Truth Exposed, Empresses Beg for Forgiveness-Chapter 120: The Tomb of Swords! Wood, do you know the other purpose of the Flawless Sword Bone...?
In the Celestial Emperor Palace, countless Quasi-Emperors and Immortal Emperors of the Sword Spirit Race were left speechless.
Within this Sword Tomb of the Sword Spirit Race, there lies sword after sword.
Many are broken swords, giving off a deep sense of sorrow.
People have graves, and swords have a tomb.
It was as if this place was a graveyard for swords!
Besides the broken swords, there were treasure swords too, exuding a fierce Sword Intent.
These treasure swords were not damaged, yet they were placed here, perhaps by their own choice or their masters’ decision to bury them here.
In the Sword Casting Pool, a roaring fire burned, with incomplete swords within.
At the center of the Sword Casting Pool was a sword familiar to everyone in the Celestial Emperor Palace.
Because it was clearly... the Spirit Heart Sword of the Sword Spirit Empress!!
At this, the atmosphere in the entire Celestial Emperor Palace erupted instantly!
"Is that the Spirit Heart Sword of the Sword Spirit Empress?!"
"How could it be? How could the Spirit Heart Sword of the Sword Spirit Empress be here!"
"The Spirit Heart Sword is the Lifebound Emperor Artifact of the Sword Spirit Empress; how could it be in the forbidden land of the Sword Spirit Race!"
"Could it be that the Sword Spirit Empress came to take the Spirit Heart Sword from the forbidden land of the Sword Spirit Race in the future?"
"That’s even more impossible. I heard the Sword Spirit Empress was born able to control the Spirit Heart Sword, so why would she need to retrieve it from the Sword Spirit Race’s forbidden land?"
At this moment, the entire Celestial Emperor Palace was in complete chaos!
The Spirit Heart Sword of the Sword Spirit Empress was unexpectedly in the Sword Casting Pool of this Sword Tomb.
Such a scene was something no one could have anticipated before!
Isn’t the Spirit Heart Sword the Lifebound Artifact of the Sword Spirit Empress?!
The gaze of the Sword Emperor Jian Wuming visibly trembled at this moment.
And Wang Teng, observing the ’Spirit Heart Sword’ in the Sword Casting Pool, thought of something.
"Everyone, in my view, this is not the Spirit Heart Sword!
As everyone knows, there are three engraved words, Spirit Heart Sword, on the sword of the Sword Spirit Empress.
But please look, this sword does not have those three engraved words on its sword body!"
As Wang Teng finished speaking.
Many had already noticed this difference by now.
The Spirit Heart Sword of the Sword Spirit Empress indeed had the three engraved words, Spirit Heart Sword, on it.
The characters are vigorous and powerful, exuding an ancient charm.
Now, this sword in the Sword Casting Pool does not have the three engraved words, Spirit Heart Sword.
While it seems a minor difference, one must know, the Spirit Heart Sword is an Emperor’s Artifact!
Especially the Spirit Heart Sword is one of the finest among Emperor’s Artifacts.
Every Emperor’s Artifact is unique, even such a small difference as not having engravings.
Is enough to make associating the two difficult.
Yet, Jian Wuming pondered in his heart.
"Soup has no difference, nor does the sword..."
He suddenly recalled words said by the Young Celestial Emperor when making soup for Jian Ling’er.
At that time, he realized that by clinging to the sword’s name, or its material, one would fall short.
He had named his Nameless Sword for the reason of its namelessness.
However, compared to the Celestial Emperor’s ’this is a sword’, he still fell short.
The Lifebound Emperor Artifact Spirit Heart Sword of the Sword Spirit Empress is mainly due to the three large engraved characters—Spirit Heart Sword on it!
The Spirit Heart Sword is called such by the Sword Spirit Empress because of its engravings.
Otherwise, perhaps like the Young Celestial Emperor, she might not have named it either.
Thinking of this, upon seeing the ’Spirit Heart Sword’ without engravings.
A rather terrifying guess began forming in Jian Wuming’s heart...
At this moment, Wang Teng continued to flaunt his judgment.
"Everyone, besides lacking engravings, there’s another point, the aura of this sword is vastly different from the Spirit Heart Sword of the Sword Spirit Empress.
