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Chapter 357: Chapter 354 World Sword
"Lingxiao Palace’s main base, Starlight City."
Xuan Yue’s face showed some fatigue.
Traveling thousands of miles from Moon State to Star State was truly exhausting.
He had never traveled far before, and even the last time he sneaked out, he just followed Bai Ye, without having to worry about traveling or daily life, as everything was perfectly arranged by Brother Bai Ye.
Later on, after Brother Zong Xuan joined...
After Venerable Xuan Tian also joined the team, he didn’t even need to deal with the occasional battle.
All he needed to do was to follow them around for experience and adventure, and savor the local delicacies and beautiful sights with Yuxuan.
But this time...
Not only was there no one to take care of his daily necessities, but he also had to avoid the chase of assassins from Sanqing Hall.
Under these circumstances, he had no choice but to travel by night and hide by day, avoiding large cities as much as possible and traveling with extreme caution.
Devils, bandits, and Devil Lords were all threats he encountered on the way...
If it wasn’t for his Cultivation at the Primordial Spirit Realm, he might not have made it to Starlight City alive.
Who could have guessed that a child he kindly spared would turn around and send him a bowl of meat soup laced with deadly poison under the guise of "thanking his benefactor"?
And those bandits, after he defeated them and mercifully spared their lives instead of killing them, to give them a chance to turn over a new leaf.
Just two days later, they brought even more formidable thugs to try and kill him.
Similar incidents were countless.
Fortunately, the order in the regions south of Tianhe was much better than in other Great States.
Even after he learned from his experiences to avoid showing himself and to stay away from others, he still didn’t run into any other trouble, and that’s how he successfully arrived in Starlight City.
...
Starlight City is the Capital of Star State.
The Lingxiao Palace being established is located in the New City District of Starlight City that is under expansion.
The geographical position of Lingxiao City is too far south.
Unless Gu Jinlai insists on defending just a small patch of land in Tian Nan after his return, establishing Lingxiao Palace in the more accessible Starlight City makes much more sense than in Lingxiao City, which, even after expanding, still has a population of only around four million.
Lingxiao City is more suited to be an industrial hub.
...
Xuan Yue took a moment to tidy up his clothes.
He was a person who loved cleanliness.
But traveling the long road inevitably meant facing dust and wind, which left him looking somewhat unkempt.
But now he didn’t have enough money to go to a decent inn to wash up and change his clothes.
His money...
Had partially gone to a young beggar when he first entered a city of Sanqing Hall.
But then more beggars arrived, and so...
He lost hundreds of taels of gold just like that.
Of course, he has since realized that those beggars were probably controlled by someone, part of a premeditated gang...
If he ever gets the chance to return to Moon State, he will definitely go back to that city and rescue those children who have been reduced to beggars.
While pondering this, he smelled a delicious scent.
It was the aroma of roasted meat from the restaurant across the street.
Xuan Yue felt a craving, but he had no money.
And although he was a cultivator at the Primordial Spirit Realm, he never had the heart to rob or bully others with his power.
It was precisely this steadfastness that made his journey so difficult.
But now that he had arrived in Starlight City, all of these hardships were naturally forgotten, cast out of his mind.
"I need some money..."
Xuan Yue thought to himself.
Soon, he arrived at a bulletin board.
Besides official notices, the bulletin board also had some postings on the sides, including job advertisements.
President Zhao needed to rebuild his backyard and was hiring people to move bricks, with wages paid.
"Paid by the number?"
Xuan Yue’s spirits lifted.
He was a Primordial Spirit Monarch with great strength, one match for a hundred, so he could earn in one afternoon what a normal person would make in several days. Then he could afford a hearty meal, a bath, and a change of clothes.
Of course, he could go hunting.
However, within Star State there were soldiers specifically tasked with hunting fierce beasts, and after several years...
He didn’t dare to say about other places, but game was hard to find outside of Starlight City.
And since he had a poor sense of direction, he was afraid of getting lost if he ventured too far and wasting precious time; it seemed easier and more comfortable to move bricks for an afternoon.
"Let’s settle on that," he decided with satisfaction.
Xuan Yue slapped his hands together.
He planned to move bricks to sustain himself while he waited for Gu Jinlai to return from Mu State.
As for going to Mu State himself...
If it took him so long to reach Starlight City even with people to ask for directions and cities to guide him, he feared that if he headed to Mu State, where there were barely any human settlements, he might not find his way around and reach Gu Jinlai to seek refuge.
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Therefore.
When Venerable Xuan Tian, guided by the direction of the World Sword, arrived in Starlight City, he was met with the sight of Xuan Yue busily moving up and down the construction site.
"..."
This man who had all but confirmed his status as the world’s number one expert after defeating Immortal Wu Zhong, silently watched.
He observed Xuan Yue, a Primordial Spirit Monarch, who was dressed in...
Nothing splendid to speak of, and was even...
Working just like an ordinary person, moving bricks with his own hands.
It was incredible.
But having spent a few months with Xuan Yue, he knew very well that the seemingly impossible could indeed happen to Xuan Yue.
Since he had become attuned to the World Sword and been recognized as its master, Xuanqing, Xuan Chi, Xuanwu, and others hid him away very securely, to prevent him from making contact with the outside world, lest others learn that the World Sword had a new Sword Master.
Of course, this news still didn’t escape Immortal Wu Zhong in the end.
But before he could understand Master Wushi’s attitude, he knew it wouldn’t be right to strike against Xuan Yue.
Because he had no contact with the outside world since childhood, his nature remained kind...
He was inherently a good person, and it was precisely because of this that he had gained the recognition of the World Sword.
