Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 665 An ancient sword should naturally be scabbarded today.

Zhenhai Island.

The emerald ice crystals floating on the sea reflected the twilight, casting a long shadow of Li Yu, the master craftsman of the Ministry of Works.

He tapped the newly reconnected bronze pillar base with his finger, and the golden liquid flowing from the crack was actually the "Shoushan Copper" specially supplied to the East Sea by the Refining Hall a month ago.

"Click——"

The bronze pillar at the northeast corner of Zhenhai Island trembled slightly, and the mottled patina peeled off on its own, revealing the densely packed small seal script characters "Supervised by the Ministry of Works" on its inner side.

This mark is very new.

"boom!"

The golden light emanating from the eighteen bronze pillars pierced through the clouds, and the crates of Xuan Turtle shells resonated and hummed within the ship's hold.

Zhao Dahu hurriedly pressed down on the newly acquired "Zhenhai Ge" at his waist and discovered that the water-repelling bead inlaid in the handle was gushing out clear spring water.

It was exactly the same as the poisonous miasma and ice crystals that had evaporated from the top of the bronze pillar two hours earlier.

Nie Duanqiu's sword sheath suddenly became hot, and the Overturning Sea Pearl embedded when he killed the Xuan Turtle last night, along with the star array pattern on the pillar, lit up with a blue light at the same time.

"Reporting to the Marquis, the three thousand six hundred sets of Xuanjiao Reverse Scale Armor have been distributed to the various departments." Luo Hongxiu came riding on the waves, holding a jade book. "As you instructed, the fragments of ancient terracotta warriors that were sent ten days ago have been mixed into the armor layers."

Zhang Yuan nodded and looked in the direction of Zhenhai Island.

"Take the Shadow Guards to Seven Star Reef and see how the preparations are going."

Behind Zhang Yuan, Yin Jiuyou bowed slightly and disappeared in a flash.

A long, resonant sound, like the chimes of bells, echoed from the seabed, and the restored bronze pillars shifted on their own.

The thunder pattern on the anchor chains of the twelve sea-crossing boats perfectly matches the ancient seal script "Yu Zhen Jiu Chuan" at the base of the pillar.

This seamless collaboration seems to truly be linked by a lineage.

Yu Wanjun stood on the Zhenhai Ship, watching as the demonic patterns on the armor of the three thousand new recruits automatically pieced together into a chain pattern.

The defensive runes that were carved in advance were precisely for this moment to resonate with the bronze pillars to form a formation.

The sea breeze, carrying a salty tang, swept across Zhenhai Island, and the phantom images of the 100,000 ancient Heavenly Court battle spirits gradually faded in the rosy glow.

No one noticed the dragon-tendon halberds in the hands of those ghost soldiers; the patterns on the blades were identical to the talismans on the newly replaced sword sheaths of the Nine Yang disciples.

Nie Duanqiu sat cross-legged on the reef, enveloped in starlight, with a long sword he had recently obtained from the ruins in his palm.

The sword was drawn from its sheath, its surface covered with fine cloud patterns.

This knife is an ancient knife, but how could a cowhide scabbard from 100,000 years ago remain intact underground? Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?
"An ancient sword should naturally be scabbarded today..."

Nie Duanqiu's lips twitched slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.

Where the sea meets the sky, the Demon-Locking Tower on Mo Xuan's shoulder swallowed the last wisp of battle soul.

The newly emerged black tortoise relief on the tower clearly bears the personal emblem of the master craftsman Li Yu.

"Boom——"

As the last box labeled "Gold-Eating Sea Ant Specimen" sank to the bottom of the sea, Zhang Yuan turned and walked towards the cabin.

In the shadow of the bronze pillar, two demonic energy beads quietly exploded, condensing into a tortoise shell-like route map at the feet of the Nine Yang Sword Sect disciples.

That was a script prepared for the "accidental discovery" of the Xuanqiong Demon Lord's resurrection three days later.

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On Zhenhai Island.

The twelve hundred-foot-tall bronze pillars suddenly burst forth with blazing golden light, and the runes flowing between each crack were like a resurrected imprisoned dragon breaking free of its shackles.

The head of the Spirit Array Division, Xuanxu, had his hair standing on end. In his palm, the octagonal star-fixing disc burst into seventy-four seal stones amidst the starlight, which were precisely embedded into the array eyes between the copper pillars.

"Heaven and earth are reversed, the stars return to their places—!"

