Chapter 10

"Perhaps that cold light is some divine weapon. The expression on Bai Shixun’s face clearly shows that he has seen a treasure."

Bai Shixun followed the cold light, running wildly. Long Chen had just left Baiyang Town and followed him. His Starry Sky Battle Body was already at a minor level, making him even more powerful under the starry sky. He could steadily keep up with Bai Shixun without expending any true qi.

The cold light in the sky grew dimmer, faintly swaying. Long Chen could vaguely see that it was a sword. A sword that could fly on its own was something he had never heard of, so he was sure it was a treasure.

Although it swayed, it still persisted for half an hour. They were already far from Baiyang Town, and at this point, Long Chen didn’t have to worry about Yang Yuntian catching up.

"This kid has some guts to dare to be so far from Baiyang Town."

During the tracking, Long Chen covered his face with a piece of black cloth. It would be hard for ordinary people to associate him with Long Chen, which achieved his purpose.

"Even with all his effort, he can only achieve this speed, and he’s already panting. Bai Shixun is at most at the third level of the Dragon Vein Realm, on par with me, but I have the Meteor Fist and the Starry Sky Battle Body."

Rushing into a forest, the sword light wobbled and rapidly descended, embedding itself in the ground.

Bai Shixun then rushed into the forest. Seeing the sword light right in front of him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, squatting down to catch his breath like a dead dog. However, his eyes gleamed with intense heat as he looked at the sword blade.

"This sword can fly on its own, it must be a super treasure. If I get it, even if I have to hand it over to the family, I can still get countless benefits!"

Thinking of a bright future, Bai Shixun laughed heartily, but suddenly he noticed a masked person standing in front of him. He was immediately terrified and shouted, "You... who are you? What do you want?"

An ordinary third-level Dragon Vein Realm person, Long Chen was several times faster. In Bai Shixun’s eyes, Long Chen’s figure flashed and disappeared, and in the next breath, a heavy blow knocked him to the ground, the force of which knocked out several of his teeth.

Seeing the masked person standing coldly in front of him, Bai Shixun burst into tears.

"Senior, I... I just happened to see this treasure sword. If you want it, you can have it... don’t kill me, don’t kill me... I can do anything for you..."

Long Chen smiled and said, "Are you telling the truth? But if I get this treasure sword, I’m afraid the news will leak, so it’s better to kill you to keep the secret."

Bai Shixun immediately cried out in despair, "Don’t kill me, S... Senior, I didn’t see your face, I don’t even know you, how can the news leak?"

"You’re right."

Long Chen smiled, lifting Bai Shixun by the neck. He looked at him and said, "You have such smooth skin, it seems your father is also handsome. But I can’t stand men who are more handsome than me, so..."

Hearing Long Chen’s words, Bai Shixun was immediately panicked and struggled, "Senior, don’t disfigure me, whatever you want, my father can give you... my grandfather is the head of the Bai family in Baiyang Town, you... you know him, spare me, please?"

"Nonsense, why would I disfigure you?"

Long Chen’s voice grew colder. He secretly pulled out a dagger and, with a swift motion, stabbed it into Bai Shixun’s crotch, twisting it. Bai Shixun immediately let out a惨叫, looking at Long Chen with a nearly desperate gaze, then fainted from the pain.

Long Chen threw him to the ground.

"I didn’t disfigure you, I just made you not a man anymore. Bai Shixun, if it weren’t for my quick thinking, I might have been the one not a man today. This is just karma..."

He turned to look at the sword.

It was a completely black sword, different from ordinary swords. This sword was extremely narrow, only two fingers wide, seventy centimeters long, and made of iron, now rusted and looking like it could break at any moment.

Long Chen smiled bitterly, "Chased for so long, and it turns out to be a broken sword."

He walked over, looked at the hilt, and reached out to grab it.

Suddenly, it seemed a young girl let out a scream. The iron sword emitted a force that Long Chen couldn’t resist, pulling him upward. He opened his eyes and was immediately frightened, his face turning pale, because the iron sword had taken off again, and he was already high in the air.

The iron sword’s flying speed was ten times faster than before, and it was much higher. The forest below became a small patch, and Long Chen was speechless, screaming, "If I fall, I’ll be smashed to pieces!"

Thinking of this, he quickly grabbed the hilt with both hands, even hugging the entire sword, but the iron sword wildly thrashed, apparently trying to throw him off.

"This iron sword has a spirit, it’s definitely a great treasure, but if I’m thrown off, I’ll definitely die and won’t be able to enjoy it."

The sword and the man flew rapidly through the sky.

Long Chen clung to the sword with all his might. Despite the iron sword’s various attempts, it still couldn’t throw him off. To save his life, Long Chen used all his strength.

