The Mysteries of the Jade Chips
Hi. We're meeting again. Are you surprised?
I'm very sorry. I told you that I would be back in a couple of days, but it took so long. The main reason is that … the feeling of rest is so comfortable that I don't want to move anymore. Hahaha. Since I will be writing a new book next month and will have to do my best again, I might as well indulge myself for a couple of days!
The progress of the new book … was not bad. I started with fifty thousand words, but I felt that it was not a good idea, so I overturned it and started over. Now, I've returned to the scale of fifty thousand words. I estimate that I will be able to save a few hundred thousand words before the book is published in the middle of next month.
For the Fourth of Cultivators, I had planned to write the stories of the few important supporting characters in chronological order, but on second thought, I felt that it would be better to keep the stories a little mysterious. The universe was so vast and marvelous. Ding Lingdang, Han Te, the Fist King, Boss Bai, Long Yangjun … They would certainly run into a lot of interesting stories. Why did Old Ox have to write them all by himself?
Therefore, the side stories will mostly be finished by the end of this month. I will focus on writing the new book now. If you really want to read the side stories, I'll wait and see.
In the end, there are two side stories, but they are really side stories that have nothing to do with the main plot. Feel free to do whatever you want!
Now, the fifth side story, 'The Mysteries of the Jade Chips'.
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A long time later …
In a certain timeline in a certain parallel universe …
Ta! Ta! Ta!
In the starless night, the mountain wind was roaring. On the steep mountain path that was as rugged as intestines, the iron hooves of the two "Dragon Wolf Godly Steeds" stomped on the green stones, causing sparks to fly in all directions. They crushed a large area of mountain rocks and rolled into the bottomless abyss amid the surging waves.
The mountain was so dangerous that even though the horses had opened their spiritual orifices and were ridden by the experts of the Refinement Stage, they would still be smashed into pieces after one moment of carelessness.
But the two knights on the horses simply ignored it and ran crazily, stimulating the blood orifices of the horses with secret techniques to increase their speed to the maximum.
"Hiss —"
In the cloudy sky behind them, more than ten "human-faced owls" with human heads and eagle bodies were hovering in the air. They were controlled by the villains with a secret technique, and their skeleton-like faces were brimming with malevolence as they lunged at the two Dragon Wolf Knights nonstop.
Two knights held the Fiery Crow Crossbows and shot a series of fireballs into the air, burning the entire sky with the [Red Lotus Fire] and barely fending off the attack of the large group of "human-faced owls".
Although it seemed impenetrable, there were fewer and fewer crossbow bolts in the storage ring.
At this time, the mountain path in front of them began to collapse. This was the result of the continuous torrential rain. Giant rocks smashed down, revealing a several dozen zhang gap.
"Master!"
The rider at the back cried out in alarm. His voice was tender, and he was a young man in his early twenties.
"Charge!"
The rider at the front whipped his horse and leaped into the air. The Dragon-Wolf Divine Steed let out a long howl and turned into a bolt of lightning. Sure enough, it dashed nearly a thousand feet away.
The Dragon Wolf at the back was encouraged by its companion. Without waiting for the knight to raise his whip, it also leaped high into the air. Its body was like lightning as it crossed the missing mountain path.
However —
Before the two knights could let out a sigh of relief, they had reached the end of the mountain path.
In front of them was a high cliff. Below the cliff was a dark and bottomless spring. The foothold on the opposite side was at least a thousand feet away. If one's eyesight was not good enough, they would not be able to see the other side at all.
"There's no way, Master!"
The young knight shouted again.
"Even if there's no way, we have to step on a path. Zhao Chuang, listen to me carefully. This' Supreme Jade Scroll 'records the life of a supreme master who dominated the universe in the primordial era. It's very likely that the greatest secret of his life is the peerless divine ability that allowed him to roar at the stars and dominate the universe!"
The knight at the front gritted his teeth and said, "It's been said that whoever can decipher and comprehend the contents of the Supreme Jade Scroll will be able to dominate the world, suppress the nine worlds, and even travel above the stars! In the past ten thousand years, the Supreme Jade Scroll has appeared nine times. Each time, it has caused turmoil in the world, plunged people into misery and suffering, and dyed the nine worlds red with blood!
