The next day.
At the Tian Shan Sword Manor, the Divine Detective stepped onto the peak of Tian Shan and gently brushed off a bit of snowflakes from his shoulder. Under the guidance of a disciple, he crossed the snow-covered arena and entered the main hall.
He greeted several people slightly:
“Manager Xie, Divine Artisan Du, long time no see.”
“I am grateful for your efforts in dispersing the Divine Force Powder by the request of Divine Detective Lu.”
Du Wufeng asked solemnly.
“In truth, I didn’t do much. Today, Heaven’s Might arrived, and those rebels from the bl**d Refinement Hall were naturally annihilated. My subordinates and I merely cleaned up after them.”
Divine Detective Lu shook his head, sat down at the tea table, and circled his fingers around the teacup, saying, “This tea is excellent.”
Du Wufeng frowned.
Divine Detective Lu calmly continued, “Aside from the Divine Sword of the Celestials, what else could have attracted Heaven’s Might here personally?”
Xie Yiding, wearing a square headscarf, smiled lightly, “If you like it, I’ll have my disciples send you some.”
“That would be too much trouble.”
The usually non-tea-drinking but always praising the tea Divine Detective finally laughed coarsely, drinking the tea in one gulp.
“What exactly happened in the outskirts?”
Du Wufeng asked again.
This time, Divine Detective Lu didn’t hold back and replied after a moment’s thought,
“Talking about this matter, it starts with my disciple. I dispatched her to investigate the bl**d Refinement Hall in the northern suburbs…”
While sipping his tea, Divine Detective Lu continued,
“She suddenly sent word today, and I knew she had found a lead. I immediately went to find her myself. Eventually, we discovered that the location where the message was sent was an old temple.”
“And beneath the old temple was the bl**d Refinement Hall’s base. My disciple and several righteous individuals had already delved deep into the den of thieves, but at the time, there was a thunderstorm, as if someone was undergoing tribulation…”
Xie Yiding asked, “What does this have to do with the Divine Sword of the Celestials?”
“Manager Xie, don’t rush. I’m just getting to the point.”
Divine Detective Lu nodded, “The person who triggered the heavenly tribulation was the third-ranked Hidden Dragon, Cold Fairy Ying Bing. She used the Divine Sword of the Celestials to harness the power of the heavenly tribulation and opened a gap in the fifth realm boundary of the bl**d Refinement Hall.”
“How did she end up there?”
“Isn’t the Divine Sword of the Celestials in Li Mo’s hands?”
Du Wufeng and Xie Xuan asked simultaneously.
“The Little Overlord of the God Hammer was in the base. According to him, he had asked Cold Fairy to come and assist, but I think…”
The Divine Detective, having finished his business, straightforwardly said,
“It seems more like Cold Fairy went there on her own.”
“Afterward, Heaven’s Might arrived, clearing away the evil spirits. A few survivors from the bl**d Refinement Hall were left behind. I still need to interrogate them before I can inform everyone.”
“Thank you, Divine Detective.”
“It’s nothing. However, this is a matter of the court. It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to disclose it casually. Please don’t spread it outside.”
After leaving a few polite words, Divine Detective Lu left with his subordinates.
Once he was gone, Du Wufeng muttered sarcastically, “This guy, talking about ‘inappropriate to leak’ and ‘don’t spread it.’ Pfft! He’s the kind who won’t release the hawk until he sees the rabbit.”
“Brother Du, it’s just money, not important,”
“I just can’t stand his attitude.”
“The officials in the Imperial Capital are already unofficial now that they take money and get things done…”
After some discussion, they returned to the topic at hand.
The people of Tian Shan Sword Manor pondered the information they had just received.
Their main concern wasn’t the Divine Force Powder, which was like spring wind—blowing and blowing, deeply rooted and intertwined, impossible to rely on Divine Detective Lu.
They were concerned about the Divine Sword of the Celestials.
“Using the Divine Sword to summon heavenly lightning and bypassing Heaven’s Might—what does this mean?” Du Wufeng wasn’t asking a question but expressing amazement.
This was an unbelievable fact, yet it was true.
“This indicates that the Divine Sword in her hands is no less powerful than when Master Shi held it, perhaps even surpassing it?”
Xie Yiding looked at the snow-capped peak of Tian Shan, slightly lowering his eyelids. This powerful master of the Profound still unconsciously concealed his emotions.
The peak of Tian Shan wasn’t always covered in snow.
