Chapter 1217: Chapter 1216: Both Our Alliance Hierarch and Vice Alliance Hierarch Have Participated in the Sword Inquiry Ceremony!

Meng Jingzhou felt that some things couldn’t be judged by their appearance.

In the daytime, when he arrived at Quyi County, everything seemed peaceful and harmonious, praising Man Gu for his good governance, but at night the truth came out.

The two of them, dressed as constables, patrolled the streets, and within less than the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, they had been spotted by two groups. Luckily, the brothers had some skills, and so nothing happened.

Forget it, as the Senior Brother, he should learn to be accommodating to his Junior Brother. While he and Old Lu were here, they might as well help Man Gu maintain the peace in Quyi County.

"What, what!?"

As Meng Jingzhou pondered, Old Wang was plunged into immense shock. He had planned this strike for a long time, even allowing the Bloodthirsty Evil Sword to drink blood to break through its restraints. How could it possibly be clamped by just two fingers?

Even the people from the Myriad Sword Alliance couldn’t achieve this feat!

Old Wang’s palm slashed across, blood flowing freely, all of which was absorbed by the Bloodthirsty Evil Sword. The sword itself possessed spirituality, but because it had not been nourished with fresh blood for a long time, it had fallen into a deep slumber.

Now that Old Wang was recklessly feeding it his blood, the Bloodthirsty Evil Sword finally awoke from its deep sleep!

This was the full glory of the Bloodthirsty Evil Sword!

Old Wang urged the Evil Sword forward, but the sword hummed as if it had encountered some terrifyingly formidable presence. It desperately retreated, trembling as if terrified to confront the person before it.

"Who are you!" Who exactly was the opponent that could instill such fear in the Bloodthirsty Evil Sword, completely surpassing Old Wang’s understanding?

Lu Yang, clutching the collar of the constable’s uniform with resignation, said, "Haven’t we already told you? We’re constables from the County Government. My surname is Lu, and this gentleman beside me is surnamed Meng."

The people of Quyi County are truly fierce, hacking at themselves and bleeding.

Then Lu Yang pulled out two unconscious mysterious figures from behind him.

"While patrolling the streets, we encountered these two scoundrels. After subduing them, they revealed their purpose, and we came to understand the situation."

Seeing the emblems on the chests of the mysterious figures, Old Wang’s pupils shrank: "People from the Myriad Sword Alliance!"

Lu Yang uttered an "Oh": "It seems they weren’t lying; they were indeed looking for you."

"I was a bit heavy-handed when interrogating these two just now, and they were knocked out before we could finish asking questions. You, as the victim, should know something. Tell us why they were looking for you?"

Old Wang clenched his teeth in turmoil for a moment before finally sighing internally. These two constables were definitely not simple; it would not be wise to hide anything.

"A hundred years ago, I violated our ancestral teachings and forged a heinous Evil Sword..."

Old Wang did not hide the truth, and he repeated the experiences he had once told young Wang the blacksmith.

While speaking, Old Wang covertly observed Lu Yang and his companion’s reactions, but found them unfathomable. Their expressions did not change, making it impossible to guess what they were thinking.

"I see." After hearing the story, Lu Yang and his companion casually nodded. It was a rather common tale—nothing surprising.

"However, we’ve never heard of a power called the Myriad Sword Alliance." From the Five Great Immortal Sects to Third Grade powers, they had heard of many names, but couldn’t recall one called the Myriad Sword Alliance.

Old Wang shook his head. He didn’t know much about the Myriad Sword Alliance either, only that it was filled with formidable experts, certainly no shortage of those on par with his own strength.

Old Wang lowered his voice as if sharing a great secret: "Also, I’ve heard that the Myriad Sword Alliance might have the backing of a government office!"

"Wow, now that’s interesting," Lu Yang chuckled, giving Meng Jingzhou a look. Meng Jingzhou proceeded to splash cold water on the two mysterious figures and pinch their acupuncture points, waking up the two Myriad Sword Alliance members.

"You two insignificant constables dare to meddle with people from the Myriad Sword Alliance; looks like you’re tired of living..."

Meng Jingzhou, running out of patience, slapped them: "Be quiet and show some manners. Answer what you’re asked!"

"What exactly is the origin of your Myriad Sword Alliance, and why have we never heard of it?"

