Chapter 351 - Chapter 351: Collapse
Chapter 351: Collapse
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
This cluster of blood mist had no corrosive properties whatsoever. What it possessed was an exquisite ability to infiltrate. The formation should have been self-contained, unresponsive to the outside world.
If there were any reactions, the entire formation would inevitably fluctuate, perhaps even issue a direct warning. However, the technique executed using the Blood Touch method broke forcefully into the formation.
Ironically, these formations showed no hostility towards the arrival of the blood mist. They treated it as if it were ubiquitous elemental energy.
Chen Fei remained composed as he watched the blood continually flow from his arm. When using the Blood Touch technique without having fully learned the complete Blood Origin Technique, it did impose a certain burden on the body. After all, there was only so much blood available.
Even with a cultivator’s body that had been strengthened and could produce blood at an accelerated rate in a short period, it was still challenging. However, with Chen Fei’s mastery over the Suppressing Dragon Elephant Technique, he had absolute control over his body’s limits. This degree of bleeding had no impact on him.
As time passed, some secrets of the formation began to appear in Chen Fei’s mental consciousness. And as time continued to flow, more and more information about the formation became available.
Penetrating it initially was the most challenging part, but once a breakthrough occurred, everything else fell into place.
In less than fifteen minutes, Chen Fei’s eyes suddenly emitted a trace of bloody light. His entire body moved slightly, and he had already arrived in front of the formation. His right hand extended forward.
If this were a few days ago, the formation would have already issued a warning if Chen Fei dared to approach this closely. However, at this moment, partial control of the formation was in Chen Fei’s hands.
Chen Fei’s right hand felt like it was passing through a layer of water ripples, with no resistance whatsoever. A slight smile appeared on Chen Fei’s face as his entire body disappeared into the lake bottom.
A cave appeared before Chen Fei’s eyes, and as soon as he entered, he sensed the aura of someone in the early stage of aperture tempering realm right in front of him.
Chen Fei’s expression subtly changed, unsure whether this aperture tempering realm cultivator was guarding this place or simply contemplating a technique by chance.
Chen Fei descended lightly like a wisp of willow, landing on the ground without making the slightest sound.
Shi Shaofang, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. There was a hint of confusion in his gaze because he had a sudden sense of unease in his spiritual consciousness.
This feeling was hard to describe, as if a great calamity was about to befall. But this was the legacy site of the Sword Return Tower. While the formations might not be the strongest, in terms of sensitivity, they were undoubtedly the most powerful in the sect.
Whenever there was any movement, the formations would inevitably give a warning. However, at this moment, the formations showed no signs of disturbance, indicating that no one had intruded.
If that were the case, why did he feel this impending disaster? Could it be that a formidable enemy was approaching the mountain gate right now, causing him to feel this way?
But if a formidable enemy were truly approaching, the sect leader and senior disciples would have already detected it and sounded the alarm throughout the sect, rather than the current peaceful state.
The sense of unease grew stronger, and Shi Shaofang became increasingly restless. He stood up, sword already in his hand, and looked around.
Suddenly, an extreme sense of horror welled up in his spiritual consciousness. Before Shi Shaofang could react, he felt a sword light appearing in his spiritual consciousness.
The instinctual mental defense Shi Shaofang had activated was as fragile as paper against this sword light and provided no resistance whatsoever.
In an instant, Shi Shaofang felt as if a massive hole had been pierced in his spiritual consciousness. An unimaginable, excruciating pain erupted within his mental realm. Instinctively, he attempted to cover his head.
Just as Shi Shaofang was raising his arm halfway, an instinctive reaction to danger made him lift the spiritual sword in his hand, and without hesitation, he released countless sword aura attacks in all directions.
Regardless of whether these sword aura attacks could fend off the assailant, as long as they touched the surrounding formations, the disturbance here would be immediately transmitted to the main peak.
At the speed of a cultivator in the later stages of aperture tempering realm, they could arrive here in an extremely short amount of time. That meant both the techniques in the legacy site and Shi Shaofang himself had a chance to be saved.
All Shi Shaofang needed was to buy a little bit of time, and that would be enough!
H
Buzz!”
In Shi Shaofang’s perception, it seemed as if an ancient, monstrous beast had suddenly awakened. A terrifying aura descended in an instant, and in a daze, Shi Shaofang seemed to see a figure along with a sword light that filled his entire spiritual consciousness.
The sword aura attacks launched by Shi Shaofang, when faced with this sword light, were like bubbles. A gentle touch from the sword light caused them to disintegrate completely.
Shi Shaofang’s eyes widened slightly as he attempted to make other reactions, but he found himself unable to do anything except watch the sword light touch him.
Compression, fragmentation, followed by turning into a splatter of blood. In just an instant, Shi Shaofang felt everything go black in front of him, losing all sensation in his surroundings.
“Whew!”
A strong wind swirled within the cave, and the Qianyuan Sword stopped three feet above the ground under Chen Fei’s control. The violent force didn’t shatter the ground or trigger the formations in this place.
As for Shi Shaofang, he didn’t die either; he was just severely injured and unconscious, lying limp on the ground, with blood steadily oozing from his wounds.
