Immortality begins with Swallowing the Stars.

Chapter 100 Hidden Sword Pavilion, A Storm is Brewing!

Duanmu Continent, Nanshan Region, Nanshan City.

Inside the inner city of this most prosperous megacity on the continent, there is a three-story pavilion with a plaque bearing the words "Hidden Sword Pavilion" written in a flamboyant style.

Dressed simply, Liang Jiusheng, who looked like an ordinary old man, stroked each of the new batch of swords of various shapes that were about to be stored away.

Liang Jiusheng nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, this batch of swords is of extremely high quality, and they are all made of extraordinary iron."

"Master, why does the sect leader want us to 'collect all the swords of the North Sea'? These swords are not made of ordinary iron, but they are not particularly precious either. If we want sword manuals, why collect these swords? This Duanmu Continent is so vast, with many different forces, and countless people have used swords over thousands of years. If we collect them like this, it will take forever..."

Wei Duo, who had grown quite a bit taller but still had a simple and honest face, looked puzzled, while his older brother Wei Shi nodded in agreement.

If this were outside the circle, no one would believe that these two young men were actually two of the three masked assassins who had recently joined the Assassin Hall of the Rising Sun Trading Company, and were both innate martial saint level experts!

Liang Jiusheng gently shook his head: "In the world of swordsmanship, my Wanjianlou is unparalleled. Our sect leader's skill is even more profound. How could he possibly value the sword manuals on the Duanmu Continent?"

"What the sect leader did was to forge the supreme sword of the heart with the sword intent accumulated by countless predecessors and successors of the Duanmu Continent over thousands of years, so that he could wield the sword of the Heavenly Dao, unite the five elements, and open the path to the strongest!"

"The sect leader once said that everything that goes by leaves a trace, and every sword must contain its own sword intent. Regardless of its level, it is a sword for people. Only by gathering the sword intent of all living beings can it rival the sword of the Heavenly Dao."

Although Liang Jiusheng did not know how to capture the sword intent that transcended time from these swords that may have been shelved for decades, hundreds or even thousands of years.

However, the sect leader once accurately located the place where he was imprisoned in the vast wilderness. This ability to search for souls across vast distances, leaving a trace wherever one goes, is probably real and may be a gift from heaven.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain the sect leader's rapid cultivation and quick enlightenment.

Even Shakyamuni Buddha only fully comprehended the Way of Heaven and founded Buddhism when he was over twenty years old.

"But if we collect swords by accepting quests, who knows how long it will take to gather all those Swords of All Beings?"

Liang Jiusheng stroked his beard and chuckled, "Do you really think the sect leader wants us to unify the continent and collect all the swords of the North Sea?"

"With the wisdom of the sect leader, how could he not have foreseen the existence of a Void Realm War God-level expert on this Duanmu Continent? The task assigned by the sect leader is actually a training exercise for you."

"All we can do is our best; the process of learning is the most important thing."

After the group from Wanjianlou arrived on Duanmu Continent, they first gained a preliminary understanding of the continent's situation.

If there really aren't any powerful figures, with the strength of the Wan Jian Lou members and the 'Fire Element Sword,' it's not impossible for them to try to unify the continent and collect all the swords of the North Sea.

However, when they learned that there had even been supreme experts on the Duanmu Continent, and that after thousands of years of development, the population had grown to two or three hundred million, with hundreds of races vying for supremacy, and even the existence of Void Realm War Gods, and more than one at that.

Liang Jiusheng temporarily put aside his idea of ​​unifying the continent and instead opened a "Sword Pavilion" in Nanshan City, Nanshan Region, near Shenfu Mountain, with the aim of "collecting swords from all over the world".

On the other hand, Mei Xiaoying and the Wei brothers, who had already mastered sword energy, were recruited into the Wuweitang inner hall under the Xuri Trading Company, the number one merchant guild on the Duanmu Continent.

On the surface, the Five Flavors Hall of the Rising Sun Chamber of Commerce is the number one pharmacy on the continent, with branches throughout the thirty-six main cities. In reality, the inner hall of the Five Flavors Hall accepts bounties for jobs and is known as the Assassin Hall, the number one assassin organization on the continent.

Mei Xiaoying and the Wei brothers were only fifteen or sixteen years old. A fifteen or sixteen-year-old innate martial saint was truly terrifying in the Duanmu Continent. Therefore, they each wore ghost masks and became well-known ghost mask assassins!

The reward they receive for accepting the mission is swords—a large number of swords, both owned and unowned. Once they collect a certain number, they can hire the masked assassins to take action.

Or it may be one of the thirty-six stone carvings that record the "Thirty-Six Styles of Mountain Opening".

