The Aloof Immortal Venerable is Pregnant with My Fox Cub - Chapter 62

Chapter 62

Cang Ran spent half a month learning the Yao Ling Sword Art from Senior Ning. The remaining wisp of Senior Ning’s divine sense then dissipated. She followed Ba Shi to the sealing location of the spiritual sword Zhuoyue.

Before entering, Ba Shi flew in mid-air and trembled several times.

“Go on, why did you stop?”

Cang Ran held Ba Shi in her hand, took a long stride, and walked directly into the stone chamber.

This place was already a bit gloomy and cold. After entering, it became even colder. Cang Ran immediately saw a long sword locked in black iron chains in the center of the stone chamber.

Other swords had scabbards, but only this one was bound by iron chains, standing there aloof and solitary. Faint golden runes appeared on the iron chains, sealing it layer by layer.

The sword body looked as if it was sprinkled with a layer of moonlight, pure and cold. It seemed to be surrounded by mist, and even before getting close, one could hear the echoing sound of a dragon’s roar in the air.

As the saying goes, anything that needs to be tied down is not an easy character to deal with.

Cang Ran wanted to send Ba Shi out as a vanguard: “Go scout it out, ask if it’s willing to come with us?”

Ba Shi’s hilt shook wildly, communicating with Cang Ran in her sea of consciousness: No, absolutely not. Zhuoyue is already difficult to mess with. They haven’t seen each other for nearly ten thousand years, and now it’s a battle-damaged version, so it can’t beat it even more.

“Go on, maybe it misses you too. Aren’t you old friends?”

Cang Ran’s words gave Ba Shi a little courage. It quietly approached Zhuoyue.

Cang Ran almost couldn’t bear to watch. She never thought this fellow had such a subservient side. It was usually so arrogant, but it turned out to be afraid of its ‘wife.’

Ba Shi crept closer. At a distance of half a meter, it was shocked by a pure and cold sword energy and was sent flying backward.

The sword body kept trembling, and Ba Shi cried out in her sea of consciousness.

“It told me to get lost.”

Cang Ran clicked her tongue and asked: “Isn’t Zhuoyue your wife? Even your names are so matching.”

Ba Shi flattened its body and started to play dead and wallow in despair.

Ah, well, pardon the intrusion. It turned out that Senior Ning’s Dao Companion’s sword and her sword were not a couple.

Cang Ran had no choice but to sincerely say to the Zhuoyue Sword Spirit herself: “Hello, Senior Ning asked me to come here. I want to acquire a divine sword for my Dao Companion. She is the number one sword cultivator in the world, the Immortal Venerable Qingxuan with a natural sword bone. She’s very powerful and a great beauty. Do you want to come out with me?”

The Zhuoyue Divine Sword remained unmoved, and a faint golden brilliance circulated on its body.

Cang Ran flicked the hilt of Ba Shi. Ba Shi flipped up like a carp and helped Cang Ran mediate from half a meter away from Zhuoyue.

[That’s an Immortal Venerable! I wanted to be her personal sword before, but she didn’t take me. You can directly be the Immortal Venerable’s personal sword. How great is that!]

The Zhuoyue Divine Sword was still indifferent, seemingly holding a subtle disdain for Ba Shi.

“Room and board are included. You won’t have to live in a dark little room anymore. Every day, someone will use the softest brocade to wipe your blade, and they’ll use top-grade spiritual spring water to wash your sword. The Immortal Venerable is the Sect Leader of the number one sect in the world. Her name is known to everyone. It’s very prestigious to follow her out.”

Seeing the Zhuoyue Divine Sword tremble slightly, Cang Ran continued her persuasion.

“The Immortal Venerable is only half a step away from ascension. If you are strong enough, you can ascend to the upper realm with her. Think about it, you will become the first divine sword in this world to ascend with its master! How amazing is that!”

The Zhuoyue Divine Sword stopped moving again. Cang Ran thought, Did the second half of the sentence fail to impress it? It seems this divine sword is not motivated by fame or profit.

