Chapter 84: Ascending Hidden Spirit Mountain Again
2025-08-18 Author: Kindergarten Primo
Chapter 84: Ascending Hidden Spirit Mountain Again
Chu Huaixu’s head buzzed as he listened to Li Chunsong.
An ordinary black wood, without any artifact refining techniques, simply because the Dao Ancestor carried it with him since he was a young Daoist priest, had it become a Super-grade Spirit Artifact?
Seeing his stunned expression, Li Chunsong was quite pleased. This was exactly the effect he wanted.
“The world says, ‘rotten wood cannot be carved.'”
“But Old Ancestor Dao is extraordinary, after all.”
“The black wood used for this sword sheath is only ten years old, not even a hundred years.”
“Such a common item is vastly different from the heavenly materials and earthly treasures used to refine Spirit Artifacts.”
“Yet, it somehow became a Super-grade Spirit Artifact.”
At this point, the high-ranking members of the Daoist Sect began their “daily sword ridicule.”
Li Chunsong said with disdain, “The people of the Sword Sect are shameless to dare compare the First Generation Sword Venerable with the Dao Ancestor. Can the First Generation Sword Venerable achieve such a feat that defies nature?”
“Absolutely impossible!” Li Chunsong raised his head, looking as if he were personally honored.
Chu Huaixu on the side nodded repeatedly in affirmation.
The Daoist Sect and the Sword Sect were at odds in many aspects. “Sword ridiculing” was a traditional pastime of the Daoist Sect, and he was quite used to it.
In fact, players from the Daoist Sect and the Sword Sect in “Sword Borrowing Art” also disliked each other due to their sect’s atmosphere.
Fighting each other was normal, and flame wars on the forum were commonplace.
Whether what Li Chunsong said was true or exaggerated after a thousand years was no longer important.
“Whether the sword sheath was refined using artifact refining techniques is secondary. The mere fact that its ordinary material reached the grade of a Super-grade Spirit Artifact is enough to be terrifying,” Chu Huaixu mused.
There must be some mystery involved.
But at this moment, he felt a sense of yearning.
“I’m also cultivating the ‘Dao Canon’. Is it possible for me to reach this level in the future?”
Just the thought of it made him feel deeply inspired!
Seeing his expression, Li Chunsong felt that all his goals had been achieved.
He looked down at the sword sheath and asked, “Do you want to drip your blood to recognize it as your master now and make it your Natal Spirit Artifact? I can protect you.”
How could Chu Huaixu agree?
He hadn’t even carefully studied that black bead yet.
At this moment, he would not rashly drip his blood to recognize it as his master and establish his Natal item.
“Thank you for your kind offer, Elder, but I have something I wish to do now, and I’m not sure if it conforms to the rules.” Chu Huaixu behaved very politely.
“Oh? Tell me about it.” Li Chunsong smiled.
This is my treasure that guarantees victory in every gamble! If I were a Sword Cultivator and also reached the state of Clarity of Sword Heart, I would definitely fight with the Seventh Junior Sister for this disciple!
I’m not competing purely out of fear of misguiding him.
In his opinion, as long as what Chu Huaixu wanted to do next wasn’t too excessive, he would agree to it.
As a result, the youth tapped his Storage Token and took out another scorched black pass token.
Li Chunsong was stunned on the spot: “You have another one?”
Chu Huaixu replied honestly, “Sixth Elder, have you forgotten?”
“The pass wooden token I used previously was personally bestowed by the Sect Master, and you handed it to me yourself.”
Li Chunsong was speechless: “I know, I mean this you… Sigh!”
He could sense that this kid was a bit greedy.
He naturally guessed where the second wooden token came from.
It must have been obtained by breaking through a Heavenly-grade Cultivation Technique within three days.
Most of the pass tokens were kept in the outer sect disciple courtyards.
But Hidden Spirit Mountain was a trọng tâm (important place) of the Daoist Sect. Therefore, even if one had the wooden token, it was useless without registering at the Hidden Spirit Courtyard at the foot of the mountain, which involved multiple approvals.
