274 Special Committee (2/2)

The next question was: Where is the key?

No matter how cheerfully they thought about the future, the premise was that everybody must at least be able to enter the tomb first. Unfortunately, however, the key to open the door was lost, so it would be useless to dwell on something more than that.

This was the most important reason for Spirit Sword Sect to unite the various sects. After more than ten thousand years, to find the key that they didn’t even know the shape or form was simply like finding a needle in a haystack. Even Daoist Master Feng Yin’s Stellar Diffraction Technique was powerless to find any clue of it. According to Sword Demon, the key was an immortal level object, moreover, its magical ability was related to primal chaos epoch-creation energy, which meant that it was likely a space-time class immortal treasure, a very clear characteristic. However, even so, only after the various sects have joined forces that there was the possibility to find the key in a short time.

Similarly, in searching for the key, cooperation and competition coexisted simultaneously. The cooperation was not false, but the side that finally gets the key would undoubtedly grab many shares within the committee. However, this was also one of the reasons why Feng Yin demanded the chairperson position. If Spirit Sword sect already got the key, how could they be satisfied with just a limited term of office as a chairperson? And among the five standing committees, three should be theirs. However, since there was no key, that would have to be postponed until after they get it. Of course, everyone knew that in the process of finding the key, Spirit Sword Sect certainly possessed a certain clue advantage, yet the advantage was not obvious. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be better if they hide the information about the key altogether?

Since the important matter has been decided, the four sects went their separate ways while leaving some of their members to comb the sword tomb for any clue. Spirit Sword Sect also began to clean up the mess and led their disciples back to the mountain to recuperate.

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This time’s sword tomb exploration, Spirit Sword Sect was undoubtedly the biggest winner. Except for the immortal inheritance that was yet to be explored, the several successor disciples have also benefited greatly.

It was obvious for Wang Lu and Zhu Shiyao. Although their respective injuries were not light, once healed, it could usher in a period of rapid progress.

Liu Li finally obtained a flying sword of high-rank spiritual treasure that was very suitable for her, which in terms of value, was not inferior to that of Wang Lu’s and Zhu Shiyao’s. Usually, a spiritual treasure would have their own spirit, however, the characteristics of the flying sword that was suitable for Liu Li’s Brilliant Sword Heart were extremely demanding that very few spiritual treasures could meet them. Although Spirit Sword Sect had tried to look for it in any way they can, they never found the one that was suitable for her, which was why they let her used a first rank magical treasure instead.

However, this time, Liu Li obtained her spiritual treasure on her own. After Wang Lu penetrated through the last layer of the sword tomb, she was bored and thus casually wandered within the sword tomb. If Wang Lu were still with her, he would’ve scolded her for trying to take a suicidal road. However, perhaps her luck was big enough that unexpectedly, in a lonely stone chamber, she found a seemingly-abandoned-for-a-long-time broken sword. When she picked up the sword, it burst out a dazzling brilliance, revealing the essence of a high-rank spiritual treasure, which was highly compatible with Liu Li.

Later, when the Elders appraised it, they found that it was the famous sword of Sword Demon that was used by him to break the firmament of heaven. Originally, it was an immortal treasure level sword, however, during the challenge against the four in nine divine tribulations, the sword spirit was wiped out, and the sword body was damaged. This sword was then brought by its master to the sword tomb to begin the slow repair process relying on the power of the Feng Shui line. Years later, the sword body has basically been repaired, and although the sword spirit could not be resurrected, it did not affect the grade of the flying sword, and moreover, as it turned out, this was in line with the blank space requirement of Liu Li’s flying sword.

Although its immortal sword quality has yet to restore at this time, as long as Liu Li diligently refined it, sooner or later, its glory days would return. The actual value of this sword was even far higher than the one that Zhu Shiyao obtained; this was truly a priceless treasure. Towards this, even Wang Lu was slightly envious. Although he certainly would not covet things that belonged to Liu Li, he could not help but want to borrow to play with it.

Liu Li, of course, readily agreed. ”Okay, here, you can play with my Meow!”

”Wait a minute, what is Meow?”

Liu Li said, ”It’s this flying sword. Master said since the original sword spirit is not in there anymore, it is equivalent to a new flying sword, so Master let me gave her a new name.”

”... So you named her Meow!?” Wang Lu was speechless. He shook his head and then grasped the sword hilt offered by Liu Li.

The main reason he wanted to borrow the sword was to comprehend more about the essence of Primal Chaos Heaven Splitting Sword since this was the main sword of Sword Demon. Since the sword spirit was no longer in there, the gain might be limited, but still...

However, when his palm touched the sword hilt, he immediately felt a burst dizziness, as if he had been knocked by a heavy hammer. Any thoughts immediately escaped out of his mind; he absolutely could not think of anything.

Wang Lu hurriedly threw the sword back to Liu Li and then asked, ”What’s with this sword…”

Liu Li said, ”Master said this sword has already passed through refinement process and thus, already interlinked with my heart and thought, the person and the sword became one. Although I am not quite clear what it means, it should be good, right?”

No, what your Master actually means is really simple.

Except for you, if other people use this sword, their IQ would fall...