The Eighth Major Event
Fifthly, Wen Lanfeng left the pass. He went to the Demon Ghost Domain to challenge Bi Changchun, and then returned safely.
The sixth event, the divine might of the Misty Forest, caused a stir throughout the entire Cultivation World.
The seventh incident involved the bloodbath of the Spirit Stone mine in Pu Taidong's possession, mirroring the fate of Huo Zongming, which forced various countries to send more troops to defend the Spirit Stone mine.
Initially, everyone speculated that the hero was someone deliberately causing trouble for Yin Baikang, then it became clear that some organization was intentionally creating trouble in the Great Yang Kingdom. Now, everyone realizes something is amiss; this hero seems to have started in the Great Yang Kingdom, with the neighboring Jinshan Kingdom subsequently suffering the consequences. Who will be next? No one can say for sure; all they can do is strengthen the defenses of the Spirit Stone mine on their own territories.
In just one or two months, so many major events have occurred in the seemingly calm Cultivation World, leaving everyone breathless. Many people, who love a good spectacle, rushed to wherever something happened, only to find that this was the first time in their entire cultivation lives that they had been running around so frequently.
Counting these seven major events, everyone discovered that whenever that 'hero' appeared, he would do something that shocked the Cultivation World —he accounted for three of the seven. Furthermore, Yue Qianchou was involved in two of the seven events. The remaining two were separate incidents.
Yue Qianchou hadn't even considered such a thing. To him, calculating it on his fingers was a waste of time and energy.
However, what others didn't know was that the things the hero did were actually done by Yue Qianchou. Another incident involving the Heavenly Might in the Misty Forest was also related to him, though even he himself was unaware of it.
If you calculate it that way, Yue Qianchou has caused trouble for six out of the seven major events. If Wu Sihai from the Huaxia Cultivation World knew this, he wouldn't be surprised at all, because he had long ago concluded that wherever this guy went, trouble would follow; he was a jinx.
Now, even the Spirit Transformation stage experts from various countries are looking around, unsure which to attend to first. In all their long lives, when have they ever witnessed such frequent occurrences?
Everyone was just getting ready to meet Wen Lanfeng! The wrath of the Heavenly Might in the Misty Forest made everyone want to go and see it, but before they even arrived at the Misty Forest, Pu Taidong's Spirit Stone mine was wiped out by the heroes again, so they immediately returned to arrange for people to defend the Spirit Stone mine to prevent it from being attacked.
Some joked that the eighth major event was just around the corner. When asked what it was, he laughed and said, "The once-in-a-decade Treasure Gathering Basin Convention!"
Just as this theory was being widely accepted, someone started spreading rumors in the Cultivation World: that the Heavenly Might event in the Misty Forest was the imminent emergence of a great treasure. That object radiating countless golden rays was actually the ten thousand flying swords of the Myriad Sword Demon Lord from the High Antiquity war.
After this news spread, the entire Cultivation World was in an uproar once again. Who was the Myriad Sword Demon Lord? He was the number one expert in High Antiquity times! It was said that countless immortals had fallen at his hands. Ten thousand flying swords capable of slaying immortals, good heavens! Let alone ten thousand, anyone who got their hands on even one would be extraordinary! It was far superior to even the rarest high-grade spiritual treasures.
Although it's a rumor and shouldn't be believed lightly, there's no smoke without fire! Think about it: those ten thousand golden rays could attract heavenly lightning, and it was only after twelve silver rays descended from the sky that their power was suppressed. What else could this be but a treasure? If it's a treasure that can cause such a commotion, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's the Myriad Sword Demon Lord's ten thousand flying swords.
But everyone wasn't stupid, so naturally they wanted to verify the source of the information. The entire Cultivation World mobilized, tracing the source back to its origin, and quickly found that the information came from within the Jinshan Kingdom. As a result, Jinshan Kingdom arrested the person who spread the rumor, who turned out to be a Rogue Cultivator from the Jinshan Kingdom.
To obtain the most reliable facts, Pu Taidong mid Spirit Transformation stage, personally interrogated the young cultivator, and even some Spirit Transformation stage experts like Huo Zongming rushed over. The result nearly scared the young cultivator to death; how many people could withstand the pressure of Spirit Transformation stage expert, especially with so many of them arriving at once?
The young cultivator said, "I never imagined I'd see so many Spirit Transformation stage experts in my life. I'd rather die than give up." So, whatever anyone asked, he answered.
The result was that the young cultivator wasn't the real source of the information. It all started a few nights ago when he was grilling something in a desolate area. Suddenly, someone flew over and joined him in grilling. This person was quite skilled at grilling and even brought out a lot of good wine to drink with. During their conversation, they naturally talked about the recent uproar surrounding the Divine Might incident.
The man laughed and said, "What nonsense about the Divine Might incident. I just came out of the Misty Forest and saw everything that was happening inside."
The young cultivator immediately scoffed, "You're really good at bragging. Do you think you're Yue Qianchou, able to come and go freely in the Misty Forest?"
"Damn it!" the man laughed and cursed, "Damn it! I am Yue Qianchou, why would I need to impersonate him?"
"Stop bragging. If you are Yue Qianchou, then tell me, what exactly happened in the Misty Forest?" The little cultivator was just saying this casually.
