My Pretty Campus Queen

Chapter 1342: Chapter 1341: Inside the Soul-locking Tower

This discovery made Chen Tianlong very curious. At this time, Wu Mengting also saw it and went over to ask.

"Chen Tianlong, what are you looking at? So engrossed."

"Uh, look at this sword up there. Does it remind you of anything?"

Wu Mengting craned her neck to look and immediately exclaimed, "The Dragon Slayer Sword, how did it end up in here?"

"Hmm, I think the Sword God must have some connection to this place, perhaps Daoist Taiyi and the Sword God had some relation, otherwise, he wouldn’t know how to activate the Dragon Slayer Sword." Chen Tianlong also felt it was a bit odd.

Before long, Sect Leader Chen Dong came over and saw Chen Tianlong seriously looking at a painting, so he curiously walked over.

"Little brother, what are you looking at so intently?" Chen Dong asked.

Chen Tianlong turned around, seeing the Sect Leader had arrived, he said a bit embarrassedly, "Sect Leader, is the sword in this picture the same as mine?"

The Sect Leader smiled and said, "Little brother, you have a good eye. It is the Dragon Slayer Sword."

"Then how did this painting end up here?" Chen Tianlong asked curiously.

The Sect Leader thought for a moment and decided to tell Chen Tianlong the story.

"This painting was created by Daoist Taiyi back in the day. At that time, the Sword God Mad Dragon Daoist was a good friend of his, and they often composed poetry and painted together in the mountain stream, singing and drinking. Later, after the Sword God died, fearing that this sword would fall into the hands of villains and harm the world, he sealed the Soul of the Sword in the Soul-locking Tower."

The Sect Leader paused for a while and continued: "And the seal of this Soul-locking Tower, only Daoist Taiyi knows how to break it. Over the years, the tower has accumulated countless souls, making it incredibly difficult to obtain the Soul of the Sword from within, so I still advise you to think it over carefully, brother Chen Tianlong."

After hearing this, Chen Tianlong felt heavy-hearted. The great enemy was now imminent; the people from the Celestial Pill Sect would soon come knocking, and Xu Fei had recently become extremely powerful. If he didn’t quickly strengthen himself, he feared he wouldn’t be able to stand his ground in South Sea City. The Dragon Slayer Sword, if not activated, would unsettle his position.

Thinking of this, Chen Tianlong gritted his teeth and said, "Sect Leader, no matter how difficult it is, I won’t give up. When Daoist Taiyi comes out of seclusion, I will personally visit him to ask him to break the seal of the Soul-locking Tower."

"Brother Chen Tianlong, your determination is indeed commendable," the Sect Leader said.

Chen Tianlong smiled knowingly, then the Sect Leader ordered food to be brought, and since both Wu Mengting and Chen Tianlong were hungry, they didn’t stand on ceremony and started eating.

They hadn’t rested properly since last night, so after dinner, the Sect Leader sent them to their rooms to rest.

A day passed without incident. Early the next morning, both looked refreshed after the Sect Leader had arranged breakfast for them.

The two of them had rested enough and, after bidding farewell to the Sect Leader, were about to descend the mountain. Suddenly, they heard a disciple running over, panting hard.

"Sect Leader, something’s wrong, something’s happened! The Soul-locking Tower suddenly acted strangely and shook all morning. Please go take a look," the disciple said.

"What? The Soul-locking Tower is shaking? What’s going on?"

The Sect Leader was very surprised; he had never encountered such a situation before.

"I don’t know either. Early in the morning, I went with two junior brothers to sweep the leaves under the tower, but after a while, we felt vibrations which kept getting stronger. Initially, I thought it was an earthquake, but halfway through, I realized other places weren’t shaking," the disciple described.

"Uh? How odd. Alright, let’s all go take a look together."

After saying this, the Sect Leader led everyone over.

Before long, they arrived beside the Soul-locking Tower. At this moment, something strange happened; the tower, which had been shaking, suddenly stopped.

