Jiang Kai activated the "past life memory" of the Demon-Slaying Sword.
In front of him and Zhou Chu, a blurry figure appeared.
That person seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist, his features impossible to make out. They could only vaguely see his outline.
And at his waist, he carried three swords.
"Old Zhou, is that Mr. Three Swords?" Jiang Kai asked softly beside Zhou Chu.
"I don't know either…" Zhou Chu shook his head nervously.
Just then, that person actually opened his mouth and spoke.
"Heaven and earth have no end, the sea of stars has no limit, when the sky has no end, humans still have their great limit!"
"What is false, what is real? What is life, what is death? What is black, what is white? When does it begin, when does it end? In all my life, I have yet to comprehend the Dao of Heaven!"
The man let out a long sigh and continued, "I'm tired, weary, done… I have three swords, named Executioner of Immortals, Demon-Slayer, God-Killer. Each sword hides its own ultimate technique."
"To obtain my techniques, you must inherit my will, you must support my descendants. Those who meet the conditions may gain the ultimate techniques. Those who don't can only skim the surface."
"Those who go back on their word will suffer the backlash of my ultimate techniques, life worse than death!"
"All those in any world who take Mr. Three Swords as their ancestor are all my descendants."
After saying this, the figure disappeared.
Jiang Kai and Zhou Chu stared at each other. Jiang Kai's face was mostly shock, while Zhou Chu looked completely thrilled.
"He… he's really Mr. Three Swords?!"
"He said it himself, he said it, he said that whoever takes Mr. Three Swords as their ancestor is his descendant, we're his descendants!" Zhou Chu was so excited he was almost incoherent.
Jiang Kai widened his eyes and muttered, "You have to agree to inherit his will, support his descendants, only then do you have the right to learn his ultimate techniques. Otherwise you only learn the basics… So Moonlit Immortal Traces Sword was just the basics?!"
"Then what's the real ultimate technique hidden inside this sword?"
"And also, Mr. Three Swords seems to have reached some kind of unimaginable height! So why was he on Ghost Star? In his era, Ghost Star shouldn't even have existed!"
"What in the world is going on!"
While Jiang Kai's mind was turning to mush, next to him, Zhou Chu suddenly dropped to his knees with a thud.
"Greetings, Grandmaster!"
Jiang Kai panicked when he saw Zhou Chu kneeling in front of him, and hurriedly pulled him up. "Old Zhou, didn't I tell you, don't call me that!"
Zhou Chu's eyes were red as he said excitedly, "Before, things weren't completely confirmed. But now I've heard Grandmaster's final will with my own ears. The inheritance of Grandmaster's will, relics, ultimate techniques…"
"Now there's both evidence and witnesses, you can't deny it anymore!" Zhou Chu said, then realized he was too worked up, and corrected himself, "No, I mean, now it's confirmed that you're Grandmaster's disciple!"
"Grandmaster's disciple, that means you're the ancestor of the whole Qingyun Sect, several hundred generations above me!"
Jiang Kai was frustrated too.
He was holding the Demon-Slaying Sword, and Mr. Three Swords personally admitted his connection with the Qingyun Sect. There was physical proof and personal testimony. It couldn't be more ironclad.
"Wait, I never agreed to accept his inheritance!" Jiang Kai seized on a loophole.
"So… you're not agreeing?"
"I…" Jiang Kai hesitated, then lowered his head and said weakly, "I… I agree…"
Ignoring the sword's quality, just the ultimate technique inside the sword was something Jiang Kai could never give up!
At that moment, that blurry shadow reappeared.
"Since you have agreed, you may officially begin learning the Demon-Slaying Sword's ultimate technique."
As soon as his voice fell, the mist scattered, and suddenly a skill book dropped down.
Zhou Chu hurriedly picked it up and handed it to Jiang Kai. The two of them read the words on the cover together.
[Ultimate Technique (Original): Vast Heaven Demon-Slaying Sword (Partially repaired, only first stage obtainable.)]
Zhou Chu pointed excitedly at the skill book. "One of Grandmaster's ultimate techniques! This is Grandmaster's ultimate technique!"
Jiang Kai frowned slightly and opened the first page.
[When Vast Heaven is unleashed, there are no demons under heaven. But a world with no demons is not my wish, so the seventh stage is deleted, six stages remain.]
This line appeared on the first page. It seemed that even when the Demon-Slaying Sword was fully restored, Jiang Kai could only learn the first six stages of the Vast Heaven Demon-Slaying Sword.
But "When Vast Heaven is unleashed, there are no demons under heaven"—isn't that way too exaggerated?!
Based on the sword's hatred toward the demon race, Mr. Three Swords must have had some major feud with them, probably suffered some huge loss at their hands.
Even so, he never used the final stage?
Jiang Kai found that very strange.
Unfortunately, the sword was only partially repaired for now. This was all the information he could get.
