Chapter 92: The Yuqing Mountain View Scroll

Chapter 92: The Yuqing Mountain View Scroll

"Who said it wasn't so?"

The Qilin Swordsman glanced at the scroll in his hand, pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly and tossed it to Liu Suifeng:

"Here, keep it well. This thing is no ordinary item. If you lose it again, I won't help you find it."

Liu Suifeng was taken aback; he had thought this person wouldn't part with it easily, but unexpectedly, he did so readily.

He immediately unrolled the scroll and examined it.

Ink formed a painting, depicting a distant mountain view, indeed the Yuqing Mountain, with the Jade Crystal Lake shimmering within.

After confirming there were no issues, Liu Suifeng rolled up the scroll and clasped his fists:

"Thank you."

After saying this, he seemed hesitant, opening his mouth as if to say something but not knowing how to start.

The Qilin Swordsman put the small box back into his robe.

"That... isn't your... thing..."

The Lord of the Blood Sea Department, despite still alive, had practiced the Blood Sea Heaven-Replenishing Record, making him remarkably resilient.

He gritted his teeth and said, "If you claim this as your own, my Youquan Cult... will surely... pursue you... relentlessly!"

"If it's not mine, does that make it yours?"

The Qilin Swordsman glanced back at him, "People from the Youquan Cult truly have no shame."

"How... how can it not be mine...? As the Lord of the Blood Sea Department, I spent twenty years painstakingly searching before finally... finding this. How can you say it's not our cult's possession?"

At this point, he suddenly looked at Liu Suifeng and Su Mo, grinning, "Such great fortune... you two... you're lucky... The item in his possession is the key to the Great Xuan Treasury built by the Great Xuan Dynasty... the Mystic Lock!"

He had hoped that mentioning the Mystic Lock would catch Liu Suifeng and Su Mo's attention.

No matter their current predicament, he didn't want these three to have an easy time.

If they could kill each other over this, it would be even better.

The Qilin Swordsman indeed raised an eyebrow and looked at Liu Suifeng.

Liu Suifeng furrowed his brow, looking at the scroll in his hand.

Su Mo's lips twitched. He had already sensed something from overhearing the conversation among the Blood Sea Department's Three Commanders. With the Lord's confirmation, he no longer needed to doubt it.

Indeed, it was related to that matter.

Yang Xiaoyun, curious, leaned forward and was pushed back by Su Mo.

However... that was the extent of everyone's reaction.

The Lord of the Blood Sea Department was stunned and quickly added, "Liu Suifeng... the family heirloom, the Yuqing Mountain View Scroll, contains clues pointing to another Mystic Lock... whoever has the skill can obtain both!"

Yang Xiaoyun was surprised, "Is he really talking about the Mystic Lock of the Great Xuan Treasury? And there's more than one?"

"Sister Xiaoyun, don't listen to such nonsense."

Su Mo pulled her back behind him.

"..."

The Lord of the Blood Sea Department fumed, "How is this nonsense? Boy... you don't know the heights of heaven, ignorant fool, this Mystic Lock..."

"Just save it."

Su Mo sneered, "One Mystic Lock has caused countless bloodshed. We haven't even seen the shadow of the Great Xuan Treasury, yet you think it's a good thing? Even if you gave it to me for free, I might not want it."

"Ha ha ha."

The Qilin Swordsman looked at Su Mo, "I like this about you. When things don't concern you, even if great benefits are right in front of you, you remain indifferent.

"This isn't foolishness, it's wisdom. Many people in the martial world are mediocre, blinded by immediate gains without seeing the hidden dangers. You're not like them...

"Though overly cautious, your eyes see through everything."

With that, he turned back to Liu Suifeng.

Liu Suifeng shook his head lightly, looking at the scroll in his hand: "How laughable. My family's heirloom, hiding secrets revealed only through outsiders. No wonder the Youquan Cult went to such lengths against Jade Willow Villa besides wanting to deal with me.

"Their schemes are truly unexpected. Since it's such a troublesome item, let's destroy it."

He acted on his words immediately.

As he spoke, he casually threw the scroll into the air, followed by a swift sword strike. With a clang, the scroll shattered.

Everyone present was stunned.

Even Su Mo hadn't expected Liu Suifeng to act so decisively.

The Lord of the Blood Sea Department, enraged, spat out a mouthful of blood.

The Qilin Swordsman laughed heartily, "Good, good Liu Suifeng, Yuliu Jianxin, truly deserving of your name!"

He was known for his sharp tongue, so hearing praise from him was quite rare.

This statement truly showed his admiration for Yuliu Jianxin's resolve.

"Something that harms both others and oneself is of no use to keep."

His words were not false; in his life, very few things had ever mattered to him besides swords.

Jade Willow Villa was one such thing. Beyond that, neither the Xuanji Clasp nor the Great Xuanyuan Armory had any significance to him.

No matter how exceptional the Xuanji Clasp might be, or how vast the collection of martial arts in the Great Xuanyuan Armory, none could surpass the Sky Rainbow Interrogating Heart Sword technique, the heirloom swordplay of his family.

Over the years, what he most wanted to do was to advance the Heavenly Rainbow Soul-Questing Sword further.

If one day he could condense the original eighty-one forms of the Heavenly Rainbow Sword of Inquiry into a single form, he would have no more desires.

And if he could achieve this, why would he need the Great Xuanyuan Armory?

Thus, this strike was decisive and resolute.

However, within the shattered painting, a golden hue appeared, slowly drifting down.

Everyone present was momentarily stunned but quickly saw this object.

Liu Suifeng tapped his long sword, catching the item on its tip before holding it in his palm with a slight frown.

The object was as thin as a cicada's wing, neither metal, iron, cotton, nor silk, yet it was extremely light and resilient.

None of the people present could be considered ignorant, but they were at a loss to explain what this thing was.

On the object, a pattern emerged, seemingly a map.

Liu Suifeng frowned slightly, attempting to tear it apart with his inner energy, but even when he stretched it to its limits, it merely expanded without showing any signs of damage.

"…So, this thing… was actually… hidden in the painting… no wonder…"

The leader of the Blood Sea Sect murmured these words, then his eyes lost all their vitality.

Initially, he had been pierced through the heart by Liu Suifeng's sword but managed to stay alive by relying on the Blood Sea Infinite Heaven Scroll.

After battling Liu Suifeng, he was completely drained.

He came to the Xuanji Cave intending to retrieve the Jade Qingguan Mountain Map, only to find that the Qilin Swordsman had already entered.

A conflict arose over the object, leading to a fight where he managed to seize it and attempt an escape.

But he was punched by Su Mo into the wall, breaking bones and tendons, leaving him unable to move a finger.

By this point, he was already barely clinging to life.

Yet, the anger caused by Su Mo's reaction and Liu Suifeng's decisive destruction of the painting led to his final collapse.

That he managed to hold on until now could be considered a modern medical miracle.