Chapter 529: Chapter 529

Returning from Old Dragon Cave, Wan Mingchuan and the others were already prepared.

Hu Zhile and his little sister weren’t home these days, so she gave Linglong Cave to the puppy, allowing it to swallow Elixir and then briefly seclude itself;

Yun Mo temporarily gave the usage rights to the Tree House to Bluebird, allowing her to cultivate on the Divine Wood, making her stomp with joy and repeatedly praise Yun Mo as a good bird.

Harvesting, sowing, watering the fields;

Adding enough grass feed to the poultry and livestock pen, harvesting animal products;

The fish pond was also filled with fish feed ahead of time;

Each workshop gathered the materials and stocked up as needed; public orders were all cleared.

Everything was arranged in an orderly manner, Jiang Yuan glanced at the yard that didn’t need tending for now, left a Grain Avoidance Pill for Bluebird, and only then took out the Teleportation Scroll to instantly transfer with his disciples to Mirror Mountain in Central Province.

This mountain is awe-inspiring with two peaks stretching straight into the clouds on either side, named Mirror Mountain because these two peaks are identical as if mirrored.

The Celestial Sword Sect is situated on Mirror Mountain, occupying the two tall peaks and the flat, giant mountain top in between.

It is said that when Spiritual Energy was rich here, the Celestial Sword Sect, once a glorious power, had a treasure to secure the sect—the Celestial Sword.

This sword, radiant and sharp, hovered between the two peaks, visible from a great distance, simultaneously serving as a part of the Sect Protection Array, stopping any uninvited guests who wished to brute force entry into the Celestial Sword Sect.

Unfortunately, later the Spiritual Energy dissipated, sect cultivators walked away, and the whereabouts of that Spirit Sword became a matter of speculation.

"Some say the Celestial Sword was taken away by the Sect Leader at the time, transported to another world;

others say that the Spirit Sword was resolute, preferring shattering jade over remaining intact tiles, swore to live and die with the Celestial Sword Sect. Later, witnessing everyone fleeing, it was so grief-stricken that it smashed into the left peak and perished."

Hu Zhile pointed to the left peak, clearly missing a piece, like a knife-cut mountain, saying, "I heard that’s where the remains are from. Because of the Spirit Sword’s martyrdom, the two peaks of Mirror Mountain became slightly different.

Nowadays standing under the peak, the fortunate ones can still sense the sharp Sword Energy."

She used to shuttle between the Wilderness World at night and the Human World during the day, knowing something about the Celestial Sword Sect’s various rumors.

Jiang Yuan listened and pursued the question: "After the Spiritual Energy Revival descended upon the Wilderness World, have the cultivators who escaped this world returned to the Celestial Sword Sect?" For more chapters visıt novel✶fire.net

[Side Quest: Gift from the Otherworld]

[Nascent Soul Realm cultivator Lin Feng escaped the Otherworld with his family’s treasure, experiencing fortune and adventure, but after unexpectedly falling, left behind a treasure trove yet unclaimed. Please assist Wan Mingchuan in inheriting the Otherworld gift, gaining rich special rewards.]

[Mission 1: Take Wan Mingchuan to Celestial Sword Sect to participate in Secret Realm Trial Selection, assist in successfully breaking through to the Enlightenment Realm. Reward: Skill Proficiency Points +2 (Directly usable for mastered skills).]

[Countdown: 9 days, 10:51:31]

He looked at the side quest, thinking, not expecting in a hundred years the Celestial Sword Sect to not only regain some strength but also capable of opening a Secret Realm, surely with external aid right.

Since then many sect members could evacuate, the Sect Leader definitely would take core figures and sect foundation with him, likely rebuilding the Celestial Sword Sect after reaching Otherworld.

"Shouldn’t be, if they had returned, it would’ve been widely proclaimed." Hu Zhile shook his head saying: "Moreover, with Celestial Sword Sect’s current strength, it doesn’t seem like they received any help."

The catastrophe back then caused irreparable damage to the cultivators of the Human World, some fled while others scattered, some even took advantage of the chaos.

Those in power within the sect scavenged for every scrap of foundation they could take, leaving only those unappreciated, with ordinary Cultivation Techniques, with nowhere to escape.

