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Chapter 198 Sword Valley Breaks the Restriction and Knocks on the Mysterious Wall; The Jade Wall Resonates with the First Sound of Elixir [Part Two]

Tang Hao originally thought that no matter how much he urged, it would take at least two or three days.

After all, it's common knowledge that the Free and Unfettered Sword Sect has few members.

It's currently the time for the Immortal Sect Disciples Exchange Meeting, and their people are probably extremely busy.

The three resources—the Sword Stele, the Sword Tomb, and the Sword Tempering Pool—do not require anyone to look after them.

But he's an outsider. Even if the other party trusts him completely, they'll still arrange for a few people to keep an eye on him, right?

Seeing his expression, Yan Yumin's smile deepened.

"It's quite a coincidence that this matter is related to the [Wind Spirit Longevity Pill] you refined in the alchemy competition."

"What do you mean? Could it be that some important figure needs to extend their lifespan?" Tang Hao raised an eyebrow.

Seeing her nod slightly, Tang Hao couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Even if you consume one or two batches of this pill completely, it's not certain that it will increase your lifespan by many years. Does the other party know this?"

"know."

Yan Yumin affirmed: "It was the elder in charge of the competition who informed them of the situation. When the other party asked someone to inquire and make a deal, they learned about your request from their sect leader."

Judging from this, the person who needs to prolong their life doesn't seem to be of particularly high status.

But if one's status is not high, how could resources be arranged for him so quickly?

Something's strange!
Noticing the confusion in his expression, Yan Yumin smiled and explained to him: "That person is Yan Jincheng, the youngest son of Sword Lord Yan, while the one who really needs the longevity pill is his Daoist partner."

"The son of a true lord?" Tang Hao was taken aback, his eyes widening slightly. "Do they still care about these ten or twenty years?"

Although the precious medicines that can prolong life are rare and valuable, for someone like Zhenjun, there must be quite a few that can extend one's life by several decades or even a hundred years.
Shaking her head, Yan Yumin told him the story she had heard from the Xiaoyao Sect Leader.

"When Yan Jincheng and his companion first entered the Core Formation stage, they traveled together. In a dangerous secret realm, they encountered a life-or-death crisis. To save Yan Jincheng's life, his companion nearly exhausted his lifespan."

"Over the years, they have tried every longevity-extending treasure they could find in order to prolong their lives. They only have two more years to live. The [Wind Spirit Longevity Pill] that you just refined is their lifeline."

"A lifeline? Could it be that the other party is just short of time?" Tang Hao asked, puzzled, upon hearing this strange statement.

"Ah."

Yan Yumin took a sip of tea and continued, "True Monarch Jianyan has long asserted that the only way to overcome the lifespan crisis is to break through the core and form a nascent soul."

"This woman not only shortened her lifespan but also damaged her foundation. It took her nearly four hundred years of hardship to forcibly raise her cultivation to the late stage of Core Formation. With another ten or twenty years, she might truly be able to break free from her cocoon and transform into a butterfly."

"I see." Tang Hao finally looked enlightened.

Immediately, he couldn't help but marvel: 'To be able to form a Daoist partnership with the son of a True Lord, one must undoubtedly be a prodigy. If it weren't for this calamity, he would probably have already achieved Nascent Soul two hundred years ago.'

"Arranging these three resources for you as early as possible is just a gesture of goodwill from the other party and is not included in the terms of the deal," she reminded. "We'll discuss the details when we meet tomorrow."

Tang Hao understood: 'It seems Yan Jincheng is the one accompanying and looking after them.'

From what we can see so far, the other party seems to be quite sincere.

Given his status as the son of a true lord, his actions in this manner are already quite admirable.

Of course, it's also possible that they found out their identity through certain channels.

'Aside from a little bit of spiritual energy, magical power, and time cost, it's practically a risk-free business. If the price is right, selling him two batches wouldn't be a problem.' Tang Hao thought to himself and agreed.

The blood that Shenma Jiliang had drained was stored in the storage bag of the Wind Master.

Since the Wind Master was captured by Tang Hao, his storage devices were also confiscated, which were his spoils of war, so naturally no one questioned it.

After finishing the business, Yan Yumin hesitated for a moment.

With a slightly flushed face, he coughed lightly and said, "Those nine ghostly women are just ghosts after all. If there's a chance, send them to reincarnation as soon as possible. You mustn't, cough, go astray by indulging in frivolous pursuits."

After saying that, she hurriedly got up and walked out quickly.

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao was stunned, when he seemed to hear a faint laugh.

'I know Yao Guang and the others are ghosts and spirits, but what does that have to do with being distracted by trivial pursuits?' He was somewhat speechless.

Playthings... This is not something Yan Yumin would think of.

When she arrived, she sensed the power of ghosts and dreams, but she didn't say anything.

'Wait... Sister Jue?' He realized.

