Chapter 10

"Damn, do you want to fight?" The clay figure still had some fire in him, let alone Luo Fan, who had just acquired a divine skill and was eager for practice.

The long sword was drawn. With the assistance of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, Luo Fan's Exorcism Sword Technique became even more unpredictable. Without any visible movement, just as the giant eagle was about to pounce, his figure flashed like a phantom, instantly appearing behind it. The sword light, like a silver ribbon, slashed toward its back.

"Swish—" A dull sound. The giant eagle's iron-like feathers were hard to injure with ordinary swords. Even Luo Fan's sword, infused with true energy, only managed to cut a few feathers and leave a shallow wound. At this moment, the giant eagle had already turned around, and with a flap of its door-sized wings, a small whirlwind was created on the ground, sweeping toward Luo Fan.

"Damn! Is this a fantasy drama?" Luo Fan dodged and shouted, but the distance was too close, and he was caught in the whirlwind, being thrown several meters away. In a panic, he quickly stuck the long sword into a nearby tree to stabilize himself. The giant eagle then flapped its wings again, and Luo Fan had to use the Golden Goose Skill to dodge once more.

Fortunately, although the giant eagle's whirlwind attack was powerful, it was not fast enough. When the distance was far, it was easy for Luo Fan to dodge. After a few dodges, Luo Fan quickly grasped the rhythm.

After two more dodges and jumps, Luo Fan, fully utilizing the Golden Goose Skill, approached the giant eagle and thrust his sword out like lightning!

"Swish—" The long sword sliced across the giant eagle's chest. Although the chest feathers were softer, the eagle had turned its body at the critical moment, and the sword did little damage.

At this moment, its door-sized wings flapped again! Luo Fan heard a fierce wind roaring in his ears and quickly performed a lazy roll to dodge. Although the posture was not elegant, it was better than being hit by the giant wings.

Stabilizing himself, Luo Fan thought, "This divine eagle is really powerful!"

The iron wings extended. Just as Luo Fan had stood up, the divine eagle's wings, like sharp swords, pierced toward him with a whistling sound. Luo Fan quickly dodged, and the iron wings then slashed, swept, and flicked, moving as if they were sword techniques.

Luo Fan knew that the divine eagle had been with Invincible for a long time, so it was normal for it to know some sword techniques. However, the eagle's strength was too great, and its wings, when swept, created a fierce wind, like the combined palm winds of several experts. Luo Fan fought with the eagle for several hours, and several times he was in grave danger. Fortunately, his lightness skill was also exceptional, which allowed the divine eagle to not easily defeat him.

After several hours, Luo Fan was panting heavily, and the giant eagle finally stopped, walking to Luo Fan and gently patting his arm with its door-sized wings, as if saying, "You're not bad, kid."

Then, the eagle used its beak to pull Luo Fan's clothes, indicating that he should follow it.

Seeing this, Luo Fan was somewhat stunned, "Is this the rhythm of passing the test and inheriting the legacy? After all this, it turns out it's not a fantasy drama but an online game?"

Although Luo Fan complained, his feet did not stop, and he quickly followed.

The eagle moved swiftly, walking through the rocks and grass as fast as a galloping horse. Luo Fan used his lightness skill to catch up. After a while, the eagle flew lower and led Luo Fan into a deep valley. After a long walk, they arrived at a large cave. The eagle nodded three times and called three times at the entrance, then looked back at Luo Fan.

"Is this asking me to bow?" Luo Fan looked at the eagle in surprise, thinking, "It seems the eagle wants me to bow. No, with its short legs, it probably can't kneel. The ancients valued the teacher-student relationship, so I should perform a bow to learn Invincible's sword technique to be safe."

So, Luo Fan knelt down and bowed three times. Since he was about to inherit the legacy, performing a bow did not cause him any psychological pressure, especially since the other party was already dead.

After the bow, the eagle pulled his clothes and stepped into the cave. The cave was very dark, and if it were someone else, they might fear the spirits and demons inside and hesitate to enter. However, Luo Fan already knew the situation inside and stepped in without hesitation.

The cave was actually very shallow, and after walking about ten feet, it reached the end. Inside, there was only a stone table and a stone stool. The eagle called a few times at the corner, and Luo Fan saw a pile of stones, which looked like a grave. He thought, "This must be Invincible's grave." Looking up, he saw some words on the cave wall, but they were covered in dust and moss, making them hard to read. Luo Fan took out a limited edition Zippo lighter, which he had exchanged for 1 point from the system, and lit a branch. He wiped the moss off the wall and saw three lines of words, with very fine strokes but deeply etched into the stone, clearly made with a very sharp weapon. The words read:

"Having roamed the江湖 for over thirty years, I have killed all my enemies and defeated all heroes. There is no one left to challenge me. In despair, I have retired to this deep valley and befriended the eagle. Alas, I have never found a worthy opponent, and the loneliness is unbearable."

