Out of fear of death, Invest Everything into Health-Chapter 371 - 174: Fainting from Shock at Senior Brother’s Blood Bar Length

Chapter 371: Chapter 174: Fainting from Shock at Senior Brother’s Blood Bar Length

Guardian Sword Island is located at the center of the Peixun Lake Islands, and it is the largest island.

The core of power for the entire Luo Family, the Sword Discussion Hall is located here. Additionally, it is also where the patriarch Luo Tianyuan resides.

Patriarch’s Sword Institute.

As Fan Wubing entered the courtyard, he immediately saw Luo Tianyuan.

He stood alone in the courtyard, hands behind his back, his long white hair cascading down to his waist, a topknot on his head pierced by a sword-shaped hairpin.

"Patriarch Luo."

Luo Tianyuan turned around. Unlike in the Sword Discussion Hall, where he commanded respect without anger, at this moment he wore a gentle smile, appearing approachable.

"Do you play chess?"

"Go?"

"A little."

On the Enlightenment Peak, when he was young, his senior sister would play chess with him to amuse him, but no more after he turned ten.

"Do you practice swordplay?"

"Sword?"

Luo Tianyuan smiled slightly, "Yes, the sword!"

"A little."

Luo Tianyuan shook his head, "Either you do, or you don’t. What does ’a little’ mean?"

Fan Wubing replied, "I do."

"Good! Then let’s have a round of Sword Chess!" Luo Tianyuan’s voice was like a great bell, full of momentum, and a heavy Sword Intent surged from behind him, swiftly altering the surrounding scenery.

Soon, they were no longer in the courtyard but in a place where Sword Qi crisscrossed, imbued with a sense of desolation and severity. Looking around, the slopes rolled continuously, and the ravines were densely planted with all kinds of swords: long swords, short swords, giant swords, fine swords, broad swords, soft swords, sleeve swords...all types could be found.

Only one Sword Tree grew wildly here, with nothing else exuding vitality.

Under the Sword Tree, a chessboard and pieces were already prepared.

"Please." Luo Tianyuan sat down first.

Fan Wubing followed suit, sitting down, and remarked with a smile, "The place where Patriarch Luo plays chess with others is truly unique."

Luo Tianyuan’s expression remained calm, "This is the Sword Domain manifested from my Sword Dao, not a place for playing chess with others."

"Then why have a kid play chess here?" Fan Wubing asked.

Luo Tianyuan placed a piece and said, "It’s just you and me here, nothing worth feigning deepness. I might as well be upfront with you. Consider this as my test for you."

Fan Wubing matched the piece, "A test?"

"Do you know what constitution Qingyao has?"

"Pure Sword Body."

"Correct, a Pure Sword Body." Luo Tianyuan’s eyebrows slightly twitched, "Qingyao has been living miserably these years; she wants freedom, to pursue her own Dao. However, she’s a good child and obeys the family’s arrangements. But I’m well aware she’s long been fed up with this restricted life. I don’t expect her to understand me, but you must understand why I must constrain her."

"Why?"

"A Pure Sword Body is the purest sword body and a double-edged sword, born for the Sword Dao and to die for the Sword Dao. If she can maintain her Dao’s purity, she’ll surely become a Sword Immortal, a Great Sword Immortal. But if tainted by stray thoughts of the Dao, awaiting her would be to become a Sword Slave." Luo Tianyuan looked intently at Fan Wubing, "So, to prevent Qingyao’s Pure Sword Body from being contaminated by other paths, I need to know if you truly can use the sword to enter the Dao."

The Sword Dao is not among the Innate Dao and can only be forged later. To use the sword to enter the Dao is a hurdle every Sword Cultivator must face.

Fan Wubing paused, "What does this have to do with whether I can use the sword to enter the Dao?"

Luo Tianyuan slightly frowned, tightening his mouth, "I really can’t tell if you’re pretending to be foolish or truly foolish. That girl nearly has her affection for you written all over her face, yet you ask what this has to do with you?"

"Didn’t consider my thoughts?" Fan Wubing asked softly.

Luo Tianyuan was stunned, then reacted angrily, "What, are you still not willing to accept it! My Qingyao has the looks of a Celestial Immortal, top talents, will inevitably become a top Great Sword Immortal in the future. If she didn’t genuinely like you, do you think I would allow her to go with you!"

Fan Wubing asked with a smile, "Patriarch Luo is very concerned about Qingyao."

"If I don’t care about her, who will! She’s my direct great-granddaughter! Her father is my direct grandson! Her mother is my direct disciple!" Luo Tianyuan fiercely clenched his fists, thinking, if he had known that the Fallen Immortal Land would fall, he wouldn’t have let them go!

Fan Wubing said, "If so, why doesn’t Patriarch Luo... think a bit more for her?"

Luo Tianyuan knew what Fan Wubing meant by "think," he took a deep breath, "The Luo Family is an Immortal Dao Noble Clan, with numerous factions within, deeply rooted. We’ve witnessed the ascendance to immortality of the Shangjing Dynasty and the Dao Ancestor establishing heaven. Throughout the millennia, we’ve witnessed countless forces, big and small, streak across the sky like meteors.

"The mortal world has changed time and again, yet the Luo Family remains everlastingly in the Immortal Dao. Do you think it’s because of what?"

Fan Wubing smiled, "I suppose it’s not because of a share of Immortal food demanded by the Lake Heart Main Island, falling into the hands of Immortal Farmers turning into one hundred thousand acres of Immortal fields, is it."

Luo Tianyuan glanced at him, understanding his meaning, but not getting angry because of it, instead giving a faint word of praise.

"You aren’t bad, kid, but only someone like you, free from constraints, can afford to be ’not bad.’"

He placed a piece, then said, "A family supported solely by relations and emotions among its members would crumble within three generations at most. To remain evergreen in the Immortal Dao, one needs to rely on entrenched interest groups, for the more nutrients the roots absorb, the more prosperous the tree becomes. Factions will compete with each other, both openly and in the shadows, with both good and bad facets present. My preference for Qingyao would only be a mountainous burden upon her."

Fan Wubing said, "That’s why she wants to leave this family."