Once Spiritual Qi was gone, youthful appearances, extraordinary means, and even lifespans supported by Spiritual Power swiftly crumbled, most cultivators quickly aged in a few days without Spirit Stones to absorb, dying shortly afterward.

Today’s Celestial Sword Sect is reformed by the new generation who during the passage of time either inherited ancestral Cultivation Techniques or by chance obtained passed-down True Skills, and were lucky enough to cultivate.

"Though cultivating the Celestial Sword Sect Techniques of the same heritage, after all, the once formidable strength and foundation were taken, the sect’s development to the present relies entirely on human cultivation talent."

Listening to her mention talent, Bai Yunqi agreed nodding: "Indeed can’t argue, humans are compared to Demon Beasts, lifespan is extremely short and the physical body is fragile, yet talent is unique making Demon Cultivators envious.

Venerable Family, you sit here for a bit, Hu and I will go to the town ahead to check the situation. Seeking someone, it’s good to know the current state of things, gathering various information for peace of mind."

Wan Mingchuan’s grandfather Ouyang Qing is the Vice Sect Leader of Celestial Sword Sect, taking fifty years from start to attempt breaking through the Golden Core Realm, among the human cultivators he’s truly outstanding.

Unfortunately, due to limited conditions in the sect, without Elixirs aiding the breakthrough to Golden Core failed, the once renowned Ouyang Senior retired and faded from the cultivator circle.

Later closely following, his only bloodline daughter and grandson went missing, after being deeply shocked he thoroughly secluded himself not coming out.

"It’s still three years until the Heart-opening Grass matures, indeed there’s less Spiritual Qi in the Human World." Ouyang Qing slowly fanning, gazing at the few sparse Spirit Medicines grown in the small vegetable garden, secretly sighing.

For these rare Spirit Medicines, he exhausted his efforts, only waiting for them to mature, grind into powder and shape into Medicine Pills for swallowing, temporary resistance against bodily pain, then able to display Heartbeat Peak strength, by then Lin Shuo’s betrayal can be avenged under his sword, just around the corner!

To repay vengeance, even forcefully swallowing irritable Medicine Pills leading to body death and path dissolution, he would acknowledge it!

The dilapidated wooden door was knocked, Ouyang Qing slightly impatient, "Is it that Lin fellow again? Tell him to scram! Stop being hypocritically kind-hearted!"

"No, it’s not. Sect Leader ordered me to bring you a bowl of ginseng soup, tomorrow is the Immortal Ascension Conference, Sect Leader said you need to attend, might as well nourish yourself, at least appear more vibrant." A child’s response came from outside the door.

Ouyang Qing sighed, thinking impotent of Spiritual Qi, useful for mortals, for cultivators what’s the purpose?

However, it’s albeit good intention from the Sect Leader, he called: "Come in, close the door."

The child walks in with the ginseng soup, respectfully entered the courtyard, cautiously closed the door, then placed the soup on the table inside the small straw house.

Curious, he surveyed the nearly empty room thinking the rumors indeed were true—dignified Vice Sect Leader after failing the ascension, became useless to the sect, sent away to the secluded mountain rear, not allowed to go out!

Living in straw house and sleeping on rush mat, even each drink and meal needs personal planting, only when the sect needs does it send better food, allowing out to support appearances.

The child looked at the modestly dressed elder and quietly sighed, then secretly joyous.

Spending money to get the opportunity for delivering the ginseng soup task, allowed entrance to rear mountain’s small courtyard, even witnessing abducted Ouyang Senior, later could expand on talk!

All those rumors are indeed true!

Tsk tsk, who would have thought that? Once renowned Vice Sect Leader, without utilizable value, reduced to such state, showing entering cultivation path, failing to climb then gets stomped on!

"Hmm? Is the Celestial Sword Sect really so short-sighted? Even failing the Golden Core ascent, at least still a Heartbeat Realm cultivator, how could receive such treatment?" Bai Yunqi listening to the gathered news squinted his eyes full of displeasure.

Hu Zhile also frowned, the bustling small town under Celestial Sword Sect’s foot often interacted with the mountain sect cultivators.

Even with some exaggerations in rumors, definitely not unfounded, seemingly Wan Mingchuan’s grandfather has not lived well these years in Celestial Sword Sect.