When his junior sister’s chess-playing technique reached the pinnacle, and she played against the Heavenly Chess Empress, sunlight never shone over this place again; it was perpetually snowing.
“Junior Sister made the Heavenly City realm reborn, just a step away from creating heaven and earth. If only Ying Bing…”
“Master, the sword is with the Little Overlord of the God Hammer.”
Xie Xuan came back to his senses from the numbness, not knowing how many times he cursed inwardly, “Li Mo, you really should d*e.”
“…”
Du Wufeng clenched his fist and slammed the table, “I was foolish. At the time, I should have cut off Jiang Yu. Forging a divine hammer for Li Mo, who knows what might happen in the future.”
—
“If both of them had the Divine Hammer and the Divine Sword, wouldn’t they soar?”
Lately, Old Du often regretted not doing so earlier.
“Anyway, after the Hidden Dragon Conference, the Divine Sword will return to Heavenly City.”
Xie Yiding shook his head.
“I suspect that kid has developed some problems.”
Du Wufeng seemed to have made a decision,
“He mustn’t go astray any further. When I return, I’ll teach him all the techniques of forging weapons, ensuring he returns to the right path.”
“I still fantasize about being a hero rescuing the beauty, but he’s already the one needing to be rescued.”
Xie Xuan raised his head forty degrees.
How could he learn such things?
…
At the Biyun Tower.
After Li Mo supported Little Princess Jiang in slaying the dragon, he refined his martial arts insights a bit and then tested his current physique.
“Indeed, after entering the basics of the Eight-Ninth Profound Technique, the ability to emulate the heavens and earth can cover the entire body. Of course, local enlargement functions are still there. I can still grow a muscular arm…”
“The duration of the Invincible Diamond Body has reached ten seconds. Now, I can confidently say I’m a true ten-second man, but I still need to pay attention to timing.”
“Not a big deal. I’ve played countless games of Barbarian Blade 3. No one understands ten seconds better than me!”
“Let’s fight with the Great Sage again today.”
But the problem is, the Star Pillar is gone.
Li Mo can’t keep using the power of the world to fight the Hammer Treasure with the Monkey King.
“Should I try swordsmanship?”
The thought flashed in his mind, and the image of the celestial descending appeared in his brain alongside the sword controlled by the Ice Chunk.
Li Mo hadn’t tried sparring with the Great Sage using the sword projection, mainly because it was too obvious.
But now, having obtained the Divine Sword and seeing its brilliance in the hands of the Ice Chunk, he had the urge to try it out.
Trying it wouldn’t cost anything…
“Sword, come!”
Little Li the Swordsman had a cold demeanor reminiscent of the Ice Chunk, waving his hand.
“…”
The Yin-Yang battlefield fell silent, as if a pin drop could be heard.
“Cough, I’m calling you!”
Li Mo called again, and the Heavenly Sword slowly floated over.
Holding the hilt, Little Li frowned.
Why did it feel like the Heavenly Sword was just waking up, unwilling and listless? It didn’t have the awe-inspiring sword intent or the brilliant divine light of the Ice Chunk…
Is this a divine sword?
Li Mo frowned at the sword, “Can’t you be more spirited? Stand up. I’m going to use you to fight the Great Sage.”
The Heavenly Sword seemed to fall asleep again, showing no movement.
Maybe it yawned, but it remained lazy.
“Because of my innate talent for the hammer, you’re indifferent. Being a sword shouldn’t forget its purpose. Don’t you also become a sword through one blow after another?”
“…”
“Ah ah ah, pretending to be dead, huh? Where are you now?”
Buzz—
A sword chant sounded, and the Heavenly Sword stood up.
Because Li Mo was holding the sharp and fierce killing aura and overwhelming murderous intent of the Hammer Treasure.
He intimidated the divine sword, warning it that if it didn’t listen, he would smelt it again.
Under the pressure of the Hammer Treasure, the divine sword lost its casual attitude and forcibly activated.
“Pretty impressive…”
Li Mo’s lips twitched.
Using a divine weapon to intimidate another divine weapon—is this okay? Can’t the Hidden Dragon Conference be like this, right?
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PS: Some viewers have said Li Mo’s sword skills aren’t good and he keeps adding points. This isn’t just about consuming excessive martial arts insights. There is indeed related plot development.
Little Pu Jie laid the groundwork earlier for a grand finale, which will take place in Heavenly City. Thank you for your patience, love you all -3-
