Borrowing a sword

Chapter 228 The Sealed Heart Sword

Chapter 228 The Sealed Heart Sword
The colder Han Shuangjiang was, the more she wore a cold face all day long, the more that sly fox liked to tease and provoke her in certain ways.

Although Sister Han is a theoretical master with "double degrees", history has repeatedly told us that the vast majority of theorists are useless!

Her expression immediately changed, her heart raced slightly, and she blushed a little, avoiding his gaze.

— "Little Waste" is really fun.

The girl pursed her lips slightly and remained silent.

Chu Huaixu started his manipulative tactics again, a hint of sadness on his face: "I thought that after being apart for so long, Senior Sister Han would miss me to some extent."

"Sigh—." He let out a long sigh.

But the two were too familiar with each other, and she had already fallen for Chu Huaixu's tricks several times.

She immediately realized that this cunning fox was just making fun of her again.

At that moment, the large ice block frowned, looked up at him, and said, "You're doing it again!"

Chu Huaixu stopped teasing her and gently pulled her into his arms.

To his slight surprise, the big ice block was more proactive than usual today, and immediately reached out to hug him.

—And they held each other tightly.

After burying her face in his body, the girl's lips touched his robes, making her voice muffled. Only then did she say:
"some."

Many girls in this world are like this, a little proud and aloof. When you ask them questions, you often can't get any answers, but after being close to them for a while, things might be different.

After lingering for a short while, the two career-minded individuals turned their attention to the stone door that had just been opened.

Clearly, there is another level to the secret realm.

Chu Huaixu did not believe that the secret realm of inheritance left by the Dao Ancestor would only offer such limited rewards.

"Enhance spiritual awareness, expand meridians, and upgrade sword intent."

This is indeed very generous; it's definitely a top-tier secret realm.

But it still can't compare to the prestige of the Dao Ancestor.

After exchanging a glance, the two began to walk inside.

The passageway was still very narrow and long; it would be somewhat crowded if two people walked side by side.

After passing through the passage, they came to a stone wall.

A huge character for "Tao" is still carved on the stone wall.

Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang only glanced at each other before their bodies began to move forward uncontrollably again.

The two of them stood together in front of this large character.

The next moment, golden light rose from the ground, and a great array was activated.

Chu Huaixu's Heart Sword reacted instantly.

"Hmm? It's an illusion!" He immediately made the judgment and said to Han Shuangjiang.

If the final hurdle was simply breaking through the illusion to pass the level, it would be far too easy for him.

It's like walking right into the line of fire.

The Heart Sword can cut through all illusions, and it has never failed to strike.

He immediately activated his Heart Sword, preparing to destroy the illusion array before it could take shape, thus gaining the upper hand.

However, a terrible scene unfolded.

The force controlling his body even bound the Heart Sword within his sea of consciousness!
No matter how Chu Huaixu tried to activate it, he simply couldn't unleash the power of the Heart Sword!

Even the Heart Sword, which is usually invincible and can easily destroy even the primordial spirit, has a day when it fails.

"Is this the Dao Ancestor?!" he exclaimed in astonishment.

What's even more frightening is that Chu Huaixu is not currently facing the Dao Ancestor directly.

What he and the Heart Sword faced was merely a grand formation left behind by the Dao Ancestor a thousand years ago.

The illusion array took shape very quickly.

Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang quickly became involved.

He arrived at the outskirts of a small town.

The large ice block was not beside him.

"It really is a single-player instance."

"Even if we both come in together and enter the formation together, we will still have to fight separately in the end."

Moreover, he suspected that Han Shuangjiang's situation was exactly the same as his.

Just as Chu Huaixu was about to look around, he suddenly froze.

Soon, his eyes began to glaze over.

Gradually, his blank expression turned into one of confusion.

That classic question thus arises: Who am I, and where am I?
But a well-crafted illusion will naturally give you an immersive experience.

Chu Huaixu's gaze quickly regained its clarity.

"I am an outer disciple of the Taoist sect. I am on my way down the mountain to exorcise demons and have already discovered traces of evil cultivators!"

With this thought in mind, he began to walk towards the town.

He had only been in the town for a short while when he heard a scream.

Chu Huaixu's figure flashed, and he immediately ran towards that direction.

Strangely, at this moment, he no longer seemed to be a cultivator.

He was just an ordinary sword cultivator at the second realm.

But Chu Huaixu didn't find this strange at all, as if it was his natural course of action.

The movement technique he is now using is no longer the Xuan-level [Flying Profound].

Instead, it's a cheaper Yellow-level spell from the Taoist sect, the beginner-level [Swift Wind].

Chu Huaixu quickly arrived at a location and drew his mid-grade spirit sword.

The swordless man didn't seem surprised to have a sword in his hand, as if it was his destined magical weapon.

Upon arriving at the scene, he immediately saw three evil cultivators at the second level abducting ordinary people.

Many people were still lying in pools of blood on the ground.

They would take a person's blood to see if they were carrying a spirit child.

If there is a spirit embryo, then take it away; if not, then simply kill it for amusement.

Seeing the scene before him, Chu Huaixu immediately shouted.

"You have already received your death!"

Strangely, even though he was facing three opponents, two of whom were more powerful than him, he showed no fear whatsoever.

A great battle was about to break out, and a boy huddled in a corner, trembling as he hugged two corpses.

Chu Huaixu's overall combat strength is no different from that of an ordinary outer disciple of the Daoist sect.

They are not even as good as those geniuses from the outer sect.

Fortunately, the Daoist sect is one of the four major sects in the Eastern Continent. Even ordinary people within the sect would be considered genius cultivators elsewhere.

Although the heretical cultivator was of a higher realm than him, his foundation was not solid.

