Chapter 70 - Liu Shuishui Enters the Great Sword Sect

Recently, the Tianchen Sword Sect had two major events.

The first matter, their new Sect Master, whom they had awaited for six years, had arrived.

The second matter, Senior Sister Gu Jing, who had been missing for six years, had returned.

The Tianchen Sword Sect's main sect was located atop a vast spiritual energy mountain range.

The area of this vast, continuous mountain range far exceeded that of some small mortal kingdoms. With the eighteen mountain peaks in the center, guarded like a forest of swords, as its core...

...it extended outwards to countless small mountain peaks.

This place was very large, so large that many ordinary disciples whose respective sword peaks were far apart might never visit each other's sword peaks in their entire lives.

But this place was also very small, so small that the goal of the many people gathered here was all to squeeze onto those central eighteen sword peaks.

The Ten Hall Elders, the Seven Swords, and Still Water Peak.

This was also Liu Shuishui... no, Liu Miao's first time seeing this many people in her life.

There were many mountain paths leading to the Tianchen Sword Sect's interior. Gu Jing took the one with the fewest people.

In the past, Gu Jing was very popular in the Tianchen Sword Sect... because she was the most approachable of the Tianchen Seven Swords' wielders.

So, as soon as she appeared near the Tianchen Sword Sect, those disciples were first stunned for a moment, then quickly passed this news into the Sword Sect.

By the time Gu Jing walked to the foot of the Tianchen Sword Sect's mountain, the disciples within the sect had long since crowded the originally incomparably wide mountain path.

The original upward path was like a heavenly ladder connecting the immortal and mortal realms.

Now, it was already a human ladder.

This gave Liu Shuishui quite a fright.

Because those immortals, usually unattainable, were now appearing in droves, like mushrooms after the rain.

It was like a person's eyes lighting up upon seeing a speck of gold.

Seeing a gold bar would make their eyes fervent.

But when seeing a gold vault, they would most likely just think, 'am I fucking done for?'.

Right now, Liu Shuishui was in pretty much this situation.

Because she felt her talent was very average, she had assumed Mr. Luo and Boss Hua were also taking her to some small place.

But as it turned out...

Liu Shuishui swallowed her saliva.

Where the hell have I been brought... or could it be, this is the average standard of these immortal cultivation sects...

Holy shit, aren't you immortals all supposed to be mysterious...

At this moment, Liu Shuishui still didn't know that the first step of demystification begins with contact.

Gu Jing noticed Liu Miao's somewhat timid appearance, motioned for her to stand behind her, and then walked to the front of the Tianchen Sword Sect's mountain gate.

She stood there, surrounded by a circle of disciples.

They discovered that Senior Sister Gu Jing still seemed to be that same Senior Sister Gu Jing.

It was just that for some reason, she seemed to be carrying two swords.

And she seemingly had lost a lot of weight. Her eyes and brows were still as before, but one always felt...

...she was somewhat unapproachable.

But following an even greater commotion from behind, the attention of the many disciples gathered here also shifted over.

Only to see the spectating disciples on the mountain consciously part to make a path.

From that towering mountain climbing path, a petite figure walked down.

She was very small, even smaller than Su Huanhuan.

A head of snow-white hair nearly trailed directly to the ground.

She walked over slowly with a 'just woke up' expression. Her face was clearly very cute, but she gave off a feeling of being old and stodgy.

As soon as she appeared, all the disciples present instantly fell silent.

She was the first sword of the Tianchen Seven Swords, the Celestial Gate Sword.

It could also be said that she was the Celestial Gate Sword itself.

She was a sword spirit, a sword spirit who had stayed in the Tianchen Sword Sect since who knows how long ago.

It could also be said that since the birth of the Tianchen Seven Swords, there had only ever been six people.

The Celestial Gate Sword, no one had ever wielded it.

“Her Ladyship the First Sword.”

Gu Jing looked at her, bowing faintly.

“Mm.”

The Celestial Gate Sword nodded with a bored expression.

In Gu Jing's understanding, this eternally unchanging Her Ladyship the First Sword's strength was unknown, and she basically never came forward to manage the Sword Sect's affairs.

It was heard she would occasionally take on a few disciples, but... her disciples, most of their fates were rather miserable, said to be related to her teaching methods.

In short, she was an existence few people were willing to provoke, and also one very few people could truly speak with.

The Celestial Gate Sword looked at Gu Jing; to be precise, she was looking at the cloth bag on her back.

Her golden pupils were without a ripple, only asking:

“The Autumn Maiden Sword is destroyed?”

“Yes.”

These two short sentences made all the disciples present suck in a breath of cold air.

Huh?

The Autumn Maiden Sword is gone?

How did they not know?

“Let me see.”

Although she said this, the Celestial Gate Sword just beckoned with her hand, and the Autumn Maiden's broken sword flew into her hand.

She scrutinized the dull and lightless Autumn Maiden Sword, her gaze without sorrow or joy.

