Chapter 241: Chapter 126: Scaring Away with One Glance_2
Before leaving, Lu Yi glanced at the pale-faced tavern owner and, after a moment of thought, left several spirit stones behind.
To him, it was nothing significant, but for the tavern owner, it was a ray of hope in life.
Lu Yi sighed inwardly, realizing how easily the weak could suffer undeserved calamities, and resolved to diligently pursue his cultivation.
It was only after Lu Yi and Jian Ruyu left that the Cultivators present dared to start discussing excitedly.
News quickly spread of a born Sword Immortal who had, with a mere wisp of sword intent, pressured a Heavenly Dragon Holy Land’s Nascent Soul disciple to turn and flee.
Suddenly, many Cultivators were paying attention to Lu Yi.
Those sword cultivators who had attended the Sword Tao Conference knew that Lu Yi’s cultivation technique was the Immortal Sword Scripture, a fragment of an Immortal Scripture.
And now, the discovery of the Immortal Sect ruins was very likely the heritage site of the legendary Immortal Sword Sect, possibly containing the complete Immortal Sword Scripture inside.
It was expected that Lu Yi would surely take action to compete for the Immortal Sword Scripture. In addition to Lu Yi, many young generations of the Immortal Sect Holy Lands and even the more formidable prodigies from the senior generation were expected to come, leading to a lively contest.
Two days later, another piece of news came out that the Heavenly Dragon Saint Son, upon hearing of Lu Yi’s exploits, had his Dragon Qi surging around him like a True Dragon roaring, seemingly ready for another battle with Lu Yi.
As an Immortal seedling nurtured by a Holy Land, even a single failure had not led him to decadence but instead fueled his fighting spirit even more.
Besides, the Heavenly Dragon Saint Son had now broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, far surpassing his previous strength and unmatched among his peers.
Many were looking forward to their rematch, eager to see who would emerge as the victor.
Three days later, Lu Yi and Jian Ruyu finally entered Yuanzhou.
The ruins were located in the western part of Yuanzhou, not far from an Ancient City called Cold Cicada.
Cold Cicada Ancient City was rumored to be the Ascension site of an Immortal. The original name of the city had been forgotten, with only the name of the Immortal, Cold Cicada, remaining; henceforth, the city came to be known as Cold Cicada Ancient City.
Rumors had it that the Cold Cicada Immortal had left behind all the insights into the Immortal Path acquired before his ascension; if one could obtain them, it would be sufficient to cultivate up to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
Many Cultivators would try their luck in the city on normal days, but while no one had discovered the Immortal Path insights, a heritage site had been recently found nearby, drawing many eyes.
Soon, Lu Yi and Jian Ruyu arrived above Cold Cicada Ancient City and found a large number of Cultivators within. The occasional burst of powerful aura alarmed even Lu Yi.
These were the auras of Cultivators surpassing the Cave Void Realm.
After all, this could be an Immortal Sect’s Inheritance Land, and the heritage and items within were too precious for even such powerful figures to ignore.
Jian Ruyu also mentioned that the Divine Sword Sect had sent powerful members here, led by a Great Mahayana Elder, but it did not rule out the presence of hidden elders at the Tribulation Crossing Realm.
As one of the Immortal Sect Holy Lands, Divine Sword Sect had such a strong lineup, so it was certain the others would not be lacking either.
The competition was sure to be fierce.
After Lu Yi and Jian Ruyu entered the city, they first went to the Divine Sword Sect’s quarters.
For Lu Yi, his own strength was not yet formidable enough; he felt powerless facing Great Mahayana cultivators, let alone Tribulation Crossing Practitioners. Staying with the cultivators of the Divine Sword Sect meant he had support behind him.
Lu Yi had a favorable impression of the Divine Sword Sect from the Sword Tao Conference and was willing to open the Sword Tao Platform, a treasure, to all sword cultivators in the Eastern Domain for comprehending the Sword Dao. He presumed the sect wouldn’t be too bad.
Moreover, his Master seemed to have a good relationship with the Divine Sword Sect. From the previous matter with the Heavenly Dragon Saint Son, Lu Yi had realized that his Master was quite extraordinary. With his Master’s relationship with the Divine Sword Sect, they should not make things difficult for him.
The residence of the Divine Sword Sect in Cold Cicada Ancient City was a complex of palaces with beautifully carved railings and eaves, adorned with exquisite relief sculptures, appearing quite refined.
To Lu Yi’s surprise, as soon as they arrived at the Divine Sword Sect’s residence, they were greeted with enthusiastic welcomes.
The disciples of Divine Sword Sect greeted Lu Yi with smiles and hellos.
“Brother Lu? Hahaha! I didn’t expect you to come as well,” said one.
“Brother Lu, it’s been a while, how have you been? I’m hosting a dinner at the Immortal Pavilion; let’s have a good gathering!” said another.
“…”
Lu Yi greeted the Cultivators with a smile.
Although he hadn’t met many of these young cultivators, he supposed they had all seen him at the Sword Tao Conference.
Lu Yi also saw Wang Qifeng, who wore a smile on his ordinarily unremarkable face and said, “Brother Lu, you’ve arrived even sooner than I expected.”
Lu Yi greeted him with a smile.
Clearly, Wang Qifeng knew that Jian Ruyu would inform Lu Yi about the heritage site here, but he did not expect them to arrive so quickly.
At that moment, an elderly man with white hair walked out, smiling gently upon seeing Lu Yi, “I knew that girl Ruyu hurried away to inform you, young chap. You would definitely come here since this might be the land of the Immortal Sword Sect’s inheritance.”
Lu Yi had seen this Elder before, one of the Great Mahayana Elders who had accompanied Sect Leader Xing Jiuzheng.
Jian Ruyu bowed and said, “I have seen Elder Ding Qing.”
Lu Yi also smiled and gave his respects, “I have seen Elder Ding.”
Elder Ding Qing, with a smile on his face, nodded slightly. He was quite fond of Lu Yi’s Sword Talent and looked at Lu Yi with interest, asking with concern, “Have you made any progress in your Sword Dao Realm since the Sword Tao Conference?”