Unsheathed

It was a calm and serene day on Cyan Gorge Island, and the surface of the lake around the island resembled that of a mirror. The surrounding, subsidiary islands were covered in lush greenery, with the occasional cry of a crane ringing out from the immortal manors.

A streak of light or two would also race through the air from time to time amid bursts of faint rumbling, and it was truly a breathtaking sight to behold.

Senior Sister Tian Hujun was wearing a short-sleeved red outer garment that was embroidered with divine clouds designs in golden thread, and she was walking along in an elegant manner while holding a stack of files in her hands.

She was on her way to the room near the entrance of Cyan Gorge Island, and all of the cultivators that she encountered along the way stepped aside to make way for her while extending respectful salutes, none of which she returned.

At the moment, she was a very important figure on Cyan Gorge Island. Over the past few years, Cyan Gorge Island had gone from strength to strength, and Tian Hujun had accompanied Liu Zhimao and Gu Can on many battles across Bamboo Scroll Lake, advancing her cultivation base while also securing bountiful spoils.

Additionally, she had also received many rewards from Liu Zhimao, and those factors had allowed her to reach the Golden Core Tier at the end of autumn the previous year. At the time, an opulent banquet had been arranged to celebrate her breakthrough.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the room, Tian Hujun knocked on the door before entering, and she was greeted by the sight of the young man sitting behind the desk looking up at her.

The young man was wearing a hairpin and a long, azure robe, and there was a red wine gourd placed beside the desk. The gourd seemed rather unremarkable in appearance, but as a Golden Core Tier earth immortal, Tian Hujun was able to tell after repeated visits that there was definitely more to the gourd than met the eye.

It was most likely the case that some powerful figure had cast an illusion onto it. Something that warranted such treatment had to have been an extremely prized treasure, such as a Sword Nurturing Gourd.

Tian Hujun and Liu Zhimao had once had a conversation about the wine gourd in secret, and Liu Zhimao had confirmed her suspicions, revealing to her that the gourd was indeed a premium Sword Nurturing Gourd.

What intimidated Tian Hujun even more than the Sword Nurturing Gourd was the longsword that Chen Ping'an had left in the room next to Gu Can's residence. According to Liu Zhimao, that was an untamed pseudo-celestial tool.