Although he knew that the other party was just testing him, Zhang Ruochen didn’t immediately reply back because, he was also eager to know the origin of the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword.
Zhang Ruochen’s face did not show any emotional fluctuations as he said, “I wish to hear about it.”
The Jade Sage sat high at the upper end with an extraordinary aura, every hair flowing with a divine radiance, and a wisp of aura flowing around his body, swirling around as if he was sitting at the centre of heaven and earth.
That was the aura that only a Saint, had.
He said, ”You should have heard of the legend of the Divine Iron of Creation, but the legend is not a fact. Eight hundred years ago, was the person who obtained the Divine Iron of Creation the Empress Chi Yao? Actually, no.”
“The person who obtained the Divine Iron of Creation was Empress Chi Yao’s father, Emperor Qing.”
Zhang Ruochen didn’t feel the slightest bit surprised by this answer.
Eight hundred years ago, Chi Yao was still a teenage girl, how could she have the ability to invite the top ten refiners to forge swords at the same time?
Only the Qing Emperor had such a calling power.
The Jade Sage continued, ”Creation is divided into yin and yang, life and death, and black and white. It wasn’t one sword that was cast in the first place either, but two.”
“The ten great refiners, racked their brains and used all sorts of methods before splitting the Divine Iron of Creation into two, half black and half white. Later, it took another eighty-one days to forge a total of two swords. One of them is the ‘Death Sword’ and the other is the ‘Life Sword’.”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes narrowed as he said, “The white blood dripping sword of Empress Chi Yao is the Death Sword?”
“Unfortunately, it has been dyed blood red.”The Jade Sage nodded and sighed.
Zhang Ruochen pointed at the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword and asked again, “Why would a living sword break?”
“Only a dead sword can cut through a raw sword. Only a living sword can also cut through a dead sword.”The Jade Sage continued.
Zhang Ruochen was silent.
After a long time, the Jade Sage added, “Do you know why the Dead Sword is called the Dead Sword? Why is the Life Sword called the Life Sword?”
“Why?”Zhang Ruochen said.
The Jade Sage said without slowing down, “The so-called Dead Sword can absorb the blood of the world’s living beings and continuously advance, eventually transforming into a Divine Sword of Creation that is invincible under the heavens. Therefore, if you want the Death Sword to grow, you have to keep killing, and the more blood you absorb, the stronger the Death Sword becomes.”
Zhang Ruochen added, “Then why is the Sword of Life, why is it called the Sword of Life again?”
The Jade Sage said, “The Death Sword, can absorb the blood of the world’s living beings to grow continuously. And the Raw Sword, can absorb the blades of the world and merge into the body of the sword, which can also grow continuously.”
Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, “I understand! The blades of weapons are the sharp weapons for killing. The Raw Sword can refine the blades and absorb them, so naturally, it is saving the lives of the world.”
“Exactly.”
Zhang Ruochen sighed and said, “It’s just a pity that the Raw Sword is broken!”
The Jade Sage’s expression stirred as he twirled his whiskers and smiled, saying, “It’s not impossible to repair the Sword of Life. At the very least, we, the Divine Sword Holy Land, have this ability. Because, we were involved in casting the sword in the first place, we understand the process of casting the sword very well. If you are relieved, just leave the raw sword in the Divine Sword Holy Land, and when the raw sword is successfully repaired and cast, the old man will personally send someone to return it to you.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Can I trust you?”
The Jade Sage revealed a smile and said, “If the Divine Sword Holy Land wanted to seize your Shengjian, do you think you would still be able to walk out of this holy temple?”
“Makes sense.”
Zhang Ruochen took a deep breath, clasped his hands, and bowed to the Jade Sage, saying, “In that case, thank you senior. What is the cost of repairing the Raw Sword?”
“People in the deep forest do not know, the bright moon comes to shine on each other.”
“The owner of this verse has some affinity with our Divine Sword Holy Land, and since you know that verse, then there is no need for any fees.”
The Jade Sage added, “I’ll ask one more time, do you really have nothing else to say?”
Obviously, the Jade Sage was still looking forward to it, after all, he had been waiting for that line of poetry for three hundred years.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said, “I don’t understand what Senior Jade Sage means, farewell.”
Zhang Ruochen saluted once again before walking out of the Sacred Hall.
The Jade Sage stared at Zhang Ruochen’s departing back, his face grave, his mind pondering rapidly, and after a long time, he transmitted his voice to summon Lu Chongyu in.
Lu Chongyu knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the Jade Sage, saying, “Old Ancestor, what are your orders?”
The Jade Sage said, “You will arrange for someone to go and investigate now, make sure to find out his identity, there can’t be any omissions.”
Lu Chong Yu said doubtfully, “Old Ancestor, what exactly is this person’s identity that deserves such attention from your old man?”
The Jade Sage sighed, “There are some things that are not yet time for you to know. You go and do it!”
After Lu Chongyu left, the Jade Sage turned into a white light and flew out of the Holy Temple.
Under the ground of the Divine Sword Holy Land, a ninety-nine feet tall white altar was constructed, cylindrical in shape, as if it was cast from white jade.
On the surface of the altar, there were strands of intricate patterns carved into it, and if one looked closely, one would find a trace of blood flowing within those patterns.
Jade Sage came to the bottom of the white altar, folded his hands together, and bowed to the altar, saying, “Grandpa, that line of poetry has appeared!”
“Wow!”
The blood lines on the white altar flowed rapidly, emitting a loud sound like a rushing river, roaring endlessly and deafeningly. The aura between the entire heaven and earth became furious.
