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CBGC - ch134.2
🕑 Added 2023-10-12 11:51:50 +0000 UTC2/3
The Sect Leader wears a troubled expression. Although she holds the position of Sect Leader, her strength is meager, and she is completely powerless to handle such a situation. She rubs her reddened eyes and hands a key with embroidery to Su Tingyun.
"Most of the things in the Obliteration Sword Tower have been sold. This key is traditionally kept by the Sect Leaders, and can unlock the underground chamber beneath the main hall. Inside, you'll find a pile of old books and scrolls. Due to the strong residual sword intent in there, it hasn't been opened for a long time."
The sect leader sighs, "At least, for the past five generations of Sect Leaders, no one has opened that door. And my master told me that it only contains some items that don't hold much value."
If that wasn't the case, the previous sect leaders would have sold its contents. Considering how the Obliteration Sword Tower have been poor for a very long time.
"I'm entrusting this key to you. Go and see if there are any clues inside."
The Obliteration Sword Tower has existed for a very long time, at least a hundred thousand years. In the cultivation world, it's considered one of the oldest, and it has a long history. However, their strength has declined generation by generation, and their knowledge of their ancestors' affairs has diminished over time.
"This key?" Elder Fangyuan is somewhat surprised, "But it's the Sect Leader's Token."
"So what?" The Sect Leader thrusts the key into Su Tingyun's hand, "Don't waste time. Go and find clues. I hope you can bring Yan Yuqing back soon and prevent him from going astray." At this point, the Sect Leader's eyes, which were already red, fill with tears again. "That child was the one who supported Obliteration Sword Tower in the past. He simply suffered too much."
"Hurry, hurry," Third Uncle Cangwu adds. "I'll guide you."
But at this moment, Zhan Yu stops him, "I'll go, I'll go. I can lead the way." Without waiting for anyone to agree, he pulls Su Tingyun forward. Elder Fangyuan calls out from behind, "You're injured and not fully recovered. What can you do? If the door opens, don't enter. The sword intent inside is complex and chaotic, and you definitely won't be able to withstand it."
Zhan Yu doesn't look back as he says, "You haven't been inside, so how do you know?"
Xiao Budian also shouts, "Master, be careful!"
"Yeah, yeah. But isn't your senior sister shielding the front?" After saying this, Zhan Yu pushes open the main hall's door and enters with Su Tingyun.
This time, Big Bai doesn't enter with them. She's a large, soft mass of skin. Currently, half of her body is lying on a stone table, and the other half is dragged along the ground. Little Bai has already emerged from inside, and has rooted next to Big Bai. It uses its large, round leaves to fan Big Bai. Xiao Budian notices this and goes to the bamboo forest to cut some bamboo. He makes bamboo dragonflies for Big Bai, Wuyou and Wulu to play with, one for each of them. Now, he acts more like an adult, playing with them and saying, "Big Bai, you need to rest well. Wuyou-Wulu, don't worry. My senior sister will definitely rescue Little Uncle."
He pauses for a moment and adds, "Little Uncle must have been affected by that broken sword. My senior sister just said, don't go into the Cleansing Sword Lake for the time being. You all got that?"
After speaking, Xiao Budian looks at the cracks on Big Bai's body. They don't look like wounds and have no bloodstains. It's more like if the sun was scorching the earth and caused it to crack.
He hesitates for a moment and says, "Are you thirsty? If you're thirsty, let me know, and I'll fetch water for you. You shouldn't go to the edge of the lake to drink water by yourself. Do you understand?"
Big Bai: "..."
I don't want to drink the dirty pool water, I'm waiting for Granny to perform the Spring Wind and Rain Art for me! Chirp!
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Su Tingyun follows Zhan Yu into the main hall of the Obliteration Sword Tower. She's been here before, and the place is mostly empty, just a barren hall and not even a single chair. Her master has mentioned that everything, including the chairs, had been sold to feed the Cleansing Sword Lake.
"Master, do you know why we kept putting spiritual stones into the Cleansing Sword Lake all this time? Was it to maintain the formation?" Su Tingyun asks.
"It's a sect rule for the Obliteration Sword Tower. A sufficient number of spiritual stones must be invested daily; otherwise, it would be difficult to maintain the protective formation of the Tower, and the sword formation at the bottom of the lake wouldn't activate, which isn't good for cultivation," Zhan Yu replies with a solemn tone.
He leads her to the entrance of the underground chamber but doesn't rush her to open the door. Instead, he asks, "Was there something wrong at the bottom of the lake? I think there was, and that Junior Brother's situation isn't simply a case of demonic possession. His cultivation has progressed rapidly during this time, and most importantly, the killing intent within his sword techniques has increased exponentially. My Haoran Zhenqi arts were no match for him."
Like dark clouds covering the sun, making it impossible for sunlight to shine through. Although it's always been present, it cannot dispel the darkness.
At this moment, Su Tingyun remembers something and says, "Did Little Uncle comprehend his sword techniques on his own? Elder Yan has a lower cultivation than him, and his sword techniques aren't as good as Little Uncle's, so there shouldn't be much Elder Yan could teach him."
"Yes," Zhan Yu nods.
Su Tingyun immediately replies, "I remember now. One night, I felt a very violent killing intent, someone was practicing sword techniques on the surface of the Cleansing Sword Lake. The person also said something, it was-- 'Do you understand?'"
"Someone was teaching Little Uncle sword techniques!" Su Tingyun exclaims, "Not long after that, Little Uncle broke through the Nascent Soul stage!"
At that time though, she simply passed out and couldn't recall much the next day. But now, she finally remembers, and it's particularly stunning.
"The Obliteration Sword Tower is sealed, and outsiders can't enter!"
"Could it be that aside from us, there's a supreme expert hidden within the Tower?" Su Tingyun's mind trembles, "Or perhaps among us, someone is concealing their cultivation, keeping it hidden?"
But her current primordial spirit is already at the late Nascent Soul stage, and Big Bai has also stepped into Tribulation Transcendent-- yet they haven't detected anything unusual about anyone.
Zhan Yu furrows his brow deeply, his expression serious, "The obelisk records every generation of disciples of the Obliteration Sword Tower, and their names have all turned grey. The only one whose fate we can't discern is that senior whose name was gouged out."
Perhaps that person hasn't died yet.
"Open the door and see if there are any records about that person," Zhan Yu says in a solemn tone.
Su Tingyun inserts the key into the copper lock.
It's a very old and worn-out copper lock, and the key barely fits into the keyhole.
With a "click", the copper lock opens. Su Tingyun removes it and pushes open the wooden door that has been sealed for tens of thousands of years.
