Chapter 165: Chapter 164: Sword Burial Peak?

"Spirit Sword Peak?" A flicker of surprise crossed Qin Feng’s eyes.

Back at All Stars Academy, Qin Feng had heard some rumors about Spirit Sword Peak.

Spirit Sword Peak was a Holy Land at All Stars Academy that opened only once every ten years.

Spirit Sword Peak was a place for burying swords. Legend had it that it was originally where the Artisan God Valley buried their discarded swords.

This place was originally called Sword Burial Peak!

However, the Swordsmiths of the Artisan God Valley had never imagined that the burial ground they had chosen at random was actually a Hidden Dragon Land, a rarity in the world.

Nourished by the Dragon Vein of the Hidden Dragon Land, the discarded swords buried here actually began to mutate. Many of them self-repaired, evolved, and became Spirit Swords.

Later, an unparalleled Giant from All Stars Academy discovered the secret here. Using their supreme Divine Abilities, they set up a Sword Nurturing Furnace on this spot.

It used the heavens and earth as its crucible and the Dragon Vein as its source of Creation to nourish Sword Qi.

Furthermore, before entering seclusion for a death-or-breakthrough cultivation session, this Giant left their personal sword here.

It was later said that this unparalleled Giant failed to break through and passed away in their Cave Mansion.

Afterward, predecessors emulated this Giant, entering their own final seclusions and leaving their swords here.

Gradually, this became a major tradition in All Stars Academy. Any expert who felt they had no hope of breaking through would leave their sword here before passing away.

Among the Spirit Swords left behind by these experts, there were many peerless masterpieces.

Rumor has it that there are even peerless Divine Swords in the depths of Sword Burial Peak.

After countless ages, those experts had clearly never imagined that, thousands of years later, this sword burial ground would become a Holy Land for All Stars Academy.

Later, All Stars Academy decided the name "Sword Burial" was inauspicious and changed it to Spirit Sword Peak!

Every ten years, Spirit Sword Peak would open, and geniuses from All Stars Academy would go there to seek their fortune. If they could get a Spirit Sword to acknowledge them as its master, their strength would naturally increase greatly.

"Junior Brother, do you want to try your luck? Spirit Sword Peak is one of the few Secret Realms new students can enter, and it’s an extremely important one. In past years, plenty of geniuses have found Spirit Swords they favored within! They always emerge much stronger!"

Baiyun’s gaze fell on the Ancient Sword on Qin Feng’s back.

Most students at All Stars Academy used swords, and there were many masters of the Sword Dao. This Junior Brother Qin Feng before her was definitely one of them.

’The Spirit Sword Peak Secret Realm... it only opens once a decade, and only new students are allowed in. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Of course I can’t miss it!’

Qin Feng walked out of his Cave Mansion, a trace of eagerness in his eyes.

Qin Feng took the Ancient Sword from his back. The sword hummed as he drew it from its sheath, revealing a cold gleam like the surface of an autumn pond.

This Ancient Sword was an Ancient Weapon. Its edge was chillingly sharp, able to split a falling hair and cut through iron as if it were mud. It was far superior to many other weapons, but in the end, it was just an ordinary weapon, no match for a true Spirit Sword.

At Qin Feng’s Realm, an ordinary weapon like this was no longer of much help.

Seeing that Qin Feng was tempted, a hint of joy flashed in Baiyun’s eyes. She nodded and said, "Good. When Spirit Sword Peak opens, how about this Senior Sister accompanies you?"

"Senior Sister is going to Spirit Sword Peak too?" Qin Feng looked at Baiyun in surprise. ’Only new students can enter the Spirit Sword Peak Secret Realm. Senior Sister Baiyun can’t get in at all, can she?’

’This blockhead!’ Baiyun’s pretty face froze, and her heart sank with frustration.

Baiyun quickly composed herself and said calmly, "This Senior Sister is just going to watch the excitement. The opening of Spirit Sword Peak every ten years is a grand event at All Stars Academy. I’ll be graduating in a few years, so I have to start planning for myself. Who knows, I might even be able to snag a talented young man."

"Junior Brother, you’re the Elder Cyan Dragon and the Cave Master of Heavenly Red Peak’s Green Water Cave. With your noble status and wide social circle, you have to make some introductions for your Senior Sister, right?" Her lovely eyes landed on Qin Feng as she probed him, half-joking.

’So she’s going to check out the handsome guys?’

Realization dawned on Qin Feng. He puffed out his chest and declared, "Don’t worry, Senior Sister. You can count on me!"

Baiyun was destined for disappointment. Trying to probe a guy like Qin Feng, whose emotional intelligence was appallingly low, had been a mistake from the start.

