Chapter 22

“It should be a sword!”

When Daoist Qinghong declared this, both Lin Feng and Song Xueyan were stunned.

“Daoist, you must be joking,” Lin Feng chuckled. “This is clearly a dagger. If you insist it’s a sword, then it’s a mini version of a sword.”

“Young Lin is right; it is indeed a mini version sword. However, this is only temporary. Once it recognizes its owner, it can grow into a full-sized sword,” Daoist Qinghong explained seriously.

Lin Feng looked at Daoist Qinghong incredulously. “Daoist, this can’t be possible. It’s just not scientifically plausible.”

“Young Lin, in this vast world, nothing is impossible. Moreover, Young Lin, aren’t you also a supernatural being?” Daoist Qinghong replied.

Lin Feng was taken aback.

How did Daoist Qinghong know that he was a attribute user?

Lin Feng subtly glanced at Song Xueyan, and she, in response to Lin Feng’s questioning gaze, shook her head in denial.

This left Lin Feng even more shocked.

Meanwhile, Daoist Qinghong returned the dagger to Lin Feng, kindly reminding him, “Young Lin, this sword has a bloodthirsty nature. Please be careful and hide it well. It can trigger its bloodthirst ability when it comes into contact with blood.”

Lin Feng nodded repeatedly.

He had a deep understanding of this.

The golden-haired assassin hired by Chu Qiu had died under the mysterious dagger. In just a few breaths, the blood of the assassin was drained, leaving only dry bones.

Lin Feng stored the peculiar dagger back in the black wooden box.

Next, he took out something else.

“Daoist, I would like to ask again. Do you know what this image is?” Lin Feng asked respectfully.

The moment Daoist Qinghong saw the picture, his brows furrowed tightly. When he took the paper, his expression suddenly changed.

Lin Feng and Song Xueyan exchanged glances. Now, Daoist Qinghong’s reaction was even more intense than when he saw the mysterious dagger.

“Daoist, do you know…”

“This is the Celestial Diagram!”

Before Lin Feng could finish his question, Daoist Qinghong had already taken the initiative to reveal the origin of the drawing.

“The Celestial Diagram?” Lin Feng was puzzled. “Daoist, what is the Celestial Diagram?”

Daoist Qinghong’s eyes were filled with excitement as he exclaimed, “The Celestial Diagram is the treasure of the Celestial Sect, concealing the greatest secret of the Celestial Sect.”

“Daoist, is this torn piece of paper the Celestial Diagram?” Song Xueyan questioned.

Daoist Qinghong hurriedly shook his head, “Of course, it’s not the complete Celestial Diagram. It’s just a fragment of the Celestial Diagram.”

“If it’s a fragment, is it still useful?”

“Of course, it’s useful. Although this piece of paper is just a fragment, it contains the formations of the Celestial Sect. Once it encounters other parts of the Celestial Diagram, it will automatically merge to form a complete Celestial Diagram.”

Lin Feng showed a look of astonishment.

Daoist Qinghong’s explanation was truly mysterious.

A broken mirror cannot be restored, and a torn paper is the same. However, the Celestial Diagram before them contradicted this principle.

“Daoist, can you tell us more about the Celestial Diagram?” Song Xueyan asked curiously. Although she was a cultivator, her knowledge of the cultivation world was limited.

“Of course,” Daoist Qinghong nodded.

“The Celestial Diagram, let’s start from the catastrophe in the cultivation world seventy years ago…”

Seventy years ago, numerous sects and schools of the ancient martial arts in the Great Xia cultivation world caused great trouble to the entire system of Great Xia.

To resolve this troublesome situation, the Dragon Pavilion emerged.

“The Dragon Pavilion, as the official cultivation organization, issued a notice to integrate the various sects, ancient martial arts, and supernatural abilities within the Great Xia realm. They formed three major forces: Xuanling Sect, Special Operations Bureau, and Supernatural Ability Division.”

Once the notice was issued, being an official organization, the Dragon Pavilion naturally gained the allegiance of many sects. Numerous sects hurriedly joined the Dragon Pavilion within Great Xia.

However, there were exceptions to everything, and the Celestial Sect was one of them.

Having existed for hundreds of years, the Celestial Sect had accumulated tremendous strength over the years. Why would they willingly hand over their sect and join the Dragon Pavilion?

The spearhead always strikes the bird that sticks out.

The Celestial Sect was the first to oppose, and the Dragon Pavilion just happened to need to establish dominance. This led to a catastrophic upheaval in the Great Xia cultivation world, and the Celestial Sect was annihilated overnight.

The Celestial Diagram, a treasured possession of the Celestial Sect, was torn apart during the battle and divided into several fragments. The piece of torn paper before them was one of those fragments.

The destruction of the Celestial Sect marked not the end but the beginning of a storm. Following that, the Dragon Pavilion targeted other major sects, initiating a storm that lasted for three years.

Three years later, only the Dragon Pavilion remained as a cultivation organization in Great Xia.

Under the Dragon Pavilion, three major forces emerged: the Special Operations Bureau, the Supernatural Ability Division, and the Xuanling Sect.

Among them, the Xuanling Sect had nine branches, gathering the most comprehensive mystical techniques under the heavens.

As for the forces that survived but didn’t join the Dragon Pavilion, they could only survive in hiding, some hiding in the vast mountains, while others escaped abroad.

The descendants of the Celestial Sect, who survived the initial catastrophe, had been searching for the lost Celestial Diagram in the mortal realm. Lin Feng held one of its fragments.

After hearing Daoist Qinghong’s words, Lin Feng and Song Xueyan showed expressions of shock.

The Dragon Pavilion had wiped out the Celestial Sect, which had hundreds of years of heritage, in a single night. Such power was truly formidable.

Song Xueyan’s eyes shimmered with brilliance, and her determination to join the Dragon Pavilion became even stronger. She considered it an honor to be part of the Dragon Pavilion.

Upon hearing Daoist Qinghong’s words, Lin Feng had a slight doubt in his mind. Curiously, he asked, “Daoist, are you affiliated with the Dragon Pavilion? To which sect do you belong? Are you a member of the Xuanling Sect?”

To this barrage of questions, Daoist Qinghong shook his head and denied, “Young Lin, I neither belong to the Dragon Pavilion nor any of the major forces. I am just a wandering cultivator.”

Lin Feng had a series of question marks floating over his head. He couldn’t comprehend it.

Daoist Qinghong, Zhao Guoyun, smiled and continued, “Young Lin, as I mentioned before, the Dragon Pavilion controls sects, not individuals.”

“Individual cultivators like us only need to register with the Dragon Pavilion, report regularly, and there won’t be any problems.”

Lin Feng suddenly realized, “Daoist, what if someone doesn’t register?” Song Xueyan became a bit nervous; she had never registered with the Dragon Pavilion since becoming a cultivator.

“If the Dragon Pavilion discovers a cultivator who hasn’t registered and the individual poses no threat, they will issue a warning. However, if the individual is considered a threat, they will be directly killed!” Daoist Qinghong explained, he then looked at both of them and asked, “Do you remember the assassin from last night?”

Both nodded in unison.

“The assassin from last night was a cultivator secretly cultivated by the Mei family. Due to yesterday’s incident, the Mei family faced the punishment from the Dragon Pavilion’s Special Operations Bureau and has now fallen to a third-rate family.”

“So fast?” Lin Feng was stunned.

“Of course, the Dragon Pavilion doesn’t require evidence, only a list,” Daoist Qinghong said.

Song Xueyan displayed a sense of pride. Although she hadn’t joined the Dragon Pavilion, she already regarded it as an honor.