Chapter 1479 - 1476: Discovery of the Cave

Chapter 1479: Chapter 1476: Discovery of the Cave

"Ah?"

Chen Tianlong was stunned, finally realizing that the old man was just playing with him. At this moment, Chen Tianlong truly wanted to curse.

But he knew the man’s strength was above his, or rather, far above his. Chen Tianlong didn’t fully understand the situation just yet and didn’t dare to act rashly.

"Don’t be surprised, I picked you up from the lakeside. Just now was to test you a bit. But you’re not bad, kid. You only fought back when pushed to the brink. In times of crisis, a person’s true nature is revealed. You’re inherently kind, so you’re not like a bad person. The old man won’t give you a hard time." Wu Wuji explained.

"Ah? Is that really possible?"

Chen Tianlong’s eyes widened, not knowing what to say.

"Of course it’s possible. I’m good at judging people. By the way, kid, how did you fall down? You’re quite lucky, surviving from such a height. When I saw you floating on the water, I thought you were dead. To avoid dirtying my pond, I went to clean it up, but who would have thought you were still alive." the old man said, grinning.

Chen Tianlong examined the old man in front of him closely, indeed feeling harmless and very affectionate, just like his grandfather.

Thus, Chen Tianlong spoke sincerely: "Old man, you are my savior, so I won’t hide anything from you. I was knocked off, and it was my brother who knocked me down."

"Brother?"

Wu Wuji was puzzled, not knowing the situation. Generally, when brothers are mentioned, it usually only happens when they become enemies. Curious, he asked, "Did your brother turn against you?"

"Haha, no, old man you misunderstood. That brother is my senior, and he’s a good man..."

"Uh, I understand, it must be that he took your woman, and then you two fought." Wu Wuji interrupted Chen Tianlong’s words with his guess.

Chen Tianlong was speechless; what kind of thinking did this old man have, always considering the worst. But he couldn’t blame him; he was an outsider, so speaking as one was understandable.

"Old man, it’s like this. My senior brother went crazy due to practicing martial arts and then was controlled by some wicked curse. At that time, he was not in his right mind. I tried to stop him, but ended up being knocked down." Chen Tianlong said with a bitter smile, "But I won’t blame him; he didn’t recognize me."

"Haha, kid, stop making excuses for your senior brother. If he hit you, he hit you. Why find so many reasons? Kid, it’s fine. Today you and I have come across each other at the Sword Sect, so you must be destined. How about becoming my successor?"

Wu Wuji found that this kid had quite a remarkable physique. A heavy injury, and he recovered overnight. Even at such a young age, he possessed such a strong ability, reaching the Great Perfection peak of the Celestial Dao Seven Star. That’s rather impressive.

Luckily, he hadn’t seen Chen Tianlong’s full capability. When the Dragon Slayer Sword fell into the water, it got lodged in the deep pond, so Chen Tianlong hadn’t discovered his treasured sword.

Otherwise, during the fight earlier, if Chen Tianlong had used the Dragon Slayer Sword, it would have made the old man astounded.

"What? Successor? Old man, are you not kidding? We’ve just met. It’s not quite appropriate just to hand your legacy over to me like this." Chen Tianlong said with a bitter smile.

"What’s wrong? Are you disinclined to accept?"

Wu Wuji frowned, slightly annoyed. Back in the day, many people begged for his legacy, yet he refused. Now this kid wasn’t even asking, and he was indifferent—how could he not be frustrated?

"Ah? No, old man, this is our first meeting, and you’re suddenly talking to me about this. I’m not coping well with it. Please let me think it over." Chen Tianlong, seeing the old man slightly annoyed, quickly explained.

"Alright, I’ll give you two days to consider. Anyway, this valley is miles high, you couldn’t escape even if you wanted to. Hahaha." Wu Wuji said, a bit smugly.

Indeed, if it weren’t for Wu Wuji’s heaven-defying strength, one definitely couldn’t escape.

Chen Tianlong was also quite distressed. Having checked earlier, it indeed towered over the day sky, even using Sword Control couldn’t fly that high.

"Xiaogu..."

"Xiaogu..."

Chen Tianlong tried calling out to the eagle a few times, seeing if it could hear, but it was so deep here that the sound couldn’t reach.

Having no choice, Chen Tianlong had to temporarily give up.

So why was Wu Wuji so eager to make Chen Tianlong his successor?

There were two reasons. One, Chen Tianlong was indeed very suited for the choice, and two, more critically, Wu knew his days were numbered. Ever since he jumped off when injured, his condition has worsened day by day. Barely managing for ten years, now, calculating again, he realized the time left might just be within this month or the next.

"By the way, kid, what’s your name? Could you help me with a task? You’re free anyway. I left some clothes by the lake; could you help me ’kill’ them?"

Wu Wuji wasn’t being lazy; he needed to regulate his body.

Lately, he felt a faint throb in his meridians, possibly the precursor to his old ailment flaring up again. He urgently needed to cultivate a bit.

"Haha, old man, my name is Chen Tianlong. Since you’ve saved me, I’ll naturally do this little task for you." Chen Tianlong said, then hurried towards the lake.

