Chapter 67 The Heaven-Slaying Sword
After flying around again and confirming that Zhang Wuji's name wasn't on his focus list, he tried a different approach. He switched his focus list to his inventory and began searching for the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.
This time, the adventure went smoothly, and they found the Heaven Sword not far away.
Show off your adventure! Look at the nun NPC in front of you who is leading a group of beautiful women. At this moment, the Heaven Sword is on the back of this NPC named Abbess Miejue.
It took Abbess Miejue a great deal of effort to persuade the six major sects to besiege Bright Peak.
Although the Ming Cult may seem like a disorganized mess, its underlings are surprisingly tough and have a strong sense of belonging to the cult.
Even though the six major sects chose to disperse and enter Kunlun due to their different geographical locations, they still encountered ambushes and attacks from the Ming Cult. After repelling the Ming Cult's siege once again, Miejue was about to move forward with her disciples when she found a beautiful girl in pink standing in front of her.
Glancing at the disciples behind her, Zhou Zhiruo, the most clever and favorite among them, immediately understood and stepped forward.
"May I ask who you are, young lady? Why are you blocking our Emei Sect's path?"
As Xiuchu was pondering what role she could play in this level to help her complete the main quest faster, a beautiful NPC appeared and struck up a conversation with her.
Thinking of the quest items given by the system, Xiu Chuqiyu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and answered, "I am a swordsmith named Xiu Chuqiyu. I was sent down the mountain by my master to gain experience. Because I am not familiar with the various forces in the martial arts world, I ended up here by accident."
"May I ask where this place is, young lady?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo turned to look at Abbess Miejue.
"Master..."
Abbess Miejue was cold and hard-hearted, and deeply hated the Ming Cult. Seeing Xiuchu suddenly appear near Kunlun after her extraordinary encounter, she couldn't help but feel suspicious. However, since Xiuchu had already revealed her identity and had nothing to do with the Ming Cult, she wouldn't make things difficult for a young girl.
Moreover, seeing that Xiu Chuqiyu didn't seem to be very old and had a beautiful and refined appearance, I thought that the Demonic Sect couldn't possibly cultivate such a delicate and insightful temperament, so I couldn't help but feel a little fondness for Xiu Chuqiyu.
He advised in a calm tone, "This place is located in Kunlun, the home of the Ming Cult. Now that the six major sects are about to besiege Bright Peak, young lady, you should leave as soon as possible to avoid suffering an undeserved disaster."
The main quest of the adventure is related to the Heaven Sword, and now that they have finally found traces of the Heaven Sword, they are not willing to leave.
A brilliant idea popped into my head in no time.
"Master, are you besieging Bright Peak to wage war? If so, would you like to try my sword-making skills?"
Thanks to the quest items provided by the system, Xiu Chu had the opportunity to impersonate a swordsmith, and she even specifically mentioned the damaged weapon.
"I can forge swords, and I can also rework swords that have already been forged to make them even sharper. I can even repair damaged swords and make them exactly the same as before."
"Anyway, I have nowhere to go. Why don't you take me in, nun? I'll help you reforge your precious swords?"
Before Abbess Miejue could speak, Ding Minjun behind her immediately retorted sarcastically, "Who knows if you're telling the truth or not?"
"The Central Plains martial arts world is such a vast area, yet you chose to come to the foot of the Kunlun Ming Cult. It's really suspicious."
Then he looked at Abbess Miejue and said, "Master, she must be a spy for the Ming Cult. We can't be fooled by her!"
Zhou Zhiruo was always kind-hearted, and when she saw her senior sister Ding speaking so harshly to an innocent girl, she immediately spoke up to help.
“Master, since this young lady has nowhere to go and claims to be a swordsmith, why don’t we give her a chance to prove herself? Let’s see if she’s telling the truth or not. Otherwise, we might unjustly accuse an innocent person.”
"Zhou Zhiruo, are you determined to make things difficult for me?" Ding Minjun's eyes reddened with anger as she glared fiercely at Zhou Zhiruo.
Upon seeing this, Abbess Miejue couldn't help but frown.
She never minded the infighting among the disciples of the Emei Sect, but she couldn't lose her composure like this in front of outsiders and tarnish the reputation of the Emei Sect.
"Minjun, watch your words!"
Ding Minjun was dissatisfied, but due to the authority of Abbess Miejue, she could only apologize and leave.
