486: Chapter 486 The Way of the Sword

Chen Beiming hadn't held much hope; a fourth-rank Acquired Spirit Treasure Flying Sword was already rare, and basically no one would put one up for sale.

The thousand star flying sword was no ordinary Flying Sword, but a special one that could be directly refined into a natal flying sword, making its value immeasurable to a Sword Cultivator.

Not long ago, he learned about the thousand star flying sword from his Disciple. Finding it interesting, he spent a large sum to acquire a hundred of them and merged them into a single Third-rank Low-grade Thousand Star Treasure Sword.

When the Flying Sword's rank reached Third-rank Low-grade, Chen Beiming suddenly discovered it was somewhat helpful to him. After a bit of refining, it gradually adapted to his Sword Dao.

'If the thousand star flying sword could be upgraded to the fourth rank...'

Chen Beiming's heart burned with excitement. His decadent and silent heart suddenly came alive, like seeing a glimmer of light in the dark of night.

Refining a fourth-rank thousand star flying sword into his natal flying sword would not only restore his combat power but also inversely accelerate the healing of his injuries. His path of Dao would not be severed, and he could even take a step further!

What surprised him most was that, with his years of Sword Dao experience, he could faintly feel that the thousand star flying sword indeed had the potential to continue upgrading, although there was only a sliver of a possibility.

Chen Beiming didn't believe Liu Xuan could produce such a high-end item; it must have been refined by Great Master Qingwei.

These past few days, he had sent several visiting cards to Zhou Qingwei and even personally visited the Liu Family Artifact Refining Workshop, but unfortunately, Zhou Qingwei was busy with Artifact Refining and ignored him completely.

This time he came to find Liu Xuan only to inquire about the situation of the Thousand Star Sword and then ask Liu Xuan to help pass a message to Great Master Qingwei.

"Junior Brother Liu, this matter concerns my path of Dao. It is no joking matter!"

Chen Beiming's tone was low, his calm voice suppressing anger. After his natal flying sword shattered, many people stopped taking him seriously. Even a sycophant like Liu Xuan treated him with such an attitude!

Within True Lord Haoran's lineage, even Yun Miao politely called him Fourth Elder, yet Liu Xuan alone dared to call him Senior Brother right from the start.

"Why do you think I'm joking, Senior Brother?" Liu Xuan asked curiously.

Chen Beiming grew increasingly impatient. He had been in a bad mood lately and was very easily irritated.

However, it was said that Liu Xuan and Zhou Qingwei had a very good relationship, so he could only suppress his emotions.

"This isn't something you can decide. Pass a message to Great Master Qingwei for me; I want to talk to him in person."

"So that's how it is!"

The Thousand Star Sword was refined by a fourth-rank Medium Grade Artifact Refining Great Master from Tiangong Immortal City—this was the news released by the Liu Family. Chen Beiming hadn't come for him, but for Zhou Qingwei.

"No need for all that trouble!"

Liu Xuan held his right hand with fingers together like a sword and pointed upward. A torrent of lustrous white Flying Swords flew from his fingertips, merging in the air into a single Flying Sword with a majestic Aura.

The sword's body was speckled with points of light, refracting complex rays as if one were gazing at the vast starry sky.

"A fourth-rank Low Grade Acquired Spirit Treasure Thousand Star Sword, aggregated from a hundred thousand second-rank Flying Swords. It contains the Thousand Star Sword Array; with this, an Early Stage Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator can slay a Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator!"

Liu Xuan plucked the Flying Sword from the air and toyed with it in his hand, looking at Chen Beiming with a smile. "It's a good sword. What do you plan to trade for it, Senior Brother Chen?"

Chen Beiming's Divine Sense surged wildly, his eyes reddening as his Nascent Soul Aura swept through the entire courtyard.

"You actually have it!"

"How could such a treasure be in your possession?!"

His eyes shifted frantically as he said gloomily, "This sword can continue my path of Dao. Aren't you afraid I'll snatch it by force, Junior Brother?"

Liu Xuan seemed not to feel the Nascent Soul Aura on him and waved his hand sincerely. "How could Senior Brother Chen be that kind of person? We are fellow Disciples from the same sect! I trust you."

