Borrowed Sword

Chapter 107: Ninth Realm Inheritance, Domain of Reincarnation

“Have you not seen, in the high hall a bright mirror laments white hair, in the morning black hair like silk, by evening it turns to snow.”

Inside the stone door, the ice lake was like a mirror.

Chu Huaixu’s back slammed heavily against the icy surface, but Han Shuangjiang in his arms was unharmed.

She lay atop him, both of them feeling a dizzying spin.

The two of them now seemed like they had truly become two elders.

Suddenly falling from such a height, the fact that they only felt dizzy and did not faint on the spot could already be considered firm willpower.

The Big Ice Block’s body was somewhat limp, pressing against Chu Huaixu’s chest.

But this scene at the moment was not alluring in the least.

Because now, she was no longer a mature woman with lingering charm.

Her hair was snow-white, her face full of wrinkles.

Only her temperament still looked extremely good, her brows and bone structure so pleasant that anyone who saw her would wonder: this old granny must have been stunningly beautiful when young.

Chu Huaixu’s back ached, and his vision darkened.

What surprised him was that in this strange secret realm, even the many advantages of his Body Training had been stripped away, yet his abnormal pain tolerance still remained...

《Sword Refining Art》—so terrifying!

“How does it feel like a few bones broke?” He closed his eyes, sensing his current condition.

But very quickly he discovered that whether it was fractured bones or the swelling on his back from the impact, they were rapidly healing!

Well done, 《Dao Canon》, you are not inferior either!

In this mystical secret realm, the properties of these two cultivation methods still remained.

At this moment, Han Shuangjiang struggled to rise, and said: “You... are you alright?”

“Nothing serious.” Chu Huaixu replied.

The two of them looked into each other’s eyes, gazing at their now white-haired, aged appearances.

Chu Huaixu’s jet-black hair, once draped loosely, had all turned silver.

His face too was full of wrinkles, his eyes cloudier than before.

Compared to earlier, he looked even thinner and more withered.

“Do I look... very old now?” Han Shuangjiang asked.

She hardly dared to look at what she had become.

Chu Huaixu, however, smiled casually: “Am I not the same?”

He knew he was a man with handsome features and was confident in himself. Even aged, in the square-dancing crowd, he would still be a sought-after old man.

The two of them stood upon the icy surface, looking around.

The fourth trial of this Growth Rings Secret Realm was naturally 【Winter】.

Here, it was bitterly cold, carrying a bone-piercing chill.

Even Chu Huaixu’s Black-Gold Robe seemed useless, both of them shivering, unconsciously drawing closer.

They stood at the very center of the ice lake.

Around the lake were trees.

These trees were barren and lifeless, resembling deadwood.

The ice was thickly frozen, so there was no worry of falling into the lake.

“I just don’t know what this trial is testing.” Chu Huaixu frowned slightly.

As for the Growth Rings Secret Realm, he knew nothing.

This meant it had either never been discovered by players, or had long been obtained by Han Shuangjiang.

He personally leaned towards the latter.

Han Shuangjiang looked around warily, tightly gripping Zhegutian.

Very soon she spotted something, and pointed: “Chu Huaixu, look over there.”

At one spot by the lakeside stood a stone stele, on which was written the lake’s name.

【Comprehension Lake】.

The three large characters were bold and powerful, the brushstrokes carrying a sharp, piercing edge.

“Comprehension Lake?” Chu Huaixu furrowed his brows, some guesses forming in his mind.

In the next moment, he had his answer.

Because a mighty aura began to descend from above the Ninth Heavens, pressing down with tremendous force.

A translucent ripple spread outwards from the center of the ice lake.

Immediately after, though this was clearly a secret realm world, snow began falling from above!

At first it was light, but then it grew heavier and heavier.

The two of them seemed to be within a wondrous space.

This indescribable, mystical feeling felt both strange and familiar to Chu Huaixu.

Han Shuangjiang raised her head to the falling snow: “What is happening?”

Suddenly, she felt a faint sense stirring in her heart, as if she grasped some insight, yet could not quite catch it.

Chu Huaixu looked at her, gradually realizing something.

His expression grew serious, and he said solemnly:

“This is a 【Sword Domain】!”

At this very moment, inside Dao Gate, atop Ask-Dao Peak—

All the cultivation powerhouses above the Seventh Level turned their gazes towards the direction of Medicine Mountain, shock flashing in their eyes.

“This is... a Domain?”

From the Outer Gate’s Medicine Mountain came the aura of a 【Domain】!

Sect Master Xiang Yan immediately transmitted to the elders: “Everyone, quickly follow me to Maple Leaf Forest of Medicine Mountain.”

Their speed was extremely fast. Except for Shen Man in the Purple Bamboo Forest, everyone else immediately flew towards Maple Leaf Forest.

Chu Yinyin, with the lowest cultivation, arrived belatedly.

Upon landing, she saw the excitement and exhilaration on the faces of her senior brothers and sisters.

Among everyone present, only she, still at the Sixth Level, had not cultivated her own 【Sword Domain】.

Perplexed, she asked: “What’s going on? Why are we at Maple Leaf Forest?”

Chu Yinyin had not even sensed the aura of the Domain!

  Everyone actually hoped she would be more diligent, so that she could break through sooner.

Thus, naturally they would not let go of this chance to mock her.

The squint-eyed Zhao Shuqin immediately said: “Little Junior Sister, did the Sect Master even transmit to you? You’re only at the Sixth Level, you don’t even need to come and guard.”

