Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 1720 – Guardian of the Seal

Reopening the Opening Heavens Sword Sect and becoming the Sect Master was never Rourou’s motive. She wanted to target the entirety of Swallow Mountain! The only King realm swordsman of the world, the one to break through the Celestial Threshold and become the leader of Sword Dao in the world – this was a good identity to take.

Of course, no one could become fat in one mouth and she had to do things step by step. Qin Yu had now taken the first step. Looking at things currently, it was rather effective.

With a bitter laugh, Qin Yu rubbed his temples, “Rourou, I keep feeling that you are playing a very grand chess game now. Can’t you reveal things to me?”

Rourou was calm, “Some things in the world can be done but cannot be spoken about. You will understand in the future.

“Go now. Otherwise it would be troublesome if White Feifei devours too many swordsmen and recovers too much energy.”

Qin Yu sucked in a deep breath of air and nodded. Turning around, he scanned the Opening Heavens Sword Sect men and said, “Protector Hu, lead them back to the sect.”

He paused, “I will watch you leave and see who dares to stop you.”

“I dare!” Qi Shan’s eyes were red and he was shaking slightly.

Qin Yu waved his sleeve and there was a ‘bam’ as Qi Shan was flung backwards.

“Senior!”

That female cultivator from the Cliff Sword Sect immediately crouched down over him.

Jiang Cunzhou scrambled over and once he checked up on Qin Shan, his expression immediately relaxed. He cupped his hands together, “Thank you Sect Master Qin for your kindness.”

Qi Shan had simply lost consciousness, but it was not a good thing for him with his current body condition.

Qin Yu remained expressionless, “I have a limit to what I will tolerate. Whoever dares to challenge me must die!”

There was dead silence outside the Sword Prison.

Hu Zhiming used this chance to speak, “I will abide by your orders. All disciples of the Opening Heavens Sword Sect, come with me!” The Frost Cold Sword Sect was in trouble and East Mountain Sect Master had flown over. This temporarily shifted the focal point. He needed to quickly rub oil over his feet and use this chance to leave.

As for Sect Master…whatever you want to do, go ahead!

Shoosh –

He headed straight for the Opening Heavens Sword Sect.

Qin Yu looked at the entrance of the Sword Prison, “You guys should leave this place.” With that, his body flashed and he transformed into a sword shadow that shot to the sky.

Sect Master Gu looked at his back and fell into a moment of thought. Then he said, “Mei

Shenglin, lead the disciples back to the sect; I want to go over to spectate.”

“Sect Master…” He barely managed two words before Sect Master Gu was gone. A bitter smile stretched across Mei Shenglin’s face. He was truly worried that his Sect Master had lost his mind after being praised and he was going to be reckless. This was not a groundless worry as this had happened in the past.

“You guys head back to the sect, I will head over too!” With these instructions, Mei Shenglin dashed through the sky.

That guy with the surname Hu was simply a protector of the Opening Heavens Sword Sect. He had such thick skin; what about his Sect Master?

Although Hu Zhiming had joined the sect not too long ago, people who didn’t belong together would not stay together for long. He would not let his guard down easily!

Those from the Forging Sword Sect could not understand what was going on. After all, they knew the temper of their Sect Master well.

With the order, they headed back.

Of course, no one was going to stop them. The Forging Sword Sect was not considered strong in Swallow Mountain, but they definitely had a wide circle of friends whom they had good relationships with.

“Hmph! The Opening Heavens Sword Sect are lucky today!”

“This matter will not be settled like this today!”

“That’s right, we must make sure that the Opening Heavens Sword Sect gives us an explanation!”

When the main character left, the swordsmen outside the Sword Prison were finally brave enough to voice their opinions.

“Leave the Sword Prison? Who does he think he is? Has the Sword Prison become the private property of the Opening Heavens Sword Sect?”

“That’s right, I refuse to leave. Not only am I not going to leave, I am going to stand on the boundary of the entrance to the Sword Prison. What can they do?”

“Good job. I am more displeased with the Opening Heavens Sword Sect! They challenged the Main Sword Masters today and they must pay the price. There is no way that they will come back to the Sword Prison again!”

