Young Noble Be Monster Slaying

Chapter 289: The Master of the Twin Swords

The chaos unfolding at Heaven-Reaching Peak remained unknown to the four most talented disciples within the cavern of Sword Sheath Peak.

At this moment, they found themselves confronted with another issue.

The fact that there were sword spirits residing within the Violet and Azure Twin Swords was common knowledge among the disciples of the Mount Shu Sect. However, they had always understood these sword spirits as spiritual energy that was brought to life by the sword qi.

It was their first time seeing sword spirits capable of speaking and arguing.

"Please, listen to me," Chu Liang said, sitting on the ground helplessly. "As the saying goes, a couple may quarrel at night but make up by morning. Why don't you both just sit down and talk about it? If you talk things out, everything will be fine."

"That is if we can talk things out," the male sword sighed as it leaned against the stone steps beside Chu Liang. "It's the same thing every time. She turns a small issue into a life-or-death situation. Why can't she just talk calmly?"

"Haven't I tried to talk calmly? Who's the one not telling the truth and making me angry?" the female sword retorted, not backing down an inch.

"You see, she's giving you a chance," Chu Liang said. "Bro, just explain the truth clearly, and there won't be any more issues."

"I've explained it so many times, but this stubborn woman just won't listen," the male sword said. "I promised Baize to keep it a secret!"

For some reason, Chu Liang felt that if the Violet Draconic Sword had hands, they would be spread out helplessly right now.

"So, you're saying she shares her secrets with you but keeps them from me? How many other secrets do you have?" the female sword shot back.

"What haven't I told you? Anyway, I've chosen this boy. You go find someone else," the male sword replied, unwilling to argue further.

"I don't care! If you want to fight over this, then let's fight!" the female sword declared.

With that, the spirit of the Azure Ophidian Sword transformed into a streak of azure light and shot into Chu Liang's body.

"I should never have trusted you!" the spirit of the Violet Draconic Sword shouted, transforming into a streak of violet light and following the spirit of the Azure Ophidian Sword into Chu Liang's body.

In an instant, Chu Liang, trying to mediate the argument, felt a chill run through his body as two intense streams of sword qi, one violet and one azure, surged into his meridians.

Though both sword spirits were careful not to harm Chu Liang, the sensation of their simultaneous entry was far from pleasant. If he had been chosen by just one sword spirit, Chu Liang would have been elated. However, having two sword spirits was overwhelming.

The azure and violet sword qi visibly clashed within Chu Liang's body multiple times, each clash growing more intense. At one point, the left half of his body turned azure while the right half turned violet. The two colors then fused into a chaotic mass before separating again, leaving his right side streaked with azure and his left side streaked with violet.

As the battleground for the clashing sword spirits, Chu Liang dared not move a muscle.

Just a moment ago, he had talked about how couples quarreled at the head of the bed and made up at the foot. Little did he know that he would become the bed himself!

Watching Chu Liang stand there rigidly, Jiang Yuebai, Xu Ziyang, and Ling Ao fell into silence.

This situation perfectly illustrates the saying: those who don't have it, crave it, while those who do, find it burdensome.

Now, they could only wait for one of the swords to lose the struggle for Chu Liang and emerge to choose a new master.

If the female sword spirit lost, it would most likely choose Jiang Yuebai. However, if the male sword spirit lost, then Xu Ziyang and Ling Ao would still have a chance.

Although sharing a sword master with Chu Liang would be strange, they were willing to endure it for the sake of Mount Shu.

After a long struggle, Chu Liang suddenly let out a loud cry, "Ahhhhhhh!"

He fell backward, and a muffled thud echoed from deep within his body.

"Are you alright?" Jiang Yuebai and Xu Ziyang stepped forward, their faces filled with concern.

"I'm fine..." Chu Liang waved his hand, gasping for breath. "Those two troublesome spirits have finally finished their fight..."

"Haha, I knew you'd lose to me," the female sword spirit boasted, hovering in the air with a triumphant glint as its azure light flickered.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Clearly, I won," the male sword spirit retorted.

"This boy's meridian system is already mine. He's my swordmaster now. What did you win?" the female sword spirit declared loudly.

"If you have his meridian system, then what do I have?" the male sword spirit countered.

The two sword spirits hovered in the air, stunned for a moment, then suddenly transformed back into beams of swordlight and re-entered Chu Liang's body.

Swish, swish—

After another round of flashing sword light, the two sword spirits emerged again, looking somewhat surprised.

"You've got some impressive skills, kid. Multiple sets of meridian systems? That's quite something," the male sword spirit remarked.

Chu Liang understood what they meant by meridian systems. It referred to the channels used during the Qi-Circulation Technique. The recognition of a master by the Violet and Azure Twin Swords seemed to require a connection with his meridian system.

Normally, a person has one Golden Core, and thus only one set of meridian systems when performing the Qi-Circulation Technique.

However, Chu Liang had two Golden Cores and an additional Qi-Circulation Puppet without a Golden Core, all operating within his body. This gave him a total of three sets of meridian systems.

Jiang Yuebai, watching from the side as Chu Liang and the two sword spirits completed their recognition of him as their master, was both surprised and puzzled. "Qi pathways are formed through the Qi-Circulation Technique. How do you have multiple sets? This is..."

"Hehe..." Chu Liang couldn't reveal the secret of his two Large-Headed Dolls, so he could only scratch his head and chuckle awkwardly. "That's my little secret."

Upon hearing this, the female sword spirit immediately approached Jiang Yuebai and said, "Dear, let me offer you some advice. Never trust men who keep secrets."

The male sword spirit immediately interjected, "What did you say?"

The female sword spirit gestured at Chu Liang and replied, "I didn't say anything about you. Why are you so worked up?"

"He's my swordmaster, so I have the right to intervene!" the male sword spirit countered.

"He's my swordmaster too, and I can say whatever I want!" the female sword spirit retorted defiantly.

The two swords started bickering again, and it seemed like another heated argument was about to erupt.

At this point, Chu Liang felt a terrible headache and he pondered how he could stop this fight.

Suddenly, Ling Ao, who was standing to the side, shouted, "Enough!"

He raised his hand, revealing a black jade token.

A sudden burst of light emitted from the token, and a celestial portal appeared in the air.

"Shattering the Void?" The other three exclaimed in shock upon seeing this.

There were a few immortal arts derived from the Great Dao of Space. Among them, Dimension Compression, Golden Path, and Shattering the Void were the most classic techniques.

Dimension Compression covered the shortest distance but was the fastest and could teleport through anything. The Golden Path was suitable for long-distance travel and was unmatched in terms of range. Shattering the Void, however, could directly break through the barriers of the void, allowing one to descend from afar. Compared to the Golden Path, this form of teleportation was even more straightforward.

However, the immortal art Shattering the Void couldn't allow its caster to go anywhere at will. A marked token was required to determine the descending location.

The higher the cultivation level of the person descending, the stronger the marked token needed.

For example, an enchanted formation had to be set up in advance if one wanted to teleport a Taowu to the top of Heaven-Reaching Peak. However, in this scenario, the person descending from the void was not as powerful, so a simple portable token was sufficient for the teleportation.

And Ling Ao was the one who had brought in that token!

Facing his sudden betrayal, the three were stunned as an outsider descended from the sky!

"Hee-hee-hee..." A black-clad figure descended from the void, releasing a slow, eerie giggle. He said to Ling Ao, "Well done! From now on, you shall be the only genius of the Mount Shu Sect, and the title of the head disciple will only belong to you. Hee-hee-hee..."