In its aura, it falls far short compared to ordinary Emperor’s Artifacts, let alone the Spirit Heart Sword?
From this, it can be seen that they are definitely not the same sword!"
The cultivators remained silent at this moment.
If analyzed based on these two points, indeed this sword does not seem like the Spirit Heart Sword.
However...
In Hehuan Ancestor’s heart, doubts arose.
Why does it feel like every judgment of Emperor Wang is somewhat unreliable, as if listening in reverse... would yield a much higher accuracy?
He even had a faint suspicion in his heart.
"Could this really be the Spirit Heart Sword, it’s just not yet completed..."
Compared to the explosive atmosphere in the Celestial Emperor Palace.
Jian Lingxin appeared exceptionally calm at this moment.
But whether her mood was as calm as it appeared, only she knew.
...
"Wood! You, are you alright?"
Jian Ling’er was held in the arms of Young Luo Xuan, seeing him hit the ground heavily with his back, felt as if her heart shattered!
"...I’m fine."
Young Luo Xuan rose at this moment, saying he was fine.
Yet Jian Ling’er saw him cough up blood and his diminishing aura, she knew well in her heart.
He could not possibly be fine!
Jian Ling’er’s beautiful eyes were completely red.
Clearly, she had no cultivation, the one most likely to be injured, potentially dead in this battle should have been her.
Yet Luo Xuan had protected her all along, leaving her unscathed, while he was hurt this badly.
What a foolish Wood!
"...Ling’er, is this the Sword Tomb?"
Young Luo Xuan quickly regulated his breathing as he scanned the surroundings.
Jian Ling’er nodded gently.
"Yes, this is the forbidden land of our Sword Spirit Race, the Sword Tomb."
Young Luo Xuan soon realized a problem.
"Why didn’t Jian Wentian pursue us in here?"
Forbidden land, as the name implies, is a place forbidden to enter.
But Jian Wentian, as the Sword Emperor of the entire Sword Spirit Race, even he couldn’t enter the Sword Tomb Forbidden Land?
Let’s concede, even if there is a rule that not even the Sword Emperor can enter the Sword Tomb Forbidden Land.
A person like Jian Wentian is not one to abide by rules!
The Flawless Sword Bone that he longs for is in the forbidden land, and those he wishes to annihilate are also within.
Jian Wentian has every reason to charge in!
"Jian Wentian doesn’t want to come in, it’s that he can’t come in, at least, not easily."
Jian Ling’er’s words made young Luo Xuan’s gaze flicker slightly.
Just listen to Jian Ling’er’s explanation.
"The forbidden land of the Sword Spirit Race has special restrictions, limiting everyone from the Sword Spirit Race. The higher the cultivation, the stronger the restriction, making entry difficult.
Although I belong to the Sword Spirit Race, I have no cultivation, so I’m totally unaffected by the restriction.
Wood, you’re not of the Sword Spirit Race, so you’re not affected by this cultivation restriction. As long as your cultivation reaches the Foundation Establishment Stage, you’ll be able to break through the most basic restriction to get in."
Young Luo Xuan felt it.
Indeed, Jian Wentian is now being blocked outside the Sword Tomb.
He is frantically trying to break the restrictions.
The restriction that he and Jian Ling’er can easily pass through is a chasm for Jian Wentian!
At least within the forbidden land of the Sword Spirit Race, it is truly temporarily safe.
However, Jian Ling’er’s words left all the sword cultivators of the Sword Spirit Race in Celestial Emperor Palace astonished.
Regarding the Sword Tomb Forbidden Land of the Sword Spirit Race, let alone the Sword Spirit Race of ancient times, it is still the forbidden land of the Sword Spirit Race.
But what Jian Ling’er said.
Is vastly different from what they all understood about the Sword Tomb Forbidden Land...
The other cultivators were also somewhat surprised.
They had initially thought this Sword Tomb was a forbidden land of the Sword Spirit Race, probably some ancestral land, with ancestral commands not to let descendants enter casually.
But now, on seeing it.
The restrictions of the Sword Tomb instead only limit those of the Sword Spirit Race, and for non-Sword Spirit Race sword cultivators, only has the basic Foundation Establishment restriction.
Those of the Sword Spirit Race, however, face stronger restrictions the higher their cultivation.
This is not at all like some ancestral land indeed.
