Upon the sight of the Startling Swan Immortal Sword, the head of the Human Puppet Master appeared slightly agitated.
[Human Puppet Master: Finally found it!]
[Human Puppet Master: In order to protect the beings of Nanjiang City, Jade Immortal paid a lot but was misunderstood and died in solitude here, how tragic, how lamentable!]
The Human Puppet Master’s expression was complex, his countenance filled with indignation.
Clearly, the demise of Jade Immortal made him resentful of this world.
Li Muyang, however, did not share such emotions.
He surveyed the Immortal Realm before him, where mountain mists twisted and Immortal Qi floated, the mountains and green water enhancing each other’s beauty—truly the blessed land of the Immortals, an enchanting Immortal abode.
Having been in the Immortal Cultivation World for so long, this was the first time Li Muyang had seen such a misty and Illusive secret realm, satisfying all his imaginations of the Immortal home.
From this, it seemed that this Jade Immortal was a Cultivator of high aesthetic taste… perhaps even a True Immortal.
In the age of myths, it was true that Immortals walked the earth.
Holding the head of the Human Puppet Master, Li Muyang looked toward the tomb in front but did not rashly approach.
“Should I just go over and take the sword?” Li Muyang asked the Human Puppet Master.
According to the conventions of RPG games, going forward at such a time would definitely trigger a guardian BOSS to appear, and Li Muyang would have to battle it for three hundred rounds before defeating it and obtaining the Startling Swan Immortal Sword.
Li Muyang was vigilant of any hidden BOSS in the secret realm.
[Human Puppet Master: Just go and take the sword. The Immortal Sword is sentient, but after all, it’s just a sword. You just need to be protective and not be harmed by the Sword Qi.]
[Human Puppet Master: Jade Immortal is dead, and the Startling Swan Immortal Sword without a master is not to be feared.]
The words of the Human Puppet Master gave Li Muyang confidence.
He walked straight forward, his fingers closing around the sword grip of the Immortal Sword before Jade Immortal’s tomb.
The next moment…
Nothing happened.
Li Muyang easily grasped the Immortal Sword and drew it out.
The Startling Swan Immortal Sword in his hand was even more docile than imagined.
Li Muyang was greatly shocked.
“Ah? It’s that easy?”
Feeling the Startling Swan Immortal Sword in his hand, Li Muyang looked around suspiciously, fearful that the next second a guardian BOSS might jump out and ambush him.
However, as he stood before the tomb holding the Startling Swan Immortal Sword, the secret realm was silent, and no BOSS appeared as expected.
At that moment, Li Muyang was convinced that he had safely obtained the Startling Swan Immortal Sword.
[Human Puppet Master: Now that the Startling Swan Immortal Sword is in hand, let’s go back and find Luo Feng.]
[Human Puppet Master: The city is in chaos, now is the opportunity to act!]
Li Muyang was curious, “What do you mean by act? What do you and Luo Feng plan to do with the Startling Swan Immortal Sword?”
Although Luo Feng had helped look for the Immortal Sword and had agreed beforehand that once the sword was obtained, he could borrow it to kill a few people.
But Li Muyang was curious about who exactly Luo Feng wanted to kill. Luo Feng had also reached some agreement with the Human Puppet Master, which made this latter willing to change his attitude and help.
But after Li Muyang asked, the head of the Human Puppet Master just snorted coldly.
[Human Puppet Master: This matter doesn’t concern you! Just follow the agreement with Luo Feng, after he borrows the sword to kill, the Immortal Sword will be returned to you.]
Li Muyang and the Human Puppet Master left the misty secret realm and returned to Nanjiang City.
At this time in Nanjiang City, flames surged and chaos was rampant.
A blood-red sun hung in the sky, a chilling blood-light engulfed the whole world.
Under the reflection of this blood-red sunset, the entire Nanjiang City seemed plunged into a blood hell, evil aura filling the sky.
