Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Yang Ruo leaned closer to watch Ning Fusang put down her pen.

He had never seen Ning Fusang paint, so he didn't know how skilled she was.

A few simple lines were drawn, winding and twisting, making Yang Ruo's eyes a little blurry.

This is a map composed entirely of dots and lines, and it's a bit different from the original. A lot of things have been omitted, but Ning Fusang can understand it anyway.

She put down her pen, dried the ink on the bamboo paper, folded the map, and turned to look at Yang Ruo: "Senior Brother just mentioned the mark left by Senior Brother Chi. What was it like?"

Yang Ruo took a blank piece of paper and drew a mountain-shaped symbol.

"Does the direction the mountain peaks point to indicate the direction?" Ning Fusang asked.

“No.” Yang Ruo turned the paper around. “The path is in the opposite direction.”

Ning Fusang nodded, indicating that she understood. Then Yang Ruo drew a strange symbol on the paper, which looked like an oval leaf or a fish symbol.

"This symbol represents Lingzhou's secret agents in the demon realm."

It's Lingzhou, not Nanxing Sword Sect.

Ning Fusang noticed the difference and asked, "Doesn't our Southern Star Sword Sect have any hidden agents?" Logically speaking, that shouldn't be the case.

Yang Ruo drew a crescent moon symbol, which was extremely difficult to recognize because it was so common. But upon closer inspection, one would find that the curve of this "crescent moon" was not perfectly round and smooth, and there was a small dot representing a star in the concave part.

Ning Fusang was on her way to Qingxiao Palace when she happened to run into Yang Ruo, who was coming to the Demon Realm. As a result, she didn't have time to make any preparations, and she didn't know as much information as Yang Ruo did.

"That's about it, Junior Sister Ning. Is there anything else you don't understand?"

“That’s all,” she replied succinctly.

Through Yang Ruo's narration, Ning Fusang had memorized all the important information.

Finding someone was one thing, but Ning Fusang had come to the demon realm for more than just this one thing. She wanted to get rid of Yang Ruo and act on her own, so she suggested, "Let's split up and look for Senior Brother Chi's whereabouts."

"If you don't hear from me in a short time, don't worry or rush to find me."

Yang Ruo hadn't yet grasped the meaning behind her words when Ning Fusang continued, "I am now at the ninth level of cultivation. If even I am in danger, it won't be of any use for my senior brother to come looking for me."

Yang Ruo, who was at the eighth level of cultivation, finally realized what was happening.

Junior Sister Ning thinks he's holding her back.

He whispered, "I understand. If I don't hear from Junior Sister Ning, I will hold back for now and notify the sect."

Ning Fusang thought for a moment and said, "I will send a message back on the day of the full moon every month."

"Oh ok."

"Then, Junior Sister Ning, I won't disturb your rest any longer."

*
The next day.

Ning Fusang left the inn early in the morning, changed into a dress in a secluded place, and put on the Ethereal Demon.

According to Yu Dai Die Jun's autobiography, she left behind a treasure trove where most of her life's wealth was buried.

Although not as vast as the royal treasures of the Merfolk, the treasures of a demon lord are still quite impressive.

In addition, Ning Fusang also wanted to find a treasure land for Qianyuan so that it could refine the wisp of dragon energy in the Moonlight Pot and restore its cultivation to the Knowing Realm level as soon as possible.

In the mortal realm, it would be difficult for her to find a suitable place for Qian Yuan to cultivate. In case the demonic energy was too strong, it might attract some powerful human beings.

The demon realm, however, does not have so many concerns.

[Let's find the Jade Belt Butterfly Lord's treasure location first. My matter isn't urgent.]

Qian Yuan's voice echoed in Ning Fusang's mind. She had searched several places, but none of them were suitable for Qian Yuan's cultivation. She had originally planned to go to the treasure trove of the Jade Belt Butterfly Lord first before making any further plans.

Jade Belt Butterfly Lord hid the things very well; that place might be suitable for cultivating in the abyss.
Two days and two nights later.

Beside the gently flowing stream, a girl in blue spread out two maps and compared them one by one.

"It should be around here." Ning Fusang looked around and released her divine sense to investigate the surroundings. The subtle sounds of withered leaves unfurling and the chirping of baby birds hatching were all clearly audible to her.

She put away the two maps, her figure rising from the ground and disappearing into the forest.

Ning Fusang sensed a faint yet mysterious energy flowing around her. She looked around at the trees, the irregularly shaped stones, and the grass growing in the crevices.

Following the footwork described in Jade Belt Butterfly's autobiography, she took three steps forward and two steps back, turning and twirling as if stepping on a celestial pole. The scene before her changed without her realizing it.

A lake as clear as a mirror suddenly came into view.

The lake rippled in the wind, yet it was eerily silent, as if no living creatures existed within it.

"This place is quite suitable for you, Qian Yuan, to refine the dragon energy. I will plant some array flags around the lake to conceal the energy."

Qianyuan flew out from Ning Fusang's wrist, plunged into the lake, and its body, which was the size of a bracelet, became enormous, filling most of the lake.

Its tail, draped over the lake shore, still had a hole through which light could pass through where the chain had pierced it; it had not yet fully healed.

"This place is very nice."

At first glance, the lake appears to be dyed black, but as Qian Yuan moves his body slightly, the black waters return to clear water.

The black water was merely an illusion created by the dragon's scales.

The silkworm spirit exclaimed, its voice filled with shock: "Qianyuan, there's a huge hole in your tail!"

"I know."

It gave the silkworm spirit a perfunctory reply.

This pain has long since faded away, and Qian Yuan is reluctant to mention that past event.

The silkworm spirit guessed from its attitude that this must have been caused by the enemy it mentioned.

The pain of having flesh cut out is truly relentless, even unbearable.

The silkworm spirit thought to itself.

But it was wrong. The reason why Qian Yuan and that human swordsman at the thirteenth realm were locked in a life-or-death struggle was not because of this.

The swordsman intended to confine it to the icy pool forever, and if it ever broke free of its cage, its death would be imminent.

Qian Yuan wanted to ascend to the heavens, so the sword cultivator was doomed to die.

Ning Fusang left the Moonlight Pot with Qian Yuan, set up a magic array to isolate the energy flow, and then walked to the cliff face.

She measured the distance from the weeping willows by the lake to the previous position, starting with her thumb and measuring the distance with her index and middle fingers together.

After about a hundred repetitions, Ning Fusang stopped in front of the cliff, formed a complex hand seal, and flew into the cliff.

The cliff face, which was originally unremarkable and had nothing special about it, suddenly developed a groove, which was exactly the shape of the Iris Butterfly Ring.

After Ning Fusang inserted the iris butterfly ring, a dark door appeared before her. She took off the ring, put it on her hand, and walked inside.

"Fusang, it's so dark in here, I can't see anything."

The voice of the silkworm spirit echoed in the empty passageway.

"Will there be any hidden traps in the Jade Belt Butterfly Lord's treasure trove? She was an eleventh-realm demon in her lifetime. If she left any traps, Fusang, you should be careful."

Tick.

Water droplets hit the ground, and the sound was amplified countless times in the silent chamber. The silkworm spirit had never felt its hearing was so sensitive.

However, the silkworm spirit's worries were unnecessary. The Jade Belt Butterfly Lord had hidden the treasure location extremely deep, making it very difficult to find. There was no need to add any more traps.

Moreover, to unlock the treasure trove, the most important item, the Iris Butterfly Ring, is also needed.

(End of this chapter)