To everyone's surprise, the man took it seriously, patted his chest, and exclaimed, "I never boast or lie; I travel the world on my reputation. Let me tell you! What happened in the Misty Forest wasn't some divine power at all; it was the discovery of an unparalleled treasure. I saw it with my own eyes."
The young cultivator didn't take this seriously at all. Since he was bored all night, he jokingly asked, "Then tell me, what peerless treasure is about to be born?"
The man stared at him for a while before shrugging and saying, "Fine, it doesn't matter if I tell you. You're just a Rogue Cultivator; no one would believe you anyway."
He shook his head and exclaimed in amazement, "So this Misty Forest is the burial place of the High Antiquity number one expert, the Myriad Sword Demon Lord! I didn't know at first. It just so happened that my cultivation had just broken through to the early Tribulation stage Transcending Realm and I was about to undergo my tribulation. I accidentally attracted the heavenly lightning. A bolt of lightning struck down and split open a large ancient tomb. When the second bolt of lightning struck, ten thousand golden rays suddenly shot out from the ancient tomb, blocking the heavenly lightning. When the heavenly lightning struck again, ten thousand golden rays shot straight into the sky and shattered the tribulation clouds. I was so happy! I didn't expect to pass through the tribulation so easily."
"Really?" the young cultivator asked. "Then what makes you so sure that the myriad golden rays are the myriad flying swords of the Myriad Sword Demon Lord?"
The man gave me a look that said, "You'll believe me if you don't believe me," and said, "I was just curious! I wondered what would help me overcome my tribulation. So I went into that ancient tomb, and guess what I saw?"
Although the young monk didn't believe what he said was true, he couldn't help but ask, "What did you see?" because his story was so compelling.
The man gestured with his hands as he spoke, "What a huge underground space! The ground is paved with gold bricks, and in the middle there is an altar made of pure gold that is dozens of meters high. Underneath the altar are long swords that gleam with golden light. On the altar sits a mummified corpse. If it weren't for the inscriptions on the golden pillars next to it, who would guess that the mummified corpse is the Myriad Sword Demon Lord?"
"What does the inscription say?" The young monk had already forgotten whether what he said was true or false; he only wanted to know the ending of the story.
"It didn't say much." The man tore off a piece of roasted meat, put it in his mouth and chewed, then took a swig of wine and mumbled, "The Dharma Body Golden Form the Myriad Sword Demon Lord, that's all."
"The Myriad Sword Demon Lord's flying swords are stuck under the altar. Did you pull out a few and take them with you?"
"No," the man shook his head.
"Hehe! You've been exposed! If they really were the Myriad Sword Demon Lord's ten thousand flying swords, how could you resist drawing them?" the little cultivator laughed.
The man sneered, "You think I don't want to draw it? The key is that the pressure emanating from that sword is too great. With my cultivation level, I simply cannot get close. If my cultivation level were at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage, perhaps I could draw one or two."
The young cultivator chuckled. He was too lazy to argue with him, especially since he couldn't see through the man's cultivation level. What if he angered the man and he attacked him? Later, after finishing a pot of wine, the man dusted himself off and left.
The next day, the junior cultivator was chatting with someone and couldn't resist making a fuss. The other person mentioned the Divine Might incident, and wanting to show off his extensive knowledge, he blurted out that it referred to the upcoming appearance of the Ten Myriad Sword Demon Lord's flying sword. And just like that, the news spread like wildfire, becoming the talk of the entire Cultivation World in just a few days.
After listening to the young cultivator's honest confession, Pu Taidong and the others looked at each other and walked out of the interrogation room. Their biggest question now was whether the person who spoke to the young cultivator that night was actually Yue Qianchou.
"Judging from the tone of that person's words as relayed by this young cultivator, the tone really does sound a bit like Yue Qianchou's. He likes to refer to himself as 'I' all the time." Huo Zongming said with narrowed eyes, "If we can now prove that Yue Qianchou's cultivation has really progressed from the Nascent Soul Realm to the Tribulation Transcendence stage, then that person is very likely to be Yue Qianchou."
"So what if it's Yue Qianchou?" Pu Taidong gritted his teeth at the mention of Yue Qianchou and said hatefully, "Do you really think that kid is telling the truth? If such a place really exists, how could he possibly tell others just because he saw it?"
Just then, the eldest disciple, Bai Meng, rushed over to report, "Master, news has come from down the mountain that Yue Qianchou ambushed the disciples we sent to the mining site. Of the dozen or so people led by our junior brother, only he survived."
The dozen or so Spirit Transformation stage experts exchanged glances, all shaking their heads slightly in silence. It seemed that Yue Qianchou intended to take revenge. Pu Taidong, his face flushed, roared, "A bunch of useless trash! More than ten of you couldn't even defeat a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator! You've completely disgraced me!"
Bai Meng didn't dare to say much, after all, he had lost face the most last time. He just lowered his head and said softly, "I heard from Junior Brother that Yue Qianchou's cultivation has greatly increased. It seems that he has broken through to the late Tribulation Transcendence stage and no longer needs to use a flying sword to travel."
"So what if Yue Qianchou's cultivation has reached the early Tribulation stage? Have you ever seen Cultivation World in the late Tribulation Transcendence stage Transcending who can't beat someone in the early Tribulation stage..." Pu Taidong was still roaring when Huo Zongming stepped between the two and waved his hand to interrupt him, saying, "Bai Meng, you go down first."
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