Chapter 23: The Terrifying Power of the Magic Artifact Longsword

Upon arriving in the courtyard, Fang Yun didn't rush to rest; instead, he planned to utilize these last few days to study his tactics against enemies and accumulate a bit more experience.

However, Spirit Talismans are ultimately single-use items, and Fang Yun didn't want to waste them on trials.

Thus, he could only take out the Magic Artifact sword and wanted to see just what kind of power it possessed.

He drew the blade and carelessly tossed the scabbard aside.

This Magic Artifact sword bore a likeness to an ordinary sword, but unlike an ordinary blade, its surface was covered with mysterious and intricate patterns.

Without a doubt, these must be some sort of prohibitions or Arrays, which also constituted the wonders of this Magic Artifact sword.

After examining the Magic Artifact sword in his hand, Fang Yun circulated his Mana from within his Dantian, through the meridians in his hands, and into the sword.

Influenced by the Mana, the Magic Artifact sword began to emit a bright yellow light starting from the hilt.

The light slowly flowed toward the tip of the sword.

When it reached the tip, the bright yellow light enveloped the entire Magic Artifact sword.

Then, Fang Yun swung the sword toward a nearby rockery, and a several-meters-long Sword Energy flew towards it.

The Sword Energy gently swept across the rockery as if slicing through a block of tofu, utterly silent.

Then it continued forward, cutting into the pavilion behind the rockery, then on to the corridor behind that, before it stopped.

Fang Yun waited for a moment, and as the rockery emitted a thunderous boom, it split into two halves, the pavilion cracked in half, and the corridor was also cut into two sections.

Seeing this scene, Fang Yun was shocked as he looked at the Magic Artifact sword in his hand; its power had indeed given him a great fright.

Could the quality of a Cultivator's Mana be so high?

Or was it that the Magic Artifact was too powerful?

But regardless of whether it was the might of the Magic Artifact or the power of the Mana, both were actually parts of a Cultivator's strength.

No wonder those Clan Elders reacted so strongly to him advancing to the second layer of Qi Cultivation.

It turns out, the destructive power exhibited by a second-layer Qi Cultivator was indeed formidable.

Immediately after, Fang Yun sensed his own Mana and discovered that after swinging the sword, his Mana depleted by about one-tenth.

That meant his total Mana could only produce around ten such sword strikes.

This consumption of Mana was indeed enormous.

However, with a slight stir of his spirit, Fang Yun lightly touched the Life Essence Qi nearby. After expending three points of Life Essence Qi, his Mana quickly expanded and instantly returned to its peak.

He glanced at the panel.

Cultivation: Qi Cultivation second layer

Mana: 32

Life Essence Qi: 20

Control over Plants: Spirit Rice (320), Astragalus (2536)...

Spells: Earth Power Skills (Skilled 6%), Spirit Rain Skill (Beginner 30%)

Looking at the 20 points of Life Essence Qi remaining on the panel, a smile appeared on Fang Yun's face.

With this Life Essence Qi, he would still be able to use the Magic Artifact sword regularly.

With this, he no longer needed to worry so much about his own safety.

Just then, a loud noise came from the door as Fang Lin kicked open the courtyard gate and rushed in.

"Clan Leader, what has happened?"

Fang Yun gave him a glance, then looked at the collapsed rockery and the damaged things behind it.

Hearing the sounds of people hurrying this way, he knew that the commotion he'd caused was too significant and had led to a misunderstanding among the crowd.

Therefore, Fang Yun explained: "Clan Elders, there's no need for concern. I was merely testing the Magic Artifact in my hand. Tell everyone to remain calm! Scatter! Disband!"

Fang Lin looked at the magic artifact long sword in Fang Yun's hand, then glanced at the nearby rockery and the collapsed pavilion.

Swallowing the saliva in his mouth, he had just thought to persuade Fang Yun not to waste mana, so as not to affect the upcoming battle with the enemy in a few days.

But then he thought that as a cultivator, Fang Yun must be aware of such matters, and it was not his place as a mortal to overstep.

"Yes, Clan Leader!"

Saying so, he turned and walked out of the courtyard to explain to the others who were rushing over.

Having understood the rough power of the magic artifact long sword, Fang Yun decided not to conduct further tests.

Next, he took out those dozen or so spirit talismans and carefully examined them.

Among these spirit talismans, there were 5 with the fire attribute, 3 with the wind attribute, 3 with the earth attribute, as well as 2 with the gold attribute, and 2 with the wood attribute.

Fang Yun could only simply discern their attributes, but as for which specific spirit talismans they were, he had never seen them before and lacked the knowledge to distinguish them.

So, Fang Yun organized the spirit talismans by their categories.

For the upcoming war, let's start with the fire attribute spirit talismans.

Because they are most likely offensive in nature and would presumably be quite suitable for wartime.

Once all preparations were in order, Fang Yun spent the following days tranquilly in the courtyard.

Cultivating his spirit and body, waiting for the great battle to arrive.

Five days later, as the courtyard gate was knocked, Fang Yun realized that those pirates must have come.

He went forward to open the door and indeed saw Fang Lin standing at the entrance with a grave face.

Even though they had already thought of strategies a few days ago, the thought of the enemy's numbers still weighed heavily that this battle would not be easy.

Fang Yun nodded at him, then led the way towards the grand hall in the center of the town.

Arriving at the entrance of the grand hall, except for Fang Yong, all the other family elders were already waiting there.

"Reporting to the Clan Leader, the pirates are nearing Spirit Water Island and are about to begin landing!

Please issue your orders, Clan Leader!"

Fang Hao, responsible for intelligence, stepped forward to report.

Fang Yun, with the magic artifact long sword in hand, raised it high and declared: "Good, I won't say anything else, let's move out!"

Following Fang Yun's command, except for Fang Jianting, the elder who was unfit for battle, the rest of the elders promptly employed their qinggong and dashed towards the eastern side.

That area was one of the beaches of Spirit Water Island; if the enemy were to land, they would have to choose this place.

Seeing the elders speeding away with qinggong, a twitch formed at the corners of Fang Yun's mouth.

It seems that he had to prioritize practicing his qinggong.

Otherwise, it would undermine his authority as a Clan Leader.

But now was not the time to think about this; Fang Yun nodded towards Fang Jianting, who stayed behind, then channeled his mana and followed the other elders towards the east.

Fang Jianting didn't notice Fang Yun's somewhat awkward running posture.

Instead, he watched the departing figures and sighed softly, "Ancestors, please protect the Fang Family, and hope we can successfully fend off the pirates!

At the very least, I hope nothing happens to our Clan Leader; he is the hope of our Fang Family!"

Fang Yun quickly arrived at the eastern beach along with the others.

At this time, nearly a thousand island guards, in armor and wielding long spears, were already lined up under Fang Yong's command, ready for battle behind the beach.

And in the distance, the outlines of over a dozen large ships were faintly visible.

As time passed, the appearance of the ships came into clearer view.

Clearly, it wouldn't be long before the ships reached shore.

That was when the war would commence.

Feeling the atmosphere of war on the field, Fang Yun couldn't help but tense up.