"You..." Li Shishi instinctively wrapped her arms tightly in front of her chest and also shrank to the side. She was already at the very edge. "Master, a melon forced off its vine is not sweet. Even if you possess my body, you cannot have my heart!"
"That’s enough, that’s enough. My women are more than ten times prettier than you. And each and every one of them is like that, so I’m not interested in you!"
Chu Feng was not just saying it empty words.
Whether it was that mysterious black-clothed woman or Han Xiaoying, they were both much more beautiful than Li Shishi.
If we have to make a comparison, Li Shishi would be like a model, while Han Xiaoying and the mysterious black-clothed woman would be like top-tier female celebrities. They are beauties among beauties.
The former is one in ten thousand, although rare, but at least it’s possible to encounter. The latter belongs to the level of legend, like celestial fairies, ethereal and elusive.
Hearing Chu Feng’s words, Li Shishi’s face froze.
"Hmph, you men always eat from the bowl but look into the pot."
"Even if I’m not as beautiful as Han Xiaoying, that doesn’t guarantee that you won’t have designs on me."
Li Shishi rarely showed such pettiness to Chu Feng, her face cold.
Women, like flowers, are born to compete for beauty. Li Shishi is herself a great beauty and possesses exceptional ability, filled with pride. For Chu Feng to say to her face that she is inferior to Han Xiaoying.
This made her somewhat dissatisfied.
"Girl, you’d better not provoke me here. Who knows, in a fleeting moment of interest, I might indeed do something excessive to you!" Chu Feng approached her threateningly, which scared her into panic and terror, her hands and feet in disarray.
"You, you stay away..." Li Shishi adopted a defensive posture, but it was very feeble.
"Alright, I won’t tease you anymore! As your master, I want to forge a Supreme Treasure Sword. Do you have any information on this?" Seeing it was enough, Chu Feng’s ’big bad wolf’ expression was withdrawn, replaced with a serious one.
Li Shishi’s anxious heart gradually calmed down a bit.
She was indeed worried that Chu Feng would do something excessive. If it was just about inquiring for information, she would be more than willing. This was also her forte.
"A Supreme Treasure Sword?"
Li Shishi furrowed her brows in thought.
"It’s actually a coincidence, I just happened to have heard some information. It is said that at the Ancient Sword Tomb recently, especially on the nights when the Beidou Seven Stars are brightest, or on the days of the full moon with dark yin. Inside the Sword Tomb, there is a beam of rainbow light, piercing the sky."
"Sects have already dispatched numerous disciples, stewards to investigate! It seems that even protectors of level 1 have been alerted."
"According to many elders of the Sects, the appearance of such a phenomenon in the Sword Tomb could likely mean that some formidable treasure has emerged. And that treasure, it might very well be a Treasure Sword."
On hearing such astonishing news, Chu Feng inexplicably felt a twinge of excitement.
In his previous life, he had lived in comfort and luxury, undisturbed by concerns. Nearly all of his energy and thought was devoted to the Alchemy Dao.
Whatever ingredients he needed, with just a word from him, countless strong figures would serve him to obtain them.
As for adventures, that was simply something that didn’t exist for him.
Heavenly phenomena could signify that a great calamity or a significant treasure has emerged.
The possibility of a calamity within the Sword Tomb is lower.
There really may be a Supreme Treasure Sword from the Ancient Era emerging from the Tomb.
If that’s the case, there will surely be no shortage of contenders when the time comes. With only the cultivation of an Advanced Sword Master, it would be no easy feat for Chu Feng to seize the treasure.
However, it is precisely because the competition is so fierce and intense that Chu Feng feels an inexplicable sense of excitement.
"Where is the Sword Tomb? Does it belong to the territory of our Ten Thousand Sword Sect?" Chu Feng had already decided to join in on the excitement.
But before that, he must ask for details.
"Have you heard of the Demon Suppression Mountain Range before? The Sword Tomb lies within the Demon Suppression Mountain Range."
"It is said that the Sword Tomb has a significant connection to the Demon Suppression Mountain Range! During the Ancient Era, there was a heaven-defying and supreme demon causing havoc in this region. At that time, all living beings suffered, and no one could subdue it."
"Many of the Eight Ancient Abilities clashed with this demon, and unfortunately, they all fell."
"In the end, there was a Sword Casting Master, a singular talent of his generation. His surname was Ou, but no one knew his full name. His level in sword casting truly reached unprecedented heights, having attained the pinnacle of his craft. He was known as Grand Master Ou!"
Li Shishi spoke of this intelligence information with ceaseless flow and great eloquence.
It could also be seen from these details that she had done her homework when gathering intelligence, investigating everything big and small, and leaving no stone unturned.
This is what professionalism is all about.
For Grand Master Ou to be hailed as "divine workman" is enough to show that his skill had reached a level of marvel that shocked the world and moved the heavens.
This should be the highest honor for a swordsmith.
"With so many ancient powers unable to defeat that demon, what could a Sword Casting Master do? Did Grand Master Ou actually forge a Supreme Treasure Sword to slay the demon?"
Chu Feng asked, puzzled.
Without a doubt, he was deeply drawn to this story about the Demon Suppression Mountain Range.
"Master, you guessed wrong this time!"
A smug smile appeared on Li Shishi’s face. It was a rare occasion for her wise and insightful master to guess incorrectly.
"Indeed, Grand Master Ou forged a Supreme Treasure Sword that was meant to combat the demon. However, it was not used to slay the demon; instead, the Supreme Treasure Sword was ultimately used to suppress the demon."
Surprise flashed across Chu Feng’s face; this result was indeed far beyond his expectations.
Logically, forging a Supreme Treasure Sword would certainly be for vanquishing demons and slaying monsters. But unexpectedly, it was used to suppress a demon instead.
This also indicates that the demon was exceptionally terrifying, likely possessing an Undying Body, unkillable.
Only able to suppress, not to kill.
"That’s right, suppress! It took several of the top Sword Cultivators of that time, who collaborated in plunging the Supreme Treasure Sword into the demon’s heart. Then, they buried both the demon and the Supreme Treasure Sword within the depths of the Demon Suppression Mountain Range. They also specifically constructed an Altar and erected a Demon Suppression Tower and other structures to completely suppress the demon beneath the mountain."
"This demon was too powerful, and to prevent its resurgence from death, causing evil again. The later generations of great powers built a Sword Tomb above the Demon Suppression Tower, leveraging the power of a myriad of Treasure Swords to collectively suppress the demon and cut off its Demonic Qi."
"With so many measures in place, the demon was ultimately completely suppressed. As millennia passed, the demon never emerged again to commit evil, and the people gradually forgot about it."
Li Shishi finished all these secrets in one breath.
Chu Feng, too, listened with sighs of admiration. That demon was perhaps too powerful. But in the end, evil did not prevail over good, and it was suppressed never again to do evil.
"There’s one more thing worth mentioning. It’s said that for Grand Master Ou to forge this Supreme Treasure Sword, he became the sword himself, using his life to sacrifice for the sword. When the Treasure Sword was forged, it was also the beginning of his demise."