Chapter 327: Chapter 326: The Golden Hoe (Please Subscribe)
"Young Master Xie, the people of the Demon Sect are very cautious about their affairs. I hope you’ll be careful to not jeopardize the important plans of my Sky Edge Pavilion."
Inside the mansion, the Tianya Saintess still had her face covered and spoke in a light tone.
"Don’t worry, I will."
Shi Xiaole nodded.
The old woman in black let out a snort, knowing that the young man wouldn’t dare to defy the Sky Edge Pavilion.
The sedan chair lifted off, and the Sky Edge Pavilion’s people rushed off into the distance, disappearing quickly.
According to the plan, next, Shi Xiaole was supposed to find a place and wait quietly for the Demon Door’s expert to come find him, then break the Sky Edge Pavilion’s base in Great Cold State, step by step gaining their real trust...
However, in Shi Xiaole’s eyes, all of this turned into a scornful smile.
From today onwards, unless necessary, Xie Xiaofeng will permanently disappear. Even with all the capabilities of the Sky Edge Pavilion, they would not be able to find him.
Confirming no one was around, Shi Xiaole walked into the dense forest, and when he came out, he was dressed in green like jade, restored to his original appearance, and strolled leisurely out of the mountain.
...
"Over the past two months, the Heaven’s Mandate Compass has unable to lock onto the Holy Young Master’s aura."
Several miles east of the manor, two men disguises as farmers held a bronze compass. The needle on it had lost its target and was spinning chaotically.
They knew the people from the Sky Edge Pavilion, even the Holy Young Master, were not far away, so they didn’t dare to approach.
"In this situation, there are only two possible causes. First, the Holy Young Master is out of the detection range. Second, the Holy Young Master’s Devouring Demon Skill has reached a level of mastery, thereby obstructing the divine essence blood within the compass."
According to reliable information, the Holy Young Master should be inside the manor, leaving only the second possibility.
Although two months have passed, they still felt as if they were dreaming. At the age of twenty-four, the Devouring Demon Skill was fully mastered faster than even the Black Devil Divine Monarch.
"For some reason, I always feel that this Holy Young Master is somewhat mysterious and I feel uneasy."
The man on the left suddenly said.
"Your Lan family has always been too suspicious. I’ve heard that the old master of the Lan family is secretly investigating the Holy Young Master’s past. Aren’t you afraid that the Holy Young Master will find out and have thoughts?"
"It’s not something I can control. Let’s leave it to my uncle and them to worry about it. We just have to do our job."
After waiting for a while longer, they saw the Sky Edge Pavilion’s sedan chair rushing from the other end, and they carefully approached.
...
It had just stopped raining, and fog was lingering around outside.
The green bamboo on the other side was very dark, reflecting off the small lake, moving with the gentle waves.
The chess pavilion and wine store were by the small lake. Due to its remote location in the deep mountains, very few people passed by. Sometimes, there wouldn’t be any customers for several days on end.
Today, however, there was a young man in green sitting in the wine shop, pouring and drinking wine by himself.
The landlady occasionally glanced at the young man. After being scolded by her husband, she rolled her eyes.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a broad-faced man walked in with his chest out, staring intently at Shi Xiaole with a cold smile on his face, "Do you know your time of death is approaching?"
Shi Xiaole asked, "Are you going to kill me?"
These days, Shi Xiaole had been traveling in deep mountains and large marshes. On one hand, it was quiet and conducive for cultivation. On the other hand, he didn’t want to wear a disguise mask and pretend to be someone else.
The man had been stalking him for a month, but in consideration of the fact that the man was only at the Spiritual-Passage Realm tier three, Shi Xiaole didn’t pay too much attention to him.
"Shi Xiaole, those who offend my Asura Mansion only have one path, death."
The broad-faced man raised his voice slightly exuding a confidence that everything was under his control.
A year ago, he received news from the Asura Mansion in Qingxue State to find Shi Xiaole and eliminate him. The broad-faced man had almost given up, never expecting that he would unexpectedly discover this young man.
However, out of fear that Shi Xiaole was too miraculously dangerous as he was odds with the stories about him, the broad-faced man, even with total confidence in killing him, didn’t dare to act rashly. He followed him for a month, appeared only when he was sure there was no danger.
"A person from Asura Mansion?"
Shi Xiaole raised his head.
"The most unforgivable mistake you made was to offend the Martial World’s Righteous Path in Qingxue State. Today, I am going to eliminate this pest for the martial world."
The broad-faced man took a step forward and his figure shifted. He injected his Spiritual-Passage Realm tier three cultivation into his palm, bringing up a ferocious wind. Halfway through the attack, he retracted three parts of his strength.
Everyone knew that Shi Xiaole had a big secret on him. He planned to capture him first, then interrogate thoroughly, maybe there would be a huge gain.
The shop owner and the landlady were about to shout, just to see Shi Xiaole’s chopsticks lightly drawing a line in the air, causing the broad-faced man’s head to fly off, rolling around on the ground.
Hiss!
The owner and landlady’s screams were stuck in their throats. Especially the owner who always seemed very honest, his pupils could not help but contract.
"Landlord, how much is the food and wine?"
On Shi Xiaole’s handsome face, a light smile appeared.
"One liang silver."
The landlord said.
After leaving the silver, Shi Xiaole got up to leave, disappearing into the bamboo path in no time.
"You fool, why didn’t you make a move?"
One moment ago, the landlady was fawning over Shi Xiaole, but now her expression was incomparably cold.
"I don’t want to die."
The owner sighed.
The landlady snapped, "You’re at the Spiritual-Passage Realm Fifth Tier, and I’m at the Fourth Tier. Combined, are we still unable to take care of that kid?"
