Almighty Genius

Chapter 2174 - 1668: Sword Named Blooddrinker

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A slight looseness of the wrist, and the blood-colored longsword immediately returned to the crevice between the stones as if it had never left, firmly wedged in place.

"It's still here..."

However, when Qin Fang noticed his wrist, his expression turned quite unpleasant. The mysterious red line from before was still within Qin Fang, stretching from his palm to his shoulder, stark and crimson.

Yet, without the support of the uncanny blood-colored longsword, this red line had paused, ceased its expansion and infiltration into Qin Fang's body... But it had not vanished, instead remaining like one of Qin Fang's meridians.

"How could this happen?"

This transformation greatly surprised Qin Fang.

The red line was exceedingly mysterious and abrupt, capable of influencing Qin Fang's thoughts. Although the effect lasted only a brief moment, it made Qin Fang uneasy... That moment seemed brief but could be extremely perilous.

"Eh..."

But when Qin Fang refined the peculiar energy from the red line that had entered his mind, he let out a surprised exclamation, as if he had uncovered something incredible.

"Is this... sword intent?"

Closing his eyes quietly, Qin Fang felt a hint of speculation after a while... Though not entirely confident, it seemed quite similar.

"Perhaps, it can give me a slight hint!"

Thinking of this, Qin Fang murmured to himself, then flipped his wrist to reveal the Seven-star Sword Grass in his hand.

Buzz~~~

As the Seven-star Sword Grass emerged, Qin Fang felt a buzz in his mind, as if something had exploded in his brain—though it did no harm but rather added something new.

"It's truly sword intent!"

He didn't need to explore deeply, immediately recognizing what these new elements were...

With one hand extended and fingers together, he slightly vibrated true qi, instantly projecting sword qi from his fingertips, transforming into a fierce sword light and striking a nearby treasured sword, causing it to shudder and hum.

Meanwhile, the Seven-star Sword Grass was no longer calm, seemingly stimulated and unleashing powerful energy... The entire grass trembled gently, faint traces of white light flickering.

Undoubtedly, stimulated by Qin Fang's sword intent, the Seven-star Sword Grass autonomously activated its sword intent, challenging Qin Fang's own intent... It even subtly suppressed Qin Fang's sword intent.

"Too strange..."

The Seven-star Sword Grass inherently contained sword intent, which Qin Fang already knew, prompting him to obtain it at great effort, intending to understand his own sword intent.

However...

The Seven-star Sword Grass did not fulfill its intended purpose, rather the mysterious blood-colored longsword inexplicably led Qin Fang to grasp sword intent... Strictly speaking, Qin Fang did not comprehend it himself; it seemed imbued with life, autonomously entering Qin Fang's body.

"Good fortune? Misfortune?"

Qin Fang felt a bit apprehensive, clearly uncertain.

Grasping sword intent was a cause for joy... But the origins of this mysterious sword intent were too extraordinary, making Qin Fang hesitant to use it, fearing eventual retribution.

"Someone's coming!"

At that moment, peculiar noises reached Qin Fang's ears, seemingly from the cave's entrance, sharply focusing Qin Fang's thoughts as he swiftly concealed himself in the shadows.

Simultaneously, the Seven-star Sword Grass returned to the Props Box, Qin Fang held his breath, minimized his presence to the utmost, and cautiously hid.

The reason was simple, as those entering the Sword Tomb were incredibly formidable, even Qin Fang doubted he could defeat them.

Who could it be?

It was none other than the senior from the Xu Family, the grandmaster-level peak sword cultivator Qin Fang had encountered before...

Besides this elder, there were a few other experts, whose abilities, although not as strong as the elder, were definitely not ordinary... While they were likely grandmaster-level in realm, their actual combat capabilities were essentially at grandmaster-level standard.

Qin Fang had just hidden himself when the Xu family experts rushed into this Sword Tomb, led by that old Xu family elder, while others quickly spread out to seal the stone door at the entrance.

