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Chapter 202 The Hidden Cave of the Mysterious Tomb Reveals Yin and Yang, the Dual Weapons Shatter, Startling the Sword Heart [Two-in-One]

Although Sword Lord gave Tang Hao several sword slots.

But he felt that those things could only be used as a slight reference at most.

Whether the other party has other intentions is another matter.

Even if Tang Hao were Sword Lord, when giving advice to a junior who had just formed his core, he would only choose some decent magic weapon-level swords.

As for those magical swords and other special magical weapons, they were undoubtedly reserved for their own disciples.

After a short while, nine figures emerged from the crack one after another.

Standing in a row in front of Tang Hao were Yao Guang and the others who had been notified and had appeared.

"Greetings, my Lord!" The nine women bowed gracefully.

Tang Hao was taken aback when he heard their way of addressing him. Why had they changed how they addressed him?

Noticing their master's expression, the nine women stood up, all with smiles on their faces.

Yao Guang explained to him, "Now that we are free from our shackles and completely under your command, after a day of exploring this Nightmare Kingdom, we found that it truly is like a real country, even its national destiny is real."

“You are the ruler of the Nightmare Kingdom, a being like an emperor. Calling you ‘Young Master’ would be somewhat inappropriate. We’ve been thinking of calling you ‘Lord’ or ‘My Lord’, or if you prefer, ‘Your Majesty’.”

"His Majesty?"

Tang Hao couldn't help but imagine the nine women of Yao Guang dressed as imperial concubines, surrounding him as His Majesty and the Emperor, clinging to him in a passionate embrace.

The sudden change in art style gave him a headache.

Previously, Yan Yumin had misunderstood that he was having an affair with the nine women, saying that he shouldn't be distracted by frivolous pursuits.

If she were to hear them calling him "Your Majesty," she'd be in deep trouble.

Upon thinking about it, Tang Hao immediately shook his head vigorously: "No, just call me Your Majesty. I'm not used to calling you 'Your Majesty' or anything like that, and I can't accept it."

"I will obey my Lord's decree!" the nine women replied solemnly, but their faces were all smiling, clearly just teasing him on purpose.

He shook his head and raised his hand in a gesture.

"This is the Sword Tomb of the Free and Unfettered Sword Sect. It contains countless swords. I need your help to find good swords with special effects or high rank."

As he spoke, he took out a jade slip, copied the information from the one held by True Monarch Sword Evolution, and then distributed them one by one.

"These should be some magic-grade swords. If you encounter them, you can take a look. However, the main purpose is to mark their locations to share directions."

The Nine Maidens of Yao Guang are not only members of his Nightmare Kingdom, but also have a sensory connection with the system.

With these tools, as long as the distance limit is not exceeded, simple information exchange can still be carried out between them.

This can be considered a way of breaking the suppression of divine consciousness in this place.

"You must be careful and do not touch those swords that look dangerous."

The nine women have already merged with the Nightmare Kingdom. Theoretically, as long as Tang Hao does not die and the secret runes of the Nightmare Butterfly do not collapse, they will be resurrected within it even if they die.

But it takes time, and the process of dying and being resurrected is not pleasant.

As Tang Hao gave his instructions, he casually picked up a longsword stuck in the rock beside him and said, "There are many broken swords in the Sword Tomb. You must carefully examine them, like this one..."

Yan Jincheng said that there are restrictions inside the Sword Tomb, and it is impossible to draw the sword without being in perfect harmony with the mind.

Since he could draw the sword in his hand so easily and didn't notice anything unusual about it, it was obviously a useless sword.

As he spoke, he activated the sword core in his dantian, and without even looking, casually swung the sword to the side.

After stepping onto the stone steps of the Sword Tomb and the sword core manifesting on its own, Tang Hao adjusted his cultivation technique, currently operating the "Free and Unfettered Sword Manual".

"boom!"

A strong gust of wind swept in, blowing his hair and robes.

"My lord, are you sure this is a useless sword?" Yin Yuan asked cautiously.

The other eight women also stared blankly at the long sword in his hand.

Tang Hao felt a little embarrassed and brought the sword up to his eyes to examine it.

The sword has no special design; it's just an ordinary-looking sword with no apparent flaws.

He activated his sword core again, this time with all his might, and slashed at a giant tree in the distance.

"boom!"

"Crack!"

A flash of sword light, and the giant tree snapped in two.

Looking at the giant tree that would take at least four or five people to encircle, and then at the unremarkable longsword in his hand, Tang Hao couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Am I just incredibly lucky, or is the Sword Tomb a treasure trove? I just casually pulled out a sword, and it turned out to be a magical artifact..." he murmured to himself.

"That is naturally due to the prosperity of the lord's fortune. After all, you are now a person blessed with the fortune of a nation."

