refining sword

Chapter 48 The Secret Realm of Mysterious Yin
I saw the stone talisman, the size of an adult's tail finger, with a very simple shape, which looked no different from a small piece of charcoal, but if you look closely, you can see that its surface is densely covered with a thin layer of hair. The dark golden texture is slightly rough when touched by fingers.

Apart from that, there is nothing special about this stone rune.

Tie Jian felt the warm touch from the stone talisman, and couldn't help but think of Situ Hao's last words in his heart.

He grasped the stone talisman tightly in his hand and muttered to himself: "In any case, first find the mysterious realm of Xuanyin and become a Spirit Sword Master."

After all, he put away the stone talisman and began to pack up his own things.

……

When dawn was approaching, the huge mansion of the Yan family was empty, and there was no one there anymore.

On the galloping road outside Yong'an Gate, two carriages parked under an ancient elm tree.

Abacus stood in front of a carriage, crying so hard that it was raining, but he refused to get on the carriage.

"Miss, I'll follow you too, woo woo..." she said while sobbing.

Yan Zi forced a smile, stroked her head lightly, and said:

"What nonsense are you talking about? When such a big thing happened, as the head of the Yan family, it is certain that I am wanted on the red list. You are with me, do you want to be chased by officers and soldiers?"

"I'm not afraid, I want... I want to follow Miss..." Little Abacus whimpered.

"I don't want your oil bottle. You will go to Chongyang City on the border first with your second uncle and Master Chen Guang to avoid the limelight for a while. When the time is right, we will come to meet you." Yan Zi His eyes were slightly red, and he comforted.

When Tie Jian heard the words, he stopped talking.

He originally hoped that Yan Zi would go with the others and go alone to find the mysterious realm of Xuanyin, but Yan Zi disagreed, saying that the Yan family was in this situation because of him, and after he became a Spirit Sword Master, he must To refine a spirit sword as compensation for the Yan family.Before that, she had to follow Tie Jian.

Tie Jian knew Yan Zi's true thoughts in his heart, and saw that she had paid so much for herself, but it was hard to stop her anymore.

"Second uncle, all the house deeds and ticket numbers of the Chamber of Commerce are here, and there are also some magic swords in stock, you should put them away." Yan Zi stepped forward and handed a storage bracelet to lean on Next to a carriage, Yan Xiang was sighing.

The latter took it silently, and although his eyes were full of worry, he didn't say anything after all.

When a round of early sun slowly rose on the eastern horizon, the two carriages parted ways and drove slowly towards the distance.

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Liangjie Mountain has a mountain in its name, but it is actually just a border town. Within a radius of hundreds of miles, there are all small hills that are neither high nor short, and there is no one that can be called a mountain.

The people who have bred here for generations only know that there is such a strange name here. As for why this place name was given, no one can say it. Even the oldest elders only say that the county chronicles have been like this since ancient times. recorded.

When Tie Jian and Yan Zi arrived here, it had been a full month.

When they came to a place more than ten miles away from the town, the two were shocked by the sight in front of them. They saw that the gray camps outside the town were closely arranged and stretched for several miles.

"These two world mountains are just an inconspicuous border military town. In the past, there were no more than a thousand troops. How come such a huge army is suddenly stationed?" Yan Zi's beautiful eyes were full of surprise, and she asked. .

"It seems that the war between Jin and Yue is about to start. Liangjie Mountain is not far from Pingling Pass. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. The army of Yue is hidden here, mostly for the sake of As a strange soldier, support there." Tie Jian said after thinking for a moment.

"Then us?" Yan Zi hesitated after hearing the words.

"Let's do what we need to do, first find the mysterious realm," Tie Jian said with a firm expression.

After all, the two walked down from the top of the mountain ridge, bypassed the army camp from the east, and rushed towards the town of Liangjie Mountain.

Unexpectedly, when they passed by an inconspicuous mountain depression, strands of golden light suddenly shone from the clothes on Tie Jian's chest.Under the traction of a strange force, the sword-shaped sachet was suspended in the air, and it pointed straight towards the depths of the mountain depression.

Tie Jian and Yan Zi looked at each other, both saw indescribable surprises in each other's eyes, and hurriedly followed the direction of the sachet and rushed towards the depths of the mountain.

Being dragged by the neck of the sachet, they walked hundreds of meters all the way, and the two finally stopped by a spring in the valley.

The spring is not big, only about a foot in diameter, and it is crystal clear. You can see the fine sand and dead leaves deposited at the bottom at a glance. It seems to be no different from ordinary spring water?

Seeing that the sachet was hanging in the air, Tie Jian opened it and took out the black stone rune.

As soon as the stone talisman appeared, the golden pattern on its surface immediately glowed, and a hazy pale golden wave rippled out.

"Looks like it's here, we..."

Before Tie Jian finished speaking, the black stone talisman in his hand suddenly shook, fell from his palm, and fell into the spring.

