Holy Sword from the Stars

Upon seeing this message, Wang Hong was both delighted and surprised. This damned Holy Sword of Lu Zhiling was finally putting some use to him! But what the hell was all this gibberish?

The Holy Sword sent a notification: [Content related to the Second Great Calamity is blocked; insufficient permissions to read it.]

Oh, you can even read my mind?

The Holy Sword sent another notification: [An accident occurred during the implantation of the Holy Sword into the wielder, resulting in only passive fusion. The initial fusion is now stable, and basic functions are available.]

Wang Hong felt that the holy sword at his spine had disappeared, and a jade brick appeared in his mind's eye, next to the meteorite.

It's called the sea of ​​consciousness, but it's actually only a few inches in size!

The Holy Sword has finally returned to where it belongs, and now Wang Hong can transform it into any form at will.

Moreover, it can be drawn at any time!

Lu Qingyuan, is it? I've told you so many truths, and you dare to doubt that I'm lying to you!

Wang Hong looked at Lu Qingyuan with a gloomy expression.

[Biometric Scan: Name: Lu Qingyuan]

[Race and Bloodline: Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox]

[Cultivation Level: Peak Foundation Establishment; Combat Power Assessment: Above Peak Foundation Establishment]

[Sword wielder's cultivation level: None; Combat power rating: Early Qi Refining stage (Supreme Holy Sword support)]

At that moment, Lu Qingyuan's eyes met Wang Hong's.

Can't beat them...

The Holy Sword of Ciphers! Why didn't you say so sooner!

"Fairy Qingyuan." Wang Hong quickly concealed his fierce glint, adopting a docile demeanor: "Let me explain! I'll tell you everything!"

He was greatly shocked. This Lu Qingyuan was actually a nine-tailed spirit fox. So she was a descendant of Lu Huaiyuan? His heart, which had been hanging in suspense, gradually calmed down.

"My master, he's not a demon, he's... he's a human!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingyuan was shocked. Such a secret was unknown even to the entire Spirit Fox Clan. She herself only had a guess about her ancestor's identity because she had been to that ruin!

However, she quickly concealed her unusual expression, as if she had known all along.

"Hmph, they were all snarling just a moment ago, and now they're wagging their tails!" Lu Qingyuan sneered, then looked at Wang Hong with suspicion. "What about the others? Just this one?"

Seeing Lu Qingyuan's expression, Wang Hong couldn't help but feel amused. He put his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Isn't this enough?"

Lu Qingyuan's expression was complicated: "So you really are his disciple. It seems I misunderstood you. I wonder where your master is now?"

Wang Hong, with an arrogant air, said, "Of course my master is wandering far away! Don't even think about it, you won't find him!"

"Nonsense!" Lu Qingyuan lifted Wang Hong up with one hand, staring intently into his eyes, and roared, "Lu Huaiyuan is our clan's ancestor from ten thousand years ago! How dare you lie and claim to be his disciple! What, you've also lived for ten thousand years?"

Wang Hong's heart skipped a beat when she suddenly mentioned him. Looking at her beautiful face so close to his, he forced himself to calm down, a hint of anger flashing across his face: "Lu Qingyuan! Is your brain filled with shit?!"

Lu Qingyuan stared at Wang Hong in disbelief. What did he just say to me?

Wang Hong coldly replied, "Your ancestor was indeed a figure from ten thousand years ago, but who says he couldn't be alive today and become my master?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingyuan's eyes shone brightly. She suddenly remembered that mysterious ruin. No wonder there were things left by her ancestors there!

An idea suddenly popped into my head.

She casually tossed Wang Hong to the ground, a playful expression on her face: "Your name is... Wang Hong, right? Very well, unfortunately for you, you've come here, and you're going to die!"

Wang Hong?

"This is Starship City, one of the eight major cities of Beiju Luzhou. This is the residence of the Lu family of Beihu, located in the most central area of ​​Starship City." Lu Qingyuan stared at Wang Hong, his eyes shining with a suffocating pressure.

Since the Holy Sword returned to his brow, Wang Hong's perception of emotions has become more acute. He could clearly sense that Lu Qingyuan had no intention of killing him.

