Chapter 392: 392, [Danger of the Boundary Monument] (Request for Monthly Tickets)
The artifact held by the Second Priest, resembling a scepter, bore a unique design.

At its top was lodged a dark red gemstone, and beneath that, the carvings of two long, black snakes twirled around each other, mimicking a pair of dragons playing with a pearl.

The handle was covered in dark, complicated runes, scattered haphazardly and shimmering faintly with a muted glow.

This was the Second Priest’s precious possession, comparable to a Purple Level Magic Weapon of the Heavenly Dust Continent, and it seemed to be straight out of a video game since it could emit light.

Its name was the “Scepter”, but players affectionally dubbed it… the “Control Wand”.

The Second Priest was infamous for his brutal techniques on the battlefield. In a previous life, his Soul Devouring Flame drove players mad with agony. Thus, whenever players saw him, they could not help but remark sarcastically: “Did you span your Control Wand today?”

What’s the big deal with killing me in a second? Even if you kill me, it won’t stop me from ranting at you!

Death was not scary. What was scary was that if you don’t rant at him now, and if you happen not to encounter him in the future, then you won’t have the chance to rant!

The Second Priest held the “Scepter” horizontally in front of him, extending his left hand to stroke the dark red gemstone at its top.

Originally, he had two signature treasures: the Red Jade Ring and this “Scepter”. Now, only one remained, which filled him with resentment.

The dark red light in the Second Priest’s eyes continued to flicker. He could see the verdant qi surging from the Boundary Monument and determine the location of the Dragon Eye of the West State Dragon Vein by observing the flow of this qi.

“Found it.” His thin lips curled slightly upward, displaying faint excitement.

He was ready to strike.

“This is, after all, a crucial area of West State, and time is running out. I have to succeed in one blow.” He thought to himself.

Although this avatar only possessed sixty percent of his actual strength, he deemed it was enough.

No matter what material this Boundary Monument was made from, even if it’s that kind of superior material used to forge Purple Level Magic Weapons, he was confident of destroying it.

The Second Priest’s lips barely moved, without making a sound, he silently muttered an incantation.

In the next instant, a blazing red snake burst forth from the “Scepter”, barrelling towards the Western State Border Monument in the distance.

—It was invincible!

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Before the Western State Border Monument, a large number of Sword Cultivators were meditating with their eyes closed.

They were different in physique from Lu Xun, hence they couldn’t hear a certain voice in their surroundings.

“Dida, dida, dida…”

“Today is the… I don’t know how many days Lu Xun has been away.”

“Why hasn’t he come to see me yet?”

The Boundary Monument Dida mumbled to itself, it was a pity that apart from Lu Xun, it doesn’t seem like anyone else could hear it.

It could have gotten used to loneliness, but it had experienced the bustle.

For it who was always alone, having just Lu Xun for company was already considered lively.

Thankfully, it had a long life. Since the establishment of the two Sword Sects, it had already existed, and to date, it had a history of over a thousand years, so its perception of time was different from ordinary people.

In the eyes of many, a year was already a very long time, but to it, a year was like nothing.

It had just habitually mumbled these words, but it didn’t have any thoughts of blaming Lu Xun in its heart. Or you could say… it had never felt such a negative emotion as blame.

In recent days, Dida could feel the turbulence in West State, and for some reason, it felt melancholic.

It was a strange emotion, and Dida found it hard to get used to it.

When it had nothing else to do during the day, it’d count the number of Flying Swords that zoomed across the sky.

Flying overhead, all of them originated from outside of West State.

These Flying Swords belonged to the Sword Cultivators from outside West State. Even though their bodies were buried elsewhere, their swords found their way back to the Sword Tomb.

The returning Flying Swords, in essence, brought back news of their demise.

By the end of the count, Dida could hardly bear to continue.

At the same time, it was also worried about Lu Xun’s safety.

After all, he was its only friend.

If Lu Xun were to die, no one else in the vast Heavenly Dust Continent would be able to converse with it anymore.

And at this moment, it sensed a terrifying aura attacking from a distance!

