Jiang Zuo was speechless, though he had indeed been watching with eyes wide open.
Still, seeing Chi Xue Child get humiliated was pretty amusing. This was like embarrassment opening the door for its mother—a complete and utter disgrace.
After a moment's thought, Jiang Zuo recalled that under normal circumstances, it was indeed impossible to resonate with the Red Sword.
Then, Jiang Zuo replied, "I remembered a legend. They say the Red Sword has a spirit. To draw it from its sheath, you need to say a specific phrase."
Liuyue Xue immediately replied, "What phrase?"
Po Xiao: "Something along the lines of announcing to the world in a very powerful tone, 'From this day forth, to see the Red Sword is to see me, the Blood Venerable.' Just have Chi Xue Child change the name, and it should work."
Demon Cultivator Mo Yan posted a scornful emoji. "That line is so cringey."
Chen Yi: "The Blood Venerable was from ancient times. You can't use your modern perspective to understand the meaning of that phrase back then."
Liu Yiyi asked in surprise, "You know what it means?"
Chen Yi: "I don't know."
Liuyue Xue: "Never mind that! Hey, you, the one filming! Go tell Chi Xue Child already!"
Demon Cultivator Mo Yan said, "I know, I know! You don't have to shout. I'm not an idiot."
This time, it was Demon Cultivator Mo Yan's voice.
The live stream chat exploded again.
Liuyue Xue: "Why are you the one filming?"
Liu Yiyi: "Why is a Demon Cultivator hanging out with people from Chi Xue Child's Sect?"
Blade Master Hai Bian: "Am I onto something here?"
Yang Mu: "You people love making a fuss over nothing. What era are we in? Who says Demon Cultivators have to be evil? We're all practicing Cultivation. How can you divide good and evil based on Cultivation Techniques?"
'This guy has a point,' Jiang Zuo thought.
Then again, when he first achieved his Great Dao, he was targeted by Saintess Jiu Xi. After he killed her, a whole mob of people ganged up on him, vowing to "slay the demon," and just like that, he became the villainous final boss.
Just then, Yang Mu posted another message: "Shouldn't good and evil be determined by clothes? People in black or red are the most likely to be crooked."
"..." Jiang Zuo felt his face twitch in exasperation.
Meanwhile, Demon Cultivator Mo Yan had already told Chi Xue Child the method Jiang Zuo mentioned.
Chi Xue Child composed himself and said, "That was just an accident. Now I'm getting serious."
Chi Xue Child's senior brothers had started yawning. Watching their junior brother make a fool of himself, especially on a live stream, was getting pretty boring.
At that moment, Chi Xue Child raised the Red Sword and declared solemnly, "From this day forth, to see the Red Sword is to see me, Chi Xue Child."
In that instant, Chi Xue Child felt the Red Sword tremble. The rust then faded away. In a moment no one perceived, a sword's cry pierced the heavens, and a bloody light shook the world.
Then, Chi Xue Child's words echoed in all directions: "From this day forth, to see the Red Sword is to see me, Chi Xue Child."
Jiang Zuo looked up. He saw the bloody light and heard Chi Xue Child's voice.
'Looks like the Red Sword is quite pleased,' he mused. 'It's even actively legitimizing its new master. From now on, Chi Xue Child is the master of the Red Sword.'
Back on the street, the middle-aged man's face was a mask of anguish.
He then turned to a young woman in front of him. "Miss, I can see you have a unique skeletal structure. Have you ever considered..."
SLAP...
After a swift slap, the young woman called him a pervert and left.
'I didn't even say anything, did I? I didn't do anything! Why do all women love to slap me?' the middle-aged man wondered, utterly dumbfounded.
Back with Chi Xue Child, his senior brothers' jaws had dropped to the floor. His master's eyes were practically burning red.
He was afflicted with a common illness: red-eyed jealousy.
He was wondering if he should just kill this youngest disciple.
Liuyue Xue asked in the live stream chat, "I heard and saw that! Did you guys?"
"I'm almost blind! Ahh, this sword is so much better than my Shadowless Dagger!" Demon Cultivator Mo Yan posted, along with a crying emoji.
