Remould the Glory of Sword Art

"Right here, let’s refine the ’Dragon Blood’.

A faint authoritative voice echoed through the forest.

Mao Que dared not raise his head and whispered, "...Yes!"

He spread open his palm and gazed at the golden Dragon Blood.

Mao Que was of lowly origin, merely an ordinary feathered bird in this vast snow forest. One day, he accidentally awakened nearby Lushui Cave Heaven and absorbed a bit of primordial energy, thus beginning his cultivation journey. Ultimately, for these Demon Country mountain cultists, none had it easy. Even upon awakening, they were merely distinguished from wild beasts and would not be looked upon favorably. Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Qi Control, Grotto Heaven... step by step, rank by rank, like climbing a tall tower endlessly.

To be able to join Lushui Cave Heaven, to report the name with confidence and mention Heavenly Phoenix Palace.

That was a blessing sought over eight lifetimes.

He never thought that one day, an ordinary feathered bird like him could transform into a dragon...

"Hoo."

Mao Que took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and swallowed the Dragon Blood in one gulp.

Accompanied by a painful groan, his entire aura immediately transformed.

The void was stirred by wind and snow as an invisible light fire ignited over Mao Que. This neglected Cave Heaven Demon from Lushui lowered his head, his eyes revealing a look of pain and ferocity, his ten fingers clenched tightly almost embedding into his palms, as a layer of pitch-black impurities rapidly exuded from his skin, vaporizing into smoke amidst the light fire.

"..."

Ao Ying watched this scene expressionlessly.

Such a transformation was indeed quite painful.

Bloodline is innate.

A mundane demon spirit wishing to defy fate naturally had to bear the corresponding price...

However, for these three years, she had gone through countless similar pains. Refining this Red Dragon Fortune in the Ruins was indeed defying fate, and slowly, Ao Ying raised her Ancient Dragon Bloodline by several levels. If she fully absorbed this Red Dragon Fortune, she would have the bottom card to achieve Condensing Dao Yang God, even advancing to Yang God Middle Realm.

After all, this Red Dragon Fortune was the Great True Master Chong Kan’s painstakingly nurtured Great Creation for many years.

Crack.

A faint thunderous rumble arose from the void.

The bottleneck that troubled Mao Que for years shattered, and he smoothly broke through from the Sixth Realm of Cave Heaven to the Seventh Realm!

Moreover, the residual power of the Dragon Blood had yet to disperse.

Mao Que distinctly felt that his distance to the next realm seemed not so distant, as if he vaguely comprehended some scattered Dao Principle Fragments...

"Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord!"

He had no time to savor his Dragon Blood absorption and breakthrough; the first thing he did was knock his head on the ground in gratitude.

It was not an exaggeration to say.

This single drop of Dragon Blood was worth ten years of hard cultivation in Lushui Cave Heaven.

But all this was not yet over.

"After returning, find an opportunity to give ’this thing’ to Venerable Chi Lu."

The man deep within the forest waved his sleeve again.

A tightly sealed bronze ancient box slowly flew out and landed in front of Mao Que.

"My lord...what is this?"

Mao Que cautiously examined the ancient box.

With his current realm.

He couldn’t sense the objects within.

Yet a strong unease surged within his Heart Lake.

"Tell Venerable Chi Lu that using the Sky Vault Divination, he can use the contents of the box to find the person he’s seeking."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly.

"Are you sure about this?"

Mao Que took hold of the ancient box and gulped.

He had self-awareness.

In this Demon Country, he was just an inconspicuous nobody, of low realm, unnoticed.

The almighty figure who bestowed the Dragon Blood was undoubtedly a magnate. Acting so discreetly, using him as a means to gift the Secret Box, wasn’t he afraid of exposing his identity?

"Send it."

Xie Xuanyi said softly: "Do not open this ancient box privately."

...

...

"Is that all?"

Moments later.

Silence returned to the Broken Buddha Cliff.

Ao Ying watched as Mao Que departed, bowing with every step, and after a long wait, she perplexedly spoke, "Such a great effort... just to find an insignificant small character?"

In Lushui Cave Heaven, there were nearly ten Cave Heaven Demons!

In terms of aptitude, realm, and status, Mao Que was the most inconspicuous among them.

Yet Ao Ying genuinely offered a drop of "Dragon Blood"...

In her view.

If Xie Xuanyi truly wished to establish an Ancient Dragon Court, he should emulate that Holy Land from a thousand years ago, recruiting disciples, and should carefully select them, no less.

Such a character...

Even if endowed with Dragon Blood, at most, would only achieve the Yin God Realm.

"I am precisely seeking an insignificant small character."

Xie Xuanyi sat in his wheelchair and spoke lightly: "If it were someone of high self-esteem, how could they willingly be swayed by you and me upon first meeting?"

If truly he had chosen the most favored demon of Lushui Cave Heaven.

Perhaps.

The moment the news was dispatched, it would be immediately reported back to Venerable Chi Lu.

"Don’t fret over the Dragon Blood..."

Xie Xuanyi said gently, "In a couple of days, I’ll give you some Undying Spring..."

The battle with the Great Palace Master had been too costly.

The Undying Spring Water Vapor within the Dantian was currently dried up.

However, the injuries had stabilized now, and should have surplus vapor after a few more days.

"...Some?"

Ao Ying’s pupils uncontrollably constricted slightly.

Though she already knew that Xie Xuanyi possessed Undying Spring and was quite generous.

But this was overly generous, wasn’t it?

"It’s not that I’m distressed over the Dragon Blood."

Ao Ying said with a bitter smile, "I just don’t quite understand... what role can this Mao Que play..."

By giving away a drop of Dragon Blood.

All she lost was some life force.

With the presence of the Undying Spring, the lost life force from this drop of Dragon Blood could be swiftly restored.

Ao Ying rubbed her brow, showing a pained expression.

She gave Mao Que Dragon Blood.

Xie Xuanyi gave her the Undying Spring.

When you round it up, wasn’t it equivalent to gifting the Undying Spring to Mao Que...

"By the way..."

Ao Ying pondered for a moment, unable to resist her curiosity and asked: "What’s hidden in that ancient box?"

It was very apparent.

Xie Xuanyi intended to make a move against the Paperman Sect’s "Second Master," employing a borrowed blade to slay.

In this Cave Heaven and Earth Realm of Lushui, everyone was merely passersby, with the enemy out in the open while we remain in the dark, always ready to strike first, which was never wrong.

Following this logic.

The box should contain clues related to the "White Paper Ashes"...

Heavenly Phoenix Palace’s Sky Vault Divination required personal items or objects that had formed a strong cause and effect connection.

She knew Xie Xuanyi had multiple encounters with the Paperman Sect in Great Chu and understood the opponent very well.

However, this "Second Master" had only appeared in the last two years, and mostly hid behind the scenes, rarely connecting with anyone regularly.

Xie Xuanyi had been fleeing in the Demon Country for a year, so what item with a strong cause and effect relationship with the other party did he have?

"Want to take a guess?"

Xie Xuanyi asked with a smile.

"I can’t guess..."

Ao Ying could not fathom it.

"A sword."

Xie Xuanyi gazed into the distant wind and snow and said softly, "In that box, I placed a sword."