Right at that moment, they suddenly heard a rumble. Terrifying waves of force started to leak out from the Sword Prison. The crowd who had been cursing angrily just now were sucked into the waves. Before they could scream, they were sucked into empty space and they vanished into thin air.

Those swordsmen who were further away could feel the movements. They were thrown around without much control of their bodies and blood poured out of their mouths.

“Run!”

“Run further away!”

With screams, the swordsmen dispersed.

……

Frost Cold Sword Sect.

Outside the mountain gates, the nine other Sect Masters of the Main Sword Masters were gathered.

Aside from that, there were also some elites from other sword sects who rushed here after they received the news.

They had learned the reason – Sect Master Han Zhengyang had turned into a demon!

It was not a rare sight for swordsmen to lose control of their minds and become ‘demons’. After all, all of them had killed a lot and they had much evil energy that stained their hearts.

However, it was truly rare for people to turn into demons when they reached a high cultivation realm like Han Zhengyang.

Nonetheless, this was also why it spelled disaster when elite swordsmen turned into demons. It was almost impossible for them to be saved.

Furthermore, from the help message sent by the Frost Cold Sword Sect, it had clearly said that the Sect Master, Han Zhengyang, was currently eating people after he turned into a demon!

Eating people…this was really weird.

“The protective sect array of the Frost Cold Sword Sect has already been activated. It is very strong and it would be hard to force through it.” Spring Wind Sect master slowly said in a solemn tone.

Although there were some conflicts between the two sects, he did not show any signs of hesitance to help at this moment.

After he received the message, he had rushed over as fast as he could. Regardless of how he felt inwardly, one had to award points to him for his display.

“Sect Master Xie is right.” Primordial Sect Master agreed, “I once helped to enhance the protective sect array of the Frost Cold Sword Sect and it is very strong. Even if we combine forces, it would be very hard to break through it in a short amount of time. Our best option is to connect with the swordsmen in the Frost Cold Sword Sect. We should work together with the people inside to break the array.”

Purple Illusion Sect Master’s voice deepened, “It has been a while since there were any more communications from the inside of the Frost Cold Sword Sect.”

The atmosphere was heavy.

Shoosh –

There was a rapid sound of swords slicing through the air.

East Mountain Sect Master’s face immediately darkened and he spoke in a cold tone, “Qin Yu, you actually dared to come to this place. Do you really think that I am afraid of you?”

Qin Yu calmly said, “I am not here to argue with you, East Mountain Sect Master. I simply want to point out to all of you here to look carefully at the reason why the Sword Prison lost control.”

East Mountain Sect Master frowned, “What are you talking about?”

Qin Yu pointed towards the Frost Cold Sword Sect, “Sect Masters, please continue to observe and you will find out the reason.” He took a step back and folded his arms as he stared on with a hard look in his eyes. action

However, his meaning was clear and the elites of various sword sects started to frown.

A few people stared at South Sea Sect Master Wei Heng. His expression did not change and he only pretended not to notice. This made the people frown even further.

Gu White was here.

His body flashed and he landed beside Qin Yu.

“Sect Master Gu.” Qin Yu cupped his hands, “I was not able to express my thanks to you earlier on.”

Gu White’s tone was calm, “I want to learn about what you know. If it is alright, why don’t you explain to us directly?”

Opposite him, the eyes of the elite swordsmen brightened.

Qin Yu fell silent for a while, “Since Sect Master Gu asked me, I will naturally have to tell you what I know.”

Mei Shenglin had hurried over and he was sweating buckets. He happened to hear these words and his heart stopped for a beat.

Qin Yu seemed to be much better than Hu Zhiming. He was truly flattering the other Sect Masters effortlessly.

After all, everyone here were elites in Swallow Mountain.

Blowing cold wind to their ears would give a pleasant sense of satisfaction.

Thank goodness I was here!

Mei Shenglin hurried to his Sect Master’s side and he warily looked on. He was thankful that he had rushed here in time.

Qin Yu was slightly bewildered by the look in the eyes of this elder of the Forging Sword Sect. However, he quickly suppressed it and said, “Sect Master Gu, have you heard of the sealed item in Swallow Mountain?”

