Chapter 147: Chapter 147: The Forest Of Swords And Spears
Sam sat in his Vampire progenitor form, occupying the seat of the patriarch of the renowned Antares family in the world of Kenkai.
There were two major families in this world of swords and spears: the Antares and the Lancestar families.
The Antares family controlled one part of the world, while the Lancestar family controlled the other.
Just as the Antares family was known as the strongest sword family, the Lancestar family held the title of the strongest spear family.
Each world in the Nirvana universe was distinct and unique, practicing its own system of evolution. In Kenkai, people could only wield swords and spears as their weapons.
Unlike the people of the cultivation world, who absorbed spiritual energy into their meridians to grow physically stronger and extend their lifespan, the martial artists of Kenkai used the power gained from cultivating their swords and spears.
The Antares family, in particular, was known for producing exceptional swordsmen throughout history, much like the Lancestar family was renowned for producing the greatest spearmen in the world.
These facts were common knowledge, but there was one secret known only to the inner circles of the Antares and Lancestar clans: the reason these families had grown to their current extent was due to an incomprehensible being in the entire universe.
This being now sat leisurely, sipping coffee elegantly, seemingly without a care in the world.
Not even the strongest martial artist in all of Kenkai dared to speak out of turn in their presence, let alone kneel along with their entire family.
"Anyway, Andrew, have you become familiar with the system?" Sam placed the coffee cup on the table and looked at the patriarch.
"My lord, perhaps it was you who is responsible for this system?" Andrew ventured cautiously.
"Hm... yes, but keep this information within your inner circle. You understand what would happen if it were to spread, right?"
"I wouldn't dare, my lord."
"Anyway, I want my holy swords back, if you don't mind," Sam requested with a gentlemanly smile.
If only others could see it that way, they wouldn't be sweating from the fear of death hanging over their necks, just a millimeter away.
"I wouldn't dare, my lord. They were yours in the first place," Andrew replied, shaking his head vigorously as if he had made a grave mistake.
He signaled to his son to bring all the holy swords Sam had previously given to his family.
There was a single reason why Sam had helped Andrew and his family: he wanted his own underlings to do his jobs, powerful ones.
When he discovered Andrew Antares and Keith Lancestar, who showed great talent in sword and spear respectively, he gave them holy attribute weapons and even unlocked their latent hidden potential.
Soon, two men who were clearly his sons arrived, swords covered in sheaths.
Not even a moment passed when the swords came in contact with Sam's presence; they abruptly shook away from their grip and rushed towards him as if they had found their long-lost mother.
Andrew and his sons looked at this scene with complicated expressions.
They had been wielding these swords for a long time, together they had seen countless battles, but now, seeing them easily gravitate towards another man's side, left them bewildered.
Sam ignored them as if they were invisible air before storing the swords in the system's inventory.
"Anyway, I don't have any more reason to be here." Sam got up then looked at Andrew as if remembering something.
"By the way, Andrew, the door to the other world will open soon. I do expect you to cooperate with the other worlders. Since you have behaved well, I will give you a heads up."
"The cultivation world will be the first, as for the rest of the information, you will naturally learn as you interact with them... Communication will go smoothly with the help of the system."
"My lord, what if the otherworlders become hostile with us? Are we allowed to attack back?" Andrew asked.
"If it's reasonable enough, you can," Sam nodded. "It will be the same as your clan trading with another clan; problems and miscommunications are inevitable. You can deal with it yourself as you judge fit. I will never interfere with it... Also, most of the leaders of the cultivation world will be people who are related to me, so you can rest easy, they won't be unreasonable," Sam calmly explained.
"Soon enough, more and more worlds will come into contact with each other. Use this opportunity to grow stronger as much as possible," Sam said before he disappeared from the place along with his sisters.
Sam and his sisters appeared in another place, a forest to be precise, in the middle of an island situated between the lands of Anatares and Lancestor.
"What are we doing here, onii-chan?" Sophia asked, looking around.
