Chapter 42: Creating a New Sword Dao!
42 Chapter 42: Creating a New Sword Dao!
Xin Yan looked at Noah, her eyes filled with worry. Which increased even further when she saw Noah's aura turning chaotic.
His eyes squeezed shut and sweat started to drip on his face. She moved to come near him and check on him but Elysia appeared in front of her stopping in her tracks.
Xin Yan looked at her coldly demanding an explanation. Elysia, unfazed by her, shook her head. She looked towards Noah and spoke.
"He is having an internal conflict. It is important for him to clear it by himself, if he does it he will be able to do it he will be able to comprehend something extraordinary."
Xin Yan was shocked to hear her words, she looked at the man who was possessing her son's body at the moment and asked "What if he fails?"
Elysia stayed silent for a minute before replying.
"His journey as a cultivator may not last long then."
Xin Yan felt eyes widened and her worries intensified. She bit her lower lips in frustration while seemingly having internal conflict.
A few minutes passed by and with each passing second Noah's aura kept on getting more chaotic.
His energy was now leaking out of the body and he was now covered in sweat from head to toe cursing his robes to stick to his body.
Just when his aura turned constant for a moment something happened that gripped Elysia's heart with panic.
His chaotic qi spiked and a look of worry appeared in Elysia's eyes. Seeing the look Xin Yan was terrified more than shocked that the emotionless girl showed emotion.
Before she could speak the energy around Noah vanished as soon as it appeared without leaving any trace behind.
"He did it." The worry in Elysia's eyes decreased as she mumbled.
Noah opened his eyes and saw two figures looking at him with worry.
He smiled warmly at them. He understood that they were worried for him. He was a little surprised seeing the expression on Elysia's face and asked.
"What happened? Why-" before he could say something else Elysia flew and hugged him at an incredible speed that almost caused Noah to stumble.
"Congratulations on your breakthrough."
Noah was surprised by her sudden intimate action, he patted the back of the usual mature and graceful woman trembling in his arms and replied. "Thank you."
Xin Yan also appeared near them, she felt a slight pang in her heart seeing them so close but she shook her head and dismissed those thoughts.
She looked at Noah and asked.
"What happened, are you fine?" Hearing those questions Noah nodded and started recounting what happened to him when he stopped moving.
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Somewhere in an empty space filled with nothing but water and swords embedded in the ground. The swords were not made of any material but they seemed to be made up of illusionary energies. They were stabbed at different places in the ground.
Noah stood face to face with an illusionary Shadow of a man that looked at him or so he felt and asked.
"You want to comprehend Sword Intent and you don't even have a reason to slash. Neither do you want to protect with your sword nor do you want to kill anyone. What do you want to do with it then?" Noah was surprised to find himself in this place but he stayed calm and looked at the man who was bombarding him with so many questions.
"So this is the sword realm of the legends huh?"
Noah mumbled and saw the shadow in front of him nodding at his words.
"Who might you be?" He asked politely to the man in front of him.
The shadow seemed to pause a little and replied.
"You don't have the qualifications to know that just answer me what I am asking."
"What a rude old man."
Noah just shrugged at the man's words and mumbled knowing well enough that the man was able to hear him. He was getting used to the weird attitude of the people in this world but that did not mean he would put up with the attitudes of these people.
The shadow around the man twitched a little unknown to Noah who was now in his thoughts contemplating over his questions.
"I do not want to kill everywhere nor do I want to save people everywhere. I just want to slash my sword for the reason I drew it out." The figure asked back in a confused voice.
"What is the difference?"
Noah took a deep breath and spoke up with a clear mind and resolute eyes.
"My swords will kill when I want to kill and protect when I want to protect, I do not want it to be an invincible weapon, I just want it to cut through something I want to cut. It is both a weapon and a companion to me"
"HA-HA-HA!!!"
The man started laughing out loud, startling Noah.
'This old man definitely has a few screws loose.' n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"How long has it been since someone dared to walk a new path? Not to be invincible but to cut through when you want to cut something. Do you know that it will not be an easy path?! You are nothing but a Delusional junior from the lower realm."
The man asked in a loud voice while releasing a silver of his aura on Noah's soul.
To his surprise Noah stood there unfazed, cleaning his ears. At first Noah was surprised and wanted to use his own soul power to fight back but he decided otherwise than to attract unwanted attention at the moment.
"I know but what's the point of doing something I don't like and will probably end up giving up halfway through. I will rather be weak and unrestrained than be strong and tied to something."
Hearing the reply the old man laughed and replied while pointing in the distance.
"Haha what an amusing young man. Go walk ahead as long as you can cross that black sword and establish your dao. You will be qualified to walk on it."
The man disappeared leaving the last line for Noah to hear.
Shrugging at his words Noah took the first step and felt a pressure appear on him, the pressure he was feeling did not make him feel anything and he continued.
Somewhere far away the figure reappeared beside another figure covered in blue mist. "You seem happy! What happened? Did you bully another junior from the mortal realm?" The sound of a woman resounded again causing the man to flinch. He turned around to see a figure of a woman covered in the same mysterious mist just like him.
But the outline of her body suggested she had a very seductive body.
Seeing the reaction of the man, an aura started leaking from her body causing the man to take a step back.
"Now-now~ calm down! I was just giving pointers to a junior. He wanted to walk his own path. I was just telling him to cross the black sword and he will be able to do it. He might be the son of heaven of some mortal world."
The man replied as he tried to appease the anger of the woman.
"So do you think he will be able to do it? I am surprised he did not just jump to cultivate the Invincible Sword Dao."
"The boy said he wants to cut only when he has to. He doesn't care about being invincible as long as he can cut through something when he wants to."
The mysterious woman was stunned hearing those words and replied.
"Truly a weird boy."
The aura around the man turned serious as he spoke.
"His soul is weird, although I did not try to probe his soul but he was able to withstand a strand of my aura."
The woman also paused for a few moments.
"Maybe he has a treasure or he stumbled upon a fortuitous encounter ."
"I think so too." The man spoke and turned to look in Noah's direction and he was speechless at what he saw. "This boy is a monster." The woman muttered following the man's gaze, she saw that a young shadow-like boy was now crossing the black sword like he was walking in a park. He even started tapping on the sword only for his finger to pass through it.
"It's done, I should go back. Umm how do I go back?" Noah tried closing his eyes and thought of going back to his body.
"Wai-" his soul started to dissipate as he heard the familiar voice of an old man but it was too late Noah disappeared from the place.
In the place he stood arrived the pair of old man and young woman, who were now covered in mists.
"Tch, he left. I need to keep an eye on this place. He might come here soo-" before he could complete he was smacked on the back of his head.
"Leave the boy alone, father. If it's fate, we might meet him again and do you think this place is something you can visit as you please. It was fate that we were able to have enlightenment at the same time." Hearing these words the man scratched his shadow nose.
Whoever wants to appear in this place needs enlightenment in their sword dao. Their identity will be hidden by the mysterious shadow that appears around everyone who comes in this place.
Even Noah was covered in this shadow just like the pair of father and daughter!