Chapter 17: The Falling Sword Peak
Three days later, the residents of Longye Village finally ushered in a good season of wind and sunshine.
The water flows endlessly, tirelessly nourishing all the land and life outside the village, and the bright sunlight makes everything as far as the eye can see is clothed in gorgeous gold edges, and at the same time, it also sends the long-lost happiness and warmth deeply into the hearts of people who have long been lifted from the ice of winter.
Although most of the young and middle-aged men in the village are now conscripted into the army and go to the front line to the battlefield shrouded in the smoke, the village is still full of women who carry bamboo baskets and work hard in the dragon leaf bushes, and the children under their knees are in groups of three or five, on the open space between the villages, throwing their handmade cute kites high into the sky, and then pulling the silky lead, until finally succeeding in sending the paper toys carrying their dreams of flying safely into the distant sky.
They ran and jumped, and their infectious laughter spread from the village clearing into the jungle until the sun set.
But if you think that all the children here are so tireless, then you should be ignoring a handsome child with peerless pupils who lies alone on a boulder at the edge of the village.
His blue pupils shone like glass gems, and at this moment, the gentle breeze was gently blowing the fine silver hair on his forehead, but his gaze revealed a thoughtful meaning.
"Morgan's Wandering Grace Kingdom... What kind of place is that?" he thought, "But if I can enjoy the peaceful life here forever, will I still pursue the splendid and splendid things ahead?"
He pulled out a transparent container from his waist, filled with a crystalline liquid that looked like a pool of seawater.
"Universal Healing Elixir... The devil knows when it will come in handy, but yesterday Master said that he was going to take me to an unusual place, where is it located?"
"Now, take a good look at the scenery, although I've never been a particularly nostalgic person. His eyes were filled with longing and nostalgia until Morton's voice came from afar.
"Hurry up and get into the carriage, Su Yan. He quickly got up and ran towards the source of the sound.
Although the carriage was not magnificent, it looked very stable, and in the blink of an eye after setting off, Longye Village had been left far behind.
"This time the destination will be the perfect place to witness the fate of your life, are you ready to be tested?" Morton suddenly turned to Essusan in the carriage box.
But he didn't get the response he deserved right away.
However, after a while, Ai Suyan said lightly: "Then can I go back to my hometown again?"
Morton smiled slightly: "Then I'll tell you a story." ”
"I heard that in the nights of the dark ages of the past, the so-called courage was like the light of the stars overhead, enough to illuminate the dark sky in people's eyes. ”
And the brighter the star, the more brilliant the starlight, so a better warrior will have no fear in his heart. ”
"Until one day, the light dispels the darkness, and the starlight before the dawn is remembered forever because of its preciousness. ”
"Because you are a prince, the world that truly belongs to you will always be in front of you, not in your hometown. ”
Ai Suyan was silent, and for a long time he said unhurriedly: "Then the whereabouts of the rest of my family members are already clear? When I was five years old. ”
He had not yet reached the age of remembering when he rode a Pegasus to Ryunoha Village five years ago, but Morton had never concealed the contents of the letter sent by Ethor Lockedan from him since then, so 'reviving the Silver Wings and avenging his father' had always been in his mind as a reason to fight for it.
But the kind face of his father Ethor in his memory has long been gradually lost in the long river of memory.
As if surprised by Ai Suyan's reaction, Morton was stunned for a moment before stating the purpose of his trip.
"Prince Asuyun was fifteen years old when you left, but he disappeared completely after that, and the two princesses seem to have been buried in the fire. ”
"Your father had hoped that you would enter the sacred place where he used to practice swordsmanship, until one day you would once again have the strength and fame to wield the holy sword. ”
"What is that place called?" asked Essyan curiously.
"That is located under the 'Falling Sword Peak' in the 'Oath Heights' in the eastern part of the Holy Wing, a place called the 'Sword God Secret Room', a holy place that almost all those who practice swordsmanship in this world dream of entering, and it is said that all the swordsmen who have cultivated there for a period of time have become the top first-class swordsmen in the continent without exception after going out. ”
"In addition, such brilliant names as 'Sword Singer' or 'Sword of War' have also appeared in the myths of the secret room more than once. ”
"Fortunately, I also went to study in the school, so I know the path. Morton said slowly.
