195: Chapter 194 The Art of Chasing Wind and Lightning

Those missing key nodes, he could easily fill them in by relying on his ultimate comprehension of the Dao of Speed.

Time passed slowly, and in just one hour, Qin Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, a sharp spiritual light flashing within them as the aura of Speed around him stabilized.

He raised his hand and gave it a light wave; an afterimage flashed by, and his Speed had clearly improved compared to before.

"As expected." A satisfied smile curled at the corners of Qin Changsheng's mouth as he picked up the manual fragment on the stone table, his heart full of joy.

With the support of the Golden Trait [Speed], he had successfully Cultivated this High Grade Mysterious-Grade Speed Cultivation Technique fragment to the Beginner Realm.

At the same time, an additional Spell appeared on Qin Changsheng's attribute panel.

[Movement Technique: Wind Chasing Lightning Technique, Beginner 1/5000]

...

Sword Villa.

Because the Sword Imperial Pool was about to open, the area outside the Sword Villa was bustling with noise as Cultivators from all paths gathered here.

These Cultivators all wanted to seize the Dragon Abyss Sword.

After all, this Dragon Abyss Sword was a Low Grade Earth-Grade Magical Artifact.

If they could obtain this treasure, their strength would be significantly enhanced.

Qin Changsheng also appeared outside the Sword Villa.

The Incarnations Hu Nan and Wang Cheng had already entered the Sword Villa.

Qin Changsheng's personal arrival at the Sword Villa this time was merely a precaution.

If the Incarnations Wang Cheng and Hu Nan could not seize the Dragon Abyss Sword and the heavenly dao fragment, then he would enter the Sword Imperial Pool to seize the treasures himself.

Qin Changsheng withdrew his gaze and looked at the attribute panel.

He planned to check the specific locations of the Dragon Abyss Sword and the heavenly dao fragment.

As well as whether there was a qiankun token within the Sword Imperial Pool.

Otherwise, given Chen Erniu's personality, it would be absolutely impossible for him to come to the Sword Imperial Pool.

"Search for the qiankun token!"

As Qin Changsheng's command fell, a golden spiritual light surged from his body and spread out to cover the entire Sword Villa.

However, after a long time, there was no response on the attribute panel.

"It seems there is no qiankun token within the Sword Villa." Qin Changsheng slowly opened his eyes.

At the same time, Qin Changsheng became even more curious about Chen Erniu's purpose.

What exactly was his reason for seizing that invitation and entering the Sword Imperial Pool?

"Dragon Abyss Sword!" Qin Changsheng searched again.

This time, without any delay, in just a few moments, a clear piece of information appeared on Qin Changsheng's attribute panel.

[Dragon Abyss Sword: A Low Grade Earth-Grade longsword, forged by Master Refiner Chu Yanqiu Great Master over three months of painstaking effort, collecting various rare Materials such as millennium black iron and Spirit Brook Jade Marrow. The blade contains the sword Dao spiritual power infused by the Great Master, far surpassing other Low Grade Earth-Grade Magical Artifacts of the same rank.]

[Location: South side of the Sword Imperial Pool, inside the nineteenth scabbard of the sixth row.]

[Dragon Abyss Sword: Can significantly enhance the power of a Cultivator's own sword techniques and Sword Qi; has a natural suppression effect on Magical Artifacts below the Earth-Grade (including Mysterious-Grade and Yellow-Grade), greatly reducing the power of an enemy's Magical Artifact during combat; Speed is significantly increased when flying on the sword!]

Qin Changsheng's gaze slowly scanned every piece of information on the panel, his eyes filled with joy.

He hadn't expected that the Heavenly Dao Trait Intelligence would actually mark the location of the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Regarding the Sword Imperial Pool of the Sword Villa, Qin Changsheng had also made a special effort to understand it.

The Sword Imperial Pool was divided into four directions: East, South, West, and North.

Each location had three thousand scabbards, and inside each scabbard was a longsword.

And these three thousand scabbards were divided into thirty rows, with one hundred scabbards in each row.

With this accurate prompt, Qin Changsheng could precisely find the whereabouts of the Dragon Abyss Sword.

After searching for the Dragon Abyss Sword, Qin Changsheng also began to search for the heavenly dao fragment.

In the next instant, information about the heavenly dao fragment appeared on the attribute panel.

[heavenly dao fragment: A fragment from the destruction of an ancient Divine Artifact.]