This was the Peach Blossom Palace; what did Liu Xuan have to fear? Let alone Chen Beiming's shattered natal flying sword, even at his peak, what waves could he possibly stir?

Even the Peak Nascent Soul Demon Lord Chixia had to leave behind three feathers and a Storage Ring; what could he possibly use to snatch it?

"What do you want?" After a long silence, Chen Beiming ultimately did not act impulsively.

Liu Xuan showing him the Flying Sword meant he definitely intended to give it to him, but only wanted to obtain something from him in return.

Spirit Stones? Spirit Jade? These were unlikely.

'Could he want to exchange it for some treasure?'

Thinking carefully, he realized he had no treasure on him that was equivalent in value to a fourth-rank Flying Sword.

Liu Xuan opened his palm, and a translucent spider slowly emerged. "If Senior Brother Chen serves me for a hundred years, this sword is yours. How about it?"

The Puppet Gu could enslave a Cultivator no more than one major Realm higher than the Host. Liu Xuan hadn't used it for a long time.

Ever since he had Peach Blossom, ordinary Nascent Soul True Lords were no longer worth Liu Xuan's time.

Due to the limitations of the Puppet Gu, the parasitized Cultivators could no longer advance in rank. Thus, it had only been Xiao Changfeng, Immortal Master Gusha, and the initial group including Xu Bin and Gong Wang playing minor roles.

"A Gu bug!!"

Chen Beiming's gaze instantly became sharp. This thing belonged to the Evil Path. He hadn't expected Liu Xuan to know it, and it didn't look like an ordinary Gu bug either.

"Junior Brother, you don't want my service; you want my life!!"

"Pretty much!" Liu Xuan nodded in agreement. "If Senior Brother Chen accepts this Gu into your Sea of Consciousness, the Flying Sword is yours."

"Rest assured! As long as you keep your promise, the Gu bug will not harm your Divine Soul in the slightest. Once the hundred years are up, you will suffer no loss."

"Hahaha!"

"You want a Sword Cultivator to willingly become a slave?"

Chen Beiming laughed for a while, then looked at Liu Xuan with disdain.

"No, no, no! Senior Brother Chen, you misunderstand. It's not exactly being a slave, just a trade."

Liu Xuan said calmly, "The Gu bug is merely equivalent to a contract constraint. Simply put, if you agree, Senior Brother, you are gambling your life for a future."

Hearing this, Chen Beiming indeed wavered slightly. Gambling one's life for a future was all too normal for a Cultivator!

"This Gu was raised by me, and its rank is only at the Golden Core Realm. Even if it enters your Sea of Consciousness, it cannot control you."

"I can take out a fourth-rank Flying Sword at will; I have no reason to kill you!"

Seeing Chen Beiming's expression waver, Liu Xuan decided to add more fuel to the fire.

With a wave of his hand, another torrent of sword light gushed out. The tiny sword lights above the entire courtyard were as brilliant as stars.

The sword lights were distributed and arranged, turning the courtyard into a sword domain space. A terrifying Sword Dao will seemed to fill heaven and earth.

"Fourth-rank Medium Grade! No! A Fourth-rank High Grade Flying Sword?!"

The complete Thousand Star Unity Sword had already surpassed the scope of Chen Beiming's understanding. He could no longer tell what level of Flying Sword it was.

"You are clearly only at the Golden Core Realm. Why do you have such comprehension of Sword Dao and the ability to drive an Acquired Spirit Treasure Flying Sword of this rank?!!"

A fourth-rank Spirit Treasure Flying Sword—earlier, he had been curious how Liu Xuan could refine it into his body.

Considering the special nature of the thousand star flying sword, he hadn't asked much. But now, Liu Xuan was directly controlling it to set up a sword array and even displaying a Sword Dao true intent comparable to a Nascent Soul Cultivator. This was simply too difficult to understand.

"No need for surprise, Senior Brother Chen!" Liu Xuan reached out and gripped the Void Realm of the sword domain before him, a Black-Yellow Primal Chaos sword light condensing in his hand. "I told you all long ago that Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Talisman Drawing are just hobbies. What I'm truly skilled in is the Sword Dao!"