Chapter 13: Red Moon Mystic Realm
The gray fog partially blocked divine sense, but after passing through the passage, it quickly became clear again.
Red!
As far as the eye could see, everything was scarlet red. On the boundless plains, dense red sword-leaved tongxuan grass grew.
A scarlet red bright moon hung in the sky, cold and eerie.
Thick chains emerged from unknown locations, extending and wrapping around a distant mountain.
The entire mountain resembled a long sword piercing the ground, dark red overall, appearing extremely striking in this plain covered with tongxuan grass.
The tongxuan grass everywhere swayed in the wind, looking like a surging sea of blood from afar, and even the air carried a faint bloody smell.
“There's actually so much tongxuan grass…” Jiang Jing's eyes were filled with shock.
tongxuan grass, a spiritual plant affected by 'intent'. Sword Cultivators who consume pills refined primarily from sword-attribute tongxuan grass can achieve the effect of refining their magic power and tempering their Divine Soul.
A single sword-attribute tongxuan grass can be exchanged for quite a few contribution points within the Sword Sect, and what's before us is a whole plain of tongxuan grass!
But Jiang Jing and Li Fengping both suppressed the urge to pick them.
If it were an uninformed cultivator entering the Mystic Realm, he would probably have started plundering already, but they were different.
The information mentioned that the team led by the Elder before also almost got wiped out because he did this.
This Mystic Realm is extremely special. For every tongxuan grass you pick, you will suffer a Sword Qi strike equivalent to a full-power attack from your current Realm.
That Elder was already very cautious back then, only daring to pick a dozen or so first for observation.
But this action caused a dozen Sword Qi strikes to appear simultaneously. He barely managed to block them, but the scattered Sword Qi cut down a large area of tongxuan grass. If he hadn't used his trump card, he would have died in this Mystic Realm.
The latter part wasn't mentioned in the information, but it left a warning for those doing the mission to absolutely not touch the tongxuan grass.
The Elder's goal is to subdue the sword within this sword-nurturing land, so it can only be…
Jiang Jing looked at the sword-shaped mountain peak in the distance: “Is that the sword the Elder wants?”
“Exactly. Lin Senior Brother told me that once we deliver the mission results, the Elder will come personally.”
To prevent information leakage, that Elder only issued this mission once.
And the reason for choosing this time to release the mission was the Spiritual Net.
He learned that a Senior from the Sword Sect had emerged from seclusion in Xuanjian City, and combined with some rumors within the Sect, he speculated that the Sword Sect Senior who emerged was at least at the Combined Dao Realm.
He himself was merely at the Returning Void Realm. Subduing such a sword that was at least at the Combined Dao level was truly somewhat difficult.
But if a Sword Sect Senior were present and saw a junior in distress, would he stand by and do nothing?
After Combined Dao, Sword Cultivators' spirit merges with his sword. Even if he encounters a better sword, he won't abandon his own sword, so the possibility of coveting it is greatly reduced.
Isn't this the best help!
There is no better opportunity than this.
And some factions within the Sect also wanted to know which Sword Sect ancestor had emerged from seclusion near Xuanjian City to make plans later, so they arranged for a Disciple from one of the factions to participate in this mission.
So, besides Lin Qiuxian having a clear objective, the Sword Cultivator surnamed Feng also had other intentions for coming to Xuanjian City. As for Li Fengping, he truly didn't know anything; he was purely there to make up the numbers.
As a result, the other two were detained, but he was fine.
“Looking at the appearance of this Mystic Realm, it's probably something created by a Demonic Path magnate.” Jiang Jing shook her head slightly. “The Elder might have been a bit inconsiderate.”
She wasn't optimistic about the Elder's idea of wanting to subdue this sword.
Li Fengping shook his head slightly: “It's not necessarily a Demonic Path Sword Cultivator. Many orthodox path Sword Cultivators follow the path of killing and also might set up such Mystic Realms.”
“Alright, let's not waste time. Let's go and take a look at the foot of that mountain now.” Xu Xing spoke up, interrupting the two.
Then, without waiting for their response, he stepped forward and walked ahead.
