Borrowing a sword

Chapter 262 Dao Ancestor Bestows Seals, Three Types of Dao Seals

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chu Huaixu and the others, along with Jiang Zhi, returned to their sect within three days.

The three true disciples returned to the sect not long after the Daoist community confirmed Lu Pan's death. They returned that same day, and on the way, they encountered Li Chunsong, who had come down the mountain to look for them.

After returning to the sect, the three explained everything that had happened at the foot of the mountain and presented Lu Pan's Law Enforcement Elder token.

After that, only Xiang Yan and Shen Man from the Purple Bamboo Forest remained on the mountain, while the other elders went down the mountain.

They only did one thing: kill people.

After returning to his sect, Chu Huaixu made no attempt to conceal anything. He even told Xiang Yan about the [Nascent Soul Stage] he had learned from the system, only fabricating some details to hide from the system.

Jiang Zhi returned a day later than them, bringing back the severed arm of the Black Moon Cult leader.

Then, he immediately went to meditate, and his condition seemed to be very poor.

During these three days, Chu Huaixu could clearly sense that the atmosphere inside the Gentleman's Temple was not quite right, and his own mood was also somewhat bad and irritable.

Everyone has important things to do, so let them be busy.

If there's nothing important to do, then find something to do.

Only the sect leader, Xiang Yan, seemed no different from usual.

Everything was arranged perfectly, and messages were even sent to the other three major sects.

He also instructed Chu Huaixu and others to go to Daozhong five days later to obtain the Dao Ancestor's seal.

In Chu Huaixu's memory, Chu Yinyin broke through to the seventh realm after Shen Man died and disappeared within the Origin Spirit Realm.

The Taoist Junzi Temple is missing a seventh-realm sword cultivator.

Another sword cultivator at the seventh realm has been added.

She had forcibly suppressed her cultivation level for many years, and once she broke through, she made rapid progress.

But now, even that seems to have changed.

"Chu Yinyin broke through to the next realm ahead of schedule," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

As for the Black Moon Cult, he had no recollection of it when playing "Borrowing Swords".

But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

"It should be this storyline, which originally appeared later in the game and was not discovered by the players."

"The leader of the Black Moon Cult may not have been in such a hurry to find a position, but the situation has changed now."

This gave him a bit of a headache.

The experiences he had during this descent from the mountain instilled in him a renewed desire for power.

Chu Huaixu began to steadily break through one level of cultivation every day.

He now possesses an immense amount of experience points.

In addition, he also upgraded the "Six Out of Deficiencies" skill from a minor level to a major level.

As for Lu Pan's funeral, it was handled very simply at Junzi Temple. Chu Huaixu had expected some people to cry, and someone with Chu Yinyin's personality might even make a scene, but in the end, no one did; everyone was just quiet and reserved.

After the funeral, Chu Yinyin went into seclusion.

Over the next five days, Chu Huaixu continued to improve his strength, while Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing also devoted almost all their time to cultivation.

At dawn, the three of them arrived at the bell on time, just as Xiang Yan had instructed.

Apart from Chu Yinyin, who is still in seclusion, and Shen Man, who is confined to a corner in the Purple Bamboo Forest, all the other high-ranking members of the Daoist sect appeared together today.

They looked no different from usual.

Such a large sect needs to function and cannot function without them.

That's how the world is. If you're needed by many people, it seems you can't spare much time to immerse yourself in your own emotions; you have to forcibly detach yourself from them.

Simply because you're already a big shot.

"You must draw out that wisp of energy from your sea of ​​consciousness and let it return to the Dao Bell," Xiang Yan instructed.

"Xu Ziqing, you go first."

"Yes, Master."

The handsome young man took two steps forward, then closed his eyes, activated his consciousness, and drew out that wisp of energy from his body.

It was immediately absorbed by the Dao Bell.

Immediately afterwards, the Dao Bell rang twice.

A golden light appeared and surged into Xu Ziqing's body.

Golden characters began to appear on the palm of his left hand.

Beside the Dao Bell, two large golden characters slowly emerged.

——【Imperial Chariot】.

Chu Huaixu felt like he had seen these two characters somewhere before.

He thought about it carefully before he remembered what the imperial carriage referred to.

