Chapter 9: The Sword Keeper

On the way to Shu County by Su Yunfei and Li Yi, Li Yi told him a lot about the deeds of famous swords and famous kendo celebrities, and he was fascinated by Xuanyuan Sword. Today, the Xuanyuan Sword was in front of him, and he wanted to stroke forward a little uncontrollably, at this time, the Xuanyuan Sword trembled, and there was a feeling of eagerness to get close to Su Yunfei, and Su Yunfei couldn't help but want to pull out the Xuanyuan Sword. Just when he was about to touch the sword body, he suddenly heard a soft voice: "Little baby, stop it!" Su Yunfei came to his senses in an instant, and at the same time retreated in front of Xiao Yunxi, and the two immediately took precautions.

Out of thin air, an old man appeared in front of him, wearing a sackcloth robe, with an old face, a beard more than a foot long on his chin, and an unsheathed iron sword hanging from his waist, and the sword body was rusty. The old man stroked his beard and looked at the two of them with a golden light. Su Yunfei and Xiao Yunxi, who were watching, were uncomfortable.

"Don't panic, two little babies, it's easy for the old man to kill you. It's just that the old man hasn't seen a living person for many years, it's really boring, and it's a bit of a gaffe to finally see two big living people, the old man has no malicious intentions, don't be surprised. The old man stroked his beard and smiled.

Looking at this old man who appeared out of thin air, Su Yunfei was a little scared, and even Xiao Yunxi was a little nervous. He plucked up his courage and asked, "Old man, why are you here, are you the only one in the valley?" ”

The old man suddenly sighed and said with a lonely look: "I don't know how long it has been, since the Xuanyuan Sword appeared here, I am here, this valley without darkness only has day and night, I don't know how long, there are no other human beings here except the old man." ”

Su Yunfei was shocked, it has been 100,000 years since the Xuanyuan Sword appeared in the Infinite Valley, this old man has lived for at least 100,000 years, what an old monster, the realm must be unfathomable. Then he said to the old man: "Old man, it's been 100,000 years. The old man let out a long sigh.

Xiao Yunxi asked suspiciously: "Then why do you want to stay here all the time, with your cultivation, there should be no place in the world that can trap you, let alone no valley." ”

The old man said slowly with a solemn face, "I am entrusted by Emperor Xuanyuan, guarding this sword here, waiting for someone who is destined to pull out the Xuanyuan sword, but unfortunately after so many years, no one can pull it out, except for Dugu Ye who was only a trace of success back then, and finally he gave up by himself, looked up to the sky and laughed and left." ”

The old man continued: "As long as someone can take the Xuanyuan Sword, the old man will be relieved. You don't have to stay in this valley all the time. In these 100,000 years, there have been countless people who have tried to pull out the Xuanyuan Sword, but they have not succeeded. Even if someone wanted to forcibly draw his sword, he was killed by the sword qi of Xuanyuan Sword, and the cemetery behind the thatched hut where I lived was all those people. ”

"Just now when Xuanyuan Sword met you, it trembled, and only those with a pure heart can be recognized. This means that you are a person with a pure heart and a pure heart. You have been recognized by the Xuanyuan Sword, but now your strength is not able to control it, and when it comes to the King's Mirror, come to the Valley of No Seclusion to retrieve the Xuanyuan Sword, and then the old man will be freed. ”

After speaking, he glanced at Xiao Yunxi, and then asked Su Yunfei: "This little girl is your Taoist companion." Xiao Yunxi's beautiful face showed a touch of blush and shame: "No, no, no, old man, you misunderstood!" Su Yunfei touched his head and smiled: "Not yet, not yet." Xiao Yunxi was even more angry, and punched Su Yunfei: "It won't be in the future, don't talk nonsense!" Looking at the two young men, the old man guarding the sword was also a little envious, showing an expression that I understood very well.

Then the old man invited Su Yunfei and Xiao Yunxi to his residence as guests. It should have been a long time since he saw anyone, the old man was a little happy, his face was full of smiles, and he talked a lot of interesting stories about those who came to draw their swords in the past.

