Chapter 373: 372, [Running Away, The Sword Qi is Near] (Request for Votes)
You Ying’s death had made this area completely safe.

The surrounding barriers and restrictions were all shattered by the “The Sword Qi is Near,” making this place free to come and go without interruption.

Cai Jiangjiang and others, who were still obsessed with finding an exit, received a task prompt —— Task failed.

Feeling vexed and dejected, they quickly headed towards Elder Lu on the altar.

Upon reaching the altar, they immediately saw the Sword of the Ages “The Sword Qi is Near” floating beside Lu Xun!

What are they waiting for?

Record it!

Lu Xun glanced at them and waved his hand, saying, “All of you leave this area and wait outside.”

Although Cai Jiangjiang and others were somewhat reluctant, they had managed to record a video related to “The Sword Qi is Near.” This is something they could boast about on the forum, it is an unexpected delight.

And so, they obediently left the altar area.

I’ll do as the Purple Palace tells me.jpg.

After the Sword-Serving Children left the area, Lu Xun turned his head to look at Jiang Nan’an beside him.

Seeing Elder Lu looking at him, Jiang Nan’an instinctively straightened his back.

He now only feels admiration for Lu Xun. Seeing him summon “The Sword Qi is Near” and easily annihilate the strange flames and the mysterious man, he was completely convinced.

Everything that just happened was outrageously strong, far beyond his imagination.

— I am nowhere near Elder Lu.

Lu Xun had a good impression of this child of destiny and began to speak calmly: “Nan’an, you should also leave this place first. Remember to call the Disciples of Qingtian Sect scattered around the altar to leave and keep them away from here.”

“Alright.” Jiang Nan’an agreed immediately without asking any further questions.

Although he doesn’t know what Elder Lu is going to do next, it must have a profound meaning, and I’ll just follow his instructions.

Well, another one with flawed thinking…

After following Lu Xun’s instructions, Jiang Nan’an began picking up the Magical Weapons scattered on the ground.

The Magic Weapons that he threw earlier did not stir the interest of the Soul Devouring Flame, and they were now lying on the ground.

His gesture of throwing the Magical Weapons was indeed bold, but now crouching on the ground to pick them up did seem a bit embarrassing.

During the process, he saw the Red Jade Ring turned into fine powder.

This reminded him of the shadowy figure earlier and the look in Elder Lu’s eyes when he was observing the shadowy figure.

In his opinion, the usually calm and composed Lu Xun, who usually doesn’t show emotions, uncharacteristically stepped on the Ring fragments, which was abnormal.

Although he looked cool when he stepped on it, there must be some hidden story, right?

After putting all the Magical Weapons into the Storage Ring, Jiang Nan’an asked, “Elder Lu, about that shadowy figure earlier…”

Seeing him beat around the bush, Lu Xun, considering him as the future key player in fighting against the Foreign Race, said, “It’s from the Foreign Race, and holds a high status.”

After finishing, he added to shift the blame, “I heard about him from Yin Tian, who attacked me.”

…and Yin Tian got “whipped” again…

After Jiang Nan’an nodded, he curiously asked, “Then… does Elder Lu have an old grudge with him?”

He saw various emotions in Lu Xun’s eyes earlier.

Lu Xun nodded without denying it.

He calmly said, “What he did to me is nothing. Mainly, he should not have harmed those I wanted to protect.”

“Who is it?” Jiang Nan’an asked curiously.

His face reading like an open-book of gossip, with his trademark mischievous grin, looked like an eager husky.

Lu Xun didn’t answer directly but said;

“I once heard a saying: a young man’s shoulders should bear the responsibility of springy grass and bright moonlight.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nan’an thought it was a well-crafted quote.

But… what does it have to do with the people he wants to protect?

Looking at the puzzled Jiang Nan’an, Lu Xun smiled and said;

“On my shoulders, I don’t have these, most of the time, I just have a little black cat.”

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All the people had withdrawn from the altar’s vicinity. Now, left on the altar were only Lu Xun, the recovering Sword Sheath, and “The Sword Qi is Near” hovering in the air.

No matter how you look at it, it seems to be full of hostility towards Lu Xun.

Among the hostility, there were also feelings of jealousy, anger, resentment and… envy?

At this point, Lu Xun could understand too.

Once he thought of himself as an innocent person who had done no wrong until he realized he was somewhat guilty for taking the sword… that crossed the line a bit.

“If it hadn’t been for me using a ‘Purple Level Equipment Repair Coupon’ to fix the sword sheath, ‘The Sword Qi is Near’ would probably despise me even more,” he muttered to himself.