"The Imperial Chariot, it seems to be referring to the Big Dipper?" he thought to himself.

Soon, a line of smaller characters appeared next to the two large golden characters.

—【The imperial chariot shines alone beyond the darkness and light, a single lamp hangs in the eternal night.】

I can roughly understand the meaning of the Chu Huai Preface.

"The first part of the sentence should refer to the fact that the Big Dipper is most dazzling in the sky after the alternation of day and night."

"The second half of the sentence is actually similar in meaning." "However, this eternal night probably carries a different connotation."

"Is it related to the great calamity of heaven and earth?"

Chu Huaixu could only guess in his mind.

And this seal now feels to him as if it's related to fortune telling.

"Then these last three words are suspended by a lamp."

There are clearly four main characters in the world, so why is it Yidengxuan?

Chu Huaixu guessed that perhaps his previous assumption was correct.

"It's possible that, according to the predetermined ending, Xiao Xu will pay a heavy price every time he uses the bronze sword. It's estimated that he will eventually pay with his life. Among the four main characters, he might be the only one to die." He started to let his mind wander.

As for the exact function of the Dao Seal [Imperial Chariot], we'll have to ask Xu Ziqing after he's fully digested it.

Xiang Yan and the others looked at the words "Imperial Chariot" and nodded slightly, saying, "Not bad, not bad."

This seal is probably not simple.

Xiang Yan immediately instructed, "Shuangjiang, you come here."

"Yes, Master."

After glancing at Chu Huaixu, the large ice block took a few steps forward.

After the energy within the sea of ​​consciousness was drawn away from the body, the Dao Bell quickly rang twice.

Two large golden characters began to appear beside the Dao Bell.

--【lunar】!
Chu Huaixu looked at the two characters and understood their meaning.

"However, Taiyin has various interpretations."

"The most common interpretation is the moon, which is the opposite of the sun."

"As for other interpretations, it represents the hour of Zi (11 PM - 1 AM) in time, the north in direction, winter in season, and Taiyin can also refer to water."

But based on the current situation, he thinks that the "Taiyin" here most likely refers to the moon.

This made him glance at the palm of his left hand.

His "Nan Ryukei" represents the sun.

The three of them together form the sun, the moon, and the stars.

"What a coincidence!" Chu Huaixu wondered.

Soon, a line of smaller characters appeared next to the two large characters 【太阴】.

"【The moon rises to govern the night, a single lamp illuminates the long night.】"

These few words didn't cause Chu Huaixu much to overthink.

The information is limited and it lacks any imposing presence.

But why is it another lamp, just like Xiao Xu's poems?
He was more concerned with the sun, moon, and stars.

“Taiyin? That does match her Xuan Yin body quite well.” Xiang Yan couldn’t help but speak up at this moment.

In their view, since Taiyin is the power of the bright moon, it must be the highest grade among the top-grade Dao seals, and must be extraordinary.

Everyone began to look expectantly at Chu Huaixu.

"Huai Xu, you can go now," Xiang Yan said.

"Yes, Master."

He took a few steps forward and sat down next to the large block of ice.

After drawing out the wisp of energy from the sea of ​​consciousness, the Dao Bell emitted two sounds.

"Boom--!"

"Boom--!"

The next moment, the two large golden characters that appeared next to the Dao Bell surprised everyone slightly.

——【Preface to the Huaizi Tree】.

The character that appeared next to the bell was actually Huai Xu.

Xiang Yan and the others couldn't help but marvel.

This is the first time in a thousand years that someone has obtained a Dao Seal that is exactly the same as their own name!

Chu Huaixu, who was closing his eyes to digest the power, was startled, wondering if he was overthinking things.

Why is it the Huai Xu (槐序)?

If the Dao Seal is indeed a divination, then perhaps it comes from the Dao Ancestor's divination a thousand years ago?
"But I am a variable, I am a time traveler."

"To be precise, Chu Huaixu never existed in this world at all."

"In this world, there used to be—Huo Dingyi!"

"and many more!"

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Chu Huaixu's mind.

He suddenly noticed something, and his heart skipped a beat.

What came to his mind were two words that were mentioned in the poems of Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing.

"And if the three characters 【火丁一】 are put together, wouldn't that form the character 【火丁一】?"

"【One Lamp】!"

(End of this chapter)