Boundless Spiritual Qi swept across the entire Land of Eternal Night. Space trembled, gradually torn, twisted, and distorted by the vast Spiritual Qi!
Deep red specks of light floated in the air. These were the soil of Eternal Night, but their power was dispersed and needed refining! Spiritual Qi poured forth in torrents, enveloping the deep red specks and tempering them bit by bit!
Sushang hid behind Xie Feng, lightly pinching the hem of his robe. Unable to suppress her curiosity, she peeked half her head out, her bright, dewy eyes watching intently.
"Master, you're amazing!"
"Oh?"
"I mean it! I'm completely in the dark in this Land of Eternal Night, but you're acting like it's broad daylight. What technique is this? It's incredible!"
"Void Heaven Spirit Eyes. I'll teach you when we get back."
"Huh? I-I haven't even fully learned the Radiant Sun Sword Art and Xuanji Heart Method yet..."
"Lazy girl."
"Hmph, I'm not lazy. I'm hardworking..."
Sushang puffed out her round, apple-like cheeks, pouted, and muttered timidly.
Ugh, if I'd known, I wouldn't have spoken first...
I really went looking for a scolding...
Stupid Master!
She grumbled inwardly and wanted to say more, but she feared distracting Xie Feng, so she could only clamp her mouth shut.
Suddenly...
Something stirred in her mind!
Her fine brows lifted slightly as Sushang sensed something!
Something bad!
From nearby!
That feeling filled her with an instinctive revulsion!
What... was it?
Sushang looked to her left, into the pitch-black eternal night!
Ah, I forgot I couldn't see...
I'll wait until Master finishes, then tell him.
Sushang exhaled softly and stayed obediently behind Xie Feng, only quietly tightening her grip on his sleeve a little.
Within the Land of Eternal Night, immense power formed a vortex. Soon, a white wisp of Qi emerged from it. This Qi contained pure dark power!
The Qi turned into white dust!
This was dust of eternal night!!
Xie Feng took out an exquisite jade box and collected the dust inside.
"Xiao Shang, let's go!"
Having successfully obtained the dust of eternal night, Xie Feng spoke in a lighthearted tone.
"Master, wait!"
Sushang grabbed his arm, a hint of seriousness appearing on her round little face. She pointed to the side. "There's something in this direction that makes me very uncomfortable."
Xie Feng raised his eyes and looked over. The ethereal world, the winding mountain ridges, the ordinary ground-everything was utterly unremarkable...
Just then...
Driven by an inner impulse, Sushang stepped into the eternal night, slowly taking one step forward, then a second, a third... At the tenth step, she stopped.
Xie Feng stepped over. He discovered something on the ground, buried beneath deep red dust. It was a broken crimson sword.
A three-foot sword, broken down to eight inches!
There was no hilt, only the tip section, along with mottled bloodstains!
Judging by the blood and rust, it had been buried in dust for at least ten years. Moreover, the blade was made from a special material. Held in his hand, it felt cool yet retained its sharpness. Even in Eternal Night, worn down day after day by the turbulent currents of the laws here, its edge remained unchanged.
Crimson wildfire iron!
One of the ten greatest weapon-forging materials in the world!
This broken sword, this blood, must have come from a battle!
Though Eternal Night was a forbidden land, that did not rule out human activity. Wherever there were people, there was a jianghu; disputes and battles were commonplace.
But...
This broken sword had triggered a reaction in Sushang!
Clearly, this was no ordinary weapon. It very likely had something to do with the little girl's origins!
Come to think of it...
Xie Feng had also been abandoned by his parents in the Land of Eternal Night. His master had found him and taken him home.
Could this place also let him find a few threads of clues to his own origins?
Xie Feng's gaze briefly lost focus. Then he steadied himself and turned the broken sword over. On the blade, he saw two characters that had almost been worn away.
He examined them carefully.
Azure Dragon!
