Ye Qiu’s heart trembled violently. He had even forgotten that this long sword was getting closer and closer to his forehead.
“Xuanyuan… Could this be the legendary Xuanyuan Sword?”
Whoosh!
The sword tip stopped strangely when it was three inches away from Ye Qiu’s forehead.
Moreover, there was no trace of killing intent on the sword tip. Even the sharpness had become gentle.
Ye Qiu observed carefully and found that this golden long sword was only about three feet long. One side of the sword body was engraved with the sun, moon, and stars, while the other side was engraved with mountains, rivers, and vegetation.
The ancient sword hilt was carved with densely packed tadpole script.
Ye Qiu’s gaze fell on the sword body.
This time, he clearly saw two small characters…
Xuanyuan!
“This, how is this possible!”
Ye Qiu could not believe it.
As everyone knows, the Xuanyuan Sword ranks first among the ten famous swords.
According to legend, in ancient times, the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou fought endlessly without deciding a winner.
The gods of heaven, for the sake of peace in the human world, collected copper from Shou Mountain and forged a peerless divine sword.
This sword was the Xuanyuan Sword.
One side of the Xuanyuan Sword’s body is engraved with the sun, moon, and stars, while the other side is engraved with mountains, rivers, and vegetation. One side of the hilt records the techniques of farming and animal husbandry, while the other side records the strategies for unifying the four seas.
Therefore, this sword is also called the Sword of the Holy Way!
The gods of heaven bestowed this divine sword upon the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor wielded this sword, successfully slaying Chiyou and pacifying the world.
Later, this sword served as a symbol of imperial authority, passed down from generation to generation.
Several hundred years later, this sword changed hands several times and eventually came into the possession of Tang of Shang.
Tang of Shang held this sword to conquer the world, defeated the three ancient evil blades, and established a new kingdom, the Shang Dynasty.
However, the tyranny in the later period of the Shang Dynasty led to the people living in misery, so wars arose again.
In the midst of the chaos, the Xuanyuan Sword’s whereabouts became unknown.
From then on, no one had seen this ancient divine sword again.
It is said that before Qin Shihuang swept across the six states, he secretly ordered people to search for the Xuanyuan Sword.
However, Qin Shihuang never found this divine sword, so after ascending the throne, he ordered Li Si to carve the He Shi Bi into the Imperial Seal, replacing the Xuanyuan Sword as the symbol of supreme imperial authority.
For thousands of years, emperors of successive dynasties have been searching for the Xuanyuan Sword, but they have never found it.
This divine sword has since lived only in legends.
Ye Qiu never imagined that today, at this moment, this legendary divine sword would appear before him in this way.
A question arose in Ye Qiu’s mind.
“Is this sword real?”
Soon, Ye Qiu concluded that this sword was definitely the legendary Xuanyuan Sword.
Otherwise, with its sword might alone, it could not make so many people kneel and worship on the spot, nor could it make the Emperor’s Sword submit, let alone contend with the Qiankun Cauldron.
“Buzz!”
The Xuanyuan Sword trembled lightly. In an instant, all the pressure was withdrawn.
Changmei Zhenren and the others felt as if they had been granted amnesty. They quickly stood up from the ground and then all stared at the Xuanyuan Sword.
Anyone could see that the golden long sword in front of Ye Qiu was extraordinary.
“Since the Xuanyuan Sword has appeared before me, that means this is my opportunity.”
Ye Qiu’s mood was very excited. He extended his right hand and slowly grasped towards the sword hilt.
“Wait a moment!”
Changmei Zhenren suddenly shouted, “Little brat, do not touch this sword.”
“Why?” Ye Qiu was puzzled.
“This sword is extraordinary. To obtain it, ordinary methods will not work.”
Changmei Zhenren walked to Ye Qiu’s front. After seeing the two small characters on the sword body, a deep shock flashed in his eyes. He then said, “Although this sword is a divine sword, it is very dangerous.”