Bai Jue had been traveling with them the whole time, but had never shown himself in the shadows. Tang Hao was naturally aware of this.

But for some unknown reason, she neither spoke nor showed up.

Aside from the day he intimidated Shi Yuechan, the Palace Master of Fengming Palace, that soft laugh just now was the only sound Bai Jue had made in the past few days.

Tang Hao: "Sister Jue must have said something ambiguous behind my back, otherwise Sister Mian would never have reacted that way."

He deliberately spoke, but received no response, and shook his head in frustration.

Early the next morning.

As soon as Tang Hao came out of the bedroom, he saw Yan Yumin standing there with her back to him in a white dress.

Good morning, Sister Mian.

He walked over and greeted her. Yan Yumin nodded to him and immediately released the flying boat: "Come on."

Riding the flying boat, the two flew towards the core area of ​​the [Free and Unfettered Sword Sect].

Just as Tang Hao was about to explain what happened the previous night, Bai Jue's voice suddenly rang out on the ship.

"I'll meet with Yan Jincheng later regarding the pill transaction. He shouldn't have any unreasonable demands. If my brother can agree, he should try his best to agree." She didn't show herself, but simply gave instructions.

After a slight pause, Bai Jue continued, "Sword Lord Yan is a man who... remembers both kindness and grudges, and is very protective of his own. If you have any connection with him, do not make enemies by showing him kindness."

Hearing her voice suddenly, Tang Hao was still somewhat surprised and delighted.

Upon noticing the content of the words, he nodded solemnly.

He hesitated slightly before saying, "Then, about my affair with Yan Yunsheng..."

"He's biased, only protecting his children and disciples. Yan Yunsheng has absolutely nothing to do with him," Bai Jue said dismissively.

Then came a soft laugh: "Of course, there's no need to worry too much about him. Even if something really happens, with me here, at least it shouldn't be a problem to take my brother back to find your master."

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao couldn't help but chuckle.

Bai Jue and Yan Yumin have always been good friends. The day he deliberately revealed his identity as the True Lord's disciple in front of Mei Yunqing, he never intended to continue hiding it from them.

Therefore, I wasn't surprised at all when I heard her words.

The area of ​​the Free and Unfettered Sword Sect is rather small compared to the speed of the Spirit Treasure Flying Boat.

In the short time it took to say just a few words, Yan Yumin had already disembarked the flying boat and stopped at the foot of a majestic peak.

There was already a man and a woman waiting there.

Upon seeing the two arrive, the male cultivator took the initiative to greet them, saying, "Yan Jincheng greets Elder Yan and Fellow Daoist Tang. This is my Daoist partner, Weng Yuning."

"Yu Ning greets you both." Weng Yu Ning also gave a slight bow.

After Tang Hao and Yan Yumin returned the greetings politely, they discreetly observed the couple. The man had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, exuding a piercing aura; he was clearly a master swordsman.

The woman had a gentle and quiet demeanor; if one did not know beforehand, one would never guess that she was also a sword cultivator.

Having prepared himself, Tang Hao was waiting for Yan Jincheng to bring up the matter of the deal.

However, the other party did not say a word. After exchanging greetings, they took out a token.

With a slight sway towards the mountain wall, a portal appeared beneath the majestic peak.

Yan Jincheng smiled and extended his hand to invite them, saying, "Please come with us, the sword monument, sword mound, and sword tempering pool that Fellow Daoist Tang wants to visit are all located at the foot of Hidden Sword Peak."

After saying that, he took Weng Yuning's hand and led the way into the doorway.

Tang Hao and Yan Yumin exchanged a glance and followed them inside without hesitation.

It wasn't that I trusted those two that much, but mainly because Bai Jue was also there with me.

Aside from the arrival of the True Lord himself, they really couldn't imagine who could have plotted against them.

The moment Tang Hao stepped through the gate, he felt as if he had passed through a thick curtain of water.

I can clearly feel the changes in the density of spiritual energy inside and outside, and at the same time, I feel a sharp coolness on my skin.

It was somewhat similar to the Hematite Peak Mine, but much milder, and there were no signs of it eroding one's vital energy.

He looked around and found himself in a valley, a completely different environment from the cave he had originally imagined.

Looking back, the portal behind them had vanished without a trace, but they could still see the flat ground where they had landed their flying boat.

"Spiritual veins manifesting as shadows?"

Thinking of Tan Family Fortress, I recall the layout of the place where the Tan family patriarch secluded himself.

He shook his head uncertainly again: "It doesn't seem like it. What kind of magic array is this? I didn't expect your sect to have such magic array techniques."

Yan Yumin also looked on with curiosity, but did not ask any questions.

Seeing this, Yan Jincheng smiled slightly.

It seems that people are not surprised by their curiosity.

"Although this place belongs to my Xiaoyao Sword Sect, it was not set up by my sect."

