Eternal Life Begins with Taking a Wife

Chapter 1008: Sword Saint Taixuan, Are You Ready? (2)
Editor: Henyee Translations

The Sword Master narrowed his eyes, “Hai Yu the Demonic Blade, are you sure that the Marquis of Zhenbei has learned the true secret from the academy’s Diagram of Mountains and Rivers?”

The middle-aged man standing opposite him was wearing a dark black robe. There was an indescribable aura on his body that could cover the surroundings. If one did not sense carefully, they would not be able to sense his existence.

“Sword Master, how could I, Hai Yu, joke about such a thing! Furthermore, Fairy Lijiang of the Seeping River Academy has been practicing that sword technique. Otherwise, how could the other party defeat Sword Saint Taixuan during the Sword Dao exchange?”

Hai Yu the Demonic Blade smiled and said, “Why don’t you let him take a look at the Mountain and River Scroll left behind by the Sword Whisper Tower to determine whether Marquis of Zhenbei have the ability to do so?”

The Sword Master harrumphed, “The Mountain and River Scroll is the Sword Whisper Tower’s highest Sword Dao inheritance. How can I casually show it to others?”

Hai Yu the Demonic Saber cursed in his heart. This Sword Tower could not be compared to the academy. As long as it was an outstanding member of the Seeping River Academy, they would let them take a look. Even the top five in the Sword Dao exchange were free to see.

Although he thought so, he did not say it out loud. Instead, he continued, “If the Marquis becomes a member of your Sword Whisper Tower, I believe he will be able to come into contact with the diagram. Sword Master, the main purpose of my trip is to find out the secret of the diagram. Don’t worry, the diagram has been in your Sword Whisper Tower for a long time. If it was really easy to obtain, it would have been snatched away long ago!

“I’m not greedy. If it’s a sword technique or other inheritance, you only need to give me one-tenth. In exchange, I can give you one-tenth of the sword technique inheritance of Seeping River Academy. How about that?”

The Sword Master’s heart stirred. “Are you joking? That’s Seeping River Academy. Even if they can let anyone see the Diagram of Mountains and Rivers, how can others obtain the inheritance if there’s one?”

Hai Yu chuckled and said, “You don’t have to worry about this. Give me a straight answer, yes or no?”

The Sword Master fell into deep thought. The Diagram of Mountains and Rivers had always been a treasure of the tower. It was a pity that no one had been able to comprehend the true meaning of it for so many years. At most, they had comprehended some sword intent.

Sometimes, the previous Sword Masters had suspected that the Diagram of Mountains and Rivers did not have any so-called inheritance secrets. But now…

“Okay.”

“Sword Master is straightforward. I’ll wait for your good news.” Hai Yu’s smile was terrifying as it gradually disappeared.

The Sword Master laughed coldly in his heart, “You want to eat both of them? How greedy. But so what if I let you know one-tenth? Without a solid foundation in the Sword Dao, how can you comprehend the Sword Tower’s highest inheritance?”

As the sunset rose, the Sword Whisper Tower became prosperous. Many members of the Sword Tower, including some Sword Sons, had finished their day of cultivation and were strolling around the tower. What surprised Shen Ping was that there were actually many members of the Sword Tower setting up stalls to run businesses.

He got some information. Only then did he understand that these stalls were mainly set up for merit points. All the sword techniques, sword intent, and supplementary resources of the Sword Whisper Tower required merit points to buy. There were many ways to obtain merit points, but it was very difficult for those below the Sword Son. If they set up a stall, they could trade merit points with the Sword Son.

After walking for a while, he returned to the small courtyard. Shen Ping saw the youth standing in the courtyard. “Greetings, Sword Master.”

The young man turned around and said with a smile, “Marquis Zhenbei, I invited you here this time to let you defeat Huo Ru and make her your wife. Your mother is the Sword Son of the Sword Whisper Tower. Back then, she was also defeated by your father and became a legend!”

Shen Ping did not expect the Sword Master to be so direct. However, judging from the series of actions, such actions were no exception.

“As long as you can defeat Huo Ru, I’ll let you enter the Sword Tomb of the Sword Whisper Tower and read the Mountain and River Diagram. Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to become the Sword Seed of the Sword Whisper Tower.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Ping said without hesitation, “Thank you, Sword Master, for fulfilling my wish.”