Wu Wuji looked at this lively young man and recalled his own youth, when time seemed to pass in vain, and suddenly he was at this age.

Pitiful were his children and his granddaughter, who he hadn’t seen in eighteen years. Although he often wanted to find them, he feared that his reappearance would only bring them more disaster.

Thus, Wu Wuji stayed indoors cultivating his Qi, while Chen Tianlong went to the pond to do laundry.

After finishing washing the clothes, Chen Tianlong prepared to return, but suddenly noticed how clear the pond water was. Feeling a bit itchy and with the sun shining brightly and everything quiet around, he decided he might as well take a natural bath.

With this thought, Chen Tianlong decisively put down the wooden bucket and soon stripped naked, then with a sudden leap like a carp jumping over the dragon gate, he jumped into the pond.

Since he was very young, Chen Tianlong had mastered useful skills, was proficient in various forms of diving, and now with this invincible cultivation technique, his lung capacity was extremely large, allowing him to stay submerged for half an hour without issue.

"Wow, so refreshing, haha."

Upon entering the pond, Chen Tianlong immediately felt a burst of coolness and began to wash happily. Suddenly, he remembered the Dragon Slayer Sword, which should have fallen into the water. With this thought, he hurried to the pond’s bottom to search.

However, after a long time, Chen Tianlong still hadn’t found his Dragon Slayer Sword, leaving him somewhat disappointed.

There were still many places in the pond he hadn’t explored, so he decided to continue searching. Suddenly, what appeared before Chen Tianlong was something resembling a cave. The pond connected to the foot of the mountain, so it was no surprise for a submerged cave to appear.

The key point, however, was that the cave was open, yet why wasn’t the water entering?

Chen Tianlong wondered if the water level inside the cave was the same as here, or perhaps even higher?

With this thought, Chen Tianlong swam directly towards it, but upon attempting to enter the cave, he encountered a lot of resistance.

Clearly a transparent space, no door, so why resistance? Standing firm, Chen Tianlong slapped his palm forward, and found his hand suddenly thrust out of the water.

He could distinctly feel that the other side of his arm was not in water, but in air, much warmer than the water.

To verify, Chen Tianlong backed up a few steps, then ran forward with force, bursting out of the water and almost crashing onto the opposite rock.

"Wow... so miraculous, a cave that keeps the water out must have some magical object maintaining the barrier, preventing water from entering."

Curiously, Chen Tianlong looked further inside but saw only darkness, and being alone lost interest. Shaking his head, he decided to return and continue searching for his Dragon Slayer Sword.

Again, he cautiously approached. Initially planning to burst through, yet upon touching, he entered the water without effort, surprisingly easy.

The principle behind this, Chen Tianlong did not know, nor did he wish to investigate further.

Soon, Chen Tianlong continued searching for his sword in the water. Finally locating it embedded within a large stone’s crevice.

The Dragon Slayer Sword was stuck in the stone’s crevice. Chen Tianlong pulled hard to no avail, so he backed up two steps, utilized the Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique Heart Method, gathered strength, then slapped the stone.

"Boom..."

The stone broke into pieces, and Chen Tianlong extracted the Dragon Slayer Sword, drawing it from the scabbard for inspection, finding it completely unharmed, happily swimming to the surface.

In truth, Chen Tianlong was overthinking; the Dragon Slayer Sword was a divine artifact, impossible to be damaged by anything in the mortal realm, let alone by mere stone.

After surfacing, Chen Tianlong leapt up, spun, and jumped directly back onto the shore. Quickly dressing, he secured the Dragon Slayer Sword, took a small bucket of clothes and headed toward the wooden cabin.

By then, the midday sun was blazing, Chen Tianlong hung the clothes on a nearby fence then went to a nearby lawn to lie down and sleep.

Recently, he had been rushing about, rarely enjoying such leisure.

Since heaven had arranged this moment, he might as well enjoy it, yet lamentable was the absence of his beloved Wu Mengting.

Thinking of Wu Mengting, Chen Tianlong felt a pang of heartache. Departing from her this way, one could only imagine Wu Mengting’s own heartache, but there was currently no way to tell her he was alive and well.

All he could do was send his blessings, hoping Wu Mengting was well, waiting until he found the chance to reunite.

Lying under the warm sun, Chen Tianlong unknowingly fell asleep. It was unclear how long had passed before Chen Tianlong felt a surge of powerful Qi, suddenly waking to find the old man before him.

"Old man, what are you doing, grinning foolishly at me."

Chen Tianlong was taken aback, feeling there was something amiss with the old man.

"Chen Tianlong, right? What have you considered? I tell you, my swordsmanship isn’t inferior to yours; learn from me and you’ll benefit. Moreover, what kind of technique is yours? Seems quite good but your inner strength is too weak."

The old man recalled Chen Tianlong’s Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root earlier, which was exquisite, yet due to his lack of strength was only at the Celestial Dao Seven Stars Great Perfection pinnacle.

"Old man, actually I’m not weak, only lacking weapons at that time, plus your strength was far greater than mine, how could I win against you."

Upon hearing the old man criticize his skills as lacking, Chen Tianlong felt it was akin to insulting his mentor, Sword Saint Zhuge Yun, making him unwilling to accept.