Chapter 12: A Ray of Sharpness Severing the Aura
Despite his internal complaints, Li Fengping quickly sent the relevant information about the Mystic Realm to the two of them.
It was an attached Mystic Realm, existing alongside the current world but not visible to it. Even its entrance required a special method to open, and the only known entrance was located halfway up a mountain peak on the outskirts of Xuanjian City.
According to the description in the materials, the outer area of the Mystic Realm was filled with tongxuan grass possessing Sword Dao attributes. This was also the reason that Elder concluded the Mystic Realm was a place for nurturing swords.
"A sword capable of creating an entire Mystic Realm... Its Master must have been at least a great Sword Dao expert during her lifetime." Jiang Jing commented after reading. "This trip is very dangerous."
Li Fengping nodded and continued to explain.
"Senior Sister is right, it is indeed dangerous for us to retrieve the Sword Dao expert's sword with our current abilities. Therefore, all we need to do is gather information."
"In addition to the basic contribution points for the mission, the sect will also award extra contribution points based on the value of the information we provide."
The Ancestral Sword, as the core of the Sword Sect's mission board today, is absolutely just.
This is quite reasonable. If the task proves impossible, we can retreat in time.
"Why do you all think that Sword Cultivator is no longer in this world?" Xu Xing suddenly asked. "Maybe that Sword Cultivator is still alive."
The area suddenly fell silent.
"......" After a few seconds of silence, Li Fengping gave a wry smile: "Three Blades Senior Brother, don't scare me. The materials also said that the sword-nurturing Mystic Realm has existed for over fifteen hundred years. Even a great Sword Dao expert, or even a Sword Cultivator above that, probably wouldn't let his sword leave him for so long, right?"
If the Master of this sword-nurturing Mystic Realm were still alive...
*Hiss~*
"If the sword's Master is still in this world, why didn't she appear to stop Elder when he entered the Mystic Realm before?" Jiang Jing calmly analyzed.
The Elders of the Sword Sect are all in the Returning Void Realm. Even a Sword Cultivator in the Combined Dao or even above Combined Dao wouldn't possibly allow a Returning Void Sword Cultivator to enter his sword-nurturing Mystic Realm, right?
"That's true." Xu Xing smiled. "Perhaps I was overthinking it."
"How long do Senior Brother and Senior Sister need to prepare?"
"I'm ready anytime." Jiang Jing said indifferently. "As for Senior Brother Li's injuries, how long will they take to recover?"
"These are just superficial injuries, it's fine."
Li Fengping tore off the gauze, and a wisp of Sword Qi cut it apart, letting it flutter down.
However, his entire head had swollen by a size, bloated like a pig's head, covered in bruises, and his right eye was squeezed shut by the swelling.
"Your appearance is quite interesting, even more comedic than before." Xu Xing commented.
Jiang Jing almost burst out laughing when she saw him, but she held back: "The person who attacked Senior Brother was a Body Cultivator?"
"Yes."
If it weren't for a Body Cultivator, he would have recovered from these injuries long ago.
Every Body Cultivator cultivates a special method of vital energy, so the injuries they inflict are extremely difficult to recover from, especially external wounds.
Who knows which Body Cultivator created this method, it's truly insane!
"But it's alright, the Body Cultivator who attacked me gave me a Medicinal Pill. Although these superficial injuries will still take some time to recover, they no longer affect my combat strength."
Li Fengping took out new gauze and wrapped it around his head layer by layer.
It would have been better to keep it wrapped.
"Does Three Blades Senior Brother need time to prepare?"
"No need."
...
A few minutes later, the three of them left the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall building and soared into the sky after reaching an open area.
The sword flight path of Nascent Soul Cultivators is much higher than that of Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Looking out, one could only see streams of light flashing past.
Li Fengping led the way, Jiang Jing followed closely behind, while Xu Xing leisurely trailed at the back. Their speed was not particularly fast among the passing escape lights.
This wasn't because Li Fengping's sword escape technique was poor; the Sword Sect's sword control method was unparalleled in the world, far surpassing ordinary object control methods. The reason for slowing down was mainly because the two Senior Brothers had been caught for speeding...
