Upon hearing the commotion, Yan Zhaoge’s spirits rose.
He followed Gao Qingxuan to a secluded room, where Gao Qingxuan’s clone and Long Xingquan sat facing each other. Between them, an ancient sword hovered in mid-air.
A talisman was pasted on the ancient sword’s hilt. It was Yan Zhaoge’s handiwork.
Currently, four doors vaguely surfaced above the ancient sword. They were separated into four directions, seemingly illusory yet real.
Ruthless auras emanated from within, as if a simple Immortal Extermination Formation had been erected.
Only, the scene in front of him was different from the true Immortal Extermination Formation.
Yan Zhaoge was extremely familiar with this. This was the secret art he came up with. He was attempting to borrow the Immortal Slaughtering Sword’s strength to search for the other three swords.
At this moment, only one of the four doors seemed to have a sword hanging on it.
Strands of black qi revolved around the sword’s blade, which corresponded to the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.
Yan Zhaoge carefully examined the other three doors and revealed an excited expression, “There’s hope.”
“That’s great.” Gao Qingxuan continued asking, “Only, what should we do next?
We don’t have any more clues on hand. “
Long Xingquan sighed, “In the past, eldest senior brother had ventured out with Daoist Di to search for the Immortal Trapping Sword’s whereabouts. Unfortunately, they didn’t manage to find anything. In the end, they never returned and perished outside.”
Gao Qingxuan’s expression was also filled with sorrow.
Among the Vine Sovereign – Li Ying’s disciples, the one closest to her was her junior apprentice-sister – Di Qinglian.
In the past, after Di Qinglian and Yan Xingtang got married, she still frequently interacted with Gao Qingxuan and Long Xingquan.
Yan Xingtang and Long Xingquan were of the Jade Clear lineage. Tracing back to their roots, their lineage’s grand master was the number one sword cultivator among the Jade Clear Primordial Heavenly Lord’s disciples, the Jade Cauldron Cultivated Deity.
It was worth mentioning that during the Ancient era’s Investitures of the Gods War, the Prime Clear lineage was defeated, and the Immortal Extermination Formation was destroyed. The Immortal Extermination Four Swords used to lay down the formation fell into the hands of a group of Jade Clear bigwigs.
Master Red Essence obtained the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, while the Immortal Trapping Sword went to the Jade Cauldron Cultivated Deity.
Later, the Middle era’s Chijing Zi perished at the hands of the Lord of Plentiful Treasure, and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword was taken back by the Lord of Plentiful Treasure.
However, before he could retrieve the other three swords, he died because of the Mahesvara Heavenly Demon.
Thus, the Immortal Trapping Sword had always been in the hands of Daoist Jade Cauldron. It was just that after the Ancient epoch, Daoist Jade Cauldron lived in seclusion all year round, and there was very little news about him.
After the change of epochs and the Great Calamity, there was no news of him at all.
Yan Xintang was of the Jade Cauldron Cultivated Deity’s direct lineage. Thus, he set off together with Di Qinglian of the Prime Clear direct lineage, attempting to follow the extremely limited remains left behind by his predecessors. Not only did they intend to confirm the Jade Cauldron Cultivated Deity’s death, they also sought out the whereabouts of the Immortal Trapping Sword.
This trip lasted for many years, but unfortunately, he did not gain anything.
Gao Qingxuan, Long Xingquan, Li Ying, Chen Xuanzong, Yue Zhenbei, and the others all tried to find them. However, all they received was grievous news.
Before the two of them left, the Life Swords they left behind broke at the same time, announcing their deaths.
After the Great Calamity, the two most outstanding sword arts geniuses of Daoism had perished at the same time, leaving behind endless regrets for the people of the world, as well as endless pain for Gao Qingxuan, Long Xingquan, and the others.
Their final inheritance was Yan Di, who was placed within the Grand Simplicity Splendour Cloud. No one knew where he was drifting within the void, but he was destined to be reborn within the Dao universe.
Yan Zhaoge had heard about this a long time ago. During his travels, he would often search for Yan Xintang and Yan Di’s burial grounds.