“Can I wipe your blade every day? I’m a fox with a fire spirit root. My paw pads are super soft, and I can also warm your blade. It’ll be very warm. You’ve been here for many years and haven’t encountered a living person, right? Then Qingqing and I can take you to many places. The outside world is very fun. When you see my Qingqing, who is both beautiful and powerful, you will definitely fall in love with her.”

Cang Ran suddenly heard the voice of the Zhuoyue Sword Spirit: “Are your paw pads really that soft? Won’t I cut them?”

“Of course! I’m super soft. I’ve been tempered and bone-refined, so I won’t be cut so easily. Qingqing and I will always take good care of you!”

Fearing that the Zhuoyue Sword Spirit wouldn’t believe her, Cang Ran transformed into her fox form, showed it her soft, black little paw pads, and immediately demonstrated a small paw-pad bloom.

[Okay, I’ll go with you.] The Zhuoyue Sword Spirit agreed.

Cang Ran was overjoyed. Seeing it trapped in the sealed chains, she had intended to use Ba Shi to help unlock the chains, but to her surprise, the Zhuoyue Divine Sword’s body moved, and its sharp sword energy directly broke the black chains.

The Zhuoyue Divine Sword flew over. Cang Ran immediately wrapped it in the spiritual robe Tan Qingxuan gave her. The smooth silk was cut by the cold blade, and the Zhuoyue Divine Sword trembled in dissatisfaction.

Cang Ran used her soft paw pads to wipe the dust off its blade. After heating the blade, she patted it, finally soothing the Sword Spirit.

Only then did Ba Shi fly closer, wanting to affectionately touch the Zhuoyue Divine Sword. It was immediately repelled by the Zhuoyue Divine Sword’s blade and bounced back slightly.

Cang Ran carefully wrapped the Zhuoyue Divine Sword with clean white silk, carrying it on her back, and hung Ba Shi on her waist. She then left the Divine Sword Tomb’s underground palace and headed straight for the Crimson Heaven Treasure Land.

On the way to the Crimson Heaven Treasure Land, besides encountering a few ancient insect beasts, which Cang Ran dealt with her sword, the journey was relatively uneventful.

After Ba Shi unsheathed, it circled a few times in a narrow cave entrance. Heat waves rushed toward them. The scorching wind lifted the hem of Cang Ran’s robe, and her chest felt filled with heat. Different from the path she took to arrive, her state of mind had shifted. At this moment, she was filled with anticipation and excitement.

She had acquired a divine sword for Tan Qingxuan, and she had also received guidance from the old senior, learning a new set of sword techniques. Now, her strength could match her rapidly increasing cultivation.

Cang Ran knew that the Crimson Heaven Treasure Land was just past the cave entrance Ba Shi indicated. She immediately ducked down and squeezed in. As soon as she entered the cave, even from a distance, Cang Ran heard a male and female voice speaking.

She furrowed her brow. Her fox ears couldn’t help but press against the wall, listening to the voices more clearly.

“Yan’er, that divine sword is useless in your hands. Give the sword to me. I am your fiancé, your future reliance. I will definitely be able to protect you completely.”

“But this divine sword chose me. I worked so hard to get it.”

“Yan’er, you know how difficult my situation is now. What are they saying about me behind my back? If I don’t have this divine sword, I won’t be able to survive.”

“It’s not that serious. Your biological father is my Master, and your eldest uncle is the Grand Elder of the sect. They wouldn’t dare to say a bad word about you. Even if the Grand Elder disowns you, Master won’t ignore you. Don’t worry, Changfan.”

“But Yan’er, even if they don’t say it behind my back, they will despise me in their hearts. My father… My eldest uncle even tried to kill me with one sword strike that day. And your Master, True Person Qingyang, is completely unwilling to acknowledge me. I can’t accept those looks. I want to live honorably, Yan’er. Only you can help me.”

“How can I help you?”

“Give me the sword. After leaving here, everyone will know that I obtained the divine sword. They will acknowledge my strength and no longer look down on me. We are one, as husband and wife. I will always cherish and take care of you. Please, Yan’er.”

Cang Ran didn’t want to listen anymore. She glanced over. The man was quite good at feigning pity. Towards the end, he started to cry and sob uncontrollably, almost kneeling in front of Shen Yunyan.