"Onii-chan?" Sam raised an eyebrow in amusement. "Is that what you were doing with Amelia and the others? Watching anime and learning these words?"
"Yes, it has become a part of my routine when I'm not in your arms," saying that, Sophia sneakily wrapped her arms around him.
"Mm, why are you calling me onii-chan, though? You are the older one, shouldn't you be calling me Otōto instead?"
"Yes, but I love calling you onii-chan, Mira agrees too," Sophia replied.
Mira looked at Sophia, wondering why she had suddenly gotten involved in the conversation.
"Anyway, this is the Island of Swords and Spears. We are here to retrieve the holy attribute weapons I left here in my past life," Sam said, leading them towards a cave-like structure that seemed to be the entrance of an underground dungeon.
"Why did you choose this forest of all the places to leave the weapons?" Jin inquired.
"This is not just a simple forest. As you know, people of this world grow stronger by absorbing the Sword and Spear energy," Sam explained.
And how do they do that, one might wonder? By increasing their comprehension of Swords and Spears, they can achieve this through fighting, training, and meditating.
Martial artists use this Sword energy and Spear energy to transform their hearts into Sword hearts and Spear hearts.
These Sword hearts and Spear hearts are very similar to meridians; when they receive more energy, they will evolve, become stronger, extend lifespan, and improve physical abilities beyond mortal comprehension.
However, it's not as easy as it sounds. It takes years and years of hard work and patience to gain improvement, much like spiritual cultivation.
And to actually cultivate their Sword heart and Spear heart, they naturally require the use of a Sword and Spear.
These weapons should not be ordinary; they should have nature affinity and the potential to grow spiritually.
These weapons cannot be made by someone ordinary, and it takes a long time to craft even a single sword or spear.
When martial artists reach the age of 14, they come to the forest of Swords and Spears. As Sam said, this forest is not simple; it is directly connected to the core of this world.
This forest is filled with Spiritual swords and spears hidden from the naked eye.
If a martial artist is lucky enough, they might receive recognition from a sword or spear.
"Is that why you left those holy weapons here?" Jin asked.
Soon they arrived at the deepest part of the dungeon, facing a golden wall.
Sam looked at the wall with a casual gaze before releasing a very subtle energy from his body, utilizing his ultimate level of control.
He knew that even a slight slip in his energy could attract countless swords and spears hidden in the forest, all begging to be chosen by him.
He didn't want that to happen. His arsenal was already filled with too many overpowered weapons, and he had no desire to add more to the list.
Even the holy weapons he was retrieving weren't for himself; he wanted to give them to people close to him.
Sensing his energy, the golden wall began to shake with small tremors before three swords and two spears emerged from the debris, glowing with intense white light.
As soon as they came into view, they immediately rushed to Sam's side, just like how the holy attribute swords had acted before.
After that Sam summoned all of holy swords he retrived from the Andrew Antares and the holy spears which he gave to Keith Lancestor which he summoned from here without even going to their place and explaining this to them making them to go, and ask the Antares family for explanation.
[Holy Sword Curtana
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Holy, Water]
[Holy Sword Colada
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Fire, Holy]
[Holy Sword Candle
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Fire, Holy]
[Holy Sword Clarent
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Lightning, Holy]
[Holy Sword Caliburn
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Holy
Speciality: Power to tear through Space]
[Holy Sword Ascalon
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Holy
Speciality: Dragon Slayer]
[Holy Sword Almace
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Ice, Holy]
[Holy Spear Of Hallowed
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Water, Holy]
[Holy Spear Of Purity
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Fire, Holy
Speciality: Purification]
[Holy Spear Of Devout
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Holy
Speciality: Power to Harness Faith Energy]
[Holy Spear Of Sanctum
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: life, Holy
Speciality: Power to Trap Evil]
[Holy Spear Of Blessed
Type: Holy Weapon
Attributes: Holy
Speciality: Grants The blessing of Heavenly Father]
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