Chapter 55: The Sharp Mysterious Steel Sword

After putting away the Double Fish Pendant, Jiang Xincheng headed to the Xiyang Museum. He trained for several more hours near the museum until it was past one in the morning. Then, he used the Dragon Concealment Art and moved secretly toward the Xiyang Museum.

As he used the Dragon Concealment Art, the fluctuating Primordial Force and Spiritual Sense inside Jiang Xincheng quickly became hidden. They gradually faded away until they were almost nothing. At this point, not even a Primordial Warrior at the Tendon Training Realm could detect Jiang Xincheng’s presence, let alone one at the Bone Training Realm.

In addition, a gray-black mist seemed to instantly cover Jiang Xincheng’s body, pulling him into the shadows and darkness. If one didn’t look closely, they would not notice Jiang Xincheng’s trace.

Looking at his shadow-like body, Jiang Xincheng smiled and slipped into the Xiyang Museum. He moved stealthily toward the room of the girl named Tian Tian.

The Xiyang Museum was completely dark, clearly everyone was already asleep. This was quite helpful for Jiang Xincheng’s mission. He moved silently through the museum and soon arrived outside Tian Tian’s door.

He listened carefully and heard the girl’s soft breathing inside. Jiang Xincheng checked the surroundings and went to the window. The window was open—apparently, it was too hot at night, and Tian Tian had opened it for some air, which conveniently helped Jiang Xincheng.

Using his right hand to support himself on the windowsill, Jiang Xincheng quietly climbed through the window and entered Tian Tian’s room.

The girl was sleeping in the corner of the room, wearing thin pajamas that showed her long jade-like legs and fair arms. A pink thin blanket covered her stomach, and her delicate face was turned toward Jiang Xincheng, looking especially pretty and cute.

Jiang Xincheng did not disturb the girl. He carefully went to the bronze sword sheath, slowly picked it up, and then quietly backed away.

“Tendon Training Realm… I really want to reach the Tendon Training Realm.”

Just then, Jiang Xincheng heard the girl mumbling in her sleep. He froze and didn’t dare move. He looked at the girl and realized she was only talking in her sleep. After mumbling that sentence, she turned over, revealing her smooth jade-like back, and fell asleep again.

Jiang Xincheng thought for a moment, then took ten level-one Yuan Crystals from his pocket and placed them on the table. After that, he slowly backed out and disappeared from the Xiyang Museum.

After leaving the Xiyang Museum, Jiang Xincheng went to White Pagoda Lake. Looking at the bronze sword sheath in his hand, he smiled. The Primordial Force in his body surged and flowed into his right hand. He tightly gripped the bronze sword sheath and used a high-level technique from his past life for manipulating Primordial Force, sending vibrations through the bronze sword sheath.

After doing this several times, a crack appeared around the weak hilt of the bronze sword sheath. Jiang Xincheng pulled sharply and opened the bronze sheath, revealing a black-red short sword hidden inside.

The short sword was about a foot long, entirely black-red, with a faint red glow shimmering on its surface. It gave off a sharp and fierce feeling. The sword was quite finely made and had an ancient aura, clearly a divine weapon from ancient times.

On the hilt of the short sword, the words “Mysterious Steel Sword” were written. This sword was not famous and had left no mark in history, but it was an Origin Force Weapon made by ancient people. Somehow, the creators had made it able to withstand the Primordial Force within a Primordial Warrior.

Holding the Mysterious Steel Sword tightly, Jiang Xincheng channeled the Primordial Force from his body into the sword. He lightly swung his right hand, and the sword struck a large tree beside him. A black-red light flashed as the Mysterious Steel Sword easily cut through the tree.

A moment later, the tree fell with a crash. The cut was smooth as a mirror. Jiang Xincheng smiled with satisfaction. A good sword—it actually increased his attack power by more than two times and was so sharp and fierce. The power of this Mysterious Steel Sword was even greater than he had expected.

With this Mysterious Steel Sword, Jiang Xincheng’s overall strength would increase by at least double. He might even have the power to fight across a major realm, making him even stronger.

Nodding with satisfaction, Jiang Xincheng placed the Mysterious Steel Sword back into the bronze sheath and kept it on his person. Then, he found a place with dense Primordial Force, sat down cross-legged, and continued to train his Primordial Force, waiting for daybreak to take the train back to Tianhai City.

After traveling for over a month, Jiang Xincheng had not only obtained the Mutated Yuan Crystal he had longed for, upgrading his training talent from above average to top level and becoming a rare training genius, but he had also broken through from the Early Tendon Refining Stage to the Mid Tendon-Training Stage, gaining unmatched skills in the Tendon Training Realm.

Additionally, he now had a divine weapon like the Mysterious Steel Sword. This trip was nearly perfect. With final exams and summer vacation approaching, it was time to go back and prepare well. Then, he could amaze everyone in the final exams, gain the favor of the Flourishing Tang Empire, and see if he could join them and eventually obtain that supreme Divine Artifact.

The next morning, Jiang Xincheng got on the train to Tianhai City. Unfortunately, there were no sleeper tickets left, so he had to buy a hard seat ticket.

The train started. In this carriage, a few people sat cross-legged on their seats, clearly training their Primordial Force. Primordial Force could strengthen the body, give people greater power, and most importantly, extend a Practitioner’s lifespan.

Following the discovery of Primordial Force and the appearance of the Primordial Ultimate Art, training had become a trend. People trained to become stronger, earn more, and live longer.

Jiang Xincheng was no exception. He soon became absorbed in his training. Unfortunately, he wasn’t surrounded by beautiful passengers but by several older men whose sweat made him quite uncomfortable. However, training could make one forget everything. As he focused on training, these discomforts didn’t matter anymore.

Time passed. Not far from Jiang Xincheng, a cell phone belonging to an Old Man in his seventies suddenly rang. The Old Man answered the phone, and a clear, tearful young voice came from the other end: “Grandpa, it’s bad! Grandma was hit by a car! She urgently needs 300,000 Credit Points for surgery, or she’ll die! Wuwuwu, Grandpa, what should we do?”

“What? Yaoyao, are you telling the truth? Was Grandma really hit by a car?” The Old Man looked shocked and asked in a panic.

The child on the other end nodded hard: “Yes, Grandpa, we’re at the hospital now. The hospital says we have to pay before they can operate, but Grandma can’t wait that long. What should we do now?”

While speaking, a nurse’s loud voice came from the Old Man’s phone: “Hurry, hurry! The patient in room 301 is breathing fast, the symptoms are back! Get him to the operating room quickly, don’t waste time, hurry!”

“Grandpa, what do we do? Who will save Grandma? Wuwuwu.” The child on the other end cried again. The Old Man looked panicked, his eyes welling up as he glanced at the unfamiliar faces around him. He staggered to his feet: “Kind passengers, could you help an old man out?”