Gu White frowned, “I have heard some rumors.” He paused and then continued, “It was rumored that deep within Swallow Mountain lies a seal which contains an item that would decide the fate of swordsmen on Swallow Mountain. However, this is just a rumor and we do not know the truth.”

Qin Yu calmly explained, “Today, I can say with certainty that the rumors are true and the seal really exists.”

His eyes swept through the crowd and he said, “This seal is the core level of the Sword Prison.”

“That is impossible!” East Mountain Sect Master exclaimed, “This is a top secret. Sect Master Qin, you just came to Swallow Mountain not long ago; how can you know this?”

Qin Yu did not even bother looking at him.

East Mountain Sect Master’s face turned red and he was about to throw a tantrum but was stopped by the looks the other swordsmen gave him.

Gu White coughed lightly. “Sect Master Qin, please explain to us.” Qin Yu was truly a sincere friend. I, Gu White, have truly succeeded in this breezy world.

At this moment, he did not feel any form of discomfort on his body.

Qin Yu scoffed and then said calmly, “The reason why is simple. The Opening Heavens Sword Sect was origlally the guardian of the seal!

“However, ancestors taught us that unless circumstances were special, we could not reveal ourselves. This is why the Opening Heavens Sword Sect appeared to act strangely in the Sword Prison.”

Gu White’s voice deepened, “And therefore, no one in the Opening Heavens Sword Sect died this time because…”

Qin Yu praised Sect Master Gu internally, “That’s right. Not long after entering the Sword Prison, I sensed that something was wrong. The seal in the core level of the Sword Prison had been disturbed.

“Without any choice, I had to use the special techniques passed down through the sect to enter the deep levels of the Sword Prison and head to the core level of it to try and stabilize the seal.

“I originally thought that the seal had weakened because the Opening Heavens Sword Sect was gone for so many years and the sealed item inside had tried to escape it. Later, I realized that this wasn’t the case and someone had purposely manipulated the seal to try and break it completely to release the sealed item!”

There was shock written all over the face of Wei Heng. He had confirmed what happened in the Sword Prison with Xu Jing and the rest. It supported Qin Yu’s claims.

No wonder he was willing to head into the Sword Prison.

No wonder the Opening Heavens Sword Sect could scare off the Sword Demons.

So this was the reason!

Without much further questioning, others could tell that Qin Yu was not lying from the look on Wei Heng’s face.

At least, what he said tied in with the facts.

Gu White sighed deeply, “Sect Master Qin Yu, apologies for being so direct, but what you have said might be hard for others to believe.”

Qin Yu nodded, “I can understand. This is why I only said this. You may judge for yourselves with what you see…although I am not on good terms with the Main Sword Masters, I have to remind you that Han Zhengyang turning into a demon is not that simple. Please be careful and avoid turning the entirety of Swallow Mountain into a graveyard.”

His words were not polite, but it was precisely because of his rudeness that people started to believe him.

Even East Mountain Sect Master, whose expression was rather dark, did not say anything.

Spring Wind Sect Master, Xie Chungang, cupped his hands, “Thank you Sect Master Qin for the reminder. If everything is according to what you said, I will definitely visit your sect personally to apologize.”

Qin Yu ignored him.

Gu White truly felt that Qin Yu was such an interesting person. Spring Wind Sect Master, Xie Chungang, was someone who was as stubborn as Han Zhengyang. Qin Yu had not given him face at all and he had directly ignored him. He was probably the only person who dared to do so out in the open.

‘Pfft pfft.’ He was starting to get a little jealous.

Xie Chungang frowned, not because of Qin Yu’s disrespect but he could truly feel some pressure deep in his heart. His eyes swept past the surrounding people and he nodded to express caution.

Baseless claims…if he was not confident, Qin Yu would not dare to act so bold outrightly. Unless he had truly gone mad, he would not have made such a big lie.

Right at this moment, deafening explosions happened. The array around the sword sect that had been at full force suddenly started to turn.

Shoosh –

All eyes instantly turned towards it. The Frost Cold Sword Sect that had previously been hidden by the array began to appear.

Tsk –

In the next instant, even those elite fighters who had a massive amount of fighting experience could not help gasping in shock.