Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 506 - 504: Finding Your Sword

Chapter 506: Chapter 504: Finding Your Sword

Dragon Village Chief’s beard was bristling with anger, yet he had trouble voicing his bitterness, like a mute suffering the bitterness of Huanglian herb.

If he had known the Qiling Pearl would turn out this way, he would never have given the Power of the Four Spirits, but now with Xun Ying standing right behind him, he could not bring himself to ask for the reward back.

But he always felt that the ranger standing before him was somehow guilty, and the mere sight of Wen Wen’s face annoyed him greatly.

To restore the Qiling Pearl to its original state, it would require at least hundreds of years of nurturing; that is to say, their efforts over the past hundreds of years were almost entirely in vain.

Seeing the distressed expressions on everyone’s faces, Wen Wen rubbed his nose, feeling slightly embarrassed.

He had been absorbing the strength of the Qiling Pearl to his heart’s content on his way here until he had to stop when the pearl could no longer maintain its form.

In terms of total amount, the Sanctuary had absorbed at least half of the energy of the Qiling Pearl.

Seeing the Qiling Pearl in such a state, Dragon Village Chief and the others, who were initially ready to celebrate, lost all motivation. The rangers regrouped into a large squadron and left the Qi Ling Mountain Range majestically.

Once they were out, the rangers dispersed to attend to their own matters.

The rewards for this event would be calculated by a designated person and deposited into their accounts, and Wen Wen, having earned the greatest merit, was sure to receive a substantial reward.

Looking at the smoke rising from a distant small village, Wen Wen stretched lazily, feeling a sense of returning to civilization.

"You did well on this one,"

Xun Ying’s voice suddenly arose from behind Wen Wen, causing the hair on his body to bristle instantly; only after recognizing it as Xun Ying’s voice did he calm down.

With his improved strength, incidents of someone appearing suddenly behind him and giving him a fright had become rare.

"You flatter me, it’s all your excellent guidance," Wen Wen said, bowing slightly.

"Smooth talker... I don’t know what you did to the Qiling Pearl, but Old Zheng told me you are special, so I’ll leave this matter be, and having less energy in that thing might be better."

Wen Wen’s expression stiffened; indeed, he hadn’t managed to deceive Xun Ying’s eyes.

Which was normal; during the formation of the Sword Domain, Xun Ying must have been aware of the state of the Qiling Pearl.

Xun Ying glanced at Wen Wen and said, "Since you’ve retrieved the Qiling Pearl, you deserve a reward. The compensation from Old Long has nothing to do with the Association."

He pointed to a boulder ahead and said, "I remember you’re a swordsman, let me see your swordsmanship."

Wen Wen paused, then nodded excitedly, seeing Xun Ying’s posture as if he were to offer guidance. He couldn’t miss this opportunity.

After all, Xun Ying was undoubtedly the world’s greatest swordsman!

Wen Wen drew out his Ice Longsword, took a deep breath, and swung it at the boulder Xun Ying had indicated. The boulder was instantly cut in half, each part then encased in ice.

Following that, Wen Wen’s figure vanished on the spot, and when he reappeared, he was already behind the boulder, sheathing his longsword.

The two halves of the boulder suddenly burst into myriad sword marks, turning into a pile of rubble.

"Please offer your guidance, Immortal Xun!"

After watching Wen Wen’s demonstration, Xun Ying showed no particular emotion and directly said to Wen Wen, "Looking at the style of your swordsmanship, it seems very similar to the Xun-style Sword Technique, or maybe you’ve directly learned it. Not many have achieved your level of expertise."

Wen Wen nodded proudly, taking that as a recognition of his swordsmanship.

"However, you are merely practicing swordsmanship; for you, swordsmanship is just another form of your Superpower. If you maintain this mindset, your Sword Dao won’t progress further."

"If you want to break through, you first need a sword of your own."

Wen Wen raised the Ice Longsword and said, "This is my sword."

Xun Ying shook his head and said, "The quality of this sword is not bad, but it belongs to someone else. If you want to take your swordsmanship to the next level, you should find your own sword. Once you do, you can try to learn this technique."

Having said that, Xun Ying drew an ancient longsword, held the hilt with both hands, and gently swung it toward Wen Wen.

The sword strike seemed to have a normal force, without any startling phenomena or energy waves, and it seemed that its only merit was its good looks.

But Wen Wen was completely stunned because a Sword Qi mark suddenly appeared in his mind, continuously repeating every detail of the strike.

Xun Ying walked up to Wen Wen, patted his shoulder, and then disappeared.

Wen Wen stood in the same spot for several minutes before he massaged his somewhat stiff head. He understood that Xun Ying had imprinted that sword strike in his mind.

When Wen Wen met the requirements, he could learn that sword strike; having Xun Ying personally teach him the sword techniques would definitely be extraordinary.

Afterward, Wen Wen looked toward his side and touched the back of his head, feeling slightly chilly on his scalp.

He saw that the ground beside him was completely divided by a deep sword mark that stretched for dozens of meters, nearly ten centimeters wide and seemingly bottomless!

If Xun Ying had swung the sword even slightly off mark earlier, Wen Wen would already be dead, without even a chance to return to the Sanctuary!

He shuddered violently, walked onto the street, released Three Cubs and his supercar, sat down, and let Three Cubs drive while he continuously pondered.

My sword... what is my sword?

The Ice Longsword was indeed snatched by Wen Wen from someone else, but how did Xun Ying recognize that? Could it be that a swordsman’s sword is more than just a mere weapon?

Within the Xun-style Sword Technique, there were many mysterious descriptions of swordsmanship, which Wen Wen always skipped over to read the "real content."

Today, after being pointed out by Xun Ying, Wen Wen realized that the content he skipped might actually be the real "content," and the sword techniques were merely minor details...

...

Outside the Qi Ling Mountain, a distorted shimmer appeared, and a pitch-black hand pulled clothes off a clothesline, then disappeared.

Moments later, Iyeta, wearing ill-fitting clothes, stood on the top of a tree, looking towards the Qi Ling Mountain Range, her expression flickering.

When she was enveloped by Xun Ying’s longsword, she truly thought she was doomed, and then she lost consciousness.

By the time she regained consciousness, she found herself lying naked and unharmed outside on the grass of the mountain range.

However, she did not understand how she had escaped from the attack of a Catastrophe-Level Expert.

Unless...

The Summoning God had actually succeeded at that time, but the deity did not appear in front of her!

When the attack occurred, it was the summoned deity who had saved her!

She looked at her palm, where a crescent-shaped hairpin imprint had appeared, though the hairpin was already gone from her hand.

"My speculation must be true, but..."

Remembering her mysteriously vanished clothes, Iyeta’s face turned slightly red.

"That must have been an indecent deity!"