Chapter 961: Come Back to Life, My Love

“Strengthen our Sword Sect…”

“I did not expect that this Nascent Soul elder, leaving behind only a strand of Sword Spirit, would possess such a pure thought.”

Lu Xuan felt the perseverance emanating from the depths of the Sword Spirit and admiration spontaneously arose in his heart.

Although he also harbored a sense of belonging to the Dongxuan Sword Sect, compared to the persistence in the Sword Spirit, it was like the difference between the light of a firefly and the light of the bright moon.

“My Sword Path cultivation cannot match the Sword Spirit, and my talent is only average, I wonder whether I can resonate with this Sword Spirit and subdue it.”

Lu Xuan’s mind stirred and then, clearing his throat, his expression solemn,

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“Strengthen our Sword Sect!”

He shouted with great fervor, as if ready to devote everything to the Sword Sect, including his life.

The Sword Spirit gave no response.

“…”

With a calm expression and piercing gaze, Lu Xuan earnestly spoke to the Sword Spirit:

“As a disciple of the Sword Sect, Lu Mou is willing to dedicate his whole heart to the construction of the Sword Sect’s great cause, to toil without complaint until death for the strength of the Sword Sect.”

“I earnestly ask the elder to witness this with me!”

“…”

Still, there was only silence.

“It seems that the Sword Spirit formed from the elder’s perseverance cannot empathize with me.”

Lu Xuan silently lamented in his heart.

“It got me all fired up.”

He shook his head slightly, and since he could not touch the Sword Spirit, there was nothing else he could do.

It was extremely difficult to fortify such a powerful Sword Sect, and improving two types of Fourth Grade Sword Grass Sword Gourds in over ten thousand years of the Sword Sect’s history meant very little.

“Unless there is real evidence that can change the Sword Sect, it’s difficult to move this Sword Spirit.”

Lu Xuan thought to himself as he walked out of the cemetery.

Looking back, the Sword Spirit still sat on the stone stele, slightly tilting its head upward, looking towards a direction, alone yet exuding a sense of unwavering resolution.

Half an hour later, Lu Xuan was fortunate to encounter the second Sword Spirit.

In the obsessions of the Sword Spirit, it had met a woman of peerless beauty during its Foundation Establishment Stage, and the two became acquainted, bonded, and became Dao companions, going in and going out together, experiencing countless hardships.

After both broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage, the woman was unexpectedly killed by a Nascent Soul Evil Cultivator during an expedition to a Secret Land, and from then on, the Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator in the stone stele fell into a frenzied state, relentlessly hunting down heretical evil demons regardless of his own life.

After advancing to Nascent Soul, he was overwhelmed with a fury to personally slay his enemies.

After avenging his great hatred, he accidentally obtained an Evil Puppet Refinement Technique, which allowed him to resurrect someone with just a trace of flesh and blood, or even a single hair, making them appear no different from an ordinary person.

From then on, this Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator put all his efforts into gathering the treasures needed for the Evil Puppet Refinement Technique. Unfortunately, he could never attempt it until the end of his life.

He finally turned into endless regret.

“Resurrect my beloved.”

Lu Xuan opened his eyes and muttered to himself.

“Is this the perseverance hidden deep within you?”

He sighed softly, adjusting his thoughts that were influenced by the Sword Spirit’s obsessions.

After this, he encountered two more Sword Spirits’ obsessions.

One harbored deep thoughts about his only offspring in the Cultivation World, while the other always regretted never having had the chance to enter a randomly discovered Cave Heaven Secret Land.

“These two obsessions might still have a chance to be fulfilled.”

The first only required finding the offspring of that Nascent Soul True Monarch. After experiencing his life, he surely could, based on some information, find that fellow disciple within the Sword Sect.

The other was also quite useful for Lu Xuan, as he had a rough understanding of the location, entry method, and treasure information of that miraculous Cave Heaven.

