Chapter 80 A Sword's Frost Chills Fourteen Provinces (13)
The next day, after adjusting their spiritual energy, the group slowly walked towards the center of the battlefield.
This ancient battlefield is vast, with countless white bones scattered across the uneven ground. Some bones even radiate a lustrous glow, indicating that the people who built these bones must have been powerful beings at the Nascent Soul stage. Otherwise, the bones would have long been corrupted by Yin energy or turned to ashes.
If these bones were taken outside, they would be good materials that could be used to refine magical artifacts. However, the bones from this ancient battlefield would immediately turn to dust and disappear into the air if taken out. Their blood and heat in life were buried on this battlefield, and their bones after death do not want to be separated from this battlefield.
However, some weapons can be taken out, but that depends on luck. Most weapons have long been corroded by yin energy and are no longer usable, becoming nothing more than scrap metal. But there are still some supreme magical artifacts waiting for those with the right destiny to find them.
The group proceeded cautiously, dividing themselves into three camps: the Zen Sect, the Joyful Union Sect, and the Giant Sword Sect. They would not disturb each other, but could also help each other if a powerful enemy attacked.
"Wow, senior brother, look, this stone is so beautiful!"
Miao Qiqi's voice rang out, lively and clear, attracting a lot of attention. Even Luo Shu turned around to look at her. Luo Shu had put her mask back on. Yesterday's stunning beauty was like ripples on the water, as faint as a dream.
Miao Qiqi's slender fingers held a blood-red stone. The stone was crystal clear, and it seemed as if blood was flowing within it. It was so beautiful that it was mesmerizing, but for some reason, looking at it for a long time made people feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Miao Qiqi held up the stone and handed it to Wen Baiyun, like a puppy begging for praise, her eyes darting around, very cute.
Wen Baiyun picked up the stone, not noticing any danger or anything magical about it. It was probably just a mutated stone in this environment.
He said, "If you like it, put it away. Quick, we can't get separated from the group."
Miao Qiqi pouted. What? My senior brother doesn't even compliment how handsome he is. He's changed. He's no longer the senior brother who loved and doted on me.
Miao Qiqi put the stone into her storage bag and trailed behind the group dejectedly. She didn't see that after she put the stone into the storage bag, it started jumping and flashing red light.
Luo Shu did get a general idea of the stone; it was unusually alluring, which made her feel somewhat uncomfortable, but its energy was weak, so she was not afraid of it.
The group walked and stopped frequently. Two disciples of the Giant Sword Sect acquired two damaged magic weapons. The quality was quite good. With some spirit stones, they could be repaired by the sect's artifact hall and become very good magic weapons.
The further you go in, the less ghostly mist there is, but there are piles of white bones, which are the spirits of heroes who suppress the ghosts in this place.
In their lifetimes, they were all powerful cultivators who fought to protect all living beings. They were buried here, and even their remnant souls suppressed the region, never losing the courage of cultivators.
Zen disciples sat on the ground, took out their respective ritual implements, and began to perform the ritual of deliverance. The chanting of Buddhist hymns echoed here, and the lingering souls were cleansed, finally able to rest peacefully here and end their remaining lives.
They couldn't see it, but Luo Shu could. Countless fragments of remnant souls were purified, and some evil and ferocious weak ghosts were also reduced to ashes in the Sanskrit. The power of the law bestowed a trace of the original power upon the Zen sect, rewarding their good deeds.
Luo Shu and the others stood guard on the side to protect the Zen disciples from being attacked by ghosts.
Apart from the Zen disciples, the other disciples all appeared to be sitting casually, but in reality, they were all vigilantly watching their surroundings in case of any unusual activity.
Just then, the tallest and most complete skeleton among the piles of white bones on the ground suddenly moved.
The skeleton was ten meters tall, holding a broken sword in its hand. Dark blue flames burned in its eyes. Qin Fang and the others exchanged glances, their scalps tingling. To have such an aura even after death meant that it must have been a senior in the Tribulation Transcending stage in life.
Even if they were all tied together, they couldn't defeat such a powerful being!
Wen Baiyun, who was close to the skeleton, stepped forward and said, "Senior, we have disturbed you. We hope you can forgive us. Our comrades are performing a ritual for the dead here. We wonder if you can forgive us?"
The snow-white skeleton didn't even glance at him, but grabbed Miao Qiqi, who was standing next to him, and lifted her into the air.
This terrified Miao Qiqi; she had never seen anything like it before, and immediately cried out loudly.
"Senior brother, senior brother, save me! Waaaaah, it's so scary!"
Tears streamed down her face, and the crown she wore on her head fell off; she looked utterly disheveled.
Luo Shu's side is quite far away, and even if they were closer, they might not be able to come to the rescue in time. This skeleton still retains its cultivation level from when it was alive, how could they, as mere Nascent Soul cultivators, possibly deal with it?
Luo Shu arrived in front of the skeleton at this moment. The skeleton seemed very puzzled when it saw Luo Shu. It tilted its head and looked at Miao Qiqi, which it was carrying, and became even more puzzled.
After a moment, it put Miao Qiqi down and picked up Luo Shu. Luo Shu sensed that it meant no harm and gave Qin Fang and the others a look that said, "Don't be impatient."
As soon as Miao Qiqi was put down, she rushed to Wen Baiyun's arms, trembling and crying.
Luo Shu remained calm, even though she was being held in the skeleton's hand and staring at the flames in its eyes up close. She kept her back straight and showed no fear on her face.
"Hehe, little girl, draw your sword and use your sword intent to spar with me."
After saying that, he released Luo Shu's fingers, and Luo Shu fell straight to the ground. In mid-air, she pulled out Juntian, used her feet to gain leverage, and did a somersault straight towards the skull's face, her sword light sharp and fierce.
The skeleton's bones were incredibly hard; ordinary sword strikes left no mark on it. Luo Shu exchanged several more blows with it, but none of them caused it much damage.
She gasped for breath, then released her sword intent, attaching it to the heavens, before attacking the skeleton again. Luo Shu's sword flashed unexpectedly, each sword light sharp and fierce, its sword intent boundless, like an endless wave that devoured everything.
The ghostly blue flames in the skull's pupils flickered faster and faster, as if it were very happy, and in fact, it was indeed very happy.
It awoke because it sensed the Child of the Great Dao's Destiny, and then, upon waking and seeing the girl's aura, it realized it had made a mistake. Just as it was about to fall back into slumber, it saw Luo Shu again.
Luo Shu was surrounded by a strong Daoist aura, but having made a mistake before, it dared not be certain whether this was indeed the future Dao Lord.
So it sent Luo Shu to test the waters.
As expected, this sword intent was the true meaning of the Great Dao, and this person was the future Dao Lord.
The white bones blocked Luo Shu's sword strike, neutralizing her attack. They gently set her down, then knelt on one knee in a gesture of submission.
It let out a cry, and all the bones on the battlefield echoed in unison, their cries rising and falling, and some bones knelt down in submission, just like it.
Luo Shu held a sword in one hand, tall and graceful, alone with her sword, embracing all the beauty of the world.
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