Chapter 78: Swordless Restraint
2025-08-18 Author: Kindergarten Masterpiece
Chapter 78: Swordless Restraint
The bet was settled, and the high-ranking members of the Daoist Sect began to spread their Divine Sense to check the situation on Hidden Spirit Mountain.
”Eh, we’ve reached the mountainside area,” Li Chunsong said.
”What’s wrong with these swords?” Nangong Yue, a master artifact refiner, naturally cared most about Spirit Artifacts.
Chu Huaixu had already reached the four-thousandth step.
To his left was a stone platform, and on it sat a sword.
Strangely, it was a stone sword.
Swords of this material and style were quite rare.
However, no matter the type of sword, they were all trembling at this moment.
”In the mountainside area, there are no longer any Low-grade Spirit Artifacts. The worst is a Middle-grade Spirit Artifact like the Green Pine Sword.”
Chu Huaixu listened to the sounds around him and realized, “After reaching the mountainside, the range that the small black sword can influence seems to have decreased.”
”But it’s still suppressing these swords completely!”
He continued climbing, not daring to touch these swords, not even using Information Probe.
The reason he slowed down now was purely because the Spirit Artifacts here were so varied, and he wanted to feast his eyes.
Although Chu Huaixu’s ambition lay elsewhere, he was still curious and wouldn’t just ignore them.
”I must say, the Daoist Sect’s Spirit Artifacts are truly complete in variety, and there are many strange things.”
”Why is there a teacup here?”
”What is this funnel used for?”
”This conical hat looks quite cool.”
Chu Huaixu walked and observed, his footsteps never ceasing.
”I wonder where ‘Big Ice Cube’ has reached?” he thought.
In the main hall of Ask Dao Peak, the Daoist Sect elders exchanged glances.
”Looking at him, he doesn’t seem to be affected by the spiritual pressure at all,” Zhao Shuqi marveled.
”When I went up the mountain back then, I was already feeling a little discomfort in the mountainside area,” said Elder Lu Pan.
Sect Leader Xiang Yan also clicked his tongue in amazement: “He’s too relaxed. Could it be because of the sword in his Sea of Consciousness?”
”That’s possible. And the trembling of these spirit swords is probably related to this,” stated Nangong Yue, the master artifact refiner.
She increasingly wanted to bring Chu Huaixu back to her courtyard and study him thoroughly for several days.
The stone sword just now was refined by her own hands.
As a result, the magical artifact she crafted felt fear and submission in front of him?
This scene was truly bizarre.
Li Chunsong was still standing in the center of the hall, and he didn’t forget to check on Han Shuangjiang.
”Young Shuangjiang is clearly affected by the spiritual pressure, but the burden is not significant for her,” he said.
Chu Yinyin’s focus, however, was quite off. She declared with a smug look, “I told you, you can’t bet on which step he’ll reach. This bet is too boring!”
”Look at his momentum, he can reach the summit with ease if he wants to!”
Li Chunsong glanced at her and ignored her.
Finally, he couldn’t resist revealing a secret: “How could I forget that someone back then, after reaching the mountain peak, directly vomited profusely? For the latter part of the journey, he was gagging while walking.”
At these words, the people of the Daoist Sect all looked at Junior Sister, prompting a burst of hearty laughter.
Infuriated, Chu Yinyin glared, jumped up, and tried to hit Li Chunsong’s head.
”Fine, I won’t argue with you!” she pouted. “So what if I vomited? The Mutual Joy I took from the mountain is a Super-grade Spirit Sword!”
Super-grade Spirit Artifacts were rare in the world, and even the Daoist Sect didn’t have many.
As for the sword at the summit… it probably couldn’t be categorized as a Spirit Artifact.
Finally, Sect Leader Xiang Yan continued to lead the overall situation.
”Alright, alright, stop messing around. Chu Huaixu has entered the summit area.”
On Hidden Spirit Mountain, Chu Huaixu took a step and arrived at the 6,667th step.
He looked up. The mist was thicker, and visibility was decreasing.
The spiritual pressure here was undoubtedly the strongest on the entire mountain.
However, he only felt that the small black sword in his Sea of Consciousness seemed to be in better condition, not as dispirited.
”There are all High-grade Spirit Artifacts here now, and a very small number of Super-grade Spirit Artifacts,” Chu Huaixu said with some excitement.
To know that after the public beta of “Sword Borrowing Art,” any High-grade Spirit Artifact could be sold at an exorbitant price!
However, in Chu Huaixu’s line of sight, there were no Spirit Artifacts.
It was obvious that the quantity was not large, so they were not placed so densely.
He walked up dozens of steps before seeing the first High-grade Spirit Artifact.
It was a black, thin shirt.
”It looks like a defensive magical artifact,” he thought.
But he didn’t look further, as he had already decided to become a Sword Cultivator.
His goal this time was to obtain a High-grade Spirit Sword, or even a Super-grade Spirit Sword!
”If it’s very compatible, High-grade is fine. I can strengthen it myself later.”
At his current realm, even a Middle-grade Spirit Artifact would not allow him to exert its full power.
To be precise, even a High-grade Spirit Artifact, before the fifth realm, would be like a pearl hidden in dust in the hands of a low-level cultivator, a waste of resources.
However, although he had made up his mind to get a sword, Chu Huaixu’s worries still remained.
”I need to find a sword to try first,” he thought.
With that thought, Chu Huaixu sped up again.
As he passed by a jade pendant, he felt a faint pull from it!
He instantly understood: “This jade pendant magical artifact has very high compatibility with me!”
Chu Huaixu threw an Information Probe at it. Although he didn’t get much information due to the low permission, he quickly grasped the key points.