Just as he had gained the acceptance of the Sky Extreme Sword.
Each Divine Weapon, in essence, is a type of Dao.
This almost foolish kindness meant that with just a little trickery from Bai Ye and Bai Yuxuan, they earned his trust and lured him out of the Sanqing Hall.
Then stepping forward as Venerable Xuan Tian, he effortlessly became the "Brother Zong Xuan" that he referred to in his speech.
Even using the pretext of strangling demon spirits, but in reality aiming to leave a trace of the Sky Extreme Sword’s Sword Qi on him, they succeeded beyond belief.
It left Venerable Xuan Tian, Bai Ye, and Bai Yuxuan, who had been prepared to take three years to win his trust and had even prepared several grand schemes, at a loss for what to do.
However...
Bai Ye and Bai Yuxuan were simply following orders.
But it was different for Venerable Xuan Tian.
He stood by, quietly watching Xuan Yue busily at work on the construction site, even facing the foreman...
A common person’s pointing and gesturing, yet not showing the slightest bit of complaint, he felt two conflicting thoughts continuously clashing in his mind.
"A mighty Primordial Spirit True Monarch stooping so low, what a waste! Such a worthless person living in the world is simply squandering food. Why bother with him? Let him perish on his own!"
Another thought...
However, brought back memories of his time at the Frost Sword Sect.
The Frost Sword Sect was a sect formed by Master adopting orphans from various places.
It was not large, having only forty-something disciples.
He was the third disciple, and similarly, he was the senior brother of the Frost Sword Sect.
To him, the carefree junior brothers and sisters in the sect were like his own younger siblings.
Under the protection of Master and the senior sister, they were also carefree...
Not having to face the harshness of the world, or the battering of wind and rain.
They were supposed to live and grow happily...
But the arrival of Wu Tiandi had completely destroyed the Frost Sword Sect.
Just as his arrival with Bai Ye and Bai Yuxuan had ruined Xuan Yue’s life.
He who should have inherited the World Sword and become the World Sword Master, leading the lineage of Sanqing Hall to its former glory, had fallen to such a state.
He had even exploited his trust to kill his Master Wushi...
This kind of behavior...
How despicable?
"I just want... to live..." Venerable Xuan Tian murmured, as if trying to explain, yet also as if trying to convince himself, "Because, I thought, if I don’t kill you all, once I am exposed you will surely want to kill me. So I chose to strike first, before you turned your attention to me..."
But...
No matter what his excuses were.
The fact that he had used Xuan Yue and exploited his selfless trust to kill Master Wushi was incontrovertible.
Thus...
Such is humanity!
No matter how righteous they seem, they always stand from their own perspective, driven by their own desires.
"Heh..."
A hint of mockery appeared on Venerable Xuan Tian’s face.
It was uncertain whether he was mocking others or himself.
"Swoosh!"
Just then, Xuan Yue, who was moving bricks, seemed to sense something and suddenly stiffened.
He slowly turned his head, his gaze falling upon Venerable Xuan Tian who was quietly watching from the side.
"Are you here to kill me?" Xuan Yue asked.
At the end, he smiled weakly, "Yes, that’s right. ’To leave the grass without rooting it out is to leave the breeze blowing again in spring...’"
"Idiot!"
Seeing his posture, Venerable Xuan Tian’s expression gradually turned frosty, "So, do you plan to resist?"
"Of course," Xuan Yue replied. "I know I am no match for you, but... from the moment I was recognized by the World Sword, everyone told me that I would be a true disciple. I would inherit the mantle and lead the Sanqing Hall to glory. Master... he treated me well too... Although he was aloof, I know he was a gentle person with his own responsibilities and ambitions. So, I also accepted the identity of the successor. And you, you killed him... you murdered Master... even though I know my strength is nothing in front of you, but... to avenge my Master, I will still draw my sword against you..."
"Draw your sword against me?" Venerable Xuan Tian mocked, "Have you forgotten? When the four of us ventured and trained together, you said we would always be friends..."
"I regarded you as friends. But what about you?" Xuan Yue shouted, interrupting Venerable Xuan Tian’s words, "Your purpose in approaching me was always to use me! To kill the person I respected and was closest to!"
Venerable Xuan Tian watched Xuan Yue who was shouting, his fists clenched tightly.
He spoke calmly, "Yes, I used you and killed the person you respected and were close to. So what? You want to draw your sword against me? Your sword is weak and feeble, what makes you think you can avenge your Master?"
"What does it matter if I can’t defeat you?"
Xuan Yue glared at Venerable Xuan Tian, his whole body surging with energy, his Divine Thought sparking to life.
He gritted his teeth, "There are many innocent people around, let’s not let our fight harm others. We’ll take our battle outside the city... to decide life and death..."
"To decide life and death? You are merely courting death."
Venerable Xuan Tian bluntly interrupted Xuan Yue, looking at the angry youth before him, he sneered and took out a Divine Sword that had been suppressed by the spirit of the Sky Extreme Sword.
Then he seemed to casually toss it...
"Bang!"
The sharp sword was hurled before Xuan Yue, firmly implanting into the ground.
"What’s this!?"
Xuan Yue sensed the resonance between this sword and himself, his face full of disbelief.
"Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance. Take up your sword, ignite your rage, harbor your hatred, cultivate. Cultivate without any reservations, give your life to cultivation, and then..."
Having said that, Venerable Xuan Tian turned around and suddenly burst into laughter, "Come challenge me, seek your revenge! Kill me! Use my head to commemorate your Master’s spirit in heaven! Hahaha!"
