The most important reason was that He Changsong had discovered a Spirit Sword here!
Back then, He Changsong had been overjoyed and intended to claim the Spirit Sword for himself.
Yet no matter what methods He Changsong tried, he had been unable to pull the Spirit Sword from the stone wall.
Even if he used internal force to destroy the rock wall, the barrier around the Spirit Sword would automatically repel it.
He Changsong had been helpless, yet he had not wanted anyone else to obtain such a treasure.
Thus, he could only set up a seal to conceal the Spirit Sword's aura,
and name the place Xuanjian Pond, intending to return for the sword once his Cultivation Level advanced further.
He Changsong had even established a rule.
No disciple of the Cangshan Sword Sect was allowed to come within half a step of Xuanjian Pond!
On the way to Xuanjian Pond, He Changsong had been pondering to himself.
For so many years, the Spirit Sword in Xuanjian Pond had shown no movement whatsoever.
So why had it suddenly stirred today of all days?
At that thought, a wildly arrogant, self-satisfied smile suddenly appeared on He Changsong's lips.
Because he had a premonition—the Spirit Sword was about to Recognize Master!
He Changsong felt that after cultivating so diligently for so many years, his own Cultivation Level was already exceptionally high.
If he gained the support of this Spirit Sword as well, he felt he could even point his sword at the other great sects and swallow up their resources!
With that thought in mind, He Changsong directly accelerated.
Xuanjian Pond was located at the edge of the Cangshan Sword Sect.
At first, He Changsong had intended to build the Cangshan Sword Sect with Xuanjian Pond as its core.
But later, He Changsong discovered that the Spirit Sword continuously leaked spiritual energy and Sword Might outward.
Spiritual energy alone would have been fine, but this Sword Might gave He Changsong quite a headache.
Over time, it would harm the disciples of the Cangshan Sword Sect.
That was why He Changsong had no choice but to place Xuanjian Pond at the edge of the Cangshan Sword Sect.
"Master!"
While He Changsong was still deep in thought, they had already arrived near Xuanjian Pond.
Almost all the disciples of the Cangshan Sword Sect were gathered there.
They knelt before He Changsong in unison, their faces filled with awe and reverence.
"Why aren't you helping your senior brother complete the seal?"
Among the crowd stood a young man with a glib, slick expression on his face.
He was Gu Zhengchun and Liu Caiyun's biological son, the eldest young master of the Gu family, Gu Feng.
Gu Feng's eyes shifted, and he immediately replied, "Because Master was coming, we disciples remained here to welcome Master!"
During his days cultivating in the Cangshan Sword Sect, Gu Feng had not learned much else, but his skill at currying favor had improved considerably!
However, He Changsong said with a gloomy expression, "Instead of helping your senior brother, you are loitering around here doing nothing!"
"If anything goes wrong at Xuanjian Pond, I will use your lives as sacrifices to the sword!"
At those words, Gu Feng immediately lowered his head in fright.
Then He Changsong strode straight toward Xuanjian Pond.
A Spirit Sword radiating red light from its entire body was embedded in the stone wall.
Beneath the Spirit Sword, spring water surged forth, its surface shrouded in a thin layer of white mist.
This was not ordinary white mist, but spiritual energy pouring forth from the Spirit Sword itself.
Normally, spiritual energy could neither be seen nor touched.
But this Spirit Sword itself also produced a particularly special kind of Sword Might.
Under the support of vast spiritual energy and fierce Sword Might, a thin visible layer of spiritual energy had formed over the spring's surface.
Now, however, the energy field around the Spirit Sword was becoming increasingly chaotic, causing the white mist to dart about in every direction.
Seeing the Spirit Sword struggle ever more fiercely within the rock wall, He Changsong's eyes blazed with feverish delight.
"Everyone, move aside!"
"The Spirit Sword is about to Recognize Master!"
"Let me handle it!"
At He Changsong's command, the three guardians beside Xuanjian Pond immediately retreated.
He Changsong's long robe fluttered faintly, and the aura around him collided with the Spirit Sword's Sword Might, sending layer after layer of energy ripples surging outward!
The several guardians of the Cangshan Sword Sect could not help sighing to themselves at the sight.
"Master truly is Master. The moment he acts, it really is different!"
"After all these years, this Spirit Sword is finally about to Recognize Master. It seems the strength of our Cangshan Sword Sect is about to rise by another great margin!"
He Changsong forcefully suppressed the Sword Might's pressure as he walked step by step toward the Spirit Sword.
He had already reached the Ninth Level of Foundation Establishment.
As an expert with one foot already across the threshold of the next great realm, He Changsong felt this time victory was already in his grasp!
Yet when He Changsong endured the pressure inflicted by the Sword Might and tried to pull the Spirit Sword straight out,
he discovered that he could not move it at all!
Elsewhere, because Gu Youwei had been drugged with Aphrodisiac Powder, she was still unconscious on He Changsong's bed.
Within her hazy, chaotic sea of consciousness, Gu Youwei felt herself lying amid a sea of flowers.
Birdsong and fragrant blooms, orioles singing and swallows dancing—everything was different from the Cangshan Sword Sect.
Gu Youwei looked to the side in confusion and suddenly saw a familiar figure slowly walking toward her.
Once Gu Youwei saw the person clearly, her eyes immediately widened.
Because that person was actually Gu Chen!
"No, where am I?"
"Didn't Gu Chen leave the Gu family? Why is he here too?"
"Where are those people from the Cangshan Sword Sect?"
While Gu Youwei's thoughts ran wild, Gu Chen had already walked straight to her side.
Gu Chen simply stood blankly beside Gu Youwei without saying a word.
After a long silence, Gu Youwei truly could not bear it any longer.
Yet before Gu Youwei could speak, a chill ran down her spine in the next instant.
Because Gu Chen had actually dug out his own Heavenly Dao Bone alive!
Blood instantly splattered across the surrounding green grass.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Youwei was already in a crimson inferno filled with flames.
Gu Chen held the bloody Heavenly Dao Bone in his hand, his entire face hidden within the darkness.
At that moment, the hatred in Gu Youwei's heart reached its peak.
"Gu Chen, are you planning to steal my Heavenly Dao Bone again?"
"I'm telling you, don't even dream of it!"
"In this life, I will take back everything that belongs to me!"
After saying this, Gu Youwei endured the excruciating pain in her body and rose directly to her feet.
Countless streams of spiritual energy twisted chaotically around Gu Youwei.
The Empress's oppressive aura surged endlessly through the blood-red world!
What Gu Youwei hated most was betrayal.
Especially when that person was her own elder brother!
"Gu Chen!"
"You! Must die!"
Myriad streams of spiritual energy burst from Gu Youwei's body and charged at Gu Chen from all directions.
In the next instant, Gu Youwei vanished from where she stood and appeared behind Gu Chen in the blink of an eye.
Yet the scene of Gu Chen being killed did not appear as she had imagined.
Instead, Gu Youwei felt as though something was missing.
Looking down, she discovered that at some point, a bloody hole had appeared in front of her chest.
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