The Fourth Calamity: My Sect Has Countless Prodigies

Chapter 29 A Bickering Couple's Dungeon Adventure

The next morning.

Sunlight streamed into the small courtyard in front of the door, and maple leaves, like butterflies, danced in the air.

Inside the courtyard, five long swords hung in mid-air.

With a thought, Zhou Yi's sword rang out, and within moments, dozens of maple leaves falling from the sky were all cut in half.

"Not bad. Being able to control five flying swords at the same time means you've barely entered the 'Ten Thousand Swords Technique'."

Zhou Yi nodded in satisfaction. He had put a lot of effort into practicing this technique.

Not only did he spend several days selecting five suitable flying swords, but he also constantly expended his divine sense to practice, leaving him physically and mentally exhausted.

Fortunately, he has now achieved academic success, so his hard work has not been in vain.

"The players should be logging in soon. If things go smoothly today, I should be able to get a lot of luck points," Zhou Yi thought to himself.

Yesterday, the players just finished accepting the two quests they had assigned.

Explore the mine and clean up the monsters in the dormitory.

If he can successfully complete the task of eliminating the monsters, he will gain at least 10 points of luck.

Although this number may not seem like much, it's important to know that the revenue sharing between Zhouyi and the players has been temporarily adjusted to 1:9.

This means that players can get at least 90 luck points.

With the boost of these luck points, the five players, including Qianlong, have a chance to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

Once the clearing is finished, the initial clearing period will be over, allowing players to harvest monsters and accumulate luck points more quickly.

As for exploring other mineral veins, Zhou Yi is not entirely sure at the moment.

It all depends on how well those two swordsman players perform.

Regardless, Zhou Yi made a fortune after completing these two tasks today.

Near the contribution shop.

The sword immortal and the great sword were naturally unaware of Zhou Yi's thoughts.

The two of them were currently preparing to purchase some supplies in preparation for exploring the mine later.

The great swordsman surveyed the weapon area, his gaze finally settling on a heavy sword made of black iron.

"Junior Sister, how much is this heavy sword?" the Great Sword asked.

If possible, he would buy it even if it meant going bankrupt.

I feel really uncomfortable using a light sword like the Green Bamboo Sword, unlike a large, heavy sword.

A real man should be bold and decisive, wielding a heavy sword to slash monsters with gusto – that's what makes it so satisfying!

Su Qianyue smiled slightly and said, "Senior brother, this sword is called the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword. The price isn't expensive; it only costs 30 sect contribution points, but..."

At this point, Su Qianyue paused and reminded him, "This sword is forged from black iron and is extremely heavy. I'm afraid it's not something an ordinary person can wield."

Upon hearing this, the sword immortal's eyes flashed with delight, and he teased the great sword.

"Big Fool Sword, sword cultivators use swords mainly for a graceful and unrestrained style. What kind of good person would use a heavy sword to stupidly hack and slash monsters?"

Da Baojian glared at the sword immortal, but didn't rush to refute him.

He reached into his pocket, took out the remaining 30 sect contribution points, and slowly handed them to Su Qianyue.

He was determined to get his hands on that heavy sword made of black iron.

Su Qianyue looked somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected that her senior brother would actually want to buy the heavy sword.

Of course, Su Qianyue was happy if someone was willing to buy it.

After all, this was a task assigned to her by Zhou Yi, and selling more would allow her to demonstrate her abilities.

"Alright, congratulations on acquiring the precious sword, senior brother."

Su Qianyue smiled as she accepted the contribution points, secretly delighted.

When Zhou Yi comes next time, she can confidently hand over her report.

"No way, you're really buying that, you big dummy sword?"

The sword immortal stared at the great sword in shock, hardly believing his eyes.

He never imagined that someone would actually have nothing better to do than use such a heavy, cumbersome sword instead of a light sword.

Da Baojian rolled his eyes at the sword immortal and snorted, "What do you know, pretty boy? A heavy sword is a man's romance. Sword cultivators don't care about fancy tricks; it's all about being simple, brutal, and defeating the enemy in one move."

"Pretty boy? I think it's because I'm so handsome that you, a big dummy, are jealous."

Upon hearing this, the sword immortal immediately retorted.

The two walked and cursed each other, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the entrance of the mine.

At first glance, the mine is deep and dark, so dark that you can't see your hand in front of your face.

Looking at the scene before them, the two who had just been arguing fiercely were now speechless.

After a while.

The sword immortal narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke first, his tone tinged with caution.

"We can talk about it later. Let's finish the sect leader's task quickly and go back to collect the reward."

