Sword Among Us

A layer of black light shone from the brocade box…

Clatter!

The valuable brocade box imploded. It shattered on the ground, and then, a recondite steel bow that was dark blue and had the pattern of waves on it appeared on the table.

The sight of it left Happy dumbfounded.

It was actually a bow, and it was even longer than the table!

Happy was slightly disappointed. He picked it up and casually drew it, but it did not budge at all. It slightly stunned him, but a faint sparkle shone in his eyes, and he instinctively transferred qi into it.

A few seconds later, the bow shuddered like a wave and looked as if it had become alive. The bow curved, and a loud crash similar to a wave instantly rose in the house! Booming sounds traveled everywhere.

When qi was transferred into the bow, three invisible arrows manifested and fixed themselves to the three notches on the bow. The sounds of the loud waves also quickly vanished once the arrows formed. However, an intimidating presence fixed itself in Happy’s hands, and the air in the whole room froze.

“This is good.”

Delight appeared on Happy’s face. He could not help but size up his weapon again.

[North Sea Chain Bow (high grade demon vessel):

[The great creation of Forgemaster North Sea. He used Deep Sea Recondite Steel to create the bow, and the essence from the Whale King’s heart as the string. He soaked it for one thousand and one days in the undercurrent of North Sea before it took its form. If you kill countless living beings with this bow, this divine weapon will fall from grace, and a demon vessel will be born!

[Increase attack by 600 points. Can create countless arrows through qi. One arrow can be created with one qi point, and it can injure a person without being seen. The bow can release three arrows at most in one go. If the user obtains North Sea Chain Bow Technique, once qi is transferred into the bow, the user can shoot nine arrows in one go. The user can injure multiple people in a go, and they can continue firing arrows nonstop until the enemies die. This is the great North Sea’s ultimate technique, and it is an unparalleled technique.]

Happy was stunned speechless. He was dumbfounded.

He was incredibly delighted, but also very gloomy.

He had held back for two months, and he had managed to get an incredibly valuable high-grade demon vessel when he opened his brocade box. It was even a demon vessel that needed only a small amount of his qi to release an astonishing might, so he had not waited in vain.

But what caused him to feel gloomy was that there was a huge, illusory golden mountain behind the bow—the astonishing secret in the form of the martial art. It was a pity that he did not know where it was, could not see it, and could not touch it.

It was an ultimate technique that had no equal in the world, so there was no way that Happy would not be tempted.

North Sea Chain Bow Technique…

In truth, when he transferred his qi into the bow, he felt that the activation—with all the sounds of tidal waves as sound effects—was a little too slow. This should mean that the bow was resisting the way he handled it. If he could draw the bow and notch the arrows with North Sea’s technique, its might and speed should be something that the current method could not hope to compare.

He could even imagine the sight of North Sea drawing North Sea Chain Bow to fire nine arrows in one go. The invisible arrows that filled the air would strike down the enemy, which would definitely be a majestic and awe-inspiring sight.

But unfortunately for Happy, North Sea Chain Bow did not give him any sort of hint. By the looks of it, he could only wait for a fortuitous event to occur. He would have to see whether there was a possibility for him to find some hints later or whether there was some information around.

Besides, as of then, Happy had not learned a bow technique before, so there was not even a possibility that he could use North Sea Chain Bow. He could not simply rely on the 600 damage of the weapon to kill his enemy.

Filled with gloom because of that, he could only put the North Sea Chain Bow into the bank again.

He then left and asked about the situation in regards to Heartless Iron’s attempt to create fourth-echelon weapons.

Thunderous Battle replied that Heartless Iron had stayed in the forging room for most of the day, but there was still no news from him.

Happy could only suppress the excitement in his heart.

He cast a glance at the Divine Weapon Rank.

But the first fourth-echelon weapon had not appeared on it, and he felt slightly dejected.

That was not a good sign.