Even though he was engrossed in cultivating the land and missed opportunities for advancement, the information from the obsessions of the Sword Spirit was still a great fortune.

At the same time, as he delved into the depths of several Sword Spirits, understanding the obsessions at the heart of several Nascent Soul True Monarchs was like experiencing the lifetimes of four people.

Among them, the experiences of these four individuals when breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm would be of great help to him in his future promotions.

“Next time I enter Heart Sword Lake, I need to find the descendant of the third Nascent Soul True Monarch. If I can clarify their current situation through the Sword Spirit, perhaps I can obtain it.”

Lu Xuan made a mental note.

He took out a segment of a dark green sword hilt.

A faint green arrow appeared on the hilt, flashing continuously as if guiding Lu Xuan in the direction to proceed.

“It’s time to go back.”

Sword Sect disciples have limited time to spend in Heart Sword Lake and cannot stay indefinitely. The small arrow on this hilt from the lake was hinting to Lu Xuan to follow its direction and leave Heart Sword Lake within the allotted time.

“At least the harvest was quite good.”

With a large amount of superior Sword Aura Elixir, even nurturing the numerous Sword Grass Spirit Plants in his cave abode could be sustained for a long period.

Over thirty Sword Tassel Fish, seven Shadow Stones, and knowledge of the obsessions within the depths of four Sword Spirits—should things go smoothly, he might be able to subdue one or two more the next time he entered Heart Sword Lake.

He arrived at the perimeter of Heart Sword Lake and quietly waited for the rest of the Sword Sect disciples.

Sword Lights shot from all directions, and Sword Sect disciples arrived with mixed expressions, some joyful, some regretful, some angry.

Seven disciples from Huanzhen Sword Peak gathered together.

“I heard that Brother Bai from Chong Xu Sword Peak and Elder Brother Zhang from Qingwei Sword Peak had a major conflict over a piece of Sword Bone.”

“That’s normal, those two are not from the same Sword Peak, and Sword Bone is such a rare treasure;

it’s certain they wouldn’t concede to each other, and they just have to speak through strength.”

Lu Xuan listened calmly to the quiet discussions among the few from Huanzhen Sword Peak.

“It’s a pity we don’t have such strength;

otherwise, we would also try to compete.”

A mature-looking young man couldn’t help but lament.

“Being able to enter Heart Sword Lake is already quite good.”

“I was rather lucky this time;

I got a Swordsmith’s Stone, which can slightly improve the quality of my Flying Sword if it’s refined over a long time.”

A plain-looking young man said somewhat proudly.

“I envy Brother Huang! My luck was just mediocre this time, and knowing my own strength, I didn’t venture deep into Heart Sword Lake to try for Sword Bone or Sword Spirit;

instead, after some effort, I managed to catch six Sword Tassel Fish.”

Hearing this, the composed young man displayed a hint of envy.

The Swordsmith’s Stone from Heart Sword Lake is a top-notch treasure, capable of removing minor impurities within a Flying Sword and at the same time can increase the sharpness of the Flying Sword by one level.

“Junior Brother Lu, how was your harvest this time?”

One of them turned his head to Lu Xuan and asked curiously.

“My understanding of Sword Path is not as good as several elder brothers;

I only dared to stop at the perimeter of Heart Sword Lake, where I managed to gather a large amount of Sword Aura Elixir to nurture Sword Grass.”

“Besides, I was fortunate to catch a few Sword Tassel Fish and got two Shadow Stones.”

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

Fearful of drawing too much attention, he chose not to reveal all of his gains.

Mentioning the two Shadow Stones was also to lay groundwork for later use.

“Junior Brother Lu actually has such profound good fortune!”

“The Shadow Stones have extremely strong concealment abilities, and the chances to find them are slim. I’m impressed.”

Hearing this, everyone’s faces showed surprise.

“It’s just luck, perhaps it was a privilege for my first visit to Heart Sword Lake,”

Lu Xuan casually mentioned.