SWDnovel Chapter 418: The Sword Sheath Chooses the Sword
Chapter 418: The Sword Sheath Chooses the Sword
Chapter 418: The Sword Sheath Chooses the Sword
After Jian Wuxia gave detailed instructions for entering the Sword Pool, she pulled out a segment of a dark sword blade.
A surge of spiritual power flooded into the dark blade, quickly causing an infinite number of dark sword lights to emerge. The sword lights instantly filled the entire hall, shooting around wildly.
With a hand seal made by Jian Wuxia, an overpoweringly strong sword intent rose from the center of the hall, enveloping Lu Xuan and the others, and they vanished in an instant.
"Is this the mysterious Sword Pool?"
After a few moments of disorientation, Lu Xuan opened his eyes to find himself in a strange space.
A world of sword energy.
The ground was covered in numerous remnants of flying swords, from which various shapes and sizes of sharp sword lights burst forth from time to time.
Above, the sword energy obscured the sky, and the sound of it whooshing past filled his ears. In the distance, powerful sword energies occasionally shot straight into the clouds, accompanied by a sonorous sound of sword cries.
"Yes, this is the Sword Pool, the core of the Sword Hall, with a depth of heritage beyond imagination. It contains countless high-grade flying swords, and rumors say that some sect members have found fifth-grade swords and sword pills among other treasures here."
A gentle voice not far from Lu Xuan spoke, belonging to the Maitreya Buddha-like Zhong Baiyu.
Before Lu Xuan could respond, the surrounding infinite sword energies, sensing their foreign presence, swarmed towards them with a whistling sound, attacking rapidly.
From a distance of several tens of feet, a massive silver-white sword light appeared out of nowhere and instantly arrived in front of them.
Lu Xuan saw nothing but white in front of his eyes, feeling a momentary lapse in his spirit. He was about to use the Azure Stride Shoes to dodge the sword light when suddenly,
the Sword Fruit in his hand floated out on its own. The sword energy within it raged, and the unstoppable silver-white sword light, along with the pervasive sharp sword energies, all suddenly subsided, bypassing Lu Xuan and Zhong Baiyu.
"Junior Brother Lu, there's no need to panic. With the Sword Fruit in hand, the sword energies in the Sword Pool will not actively attack us,"
Zhong Baiyu said, seeing Lu Xuan's cautious demeanor and reassuring him.
"It's my first time entering the Sword Pool. Even though I was prepared, seeing so many sword energies attacking me at once still unsettled me,"
Lu Xuan explained.
"I've been here once before, so I have a bit more experience than Junior Brother Lu,"
"Having talent really allows one to do as they please," Lu Xuan agreed.
"Thank you, Brother Zhong, for the reminder. I wish you success in finding the treasures you desire,"
He expressed his gratitude to Zhong Baiyu, and they each chose a direction to venture into the sea of sword energies.
Subduing a sword artifact requires the effort of the Sword Hall disciples themselves. Relying on others could lead to adverse effects, and if two people covet the same sword artifact or sword pill, it's not easy to divide it between them.
Thus, they tacitly agreed to separate.
As Lu Xuan delved deeper into the Sword Pool, he encountered an increasing number of sword energy anomalies, bizarre and ferocious beasts, items materialized from various types of spiritual sword energies, and even distant and majestic sights like the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers.
In the endless sword energies, the effectiveness of spiritual consciousness was greatly diminished, and the distance it could probe was less than a tenth of normal.
Encountering sword energy anomalies, the Profound Sword Sheath at his waist occasionally trembled slightly, its sentience seemingly urging Lu Xuan to hurry and search for them to subdue.
"You flirtatious sword sheath, seeing so many swords, are you almost unable to hold back?"
Lu Xuan sent a teasing thought.
The Profound Sword Sheath had gradually adapted to its identity after being inserted with the Purple Lightning Sword, Wind Thunder Sword, and a small green sword among other swords and sword energies. When it encountered suitable flying swords like the small green one, it was half willing, half reluctant, and quite welcoming.
A symbolic resistance at first, but afterward, it fully integrated, no longer distinguishing between you and me.
"Let me pick a top-quality flying sword for you to fully satisfy you,"
Lu Xuan kept an eye on the changes in the sword energies.
"This area is rich in water spiritual energy, likely hiding a water-attributed flying sword. Its smoothness shouldn't be a problem,"
"There's probably a fire-attributed flying sword here, with such wild and fierce aura. I wonder if you, flirtatious sword sheath, can withstand it,"
"A flying sword with the appearance of a demonic beast, do you like this taste?"
He mused silently as he searched for sword energy anomalies.