The surface of the spring, which was as smooth as a mirror, suddenly rippled with sparkling light, which was exactly the same as the rhythm of the pale golden wave. When the two combined, it immediately turned into a piece of bright white light, engulfing Tie Jian's whole body.

Seeing Tie Jian's figure suddenly disappear from the spot, Yan Zi was taken aback, and quickly called out his name.

But after calling a few times, only echoes echoed behind the col, and no one answered.

When she looked at the spring again, it had returned to calm, and the stone runes and ripples had disappeared.

Yan Zi made a calculation in his mind, knowing that Tie Jian had probably entered the secret realm of Xuanyin, so he didn't continue to shout, and found a piece of bluestone from the side and sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and meditated, waiting for him to come out of the secret realm.

At the same time, beside a huge bluestone outside the mountain depression, a figure flashed half of his body, looking into the valley with a gloomy smile.

But he said that Tie Jian was in a daze, and he only felt that the light in front of him was shining brightly. After a while of losing his sight, his vision returned.

He rubbed his sore eyes and glanced around, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

"This is... Mysterious Yin Realm?" Tie Jian whispered softly.

He found that at this moment, he was actually in an endless grassland, and the previous mountain and spring had disappeared, only not far in front of him, there was a snow-white lonely peak, towering into the sky.

The surroundings were all silent, and there was no noise at all, as if in this whole world, apart from him, there was no living thing. Although the grassland was vast and the green grass was green, it still gave him a deadly feeling.

Tie Jian raised his head and glanced at the lonely peak in front of him, but when he saw a vast expanse of white above it, he could only see a few jagged rocks, but there were no plants growing on it, not even a small piece of moss. .

In the center of the mountain, on the stone wall, there was a stone staircase leading to the top of the mountain. The steps were so dense that Tie Jian was dazzled.

He retracted his gaze, did not rush towards the solitary peak, but chose a direction and walked towards the depths of the grassland
However, after walking less than a hundred feet, he stopped, because an invisible barrier appeared in front of him, blocking his way.After trying several directions around him, the result was as expected, the area of ​​this world is indeed only a few hundred feet in radius.

"It seems that the stone tablet should be on the top of the peak." Tie Jian murmured to himself, turned around and walked up the stone steps of the lonely peak.

The moment he stepped on the stairs, for some unknown reason, Tie Jian recalled in his mind that he was about six or seven years old. When the Tie family climbed the mountain every year to pray for blessings, Tie Shu always coaxed him and carried him on his shoulders or carried him on his back. time behind.

Recalling these, Tie Jian's mood became a little complicated.

He packed up his emotions, stepped on the first stone steps, and started to climb.

The solitary peak stone steps are embedded in the stone walls, each step is about half a foot high, the top is clean as snow, there is no weeds and moss, and it is not very steep, and it is naturally quite labor-saving to walk.

In the beginning, Tie Jian's pace was very fast, but in just a moment, he had already climbed hundreds of stone steps. He glanced back at his body, and the way he came was already obscured by layers of white clouds.Looking up again, but still can not see the peak.

Although this world is isolated from the outside world, the sun above the head seems to be no different. It hangs in the sky, and as time goes by, it moves and tilts towards the west.

After about three hours, Tie Jian, whose climbing speed had become extremely slow, finally stopped. His shirt was soaked with sweat, and the hair on his forehead was clinging to his cheek, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Maybe there is some kind of restriction, and I don't know when, Tie Jian found that he couldn't mobilize any mana.

Relying solely on physical strength to climb to this point has consumed most of his physical strength.

He rolled over and sat down on the stone steps, his legs trembling uncontrollably, as if lead was poured into it, and he couldn't lift it at all.

Tie Jian looked at the foot of the mountain, only to feel that he was at a height of thousands of meters in the sky, and then looked up at the top of the mountain, but saw that it was still buried deep in the clouds, which was almost the same as when he stood at the foot of the mountain to look at it before.

"It seems that it is not so easy to see the monument." He smiled bitterly and pondered to himself.

After a short rest, he turned around and continued to climb up.

The shadow of the sun is gradually sinking to the west, and the snow-white lonely peak reflects a dazzling orange-red light under the smudge of the setting sun.

Tie Jian's figure looks extremely small, hanging on the stone steps of the solitary peak, slowly moving upward, inconspicuous, that is, alone and determined.

night.

The cold wind whistled above the solitary peak, and the temperature plummeted.

Tie Jian's face was blue and purple, and his body was embedded in a gap in the stone wall beside the stone steps. He was wrapped in a large robe and shivered.

Although he has practiced Taoism, his physique is far better than ordinary people, but now he can't use his mana, and he can't stand the cold mountain wind. All were blown to the point of pain.

Tie Jian looked up at the stars in the sky, tightened his clothes, found a crack in the rock beside the stone steps and curled himself up.It is expected that the icy feeling of the cold wind blowing on his body has weakened a bit, but it still cannot be completely offset, his body is still trembling uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)