Published: March 8, 2025
Chu Yang danced with his sword, and in that moment, a surge of lofty ambition rose within him.
It felt as if he had merged with the Nine Calamity Sword in his hand; it was a sensation of perfect harmony, as if at that moment, he was the sword and the sword was him.
Thus, although he did not use elemental force to wield the sword, the subtle intricacies of the sword technique flowed through him like a crystal-clear stream, from the depths of his heart, without any omissions!
Just as the final bit of the sword's secret integrated into Chu Yang's heart, he sheathed his sword and stood, replaying the twenty-eight moves of the nine calamity sword technique in his mind.
Gradually, they began to connect.
Chu Yang's eyes grew brighter, and he held his breath for a while. When the last move, "Only when the world has changed can one know the silence of the soul," flowed from his heart, he suddenly felt a powerful force surge from the Nine Calamity Sword.
It entered his meridians and then into his dantian.
Immediately, the dragon wind force within his dantian was also triggered, and suddenly, a storm erupted within his meridians, as if he was about to explode.
Chu Yang could only feel an endless supply of power pouring into his body's meridians, relentless, like a roaring tide with no end. Slowly, his meridians seemed to swell, as if they were about to burst his body apart.
It felt as though he was on the brink of a breakthrough, but at this moment, Chu Yang had no time to consider what he was breaking through; he only felt discomfort!
He had to stop immediately!
But he couldn’t stop!
The power of the Nine Calamity Sword, the power of Dragon and Phoenix Essence, continued to surge in!
Finally, he could only see golden stars flashing before his eyes. He wanted to shout but couldn’t make a sound. Suddenly, there was a thunderous shock within his dantian, as if it had exploded.
Chu Yang let out a low sigh, his body fell backward, and he fainted.
Outside, Ao Xieyun and Rui Butong remained unconscious; the others were watching nearby, waiting.
Mo Tianji was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, his expression relaxed, a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
Mo Qingwu's large eyes would glance at the spot where Chu Yang had disappeared every so often, then turn back, only to glance again after a while.
In the end, she directly changed her sitting posture, propping her chin on her hands, staring at that spot, waiting for Chu Yang to emerge.
...
After a long time, four hours had passed; the sky had transformed from dim to bright, and another night had gone by.
Yet, Ao Xieyun and Rui Butong still lay unconscious, unmoving.
The people nearby were engrossed in their practice and failed to notice anything unusual, so they remained still.
However, Mo Tianji began to feel uneasy.
His brows slowly furrowed as he murmured to himself: Searching for the Nine Calamity Sword could take a long time; but Chu Yang was always steady in his actions. He would never let his brothers wait idly like this.
If it truly required a considerable amount of time, Chu Yang would have surely come out to say something in the meantime.
But now, there was nothing.
What if something went wrong inside?
Mo Tianji's heart was filled with worry, but he certainly wouldn't voice it. On the contrary, he had to appear increasingly relaxed to reassure everyone.
It was already noon!
Chu Yang still had not come out.
Mo Tianji took a deep breath, finally certain: Something must have gone wrong.
Just as he was about to order his brothers to go in and check, at the very moment he opened his mouth, the sky suddenly turned dark!
Mo Tianji's brow furrowed.
All the brothers were startled and opened their eyes.
Then they witnessed a scene they would never forget.
A rainbow-colored light shot out from the cave like a giant rainbow dragon. As it passed by the others, it circled around before rushing out with a whoosh.
Yue Lingxue had been calmly sitting at the cave entrance, waiting there as long as there were no cries for help from inside.