Chapter 416 Awkward Chu Yuan
At the Wu Dao Sect Mountain Gate.
At this very moment, outside the mountain gate.
The atmosphere was exceptionally tense.
Chu Yuan and Baize both stood quietly there, their gazes coincidentally fixed on a sword.
Their thoughts were incredibly complex.
What Baize was contemplating was why Chu Yuan would suddenly take out such an ordinary sword.
Could it be that he had misjudged and this ordinary sword was not simple?
But no matter how Baize looked at it.
He felt that the sword was just ordinary, and among the ordinary ones, it was at the lower end.
If he had to say, it would only be that the Illumination Stone within this ordinary sword was quite special, seemingly capable of bearing strong mana fluctuations.
In other words...
This ordinary sword could shine very brightly...
But what use was that?
In Baize's view.
With his and Chu Yuan's cultivation levels.
There was no need for illumination.
Not to mention that Chu Yuan had become a 'strategic partner' with heaven and earth, even if he hadn't joined heaven and earth, with his power suppressed, there still would be no need for any illumination.
Thus, Baize couldn't understand why Chu Yuan would take out such a shoddy ordinary sword.
On the other hand, Chu Yuan's thoughts were even more complicated.
He stared blankly at the sword in his hand.
Ordinary... an ordinary sword?
Shouldn't this be a divine weapon?
Why was it an ordinary sword?
This shouldn't be, it couldn't be.
Harboring various complex thoughts.
Chu Yuan slowly spoke up, breaking the tense silence.
"Bai, Daoist Bai, why would you say this is an ordinary sword?" Your next chapter awaits on My Virtual Library Empire
Chu Yuan asked solemnly.
He remembered that this Baize was just a Qi Refinement triviality.
Why would he suddenly discern the grade of this sword?
"Isn't it obvious to anyone with eyes? Could it be that this isn't an ordinary sword? Daoist friend, please don't frame me."
Baize said, puzzled.
"Just by having eyes?"
A faint twitch formed on Chu Yuan's lips.
Was this guy mocking him for being blind?
Chu Yuan couldn't be bothered to fuss over this.
He looked down at the Crimson Longsword in his hand.
And he began to doubt as well.
It seemed he had never seen this longsword show any anomalies, except for when it inexplicably got heavier when he first arrived. Otherwise, at no other time did this sword cause any fuss.
Could it be that this sword was truly ordinary?
Was Daoist Impermanence deceiving him?
Chu Yuan was filled with doubts.
Should he try to see if he could smash this sword?
If it were truly a divine weapon, then it shouldn't break, right?
Thinking this, Chu Yuan immediately attempted it.
He originally planned to smash the sword right away.
But then he thought, if he used his Invincible State, might he accidentally blow up Misty Mountain?
If he really blew up Misty Mountain, he'd have nowhere to cry.
"Daoist Bai, follow me."
Chu Yuan, holding the Crimson Longsword and supporting Baize with one hand, flew out of the mountain.
Baize, being supported, didn't resist and quietly felt the power of Chu Yuan's support.
The more he felt it, the more he was taken aback.
This power...
So profound.
Indeed it was the power of heaven and earth.
This New Heaven and Earth was not simple at all.
Baize was inwardly shocked, but his expression remained unchanged as he let Chu Yuan fly with him.
The two swiftly flew out of Misty Mountain and arrived at a mountain range.
Chu Yuan set Baize down, picked up the Crimson Longsword, and without any hesitation, he threw the longsword into the sky.
He raised his hand and swung.
A small light wheel instantly formed and slashed towards the Crimson Longsword.
Clang!!!
The light wheel slashed through the Crimson Longsword.
A deafening clangor, like that of a war gong, rang out.
The next moment, the Crimson Longsword was fiercely cleaved in two, turning into pieces, one end of which swiftly struck the ground, causing the entire surface to tremble.
The other piece was sent flying, tearing through the air and becoming a streak of light, its destination unknown.
Seeing this unfold.
Chu Yuan fell silent.
This...
Shattered with a single strike.
Was this really a divine weapon?
He must have controlled the power of his halo to the weakest level, right...
But even so, the sword still broke.
This sword...
Is merely mortal...
At this moment, aside from his silence, Chu Yuan had no other thoughts.
He had been cherishing that Crimson Longsword as a treasured possession.
And yet it turned out to be a mere mortal artifact?
Did he look like a fool?
To treat a mortal sword as a divine weapon??
Chu Yuan didn't want to speak any more.
But Baize, standing to the side, couldn't help but speak up.
"What, Daoist Chu, can't you tell that it's a mere mortal sword?"
Baize spoke, clearly astonished.
It was something that should be obvious to anyone with eyes.
Why the need to test it?
"I... I... I have only just realized, this sword has a special purpose for me, I am unable to truly see through it..."
Chu Yuan hastily concocted an excuse, covering up the fact that he hadn't known it was a mortal sword.
"Hmm??? This sword has a special purpose for you? Why is that?"
Baize raised an eyebrow and inquired.
"This matter... cough, Daoist friend, due to your cultivation levels, it's better you do not know of this for now, um, that will be all. Do you have any other matters? If not, then I shall take my leave first."
Chu Yuan was also feeling a bit embarrassed.
Too ashamed to say more, he got up and flew away.
"Daoist Chu said there's a problem with my cultivation levels? Is he referring to the constraints on my cultivation? Because of my cultivation, he can't tell me?"
Baize squinted slightly, pondering to himself.
He speculated for a long time.
And felt that this must have something to do with the New Heaven and Earth.
He didn't know the specifics.
But he believed that once he joined the New Heaven and Earth, he should be able to learn the details.
"I really need to see to the proper education of my followers."
Baize shook his head slightly, straightened his back, and prepared to return.
He had only taken one step when he was suddenly struck by a realization.
That's not right.
Where had Daoist Chu gone?
He had been brought here only for Daoist Chu to run off on his own???
Here...
This place was so far away from Xiangdao Mountain and Misty Mountain...
Daoist Chu had just abandoned him...
Was he expected to return on his own??
Baize was dumbfounded.
Previously, to discipline his disciple, he had forcibly removed the constraints.
And he had been struck by the heavens and earth.
The constraints on him had intensified.
Now he couldn't even manage a hundred meters in a single step.
How was he supposed to return?
Go back on foot, step by step?
Baize's face fell.
It seemed he really had to walk back step by step.
The idea of removing the constraints to fly back forcefully was something he had never even considered.
The last time, when disciplining Ning Fan, just removing the constraints had reduced him to the Early Qi Refining Stage.
If he were to remove them now...
He felt that the forces of heaven and earth might press him down to a mortal state.
If he were to be reduced to a mortal and then removed the constraints, it would no longer be about mere repression.
It would probably be about his destruction.
With no other choice, Baize could only walk back to Xiangdao Mountain step by steady step, cursing Chu Yuan bitterly in his heart...