Ti passed slowly.
After erging from the Blood Pool Sword Tomb for the second ti, Qin Xuan began to study the Divine Blood Refining True Sword Scripture.
Soon, the once-a-century Foundation Establishnt and Chaos Suppression Conference, jointly held by the Cyan Cloud Sect and the Blood Demon Sword Sect, was set to begin.
All the Heaven Dao Foundation Establishnt Incense Masters of the Holy Sect were required to attend.
To avoid being ambushed and killed by Ma Wei, Qin Xuan seized every opportunity to increase his strength as much as he could.
During this ti, the Broken Gold Blood Talisman on his Lifebound Longsword began exhibiting strange phenona for so unknown reason.
Sotis it would beco scalding hot, other tis impossibly cold.
It left Qin Xuan feeling very uneasy.
’It must be because I’ve reached Foundation Establishnt and started practicing the Sword Scripture. The Giant Spirit Blood Demon’s remnant will is now demanding that I repay my karmic debt.’
Qin Xuan had a premonition that the karmic entanglent would fully manifest within a month, at most.
The Blood Talismans from the Blood Pool Sword Tomb were not so easy to claim.
Qin Xuan didn’t know what last wish the Giant Spirit Blood Demon wanted him to fulfill, but this only deepened his resolve to diligently practice the Sword Scripture and increase his power.
’The Foundation Establishnt Chapter of the Sword Scripture mainly focuses on nurturing the Sword Talismans. Beyond that, it also contains three Foundation Establishnt Sword Techniques!’
Cloud Concealing Thousand Corpses, Mountain Splitting and Moon Burial, and Bone-Piercing Nether Spring!
When linked together, the destructive power of these three Sword Techniques was no weaker than that of a Star Technique Divine Technique!
Qin Xuan summoned his Lifebound Longsword and began practicing diligently within his Cave Mansion.
The longsword flipped and spun, a blur of motion.
One mont, his wrist would snap straight like a scorpion’s striking tail. The next, he would grip the sword with both hands, raising it high overhead as a blood mist churned around him.
Eventually, he beca more and more proficient, wielding the sword as if it were an extension of his own arm. His Lifebound Longsword also began to change. At the crossguard, rough, thick, bone-white scales started to sprout, making it look increasingly like the Godslaying Blood Sword.
While Qin Xuan practiced his Sword Techniques, a rumor began to circulate outside.
The Holy Sect’s Blood Tyrant Demon Child, Chen Xuanba, had failed in his attempt at Core Formation and died in the Blood Pool Sword Tomb!
As a result, the Punishnt Hall’s status within the Inner Sect plumted.
Naturally, Qin Xuan didn’t believe it.
However, Wei Qingyi had yet to seek him out.
The previous promise of him joining the Punishnt Hall and receiving the position of Chief Incense Master had co to nothing, a fact that was quite intriguing.
Suddenly, Qin Xuan beca the talk among the other Incense Masters, and so even treated him as a joke.
Among them, a number of Incense Masters with ulterior motives ca to invite Qin Xuan on expeditions to Secret Realms.
’Could those really be legitimate expeditions?!’
Qin Xuan refused them all.
He paid no mind to these rumors, because he knew that Chen Xuanba had, at worst, failed his Core Formation attempt. He definitely wasn’t dead.
After all, the aura-concealing technique Chen Xuanba had placed on him still hadn’t faded!
The more these Incense Masters reveled now, the more miserable their deaths would be once Chen Xuanba erged from his seclusion.
...
One day, as Qin Xuan was practicing his Sword Techniques in his Cave Mansion, his training interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Excuse , is Senior Brother Qin in?"
Qin Xuan wondered who could be looking for him.
After all, the other Incense Masters were avoiding him like the plague.
With a graceful flourish, Qin Xuan sheathed his longsword, hung it at his waist, and opened the door, only to find his old superior standing there.
The Vice Incense Master of the Ten Thousand Laws Altar—Zheng Qi!
"I was wondering who it could be. So it’s Junior Brother Zheng. Co, please," Qin Xuan said with a smile, ushering Zheng Qi into the Cave Mansion.
The corner of Zheng Qi’s mouth twitched. The sound of Qin Xuan calling him "Junior Brother" was particularly grating, but he dared not show it, instead acting even more deferential.
He was too timid to participate in this round of the Incense Master assessnt, wanting to wait another ten years before trying.
His cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishnt Second Level. Without the copious amounts of Foundation Establishnt blood from the Taiyi True View to consu, he had in turn been surpassed by Qin Xuan!
"You’re too kind, Senior Brother Qin," Zheng Qi said with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes.
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries.
Qin Xuan got straight to the point. "Junior Brother Zheng, what brings you here today?"
Zheng Qi replied, "Senior Brother Qin, I’ve discovered a Secret Realm Cave Mansion in the outside world. I suspect it was left behind when a Purple Mansion True Demon senior from our Holy Sect perished."