"Uh... what happened?" Wang Hong really couldn't understand this woman's thought process. How could he be about to die?

Lu Qingyuan patted Wang Hong's face and said sarcastically, "Are you out of your mind? Can't you see my current situation?"

A bitter, enigmatic look crossed her face. "You heard what those two outside were saying. I'm now powerless, facing a life-or-death situation! And if I die, what do you think will happen to you?"

Remembering the man's words outside the door, Wang Hong realized their situation was indeed precarious. He followed Lu Qingyuan's words, saying, "I truly don't understand; please enlighten me, sister!"

Lu Qingyuan glanced around with her beautiful eyes, seemingly taking in the wonderful scenery of the bridal chamber: "This marriage is an alliance between the Northern Fox Clan and the Qiongqi Clan, one of the four great ferocious beast races. I am the bride!"

Although Wang Hong had long suspected that she was the bride, hearing her say it herself still gave him a strange feeling. "I know, it must be that damned Qiongqi tribe trying to abduct a woman!"

Lu Qingyuan chuckled softly and began to explain, "The Qiongqi Ji family is the most powerful of the three major forces in Starship City, and its patriarch, Ji Heng, is a Nascent Soul cultivator. The Supreme Elder told me that he personally came to propose marriage to me into the Ji family!"

"The day after tomorrow is my wedding day with Ji Duanyi, the young master of the Qiongqi clan!"

"Ji Duanyi? What a strange name!" Wang Hong muttered. In Earth's legends, Qiongqi is a ferocious beast with wings, and this young clan leader is actually named Ji Duanyi.

Lu Qingyuan rolled her eyes at him: "Ji Duanyi is no ordinary person. It is said that when Ji Duanyi was born, he had eight wings growing from his ribs, his tiger eyes shone with golden light, and he spoke human language, calling himself the White Emperor. Sixteen golden lightning bolts struck him, and six of his eight wings were broken off. So he named himself Ji Duanyi."

"Wow, that's amazing! I think Broken Wing has the makings of an emperor!" Wang Hong exclaimed in shock.

Lu Qingyuan rolled her eyes at Wang Hong countless times, and said quietly, "He is indeed highly regarded by many old guys, and he can barely be called an emperor! But heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river, and countless talented people die halfway, becoming a speck of yellow earth on the path of others' cultivation."

Wang Hong gradually guessed Lu Qingyuan's thoughts, but deliberately teased, "Then you'll be set for life! Following your Broken Wing brother will give you a bright future!"

"Brother Broken Wing? You call him that so affectionately." Lu Qingyuan gave Wang Hong a meaningful look, walked to the side, tilted her head slightly, and revealed a hint of sadness. "The Ji family doesn't just want my people, they also want my divine beast bloodline!"

The moonlight streaming through the window fell on her stunning profile, and Wang Hong's heart couldn't help but flutter.

He fell into deep thought, recalling Huang Ji's scum-like, greedy eyes, and knew he would surely be hunted down by the other party!

Lu Qingyuan will be his right-hand man in his rise to power!

Shaking his head vigorously, Wang Hong said in a quaint tone, "Life is like a journey, and I am but a traveler; my fate is in my own hands!"

"Though I am unworthy, I still harbor lofty ambitions. Today, I am incredibly fortunate to have met someone like Fairy Lu in this time of crisis. Today, I will join my sister in rebelling against the Ji family!"

Lu Qingyuan turned around, her gaze fixed intently on Wang Hong, and smiled slightly, saying, "No, not today! I must complete this wedding ceremony!"

She pointed to the bride inside the veil, "You just looked at the bride, you even touched her, did you find anything?"

Wang Hong looked towards the gauze curtain. The woman in red was still sitting quietly, legs crossed, hands forming a hand seal, seemingly oblivious to everything around her. Wait, what's wrong with this bride...? Wang Hong suddenly looked at Lu Qingyuan, shocked, and exclaimed, "Is this your clone?"

Lu Qingyuan looked surprised and pointed at the bride. The bride flew up and came to Wang Hong.