"Indeed, as the Nightmare Kingdom grows stronger, Your Majesty's fortune will only increase."

"I think it should be both; we seem to still be at the entrance of the Sword Tomb."

"Makes sense!"

Tang Hao's casual muttering immediately sparked a discussion among the nine women.

He waved his hand helplessly: "Never mind, let's get moving and share updates anytime!"

"Yes!"

The nine women bowed in response, then transformed into nine black and gold phantoms, disappearing in all directions.

Looking at the longsword in his hand, he clicked his tongue but didn't throw it away.

They carried it along and wandered around the Sword Tomb.

Then, Tang Hao realized something was wrong.

He just randomly chose a direction to walk in, and as long as he stayed close to the edge, he could reach it.

Every pull is accurate, every pull is accurate.

It seems... there's no sword Tang Hao can't pull out.

'However, the quality of these swords is rather...questionable.'

Apart from the very first one, the rest are at most spiritual artifacts; the vast majority are still just floor tiles of magical artifact quality.

Tang Hao couldn't help but glance at the description of the [Clarity Sword Heart] effect again—increases compatibility with sword-type treasures.

'Is this supernatural power too effective, or do I inherently possess the potential for sword-man, or rather, man-sword unity?' As he pondered this, some thoughts suddenly flashed through his mind.

These are the sword techniques that I had previously comprehended.

Some of the very basic knowledge about sword essence caught his attention—how to cultivate sword essence, and how to use sword essence to match the sword in hand, thereby enhancing its power.

A look of sudden realization appeared on his face: "So, as long as you cultivate sword essence, you can use it to sense swords that are suitable for your own sword path. The more compatible the two are, the easier it is to achieve resonance."

"Looking at it this way, the situation becomes very clear. The reason I was able to gain the sword's approval so easily is twofold: first, I had already formed a sword core; second, the initial sword energy in my sword essence came from the stone sword."

"The last three are the sword techniques of [Clarity of the Sword Heart]. On top of my already high level, they have increased my compatibility with various swords even further. This is probably why I am loved by everyone and why swords resonate with me."

Having figured out the reasons, Tang Hao once again casually drew a sword.

This time, he did not wield his sword energy casually, but instead used his sword core to sense and try to resonate with the sword.

Almost the instant he uttered the words, the sword began to tremble violently. It was like an idol and his little fan, a goddess and her devoted admirer—an unexpected response.

"Tsk, thinking about it now, I realize I really am a bit of a jerk!"

After the resonance, the quality of the sword was immediately reflected in his mind—a spiritual weapon.

Realizing his despicable behavior, Tang Hao showed no sign of stopping; instead, he intensified his actions.

After inserting the sword back into its original place, he made a sword incantation with his hands and directly activated the sword core, emitting a sword sound that could not be heard by the naked ear.

"Clang!"

The invisible, intangible, and silent ripples spread out.

Wherever it passes, everything stuck in the rocks, submerged in the water, or floating in the air trembles in response.

Feedback also reached his mind.

The series of "ding ding ding..." sounds were like the phone being maliciously bombarded with text messages.

It nearly caused him to have a mental breakdown on the spot.

They quickly blocked the responses from swords below the magic weapon level, and only then did things quiet down instantly.

"Around a hundred meters, there are only these few magical treasures?" Tang Hao looked at the three swords in his hand, each with a different style and length, and shook his head in disappointment.

In particular, he looked up and gazed at a small mound a few dozen meters away.

Suspended several meters in mid-air, a dragon coils around the sword, with light shards swirling around it endlessly, making it a cool and stylish sword.

His lips twitched involuntarily: "I thought it should at least be a magic weapon, or even a spiritual treasure, but it turns out... a magic artifact, what a lunatic, a magic artifact, and he's making such a fuss about it."

He was furious and shook his head as he walked forward.

The invisible ripples spread wherever they go.

The swords scattered everywhere, like soldiers being inspected by Tang Hao, clattered and swayed as they welcomed his arrival.

I don’t know if he’s going in the wrong direction, but the further he goes, the rarer the magic weapon-level swords become.

Even later, after walking a great distance, no magical artifacts or spirit objects responded.

Tang Hao frowned and stopped, carefully sensing the resonance within a radius of 100 meters.

Suddenly, he pointed his sword into the distance, and a magnificent longsword with cyan-gold patterns flew through the air with a slight tremor, landing steadily in his palm.

He flicked his finger lightly on the sword, and the sword rang out with a clear and melodious sound, indicating that the materials used in its forging were quite excellent.

"The material is indeed of the magic weapon level, but the spirituality within the sword only barely reaches the level of a spiritual weapon." A look of realization flashed in Tang Hao's eyes.

