The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 171 Dugu Sword Tomb
The next morning, Wu Chengyu got up as usual, first swallowed five soaked snake gallbladders, drank a bowl of medicinal wine, and quietly felt a pure power enter his body and then be quickly absorbed by various parts of his body.

A warm current circulated through his meridians, and Wu Chengyu even felt that every nerve ending was being nourished. He could clearly feel his body gradually improving.

Once he has finished eating all the soaked snake gallbladders and his injuries have mostly healed, it will be time for him to take action against the Snake King. Therefore, from today onwards, he no longer needs to painstakingly go outside Snake Valley to catch snakes, as there are now more and more giant snakes there, making the situation extremely dangerous.

However, judging by the dates, today seems to be the day the Bald Eagle and the Snake King and Queen start their battle again.

Wu Chengyu had figured out the Bald Eagle's daily routine. Although it would occasionally go to Snake Valley to eat, every 10 days, the Snake King would come out of the valley to fight the Bald Eagle. The Snake King was always at a disadvantage, and then the four Snake Queens would come forward to attack.

In the end, each snake queen was injured and the snake king was defeated. The bald eagle was unable to kill the snake king in one fell swoop, and dared not follow it into the snake valley.

So the fighting continued, and the Bald Eagle seemed to be enjoying this life, since it had the upper hand. However, the two sides were deadlocked, and neither could do anything to the other.

Wu Chengyu quietly arrived at the outer edge of Snake Valley and found that the Bald Eagle and the Snake King had started to confront each other again. Based on past experience, the two sides would confront each other for half a day, then have a big battle. After the battle, the Snake King would retreat, and the Bald Eagle would swagger around for half a day, then eat a few snake galls. After that, it might not necessarily return to the valley immediately.

Wu Chengyu immediately turned and left. Having been here for so long, how could he not be curious about Dugu Qiubai's valley? He wanted to at least pay his respects to the sword tomb and see if he could find the Dugu Nine Swords. Even though Wu Chengyu did not practice swordsmanship, he never complained that he knew too few martial arts.

The valley was small, and upon entering, one could see a large cave, dark and without light. At the entrance, there were feathers that had fallen from the bald eagle. Wu Chengyu stepped inside and found that the cave was actually quite shallow, less than three zhang deep.

The cave contained only a stone table and benches, nothing else. At one corner of the cave was a pile of jumbled stones, which was the burial place of the Sword Demon.

Dugu Qiubai must have passed away here, and the bald eagle used its beak to carry stones, accumulating them one by one.

Wu Chengyu turned to look at the stone wall inside the cave. The cave was pitch black, but fortunately he had night vision.

The stone wall is covered with dust and moss, and three lines of characters can be vaguely seen. The characters are very fine, but they are carved very deep into the stone, indicating that they were carved with an extremely sharp weapon.

"Having roamed the martial world for over thirty years, I have killed all my enemies and defeated all heroes. There is no one left in the world who can stand against me. Helpless, I can only live in seclusion in a deep valley and take eagles as my friends. Alas, I have sought an opponent in my life but could not find one. This is truly a lonely and unbearable situation."

The signature below reads: "Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai".

This isn't a fantasy martial arts novel, so you can't discern any sword intent in these characters. It's absurd that many transmigrators could comprehend sword techniques by looking at these characters. The characters aren't particularly beautiful either; at most, they're written in a somewhat flamboyant style, like those of a swordsman who drew his sword in a fit of rage.

The Sword Demon, who sought defeat, had sought an opponent throughout his life but could not find one. In just a few dozen words, he vividly portrayed an unparalleled swordsman.

When evaluating the masters in Jin Yong's martial arts world, aside from Yue Nu A Qing, who is considered by most to be ranked first, Dugu Qiubai is generally placed at the forefront of the second tier.

However, after Wu Chengyu transmigrated, he inquired and found that no one knew the name Dugu Qiubai, nor had they ever heard of an undefeated swordsman.

Calculate the timeline, using the example of the bald eagle as evidence.

