Chapter 61 The Evil Cultivator's Cave Treasure: A Sixth-Tier Spirit Sword
Meanwhile, within the Immortal Cloud Sect...
An elder from the Qu family came to visit Sect Leader Yan and explained his purpose.
"The missing siblings are direct descendants of my Qu family and will assume the responsibility of the Qu family head in the future. I know that the disciples of the Immortal Cloud Sect are traveling all over the Eastern Continent. I ask Sect Master Yan for your help. Regardless of success or failure, this thousand-year-old spiritual marrow will be given to your sect." Elder Qu opened the box, revealing a spiritual marrow the size of an egg.
Sect Leader Yan: "The spiritual marrow is far too precious."
Elder Qu looked anxious. "Spiritual marrow is precious, but it can't compare to the children. I only hope for a good outcome. If we can find them, my Qu family will offer another gift as a token of our gratitude."
Sect Leader Yan: "Our Xianxiao Sect will do its best to help you search for Qu Ruoxuan and Qu Ruolin, and will notify the Qu family as soon as we receive any news."
"Thank you very much, Sect Leader Yan. You've gone to so much trouble."
After Elder Qu left, Sect Master Yan instructed someone to carefully store the spiritual essence.
Xin Huailiang came to see the sect leader today and happened to witness this play.
Xin Huailiang said, "They took out the spiritual essence just to find someone. It seems the Qu siblings are very important to them. I've heard that the Qu family's development in recent years has been unstoppable, and there are quite a few people causing trouble for them. Could it be a kidnapping by enemies?"
Sect Leader Yan: "The Qu family has a secret, and so many eyes are watching. If they don't have the ability, the secret will be exposed sooner or later. Moreover, the Qu family's ancestor failed to ascend many years ago, and I believe that day will come soon."
It's unclear what secret it is that has prompted so many people to take action. Thinking about the information the sect has gathered over the years, Sect Master Yan seemed to be deep in thought.
Xin Huailiang: "Sect Master is so sure? Then I'll wait and see what happens."
Sect Leader Yan did not answer his question, allowing Xin Huailiang to leave without further ado, as she had many sect affairs to attend to. As for why she was so certain, it naturally stemmed from Elder Su's divination from the inner sect's Xuanji Peak, and the intelligence she had gathered over the years.
The Immortal Cloud Sect is a thousand miles away.
The damaged airship stubbornly remained suspended in the air without crashing.
Qu Ruolin argued, "I'm telling the truth. You saved my sister's and my lives. Why would I lie to you!"
Song Yin: "Throw the two of them down."
Shi Heming: "Okay." He stepped forward and grabbed Qu Ruolin directly.
Although the two were at the Golden Core stage, they were exhausted of spiritual energy and seriously injured. Even a strong mortal could carry them away, let alone a cultivator.
Qu Ruoxuan cried out anxiously, "No!" She looked back and forth between Song Yin and Qu Ruolin, "You are not evil cultivators, you must be good people, please let us go."
Qu Ruolin struggled against Shi Heming's restraints, "Sister, don't beg them. You are the eldest daughter of the Qu family, a Golden Core cultivator, while they are merely Foundation Establishment cultivators."
Song Yin winked at Shi Heming.
Shi Heming immediately let go, and Qu Ruolin fell from the sky.
"ah--"
The screams were clear. Qu Ruoxuan hurriedly crawled towards Song Yin, trying to mobilize her spiritual energy, but there was none within her. She had lost all her magical artifacts, and her storage bag had been stolen by the evil cultivator. She was desperate and utterly powerless to fight back.
"No! He'll fall and die! I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything!"
She could tell that the extraordinary-looking and otherworldly female cultivator in front of her was the leader of the three, and the other two followed her orders.
Qu Ruoxuan hurriedly told the whole story, "He was telling the truth, but he was hiding something. The evil cultivators' lair is hiding treasures. We were tempted by them and ended up being robbed. Our actions angered them, which is why they are constantly chasing us. Please, save my brother!"
Song Yin: "Fire it up."
Shi Heming swooped down on his sword, his spiritual energy entangling the falling Qu Ruolin and pulling her back onto the flying boat.