Lu Qingyuan gently covered the bride's head with her veil again, glared at Wang Hong, and said angrily, "Look what you've done! How can you treat a weak woman like this? Do you think you've lived up to your master's teachings?"

"Sister! You've misunderstood me. I was accidentally teleported here, and suddenly I saw a bride in red behind me. I had no choice but to do this to protect myself."

Wang Hong looked wronged and then sincerely said to the bride, "Sister Lu, I am really sorry. I offended you. Please forgive me!" Wang Hong bowed and apologized.

Lu Qingyuan said with an amused expression, "Alright! I'll tell you the truth."

"She is a magical artifact!" she said mysteriously. "I once obtained this magical artifact by chance in a ruin in Beiju Luzhou. It can transform into my appearance, and can even imitate my aura and cultivation level. It can even cultivate! You could call it an avatar, which is not wrong."

"This treasure of yours is truly extraordinary!" Wang Hong exclaimed in admiration, then suddenly a thought struck him. "Could it be that you intend for her to marry in your place?"

"That's right, I have other things to do for the wedding the day after tomorrow." Lu Qingyuan pointed to the bride beside him, "After the ceremony begins, the patriarchs and elders of the two families will gather at the Cloud-Stepping Platform. I will take this opportunity to sneak into the Lu family ancestral hall to investigate secrets."

Wang Hong couldn't help but voice his doubts: "Qingyuan, why would a woman of your caliber sneak into her own family's ancestral hall?"

"The ancestral hall is an important place for the Lu family, and outsiders naturally cannot easily go there," Lu Qingyuan said calmly.

"outsider?"

"I am a member of the Eastern Fox Clan, and like you, I am an orphan."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hong was shocked. No wonder she had reacted that way when she heard he was an orphan; she had felt pity for him...

Wang Hong didn't press further, instead saying, "Qingyuan, you still have your grandmaster, I'll help you! What secrets are hidden in that ancestral hall that need to be investigated?"

Lu Qingyuan pondered quietly for a moment, then slowly said, "Since you asked, I might as well tell you."

The gilded black blade reappeared in her hand. She gently stroked the blade with her left hand. "This blade is a seventh-tier magic weapon. Only a Golden Core stage expert can unleash its full power."

A faint light flashed before Wang Hong, and a black and gold suit of armor appeared on the ground—the very armor of the headless corpse!

"This person is a Golden Core stage expert. He claims to be sent by the Qiongqi clan to protect my safety, but I know that he is not a member of the Qiongqi clan, but rather has another force behind him."

At this point, Lu Qingyuan smiled radiantly and gave Wang Hong an appreciative look: "Thanks to you too, this guy's accidental crash into a spatial rift saved me a lot of trouble!"

She made a grasping motion in her hand, and the storage bag at Wang Hong's waist flew out, its contents spilling out with a whoosh, instantly filling the room with brilliance.

"Why are you stealing other people's things!"

Wang Hong was startled, and a greedy glint flashed in his eyes.

This should have been his spoils of war, but now Lu Qingyuan has taken it!

[Detected *** item]

Suddenly, the holy sword shone brightly. Following the sword's guidance, Wang Hong saw an inconspicuous stone hidden among the treasures.

Wang Hong walked around Lu Qingyuan and picked up the stone.

The holy sword immediately emitted wisps of white light that merged into it, and the stone skin fell off with a whoosh, revealing a palm-sized black and gold token inside.

Lu Qingyuan was about to scold Wang Hong for touching her things when she noticed the hidden meaning in the stone. She frowned slightly, "I feel like I've seen this kind of sign somewhere before..."

Wang Hong quickly used the Holy Sword to scan the plaque in his hand, and a message appeared in his mind:

[The Heavenly Fiend Token, Black Gold Token, can only be held by those at the Golden Core stage. It is ***, ****, ***** (Content blocked, insufficient permissions to read)]

Wang Hong was speechless. What was wrong with this Holy Sword? It guarded against me like a mouse, and everything was due to insufficient permissions!

Given the swordsman's current state of mind, receiving this information too early would be of no benefit to his cultivation.

What is my temperament, Wang Hong?

Ah yes, yes, yes!