Large eagles can live for more than 60 years under ideal conditions. Even if this bald eagle is a different species and has eaten a lot of snake gallbladders, its lifespan is unlikely to exceed 100 years. If we relax the limit further, 120 years is the limit, which is more than double.

The Legend of the Condor Heroes is not a world of cultivation, so logically, the Bald Condor should not be able to break through the limits of natural physiology.

In addition, after meeting Yang Guo, Bald Eagle accompanied him on his wanderings in the martial world for sixteen years, and there was no news of when he died.

Therefore, Dugu Qiubai was at most a hundred years ago, while Wu Chengyu was probably born after Tianlong.

Many people doubt whether someone with no actual combat record, no appearances, and no legendary stories can truly be considered a top-tier master. However, Wu Chengyu is now seven-tenths convinced. Just look at the bald eagle's combat power; the immense force it exerts when flapping its wings at full power is already at the level of a top-tier master. If a pet can be so formidable, then Dugu Qiubai's reputation for invincibility is certainly not undeserved.

Wu Chengyu opened the three-dimensional map in his mind and observed the entire cave. He did not have X-ray vision, so he could not see if there were any secret manuals in the stone tomb. From the surface of the cave, there was no trace of anything buried.

The origin of the Dugu Nine Swords is debated. Some say it was created by Yang Guo in his later years, while others say it was buried in this stone cave. Many time travelers would dig up the stone tomb to check it out.

Wu Chengyu didn't practice swordsmanship and wasn't particularly eager for the Dugu Nine Swords. Linghu Chong, along with several other masters, couldn't defeat Dongfang Bubai.

Since he has already killed the founder of the Sunflower Manual, Guihua, it is doubtful whether the Dugu Nine Swords would still be as powerful in this era.

It's not time for Wu Chengyu to turn against the Bald Eagle yet. Animals have the most acute senses. As long as he disturbs the stone grave, even if he restores it afterward, it will easily alert the Bald Eagle.

He lives not far from the bald eagle. If that big guy discovers that the stone tomb has been disturbed, he might just come and kill it on the spot.

Having found nothing in the cave, Wu Chengyu turned and left, heading deeper into the valley.

It turned out that the valley, though seemingly small, was actually quite deep. After walking several hundred meters, Wu Chengyu finally arrived at a cliff.

The cliff face rose like a giant screen, reaching into the sky. About twenty feet above the ground in the middle of the cliff, a large rock, three or four feet square, protruded from the mountainside, resembling a platform. Faintly carved characters were visible on the rock. Looking up, one could make out the two large characters "Sword Tomb".

Upon entering the cliff, Wu Chengyu saw that every few feet along the rock face, a clump of moss grew, dozens of clumps arranged in a straight line.

Reaching down to the bottom of a clump of moss, I pulled out a handful of black mud. Sure enough, it was a small hole that had been carved out by hand. This row of moss was actually a ladder.

This is the place where Dugu Qiubai carved the sword, and Yang Guo later climbed up to the Sword Tomb using this very spot.

Wu Chengyu climbed up the rock through the row of small holes and finally saw the legendary Dugu Sword Tomb.

Two lines of small characters are engraved next to the sword mound.

"Since the Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai was invincible in the world, he buried his sword here."

Alas! The heroes are helpless, their swords useless; how tragic!

To be honest, the fact that a swordsman who never appeared on screen later became so famous is not only because Yang Guo helped him gain fame, but also because this senior's prestige was absolutely off the charts.

His swordsmanship is absolutely superb, but he is also definitely a narcissistic personality.

Wu Chengyu turned to look at the sword mound. He removed the stones on the mound, revealing three long swords standing side by side. Between the first and second swords, there was another long stone slab. The three swords and the stone slab were placed side by side on a large blue stone.

Wu Chengyu's eyes were fixed on the legendary Xuan Tie Heavy Sword.

　I was planning to get up around 4 a.m., but I was too tired yesterday, so I slept until 6 a.m. I got up and wrote a new chapter. I plan to update four chapters today. I'm going out to run some errands later, and if everything goes smoothly, I'll update another chapter before noon.

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