The Thirty-Six Forms of Mountain Opening were useless to Lu Jing, but they were useful to the disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, especially Liang Jiusheng, as they allowed him to comprehend and come into contact with the Dao of Heaven and Earth.

However, all thirty-six stone carvings were treasured by major powers on the continent, so the reward for the three of them was always a sword.

In the Duanmu Continent, a Martial Saint of innate rank is not something you can just pick up anywhere. Hiring a Martial Saint-level assassin requires a hefty reward. Although he has only accepted a few missions, he has acquired a considerable number of swords.

Of course, Mei Xiaoying and the Wei brothers were not indiscriminate killers; they would not accept missions if the target was truly innocent.

Seeing that Mei Xiaoying and the Wei brothers had joined the Assassin's Guild and obtained a large number of swords, Teng Qingshan couldn't help but join as well. The reward for Teng Qingshan's actions was also the Yu Emperor Stone Carving.

However, so far, only one stone carving has been obtained, which has been deciphered by Teng Qingshan and Liang Jiusheng.

"Green Mountain!"

The door opened, and Teng Qingshan's somewhat gloomy expression softened upon seeing Zhuge Qing.

Wei Shi put the sword into the storeroom and came out. Seeing Teng Qingshan's expression, he asked in confusion, "Brother Qingshan, what's wrong? What happened?"

They knew that Teng Qingshan had made significant breakthroughs on his way to Duanmu Continent, mastering the so-called internal energy!

It is an innate power that is different from True Essence, Buddhist Essence, and Sword Qi.

Of course, the people in the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion already knew that the sword energy they cultivated was different from true essence and Buddhist essence, so they accepted Teng Qingshan's cultivation of a power different from true essence and Buddhist essence well.

Only Elder Mei was extremely shocked. How could a genius who only appears once every few thousand years suddenly start appearing in droves?

It's one thing for the sect leader to forge a new path based on Elder Liang's swordsmanship, but even a disciple of the Guiyuan Sect has quietly forged a new path of cultivation.

After this period of cultivation, Teng Qingshan has broken through to the so-called "mid-stage of Gang Jin". When Gang Jin and physical body are fully unleashed, they can exert a power of 800,000 jin, making him a powerful warrior even among innate golden core experts.

Among the group, apart from Liang Jiusheng, who had already mastered three sword auras, Teng Qingshan's combat strength was enough to rank second.

Teng Qingshan shook his head somewhat dejectedly: "It's still the problem with the Yu Emperor stone carvings. We had already found a clue to a stone carving, but the Tianfeng family beat us to it. The sixth elder of the Xuri Trading Company told me that the Tianfeng family has been frantically collecting stone carvings of the 'Thirty-Six Forms of Mountain Opening' recently."

"The Tianfeng Family?"

Even Liang Jiusheng's expression turned somewhat solemn.

The Tianfeng family is one of the two major powers on the Duanmu Continent.

Like the Rising Sun Trading Company, it also has a Void Realm War God in charge.

"A crazy collection? The Yu Emperor stone carvings have been scattered across the continent for thousands of years. Although they are treasures of various major powers, neither the Tianfeng Family nor the Xuri Trading Company had ever specifically collected these thirty-six stone carvings before."

Liang Jiusheng frowned and said, "It's a bit strange that they've suddenly started collecting like this."

While the thirty-six stone carvings of Emperor Yu are indeed precious, they are not that valuable to the major powers of the Duanmu Continent. No major power is actively collecting them, and there have even been instances of Emperor Yu's stone carvings appearing at auctions.

This also gave Wan Jianlou and Teng Qingshan the possibility of gradually collecting or borrowing the Yu Emperor stone inscriptions.

However, with the Tianfeng family starting to use their family resources to frantically collect the Yu Emperor Stone Carvings, apart from the Xuri Trading Company, no other force has any chance of competing with them, greatly increasing the difficulty of obtaining the Yu Emperor Stone Carvings in the future.

Just as Liang Jiusheng was pondering, he suddenly sensed an aura rapidly approaching.

"Elder Mei?"

Elder Mei, dressed in clothes commonly seen on commoners in the Duanmu Continent, walked in with a beaming smile.

"Qingshan's here too? Haha, perfect!"

Liang Jiusheng's spirits lifted: "Elder Mei, did you find anything worthwhile during your trip to Flame Ridge?"

"There was indeed a harvest. I must say, the Azure Phoenix is ​​incredibly fast. I discovered a vein of Fire-Glazed Iron in Flame Ridge!"

Liang Jiusheng's eyes gleamed: "Good! Good! This way we can move on to the next step of the plan."

Liang Jiusheng had already planned to collect all the swords of the North Sea as instructed by Lu Jing.

Relying solely on Mei Xiaoying and the Wei brothers as assassins to take on missions, the speed at which they collect swords is naturally slow.

