Chapter 863: Immortal Emperor Sword Spirit
As soon as this idea appeared in Zhang Qian's mind, it took root. However, he also knew that he could not do it for the time being. The Sword-Devouring Ancestor had lived from the ancient times to the present, and he had no idea how many talents of sword cultivators he had devoured. Relying on the talents of countless sword cultivators, his talent in swordsmanship had reached a level that was unrivaled throughout the ages. Even the peerless swordsman prodigy like Gai Xianfan could not be compared with the Sword-Devouring Ancestor.

Gai Xianfan's talent in swordsmanship is innate and will not change, but the Sword-Devouring Ancestor's talent in swordsmanship can grow infinitely. There is no comparison between the two.

Zhang Qian thought to himself that if he wanted to realize his dream of refining the Sword-Devouring Ancestor in the Qiankun Cauldron, he would have to at least achieve the Half-Step Daluo Dao Master to have that possibility, and he would also have to upgrade all of his innate spiritual treasures and magical powers to the innate ninth level, otherwise he would not be able to resist the Sword-Devouring Ancestor's sword energy.

"What is the origin of the strange evil spirit of the Sword Devouring Ancestor?"

He was most curious about that kind of evil spirit. The most important reason why he and the Crazy Taoist became so miserable was because of that kind of evil spirit. Without the blessing of the evil spirit gushing out of the Daxia Li Ding, the sword of the Sword-Devouring Ancestor would not have such terrifying power.

The Mad Taoist said solemnly, "Do you remember the sword shadow in the dead rat's hand?"

"Sword shadow?"

The extremely illusory divine sword held by the Sword-Eating Ancestor emerged in Zhang Qian’s mind.

"The origin of that sword shadow is not simple. It is a world-breaking treasure that was refined by the Great Xia Immortal Dynasty for the Great Xia Immortal Emperor!"

"Boundary-breaking treasure?"

Zhang Qian was slightly surprised.

“Yes, that immortal sword is a treasure that was refined by the whole dynasty of Great Xia, so that the Immortal Emperor of Great Xia could use this sword to split the barrier of the world and achieve transcendence. Unfortunately, before the sword was refined, the Immortal Dynasty of Great Xia encountered a catastrophe of destruction. It collapsed in one move and vanished into thin air, leaving only the eternal legend. The unfinished sword was only refined into the sword spirit, but the sword body was not refined. The sword shadow in the hands of the Sword Devouring Ancestor is the sword spirit of the Immortal Emperor. With the unparalleled sword realm of the Sword Devouring Ancestor, he is already nearly invincible. The evil spirit is emitted by the sword spirit of the Immortal Emperor, which is a terrifying sword evil!”

At this point, the Crazy Taoist shook his head. He had finally discovered the whereabouts of the Da Xia Li Ding, but he hadn't expected that this precious tripod had already been refined by the Sword-Devouring Ancestor. Now he had tried to snatch it twice, but both times ended in failure, and he was seriously injured and almost died.

Zhang Qian's heart was already pounding with excitement, the sword shadow was actually the divine sword of the Great Xia Immortal Emperor. The sword spirit alone had such terrifying power. If this sword had really been refined back then, perhaps the Great Xia Immortal Emperor could really use this sword to break through the barriers of the world and transcend the whole dynasty.

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Zhang Qian stretched out his hand, and the sword blank that looked like a green rainbow appeared in his hand. He looked at the sword and asked, "Where is this sword blank? What is its origin?"

The crazy Taoist praised, "You are lucky, kid. This sword blank is also extraordinary. It was made by the Sword Devourer Ancestor who spent an extremely long time using the Great Xia Li Ding to refine the essence of countless magic weapon fragments and incomplete divine weapons at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It was originally the sword body that the Sword Devourer Ancestor prepared for the Immortal Emperor Sword Soul in his hand, but it has not been completed yet. Even though this sword has no grade, its hardness and sharpness are second to none!"

"I see. In this way, it's not all in vain. The serious injury this time is worth it."

After hearing what Zhang Qian said, the crazy Taoist's face suddenly turned dark.