However, regarding the Sect Master’s personally bestowed wooden token, let alone the outer sect disciple courtyards, even the duty personnel at the Hidden Spirit Courtyard were unaware and did not have the authority to know!
This kid was exploiting loopholes!
In fact, if people are strangers, being a little clever might give a bad first impression.
But if people are already familiar with each other, and the other party already appreciates and values you, then it’s relatively better.
Some people might even find this person interesting.
Of course, this varies from person to person.
Because the person in front of him was a hopeless gambler, Chu Huaixu considered him the best person to consult.
If it were the renowned Enforcement Elder, he might not have dared.
Li Chunsong looked at him, thought for a moment, and said, “The wooden token I gave you previously was indeed approved under special circumstances, so it didn’t exactly break the rules.”
“Your second wooden token can indeed be considered obtained within the rules.”
“It can only be used by you. It would be a waste not to use it.”
“However, there is a sect rule that disciples can only take one Spirit Artifact when ascending Hidden Spirit Mountain. No one can be an exception.”
“There is only this one chance for an opportunity.”
“Once you bring a Spirit Artifact down the mountain, there will be no chance for regret.”
“You have already taken the Dao Ancestor’s sword sheath on this ascent. What is the benefit of ascending again?”
Hearing this, Chu Huaixu looked up at the summit of Hidden Spirit Mountain.
“I want to go to the summit again!” His gaze was resolute.
Just as Li Chunsong was about to speak, he received a telepathic message from the Sect Master.
“Let him go,” Xiang Yan instructed.
The Sixth Elder could only say, “Alright, then you may go.”
However, before Chu Huaixu ascended the mountain again, he did not forget to remind him, “Remember, don’t push yourself, be careful with everything.”
“Thank you, Elder.” Chu Huaixu looked back and thanked him sincerely.
Immediately after, he stepped onto the stone steps.
On his second ascent, his gaze was completely different from the first time.
Hidden Spirit Mountain, summit area.
Han Shuangjiang looked at the [Partridge Heaven] before her, feeling the connection between it and herself.
“This is a Super-grade Spirit Artifact.” She reached out to touch it.
Along the way, she had also attracted many spirit swords.
But as a girl who had the protagonist’s script in “Sword Borrowing Art,” she naturally had her own ambitions.
However, the grade of [Partridge Heaven] was already the highest on the mountain. Above it, there was only the Dao Ancestor’s sword.
From the previous strange occurrences, she was actually somewhat suspicious: “Is that dead fox heading for that sword?”
To be honest, she quite liked the [Partridge Heaven] before her.
Besides being precious, its appearance was also very beautiful, and it emitted waves of cold air, which perfectly matched her Profound Yin Physique.
Although there were undoubtedly many more Spirit Artifacts on the stone steps ahead, Han Shuangjiang felt that the sword before her was likely her best choice.
This perfect fit felt as if it were forged specifically for her!
With a slight touch of her fingertip, she saw the Super-grade Spirit Sword tremble slightly twice.
Although the tremor was very slight, Han Shuangjiang still felt a surge of joy.
“Is it acting affectionately towards me?”
After all, the great block of ice was still a girl.
She suddenly felt that this sword was quite cute and liked it even more.
“It’s this one!” Han Shuangjiang was the type of person whose mind would not waver once she made up her mind.
The young girl extended her slender, jade-like fingers and grabbed the long sword!
Her left hand was on the pass wooden token, preparing to crush it.
The moment Han Shuangjiang exerted force, she suddenly heard a loud commotion from behind her.
The scorched black wooden token cracked in her hand. She looked back in surprise and saw Chu Huaixu, dressed in a black robe, rushing up from below.
With his astonishing physical strength, the surrounding spiritual pressure had no effect on him, so he ran extremely fast, his speed being quite astonishing.
The black robe fluttered in the air, and his dark eyes seemed to burn with anger.
He stared fixedly in the direction of the summit, his eyes filled with resolve.
As the two met on the mountain like this, surprise appeared in the eyes of both the young man and woman.
