Master of the Xuanyin Sect of Mount Shu

Chapter 45 The Birth of the Azure Cord
In his letter, Guan Minghui told the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor that Qi Shuming had been reborn nine times over the past thousand years, and had perfected the Nine Heavens Mysterious Scripture. He was expected to achieve enlightenment and ascend to the heavens within a hundred years.

Although the flying sword he used was not of the Zi Ying, Qing Suo, or Qi Xiu type, it had been refined through several tribulations and with the help of Xuan Zhenzi. It came from the Taiqing Xuanmen and possessed invisible sword energy, making it extremely powerful.

The flying sword that the current Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor uses is difficult to defeat.

Guan Minghui praised the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor, saying that his swordsmanship was superb and that he was respected by everyone, but his flying sword was inferior to the opponent's, which was a weakness.

"Somewhere in the Qinling Mountains, there are treasures left behind by Zhang Mian, an immortal from the Han Dynasty. Among them are a set of Three Yang One Qi Swords and a Azure Mirage Bottle. Fellow Daoist, you may go and find them. The Three Yang One Qi Swords will be yours, and the Azure Mirage Bottle will be mine. The swords are a set of three, with endless uses. Their power is no less than that of your sect's Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword. If you wish to defeat Qi Shuming, you must have these swords."

After the Taiyi Hunyuan Ancestor finished reading it, the entire scroll turned back into a cloud of black smoke and quickly dissipated.

He asked Lin Rui, "What is Fellow Daoist Gu's current situation? Why don't you come to Mount Wutai in person?"

Lin Rui then gave a brief account of the situation inside the Lingyu Cave.

The Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan laughed and said, "I understand his intention!"

Guan Minghui was playing his hand openly; both sides had a common enemy, and helping the other was helping themselves.

He decided to go to the Qinling Mountains to retrieve the sword. Lin Rui was instructed by Guan Minghui not to return to Lingyu Cliff after finishing his business. With nowhere else to go for the time being, he accepted the invitation and decided to stay at Wutai Mountain to participate in the future sword duel.

As for Guan Minghui, after sending Lin Rui away, he calculated the time, chose an auspicious hour, and began to retrieve the sword.

Using the same method he used to capture the black dragon, he first released black silk threads to wrap around the cave where the Green Chain Sword was sealed, and then had Ku Tie and Cui Haike follow behind to keep the sword from breaking through the earth and flying away.

Then let Yang Li break the Taiqing Divine Talisman left by the Long-Browed Immortal. He has experience in this area and is already very skilled at it.

Over the years, the Green Chain Sword has been rampaging through the underground cave, and its treatment is similar to that of Gu Chen, constantly being polished by the winds blowing up from the cavern.

Because it was unruly, the Long-Browed Immortal feared that future generations would not be able to control it, so he specially used this method to temper its arrogance.

The Azure Chain Sword was originally supposed to be released in over sixty years, but now, even without sixty years of refinement, it is still incredibly sharp, constantly striking and slashing at its surroundings, trying to break free of its restraints.

As soon as the Taiqing Divine Talisman disappeared, the Qing Suo Sword immediately sensed it and let out a joyful sword cry, about to drill upwards out of the bottom layer. Ku Tie, who was waiting there, immediately unleashed a series of Xuan Yin Divine Thunders.

The Qing Suo Sword was too sharp; apart from Lu Min's Tai Bai Fen Guang Sword, anything else that touched it would break.

Even the Taibai Dividing Light Sword cannot continuously strike it, otherwise its blade will be damaged.

Guan Minghui had prepared two gourds of Xuan Yin Divine Thunder in advance and gave them to Ku Tie and Cui Haike, instructing them to throw the thunder pearls whenever they saw the sword fly out.

He knew the remaining three were traitors, so he made it clear beforehand: "This sword belongs to the Long-Browed Immortal. I will use it to sever the Fire Cloud Chains on my body. After you help me complete this task, we will go our separate ways."

He said some irrelevant things in the middle, and finally sighed, "It's a pity that this sword can only be collected by a disciple of the Emei Sect using his direct lineage sword technique. Outsiders cannot take it. However, it is not yet time for it to be revealed to the world, and the people of the Emei Sect cannot control it. After I have used it, I will open the top of the cliff and let it fly to the North Sea to transform into a dragon. Even if the people of the Emei Sect find it in the future, they will no longer be able to use it."

Ku Tie and his two companions keenly grasped this information. Cui Haike was alright, but Ku Tie and Yang Li thought they couldn't let the demon corpse use its sword to cut the chains.

