Chapter 1017: Chapter 1015: The Human Clan’s Three Swords
During this period, Jiang Ni’er was not idle, continuously perusing various historical records about the Ancient City, ancient books, and remaining scrolls.
She extracted a large amount of information from them, among which several cases were particularly interesting.
Throughout time, the Heaven Emperor from the Human Clan nearly succeeded in conquering the Ancient City, dimming the Alliance’s presence, but ultimately turned away.
Some say it is because the significance of the Ancient City is crucial for the Human Clan.
Because it was established by the first generation Human Emperor.
Others believe the Heaven Emperor saw a terrifying scene, prompting him to turn away.
Initially, this theory was widely circulated, only fading with time as occurrences increased.
Such cases started becoming more and more peculiar.
Including in the later era of the Wen Dynasty...
Truth be told, the dynasty era might have been the most powerful period for the Human Clan on earth, right?
Even such a vast dynasty failed to annihilate an Ancient City; it’s somewhat incredible.
Moreover, there are still claims that Wenliang never truly took action.
But for those who understand history, this claim doesn’t hold.
Seeing Hongxiu’s bewildered expression, Jiang Ni’er quickly pulled out a map.
This was a map of the land of the Nine Heavens, some parts of which appeared black, representing lands previously sunken, now remaining, Southern Diaspora, Northern Border, Southern Region, Western Regions, Huangzhou, Wuzhou, the nine paths, and the Ancient City.
The vanished lands occupy half of the Nine Heavens.
"Look..." Jiang Ni’er spread out the map: "From the land of Southern Diaspora to the Ancient City, here, here, what position do you see?"
"What do you mean?" Hongxiu was still puzzled, unable to understand... However, she quickly caught onto the clue.
The position from the Southern Diaspora land to the Ancient City is a straight line.
The lands on either side have long been sunken with time, vanished into the void.
If you add the remaining areas like Southern Region, Northern Border, Huangzhou, Wuzhou, etc., surrounding this straight line, it resembles a sword, more like a mountain peak asleep here.
The sword tip enters the void, the peak asks of the Heavens.
Hongxiu’s breath hitched, her expression tense, staring intently at the map.
"A sword." Jiang Ni’er uttered three words, feeling somewhat oppressed in her heart.
If records are not incorrect.
If her speculation is correct.
If the ancestors of the Human Clan truly set up a grand plan here, then...
This sword should be the true Human Emperor Sword or could be the Opening Heaven Sword.
"There are two theories: first, the first generation Human Emperor battled the Heavens, faced countless divine slaughters, ultimately bathing in divine blood, using the Human Emperor Sword to split the divine bodies, committing Deicide..."
"But he was also resulted in a backlash, the Human Emperor Sword having its divinity and essence strangled, hence, the Emperor sent the sword back to the land of the Nine Heavens, to nourish it with this world, waiting for later generations of Emperor to retrieve it."
"So, the ancestors who could have annihilated the Ancient City in history walked to the end but refrained from acting, perhaps because they saw the presence of this sword."
"Second, it might very well be the Opening Heaven Sword that disappeared through endless ages."
The Human Clan has three swords.
The first sword, Opening Heaven, possesses the power of opening heaven, the power of Deicide, once unsheathed, all gods quake.
Thus, long ago, the gods suppressed the divinity of the Opening Heaven Sword with the Power of Curse, enduring endless time hoping to completely shatter this sword, denying the Human Clan a chance for Deicide.
The second sword, the Human Emperor Sword, its creation differs from all other weapons; it wasn’t forged from real materials but rather condensed from the entirety of the Human Clan’s beliefs.
This sword represents the Human Clan.
In time, it was not unsheathed often, but whenever it was, it was earth-shattering.
Unfortunately, it was rumored to be severed by the gods.
The third sword, the Sword of Immortality.
Compared to the previous two swords, the power of the Sword of Immortality seemed much lesser, yet it encapsulates Ten Thousand Forms, once dominating all Divine Clans in an era.
This sword is also the faith of the Celestial Human Clan across the Heavens.
