Chapter 38

After an unknown amount of time, Luo Xiu slowly opened his eyes, and the light enveloping him gradually faded.

Everything returned to calm.

The Fast Sword Technique, unranked, has four levels: Beginner, Minor Success, Major Success, and Perfection.

In the world of martial arts, speed is the only invincible attribute. When a sword reaches its ultimate speed, it can surpass any sword technique. A single sword strike, like a flash of lightning and thunder, can slay an enemy in an instant.

"Huff..."

Luo Xiu exhaled deeply. As the Spirit of Reincarnation had said, the gift from the Origin Law would focus on enhancing his strength.

The Fast Sword Technique indeed broadened his horizons. Despite being an unranked martial technique, it surpassed any sword technique he had seen in the Qingyun Martial Hall.

"Clang!"

The battle sword was drawn, and a flash of sword light instantly cut through the air, causing visible ripples.

"According to the memories, I am only at the Beginner level of the Fast Sword Technique."

Luo Xiu was well aware that the memories granted by the Origin Law only taught him how to practice, not to instantly achieve the Perfection level.

However, even at the Beginner level, the power of the Fast Sword Technique could rival the Fourth Rank of the Nine Thunderclap Swords.

Moreover, if the principles of the Fast Sword Technique were applied to the Nine Thunderclap Swords, the power would be even greater!

"Compared to the Fast Sword Technique, the Law Diagram of the Wheel of Life and Death is even more difficult."

Luo Xiu frowned. Among the nine Origin Law diagrams, the first one was the simplest, but it still made him feel like he was reading a book from another world, with intricate patterns, runes, and seals.

"Reincarnation Spirit, how do I leave this Origin Space?" Luo Xiu looked up at the massive wheel.

"Weak successor, you can leave at any time. When your cultivation reaches the Innate Realm and you fully comprehend the first Origin Law diagram of the Wheel of Life and Death, you can re-enter the Origin Space," the voice of the Reincarnation Spirit replied.

"What's the situation outside? Will I be in danger when I leave?" Luo Xiu asked, still vividly remembering the terror of the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger.

"You will appear directly in the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger's belly. Weak successor, good luck."

As the Reincarnation Spirit's voice faded, an irresistible force instantly swept Luo Xiu away, and he disappeared from the Origin Space within the Life and Death Pearl.

Accompanied by a dizzying sensation, Luo Xiu smelled a nauseating stench, realizing he was inside the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger's belly.

...

"It's been ten days, and I'm so frustrated!"

Bu Fei looked haggard, his body reeking of a foul odor. He had searched through the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger's feces countless times but found no clues about the Dark Sword.

"Hum!"

Suddenly, the light sword behind him began to vibrate.

"It's the Dark Sword's presence!"

Bu Fei's haggard face lit up with joy, and his gaze fell on the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger, which was sleeping in the corner.

The light sword sensed the presence of the Dark Sword inside this beast!

"Roar!"

The Two-Headed Ghost Tiger suddenly woke up, its massive body rising, and it let out a deafening roar.

The entire cave shook violently, rocks fell, and dust flew. Bu Fei, who was nearby, was directly thrown back by the terrifying sound waves, his eardrums ringing, his head spinning, and blood spewing from his mouth.

"Damn! What's wrong with this beast?" Bu Fei was both shocked and angry.

Boom! Boom! Boom! ...

The Two-Headed Ghost Tiger rolled violently in the cave, roaring loudly. Bu Fei, unsure of what was happening, could only watch from a distance, not daring to approach.

Inside the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger's belly, Luo Xiu, holding a mid-grade human rank battle sword, continuously slashed at the surroundings. The body of a fifth-rank beast was strong, but its internal organs and blood vessels were still vulnerable. With Luo Xiu's special ability to directly damage life channels, he instantly inflicted severe injuries on the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger.

Rumble...

The Two-Headed Ghost Tiger kept rolling, roaring in pain, and spitting out blood and internal organs.

Bu Fei watched in horror, unsure of what was happening.

After more than half an hour, the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger's movements grew weaker, and the cave fell silent.

"Is it dead?"

Bu Fei slowly approached, sensing that the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger's vital energy had dissipated. He was filled with doubt—how could a fifth-rank beast suddenly die?

Suddenly, Bu Fei sensed a dangerous aura.

"Bang!"

The Two-Headed Ghost Tiger's belly burst open, and a figure rushed out, a sword flash like a silver river slicing through the air.

Bu Fei was terrified, his body retreating rapidly. When he saw the face of the figure, he was stunned.

"Luo Xiu? How... how can you still be alive?"

Bu Fei's eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost. A person who was swallowed by a fifth-rank beast ten days ago was still alive, which was incomprehensible.

"Indeed, I'm still alive, so you can die!"

Luo Xiu was covered in blood, like a demon from hell. His sword flashed, slicing through the air.

"Puff!"

Blood splattered, and Bu Fei retreated desperately, his hand wiping blood from his neck.

"What a fast sword!"

If his speed had been just a bit slower, he would have been decapitated. Ten days ago, Luo Xiu clearly did not have this level of strength, and his sword was not that fast or sharp.

"Slap!"

Luo Xiu's steps were like a ghost, appearing directly in front of Bu Fei.

Bu Fei's pupils contracted. Luo Xiu's speed was much faster than ten days ago.

How could he become so strong? Not only did he survive being swallowed by the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger, but his strength had also greatly increased?

