That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 738

This place is not far from the seaside, and occasionally seabirds fly by, leaving behind the distant and echoing birdsong. Against this solitary white tower, it seems to be sighing that time flies and the years are ruthless.

Xu Beiyou turned his head to look at the night pearl. After staring at it for a long time, he suddenly asked, "Why didn't the Taoist sect take this night pearl away?"

Chen Gongyu followed, shook his head and said: "Since this place was once the forbidden area of ​​Jianzong, the things stored in it are naturally extraordinary. Those who can come here must be people with heads and faces in the Taoist sect. If you don't even have a night pearl Let it go, it would be too demeaning."

Xu Beiyou nodded in agreement and said, "That statement makes sense."

After all, he stretched out his hand and grasped this luminous pearl that had been hanging here for an unknown number of years. Although his hands were warm and moist, they felt a little rough, and the size was not satisfactory. Waiting for Ye Mingzhu, let alone such a big sect as Daomen, even ordinary families would not pay attention to it.

Xu Beiyou took advantage of the situation and pulled down, wanting to take off the luminous pearl, but unexpectedly, the luminous pearl remained motionless.

Xu Beiyou gasped in surprise, and flicked his fingers.

The Ye Mingzhu, which was originally suspended in the air, spun around, and the pearl light turned accordingly, shining three feet above the two people's heads, and a black hole appeared out of thin air.

Chen Gongyu didn't seem too surprised by the scene in front of him, and said softly: "I didn't expect this luminous pearl to be the magic weapon of Sumi Mustard Seed, so the books taken away by the Taoist sect are just a way to deceive the eyes. Put the most important things directly on the Where it can be seen, it can be considered as dark under the lights.”

Then, an iron box about five feet long and five feet high slipped out from the black hole and landed in front of the two of them.

The iron box is made of unknown material. It is dark in color, lacks half luster, and is not locked. Chen Gongyu pointed at the iron box and said with a smile: "This is really a surprise. What you want to know may be inside. .”

Xu Beiyou hummed, and lifted the lid of the box.

The face is full of brilliance.

The first thing that catches the eye is an unfinished sword embryo. Although it is a semi-finished product, it is full of light, illuminating the faces of the two people.

There are many scattered things under the sword embryo.

A look of disappointment that was not easy to detect flashed across Xu Beiyou's eyes. He believed that after the sword embryo was fully cast, it would be a peerless famous sword that did not belong to the Twelve Swords of the Sword Sect. Unfortunately, it was only a sword embryo after all. Naturally, it wasn't one of the twelve swords of Jianzong he was looking for.

Xu Beiyou reached out to pick up the sword embryo, stroked it slightly, put it aside for the time being, and then continued to look into the iron box, only to find that at the bottom of the box, apart from the materials and tools that should be left over from the sword casting process, there was also a thick stack of notes and two support scroll.

Xu Beiyou first took out his notes and flipped through them roughly. The inside was densely packed with petty lowercase letters. It should be the experience and understanding of the master swordsmith who forged this sword embryo in the process of forging a sword. It is a priceless treasure, but for Xu Beiyou, it is not very useful for the time being.

Xu Beiyou picked up a scroll and slowly unfolded it. It turned out to be a lifelike drawing of a famous sword. Presumably, it should be the appearance of this sword after it was embryonated into a sword.

Xu Beiyou was disappointed again. After putting it away, he looked at the last scroll.

Fortunately, this scroll did not disappoint Xu Beiyou in the end, this time it had some substance.

It is a map, a map about Biyou Island, in which the major palaces, rivers and lakes, mountain paths, and even formation barriers are marked in great detail, and some of them are specially marked with red circles, with swords written on them. The word furnace.

"Sword Furnace?" Xu Beiyou had some doubts. Why did a member of the Sword Sect collect a map of Biyou Island, and marked the location of the Sword Furnace on the map. Is he afraid that he would forget the way?This is like Xu Beiyou carrying a map of Jiangdu with him, for fear that he would forget the way to Ronghuafang, which is really ridiculous.

