Chapter 412

Chapter 412: Chapter 411 The power of slaughter from the ten thousand Sword Qi and ten thousand true swords were all aimed at Ye Tianchen, and this scene was truly shocking. The entire Different Space within the Xuanyuan Sword quivered as if it were about to shatter. Ye Tianchen was already severely wounded. Using such a suicidal method, he had found the true Xuanyuan Sword. Although he now held the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand, he no longer had the strength to fend off the ten thousand Sword Qi.

Just at that moment, the Sword Elder appeared. He grabbed Ye Tianchen and flung him backward, while he himself plunged toward the ten thousand Sword Qi, shouting for Ye Tianchen to go to the apocalypse star to find his wife and daughter for him.

"Sword Elder..." Ye Tianchen was sent flying backward. He hadn’t expected that at the crucial moment, the Sword Elder would rush out to save him with such a self-sacrificing move. To do so was to face certain death.

"Don’t feel burdened. My existence holds no meaning anymore. I’ve persisted all these years within the Different Space of the Xuanyuan Sword just to wait for someone who could go to the Emperor Star to find my wife and daughter. Now that I’ve found you, I believe you will complete it. My last wish is fulfilled. You have now obtained the real Xuanyuan Sword, just unleash one full-powered strike, and you will be able to leave this Different Space!" the Sword Elder said, as the ten thousand Sword Qi closed to less than ten meters from him.

"I’ll take you out of here with me!" Ye Tianchen said earnestly, moving to step forward. He wasn’t someone ungrateful or dishonorable. The Sword Elder had taught him much, and if it weren’t for the Sword Elder, he would never have been able to subdue the Xuanyuan Sword. How could he stand by and watch the Sword Elder die completely, not even leaving behind his last Spiritual Mark in this world?

Seeing Ye Tianchen attempting to come over, the Sword Elder waved his right hand, and a net-like membrane appeared in front of Ye Tianchen. Ye Tianchen frowned. He realized he was wrong. Even if the Sword Elder only had one Spiritual Mark left, within the Different Space of the Xuanyuan Sword, the Sword Elder still had the cultivation of an early-stage Martial Saint. It seemed the Sword Elder hadn’t deceived him. From the beginning, he had just been testing Ye Tianchen’s character—if he had wanted, with his early-stage Martial Saint cultivation, killing Ye Tianchen would have been effortless due to the huge difference in strength. He had no chance to resist.

"Go on, I am but a Spiritual Mark. Once out of the Different Space within the Xuanyuan Sword, I will dissipate immediately between heaven and earth, leaving nothing behind. I can’t go seek my wife and daughter myself. If you die, I don’t know how long I will have to wait, and now I don’t need to wait for another person. No one is more suitable to carry out my entrustment than you. I trust you!"

"Sword Elder!"

The next moment, the Sword Elder threw himself into the ten thousand Sword Qi, engulfed with the ten thousand Killing Swords. Ye Tianchen watched as the Sword Elder’s last Spiritual Mark vanished, feeling a great loss and a great impact in his heart. In the final moment, what the Sword Elder missed most were still his wife and daughter. To cherish the people before him, to do well what was at hand, to strive for Eternal Life—these were the things Ye Tianchen resolved to pursue next.

Whoosh!

After the Sword Elder was torn apart by the ten thousand Sword Qi, a piece of Platinum Paper appeared before Ye Tianchen, bearing the Absolute Skill of the "Heavenly Net Dragon Locking Skill," which the Sword Elder had specifically researched to counteract the Heavenly Punishment. Its power was immense. Ye Tianchen would also face Heavenly Punishment in the future; it was a skill every cultivator dreamed of. And there was a message on it from the Sword Elder to Ye Tianchen, providing his wife’s name and characteristics. It seemed the Sword Elder had foreseen this outcome long ago, and his recent disappearance was likely to write down these last words.

Ye Tianchen didn’t swing the Xuanyuan Sword to break out of the Different Space. Instead, he stored the Xuanyuan Sword in his own storage space and looked up at the sky, smiling and saying, "Rest assured, Elder, I will definitely find your wife and daughter and convey your longing for them!"

Sitting down cross-legged, Ye Tianchen didn’t immediately leave nor did he immediately begin tempering the Xuanyuan Sword, but memorized the spells of the "Heavenly Net Dragon Locking Skill" passed down by the Sword Elder. Then he slowly pondered. According to the Sword Elder’s records on the Platinum Paper, even the Heavenly Net Dragon Locking Skill was just an initial creation and was not yet perfected or brought to its strongest power. It was up to Ye Tianchen himself now. His decision to sit down cross-legged and ponder the "Heavenly Net Dragon Locking Skill" was to tell the Sword Elder that he would surely fulfill the tasks he was entrusted with.

At this moment, in the stone chamber where the Xuanyuan Sword was interred with the stone coffin, Dongfang Meng was seated cross-legged in front of the stone coffin. She had been there for days and nights, not moving an inch. Sweat beaded on her forehead, and white smoke rose from the top of her head. If there were any Ancient Martial Arts expert present, they would be amazed because Dongfang Meng’s Inner Strength was becoming purer. She was completing the last stage of the Great Perfection Realm of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture. To save Ye Tianchen, and to have the strength to open the tightly sealed stone coffin, she disregarded her internal injuries and forced her way to Perfect Cultivation.