Qu Ruoxuan let out a long sigh, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. Her eyes were unlike those of ordinary people; they were clear and bright amber in color.
Song Yin leaned forward to observe the beauty's tearful eyes up close, "Such unique and beautiful eyes."
Qu Ruoxuan was startled and turned her head to the side, using her hand to brush her hair aside to cover her eyes.
Song Yin: "How many evil cultivators are there in total?"
Qu Ruoxuan dared not hide the truth, "There was only one person."
"That means the evil cultivator's lair is now unclaimed, and the treasures are still there." Song Yin leaned back in her chair. "You've caused us heavy losses, so we'll take all those things. You don't mind, do you?"
Qu Ruoxuan: "I don't mind."
She has no power to care right now; she can only go along with what the other person says and try her best to survive.
Song Yin spread her hands to Xia Xining, "Take two Immortal Binding Ropes, so they won't attack us or escape if they regain their spiritual energy halfway. Before we get the spoils, none of them will be able to escape."
Xia Xining quickly took out the Immortal Binding Rope and placed it in Song Yin's hand, while also sending a telepathic message to Song Yin: "Sister, you were like a completely different person just now, like an evil cultivator who would kill someone at the slightest disagreement."
Song Yin clicked her tongue and transmitted her voice: "If you keep talking nonsense, you won't get any of the spoils later."
Xia Xining immediately slid to her knees and transmitted her voice: "No, I was wrong!"
Song Yin and Xia Xining each used a Binding Immortal Rope to tie up the Qu siblings. With such a magical artifact as the Binding Immortal Rope, they wouldn't be able to escape for the time being.
Song Yin pointed at Qu Ruoxuan, "You show us the way."
Qu Ruoxuan told them the direction of the evil cultivator's lair while secretly observing the three of them. It was simply unbelievable that they, all at the Foundation Establishment stage, could kill an evil cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage.
Could it be that they are not Foundation Establishment cultivators, but rather some powerful old monsters deliberately hiding their strength?
The more Qu Ruoxuan thought about it, the more certain her guess seemed. She dared not have any more ulterior motives and pointed in the direction that led the group to the evil cultivators' lair.
Xia Xining landed the flying boat, and Song Yin had Qu Ruoxuan lead the way. Qu Ruolin was still a bit temperamental and was directly lifted off the flying boat by Shi Heming. The action was rough and disregarded his serious injuries, causing Qu Ruolin to gasp in pain.
Qu Ruoxuan led the way, and the group wandered through the forest, eventually stopping at the entrance of an unremarkable cave.
Xia Xining: "The entrance is so small, and it's pitch black inside. Are you sure this is a place where people live?"
Qu Ruoxuan said weakly, "I dare not deceive you all. This is indeed the lair of the evil cultivators. If you do not believe me, you can release the evil cultivators' souls to confront them."
Song Yin: "Let's go in, who knows what kind of hidden world awaits us inside."
As Song Yin had described, the interior of the cave was indeed spacious, complete with tables, chairs, and beds. The wooden shelves against the wall were neatly arranged with many fine items, including magical artifacts and cultivation techniques of various grades.
Shi Heming took down the cultivation techniques from the wooden shelf. Some of them were techniques that the sect did not have, but he was not sure which ones were evil cultivation techniques.
Song Yin leaned closer and saw it, "Put it away first, take it back and let them deal with it."
Shi Heming nodded and put it into his storage bag.
Xia Xining took down all the magical artifacts and inspected them. "They're all worthless magical artifacts, ranging from first to third tier. But this pill furnace is quite good; it looks like a fourth-tier pill furnace."
The Qu siblings were tied up and stood by the table watching the three men take things away from the cave.
Qu Ruoxuan: "That evil cultivator is a magic cultivator, and the alchemy furnace was probably taken from other alchemy cultivators. Most of the people he killed were low-level cultivators, so the magic artifacts he looted from them wouldn't be of very good quality."
Song Yin opened the wooden box she had taken from the shelf and examined its contents: three beads of unknown purpose. She said to Qu Ruoxuan, "You said there were treasures here on the flying boat, but now you say his cave contains only worthless relics of low-level cultivators. So where are the treasures you mentioned?"