Killing Shi Shaofang wouldn’t be difficult for Chen Fei at his current level. However, Chen Fei didn’t know if Shi Shaofang’s death might trigger some of the setups in the Sword Return Tower, potentially drawing the two cultivators in the later stages of Aperture tempering realm directly here.
To be on the safe side, it was better to wound but not kill him. After all, Chen Fei had come to the Sword Return Tower with the sole purpose of acquiring techniques.
Chen Fei flashed to Shi Shaofang’s side, and with a pointed gesture of his right hand, his spiritual power formed a prison, sealing Shi Shaofang’s elemental energy and spiritual consciousness completely.
Having done this, Chen Fei turned his attention to the nine legacy tablets standing tall in the distance. Among them, six tablets were giving feedback in response to the Sword Guiding Art.
Chen Fei’s figure darted, and he arrived in front of one of the tablets. This particular tablet gave him a keen sensation, but he didn’t detect any other abnormalities or dangers. Chen Fei gently placed his palm on the tablet.
In the next moment, a technique appeared in Chen Fei’s mental realm. In just a moment, a smile spread across Chen Fei’s face. This was the lost sword technique of the Primordial Sword Sect – the Blade-Slaying Sword!
The Blade-Slaying Sword, known for its sharpness, was one of the seven legacies of the Primordial Sword Sect, capable of opening up to ninety acupoints.
In less than half an hour, Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes. Without resting, he teleported to another tablet and placed his palm upon it.
In an instant, an unending and ever-twisting sword intent emerged in Chen Fei’s mental realm. This was another legacy of the Primordial Sword Sect – the Water-Jade Sword!
The Water-Jade Sword was the only flexible sword technique among the seven legacies of the Primordial Sword Sect. Whether it was the Zhongyuan Sword, the Giant Spirit Sword, the Great Thunder Sword, or the Blade-Slaying Sword that Chen Fei had just inherited, all these techniques displayed immense power, capable of cleaving through anything with sheer force.
Only the Water-Jade Sword leaned more towards defense and was the sole sword technique among the seven legacies that excelled in defensive maneuvers.
“Solitude begets darkness, and solitude begets light!”
This was a sword principle contained within the Primordial Sword Scripture, which had amalgamated the teachings of the seven legacies. It could also be considered a form of martial wisdom.
Chen Fei didn’t know if this martial philosophy was entirely correct, but at least for now, he resonated with it. Perhaps as Chen Fei continued to grow and evolve in the future, he would discover other, more accurate martial truths or ones that suited him better.
Another half an hour passed, and Chen Fei finally withdrew his hand. He had fully absorbed the legacy of the Water-Jade Sword. With this, Chen Fei now possessed the complete legacies of six out of the seven Primordial Sword Sect techniques.
Only the legacy of the Primordial Sword Body was missing, but there was no trace of its presence here.
Chen Fei was well aware of the distinct auras associated with the seven techniques. After all, there were seven stone tablets dedicated to each technique within the Primordial Sword Sect’s legacy grounds. While the other four legacies were damaged, their auras remained unchanged. However, here, Chen Fei could not sense the aura of the Primordial Sword Body.
Without changing his expression, Chen Fei moved to another stone tablet. This one emitted the unique aura of the Primordial Sword Scripture.
Chen Fei’s emotions stirred slightly. The Primordial Sword Scripture was the overarching text, and if it wasn’t complete, no matter how many other legacies he obtained, it would be in vain for Chen Fei.
Moments ago, when the heavily wounded and almost dying Shi Shaofang regained consciousness, he was surprised to find himself still alive. Trying to lift his head to look ahead, Shi Shaofang discovered that he couldn’t move at all. He could only vaguely see the figure under the stone tablet.
Shi Shaofang struggled intensely, but his entire body’s elemental and mental powers were sealed by Chen Fei. Shi Shaofang’s struggles were futile, and he couldn’t even manage to twitch a finger.
Shi Shaofang knew that the figure in front of the stone tablet was the person who had ambushed him, stealing the legacy techniques. Thinking of this, anger and urgency welled up within him, causing blood to trickle from the corner of his mouth.
Shi Shaofang couldn’t understand how the intruder had entered this place so stealthily, without making a sound, without any disturbances, and without even sensing their presence.
If it weren’t for his mental perception alerting him to something unusual, Shi Shaofang suspected that he wouldn’t have had a chance to stand up at all.
However, it was too late for such thoughts now. Knocked down with a single move, his mental and elemental powers were completely sealed, and he couldn’t even make the slightest movement.
Shi Shaofang would rather his assailant kill him. At least then, others within the sect would be alerted to what was happening here. But the assailant was too cautious, opting to seal him instead of delivering a fatal blow.
Because of this, the assailant was now boldly receiving the legacy techniques from the stone tablet, and none of the others within the sect had any idea of the situation.
Chen Fei sensed Shi Shaofang’s awakening, but he paid it no mind. Shi Shaofang was already on the brink of death and sealed, incapable of doing anything at the moment.
Chen Fei extended his right hand and pressed it against the stone tablet. In the next moment, information about the Primordial Sword Scripture’s legacy techniques began to appear in Chen Fei’s mind.
The first layer, the second layer, the third layer!
The legacy of the techniques was not over yet.. Information about the techniques continued to flow from the stone tablet!