She couldn’t be bothered with this entangled wild couple and walked past them. Facing the scorching, flowing sea of fire, Cang Ran immediately spotted the Divine Fire Profound Crystal wrapped and swallowed by the Crimson Heaven Strange Fire within the sea of fire.

This sea of fire was different from the one when she first entered the secret realm. The fire spiritual energy here had undergone mutation and was extremely aggressive. It could devour even cultivators with fire spirit roots. The sea of fire was fierce and vast. Even with her cultivation, conquering fire with fire would be very difficult.

Cang Ran probed around, trying to figure out if there were any mechanisms inside, but she couldn’t find any after searching for a while.

She wanted to try using her flying artifact, the Cloud Concealing Boat, but was suddenly stopped and warned by Shen Yunyan.

“Fellow Daoist, this place is too dangerous. Don’t go straight in. We just tried using a flying artifact, but the sea of fire here burned our Cloud-Piercing Boat. Furthermore, there is a very ferocious fire beast guarding inside this sea of fire.”

Cang Ran glanced at her. Her sight fell on the piles of ashes on the ground. The smell of burning still lingered in the air. These must be the various flying artifacts they had tried. It seemed Shen Yunyan was telling the truth.

Cang Ran gave a grateful smile: “Thank you for the warning. I’ll think of another way.”

Shen Yunyan was stunned by her charming smile and couldn’t help but think of Shui Shaoyi. That woman was slapped by her. She wondered if she was better now.

She hadn’t seen Shui Shaoyi for quite some time. Did she return to the Wanyao Gate?

Chu Changfan, however, pulled Shen Yunyan and whispered: “Yan’er, how could you tell her this? This is the experience we gained after many attempts. She learned it so easily. What if she gets the Divine Fire Profound Crystal?”

Shen Yunyan snapped back to reality and said sternly: “But I can’t just watch her lose a flying artifact or even her life for nothing.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Changfan became flushed with anger, his voice strained and high-pitched: “Why are you so nice to every female cultivator? Why can’t you be so nice to me? You won’t even give me the divine sword I want. You’ve changed ever since you saw Shui Shaoyi. You’ve been seduced by Shui Shaoyi! You are my fiancée!”

Shen Yunyan frowned, immediately arguing angrily: “I wasn’t seduced by her! And I don’t like her!”

Chu Changfan clenched his fists: “You weren’t seduced by her? Then why do you keep talking about her in front of me! Anyway, you two can’t be together!”

Cang Ran saw the two arguing endlessly again and went to explore the surroundings. She found that the stones on the mountain wall here were a bit unusual. They hadn’t melted even in such high temperatures. Perhaps she could strike the stones down and try to pass over them.

She channeled her long sword and struck down a large piece of rock. The rock fell into the sea of fire and didn’t immediately melt into ash. Instead, it floated on the sea of fire, gradually being swallowed by the fire after about ten breaths.

This time was not enough for human cultivators, but for demon cultivators with naturally tough skin and swift movements, it was enough to get the Divine Fire Profound Crystal and make a round trip. Cang Ran punched down about twenty large rocks, throwing them forcefully towards the Divine Fire Profound Crystal’s location. She immediately transformed into her original form and leaped onto them.

Enduring the scorching heat of the flames, she leaped extremely fast with every step, quickly reaching the destination. Just as she was about to grab the readily available Divine Fire Profound Crystal, a ferocious beast, completely scarlet, leaped out of the sea of fire, spraying streams of flames from its mouth.

The scorching flames burned the back of Cang Ran’s paw. Her fox fur was set on fire. Cang Ran gritted her teeth in pain and had no choice but to engage in a fight with it. Just when she finally managed to strike the ferocious beast into the sea of fire, the beast rushed back out the next moment, resurrected again.

Cang Ran guessed that the sea of fire granted the ferocious beast the ability of rebirth through fire. Seeing the giant rock beneath her quickly dissolving, Cang Ran couldn’t win quickly. She had no choice but to draw her long sword, let Ba Shi entangle the ferocious beast, and reach out her paw to grab the Divine Fire Profound Crystal herself.

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