Chapter 124: Chapter 116: The Chosen One

“Is this… Senior Brother’s handwriting?”

In front of the Gentleman Stele, Xu Ziqing, whose eyes were full of bloodshot veins, looked at the crooked words on the stele, feeling as if his soul was shaken.

His personal will seemed to be inspired.

“A gentleman uses things, not to be used by them!” The young man repeatedly recited these words in his heart.

Amidst endless pain and torment, he finally let out a series of roars and shouted it out loud.

It was as if this was a spiritual pillar, supporting him to continue his struggle!

The bronze sword hovered in the air; the sword spirit had already split in two.

Half of it entered Xu Ziqing’s Spiritual Embryo Secret Collection, while the other half remained in the sword.

Below the mountain, Xiang Yan and others immediately understood.

“The Spiritual Embryo Secret Collection is the most mysterious part of the human body and the foundation for cultivation.”

“Xu Ziqing’s spiritual embryo attribute is being altered by this sword!”

Simply put, the bronze sword is trying to shape its sword attendant into its own likeness.

But for some reason, unexpected changes kept occurring.

The golden halo on the handle of the sword grew increasingly dazzling.

The obscure runes inside also began to become piercing.

The same scene unfolded in the palm of Xu Ziqing’s right hand.

Chu Huaixu couldn’t help but ask, “Sect Leader, elders, what is this?”

Standing at the foot of the mountain, he could feel a force spreading outwards.

Its rank was extremely high, even suppressing the little black sword in his sea of consciousness.

“That is a restriction left by the Dao Ancestor,” Chu Yinyin quickly answered with a big mouth.

Lu Pan, the Law Enforcement Elder, immediately turned his head and glared at her.

“A restriction left by the Dao Ancestor?” Chu Huaixu mused in his heart.

“This restriction has split in two, with part of it on the sword and the other part in Xu Ziqing’s hand?”

He felt like he was beginning to understand.

This was insurance put in place by the Dao Ancestor for Xu Ziqing!

Otherwise, given the sword’s malevolence, bringing it down the mountain would surely spell disaster for the world!

“But why is this sword vying for control over his body?” Chu Huaixu was puzzled anew.

However, having read numerous novels, watched many movies and anime…

He also played various games.

Based on his understanding of some plotlines from “Borrowed Sword,” he quickly formed a hypothesis.

“Damn, every time Xiaoxu wields the sword explosively at the last moment, could it be… that the sword is taking over?” Chu Huaixu’s heart was struck with shock.

The one showing off wasn’t Xu Ziqing at all, but he was possessed by the sword?

The more Chu Huaixu thought about it, the more he felt it was highly possible.

He found it strange after his last climb.

This sword was malevolent, arrogant, and bloodthirsty…

How could Xu Ziqing control it? Would it willingly acknowledge Xu Ziqing as its master and become his lifebound spirit sword?

Now, Chu Huaixu felt he had found the answer.

“It’s completely reversing the heavenly mechanisms; it’s trying to enslave Xiaoxu!”

Then, a new question arose.

If Xu Ziqing’s explosive moments were actually the sword’s doing, then looking at him now, twisting around like a zombie on the mountain, how could he fight?

“Could it be that Xiaoxu must voluntarily surrender control of his body?” Chu Huaixu wondered.

And as he indulged in wild thoughts, the senior members of the Daoist Sect began transmitting messages to each other again.

Li Chunsong said, “Truly bizarre, this phenomenon is completely different from what’s described in the Daoist Ancestor’s Proverbs.”

“If Xu Ziqing has indeed become the sword’s chosen sword attendant, it should be able to control him.”

“Though there are still restrictions on it, limiting its power, it shouldn’t be like this.”

Sect Leader Xiang Yan nodded, the sparse eyebrows on his almost barren face revealing a strange expression as he transmitted:

“The Dao Ancestor’s restriction is incredibly strong. The sword attendant is essentially a key; the stronger the attendant becomes, the more seals he can unlock.”

“Once the sword spirit possesses him, it is equivalent to entering the state of Human and Sword Unity, only with the sword in the lead. The larger the opening of the seal, the more formidable the power unleashed.”

“The restriction in his right palm is connected to the restriction on the bronze sword.”

“This ensures that everything remains within controllable limits.”

“Even though he’s only in the First Realm, this key has only opened the first lock, yet it shouldn’t appear like this.”

“Given his current condition, even wielding this sword, he cannot unleash its full potential!”

Everyone exchanged glances, each with only one thought in mind: “How could this be?”

Zhao Shuqi squinted his eyes and spoke, “The Dao Ancestor imposed a total of nine restrictions on the bronze sword, tantamount to nine locks.”

“Now, the first lock has been opened, part of the sword’s power has been unleashed, and part of the sword spirit’s power as well.”

“Logically, this power should be able to overpower Xu Ziqing.”

“Because if it can’t achieve absolute suppression, the sword spirit can’t control his body.”

“Even if Xu Ziqing willingly allowed it, it wouldn’t work!”