Liuyue Xue sent an excited emoji. "Alright, I'm off to do some face-slapping."
Liu Yiyi sent a table-flipping emoji. "You guys still haven't explained what's going on!"
Demon Cultivator Mo Yan typed directly, "It's nothing, really. Weren't we just at the treasure appraisal event? Fellow Daoist Po Xiao picked five Magical Treasures back then. The three of us each took one. Mine was unsealed on the spot, but they said theirs would cause a commotion, so they snuck back home to unseal them."
"As it turns out, the 'commotion' was indeed a bit big."
The entire live stream chat went silent.
Then, everyone started to @Po Xiao.
"Fellow Daoist, are you free? Let's go shopping! I have a pile of Spirit Stones I can't seem to spend."
"Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, I have lots of Spirit Medicines. Let's take them and go treasure appraising together!"
"Big Bro Po Xiao, please carry this little bro!"
"Fellow Daoist, I know a lot of beautiful Fairies. Just tell me which one you like, and I'll introduce you."
Jiang Zuo's face darkened again. He could only reply, "He's already left."
Liu Yiyi said, "Fellow Daoist, next time you have any unwanted Magical Treasures, please be sure to contact me! Ask for whatever you want—Fairies, Spirit Stones, cash, Spirit Medicines, I have them all."
Demon Cultivator Mo Yan: "Me too! We Demon Cultivators have lots of sexy Fairies."
Liuyue Xue: "Demon Cultivators can also be called 'Fairies'?"
Demon Cultivator Mo Yan retorted, unconvinced, "What then? Should we be called 'Demon Sons'?"
"You can be called a Witch."
"Then why don't you call yourself 'Fairy Maiden'? Does it feel too tacky? 'Fairy' is a general term. Demon Cultivation and Immortal Cultivation are both just Cultivation. So, whether Fairy Maiden or Witch, we are all Fairies, understand?"
Blade Master Hai Bian: "When did this theory come out?"
Demon Cultivator Mo Yan said, "Just now. I came up with it. I even took out a newspaper ad for it. From now on, you can't call me Demon Cultivator Mo Yan. You have to call me Fairy Mo Yan. Yes, I'm going to change my nickname right now."
"..."
"..."
She was truly one of a kind.
After that, Jiang Zuo stopped paying attention to them. He didn't really care whether Liuyue Xue was going to start a live stream, because the Heaven-Breaking Spear's debut effects were nothing compared to the Red Sword's.
However, the Heaven-Breaking Spear did come with a legacy. He wondered who would end up practicing it.
Jiang Zuo had actually practiced that legacy before, but during that time, he couldn't find anything good, and his luck hit rock bottom.
From then on, he never touched a spear again, let alone practiced the Heaven-Breaking Spear's legacy.
It was pure poison.
Just then, Jiang Zuo's phone buzzed. He glanced at it and saw a message from Su Qi:
I just went shopping with my senior sister. She bought a ton of stuff.
She then sent a photo—a picture of her with a beautiful woman.
This woman was the exact one Jiang Zuo had seen at the treasure appraisal event.
But Jiang Zuo didn't get it. If Su Qi had run away, what was she doing now?
'Is she testing me? Or trying to prove that she really went to find her senior sister?'
Suddenly, Jiang Zuo froze. He reread the message.
Sure enough, Su Qi had typed "senior sister."
'Looks like she let the truth slip out by accident.'
Jiang Zuo didn't reply. He was curious to see if Su Qi would delete the message.
After waiting a few minutes, Jiang Zuo saw that Su Qi hadn't deleted it.
He didn't know if she hadn't noticed or just didn't dare to delete it.
Still, Jiang Zuo didn't know how to respond, so he simply sent back: "Mm."
After that, Jiang Zuo decided to focus on his Cultivation. He realized he couldn't wait two or three more days. The day after tomorrow was when the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion would open.
He hadn't planned on going in, but there were some things on the periphery he could go and pick. His strength had been insufficient before, but now with Cold Moon and that shield, he could give it a try.
As for the original path, it still had to be sealed off.