He didn’t care about joining the Sword Whisper Tower at all. A faction couldn’t restrain him. The young man’s face lit up. “You should rest here for a few days to recuperate. It’s not too late to spar. Sword Saint Taixuan also needs to adjust her state.”

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In Taixuan Tower, Huo Ru straightened her waist and buttocks. There was a Taixuan Sword on her legs. She closed her eyes and was immersed in the Sword Will and Sword Dao. Her usual bitter cultivation was like this. No matter if it was spring, summer, autumn, or winter, day after day, year after year.

Sensing other sword beams, she slowly opened her eyes. There was an indifferent expression in her eyes. “Sword Master.”

It was the young man.

“In five days, you will spar with the Marquis of Zhenbei. If you lose, you will marry the Marquis of Zhenbei. If you win, you can enter the Sword Tomb and read the Diagram of Mountains and Rivers,” after saying that, the youngster left.

Huo Ru’s eyes flickered. “Sword Tomb… I must win!”

The Mountain and River Diagram of the Sword Tomb contained the highest inheritance. She knew that the possibility of comprehending the true secret inheritance from it was extremely low, and she had also seen the one in the Seeping River Academy. But she did not know if she could comprehend it without seeing it. There was always a sense of unwillingness in her heart.

Now’s the chance.

“In the past two years, my Heartless Sword Dao has become even purer. Although I didn’t comprehend the diagram of Seeping River Academy, it allowed me to walk faster on the Heartless Sword Dao.”

She closed her eyes again and began to adjust her mind. On the other hand, Shen Ping acted as if nothing had happened. He had nothing to do every day. Only when the members of the Sword Tower set up their stalls did he have the energy to shop around. Sometimes, he even bargained with others.

Many people who paid attention to this matter thought that Shen Ping did not take the sparring seriously. Or rather, he felt that he was not her match and did not do anything. Someone told her about Shen Ping’s actions.

“Hah. No matter what he does, he will definitely lose. This is good too. At least he knows his limits!”

Although she said that, she was still very vigilant in her heart. She knew that Shen Ping was definitely not an ordinary person since he could kill 100,000 demon soldiers with a sword. And when she was in Seeping River Academy, she knew that Shen Ping often went to Fairy Lijiang’s residence as if he was teaching her sword techniques.

“What happens to him is none of my business!”

She was cultivating her sword intent with all her might. She even gradually resonated with the Taixuan Sword. When she was preparing to spar, she unleashed the Heartless Sword Dao to the limit. She had lost to Fairy Lijiang in the Sword Dao exchange. This time, she could not lose again.

Five days flashed past. The sky was gloomy. In the morning, it started to rain. At noon, it became heavier and heavier. However, this natural scenery could not affect the two Earth Immortals.

All the members of the Sword Whisper Tower knew about this spar. They were waiting at the sword platform early in the morning. Everyone opened the rain curtain, causing the heavy rain to be isolated from the surroundings of the sword platform.

Sword Saint Taixuan held her sword and stood on the sword platform with her eyes closed. She waited from morning until the agreed time at noon.

When there were only 10 breaths left before the spar, Shen Ping lazily stepped onto the sword platform. Huo Ru suddenly opened her eyes. The aura of an empress on her body was impossible to ignore. She slowly drew the Taixuan Sword. With a wave of the long sword, a shocking sword intent soared into the sky. A large number of raindrops were evaporated. Looking at Shen Ping, who had stopped, she said slowly, “Marquis of Zhenbei, attack. If I attack, you won’t have the chance to attack again.”

Shen Ping smiled and said, “Sword Saint Taixuan, I’ve never had the habit of taking advantage of others. You’re a woman, so you can attack first! Also, are you ready to enter the House of Zhenbei?”

Huo Ru’s emotions did not change at all. Instead, her sword intent became stronger and stronger. The power of the Heartless Sword Dao began to naturally be released along with her sword intent. “You chose this!”

She moved. The Taixuan Sword in her hand made a sweeping and stabbing motion. The surging black clouds in the sky trembled and condensed into a black cloud longsword that crushed towards Shen Ping with a destructive aura.

The air on the sword platform seemed to have been flattened by the sword intent.

All the members of the Sword Tower held their breaths and stared at this sword. Everyone could feel the power of the Taixuan Sword. Even an Immortal Realm expert would have to go all out.