In the centre of the white altar, a wisp of smoke emerged, which converged together and transformed into a wisp of holy soul.
If Zhang Ruochen was here, he would be able to recognise that holy soul as none other than Sixth Senior Brother, Lu Yuanzhi.
Lu Yuanzhi’s Saint Soul, suspended above the white altar, his entire body radiating white light, emitted a vast voice and said excitedly, “Is it Emperor Ming?”
The Jade Sage shook his head and said, “It’s not Emperor Ming, but a young man around twenty years old.”
Lu Yuanzhi’s Sacred Soul revealed a disappointed look and sighed, saying, “Eight hundred years ago, I was ordered by Emperor Ming to cast the ‘Holy Altar’, and it took five hundred years to finally cast the ‘Holy Altar’ successfully. Unfortunately, his old man has disappeared for eight hundred years, and there is no news of him to this day, so perhaps he has truly died at the hands of the Qing Emperor and Empress Chi Yao.”
The altar beneath Lu Yuanzhi’s holy soul was the ‘Holy Altar’.
Eight hundred years ago, Emperor Ming gave a secret order, pouring out all his resources to have Lu Yuanzhi cast the Sacred Altar.
The Sacred Altar was used to preserve the Sacred Souls of the Saints, so that the Sacred Souls of the Saints would not dissipate, while at the same time accumulating the power of the Saints.
It took five hundred years to cast it after pouring all the resources of Emperor Ming and the Divine Sword Holy Land, thus showing the magnitude of the project.
Lu Yuanzhi had indeed exhausted his lifespan and died three hundred years ago, and with the miraculous power of the Sacred Altar, so it was only then that the Sacred Soul was preserved.
The Jade Sage pondered for a moment and said, ”Although that person is just a young man, his name …… is a bit odd. Moreover, he also possesses the Raw Sword.”
Originally, after Lu Yuanzhi learnt that the person who came was not Emperor Ming, he was already disappointed, but when he heard the words of the Jade Sage, his spirit was lifted and he immediately asked, “It’s the same Creation Birth Sword that Emperor Qing ordered to be forged back then?”
“That’s right.”The Jade Sage said.
Lu Yuanshi said, “You just said that that one young man’s name was a bit odd, how odd?”
Jade Sage said, “His name is Zhang Ruochen.”
“Zhang Ruochen.”
Lu Yuanzhi followed and recited it, and suddenly, his Sacred Soul, violently trembled and said, “Are you sure it’s that name?”
“There will never be a mistake, I was also surprised when I heard this name, after all, the Imperial Crown Prince has been dead for eight hundred years, even if he’s still alive, he should be more than eight hundred years old, it can’t be a twenty year old young man.”Jade Sage said.
Lu Yuanzhi’s Sacred Soul closed his eyes and recited, “Zhang Ruochen, the Creation Born Sword, and that one line of poetry, how could it be so coincidental? Could it really be Junior Master?”
The Jade Sage said, “Grandfather, what should we do about this now?”
Lu Yuanzhi’s Saint Soul reopened his eyes and said, “This matter is too unbelievable. If he is a Junior Brother, we naturally have to do everything we can to help him. But I’m worried that this is a set up by Empress Chi Yao.”
The Jade Sage’s face changed as he said, “Grandpa is worried that this Zhang Ruochen, is someone sent by Empress Chi Yao to test us?”
“It’s not that there isn’t this possibility.”
Lu Yuanshi said, “Although the relationship between our Divine Sword Holy Land and the Zhang Family is very secretive, but with the friendship between Emperor Qing and Emperor Ming back then, they might know some clues. Although it is highly unlikely, it has to be guarded against.”
“For this Zhang Ruochen, our Divine Sword Holy Land can befriend him and try to help him as much as possible. However, yet we cannot reveal all of our secrets to him, we must have some reservations.”
“Secondly, his identity must be investigated, the clearer the investigation, the better.”
“Also, you should pass the news to the people from Ming Hall now, and have the people from Ming Hall go and make contact with Zhang Ruochen. We, the Divine Sword Holy Land, don’t dare to get tough with Empress Chi Yao in the open, but the Hall of Brightness dares.”
“Furthermore, that Saint Ancestor of Ming Hall is very close to Little Senior Brother. If she knew that Little Senior Brother might still be alive, she would definitely come to the Eastern Domain immediately. Having her personally confirm Little Senior Brother’s identity will only ensure that everything is safe.”
The Jade Sage was a little a little worried, saying, “What should we do in case he really is someone sent by Empress Chi Yao to check on our Divine Sword Holy Land?”
“Haha! Empress Chi Yao is a resolute and decisive person, if she really suspects our Divine Sword Holy Land’s head, then even if our Divine Sword Holy Land takes any precautions, it will be hard for us to escape the disaster of extinction. Just do as I said, we just need to try to make good to that one Zhang Ruochen, and leave everything else to Ming Tang.”
Lu Yuanzhi added, “Hand over the Creation Raw Sword to me, and I can borrow the power of the Holy Altar to help him repair the sword. It’s a living sword, and it’s time for it to reappear on earth to compete with Empress Chi Yao’s dead sword.”
After the Jade Sage presented the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword, he took three steps backward and left the holy altar under the ground.
Returning to the Sacred Temple at the top of Spirit Mountain, the Jade Sage immediately burned the news about Zhang Ruochen onto the top of a Transmission Light Talisman.
“I hope that he really is the Crown Prince.”
The Jade Sage exhaled a deep breath and injected a strand of holy qi, into the summoning light talisman.
“Wow!”
The summoning light talisman immediately turned into a stream of light and flew towards the Middle Kingdom.