"That's true, this dungeon looks tough, we need to be careful."

Da Baojian nodded in agreement, putting aside his usual carefree attitude and becoming serious.

Then, the two lit torches, held longswords, and walked side by side into the mine.

One step, two steps, three steps.

About fifteen minutes later, a huge spider carcass lay across the mine's passage.

The demonic spider corpse before them was the one Zhou Yi had killed earlier.

Beyond this place lies a truly uncharted territory, and the dangers ahead are unpredictable.

With this thought in mind, the two gripped their longswords tightly and cautiously moved forward slowly.

"Holy crap, what is that?!"

The great sword let out a cry of surprise, gesturing for the sword immortal to look down.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

Near the corpse of the demonic spider, a large number of small spiders the size of fists suddenly appeared.

The sheer number of them is enough to make one's scalp crawl.

"Never mind, let's go inside first."

The sword immortal gritted his teeth, grabbed his greatsword, and quickly left the vicinity of the demon spider's corpse.

The two continued to dive deeper, and soon encountered the first fork in the road.

After some discussion, the Sword Immortal and the Great Sword decided to play it safe and explore the left entrance first, instead of splitting up.

The two continued deeper into the mine, where they encountered more and more reddish-brown ore.

Suddenly, a sharp scream came from in front of them.

The two looked closely and saw countless bats swarming towards them, each with bloodthirsty fangs and a ferocious, terrifying appearance.

At a glance, the sword immortal realized that each bat had reached the Qi Refining stage.

"Run!"

He shouted, and the two of them quickly used the Swiftness Talisman and the Concealment Talisman to run backwards at breakneck speed.

They were faster and were the first to shake off the swarm of bats, returning to the fork in the road they had just crossed.

The two exchanged a glance, and without hesitation, immediately fled towards the right-hand entrance of the cave.

With the invisibility talisman on them, the swarm of bats quickly lost their bearings and instinctively rushed towards the cave entrance.

"Phew... I finally shook them off."

Da Baojian leaned against the rock wall and let out a long sigh of relief.

After a brief burst of running, the sword immortal was exhausted and sat on the ground, panting heavily.

"I told you to bring a heavy sword. Without a storage bag, you won't be able to run away properly."

"I had no choice. Who would have thought those bats would be so uncivilized? When they couldn't beat me one-on-one, they resorted to ganging up on me."

"Never mind... let's quickly check what the situation is now."

The sword immortal had no intention of dwelling on the matter any longer. He stood up and pointed to the depths of the cave.

Da Baojian looked over, but his pupils suddenly contracted.

This intersection is no longer winding and twisting like before; instead, you can see the end of it at a glance.

He looked closely and saw that there were countless swarms of insects at the end of the cave entrance.

"Wow... so many!"

The sword immortal also noticed the anomaly in the distance and his eyes widened in surprise.

"We can't handle this swarm of insects. Let's sneak back into the passage we just came from while those bats aren't looking," Big Sword suggested.

The sword immortal nodded in agreement. They hadn't finished exploring that passage yet, and if they left now, who knew if they could even complete the mission?

After quickly tidying up, the two walked back and continued deeper into the passage on the left.

This time they had a smooth journey and soon reached the end of the road.

At the end was a vast, empty cave, completely silent.

Inside the cave, the great sword raised its fire and looked at the rock wall.

Under the firelight, bright red minerals appeared on the rock face.

The greatsword stroked the ore and said excitedly, "Now we've reached the end, and we should have successfully completed the mission."

The sword immortal nodded, then calculated the time with his fingers, and was overjoyed.

Once the bats confirm that they are not outside, they should head towards the right-hand entrance of the cave.

In this way, they can now return the way they came and just barely miss the swarm of bats.

After the sword immortal told the great swordsman the news, the two were overjoyed and immediately prepared to slip away.

However, they did not notice that the rock face they had come from was slightly undulating, as if it were the faint breathing of some kind of creature.

The great sword retreated, but before it had gone a few steps, it suddenly stopped.

The sword immortal was somewhat puzzled, so he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

But this slap caused the sword immortal's expression to change drastically.

He only gave it a light tap, but the big sword's body fell straight backward.

The heavy iron sword flew out of his hand and crashed down with a loud "bang," shaking the entire mine.

The sword immortal's smile froze on his face.

In that instant, it felt as if someone had grabbed his heart, his breath stopped, and his blood flowed backward.

The great sword lay on the ground, its eyes still open, but it would never blink again.

The sword immortal's vision began to blur.

He mechanically raised his head and saw a blood-red lizard hanging upside down above the cave wall, its cold, vertical pupils staring coldly at him.