Chapter 54. Cultivator’s Life and Death are Unpredictable
Chapter 54: 54. Cultivator’s Life and Death are Unpredictable
Fang Zhou had firmly memorized all the critical points mentioned by Yan Chixia; whether the task could be completed depended on this information.
After Yan Chixia finished speaking, her complexion remained rosy; her originally cracked lips had become moist, and her eyes sparkled with vitality. She didn’t look like someone on the brink of death at all.
Fang Zhou hesitated, “Are you sure you don’t need my help to get out? You seem like you could live another thirty or fifty years without any problem.”
Yan Chixia shook her head, speaking frankly, “I’ve been injured at my foundation by the Tree Demon, and tormented over the past year. I’m already at the end of my tether, barely hanging on by a thread of Innate True Qi. In a little while, once this thread of True Qi dissipates, I’ll be beyond saving, with no hope of resurrection, no matter who comes.”
Fang Zhou felt a twinge of regret. Had he known, he would have gotten some wine from Ling Xiaoyue to bring along; the healing effects of her wine were quite potent. Now it seemed too late to go looking for her.
Yan Chixia stretched out her hands bound by iron chains and heavily slapped the ground.
With a bang, the floor of the cell exploded, sending dirt and stones flying. A dark sword box shot up from the ground, landing squarely in front of Fang Zhou.
Yan Chixia gazed nostalgically at the sword box, her eyes not like those of someone looking at an object, but at an old friend.
Then she said to Fang Zhou, “My teaching lineage comes from the Kunlun Ruins Hidden Sect. This sect has always remained concealed from the world, with sparse discipleship. The lineage has nearly died out with my generation. This Sword Box is a treasured artifact of the sect, containing the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, the complete Heaven and Earth Qiankun Technique, full volumes of the Sword Control Technique, along with the Sect Leader Seal.”
She encouraged Fang Zhou with her eyes, “Pick it up.”
Fang Zhou hesitated for a moment but eventually reached out to lift the Sword Box.