Nine Yang Sword Saint
chapter-70

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

However, it was time to consider reality after all the excitement.

It would not be an easy task to take away these 999 pieces of Bloody Black Gold. They grew on the surrounding cave walls, and these walls were tall and steep with nowhere to latch onto. Moreover, there was horrible magma down below, which will instantly kill you if you fall.

On top of that, you would need to spend a few days and nights to collect all of these pieces. At that time, perhaps Ningning would have already entered the ore mine to find Yang Dingtian and fallen into the hands of Zhao Wuji.

Immediately, Yang Dingtian calmed down.

At the moment, the nearest Bloody Black Gold piece was only two inches above. Yang Dingtian couldn’t resist but reach his hand out to touch it.

“Be careful. Don’t move and don’t touch,” Dongfang Niemie shouted.

Yang Dingtian instantly stopped his movement.

Dongfang Niemie said, “Look down, into the magma.”

Yang Dingtian immediately looked down. All that he saw was a pair of eyes in the magma that was calmly looking at Yang Dingtian.

An incomparably gigantic beast was swimming in the magma. He couldn’t see how huge it was to be exact, but it seemed as if its head was the size of a table. As such, how large its body was could be imagined.

“Don’t touch the Bloody Black Gold here. This is its territory, and it treats these pieces as its assets. You’ll be killed immediately if you touch it,” Dongfang Niemie said.

“Master, what type of beast is this?”

“The Lord of the Abyss,” Dongfang Niemie said. “I should’ve thought of it. These 999 Bloody Black Gold pieces are just like God’s treasure. How could it be possible that it is not guarded by a powerful beast?”

“Is it that powerful?” Yang Dingtian asked.

“It’s extremely powerful,” Dongfang Niemie said.

Yang Dingtian unwillingly looked at these pieces of Bloody Black Gold and glanced at the Lord of the Abyss in the magma.

“Son, if it’s yours, it will eventually be yours. It’s just a matter of time,” Dongfang Niemie said. “It’s useless even if you are able to take away this treasure now because you can’t forge a sword without the Xuan Fire of the Heaven and Earth. Not only would these pieces of Bloody Black Gold not be of any use to you, but it will instead only bring you disaster. This is God’s treasure, and anyone who knows about it will have a greedy heart.”

“Master, then when will I have the Xuan Fire of Heaven and Earth?” asked Yang Dingtian.

“When you become a Xuan Martial Artist level elite at the very minimum. At that time, you could search for a Xuan Fire and turn it into the heart fire of the Energy Sea. Once you are able to cultivate the heart fire, the quality of your Xuan energy will jump,” Dongfang Niemie said. “Every elite must cultivate the heart fire, not just to forge weapons but also to make medicines. Most importantly, all Xuan techniques require the proficient use of heart fire. Eventually, heart fire needs to be used each time one washes one’s bones and veins.”

“Is heart fire so important?” Yang Dingtian asked.

“Of course, the fire of the heart is as important as martial arts, and Xuan techniques can’t exist without the fire of the heart. To a martial artist, the possession of the fire of the heart is the criteria to determine whether a martial artist is weak or strong,” Dongfang Niemie explained. “There will be two occasions where a martial artist can increase his cultivation speed. The first is when he starts to cultivate a secret scroll. At that time, he can jump two to three ranks. The second is during the cultivation of the fire of the heart. Once he manages to cultivate the fire of the heart, the rank of his Xuan energy will also be elevated through a powerful breakthrough.”

“Even if it’s for the sake of these ten-thousand-year-old Bloody Black Gold pieces, I will use the fastest speed to cultivate until I become a Xuan-Martial-Artist-level elite,” said Yang Dingtian.

“Master believes that you will be able to do so,” Dongfang Niemie said. “For others, a good Xuan fire will be sufficient. But for you, you must find the Xuan Fire that is of the heaven and earth level. The reason is that if you want to completely melt these ten-thousand-year-old pieces of Bloody Black Gold, you must use Xuan Fire that is of that level.”

“Which is why before you obtain that kind of Xuan Fire, you won’t be able to forge a splendid soul sword even if you have all of this Bloody Black Gold,” Dongfang Niemie said. “As such, leaving this treasure here is the right decision.”

“Will all this Bloody Black Gold not be eaten by this Lord of the Abyss?” asked Yang Dingtian.

“It won’t. A Lord of the Abyss is not a gold-eating beast. It absorbs the energy of the magma to survive,” Dongfang Niemie said: “Back to what I said, if it’s yours, it will eventually be yours. Before you successfully cultivate the Heaven-and-Earth-level Xuan fire, leave this Bloody Black Gold here.”

“Then, I have to wait until I reach what level for me to be able to kill this Lord of the Abyss and take away all of this Bloody Black Gold?” asked Yang Dingtian.

“In two years time, when you manage to break through to become a Nine-star Xuan Martial Artist elite and possess the Xuan Fire that is of the heaven and earth level, then master will have a way for you to kill this Lord of the Abyss,” Dongfang Niemie said. “The key is to have the right Xuan Fire or you won’t be able to kill this Lord of the Abyss even when you become a Guru-level elite. This beast should be the lord within a thousand miles.”

“I understand, Master.” Yang Dingtian turned around and said, “And the most important matter now is the Yin Yang Five-Element Formation I need to use in four days. If I miss this Yin Yang Festival that only occurs once in three centuries, then there will be no hope for me to achieve a breakthrough in my Xuan energy, and it will be meaningless for me to obtain all this Bloody Black Gold. Therefore, the remaining three types of demon nuclei are all that I need now.”

