Chapter 17
"A sword's cry? How could this be..."
A gasp of disbelief rose from the crowd. It should be known that a spirit sword can only produce a sword cry if it has developed a sword spirit.
Wen Wan raised an eyebrow in surprise: So cooperative?
"This is impossible!" Shen Jing exclaimed in disbelief. "This is just a piece of scrap metal, how could it possibly produce a sword's cry? What kind of sorcery did you use?"
Not only was Chen Jing incredulous, but even the other disciples watching couldn't believe it.
“I tried this sword at Wanbaozhai last time. It’s an ordinary sword, and its power is not even as good as the other two swords in the shop. How could it possibly produce a sword sound? That’s impossible.”
"Exactly! This junior sister doesn't even have any cultivation level, so how could the spirit sword resonate with her? There must be something fishy going on here!"
The most distressed were the disciples who had tried the sword; they felt as if their opportunity had been taken away.
Such a fine sword, its brilliance has been hidden away for so long. What's even more infuriating is that they could have had it within their grasp, but in the end, someone else snatched it up.
"This sword was just acquired by Junior Sister Wen from the Treasure Pavilion. If she were to use any sorcery, everyone would have witnessed it." Luo Zifan naturally sided with Wen Wan and argued with the crowd: "Junior Sister Wen simply picked up a good sword by chance, yet you all slander her with baseless accusations. When did the Huashan Sect's reputation become so despicable?"
"Whether it's just empty slander or not, everyone knows the truth. She has no spiritual power or cultivation, yet she can produce a sword sound after changing to a broken sword. Who would believe that?" With the approval of those around her, Chen Jing became even more convinced that Wen Wan was faking it and had tampered with it.
The others all agreed with Shen Jing's words.
"As it turns out, this is indeed a fine sword; you simply misjudged it." Wen Wan didn't want to dwell on the matter any longer and said to Luo Zifan, "Senior Brother Luo, thank you for speaking up for me. There's no need to bother with them. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
Luo Zifan nodded, reverting to his usual polite demeanor: "Junior sister, you go ahead and get busy."
Wen Wan ignored everyone and left, ignoring their gossip behind her back.
This sword is even more extraordinary than she imagined. She needs to go back and study it carefully. Moreover, based on the resonance she just heard, the sword seems to have already recognized her as its master.
What she didn't know was that after she left, the group of people spread even more rumors that she had fled because she was afraid of being exposed for using sorcery.
Wenwan returned to the back mountain and wandered around to a hidden cave. From the outside, the place looked ordinary, and from the inside, it was indeed ordinary.
Wen Wan entered through a hidden door, which revealed a hidden world inside. The exquisite room was filled with rows of shelves, which were full of the finest talismans, pills, and spiritual plants.
Over the years, her aunt has given her many good things to save her life in critical moments, but most of her possessions came from this little-known cave.
She sought out the cave for quiet meditation, and later accidentally discovered this secret chamber. At first, she thought it was someone's secret stash and dared not touch it. Later, after reading more records, she learned that the founder of the Huashan School had disappeared for hundreds of years in his quest for enlightenment, and thought that this must be the place.
After observing the secret chamber, she discovered that over the past few hundred years, the patriarch had not only attained enlightenment but also amassed a considerable amount of wealth, which benefited her, the successor.
In the cultivation world, the higher one's cultivation level, the longer one lives. The founding patriarch of the Huashan Sect lived for thousands of years, comprehended the Dao Heart, and was able to ascend to immortality. The second sect leader was Aunt Yue's master, Qingxuan Zhenren, who, in order to protect all living beings, used his own body as a catalyst to seal away the great demon Chiyuan of the Three Realms.
The first leader of the Huashan Sect attained immortality, the second leader was moved by the plight of all living beings, and the third leader, Mo Xuanyue, was an outstanding female cultivator in the cultivation world. Although she was a female cultivator and had not yet broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, she was a spirit beast master and had a contract with the ancient ferocious beast Taotie.
The Taotie can devour everything and has a fearsome reputation. This is one of the reasons why the Huashan Sect is led by a female cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage and still holds a stable position among the five major sects.
She once asked Aunt Yue what she would do if she discovered the ancestral master's secret stash of gold, since the master had left nothing behind after his ascension.
She remembered Aunt Yue's reply: "Our grandmaster was penniless and left nothing behind after his ascension. The current Huashan Sect was built by my master and me. It has a deep foundation and lacks nothing. If you really discover our grandmaster's secret treasure, just take it for yourself. You don't need to report to anyone."
So she happily inherited this piece of land.
She casually placed the "little broken sword" on the table and instructed, "Wait here obediently for me. I'll go see if there's anything good that can restore you to your original form."
The little broken sword did not respond, but Wenwan knew it understood, so she turned around to find supplies with peace of mind.
Ignoring the rows of shelves, I went straight to the shelf where the talismans were stored and examined them one by one.
Even the most miraculous medicines only work if they are ingested. Since it's just a sword, it can't be ingested; it can only rely on talismans.
Give me one purification talisman, two fire talismans, and one lightning talisman.
Wen Wan thought: If it can't be purified, burn it; if it can't be burned, strike it with lightning. With lightning and fire combined, all kinds of demons and monsters will appear.
