Master is too ambitious

Chapter 11: Jiaolu Cave Mansion's Flying Sword

Ji Qian has stayed in the human world for nearly fifty years, which is enough time to change many things, but in the world of cultivation, fifty years is just a blink of an eye.

As soon as he stepped into Qian Nanzhuan's shop, Ji Qian saw Qian Nanzhuan tapping his abacus in front of the counter. A contented smile appeared on his chubby face from time to time. It was obvious that business was good recently.

"Mr. Qian, long time no see." Ji Qian bowed and greeted him.

Qian Nanzhuan heard the voice and saw Ji Qian. He smiled and hurried out to greet him, saying, "Oh, Master Ji Qian, you're finally back!"

"Thanks to you, I'm back." Ji Qian said politely. He really wanted to thank Qian Nanzhuan for this trip. It was Qian Nanzhuan who asked Bai Yunke for divination on his behalf, which made it possible for him to make this journey to this world.

Qian Nanzhuan rubbed his hands and asked, "Did you gain anything from this trip?"

Ji Qian said: "There are indeed some gains, which need to be digested slowly."

“Haha, I’m afraid I’ll have to wait a little longer before I go into seclusion!” Qian Nanzhuan patted Ji Qian and said, “Old Qiongtou went to the Jiaolu Cave in the Zhuliu Small World to explore. I heard that a sword cultivator Jindan cultivator had died in that cave, so he specifically told me that if I come back, I should go to the Jiaolu Cave to look for him!”

Ji Qian said "oh". He had heard of Zhuliu Small World, but he had never heard of Jiaolu Cave Mansion before, so he asked: "Jiaolu Cave Mansion? When was the news about it?"

Qian Nanzhuan said, "Not long after you left, word spread that a cave had appeared in the Zhuliu Small World. Because it was located in Jiaolu Prefecture, it was called Jiaolu Cave. It was said that someone had seen the sword intent of a sword cultivator who was in the Jindan stage, so the old man rushed there."

"I see." Ji Qian nodded. It was common for cultivators to go and explore a cave when it appeared. But this time, Ji Qian subconsciously felt that it was not that simple. But he still said, "Thank you, shopkeeper. I want to buy some talismans and elixirs to make preparations."

After hearing this, Qian Nanzhuan rubbed his hands together. He knew that Ji Qian would definitely take care of his business every time he came. He quickly took Ji Qian to the inner room and introduced him to the good things he had recently collected.

After leaving Qian Nanzhuan, Ji Qian rented a cave for cultivation in the market town, set up a formation, and sat down.

He emptied his mind, formed seals with his hands, and an image of a flying sword appearing in his mind, the energies of dragon and tiger merging between heaven and earth, and then transforming into a rain!

When strange phenomena appear between heaven and earth, it must be some opportunity or someone's advancement, which is a good sign.

Ji Qian used the small destiny technique to predict the outcome, and the result was auspicious. He called out the system again and asked, "I want to go to Jiaolu Cave Mansion. What do you think?"

The system scratched its head, looking embarrassed, but Jiaolu Cave Mansion did have an opportunity. After hesitating for a while, it asked: "Host, your three life instruments and the last life flying sword have not been refined yet. Is it because you saw it with the small destiny technique?"

Ji Qian nodded and said, "My natal flying sword, the Sword of Life and Death, has not been refined because it lacks a wisp of the breath of death. I just saw a flying sword coming out, so I wanted to go."

The system understood, but still said: "This time it will be very dangerous, host, do you still want to go?"

"Of course I will go." Ji Qian is no longer the rookie who still practices behind closed doors in Luofu Xianjian Sect. The matter of practicing is to fight against the heavens. If it is dangerous, he will not go. Forget about practicing. He said: "You said that when the great ways fight, no one will give in."

The system stopped trying to persuade him and just said, "Host, come on! You are the best!"

Ji Qian said thank you, closed his eyes, prepared to rest, and went to Jiaolu Cave.

..........

Zhuliu Small World Jiaoluzhou Market

Ji Qian found a teahouse and went in, ordered a pot of good tea, called the waiter, gave him a medium-grade spirit stone, and said, "I wonder if the waiter is free. I want to get some information."

The waiter was in the Qi-cultivation stage. When he first saw a piece of middle-grade spirit stone, his eyes lit up. Then, seeing that this guest, who was probably in the Spiritual Soul stage, spoke very politely, he bowed and said attentively, "Ask me anything you want. I will tell you everything I know!"

Ji Qian asked: "Does Little Second Brother know anything about this Jiaolu Cave Mansion?"

"Hey, Jiaolu Cave Mansion!" The second brother patted his forehead and said, "If you are going to Jiaolu Cave Mansion, I still advise you not to go!"

Ji Qian said, "What do you mean?"

The waiter clapped his hands and said, "My lord, this Jiaolu Cave has been open for more than 30 years. So many masters of the Qi Induction Stage and the Spiritual Stage have gone in, but not one has come out yet!"

Ji Qian's heart sank, but his appearance remained unchanged. He said, "No one came out? I don't believe it."