Everyone was puzzled; why did it stop as soon as they got there? It felt as if it was afraid of them.

The Sect Leader Chen Dong observed carefully but found no clues, feeling quite puzzled. He thought, could it really be a localized earthquake?

This seemed like the only explanation that fit the reality.

"Everyone don’t worry, it was likely just a localized earthquake, a false alarm," the Sect Leader shared his thoughts with them.

Chen Tianlong nodded in agreement, thinking the Sect Leader was right. So everyone was about to leave, but just as they were walking away, the disciple called out again.

"Sect Leader, the Soul-locking Tower is shaking again."

Upon hearing this, the Sect Leader hurriedly walked over and found that the tower was indeed shaking, and this time it didn’t stop because of his arrival, which he found very odd.

After standing there for a while, it was still shaking. He realized that if it continued like this, the whole tower would collapse, and once the vengeful spirits inside came out, the world would be in chaos.

At this time, Chen Tianlong saw that the Sect Leader hadn’t come over, so he pulled Wu Mengting and went over again. Oddly, as soon as Chen Tianlong reached the bottom of the tower, the shaking immediately stopped.

It seemed the Sect Leader noticed something and deliberately instructed.

"Brother Chen Tianlong, try returning to your previous position."

Chen Tianlong also realized something was up and, without asking further questions, went back to his previous spot.

Unexpectedly, the tower started shaking again immediately. He now understood that he was controlling the shaking of the tower, but he didn’t understand why he could control the whole tower?

They had never met before.

Unintentionally looking at the Dragon Slayer Sword on his back, Chen Tianlong thought: Could it be the sword causing the issue?

Thinking this, he drew out the Dragon Slayer Sword and went over, and the tower soon stopped.

At this moment, the Sect Leader was almost sure it was something to do with Chen Tianlong, or perhaps the sword, or even both. These were the only three possibilities the Sect Leader could think of for now.

But no matter which it was, it was inseparable from Chen Tianlong, for he was the Sword Protector; where the sword was, he was, if the sword perished, so would he.

"Brother Chen Tianlong, I assume you know the reason by now," the Sect Leader thought for a bit and spoke out.

"Yes, I know. But I’m not entirely sure what the exact reason is," Chen Tianlong was also puzzled.

The Sect Leader paced a few steps, thought for a while, and then said, "Alas, it seems only Daoist Taiyi would know the reason."

At this moment, Chen Tianlong suddenly felt like there was a turn for the better, and he said excitedly, "Sect Leader, do you mean to ask Daoist Taiyi to come out of seclusion?"

"This matter concerns the collapse of the Soul-locking Tower. Once it collapses, the souls inside will flood out, causing unimaginable consequences that affect the entire living world. So this time, I must try to see if Daoist Taiyi is willing to come out of seclusion," the Sect Leader said sternly.

Chen Tianlong also realized the seriousness of the matter and didn’t say much more.

"Brother Chen Tianlong, come with me to invite Daoist Taiyi out of seclusion; everyone else should wait in the hall," the Sect Leader instructed.

"Yes, Master," the disciples responded in unison.

At this moment, Chen Tianlong signaled Wu Mengting to wait patiently, and she nodded understandingly.

Chen Tianlong and the Sect Leader went together to the back mountain of Xing Mountain, the place where Daoist Taiyi cultivated.

Entering the back mountain, a pure stream of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi rushed over, surprising Chen Tianlong. What a precious Cultivation Sacred Land this was, so filled with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, no wonder Daoist Taiyi chose this place for his seclusion.

Soon, they came to the entrance of a cave; there was an Eight Trigrams Map painted on the stone door. The stone door was covered with vines, indicating it hadn’t been opened for a long time.

The Sect Leader approached the stone door and shouted loudly.

"Disciple Chen Dong, pays respects to Daoist Taiyi. I have come for an urgent matter concerning the survival of our sect and a grave matter affecting the living world, so I humbly request Daoist Taiyi’s understanding and forgiveness for the disturbance!"

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