Erm...
We need to be a bit more cautious.
Even so, the Yuanying Stage was no longer considered a low cultivation realm, and their speed was extremely fast.
Before long, the three of them arrived at the mountain peak on the outskirts of Xuanjian City where the Mystic Realm was located.
They saw lush vegetation, birds singing, tigers, wolves, monkeys howling together, and even giant snakes as thick as water buckets slithering about. However, they were all ordinary beasts; there were no demonic creatures or spirits hidden among them.
The three of them slowed down and landed in the mountain forest.
Continuing up the mountain path, they finally arrived beside a large rock that jutted outwards.
At this moment, many fierce beasts had detected the commotion and were quietly following the three of them, their eyes filled with greed. Cultivators absorbed spiritual energy, and their flesh and blood were highly attractive to fierce beasts and demonic creatures.
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, the pressure of Yuanying Stage magic power spread out. Numerous fierce beasts were instantly terrified by this fearsome aura, their fur stood on end, and they turned and scattered in all directions.
Only after the surrounding covetous fierce beasts had fled did Li Fengping withdraw his magic power pressure.
"Most of the fierce beasts on this mountain have the aura of becoming spirits or demons, but not a single one has become a spirit." Jiang Jing noticed something was wrong.
This was very unreasonable; the spiritual energy here was abundant, it shouldn't be like this.
Moreover, she had never heard of anyone regularly clearing demonic creatures from this mountain.
To notice something was wrong so quickly, that's not bad: "Because their aura has been severed."
Towards this relatively capable junior Disciple, Xu Xing was not stingy with his words.
Hmm?
Jiang Jing was startled: "Three Blades Senior Brother also knows the art of observing aura?"
"I know a little." Xu Xing smiled slightly and continued to explain, "And the reason for all of this is precisely the objective of our trip."
"The Mystic Realm?"
"Correct. The Elder who released the mission opened the Mystic Realm back then, causing a wisp of aura from within to leak out. Perhaps that sword disliked demonic creatures and spirits, so it severed their aura of becoming demons."
Jiang Jing looked thoughtful. The next moment, she suddenly raised her head, divine light flowing in her eyes.
Dense green energy surged, extending for several miles. This was the 'aura' of the entire mountain and the living beings within it.
Logically speaking, with an aura spanning several miles, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for it to give birth to great demons comparable to the Nascent Soul Stage.
But above the dense and heavy green energy, a ray of red light was extremely dazzling, sharp and fierce, forcefully suppressing, or rather, severing the aura of the entire mountain and even the living beings within it.
Under the suppression of that ray of red light, let alone the fierce beasts in the mountain, even the mountain itself could not possibly give birth to any spirituality.
Soon, Jiang Jing felt a stinging pain in her eyes and had to withdraw her Divine Ability.
Just as she closed her eyes to rest.
"Senior Brother Li, what are you just standing there for? Hurry and open the Mystic Realm!" Xu Xing urged.
Wasn't I listening to you talk?
Moreover, what was just said could also be considered part of the mission.
Li Fengping muttered inwardly, took out a Talisman, injected magic power into it, and threw it forward.
The Talisman fluttered, and soon burst into flames. The space in front began to twist, caving inwards and collapsing. The area grew larger and larger, finally forming an oval-shaped vortex large enough for three people to pass through.
Inside the vortex, gray mist churned, faintly revealing red light, appearing extremely eerie.
"It's open. I'll go in first, follow as quickly as you can."
Saying this, Xu Xing walked directly into it, his figure disappearing within the churning gray mist.
Three Blades Senior Brother is really bold.
Jiang Jing also opened her eyes at this moment and couldn't help but frown when she saw the gray vortex revealing red light.
Just a wisp of leaked sharpness severed the aura of an entire mountain. This Mystic Realm is definitely not simple, and Three Blades Senior Brother was actually able to discover the reason immediately...
Drawing her long sword and holding it in her hand, her heart calmed down considerably before she stepped into the gray vortex.
After both of them had entered, Li Fengping glanced around, and after confirming there was nothing wrong, he also followed them in.
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