Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect
Chapter 71 Return North

Chapter 71: Chapter 71 Return North

Tie Dan glanced into the adjacent burial chamber; the Shen sisters were thrown into a coffin by Manager Hu too. However, they didn’t have the treatment of Jade Stalactite. The two were back to back, squeezed into a single coffin, the bottom of which was soaked in blood like twins immersed in amniotic fluid.

At this moment, the two had exhausted their energy, their pulse was weak, their breaths were scattered, completely in shock.

After all, they had been besieged before, fought their way out of the city, using an unification magic that clearly pushed them beyond their limits, experiencing deadly bloody battles. Although Catcher Xiao Zhao had deliberately held back to capture them alive for a reward, giving them a way out, the forced cancellation of the Combined Skill had taken its toll, leaving them in shreds.

With a glance, Tie Dan noticed that their robes and capes were torn and blown away by the Qi Wave in the fierce battle, leaving little. But the bellyband and underpants, perhaps some kind of magic treasure, were still wrapped around their vital areas, which was quite amazing...

In any case, thanks to the defense enhancement of their Twin Conjoined Evil Technique, they were virtually impenetrable. Protected by the Divine Skill, their limbs showed no signs of major injuries, nothing blown away or severed, leaving them permanently disabled. Even their exposed hands and feet, although stained with blood and dirt, appeared spotless once cleaned, without a scratch.

Tie Dan reached out to touch them, finding that as their Essence Blood Qi Breath was depleted and the mystical skill faded, their bodies slowly reverted to human form. Their faces were still grotesque and distorted, but much less so than the Yaksha-like appearance they had earlier.

Their muscle areas remained hard and cold, like frozen blocks of ice, but the fat areas felt smoother and softer, regaining some elasticity, seemingly able to cling to one’s fingers, clearly in the process of returning to normal soft flesh.

It wasn’t that they were completely uninjured; the flaw in this cultivation technique was quite evident.

A strike had severed their spines, causing an internal Qi explosion, creating a deep wound that exposed the bone, blowing away a significant amount of loin meat. Their meridians and internal organs certainly sustained different degrees of trauma.

Standing outside the room, the Shopkeeper explained cautiously,

"Their back wounds are too large, bleeding excessively, and I didn’t know how to treat them, so I thought putting them back to back could perhaps stop the bleeding.

To my surprise, your sect’s cultivation technique is quite peculiar; you see, a part of their flesh and blood spontaneously connected again, beginning an internal Qi circulation.

In any case, they seem to be hanging on to life, with weak breath, but unconscious. Elder, you should apply treatment quickly."

Tie Dan saw it too; their skins stuck together, maintaining a weak symbiotic state, with True Qi circulating between them, barely keeping them alive.

He shrugged and pried open their lips, placing elixir pills under their tongues, and poured some Jade Milk into their mouths, to prevent starvation...

Well, that’s about it.

After all, what else could he do? Tie Dan hadn’t received the Honzan’s True Inheritance, nor learned the Healing Skills. He was more adept at killing than saving people, not knowing where to start with that...

Speaking of inheritance.

"Where’s the sword?"

The Shopkeeper pointed,

"It flew away."

Tie Dan squinted and glared at him.

The Shopkeeper panicked,

"I’m really not lying to you. Those three swords, and the sword ball, are all spiritual magic treasures! Unlike dead objects, they choose their master!

They swished away, all transformed into light and flew off! I wouldn’t dare chase them..."

Tsk, he thought once these two women were exhausted, he, as a disciple of the Sword Sect, might just inherit the three Divine Weapons in one go! But the cooked duck flew away!?

Who would have thought that the Sword Sect’s Divine Sword wouldn’t recognize him, a Sword Sect disciple, resulting in a failed plan? Tie Dan was really pissed...

"Well, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be off then..."

Tie Dan, "Wait, take me along."

"Ah? You’re not taking care of them... oh, oh, yes, better not to move them lightly, you are really thoughtful..."

Tie Dan, "..."

In any case, the two first tunneled out from Kun Country’s Royal Mausoleum. Although the mausoleum had tomb guards, the Kun Country’s royal clan had changed several centuries back, and many burial sites remained empty. Hence, not much guarding was needed, and people rarely came by, making it quite safe.

The burial chamber was a prepared escape room by the Shopkeeper, with a secret passage dug out. Once the hidden Moving Mountain Guardian Seal was found and the ground escape talisman was activated, they could reach the underground burial chamber secret room. Leaving the Shen sisters here meant as long as they didn’t die, there wasn’t any real danger. And even if they unfortunately did die, the burial grounds and coffins wouldn’t cost anything...

The Shopkeeper had to hurry and transfer his hoarded wealth, so Tie Dan didn’t delay him, asking only to be taken out of the city, then set off directly, heading back to Guangxia Mountain.