The signature below read: "Sword Demon Invincible."

Although Luo Fan had known about this, seeing it in person still made him sigh.

After a while, Luo Fan held the burning branch and looked around the cave, finding no other relics. The stone pile grave had no other markings, and he realized that after Invincible's death, the divine eagle had piled stones over his body.

"Isn't there a sword tomb?" Luo Fan searched the cave for a long time but found no place that could hide a sword tomb. The eagle was looking at him intently.

"Eagle brother, why are you looking at me like that?" Luo Fan was a bit unnerved by the eagle's gaze and quickly said, "Eagle brother, I'm not into that, don't get any ideas!"

The eagle's gaze did not change. Luo Fan thought, "Did I do something to offend it?" He looked at the eagle and then at Invincible's grave, realizing that he had been searching around the grave, which was impolite. So, he bowed three more times at Invincible's grave and left the cave.

Outside the cave, the eagle pulled Luo Fan's clothes again and then walked away from the cave.

Luo Fan was delighted, "Is this the rhythm of successfully becoming a disciple and being taught the sword technique?"

He quickly followed the eagle, who led him to a steep cliff. The cliff was like a huge screen, rising straight up. About seventy feet up, there was a large stone, about ten feet square, like a platform. On the stone, there were two large characters: "Sword Tomb."

"Exactly here!" Luo Fan almost shouted but quickly closed his mouth to avoid looking suspicious.

However, the cliff was so high, with no grass or trees, and no handholds or footholds. Was he supposed to use his lightness skill to fly up?

Although he did not remember the details clearly, Luo Fan vaguely remembered that Yang Guo had climbed up.

After a moment of concentration, he noticed that there were clumps of moss growing on the cliff at regular intervals, forming a straight line. He had an idea, leaped up, and reached into the lowest clump of moss, pulling out a handful of black mud. It was indeed a small hole.

"Ah, I see!"

He sank his waist, took a deep breath, and used the Golden Goose Skill to leap up several feet. He stepped on the hole with his right foot, grabbed the second clump of moss with his left hand, and continued to climb, using the small holes to reach the platform of the sword tomb.

On the large stone, next to the two large characters "Sword Tomb," there were two smaller lines of stone carvings: "Sword Demon Invincible, having no equal in the world, buried his swords here. Alas! The heroes are helpless, and the long sword is useless, how tragic!"

Luo Fan felt a surge of heroism, thinking that perhaps one day he could be as great as these masters, laughing and roaming the江湖.

After a moment of contemplation, he looked down and saw a large pile of stones forming a grave.

At this moment, he heard a few "gugugug" sounds from below the cliff. Looking down, he saw the divine eagle using its claws to grab the holes on the cliff, leaping up. Despite its heavy body, its leg strength and claw power were formidable, and it quickly reached the platform.

Luo Fan quickly gave a thumbs up, "Eagle brother, good skills!"

The eagle made two "gugug" sounds, seemingly pleased, and then used its claws to scatter the stones on the grave, revealing three long swords and a long stone tablet. The three swords and the stone tablet were placed on a large green stone.

Luo Fan's goal was the black iron sword, so he went straight for it. The sword was black and unremarkable but extremely heavy, about three feet long and weighing about eighty pounds. The edges of the sword were blunt, and the tip was round like a hemisphere. Luo Fan looked at it for a while and said, "This is the black iron sword? It looks so bad."

As he complained, the eagle picked up a long, shiny green sword and handed it to Luo Fan.

"Eagle brother, what do you mean?" Luo Fan went to check the original position of the green sword and saw a line of small characters: "Sharp and fierce, invincible, used to challenge the heroes of the Yellow River before the age of twenty."

"Are you looking down on me?" Seeing that the eagle was using Invincible's young sword to trick him, Luo Fan was displeased, threw the green sword to the ground, and picked up the black iron sword, ready to leave the cliff.

The eagle, however, pecked Luo Fan's clothes, and when Luo Fan tried to struggle, the eagle hit the black iron sword with its wing. Luo Fan lost his grip, and the black iron sword fell to the ground. The eagle stepped on it and picked up the green sword, offering it to Luo Fan again.

"Damn!" Luo Fan cursed.

There was no other choice. The black iron sword was under the eagle's foot, and even if he could get it back, the eagle would not teach him the sword technique. So, he sighed, "Fine, this green sword is sharp and can be considered a gain." He picked up the green sword and was about to jump down the cliff.

The system prompt sounded: "Ding, congratulations, the host has obtained the Green Light Sword, gained 2000 destiny energy, and 2000 destiny points."

However, before Luo Fan could be happy, he felt a fierce wind from his side. Looking up, he saw the eagle's door-sized wings flapping toward him. He quickly rolled to avoid it but was forced back to the platform.

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