Fortunately, on the way to Duanmu Continent, they also subdued a Qingluan divine bird demon beast at the Innate Realm.

Subduing innate demonic beasts is not easy; even Void Realm experts find it difficult.

Usually, if a sect already has Void Realm demonic beasts, it's not difficult to subdue other demonic beasts through them.

You either need to understand animal language, such as the Snow Eagle Cult or the Barbarian Temple. If you understand animal language, you can subdue monsters.

To be precise, this Azure Phoenix was not subdued by Liang Jiusheng and his companions; it came to them on its own.

On Phoenix Island, an immortal phoenix in the Void Realm sensed the aura of the Fire Sword and gave its child, Qingluan, to Liang Jiusheng on the condition that the Qingluan divine bird stay by the Fire Sword's side.

The Fire Sword itself represents the power of fire in heaven and earth. Being near it allows the Azure Phoenix to comprehend the Dao of Fire more quickly and break through to the Void Realm.

The Azure Phoenix is ​​incredibly fast; even before reaching the Void Realm, its flight speed surpasses that of many other Void Realm avian demon beasts.

Elder Mei would often ride the Azure Phoenix to explore various dangerous areas.

Finally, there's good news.

Fire-infused iron is among the most advanced materials for forging weapons on the Duanmu Continent, far surpassing black iron. Even a powerful cultivator at the Innate Core stage would find it difficult to destroy with a single blow.

Most importantly, it's also very light.

It can be said that if one had a large amount of molten iron, one could build a terrifying army that would be difficult even for a master of the Innate Core Formation realm to destroy or pierce.

The Tianfeng family, which possessed nine-tenths of the world's molten iron, thus created the most elite army of warriors on the continent.

Elder Mei exclaimed excitedly, "In the future, we can not only use the Fire-Gilded Iron to exchange for large quantities of swords, but also use the two cauldrons of North Sea Spirits we brought to forge a powerful army. Once the Azure Phoenix breaks through to the Void Realm, coupled with the Fire-Element Sword, we will be able to completely unify the Duanmu Continent!"

Once the Azure Phoenix breaks through to the Void Realm, it becomes an immortal phoenix, capable of contending even with those who have reached the Great Perfection of the Void Realm. These two war gods on the Duanmu Continent are far weaker than the Void Realm masters of the Nine Provinces' major sects. Coupled with the Fire Sword, which is also considered a Void Realm combat power, they are completely invincible across the continent.

"The sect leader likely anticipated this when he entrusted the Fire Element Sword to us!"

Without the Fire Sword, it would be impossible to attract the Azure Phoenix, let alone discover the Fire Iron Ore Vein.

Elder Mei's admiration for the sect leader had reached its peak.

……

The Northern Cold Region, Tianfeng Canyon, is one of the three most dangerous places on the continent.

Whew~~Whew~~

The cold wind howled, and both humans and animals vanished.

Apart from innate martial saints, acquired internal strength martial artists would freeze to death here in a short time.

Inside the canyon, a palace carved entirely from ice sits.

Inside the palace, the God of War, dressed in black, sat opposite a man in a flowing purple robe with a few strands of silver hair at his temples.

The head of the Tianfeng family, Helian Haofan, dressed in a silver robe, stood respectfully beside the two.

The purple-robed man sitting opposite the God of War had a giant axe beside him, and nine stone carvings of the "Thirty-Six Forms of Mountain Opening" in front of him.

"Lord Yu Feng, news has just arrived that we have acquired another stone carving, which will be delivered soon," said Helian Haofan, the head of the Tianfeng family, respectfully.

The purple-robed man, known as "Yu Feng," opened his eyes: "The 'Thirty-Six Techniques of Mountain Opening' left behind by Ancestor Yu the Great is indeed profound, even more mysterious than the 'Nine Cauldrons Heavenly Book.' Patriarch Helian, please speed up the collection of the remaining stone carvings!"

The God of War, dressed in black, exclaimed, "I can sense that you are only one step away from the Void Realm. Such a genius, no wonder you are the direct disciple of the God of Divine Axe."

Yu Feng politely replied, "Senior, you flatter me. Please rest assured, once the news reaches the Nine Provinces, the Supreme Elder of my Yu Huang Sect will soon dispatch a large force. The Tianfeng Family will become a branch of my Yu Huang Sect, and you will become the fourth Supreme Elder of my Yu Huang Sect!"

The Heavenly Wind War God declared domineeringly, "Actually, there's no need for the Upper Sect to send a large army. As long as we leave that 'Wind-Splitting Dragon Falcon' behind, I can kill the Cloud Dream War God. With the entire army of my Helian family mobilized, we can quickly unify the Duanmu Continent and collect all the stone carvings!"

The three Innate Golden Core experts from the Yu Emperor Sect, including Yu Feng, all arrived riding on the Void Realm demonic beast, the Rift Wind Dragon Falcon.