Unfortunately, Guan Minghui had never given any prior notice. Now, he directly distributed the Xuan Yin Divine Thunder, ordering them to start working immediately. The two had no chance to inform each other and were extremely anxious.

They dared not deliberately reveal any flaws and allow the flying sword to emerge from the bottom layer and fly away. They could only continuously fire thunder beads, causing the sword light to tremble and preventing it from rising.

The Azure Sword refused to give in. Its body hummed and transformed into a dragon-shaped azure light more than ten feet long, baring its fangs and claws as it continued to charge upwards.

Ku Tie and Cui Haike then realized the danger. All their flying swords and magical treasures would be cut and shredded by this sword if they took them out. If they were not careful, they would be killed on the spot.

The two quickly roused themselves and continued to unleash Xuan Yin Divine Thunder.

The Azure Sword did not back down, determined to charge forward and kill the two men first, even while braving the lightning orbs. Guan Minghui calculated the time, and only when the two men had used up most of the lightning orbs in their gourds and the light on the Azure Sword had dimmed did he allow the Black Dragon to appear.

The Azure Sword is extremely murderous. Having been sealed for so many years, it has long yearned for killing and bloodshed.

Seeing that it could not defeat Ku Tie and Cui Haike in a short time, and hearing the dragon's roar, it turned around to slay the dragon and take its blood, intending to use the dragon's blood to sharpen its own sword!
The black dragon spewed out twenty-four balls of fire in one breath, then turned and ran away.

The Green Chain Sword was chasing closely behind, and it was about to catch up in an instant.

The black dragon was terrified and cried out repeatedly to its master for help.

Guan Minghui remotely unleashed three Xuan Yin Divine Thunder bolts at the sword, slowing its speed slightly.

The black dragon fled desperately, with the Azure Sword in hot pursuit. Several times it seemed it could catch up, but was stopped by the Thunder Pearl, which annoyed the Azure Sword. So it abandoned the black dragon and turned upwards, intending to go outside to kill some people and animals for blood.

Ku Tie and Cui Haike hurriedly unleashed their thunder pearls to stop it from ascending, but the black dragon turned around and breathed fire at it.

Although the Azure Sword had developed sentience, it wasn't very intelligent. Faced with strong resistance on one side and great temptation on the other, it ultimately chose to hunt down the Black Dragon.

Thus, he was led to the earth's core beneath the Lingyu Cave, where Guan Minghui was already waiting. With a wave of his hands, he activated the Xuan Yin Grand Array to trap the Qing Suo Sword.

Black Dragon escaped from the formation, still in shock, while Guan Minghui alone faced the Azure Sword within the formation.

The Green Chain Sword emitted a crisp resonance as it shot straight toward Guan Minghui.

Guan Minghui unfurled the Fiery Cloud Chain and rushed forward, looping it around the Green Chain Sword.

The Azure Chain Sword refused to be bound by anyone, and its azure light and cold gleam erupted wildly.

Stimulated, the Fire Cloud Chain also frantically spewed out the sun's true fire.

The two sides slashed and twisted, exploding wildly, with purple, red, and green lights falling like rain.

Sure enough, only this Azure Chain Sword could cut the Fiery Cloud Chain to smithereens!

It's just a bit slow.

While keeping the sword chain locked, Guan Minghui carefully observed and sensed this peerless divine weapon.

It ranks second in the entire Shu Mountain world. Apart from Zi Ying, Nanming Li Huo, Qi Xiu, and others, few can directly confront its edge.

It comes from the Nine Heavens Purple Azure Immortal Mansion, and to be honest, even in the Spirit Void Immortal Realm, it is the highest and top-ranked.

Its killing intent is the strongest, even surpassing that of Zi Ying.

Back then, when Master Changmei obtained the Purple and Green Twin Swords, it was because the swords were too fierce and powerful that he worried Deng Yin wouldn't be able to handle them. So he gave the Purple Ying Sword to Deng Yin and used the Green Rope himself.

The Long-Browed Immortal has nurtured and refined this sword for nearly a thousand years, yet its ferocious nature remains unchanged.

Subduing this sword is extremely difficult. If it cannot be suppressed by strength, the only option is to rely on the Emei Sect's direct lineage sword technique to make it recognize its master.

Unfortunately, Guan Minghui's current strength is neither strong enough, nor does he know the Emei Nine Heavens Sword Technique...

(End of this chapter)