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171: Chapter 171: The Legacy of the Ancient Sword and the Burning Blood of the Ice SoulOn the opposite bank of the Deep Abyss, deep within the cave.

Nangong Xuan endured the tearing pain throughout his body and his nearly depleted Sword Essence, struggling to sit cross-legged. The cave was not pitch black; the rock walls were embedded with strange crystals that spontaneously emitted white light, casting a soft and cold glow that illuminated the path ahead.

The cave extended straight downward, showing obvious signs of manual excavation. The stone steps were neat, and the rock walls on both sides were smooth as mirrors, carved with countless complex and ancient sword-shaped runes. The further inside he went, the more the Sword Intent permeating the air became vast and pure, carrying a heavy sense of eternity. The Sword Intent here was completely different from the chaotic and violent force field outside; it was more restrained, yet also more powerful, like a sleeping Dragon, inspiring awe.

Under the shroud of this vast Sword Intent, the Nirvana Sword Intent and the Innate Sharp Metal Barrier within Nangong Xuan’s body actually began to circulate slowly on their own, absorbing the thin but extremely pure Sharp Metal Qi in the air to repair his injuries. Although the progress was slow, it was definitely improving.

His heart calmed slightly. While slowly adjusting his breath, he walked deeper into the cave warily. The passage was long; after walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the space ahead suddenly opened up into a huge natural grotto.

In the center of the grotto, there was no magnificent palace, but rather a white jade pool just ten feet square. The pool did not contain water, but was filled with a dense, near-liquid, and extremely pure platinum Sword Qi! This Sword Qi flowed and rippled gently, exuding a heart-palpitating sharpness and an ancient aura.

Directly above the pool, a rusty and broken simple ancient longsword was suspended in the Void Realm. The longsword’s style was extremely ancient, without any ornate decorations, yet it naturally exuded a supreme sword rhyme that could cut through star rivers and destroy all Laws. It seemed to be the source and Core of all the Sword Intent in the entire cave, and even the entire Ji Sword Abyss!

At the edge of the jade pool sat three human skeletons in ancient clothing, cross-legged. The skeletons were as translucent as jade, remaining undying after ten thousand years and still maintaining their upright sitting posture, as if they were still guarding the ancient sword in the center. Beside them lay several Storage Rings and Jade Slips that had long since lost their spiritual glow.

Nangong Xuan’s pupils constricted, his spirit shaken. He could feel that the power levels contained within both the Sword Qi in the jade pool and the suspended ancient sword far exceeded his imagination. When those three skeletons were alive, they must have been extraordinary, peerless Sword Cultivators.

He approached cautiously, not touching anything rashly. First, he bowed respectfully to the three remains. Regardless of their identities, the fact that they had guarded this place until now made them worthy of respect.

Then, his gaze fell upon the Jade Slips. After a moment of hesitation, he released a wisp of Divine Thought and carefully probed the Jade Slip that appeared to be the best preserved.

A massive amount of information instantly flooded his mind.

These remains did not belong to the Taibai Sword Sect, but to a remnant clan from an even more ancient sect called the ”Heavenly Sword Sect.” This place was an important ”Sword Nurturing Pool” and a place for sword comprehension for the Heavenly Sword Sect. The broken sword in the center was actually formed from a large fragment of the Heavenly Sword Sect’s sect-guarding Divine Artifact, the ”dao cutting sword.”

The Jade Slip recorded part of the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Sword Dao Legacy, as well as the basic techniques for controlling this Sword Nurturing Pool, but mostly it contained the personal Sword Dao insights left by the three Sword Guardians.