Chapter 60: Big Dipper Sword!
“Kitty, did you find anything? The thing I’m searching is on top of a mountain. It’s a high-grade sword—”
“If you know so much how can you not know its location?”
Shen and Kaidi were on top of the black bird, circling around a large distance of the Thousand Buddha Cave. The reason for his last visited was to find the Big Dipper Sword, but due to the appearance of the secret realm, his plan was delayed. Now that he returned to Cang Lang Country, he wanted to find the sword at first.
Finding it without any proper direction was seemingly impossible, but he had the help of Kaidi, the girl from the treasure race. While he thought it wouldn’t take long to find the sword, things didn’t go the way he expected them to be.
“That... Yes, I only saw it in a record! There’s an inheritance of a powerful expert and he left the sword!” Shen couldn’t tell her the truth and spouted some random crap he made up on the location.
“Hmm, then it’s probably inside something that’s blocking its treasure aura... How about the big mountain we left behind, I felt some vague aura there?” Kaidi was somewhat skeptical of his explanation, but it was indeed feasible.
“If what you are saying is true, we have bad luck then. Let's try a few before going back”— Shen gave up, the chance of finding the cave among the tens of thousands of mountains was next to zero. At this time, he noticed a Falcon. It was a Snow White Falcon—“Little bird, follow that falcon!”
Kaidi was perplexed by his behavior but stayed quiet. The bird landed on the same mountain that Kaidi pointed, as it entered a cave.
The entrance was a half-concealed door. For a gigantic body, the Snow White Falcon landed stably and lightly at the entrance. Shen princess carried Kaidi as he jumped down.
He stored the black bird inside the Immortal Realm. The Falcon flew back, seemingly unaware of Shen and Kaidi’s presence. As Shen was thinking of pursuing the bird, a sweet giggling sound reached his ear.
Shen heard sniffing sounds, “Eh, it’s daddy’s scent! Daddy is here!”
His facial muscles twitched, ‘Fuck, whoever you meet is your daddy? Let me hide and see where you find your daddy.’
Shen instantly knew who this girl was. She is the niece of Yiye Jiange, and also someone with the Heart of Seven Orifices. He felt grateful that she didn’t find him yet. Or else she would have clung hard calling him daddy that and daddy those.
Having a kid when he was only 16 was the last thing he wanted. Shen moved away a little distance away from the cave.
“Daddy! Where are you, daddy? Don’t leave Luan Luan! Wu...wu...wu,” as the smell faded away, Luan Luan started crying.
Shen was dumbfounded. Just how did this girl’s thought process work? She didn’t even see him and already started calling him daddy.
Rubbing his temples, he returned to the cave, “Little girl, why are you crying?” Shen saw a girl bawling, she looked almost 80% similar to Yiye Jiange.
“Daddy, you came to find Luan Luan!” Luan Luan smiled innocently. Her big, crystal-like eyes stared at him. He could feel, she really liked him.
Shen’s facial muscle twitched, “Girl, I’m not your”—as Shen said that her eyes started forming tears—“uncle? Yes, I’m not your uncle! I’m your daddy!”
‘Yes, I’m done for. I, Shen, at the age of 16, became a father of a 4 years old girl...’
What was country destroying beauty and cuteness? Shen experienced it first hand and he felt like her destructive power was far superior to Yiye Jiange! That was because not even Yiye Jiange can affect his decision to this degree. Unwilling to see the little girl crying, he had to become her father, and that too, willingly.
“Weird daddy. Of course, daddy is daddy, not uncle!” innocent smile bloomed on her face. Affected by her smile, Shen’s sour mood washed away.
‘Is this really okay?... Not that I see any other option.’
“Little girl, I will just ask in case, why do you call me daddy?”
Shen carried the girl as he inquired.
“You have the smell of Daddy, so you are Daddy!”
‘Yes, as I expected,’ Shen facepalmed inwardly.
“Okay, Luan Luan, come with daddy. I’ll take you to your mother.” Shen said as he stared at her crystal-like eyes.
“What’s mother? Is it tasty?”
Shen, “...”
“Luan Luan, where did you get those fruits?” Shen didn’t know what he should say now. Seeing the few fruits laying on the ground, he could only change the topic.
“Little White brought them.” Luan Luan smiled happily as she said.
‘It must have been that Falcon.’ thought Shen, “Luan Luan, are you hungry?”
Luan Luan nodded furiously.
“Ok, let daddy take care of his business, and I will cook you something delicious.”
Only now did Shen had the chance to check out the cave. It was dimly lit, but there was a top quality Light Stone on the ceiling, shining like a legendary luminous pearl.
To be precise, the cave-dwelling was not very big compared to the Thousand Buddha Cave – this cave did not even amount to half of it. The cave was supported by four ten-meter-high pillars that were like Sky Pillars.
Shen gazed around the surrounding area, as he pressed a small, smooth stone pillar that was jutting out. With a chirring sound, a door appeared ajar before Shen.
The space within was much smaller than the hall. It was only the size of 3 rooms, although the height was the same as the hall's. A huge statue came into his sight.
Its size was comparable to some of the Buddha statues in the Thousand Buddha Cave. It had a benevolent visage, donning a Taoist robe which Shen was familiar with. An enormous, majestic tiger laid at its feet.
The Taoist-like statue exuded an overbearing presence. He felt awe-inspiring, the statue exuded this same amount of aura for who knows how long. This was proof of power. Power, that one can gain in this world. He very much wished to have that.
Shen walked 7 steps and felt the overbearing presence enveloping him. Kaidi was behind Shen. As she was him having trouble, she went ahead.
“You are not affected by the pressure!?” surprised, Shen asked.
“What pressure?” Kaidi looked suspicious, Shen knew she was messing with him.
Next Shen saw Luan Luan running and giggling inside the hall freely. Shen felt cheated. He understood that Luan Luan can freely move because she has no cultivation, but what about Kaidi. Even though it isn’t cultivation, she had power comparable to a Martial King.
“Great, just search for any valuables you can find. Don’t miss the sword. That’s a treasure I can’t miss. Also, take care of Luan Luan. I will train now.”
“Big sis, you are so beautiful... Wow, you even have tails! Little tiger also has a tail, but his tail is big and ugly, unlike yours!” Luan Luan hugged Kaidi’s dainty legs as she curiously eyed her tails.
“Luan Luan is also a good girl. But you can't touch them, ok?” Kaidi smiled as she bent down and hugged her lovingly.
“Why can't I touch it?” Luan Luan questioned innocently.
“It's a secret!”
Shen, “...”
Shen remained speechless. Kaidi was like an angel while Luan Luan was similar to a fairy. Their smiles could bloom flowers!
He shook his head to clear his thoughts and took steps forward.
For only a hundred meters, Shen had walked merely 29 steps and already felt unusually heavy. Even the cracking of his bones could be heard. This was even after he was circulating Absolute Strengthening Technique throughout his body; if not, he would have already been forced to ground.
This caused him to feel motivated. At this rate, if he forced his away another 20 steps, his muscles might get seriously injured and even his veins might rip apart. But that was something he was targeting!
In simple term, Life Qi was a higher form of both Vitality and Blood Energy combined. He had a massive amount of vitality but the quality can be only called subpar for his requirement. While blood energy could only be cultivated through constant injury and healing. Since the process of injury and healing also purified vitality, it was killing two bird at once!
“Is this the sword you were searching for?” at this moment Kaidi broke his thought process as she lifted a sword high.
It was a sword— a silvery white ancient sword, about three feet long and three inches wide. It was made of white, refined metal, with a Big Dipper etched on the blade!
The Big Dipper Sword!