Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 748: Humming blade



"Were they after those two?", Hong Yue asked while turning her gaze to the two Disciples of the Ember Palm Pavilion, carried in unconscious state by the Thousand Eyes Palace members.

"Likely, it could also be that they simply wanted to sabotage our relationships with the Ember Palm Pavilion by eliminating a group that went to deliver them, I don't know what their play was, but this encounter wouldn't have ended well either way", Wu Long shrugged, as it was impossible to know exactly what the goal of those five was.

The only thing he knew, that since they dared to confront them without disguise, wearing their Sect's insignia, this situation was bound to end in bloodshed, so he sped up the process a little. Not to mention, he wanted to eliminate the biggest threat first, before that Elder was ready.

"How did they know we were going to transport them at all though?", Fen Baihu spoke curiously looking as the two halves of the Elder's body only partially turned to ash, near the places where the blade imbued with Annihilation Lightning passed, leaving behind two charred pieces.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"While I did settle the would-be-attack quietly last night, I couldn't really do much about those two being too sloppy to sneak through the city to the building unnoticed. Someone who witnessed their failed attack must've sold the Seven Extreme Swords Sect and Crystal Wood Sect the information. On that note, let's go before we meet the latter", Wu Long chuckled, collecting the Spatial Rings of the four Sect Protectors, and then disposing of all five bodies.

They moved out, picking their route slightly more deliberately this time, to not encounter any more trouble.

In the meantime Wu Long examined the high-level 1st-tier Profound Grade sword he just obtained. Unlike the sword Wu Long used before, which technically also passed as a Profound Grade treasure because of the materials and durability, this one was akin to Gu Zhen's cauldron, a true Profound Grade Treasure.

If it was let go, it would float in the air, and follow its owner, answering the call of its owner to land in their hand on its own. It could not be really effectively used as a flying weapon, but in that floating state, it would automatically protect its owner as well, though its level of protection would mostly work against those in Nine Mortal Realms.

As such, it had the mark of its previous owner, and had to be subdued in order to use.

However, there was a catch, in that weapon-based treasures were usable even without subduing them, as long as the one who did so possessed corresponding Weapon Intent, and their mastery of that weapon was higher than the owner.

In other words, weapons submit to the authority of a true Martial Master.

The sword emitted a low humm in his hands, as Fen Baihu narrowed her eyes from his side. 'As expected of someone once called the Weapon Whisperer... they truly do emit a humming sound when landing in his hands....', she thought as she remembered the rumors that the God of Slaughter could make almost any weapon betray its owner.

Wu Long, in turn, smiled as he recognized the light vibration of the sword in his hands, the handle slightly heating up in his palm.

It was a unique, intimate feeling, that formed when he held any weapon. A kind of mutual respect.

Of course, weapons of this Grade did not possess true consciousness, so it was mainly superstition. But the connection he held with weapons he wielded was always genuine.

The weapons that broke while he used them, also always emitted a clear shattering sound, as if celebrating their passing in battle, not rotting away somewhere unused. And he always answered that by not shelving the weapons he used, using them until they shattered or turned into ashes.

Some might not bring out a spear that had a crack in it to battle, or a sword that was approaching its limit. There were also those who viewed sentimental value in a damaged weapon that they carried before, and thus chose to store it rather than let it break completely.

However, Wu Long never let go of any of the weapons he personally used until they broke. It was not like he intentionally broke them, rather, there were many cases where he did everything to delay the inevitable end of a weapon. He just used them until the very end, letting them serve their purpose until their final moments as his own way of showing respect. It was the same for the weapons he used in this life, as every single one he took up even once in his hands, either broke, or was still in use by him.

He quickly claimed ownership of the sword, not requiring much effort since the sword was completely obedient. Or rather, if such description could fit it, eager to be subdued.

Wu Long then sank his Spiritual Sense into the Spatial Ring.

'Nice', he smiled checking the contents. Aside from the a fair amount of wealth and things that could be sold like cultivation techniques and materials in the ring, the Elder possessed a few valuable Cultivation Pills.

Among them, one stood out to Wu Long since it was something that Elder likely carried around in hopes of one day advancing into the Essence Ignition Realm.

"A Marrow Burning Pill"

"You're not going to say you want to use it in Mortal Transcendence Realm, are you?", Fen Baihu raised her eyebrows at the mention of that pill.

"Heh, why not? It might be a bit specialized for breakthroughs into Essence Ignition, but if used right, it's an excellent body tempering, and crucially, Yang attribute medicine", Wu Long chuckled, as both his Body Tempering and Yang Root were not advancing much compared to his cultivation in the past few months.

"Uh, why did I even bother asking?", she shook her head, not sure how to interpret the fact he so nonchalantly talked about taking a pill, usually reserved for someone three Major Realms higher, but more crucially, those Major Realms being in a higher Greater Realm.

This was not like taking a pill made for Foundation Building Realm or higher while being in Qi Manifestation or Revolving Qi Realm. It could be said, the difference was like heaven and earth. But then again, she already knew how abnormal Wu Long was, so if he really was confident, she had nothing further to say.

Wu Long chuckled at her reaction, as eventually everyone who spent a certain amount of time around him learnt to just give up common sense, which was actively happening to Fen Baihu.

They reached the Ember Palm Pavilion's new Spiritual Land, where they were greeted by the two Sect Elders who visited the Thousand Eyes Palace yesterday, and a few dozen Sect Protectors.

It seems they were just about to set out in search of the missing Disciples, when Wu Long's group arrived.

"Please send Madam Tianyan our heartfelt gratitude for sparing these fools, and sincere apologies for the trouble caused", Elder Shu spoke as his eyes looked at the two Disciples, who were still hazy from just being woken up from deep slumber, but already slowly realizing the situation, and thus hiding their gazes.

"Will do", one of the Thousand Eyes Palace members cupped his hands as a representative, and upon confirming that Wu Long - standing behind him amid others - did not give any signs to alter the plan, continued "But we must inform you that we have evaded two groups from Crystal Wood Sect and Seven Extreme Swords Sect on our way here"

The two Elders furrowed their eyebrows at this new information, while the Thousand Eyes Palace member continued.

"While we cannot be certain of their motivation, we judged that encountering them would carry risks. Normally we would not divulge information that could be profitable without pay, but given the fact they were searching the area we were supposed to pass at this timing, upon relaying the situation, we have received instructions from the Heavenly Eye to inform you of the circumstances", the man spoke in a neutral tone, but a smirk appeared on the lips of Elder Shu.

'Heh, those bastards of the Crystal Wood and Extreme Swords have messed up, they pissed off information brokers that are on the rise in these areas', he thought with glee, as this just now was clearly both showing favor to the Ember Palm Pavilion, and at the same time a small retaliation toward the two Sects mentioned.

"Understood, we thank the Thousand Eyes Palace for the gracious gesture. This situation is quite sudden, so we weren't prepared, but be assured, we will send a token of our gratitude to your headquarters at a later time", Elder Shu spoke in an amicable tone, visibly in good mood, as the member of the Thousand Eyes Palace cupped his fist with a slight bow, and the group

retreated back.

However, for such a relatively smooth trip, things turned on the way back, as they could not evade an encounter with a group from the Crystal Wood Sect.

'Haa~, I suppose getting lucky to meet an idiot who lets his guard down twice in a row is too much to ask', Wu Long inwardly sighed as he could tell this Elder in 3rd level of Essence Gathering Realm was not going to be so easy to deal with like the last one.