Extra Four

Sang Ying lay in front of the mountain gate, panting heavily. Her wounds had all healed the moment she crossed the gate, and the bloodstains on her body had completely disappeared. Her clothes were so clean that it seemed she had never experienced any hardship.

It's unclear how long Sang Ying lay on the ground before she finally came to her senses.

Even though all the scars on her body had disappeared, Sang Ying still felt a dull ache in some parts of her body.

As soon as she finally got up, before she could even look around, footsteps rushed into her ears.

The voices that followed immediately caught Sang Ying's attention. "Hello, you must be the new Human Immortal?"

Human Immortal? Only after hearing this did Sang Ying remember her current level, which was indeed the lowest Human Immortal in the Immortal Realm.

In fact, Human Immortal is probably only at the Foundation Establishment in the Lower Realm, right?

Sang Ying looked up following the sound and met the faces of two people. Both of them were wearing the robes of the Hidden Sword Immortal Sect, with a sword pattern embroidered on their lapels.

Sang Ying guessed that it was probably the symbol of the Hidden Sword Immortal Sect.

"Fellow Immortals," Sang Ying greeted the two with a gesture of respect befitting their seniority, "May you two be here to guide me into the path of cultivation?"

The two hurriedly returned her greeting, the younger one of them exclaiming excitedly, "Yes, fellow immortal, being able to walk this long staircase already makes you a member of our Hidden Sword Immortal Sect!"

Sang Ying raised an eyebrow slightly; she sensed something interesting in the man's words.

However, she didn't directly point it out, but instead followed the two men into the Hidden Sword Immortal Sect.

After passing through the mountain gate, the true appearance of the Hidden Sword Immortal Sect was fully revealed to her.

Leaving aside the towering mountain gate in front of them, and the immortal mountains half-hidden in the clouds in the distance, just the giant cranes flying in the air, and the arched bridges made of immortal jade connecting the several mountain peaks... all of these reveal the immense wealth of the Hidden Sword Immortal Sect.

"Fellow immortal, come quickly!" Hengguang casually summoned a crane and excitedly waved to Sang Ying.

Sang Ying's attention was drawn back to the crane. She took a few steps forward and looked at the crane, which was more than twice her height, with surprise. "Are all the celestial creatures in the Immortal Realm this big?"

"Damn it!" The crane was so graceful and elegant, it looked like a painting.

Unexpectedly, when he opened his mouth, his voice was even rougher than those of the body cultivators.

Not to mention Sang Ying, even Hengguang Hengyu, who had spent a lot of time with the cranes, found it hard to adapt.

Hengyu went even further, saying, "Old Seven, this is our newly welcomed disciple. You should be more polite in your speech."

"Don't be so polite, my ass!" The crane lifted its foot and continued to spew out vulgarities.

Even Sang Ying felt somewhat disillusioned by this jarring scene.

Hengguang was helpless; he himself dared not do anything to the cranes. These cranes were not ordinary cranes; they could be considered one of the original inhabitants of the Immortal Realm.

Some of them are stronger than them, and they are simply not people they can afford to mess with.

The fact that these old men can stay at the Immortal Sect is all thanks to their sect leader. It is said that the sect leader personally went to invite the Crane Clan to come, and the Hidden Sword Immortal Sect specially designated a peak with abundant immortal energy for them to live on.

Disciples like Hengguang, whose rank wasn't high enough, had to offer delicious celestial fruits as payment if they wanted to trouble the other party.

Don't let the fact that the Old Seven in front of you is always swearing fool you; he's actually one of the more easygoing people in the crane clan. If you really run into someone with a bad temper, they won't even bother with you.

While Hengguang was talking to Sang Ying, Hengyu had already finished his conversation with Crane Old Seven.

The other party agreed to take them to the main peak, but because there were too many people, they needed to offer double the amount of immortal fruits.

Sang Ying was also a little curious. There was an arched bridge leading to the main peak, so why not just cross it directly? Or wouldn't using a magical artifact to reach the main peak be the same thing?

Hearing her question, Hengguang answered proactively, "I don't know about other places, but in our Hidden Sword Immortal Sect, if you want to move freely inside, the only options are to ask a crane for help or to fly on a sword. The sect leader said that we are sword cultivators, and no flying magic Law Artifact can compare to our own natal sword."

"As for those arched bridges, to be honest, they were specially built by the sect leader to hone our skills. Even immortals of our level can't last more than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn on them."

The more Sang Ying listened, the more she wanted to laugh; she inexplicably sensed Gu Wangchuan's wicked sense of humor in his words.

To explain to Sang Ying, the three of them slowed down a little, and the crane immediately couldn't stand it anymore. "Are you all leaving or not? Those two kids, let me tell you, even if you don't need me anymore, you still have to give me the promised fairy fruit, not a single one less!"

Hearing this, Sang Ying suddenly felt like teasing the crane in front of her.

She looked up and asked Hengguang, "Since you can fly on swords, why don't you fly on swords?"

This question left Hengguang somewhat disheartened, "You must understand, anything usable in the Immortal Realm must be at least an Immortal Artifact. Although our natal sword has also undergone Heavenly Tribulation and trained alongside us extensively, it still needs further nurturing compared to a true Immortal Artifact."

Sang Ying listened thoughtfully. She took out the Dragon Abyss Sword from her Storage Bag, and an aura of power immediately emanated from it. Having already become accustomed to this, Sang Ying continued, "Then, can I use this one in the Immortal Realm?"

Hengguang and Hengyu realized what a colossal thing was before them the moment they felt the oppressive power of the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Yes, it was a colossal object. Even though the Dragon Abyss Sword didn't look very big, its aura pressed down on their hearts. It was as if a mountain stood before them, constantly closing in.

"Hiss, this is your natal sword, fellow immortal? I've never seen such a powerful natal sword before. In our entire immortal sect, the only sword that can compare to yours is probably the sect leader's sword." Hengguang couldn't help but exclaim.

But soon, Hengyu chimed in, "Does the sect leader have a natal sword? I don't recall ever seeing his natal sword before."

"Of course I have my own natal sword."

A majestic voice suddenly boomed above everyone's heads.

The moment she heard that voice, Sang Ying felt as if a memory had been stuffed into her mind.

When she turned around again and saw that very familiar face, Sang Ying's first words were. "You look much older than before."

Hengguang and Hengyu, who were standing to the side, were too surprised to have actually met the sect leader, let alone that Sang Ying dared to speak to the sect leader like that.

Soon enough, their revered sect leader smiled and said, "Yes, I didn't expect your face to look so young."