"Miss Ning, aside from the Netherworld Ghostfire, is there anything else I can offer you in exchange?" Jason Ji asked, his expression serious.
"Miss… Ning?" Ivy Ning's eyes flashed with anger, her chest rising and falling with indignation. In a fit of frustration, she crumpled the parchment in her hand and threw it forcefully at Jason.
"Ouch!" Jason managed to catch the parchment, though the sheer force made him stagger slightly. Despite being far from her peak strength, Ivy Ning's current power was still formidable, likely at the pinnacle of the legendary realm. She could not wield her power freely, as it would deplete her carefully conserved soul energy, but her strength was undeniable.
"What's this for?" Jason asked, pretending to be bewildered by her actions.
"Consider it a gift," Ivy Ning retorted, glaring at him. Then, through gritted teeth, she added, "My name is Ivy Ning. Call me 'Miss Ning' again, and next time, I'll make sure you pay for it!"
Jason cleared his throat, barely concealing his amusement. "Well then, what should I call you? Isn't 'Feiyan' a little… intimate?"
A blush spread beneath Ivy Ning's veil. She almost considered fleeing from him, unable to control the wave of embarrassment his words brought on.
"You… you scoundrel!" she stammered, though it was clear she wasn't truly angry.
"Alright, alright! I'll call you Miss Ning from now on," Jason said, raising his hands in mock surrender.
"That will do." Ivy Ning nodded in approval, though she still felt a twinge of reluctance. Though she had found her destined one, she wasn't quite ready to accept such a familiar address.
Jason inclined his head respectfully. "In that case, thank you, Miss Ning, for this generous gift."
Ivy Ning gave him one final, searching look before saying, "Take care of yourself—and your pendant. We will meet again." With that, she turned and disappeared into a stream of light, leaving the loft as suddenly as she had arrived. Though she longed to reveal everything, she restrained herself. Fate was not something one could impose on others.
As her presence faded, the powerful aura surrounding the loft dissipated, leaving Jason to let out a sigh of relief. Playing the role had been exhausting, but he was eager to study the parchment she had left behind. Quickly returning to his room, he opened the parchment, his eyes scanning the finely written text.
The parchment recounted the origin of the Immortal Slayer Sword, revealing that its previous owner had been none other than the Lord of the Demon Realm. Thousands of years ago, this Demon Lord had wielded the Immortal Slayer Sword alongside a mystical formation known as the Immortal Slayer Array, using it to cut down three thousand gods and buddhas in the upper realms. Following his fall, the gods of the upper realms had sealed the sword, calling upon heavenly laws to restrain its power.
The parchment further detailed the requirements to unseal the sword:
The first seal: have the sword recognize its new master (already accomplished).
The second seal: recover the Immortal Slayer Sheath.
The third seal: retrieve the Immortal Slayer Array.
The fourth seal: obtain the Blood of the Mystic Kirin.
The fifth seal: acquire the Holy Water of the Jade Pool.
The sixth seal: secure the Blood of Heaven.
Flipping the parchment over, Jason found a partial map. The incomplete map indicated that the sheath was hidden within an ancient ruin known as the Crimson Dragon Cave. Jason recalled that this ruin was within the borders of the Sacred Tang Empire and had long been thoroughly excavated by the empire's founding emperor, Dragon Tian.
With this knowledge, it was all but confirmed—the Immortal Slayer Sheath was in the hands of the Sacred Tang royal family.
The location of the Immortal Slayer Array, meanwhile, was explicitly marked: it was in the possession of the First Emperor of the Empire of Immortal Qin. The Empire of Immortal Qin had been established a thousand years before the Sacred Tang, meaning their royal family had held the Array for centuries. The First Emperor of Immortal Qin, a legendary figure revered across the continent, was likely an opponent of unimaginable strength.
"Interesting timing," Jason mused. Livia Dong had long harbored ambitions against the Immortal Qin Empire. With the Immortal Slayer Array under the protection of Immortal Qin's First Emperor, Jason now had his own reasons to confront the empire.
As for the remaining three seals, the parchment offered no concrete information. However, drawing on his knowledge of the original novel, Jason surmised:
The Mystic Kirin was likely within the third realm—the Demon Realm.
The Holy Water of the Jade Pool was in the Upper Realm's Jade Pool Sanctuary, under the stewardship of the Queen Mother of the West.
The Blood of Heaven… Jason paused, pondering the cryptic name. If his knowledge served him right, this referred to an entity that resided high above, an embodiment of divine law, known as Heaven's Will, the mightiest force beneath the heavens and the source of all celestial order.
Jason massaged his temples, letting out a long breath. These unsealing conditions are absurdly challenging! He would have to journey to the Demon Realm to obtain Mystic Kirin blood, confront the gods of the Upper Realm, and ultimately face Heaven's Will itself. The thought made his blood run hot with excitement.
"So, I'm really in for an extraordinary life, huh?" Jason muttered, a grin spreading across his face as his blood pulsed with adrenaline. He had reincarnated into this world, and there was no way he'd live a dull life. If he didn't stir up some real excitement, he'd be letting down all those who had crossed worlds before him.
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