Chapter 318: Chapter 283: Manifesting Miracles Before All Upon Leaving the Secret Realm

Chu Huaixu looked at the Dao Ancestor in the distance and “made eye contact” with him.

Because he couldn’t clearly see or remember his facial features, he could only roughly locate where his eyes were, thus achieving eye contact.

Every time the other party took the initiative to speak to him, it was like a heavy hammer striking his heart.

At this moment, it was no different.

As for the Dao Ancestor’s question to him—Huaixu, what do you think?

From Chu Huaixu’s perspective, he was already a Swordman, how else could he see it?

Even if he had to bite the bullet, he had to say: “Such a wonderful thing!”

As a result, the Dao Ancestor’s reply was: “Then it’s fine.”

Chu Huaixu always felt that these four words hinted at something slightly off!

In this Secret Realm, every word the Dao Ancestor said to him was like an infinite treasure trove of information hidden in the shadows.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, a gentle breeze swept through the surroundings.

Everything around began to fade away first.

In the darkness, only he and the Dao Ancestor remained.

Soon after, the figure of this Daoist also began to gradually blur.

He became fainter and fainter until he disappeared without a trace.

Only the Black Bead that had been hovering in his palm remained suspended in the air, emitting a faint glow.

Chu Huaixu looked helplessly at the disappearing figure of the Dao Ancestor, muttering: “I knew it!”

But he had gained so much from this journey, so he properly performed a disciple salute as a gesture of farewell.

Then, he took a step forward and grabbed the Black Bead.

The next moment, Han Shuangjiang, who was squatting in front of Chu Huaixu, saw her Dao companion suddenly open his eyes!

Chu Huaixu first glanced at the girl in front of him, then lowered his head to look at his right fist.

He opened his palm, and the Black Bead was right there!

A system notification sound rang in his ears.

“[Ding! Congratulations, you have completed the quest—Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root.]”

“[Completion rate, 100%!]”

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In the Secret Realm, Chu Huaixu held the Black Bead and looked up at the pretty face in front of him.

“Why have you been staring at me?” he asked with a smile.

Han Shuangjiang immediately replied: “Because your aura was chaotic before, I was afraid something might happen to you.”

“Is that so, perhaps it’s because of condensing the Sword Heart.”

Such a miraculous feat, he mentioned it casually.

Then, Chu Huaixu changed the topic but still wore a smile: “I feel like I haven’t seen you in many years.”

After speaking, he gently took Han Shuangjiang’s small hand.

The girl did not refuse but nodded along, sighing: “The Daoist Ancestor Secret Realm is indeed wondrous, making us perceive time’s passage differently.”

Chu Huaixu pondered the last system notification sound for a moment, then glanced at the Black Bead, feeling that the Big Ice Cube’s experience might be different from his own.

“Tell me, what did you go through?” he asked.

Han Shuangjiang nodded and began to recount everything in detail.

The Dead Fox, listening nearby, interrupted her not long after.

He asked: “When you first saw the Dao Ancestor at Junzi Temple, did he have this pendant on him?”

The girl didn’t need to recall deliberately and nodded directly.

Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu didn’t say much and gestured for her to continue.

After listening to most of it, he realized that their experiences were quite different.

Firstly, the Dao Ancestor did not interact with Han Shuangjiang at all.

In all the scenes she saw, the Black Bead never exhibited any strange characteristics.

Secondly, after leaving the Sword Pavilion and learning the [Green Falling Lodging Fire], Han Shuangjiang’s Secret Realm inheritance ended.

She did not experience anything afterward.

But everything she experienced before went extremely smoothly….

“It seems she wasn’t expelled early because she failed any test.”

“Moreover, at that stage, she also entered the Realm of Great Perfection in Sword Intent.”

“Her completion rate didn’t reach 100% purely because the subsequent permissions weren’t opened to her!”

Chu Huaixu thought this in his heart, and his gaze inevitably fell back on the Black Bead.

Seeing him look at the bead, Han Shuangjiang added a note.

“When I woke up earlier, this bead was suspended in front of you, with the entire Sword Scabbard floating in the air.”

“Before you woke up, you suddenly raised your hand and grabbed the bead.”

Chu Huaixu heard this and nodded slightly.

“This bead might be related to this secret realm, but many things, I still haven’t figured out yet.”