Suddenly, a young girl’s angry voice came from the sword.

"You scoundrel, you’re hugging me and won’t let go. Let go quickly, or I won’t let you off!"

Long Chen was startled because this voice was clearly coming from the sword. Being called a scoundrel by a sword, Long Chen felt like he wanted to vomit blood.

Is this sword a girl?

"Did you hear? Let go quickly, or I won’t let you off."

The voice came again, and the iron sword’s thrashing became even more violent.

Long Chen quickly said, "M... Miss, I want to let go, but you’re flying so high. If I let go, I’ll be smashed to pieces, right?"

Hearing this, the iron sword stopped thrashing and said, confused, "Is that so? Oh, I forgot. I’ll go down, but you have to let go when we land. You know, men and women shouldn’t touch each other."

Long Chen thought, "I know men and women shouldn’t touch each other, but you’re a sword, what can I gain?"

But he quickly said, "Of course, Miss, I wouldn’t dare to offend you, I’m really sorry."

"No, I forgot a point just now, it’s also my fault. Okay, let’s go down now."

Long Chen was about to vomit blood. This girl had flown for so long and only now realized that he would die if he let go. How could she be so absent-minded?

They landed safely.

Long Chen looked around and found himself in a desolate mountain range, with exposed rocks and dead trees everywhere, a bleak scene. In the distance, the roars of beasts could be heard, making his hair stand on end.

With a crunch, Long Chen stepped on a skull. He realized there were many animal and human bones around, and a chill ran through his heart.

"M... Miss, do you think this is... the Wasteland Beast Domain?"

The Wasteland Beast Domain, deep in the Great Wasteland Mountains, was a place where nine out of ten people died. Long Chen had heard many adventure stories, and countless people had died there. He didn’t know if he would be one of them.

He looked at the iron sword. At this moment, the iron sword spoke again.

"Oh, I’m sorry, I feel that there are many beast auras here that are much stronger than you. If I leave you here, you won’t last long. What should I do? What should I do?"

The girl was pacing back and forth in panic.

Long Chen was speechless.

After a while, he said, "Hey, just fly me back the way we came, right?"

The iron sword was silent.

Long Chen said anxiously, "Hey, Miss, what’s wrong? Why aren’t you talking?"

He reached out to grab the iron sword.

The iron sword said hurriedly, "I... I’m really sorry, I didn’t expect this. In my haste to throw you off, I didn’t notice that there’s a huge restriction here. I can come in from the sky, but I can’t fly out..."

"Ah..."

Just as she finished speaking, she burst into tears.

Long Chen took a deep breath. If he didn’t control himself, he would have smashed his head against the ground.

"I never thought I, Ling Xi, would die in this ghost place... If I had known, I wouldn’t have touched this broken sword... Ah... Mother... Father... I’m so scared... I don’t want to die..."

"Shut up!"

Long Chen quickly grabbed the iron sword and crouched behind a large rock because he vaguely felt that danger was approaching.

In the Wasteland Beast Domain, making such a loud noise was practically asking for death.

Scared by Long Chen, she immediately stopped crying. Feeling the danger, she didn’t dare to cry anymore and obediently let Long Chen hold her, not mentioning the taboo of men and women touching.

Long Chen’s heart was racing because he felt fear. He didn’t dare to make a sound, crouching under the large rock, his ear pressed to the ground, listening.

Heavy footsteps approached step by step.

Long Chen’s heart was in his throat, and he found himself trembling uncontrollably, showing how dangerous the situation was.

He held his breath.

Slowing his heartbeat, he tried to keep himself in a state close to death, but by then, his clothes were already soaked with cold sweat.

He was most afraid that the stupid sword would suddenly make a sound. But he couldn’t warn it, and if he made a sound, he might be a corpse in a moment.

Heavy footsteps, heavy breathing, and the stench of saliva in the air made Long Chen’s scalp tingle. He had never felt such fear from any opponent he had faced.

"Awooo..."

A low growl sounded from the other side of the large rock, making Long Chen’s hair stand on end. At this moment, any slight mistake would mean certain death.

Fortunately, he performed well, and the footsteps gradually faded away until they were no longer audible. Only then did Long Chen dare to breathe slightly. He found that his hair was wet with cold sweat, showing how terrified he had been.

"What just passed... was a Moon Devouring Wolf. With your strength, you would have been swallowed in one bite..."

The iron sword in his arms sighed with relief.

Long Chen stood up and said, "No matter what, I have to leave here within half a month. You come with me. If you have any good ideas or methods, tell me. By the way, your name is Ling Xi? I’m Long Chen!"