The Story of the Swordsman

Entering the Desert

"Where are we now?" Hua Litong asked. It had been two days since he had traveled together with Yun Lintian. The relationship between the two of them is getting closer.

Yun Lintian looked at the leather map in his hand and replied, "We need to walk one more day before reaching the meeting point ... Actually, this place could be considered as the southern region now."

Suddenly, Yun Lintian frowned and took out his bow, shooting at the tree in the distance. It caused the tree to shake violently and a human figure was seen jumping out from the top of the tree.

"Where are you going?" Hua Litong also sensed the existence of the figure. He immediately dashed forward, chasing after that figure after Yun Lintian let out a bow.

Hua Litong immediately swung his sword. The figure was startled and immediately put up a defense, but it was too late.

Booms!

The figure was thrown to the ground and coughed up blood loudly.

"Antek from the Luo clan?" Hua Litong stared coldly at the man lying on the ground. With the spear symbol on his clothes, he immediately knew his identity.

"Where is your master?" Asked Yun Lintian. He and the others arrived before the man.

The man did not reply and quietly gathered strength, preparing to make a move. However, before he could do anything, Yun Chan firmly cut off one of his arms mercilessly.

"Gurgh!!" The man screamed in pain while trying to take the severed arm.

Yun Lintian stomped on his chest and asked coldly, "Where is Luo Kun? If you tell me, I promise I'll give you a quick death."

The man tried to commit suicide by blowing up his Blood Vessels.

Seeing this, Yun Lintian shot out three silver needles to seal the man's Blood Vessels, leaving him terrified as he looked at Yun Lintian.

"Trust me. I have many ways to get you talking. I'll give you another chance. Can you tell us now?" Yun Lintian spoke as he pressed his feet against the man's chest, causing him to scream in pain.

"I ... I'll tell you! The Young Master has already gone to the Desert area. He left me here to look for all of you." The man hurriedly told her everything at once.

"Did you see my sister?" Hua Litong asked.

The man nodded his head quickly. "Yes. She's with him."

Yun Lintian was a little confused. "wait. You said he told you to look for us here. How are you gonna tell him?" He found this matter strange. Why would Luo Kun have to leave his henchmen here? After all, transmission jade was useless in this mythical realm. Unless Luo Kun had a way to contact his people.

The man gulped, looking hesitant. When Yun Lintian raised his foot, the man hurriedly said, "We have a secret way to contact each other." He then took out a small black jade from his sleeve and showed it to everyone.

Yun Lintian took the black jade and studied it closely. A moment later, he asked, "Where did he get it from? Do you know about this?"

The man shook his head, "I don't know."

Yun Lintian pondered for a moment before saying, "Alright. Since you're obedient, I'll give you a painless death." He then fired a silver needle into the man's forehead to seal his senses and thrust a spear into his heart, sending him to death.

His movements were quick and tidy, causing everyone except Yun Chan to be shocked. In their eyes, Yun Lintian did not have the slightest emotion when killing people, as if he had done this many times.

"Come on. We go to see my older sister first and immediately chase after Luo Kun." Yun Lintian put away the black jade and said to the others. Everyone continued their journey shortly afterwards.

Half a day later, Yun Lintian's group arrived at the treeless plain area and saw five women sitting around the campfire.

The arrival of Yun Lintian and the others caused the women to stand up hurriedly.

"Brother Yun!" One of the five women exclaimed excitedly.

"Senior Brother Jiajia." Yun Lintian greeted the woman back. They are all his sisters.

Yun Chan went to greet his fellow sisters with a smile. While Yun Lintian looked around, thinking of something.

"My people might go with Wanru." Hua Litong said sadly. He was worried about his sister and could not wait to immediately go to the Desert area.

Hua Litong knew even if they were to depart now, they would not be able to find his sister in a short period of time. Therefore, resting for one night should be fine.

Yun Lintian saw that he did not mind his suggestion. He took out a few tents, gave them to him.

After setting up his tent, Yun Lintian took out a black jade to study it. The black jade had intricate runes engraved on it.

Yun Lintian studied it all night and finally he broke everything about the black jade. This jade creator was very clever by combining several functions together and creating a long-distance transmission jade that could completely circumvent the prohibition of the mythical realm.

"Did the Poison Valley create this?" Yun Lintian muttered to himself. He was sure that no one in the Heavenly Fortune Country possessed this ability. Since the members of Yang, Hua, Chen, Li, and even the Qi royal clan did not seem to possess this jade, the only possibility was that someone behind the Luo clan gave it to them.

Without thinking any further, Yun Lintian took out a normal transmission jade and used a small blade to imitate the runes of the black jade. It took him an hour to finish. He then summoned Yun Chan to his tent and tested the newly modified transmission jade.

"Successfully." Yun Chan said with great surprise. His gaze was full of admiration when he saw Yun Lintian.

"Let's go, Senior Brother Chan. We're leaving soon." Yun Lintian put away the transmission jade and walked out of the tent with Yun Chan.

After everyone packed their belongings, the group continued their journey once more. This time, they headed to the center of the mythical realm.

...

"It's so hot here like my mom said." Hua Litong wiped the sweat droplets off his forehead while complaining.

It had been two days since they arrived in the desert area. This place lives up to its name — there is nothing but sand.

Yun Lintian handed the water-filled pouch to him. "How far did your mother travel to the central area?"

Hua Litong quickly poured water into his mouth before he replied, "My mother has reached the most central area, but she cannot get close to a mini object like the sun there."

"Do you have any information related to that object?" Yun Lintian asked further. Before coming here, he had not expected to enter the desert area. Now, since he had already come here, he wanted to see that object called the supreme treasure.

Hua Litong gave the water bag to his sister and replied, "I don't know much about it. My parents once said that the object is the core of this mythical realm. Whoever gets it, they'll be the owners of this place."

"Something's in there." Yun Chan suddenly spoke up while pointing to the sand dunes a hundred meters away in front of them.

Instantly the sand surface moves.

"There's something under the sand." Yang Ping uttered while taking out a sword.

Tzzzzz...

Sand dust filled the air, along with a strange sound approaching Yun Lintian's group. Under the sand, there was something big, looking similar to a giant worm, pointing towards them at high speed.

"This is the Golden Earth Worm. Everyone is spreading!" Hua Litong recognized the figure of the beast under the sand and shouted loudly.

Everyone hurriedly moved away from each other and created a protective barrier around their bodies. Yun Lintian raised his bow, aiming at the earthworms that came with a strong ice strength gathered at the tip of the arrow.

Booms!

The arrow was released, moving through the air and hitting the target accurately, making the Golden Earth Worm show itself on the sand. Its body was extremely large, estimated to be twenty meters long, had a golden-colored complexion. When he opened his mouth, some terrifying teeth could be seen.

"Eww... That's so disgusting." Hua Fei spoke with disdain as if he was about to vomit.

"This is not the time to complain. Attack!" Hua Litong said loudly and quickly launched an attack on the Golden Earth Worm.

"Roll!" The Golden Earthworm howled furiously, and a wave of sand fell over everyone.

Booms!

A huge wave of sand immediately drowned everyone.