"Little Broken Sword": Thank you.
Fortunately, a talisman for unsealing was found in the corner. Although it was only a mid-level talisman, the thought that "treating the symptoms" would definitely be more effective than using those random talismans saved "Little Broken Sword" from physical pain.
To maximize the effect, Wen Wan used both purification and unsealing talismans at the same time. The sword changed, and the rust on its surface began to slowly fall off, making the spirit sword look brand new.
Wen Wan picked up the sword and examined it carefully. It was quite handy; it was a completely black sword.
With a thought, he summoned the Black Lotus. Comparing the two, there was no darkest, only darker.
The black lotus faintly emitted a red glow, giving off a chilling feeling, while the little broken sword exuded only a cold, black aura, pure and unadulterated.
Wen Wan's thoughts stirred, and she muttered to the little broken sword, "Now you are my sword. I don't care what your former master did that caused you to be sealed, but from now on I am your master. I will find a high-level unsealing talisman to help you completely break the seal, but you have to cooperate with me. Do you understand?"
The sword did not react.
"If you have no objections, I'll take that as a yes."
Wen Wan continued, speaking to herself, "As my sword, you must be given a high-end, sophisticated, and classy name."
As "Little Broken Sword" waited in silence, Wen Wan suddenly smiled and blurted out, "You're so dark-skinned, how about we just call you Pitch Black?"
The little broken sword hummed in protest, but since it had just recognized its master and its seal had not been completely lifted, the two sensed something was wrong.
"So, you reacted? Do you like the name too?" Wen Wan asked with a hint of pride.
After saying this, the "little broken sword" became even more agitated, shaking the table violently. If it weren't for the seal, it would be holding this so-called "master's" neck right now—what kind of taste is this!
"Oh, so you're not satisfied." Wen Wan suddenly realized, "You should have said so earlier."
The sword returned to a static state: I told you! I told you! You didn't listen, and you even think I like it. What can I do?
Wen Wan thought for a moment and said, "Your senior is called 'Black Lotus,' so you can be called Mo Ying. It's simple with just two characters."
That's how the name Moying was decided.
Wen Wan tried out the sword and was very satisfied.
She had long forgotten about any swords ranked higher than the Frostbite Sword; she already had a sword that satisfied her. The boast she'd made to Lin Zhu hadn't come true, and she didn't care what others thought anyway.
Returning to the mission hall, one of the three highest-reward missions, sealing the ancient monster, has been torn off, suggesting that someone confidently took action.
Looking again at the search for the Azure Phoenix, although the tracking talisman could make things twice as easy, 500 high-grade spirit stones were only half the price of her Ink Shadow. Wen Wan did not hesitate to choose the Succubus mission from the Azure Cloud Continent.
Firstly, it would be a legitimate reason for me to go home and see my mother and younger brother.
The siblings had a fairly good relationship. Once, when Wen Wan secretly ran down the mountain to see her mother, Wen Ze saw her. Without alerting anyone, the little guy secretly gave Wen Wan all his pocket money: "I heard that you spend a lot of money to buy talismans. Sister, are you out of money? Here's all of A Ze's pocket money. A Ze won't tell anyone that you ran down the mountain."
Wen Wan was both amused and exasperated. At that time, the two of them were only eight or nine years old, and Wen Ze was indeed quite sensible.
It seems that after she left, her family had to cram on knowledge about the cultivation world, such as not being able to easily leave the mountain, and that talismans are very expensive, etc...
Wen Wan returned to the location of the secret stash, prepared a lot of talismans and pills, and grabbed a few more teleportation talismans.
Normally, one could simply fly down the mountain on a sword, but she doesn't know how...
Azure Cloud Continent - Cloud City
"Hey immortal, how about two steamed buns?" The owner of the steamed bun shop was quite perceptive; he could tell from Wen Wan's gentle attire that she was a cultivator, and he enthusiastically called out his steamed buns.
Although cultivators have abstained from grains, they were all once ordinary people. Having finally come to the mortal world, they naturally miss the taste of the past and want to try a small bite. The key is that they are more generous than ordinary people.
Wen Wan waved her hand, and another vendor quickly stepped forward to promote their wontons: "My lord, would you like a bowl of wontons? Our wontons are famous throughout Cloud City. Would you like to try some?"
Although Wen Wan had a sweet tooth, she still refused.
There was no other reason than that she had no money, not even spirit stones, and was in dire straits...
Mo Ying: Oh no, I've been stuck with a penniless owner.
Since Wenwan rarely has the chance to openly go down the mountain, she naturally wants to take a good look around. Although I won't buy anything, I can at least take a look.
The sounds of people bustling about and hawking their wares filled the air with the vibrant atmosphere of everyday life.
After walking around for a while, I felt a bit hungry, so I headed straight for the Wen residence.
Since Aunt Yue acknowledged that her strength was sufficient to deal with cultivators at the Integration stage, and had not revoked her disciple status, she would naturally be treated according to the standards of a cultivator at the Integration stage: unrestricted access to the mountain.
If anyone dares to complain, she'll ask Aunt Yue for help!
If she could do it all over again, this time she would definitely enter the Wen family mansion openly and honestly!
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