“You keep it.”

Afterwards, the Autumn Maiden Sword returned to Gu Jing's hand.

She looked as if she had just asked casually, not particularly concerned about these things.

“Your state of mind is very adrift. You don't look like you're willing to return to the Sword Sect.”

Gu Jing didn't respond, but just pushed Liu Miao forward slightly.

Eh, me?

Liu Miao inexplicably walked into the center of everyone's line of sight.

How strange, why did it suddenly become like this.

Why would this white-haired girl in front of her, who looked very young, even childish, but was very formidable, notice her.

“You, execute a sword move.”

“Uh...”

Liu Miao looked at her own empty hands.

The Celestial Gate Sword extended her hand. Spiritual energy in the air was seen to twist and forge, and a spirit sword that looked to be of a considerably high grade was actually created out of thin air by her and handed to Liu Miao.

“......”

It seemed, it seemed, there was no way out.

Liu Miao steeled herself and used the only sword move she knew.

Quiet, like a butterfly flying over the sea's surface.

The disciples further away didn't even notice at all that Liu Miao had already swung a sword.

But they saw the Celestial Gate Sword nod her head and say a sentence:

“Not bad.”

“Child, you're quite cute. Be my disciple.”

??

The disciples, amidst their shock, were also completely bewildered.

After who knows how many years, this old hag... no, Her Ladyship the First Sword was actually going to torment a new disciple again.

And also, what did that plain-looking girl just do? How did she get chosen?

Although becoming the Celestial Gate Sword's disciple was considered a nine-deaths-one-life affair... for ordinary disciples like them who weren't on the eighteen main peaks, it was also an opportunity.

How did she get this opportunity almost immediately after coming in, having done practically nothing?

But Liu Miao, seeing this white-haired girl praise her, thought she had to give some kind of response.

She remembered those elder sisters and aunties in Xianfeng City telling her that women always like to be praised as young.

So Liu Miao respectfully handed the sword in her hand back, and then said:

“Thank you, I learned this sword move from someone else. I am Liu Miao, and I achieved Foundation Establishment this year.”

“Also, uh... you're very cute too.”

“......”

These disciples suddenly felt that some fortunes are just meant to be enjoyed by others.

At least that sentence, they truly didn't dare to say.

But the Celestial Gate Sword just nodded her head.

“Follow behind me; later, you will go up the mountain with me.”

Afterwards, she looked towards Gu Jing again.

“Autumn Maiden and Lu Lan both broke. Why is this?”

“......”

Gu Jing did not answer directly, only saying:

“It is all Gu Jing's responsibility.”

“Who is the current Sect Master? Is it still Luo Wenshui?”

“It is the Old Sect Master's daughter, Luo Hongyu.”

Before coming here, she had heard the news of Luo Hongyu taking charge of the Sword Sect again.

“Mm.”

The Celestial Gate Sword nodded her head.

“Seeing as you don't want to stay in the Sword Sect either, go.”

“Many thanks... Her Ladyship the First Sword.”

Gu Jing wrapped the Autumn Maiden Sword again and put on her hood.

“Boss Hua...”

Gu Jing turned her head, looking at Liu Miao who wanted to speak but hesitated.

She pondered for a moment, then said:

“If cultivating under Her Ladyship the First Sword is too bitter... changing to another mountain peak is also fine.”

She had come here only to settle Liu Miao down.

The Sword Sect...

It was indeed as the Celestial Gate Sword had said, she didn't want to come back again.

Heaven had been incomparably generous to her, but on one point alone, it was incomparably cruel.

What made her feel a slight sense of relief was that this world, it seemed, had left a way out for her after all.

Even if that was undoubtedly a rugged way out.

But apart from this, she already had no other path to take.

“......”

The Celestial Gate Sword left with Liu Miao; the disciples also gradually dispersed.

Afterwards, a hidden figure was revealed.

It was the sixth sword, the Heavenly Cry Sword, Yan Yan. She was very skilled at concealing her aura.

That girl named Liu Miao's way of executing a sword move was stunning, yet it also made her feel very familiar.

She always felt she had seen it before... but it was an even more extremely low-profile version, to the point that she only had a vague impression.

Then she remembered who it was.

This is bad.

She was a little hesitant now, whether to tell Luo Hongyu about this matter.

If she told, there would be a lot of trouble.

If she didn't tell... what was originally just a big trouble might become an extremely big trouble.

Yan Yan was very afraid of trouble.

Hiss…

How did it turn out like this? She was clearly just a young successor who had inherited the Heavenly Cry Sword's legacy not long ago; why was she suddenly surrounded by a pile of things?

After pondering for a moment, she felt she still had to tell Luo Hongyu.

For one, she felt this news was definitely very important to Luo Hongyu.

For two...

As a person who practiced the sword and loved the sword, she herself was also extremely curious about that sword art she hadn't paid attention to before.