“You haven’t left yet?”
“How can you still be going up the mountain?”
Both blurted out.
Immediately after, anomalies began to occur.
The [Partridge Heaven] in Han Shuangjiang’s hand began to tremble wildly again as Chu Huaixu gradually approached!
The sword within the sheath had unsheathed itself by about a finger’s length, just like last time.
Han Shuangjiang even felt that it was slightly beyond her control in her hand!
She immediately sensed that this sword, which she considered a perfect match for her, as if it were made for her, actually wanted to go to him!
The young girl pursed her lips, and a strange emotion grew in her heart.
The wooden token that had cracked in her left hand had completely turned to dust at this moment.
After seeing Chu Huaixu, she actually stopped exerting force.
But the cracks that had been created before did not stop spreading.
A teleportation magic array was thus formed.
Chu Huaixu, who was rushing towards the summit, thus brushed past Han Shuangjiang.
The dead fox, as he passed her, frowned and glanced at the excited spirit sword in the great ice block’s hand, chiding her.
These words fell into the great ice block’s ears and were particularly jarring!
It was as if the clean and translucent sword in her hand, which exuded a pure and unblemished aura, had become somewhat tainted.
He said to the [Partridge Heaven]:
“Good girl! Don’t be difficult!”
At the foot of Hidden Spirit Mountain, Han Shuangjiang was safely teleported down.
She looked around in a daze.
Li Chunsong was still waiting there. Seeing the young girl, he nodded repeatedly.
“Very good, very good. The [Partridge Heaven] forged from Nine Heavens Profound Ice Heavenly Crystal Stone is indeed most suitable for you. You have chosen the sword that suits you best,” he praised.
But Han Shuangjiang looked at the sword, which was no longer trembling wildly, and the joy of her gain was reduced by half.
“Clearly. Clearly, I have obtained the most suitable Spirit Artifact.”
“But why, why…”
The great ice block looked at the mountaintop, her eyes growing more bewildered, and her heart felt even stranger.
Meanwhile, Chu Huaixu had rushed to the last ten steps.
He first looked down at his robe.
He looked at the dust covering his body, at the bloodstains on his sleeves.
His gaze became increasingly indifferent, and an unnamable fire burned in his heart.
In his sea of consciousness, the small black sword, which had already recovered, became spirited again.
“You’re also very displeased, aren’t you?” he murmured to himself.
The small black sword conveyed its will to him.
“Alright then.” Chu Huaixu grinned.
He forcefully stepped onto the tenth step from the end.
Terrifying spiritual pressure descended once more, exactly as before.
The only difference was that the arrogant and perverse evil sword seemed not to have expected him to dare return!
—You rascal! How dare you!
Wasn’t this also a form of provocation?
The bronze sword became furious again.
Its current anger reached the same level as the sudden anger that night.
For a moment, the entire mountain began to shake, as if an earthquake had struck again.
Seeing this scene, Chu Huaixu had a vague guess.
“So, the earthquake that night was very likely also because of you?”
This sword was locked on the mountain. It used its power to collide with the mountain’s restrictions, yet it could still pull the entire mountain and cause such a terrifying scene!
Such power was awe-inspiring.
But Chu Huaixu’s gaze sharpened. Stones were rolling down all around him, but he felt no fear and continued to step upwards.
“As long as it cannot completely break through the restrictions, it will only be a greater display of might!” He was unperturbed.
Spiritual pressure rained down from the heavens, creating a pressure from above to force him to submit, to kneel.
Even though he had already broken through to the second level of the First Realm, this terrifying spiritual pressure still brought immense pressure.
This was not something that could be compensated for by such a small realm advancement.
His body began to tremble uncontrollably, occasionally twitching.
He clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails digging into his flesh again.
Despite this, Chu Huaixu, just like before, stared at the summit with bloodshot eyes, his back still straight!
With a roar, he took another step upwards.
As he wished, the same system prompt sound he heard before came again.
“[Ding! Detected, you have triggered the passive quest – Sword Spirit’s Pressure.]”
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(End of this chapter)
