Soul-Slaying Sword

Su Fang was walking back to his residence when he suddenly ran into Brother Meng and Luo Changqing on the road.

"Greetings, Brother Meng. Greetings, Senior Brother Luo Changqing." Su Fang appeared exceedingly weak, his face deathly pale.

The two saw Su Fang's aged and frail appearance.

They immediately assumed that he had begun suffering the Solar Stone's soul backlash, and the suspicion and wariness in their hearts diminished somewhat.

Meanwhile, once Su Fang returned to his residence, he immediately dropped his weak act.

He could not wait to inspect the four rings he had "tricked" from the Mad Old Man.

He first picked up the first ring. The soul restriction on it had long since become feeble beyond measure.

With a light brush of the Soul Art, he easily broke the seal upon it.

Su Fang then began examining the items inside.

Within the several dozen cubic meters of space lay scattered pills and spirit stones, which did not seem particularly valuable.

Seeing this, Su Fang was slightly disappointed and promptly inspected the next ring.

The second ring contained quite a few good things.

Piles of spirit stones, along with a fist-sized Solar Stone, were precisely the things Su Fang urgently needed for cultivation.

"Not bad."

Su Fang nodded in satisfaction before turning his gaze to the third ring.

"Damn, it's actually empty!"

Yet when he opened the ring, he found that there was nothing inside.

It was an empty ring!

Su Fang silently cursed his bad luck.

He then picked up the final ring.

When he opened it, he discovered that it contained only a battered broken sword.

Su Fang picked up the broken sword and examined it closely.

He immediately discovered that this sword was extraordinary.

Yin Qi coiled around its entire body. Though damaged, it still exuded an air of grim slaughter.

This is definitely a vicious sword! What a pity it's broken, Su Fang thought.

Still, though the sword was short, it could barely serve as a weapon.

With that in mind, Su Fang hung it at his waist.

He planned to investigate the sword's mysteries once his comprehension attempts recovered tomorrow.

After sorting through his spoils, Su Fang began recalling everything he had experienced today.

He was immensely covetous of the mysterious treasure beneath the Gods and Devils Cemetery.

Tomorrow, after knocking on the Mad Old Man's head, he would definitely go and investigate it again.

And so, the next day arrived.

The moment his system comprehension attempts recovered.

Su Fang immediately took out the grim broken sword he had obtained yesterday and began inspecting it...

[Soul-Slaying Sword] Seventh-grade high-tier spirit weapon, capable of severing souls and destroying spirits! Though the sword body is incomplete, it still contains the complete Soul-Slaying Sword Intent. Comprehend it?

"Holy shit! Another seventh-grade spirit weapon!" Su Fang was overjoyed.

Moreover, the sword contained the complete Soul-Slaying Sword Intent.

To him, this was nothing less than a heaven-sent surprise.

What was there most of in the Gods and Devils Cemetery?

Yin Wraiths!

If he comprehended this Soul-Slaying Sword Intent, would he not be able to run wild through a sea of Yin Wraiths?

Thinking of this, Su Fang eagerly chose "Comprehend."

In an instant, the scene before him changed drastically.

He then appeared within a bleak, boundless void.

Before him stood only a blurry black silhouette, repeatedly performing a sword technique.

Wherever the sword light reached, space trembled and sword intent surged to the heavens.

Su Fang became so immersed in that endless sword intent that he could not pull himself free.

Until the system prompt sounded beside his ear.

"Comprehended the Soul-Slaying Sword Art!"

Only then did he come back to his senses, unable to stop himself from exclaiming in amazement.

"Amazing! This sword technique is truly amazing!"

"It was simply born to sever souls and destroy spirits!"

"With this sword technique, if I encounter that Yin Wraith female ghost again, I will certainly be able to kill her."

Su Fang spoke with absolute confidence.

He then put away the broken sword and headed once more toward yesterday's tomb area.

This time, Su Fang advanced with utmost caution, constantly surveying his surroundings and remaining vigilant against the Yin Wraith female ghost that might launch a sneak attack from the shadows at any moment.

Yet the facts proved that Su Fang had overthought things.

Even after he reached the Clear Profound Sect's tomb area, the Yin Wraith female ghost from yesterday never appeared again.

After giving it some thought, Su Fang understood the reason...

Right.

The Mad Old Man had shattered her hands yesterday. She certainly would not dare show herself today.

"It's fine if she doesn't dare show herself," Su Fang muttered.

In truth, he could not be bothered to tangle with a Yin Wraith female ghost. As long as she did not hinder his treasure hunting, that was enough.

And so, Su Fang arrived smoothly at the Clear Profound Sect's tomb area.

After paying respects around the entire area.

He directly took out a shovel and began digging.

Before long, Su Fang really did dig up something important.

Beneath the Clear Profound Sect's tomb area, he unearthed a stone door leading to an underground palace.

Su Fang approached and tried to open the stone door, only to find that it did not budge at all.

Only then did he notice an oval indentation right in the center of the stone door.

Seeing that indentation, Su Fang suddenly recalled the Mysterious Tortoise Shell in Jiang Chen's possession.

Could it need a key? Su Fang thought.

But after carefully comparing them, he discovered that the oval indentation truly matched the outline of the Mysterious Tortoise Shell exactly.

It really needed a key!

Thinking of this, Su Fang was immediately depressed.

Where was he supposed to find a tortoise shell now?

Although Jiang Chen had one, he could hardly go and snatch it outright, and he might not even succeed if he tried.

To avoid arousing unnecessary suspicion and trouble.

Su Fang could only choose to leave for now.

Of course, before leaving, to be safe, he carefully buried all the soil back exactly as it had been.

Only after handling all that did he leave with peace of mind.

Remembering what he had promised the Mad Old Man yesterday, Su Fang naturally did not dare break his word.

After all, the Mad Old Man was crazy and muddleheaded. If he became unhappy and really cooked Su Fang, that would be a colossal loss.

He arrived at the place where they had parted yesterday.

Unexpectedly, the Mad Old Man was already waiting there early.

When he saw Su Fang finally appear, he said with a displeased expression, "Little Madman, showing up this late... are you planning to go back on your word?"

"I remember that you still owe me one head knocking."

The Mad Old Man grumbled and cursed.

Although he usually appeared crazy and muddleheaded, whenever something involved knocking on his head, his logic became exceptionally clear.

It even made Su Fang wonder whether he was merely pretending to be insane.

"Fine, fine, fine. I'll start knocking on your head right now," Su Fang replied perfunctorily.

Su Fang then activated his soul power and began letting it descend upon the Mad Old Man's head.

"Mmm, that feels good..."

After being cleansed by the soul power, the Mad Old Man could not help letting out a pleased moan.

Only afterward did he reluctantly open his eyes and grin at Su Fang.

"Little Madman, knock on my head a few more times. This time, I found you a fine treasure."

"What treasure?" Su Fang asked instinctively.

He was exceedingly fond of treasures. If the Mad Old Man could truly produce something that made his mouth water, he would not mind exhausting all his soul power to cleanse him a few more times.