Qu Ruoxuan looked around the cave from all angles, then said to one of the walls, "The back is empty; the treasure is inside. It should be a high-level spirit sword."
Upon hearing the words "high-level spirit sword," Song Yin's ears twitched. She walked to the wall and tapped it with one hand. At the same time, three beads floated out of the wooden box in her other hand and merged into the wall. Ripples then spread outwards from the wall, and it gradually disappeared.
Xia Xining: "So the three beads are keys. Let's go in and see what level of spirit sword it is. I hope it's a ninth-level spirit sword." Just thinking about it makes me excited.
Song Yin poured cold water on Xia Xining's excitement: "A ninth-order spirit sword is impossible. A fifth-order spirit sword is already a rare find. Even a Mahayana stage weapon cultivator might not be able to forge a ninth-order spirit sword."
Inside the secret chamber, a spirit sword gleaming with a cold light floated in the air. The sword was entirely ice-blue and was locked in the center of the formation.
Song Yin asked Shi Heming, "Can you break this formation?"
Shi Heming squatted down, placed his right hand on the ground, and carefully examined the array in the secret chamber. "It's just breaking the array; we can try, but it will take some time."
The Qu siblings, standing by the table outside the secret room, kept a close eye on what was inside.
Qu Ruolin nudged the older sister next to her with her shoulder and said, "Don't you think they know everything and can do everything?"
Qu Ruoxuan frowned: "Shut up, don't talk nonsense."
Qu Ruolin was scolded and obediently shut up.
Song Yin: "The evil cultivators are all dead, so there's no rush. You can take your time to resolve it. We can go back later if we want."
“Yes, take your time.” Xia Xining took advantage of Shi Heming’s technique for checking the formation to rummage through the box next to her. She found a lot of refining materials and happily hugged the pile of materials, saying, “I don’t know how many people have been robbed by evil cultivators, but I found a lot of refining materials. I can save a lot of material costs when I refine weapons later.”
Xia Xining carefully put away the materials and then happily went to search for other places.
Shi Heming kept trying to decipher the formation, while Song Yin waited patiently by his side.
Almost an hour later, Shi Heming suddenly said, "The formation is deactivated. We can go and retrieve the sword now."
Song Yin asked in surprise, "You don't want it? Judging from its quality, it should be a sixth-order spirit sword. This is a spirit sword that only a cultivator at the Integration stage can forge."
Shi Heming: "Although I use a sword, I am not a sword cultivator. It is more suitable for you to hold it."
Xia Xining darted to Song Yin's side. "Yes, you're the only swordsman among the three of us. This sword can only truly shine in your hands. You take the sword, and I'll take all the refining materials in the cave."
Seeing this, Song Yin did not refuse and stepped forward to take the sixth-tier spirit sword.
She drew her sword, the blade of which was engraved with the words "Wait a minute".
"Wait a minute?" Xia Xining widened her eyes and raised her voice.
Upon hearing "Wait a minute," Qu Ruolin craned her neck curiously, "Are they going to fight over the spirit sword?"
It's all because I'm injured now and can't use my divine sense to observe, otherwise I could see more.
Song Yin's lips twitched. Who would be so kind as to name a sword "Wait a Moment"?
When fighting the enemy, while others shout out all sorts of cool and stylish names, she yells "Wait!" The scene is too beautiful to imagine, almost unbearable to watch.
Shi Heming also fell silent...
"What's going on? I'm so worried!" Qu Ruolin was really curious and ignored his sister's advice, heading towards the secret room.
Qu Ruoxuan hurriedly chased after him, afraid that he would anger the three of them: "Don't run around."
Qu Ruolin had already moved closer to Song Yin and the others, and Qu Ruoxuan also followed.
Upon seeing the name "Sword," both siblings fell silent.
Qu Ruolin: ...
Qu Ruoxuan: ...
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Author's Note: This isn't Yin Yin's destined sword. Yin Yin's destined sword is a brand new spirit sword custom-made for her, and it's of extraordinary quality. [Sunglasses]
Song Yin drew her sword: Wait!
enemy:?
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Please!
Save this, save this! [empty bowl]
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