Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 1713 – Give Himself a Chance

Chapter 1713 – Give Himself a Chance

Sword Demons walked out of the darkness one by one. There seemed to be magma flowing in their crimson eyes and a terrifying sword aura surged in the air!

Top grade…as far as the eye could tell, all of them were top grade Sword Demons, with no exceptions.

However, this was not the most terrifying part. The most terrifying part was that amongst these Sword Demons, there were at least ten legendary grade Sword Demons whose bodies were covered in scale armor.

The cold and violent expression in their eyes trapped everyone within. It made them feel as if they were on the edge of an abyss and they would be sucked in the next moment.

The faces of the members from the South Sea Sword Sect, including Elder Xu Jing, paled instantly.

Not to mention the legendary grade Sword Demons, they were not even capable enough to go against these top grade Sword Demons.

Even though there was a saying that ‘ants could kill elephants’, this saying would be grossly underestimating the strength of top grade Sword Demons. That being said…if they forced their way through this battle, they would most probably die!

“Senior brother, I’m scared…” The female swordswoman who was standing in front of Jin Hua to protect him had a face full of fear.

Jin Hua ruffled her hair and said, “Junior sister, do not be scared.” He took a deep breath and said, “Elder Xu, let us fight.”

Since the Sword Demons had already appeared, it meant that the Opening Heavens Sword Sect’s deterrence strategy had been ineffective.

Xu Jing’s face was filled with hesitation.

At this moment, Qin Yu suddenly spoke, “You can take out the trump card that Grand Elder gave to you guys.”

Trump card? The swordsmen from the Opening Heavens Sword Sect still had trump cards? Everyone, including Xu Jing, was surprised.

“Yes, Sect Master!”

Zhang Xiashan and the rest of the team obeyed Qin Yu’s orders and all of them raised their hands and pointed at their foreheads. Their fingernails pierced through the skin and flesh, revealing white bone underneath.

Fresh blood poured from the wounds, but in the next moment, the light that suddenly exploded directly evaporated and disappeared.

The flesh at the wound started to roll up and dry out due to the high temperature. It now looked slightly burnt.

The bone that could be seen underneath was engraved with runes. Once the flesh was torn apart and the bone was exposed to air, these runes would be directly activated.

The rays of light that were pouring out from their foreheads wound did not spread out in all four directions. Instead, as if they were guided by an invisible energy, they came together.

Above their heads, the light condensed into an enormous light sword that was releasing a majestic sword aura like a huge sun in the sky.

The Sword Demons that appeared in front of them immediately wailed in pain as they were exposed to the light sword’s rays, and their bodies started to emit black smoke.

The few top grade Sword Demons that were closest to the light sword started to dissipate while crying out miserably.

It turned out that this was the trump card that Rourou gave to them. It was truly very powerful. Qin Yu cried out in shock internally, but he did not let it show on his face. Looking like he still had something else up his sleeve, he turned to look at Zhang Xiashan.

Zhang Xiashan nodded his head lightly.

“Continue to charge!”

Qin Yu was the first to step forward.

With the light sword above their heads, the underdog team followed closely behind him.

The South Sea Sword Sect and the others, who had been shocked since the start, were still in a trance as they looked at the light sword, then they looked at the Sword Demons who were still crying miserably while retreating. Their hearts were full of disbelief.

Something like this, it was actually possible to do something like this…powerful, truly too powerful. Was this the Opening Heavens Sword Sect’s true power?

Qin Yu had a calm demeanor and he appeared to be deep in thought before a resolute expression started to form in his eyes. When he watched Zhang Xiashan and the rest take out their trump cards, he started to understand that there must be another hidden reason why Rourou asked him to explore the deep level of the Sword Prison.

Otherwise, she would not have spent this much effort on this.

Raising his head to take a look at the bright light sword above him and the Sword Demons opposite him that were crying out in pain, it was the best proof of the sword’s power.

Even if Rourou wanted to deploy this trump card on Zhang Xiashan and others’ bodies, it was definitely not a simple thing to do.

After all, their individual strengths must be put into consideration. The stronger a trump card was, the more power was needed to sustain it.

It was very troublesome to have these two things to think about.

Therefore, there must be a reason why he had to go to the deep level of the Sword Prison!

……

At the entrance of the Sword Prison.