Seeing that they had been arguing, Abbess Miejue's face turned ugly. Before she could kick them out, he quickly spoke up and pleaded, "Abbess, I really am a swordsmith. If you don't believe me, I can demonstrate it for you right now."
Before Miejue could object, he took out the "Sword Forging Furnace"—a mission item issued by the system—and slammed it to the ground with a loud thud.
"Forge: Materials can be added to the forge to repair damaged weapons. The quality of the repaired weapon depends on the materials added during the repair process."
Those present were speechless as Xiu suddenly pulled out a huge sword-forging furnace after his extraordinary encounter.
"Where did you hide such a big stove before?"
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he smiled mysteriously and began to ramble: "This is a secret technique of my sect. Don't be fooled by the size of this sword-forging furnace; it's actually made of a special material and has hidden mechanisms inside. When not in use, you can shrink it and carry it with you."
Then he looked at the disciples behind Abbess Miejue and said, "Which of you has a broken sword? I can repair it for you, and I won't charge you this time."
Hearing this, Abbess Miejue, who was already somewhat convinced of Zhou Zhiruo's identity as a swordsmith, nodded slightly. Zhou Zhiruo then immediately handed over the short sword she had just picked up to Xiu Chuqiyu.
"Please don't be offended, young lady. A great battle has just taken place here, and the weapons are indeed badly damaged. It's not that I don't trust you; I'm just testing you with a short sword."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he not only didn't care about Zhou Zhiruo's probing, but was even quite delighted by it.
As long as I take the opportunity to show off my ability to repair broken swords, I'm not afraid that Abbess Miejue won't come to me for repairs after the Heaven Sword breaks.
As for how to break the Heaven-Slaying Sword, she already had a plan.
Suppressing his thoughts, he revealed his extraordinary encounter by placing the broken sword into the forging furnace and adding a mother-of-pearl pearl as he went.
With a few taps and hammering, and under everyone's watchful eyes, the once dull and lifeless broken sword was not only repaired but also began to gleam with an extraordinary light. It was clearly no ordinary item.
Repair the broken sword, show off your extraordinary encounter, and hand it to Zhou Zhiruo.
Zhou Zhiruo glanced at the sword in her hand, which had become noticeably sharper, and handed it to Abbess Miejue with both hands.
Miejue held the sword in one hand and lightly flicked the blade with the other. Although she didn't understand sword forging, as a master swordsman, she could easily distinguish the quality of a sword.
The sword in my hand now shows no signs of its previous breakage; in fact, it has been transformed into a top-quality sword.
She glanced at Xiu Chuqi with amazement before handing the sword back to Zhou Zhiruo. Zhou Zhiruo, understanding, showed the sword to her fellow disciples before returning it to Xiu Chuqi.
The Emei Sect members, who knew nothing about sword forging, were easily impressed by her extraordinary encounter. Even Ding Minjun, who had previously been very skeptical of her, believed in her identity as a swordsmith after witnessing her skills.
After all, although there are many talented people in the Ming Cult, it is unheard of that there is a highly skilled swordsmith hidden among them.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he refused the sword Zhou Zhiruo offered, shaking his head: "The sword belongs to you. I was just helping to repair it. You don't need to give it to me."
Then he looked at Abbess Miejue and said, "Abbess, now that I have proven my identity, could you please take me with you?"
With such a skilled swordsmith by her side, Abbess Miejue was naturally very happy.
A rare smile appeared on her usually icy face: "In that case, young lady, you shall join our Emei Sect from now on."
With Abbess Miejue's approval, Xiu Chu finally found a way to get close to the Heaven Sword.
As for how to break the Heaven-Slaying Sword, she also had an idea.
He retrieved the Dragon and Phoenix Mother-Child Rings he had obtained in Afei's world. While resting at night, he used his extraordinary ability to select Abbess Miejue through the tent and cast the Dragon and Phoenix Mother-Child Rings on her.
"who!"
The next second, a loud shout rang out.
A scene unfolded before her eyes: Abbess Miejue grabbed the Heaven-Slaying Sword, which was slowly flying out of the tent, and rushed out in one swift step.
The next moment, the scene in front of him ended, and when he looked down after showing off his adventure, he found that the Dragon and Phoenix Mother-Child Rings had entered the cooldown period.
Amidst the exclamations of the Emei Sect disciples, Xiu Chuqi readily lifted the tent flap and stepped outside.
"what happens?"
