Star Sky Professional
Chapter 425 - 343: Iron Sword Sect (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 425: Chapter 343: Iron Sword Sect (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Qingshan Mental Hospital.

"The Federation... has been tainted again."

Xu Sanyang had dark circles under his eyes and his hair was a mess, like a bird’s nest, wearing a hospital gown.

Seeing Fang Xing, that was the first thing he said.

Decades had passed, yet this Martial Saint remained in the prime of life.

After all, Martial Saints have a long lifespan, and he was still in his youth.

But the pain on the face of the hospital director, Ye Lingxin, was evident, "Sanyang’s condition has worsened over the years. Nowadays, he is only lucid for about an hour a month. The rest of the time, he’s either sleeping or in a state of madness and delirium... I’ve spent a great deal of effort to prevent his body from undergoing ’demonic transformation,’ but his mental state is difficult to address..."

"You, lad, came to see me with just a projection... One does not pay a visit to the sick empty-handed." Xu Sanyang looked at Fang Xing’s empty hands, he was just a projection, shaking his head: "Moreover, I’m fine... even though I’m mostly not lucid."

"What did you mean by what you said earlier?"

Fang Xing fell silent for a moment before asking.

"While I am lucid, I have never stopped investigating... Recently, with the clue you provided, the Federation has tracked down some people, but some have been dealt with, and some have not..."

Xu Sanyang sighed, "Because of their backgrounds, energy, concerns... Even my Xu family is unwilling to offend too many high-profile figures for the sake of a ’waste’ like me. This time it’s different, they are the real ’big shots’!"

"Coexistence Faction? Escape Faction?"

Fang Xing immediately thought of the suspects.

Even with the ’Laplace Demon,’ there must be corruption within the upper echelons of the Blue Star Federation.

Yet the Mecha Master Heng Dong today had not mentioned a thing.

It wasn’t just out of caution, but possibly indifference... After all, it’s just two Martial Saints.

"So, you know? What use is it?" Xu Sanyang’s eyes gradually lost focus: "Even if we ascend to Martial God... I fear we still won’t have enough power for revenge."

"Give me a name." Fang Xing’s voice was low.

"So many stars... the stars are flying..." But Xu Sanyang had completely fallen into delirium, hugging his knees, squatting in the corner of the room, staring into the void.

"This time, he was only lucid for 59 minutes and 12 seconds..." Ye Lingxin looked at Xu Sanyang with a worried face.

"Please continue to take care of him, Director."

Fang Xing’s projection dissipated.

Galaxy Island.

’Xu Sanyang, does he not know, or is he unable to tell?’

Fang Xing stepped out of the Holographic Virtual Cabin, lost in thought.

’After all... there must be surveillance on the virtual network.’

’And he’s not going to hold on much longer... It seems I, as the sect leader, will need to make an appearance soon... whether it’s to save someone or for revenge!’

...

Hanhai Immortal Cultivation World, Ming Kun Island.

Sea Market Transmission Array.

Hum hum!

The light flashed, and several figures appeared, including men and women, old and young, most of whom were Jiedan Cultivators.

"Welcome to the Outer Sea Immortal Cultivation World, my name is Ni Huolong, a deacon of Ming Kun Island!"

Ni Huolong beamed as he checked the array, exchanged a few words with some Jiedan Cultivators, and then handed out a few local Jade Scrolls, which contained the rules of the island.

These were routine procedures, which he had grown accustomed to for decades to the point of numbness.

"It’s Deacon Ni... The renown of the Ming Kun Island Master resounds throughout the Immortal Cultivation World, capable of going toe-to-toe with the Pengmo Island Master without defeat, we all admire him greatly and will certainly abide by the rules."

Several Jiedan Cultivators bowed in thanks and then walked out of the bronze hall, merging into the Sea Market like a few drops of water.

One of the Early Stage Jiedan Cultivators, accompanied by two Foundation Establishment nephews, wandered around the market for a while before entering a Cave Mansion.

This was a Cave Mansion leased to outsiders by Ming Kun Island, with up to Third Rank top-grade Spirit Vein spiritual energy available.

For a Jiedan Cultivator, this was sufficient for cultivation.

