Unreliable Sword Immortal.

Chapter 226 Floating Cloud Mountain

Upon returning to Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain, Lu Chao immediately built the Hall of Heroes on the mountaintop.

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As the magnificent building rose from the ground, Lu Chaoding received a system notification: "Ding, the task of finding and constructing the special sect building Hall of Heroes is complete. Peach Blossom Sword God Xiang Ruyan will be resurrected in the Hall of Heroes for free."

"Free revival? Are there also paid revival options?"

Lu Chaoding was not in a hurry to enter the Hall of Heroes. He brought up the information panel of this special building and carefully examined it.

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Name: Hall of Heroes, a special sect building

Description: The Hall of Heroes is thirty feet high, with passageways on each of the four sides for thirty people to walk side by side. Inside is the Heroic Spirit Pool, which contains the functions of the Hongchen Sword Stele and can contain heroic spirits, enabling their resurrection.

Function 1: Players of a faction can bind the Hall of Heroes as their resurrection point. After death, they will be resurrected in the Hall of Heroes, and the death penalty will be reduced by 50%.

Function 2: When a faction NPC dies in battle, their spirit returns to the Hall of Heroes. They can be resurrected by consuming gold coins or special items, but their strength will generally be reduced after resurrection. Please explore on your own to find out more.

Note 1: Players or NPCs who die in non-combat situations cannot be resurrected in Valhalla.

Note 2: Valhalla can be destroyed, and once destroyed, the heroic spirits contained within will be annihilated.

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"This Hall of Heroes is a resurrection base. That's great. With it, we don't have to worry about our sect's NPCs dying!"

Lu Chaoding felt that the Hall of Heroes was a very important building. He stepped inside and quickly found Xiang Ruyan, the Peach Blossom Sword God, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The Peach Blossom Sword God, also known as the Sea Cow, is called the number one person in the eight thousand miles of sea. His real name is Xiang Ruyan, and his true identity is the leader of the Nine Scales of Qilin Cliff. He is hailed as a peerless genius who appears once every five thousand years. If he had not been harmed by the demoness Yan Shangjing, his achievements would have been limitless.

Lu Chaoding saw his brief information: his level was LV60, his profession was Peach Blossom Sword God, and his health was 300 million.

At this moment, the resurrected Xiang Ruyan was still somewhat dazed. He looked at his hands and said softly, "What happened? Wasn't I already dead? Hmm, the old wounds have healed, how is this possible? How is this possible?"

"Do not doubt it, you have been resurrected!"

Lu Chao stepped forward and said, "Welcome back to the Primordial Sword Realm, Peach Blossom Sword God Xiang Ruyan!"

Upon seeing Lu Chaoding, Xiang Ruyan immediately stood up and bowed, addressing him as "Sect Leader!"

Lu Chao nodded and said, "I have completed the task you entrusted to me before you died. Your son, Xiang Ruhai, is now at Qilin Cliff and should be doing well. I have also defeated that demoness Yan Shangjing. Enjoy this rebirth."

Xiang Ruyan knelt down and bowed, saying, "Thank you so much, Sect Leader. I cannot repay your great kindness. Please accept my bow!"

"No need for formalities!" Lu Chao retorted. "From now on, you will be a heroic elder of my reliable sword sect. Cultivate diligently, strive to improve your strength, for there will be great battles in the future, and the sect needs you!"

Xiang Ruyan said, "Xiang Ruyan will certainly serve the sect to the death to repay the sect leader's kindness!"

"Hmm!" Lu Chao nodded, then turned to look outside the hall.

A man walked in from outside the hall; it was Ye Longxing.

Ye Longxing had long black hair and wore a loose robe. He strolled leisurely, holding a book in his hands, looking just like an office worker.

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

Ye Longxing bowed to Lu Chaoding, then looked at Xiang Ruyan and exclaimed in surprise, "The Qilin clan?"

Xiang Ruyan also looked at Ye Longxing, his expression serious. He took a step back and said, "The Ao Long clan?"

"Junior brother is here!" Lu Chao looked at Ye Longxing and was immediately surprised. This Grandmaster of Sword Dao was now at level 91. Although it was only one level higher than before, it was a major improvement. Ye Longxing was now a peak expert, and his life points were an absurdly high 300 billion.

"It seems my junior brother's skills have improved greatly during my absence!"

Lu Chao smiled, but also looked worried. Ye Longxing, who was at level 91, was a reliable master of the Sword Sect if he had no ulterior motives. But if he harbored malicious intentions, he would be a big problem.

"My injuries have only healed somewhat. May I ask who this brother from the Qilin clan is?" Ye Longxing looked at Xiang Ruyan, his eyes shining with a hint of brilliance.

Lu Chao introduced, "This is Xiang Ruyan, the Peach Blossom Sword God. He was once the leader of the Nine Qilin of Qilin Cliff and is now an Elder of our sect. Elder Xiang, this is my junior brother, Ye Longxing!"

