Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 1694B – They Are Doomed

Taking a deep breath, Sect Master Hu Fu turned around and walked out. In the next moment, he directly appeared at a luxurious courtyard.

On the soft futon, Jin Geng was frowning as if he was concentrating hard on something. His eyes shrank slightly before returning to calm. Then, he smiled and cupped his hands, “Has anything happened for Sect Master to have come here in such a rush? If I am able to be of any help, I will not refuse.”

Hu Fu said, “I came here today because I indeed have a favor that requires Young Master Jin’s help.” After a slight pause, he continued, “The Opening Heavens Sword Sect’s Sword Spirit has just acknowledged its owner.”

Jin Geng’s expression immediately faltered. Then, he said, “Impossible.” He quickly waved his hands, “I don’t mean to be disrespectful towards Sect Master, but this is too absurd and unimaginable. According to what I know, even if the Sword Spirit acknowledges its owner, it would only do so after the Opening Heavens Sword Sect has officially reopened its gates.”

Hu Fu was expressionless as he replied, “I thought so too, but facts have proved otherwise.”

Jin Geng was silent for a few moments before he looked at Hu Fu and said, “What does Sect Master want me to do?”

“Young Master Jin, please rest assured that I will not ask you to invite any strong members of the Jin Family for the Sword Bestowing trials; that is an internal affair of the sword sects in Swallow Mountain.” Hu Fu tried to console him first before looking directly at Jin Geng in the eye, “I hope that Jin Family can lend us the Sky Breaking Sword.”

Jin Geng, who was initially calm, froze instantly.

Hu Fu continued, “If Young Master Jin is willing to help us, I will personally do the Sword Bestowing, and this will give us absolute certainty. Though we can no longer get our hands on the complete Sword Pill, I can help you to get one that’s incomplete. Even though it won’t be as good, it might be able to help Young Master Jin improve your current predicament. Helping me will be as good as helping yourself. I hope that Young Master Jin will consider my request.”

Jin Geng took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, “Fine, let me give it a shot!”

……

When Rourou returned, Qin Yu was still staring blankly at the Mountain River Sword. He could not figure out how he managed to get this sword just by having a dream?

Furthermore, it was somehow connected to him like it was a part of his body. It was too strange!

“Rourou!”

His eyes became bright and he quickly bounced towards Rourou with the sword in hand.

She frowned and pointed at him, “Stay where you are. Get away from me. What are you planning to do?”

Qin Yu looked embarrassed and lowered the sharp edge of the sword that was pointing towards her, “I just had a dream, and when I woke up, this sword appeared in my hands!”

The corners of Rourou’s lips curled up, “Then what?”

His eyes widened. What do you mean ‘Then what’? This casual statement is making me feel like I am not being taken seriously. Don’t you think that this is very weird?

Looking at his widened eyes, she scoffed, “You don’t really think that a treasure would make its way into your arms just by having a dream, do you?”

He blinked, lowered his head to look at the Mountain River Sword, and then looked up at Rourou again.

“That’s right, I believe what you are thinking now is what actually happened.”

Rourou raised her hand and pointed at the sword in Qin Yu’s hands, “This sword was refined by me. The main materials to make it were the two swords that you gave to me. You have to remember this. If anyone asks you about this next time, tell them what I told you.”

Qin Yu exhaled a sigh of relief. ‘So that’s what happened,’ he thought to himself, nodding and looking at the Mountain River Sword. As his doubts went away, he started to like the sword more the longer he looked at it. It was a sword refined by Rourou that was given to me; no wonder it is so compatible with me. The moment I held it, I knew it was meant to be mine!

Furthermore, its name, ‘Mountain River Sword’, sounded domineering. Other swords simply could not be compared to it!

Looking at the pleasant surprise on Qin Yu’s face, Rourou rolled her eyes, “Do you remember what I just said?”

He repeatedly nodded his head, “I remember, I remember! The Mountain River Sword was refined for me by Rourou. I will say this to whoever asks.”

She nodded satisfactorily, “I prepared the Mountain River Sword for you as your trump card in dealing with the Three Trials of Sword Bestowing. Hide it well and do not use it in these next two days.”

Qin Yu looked over with a questioning expression.

Rourou added, “It’s done. You just need to face the sword bestowed upon you by the Circling Heavens Sword Sect. Let me remind you that Hu Fu is very powerful. Be careful, do not get killed.”

He lowered his head to look at the sword. After hesitating, he remarked, “I think I might have been too happy for a moment and I am starting to feel a little confident.” He licked the corner of his lips and added, “I actually think that with this Mountain River Sword, that Hu Fu from the Circling Heavens Sword Sect will not be a big problem.

“Cough! Rourou, do you also think that I am being too confident right now?”