The smoke of war caused by the battle constantly rose in the city, igniting house after house.
Before being cursed, the streets and houses of Nanjiang City were mere mortal structures, easily destroyed.
Li Muyang, holding the head of the Human Puppet Master in his left hand and dragging the Startling Swan Immortal Sword with his right, appeared on the streets of Southern River City.
However, when he returned to the street, he saw a figure standing quietly in the middle of the road ahead.
A stooped figure, dressed in simple linen clothes, with a black cloth band wrapped around the head, forming a black circle…
The oddly dressed Granny Gu blocked the way in front of Li Muyang.
The moment he saw Granny Gu, for some reason, Li Muyang’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.
It was a chilling sensation, as if a mouse had seen a cat, as if he had encountered a natural enemy.
Jiang Xiaoyu was from the ancient sinister lineage and a person of Black Cloud Fort; he had even accepted a mission from Granny Gu in the “Deadly Wild Grass” instance… Now meeting Granny Gu in Southern River City, what would this eerie old woman’s reaction be?
Li Muyang swallowed hard, watching the old woman before him warily.
However, the expected drama of old acquaintances recognizing each other did not occur.
Granny Gu, as if she did not recognize Li Muyang, looked indifferent.
[Granny Gu: Boy, who directed you to get your hands on the Startling Swan Immortal Sword?]
Granny Gu’s unfamiliar and cold inquiry surprised Li Muyang.
This mysterious Granny Gu didn’t know him?
Or should I say… didn’t recognize Jiang Xiaoyu?
How strange!
Li Muyang saved his game first, then faced the mysterious old woman before him and spoke.
“Granny Gu, don’t you remember me? I am Jiang Xiaoyu.”
Li Muyang decided to remind the mysterious old woman, hoping to learn the plot developments of Black Cloud Fort from her.
However, Granny Gu just looked at him coldly and frowned, “Jiang Xiaoyu?”
The old woman frowned and pondered for a moment, then asked, “Which Jiang Xiaoyu are you?”
“Black Cloud Fort’s Jiang Xiaoyu!” Li Muyang said innocently, spreading his hands.
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With the power to load saved games, he was not afraid to make a mistake.
Li Muyang simply spilled everything out.
“Back then, you even asked me to help you kill Manager Wu, don’t you remember?”
“At that time, I was in the fort, following Manager Wu and others practicing demon cultivation, later taking care of Little Wild Grass’s daily life. Little Wild Grass was a soul-lost individual, bought by Manager Wu and others to be used as a blood cow, but before Little Wild Grass entered the fort, it was entangled by an ancient evil creature, Flesh Bone Green Clothes.”
“It was me who went to the ancestral temple to beg for your help, and you personally took action to get rid of Flesh Bone Green Clothes.”
“Have you forgotten about this?”
Li Muyang earnestly recounted the plot of the “Deadly Wild Grass” instance.
However, after he finished speaking, Granny Gu looked at him with a strange expression.
“You are from the fort? Following Temple-Sealing Lord and other Demon Cultivators in your cultivation?”
Granny Gu frowned and pondered for a while, seeming to recall something, but her expression grew even more confused.
“Indeed, there was a soul-lost individual entangled by Flesh Bone Green Clothes who came to the fort; that young girl died soon, and Temple-Sealing Lord’s group of Demon Cultivators did not come to me for help.”
“Only after that young girl died, the Flesh Bone Green Clothes that killed her stayed outside the fort, and I had to drive it away.”
“As for you…”
Granny Gu scrutinized Li Muyang, who, from the player’s perspective, was wearing the face of Jiang Xiaoyu at that moment.
Granny Gu frowned and thought for a good while, her expression suddenly turning grim.
“…I remember now!”
“Jiang Xiaoyu, earlier called Leng Aqi! You changed your name before you died.”
Granny Gu looked at Li Muyang with a cold gaze, her tone icy, “But you died centuries ago, how were you resurrected?”