The Early Stage Jiedan Cultivator entered a Middle Rank Third Rank Spirit Vein Cave Mansion, where the surrounding area was planted with Second Rank Iron Heart Bamboo. This black ink-colored, tall and straight spirit plant, similar in appearance to pine, only grew on metal ore veins and was an excellent material for refining Spiritual Artifacts and Flying Swords.

Although most Flying Swords were refined from metal materials, they were easily restrained by special Yuan Magnetic Techniques.

Using a Wood Attribute Flying Sword would not have such an issue.

The Early Stage Jiedan Cultivator walked through the bamboo grove, easily passing through an Illusion Array, and entered the Cave Mansion.

To call it a Cave Mansion was an understatement; in fact, it was a small-sized palace, with a huge arch standing at the entrance, inscribed with three vigorous and powerful characters "Iron Sword Sect."

Several lights flew out, among them all Jiedan Cultivators, and they showed a hint of joy upon seeing the three newcomers: "Brother Zhou, and the two nephews, you’ve arrived?"

"Mhm, although there were some troubles along the way and we encountered a Third Rank ’Sea-Snatching Swallow’ attack... it wasn’t particularly dangerous. In fact, I killed that Demon King with a single sword strike and took its inner core..."

Brother Zhou smiled slightly and took out a grayish Third Rank inner core: "Just in time to hand it over to Brother Huolong, to refine a few furnaces of Elixirs, which will help our sect members increase their Mana..."

Mentioning this, one of the Jiedan Cultivators, a female, hesitated somewhat, "Now our Iron Sword Sect is expanding into the Outer Sea, when we are in dire need of manpower. I’m afraid we may have to seek quick success and take shortcuts by cultivating Fake Core True People with Demon Cores..."

"Fake Core cultivators, can they even be considered True People of the Jiedan stage?" Junior Brother Zhou scoffed.

Sighing, the female cultivator instructed, "You first take the two junior nephews to settle down, then go see Brother Fire Dragon."

A moment later, Junior Brother Zhou entered a cave mansion and immediately felt a scorching aura rushing towards him.

Inside the cave mansion, there was a Fire Dragon Alchemy Furnace, and in front of the furnace sat a man with a beard and a broad chest.

His eyebrows were fiery red, his aura sharp as a sword, and his cultivation evidently reached the late stage of Core Formation, making him one of the great cultivators in the Outer Sea.

"Brother Fire Dragon,"

Junior Brother Zhou immediately paid his respects.

This man was the highest cultivator of the Iron Sword Sect in the Outer Sea—Fire Dragon True Person!

"Hmm,"

Fire Dragon True Person flicked his finger, and a series of prohibitions flowed densely, sealing the entire cave mansion.

The technique was mysteriously profound.

"Brother, your ’Miao Le Dharma Prohibition’ has become even more profound. I fear that even the Island Master of Ming Kun Island would find it difficult to probe this place."

Junior Brother Zhou was full of admiration.

"The Island Master of Ming Kun is rumored to be able to rival a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, not to mention he also has an elder who is even more formidable... My prohibition can only ensure that if a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator’s Divine Sense attempted to eavesdrop, it would certainly be detected, but against the Divine Sense of a ’Great True Monarch’, it would be utterly useless,"

Fire Dragon True Person shook his head.

A Great True Monarch of the late Nascent Soul stage, whether in terms of mana or Divine Sense, undergoes a qualitative change and a huge increase, and cannot be mentioned in the same breath as ordinary Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

He sighed deeply, his expression becoming serious as he looked at Junior Brother Zhou, "The Inner Sea... what’s the situation?"

"Reporting to Brother... I’ve just received news from the Inner Sea, ’Great True Monarch Xu Yun’ battled with ’True Monarch Thunder Sword,’ destroyed his Magic Body, and captured his Nascent Soul... I fear the Thunder Sword Lineage has been eradicated."

Junior Brother Zhou spoke gravely.

"Damn it!"

Fire Dragon True Person exploded with anger, "If our Primordial Spirit Sword Sect were still here, how dare a mere Great True Monarch capture and kill my Nascent Soul True Monarchs?"

Junior Brother Zhou fell silent.