“Correct,” Dongfang Niemie said. “I’m really glad that you are thinking clearly.”

Yang Dingtian immediately decided to leave this place and return to collect the Bloody Black Gold that belongs to him when he became a Xuan Martial Artist elite and possessed the Xuan Fire that is of the heaven and earth level.

Currently, the most important matter is to obtain the gold, ice, and electric-type demon nuclei.

All of the ice demon nuclei have been destroyed by Zhao Wuji. Even the corpses of the two remaining cold snakes were destroyed. But, there is still one cold snake left that had escaped from Yang Dingtian. It escaped to a deep part of the unfreezing pond. As long as it is found and its demon nucleus is obtained, Yang Dingtian’s mission of the day would be completed. As there are tons of gold-eating beasts in the Mainland, even in the red forest, getting another one will just be a little dangerous. In short, the key lay in the ice demon nucleus.

Whether it was hunting for the only remaining ice demon nucleus or wanting to leave this place and prevent Ningning from falling into danger, there was one person who could not be avoided: the psychopath, Zhao Wuji. He was guarding the unfreezing pond, so it would be impossible for Yang Dingtian to avoid him.

He was an Honorable Master elite, and even if Yang Dingtian were to fight against him with Ningning, they wouldn’t be able to beat a single finger of his.

The distorted Zhao Wuji had snatched away everything that Yang Dingtian had, destroying the demon nuclei that he risked his life to obtain and wanting to torture him to death. However, the main danger was that he knew of the existence of Bloody Black Gold here.

999 ten-thousand-year-old Bloody Black Gold pieces represented Yang Dingtian’s splendid sword in the future, and it was his biggest guarantee in cultivating a powerful sword soul. It was also his main basis for defeating Dongfang Bingling in five years. This was a secret that must not be known by anyone else.

Therefore, Zhao Wuji had to die. He had to die no matter what. If he doesn’t die, Yang Dingtian and Ningning will both die tragic deaths.

“Master, I need to kill Zhao Wuji, but it is very risky,” said Yang Dingtian.

Dongfang Niemie agreed. “Go! If he doesn’t die today, you will!”

Yang Dingtian clenched his fist and left the crystal mine carrying the 49 pieces of Bloody Black Gold. He ran quickly for a few kilometers and returned to the other side of the unfreezing pond.

He hid the bag of Bloody Black Gold carefully and took out three pieces. Then, he jumped into the unfreezing pond and dove nonstop towards the bottom.

His diving speed was much faster as he was carrying three pieces of Bloody Black Gold that weighed over fifty jin. Moreover, this time, he was not as cold as before because the Bloody Black Gold kept releasing a powerful heat energy.

Dove 80 meters.

Dove 90 meters.

98 meters….

Yang Dingtian’s entire body was frozen but still had some remaining consciousness unlike the last time when it was as if his soul had frozen.

Right before he was about to pass out, he pushed forward once more and passed the 100-meter border line.

Immediately, Yang Dingtian was flipped over in the water and entered a different gravity field where he began to float upwards. Due to the three pieces of Bloody Black Gold that he was carrying, he was rising much slower than last time and even had to swim up by himself. However, the water got warmer and warmer, and so, he eventually didn’t freeze to death.

“Ah…” Yang Dingtian broke through the surface of the pond.

Then, he lost complete control of his entire body and was moved by a powerful force.

Zhao Wuji, who was sitting nearby, grabbed Yang Dingtian’s neck tightly and looked at him in disbelief. “You didn’t die? You actually didn’t die? How did you not die?”

Yang Dingtian said, “Senior, I did not die. There is really Bloody Black Gold down there, and I’ve found the entrance. You just have to dive 100 meters deep and you will find the entrance. There is really a Bloody Black Gold mine down there.”

Zhao Wuji tightened his palm, and Yang Dingtian’s neck felt extremely painful and was about to break.

“Is there really Bloody Black Gold?” Zhao Wuji asked as he trembled. “You know what the consequences are if you dare lie to me?”

“Senior, please let go of me. I’ll show it to you,” Yang Dingtian said.

Zhao Wuji instantly threw Yang Dingtian to the ground.

Yang Dingtian took out a ten-thousand-of-year-old piece of Bloody Black Gold from his sleeves and handed it to Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji was stunned. His expression was the same as if he’d been struck by lightning. He looked at the Bloody Black Gold in disbelief.

“Ten-thousand-year-old Bloody Black Gold? Ten-thousand-year-old Bloody Black Gold?” Zhao Wuji trembled. “The best that I’ve seen was merely hundred-year-old Bloody Black Gold. God, you’ve made me fail nine times because that Bloody Black Gold was too poor in quality. It was for me to get this ten-thousand-year-old Bloody Black Gold, right? I understand. I understand…”

“Haha….” Zhao Wuji had a long laugh as he played with the treasure in his palm.

An incomparably powerful Xuan energy burst out, and the entire cave shook. Walls cracked and pieces of large stone fell down, slamming into the ground. It was as if the whole cave was about to collapse.

An Honorable Master Elite was really incomparably powerful!

Yang Dingtian stared at Zhao Wuji who was almost insane.

Today, Zhao Wuji must die. Otherwise, he, Yang Dingtian, will die!

There was no doubt that this idea was crazy. Yang Dingtian was merely an enlightener, but Zhao Wuji was an Honorable Master Elite. In terms of strength, ten thousand Yang Dingtians would not be his opponent.

“Senior, I have an idea,” Yang Dingtian told Zhao Wuji with a gentle and smiling expression.