“Still, let this poor Daoist help you study it!”
Before Changmei Zhenren’s words fell, he had already extended his hand and quickly grabbed towards the sword hilt.
Unexpectedly, before his hand touched the hilt, the Xuanyuan Sword suddenly vibrated and slashed horizontally with one stroke.
In an instant, peerless sharpness burst forth.
Changmei Zhenren was scared and hastily withdrew his hand, while rapidly retreating. However, the sword qi directly rushed over.
Changmei Zhenren was frightened out of his wits. He leaped several times in succession and finally dodged the sword qi.
“Damn, that scared this poor Daoist to death.”
Changmei Zhenren breathed a sigh of relief. Turning back, with a “clang”, his nose hit the backyard wall, instantly breaking and bleeding.
“Ouch, that hurts like hell.”
When the others saw this scene, not only did they not comfort him, but each one showed contempt on their faces.
“Serves you right!”
“Greedy and insatiable, you brought it upon yourself.”
“You dog, do you not know your own weight? You still want to snatch Ye Qiu’s opportunity, truly overestimating yourself.”
Changmei Zhenren covered his nose and said aggrievedly, “This poor Daoist is injured, how can you still curse me?”
“Where has your conscience gone?”
“What about the friendship between us?”
Ye Qiu did not pay attention to Changmei Zhenren. His eyes had been staring at the Xuanyuan Sword all along.
After watching for a while, Ye Qiu extended his right hand again, preparing to grip the Xuanyuan Sword.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the Xuanyuan Sword released a sword qi, piercing Ye Qiu’s palm.
“Splash!”
In an instant, a blood wound appeared on Ye Qiu’s palm. Golden blood flowed like water and was frantically absorbed by the Xuanyuan Sword.
Ye Qiu was greatly shocked and wanted to retract his hand, but no matter what he did, he could not pull back his palm.
Not only that, the Xuanyuan Sword released a磅礴 suction force. Ye Qiu’s right hand uncontrollably moved forward.
“Snap!”
Ye Qiu’s hand grasped the sword hilt.
At that moment, the blood wound on Ye Qiu’s right hand healed instantly. In his heart, a feeling of overlooking the world arose, as if with one sword in hand, he alone was supreme.
At the same time, he felt that he and the Xuanyuan Sword had established some kind of connection at this moment, their minds linked.
“Clang!”
Suddenly, the Xuanyuan Sword broke free from Ye Qiu’s palm, then circled around Ye Qiu continuously, emitting joyful sword cries.
“Has it recognised its master?”
Changmei Zhenren saw this scene, and his eyes turned red with envy.
After the Xuanyuan Sword circled around Ye Qiu for a while, it stood in front of Ye Qiu. Then the sword body trembled lightly, emitting a brilliant golden light that enveloped Ye Qiu.
In an instant, Ye Qiu felt that he could not hear any sounds from the outside world. His inner self was incomparably tranquil.
He closed his eyes and quietly perceived. Gradually, he discovered that in his mind, a blurry figure appeared.
That blurry figure was extremely majestic. He had his back to Ye Qiu, as if he could break the eternal blue sky.
He held the Xuanyuan Sword and slowly began to dance. Every movement was particularly clear.
Unknowingly, Ye Qiu became immersed in the sword moves and began to imitate them in his mind.
The sword technique consisted of nine forms in total.
Although Ye Qiu remembered the sword moves, he had not comprehended even one form.
It should be known that after his Nine Turns Divine Dragon Art broke through to the Enlightenment Realm, his comprehension ability had increased a hundredfold. Ordinary moves he could master with just one glance.
Unexpectedly, he could not comprehend this sword technique.
“It seems this sword technique is extremely powerful.”
As soon as Ye Qiu thought this, the blurry figure in his mind suddenly dissipated, turning into a wisp of green smoke. Then the green smoke transformed into four characters…
Heavenly Emperor Nine Swords!
