Pull out the Mountain and River Sword

Inside the empty cave, Xiao Feng paced back and forth beneath the vines, his mind constantly pondering countermeasures.

Initially, he had always thought the vines were passively defending, but who knew that no matter where he stood, the vine tendrils could target his position.

Instantly, Xiao Feng sensed that these vines actually possessed a certain level of intelligence.

Just then, many vines naturally drooped to the ground, slowly closing in on his direction.

Although the vines' movements were very subtle, Xiao Feng's Qing Sect Qi Refining Technique had always enveloped the entire cave, allowing him to easily detect even the slightest change.

Xiao Feng was seen sneering as he lowered his head to look at the surrounding vines: "It seems you've seen that I haven't made a move for a long time and plan to attack proactively."

Since he had already discovered the vines' intentions, how could he be easily surrounded by them?

His long sword left its sheath and landed in his hand; he fiercely slashed open the vines blocking his path with a single strike, and his body landed in an open space.

The vines sensed that Xiao Feng had escaped their encirclement and did not continue to extend forward, but instead chose to return to the side of the Shanhe Sword.

No matter how many unnecessary movements Xiao Feng made below, his goal was always the Shanhe Sword.

As long as the vines remained beside the Shanhe Sword, a confrontation would eventually occur.

Xiao Feng was seen looking up at the Shanhe Sword in the air, taking a deep breath: "It seems the vines want to stay beside the Shanhe Sword."

No matter how many small actions he used to lure the vines down, the vines acted as if they didn't see him, remaining still beside the Shanhe Sword.

If someone were to come inside now, they would surely not believe that the vines above were alive.

Although Xiao Feng's strength had already recovered to its Peak, he had just realized that his strength was simply unable to deal with the vines.

He was seen finding a spot to sit down, carefully pondering: "A stalemate like this won't work; sooner or later, one side won't be able to drag it out."

In a place like this, without water or food, he wouldn't be able to survive for long.

Moreover, everyone in the Sect thought he had drowned in the Qingquan River; he had to get out of here as quickly as possible to let them know he was alright.

Suddenly, Xiao Feng's peripheral vision scanned the dead tree beside him, and a strange thought flashed through his mind.

"Dead tree, fire counters wood... I wonder if the vines are afraid of flames?"

Since he had nothing in his hands, he could only follow the route he had just taken and enter the space from earlier.

Here, there were many dry tree trunks on the ground, and some thick branches nearby that could be used to start a fire.

Xiao Feng looked back at the passage and sneered: "It seems this time I can give you a surprise."

He was seen piling all the dry leaves together, used the Qing Sect Qi Refining Technique again, and struck fiercely at the dry leaves.

After a period of Spirit Energy friction, a flame appeared on the dry leaves.

Xiao Feng quickly walked beside the flame and threw in some thin branches that were easy to burn.

Only by ensuring the flame didn't go out could he obtain a torch in a place like this.

Otherwise, he simply wouldn't be able to get a torch, and naturally wouldn't be able to use a torch to drive away the vines beside the Shanhe Sword.

After an hour of effort, Xiao Feng took a torch from the bonfire, stood up, and ran towards the cave where the Shanhe Sword was located.

Because the torch carried firelight, the vines immediately discovered that Xiao Feng held something that could restrain them.

The vines were seen spreading out of thin air, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws at him, preventing him from approaching the Shanhe Sword.

Xiao Feng swung the torch multiple times but found that he could only hit the outer vines and was completely unable to hit the vines wrapping the Shanhe Sword.

Without sufficient strength as a foundation, even if he had a torch, it would be impossible for him to disperse the vines.

Xiao Feng was worried about expending too much energy in the cave and retreated back into the hidden passage.

When the vines saw Xiao Feng return to the hidden passage, they quietly retracted their branches and remained beside the Shanhe Sword.

He was seen returning to the bonfire, casually throwing the torch in his hand into the fire, his face full of anger: "How could this be useful?"

No wonder no one from the Sect had obtained the Shanhe Sword for so long; the troubles inside were truly one after another.

However, he had already come this far; it would be somewhat regrettable to give up on taking the Shanhe Sword.

Xiao Feng was seen sneaking back to the cave entrance along the hidden passage, glancing at the Shanhe Sword in the air, and found that the vines seemed to have fallen asleep, remaining motionless.

Within ten breaths, Xiao Feng seemed to have thought of something and suddenly looked at the vines beside the Shanhe Sword.

"That's right, why didn't I think of it? As long as I don't give the vines time to expand, I can get close to it."

The expansion of the vines requires a period of time; it can't spread out in an instant.

Xiao Feng was seen returning to the bonfire and taking out a torch from inside.

To prevent the flickering firelight on the torch from being seen by the vines, this time he specifically used some cloth strips to cover the light.

Soon, he arrived at the cave entrance again, looked up at the Shanhe Sword, and sneered: "Then, I apologize."

As his words fell, Xiao Feng gathered the Spirit Energy throughout his body in his feet, stomped fiercely on the cave wall, and the entire person leaped through the air to the side of the Shanhe Sword.

The vines sensed Xiao Feng's position, but their distance was too close, and they were completely unable to protect the Shanhe Sword properly.

He was seen casually swinging the torch onto the vines, while his other hand grabbed the hilt of the Shanhe Sword.

This time, even if the vines knocked him down from above, he would still be able to pull the Shanhe Sword out from the middle of the vines.

Because the strength of the vines around the Shanhe Sword was very great, Xiao Feng tried several times without any response.

He subconsciously glanced in the direction of the vines and found that the flames were gradually moving upwards along the roots of the vines.

He believed it wouldn't be long before the vines might all be burned away.

As expected, the vines could not withstand the burning of the flames and released the Shanhe Sword.

Xiao Feng sensed that the Shanhe Sword had no resistance, pulled the Shanhe Sword out with great force, and swung it a few times in his hand.

He had originally thought that once he pulled the blade out, the Shanhe Sword should become his weapon.

No one expected that the body of the Shanhe Sword would emit an extremely strong Sword Qi, fiercely knocking Xiao Feng back a few steps.

The uncontrolled Shanhe Sword was like a wild horse that had broken free, constantly flying around the top of the cave.

This time, even if the vines wanted to bind it, the Shanhe Sword had the ability to cut the vines into two sections.

Xiao Feng landed on the ground, looking at the Shanhe Sword in the air with a bewildered expression: "This... could there already be a Sword Spirit inside the Shanhe Sword? It can actually move on its own?"

In his conjecture, only a few swords possessed such an ability.

He hadn't expected that the Shanhe Sword was among those few swords, which greatly astonished him.