He muttered to himself, "No wonder the Free and Unfettered Sword Sect grants all its talented disciples one free opportunity to enter the Sword Tomb and choose a sword. If there is a need later, the contribution required is not much."

"So the swords in the Sword Tomb are really dying slowly." He couldn't help but shake his head and look at the long sword in his hand. "This sword has probably been here for quite some time, and its spirituality has fallen so much."

No wonder he found so few magic-grade swords; those that were ancient had already fallen in grade and might even have become scrap metal.

"If they can find a suitable master before they completely lose their spirituality, and as the new master grows up and is constantly nurtured by the sword essence, there is still a great chance that they can regain their former glory."

Tang Hao sighed, but without hesitation, he threw the magnificent lapis lazuli-patterned longsword back.

He probably wouldn't pay much attention to the newly acquired magic weapon-level swords, let alone spend all his time holding a particular sword and constantly nurturing it with his own sword essence.

He continued his scavenging spree, occasionally adjusting his direction.

During that time, he did encounter a few swords that didn't appreciate him; they were all swords with rather peculiar attributes that didn't match his strength at all.

Tang Hao didn't insist on this.

He amassed so many magical treasure-level swords to forge a sword formation, and naturally, he needed to tame the swords involved.

Those with unique attributes that are difficult to resonate with are like troublemakers in the team; kicking them out early is the best option.

The nine women who had gone out to different places would send messages from time to time, and he would occasionally rush over to meet them.

Just as he expected, of the slots given by Sword Master, only two were barely usable; the rest were all useless and pointless.

"It seems that these two are what Sword Lord Zhenjun really wants me to get."

He examined the two swords in his hand, one long and one short; one was a low-grade magic weapon, and the other could barely be considered a mid-grade magic weapon.

"What a pity, what a pity, Old Deng, you've miscalculated. You think I'd be disgusted?" Tang Hao couldn't help but chuckle. "I may be disgusted, but I didn't say I didn't want it, and I didn't even make a choice. That'll make you furious!"

Just then, Tianji sent a message saying that a spiritual treasure-level artifact had been suspected to have been discovered.

The two were not far apart, and Tang Hao immediately transformed into a pale yellow light like amber, arriving at the other's location in an instant.

Tianji is a cute girl with a slightly chubby face, who looks petite and delicate.

Since breaking free from their shackles, the nine women no longer use flesh and blood puppets and instead appear in their original forms.

Upon seeing her master appear before her right after the call, Tianji's mouth formed an adorable smile.

"The Lord came too fast! I feel like his words haven't even faded yet."

The reason he was able to arrive so quickly was naturally due to the power of [Riding the Yellow], which is nothing more than incredibly fast.

"Let's go, take me to see it." Tang Hao didn't say anything more and urged her.

Tianji nodded quickly: "Oh, my lord, come with me, it's inside this stone cave."

As she spoke, she parted a patch of grass and vines behind her, revealing a stone cave that could only accommodate one person at a time, and crawled inside without saying a word.

Tang Hao shook his head in surprise and quickly followed.

He had originally planned to go much further, perhaps even deep underground.

As a result, after only going in a distance of three or five zhang, they saw Tianji pointing to a strangely shaped sword hanging in mid-air and saying, "This is it, my lord, please take a look and see if it is a spiritual treasure."

The sword was half black and half white. Tang Hao noticed that at the boundary between the black and white, there were faint, almost imperceptible stitching marks.

Looking at the somewhat flashy sword in front of him, he couldn't help but recall the Radiant Dragon Sword from earlier.

A thought lingered in his mind: 'Could this also be just for show?'

"How exactly did you find this place?" Tang Hao wasn't in a hurry to inspect the goods; instead, he was curious about how she had discovered it, so he couldn't help but ask.

Tianji blushed slightly and scratched his head.

He said apologetically, "When I went outside, I was buried in the ground. I tripped over the sword with only the hilt left and fell face-first into the stone cave."

Is that so?
Tang Hao couldn't help but marvel. The Sword Tomb was isolated by a restriction, and even his own sword's ripples might not be able to penetrate the rock strata of this cave.

If it weren't for Tianji, we might have missed out.

"Giving you the name Tianji was truly a good choice," Tang Hao praised with a smile.

Among the nine stars of the Big Dipper, Tianji Star is the star of wealth, which governs good fortune and prosperity.

Praised, Tianji's chubby little face was flushed with joy.

He urged him repeatedly, "My lord, you should first examine the quality of the sword. If it is truly a magical treasure, then you can praise it!"

"Well said!"

Tang Hao was amused by her words of praise that would come later.

Without further delay, he formed a sword-like gesture in his hand, causing the sword core to tremble and resonate.

The half-black, half-white sword in the air trembled and actually cracked at the boundary between black and white.

(End of this chapter)