The power of that illusory beast made the God of War Tianfeng tremble; it could easily kill him, leaving him no chance to escape.

It was precisely the intimidation of the Void Realm demon beast, the Gale Dragon Falcon, that allowed the Helian family to submit so quickly.

Yu Feng smiled but remained silent.

The Rending Wind Dragon Falcon flies at an extremely fast speed, surpassing only the legendary Immortal Phoenix in the world. It is one of the few Void Realm demonic beasts possessed by the Yu Emperor Sect.

It was on the Riftwind Dragon Falcon that Yu Feng was able to travel nearly 100,000 miles so quickly to reach the legendary North Sea Continent.

However, after subduing the Tianfeng family by taking advantage of the intimidation of the Riftwind Dragon Falcon, the Riftwind Dragon Falcon left the Duanmu Continent and returned to Kyushu to report the news.

For a non-Void Realm demon beast, crossing the nearly 100,000-mile distance between the North Sea Continent and the Nine Provinces Continent is no easy feat.

The next time they come, it will be the Supreme Elder of the Yu Huang Sect and at least a dozen Innate Elders.

Yu Feng knew that the Supreme Elders wanted to use the North Sea Continent as the back garden of the Yu Emperor's Clan.

The Mani Temple's control over the two states had always been a threat to the Yu Emperor's Gate, which had long been a source of discontent among the Yu Emperor's Gate's members.

With the North Sea Continent, in a few hundred years, the power of the Yu Emperor Sect will be able to completely suppress the Mani Temple. The only problem is that the two places are too far apart and transportation is inconvenient.

Moreover, only the Yu Emperor Sect could personally lead the unification of the North Sea continent to create a sufficient deterrent effect.

If the Tianfeng family were to unify the continent, they might become too powerful to control in the future, which would be detrimental to the Yuhuang Sect's future assimilation of the Tianfeng family and the North Sea Continent. After all, it would be difficult for the Yuhuang Sect to send a large number of acquired martial artists over, so they would have to rely on the local forces and personnel of the North Sea Continent.

The God of War Tianfeng also understood Yu Feng's meaning. He was clearly unhappy that the Tianfeng family would unify the continent before Emperor Yu's army arrived. After all, Yu Feng and the other two innate golden core cultivators were still somewhat weak in front of him, a Void Realm expert.

Tianfeng War God sighed inwardly, regretting that even though he was a Void Realm expert, he was nothing in front of a behemoth like the Yu Emperor Sect.

Regardless of whether what Yu Feng said about the Yu Huang Sect having three Grand Elders at the Great Completion of the Void Realm and several Void Realm demonic beasts is true, the Void Realm demonic beast "Rending Wind Dragon Falcon" is something he cannot deal with.

Since the mainland will eventually be unified by the so-called number one sect in the Nine Provinces, the Yu Emperor Sect, it's better to join sooner rather than later.

The God of War Tianfeng was actually glad that the Yuhuang Sect had chosen the Tianfeng family instead of the Mu family of the Xuri Trading Company.

Thinking of this, the God of War Tianfeng sneered inwardly. The Mu family of the Rising Sun Trading Company were descendants of the Thunder Blade God Duanmu Yu. Relying on the legacy of the Thunder Blade God, they had always opposed the Tianfeng family, and their power was so great that even he was extremely wary of them.

His nemesis's death is imminent!

"Before the Yuhuang Sect's large force arrives, my Tianfeng family cannot do nothing."

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Heavenly Wind War God: "My Heavenly Wind family can also serve as the vanguard for the king. We will first weaken the major forces and troublemakers on the continent, especially those innate martial saints. In the future, your sect... no, my Yuhuang Sect will be able to unify the Duanmu Continent much more easily."

"Oh? Senior has a solution?"

"Hehe, my Helian family monopolizes 90% of the fire-refined iron ore on the continent, and we have long since discovered that there is a fire-refined iron ore vein in the Flame Ridge of the Donghua Domain."

"It's just that the mine isn't in my Northern Cold Region, and I have an agreement with that old ghost Yunmeng that a War God level expert can't easily make a move. The Rising Sun Trading Company has a huge force that spreads across the other three regions. Once a large number of people develop that mine and the news leaks out, the final winner will most likely be the forces under the Rising Sun Trading Company."

"Moreover, if that mine is not developed, the price of Fire-Liu Iron in my Northern Cold Region can remain high."

That's why it's been kept a secret all along.

"If we leak the information about that mine now, it will attract the Rising Sun Trading Company and many other forces on the continent to Flame Ridge to compete for it. As long as we make arrangements in advance, we can wipe them all out in one fell swoop, greatly weakening the power of all the major forces!"

(End of this chapter)