He had bought a sword, killed people, and exchanged treasures. His purposes for coming to Jindu City were basically fulfilled. Even if those two women needed saving, it would have to be Chen Huzi.

Not to mention Senior Brother Yue’s matter.

Senior Brother was killed by the Ten Extremes Demon Sect, his body seized by Blood God’s Son.

This matter was not over.

Revenge

Find the master, unleash wrath, and kill all the Demon Sect in Jindu City.

But following the Chidao out of the city, Tie Dan was stopped. It wasn’t just him; other passing merchants were stopped too.

The pass to the north was locked, gates shut, and the road blocked.

"Heard something happened in Jindu City."

The merchants had already gathered and were exchanging information.

"Last night, the Demon Sect caused a big stir in Jindu City, assassinating the Princely Heir, and reportedly even stormed into Kunming Palace, almost injuring the King."

"Really? Are Kun Country’s Forbidden Army just eating crap?"

"Right, but heard that the Demon Sect played it very cunningly, first sending Third Lady from Hidden Sword Manor to seduce and assassinate the Princely Heir, deceiving the whole city’s Forbidden Army to hunt them down, then suddenly unleashed countless treasures from Treasure Pavilion to catch the army’s attention, and finally dispatched elites to assassinate the King, step by step, like a seamless plan.

It’s said this Demon Sect attack was extremely fierce, with corpses everywhere in Kunming Palace, rivers of blood! If not for a little eunuch suddenly appearing, breaking through at the critical moment, saving the King at the last minute, the King would really have been in danger!"

"Tsk tsk, Duke Kun, such a hard life... either being killed by the Immortal Palace or the Demon Sect, too tragic..."

"But it turns out Treasure Pavilion’s backers were the Demon Sect; I knew that a place like that must have backers, so reasonable."

"Wait a moment, seduction, Third Lady from Hidden Sword Manor? Is it the one from the book?"

"Yes, yes, that’s the one!"

"Oh, no wonder, such a beauty trap was bound to succeed, tsk tsk, the Princely Heir dying under a flower, can rest in peace."

"Yes, yes, makes one so envious oh passion..."

Just what book is that...

Tie Dan was eavesdropping from the side, but soon the topic veered off to something else, and he rolled his eyes and let it go.

In any case, last night, the Demon Sect clearly had other plans.

They probably planned it for a while, to blow up Treasure Pavilion, draw attention, and then assassinate the King, just waiting for the right moment to strike.

Turns out a pie really fell from the sky as the Shen sisters wreaked havoc in Jindu, causing chaos, so they struck, framing the Mystic Sect.

But for such a heaven-sent, timely, and well-orchestrated move, to still end in failure?

It was said that the current Duke of Kun was a newcomer replacing the old, with shaky foundations, yet he still had such deeply hidden expert strength, a real shocker...

Time, fate, perhaps the Demon Palace’s destiny isn’t sealed yet...

In short, such an incident had led to blocked routes. Not only were the gates of Jindu City closed, but all passes and checkpoints around were also sealed off, with frequent troop movements, guarding and searching for Demon Sect assassins.

But it was alright, as Tie Dan didn’t come through the pass when he arrived.

So Tie Dan followed his memory, using the markers he set days ago, once again venturing into the dense forests, planning to return along the mountain path where he stole Spirit Fruits, bypassing the pass.

And then he got lost again...

This is too ridiculous, clearly heading north, why did he end up off course...

And even more absurd, Tie Dan encountered another opportunity...

Hmm... well, thinking about it carefully, it’s neither absurd nor a trap.

Because many things in this world have their fate in secret, all interconnected.

You see, wasn’t it just the Treasure Jade Hall recently blew up, and countless treasures escaped? Those treasures, born with spirituality, naturally search for nearby Spiritual Spring Earth Veins to parasitize, quietly awaiting a fateful one.

And indeed, cultivation is not easy these days, with limited Earth Veins and Spirit Caves. It’s a battle for possession, needing to fight, compete, and seize to obtain them; it’s not like there are plenty of Heavenly Materials Treasures you can stumble upon.

So, there was indeed such a coincidence, wasn’t it a few days ago, a couple of local demon beasts in Kun Country were fighting over Spirit Fruits, and Tie Dan seized the opportunity, killing them both to cook and eat?

This time, although Tie Dan got lost and couldn’t find the Spirit Fruit path, he stumbled onto another mountain, discovering the spiritual nest Earth Vein previously occupied by one of the demon beasts.

And at this time, there were treasures that escaped from Treasure Pavilion!

Three items!

Glowing with blue, red, and green treasure light! Fighting in mid-air! Contending for this Spiritual Cave!

Opportunity!