Chapter 532: Mystery of the Two Immortal Swords

Afterward, they traveled on flying artifacts while listening to Tushan Shanhe explain the state of this world.

The more Xiao Shou heard about the information Tushan Shanhe had gathered from Shen Wenrui, the more puzzled he became. His confusion continued to grow until Tushan Shanhe casually mentioned that he did not understand what the current wielder of the Heavenfall Immortal Sword and the two Azure Frost Immortals were up to.

At that moment, a sudden flash of inspiration struck Xiao Shou. He finally understood what had been bothering him.

Seeing how distracted Xiao Shou looked, Fu Young asked, "Master, what’s wrong? You don’t look well."

"Young’er! I’ve suddenly realized that my life is truly miserable!"

It was absolutely miserable.

Xiao Shou had originally thought that because Yu Lin had attracted an Immortal King from the Immortal Realm to the Heaven Origin Realm, throwing its order into chaos, the entire realm had ultimately been doomed to destruction. Finally arriving in the Mystic Jade Realm, a world completely different from the Spirit Fox Realm, he had assumed that the plot had diverged so drastically that neither the female protagonist nor the story’s events could possibly remain the same as in the original book.

Xiao Shou still did not know that the so called female protagonist had already become a minor casualty of the plot. He had only just breathed a quiet sigh of relief when he discovered that the new Spirit Realm he had ascended into by sheer chance was yet another hotbed of disasters.

What on earth was wrong with this world? How could so many books exist within his own world?

He had only just escaped the plot of the previous book, yet he had somehow ascended into an entirely new world that was the setting of another book.

How could his life be so miserable? Xiao Shou almost wanted to grab Fu Young and have a good cry. He couldn’t go on living like this anymore! He had to find a way to return to his own world as soon as possible. This place was full of pitfalls from books and traps at every turn. He absolutely refused to stay here and suffer any more abuse.

Thinking of this, he nervously touched his jade like neck, remembering how an Immortal King had once sliced off half of it.

Hearing his words, Fu Young and Tushan Shanhe both showed a flicker of surprise in their eyes. Fu Young was exceptionally clever, almost to the point of being demonic. In an instant, he realized that Xiao Shou had lost his composure and said those things after hearing the information Tushan Shanhe had gathered from Shen Wenrui.

He immediately asked, "Master, do you know some of this world’s hidden secrets? Do you think they put us at a serious disadvantage?"

"Uh... More or less!" Xiao Shou replied ambiguously. He had no idea how to tell his beloved disciple that they had somehow stumbled into yet another book.

It was only when Tushan Shanhe mentioned the wielder of the Heavenfall Immortal Sword and the Two Azure Frost Sanctuary Immortals that Xiao Shou finally understood why the name and environment of the Mystic Jade Realm had seemed increasingly familiar.

A flash of inspiration had brought the relevant memories flooding back. He realized that this realm was actually the setting of a novel. However, he had no idea which point in the story’s timeline they had arrived at.

Hopefully, it was the timeline before the protagonist was reborn. To describe it in terms of a game’s difficulty settings, that timeline would only have an A+ survival difficulty. But if they had arrived after the protagonist’s rebirth, then... Tsk, tsk. They would truly have the worst luck imaginable.

In any case, they couldn’t possibly have arrived after the story ended. After all, once the plot of this novel concluded, the Mystic Jade Realm was completely destroyed. All living beings perished, all for the sake of one person’s love.

Back when Xiao Shou had read it, the story had been so stirring that it had deeply moved him. Now, however, his teeth practically ached just thinking about it.

Of all the places they could have ascended to, why did it have to be this Spirit Realm?

When he looked at his master’s expression, Fu Young immediately understood that Xiao Shou was troubled. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Is this related to that Senior Zixuan?"

At once, Tushan Shanhe pricked up his ears.

The wielder of the Heavenfall Immortal Sword? He had never heard of the Azure Frost Sanctuary cultivators having such a title. Did this person hold a status equivalent to the inheritors of the Celestial Fox and Terrestrial Fox bloodlines?

"Mm. I’ve heard that the Azure Frost Sanctuary in the Mystic Jade Realm wasn’t particularly powerful in the past. That changed when an extraordinary cultivator emerged and established Heavenly Sword Peak. He forged a pair of male and female immortal swords capable of combining their powers: Heavenfall Immortal Sword and Heavenrise Immortal Sword. Heavenfall Immortal Sword was the male sword, while Heavenrise Immortal Sword was the female sword. When the two swords combined, they were invincible throughout the world.

"After the master of Heavenly Sword Peak forged these two immortal swords for himself and his beloved, they became the first pair of sword wielders. From that moment on, they never suffered a defeat.

"Their reputation spread throughout the realm. After the couple ascended, they left the two immortal swords behind to guard Heavenly Sword Peak of the Azure Frost Sanctuary. Their successors were always one man and one woman. After inheriting the swords, regardless of their original names or surnames, they would change their names to Yun Zixuan and Yun Qingyue. Eventually, the two would become husband and wife."

"According to legend, both of the immortal swords possessed sword spirits. Unless their wielders were a man and a woman whose hearts were in perfect harmony, they couldn’t unleash the full power of the combined swords."