The waiter said anxiously, "Really, no one came out! I am advising you for the sake of the spirit stone! Don't go!" He added, "At first everyone saw the vague sword intent, but later they only heard some ghosts crying and wolves howling. Don't you think it's strange?"

When Ji Qian heard these words, he thought that Bai Yunke might be in bad condition, but his expression did not change. He just said thank you and let the waiter go about his business.

The system popped up and said, "Host, there is something strange in this cave."

"I also think it's weird." Ji Qian said while drinking tea, "I'm afraid the sword intent of the Jindan period is fake, and the real purpose is to attract people."

The system said: "Host, you must be very careful!"

Ji Qian hummed and drank his tea slowly, thinking to himself that if that was the case, he would just deal with it as it happened. After finishing his tea and paying for it, he turned into a breeze and headed towards Jiaolu Cave Abode.

The Jiaolu Cave appeared in a flat area, with a large thorny opening. It was just that when a cave was born, the plants around it often grew well because of the abundant spiritual energy of heaven and earth. However, the closer to the Anxiety Cave, the fewer plants there were, and it even turned into a dark wasteland, and the yin energy was very heavy. Ji Qian carefully observed the surroundings, and the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.

Ji Qian appeared at the entrance of Jiaolu Cave. The yin energy at the entrance was faintly like the crying of ghosts. It seemed that this was the Jindan Sword Cave, but it was probably a ghost cave.

But Ji Qian just frowned, he was very calm inside. The word "death" happened to be in the "Dongling Xiaozhi" that he was practicing. For him, these negative energies could be used to nourish one of his natal magic weapons, the "Titian Xingdao Banner".

But now is not the time to think about these things. With a thought, Ji Qian turned into a wisp of black smoke and entered the Jiaolu Cave.

The further he went in, the more frightened Ji Qian became. As he went deeper, the Jiao Lu Cave was completely dark and lifeless. It was unknown whether the yin energy inside was connected to the evil energy underground, or because too many cultivators had died, the death energy had turned into evil energy. Even someone like Ji Qian, who was at the Spiritual Stage, felt terrified.

Ji Qian did not dare to be careless, he concentrated his soul power in his eyes, and spread his consciousness, continuing to go deeper into the cave. When he reached the ground, the evil spirit scraped out had turned pure black, and ghosts were wandering around from time to time.

"Host, some of these ghosts have already reached the Qi Induction Stage." The system reminded in Ji Qian's sea of ​​consciousness.

Ji Qian hummed and said, "It's really strange."

The system said: "In short, host, be careful!"

Ji Qian understood that since ghosts in the Qi Induction Stage could appear, it meant that ghosts in the Spirit Stage might also appear. He did not dare to be careless and released one of his own life-saving magic weapons, the Tai Tian Xing Dao Banner. With a thought, a black gas emanated from the banner and surrounded Ji Qian, making him seem to merge into one with the surrounding evil energy.

After walking for a long time, Ji Qian saw a golden light flashing underground. He did not dare to be careless and sneaked over carefully to avoid the ghosts. Looking from above, some magnificent pavilions appeared underground, which seemed to be the palace of a dynasty in the world, but ghosts kept flying over those pavilions, indicating that this was still the underground of Jiaolu Cave.

Ji Qian retracted the black energy and turned into a breeze, heading towards the pavilions and towers under the cave. He thought these movements were silent and would not attract the attention of the ghosts, but as soon as he appeared in the cave, a ghost with a hideous face and two horns on its head rushed towards him. Ji Qian did not dare to be careless and dodged the ghost's attack. He estimated that the ghost was at the Qi-nourishing stage, so he pointed his finger and a golden light flew out from his sleeve, dispersing the ghost.

His actions attracted the attention of the ghosts in the sky, and they all flew towards him. Ji Qian quickly flew away, shooting talismans from time to time to disperse the ghosts that were chasing him. These ghosts were not very intelligent and their cultivation was not high, but as they approached the pavilion, ghosts in the spirit stage appeared from time to time.

This is really not good. Ji Qian used the Great Teleportation Technique and instantly escaped into a tower below.

Ghosts at the Qi-Inducing Stage were not so bad, as they were considered quite common. As for ghosts at the Spiritual Stage or above, he had seen them when he was browsing the classics at Luofu Xianjian Sect. These ghosts would only appear when there was a specific opportunity, but there were so many of them in the Jiaolu Cave, which was indeed very strange.

The system reminded: "Host, these ghosts in the spirit stage seem to have been born not long ago."

Just born? Ji Qian immediately understood that these spirit-level ghosts were probably the spirit-level monks who had come to explore the cave before!

Ji Qian just calmed down and looked inside the tower carefully.

The tower was brightly lit, with dozens of fist-sized night-shining pearls hanging overhead. The tower walls seemed to be made of jade, which was extremely luxurious. The furnishings on this floor were in a mess, with traces of fighting everywhere, which must have been a fierce battle.

