Chapter 1044 - 1043: Unsealing the Divine Sword
And the others were obviously still unaware of the situation. Only Jian Wuming, who had been inheriting this sword all along, knew its secret. Among them, there was another person who knew, and that was Xiao Jianteng.
After Chen Tianlong pulled out the sword, he found that the blade wasn’t as bright as expected. He thought it might be dull, so he touched it.
"Ow... hiss..."
His hand was spontaneously wounded, as if he hadn’t even touched the blade yet, he could feel the sharpness of the Sword Qi. Chen Tianlong was incredibly surprised, astonished by the sword’s magical nature, seemingly dull but incomparably sharp.
"Young brother, hold on, don’t move yet!" Jian Wuming was extremely excited, his voice trembling slightly. He had clearly seen the situation earlier; Chen Tianlong was the second person in hundreds of years able to pull out the Dragon Slayer Sword.
And the first person was naturally the Sword Saint Zhuge Yun. The Dragon Slayer Sword was passed down from senior Zhuge Yun and had always been offered to the Demon Exorcist Race. For some unknown reason, following that catastrophe, the sword fell into the Mortal Realm, naturally becoming something the Sword Family had to safeguard.
Since the Dragon Slayer Sword fell into the Mortal Realm, it was like scrap metal, unable even to leave its sheath, completely useless. Many had tried to pull it out, but none were successful.
Yet Jian Wuming clearly saw that Chen Tianlong surprisingly easily pulled the sword out. What was happening? Could the dragon sword’s abnormality these days be due to Chen Tianlong?
Could it be that Chen Tianlong only recently arrived in South Sea City? If not, why did it only start to react this month?
Actually, the reason was simple. Previously, Chen Tianlong’s body had too many impurities, and his Thunder Element physique wasn’t pure enough. After visiting the Ice and Snow Realm, post demonic possession, his thunder attributes were further purified, causing the Dragon Slayer Sword to react strongly.
Moreover, it was particularly intense this afternoon, even shaking wildly and flying about.
Jian Wuming grabbed Chen Tianlong’s hand and glanced at his face, took a deep breath, then kneeled holding the Daughter Sword Wan Li.
"Sword Soul returns, Chen Tianlong War God above, please receive the bow of Sword Guardian Jian Wuming." Jian Wuming spoke words unknown to everyone, then kowtowed with his daughter three times.
"Sword... Sword Soul?" Chen Tianlong recalled his dungeon character, scratched his head, and said, "Manor Master, what are you doing? Hurry, get up. I just touched the sword, how could I become the Sword Soul in an instant?"
"Take it!"
Chen Tianlong directly handed the sword to Manor Master Jian Wuming, surprising Jian Wuming to jump in fear, urgently stepping aside. It was known that this sword would only leave its sheath for its recognized master, meaning the Dragon Slayer Sword had already accepted Chen Tianlong as its owner. Others touching it could be dangerous.
"No, no!" Jian Wuming took a deep breath and hurriedly said, "Brother Chen Tianlong, this sword is yours. You are the destined one, also my son-in-law, consider this sword a token of engagement, please accept it."
"Ah? I don’t usually use swords, why take it for? To take photos?" Chen Tianlong grimaced in pain, thinking it unnecessary, he wasn’t performing tricks, what was the point of wielding a sword, for show?
"Brother Chen Tianlong, do you know the name of this sword? Dragon Slayer Sword, it’s an Ancient Divine Artifact. Before you pulled it out, no one in the Mortal Realm could, not even nearly anyone in the cultivation realm. Do you know why?" Jian Wuming quickly explained.
"Ah? Senior Wuming, are you saying this sword only I can pull?" Chen Tianlong was somewhat incredulous.
"Basically, because the person who can pull it now is unknown where they are, you are the destined one of this sword, its recognized owner. Just now, the moment you pulled it out, it acknowledged you as its master." Sword Manor Master continued, "If you don’t believe it, speak to the Dragon Slayer Sword, asking it not to harm others, then hand the sword to anyone and see if they can pull it."
"Alright..."
Chen Tianlong thought of doing just that, looking at Jian Wanli who was closest to him, he pondered and said to the Dragon Slayer Sword, "Dragon Slayer Sword, oh Dragon Slayer Sword, if you truly have consciousness, please don’t harm others, they’re just looking at you."
After saying that, Chen Tianlong handed the sword to Jian Wanli, smiling and said, "Wan Li, give it a try, see if you can pull it out."
Jian Wanli sighed slightly, unsure if it was true. Her father never mentioned the sword’s secret, and it had always been kept here. Initially, she thought it was an ordinary sword.
Unexpectedly, it was an Ancient Divine Artifact. Jian Wuming did a lot, the more precious something is, the less it should be hidden too deeply, making it highly desirable.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest. Among the countless divine swords in Hidden Sword Pavilion, no one would have thought such a seemingly ordinary sword, once pulled, turned out to be an Ancient Divine Artifact.
Jian Wanli took the Dragon Slayer Sword, then both hands parted to grasp the hilt and scabbard, pulled with effort, finding the Dragon Slayer Sword didn’t budge at all, quite peculiar.
She shook her head, then handed it to Mo Jing. Mo Jing took the Dragon Slayer Sword, began warming up, and then said to the Dragon Slayer Sword, "Heaven’s spirits, Earth’s spirits, quickly open the treasure sword, or my brother will beat you."
Then pulling hard, still didn’t move at all.
"Huh? Damn Dragon Slayer Sword, will you open or not? I’m Chen Tianlong’s sister, how dare you disobey, later I’ll have my brother beat you to death, oh scorch you, seems wrong, anyway throw you in the cesspool, suffocate you, humph." Mo Jing said, pulled hard again, still unmoving.
So, she quickly looked around, found everyone staring at her in amazement, quickly passed the sword to Li Bingshuang. Li Bingshuang casually pulled, unable to bring it out, directly gave it to Chen Tianlong.
"Chen Tianlong, perhaps senior Wuming is right, don’t waste time." Li Bingshuang felt respecting elders was essential, since it was gifted, accepting was better, continued, "Just keep it, placing it in your room can ward off evil."
Chen Tianlong grinned, unsure why, now looking at Li Bingshuang, found her even cuter, like a virtuous little wife.
"Senior Jian Wuming, I accept the sword, thank you."
Hearing Li Bingshuang speak this way, Chen Tianlong couldn’t be too ungracious, especially since it was a thoughtful gift. Although skeptical of it being a genuine sword, yet managing to pull, still not clear to Chen Tianlong.
"Wait, show me the sword, I feel I can pull it too."
At this moment, Xiao Jianteng, who had been silent all along, spoke up. He finally realized the Divine Artifact his father wanted him to find was this, which seemed the sword he saw in the Observing Heaven Realm.
Seeing Chen Tianlong about to take away this Divine Artifact, how could he let this happen? He intended to take advantage of it, thus purposely spoke these words.