Bei Jinyi, who was being pulled back, spoke urgently: "A thief has infiltrated the camp and is trying to use a transparent thread to snatch the Heaven-Slaying Sword from Master's body."
Hearing this, Xiu Chuqi breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as you don't doubt yourself, that's good.
Following Bei Jinyi to Abbess Miejue's side, almost everyone in the camp had arrived by this time.
Abbess Miejue looked around and, after confirming that she found nothing unusual, then asked the patrolling disciples.
Did you notice anything amiss during your patrol?
The patrolling disciple shook his head: "This disciple failed in his duty and did not find anything amiss."
Abbess Miejue was not surprised.
Even she didn't notice anyone approaching, let alone these disciples with mediocre skills.
She glanced at Xiu Chu Qi Yu, who was standing next to Bei Jin Yi, and only looked away when she saw Bei Jin Yi gently shake her head.
It wasn't that she was overly suspicious, but besides the Emei Sect disciples, the only outsider in this camp was Xiu Chuqiyu, which made it impossible for her not to be suspicious.
Extinction clearly remembered that the Heaven-Slaying Sword was torn out from the front of the tent, while the tent where the extraordinary encounter was revealed was behind her. The patrolling disciples around also confirmed that she had never come out, so Extinction put aside her suspicions about the extraordinary encounter.
Just as they were about to say something, a scream suddenly rang out, and a dark figure flashed past them quickly. An Emei disciple was snatched away by the dark figure.
Before revealing his extraordinary encounter, he had specifically opened the martial arts assistant to ensure the plan's smooth execution. Seeing the red name flashing, he instinctively clicked "attack."
"ah!"
A shrill male voice rang out, and the dark figure fell from the sky along with the captured Emei disciple.
Abbess Miejue was already on high alert because the Heaven-Slaying Sword had almost been stolen, and she had just witnessed an Emei disciple being snatched away by a shadowy figure. Now, seeing Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter and the shadowy figure being knocked down, she rushed forward and subdued the figure.
However, out of concern for the captured Emei disciples and fear of accidentally harming her, he did not immediately kill her. But the Yitian Sword in his hand was already held against the neck of the dark figure.
"Green-Winged Bat King? What are you doing at our Emei Sect's camp?"
Seeing that Zhou Zhiruo had helped the captured Emei disciple to her feet, Abbess Miejue then looked at Wei Yixiao lying on the ground, her voice as cold as ice.
"Are you here to die?"
Wei Yixiao had intended to use his unparalleled lightness skill to give the Emei Sect a taste of their power. However, his attempt failed miserably, and he was knocked to the ground by Xiu Chuqi.
Now that she has been captured by Abbess Miejue, she knows in her heart that she has no way out, so naturally she refuses to submit.
"What else can we do?"
Wei Yi chuckled strangely, "Everyone knows that I, the Green-Winged Bat King, love to drink human blood, so naturally I've come to your Emei Sect to grab a little snack."
Hearing this, Miejue was furious, but remembering that the Heaven-Slaying Sword had almost been stolen just now, she forcibly suppressed her anger and said sarcastically, "I'm afraid your real intention is to steal the Heaven-Slaying Sword, not to capture people and drink their blood!"
Wei Yixiao was taken aback, thinking that one of the Ming Cult brothers had made the move.
Since he already had no way to survive, he didn't want to harm his other brothers. The Ming Cult was currently at a critical juncture of life and death, and it would be good to have more strength.
He laughed and agreed.
"Since you already know, why ask me?"
"It's just a pity that my skills are inferior, and I failed to steal the Heaven-Reliant Sword. Otherwise, without the Heaven-Reliant Sword, how could you, Abbess Miejue, possibly be my match?"
"!!!"
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she looked at Wei Yixiao in surprise.
"Are there really such good people in the world? Willing to take the blame for others?"
"Pfft!"
Having received her answer, Abbess Miejue's face turned cold. She stretched out her hand, and the Heaven-Slaying Sword plunged deep into Wei Yixiao's heart. Thus, the peerless master, the Green-Winged Bat King, perished.
After killing Wei Yixiao, who coveted the Heaven-Slaying Sword and attempted to murder Emei Sect disciples, Abbess Miejue looked at Xiu Chuqi, who had knocked Wei Yixiao down, and her expression softened somewhat.
"Thank you for your help, young lady. If it weren't for your intervention, my Emei disciples would have been killed by the Ming Cult."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he looked at the Abbess Miejue, who had completely turned into a green-named figure, and suddenly asked an unrelated question.