The Spiritual-Passage Realm; every tier within was vastly different from one another.
Although the broad-faced man was killed by Shi Xiaole with a single move, the female boss was not oblivious to the fact that it was due to his carelessness and underestimation of his opponent.
"At that moment, I wanted to intervene, but I couldn’t muster the courage to. Mark my words, that young man is terrifying. The Martial World of Great Cold State has seriously underestimated him."
Upon hearing the boss’s words, his wife was momentarily speechless.
"I was originally planning to have those two make a move. I didn’t expect them to be such cowards."
Far away from the tavern, Shi Xiaole shook his head.
Ever since he reached the small achievement stage in Sword Heart, his strength had improved by leaps and bounds. Even if he didn’t use his Redfire Sword, he could probably face off against a Fifth Tier Spiritual-Passage Realm expert.
"There aren’t many places worth visiting in Great Cold State. After I finish a few things, it will be time to leave."
Shi Xiaole planned to visit the Silver Bull Horn first to see if he could pass the sixth layer. He also wanted to leave a secret way to contact Lan Xiaodie, as he had promised Blue Tidal that he wouldn’t leave without a word.
Then there was the Great Cold Demon Path. Even though he wasn’t planning to use Xie Xiaofeng’s identity, it wouldn’t hurt to leave them with a lingering memory. Maybe it will come in handy in the future.
More than half a month later, Shi Xiaole, disguised, once again entered the Silver Bull Horn.
The first layer.
The second layer.
Shi Xiaole moved at an incredible speed, quickly reaching the fifth layer where three rays of sword light were charging towards him from different directions. Last time, he had barely managed to get through by pushing his limits. This time, he only unleashed a single sword attack.
Bang, bang, bang.
The sword lights were annihilated.
Even though the trials of the Silver Bull Horn would increase in difficulty according to the strength of the challenger, Shi Xiaole’s power was growing even faster. The progress he had made with his Sword Heart, his Fierce Kill Intent Realm, and especially his Death Claiming Fifteenth Sword was simply astonishing.
The sixth layer was divided into five small spaces.
The first space had nine sword Qi.
In the second space, it reached eighteen sword Qi, and the number kept doubling with each subsequent space.
With the combination of his Fierce Kill Intent Realm and Death Claiming Fifteenth Sword, Shi Xiaole managed to pass the first three spaces. In the fourth space, he was forced to use his Small Achievement Sword Heart.
In the fifth space, 144 rays of sword Qi surged towards him like a rain of swords, covering the entire space.
In a hurry, Shi Xiaole swung his sword. The sword Qi expanded out like an umbrella, executing the defensive sword technique, Footprints in the Breeze.
Ding, ding, ding...
The Footprints in the Breeze only lasted for a moment before it was broken through. But it had bought Shi Xiaole just enough time to launch his Death Claiming Fifteenth Sword.
Boom!
A fearsome black sword Qi roared out, causing the entire space to shake. The 144 rays of sword Qi were split into two waves before they could strike out.
Thirty breaths’ time.
Fifty breaths’ time.
As he was consecutively using his ultimate moves, Shi Xiaole’s internal power was draining quickly, but the intervals between the barrages of sword Qi seemed to be getting longer and longer, implying a limit.
Otherwise, no one would have been able to pass through.
Shi Xiaole seriously doubted whether the disciples of Sky Edge Pavilion who came to Great Cold State and claimed to look down on the sixth layer of Silver Bull Horn were just bluffing to cover their insecurity, no one would surely pass it!
Summoning the last of his strength just before his internal power was completely drained, Shi Xiaole barely managed to pass the fifth small space.
He had reached the seventh layer!
The seventh layer was empty.
A burst of light suddenly descended from the sky, falling in front of Shi Xiaole, and when it dispersed, there was a golden hoe!
The golden hoe was more than five times smaller than a normal hoe. It was delicate and exquisite, emitting a not glaring golden light, which made it look quite mysterious.
Shi Xiaole swung it around, only to find that the golden hoe had no power. It wasn’t a spiritual weapon or anything of the like, it was more like a piece of exquisite artwork.
"Heavenly Stem?"
After a long observation, Shi Xiaole noticed two tiny characters engraved at the root of the hoe that read "Heavenly Stem," but he had no idea what it meant.
Unable to discern the hoe’s purpose, Shi Xiaole decided to store it in his system space for the time being. Only then did he take a look around the seventh layer.
The layer was less than twenty square meters, and a sunken passage appeared in the middle after Shi Xiaole had obtained the golden hoe, as if hinting at him to enter.
On high alert, Shi Xiaole entered the passage. After about two hours, he emerged in the rugged mountains on the outskirts of the Silver Bull Horn.
"Was this a precaution built by the designer of the Silver Bull Horn to protect talented warriors from falling into danger?"
Shi Xiaole looked back at the massive Silver Bull Horn and couldn’t help but wonder.
According to the people of Great Cold State, the Silver Bull Horn had appeared a very long time ago. Even a thousand years ago, no one had ever been able to reach the seventh layer. And before that?
But why wasn’t there a single record or even a mention of it?
The man-eating river in Qingxue State, the voices from the underground of the Ghost Castle, and now this Silver Bull Horn, everything made Shi Xiaole’s curiosity about this world grow stronger.
What on earth happened in the Martial World of this vast land countless years ago?
"One day, I will figure everything out."
Without any hesitation, Shi Xiaole took his leave.
He had no idea how crazed all the young warriors in the vicinity of the Silver Bull Horn were at that moment, because of the miracle he had created. They were all on cloud nine.
Soon after, the entire Martial World of Great Cold State was also ecstatic.
However, the young man that had caused such a sensation had silently left Great Cold State, leaving behind a legendary tale that would be passed down for many years to come.
