Borrowing a sword

Chapter 301 The Female Imperial Advisor
Chu Huaixu sat on the futon, and only slowly rose after his breathing had stabilized.

Chu Yinyin's voice came from outside.

"Chu Huaixu, I'm coming in!"

She seemed to have been waiting outside for a while, perhaps protecting him.

"Second Master, please come in."

As a result, when the door opened, behind the round-faced loli was the voluptuous beauty Nangong Yue, and the plain-looking Jiang Zhi.

As soon as Chu Yinyin entered, she circled around Chu Huaixu.

Those big, bright eyes were full of curiosity.

"Tsk tsk tsk, every time you break through, even my [Joy of Reunion] will react."

"I even suspect that you're going to kidnap it."

They all felt that Chu Huaixu's path of swordsmanship was quite magical, yet somewhat inexplicable.

Despite being a swordless individual, he seemed to be able to connect with every sword in the world.

Even a sword with a master is no exception.

What kind of domineering sword cultivator forces love?

Moreover, it was on a track that violated morality.
Chu Huaixu then became modest, saying, "It only happens when I break through; how could I force myself to wield my second master's sword on ordinary days?"

As he said this, he glanced at [Xiangjianhuan] and even thought of the smooth little combos he would use it.

According to his own speculation, the terrifying scene of ten thousand swords returning to one that he was able to achieve in the Dao Ancestor's secret realm was due to the Dao Ancestor's assistance.

Now, the sword that he can "unleash" depends entirely on him.

Therefore, Chu Huaixu estimated that all of these swords could be used by borrowing them!

"Second Master's 'Joyful Reunion' is probably no exception."

However, even if these great cultivators' swords were borrowed, their suitability for use might not be as high as that of the large ice block's [Partridge Sky].

To put it simply, Chu Huaixu at this moment is actually somewhat like a succubus in a sword.

Even when these powerful swords are bewitched, the sword spirits still experience internal struggles and internal conflicts.

They get excited when held in his hands, but they still remember their real owner from time to time.
In certain specific scenarios, this can actually be a source of fun, and might even increase attack speed and critical hit rate.

But when you're fighting someone, that's a weakness, a vulnerability!
At this moment, Jiang Zhi glanced at Chu Huaixu and asked, "How do you feel after breaking through?"

After thinking about it, Chu Huaixu didn't hide it.

"I don't feel anything special, but, Grandmaster, I seem to sense a very special sword."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Jiang Zhi also felt a little curious.

The round-faced little girl next to her perked up her ears.

Nangong Yue was somewhat distracted after entering the room. The master weapon refiner was so engrossed in examining Chu Huaixu that she was completely absorbed in it, thinking it was truly an unparalleled sword, which made her a little absent-minded.

"Grandmaster, my two masters, is the core of the city's protective formation a sword?" Chu Huaixu asked.

These words surprised the three high-ranking members of the Taoist sect.

After exchanging glances, Chu Yinyin, who was the most outspoken, asked, "Ah? The core of the Imperial Capital's grand formation is a sword?"

Chu Huaixu understood: "So they didn't know either!"

This made him realize that he might have discovered some big secret of the Moon Kingdom's royal family.
The gentle and graceful Nangong Yue spoke up: "My senior brother mentioned before that the protective formation of the Yue Kingdom's capital is the number one formation in the world."

"That's amazing?" Chu Huaixu exclaimed in surprise.

Nangong Yue nodded and added, "But as Senior Brother also said, the reason for this is that the capital is the foundation of the nation's fortune. This great formation integrates fortune into its structure, which is why it has such power."

"In terms of the formation itself, the city's protective formation is actually inferior to our Daoist sect's mountain-protecting formation, since it was personally set up by the Dao Ancestor."

At this point, Jiang Zhi frowned slightly and began to ponder.

Seeing his pensive expression, Chu Huaixu couldn't help but think to himself, "Grandmaster, don't be so thoughtful. The whole world is afraid when you're thinking."

This junior master of the Taoist sect is the most formidable killer when he doesn't use his brain, but once he starts to have a clear understanding of the situation, he becomes a laughingstock.

But this time it was quite unexpected.

"Since Lu Pan said that the strength of this Imperial Capital Grand Array lies in the blessing of the nation's fortune, and since you have sensed that the array's core is a sword, then it is very likely that a large amount of the Moon Kingdom's national fortune is condensed on this sword!"

"That reminds me of the founding emperor of the Moon Kingdom, who was skilled in both spear and sword, and in that era, his cultivation surpassed that of the Sword Master of that generation."

"His sword was called the National Guardian Sword by the people of Yue."

"But for some reason, this sword was not passed down and has never appeared in the world for hundreds of years."

Hearing this, Chu Huaixu was taken aback for a moment.

As mentioned before, he personally speculated that as long as he could sense a sword, then that sword was one he could borrow!

After exchanging a few more words with Chu Huaixu, the three high-ranking members of the Taoist sect left his house.

The three of them were actually quite moved.

"How long has it been since he condensed his sword heart?"

