The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 149: Hidden Sword Technique (12th Update)
"...The Great Elder of the Red Lotus Sect revealed everything to me. She had connections with the Sword Sect all along, and the person she was in contact with was Mu Yunyan."
Mu Yunyan had no idea who Hong Rui was because Hong Rui was the one who initiated contact and concealed her identity while conducting various transactions with Mu Yunyan.
But her ultimate goal was still to kill Dongfang Hongyue.
By killing Dongfang Hongyue, she could become the Sect Hierarch.
Exploiting the Sword Sect’s desire to gain reputation, Hong Rui lured them onto the ship. She thought she had everything under control, especially since Dongfang Hongyue always seemed to trust her, not expecting Dongfang Hongyue to have so many contingencies in place.
The most infuriating part was the sudden appearance of a pretty boy, whose kiss gave Dongfang Hongyue a chance to turn the tables.
Thinking that she had no hopes left and, having been caught by Ming Xin, Hong Rui also gave up on treatment.
Upon learning that Ming Xin had been investigating for the sake of his own disciple for thirty years, Hong Rui was touched and simply spilled everything.
As for betraying Mu Yunyan, Hong Rui had no qualms about it.
Isn’t selling out one’s teammates a basic operation for members of the Demon Sect?
Speaking of which, Hong Rui also held some resentment towards Mu Yunyan. Initially, she was merely helping her by letting the Poison Dragon Gu Worm bite Lin Yu, but then, not long after, the Gu Worm died. What on earth was that man? How could he kill the Gu poison itself?
If it hadn’t been for losing the Poison Dragon Gu Worm, with Soul Sever plus the Poison Dragon Gu Worm, Dongfang Hongyue might have been taken out on the spot.
"You slander me! If I truly could contact members of the Demon Sect to act, why wouldn’t I just directly kill Lin Yu and be done with it?"
When Mu Yunyan heard Ming Xin mention Hong Rui, her heart had already sunk halfway. At this point, she absolutely could not admit anything.
"Heh."
Ming Xin sneered, looking at Mu Yunyan as if watching a clown, saying, "Because you were eyeing Yu’er’s talents, wanting her to pave the way for your son. The Poison Dragon Gu Worm would ruin her cultivation level, but it wouldn’t change her bloodline or physique. You moved on this crooked idea after she refused your marriage proposal. You didn’t even consider, how could your good-for-nothing son be worthy of my Yu’er!
Even if she lost her cultivation, she would rather leave than be with your worthless son."
Baili Shouxin: "???"
I’m getting shot while lying down?
You slander me! How could my son have any interest in that cripple!"
Mu Yunyan was already blustering with a false show of strength; the things she had done were now laid bare in front of everyone. She suddenly realized why Ming Xin could have attacked her in secret but instead chose to do it in front of so many people.
He was revealing the truth!
Now, not only were there Elders watching, but also disciples attracted by the Shocking Thunder.
Hearing such explosive news, the Elders didn’t dare to simply shoo those disciples away.
To tell the truth, they were also shocked.
Although Mu Yunyan vehemently denied everything, these people weren’t fools.
Ming Xin was clearly prepared to die; the way he was, he didn’t need anyone else to take his life; he wouldn’t live much longer.
The truth was now obvious.
Baili Liuyun also watched Mu Yunyan with disbelief, saying disappointedly, "Was it really you who did it?"
"I didn’t! It’s all slander!"
No sooner had she spoken than she felt a sharp pain in her chest.
"What have you done to me?"
She knew it must have been the invisible sword just now that was causing mischief.
"I injected all of my essence and cultivation into your body," he said.
This statement sounded somewhat strange, but Ming Xin, upon hearing it, was shocked and dismayed, saying, "You practiced the Hidden Sword Technique?"
The Hidden Sword Technique was a forbidden technique of the Sword Sect; because the method was too vicious and rather useless, it had always been shelved.
The Hidden Sword Technique, also known as the Sword Nurturing Technique, was the brainchild of a genius.
The cultivation of the Sword Sect’s cultivators all lay within their swords, but once a sword was forged, it basically had no room to grow, which led some genius to think, if people could grow, why not swords?
If that were the case, nurturing a sword within one’s body might result in the growth of a Spirit Sword, possibly yielding an Immortal Sword?
This idea was so revolutionary that it was a marvel, but indeed, he did come up with the technique.
To hide the sword within one’s own body and let one’s body nurture the sword. However, the Hidden Sword Technique had too many drawbacks.
Merging the sword into the body would cause the body to suffer immense pain that no amount of high cultivation could avoid, and furthermore, the sword nurtured would gradually become part of the person. They truly would become a Sword Person, with all their essence, spirit, and energy focused on that one sword.
If pain could be exchanged for lethal power, that might be considered a good deal.
But when the genius of the Sword Sect who nurtured his sword for more than ten years wanted to test its power one day, he stabbed a wild beast with it. That stab not only drained all the power stored in the sword but also depleted nearly all of his essence and spirit.
A brilliant disciple of the Sword Sect thus made an extreme one-for-one exchange with a wild beast.
He didn’t die on the spot, but the deficit of essence and spirit led to his death not long after, leaving only his great work, in the hopes that future generations would study and improve upon it.
Clearly, hiding a sword was feasible, the key lay in controlling the output. The power of the Hidden Sword was extremely strong because it was a process of accumulating power; the longer the time, the stronger the lethal force.
Subsequently, there were certainly curious ones in the Sword Sect. After all, with such a large sect, there were always some unafraid of death. Once they practiced it, they could no longer draw the nurtured Spirit Sword from their bodies to fight their enemies.
They could only use other weapons as usual, and once they used it, regardless of the enemy’s strength, it was a matter of delivering all their output in one strike.
This really became quite useless, an extreme one-for-one sword technique, what use was it?
If the Sword Sect really faced its most perilous times and had no choice but to send disciples to fight against stronger enemies, then cultivating this technique would be somewhat useful, otherwise, it was pointless.
Thus, the Hidden Sword Technique was also shelved and became a forbidden technique of the Sword Sect.
Since it was established by the ancestors and they had wished for future generations to refine it, the Sword Sect didn’t dare to destroy it outright; this technique indeed had its uses.
Unexpectedly, Ming Xin had practiced such a forbidden technique.
"I started practicing it thirty years ago. This sword won’t kill you immediately, but the Sword Qi will remain in your body, destroying your vitality and ruining your meridians. You should be able to live for seven days. During these seven days, you will experience the same fate as Yu’er, losing all your cultivation, day by day watching yourself draw closer to death," he explained.
Ming Xin’s tone remained eerily calm as he coldly announced Mu Yunyan’s fate.
Listiening to what would become of her, Mu Yunyan felt a surge of panic.
She did not want to just die like this; she still had plenty of time.
"Take back the Sword Qi, or else, I will kill Lin Yu!" she threatened.
Ming Xin laughed again.
"You can’t kill her. Her child is very promising, and after you’ve done something like this, do you still think the elders of the Sword Sect will support you?" he retorted.
Mu Yunyan, upon hearing this, also looked toward the other elders and the disciples who had gathered around.
It was then that she realized the sword Ming Xin had struck into her was not the real deadly move; the real deadly move was waiting right here...
