Undying Sword

Since Zhong Shan was in a weakened state, his speed was somewhat slowed. It wasn't until two days later that he emerged from the mountain ranges and arrived not far from Zhong Shan's manor.

"Zhong Shan, do you really have a house here?" Tian Ling'er asked from the sky, stepping on the Red Silk.

Now, Tian Ling'er had regained her former lively and adorable demeanor, as if the events of that day had been completely forgotten.

"Yes, we're here. Once we get there, you can wash up properly, rest for a day, and then we'll continue our journey. But for now, come down first," Zhong Shan said.

"Why?" Tian Ling'er asked, puzzled.

"We're about to enter the mortal world. Do you want to be chased and stared at by countless people every day? Even if they don't chase you, they'll be afraid and keep their distance. If you want to blend in with mortals, don't display your cultivation techniques," Zhong Shan explained.

"Oh." Tian Ling'er flew down, and with a flip of her hand, the Red Silk was also put away into her Storage Bracelet.

Following Zhong Shan, she skipped and hopped towards a manor not far away.

Carefree Mountain Villa!

On a large stone in front of the manor, four large characters were written. As Zhong Shan brought Tian Ling'er here, a person who looked like a steward suddenly ran up.

"Master," the steward suddenly called out.

"Mm," Zhong Shan nodded.

Zhong Shan was now slightly different from a year ago. He looked like a mortal in his early thirties. The steward could recognize him at a glance because the Hidden Body had already been here and given the steward a sample memory, which was why he could recognize him instantly now.

Tian Ling'er, however, didn't pay attention to these things. Instead, she looked around, as if everything was incredibly curious to her.

Upon entering the Carefree Mountain Villa, they found a guest room. The maids had already prepared hot water and brought it for Tian Ling'er to bathe and change.

Zhong Shan, however, took his own bag from Tian Ling'er and walked into his main chamber.

Inside the main chamber, the Hidden Body was sitting and waiting.

When Zhong Shan opened the door, the Hidden Body also stood up. After all, they were the same person, and the Hidden Body was an existence similar to a magic treasure, thus they could communicate telepathically.

Zhong Shan's Main Body took out the Void Spirit Pearl from the bag and handed it to the Hidden Body.

Following the method, the Hidden Body quickly controlled the Void Spirit Pearl to form a sword mold about 1.6 meters long. Zhong Shan's Main Body, however, opened a cabinet next to him.

Inside was a broken blade, the inherited Sect Blade that contained the Red Phoenix Heavenly Scripture, which the Hidden Body had retrieved.

Now split into two halves, one half was incorporated into the sword by the Hidden Body, while the other half was integrated into the Main Body's large saber, 'Nightmare'.

"Let the saber be named for revenge, and the sword for eternal life. From today onwards, this sword shall be called 'Undying'," Zhong Shan looked at the long sword in the Hidden Body's hand and directly gave it a new name.

Undying Sword! Nightmare Saber!

After completing the handover, the Hidden Body left a thick stack of silver notes and then left by train from underground, returning.

***

On a main road, Zhong Shan rode a date-red horse, with Nightmare strapped to his back, galloping on the road. Tian Ling'er, however, was flying beside Zhong Shan, stepping on the Red Silk.

"Zhong Shan, where are we now?" Tian Ling'er asked, somewhat bored, flying on the Red Silk.

"A mortal kingdom, the Great Song Kingdom," Zhong Shan said.

The Great Song Kingdom and the Great Kun Kingdom were not far apart, and this place was within the territory of the Great Song Kingdom. Zhong Shan spurred his horse on, constantly rushing on his journey.

"Can we get to the next city by following this road?" Tian Ling'er asked.

"Yes, it won't take long. I received information two days ago that a large number of Immortal Sect disciples have appeared in the Great Song Kingdom. I think it might be because Hao San's whereabouts have been discovered. Let's go and take a look immediately," Zhong Shan said.

"Was it the pigeon that flew in that day? How did it know you were back?" Tian Ling'er asked like a curious child.

"It didn't know I was back. I had made arrangements before. Every so often, news from all directions would be sent to Carefree Mountain Villa via carrier pigeons," Zhong Shan explained.

"Oh," Tian Ling'er nodded.

The two sped along, finding a post station to rest at night. Two days later, they saw a city in the distance.

Tian Ling'er immediately flew down, and Zhong Shan also dismounted, leading his horse towards the distant city. Tian Ling'er didn't like riding horses, saying it was too bumpy and made her butt hurt. So, Zhong Shan could only accompany her towards the city gate.

Bian City!

Two large stone carved characters were on the city gate.

"Bian City?" Tian Ling'er read.

Then, the two led their horses towards the city gate. Upon reaching the gate, Zhong Shan didn't bother with the city guards. He reached out and threw a silver ingot towards the gate captain.

