Volume One, Chapter 12: I, the Celestial Sword Immortal of the Upper Realm
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Lu Chen slowly awakened. When he opened his eyes, he found himself lying at the center of a pit.
“What happened to me?”
He shook his head, and a sharp pain immediately surged through him. Countless memories flooded back like a tidal wave, causing unbearable agony.
After absorbing all the memories, his expression turned cold and resentful.
“Those damned bastards!”
He had once been a Sword Immortal of the Upper Realm, renowned as the Azure Dust Sword Immortal. Just as he was about to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm and transcend worldly bounds, he was betrayed by his closest brother and partner.
The two of them conspired against him, poisoning him so that not only could he not advance, but his strength also drastically diminished.
Yet even so, his power was far beyond that of an ordinary Immortal Emperor.
Lu Chen engaged in fierce battles with the two, but two against four was a losing fight, especially since he was weakened at the time.
Knowing that dragging it out would mean certain death, he unleashed the final secret technique of the Azure Profound Immortal Skill, returning his spirit to his childhood body to temporarily boost his strength.
With the secret technique, he briefly suppressed the two but still could not defeat them quickly.
Helpless, Lu Chen seized a moment in the fight to slash open a Heavenly Gate with his sword and plummeted down to the Lower Realm.
“Though I have returned to my childhood years, with my experience and the cultivation techniques in my mind, I will surely return to the Immortal Realm.”
“The day I return, it will be the death of you two treacherous scoundrels!”
Lu Chen gritted his teeth in silence. Just then, he suddenly felt the ground tremble violently.
“What’s happening?!”
He looked toward the source and was met with a terrifying scene.
A stunningly beautiful woman soared onto the back of a colossal demon beast. With her celestial sword, she swiftly severed the beast’s head.
Boom!
The massive demon’s body crashed to the ground, causing the entire Misty Forest to shake again, and its corpse stirred up a cloud of dust.
Lu Chen instinctively covered his mouth and nose but was inwardly horrified.
“That woman in red… how could she be so fierce!?”
Though he knew both the demon and the red-clad woman were cultivators from the Lower Realm, the sheer visual impact was overwhelming, transcending any consideration of cultivation level.
Lu Chen stood up from the dust, unable to see clearly, and began waving his hand to disperse the smoke.
As his vision gradually cleared, a red figure slowly approached him.
The dust settled, revealing Lin Hongye looking down at Lu Chen, who in turn met her gaze.
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“What child just appeared here?” Lin Hongye asked, surprised. She had been so focused on the battle that she hadn’t noticed if anything was alive in the pit.
Lu Chen coughed twice and then said solemnly, “I am Lu Chen, the Azure Dust Sword Immortal.”
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The next day, Lin Yang was watering flowers when suddenly, a disciple from the inner sect hurriedly climbed up Chiyang Peak.
“Chief Lin! Chief Lin!”
The disciple shouted anxiously. Lin Yang stopped watering the flowers and sighed, “What is it? Take your time and explain, no need to rush.”
The disciple panted heavily, then explained, “Chief Lin, your disciple has returned. You should come down the mountain to see.”
Lin Yang furrowed his brow, abandoned the flowers, and quickly headed down the mountain.
Below, a crowd gathered outside the task hall, all watching Lin Hongye.
She carried the Chiyang Immortal Sword on her back, held the hand of a child dressed in coarse linen in her left hand, and in her right hand was a large bundle soaked in blood, containing a huge round object.
No need to guess—it was the head of that Nascent Soul-level demon beast.
She flung the head onto the ground with a thud. The stunned elders at the task hall instantly snapped back to attention.
“Well, elder? I have slain the Nascent Soul demon beast. Please give me my reward points.”
The elder regained composure and immediately opened the bundle, revealing the Nascent Soul demon’s head.
Others recognized it and gasped in astonishment.
“Wow, that really is the demon’s head!”
“That’s a Nascent Soul-level demon beast. Who knows how many powerful cultivators it’s killed, yet it was felled by Lin Hongye?”
“But… isn’t she only a Golden Core cultivator? How did she manage to slay a Nascent Soul demon beast?!”
“All that I can understand, but why did she bring a child back from the sect trip?!”
The elder stared at the demon’s head in disbelief, then finally nodded and said, “Alright, give me your token, and I will grant you the points.”
Lin Hongye handed over her token. The elder took it and went inside briefly before returning.
She looked at the token, which now displayed a string of numbers beneath the inscription. The elder explained:
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“These are the points you have earned. You can use them at the Technique Pavilion or Resource Pavilion to exchange for whatever you need.”
Lin Hongye nodded in understanding and then turned to leave the task hall with Lu Chen.
At that moment, Lin Yang also arrived at the task hall entrance, and the two immediately bumped into each other.
Lin Yang looked at Lin Hongye’s proud expression and smiled, “What’s the matter? Mission accomplished?”
Lin Hongye eagerly cupped her hands and said, “Thanks to Master’s Chiyang Immortal Sword. Without this divine weapon, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to slay that Nascent Soul demon beast.”
Lin Yang nodded appreciatively, while the onlooking disciples were puzzled.
“Does Lin Hongye really respect Lin Yang that much? I remember the Ascension Conference just a few days ago was different.”
“Right? A few days ago, someone insulted Lin Yang in the task hall, and Lin Hongye almost killed that person just to force an apology.”
“The Chiyang Immortal Sword isn’t even a high-grade weapon. Many elders have swords far stronger than it.”
“Could it be that Lin Hongye defeated the Nascent Soul demon beast solely because of the Chiyang Immortal Sword?”
The crowd was amazed. Lin Yang looked at the boy beside Lin Hongye with even greater surprise.
“Disciple, who is this with you?”
Lin Hongye and Lin Yang both looked at Lu Chen, who snorted coldly.
“I am Lu Chen, the Azure Profound Sword Immortal!”
Lin Yang twitched the corner of his mouth, but just then, a system panel popped up.
[Name: Lu Chen]
[Identity: Upper Realm Sword Immortal]
[Cultivation: None (Peak Immortal Emperor)]
[Aptitude: Emperor-level talent]
[Constitution: Sword Immortal material]
[Other: Lost cultivation]
Another disciple with Emperor-level talent. Lu Chen’s eyes instantly gleamed. He crouched down and grasped Lu Chen’s hand.
“Please, you must join my Chiyang Peak, Lu Chen.”