”What the hell is this Body Refining divine artifact!”
”Just by wearing it, it can continuously nourish the physical body?”
”Although the effect is not astonishing, it relies on accumulating over time.”
”Moreover, this jade pendant is also a defensive spirit artifact.”
Did they really think that Body Refining cultivators didn’t need defense?
Chu Huaixu couldn’t help but sigh, once again realizing the Daoist Sect’s immense wealth and profound heritage.
High-grade Spirit Artifacts compatible with Body Refining cultivators were extremely rare and practically unheard of in the world.
He looked at it deeply and could feel the Artifact Spirit calling to him.
Clearly, this was likely the遗物 of a senior.
He had never felt such a strong calling on the mountain before.
But he could only grit his teeth and continue climbing.
”This is the most torturous part of Hidden Spirit Mountain. You have to make choices again and again, without knowing if you are right or wrong.”
”Fortunately, I have a way to undo my regrets,” Chu Huaixu felt relieved, as he had two通行木牌 (universal wooden tokens) anyway.
He raised his hand and spoke to the jade pendant: “Be patient, be patient.”
He was like a scumbag, treating it as a backup as he continued upwards.
Finally, he encountered a sword.
”The number of swords has decreased once we reached the peak area.”
To Chu Huaixu’s delight, this High-grade Spirit Sword was still trembling slightly, still suppressed by the Heart Sword!
It was just that the amplitude of its vibration was much smaller than the other swords below the mountain.
Chu Huaixu took a deep breath and began to verify some of his hypotheses.
He leaned to the side and extended his right hand, attempting to touch the dark green longsword.
As a result, when his fingertips touched it, it was sent flying backward!
He knew very well that this was the rejection from the Heart Sword in his Sea of Consciousness.
Chu Huaixu communicated with it, able to feel its spirit and emotions.
It still appeared lifeless, but it exuded a sense of rejection, and—disdain!
It seemed that the High-grade Spirit Sword, which ordinary people would consider a treasure, was in its eyes—
What are you?
This made Chu Huaixu’s heart sink slightly, and then he looked up the mountain with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
”You already had a guess in your heart, didn’t you?” he muttered to himself.
If not, he wouldn’t have wanted to get two universal wooden tokens.
This bizarre scene caused the Daoist Sect elders in the hall to frown involuntarily.
”What’s going on?” Zhao Shuqi was a bit stunned, his narrow eyes widening a bit.
”How can something like this happen?” Nangong Yue also clicked her tongue in amazement.
It’s over, she wanted to take him home to study even more.
Sect Leader Xiang Yan pondered for a moment and said, “The problem probably still lies with the small sword in his Sea of Consciousness. Is it the rejection between Sword Spirits?”
”What do you mean, according to you, Sect Leader, Chu Huaixu himself is his own lifebound sword?” Nangong Yue said something that was a bit awkward to articulate.
”Don’t you feel that way?” Xiang Yan asked.
Elder Lu Pan was the first to nod in agreement: “I think what the Sect Leader said has some truth to it.”
Chu Yinyin’s thoughts were jumpy, she didn’t delve into the reasons and logic behind it.
She merely said, “Even though this High-grade Spirit Sword is not held by a Sword Cultivator, he can still easily send it flying?”
”Does this mean that in the future, if a Sword Cultivator of comparable strength fights against him, they might not even be able to hold their sword?” Chu Yinyin had a sudden thought.
As she said this, she became more and more excited, puffing out her flat chest and proclaiming loudly, “Then, when he grows up, he might not be able to wield a sword, but no one else will be able to use a sword in front of him?”
”Centered around him, as long as he wishes, he can create a… Swordless Restraint?” Chu Yinyin’s thoughts were wild.
”Then wouldn’t the people of the Sword Sect be terrified of him?”
”Oh no, no, no! It’s not entirely swordless, because he has refined himself into a sword, hahaha! He actually still has a sword, hahaha!” She even laughed out loud, thinking herself quite humorous.
As she laughed, she noticed everyone staring at her and gradually stopped laughing.
”Don’t you guys think this is fun?” Chu Yinyin felt quite speechless, thinking these people were really boring.
Only Li Chunsong took her words to heart, but this degenerate gambler was thinking: “My win rate seems to be increasing?”
Finally, Xiang Yan made the final decision: “Everyone, don’t be impatient. Let’s wait and see, let’s wait and see!”
After all, their primary focus was still the peerless sword at the summit.
The entity within Chu Huaixu, similar to a Sword Spirit, could repel these High-grade Spirit Swords, but could it repel that one?
Everyone calmed themselves down and continued to observe him using their Divine Sense.
Chu Huaixu stood on the stone steps in a daze for a long time.
The Spirit Sword that he had repelled drifted back to its original position due to the formation’s attraction, essentially being reset.
It was still trembling and emitting faint sword cries.
After being repelled once, perhaps due to that small touch, it seemed even more excited, yearning to become the other party’s lifebound sword!
Only this wisp of yearning was mixed with fear.
It was still somewhat afraid of the Heart Sword, just not to the same extent as the Middle and Low-grade Spirit Swords.
Chu Huaixu even felt: “So it’s afraid of it again, but also wants to ‘cheat’ on it?”
His eyes revealed even more confusion.
Taking a deep breath, Chu Huaixu continued his ascent.
However, this time, his steps looked a bit heavy.
But soon, he walked lighter and lighter, as if he had adjusted himself.
Walking up a few hundred more steps, Chu Huaixu stopped again.
Because this time, a Super-grade Spirit Sword was in front of him.
He recognized it.
It was named after a musical tune, called Partridge Heaven.
In “Sword Borrowing Art,” it was Han Shuangjiang’s sword.
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(End of this chapter)