"Ye Tianchen, you big fool, don’t you die on me. I’m coming to save you right away!" Dongfang Meng anxiously thought to herself, quickly circulating her Inner Strength to reach the final Perfect Realm of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture.

Thud, thud, thud... Suddenly, a wall within the stone chamber reverberated with a loud pounding sound, causing Dongfang Meng to frown involuntarily, followed by the sound of her senior sister, Li Qiushui’s voice.

"Little junior sister, I know you’re in there. Such a sealed chamber with not even a door, truly a perfect place for you and that pretty boy to enjoy yourselves!" said Li Qiushui with a sneer while her palms struck the stone wall.

Dongfang Meng paid no attention to Li Qiushui. She knew it was useless to deal with her now. Once this vicious woman broke in, she would undoubtedly become an assassin. Her Jade Maiden Heart Scripture was nearing perfection but could only at best manage a draw with Li Qiushui. Moreover, her top priority was to save Ye Tianchen, so Dongfang Meng held her breath and concentrated, mustering her inner strength to tackle the final barrier.

Thud, thud... More palm strikes landed on the stone wall, and Dongfang Meng felt like it was about to be breached. Of course, the voice of Li Qiushui, that ruthless woman, did not cease, becoming more and more shameless and despicable. Her aim was to disturb Dongfang Meng’s concentration.

"Little junior sister, what’s the matter? Are you and that pretty boy engaged in a naked battle, delving into the dual cultivation of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture? How delightful that must be! Big senior sister hasn’t had a man in such a long time, may I join in? Let’s have fun with him together. You wouldn’t mind, would you?"

Li Qiushui was both cruel and shrewd. During their battle in the ice cellar, she felt something amiss, but wasn’t sure until their final showdown. Only then did she dare to ascertain that her little junior sister, Dongfang Meng’s Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, had not reached Great Success, at least not the Perfect Realm. To save Ye Tianchen, Dongfang Meng had forcibly suppressed her inner strength while fighting her. Otherwise, with the profound Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, truly perfected, Li Qiushui would be no match for Dongfang Meng. Now, it was very likely that Dongfang Meng was regulating her breathing and slowly advancing towards the Great Perfection of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture. Otherwise, she would eventually succumb to demonic possession and die. Li Qiushui’s relentless vulgar provocations aimed to distract Dongfang Meng, to render her spirit scattered and potentially succumb to rash anger leading to failure and death in her crucial moment of breakthrough.

Upon hearing Li Qiushui’s words, Dongfang Meng couldn’t help but open her eyes, not because she was provoked by Li Qiushui’s taunts, but because she could tell the stone wall would soon be broken through. At this critical moment of her breakthrough, and with Ye Tianchen trapped in the stone coffin for days and nights, with such a slim possibility of survival, she grew even more anxious. Thus, she had to find a way to prevent her senior sister from breaking in.

With both palms, Dongfang Meng moved all stone beds and stone stools in the chamber, except for the two stone coffins, to the right side of the wall, hoping to delay Li Qiushui for a bit. Just until she reached the Great Perfection of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, then even if senior sister Li Qiushui broke in, she wouldn’t have to worry. To her, Ye Tianchen was her greatest concern, and she hoped he would be alright.

Li Qiushui’s palms surged with True Power, continuously pounding the stone wall, while her mouth spewed offensive words, but she received no response from Dongfang Meng. However, she could feel the powerful Qi Force from within the chamber, confirming that little junior sister Dongfang Meng and Ye Tianchen were certainly inside. In the ice cellar, she had narrowly escaped death by the Taie Sword and the Fish Intestine Sword. After ramming through the Ancient Tomb for days and nights, she discovered this stone chamber and immediately attacked with her palms, not expecting the wall to be so solid, unable to shatter it at once.

"Little junior sister, I know you’re right now too comfortably entwined with that pretty boy, too comfortable to speak, right? You’ve just become a woman after all, your techniques and postures still unskilled. Do you want your senior sister to teach you a few tricks? I don’t mind being an onlooker. You are, after all, the Jade Maiden of our Ancient Tomb Sect; if people knew what you were like now, surely many men would drool over you... Hahaha!" Li Qiushui spoke while secretly gathering the strength of her Bone Melting Palm in her slow-moving palms.

Dongfang Meng frowned. By nature, she was a rather cold woman, and with her master’s recent demise leaving her alone in the Ancient Tomb Sect, her mood wasn’t great, making her even more silent and reticent. And since females of the Ancient Tomb Sect were all chaste, the words of senior sister Li Qiushui amounted to an insult, tarnishing her and the sect’s reputation, and aiming to distract her.

Crack!

Crack!

Before Dongfang Meng had time to react, Li Qiushui, with her Bone Melting Palm’s inner strength fully charged, struck the stone wall heavily. With a loud crash, the wall shattered, the blocking stone bed and stools were flung away, and Li Qiushui, her lips curling into a cold sneer and her eyes filled with viciousness, stepped into the stone chamber...(To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation tickets and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)