Unfortunately, there weren’t any clues on hand, and nothing was found.
“Sometimes, we have to wait for fortune.”
Yan Zhaoge circled around the Immortal Slaughtering Sword a few times, “Previously, we couldn’t find it. Now, we might be able to borrow the Immortal Slaughtering Sword’s help.”
He said softly, “Grandfather and grandmother’s perishing was too bizarre and sudden. I feel that there should be some sort of trigger. I guess that they might have found the Immortal Trapping Sword.”
“Even if they didn’t, I believe that they’re not far from it.”
Yan Zhaoge let out a long sigh, “If we can find the Immortal Trapping Sword, we might be able to find the traces left behind by our ancestors.”
After hesitating for a moment, he asked, “Although I’ve asked senior apprentice-uncle Yue and received a negative answer, I’d like to ask again. Do grandfather and grandmother really have no hope of survival?”
“Although I hope for a miracle to happen …” Long Xingquan shook his head, “That life sword is even more accurate than secret arts like the soul lamp. Moreover, it’s a combination of male and female. In the end, both swords broke apart.”
Yan Zhaoge nodded silently, “Let’s give it a try if there’s anything left behind by our ancestors.”
Gao Qingxuan took out a sword artifact. It was a Sacred Artifact, one of the swords personally refined by Di Qinglian before she opened the Immortal Door.
Yan Zhaoge held onto the longsword and tossed it up, causing it to hover above the four illusory doors.
When the Immortal Slaughtering Sword trembled slightly, the Sacred Artifact sword above it trembled as well.
Layers of formation patterns emanated from the talisman on the Immortal Slaughtering Sword’s hilt. They were engraved within the void and transformed into a formation.
The formation patterns flickered with radiances, which clustered together and enveloped the Sacred Artifact longsword.
As time passed, the longsword remained motionless.
“It seems like this sword won’t do.” Yan Zhaoge didn’t show any signs of disappointment. He calmly shook his head, “Try mine.”
After Gao Qingxuan retrieved the longsword, Yan Zhaoge retrieved a sword artifact as well. It flickered with a faint golden radiance and was abnormally sharp. As a Sacred Artifact, it far surpassed Gao Qingxuan’s sword.
It was the Venus Sword.
In the past, Yan Xintang had forged a high-grade Sacred Artifact in accordance with the Nine Luminaries’ name. It was on par with the Extreme Yang Seal, the Extreme Yin Crown, the Grand Longevity Banner, and other treasures. It could be considered as a king among Sacred Artifacts.
It wasn’t that Yan Xintang was better than Di Qinglian in artifact forging. Instead, this Venus Sword was forged by Yan Xintang after he became an Immortal.
For so many years, this sword had always been the World beyond Worlds’ Kunlun Mountain’s Northern High Peak’s Jade Capital Crag lineage’s inheritance treasure.
After Yue Zhenbei left the Jade Capital Crag, the Immortal Artifact he forged, the Origin Opening Sword, was left behind. However, he would definitely bring this Venus Sword along with him.
Only when Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di appeared in the World beyond Worlds and Yue Zhenbei returned from the void’s boundless outskirts, did he decide to return this sword to the Yan Family.
However, no matter if it was Yan Zhaoge or Yan Di, they both intended to return this sword to the Jade Capital Crag.
Although the father and son were Yan Xintang’s direct descendants, Yue Zhenbei and the Jade Capital Crag were Yan Xintang’s most legitimate successors in terms of martial arts inheritance. They had inherited his legacy.
This time, Yan Zhaoge wanted to use the Immortal Slaughtering Sword to search for the other three swords, as well as the whereabouts of Yan Xintang and his wife’s graves. As such, Yan Zhaoge borrowed this sword from the Jade Capital Crag and brought it to the Roving Jade Heavens.
For Long Xingquan, who was already a Profound Immortal, a Sacred Artifact was no different from an ordinary metal. However, when he looked at the Venus Sword, he couldn’t help but sigh.
Yan Zhaoge held the Venus Sword with both hands and tossed it into the formation.