"Ye Longxing? Ye Longxing who roams the Seven Realms?"

Xiang Ruyan's expression grew even more solemn. He took two steps back again, but then cupped his hands and said, "Xiang Ruyan greets Senior."

Ye Longxing shook his head and smiled, saying, "What senior? I'm just a beginner player, the sect leader's junior brother. A player, you understand?"

"Players?"

A look of bewilderment was clearly visible on Xiang Ruyan's face.

Ye Longxing smiled mysteriously, looked at Lu Chaoding, and said, "Senior Brother Sect Leader, this Peach Blossom Sword God is extraordinary, with an extremely strong destiny. You have the Heavenly Dao's blessing, so you must find a way to awaken him, otherwise it would be such a waste. As for those Sect Leader wives, Senior Brother is incredibly fortunate, you must help them awaken, but... once they awaken, they may not be willing to be Sect Leader wives. Senior Brother should understand this beforehand."

"Oh, really?"

Lu Chaoding felt a little uncomfortable being suggested this by an "NPC". He smiled and said, "Junior brother, you've come at the right time. I still need to process some supplies here. Let's go together."

As he spoke, Lu Chao took out ten Secret Realm Seeds.

These ten Secret Realm Seeds are also rewards from the Sect Construction Mega Gift Pack. They are specially bound items, which Lu Chaoding can use himself or give to members of the sect. However, giving them away is irreversible, so it is impossible to obtain more through the Quest Hall.

"Seed of the Secret Realm..."

Ye Longxing's eyes lit up, and he said, "What a treasure! After refining this, one can open up their own private cave dwelling. Senior Brother truly lives up to his reputation as someone favored by Heaven; he actually managed to find 10 of these!"

"It's nothing," Lu Chao retorted. "Junior brother, Elder Xiang, how about you each take one?"

Ye Longxing shook his head and said, "I don't want it anymore. I already have my own grotto-heaven."

Xiang Ruyan said, "Since it's a Secret Realm Seed, Sect Leader, I won't stand on ceremony. Please grant me a Secret Realm Seed. If I have my own cave dwelling, my cultivation speed will increase significantly."

"no problem."

Lu Chaoding generously gifted Xiang Ruyan a Secret Realm Seed.

The latter pressed the seed of the secret realm into his brow, then closed his eyes and sat cross-legged.

Ye Longxing said, "Senior brother, let's go. Let's not disturb this Peach Blossom Sword God's cultivation. He is most sensitive to disturbances at this time."

"good!"

Lu Chao followed Ye Longxing's advice and left the Hall of Heroes with him.

Ye Longxing, now a player, was very easygoing and quite talkative. He took the initiative to explain some information about exclusive cave dwellings and exclusive grotto heavens to Lu Chaoding, saying that exclusive cave dwellings are not very useful for sword cultivators, but if one can upgrade an exclusive cave dwelling to an exclusive grotto heaven, that would be amazing.

Having your own private grotto is like carrying a small world with you, making you more flexible in battles and even invincible.

Ye Longxing also possessed a grotto-heaven, named "Longxing Grotto-heaven," which contained his seven magical swords.

Lu Chao had seen those seven magic swords before; they were: [Great Manifestation], [Flaming Dragon Treasure Mirror], [Ice Blaze and Departing Fire], [Responding to Heaven and Illuminating the World], [Heavenly Tribulation Thunder], [Floating Pagoda Primordial Spirit], and [Nine Revolutions Demonic Dragon].

Lu Chaoding was unaware of the details of these seven magic swords before, but he was quite surprised to hear Ye Longxing tell him about them in person.

Because those seven magic swords were too extraordinary; they were all six-star!

Even with Lu Chao's powerful [Lu Pifu] and [Lu Qilin] skills, he still hasn't advanced to six stars.

"With seven six-star weapons, I really don't know how strong Ye Longxing is. I estimate that even now, he is stronger than Yuan Feiying, the chief eunuch of the Yudu Imperial Palace."

Lu Chao thought to himself that it was fortunate he hadn't become enemies with Ye Longxing, as this guy was far more powerful than Dao Zangkong.

"Senior Brother Sect Leader, do not underestimate Dao Zangkong."

Ye Longxing's sudden words startled Lu Chaoding once again.

"I was just thinking about Daozang Kong, why is he bringing him up? Could he be a mind reader?"

Lu Chaoding pondered silently, but outwardly remained humble, asking Ye Longxing for guidance with a cupped hand: "How so?"

Ye Longxing said, "Daozang Kong possesses more than one exclusive grotto-heaven. In the character setting, he was once the leader of the sword world, who refined many sword slaves and planted many pawns. Now that Daozang Kong has also become a player, he should be able to utilize the sword slaves he refined, the pawns he planted, and the treasures he collected. Compared to ordinary players, he has a huge advantage. Moreover, his own cultivation aptitude is extremely strong. The Great Universe Void-Breaking Divine Sword is a first-class technique. This guy is unstoppable, and his future achievements are limitless. Reaching the peak in a short time is not a problem, and breaking through to the Chaos Origin realm in the future is not impossible."