Chen Gongyu seemed to have guessed what Xu Beiyou was thinking, and said: "According to my guess, it should be that in the critical situation when a strong enemy was pressing down on the territory at that time, the members of the Sword Sect hurriedly sealed the sword furnace, and then temporarily placed it on this map. Mark it in case you look for those sword furnaces again in the future.”

Xu Beiyou nodded, and pondered: "If it's a sword furnace, the thing I'm looking for might be there."

Chen Gongyu pointed to a red circle on the map and said, "This place is the closest to us, why not go there and have a look."

Except for the map, Xu Beiyou put the other things back into the iron box, put the iron box into the sword box behind his back, and said a good word.

The two of them came down from the White Pagoda and headed for the sword furnace according to the map.

Along the way, Chen Gongyu was more like a sword sect disciple than Xu Beiyou, and he introduced to Xu Beiyou what he had seen along the way. When he came to the location of the sword furnace on the map, Chen Gongyu said with some regret: "It's a pity, this place It has been discovered by Daomen."

Xu Beiyou looked in the direction Chen Gongyu pointed, and he saw a half-collapsed underground stone building. Not only were vines growing everywhere, but there was even a nest of unknown beasts making a nest here.

Xu Beiyou smiled helplessly and said, "Bandits are like a comb, soldiers are like a grate, and officials are like a shave. People in the Taoist sect don't give up too much."

Chen Gongyu said noncommittally: "It's just one place, let's look at a few more places."

The two continued to go to the second sword furnace.

Fortunately, this place was not discovered by the Taoist sect. After Xu Beiyou turned on the sword furnace according to the method recorded in the scroll, the sword light shone as far as he could see, and the strong sword energy even caused slight pain on the skin.

After a moment of silence, Xu Beiyou suddenly asked: "Mr. Gongyu, in your opinion, why do people from the Taoist sect have a Daoist person stationed on Biyou Island in my Sword Sect?"

Chen Gongyu smiled and said, "Ask knowingly."

Xu Beiyou then asked: "Sir, do you also think that Daoist sect has an attempt on our Jianzong's thousand-year savings?"

Chen Gongyu didn't speak, but lightly rubbed the warm jade pendant on his waist. From the corner of Xu Beiyou's eyes, he caught a glimpse of dark green flashes in the jade pendant, like a green eye constantly opening and closing.

Xu Beiyou pretended not to see it, and asked curiously, "Mr. Gongyu, do you know what I'm looking for?"

Chen Gongyu said with a light smile, "I've heard of the name of the Twelve Swords of the Sword Sect."

Xu Beiyou simply stopped hiding anything from the savior, and said bluntly: "Mr. Gongyu expected it well. I came to Wei country alone this time because I wanted to find the Twelve Swords of Jianzong. The reason why I am so sure is because the late Emperor told me before he ascended to the sky that there are two swords in the Kingdom of Wei."

Chen Gongyu said clearly, "I see."

Xu Beiyou looked down at the mark of the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall on the map in his hand, and asked, "Mr. Gongyu, who is the Taoist guarding the Daomen on the island now?"

Chen Gongyu seemed to have known that Xu Beiyou would ask this question for a long time, and replied without hesitation: "It's the master of the Yaoguang Peak of the Taoist sect, and the shaking lights sword in his hand is about the cultivation level of the Nine Layers of Earth Immortals."

Xu Beiyou said softly: "Mr. Gongyu, how about I get rid of this peak master first, so that the Taoist sect loses a peak?"

Chen Gongyu subconsciously clenched the jade pendant around his waist, and said with a playful smile, "Isn't it good? Are you not afraid of being spotted by the Taoist sect?"

Xu Beiyou said calmly, "It's just a matter of time."

(End of this chapter)