Rourou turned to leave, but not before saying, “Think about it yourself.”

A slight smile formed on her face.

This bastard Qin Yu sometimes had rather good luck.

Like this time.

……

Swallow Mountain was the most lively it had been recently. The thing that attracted the most attention was of course the reopening of the Opening Heavens Sword Sect.

A descendant of the Jin Family, Jin Geng, had used a substitution treasure to stay alive. That was also something that had been fervently spread and attracted gasps of shock and fear from countless swordsmen.

The Opening Heavens Sword Sect, which returned unexpectedly, had also shown enormous strength in the process. However, these happenings were not enough to complete their reopening.

Three Trials of Sword Bestowing!

The Circling Heavens Sword Sect’s Hu Fu would definitely make a move himself. This was something that everyone in Swallow Mountain was sure about.

The various sword sects in Swallow Mountain also expressed their silent approval towards Hu Fu taking part in the trials.

And very quickly, rumors about the other two Sword Bestowing participants had become widespread too.

Li Sumu from the Spring Wind Sword Sect.

The sect’s name was rather extravagant, but in Swallow Mountain, this sect was considered to be the top sect out of all ten peak sword sects.

As for Li Sumu, he was one of the new and upcoming rising Sword Immortals in the Spring Wind Sword Sect. He was incomparably powerful and rumors said that he would become the next ambassador who would represent Spring Wind Sword Sect in the Main Sword Masters’ meeting.

Just this point itself was enough to prove his strength. Swallow Mountain was shocked that Li Sumu was going to participate in the Sword Bestowing trial, but they did not doubt him at all.

He was qualified to do so.

The last Sword Bestowing participant, however, had caused a lot of curiosity and confusion amongst the sword sects.

Forging Sword Sect!

Like its name suggested, this sect was not specialized in killing. Its main source of income was through helping swordsmen to forge various kinds of immortal swords.

In Swallow Mountain, other than the swords gained from inheritance or from opportunities, the majority of immortal swords wielded by the top swordsmen were from the Forging Sword Sect.

It was no exaggeration to say that they were well-acquainted and had a wide range of connections with people. All along, they maintained a neutral stance and never intervened in the internal disputes between the sword sects.

It was precisely because of this that the Forging Sword Sect was able to occupy a precious piece of land with abundant fengshui, with the support of the other sword sects.

Therefore, this time, the fact that the legendary Forging Sword Sect Master, Sect Master Gu, wanted to personally participate in the Three Trials of Sword Bestowing was quite puzzling to everyone.

In the end, it could only be reasoned that the Opening Heavens Sword Sect had offended too many people back then, and Sect Master Gu was one of them. This explanation made sense and was enough for people to be convinced that the Opening Heavens Sword Sect had a terrible affinity with people, and this was a well-known fact in Swallow Mountain.

And Sect Master Gu was of course qualified enough to participate in the Sword Bestowing.

It was mentioned earlier that the Forging Sword Sect’s main source of revenue was through forging immortal swords and they did not specialize in killing. This much was true, but their sect’s wealth couldn’t be discounted.

Sect Master Gu was wearing a piece of immortal treasure that was rumored to be from White Jade Capital and its defense capabilities were so amazing that even Sword Immortals were unable to break it. He wielded an ancient immortal sword, which was painstakingly refined using many other treasures. Apart from this, he also held many other helpful treasures that one could not even count on two hands.

Thus, if we used cultivation level or Sword Dao as a comparison, Sect Master Gu could not even be considered to be in the top twenty swordsmen in Swallow Mountain. However, in terms of overall battle power, he was so strong that with just a sword in his hand, he once chased an old sword demon who owed him money and refused to pay it back. A fierce battle ensued that covered more than half of Swallow Mountain.

That battle was so fierce that even the sky changed color, and millions of sword auras intertwined with each other. From then on, no one dared to default on their debts to Forging Sword Sect.

Sect Master Hu Fu from the Circling Heavens Sword Sect.

Sword Immortal Li Sumu from the Spring Wind Sword Sect.

Strongly-equipped Sect Master Gu from the Forging Sword Sect.

These three people were going to be the ones participating in the Three Trials of Sword Bestowing. It was a rather stacked lineup and people could not look them in the eye.

Then, with the spread of this news, gasps were continuously heard. Swordsmen from various sects in Swallow Mountain looked in the direction of the Opening Heavens Sword Sect and they could not help but feel pity for them.

The ancestors did not do virtuous things which led to the retribution today!

We should learn from this, we must learn from this.

You’re asking me for my opinion on the reopening of the Opening Heavens Sword Sect?

Yes, I admit that the Opening Heavens Sword Sect is indeed quite capable, but they are doomed.

That’s right, completely doomed!