"Qualifications? What's the use of these qualifications? Don't you need experience to level up?"

Lu Chao frowned and asked, thinking to himself that if it weren't for these AI players, he would probably be invincible, but with these players, he would probably have to be more careful sometimes.

Ye Longxing laughed and said, "Of course not. Our upgrade system is the same as that of Skywalker players. What I mean by aptitude is actually the privileges granted to us by the system. For example, the cultivation level I need to upgrade is only one percent of yours. I am a Grandmaster of Swordsmanship and can create my own skills within the scope allowed by the system. Most skills have no upgrade restrictions for me. After obtaining a skill book, the skills are usually directly at the maximum level. Also, my Great Freedom Sky-Patrolling Demon Sword can automatically become stronger as my level increases. It is already at LV20..."

"Holy crap!" Lu Chao's eyes widened in astonishment. "So you guys are the real cheaters, you're all cheat codes!"

Ye Longxing said, "Our cheats are not as good as yours. We only have minor cheats, while you have the Heavenly Dao's possession, which is outrageous. This is also the reason why I chose to join the reliable sword sect. Compared with those like Qian Duoduo who only have some administrator privileges, senior brother has a greater advantage. However, your future enemy is the system's Heavenly Dao, so you must not be careless. I have bet everything on senior brother, so senior brother must not crash and burn."

"I'll do my best!" Lu Chaoding suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

Next, Ye Longxing shared his understanding of the game with Lu Chaoding and finally suggested that Lu Chaoding temporarily keep the remaining secret realm seeds and give them to a suitable person later.

A moment later, Lu Chaoding took out the construction blueprints for Floating Cloud Mountain and used them.

Swiftly, a floating mountain shrouded in mist appeared above the Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain.

Among the resources obtained from the sect construction super gift pack, Lu Chaoding felt that the [Floating Cloud Mountain construction blueprint] was probably the most powerful.

According to the description in the drawings, Fuyun Mountain is a special building with three main functions.

First, it possesses the ability to fly; second, it can produce flying treasures and facilities such as auspicious clouds, flying clouds, seven-colored auspicious clouds, somersault clouds, floating cloud warships, and flying cloud boats; and third, it can be used as a mothership, allowing the docking of war machines such as sky patrol ships.

In addition, Floating Cloud Mountain can be upgraded using specific items. After upgrading, it will become much larger and buildings can be constructed on it.

"This mountain is nice!"

Ye Longxing looked at Fuyun Mountain, nodded, and said, "Senior brother, why don't you let me manage this mountain? I might go elsewhere to seek opportunities in the future, and having this mountain will make things much easier."

"no problem!"

Lu Chao thought for a moment and brought up the sect management panel.

Since all the senior positions such as elder and protector had already been filled, Ye Longxing's status in the reliable sword sect was only that of a "true disciple". In order to obtain management authority over Fuyun Mountain, he would at least need to be a protector.

Now that the "Sect Ancestral Hall" has been built in Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain, Lu Chaoding can freely bestow positions upon his disciples. He no longer needs items such as Elder Tokens and Protector Tokens. With a thought, he promoted Ye Longxing to the sect's first elder, named "Patrolling Elder," and then granted him management authority over Floating Cloud Mountain.

Lu Chao said, "Junior brother, then I'll leave this Floating Cloud Mountain to you! Also, I wonder if junior brother could do me a favor?"

"Senior brother, please speak freely!" Black clouds rose from beneath Ye Longxing's feet, and he walked on air, seemingly heading towards Floating Cloud Mountain.

Lu Chao replied, "It's like this. The Emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty gave me a mission to find the national artifact. There's very little useful information. The Emperor only said that the artifact is sealed in Sunset Mountain on the western border of Tianzhong Prefecture. I'm too busy to go, so could you go for me? It would be best if you could find the artifact within three months, but it's okay if you can't."

"It's nothing, Junior Brother can do it!" Ye Longxing did not refuse. "Take me to select a few clever disciples, and then we'll set off for Sunset Mountain. Once I find the national treasure, I'll bring it back to Senior Brother."

"Alright, alright, then I'll trouble you, junior brother."

Lu Chaoding felt that, apart from some special missions, he could delegate ordinary tasks such as finding lost items and delivering messages to his subordinates in the future.

A moment later, Ye Longxing went to Fuyun Mountain, while Lu Chaoding went to the dock at the foot of the mountain and released the Sky Patrol Ship that the system had rewarded him with. Afterwards, he took Zhang Defa to the mission hall and used up the items he had recently obtained.

Lu Chao's main focus is on farming gold and weapons. He has a huge demand for weapons right now, since Lu Pifu needs to devour weapons to become stronger, and the unreliable Wanjian Mountain also needs to raise more swords.

(End of this chapter)