He led his Taoist companion and the two of them deeper into the valley, introducing them to the world as he went.

Without any hesitation, he said, "This is the birthplace of our sect. Our founder accidentally entered this place and obtained the inheritance of the ancient sword sect. So he founded the sect here and laid the foundation for the [Free and Unfettered Sword Sect]."

“As for this formation, my father said that there are indeed spiritual veins manifesting within it, but there is another layer of arrangement.” He pointed to the place where they had entered: “Hidden Sword Peak also truly exists, and it overlaps with this Sword Edge Valley.”

Spatial overlap?

A hint of amazement flashed in Tang Hao's eyes. He had never studied magic arrays and did not know if this was a divine technique.

But at least, this was the first time he had ever seen such a formation.

As they were marveling at this, they had already arrived at the center of the valley.

He immediately saw a stone tablet that looked like a giant sword, almost entirely embedded in the ground, with only the hilt and a small section of the blade protruding.

Thus, the entire stone tablet was nearly five zhang tall.

This shows just how enormous the stone sword would be if the entire stone tablet were pulled out.

"Is this really a sword?" Tang Hao couldn't help but murmur to himself.

Yan Jincheng's eyes were also filled with amazement. No matter how many times he had seen it, he could not help but be shocked by the sword monument every time he saw it.

He spoke softly, “The sword monument is as if it grew on the ground, as if it were one with the earth. Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch could not shake it in the slightest. Even the rocks on its surface could not be broken in the slightest. Therefore, no one knows whether it is a sword or not.”

"Is that so?" Tang Hao's eyes flickered.

He took a deep breath and asked, "Then how does one comprehend the sword monument? By infusing it with divine sense and magical power?"

This is the way many steles convey their meaning, and he thought the sword stele should be similar.

Unexpectedly, Yan Jincheng shook his head.

"The Sword Stele requires one's own sword to resonate with it in order to gain insights from it." He glanced at Tang Hao and said, "If one's own swordsmanship cannot be recognized by the Sword Stele, then one will gain nothing."

Upon hearing this explanation, Tang Hao's expression turned strange.

To say it's been recognized is like saying there's a spirit within this sword monument.

Noticing his expression, Yan Jincheng smiled and said, "Many people speculate that there is a spirit of the artifact or a spirit of the array among them, but since the founding of our sect, no one has ever had a real interaction with it."

'Perhaps, this thing is designed to be passed down only and can't be used for anything else.' Tang Hao thought of the ancestral statue, a treasure passed down in his own Qinghua Sect.

Yan Jincheng didn't say anything more, but still shook the token.

On the exposed section of the sword on the sword monument, a crystal jade disc embedded in the stone wall suddenly appeared.

"You can use your mind to perform your own swordsmanship, and at the same time, transfer sword light and sword energy into the jade wall. Fellow Daoist Tang, please!" Yan Jincheng gestured.

Seeing Tang Hao nod and walk towards the sword monument, he thought of something and reminded him, "Fellow Daoist has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment. If you really can't suppress your cultivation during your comprehension, you can also take the opportunity to break through here."

Tang Hao paused involuntarily, turning back to look at the other person with some surprise.

On the way here, he had already released the [Mysterious Turtle Concealing Breath Technique] from concealing his cultivation level.

His original plan was to claim that he had gained some enlightenment after this trip and then use the land of the Free and Unfettered Sword Sect to form his core.

Therefore, what surprised him was not that the other party could see through his cultivation level, but that Yan Jincheng did not mind at all that he was breaking through in Sword Edge Valley.

It should be noted that from the moment one forms the Golden Core, a tribulation of lightning will descend upon them.

'Is this to show more sincerity for the pill transaction? Do they want me to put in more effort and refine high-grade or even top-grade pills?' This thought flashed through Tang Hao's mind.

Given his status as the son of a True Lord, it wouldn't be difficult for him to find out that he possessed the certification of a first-tier gold-level alchemist.

When Yan Jincheng saw him looking at him, he smiled and nodded with goodwill.

"The formation of Sword Edge Valley itself is designed to deal with lightning tribulations. Some of my disciples even apply here specifically to break through to the next level. Fellow Daoist, you don't need to worry about anything."

Tang Hao looked at Yan Yumin with a sudden thought.

At the same time, two voices rang in his ears almost simultaneously.

"Go ahead and break through when the time is right. With Bai Jue and me here, no one can disturb your Core Formation." This was Yan Yumin.

Bai Jue's reply was unusually brief and concise: "With me here, little brother can rest assured!"

Feeling the deep affection between the two women, Tang Hao's heart warmed, and he nodded emphatically.

He turned to Yan Jincheng and said, "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony!"

"Fellow Daoist, please go ahead, um?" Yan Jincheng had just agreed when his expression turned to astonishment.

Judging from Tang Hao's tone, it's as if he knows that Tang Hao is bound to break through.

(End of this chapter)