After a long while, Jiang Kai finally came back to his senses.
Zhou Chu's emotions had calmed a lot compared to earlier, and he was now sitting at the table.
He looked at Jiang Kai and said mildly, "Grandmaster, since you've agreed to Grandmaster's will, you won't go back on your word, right?"
Jiang Kai took a deep breath and sat down too.
"Since I agreed, I won't take it back," he said quietly.
Zhou Chu hurriedly stood up. "According to Grandmaster's final will, from today onward, the position of Qingyun Sect Master is entrusted to—"
"Wait!" Jiang Kai quickly cut him off. "Old Zhou, Mr. Three Swords only said to support his descendants. That 'support' means help, assistance, not that I should manage things personally!"
"This…"
Seeing Zhou Chu hesitate, Jiang Kai quickly continued, "Others may not know, but you know well. The ancient martial world has been passed down for centuries. If you hand Qingyun Sect over to an outsider like me, I'd ruin it, not help it!"
Zhou Chu thought about it and nodded. Jiang Kai's reasoning made sense.
Jiang Kai looked at him. "Old Zhou, you should stay Sect Master. If Qingyun Sect runs into trouble, I'll help however I can. But support is support. Leading the sect must still be your responsibility."
Zhou Chu considered it, then nodded. "Grandmaster speaks the truth."
"Don't call me that, it makes my whole body uncomfortable… And I think we shouldn't tell anyone about this yet. I'm pretending to be someone else right now. If it gets out, trouble will pile up."
"No. Your identity is confirmed. With my seniority, what else should I call you? You want me to disrespect the ancestors?!"
Jiang Kai shivered. Seeing Zhou Chu's serious face, he had no choice but to back down. "Alright, alright, call me whatever you want… just not in public."
"Fine… Oh, right, Grandmaster, didn't you say you have a guild in District 18? Maybe Qingyun Sect could merge with your guild… or join forces?" Zhou Chu suggested.
"That won't work. How could an ancient martial sect merge with an ordinary guild? Also, to be honest, I've made a lot of enemies lately. If you associate with me publicly, it will only bring trouble to you." Jiang Kai said.
"Then…"
Jiang Kai thought for a moment. Doing nothing would be going back on his word.
"How about this. My guild is about to be promoted to B-rank. Once it's B-rank, we can open five branches. I'll set one up in District 1. Then we can support each other secretly." Jiang Kai said.
"As long as we both know we're one family, helping each other is enough!"
Zhou Chu thought for a moment, then nodded. "I'll follow Grandmaster's arrangements…"
Jiang Kai's face twitched. At this point, Zhou Chu's thinking couldn't be changed.
He didn't have the energy to argue, so he left it at that.
"By the way, Grandmaster, you said you liked Siyáo. That date didn't seem to go well, but as long as you give the order, even if we have to go up Kunlun and snatch her, we'll get her back for you!" Zhou Chu declared passionately.
"Our Qingyun Ancestor can't possibly be unworthy of a small Kunlun Saintess, right?"
Jiang Kai jumped. "Snatch someone? Bro, please don't even think like that! What era do you think this is? That's not okay…"
"Wait, you're saying Chang Siyao is a Kunlun Saintess?"
"Yeah. I don't really get all that Kunlun stuff. But her identity is very special."
Jiang Kai hesitated. Zhou Chu didn't understand it, and he understood even less. Probably just some Kunlun gimmick. He didn't think too much of it.
"Forget it. A forced melon isn't sweet. She already has someone in her heart. I should give up." Jiang Kai shook his head. "Don't bring this up again or I'll…"
"Old Zhou, I've been at Qingyun Sect long enough. It's time for me to leave."
"Grandmaster, you're leaving?" Zhou Chu said anxiously, his eyes turning red. "We finally found our root. You can't leave us now!"
Jiang Kai sighed and comforted him. "Your root is Mr. Three Swords, not me…"
"Mr. Three Swords is gone. Now we only have you!"
Jiang Kai sucked in a sharp breath. "Well… cough, cough… I'm just leaving temporarily. I've got a lot to take care of. I can't stay here any longer."
"Besides, my identity is fake. Staying won't do much good, right?"
"As for the guild arrangements, I'll get someone to handle it. I'll try to open the branch soon."
Zhou Chu thought it over and could only nod. "Alright."
"But Old Zhou, remember this. About me, Mr. Three Swords, and the Demon-Slaying Sword—only you and I can know. No one else!" Jiang Kai stressed.
"Don't worry, Grandmaster. Our Qingyun Sect would never betray the ancestors. I'll never go against what Grandmaster orders!"
Jiang Kai held his forehead and hurried toward the door.
"Grandmaster, do you need some travel money? You can take anything in our Qingyun storage! If it's not enough, I'll have the disciples chip in!"
"No no no… no need… I'm in a hurry, I'm leaving now!" Jiang Kai sped up, practically fleeing the Qingyun Guild.
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