"Heh." A mysterious figure let out a disdainful sneer, "The world is far from as simple as you imagine. Where there’s light, there’s darkness. The so-called ’Grades’ of Sects are just a public division of power, that’s all. We, the Myriad Sword Alliance, are the power that walks in the darkness!"

Lu Yang nodded, translating to himself, "So, it’s an unregistered, illegal organization."

"Boy, watch your language!" Another mysterious figure angrily said, feeling that Lu Yang was insulting the Myriad Sword Alliance.

"We, the Myriad Sword Alliance, aim to collect divine swords from all over the world, with each member possessing a Heavenly Weapon Divine Sword. Each Divine Sword has unparalleled power!"

"My ’Ghost King Soul-breaking Sword’ can injure the Three Souls and Seven Spirits! His ’Thunder Dragon Bone Sword’ can summon lightning!"

"The Alliance Hierarch and Vice Alliance Hierarch of our Myriad Sword Alliance are unfathomably powerful. They are Divinity Transformation Sword Cultivators who have participated in the Sword Inquiry Ceremony at the Sword Tower!"

"Sword Inquiry Ceremony?" After they had talked for so long, Lu Yang finally heard a familiar term, a bit surprised.

Was being qualified to attend the Sword Inquiry Ceremony something to boast about?

He had thought that as long as one was a Sword Cultivator, one would be eligible to attend the Sword Inquiry Ceremony. It turns out there was a threshold.

Seeing Lu Yang’s shocked expression, the two mysterious figures scoffed incessantly, "Now you know what kind of power you’ve provoked!"

Meng Jingzhou kicked over the two who were sneering, cursing, "I thought you were from some major power. Turns out you’re just a small Third Grade Sect puffing yourselves up!"

Small Third Grade power?

Both the mysterious figures and Old Wang started to doubt their ears. When had the term "small power" ever been linked to a Third Grade Sect?

"Let’s get things sorted out quickly while we’re on duty tonight. We’ll ask about the Myriad Sword Alliance’s information on the road." Lu Yang prepared to leave the Wang Family Blacksmith Shop with the two mysterious figures.

Old Wang called out to Lu Yang and his companion as he saw them about to leave.

"Wait a moment, aren’t you going to arrest me?"

Lu Yang and his companion were perplexed by Old Wang’s question, "Arrest you for what, attacking us? Isn’t everything clear now? You mistook us for people from the Myriad Sword Alliance. It’s understandable."

"I forged an Evil Sword!"

"Grandpa, please don’t leave!" Little Wang the blacksmith cried, clinging to Old Wang.

Old Wang affectionately stroked Little Wang’s head, reminiscing about the time when he had just found the child, "Time flies, you’ve grown up so. It’s a pity that Grandpa can’t stay by your side anymore."

"These years, Grandpa has been tormented day and night. If I hadn’t gone against the family traditions and forged an Evil Sword, none of this would have happened. Maybe if I spend my remaining years in prison, I might feel a bit better."

As Lu Yang and his companion listened to Old Wang, the more he spoke, the stranger it seemed, "Forging an Evil Sword isn’t illegal."

"That’s impossible!" Old Wang became anxious, even pulling out an ancient booklet from his chest — the ancestral teachings of the Divine Craftsman Wang Family, arguing vehemently with Lu Yang and his companion.

"One of our Divine Craftsman Wang Family’s ancestral teachings is not to forge Evil Swords, because forging them is illegal!"

Lu Yang was silent for a while before asking, "When was this ancestral teaching left behind?"

Speaking of the history of the Divine Craftsman Wang Family, Old Wang was extremely proud, "Our Divine Craftsman Wang Family is a reclusive family that dates back ten thousand years, so naturally, it was from ten thousand years ago!"

Lu Yang nodded, "That explains it."

"What explains what?"

"When the criminal law was revised eight thousand years ago, they had already removed the prohibition against forging Evil Swords."

"After all, whether an Evil Sword is wicked depends on how it’s used. This Bloodthirsty Evil Sword is quite suitable for nourishing with one’s own body. Who knows, if nurtured long enough, it might even develop a Sword Spirit."

Before leaving, Lu Yang took out a book and handed it to Old Wang, "Oh, and we constables also have the duty to enlighten the ignorant. This is the latest edition of the criminal law. Study it when you have the time, and don’t scare yourself for no reason."