Thud

The gate captain reached out and caught it. The immense force caused the gate captain's body to sway backward. He stabilized himself and didn't move, but his right hand, which was holding the silver, was completely numb.

The gate captain quickly stood straight and did not continue searching like the others.

Zhong Shan led Tian Ling'er and walked in swaggeringly.

"Boss, this person is really generous. Should we stop him and squeeze him for more?" a young gate guard immediately asked.

The gate captain glared at him.

"Shut up, are you trying to die?" the gate captain immediately whispered angrily.

Zhong Shan's seemingly light throw just now was seen by the gate captain. It was light, but it contained a hidden force that vibrated his right hand, making it feel numb as if it had lost consciousness. That person was at least at the Acquired Realm Eighth Layer. Even without a powerful background, he was a peerless expert. Charge up? Was he tired of living?

Tian Ling'er skipped and hopped. After entering the city, her eyes never stopped looking. When had she ever seen so many people back in Kaiyang Sect?

On the street, there were many small stalls, and on the stalls, there were a lot of strange and bizarre things, which immediately attracted Tian Ling'er's attention.

According to Zhong Shan, in the mortal world, as long as you had silver, you could exchange it for anything you wanted.

"I want this," Tian Ling'er pointed at a ghost face mask.

Then, she flipped her hand and took out a silver ingot, handed it over, took the mask, and happily put it on. She turned around and ran towards Zhong Shan, not even bothering to ask for change. This made the merchant selling masks smile widely on the spot. This silver ingot could buy more than ten of his stalls.

"Zhong Shan, look, look, is it fun?" Tian Ling'er put on the mask and made a funny face in front of Zhong Shan.

Looking at Tian Ling'er, Zhong Shan shook his head. If she wanted to play, let her play. That little bit of money, in Zhong Shan's opinion, was not worth mentioning at all.

Along the way, Tian Ling'er bought whatever she liked as soon as she saw it.

"This is called candied hawthorns? Can you eat it? I want it. Here you go." Tian Ling'er excitedly took a candied hawthorn, handed the other party a silver ingot, took a bite, and ran towards Zhong Shan.

"Zhong Shan, I only have ten of the hundred silver ingots you gave me left," Tian Ling'er ran to Zhong Shan, biting the candied hawthorn while sighing a little.

Zhong Shan was currently selling the jujube-red horse in his hand for fifty silver ingots. He had just received the money and turned around to hear what Tian Ling'er said.

Ninety taels of silver, gone in a flash?

"Here, take this and waste it slowly. Also, that silver note from before can also buy things. One silver note is equivalent to a thousand taels of silver," Zhong Shan said with a shake of his head and a smile.

Ninety taels of silver, enough to buy a small courtyard in the city, gone in the blink of an eye, exchanged by Tian Ling'er for small trinkets like candied hawthorns and masks?

"Don't worry, I'll use it carefully this time," Tian Ling'er actually patted her chest and said.

"Okay," Zhong Shan nodded.

The horses were sold, and Zhong Shan needed to find a restaurant to eat something. So, he looked around and happened to see a huge restaurant in the distance.

"Let's go, let's get something to eat," Zhong Shan said to Tian Ling'er, looking at the restaurant.

"Okay," Tian Ling'er nodded.

Fifty taels of silver were quietly put away when no one was paying attention.

Walking up to the building, Zhong Shan realized that it wasn't just a simple restaurant.

Gold Brick Building!

Zhong Shan knew at a glance that this was a casino. Gold Brick Building? However, generally speaking, large casinos like this would have places to eat and drink. Since he had brought Tian Ling'er, Zhong Shan didn't plan to change locations. As long as there was food, it was fine.

The two had just walked inside.

"Sirs, what services do you require?" a greeter immediately asked respectfully.

"Take me to eat," Zhong Shan said softly, and with a flip of his hand, he tossed out a tael of silver as a tip.

"Yes, please come this way, sirs. There are private rooms and a main hall on the second floor. We have the best food here," the greeter immediately said eagerly.

"Okay," Zhong Shan nodded and continued walking inside with Tian Ling'er.

Upon entering, there was a noisy clamor. Tian Ling'er's eyes widened as she looked at the groups of people gathered below, not knowing what they were doing, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Zhong Shan, what are they doing?" Tian Ling'er pointed at the people shouting with red faces and ears.

"They are gambling," Zhong Shan said.

"Gambling?" Tian Ling'er's eyes lit up. Clearly, she hadn't encountered this since entering the city.

"Let's go, after we eat, I'll take you to see," Zhong Shan said.

"Okay," Tian Ling'er suppressed her strong curiosity and followed Zhong Shan up to the second floor.

On the second floor, Zhong Shan directly chose a spot on the terrace, where he could eat and drink while also seeing the casino below.

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