Upon hearing this, Hongxiu’s heart surged with waves, unable to maintain calm, she excitedly asked: "We have the Human Emperor, the Sword Immortal Heir, and the current Great Emperor, this sword, whether the Human Emperor Sword or the Opening Heaven Sword, is an enormous piece of good news for the Human Clan. If it can be drawn out, this battle..."
"Difficult..." Jiang Ni’er poured cold water, shaking her head: "The predecessors have also speculated."
Why has the sword been buried for so long?
Why can’t the sword be unsheathed?
It’s filled with countless unsolved mysteries, now, Jiang Ni’er can’t fathom them all, she can only share such speculation with Hongxiu.
"A sword can kill enemies, but also harm oneself." She said: "This sword has been buried for ages, might have changed, once we break into the Ancient City, it might be used by the alliance, after all, we’ve been separated from it for too long."
"..."
"Of course, this is just a theory, secondly, the predecessors turning away might be because the Ancient City holds special significance for this sword, once the Ancient City is annihilated, this sword will completely lose its brilliance." She slowly lifted her head: "You need to deliberate."
After thorough analysis, coupled with the reason why the Wen Dynasty hadn’t acted in hundreds of thousands of years, hadn’t annihilated the Ancient City, in fact... her heart already had the answer.
Hongxiu was silent, gripping the map somewhat forcefully, after a long time, she finally spoke: "Is there really no way?"
"If the senior brother were here, maybe... I could try calculating." Jiang Ni’er hesitated.
"How about? Maybe you calculate?"
"Not too good, right?"
"Don’t worry, that kid has already verified Tao, a mere calamity won’t kill him." Hongxiu coaxed.
"..."
Jiang Ni’er didn’t speak, she was also tempted to calculate.
The battle at the Ancient City, for the Human Clan bears great significance, if some information could be obtained upfront, perhaps many things could change.
"The senior brother would beat me." She said with humor: "Let Shisan do it, the calamity strikes him, it’s fine."
Hehe!
Hongxiu laughed.
Soon, the two arrived at Shisan’s place.
He was still the same youthful appearance, handsome in features, not showing signs of aging or growing in body over the years, rather strange indeed.
At this moment, Shisan was observing the scenery, murmuring while looking: "Strange, my heart races so much."
A sense of ominousness overwhelmed him, growing stronger.
Since the morning until now, he hasn’t been able to calm down, until he saw the two arriving.
Shisan suddenly jumped: "No calculation, no calculation, wouldn’t calculate even if beaten to death."
Those who cultivate Heavenly Fortune Tao are particularly sensitive to this kind of unease, so... upon seeing the two, he immediately realized the source of his inner unrest.
Thus, resolutely refusing to calculate.
"Junior brother Shisan." Jiang Ni’er smiled.
"Who is your junior brother?" Shisan gave a sideways look: "Normally calling me Shisan, now it’s junior brother again?"
"We’re all fellow apprentices, don’t be like this, we have something to discuss with you today." She smiled.
"Aren’t you the Heaven Insight Body? Calculate it yourself!" Shisan glared, speaking as he intended to flee, but was stopped by Hongxiu.
Jiang Ni’er spoke leisurely: "Do you want to see the secret of Heaven Insight?"
That is the exclusive cultivation technique for the Heaven Insight Body, inscribed in the blood, carved within the bones.
Recently, she had transcribed it, causing Shisan to covet.
No matter how much Shisan pleaded, she never allowed him to glimpse it, thereby making Shisan remember this grudge.
But now, she mentioned "Heaven Insight Secret" again, Shisan’s eyes widened more than before.
In this world, what can arouse the interest of a Heavenly Fortune Tao cultivator must be regarding the Heavenly Fortune cultivation methods.
But such methods are nearly impossible to see.
Even his deceased master only passed it down orally.
Because Heavenly Fortune Tao can’t be recorded.
That’s why he was curious about what the "Heaven Insight Secret" contained.
"You... don’t do this..." Shisan’s face reddened, wanting to escape, wanting to refuse, but when the words reached his mouth...
He couldn’t refuse.
"The Heaven Insight Secret records the most potent deduction methods of Heavenly Fortune Tao, it’s essentially a formula, are you sure you don’t want to see it?" Jiang Ni’er smiled.
Damn!
Shisan swore: "Show it to me first."