“Because his underlying will would still resist; it’s instinct, it’s human nature, it must be completely subdued by the sword spirit.”

“By rights, the Dao Ancestor, with his unfathomable foresight, wouldn’t make such an oversight.”

“It now appears that this sword attendant… is unexpectedly strong?”

“Is he stronger than the Dao Ancestor expected?”

Everyone understood what he meant.

This is also the only explanation!

At this moment, the young man on the mountain, his overall strength was a bit overwhelming.

So much so that after the first lock was opened, this contradictory scene appeared.

If it proceeded according to the original plan, it would be a delicate balance.

In this balance, the sword spirit that was still sealed by eight restrictions could only exert a small part of its power.

The sword attendant, after paying some price, could break free from the absolute suppression of the sword spirit, and then rely on the restrictions to regain control of their body.

But now, this delicate balance has been broken.

The sword spirit’s suppression of him might have reached about eighty to ninety percent, but it’s not absolute!

As long as it’s not fully complete, situations like this could occur.

“Now it’s worse, the sword can’t control him, and it’s even less likely for him to control the sword.” Nangong Yue crossed her arms, her tone heavy.

“In this way, he is actually safer.”

“The sword attendant doesn’t need to pay any price, and can rely on the restrictions in the palm to forcibly regain control of their body.”

But what about the great tribulation of heaven and earth, what about the Origin Spirit Realm?

Under the current situation, the power Xu Ziqing can wield when using the sword is greatly reduced.

In the hearts of Xiang Yan and others, there was a shadow because it seemed like they had messed things up.

Only the inherently lively Chu Yinyin expressed her own opinion at this moment.

“I know what the problem is!” she said.

Everyone turned their gaze to her.

With an assertive tone, Chu Yinyin transmitted her thoughts: “The reason is simple! Because Xu Ziqing was never the chosen one mentioned in the Dao Ancestor’s Proverbs! He wasn’t the sword attendant chosen by the Dao Ancestor at all!”

“So no matter how wise the Dao Ancestor is, he wouldn’t have calculated accurately.”

“The chosen one is Chu Huaixu!”

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At the foot of Hidden Spirit Mountain, a breeze blew by.

Chu Yinyin raised her head and puffed out her chest, looking proud.

With a look of having seen through everything, she continued to transmit her thoughts to everyone.

“The Dao Ancestor could never be wrong, his arrangements must be flawless.”

“And Chu Huaixu is undoubtedly the chosen one.”

“Unless Junior Martial Uncle was unreliable and found the wrong person.”

“Then it must be that the sword is the problem!”

“It didn’t act according to the Dao Ancestor’s original plan, using some method to go rogue!”

As Chu Yinyin spoke, she felt her logic getting clearer.

Indeed, there’s only one truth.

The Dao Ancestor has no issue, Junior Martial Uncle has no issue, we have no issue… it’s the problem of the evil sword!

“Although you all won’t let me say this, I believe you surely think like I do, all finding this sword just an evil sword!”

“Every time it ascends the mountain, you can’t help but feel its stance.”

“How could it be the sword of salvation? If it truly broke the seal and acted freely, I suspect it would want to kill everyone in the world and devour them all clean!”

“Therefore, it must be the evil sword’s fault, it found some loophole, didn’t choose Chu Huaixu, chose Xu Ziqing instead, disrupting all the Dao Ancestor’s arrangements.”

“Perhaps, this young man doesn’t even match this sword at all! Chu Huaixu is the one truly suited for it!”

Upon hearing this, everyone felt… somewhat reasonable?

They quickly began to accept, acknowledging the problem lay with the evil sword.

No choice, that’s the reputation!

Everyone had too poor of an impression of this sword…

The evil aura on it is too heavy.

Just as Junior Martial Sister said, if this sword wasn’t sealed by the Dao Ancestor, it would definitely massacre the living beings of the world.

As for us…

What problem could we have had?

Before we were on Hidden Spirit Mountain on Chu Huaixu’s arrival, we followed Junior Martial Uncle’s instructions and practically did nothing!

“But the current situation is indeed a bit awkward,” Xiang Yan said helplessly.

“The savior in the Dao Ancestor’s Proverbs, he has Sword Heart Clarity and has mastered the Dao Scripture, yet he is swordless.”

“This Xu Ziqing became the sword attendant, yet can’t utilize the full power of the sword.”

If the two of them could combine, how great it would be. The problem of the Origin Spirit Realm would be perfectly solved,” Xiang Yan sighed.

“Unfortunately, only one person can enter the Origin Spirit Realm.”

While everyone was communicating their thoughts, at the mountain peak, the restriction on Xu Ziqing’s right palm, as well as the one on the Bronze Sword, had already fully formed.

Those golden halos and runes all merged into his body, leaving a pattern on the palm.

The dark cyan little sword in his spiritual embryo was immediately suppressed.

Xu Ziqing once again regained full control of his body.

He stared at the Gentleman Stele in front of him, once more muttering to himself: “A gentleman uses things, not driven by things.”

“I should… have managed it, right?”

Then, exhausted, he fell backward, completely fainting away.

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