It was a ferocious and tempestuous fire snake, aggregated from dark red flames. It spanned several miles, seemingly dyeing half of the sky red.

It was clearly attacking from high above, yet the plants on the ground began to scorch instantaneously!

Even from such a distance, the aura of this fire snake still managed to reach them!

Consequently, a noticeable charred trench appeared on the ground where it flew over.

At this moment, a superior yellow level flying sword that had flown back from the outside of the West State failed to dodge in time and happened to be touched by this flame snake.

It moved too quickly. The sword spirit of a mere yellow level flying sword could not possibly react in time.

Merely within an instant, the flying sword was engulfed by the fire snake and quickly disintegrated into ashes.

This was a flying sword of an unknown sword cultivator that had flown thousands of miles back from the western state border. It was attacked right outside its own doorstep… Unable to return home.

——Man and sword, both destroyed.

The fire snake paid no heed to this, nor did it slow down.

As for the Second Priest on the small hill, he would pay even less attention to this flying sword.

However, the sword cultivators standing in front of the Monument of West State all drew their swords in unison at the blink of an eye.

“Impudence!”

One Sword Qi after another flew towards the fire snake in the sky, but they couldn’t hurt it in the slightest.

At this moment, the strongest individual in front of the monument only had the Cultivation Base of the sixth domain and there were quite a few Great Cultivators here. However, this flame snake was extremely terrifying and did not show any signs of weakness!

And they had also noticed that the Flame Snake was heading straight for the Monument of West State!

The sword cultivators in front of the monument frowned deeply, but none of them dodged.

This was the border of the West State, this was the holy land of West State.

This area forbids flying. It would be a serious disrespect for cultivators to fly with their flying objects. Let alone invading this place.

The reason they all sat quietly in front of the Boundary Monument was that the four characters “Eternal Glory of Swordsmanship” on the Boundary Monument could calm their minds.

If so, how could they retreat?

Just as the fire snake was about to sweep over the area, a stream of green energy emerged from the monument and was violently pushed forward, flying all the West State sword cultivators away.

This was the limit of what Dida, the Boundary Monument, could do.

It was, after all, just a boundary stone, with very few magical powers attached to it. When it went to rescue Lu Xun initially, it had just instinctively delivered a crushing blow like a weighty mass, using its…terrifying…weight to crush the monster to death.

From this moment, nothing was left between the Boundary Monument and the fire snake but the green light from the Boundary Monument.

The fire snake fiercely collided with the four characters “Eternal Glory of Swordsmanship”, causing the monument to tremble violently, making the ground around it slightly tremble as well.

With the creation of the huge rumbling sound, the green light was broken, and the fire snake burst open, turning into an endless sea of fire, spreading endlessly around the monument, burning everything recklessly!

However, no one knew what material this Boundary Monument was made of. At this moment, it didn’t turn into ashes but still stood there being burned by the flames.

The words “Eternal Glory of Swordsmanship” were so eye-catching and glaring among the sea of fire.

“It…it hurts so much,” murmured Dida, the Boundary Monument. Its voice was a little shaky, but no one could hear it.

Far away, the Second Priest held the “Scepter” with a shock, muttering, “Worthy of a stele located on the West State Dragon Vein. Thanks to the nourishment of the Dragon Vein for thousands of years, I don’t know what material it’s made of, but it managed to block my strike.”

Without hesitation, the Second Priest immediately raised his hand, said a character from his mouth, and summoned the second Flame Snake.

He looked just like a Magic Master.

He knew the time was pressing and he should not stay here for long. After summoning the second Flame Snake, he kept speaking characters in his mouth, and two more Flame Snakes appeared in the sky in an instant!

Three Flame Snakes was his limit. They came breaking through space, and three deep charred trenches appeared on the ground!

They were about to hit the distant Monument of West State.

And just at this moment, an unclear Sword Light arrived in a blink of an eye. The power of One Sword directly sliced these three Flame Snakes into pieces.

A man in a black robe approached from a distance, his voice shook the surroundings, spreading across several miles:

——”HOW DARE YOU?!”