The Blade-Wielding Legend-Chapter 1004 - 537: Jade Grotto Heaven, Flood Dragon Slayer Saber

Chapter 1004: Chapter 537: Jade Grotto Heaven, Flood Dragon Slayer Saber

The three talked and laughed as they swiftly returned to Chaoyang Cave.

Wang Daoxuan accompanied Lingyunzi to the Scripture Pavilion in the Shangqing Hall, while Li Yan carried the "White Jade City" back to his room for investigation.

It was still midday, and the lighting in the room was quite good.

Li Yan used the sunlight, simultaneously displaying his divine skills, carefully examining this peculiar object, growing more and more astonished.

The object seemed like some coral from the sea turned into jade, with those holes appearing small yet extremely deep, twisting and turning to form interwoven passages within the jade.

No wonder it was called "White Jade City."

The name "White Jade City" is widely known, stemming from Li Taibai’s poem: Heavenly White Jade City, twelve towers and five cities. Immortals stroke my crown, tying hair to receive eternal life.

But this "twelve towers and five cities" is another matter.

The historical records mention during the Yellow Emperor’s time it was the Five Cities and Twelve Towers, for receiving divine beings at the appointed time, called "Welcoming the Year."

Thus, "Five Cities and Twelve Towers" is not White Jade City, but more likely related to another great goddess, the Queen Mother of the West.

As for White Jade City, more detailed records come from Ge Hong.

In his "Pillow Book" he mentioned: Primordial Heavenly King resides at the heart of heaven, named Yujing Mountain, with palaces in the mountain adorned in gold and jade.

Xuandu White Jade Seven Treasures Mountain, circled ninety thousand miles above Daluo Heaven. On the city, Seven Treasures Palace, within the palace, Seven Treasures Platform... Yujing has 810,000 heavenly roads connecting 810,000 mountain grotto heavens.

Thinking of this, Li Yan hurriedly borrowed a measuring tape.

"Nine feet, seven mountain peaks, eighty-one palaces..."

After measuring, Li Yan’s eyes were full of amazement.

The item is actually extremely similar to the described features, with all data aligning, although it’s a significantly miniaturized version.

The more he examined it, the more extraordinary it seemed.

This object must contain some kind of array, concealing the true interior.

It’s just unknown how to activate it.

Li Yan researched it for a whole day.

After Wang Daoxuan copied several books and returned from Shangqing Palace, the night outside had deepened.

Li Yan exchanged brief pleasantries before continuing his exploration back in the room.

Unfortunately, he found nothing on this occasion.

Later into the night, the sleepiness crept in, forcing him to sleep and resume the research on the following day.

But as soon as he entered the dreamland, he realized something wasn’t right.

Everything around him became hazy, accompanied by the sound of water, with a pair of jade arms holding him from behind.

Why did the Dragon Lady suddenly visit him in his dream again?

Just as Li Yan was perplexed, his perspective suddenly altered, as if the Dragon Lady was lifting him into the air, everything around rapidly growing larger.

It seemed he himself was shrinking quickly.

The direction he was headed was precisely the "White Jade City" on the table.

Now the "White Jade City" became tremendously grand, surrounded by mist appearing like waves of clouds, with immortal mountains towering above.

One after another, palaces and grottoes became vivid and lifelike.

Swish!

The view zoomed in rapidly, the Dragon Lady carrying him directly entered one of the holes, swiftly traveling inside.

Soon thereafter, a vast space emerged again.

This was a grand jade cave, with walls of jade engraved with numerous various-sized shrines.

Most shrines were empty, but several had yin energy swirling, apparently containing indistinct human figures.

Some were old, some young, male and female alike, all with vacant eyes, flickering as they drifted in the breeze when Li Yan entered.

So that’s what it was...

Seeing some Hidden Treasure Men in the attire, Li Yan immediately understood.

These were those mysteriously dead people, their life souls absorbed here, having their presence concealed, hence unnoticed.

At this revelation, Li Yan felt a shiver down his spine.

Mortal is just mortal, the flesh akin to a raft crossing the river, regardless of Dao profoundness, one cannot escape this bodily shell.

These Hidden Treasure Men had their life souls trapped here, their bodies long decayed, now merely wandering souls and ghosts.

How could the Dragon Lady be so reckless, bringing him into this dream?

As he pondered, various information suddenly flooded his mind...

Whoosh~

Soon enough, Li Yan abruptly exited the dream, rising from bed, quickly reaching the "White Jade City."

At last, he understood the origin of this item.

No wonder the Dragon Lady suddenly took him into the dream.

This thing, it’s a special Grotto Heaven.

