Chapter 537: Chapter 537

Qi Ling and Sword Heart lived in a villa, situated at a distance from a vast residential garden complex.

At dusk, the landscapes designed within these gardens were shrouded in the shades of the night, appearing rather eerie and bizarre.

"I wondered why he hadn’t been dealt with yet, turns out someone is protecting him."

Several shadows lurked deep within the gardens.

Near the dense landscapes, only a few dim lights were lit, so nobody would notice these dark figures.

Before long, a shadow appeared on the ground.

He was dressed in a black cloak that mysteriously covered his face.

A slender, fair hand emerged from the cloak, revealing a string of silver bells on the wrist.

Pale blue illusion butterflies danced around the silver bells.

Luo Han reached for the hood of his cloak and pulled it down, revealing a handsome visage that was paler than usual. A smile that was not quite a smile played at the corners of his lips, adding a touch of devilish charm.

He gazed at the distant villa, able to see through the floor-to-ceiling windows the people inside.

His eyes were a pool of ice.

"This woman seems somewhat interesting."

Luo Han casually toyed with the silver bells on his wrist.

After discovering Qi Ling’s betrayal, he hadn’t planned on keeping him any longer.

It wasn’t about having someone kill Qi Ling but rather about making use of Qi Ling’s body and Fate Diagram.

Since Qi Ling was disobedient, it would naturally be better for him to use Qi Ling’s excellent Fate Diagram and talent for himself.

"Your Highness, what’s so formidable about a mere female ghost? Perhaps Qi Ling just got lucky! Let your subordinate go and capture him to be dealt with by Your Highness!"

A sinister voice came from behind him.

Luo Han was about to agree, intending to send his subordinate to test Sword Heart’s abilities.

However, in the next second, something unusual happened to Sword Heart inside the villa.

She was cloaked in a sheen of cyan light and sword shadows. The sky above began to fill with dark clouds, heralding the coming of Thunder Punishment.

A deep color flashed through Luo Han’s eyes, and he raised his hand to stop his subordinate.

"Wait, let’s first see what’s going on."

Sword Heart flew out from the villa, wielding her sword to confront the Thunder Punishment.

After a few strikes of lightning, she managed to fend them off with her sword techniques, though she appeared somewhat strained.

Sword Heart’s figure became somewhat translucent, making it obvious that she was in a soul state.

"This sword technique seems somewhat familiar."

Luo Han watched Sword Heart facing the ordeal and furrowed his brow slightly.

After much thought, he finally recognized why the sword technique was familiar.

"Isn’t this the Changyuan Sword of Cheng Wu?"

Cheng Wu was the former War God of the Immortal Realm, and before his imprisonment in the Netherworld, Luo Han had seen his prowess, thus he was somewhat familiar with the sword techniques of the Changyuan Sword.

"No, how can a soul body master the Changyuan Sword? I’ve heard that Cheng Wu was not only the War God of the Immortal Realm, but also the most formidable and strongest Sword Saint. His cultivation of the Changyuan Sword Technique allowed for perfect Human Sword Integration, to the point where even the Immortal Emperor had to avoid its sharpness.

The reason Cheng Wu was captured in the first place was because the Immortal Emperor had tricked him out of his Changyuan Sword and sealed it in a mysterious location, rendering Cheng Wu unable to fully unleash the power of his swordsmanship!"

Luo Han stared intently at Sword Heart in the sky, his eyes filled with astonishment.

He had not expected that the swordsmanship of Cheng Wu’s Changyuan Sword would have a successor.

Moreover, this successor had surfaced in such a lowly mortal world!

"If she has cultivated the Changyuan Sword Technique, then she is not a mere soul but the Changyuan Sword Heart that emerged after the integration of human and sword. Interesting, truly interesting!"

Luo Han’s laughter was light and emerged effortlessly.

This girl did indeed have a talent for swordsmanship.

So quickly, she had managed to cultivate the Sword Heart.

This Thunder Punishment was an advancement challenge, and Sword Heart alone could not withstand it.

Sword Heart, it was time to return to her original body.

Heavenly Master Sect.

It was deep into the night, and Qin Zhao was having trouble sleeping.

It had been a long time since she had seen Chu Yan; she had no idea where the fellow had gone.

Although she hadn’t seen Chu Yan, she hadn’t had any more nightmares, yet she felt irritated.

It was she who had driven her away, after all.

But sometimes, she found herself wanting to see him.

Pregnant women, they can be so strange at times.

Qin Zhao lay awake in the middle of the night, her belly rumbling with hunger, so she decided to make herself something to eat.

Just as she stepped out of her room, she heard a noise from the next-door room.

"Qiuqiu, are you awake?"

She paused mid-step, turning towards the door of Shangguan Qiu’s room.

Shangguan Qiu’s voice was faint, yet Qin Zhao heard it.

It wasn’t long before Shangguan Qiu came to open the door.

In her hand, she held the Changyuan Sword.

The Changyuan Sword was trembling incessantly as if reacting to some disturbance.

"Do you feel uncomfortable at all?"

Seeing the concern in Qin Zhao’s eyes, Shangguan Qiu first shook her head before she asked her, "Why are you at the Heavenly Master Sect? And why is your belly so big?"

Shangguan Qiu glanced down at the Changyuan Sword again, indicating for it to quiet down.

Qin Zhao touched her belly, "I’m pregnant, and this place is quieter, so I came here to nurture my baby. You’ve been in a coma for over a year now, my baby is almost due."

Shangguan Qiu was astonished, immediately furrowing her brows.

"I had no idea I was in a coma; I remember I was always cultivating at Kunlun Mountain, and then..."

Her words suddenly halted.

"Then I met someone who took me to the Imperial City to seek treatment for my illness."

"Treatment? What’s wrong with your body? You just said you were fine!"

"Indeed, I am fine; I don’t know either."

A brief look of bewilderment flashed in Shangguan Qiu’s eyes.

"I feel like all these events were just a dream. When I opened my eyes, the environment around me had changed, and that person was no longer by my side."

"Who was that person?"

Shangguan Qiu’s expression grew odd, "Qi Ling."

"Huh? How could it be him?"

Qin Zhao’s gossiping spirit was instantly ignited.

Could there be something fishy going on between them?

They had been in contact before, practically like a pair of notorious frenemies.

Shangguan Qiu also found it perplexing. If it was really a dream, why dream of Qi Ling?

She wasn’t even that familiar with that guy.

Yet the things in the dream felt so lifelike, as though they had truly happened.

It seemed she and Qi Ling had spent several months together, forming a close friendship.

The Changyuan Sword suddenly let out a low hum.

Then, it slipped from Shangguan Qiu’s grasp and flew off into the distance.

"Where are you going?"

Shangguan Qiu leapt up to pursue it.

She turned back to see Qin Zhao looking at her worriedly and left a message, "I’ll be right back, don’t worry, just take care of yourself."

Qin Zhao nodded, "Then be careful."

Her stage of pregnancy had made her somewhat immobile, so she couldn’t follow to join the excitement.

Shangguan Qiu’s Changyuan Sword was very powerful; it should be able to protect her.

The direction the Changyuan Sword flew off to was precisely towards the Imperial City.

Shangguan Qiu quickly caught up and stood above the Changyuan Sword.

"Where are you taking me?"

This time, she felt the Changyuan Sword’s response.

The Changyuan Sword wanted to take her to find the sword heart.

The sword heart had completed its cultivation, and it was time to reclaim it.