Chapter 234: The Origin of the Reverse Scale Sword, The Sword Spirit was Killed by Dong Huang Tai Yi!
After sending off Han Fei, Li Mo turned and went to the backyard.
First, he checked on Yan Lingji.
Well, she’s still asleep!
Saying that Li Mo doesn’t cherish beauty would be an injustice.
Clearly, it was Yan Lingji herself who was as fierce as a wolf last night.
Little chick, totally unaware of her own endurance limit!
Everyone else was busy, and the young girl Hongliang, after being exposed by Han Fei, didn’t know where to hide out of embarrassment.
For a moment, Li Mo became the most leisurely person.
After leaving Yan Lingji’s courtyard, he turned and entered the warehouse.
He came out with a wooden box more than three feet long.
The wooden box was meticulously crafted from expensive Phoebe zhennan wood.
Inlaid with gold and silver, it had intricate carvings on it.
The box itself was already very valuable.
As for the precious contents inside, there was no need to say more.
Li Mo clamped the box under his arm and headed to the main courtyard where he and Jing Ni resided.
With a complete lack of care, he threw the wooden box onto the stone table in the pavilion with a loud clatter.
His palm brushed over the box, and with a light flick of his fingers, the wooden box opened.
Inside the box lay a broken sword, silently and still.
The sword was indeed broken.
Its shattered blade pieces were like scraps of iron that no one cared about.
If this thing were thrown on the street, no one would even give it a second glance.
But who would have thought that this piece of scrap iron was one of the seven Celestial Dragons coveted by all under heaven!
The last time Li Mo stole the Nixie Sword from the Han palace, he didn’t carry it with him.
At that time, to deceive Bai Xianwu, he only brought a copper box.
It wasn’t until the fall of the Han kingdom that he retrieved and brought back this item from his hiding place.
As he lightly touched the blade, the broken pieces trembled.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the courtyard became eerie.
Cold winds began to howl, sounding like ghostly wails.
Wisps of black mist emitted from the sword, gradually condensing into a human shape visible to the naked eye.
In an instant, a tall figure appeared in the courtyard.
Standing opposite Li Mo, the sword spirit emitted a sinister aura, lowering the temperature of the entire courtyard.
“You’re looking for me~‖?”
Like Li Mo, the sword spirit’s eyes were covered with a cloth.
Although they stood face to face, they couldn’t make eye contact.
Li Mo calmly said, “I brought you out to ask a few questions. After that, you can go back.”
The sword spirit kept a deadpan expression, exuding arrogance.
His speech was concise: “Ask.”
He seemed somewhat haughty, as if he had already forgotten the pain of his last beating.
“What is this?”
Li Mo pointed directly at the Nixie Sword lying quietly in the wooden box, asking straightforwardly.
Since the sword spirit was direct, there was no need to beat around the bush.
Talking around the point would make himself look lacking in demeanor.
“A sword.”
Li Mo almost applauded.
Such an eloquent reply indeed moved him.
Though I’m blind like you, it doesn’t mean I can’t see.
Thanks for the obvious; it won’t happen again.
“I was asking about its origins.”
As one of the seven Celestial Dragons, the Nixie’s origins were extraordinarily mysterious.
And since the sword spirit was housed in it, he might know its history.
Perhaps this could reveal the secrets of the seven Celestial Dragons.
The sword spirit’s lips moved before he said, “I don’t know.”
Li Mo frowned slightly. “You don’t know?”
It’s like asking someone if their house is bought or rented, for how much, and they say they don’t know. Ridiculous.
“Indeed, I don’t know. I unintentionally obtained this sword more than 200 years ago.”
“This weapon was extremely sharp and helped me become invincible in the world.”
“But later, in a battle, the blade shattered, and I died.”
“When I became conscious again, I was in this current state.”
“I’ve been inhabiting this sword ever since.”
More than 200 years ago, the sword spirit was an obscure swordsman who happened to obtain this sword.
He improved rapidly and, within a few years, entered the realm of wandering immortals, becoming one of the top swordsmen in the world.
But he later died.
He perished in a fierce battle.
The sword shattered, and his body was destroyed.
But his soul was absorbed by the sword.
Since then, he could only exist within the sword as a spirit.
Li Mo pondered silently.
This way of existence resembled that of Ba Linglong from back then.
The sword spirit got lucky by stumbling upon a divine weapon.
Therefore, he’s unaware of the sword’s actual origins.
Thinking this, Li Mo felt a bit disappointed.
He had hoped to unveil the mystery of the seven Celestial Dragons.
But he hadn’t expected the sword spirit to be so ignorant.
“Who killed you back then?”
At the time, the sword spirit was in the realm of wandering immortals. To destroy the sword and kill him, the assailant must have been a top expert in the Transcendent Realm.
But even Transcendent Realm experts don’t live over 200 years.
The one who killed him back then must already be dead.
Therefore, Li Mo just casually asked a question.
Sword Spirit’s expression suddenly darkened, and the eerie atmosphere around intensified.
It was evident that even after more than two hundred years, he still held deep resentment towards his killer.
But what good is resentment?
No matter how strong one is, they cannot resist the ravages of time.
The Sword Spirit survived due to its unique existence form.
However, his killer could not withstand the erosion of time.
“Yin-Yang School, Donghuang Taiyi.”
Sword Spirit answered in a deep voice.
Li Mo was immediately shocked.
But soon after, he calmed down.
At first glance, Sword Spirit mentioned Donghuang Taiyi.
But anyone with some knowledge knows that the names of Yin-Yang School disciples are just codenames.
Much like the assassins of the Luo Net.
Luo Net’s assassins are named after swords.
For example, Jing Ni.
She was named Jing Ni because she inherited the Jing Ni Sword.
If she met with an accident and the sword was inherited by another, that person would also be called Jing Ni.
Much like Dongjun.
Lunar God, Star Soul, and Great Commander are all derived from “Chu Ci.”
Donghuang Taiyi is also a codename.
The leaders of the Yin-Yang School have always been called Donghuang Taiyi.
The heirs of the Vertical and Horizontal School are also a form of legacy.
Among the two disciples of the Vertical and Horizontal School, whoever wins the fight becomes the next Ghost Valley.
This allows them to learn the complete art of Vertical and Horizontal.
This way of legacy-coding is not uncommon nowadays.
The Donghuang Taiyi that Sword Spirit mentioned should refer to the previous or the one before that leader of the Yin-Yang School.
The Yin-Yang School has always aimed to unravel the mysteries of the Azure Dragon Seven Constellations.
Sword Spirit, wielding this sword during his lifetime, wandered the world seeking duels, making it hard to escape the Yin-Yang School’s attention.
At that time, his prowess was among the best in the world.
A free-roaming existence wielding a divine weapon; he’s not someone ordinary people can handle.
This attracted Donghuang Taiyi to personally take action.
The Yin-Yang School’s techniques are known for their immense power.
Donghuang Taiyi’s action left no room for mercy.
In the battle, the Reverse Scale was destroyed, and Sword Spirit was severely injured and fled.
In the end, he succumbed to his injuries within a month and died with resentment.
Later, the Reverse Scale Sword fell into the hands of the founding ancestor of Han.
Relying on this sword, he could share the spoils during the division of the Jin Empire’s three families, establishing Han.
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