“Once I understand everything, I’ll tell you.” He said to his Dao partner.

“Okay.” Big Ice Cube wasn’t the type to delve into things unnecessarily either.

When he wants to talk, I’ll just listen attentively.

Regarding the subsequent contents within the secret realm, Chu Huaixu didn’t plan to hide anything from Han Shuangjiang.

“I have a few more experiences than you, and in the end, I saw Dao Ancestor using the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root.”

“It was at that moment that I condensed my own sword heart.” His words were astonishing.

“Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root!?” Even with Big Ice Cube’s composure, he was startled.

Chu Huaixu nodded and concluded, “To be precise, everything you experienced earlier is actually the Dao Ancestor’s journey of enlightenment to the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root.”

Han Shuangjiang looked at him, without envy or jealousy, but instead asked expectantly, “Then did you learn it?”

“Learn what?”

“Of course, it’s the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root!” the girl replied.

“Cough cough cough.” Chu Huaixu began to ponder his wording: “Maybe… soon?”

Right now in his character panel, there’s just a pitiful amount of experience points.

He doesn’t even have the qualification to gamble.

Moreover, if nothing unexpected happens…

“Don’t even talk about gambling once; betting several times is useless!”

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Outside, Jiang Zhi and others stood beside a pavilion, watching Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang emerge from the secret realm.

After the two were transported out, a tiny pebble shattered directly, signifying the collapse of the world in stone.

The two juniors weren’t surprised to find a crowd of Daoist Sect seniors gathered here.

They immediately greeted everyone together.

Xiang Yan promptly asked, “How was it? Any gains?”

“The gains are enormous.” Chu Huaixu didn’t hold back.

Next came Dao Sect seniors’ classic phase of being startled and amazed.

Listening to the two’s experiences within the secret realm, they were incredibly shocked.

“Inside, you’ve already finished reading three thousand volumes of sword dao, and only a moment has passed outside?”

“Both of you have achieved Great Perfection in sword intent!”

“Chu Huaixu even witnessed the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root?”

Everyone marveled and again felt the supreme power of the Dao Ancestor!

Even Jiang Zhi couldn’t help but exclaim, “The experiences you two had within these few hours equate to others’ years of hard practice, even a lifetime for someone with poor aptitude!”

Xiang Yan and the others exchanged glances, feeling even more assured.

With this situation, the East and West Continent competition in the Third Realm is as good as settled.

The Sect Leader looked at Chu Huaixu and asked, “Apart from these, you must have other gains, right? You rascal, stop hiding it, are you afraid of shocking us?”

Li Chunsong couldn’t help but jokingly scold, “The external world has triggered Heaven and Earth phenomena again, not much smaller in scale than when you entered the Cold Pool Secret Realm and comprehended Body Refining Divine Techniques. Speak up already!”

Having been together for a while now, these elders have become accustomed to Chu Huaixu’s habits.

This rascal, he’s always keeping things to himself!

He’ll always find an opportunity to show off in front of everyone, creating a big spectacle!

Chu Huaixu asked calmly first, “What kind of phenomena occurred outside?”

“Within a radius of hundreds of miles, swords were somehow attracted, many swords unsheathed about a finger’s width, and made a commotion with ten thousand swords resonating.” Zhao Shuqi replied.

“This resembles what happened when you achieved Realm of Sword Heart Clarity at the bottom of the Cold Pool Secret Realm.” Li Chunsong added.

As soon as these words were spoken, this guy actually said:

“Thinking about it this way, it’s reasonable.”

Such a level of phenomenon, even Junior Martial Uncle hasn’t triggered before, and it’s reasonable in your words?

Everyone looked at each other, and Xiang Yan asked, “Explain, how is it reasonable?”

“Reporting to all the masters, reporting to the Sect Leader.” Chu Huaixu was about to start his performance.

“On the day within the Cold Pool Secret Realm, I awakened my Spiritual Embryo Divine Techniques and entered the Realm of Sword Heart Clarity, which inexplicably triggered the phenomenon of ten thousand swords resonating.”

“Today, the reason for everything replaying, with a scene similar to that day, should be evident, right?”

Having said this, he finally lifted his head, speaking a sentence that overturned everyone’s understanding of cultivation.

“I have condensed another sword heart.”

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