Ji Qian walked towards the second floor. Suddenly, a ghost popped up at the corner. Its face had not yet completely rotted away and its eyes were dull, but its movements were fast. It swung a big axe and chopped straight at him. Ji Qian did not dare to be careless and dodged. A pen appeared in his hand. A black light flashed from the tip of the pen and shot into the ghost's brow. The ghost was stunned for a moment, then turned into a cloud of black smoke and dissipated into the air.

A ghost in the Qi Induction Stage. Ji Qian said in his heart, he stopped walking, but turned into a breeze and went up. In addition to the ghost in the Qi Induction Stage, there was also a ghost in the Spiritual Stage in the tower. Ji Qian did not dare to be careless and escaped from the tower directly. Now he did not know the situation of this underground cave, so he did not dare to act rashly.

"Host, you can go to the main hall and take a look." The system reminded: "It feels a little strange."

Ji Qian nodded and observed from the air that this cave palace was divided by the central axis, and the main hall was located in the center of the central axis. After determining the location, Ji Qian used the Great Movement Technique and arrived at the entrance of the main hall in a few breaths.

He did not dare to go in, and sent out his spiritual sense to explore the door. There were no ghosts inside, nor were there any monks who had come in before. Ji Qian's mind moved, and several talismans floated around him, and he activated Bai Qiu again. The golden light of the talismans and the white light of Bai Qiu flashed around him. He held a pen in his right hand and opened his left hand. An ancient book appeared in his palm before he entered the door.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw nine corpses with various painful expressions and postures lying in the hall. Ji Qian recognized one of them, it was Bai Yunke. There was a twisted red line connected to their heads. Ji Qian looked up along the red line and found that it led to the second floor.

"Host is in danger!" the system shouted.

A golden sword light shot out, and Ji Qian dodged it, but the golden light turned around and caught up with him. The pen in Ji Qian's hand turned in a circle, and a white light shot out from the tip of the pen, colliding with the golden light, and the two canceled each other out.

Ji Qian turned into a breeze and used the Great Teleportation Technique to rush to the second floor.

The second floor was surprisingly wider than the first. There were twelve altars on it. In front of each altar were floating treasures of heaven and earth. In the middle of the altars, there was a huge bronze coffin. Entwined on the bronze coffin were three dragons made of unknown materials. The nine red lines wrapped around the dragons seemed to be transmitting energy.

"This is the art of resurrection!" the system shouted in the sea of ​​consciousness!

The art of resurrection? Ji Qian frowned. Although he didn't understand what the art of resurrection was, he didn't like the fact that this art attracted so many monks and killed them all here, forming a dark and evil place.

The system said: "Host, please collect the things on the altar! Also! Be careful!!!"

Ji Qian didn't have time to listen to what the system said, because of his intrusion, the ghosts around gathered together. The ghosts in the spirit soul stage were already able to use magic tools and spells. For a moment, colorful light burst out in this small world.

The sword moved as his heart moved, and Ji Qian's three flying swords appeared behind him. The sword light flashed, and the three swords split into three, unexpectedly becoming nine swords, weaving into a sword net, which exploded with a loud bang, killing most of the ghosts. The ghosts in the spirit soul stage only retreated a few steps.

"Host, take the things from the altar!!" the system shouted in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Ji Qian calmed his mind, and the swords moved with his heart. The three swords split into three, turning into white, black, and blue sword lights, and slashed at the twelve altars. The pen in his hand shot out black light, and the book in his hand turned a few pages. Ji Qian's mind moved, and the black light turned into a cage, freezing several ghosts in the spirit stage. However, with his current spirit cultivation, he could only freeze them for two breaths, but this was enough.

With a probe of his divine sense, a jade box appeared in Ji Qian's hand, and he took the two pieces of metal, a piece of ancient wood, a heart, and a white cloud that were closest to him into the box. With a casual glance, Ji Qian found a black box with a breath of death, which was exactly the breath of death he needed.

It was worth the trip! Ji Qian took the black box in his hands as quickly as possible, and then, without caring about the other treasures scattered on the ground, he turned into a breeze and escaped from the window.

All this happened in just two breaths!

"The host is about to destroy this place!" the system reminded.

"Okay!" Ji Qian took a breath, and a burst of light suddenly burst out from his body. The book in his hand flipped through the pages, and the pen began to write on the book. A white breath rose from the book and rushed straight into the hall. Ji Qian still felt that it was not good enough, so he threw all the heavenly talismans on his body over, and regardless of the huge explosion, he rushed straight out of the cave.

After flying out of the Jiaolu Cave Mansion, Ji Qian was afraid of being followed, so he did not dare to show his body, and only showed his body when he arrived near the market town.

The system laughed and said, "Great!"

Ji Qian also laughed, then sighed. It was a pity that Bai Yunke died here. He sighed and flashed into the market.

Three years later

Ji Qian carefully melted the breath of death into the sword embryo, and then quickly carved ninety-nine eighty-one runes on it.

In an instant, a gas rose from the furnace, which was half black and half white. Then it dissipated, and a half-black and half-white sword with an ancient style finally appeared.

A scene of a dragon and a tiger meeting appeared in the sky above the market town, and rain began to pour down.