Chapter 440 — Giant Blade, Long Saber
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
" Shen Mu asked. Kun King was startled and said, "So that method for mending the divine bridge was spread by the Human Sovereign. I have already obtained this technique.
To speak frankly, our Kun clan also frequently goes ashore and does business with Jingping, trading what we have for what we lack. " Shen Mu was relieved. "So that is how it is.
" Suddenly, a great rat came bounding up onto the Xizhou, rushing toward them, and as it ran it transformed into a grey-robed elder.
He came to the side of the group, caught his breath, and said, "There is indeed something underground! The underground is hollow — there is a whole palace complex, a statue so large it defies description, and a great saber! " The Alchemist hastily had him soak in the Pool of Pure Yang and said, "Your wounds are not yet healed.
Speak slowly. " Grey Immortal gasped a few more breaths and said, "There are passages underground.
Those statues have already dug down to the passages. Follow the passages down, and you reach the heart of the earth — another vast space. At the center of that space is a statue, as though it drilled up from the ground.
Around it are chains.
The chains bind the palaces. Somehow, that statue drilled into the chains. Those chains are even thicker than the chain that binds the sun to the Xizhou! " The hearts of all present were greatly shaken, and they exchanged glances.
The chain that bound the sun was a masterpiece of the Kaihuang era; with present-day methods of forging treasures, such a divine object could no longer be made.
Yet the chains beneath the Shenduan Mountain Range were even thicker than the chain that bound the sun — could they too be relics of the Kaihuang era? Deaf Old Man suddenly said, "The Xizhou's chain binds the sun. Then the chains underground — could they be binding that statue? " The hearts of all turned grave. Why would one chain a statue? Grey Immortal shook his head and said, "No, you guess wrongly.
These chains are connected to several palaces, running beneath them.
I followed those statues down and saw those palaces floating around the statue. That statue does not look like something that was originally underground — rather, it looks as though it has just drilled out, somewhat similar to those statues that appeared in Jingping.
They should all be statues that suddenly emerged not long ago. But this statue is rather unfortunate: it drilled down beneath the Shenduan Mountain Range and ran into the chains, and cannot drill out to the surface.
" Blind Old Man said excitedly, "Those palaces must hold no small number of treasures. Let us go steal.
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pah! Go pick up treasures! " The Alchemist said irritably, "You have only just barely kept your life. Running about everywhere, you may run your life away! Grey Immortal, what else did you see? " Grey Immortal said, "There are floating bridges in the air, connecting to the palaces around the statue. . .
" Kun King said doubtfully, "There are already chains — what need for floating bridges? What are the chains for?
" Grey Immortal's expression turned odd. He wanted to speak but dared not: "There is also a saber on that statue's brow.
The chains are binding that saber.
. .
When that statue drilled up from the ground, it may have run right into the blade, and the blade sliced into its head. . . " The Alchemist asked doubtfully, "What saber?
" "A great saber.
A very great saber.
" Grey Immortal revealed two long front teeth, his little mustache twitching, and said, "The Heaven Saber's blade is already not small, but before that saber it is pitifully small. That saber runs north to south, as though embedded in that statue's brow, very long, very long. When I saw that saber, I noticed something strange. .