[Location: South side of the Sword Imperial Pool, on the fifteenth row of sword racks, inside the thirteenth scabbard.]

"It's actually also on the south side of the Sword Imperial Pool!" Looking at the description on the attribute panel, there was some astonishment in Qin Changsheng's eyes.

He never expected that the heavenly dao fragment and the Dragon Abyss Sword would both be on the south side of the Sword Imperial Pool.

Qin Changsheng pondered for a while, then decided to enter the Sword Villa to inquire about the rules of the Sword Imperial Pool before making a decision.

Because the Sword Imperial Pool was about to open, many Cultivators were gathered here, huddled in groups of twos and threes, talking in low voices.

Most of what they discussed were the rules concerning the Sword Imperial Pool.

"In three more days, the Sword Imperial Pool will officially open. I heard the rules this time are slightly different from previous years."

"I heard from a Sect Elder that after the Sword Imperial Pool opens this time, not everyone will be able to enter at the same time. The one hundred Cultivators holding Sword Villa invitations will be the first to enter the Sword Imperial Pool to make their selections."

"One quarter of an hour later, those Cultivators who paid five thousand Spirit Stones will be allowed to enter!"

"No matter who it is, once they enter the Sword Imperial Pool and select a scabbard, they will be immediately teleported out of the Sword Imperial Pool."

"The Sword Imperial Pool is divided into four regions: East, South, West, and North. Each region has three thousand scabbards, but most of them contain Mysterious-Grade and Yellow-Grade longswords."

"These four regions are also interconnected!"

"I heard that once the Dragon Abyss Sword is selected, the Sword Imperial Pool will emit a burst of dazzling golden light. At that time, everyone will know that the Dragon Abyss Sword has already changed hands, and there will likely be a struggle then."

Qin Changsheng stood at the edge of the crowd, hearing all these rules, and immediately had a plan in mind.

Hu Nan will enter the Sword Imperial Pool from the east.

To attract the attention of Chen Erniu, Li Hu, Lin Hao, and the others, making them follow behind Hu Nan.

Wang Cheng will enter the south side of the Sword Imperial Pool, and then Qin Changsheng will use the Exchange trait to swap positions with Wang Cheng.

Finally, Qin Changsheng will have Wang Cheng commit suicide, and then Qin Changsheng will use Spirit Stones to summon Wang Cheng.

Once Wang Cheng is summoned, Qin Changsheng will seize the heavenly dao fragment.

While Wang Cheng will seize the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Qin Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, quickly calculating the probability of success in his mind.

Qin Changsheng found that as long as no one disturbed him, the probability of him seizing the Dragon Abyss Sword and the heavenly dao fragment was over ninety percent.

"I also need a rumor to draw those strong experts to the east!" Qin Changsheng also finalized the content of the rumor in his mind.

That would be that the Dragon Abyss Sword is the proud masterpiece forged with Master Refiner Chu Yanqiu Great Master's painstaking effort.

The Great Master has always favored the east, even choosing his house in the east. Such a precious Dragon Abyss Sword must surely be stored in his most favored eastern region rather than anywhere else.

Once this rumor spreads, when the Sword Imperial Pool opens, whether they are top Cultivators with invitations or Loose Cultivators who paid Spirit Stones to enter, most will subconsciously swarm toward the eastern region to fight for the Opportunity they believe "contains the Dragon Abyss Sword."

With Hu Nan also heading to the east, Chen Erniu, Lin Hao, and the others will also be drawn there.

"Wang Cheng, Hu Nan, spread the rumor within the Sword Villa immediately!" Qin Changsheng commanded.

...

In the blink of an eye, several days quietly passed.

Today was the day the Sword Imperial Pool officially opened.

Countless Cultivators, harboring dreams of Opportunity, gathered early on the plaza of the Sword Villa.

Thanks to the efforts of Hu Nan and Wang Cheng, Qin Changsheng's rumor was very successful.

For several days, the news that "the Dragon Abyss Sword is in the east of the Sword Imperial Pool" spread through the gathered Cultivators like a tide. No one questioned it; instead, the vast majority of Cultivators believed it without a doubt.

After all, the news that Master Refiner Chu Yanqiu Great Master, who refined the Dragon Abyss Sword, favored the east and had his residence set there was already traceable. This rhetoric of "the Great Master's treasured work must be hidden in his favored place" was reasonable enough to mislead all Cultivators with greed in their hearts.