"Qin Feng!"

Baiyun’s pretty face tightened. She rolled her eyes in frustration, stomped her foot, and stormed out of the Cave Mansion in a flurry of white robes.

At the entrance, the black-gowned young woman, Yun Mo, happened to be walking in from outside and saw the scene. The girl let out a "Pfft" of laughter. She glanced at the furious Baiyun running out, then turned her head to look at the dumbfounded, black-robed youth with a half-smile.

"Junior Brother Qin Feng, did you bully Junior Sister Baiyun while we were away?"

Qin Feng pouted. "Senior Sister Yun Mo, you must be joking. With Senior Sister Baiyun’s strength, how could I possibly bully her? It’s more like she’d bully me."

Qin Feng was telling the truth. Senior Sister Baiyun’s strength was unfathomable, and her aura was extremely restrained. Out of politeness, Qin Feng had never inspected her closely, but he knew she was definitely no weaker than the Condensing Vein Realm experts he had slain.

Qin Feng guessed that Senior Sister Baiyun had, at the very least, cultivated her Martial Arts Foundation Establishment Technique to the Eleventh Layer of Heaven before breaking through to the Condensing Vein Realm.

It was common knowledge that breaking through to the Condensing Vein Realm from the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven Realm was a completely different concept from breaking through after reaching the Tenth Level of Martial Arts.

Yun Mo sized Qin Feng up and down for a moment, then nodded and said, "That’s true. That violent girl Baiyun took care of a Cloud Giant Tiger all by herself last time. A scrawny frame like yours really couldn’t handle her abuse!"

’That fierce?’ Qin Feng sucked in a sharp breath. A Cloud Giant Tiger was an Elite First-Level Barbaric Beast, close to being a Second-level Barbaric Beast.

"But I’m much gentler, wouldn’t you say?" Yun Mo walked over. After speaking, she gave the black-robed youth a seductive glance and deliberately puffed out her chest.

She was already stunningly beautiful, and with this alluring aura, she was now utterly captivating.

GULP!

’So big!’ Qin Feng blinked, still muttering to himself inwardly.

’What’s with these senior sisters?’ Qin Feng wasn’t stupid; on the contrary, he was exceptionally smart. He had noticed the strange looks from the girls long ago but had just been pretending not to.

’Is this a test? Or a conspiracy?’ Qin Feng wondered to himself, while on the outside, he wore a look of being completely smitten.

A trace of frustration flashed in Yun Mo’s eyes, along with a faint hint of helplessness.

Since childhood, she had been the pride of her family. But she was, after all, a girl. Born into a great family, Yun Mo had long understood the principle that with great gain comes great loss.

Being from a great family meant she would receive much, but she would also lose much. For example, the right to choose her own marriage.

Marrying for love was just a dream. Having received so many resources from her family for her cultivation, didn’t she have to pay it back?

However, entering All Stars Academy was an opportunity. All Stars Academy was full of geniuses, none of whom were simple. It was the one place where she could find love freely.

This was also why most students were willing to pay a huge tuition fee to enter as "sponsored students."

Yun Mo’s looks were outstanding. Even at All Stars Academy, an institution famous for producing beautiful women, she was among the best, second to none.

Naturally, she had many pursuers.

But although Yun Mo appeared seductive and passionate on the outside, she was actually proud and had high standards. She looked down on those geniuses at All Stars Academy who had been reduced to mediocrity.

For all these years, she had remained single and preserved her integrity.

As for Qin Feng, the black-robed youth standing before her, Yun Mo had initially only heard of his exploits from her best friend.

At the Martial Arts Eighth Layer Early Stage Realm, he had cut down numerous geniuses on his way to seizing the crown of Elder Cyan Dragon of the Cyan Dragon Academy.

Originally, Yun Mo hadn’t been very optimistic about him, merely observing from the sidelines.

All Stars Academy was an institution where geniuses gathered; there was never a shortage of talented experts here.

There was a Hidden Dragon Ranking at All Stars Academy, filled with countless experts of the younger generation. Although Qin Feng was the Elder Cyan Dragon, he wasn’t even ranked in the top three hundred.

But after meeting Qin Feng, Yun Mo’s attitude gradually changed. Although this youth seemed green and was famous, he didn’t show much arrogance, vanity, or impetuousness.

On the contrary, Yun Mo saw a rare composure and confidence in his eyes.

It was a composure and confidence that Yun Mo had only ever seen in the older generation of experts from the Yun Family.

And so, the scene of her testing the black-robed youth unfolded. It was just that the black-robed youth’s performance was truly a bit disappointing...