Chapter 252: Tian Ji Sects Secret (1/2)

Chapter 252: Tian Ji Sect's Secret

Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations

Time passed in a flash. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

With the promise of large amounts of gold, hundreds of thousand architects and construction craftsmen slogged day and night to reconstruct the Tian Ji Sect. After a year, Tian Ji Sect’s compounds were thoroughly completed.

In this one year, Mo Wuji didn't cultivate but had spent all that time studying on Chu Xingzi's knowledge of the Array Dao. By now, he could easily install ordinary intermediate grade arrays and could even forge his own array flags. He had also developed a rough outline of the sect protecting array.

Just as Mo Wuji intended to leave and install the sect protecting array, Nie Zhengnong hastily came to find him.

Mo Wuji knew that when he was behind closed doors, unless there was something special, Nie Zhengnong and co. wouldn't interfere with him. Did the Ming Han Empire experts come? But that didn't seem likely, Bei Sen and Bei Fangjian’s poison had yet to be cleared.

”Head senior brother, when the workers were mounting the 9th Tian Ji Pillar, we met with some issues.” Nie Zhengnong had a strange expression on his face.

”What problem?” Mo Wuji asked quizzically. He had personally requested for the nine Tian Ji Pillars. It was primarily to increase the sect’s dignity and influence. Other than that, there weren’t many other special functions. Of course, after erecting these nine Tian Ji Pillars, he intended to borrow the nine Tian Ji Pillars to conceal a deathtrap array.

Nie Zhengnong said with a peculiar expression on his face, ”We found the Tian Ji Sword. Because the sect is basically completed, after discovering this matter, I have already dismissed those architects.”

Mo Wuji startled and said urgently, ”Wasn't the Tian Ji Sword taken away by Lei Hongji? How did it end up in the sect?”

He had thoroughly investigated on this matter. After Lei Hongji won the chance to go to Zhen Mo Continent, the Lei Clan renamed the Tian Ji Sword to Lei Clan Sword and bestowed it to Lei Hongji. Furthermore, this sword bestowment was held in Yan City Plaza and was spectated by many people. One could clearly see the degree of arrogance the Yu Lin Lei Clan had then.

”It's not the actual Tian Ji Sword, but a stone sword. When I first saw it, I felt that it was a little weird, so I didn't have anyone touch it and specially came to find head senior brother for instructions,” Nie Zhengnong said respectfully.

Mo Wuji nodded, ”Come, let's go take a look.”

The two soon arrived at the place where the Tian Ji Sword was and Mo Wuji finally had a good look at this Tian Ji Sword. There was a stone sword at least tens of meters deep within the earth, half of the sword was still inserted on the ground. The entire sword was faint grey but a strong aura emitted from it.

On the sword, there was a word that seemed to be formed naturally. Mo Wuji gave it a good look before discerning that it was the word ”Ji”. The sword handle was also different from other sword handles; it was slightly concave in the middle and there wasn’t a sword pommel.

Mo Wuji extended his hand to pull out the stone sword, discovering that not only was it lacking the sword pommel, it also didn’t have a proper blade; the sword spine, sword edge and even the sword point was of equal thickness, with a few random ridge lines on it.

This stone sword truly embodied the meaning of the phrase ”A heavy sword has no edge”.

”The exterior of the stone sword is exactly the same as the Tian Ji Sword. I wonder whether it was something to do the actual Tian Ji Sword,” Nie Zhengnong pondered.

Mo Wuji went silent without a word; he slowly examined the surroundings of the stone sword. After some time, he suddenly jolted and stared at the ground where the sword was inserted in with disbelief in his eyes. He didn't merely spend one to two days studying up on Chu Xingzi's array notes, and he even recently went behind closed doors for a year just to research on Chu Xingzi's knowledge of the Array Dao.

At this moment, he actually discovered that this stone sword was like an array flag, and it seemed to be suppressing something.

”Zhengnong, how many mountains are there in the Tian Ji Sect?” After clearly discerning that this was indeed an array base, Mo Wuji suddenly asked.

Nie Zhengnong hurriedly answered, ”Tian Ji Sect is situated in the Tian Ji Mountain Range and there are at least 100 mountains of varying sizes. However, after the reconstruction of the Tian Ji Sect, there's only one main mountain and 13 secondary summits.”

Mo Wuji's heart was filled with shock. It really was close to his estimations, there were really 13 secondary summits.

If his hypothesis is correct, there might be 13 spirit locking arrays in the Tian Ji Sect, and these huge array must be suppressing an unbelievable spiritual energy. If that was the case, then it would explain why the Tian Ji Sect was surrounded by such beautiful scenes of nature, yet was so sparse in spiritual energy.

”Which are the 13 secondary summits?” Mo Wuji asked in a solemn tone.

Influenced by Mo Wuji’s seriousness, Nie Zhengnong also started to feel that something was not ordinary. He answered in a single breath, ”The 13 secondary summits are Tian Dao Summit, Tian Chang Summit, Tian Wu Summit, Tian Ming Summit, Tian Qi Summit, Tian Zai Summit, Tian You Summit, Tian Chuan Summit, Tian Gu Summit, Tian Zhi Summit, Tian Yu Summit, Tian Jiang Summit and Tian Hai Summit. These 13 secondary summits were named according to height. The sect head would typically stay in the main Tian Ji Summit, while the first elder stays in Tian Dao Summit and so forth.”

Mo Wuji slowly pondered over the names of the 13 secondary summits. After a whole incense's time, he slowly muttered to himself, ”The Dao is often nameless; like when a stream in the valley flows into the ocean!” (Dao Chang Wu Ming, Qi Zai, You Chuan Gu Zhi Yu Jiang Hai!) [1]

When the names of the 13 secondary peaks came together, it was actually a sentence. Mo Wuji reflected on the meaning behind the sentence. The Dao does not have a real name, nor could it be simply described with simple words. It was present in everything that exists. It was just like an ocean; all rivers would eventually flow into the ocean, integrating into one natural entity.