"This time, our 'Heavenly Wolf Sect' accidentally obtained the Supreme Jade Scroll, which led to the disaster of the entire sect being massacred. If the Supreme Jade Scroll is allowed to fall into the hands of the evil cultivators, who knows what kind of catastrophe will befall the world!
"Zhao Chuang, the Heavenly Wolf Sect can be destroyed, and our lives can be sacrificed, but this Supreme Jade Scroll must be delivered to the head of the seven major sects, the 'Master Ci Hang' of the 'Bitter Sea Zen Temple'. Only he knows how to seal the Supreme Jade Scroll and prevent it from wreaking havoc in the world!"
As the master and disciple spoke, they had already rushed to the front of the cliff.
The "human-faced owls" that were chasing closely behind them let out ear-piercing shrieks in midair, as if they were mocking them for having nowhere to run.
Zhao Chuang instantly understood his master's determination and turned pale with fright. "Master, what are you doing?!"
"Take it, Zhao Chuang. Remember, your head can be cut off, your body can die, and your soul can vanish, but this Supreme Jade Scroll must be handed over to Master Ci Hang personally!"
His master threw a verdant bamboo tube into Zhao Chuang's arms and shouted at the top of his lungs, "You must not let it fall into the hands of the evil cultivators. You must not!"
"Whoosh!"
The Dragon Wolf Divine Steed under his master leaped high towards the endless cliff.
At the same time, his master blew a strange whistle, and the divine steed under Zhao Chuang also leaped up.
The two divine steeds, one in front and one behind, drew a soul-stirring arc in midair. In the end, there was a difference in height, and before they reached the other side, they fell down.
However, his master had carefully calculated the trajectories of the two divine steeds. Zhao Chuang's divine steed landed right behind his master's divine steed.
"Boom!"
Zhao Chuang's divine steed stomped heavily, using his master's divine steed as a stepping stone. From this, he obtained a new height, strength, and speed and continued to rush to the other side.
However, his master, along with his divine steed, accelerated their descent and fell into the dark clouds.
"Ahhh!"
Zhao Chuang's heart ached, but his master had been through a series of upheavals recently, and everyone except him had died an unnatural death. Such fury made him unable to care about his grief. He gritted his teeth and rode his divine steed, falling to the other side by a hair's breadth.
The difference between the two cliffs was enormous. Zhao Chuang had been heavily wounded when he fought against the Human-Faced Owls earlier. Unable to circulate his spiritual energy, he fell to the ground and vomited a mouthful of blood.
The divine steed under him had its limbs broken, too. It could not move forward anymore.
Zhao Chuang gritted his teeth and stood up. He pinched his chest, but it was still there. He was slightly relieved. Then, he looked behind him and saw that a large group of Human-Faced Owls were chasing after him with hideous smiles.
"Chi! Chi! Chi!
Zhao Chuang missed the Fiery Crow Ballista and turned two Human-Faced Owls into fireballs. Then, he drew the saber on his waist and prepared for a final battle.
At the critical moment, dozens of mysterious ripples surged out of the void and condensed into wind blades that cut off the heads of more than ten Human-Faced Owls!
"Fellow Cultivators from the Heavenly Wolf Sect, please don't panic. Han Ziyi of the Blazing Wind Sect is here to reinforce you with the Nineteen Hurricane Swords!"
In the dense forest on both sides of the hillside, more than ten sword cultivators in tight clothes emerged. Ten of them controlled flying swords to fight the remaining "human-faced owls", but three sword cultivators pounced on Zhao Chuang. "Where is the 'Supreme Jade Slip'? Let us hand it to 'Master Ci Hang'!"
The Zephyr Wind Sect was a famous righteous sect. Usually, they would help the weak and uphold justice. Zhao Chuang let out a sigh of relief.
But when he remembered his master's last words, he still said, "Senior brothers of the Blazing Wind Sect, I am Zhao Chuang of the Heavenly Wolf Sect. The Supreme Jade Chip is in my hands, too. Master asked me to hand it to Master Cihang in person. Please lead the way, senior brothers!"
"Alright!"
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