Of course, he didn’t have much of a good impression of this sword, which had reached the pinnacle of arrogance and pride.

Fortunately, it couldn’t materialize, otherwise, considering its smug attitude, it would probably be the type to look down its nose at people.

Moreover, what did I ever do to your sheath?

Since it followed me, it has been eating lavishly, and gaining benefits, right?

Not only does it have Sword Qi to absorb, but it also has pearls to stuff in. It has truly reached the peak of its existence!

Look at you, only caring about strengthening yourself, only thinking about getting stronger. Now you see what you’ve got yourself into? You’ve become the Sword of the Ages, but you’re so overwhelmingly powerful that your sheath can no longer contain you. Hey!

With these thoughts in mind, he plucked up a lot more courage, turned his head to look at ‘The Sword Qi is Near’ pointing it’s sword tip at him, and snapped, “What are you looking at?”

‘The Sword Qi is Near’ trembled slightly, its tip moved a little closer to Lu Xun. It was clearly pissed off.

But it could not hurt Lu Xun.

Lu Xun was its master’s disciple, the beloved student of the man it revered–the teacher.

More importantly… the man chosen by the sword sheath!

It let out a series of sword cries, presumably cursing.

But Lu Xun didn’t care. Although his words were intelligible to the sword sheath, he, despite following the way of ‘Man is the Sword’, couldn’t understand the sword cries.

Go ahead and curse, I won’t understand, so I won’t get angry.

But if I curse at you, it’s a different story. You would be enraged once you understood!

With this mentality, Lu Xun couldn’t be bothered with ‘The Sword Qi is Near’ and instead turned to check on the condition of the sword sheath.

The sheath’s ‘Durability’ had recovered to 89/100, and more than half of the black energy formed by the Soul Devouring Flame had also been absorbed into the sheath.

“My intuition tells me that this might be a blessing in disguise for the sword sheath,” Lu Xun thought to himself.

Once the ‘Durability’ was fully restored, as expected, he received a notification.

“Ding! Equipment meets upgrade conditions. Do you want to upgrade?”

Looking at the notification, Lu Xun was overjoyed and decisively chose ‘Yes’.

The sheath had devoured the Yin Bead, drawn energy from the green pearl, and had been refined in the ‘Inextinguishable Fire’ from ‘Moon in the Well’. Today, it finally upgraded!

Kudos to Jiang Nan’an’s stumble…

“So you really can hitch a ride on Emperor Eu’s luck!” a certain Yan Di thought to himself.

The surrounding spiritual energy began to gather towards the direction of the sheath furiously, and the black energy flow formed by the Soul Devouring Flame was also rapidly absorbed.

‘The Sword Qi is Near’ watching the sheath, immediately sensed the change in the sheath.

Lu Xun turned to look at it and, relying on the fact that it dared not chop him, said: “See? It has only followed me for a few years and it has already upgraded so quickly.”

So annoying! It just felt like killing him! ‘The Sword Qi is Near’ trembled intensely.

But regardless, the fact of the sheath’s advancement was a cause for celebration and an encouraging development.

After all, it was too powerful for its sheath to contain anymore.

Now that the sheath had been upgraded, did it mean that from now on, I could… I could… Hahahaha!

‘The Sword Qi is Near’ began to look forward to the future.

While it still couldn’t stand Lu Xun and still floated in the air with an air of arrogance, it no longer pointed its tip at him, instead standing upright in the air.

Lu Xun was very satisfied with this.

Even the most arrogant things, as long as you gradually break them down, they will eventually give up and collapse!

This process was really fun.

The upgrade of the sheath took quite some time. Since Lu Xun had nothing better to do, he turned to ‘The Sword Qi is Near’ and said: “Hey, you’ve done what you’re supposed to do now. According to the rules, you should return to Hidden Mountain, right?”

Upon hearing this, ‘The Sword Qi is Near’ sagged a little in mid-air, appearing somewhat dejected.

After sinking, it quickly rose again, flying even higher than before as if to say: “So what?”

Lu Xun looked at it, slowly revealing that warm smile of his, and said:

“How about sticking with me for a while?”

After finishing saying this, without waiting for ‘The Sword Qi is Near’ to react, he continued to entice:

“You know, as long as you stick with me until I return to the sect, even if you don’t return to Hidden Mountain no one would blame you, not even the master.”

“And you know, right? The sheath won’t be going back with you for now. It’ll only stay by my side.”

“Don’t you want… to be with it?”