# Chapter 310: The Heartless Sword Master
A carefree yet lonely figure, as if an eternal existence, that silhouette seemed to have always been there, rather than having suddenly appeared.
A trace of a smile appeared on Duan Wuya's lips as he removed the long robe that had covered his face and head, revealing his warm and approachable smile.
Bowing slightly, Duan Wuya addressed the figure: "Duan Wuya pays respects to Senior Heartless."
If anyone else were present and saw Duan Wuya bowing to someone, they would undoubtedly be extremely shocked.
Duan Wuya, a prince of the Snow Moon Kingdom, possessed unparalleled talent and ranked fourth among the Eight Young Masters. He rarely made a move, and some even speculated that he had long possessed the strength to enter the top three of the Eight Young Masters. Throughout the entire Snow Moon Kingdom, those who could make him bow and speak respectfully could be counted on one hand.
However, that lonely figure was definitely one of them.
Zhuge Heartless, who severed emotions with his sword and cultivated the Heartless Sword Technique. At fifteen, he mastered sword momentum; at eighteen, his sword had reached the subtle realm; at twenty-one, he attained the state of Man and Sword as One; at twenty-four, trapped by love, he sealed his sword from that day forward.
Yet, though he no longer used a sword, he still loved to carry an ancient sword on his back. His casual strikes were countless times sharper than those who used swords. When his sword was drawn, it was heartless, earning him the revered title of Heartless Sword.
Throughout the entire Snow Moon Kingdom, no one surpassed Zhuge Heartless in the Dao of the sword.
Zhuge Heartless still had his back to Duan Wuya, his robes fluttering. A calm voice emerged from his lips.
"Second Prince, you should understand why I have come."
Duan Wuya smiled bitterly. The Heartless Sword, after sealing his sword, had never taken a single step outside the Imperial City, nor would he ever leave it.
Throughout the world, there was only one person who could make him leave the Imperial City.
Now that Zhuge Heartless had appeared here, Duan Wuya naturally understood why he had come.
"Senior Heartless, I have traveled a great distance from the Imperial City to—"
"Stop!" A cold voice interrupted Duan Wuya's words, devoid of any emotion.
A bitter smile appeared on Duan Wuya's face. It seemed this journey would not yield the harvest he had imagined.
"I understand." Duan Wuya spoke again. Light flickered, and the Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron reappeared. His sleeve waved, and the ancient cauldron flew directly toward Zhuge Heartless.
"Duan Wuya, hand over the cauldron!"
Duan Wuya understood Zhuge Heartless. His Heartless Sword could cut down anyone, including Duan Wuya himself.
The Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron flew toward Zhuge Heartless. His long sleeve flicked, and the cauldron vanished, stored away by him. The indifferent figure had not moved an inch from start to finish.
"Thank you, Second Prince, for your cooperation." As his words fell, Zhuge Heartless's body trembled, and like a sword, he shot into the distance. In midair, a white sword scar remained.
Though he expressed thanks, there was no gratitude in his tone. It was merely a formality.
This was just like when Duan Wuya had asked Lin Feng for the cauldron. Lin Feng had no choice. If he gave it, he gave it; if he didn't, he still had to give it.
The asking and the thanking were both mere formalities.
Watching the disappearing figure, a bitter smile curled at the corner of Duan Wuya's mouth. If he had known this man was here, why would he have gone to the trouble and offended Lin Feng?
Zhuge Heartless, the Heartless Sword Master. He, too, had come out of seclusion!
"Let's go back." A word emerged from his mouth, and the smile on Duan Wuya's face gradually became warm again. Losing the Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron was no great loss. The appearance of Zhuge Heartless was not necessarily a bad thing for him. His chess game was aimed at these very people.
...
Lin Feng was unaware of what had happened after he left. Returning to the place where Old Man Huo lived, Lin Feng looked at the two elders and said, "Old Man Huo, Old Man Chi, I need to return to Yangzhou City. I thank you both for your care during this time."
Old Man Huo and Old Man Chi exchanged glances, then both smiled. They said to Lin Feng, "Lin Feng, Old Man Chi and I have decided to follow you from now on."
"Follow me!"
Lin Feng's pupils contracted. Old Man Huo and Old Man Chi were both Mysterious Martial Realm experts—one at the Third Layer and one at the Fourth Layer of the Mysterious Martial Realm. They were far stronger than him, yet they said they wanted to follow him.
"Yes, follow you. Lin Feng, you wouldn't look down on us two old men, would you?" Old Man Chi said with a hearty laugh.
Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then he also smiled.
"Since you two think highly of me, Lin Feng, I won't refuse. With you two protecting me, I'll be much safer from now on."
Lin Feng said with a smile. He naturally understood their intentions. Old Man Huo and Old Man Chi valued his potential, and he would not refuse them.
At least for now, their strength would be of great help to him. As for the future, if he became powerful, he would certainly not hesitate to lend them a hand.
Beside them, Lan Jiao's eyes held a hint of shock as she watched Lin Feng, her gaze flickering.
Lin Feng's talent was indeed formidable, but he was ultimately still at the Spirit Martial Realm. Old Man Huo and Old Man Chi were on an entirely different level, yet they were willing to follow Lin Feng.
This showed how highly Lin Feng was regarded in the hearts of the two elders. They must both believe that Lin Feng would achieve great things in the future, which was why they were willing to follow him.
Unfortunately, their Dream Pavilion could have also befriended Lin Feng. Aunt Cloud had initially tried to match her with Lin Feng, but for the sake of the Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron, everything had changed.
Aunt Cloud had threatened Lin Feng, demanding he hand over the ancient cauldron. When Lin Feng refused, she had tried to kill him. Now, all the experts of the Dream Pavilion had been wiped out, leaving only her, and even she had been saved by Lin Feng.
Even now, it all felt like a dream to her. The Dream Pavilion, where she had stayed for a year, was destroyed.
"Who's there?"
At that moment, Lin Feng's eyes narrowed, and his body instantly rushed outside the house.
At the same time, Old Man Huo and Old Man Chi also rushed out, extremely fast.
However, when they reached the outside of the house, they saw a figure carrying an ancient sword on his back vanish like a sword aura in the distance, disappearing completely in an instant.
Only a white sword scar remained in the air, shocking to the heart.
"So strong!"
Old Man Huo stared at the rainbow-like sword trail in the sky, his eyes narrowing. Too powerful. His figure had streaked across the void, so fast that it left a sword scar in the sky.
"Very strong. He might be a high-level Mysterious Martial Realm expert."
Old Man Chi murmured. A high-level Mysterious Martial Realm expert meant someone at the Seventh, Eighth, or even Ninth Layer of the Mysterious Martial Realm.
Such a figure had appeared outside their house, silently, and then left just as quickly.
"Look there." Old Man Huo exclaimed. Then everyone's gaze fell on the ground they had overlooked. An ancient cauldron lay quietly there.
"Boom!"
Everyone felt their hearts tremble violently. This ancient cauldron was none other than the Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron.
The Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron had just been taken away by Duan Wuya, yet now it had appeared before them once again.
"Did he come to deliver the cauldron?" Everyone's gaze looked into the distance. