radiothebook Chapter 450: Li Yun’s Residence!
Chapter 450: Li Yun’s Residence!
Deep within the Heavenly Sword Sect, on a towering mountain peak that pierced through the clouds, dense chaos qi drifted through the air like mist, making the place look like an immortal paradise.
Inside an ancient and exquisite pavilion, a white-robed young man stood leisurely with his hands clasped behind his back. His gaze looked into the distance, and his entire bearing was calm and detached, as if he might drift away with the wind at any moment.
If any Inner Sect Disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect were present, they would immediately recognize him.
This white-robed young man was Bai Yichen, a newly appointed elder of the Administrative Hall and the seventh personal disciple of Elder Chen Ming.
Behind Bai Yichen stood a gray-clothed youth with a restrained expression. He stood there with his head lowered, not even daring to breathe too loudly.
"So, this year’s Outer Sect assessment produced a few noteworthy people from the Southern Martial Domain?"
Bai Yichen finally turned around and spoke in a calm voice. "There is a prodigy in artifact refining who was taken in by Elder Yunlu, but his martial talent is limited, so he is not worth worrying about. However, that Li Yun is somewhat interesting."
After a short pause, Bai Yichen continued indifferently, "Back then, there was a fool named Shen Ming from the Southern Martial Domain who overestimated himself and dared to provoke my master. He even caused my master some trouble. Although my master is now a sect elder and no longer bothers with such ants, as his disciple, I should still have the awareness to remove a few small troubles for him."
He looked toward the gray-clothed youth and said, "Pass down my order. Suppress Li Yun properly. I do not want to hear his name again."
"Yes."
The gray-clothed youth nodded seriously.
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After receiving the robes and token of an Outer Sect Disciple, Li Yun officially became an Outer Sect Disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
"Northern Court, Courtyard 557, Room 5."
After glancing at the markings on his token, Li Yun headed toward his assigned residence.
The Outer Sect Disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect were divided among five courts. These were the Eastern Court, Southern Court, Western Court, Northern Court, and Central Court. Each court contained a thousand courtyards, and the specific courtyard assigned to each disciple depended largely on strength and ranking.
The higher the ranking of the courtyard, the richer the chaos qi and the better the cultivation environment. Conversely, the lower the courtyard ranking, the worse the environment became.
Even within the same courtyard, the treatment of the five rooms was completely different.
Room 1 was usually the most spacious and comfortable, with richer chaos qi and a better cultivation atmosphere. Room 5, on the other hand, was barely livable. Anyone hoping for comfort or luxury there would simply be dreaming.
A short while later, Li Yun arrived at his residence.
As expected, Courtyard 557 was extremely ordinary. It was even inferior to the courtyards where Inner Sect Disciples had lived back on Sword Mist Mountain. As for the room marked Room 5, it was both small and dilapidated, looking so poor that it seemed almost pitiful.
"This is my residence?"
Li Yun looked at the yellowed wooden door before him. Its paint had already peeled away in several places, making it look old and neglected. Even so, his expression remained calm.
He had never been the kind of cultivator who cared about luxury. He had no special requirements for his living environment. As long as the place was suitable for cultivation and could shelter him, it was enough.
However, when he pushed open the door and saw the inside of the room, his brows still furrowed slightly.
The room was already small, yet it was filled with all kinds of messy junk. Broken furniture, old cloth, damaged boxes, and useless odds and ends were piled everywhere, leaving barely enough space for a person to stand.
"Since you treated my room like a junkyard, do not blame me for being impolite."
Li Yun gave a light snort and flicked his sleeve.
A violent gust of wind swept through the room. The larger pieces of junk were thrown directly outside, while the smaller scattered debris was crushed into dust by the gale and carried away by the wind.
In the blink of an eye, the messy room became clean and tidy.
After dealing with the room, Li Yun took out the Sword-Nurturing Gourd he had just obtained.
The value of the Sword-Nurturing Gourd did not lie only in its ability to store precious swords. More importantly, it was a treasure that could devour resources and continuously evolve.
At the beginning, an ordinary Sword-Nurturing Gourd might only be able to hold one precious sword. However, as it devoured and absorbed various spiritual materials, the inner space within the gourd would gradually expand. In time, storing hundreds, thousands, or even millions of precious swords would not be impossible, and its ability to nourish those swords would also grow stronger.
Of course, the Sword-Nurturing Gourd Li Yun had obtained was still only a low-level one. For now, it could only hold ten precious swords.
"Next, I should refine this gourd first."
With a thought, Li Yun released a wave of soul power that spread out and enveloped the yellow-skinned gourd. Within the time it took for an incense stick to burn, he had completely refined it.
Immediately afterward, Li Yun took out the ten Violet Shadow Swords.
The blades trembled lightly before flying straight into the yellow-skinned gourd.
In that instant, Li Yun clearly felt that his connection with the ten Violet Shadow Swords had deepened slightly. Although the improvement was not large, it was real.
"Not bad."
Li Yun nodded slightly.
With the nourishment of the Sword-Nurturing Gourd, these ten Violet Shadow Swords might reach top-grade Earth Rank before long. If enough resources were invested in them, it might not be impossible for them to advance even further.
"It seems I will need to collect more spiritual materials in the future to improve the quality of this Sword-Nurturing Gourd."
For Li Yun, the ten Violet Shadow Swords would eventually be replaced as his strength increased. However, this gourd was different. If nurtured properly, it could accompany him for a very long time on his cultivation path.
After all, if a Sword-Nurturing Gourd was raised to its highest quality, it could hold millions of precious swords. One could only imagine how astonishing the scene would be when the gourd stopper was pulled open and millions of long swords poured out, covering the entire sky.
Of course, raising the Sword-Nurturing Gourd to that level would require an astronomical amount of precious spiritual materials. Even an expert at the Heavenly Core Realm might not be able to afford such a cost.