Chapter 248
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Chapter 248: Wind and Thunder Sword
“What have you done?”
A voice brimming with shock and fury suddenly resonated in Zhang Hongwen’s ears.
Zhang Hongwen jolted awake, startled.
Without hesitation, he dropped to his knees, tears streaming down his face as he cried out, “Master!”
Zhang Hongwen was utterly baffled as to why Li Xuanji had suddenly passed into enlightenment while calculating the Heavenly Merit.
But he was acutely aware that he was inextricably involved!
Though Li Xuanji was a Golden Core nearing the end of his lifespan, his seniority was unparalleled within Wufeng Mountain.
Only a select few high-ranking members of Wufeng Mountain were aware of his existence.
To extend his life as much as possible, Li Xuanji would only intervene if Wufeng Mountain faced imminent destruction.
When he acted, it would undoubtedly be his final strike!
The issue was that while calculating the Heavenly Merit would indeed cost him some lifespan and cultivation, this Golden Core true master would never sacrifice his life for it.
Unless the target he was calculating…
Zhang Hongwen was overwhelmed with terror and dread, hot tears cascading down his cheeks.
“Rise and speak!”
A stunning woman in splendid garments appeared beside Zhang Hongwen. Her Phoenix eyes were sharp and cold, like blades piercing through his very soul.
“Do not behave like a child!”
Zhang Hongwen hastily stood up and, without waiting for her to question him, recounted the entire sequence of events in detail.
“I am willing to make a blood vow—every word I speak is the absolute truth!”
This matter was far too grave; he, a mere Purple Palace master, could not possibly bear the weight of it!
After listening, the woman in splendid garments remained silent for a long while before finally saying, “You may leave. Do not speak of this to anyone; I will discuss it with the Grandmaster myself.”
Li Xuanji’s passing into enlightenment was a monumental event, one that touched upon the very foundation of Wufeng Mountain.
If Zhang Hongwen were not her true disciple, she would have taken immediate action against him!
But no other Purple Palace master, even if they knelt until their legs gave out, could have compelled Li Xuanji to calculate the Heavenly Merit.
In the end, this was tied to the karma of this Golden Core true master.
Zhang Hongwen felt as though a great weight had been lifted and quickly retreated from Li Xuanji’s cave.
As he stepped out, he stumbled, nearly collapsing to the ground.
The woman in splendid garments watched Zhang Hongwen depart, her gaze turning icy and detached.
With a flick of her sleeves, the cave door closed silently behind him.
Her eyes then returned to Li Xuanji, who sat cross-legged on the cloud couch.
His skin radiated a jade-like luster, resembling a statue carved from stone—a hallmark of a Golden Core’s enlightenment.
The woman in splendid garments revealed a trace of bitterness on her face, "Great Uncle…"
Liu Yingxiu was her most cherished disciple. She had originally intended to accept Liu Yingxiu as a true disciple after Liu Yingxiu broke through to open a house.
With Liu Yingxiu’s unexpected demise, she was overwhelmed with grief and determined to uncover the murderer.
She never anticipated that this would lead to Li Xuanji achieving enlightenment prematurely!
What kind of person could plot against Liu Yingxiu and cause such a devastating cost for a Golden Core true master?
The woman in splendid garments dared not delve deeper into these thoughts.
She had also practiced the Heavenly Merit technique and was well aware of the risks involved in calculating the Heavenly Merit!
Wufeng Mountain could no longer endure any further disturbances.
“Achoo!”
In Dongwu Town, within the hidden chamber, Wang Chen, who was refining a flying sword, suddenly sneezed.
[Heavenly Merit -10]
Huh?
The abrupt message that appeared in his vision left him momentarily stunned.
Again?
Long ago, Wang Chen had experienced a similar bewildering loss of Heavenly Merit.
He had sneezed at that time too, and then lost some Heavenly Merit.
That time he had only lost 1 point.
This time it was 10 points!
What the heck!
Heavenly Merit was much harder to earn than Virtue.
Earlier, during the conflict between Wang City and the cultivators of Wufeng Mountain, he had only earned 9 points of Heavenly Merit after an intense battle.
When Liu Yingxiu, who had achieved perfect mastery of Qi Training, self-destructed, he did not gain any Heavenly Merit.
Now, with a sudden deduction of 10 points, it felt like losing a fortune!
However, unlike the last time he suddenly lost Heavenly Merit, Wang Chen now suspected that a high-level cultivator had used the Heavenly Merit technique to target him.
And it was countered by his unique abilities, the Cultivation Panel!
If this speculation were true, then the deduction of Heavenly Merit was completely reasonable.
Thinking it over carefully, this speculation made sense.
Before the first deduction of Heavenly Merit, he had slain a Second-generation Cultivator from the Yunyang Sect.
This time, he had even taken down the Golden Core seed of Wufeng Mountain.
Being pursued by someone using the Heavenly Merit technique was quite normal.
Perhaps it was a Golden Core true master acting against him!
The more Wang Chen thought about it, the more he felt he had uncovered the truth.
Doesn’t this mean that as long as he has enough Heavenly Merit, he need not fear anyone’s calculations?
Wang Chen’s heart calmed instantly.
The Thousand Transformations could perfectly disguise his appearance, while the Breath Concealment Technique could conceal a cultivator’s true self.
If even the Heavenly Merit technique could be exempted,
then he could confidently do the things he wanted to do!
Thinking of this, Wang Chen felt invigorated and wholeheartedly continued working on the flying sword in his hands.
This second-tier flying sword, after long refinement by Liu Yingxiu, had lost its sword soul, but the sword spirit still contained the mark she left behind.
This mark was like a candle in the dark, very noticeable.
Without completely eliminating it, it would be difficult for Wang Chen to control this flying sword, and once used, it would be easily recognized by the people of Wufeng Mountain.
Then his identity would surely be exposed!
With immense patience and determination, Wang Chen, like an ant gnawing at a bone, injected magical power into the sword within (one’s body) again and again.
He used his own aura to infect the sword spirit, gradually erasing the previous sword master’s mark.
At the beginning, the flying sword resisted quite fiercely.
But as time passed, Wang Chen’s refinement of this second-tier flying sword became deeper and deeper.
Three days later.
Buzz~
Accompanied by a booming sound, the flying sword, glowing with blue flickering lights on its surface, made two circles around Wang Chen in an instant before obediently landing in his hand.
Wang Chen couldn’t help but feel great joy.
During this time, he had been hiding in the hidden chamber, refining this flying sword day and night.
Now, he had finally accomplished his goal!
The mark left by Liu Yingxiu within the sword spirit had been completely erased, leaving no traces behind.
It had been replaced by Wang Chen’s own mark.
Although the refining time had not been long, he could now control it as if it were an extension of himself.
Even though he couldn’t yet unleash the full destructive power of this second-tier flying sword, it was much stronger than the Fire Crow Sword.
Furthermore, the information sealed within the core of the sword spirit gave Wang Chen a better understanding of it.
This second-tier flying sword belongs to high-quality spirit tools, named the Wind and Thunder Sword, which has special powers of Wind Control and condensing thunder.
Moreover, as long as it continuously absorbs the power of wind and thunder, its destructive power can be further enhanced!
Most importantly, the Wind and Thunder Sword perfectly matched Wang Chen’s practiced Thunderbolt sword technique.
What he wanted to do most now was to go outside to an open, desolate area and test the combat ability enhancement of using the Wind and Thunder Sword with the Thunderbolt sword technique!