Wherever he walked, many tongxuan grasses were tilted and askew, their hard sword-shaped leaves colliding with each other, making crisp sounds.
Li Fengping was stunned and quickly followed.
This Three Blades Senior Brother… is a bit too calm. He's not nervous at all.
This thought drifted through Jiang Jing's mind.
Then she also cautiously walked through the tongxuan grass plain and followed the two.
They walked in silence. Jiang Jing and Li Fengping kept observing their surroundings, but other than the boundless tongxuan grass plain and the chains of unknown origin, there was nothing else.
They were also very careful when stepping.
In contrast, Xu Xing was much more casual. Wherever he walked, the leaves collided with each other, making continuous clanging sounds. Li Fengping, following behind him, was trembling with fear, afraid that a Sword Qi strike would hit him in the face if he wasn't careful.
“You don't need to be so cautious. tongxuan grass stems and leaves are tough; they're not that easy to break.”
Xu Xing's words were not very useful; the two remained very careful.
Because of this, it took a while for the three of them to reach the foot of the Sword Peak.
Whoosh~
Finally having walked out of the tongxuan grass plain, Jiang Jing and Li Fengping both breathed a sigh of relief.
Within dozens of meters of the Sword Peak, let alone tongxuan grass, there wasn't even a single weed. The dark red soil felt somewhat soft when stepped on.
“The mission requirement is just investigation, so let's start recording.”
Saying that, Xu Xing prepared to cast a Profound Light spell to record the scene here.
Click!
A flash of white light appeared, and they saw Li Fengping holding a camera; it was the flash from the camera.
Jiang Jing didn't bring a camera, so she used her phone to take pictures everywhere.
Silently giving up the idea of using the Profound Light spell, he also took out his phone, which he had bought not long ago, and started taking pictures.
…
Xu Xing felt a bit emotional inside. Many of his subconscious actions were influenced by this world.
Compared to the current cultivators, he seemed a bit inflexible.
Although the memories from back then hadn't been forgotten, unless something triggered them, he wouldn't recall them anymore.
For a moment, he couldn't help but recall the incidents from back then.
‘It really is a tangled mess…’
“Three Blades Senior Brother, how are you doing? We've finished taking pictures here. Come over and check them.” Li Fengping's voice interrupted his thoughts.
Xu Xing smiled lightly: “I've finished taking pictures here too.”
“It's a shame recording artifacts are too expensive, and I haven't learned the Profound Light spell, otherwise I could get a few more contribution points.”
Li Fengping complained while fiddling with the camera.
In comparison, cameras were much more affordable. If not for the fact that the photos taken couldn't record divine essence and 'intent', recording artifacts would have been eliminated long ago.
But this mission only offered so few contribution points; buying a recording artifact for it would be a complete loss.
Then Xu Xing handed his phone to Li Fengping, letting him check it over to make sure nothing was missed, and also collected some soil samples.
Jiang Jing walked to the side of the Sword Peak, preparing to cut off a piece of rock to take back as a sample.
She raised her sword and swung it down fiercely, the cold light sparkling.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out, sparks flew, and the rebounding force numbed her palm.
She didn't cut it off; the stone of this Sword Peak was unexpectedly hard.
“Get back.” Xu Xing's warning suddenly sounded in her ear.
An invisible Sword Qi shot out, making a hissing sound in the air.
Jiang Jing's pupils suddenly contracted. Without time to think, she subconsciously dodged sideways just as the Sword Qi was about to hit her.
The Sword Qi, comparable to a full-power strike from a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, whistled past, and the sword pressure it generated bent a large area of tongxuan grass.
F*ck!
Li Fengping's scalp went numb. If he were blown away by this Sword Qi, that would be terrible!
Holding his sword, he was about to step forward and forcefully block it.
However, a figure was faster than him. Before he could even take a step, Xu Xing had already appeared in front of the Sword Qi's path and pointed a finger.
Silently and without a trace, the Sword Qi that could cut rivers and divide seas in the outside world was like a clay ox entering the sea, easily shattered and vanished into nothingness without even stirring a ripple.
Both of them were stunned by this scene, and a thought simultaneously surfaced in their minds.
How the hell is this Nascent Soul?
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