“Indeed, indeed.” Li Chunsong immediately chimed in with a laugh.

“Hm? What do you mean!” The old young girl’s face instantly showed anger: “Here you go with this again!”

Below the Seventh Level was not even human?

Nangong Yue smiled gently. She did not deliberately tease her, but spoke with the grace of a warm and approachable beauty:

“Little Junior Sister, you don’t know, this place is giving off a trace of Sword Domain’s aura. Moreover, its rank is very high, most likely left behind by a Ninth Realm predecessor.”

“Sword Domain?” Chu Yinyin was startled, and immediately unleashed her divine sense to probe.

Mm, nothing detected.

She really wanted to ask aloud, but felt embarrassed, so she pricked up her ears to eavesdrop.

As a result, Xiang Yan’s next words directly shocked her.

“I suspect, this is the very Reincarnation Sword Domain recorded in our Dao Gate’s classics!” he said in his hoarse voice.

The startled Chu Yinyin immediately spoke: “Reincarnation Sword Domain? Then wouldn’t this be the inheritance left by our Second-generation Master of the Gentleman Temple!”

At these words, everyone’s expressions immediately changed.

Within Dao Gate’s Inner Gate was the Gentleman Temple, the very core of Dao Gate, which only True Disciples could enter.

Inside the Gentleman Temple, the strongest cultivator was the current Master.

In Dao Gate, the Sect Master ruled over all affairs, holding the greatest power.

But the Master rarely bothered with worldly matters, not interfering in the sect’s business, only devoting themselves to cultivation, yet holding the most revered position.

That storyteller down the mountain—why was it that when he spoke, everyone listened? One reason was because he was their Little Martial Uncle, senior in generation.

The other reason was that, in a sense, he was actually the current Master of the Gentleman Temple!

However, he himself was unwilling to take on the role, leaving the position vacant for many years.

In reality, though the Dao Gate’s Little Martial Uncle bore not the name of Master, he had the substance of it without the title.

A thousand years ago, after Dao Gate gradually grew stronger, Dao Ancestor passed the position of Sect Master to his first disciple, who merely held the name of Master,

and became a hands-off manager.

After Dao Ancestor passed away, the second Master of the Gentleman Temple was his third disciple.

A female Master!

Her name was somewhat strange.

Her surname was Yan, and her given name was just one character: Shen, as in the mirage of “mirage tower.”

She was a rare Ninth Realm Major Cultivator, the foremost among the Four Great Divine Swords of that generation, suppressing the Sword Sovereign of Sword Sect!

Though Dao Ancestor had departed, the foremost swordswoman of the age still resided in Dao Gate!

Her Sword Domain was called Reincarnation.

At this moment, Enforcement Elder Lu Pan, himself an Eighth Realm Major Cultivator, supported the Sect Master’s judgment.

“From the feeling this Sword Domain gives me, I too think it resembles the Reincarnation Sword Domain.”

“Unexpected, that the second Master actually left behind an inheritance secret realm, and that it was left in the Outer Gate’s Medicine Mountain?”

“It seems she hoped that someone would walk the same path she once walked.”

“This perhaps was the very reason for leaving the secret realm in the Outer Gate.” Lu Pan sighed.

Chu Yinyin’s spirit was immediately stirred, and she asked: “Who is inside? Who is so lucky as to receive the Master’s inheritance!”

She was filled with envy.

From a stage perspective, sword cultivators must first comprehend Sword Intent, then produce Sword Heart, and finally achieve Sword Domain.

Chu Yinyin, at the peak of the Sixth Level, already stood on the threshold of Sword Domain.

Just as Xiang Yan had said before, among Dao Gate’s True Disciples of this generation, Little Junior Sister’s talent was actually the highest.

Once she entered the Seventh Level, producing a Sword Domain was only a matter of time.

However, since her Sword Intent and Sword Heart were already formed, she could no longer replicate the Reincarnation Sword Domain.

But, as the saying goes, “stones from other mountains can polish jade.”

Even if she could not form the Reincarnation Sword Domain, she could absorb part of it.

This kind of inheritance left by a Ninth Realm supreme cultivator would be of immense benefit even to Xiang Yan and the others!

Thus, it was no surprise Chu Yinyin felt such envy.

And what Lu Pan had just said was essentially speculation about the Second Master’s original intent.

If the inheritance secret realm were set within the Inner Gate, many excellent sword cultivator disciples might have already developed Sword Intent, or already touched the threshold.

Then it would be difficult to perfectly accept the full inheritance.

But by setting the secret realm in the Outer Gate, where disciples’ cultivation was shallow, comprehending the Dao there was like climbing to heaven!

Yet, no matter what, to personally sense even a fraction of such Ninth Realm supreme power would be a lifelong benefit!

When everyone heard Chu Yinyin ask who was in the secret realm, they all smiled and looked at her.

“Then let us first congratulate Little Junior Sister.” They laughed.

“Huh? Congratulate me for what?” She was baffled: “I didn’t enter the secret realm.”

Even if her senior brothers and sisters wanted to give her a backdoor, slipping her in to comprehend a little before her Sword Domain was formed, that would be impossible.

With the supreme power of a Ninth Realm cultivator, even if they all went together, they likely could not force their way in!

Back when their Little Martial Uncle was still in peak realm, he alone could defeat everyone present.

Then, the next words from everyone immediately made this loli elder beam with delight, finally understanding why they congratulated her.

“Your future beloved disciple is right now within this inheritance secret realm!”