A lot of time had passed since then. Could it be that Heartless Iron failed in his attempt? Did he fail in one or two weapons? Even though Happy was already prepared for it, when he truly had to face failure, he was still a little restless.

*****

There was a very famous manor in Beijing, and it was known as Universe Secrets Manor.

Even though it was shut all the time and there were no guests who came to visit it, everyone knew that it was Wandering Know-it-all’s manor. He was a person who should wander about instead of staying in seclusion in a paradise, but he had become the first to buy a manor in Beijing in a very flashy manner.

He was also a person who always wore a long white gown and whom people always mocked as someone who pretended to be sanctimonious and solemn.

But Wandering Know-it-all just focused on writing World of Martial Arts Secret News Log day after day. He did not join the conflicts between sects and people, and he truly behaved morally and ethically. Slowly, he got rid of the scorn aimed his way, and an increasing number of people began referring to him respectfully as Mister Wandering Know-it-all. Some people even began to worship him on the official website in hopes that he would put them in the Famous People Rank.

“Master.” A girl without any makeup held a Chinese zither while she was in the pavilion within the manor. She rushed to the middle-aged man who pushed open the door with delight on her face. “I learned another song. Listen to it.”

When he heard Wind Chimes run to him cheerfully, Wandering Know-it-all’s expression stiffened. He quickly stopped moving, turned around 180 degrees, and said in an enlightened tone, “Ah, I forgot that I haven’t told the fortune for a few people today. I’m old now, and my memory is becoming weaker…”

He shut the door with a bang.

“Master!” Wind Chimes hugged her zither and stood outside while behaving like a child who had her favorite toy snatched away. “Is my playing really that unpleasant?”

“Who said that?!” The door opened with a creak to reveal Wandering Know-it-all’s indignant face. “Who dares say that your playing is bad?! I dare say that your playing is much better than that of Six-fingered Demonic Zither, your other master!”

When he saw that Wind Chimes had sat down on the spot with a proud look and placed a seven-string zither on her knees, he shut the door at an even faster speed.

“Who is it? Who called me at this moment? Ah, Wind Chimes, that’s all the time I have in the game today.”

Wind Chimes was instantly speechless. She listened for a while, and once she was certain that there was no sound from within, she indignantly patted off the dust on her gown, picked up her zither, and left while she mumbled under her breath, “Stupid master, what’s wrong with listening to me for a while? My playing isn’t as horrible as last time… Oh well, if you don’t want to listen, I’ll look for someone who’ll listen.”

As she spoke, she ran out of the manor.

However, Wind Chimes did not leave from the main gate, because her master had told her before that she was not to leave through the main gate to prevent others from targeting her. Hence, she had trained up quite outstanding anti-reconnaissance skills.

She packed up her seven-string zither and went to the wall where she listened carefully. Then, with a whoosh, she ran out of Universe Secrets Manor and mixed into the crowd in the streets like a bird out of the cage.

The moment Wind Chimes left, Wandering Know-it-all left his room. He stared at the direction in which she left and released a long sigh.

Over a few months of cultivation, Wind Chimes had finally obtained one hundred Comprehension points half a month ago. She went to her master and used the truth to verify that high Comprehension was something that all famous masters wanted in a student. She gained Six-fingered Demonic Zither’s pity and inherited his legacy.

She then verified that having the constitution of Nine Yin Blocked Pulses was indeed extraordinary. She could practice any martial art she wanted several times faster than any other normal person. Even though the sound of her zither was insanely crude even after half a month, no one could compare to the damage she dealt, and that was all the more horrifying!

“Wind Chimes, it’s about time that I release you and let you experience the world.”

Even though Wandering Know-it-all said that, the worry in his eyes betrayed his thoughts. He turned around and returned to his room to cast a glance at the important information that was revealed on his Universe Secrets Inkstone. He pondered over it for a moment before he resolutely wrote a letter and penned down a name at the back.