Chapter 221 - Gathering for Cultivation (21) (2/2)

Now Ming Shu sat on the Taiyan Sword and ate the newly paid-in-tribute snacks with a good mood. She was enjoying the show of the disciples below climbing up the mountain to take swords.

Snacks are justice.

I want to eat too!

Little Beastie suddenly jumped out and pulled open Ming Shu’s palm to take food.

Ming Shu was in a good mood and didn’t drive Little Beastie off this time.

Weng…

There were the occasional sounds of swords clashing in the mountain.

It was not so easy for a disciple to find a sword of their own.

“Eh, why is she here? She hasn’t even built a foundation yet!”

“She’s come to take swords even though she hasn’t reached the Foundation Establishment? Yun Yao is so bold.”

“Yeah, after all, she has the supreme-spirit root!”

Another round of jealous discussion came to Ming Shu’s ears. Ming Shu looked down and saw that Yun Yao was heading for Lingjian Peak.

“You don’t know this. Taking swords was allowed for Foundation Establishment disciples after Lingjian Peak was closed. Before, taking swords was allowed for all disciples as long as you feel that you can take one.”

Why could only the Foundation Establishment disciples take swords after Lingjian Peak was closed? Because the sect’s swords weren’t plentiful enough.

But Lingjian Peak was different. There were enough swords on Lingjian Peak for everyone. Besides, it was not that you could get a sword as long as you went up the mountain. If your qualifications were not enough, these swords would not cede to you.

Therefore, if a disciple hadn’t reached the level of Foundation Establishment, they may not willing to go up the mountain to “tame” a sword.

After Yun Yao passed by, there was another commotion below.

Jun Qing came over with Zi Luo.

These two people seemingly couldn’t get away from each other. Interesting.

Ming Shu controlled the Taiyan Sword to hover lower and flew before Yun Yao, blocking her way.

“Xuan Ji, what are you doing?” Seeing Ming Shu, Yun Yao became extremely unhappy.

“What are you doing? Going up the mountain? Pay me toll.” Ming Shu reached out her hand.

“What?” Yun Yao thought she had heard it wrong.

“Toll,” Ming Shu repeated smilingly.

“Xuan Ji, you’re going too far!” The peak master of Chihuo Peak flew out from somewhere. “We have sent you so much food, isn’t that enough?”

Ming Shu smiled. “Do you think your disciple is only worth that little snack?”

Chihuo Peak Master: “…”

“Why don’t you stop her?” Yun Yao pointed at Zi Luo, who was going to pass them.

Zi Luo noticed them and she stopped short for a moment, looking back at Jun Qing. The latter nodded slightly, then she continued to go up.

“I’m willing to let her pass, so what?” Ming Shu waved her hand. “Cut the chit-chat, hurry up and pay me the toll or I won’t allow you to go up.”

“You…”

The Chihuo Peak master stopped Yun Yao. He glared at Ming Shu and said word by word, “Fine, I will pay.”

He intended to let Yun Yao take a sword today and didn’t want to have more troubles.

Ming Shu waited on the spot. In the land of cultivation, there was not much food. So it took the Chihuo Peak master quite a while to get more food to Ming Shu.

Receiving the requested toll, Ming Shu sat back on the Taiyan Sword and smiled at Yun Yao. “Good luck.”

The Taiyan Sword flew into the air with a woosh .

…

The higher up the mountain, the higher the level and quality of the swords on Lingjian Peak. Yun Yao’s goal was naturally to climb higher and get the best sword. Those swords she met halfway were not what she wanted.

Zi Luo was just walking through the mountain mechanically. Whenever she met a sword, she would go forward and try to pull it up. But she hadn’t managed to pull out any sword.

No one noticed when Ming Shu disappeared into the air. At this time, she held a blue Qing Sword in hand and was going down the mountain from above.

The Taiyan Sword carried Little Beastie and was following their common owner. A deep sword-sound spread along the road, which was accompanied by some kind of self-evident respect.

Ming Shu took a look behind herself. She didn’t expect that the sword she pulled out at random last time to cut a spirit deer would be such a mighty sword.

She got the sword first, and then she learned of that rule of “getting Taiyan then getting Lingjian.”

Ming Shu felt this was too unscientific. Such a powerful sword was casually planted at the foot of Lingjian Peak.

The Taiyan Sword: “…” I also never imagined that one day I would be used as a kitchen knife.