The Main Sword Masters had already attempted to forcefully break the seal on the Sword Prison once, but in the process, everything within a radius of a thousand meters was completely reduced to ash.

Furthermore, they had already made preparations beforehand to contain the impact. Otherwise, the few mountain peaks nearby would also have tumbled down.

Unfortunately, the Sword Prison’s entrance was still completely undamaged and the seal still remained. This outcome made the anxious swordsmen who participated in the rescue efforts to feel despair.

Human lives were at stake here; there was no time for any more attempts. The Main Sword Masters had already activated their most powerful methods this time, and according to previous records, when they lost control of the Sword Prison’s entrance once and it was sealed, they had used a similar method to open it.

However, today, the same method was completely ineffective, and this made people feel extremely hopeless.

Even though the sword masters had already made use of the limited time to draft a second rescue plan, the atmosphere at the Sword Prison’s entrance was still very low-spirited.

They had lost contact with the Sword Prison for a rather long time now. No one knew what kind of fear and hopelessness the swordsmen who were stuck inside were feeling.

The only thing that could help the swordsmen in the outside world know whether anyone was alive in the Sword Prison were the blue and red boards on the stone wall.

The Opening Heavens Sword Sect and the South Sea Sword Sect were still in the deep level of the Sword Prison. Now, they had climbed into the first and second positions.

This ranking had already lost its meaning. Ever since they rose to the top of the list, their rankings had not yet changed, so there was no way to know about their current situations.

However, very quickly, things shifted.

“Look at the red board!”

On the Sword Demon killing board, the South Sea Sword Sect that had originally been in the fourth position for a very long time suddenly jumped to the third position.

Low cries sounded out.

The shifting of positions meant that the South Sea Sword Sect had encountered Sword Demons again. Given that they had lost control of the Sword Prison, it was quite predictable what their fates would be after encountering another attack by Sword Demons.

Wei Heng had a solemn expression on his face as he stared fixated on the red board on the stone wall. He was afraid that he would receive news from the ancestral hall very soon.

Suddenly, his eyes widened slightly.

On the red board, the South Sea Sword Sect moved up to the second position.

How long has it been?

Their position rose in such a short time, which was enough for these swordsmen on the outside to know that the Sword Demons they encountered were extremely powerful!

Wei Heng’s expression became uglier and his hands that were hidden underneath his sleeves started to tremble uncontrollably. Even though his heart was aching for his disciples, with the South Sea Sword Sect’s capabilities, even if they lost everyone in the Sword Prison, it would not affect their foundation too much.

However, Xu Jing was the only disciple brother whom he grew up with and cultivated Sword Dao with since they were children, and they had a very deep relationship with each other.

They were not brothers by blood, but their relationship was stronger than that of true brothers!

When he thought about how Xu Jing had landed in such a desperate situation because of a decision that he made, Wei Heng’s heart was full of regret.

Wei Heng would rather that it was him in the Sword Prison!

He closed his eyes, his heart full of sorrow and hopelessness. He tried to adjust his condition to prepare himself mentally for the arrival of the bad news.

Time ticked by, and in Wei Heng’s mind, memories of the times he spent with Xu Jing flashed continuously.

From the years when they relied on each other to the time they followed their grandmaster to Swallow Mountain. Faced with hostility and people rolling their eyes at him, he gained a firm foothold step by step until he became the master of one of the top ten sword sects in Swallow Mountain.

Every step of the way, Xu Jing was there with him. It could even be said that half of the credit should have gone to Xu Jing, because they made many of the decisions that involved the fate of the sect together.

“Shit, come quickly, look at the red board!”

“The South Sea Sword Sect is insane!”

“So powerful!”

Wei Heng opened his eyes abruptly to see that on the red killing list, the South Sea Sword Sect had ascended to the top position.

It was the first time that something like this happened. If the situation was different, Wei Heng would definitely be rejoicing and congratulating the South Sea Sword Sect.

However, now…what was the point of that? So what if they were the first on the red list? Their position going higher meant that they were in even greater danger!

If that was what it meant to be at the top, he would rather they not have that position.

“The Opening Heavens Sword Sect has entered the top ten rankings!”

“That is not strange, they were together with the South Sea Sword Sect to begin with.”

“Earlier, everyone from the great sword sects was dying, and only they were fine…now, hehe, how the tides have changed!”