The old man's thatched hut is not big, there is a small courtyard surrounded by a wooden fence, there is a small stone table in the garden, a few stone benches next to it, the old man went to the thatched hut and took out a bunch of spiritual fruits and a jar of wine to entertain them. The old man stroked his beard and smiled: "I was alone before, so I don't have any delicacies to entertain you, so let's make do with it, this jar of wine is a spiritual wine that I have treasured for a long time." ”

Su Yunfei and Xiao Yunxi hurriedly said, "The old man is too polite. The old man poured a bowl of wine for one of them, because Su Yunfei only had one experience of drinking, and he was choked to death, so he was a little resistant to wine, but he couldn't refute the old man's face, so he took a small sip symbolically, and suddenly his eyes lit up, the wine was soft in the mouth, with a faint fruity aroma, and a stream of essence slowly flowed in the meridians, feeling that some acupoints in the body were opened, and there was an urge to break through, so he quickly guided the essence to flow into the dantian. Xiao Yunxi is in the same situation. It's really good wine. Su Yunfei still wanted to drink but was rejected by the old man, and the old man smiled: "You can't drink too much of this wine, otherwise you will be dyed by the increase of essence, and when you come to get the sword next time, drink more." Su Yunfei could only give up.

Now both of them are a little more relaxed, and they are not as reserved as before. Su Yunfei asked, "The old man will tell us the story of Emperor Xuanyuan's era." Xiao Yunxi also had a curious expression.

The old man recalled with a look of remembrance: "In ancient times, there were not only powerful demon clans, but also demon clans, and the demon races were born strong, human beings had just gotten rid of ignorance at that time, and they were extremely weak, some human beings became slaves of the demon race, and some human beings became sacrifices for the demon race to cultivate demon skills, and the human race was terrified. In order to get rid of fate, several ancestors of mankind: Nuwa, Fuxi, Youchao, Suiren and other people educated the human race, and at the same time led the human race to constantly resist the demons and demons, after countless generations of human ancestors, the human race continued to grow stronger, and in the era of Emperor Xuanyuan, he Dongping strong Chiyou tribe, Nanping barbarian tribe, unified all the large and small tribes gathered by human beings. ”

The old man took a sip of wine and continued: "Emperor Xuanyuan gathered the strength of the entire human race, created the Xuanyuan Sword, and then led the masters and troops of the human race to start a war with the demons. The demons and demons finally panicked and began to retreat continuously, and the human race fought to catch up. In the end, only a very small number of demons fled, and the demon clan also retreated to the extreme north and was unable to go south, and the human race paid a heavy price, with no monks left in ten, and the army was nearly wiped out, and only a very small number of people survived. ”

Su Yunfei hurriedly asked, "What about Emperor Xuanyuan?" How is he! ”

The old man guarding the sword seemed to be very sad and said softly: "Emperor Xuanyuan held the Xuanyuan Sword alone against the Demon Ancestor and the Demon Ancestor and the five most powerful monks of the Demon and Demon Clans, and finally killed the five powerful monks of the Demon and Demon Clans, severely injured the ancestors of the Demon and Demon Clans and sealed them in the Far North, Emperor Xuanyuan was seriously injured, and he also sat down a hundred years later, as a servant who followed Emperor Xuanyuan for a lifetime, he entrusted the Xuanyuan Sword to me before he died, and asked me to take the Xuanyuan Sword to the Valley of Wuyu, waiting for someone who is destined, and at the same time shocking the demon clan of 100,000 mountains, In the past 100,000 years, the demon clan of the 100,000 mountains has never dared to cross the thunder pond by half a step. ”

"Why don't you give the Xuanyuan Sword to his descendants or the monks of the time," Su Yunfei wondered.

"After defeating the demons and demons, the human race began to prosper unprecedentedly, without the threat of external enemies, many people's hearts began to change, they became fond of pursuing a higher realm, they became fond of fighting for power and profit, and became selfish, Xuanyuan Sword is the supreme holy sword, and people who do not have a pure heart cannot pick it up, and no one in the human race at that time could control the Xuanyuan Sword, and Emperor Xuanyuan did not want to take it to the tomb. The valley can purify the soul, and it is especially suitable as a habitat for the holy sword, so I have waited for 100,000 years! The old man's words were full of vicissitudes.

Su Yunfei and Xiao Yunxi were silent for a long time after listening, feeling reverence for the rise of the human race for the ancient sages, grief for the sacrifice of the ancient sages who sacrificed their lives and deaths, and admired the supreme righteousness of Emperor Xuanyuan.

Suddenly, Su Yunfei slapped the table and shouted: "I must work hard to cultivate, kill all the demons in the future, and open peace for all generations!" The old man guarding the sword and Xiao Yunxi were taken aback by this shot, and Xiao Yunxi gave him a blank look. Su Yunfei smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I'm so excited!" ”

When the old man guarding the sword heard Su Yunfei's roar just now, he let out an approving smile, stroked his beard and drank another glass of wine, and Su Yunfei's heart was itching when he saw it.