In terms of actual combat strength, they may not be his match.

At this moment, he naturally cannot use the [Six Out of Horizon] technique.

He used a Yellow-level technique called the "Clear Breeze Sword Technique".

It is actually paired with the movement technique [Swift Wind].

The two complement each other, and among the Yellow-level techniques, they are quite good.

A thin, hook-nosed evil cultivator had his arm slashed by Chu Huaixu's sword. But the next moment, he was stabbed in the back.

The blade's energy was tinged with a hint of malevolent aura, which even caused a slight burning sensation on his wound.

Chu Huaixu couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

His pain threshold also seemed to have disappeared.

But he still didn't realize it was strange.

And the self-healing effect of the Daoist Canon naturally ceases to exist.

His wound showed no signs of healing.

On the contrary, due to the evil energy, the skin around the wound was slightly burned.

"So you're a disciple of the Daoist sect. No wonder you have some skills!" The hook-nosed evil cultivator glanced at the waist token on his body, and his face became more serious.

"Now you know fear? Too late!" Chu Huaixu's pretentious nature remained unchanged.

However, fighting against three opponents alone is undoubtedly quite strenuous.

After defeating the enemy with a single sword strike, he took out a pill from his storage token and swallowed it to restore the spiritual energy he had lost.

A female heretic wielding a long spear had just vanished without a trace.

But Chu Huaixu's divine sense had been constantly tracking her, and he knew that she had already circled around to behind him.

He let her attack from behind, then dodged with all his might and swung his sword backward.

He knew very well that he would not have time to avoid it.

But he knew even better that his sword strike could take her life!

Chu Huaixu felt a sharp pain instantly; his skin was torn open, and a large chunk of flesh was stabbed off his side.

But the spirit sword in his hand unleashed a burst of sword energy, severing the throat with a single strike.

The remaining two evil cultivators exchanged a glance, feeling only bad luck.

They searched the town for ages but couldn't find anyone carrying the spiritual embryo. Now they've encountered a disciple of a famous Taoist sect and even lost one of them!
Although Chu Huaixu is not at his last gasp, he is not confident that he can kill all three evil cultivators.

He immediately used his spiritual power and flicked his finger upwards.

The spiritual energy exploded in the air, like a signal flare, as if to notify the surrounding fellow disciples.

In fact, he knew very well that there were no fellow disciples; it was just a bluff.

He relies on the fear these dark creatures have of the Taoist sect!
As expected, the hook-nosed man and the knife-wielding man next to him panicked.

They were considering retreating.

"You're lucky today!" the hook-nosed man said menacingly.

To make everything more realistic, Chu Huaixu pressed closer, seemingly unwilling to let the two leave.

"Trying to run away!" He used his movement technique to chase after him.

Seeing his fearlessness, the two evil cultivators became even more panicked.

Out of the corner of his eye, the hook-nosed man spotted the boy huddled in a corner in the distance.

For those who practice the righteous path, things can be difficult or easy.

If you just grab any ordinary person as a hostage, those idiots will worry about hurting them. Isn't that stupid?
The hook-nosed boy immediately headed towards the boy.

"Not good!" Chu Huaixu immediately noticed this.

He threw his longsword at the hook-nosed man's back.

The opponent immediately turned around to block the sword.

The swordsman beside him seized the opportunity to unleash a sword aura at Chu Huaixu.

In the midst of the chaos, Chu Huaixu, whose cultivation level was not high and whose combat experience was average, hastily responded by striking forward with a palm.

His left hand, however, could not withstand this attack. It was cut open from the palm, resulting in a severed hand. Only his thumb remained of his five fingers, while the other four fingers were cut off.
"It's too late! Let's go!"

The two evil cultivators were terrified of death and did not dare to linger under these circumstances, immediately fleeing.

Chu Huaixu looked down at his left hand, tears welling up in his eyes from the pain.

"It hurts, it hurts!"

He now has seven or eight wounds on his body, and his entire robe is covered in blood.

He forced himself to walk to the boy's side and looked down at the boy who was holding two corpses.

"Don't be afraid, I am a member of the Taoist sect. Are you alright?" The intense pain made his voice tremble.

Chu Huaixu glanced at the two corpses he was holding and guessed that they were his parents.

Sigh, she became an orphan at such a young age.

"Why!" The boy looked up at him and suddenly cried out in anger, his voice filled with heart-wrenching pain.

Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu assumed that he was going to explain why he had encountered evil cultivators and why his parents had died.

He only felt sorry for the child and began to organize his thoughts.

Actually, he's not very good at comforting people.

However, the boy's next words surprised him.

Why did you only arrive now!

"Why can't your Taoist sect protect us, can't you protect the town!"

"With your strength, you should have killed them all long ago!"

"Waaaaah, if you had come sooner, my dad and my mom...waaaaah—, they wouldn't have died, they wouldn't have had to die!"

"It's all because of you! It's all because of you!"

"You killed them!" The boy raised his eyes, which were bloodshot.

His eyes held hostility, hatred, anger, resentment, and malice.
Chu Huaixu felt a throbbing in his head, and his temples began to feel extremely uncomfortable.

He looked down at the severed palm on his left hand.

"It hurts, it hurts!"

The intense pain made his head buzz.

The boy's insults never stopped.

The hatred in his eyes was so intense and powerful.

"It hurts, it hurts!"

Chu Huaixu felt his severed palm was hurting even more.

My fingers are connected to my heart, why the hell does it hurt so much!

"I want you dead! I want you dead!" the boy kept repeating.

"You killed them all, it's all because of your Taoist sect!"

"I'll kill you sooner or later, I'll kill you sooner or later!"

The hatred in his heart was overflowing.