The Divine Que of the Cloud Lord, Wushan Goddess Palace, Corpse Forest, Dragon Palace Water Mansion, all use similar treasures as their core, so even if destroyed, one could enter them in dreams.

Of course, this item is far inferior.

After all, the Divine Que of the Cloud Lord and Wushan Goddess Temple have become existences between reality and illusion, capable of producing tangible items from within.

This object was obtained by an Eastern Han Fangshi by chance, who painstakingly refined it, intending to enjoy it after death.

Obviously, they failed.

This item has become rather useless, after all, Li Yan is not one of those mortal Immortal Gods who need this to hide a Divine Que...

Wait, Divine Que?

A thought sparked in Li Yan’s mind.

This time he’s building a tower, needing to practice Fengdu Technique and complete the "Luo Feng Scripture", essentially expanding the Storing God Palace Que to accommodate future summoned Immortal Gods’ powers.

Using this to build the tower might be a good idea...

In the following two days, Li Yan continued to study "White Jade City", gradually understanding its operational rules.

And by the third day, good news finally arrived.

"Young Hero Li, the Magic Artifact is complete!"

As the sun rose high, Ling Yun walked briskly with a wooden box in his arms, smiling and saying, "The Fire Monk just had this delivered for me to give to you."

"Completed?"

Seeing this, Li Yan quickly took the wooden box and carefully opened it.

"Ang——!"

As soon as it was opened, it seemed as if the sound of a dragon’s roar reverberated in his ears.

Yet in the ears of others, it was the self-humming of a treasure sword.

"What a fine blade!"

Ling Yun couldn’t help but praise, "To be honest, within the Mystical Sect, there are many who slay flood dragons, like Heavenly Master Sa, who has slain countless evil dragons."

"The Flood Dragon Slayer Sword is retained by some Taoists still; I’ve seen one, but compared to your saber, it lacks momentum. The Fire Monk truly is extraordinary..."

Li Yan nodded and examined it closely.

The sword resembled the previous Duan Chen Blade but had a handle with coiled dragon patterns and densely packed scales, giving it ease of use.

The scabbard was crafted from Mount Shou copper essence, looking quite ancient, and when held, it gave a faint sensation of numbness as if lightly discharging electricity.

Clang!

Drawing the blade from its sheath, it appeared ink-jade colored and rather ordinary, even showing signs of a blunt treasure sword.

Yet, a flicker crossed Ling Yun’s eyes, as he noted with a frown, "Something’s not right, though the blade’s sharpness is restrained; being from a Flood Dragon Horn, why does it seem like an ordinary Magic Artifact unsheathed?"

"This blade needs to be used like this!"

Li Yan did not hide anything, quickly forming a mantra with his left hand and using the Nine Heavens Demon-suppressing Hammer Yang Thunder, rubbing it on the sword’s edge.

Zi zi zi!

Electric arcs started crackling on the sword’s edge, and thin streams of electricity jumped on the ink-jade-like sword body, vaguely outlining dragon-scale-shaped lightning patterns.

A terrifying killing intent began to emanate.

Ling Yun’s breath caught, and he said in shock, "Turns out it requires Thunder Technique, Young Hero Li, this blade might not be suitable for prolonged battle."

The Thunder Technique is the highest secret method of the Mystical Sect, mastering it already marks one as extraordinary, let alone maintaining it for long, which is quite consuming.

Ling Yun, being experienced, immediately spotted this drawback.

Li Yan naturally didn’t reveal his opportunity to acquire Thunder Astral, smiling slightly as he sheathed the blade, "I’m quite satisfied."

Saying this, he looked towards the brocade box.

Inside were some items, the Twelve Primordial Spirits coins removed from the Duan Chen Blade, inlaid on a metal-crafted Token.

Ling Yun explained, "The Fire Monk said some materials were left, and upon hearing your Wandering Immortal Team is called the Twelve Primordial Spirits, he crafted some Tokens for you."

"These items have mysteries too. If not too far apart, they’ll sense each other, and ordinarily can also ward off evil and exorcise spirits."

"The master was considerate."

Li Yan felt a bit guilty, "The payment hasn’t been given yet, I’ll go bring some items to visit him."

Shaking his head, Ling Yun said, "The master has already left, saying he’s headed to Emei Mountain to visit an old friend nearing their end."

"He left a message with me, saying no payment is needed, and if by chance you meet that person again, convey his apologies."

"And this blade still carries the name Duan Chen."

"Alright."

Li Yan nodded earnestly.

He certainly knew who the Fire Monk referred to.

Unclear about what happened between the senior brothers in past years, but evidently, the eccentric Fire Monk had thoroughly moved on.