"Does this person really drink human blood?"
Abbess Miejue, recalling what she had said before her extraordinary encounter—that she had only recently left her sect for training—nodded solemnly: "Of course, what can't those Ming Cult fiends do?"
"Young lady, when you travel the world in the future, if you encounter any Ming Cult heretics, you must be very careful."
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she nodded, but not in agreement with Abbess Miejue's statement; rather, she secretly gave a thumbs-up to the planner's courage.
"It seems that no sect can escape the game planner's wrath in the game levels!"
Unaware that Xiu had just experienced a strange encounter, her thoughts had already wandered far away. Seeing the other party obediently nod, she thought that the other party was very compliant.
He recalled the few moves he had used to defeat the Azure-Winged Bat King Wei Yixiao earlier; they were indeed incredibly skillful. He immediately looked at the man who had shown off his extraordinary encounter with great admiration, wishing he were his disciple.
"What a pity..."
"What's a pity?" Showing off her extraordinary encounter asked curiously.
Abbess Miejue looked at the dragon carp that hadn't yet put away its extraordinary encounter and shook her head: "It's a pity you already have a master, otherwise I would definitely have taken you under the wing of the Emei Sect. The future sect leader position would undoubtedly belong to you."
"Hahaha, nun, you flatter me, you flatter me."
He was delighted to receive praise from NPCs for his amazing adventures and happily accepted the compliments from Abbess Miejue, completely ignoring Ding Minjun's unfriendly gaze.
Having experienced the near theft of the Heaven-Slaying Sword and Wei Yixiao's attack on the camp, the sky was beginning to brighten. No one was in the mood for rest anymore, so they packed their things and continued their journey.
During this time, they encountered several waves of attacks from the Ming Cult, all of which were repelled by Abbess Miejue and the Emei disciples.
It's worth mentioning that, with Abbess Miejue's endorsement, when the Emei Sect encountered other sects, she showed off her extraordinary encounter and even made a few deals, earning a small profit of several hundred gold coins.
The only thing that bothered her was that Ding Minjun always seemed to be causing her trouble for some reason. However, Ding Minjun's skill level was too low, and her display of extraordinary abilities, coupled with the favor shown by Abbess Miejue, resulted in Ding Minjun suffering repeated defeats.
But her resilience was truly astonishing. Despite repeated defeats, she never gave up, and her opponent, unfortunately, didn't have a red name (meaning she wasn't considered a high-ranking character). Out of respect for Abbess Miejue, Xiuchuqiyu wouldn't kill her over such a trivial matter. This made Xiuchuqiyu extremely annoyed.
Fortunately, she already had a way to break the Heaven-Slaying Sword.
Having made up his mind after his extraordinary encounter, Xiu Chu decided to leave the Emei Sect's group as soon as possible after completing the task of repairing the Heaven-Slaying Sword, and go out alone to find the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
After patiently waiting for more than ten days, on this day, as they met more and more fellow martial arts practitioners, the place where they set up camp began to get closer and closer.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he finally found an opportunity and casually set up his tent within twenty feet behind Abbess Miejue's tent.
Once everyone was asleep at night, Xiuchu opened the focus list, selected the Heaven Sword, and began attacking through two tents.
Thanks to Hexi Hanmo for the inspiration. Since kneading dough involves beating, the method for breaking the Heaven Sword should be similar.
The Heaven Sword was within twenty feet of him, and since Abbess Miejue was a green-named nun, he didn't need to worry about accidentally injuring her and alerting her.
Showing off his extraordinary abilities, he repeatedly performed several loops of attacks in his tent before finally managing to break the Heaven-Slaying Sword.
Meanwhile, Abbess Miejue, who was resting in her tent, suddenly heard a faint clicking sound. She immediately opened her eyes and sat up.
However, upon waking up, he immediately realized that the Heaven-Slaying Sword on his body was not in a good condition.
The Heaven-Reliant Sword, which should have stood quietly in its scabbard, suddenly jingled. Abbess Miejue's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly removed the sword. Upon holding it in her hand, she was shocked to find that the once incomparably sharp Heaven-Reliant Sword had broken into pieces.
Without even calling for the patrolling disciples, Abbess Miejue hurriedly poured the broken Heaven-Slaying Sword out of its scabbard.
Besides the broken blade of the Heaven-Slaying Sword, two pieces of brocade, as thin as silk, lay on the ground. They contained the essential techniques of the Nine Yin Manual and the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, respectively.
