Chapter 4: The Secret of the Nine Tribulations Sword

The intense longing call arose once again. Chu Yang carefully felt it, and indeed, not long after, the dim Nine Tribulations Sword in his dantian emitted a strong summoning intent...

It felt like a starving infant kicking and wailing for milk. Chu Yang was somewhat embarrassed by this feeling that arose in his heart, not knowing how such an absurd sensation could be generated.

When his mind touched it, the dim shadow of the Nine Tribulations Sword emitted a faint resistance and curiosity, as if an infant looking at him with innocent eyes, filled with longing, unfamiliarity, and anticipation...

A wave of tenderness inexplicably rose in Chu Yang's heart, and he gently enveloped it with his mind... This time, the sword shadow only resisted slightly before lowering its guard.

Through the mental contact, Chu Yang understood the origin of this thing!

This was not the Nine Tribulations Sword; to be precise, it was the sword spirit of the Nine Tribulations Sword! Or rather, the sword intent!

When he used the ultimate move, he thrust the Nine Tribulations Sword into his heart, and the blood from his heart activated the sword spirit. This was also the beginning of the greatest secret of the Nine Tribulations Sword...

And this activated sword spirit, for some reason, brought him back to his teenage years!

The final move of the Nine Tribulations Sword was a taboo move. It meant dying with the enemy, and first killing oneself before killing the enemy! Only with such a resolute intention could it be performed!

What Chu Yang didn't know was that this was one of the mysteries of the Nine Tribulations Sword!

Each successive wielder of the Nine Tribulations Sword only followed the path of sword cultivation and never gained the sword's recognition! Because, by treating oneself as a sword, what would one gain?

Swords are inherently无情 (无情 means "无情" which can be translated as "heartless" or "merciless"). So, under such influence, they naturally chose the path of heartless swordsmanship!

Thus, each successive wielder of the Nine Tribulations Sword was merely a "sword slave"! Including Chu Yang's previous life, he was also just a sword slave! A slave to the sword!

It was the sword using the person, not the person using the sword!

But Chu Yang used the final move, using his own blood to destroy all tribulations!

No one among the previous wielders of the Nine Tribulations Sword ever dared to use this move! And when their lifespan ended or they were killed, the Nine Tribulations Sword would automatically disintegrate, returning to its fragmented state, scattered across the continent, quietly waiting for its true master, hoping to one day reach the pinnacle of the Nine Tribulations Sword and fulfill its true sacred destiny...

Therefore, Chu Yang's all-out final move led to the complete activation of the sword spirit, which then resided in his dantian. From that moment on, this first divine object of the Nine Heavens Continent finally had a true master!

Thus, it so easily accepted Chu Yang.

One could say that, apart from the creator of the Nine Tribulations Sword, Chu Yang was the first true master of the Nine Tribulations Sword!

The true Nine Tribulations Sword Master.

This was the true meaning of being reborn from the brink of death!

From this moment on, Chu Yang clearly knew that he would walk a path completely different from his previous life!

Now, the sword spirit of the Nine Tribulations Sword, like a hungry infant, urgently needed the nourishment of the various fragments of the Nine Tribulations Sword and the essence of heaven and earth! The urgent emotions it emitted were also urging Chu Yang to find the fragments of the Nine Tribulations Sword and the nutrients it needed...

Chu Yang's mind sank into his dantian, enveloping the dim sword spirit with his own mind, offering it sincere comfort...

After a while, the sword intent seemed to sense Chu Yang's sincerity and gradually calmed down, though it still had some reluctance, it no longer emitted the urgent summoning...

It was like a child who, not getting the toy they wanted, stopped crying but pouted, tears welling up, looking at their parents with a sense of grievance...

This sword spirit of the Nine Tribulations Sword was indeed as endearing as a child.

A wave of pity rose in Chu Yang's heart, and in this emotion, a sense of guilt also emerged...

Controlling his excitement, he took a deep breath. Opening his eyes, he saw Shi Qianshan looking at him, with a hint of excitement in his eyes, probably thinking that Chu Yang's abnormal state was due to an injury. Seeing Chu Yang open his eyes, the excitement in his eyes quickly faded, and he asked with concern, "Junior Brother Chu, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. It's just... I suddenly felt like farting, um... but considering that Senior Brother was right here, I didn't dare to, and I had to use a lot of effort to hold it back..." Chu Yang looked at Shi Qianshan meaningfully and said seriously.

"Uh..." Shi Qianshan's face changed, and he awkwardly said, "This... must have been uncomfortable..." He didn't know how to respond, whether to advise him to let it out or to hold it in...

Neither seemed appropriate...

Tantan beside him burst out laughing, but he felt it was inappropriate to laugh out loud, and his unique voice made the laughter sound like a deep fart...

Shi Qianshan felt a wave of nausea and almost vomited.

Chu Yang inwardly chuckled. He felt that his mindset was subtly changing, becoming different from his previous life...

All the regrets now had a chance to be remedied. His mindset naturally became more vibrant and peaceful.

In his previous life, he only obtained the tip of the Nine Tribulations Sword four years later, and he never knew that the Nine Tribulations Sword had such a sword spirit!

As he walked step by step towards the house in the bamboo grove, Chu Yang's thoughts seemed to undergo a continuous transformation along the way.

With each step closer to the house that existed only in his memory, he felt his soul tremble, and a new feeling and insight rose in his heart, gradually filling him with longing.

In that house was his master! The person he respected most in his life!

Since he had returned to the age of sixteen, whether it was reincarnation or something else, he was no longer the Poison Sword Martial Venerable! Now, he was Chu Yang, a young boy! A weak young boy!

Before he grew strong, there were countless people on this continent who could kill him! If he still thought of himself as the Martial Venerable from his previous life, without matching strength, he would die very quickly...

Only Chu Yang knew that a Martial Venerable could be formidable in the Lower Three Heavens, but in the Middle Three Heavens, they would be somewhat constrained and need to be cautious. And in the Upper Three Heavens...

It was nothing special!

Only by forgetting all the glory of his previous life and starting anew, step by step, could he continuously climb to the peak! The first step was to become the senior disciple of the Inner Gate of the Sky Tower in the shortest time possible, enter the Seven Yin Realm, and obtain the first segment of the Nine Tribulations Sword!

This life's path would undoubtedly be much more exciting than his previous life!

The three of them stopped at the same time, having arrived at the Purple Bamboo Garden. Looking at the few houses that existed only in his memory, Chu Yang's eyes were filled with intense emotion, and he couldn't help but stop, feeling a flood of emotions surge in his heart, unable to control them!

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