How it seems like it was deliberately set by a great power not belonging to the Sword Spirit Race, to limit the Sword Spirit Race!
In the scene, although Jian Wentian was temporarily blocked outside the forbidden land of the Sword Spirit Race.
Young Luo Xuan’s mood was still not relaxed.
"Ling’er, although Jian Wentian is currently blocked outside, if given enough time, he can still break through the restriction to come inside.
What is the method you mentioned to deal with Jian Wentian?"
Jian Ling’er’s gaze was somewhat wandering.
"Wood, to face the Sword Emperor Jian Wentian with that Wooden Sword is still too overburdened.
As long as you obtain a sword from the Sword Tomb, you will surely be able to defeat him."
Upon hearing this, young Luo Xuan realized this was Jian Ling’er’s idea?
"Ling’er, in the current situation, a mere sword cannot change it."
"No, Wood, trust me, that sword is different. Follow me."
Jian Ling’er took young Luo Xuan to stand beside the fierce flames of the Sword Casting Pool.
During the process, young Luo Xuan also observed other swords in the Sword Tomb.
He had once used Double Pupils to condense a Divine Soldier for battle.
He could feel there were many top-grade spiritual artifact swords in the Sword Tomb.
Even some Quasi-Immortal Artifact swords!
However, the Quasi-Immortal Artifact swords among them were all broken.
The one in Jian Wentian’s hand is a Quasi-Immortal Artifact sword.
There is no intact sword in the Sword Tomb that is of a higher level than that.
"Wood, look, it’s this sword!"
Jian Ling’er pointed at the ’Spirit Heart Sword’ at the center of the Sword Casting Pool, and young Luo Xuan’s gaze couldn’t help but focus.
He could feel that this sword... is different from all the others!
Even the entire Sword Tomb seemed to bow to this sword in various implicit ways.
In fact, it could be said that this sword is the King’s Sword here, or rather—the Emperor’s Sword!
Only young Luo Xuan noticed something.
"Ling’er, this sword seems to be unfinished."
Jian Ling’er nodded.
"Yes, it is indeed unfinished."
Jian Ling’er spoke to herself.
"Wood, did you know? Before I went to Frost City, I often came to the Sword Tomb.
A distance of a hundred miles was easily covered by other sword cultivators from my clan, but for me, it took a long, long time..."
Young Luo Xuan remained silent.
He could imagine that Jian Ling’er, perceived as a wastrel of the Sword Spirit Race by others, endured much coldness and ridicule.
Before there was Frost City for her to settle alone in, this Sword Tomb was probably her favorite place to be.
The Sword Tomb strictly limited all members of the Sword Spirit Race, stronger restrictions based on higher cultivation, preventing any Sword Spirit Race individuals from coming.
To Jian Ling’er, it undoubtedly was paradise.
Here, she wouldn’t face ridicules and cold stares, she could be with swords.
"Then, as I stayed in the Sword Tomb, I saw this sword.
I don’t know why, but I had a faint feeling in my heart as if it were resonating with me.
And flashes of images occasionally appeared in my mind.
It wasn’t until Jian Kuanglan proclaimed that I was the Flawless Sword Bone, that I realized, indeed, I am the Flawless Sword Bone...
Actually, at the moment he said it, I believed him, because images related to the Flawless Sword Bone did sometimes flash in my mind..."
Jian Ling’er’s narration, for some reason, instilled a faint sense of unease in young Luo Xuan’s heart.
Being so close to the fierce flames of the Sword Casting Pool, the fake scar Jian Ling’er had painted on her face had long melted away.
Jian Ling’er turned around, looked at young Luo Xuan, and showed a perfectly beautiful smile.
"Wood, according to the images that appeared in my mind, the Flawless Sword Bone can indeed cleanse the Sword Heart and reshape talent.
However, there is something that Jian Kuanglan and the others don’t know.
Do you know what the other effect of the Flawless Sword Bone is?"
This smile of Jian Ling’er’s was undeniably beautiful, yet in young Luo Xuan’s eyes, it felt unbearably poignant!
Which magnified the unease he felt in his heart.
"Ling’er, what is it?"
"Sword sacrifice." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
The two gentle words spoken by Jian Ling’er made young Luo Xuan’s pupils tighten instantly!