"What kind of power was the secret room built for, and why is it so magical?" asked Asuyan.
"It is said that it has existed since ancient times, and the strongest sword god in ancient myths and legends, 'Sword of the Beginning of the Stars', Akleus, spent his life and the most advanced mechanical power in the world at that time to create such an incomparable temple of perfection for future generations of swordsmen. Morton said.
"Every five years, the secret room accepts a cultivator to the outside world, and in addition to being able to pass the 'Courage Trial' at one time, this cultivator must also be recognized and recommended by the previous master of the secret room. ”
"I left the Chamber of Secrets twenty years ago, and it has been deserted for some time, and now you will have an indissoluble bond with it. ”
"However, not all swordsmen are obsessed with this place, the 'Sword of War' Karl Lockdan is a typical example, after he left the Chamber of Secrets thirty-five years ago, he has been declaring to the outside world, 'The energy in this place is extremely unstable, and it will erupt at any time to destroy the world', and when others ask, he just uses 'My strength alone is not enough to match that kind of thing.'" Such a statement to get rid of the entanglement really aroused the indignation of some first-class swordsmen at the time. ”
"However, even so, your father Ethor finally chose to come here and stay for about a year after his cultivation of the Silver Sword Technique reached a bottleneck. ”
Ai Suyan nodded.
The next day.
In the early morning, the stars in the sky had not yet completely faded, and the coachman began to urge the two of them.
"Two, the front is the 'Falling Sword Peak', the road fee is a total of 200 silver coins, the mountain road here is rugged, please pay attention to safety when sightseeing. ”
Morton smiled slightly, and after the coachman left, the two of them looked at the mountain in front of them.
The mountain in front of me stood alone on the high ground, with no slope around it, but just a rough cylinder that stretched out into the sky, as if it were about to break through the sky.
At the bottom of the peak, bottomless fissures stretched radially into the distance, as if they had been knocked down by something, and the fissures at the bottom of the peaks were breathtaking, in width, number, and depth. However, the most striking thing is a sword-shaped boulder stuck straight into the rock at the top of the mountain.
When the sun shines, the surrounding body of this boulder exudes a gorgeous luster like a sharp blade unsheathed.
"This boulder is said to have been transformed by the ancient sword spirit 'Krezer', and it is said that one day in ancient times, his beloved wife jumped off a cliff because of an unknown thing before he knew it, and the place of the incident was the peak of the former Falling Sword Peak. After hearing this, the grief-stricken sword spirit Krazer turned his grief and anger into strength, jumped high into the sky, and then turned into a golden giant sword, like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, straight to the top of the mountain, the moment it came into contact, the sky and the earth cracked, the gravel on the mountain peak was scattered to the ground, and the bottom of the mountain peak, because of this powerful impact, cracked countless huge fissures like a valley, from the top of the mountain, these fissures extended hundreds of meters away, that is, where we are today. After that, the main body of the mountain was still intact, and the unfortunate sword spirit was permanently turned into a sword stone, and it was buried on the top of the mountain for generations. For thousands of years, it has witnessed countless ups and downs here, including the bloody wars of the 'Agu Era' and the victorious unification of the Holy Wing Empire. ”
"Watch your feet, now, we are heading towards the heaven and earth inside the Falling Sword Peak. Morton said.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had come to the bottom of the mountain, and Ai Suyan looked at the countless strange rocks in front of him, at a loss.
However, Morton didn't care, only to see him easily find a gear-shaped special entity in the stone, and then pinched the edge of the stone with both hands and turned it vigorously, and then there was a "boom boom" sound nearby, and then an extremely secret secret door appeared in front of Ai Suyan's eyes.
"Come in, kid. Morton commanded.
It was pitch black inside the secret door, and Morton took out the fire he had prepared and lit it, and in the dim light of the fire, it was empty except for a spiral staircase that coiled around the core of the mountain and continued to develop upward.
"If you want to dive underground, you must first climb to the highest point of the mountain, where there are a total of 7,000 steps that lead to the top of Luojian Peak. ”
Morton said unhurriedly, while Essusyan's eyes widened.
"This can't be, this ladder really seems to be endless!"