At this moment, Bu Fei felt death was so close.

"No! Luo Xiu, you can't kill me!" Bu Fei shouted in fear.

"Hum!"

The sword hummed, its tip pausing at Bu Fei's neck, the wind cutting his skin and causing blood to flow.

Bu Fei felt his heart pounding in his throat.

"Give me a reason not to kill you?" Luo Xiu stared at Bu Fei coldly.

"I... I am the only descendant of Wu King Bu Chen, and only I can open the treasure vault!" Bu Fei clung to this last hope for survival.

"Why should I believe you?"

Luo Xiu's lips curled into a mocking smile. His wrist flicked, and the sword sliced through, Bu Fei's head flying off, blood gushing like a fountain.

Bu Fei had tried to kill him at every turn. For someone like that, Luo Xiu would never let him go.

Even if the Wu King's treasure vault could only be opened by Bu Fei, Luo Xiu would rather not get the treasures than let him live.

In the past, he would have been extremely excited about the Wu King's treasure vault, but after his experience in the Origin Space of the Life and Death Pearl, the treasure vault seemed insignificant in comparison.

Picking up the light sword and storage bracelet from Bu Fei's body, Luo Xiu quickly found a scroll in the storage bracelet.

The scroll was old, and when unfolded, it contained records left by Wu King Bu Chen about the treasure vault.

It mentioned that to open the vault, one needed both the Light and Dark Swords, as well as a jade pendant infused with the blood of Wu King Bu Chen's descendant. All three had to be combined to open the vault.

The scroll did not mention that only a descendant of Wu King Bu Chen could open the vault.

"Hmph, still lying to me at the last moment!" Luo Xiu glanced at Bu Fei's corpse and walked deeper into the cave.

The cave was dim, but Luo Xiu had a map and soon found a stone door deep inside.

The stone door was ancient, about five to six meters tall, with three slots on either side.

Luo Xiu took out the Light and Dark Swords and inserted them into two of the slots, where they fit perfectly.

He then took out a jade pendant from Bu Fei's storage bracelet and placed it in the third slot.

After a warrior's death, their blood dissipates, so Luo Xiu was unsure if the jade pendant had been infused with Bu Fei's blood. If not, the Wu King's treasure vault would not open.

However, Luo Xiu did not know that the jade pendant was also a symbol of Wu King Bu Chen. His descendants had to infuse their blood into the pendant to avoid being attacked by the Two-Headed Ghost Tiger. Bu Fei had already done this ten days ago.

Therefore, when Luo Xiu placed the jade pendant in the slot, the stone door trembled and slowly rose with a rumbling sound.

Luo Xiu's face lit up, and he stepped into the opened stone door.

Inside was an artificial stone chamber, with walls illuminated by several valuable night pearls, casting a bright light.

On the right side of the chamber was a row of bookshelves. Luo Xiu walked over and saw numerous martial arts manuals, written on special paper that had remained intact for centuries.

"Sixth-rank martial arts?"

Luo Xiu picked up a random book and found it contained a martial technique called the Profound Yin-Yang Palm.

As far as he knew, the highest-ranked martial arts in the Yunlong County, dominated by the Free and Easy Sect, were only seventh-rank. Here, a random book was sixth-rank?

Luo Xiu was overjoyed and immediately stored all the manuals in his storage ring. There were thirty-two manuals in total: eighteen fifth-rank, thirteen sixth-rank, and one seventh-rank.

Without further inspection, he turned to the other side of the chamber and saw a row of racks with twenty-three long swords, each emitting a sharp and fierce aura, making his heart tremble.

"Battle swords! And not ordinary ones!" Luo Xiu's face showed excitement.

Being a sword practitioner, he naturally liked and was drawn to good battle swords. Here, there were not just one but twenty-three!

Nearby, Luo Xiu found a book and read it, discovering it contained information left by Wu King Bu Chen.

Wu King Bu Chen, besides reaching the King Realm in martial arts, was also a fifth-rank master swordsmith. The twenty-three battle swords in the chamber were his masterpieces, with twenty being lower-grade earth rank and the best three being mid-grade earth rank!

Mid-grade earth rank battle swords, by normal standards, required a sixth-rank master swordsmith to forge. However, Wu King Bu Chen had obtained an ancient swordsmithing technique, allowing him to forge mid-grade earth rank swords at the fifth-rank level.

The book also recorded the ancient swordsmithing technique obtained by Wu King Bu Chen.

In addition to martial arts and battle swords, the chamber contained a pile of essence stones. Unlike the lower-grade essence stones Luo Xiu usually used, these were purer and brighter, being middle-grade essence stones with higher purity of elemental energy.

There were nearly a thousand middle-grade essence stones in the pile.

There were also some array artifacts, medicinal pills, and other treasures collected by Wu King Bu Chen during his lifetime.

Any of these treasures, if taken out, would be enough to bankrupt a First-Rank Martial Artist and drive a Spirit Refinement Realm Martial Master to madness!

"Ha ha, I've struck it rich!"

Luo Xiu found a storage ring among the array artifacts, a fifth-rank array artifact with a storage space dozens of times larger than his previous ring.

He stored everything, feeling that his journey to find the Wu King's treasure vault, though perilous, had been incredibly rewarding.

Compared to the wealth in the Wu King's treasure vault, Luo Xiu felt his greatest gain was a deeper understanding of the Life and Death Pearl.