Xie Feng's expression turned grave!
Ordinary factions in this world rarely used "Azure Dragon" in their names, because the strongest dragon clan existed in this world. No one was without fear of that clan, so naturally, they would not dare engrave the words "Azure Dragon" on their weapons.
Furthermore, the broken sword was made from crimson wildfire iron, a divine-grade metal. Unless they were ancient clans or holy lands with deep foundations, ordinary sects absolutely lacked the means to possess weapons forged from divine metal!
From this, there was only one answer-
The Azure Dragon Clan!
This race was connected to the little girl?!
Xie Feng's heart sank slightly. He stared at the broken sword as heavenly power coiled around it, capturing the information that lingered upon it, seeking to cross yin and yang and glimpse the past!
He was a Heaven Diviner!
He probed the heavenly secrets of the broken sword. However, Eternal Night's power was too strong, and after more than ten years of erosion, the information remaining on the sword was extremely faint.
He barely managed to see two figures hurrying through a haze, with several dragon-shaped shadows pursuing them.
He also caught intermittent glimpses of a building rising from the ground... flashing blades and swords... darkened heavens and earth...
More and more dragon shadows flashed past.
Those dragons were azure, their presence savage and baleful!
Azure dragons!
"It seems this really is connected to the Azure Dragon Clan..."
Xie Feng put away the broken sword, his eyes cold and bottomless!
"My parents were connected to the Azure Dragon Clan, weren't they? Master, what did you see? When Mother was dying, she said both my parents were dead! Did they kill them? Did they? Did... they...?"
Sushang looked up, a trace of urgency in her watery eyes. She wanted to know her origins!
Xie Feng stroked her head.
Sushang's eyes instantly reddened. She struggled to lift her chin, refusing to let herself cry. The name Azure Dragon Clan had been unfamiliar before; from now on, it would be remembered forever!
Mo Shoupin had adopted her when she was little, and she had lived in the Heavenly Sword Holy Land. Yet the blood-thicker-than-water bond with her birth parents made hatred rise instinctively within her!
That bloodstained broken sword...
That sensation deep in her marrow...
All of it told her that the Azure Dragon Clan was definitely connected to her parents' deaths!
Sushang's heart ached terribly.
She wished she could go kill her enemies with her own hands right now.
But she endured the immense grief and calmed herself.
How could she, a weak woman, oppose a formidable ancient clan!
Even though her name was on the Heavenly Ranking!
Even though she had the Zhaoyang Immortal Sword!
She was still too young, too immature...
And!
She absolutely would not let Master get drawn into this.
Though, in her heart, Master was very, very strong...
But...
This was her responsibility, her danger. She could not drag the innocent into it!
A Primordial White Tiger had her own proud backbone, too!
"Master, let's go."
Sushang hunched her shoulders and hung her head, both arms dangling limply as she turned and walked forward.
One step...
Two steps...
Three steps...
"Ow!"
Unable to tell where she was going, Sushang actually bumped into Xie Feng. She landed on her bottom and could not help rubbing her head. The tears she had held back for so long swirled wildly in her eyes, almost spilling out.
She was not going to cry.
Crying in front of Master was too embarrassing.
She had already embarrassed herself by crying before coming to Eternal Night. Master had told her to dry her tears; she would not shed a tear even if she died!
Looking at her aggrieved expression, her fine, soft brows pinched into an inverted V, Xie Feng squeezed her plump little cheeks.
This little thing was brimming with righteous indignation and wanted revenge just now. Why had she suddenly gone silent?
Could she be worried about dragging me into it?
Silly girl!
Xie Feng smiled and shook his head. "Student Xiao Shang, stand up!"
"Mm..."
Sushang weakly climbed to her feet.
She said in a muffled voice, "Master, teach me the Void Heaven Spirit Eyes when we get back. Also, I'd like to request permission to go to the Technique Tower. I'm going to study hard and improve every day!"