"I heard you failed the Blood Pool Trial, Senior Brother. I wanted to invite you to explore the Secret Realm with . Who knows, we might obtain a Life Star’s inheritance!"
It was the sa old line.
"Oh? A Purple Mansion True Demon Secret Realm?"
Qin Xuan narrowed his eyes. "Is that true?"
Zheng Qi replied, "I wouldn’t dare deceive you, Senior Brother. I swear, if a single word of what I said is false, may I be struck by five bolts of lightning from the heavens!"
Qin Xuan let out a dry laugh.
’Like hell I believe you.’
He didn’t even need a warning from his Golden Finger to know there was a ninety-nine percent chance this was a trap!
Qin Xuan was about to politely decline.
He had no major grudge against Zheng Qi. When he had achieved his Heaven Dao Foundation Establishnt, he even seed to recall Zheng Qi sending a congratulatory gift.
Although Qin Xuan couldn’t rember what it was.
But that was fine. It’s not like he was the type to hold a grudge.
But in the next mont, the massive sphere of light in his mind suddenly began to flicker.
Three ancient bamboo sticks flew out from within it.
The text on one of the divination sticks was blood-red!
[Middle-Lower Draw: Refuse the invitation. The karmic debt of the Giant Spirit Blood Demon will be forcibly triggered, causing you to suffer a backlash. Ominous.]
[The Worst Draw: Pretend to agree, then back out at the last mont. The karmic debt of the Giant Spirit Blood Demon will be forcibly triggered, and you will be caught in the backlash from the Purple Mansion True Demon’s karmic debt. Highly Ominous.]
[The Worst Draw: Gladly agree to explore the Secret Realm together. The karmic debt of the Giant Spirit Blood Demon will be forcibly triggered, you will be caught in the backlash from the Purple Mansion True Demon’s karmic debt, and ambushed by Xie Qing and Ma Wei. You will be utterly destroyed. Highly Ominous!]
The blood-red text was on the final stick.
Reading the divinations, Qin Xuan’s heart went cold.
’You son of a bitch! I wasn’t going to make a move on you, yet you dare team up with Xie Qing and Ma Wei to plot against !’
His eyes turning a terrifying pitch-black, Qin Xuan stared deadly at Zheng Qi.
The sudden change startled Zheng Qi.
He gulped, then stamred, "Senior Brother Qin, if you don’t want to go, you don’t have to. I’ll... I’ll just be on my way."
Qin Xuan smiled warmly. "Mm, thank you for your kind offer, Junior Brother Zheng. I haven’t been in the best condition lately. Let’s discuss it again so other ti."
"Right!" Zheng Qi turned to leave, but he suddenly heard a familiar voice call out to him.
"Junior Brother Zheng, is it done?"
Zheng Qi turned back in confusion. His expression changed drastically at the sight before him.
"Senior Sister Ma, when did you—Gah!"
In that mont of stunned confusion, Zheng Qi coughed up a mouthful of blood. He looked down in horror to find the silvery-white tip of a sword protruding from his chest.
Blood Talisman: Broken Gold!
Blood Talisman: Divine Blade!
Blood Talisman: Ten Thousand Forms!
All three Blood Talismans activated at once, and in an instant, Zheng Qi was completely suppressed by ’Ma Wei’.
"No, you’re not Senior Sister Ma..."
Zheng Qi gritted his teeth, burning his Essence Blood to break through the seal of Broken Gold. The phantom of a deep blue lotus Dharma Aspect suddenly appeared behind him.
Positional Divine Power·Nether Fla!
A plu of blue Nether Flas was about to be released, only to be shockingly suppressed by Qin Xuan.
The sword tip flicked upward like a striking viper, releasing a terrifying burst of Sword Intent.
Godslaying Swordsmanship: Bone-Piercing Nether Spring!
Zheng Qi felt a chill run through his body as Sword Qi pierced him to the bone.
All the blood and Demonic Essence in his body congealed as if he’d been plunged into an ice cellar. Even his Divine Soul seed to freeze in that instant.
Against the power of three Blood Talismans combined with a Foundation Establishnt Swordsmanship technique, Zheng Qi died before he could even unleash his Positional Divine Technique.
—HUMMM!
With a faint tremor, the Lifebound Longsword let out a joyous hum as it greedily drained Zheng Qi of his blood, leaving behind a shriveled, skin-and-bones corpse.
As the pure Essence flowed back into him, Qin Xuan felt a refreshing sensation spread throughout his body.
Even up to the mont of his death, Zheng Qi couldn’t understand.
He couldn’t understand why Qin Xuan had suddenly lashed out to kill him.
Even less could he understand how Qin Xuan had disguised himself as Senior Sister Ma so perfectly that their auras and appearances were identical.
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