Not only that, the old man and a few others began to roam around the Sword Tomb... However, they were clearly not there to retrieve or bury swords; rather, they seemed to be searching for someone!

Qin Fang wasn't foolish; he understood why these people suddenly arrived. It was undoubtedly linked to the previous sniper who attempted to assassinate him, who had deliberately led the Xu family here.

However, Qin Fang's Stealth Skill was quite formidable, and the light in the Sword Tomb was somewhat dim. The abilities and realms of these people weren't much stronger than Qin Fang's, so finding him was naturally extremely difficult.

"Uncle Tang, no sign of anyone..."

"No one!"

"Everything's normal..."

Indeed, after a moment, the searchers respectfully reported back to the old man, having found no trace of Qin Fang.

"No one?"

The old Xu family elder seemed unsatisfied with this result, "Search again..."

Although the other Xu family members were also powerful, they obeyed the elder's orders, so they went off searching again, this time more meticulously than before.

"Just now, I clearly sensed a strand of Non-Attributive Sword Intent coming from this direction; how could there be no one? Did the person already leave, or was my perception mistaken?"

Although the Xu surname elder didn't move, his sharp eyes scanned the Sword Tomb like lightning, trying to find Qin Fang's hiding place... Simultaneously, he couldn't help but mutter quietly.

Upon hearing his words, Qin Fang, concealed nearby, was slightly shaken, but with his cultivation, he managed to suppress his emotional fluctuations and avoid revealing any flaws.

Still, he was quite wary of the old man's sensing ability...

The elder was perceiving not Qin Fang's aura but the Seven-Star Sword Grass's aura...

Earlier, when Qin Fang disembarked from the plane, it had revealed itself once, but surprisingly, within this Sword Tomb, its Sword Intent was suppressed by seventy to eighty percent, yet the opponent could still sense it. This made Qin Fang feel it was terrifying.

"Uncle Tang, there's a discovery..."

At this moment, a Xu family expert suddenly shouted as if they had found something.

The Xu elder moved, transforming into a sword light, and in a blink, he was beside the Xu family expert... Just by that sword light alone, it was probably no less impressive than Qin Fang's Traceless Snow Stepping Technique.

"Impressive!"

Naturally, Qin Fang witnessed all this and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Have they discovered something..."

At that moment, Qin Fang wasn't interested in the opponent's movement technique but rather noticed the Xu family expert standing beside a blood-colored longsword... This made Qin Fang feel somewhat uneasy.

"Blood Drinking Sword?"

The Xu elder arrived there, observed the so-called "discovery" shared by the Xu family expert, and then looked around. Finally, his gaze fell on the blood-colored longsword, and he made a very peculiar sound.

Although the voice was faint and somewhat vague, it still reached Qin Fang's ears.

"Blood Drinking Sword..."

This seemed to be the sword's name; although the nearby inscription declared this sword to be nameless, given its uniqueness, someone would definitely name it... Blood Drinking Sword seemed to be its name.

The sword's body was blood-red, resembling it had drunk blood at first glance; calling it a Blood Drinking Sword was apt and quite fitting.

"Immediately notify the Sect Master; there's been a change in the restricted area, deploy all experts, and search for someone possessing bloodlines... Regardless of life or death, he must be found! If necessary... Kill without mercy!"

While Qin Fang was muttering about the sword, he noticed the Xu elder reacting as if stimulated, ordering the Xu family experts around him with a heavy face... His expression was one of grave concern, as if something awful had occurred.

"Yes!"

Although the other Xu experts didn't quite comprehend why the elder was giving such serious orders, his expression indicated the situation was likely horrific, even threatening the Xu family's foundation. Hence, they couldn't help but handle it cautiously.

After issuing orders, the Xu elder strode away from the place, taking all the Xu family experts with him, even sealing the stone door... inadvertently trapping inside.

Of course, Qin Fang wouldn't have much difficulty leaving; a mere stone door could easily be opened... However, he now had considerable interest in the peculiar Blood Drinking Sword. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and moon tickets; your support is my greatest motivation.)