Amidst Zhen Xuan's furious roar, three hundred and sixty waterspouts suddenly rose from the sea. The lightning patterns entwined on the surface of the bronze pillar seemed to come alive, tearing the turbid waves into countless stardust fragments, which merged with the radiant light of the Big Dipper hanging from the sky to form a chain that imprisons the heavens.

The seven spirit array wielders' robes fluttered like the wings of a blue phoenix, and with each hand gesture they made, the phantom of an ancient star lord materialized behind them.

"Om-"

The sea suddenly sank three zhang (approximately 10 meters) in a stretch, and the floating coral fragments condensed into twelve totems representing Yu the Great's flood control efforts under the illumination of the runes.

The dragon's roar that erupted from Pei Lie's "Crimson Sky" sword was instantly swallowed up by the sound of chains clashing. He staggered half a step, staring at the ancient seal script character "镇" (zhen, meaning "suppress") that appeared on the surface of the scabbard.

The Nine Yang Sword Sect's protective sword energy, passed down for seven hundred years, actually sealed itself under the power of Zhenhai!

The red copper chains at the base of the bronze pillar, like a dragon awakening and turning over, and the 100,000-jin fine iron rings, soaked in demon blood for 40,000 years, now burst forth with azure flames that burn the night sky to bluish-white.

Forty-nine fragments of demon cores suddenly pieced together in mid-air to form a celestial map. Zhen Xuan's snow-white eyebrows were cut in half by a strong wind, but he burst into wild laughter: "Ten thousand demons sacrifice to the heavens, King Yu seals the sea!"

Before the group of black-armored turtles crawling out from the seabed fissures could even utter a mournful cry, they were crushed into bronze-colored inscriptions by the swirling celestial river's illusory shadow.

It is the "Nine Abyss Demon Suppression Record" used by Zhenhaiwei to record its war achievements.

Pei Lie watched as his shadow twisted into a halberd-wielding celestial general in the golden light, and his century-old sword heart trembled violently.

He finally understood the warning in the secret scroll of the Nine Yang Sword Pavilion: Where King Yu left his stele, ten thousand battle souls rest.

At this moment, what surged between the bronze pillars was clearly the iron-blooded aura of war accumulated over 120,000 years!
Several Spirit Array Masters from the Spirit Array Division were surrounded by azure spiritual energy as they unleashed a series of hand seals.

"boom--"

Between the twelve bronze pillars, the ten-mile-long world instantly vanished into nothingness, as if it did not exist in this world at all.

"The power to suppress the sea..."

Pei Lie gripped the trembling longsword in his hand, looked up at the sky, and whispered softly.

Behind him, a disciple gripped his sword tightly with both hands, a look of confusion on his face.

"Is this the way the Great Qin Dynasty operates...?"

Great Qin.

The ancient remnant formation was indeed magnificent, but without the powerful experts of the Great Qin Heavenly Guard to repair and activate it, this formation would be nothing more than twelve rotten bronze pillars.

The Nine Yang Sword Sect was once a prominent martial arts sect in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and it also served the Eastern Wei court and fought against the Qin Dynasty.

Only then did everyone realize that the Qin Dynasty's true strength was beyond the comprehension of the Nine Yang Sword Sect.

Before the bronze pillar, soldiers in black armor stood tall and proud.

Slay the demon.

Suppressing demons.

These low-ranking martial artists from powerful families in the martial arts world have unknowingly completed their identity transformation.

They were the elite Qin soldiers, the personal guards of the Marquis of Qingyang, and armored warriors.

"boom--"

The Great Sea-Suppressing Array was activated, and countless streams of light burst through the sky.

At the moment the sea and sky split apart, 36,000 bronze pillars pierced through the chaos.

The pillar, cast from meteorite iron, crushed the reefs, while the "Thunder and Fire Demon-Slaying Pattern" engraved in Shoushan red copper climbed up from the seabed, instantly igniting seventy percent of the Boundless Sea.

The dark clouds, pierced by the bronze flames, exploded into golden-red fluff, each cluster carrying sparks that flew when the first Yu the Great slew the dragon.

"boom--"

The keels of the ten Zhenhai ships simultaneously emitted dragon roars.

At the base of a silent bronze pillar three hundred miles away, Xuan Turtle Island, which had remained unmoved for millions of years, suddenly disintegrated.

Those "islands" that were mistaken for coral reefs are actually alive!
The Seven-Headed Free and Unfettered Realm Xuanjia Turtle King revealed its true form amidst the pillar of light. The demonic energy flowing from the gaps in its shell collided with the toxic fire gushing from the seabed, creating a purplish-black mushroom cloud!
(End of this chapter)