Ever since the Primordial Spirit Sword Sect sank, the disciples who were outside became the target of greedy gazes.

Even the Nascent Soul True Monarchs who happened to be traveling outside had met with misfortune—it was as if a feast for gluttons took place in the Immortal Cultivation World at that time.

Only a few ’Hidden Veins’, which initially had no overt connections with the Primordial Spirit Sword Sect, barely survived.

But there was always the risk of being exposed.

Fire Dragon True Person thought for a moment and then sighed again, "The Thunder Sword Lineage inherited the ’Thunderclap Sword Manual.’ Thunder Attribute Sword Techniques are quite rare in the Cultivation World, and even after changing their appearance, it was feasible during Foundation Establishment and Core Formation. However, after reaching Nascent Soul and hoping for Divinity Transformation, one must inevitably return to the orthodox path of the ’Thunderclap Sword Manual.’ If one goes all out in a magical battle and the foundation is recognized, it is inevitable..."

"Among the five lineages of our Sect, the Gold Sword Lineage has long since fled to the Outer Domain, out of earshot. The Killing Sword Lineage accepts only one disciple in each generation, remaining most mysterious. The Immortal Lineage has joined the Piaomiao Immortal Palace, and now with the destruction of the Thunder Sword Lineage, in the Hanhai Immortal Cultivation World, only our Miraculous Joy Lineage of the Primordial Spirit Sword Sect remains."

Junior Brother Zhou nodded, as if recalling the earnest entreaties of his once teacher and the vows they had made, "The ’Miraculous Joy Sword Scripture’ inherited by our Miraculous Joy Lineage is known as ’Transformations Without Bounds,’ capable of morphing into any Mid-grade or Low-grade Sword Art. Our ancestor foresaw far ahead and dominated with the Five Elements Sword Art—since the Five Elements Sword Art can be found everywhere in the Cultivation World, it carries little suspicion..."

"Our ancestor only wished for our Iron Sword Sect to prosper generation after generation, to produce a Great True Monarch, who could then return to the ancestral land and retrieve the ’Spirit Void Sword Scripture’ to glorify the Primordial Spirit Sword Sect..."

Fire Dragon True Person gave a wry smile, "But after the Master passed away, I was too powerless, and the Iron Sword Sect now finds it hard to even stay in the Inner Sea..."

"This is not Brother’s fault..." Junior Brother Zhou consoled him, then took out a Jade Box from his storage bag, "This is something Sister Yan entrusted to me to deliver to Brother... In order to obtain this item, Sister Yan fought many battles with swords, and is currently being hunted down by the ’Yu Hua Hall’ of the Inner Sea; I fear her situation is perilous."

"Sister Yan..."

Fire Dragon True Person was suddenly filled with sorrow, memories seemingly reverting him to his youthful days, the carefree times at the Iron Sword Sect, sparring with his fellow female disciple.

He sighed, and with a gentle blow, a stream of Fire Dragon True Essence emerged, entering the talisman on the Jade Box.

The talisman caught fire without wind, and the Jade Box slowly opened to reveal a red inner core.

Inside the core, a furious ape seemed to roar towards the sky.

"Is this the Essence Soul Pill of a Fourth Rank Great Demon?"

Junior Brother Zhou watched, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

He only knew that Sister Yan had an important item for him to deliver, but he never imagined it to be of such significance!

Without the Fire Dragon True Essence serving as a key to unlock the Jade Box, the contents within would likely be destroyed instantly.

"Sister Yan has indeed put a lot of thought into this... It seems she sold all of our Iron Sword Sect’s assets in the Inner Sea to exchange for this Essence Soul Pill."

Fire Dragon True Person slowly exhaled a long breath.

An Essence Soul Pill of the Fourth Rank had many uses, but for a Jiedan Cultivator, its greatest effect was to combine with other spiritual medicines to refine a ’Nascent Condensing Pill’!

Although a Nascent Condensing Pill refined with an Essence Soul Pill typically yields only one successful pill, it is grossly inefficient with auxiliary medicines, and its effect cannot compare to a genuine Nascent Condensing Pill.

But it represents a rare opportunity to condense a Nascent Soul in the Hanhai Immortal Cultivation World!

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