254 Mount Hua’s Summit, Sword Dance Summi (2/2)
Thousands of Mount Hua disciples obeyed and acted.
The forest of swords started moving uniformly.
Thousands of longswords formed thousands of harmonious sword shadows under the morning sun. The scene was very dazzling and neat! The thousands of people finished in one breath and quickly put away their swords. They then hugged their sheaths, held them high, and drew their swords again. Their movements were like water and contained astonishing strength.
In the end, they pointed their swords at the sky in the south.
Whoosh!
The sound of four sword auras rose, and they were incredibly harmonious. When they thrust out, they looked as if they were making tens of thousands of swords worship the red sun!
Sunlight shone on the tips of the swords, dazzling and bewitching those who saw it!
It was the sword dance session Mount Hua Sect organized once every month.
It was attended by NPC disciples. However, the disciples in Blessed Realm could also enter to replace one of the NPC disciples. They could move according to their heart and sense the profundity of swinging their swords with ten thousand people in the morning to receive the purest energy from the world, which baptized their souls and bodies.
It was Mount Hua!
”This is the day the world shall speak of the sword, and this is Mount Hua's summit.”
The Sword Dance Summit was a holy land where countless brilliant heroes would pour out their minds and souls to learn how to wield the sword. This was also the place where the heroes of the world would meet for a decisive battle.
Mount Hua Sect was the organizer. They were one of the seven great sects and clans and the organizers of the triannual Sword Among Us tournament. Once they combined generations of sword techniques from elites and their spirits, they continued to create new and innovative sword techniques. At the same time, the grand occasion of the disciples of Mount Hua performing the sword dance was formed.
It was also precisely because the game had preserved the spirit of Mount Hua Sect that the unprecedentedly grand occasion made Mount Hua Sect one of the most popular sects among the seven great sects. They could actually contend with Shaolin Temple and Wudang Sect.
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At the moment the sword dance session was over, a pretty and charming player moved away from her spot. Her cheeks were slightly red, and she was covered in sweat.
”Junior sister.”
A few people chased after her from behind her while holding out their leather skins.
”Come, drink some mountain water to quench your thirst.”
”Why don't you drink mine. I just filled up my leather skin today. The water is still cold right now.”
Little Jade[1] did not seem to be at a loss in front of her senior brothers' enthusiasm, which was clearly showed on their faces. But she did not show any signs of annoyance either.
”Don't need to, senior brothers, I have mine.”
Once she was done speaking, she brought out a bamboo tube from her Universe Bag and took a sip from it.
”Hehe, Little Jade, let's go and grind in White Tiger Forest today. I managed to farm three White Tiger Pelts on my own yesterday.”
”That's nothing. Junior Sister Little Jade, fighting against tigers every day isn't something worth boasting about. Sometime ago, I found an herb mountain protected by Bloodsucking Wood. I used up all my energy to pick around ten tuber fleeceflowers from it. There were also quite a lot of other valuable herbs there. Why don't we go there today?”
”Enough with it!”A loud voice rose from behind and instantly drowned out the voices of the men who were eager to invite Little Jade to form a party with them to do some level-grinding. ”Little Jade has something to do today. You lot can go away now!”
Once the men recognized the speaker, they knew that were that there was no hope for them to form a party with Little Jade anymore. They left, and a young man with a loose brocade robe walked forward in a majestic gait. He arrived in front of Little Jade and spoke in a very casual tone.
”Little Jade, you should have time to accompany me today, right?”
The young man was the eldest senior brother of Mount Hua Sect, and he was the person with the greatest Comprehension and accomplishments in the sword dance session—Lonesome Ice.
But the expression of Little Jade, who had always been very tolerant toward other people, suddenly changed. Her face turned cold, and she uttered only two words.
”Get lost!”
Once she finished speaking, she turned to her other sect members.
”Thank you for your kind will, senior brothers. I have to travel far today, so I will not be able to play with all of you. Sorry. Goodbye!”
Under Lonesome Ice's awkward gaze—he wanted to bury himself in a hole and die—and her other senior brothers' stunned expressions while they tried hard to suppress their laughter, she turned around and descended down the mountain.
Translator's Note:
[1] Little Jade: Xu Yao's in-game name. Her full in-game character name is Jade Lake's Immortal.