“Careful with your words! Xu Jing is Sect Master Wei’s disciple brother and he is now stuck in the Sword Prison. Both of them are really close to each other; you are going to land yourself in trouble!”

Ninth position.

Eighth position.

Seventh position.

The Opening Heavens Sword Sect rushed to the second position in a short period of time, following closely behind the South Sea Sword Sect.

“I did not think that the underdog team from the Opening Heavens Sword Sect would have such strength…”

“Why do I feel like something is wrong? The change in the two board rankings meant that the Opening Heavens Sword Sect and the South Sea Sword Sect were still eligible to take part in the competition. This also meant that Sect Master Qin Yu of the Opening Heavens Sword Sect and Sect Master Xu Jing of the South Sea Sword Sect have not yet made a move!”

Suddenly, everyone was silent.

The swordsmen who had been keeping an eye on the two lists looked like they had come to their senses. Since Qin Yu and Xu Jing had not yet made a move, could it mean that these outcomes were a result of them engaging in a bloody battle with each other?

Stop joking around!

In the deep level of the Sword Prison, even the guardians of the great sword sects had almost completely died off. How could these juniors kill their way to reach the first position? It was just impossible!

One could say that the South Sea Sword Sect was one of the ten top sword sects after all; perhaps their disciples had prepared some method that was capable of mass killing Sword Demons. But what about the Opening Heavens Sword Sect? They only had that underdog team – they would be done playing the moment they encountered those top grade Sword Demons.

Illogical, this was completely illogical!

The thoughts in Wei Heng’s mind shifted. He took a deep breath and took out a communication item from his sect. With a heavy expression on his face, he used his divine sense to examine it. Then, he suddenly froze.

It was indeed a message from the ancestral hall. However, it was not bad news. It was the report that had been arriving regularly ever since he ordered for it.

The soul lamps of Elder Xu Jing and his seven disciples were intact.

This was the full message that was conveyed to Wei Heng, and even though it was short, it made him stop breathing for a moment and his heart almost stopped.

Whether it was great joy or great sorrow, such drastic fluctuations in emotions were indeed hard to bear!

Suppressing the jumbled up thoughts in his heart, a light surged in Wei Heng’s eyes.

The Opening Heavens Sword Sect!

It was not hard to figure out the reason why the South Sea Sword Sect lost five of its disciples earlier, but ever since it got together with the Opening Heavens Sword Sect, there had been no more casualties.

The truth was right under his nose!

But why? What capabilities did the Opening Heavens Sword Sect have that they could navigate through the Sword Prison like fish in water, and even though they had lost control of the Sword Prison, they were unaffected?

Wei Heng was unable to figure out the reason for this, but he knew that after this Sword Prison incident passed, no matter what the outcome was, the Opening Heavens Sword Sect was bound to be in big trouble.

The Opening Heavens Sword Sect would have to give an explanation for those swordsmen who had perished. As for why they had to do that…just the current situation alone was enough reason!

Furthermore, their talents would only end up being the envy of others.

The existence of the Sword Prison was not just a huge test center for Swallow Mountain’s swordsmen. By itself, it was the biggest place in Swallow Mountain for one to gain opportunities. If the Opening Heavens Sword Sect had mastered the technique of navigating through the Sword Prison easily, it would definitely cause the other great sword sects to go red with envy.

And now, the South Sea Sword Sect and the Opening Heavens Sword Sect were already bound together. Wei Heng’s face was full of gloominess and unease…let’s just wait and see.

If the Opening Heavens Sword Sect was fated to be doomed, perhaps the South Sea Sword Sect would be able to borrow this opportunity to escape from this disaster. After all, from the looks of the current situation, it was not difficult to place the blame of losing control of the Sword Prison on the Opening Heavens Sword Sect.

Wei Heng had to admit that it was the Opening Heavens Sword Sect that saved Xu Jing and his disciples. In his heart, he was extremely grateful for this. However, he was not a lone swordsman. He was the Sect Master of the South Sea Sword Sect, and he had to take responsibility for the life and death of up to thousands of sword cultivators!

As for why he had to keep waiting instead of taking action now, it was because the Opening Heavens Sword Sect’s performance was still unpredictable.

They had suffered no casualties even though the Sword Prison had lost control. Who could be sure what the future held with this current situation?

Slow down, and he could give himself a chance to become a person who knew how to repay his indebtors!