"If the previous condensation of the sword heart was aided by the Dao Ancestor's secret realm, then now that the sword heart has achieved minor success, it is entirely due to his own efforts."

Even Jiang Zhi now feels that having such a grand-disciple is truly a joy!
This old man was completely won over. After the elders of his sect left, Chu Huaixu glanced at his character panel.

"I only have about 300,000 experience points left."

With this thought in mind, he waved his hand and took out the blood-red crystal necklace from his storage token.

"There are still three days until the East-West Continent Grand Competition. During this time, I will continue to be a sparring partner for Big Ice Cube and Little Xu. After they participate in the competition, I will have nothing to do, so I will go to the Imperial Pool," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

He was too lazy to even watch the previous rounds of the competition because they were so easy.

Fortunately, as the leader of Xuanhuang, he had special privileges.

Otherwise, he would probably have used the [Jili Gulu Bagua Palm] again in the first few rounds, relying on the Eight Desolate Dragons move to thoroughly crush his opponents.

As dawn broke in the east, the sky gradually brightened.

Within the capital of the Moon Kingdom, there stands a massive stone building.

It is made entirely of black stones, and from a distance, it actually looks a bit like a giant coffin.

And this place is actually the famous Imperial Pool of the Moon Kingdom.

The Imperial Pool is located inside this massive stone building.

Players in the Moon Kingdom who play "Borrowing Swords" affectionately call it: Coffin Bathhouse.

The reason players call it that is because the Emperor Pool is not a single pool.

It really is like a large public bathhouse, with several pools inside, all bubbling with hot steam.

To be precise, there are a total of ten pools within the Imperial Pool.

The first nine pools are all for tempering and can improve one's cultivation.

Those who enter the Imperial Pool must soak in it one by one in order.

If the soaking order is wrong, then the order in which the energy contained within is also wrong, which can easily lead to qi deviation and demonic possession.

The most precious divine thought of the Emperor, according to legend, is located in the tenth pool.

Legend has it that when the founding emperor of the Moon Kingdom passed away, he divided his divine soul into ten strands of divine thoughts, which were then integrated into the Imperial Pool to protect the Moon Kingdom.

Before ascending the throne, each new emperor of the Moon Kingdom must visit the Imperial Pool and soak in the tenth pool.

Then, you will receive a wisp of the Emperor's divine thought, representing the royal ancestor's approval of you, and only then can you ascend the throne.

In other words, His Majesty the Emperor carries one of the ten strands of divine thought.

Nowadays, the Crown Prince of Rui is a prodigy, and seems to be recognized by the founding emperor. He has been granted the opportunity to enter the Imperial Pool twice, and has absorbed a total of four strands of the emperor's divine thoughts!
In addition, he does bear a resemblance to the portrait of the Emperor, and some superstitious people of the Moon Kingdom have already called him the reincarnation of the founding Emperor.

Besides these two, there is another person in the entire Moon Kingdom who also possesses the divine will of an emperor.

That was the contemporary female Grand Preceptor who succeeded the old Grand Preceptor Ming Xuanji after his abdication.

At this moment, the stone door of the coffin bathhouse was slowly pushed open.

A barefoot woman, with her feet about three inches off the ground and suspended in the air, floated in from outside the stone gate.

The luminous pearls embedded around the perimeter cast a dim light upon the place.

Her bare feet, as if delicately sculpted from warm jade, with exquisite ankle bones, gleamed with a warm luster in the hazy light.

Beneath the skin, pale blue veins are faintly visible, like misty rain frozen in the glaze of fine porcelain. The ten toes are round and neat, with nails that gleam with a healthy pale pink luster, like a string of newly blossoming begonia petals.

The woman walked forward, her steps as light and nimble as a cat's. As her toes touched the ground, her graceful arch suddenly tightened and then relaxed, rising and falling as if playing a silent melody, or as if each step was a lotus blossom.

She quickly walked to the first pool.

The woman did not take a detour, but continued walking forward.

She walked on the water, and with each step she took, ripples spread across the surface.

The gentle ripples kissed her snow-white ankles, her skin dazzlingly white against the backdrop of the clear pool water.

However, as the woman moved around and went through one pool after another, the color of the pool water began to deepen.

If the first pool was crystal clear, then the fifth pool she had now reached was tinged with a rather intense blood-red hue.

The blood in each pool ahead was even deeper.

The tenth pool was even more viscous.

It was as if the entire pool was filled with blood.

Those smooth, jade-like feet stepped on the water's surface, the white soles contrasting sharply with the blood below.

She paused for a moment above the blood pool imbued with the Emperor's divine will, then looked down.

Four streams of air swirled and moved within the pool, resembling four dragons swimming in the water.

She glanced at it before continuing forward.

The woman walked through ten pools, then sat down on a futon on a bed at the end and slowly closed her eyes.

However, before sitting down, she took off her magnificent outer robe, which symbolized her status as the Imperial Preceptor, and even removed her inner garment.

At this point, the female imperial advisor's upper body was left with only a bellyband that could cover her breasts and her belly.

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