983 Illusory Additional Self (1/2)

Shang Jiuming experienced a disruption of Subduing Demon and Awakening Celestial and their Sect going down, therefore he had a thirst for rejuvenating his Sect. During all these recent years, he had been fighting so hard for a place in other sects and suffering all those prejudices. Now their sect had only five or six disciples left and he now had only one child Shang Lingxi. They could not even be called a sect.

Now he suddenly obtained the Celestial Sword Puppet, one of the Four Great Extraordinary Books, one that was closely related with sect inheritance. Shang Jiuming felt like he was in a dream, a very happy dream that made him go back to youth full of passion and hope.

Reality was like a dream. He had a very strange feeling as if he was in a dream and saw a white figure carrying the sword.

Then he saw the white figure turn around and disclose a beautiful manly face and the sword gave out a sound like a dragon and went out of the sheath.

A streak of white light rose up like lightning at a very fast speed. Shang Jiuming felt a wave inside his stomach, and a Vital Energy came out and turned around at three passes, going through seven apertures, activating each other.

Sword power came out from his finger point like thunder.

What… before he could understand what happened, the white figure waved his sword in vague lights. And again Vital Energy came out rushed out from Shang Jiuming's body and went through the same apertures.

One wave after another, Awakening Celestial Sword Style that Shang Jiuming was familiar unfolded and it seemed to be the key part of all different kinds of sword style. Shang Jiuming felt that his own apertures were activated accordingly and Vital Energy went all over his body.

After a period of time, the swordsman's long sword went back into the sheath and shook Shang Jiuming's breath. He felt that his body was energized by the sword power going back and forth between his apertures as if he had been practicing Qi Xie for a whole night.

The swordsman in white cast a cold glance at Shang Jiuming and his body dimmed down and then disappeared in the mist in Shang Jiuming's dream.

Shang Jiuming woke up and got up in bed. He looked at Celestial Sword Puppet by his pillow with a surprised and confused look.

The puppet's smile was funny and his body was deeply wounded with an air of magic swordsmanship. It lay there quietly without the slightest clue of any strange condition.

He thought over what just happened and realized it was not a dream after all. He indeed saw a swordsman in white and got the hang of Vital Energy practice about Awakening Celestial Sword Style.

It seemed to be even more mysterious and a better fit for him than what the Sword Emperor left.

What happened?

Shang Jiuming got up and walked back and forth, feeling excited, confused, and a bit scared.

Meng Qi spent a lot of energy to complete what he just did inside the Celestial Sword Puppet. Now he felt extremely tired but in a good mood:

Your real purpose to practice Sword Emperor's swordsmanship is to gain the Vital Energy Circulation Method. I'll just then directly transfer a strong inner power to you!

This is not only a puppet of two swordsmanships, but also a puppet of Awakening Celestial Sword's tough sword spirit.

After resting for a while, Meng Qi woke up from the rest and found himself placed on a table. Then he saw Shang Jiuming brought a bowl of rice with three ignited incense in it.

The smoke rose and went towards Meng Qi. Shang Jiuming bowed solemnly for three times and murmured:

”No debts without creditors, no hatred without cause. Please go find the one that killed you…”

He was treated as some devil spirit with obsession!

Meng Qi was stunned and felt pitiful towards Shang Jiuming for being so bookish with no imagination at all.

It was a good thing after all to read novels. At least one could learn a lot by reading and then would link the facts of sword spirit, old grandpa, blood ritual, mediumship.

It would have been so much better if Xu Cheng got the Celestial Sword Puppet. A young man with an imagination and who was always ready to learn new ideas.

Then Shang Jiuming took out a jewelry box decorated with gold and jade and put the puppet into the box. And then he pasted a few randomly written seal scripts that did not really work.

The Celestial Sword Puppet was one of the most valuable items in the world. Shang Jiuming wanted to take it with him all the time just in case. But it was left with obsession so he decided to put it in a sacred box.

It turned dark and Meng Qi's divine sense could not go through the heavy metal wall of the box. He was speechless.

Life is so hard for a puppet!

…

Shang Jiuming led his daughter and disciples on their journey back to the mountain. They did not walk in a hurry in case anyone might find them strange.

They had to be cautious as many martial arts players were still looking for the Celestial Sword Puppet and willing to fight for it.

At noon, Shang Jiuming and others arrived near a river and were looking for a boat to cross it. Suddenly a boat sailed out from a dark place. A middle-aged man in councilor's clothes stood at the front of it. He was a bit chubby but had sharp eyes, as sharp as the sword in his hand.

His sword bathed in sunshine and shone so brightly that Shang Lingxi and Xu Cheng could not even open their eyes.

”It's you…” Shang Jiuming dimmed his voice with caution.