"You took the sword blank from the Sword Devouring Ancestor. He will not let you go. I don't know how much effort he spent on this sword blank. You should think about how to deal with him first."

Zhang Qian shook his head and smiled bitterly, "There will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. Now it is more important to recover from the injury first."

After a while, with the dozen or so precious pills he took and the recovery ability of the Heavenly Dao Jade Body itself, the half of his body that he had lost had begun to grow back.

The mad Taoist only had a head left, but soon, his head below the neck grew back, but the body that grew back was that of a three-year-old child. The child-like body staring at the huge head looked very funny. Gradually, as time passed, the mad Taoist's child-like body also grew rapidly, and soon it became the original size.

Zhang Qian could see clearly that the crazy Taoist didn't take any elixir or practice any magic, but his body grew directly.

"You...what kind of magical power do you have?"

The crazy Taoist said with a bit of pride: "You are envious, right? This magical power of the Taoist master is not ordinary. It is the secret art of repairing the sky passed down by the Wahuang Star Domain, ahem!"

At this point, the crazy Taoist suddenly stopped talking, as if he had accidentally let something slip.

"Wuhuang Star Region? Crazy Taoist, it seems that your origin is not simple. You are not from the endless starry sky, are you?"

Zhang Qian was somewhat certain that the crazy Taoist must have come from the endless starry sky and was definitely not a native creature of the Xihuang World.

"Don't let your imagination run wild. I am a pure creature from the Xihuang World. I was just bragging just now."

However, the more the Crazy Taoist said this, the more suspicious Zhang Qian became, and the way he looked at the Crazy Taoist became different.

Zhang Qian said slowly and thoughtfully: "Crazy Taoist, you want a Great Xia Nine Cauldrons so much, then what treasure is there in the Great Xia Immortal Realm that makes you so jealous?"

At this moment he had to doubt, and he was very sure that the Crazy Taoist must have come from the endless starry sky, and the Crazy Taoist had repeatedly wanted to obtain one of the Nine Cauldrons of Great Xia in order to go to the fairyland left over from the Great Xia Immortal Dynasty. Obviously, there might be treasures in that fairyland that would make countless powerful people in the heavens and all realms excited. The Crazy Taoist even came to the Xihuang World just for the Great Xia Fairyland. Zhang Qian even guessed that Taihuangtian might be extremely coveting the treasures in the Great Xia Fairyland.

However, the crazy Taoist just laughed and didn't answer. After a while, he said, "It's not impossible to deal with the dead rat of Sword Devouring Ancestor. As the saying goes, all things are interdependent and mutually exclusive. Since he is a rat that has become a spirit, he must be afraid of cats. If we can find a cat demon that has achieved immortality, we may have a chance to deal with him!"

Zhang Qian laughed. This was pure nonsense. However, he changed his mind and suddenly remembered the Journey to the West he had read when he was still an earthling. When he was reading this book, there was a plot that he thought was ridiculous. When the master and his four disciples encountered the danger of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord and the Centipede Monster, they actually invited the big rooster, the Pleiades Star Lord. The crowing of the rooster revealed the true form of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord.

Now listening to the Mad Taoist's words again, Zhang Qian couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "Could it be that there really is such species restraint between monsters?"

As if he could see the disbelief in Zhang Qian's eyes, the crazy Taoist didn't explain too much, but said confidently: "Just wait, the Thirty-Six States are so vast, and there are countless monsters in the boundless wilderness. I will definitely be able to find a cat monster that has achieved immortality. You will see that the dead rat will not be submissive. Zhang Qian, I will leave first, you should be careful, and you'd better leave the boundless wilderness as soon as possible."

After the crazy Taoist finished speaking, he disappeared without stopping for a moment.

Seeing him leave in such a hurry, Zhang Qian became more certain of his guess about the crazy Taoist's origin.

"I wish you success, but he is right. It is better to leave the boundless wilderness as soon as possible."

In such a vast wilderness, there must be more than one Sword-Eating Ancestor, and there may be many terrifying monsters like the Sword-Eating Ancestor. At this time, Zhang Qian felt deeply afraid of the vast wilderness.

(End of this chapter)