The Sword Master's Old Sword

The dense foliage overhead blocked out too much sunlight, making the forest appear somewhat dark and gloomy.

Sang Ying pulled the longsword from the Demon Beast's corpse, a string of blood beads trailing from the tip.

"The Demon Beast here seem to be out of control." This was something that puzzled Sang Ying greatly.

The mystery of the Hidden Moon Forest is well-known throughout the Black Tortoise Realm. For thousands of years, almost no one has been able to successfully emerge from the forest.

So Sang Ying originally thought this place would be a terrifying hell. However, after the two of them passed through the many defenses and entered the forest, Sang Ying found that apart from a few more Demon Beast, there didn't seem to be anything particularly strange about it.

The horde of Demon Beast that had previously surged like a tide had vanished without a trace in the forest. Instead, some ordinary Demon Beast would suddenly appear and attack them upon their intrusion.

Taking advantage of the situation, Sang Ying trapped several of them and compared them to the previously seen Demon Beast with bloodshot eyes.

However, it was discovered that the two Demon Beasts, apart from their similar appearances, were vastly different inside!

The controlled red-eyed Demon Beast, after being stored in Sang Ying's Storage Bag for several days, gradually withered away, as if only a skeleton was supporting a layer of skin.

Even if ordinary Demon Beast in the forest are left for many days, they still show no signs of losing flesh or blood, just as they did when they died.

This shows that the group that turned the Black Tortoise Realm upside down were not Demon Beast living in the Hidden Moon Forest at all, but monsters disguised as Demon Beasts!

"If you hadn't deliberately put the red-eyed Demon Beast into your Storage Bag and preserved it, we probably would never have discovered this truth." Fu Shuangjiang's gentle eyes showed a hint of sharpness for the first time.

Apart from Sang Ying, no one would care about the corpses of these Demon Beasts, and no one would have the sudden idea to compare the two types of Demon Beast.

If it weren't for Sang Ying's actions today, this secret would probably have remained hidden forever.

Sang Ying didn't take Fu Shuangjiang's praise to heart; her mind was now filled with the voice that kept calling her name.

That sound came from deep within the forest.

"The matter hasn't been resolved yet, but it's probably related to this strange beast tide. Let's hurry into the heart of the forest. If we can find out the truth sooner, there might still be a chance to stop this beast tide." Although this was just Sang Ying's wishful thinking, she still wanted to do her best to protect the Black Tortoise Realm.

After some planning, the two headed straight for the center of the Hidden Moon Forest.

That place is a gathering place for high-level Demon Beast, and generally no cultivator would dare to venture there. But this time, the two of them took that risk!

But accidents always happen unexpectedly. Before Sang Ying and her companion could quicken their pace, someone unexpectedly slowed them down.

Sang Ying looked at the two people in front of her, her heart filled with barely suppressed anger.

Jiang Zhuoxue was one thing; she knew this person's capabilities and knew he wouldn't die in this forest. But what about Su Fuyun? How could a Golden Core who had only emerged from water dare to run into a place like this?!

"Fellow Daoist Fu, did I do something wrong? Why is Fellow Sang Ying looking at me so fiercely?" After being glanced at by Sang Ying a few times, Su Fuyun timidly hid behind Fu Shuangjiang.

Although Fu Shuangjiang is gentle, she is not someone who doesn't know what's important.

He quickly avoided Su Fuyun and replied, "Holy Maiden Su, you must have misjudged. Fellow Sang Ying's expression was clearly very gentle."

Su Fuyun was taken aback by his words, and her pitiful expression almost crumbled.

She just wanted to ask the other person how they could see "gentleness" on Sang Ying's cold face.

Tired of watching Su Fuyun's act, Sang Ying asked directly, "What are you doing here?" Does this guy have a death wish?

"If my junior sister can come, why can't I, who am also at the Golden Core Late Stage? The Black Tortoise Realm is in trouble right now, and I can't bear to see those innocent people die tragically. Naturally, I want to do my part for them."

As Su Fuyun spoke, she turned her gaze to Jiang Zhuoxue standing next to Sang Ying: "Besides, Junior Sister has brought her little lover along, so why can't I come too?"

Her gaze lingered on the lower half of Jiang Zhuoxue's face, which wasn't obscured. This person was truly beautiful; even Su Fuyun couldn't help but envy Sang Ying's good fortune in finding such a beautiful person to keep by her side.

No wonder Shen Yu of the Seven Emotions Pavilion was defeated by her back then.

If we could get our hands on this person, I wonder how angry Sang Ying would be.

Su Fuyun could almost picture the angry and pained expression on Sang Ying's face when Jiang Zhuoxue fell at her feet.

"Since you're so eager to come along, then so be it." Sang Ying wasn't willing to hinder the other party from courting death.

She quickly put Su Fuyun out of her mind and turned to Jiang Zhuoxue: "And you, what's wrong with you?"

"Have you forgotten what you did to me?" Jiang Zhuoxue deliberately leaned close to Sang Ying's ear and spoke in an ambiguous tone.

However, after he said that, Sang Ying suddenly remembered that she had planted Shared Fate Gu on this person, so if she was injured, he would feel the same pain.

If Sang Ying is truly unlucky and dies in the forest, then Jiang Zhuoxue will certainly not survive either.

Judging from this, it seems that we were indeed in the wrong first.

Sang Ying coughed lightly. "Alright, you can stay for now. But I'm warning you, you'd better behave yourself and not cause trouble."

Jiang Zhuoxue curled the corners of his lips into a smile. The Green Vine of the green ivy that had been hidden in his sleeve quietly peeked out and slowly wrapped around Sang Ying's wrist.

However, this scene took on a different meaning in the eyes of the other two.

Fu Shuangjiang turned her head away, refusing to look at the two who seemed so intimate. Su Fuyun, however, stared intently at them, as if trying to imprint this glaring scene deep into her mind.

The jade pendant whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, once you steal the treasure that belongs to Sang Ying, that person will abandon Sang Ying and fall in love with you instead."

Su Fuyun was quickly calmed down. She looked into the depths of the dense forest, where there were only large swathes of lush vegetation, as if trying to hide some secret.

We passed through lush forests and countless Demon Beasts that inhabited this forest.

At the heart of the Hidden Moon Forest lies a desolate wasteland where vegetation withers.

In that place, baptized by fire and blood, a rusty piece of iron stands silently. The dense Sha Qi emanating from it has completely extinguished the vitality of the surrounding vegetation, creating this true "dead end."

With a "hum," the metal sheet trembled slightly, as if struggling to wake up from a nightmare.

However, the dense black mist enveloped it again, quickly bringing the iron plate back to stillness.

Beneath the black fog, amidst the mottled rust, a single character appeared to be engraved on the iron sheet.

If someone appears here and gently wipes away the dust on the iron piece, he will be able to see that there is a Chinese character "Broken" with flying dragons and phoenixes engraved on it.

This reminds one of a person who ascended to heaven long ago and was known as the "Sword Master," whose natal sword was named Sever the Heavenly River!

A note from the author:

Su Fuyun's boxed lunch is being delivered...

See you tomorrow, little sparrow flapping its wings~