After a moment of panic, a huge surge of joy welled up inside me.
As the only person in the world who knew the secrets of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Abbess Miejue wanted to retrieve the Nine Yin Manual hidden inside the Heaven Sword more than anyone else.
The Heaven-Slaying Sword truly lives up to its reputation as a peerless weapon of its time.
No matter what method she used, she couldn't break it. Therefore, she kept searching for the Dragon-Slaying Saber. Her goal was to use it to clash with the Heaven-Reliant Sword, break the sword, and retrieve the martial arts manual hidden inside.
Now, without the Dragon-Slaying Saber, the Heaven-Reliant Sword broke on its own.
Thinking of the extraordinary encounters at the camp, Abbess Miejue felt a complex mix of emotions.
"Could this be fate?"
"The Yitian Sword, which the Emei Sect has tried for decades to break, suddenly broke on its own today. Not only was I able to retrieve the secret manual inside, but there is also a swordsmith in the camp who can repair it."
She rose and bowed in the direction of the Emei Sect, silently thanking the founder of the Emei Sect in her heart.
"The founder must have known that our Emei Sect was about to destroy the Ming Cult, which is why he specially sent the secret manual and the swordsmith to help me."
"With the Nine Yin Manual, Miejue swears that he will definitely destroy the Ming Cult this time and avenge the Emei Sect."
Having secretly shattered the Heaven-Slaying Sword, Xiu had an extraordinary encounter but dared not go out to find Abbess Miejue.
If you go to someone's door at this time to ask for help repairing the sword, wouldn't that be blatantly telling them that you are the murderer who broke the Heaven-Slaying Sword?
With that much patience, you can still have some unexpected encounters.
However, Abbess Miejue didn't make her wait long.
Before dawn, the other party arrived outside the tent where the extraordinary encounter had been revealed.
"Miss Xiu, are you asleep?"
Hearing Abbess Miejue's voice outside the tent, Xiu Chu was very excited about her extraordinary encounter, but she still managed to maintain a calm demeanor.
He got up, lifted the tent flap, and welcomed Abbess Miejue inside.
Show off your extraordinary encounters by asking questions you already know the answers to.
"What brings you here at this hour, Master?"
Abbess Miejue handed the package in her hand to Xiu Chuqiyu.
"Perhaps it's because of the recent frequent battles that the Yitian Sword suddenly broke. Considering your superb sword-making skills and the profound significance of the Yitian Sword to our Emei Sect, I have come here specifically to ask for your help in repairing it."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqi agreed without hesitation.
Seeing that Xiu Chuqiyu agreed, Abbess Miejue took out a stack of silver notes and handed them to Xiu Chuqiyu: "This is the cost of repairing the Heaven Sword, please accept it, young lady."
As the real culprit who broke the Heaven Sword, he'd be too embarrassed to accept the money for showing off his extraordinary encounter.
She shook her head and said sincerely to Abbess Miejue, "No need for money. I've been so grateful for your help these past few days. You've taught me about martial arts and recommended business opportunities for me. How could I possibly accept your money again?"
Abbess Miejue forcibly stuffed the silver notes into Xiu Chuqi's arms: "What are you saying? How can you ask for help without paying? As for what you said, it was just a small favor."
He then said with a stern face, "If you refuse to accept it, then you don't need to help me repair the Heaven-Slaying Sword."
Having no other choice but to accept the silver notes after revealing his extraordinary encounter, he could only do so.
However, when repairing the Heaven Sword, she deliberately added some more precious materials. In addition, she took this opportunity to have a dragon blood whetstone engraved on the Heaven Sword as compensation to Abbess Miejue.
He handed the repaired Heaven Sword to Miejue and solemnly spoke, revealing his extraordinary encounter.
"The Heaven Sword is indeed a rare and extraordinary weapon. I also left a little surprise for you, Master, on it. You can experience it for yourself after I leave."
Before Extinction could even ask what the surprise was, she was shocked by the news that she had shown off her extraordinary adventure and was about to leave.
"You're leaving? Why?"
She frowned as she spoke: "Is it because of Minjun?"
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she shook her head; naturally, she couldn't say that.
"No. I just witnessed the unique features of the Heaven Sword and thought of the legendary Dragon Slayer Saber, which is on par with it. I wanted to see how it differed from the Heaven Sword."
"I will come back to see Master after I find Xie Xun and have seen the Dragon-Slaying Saber."
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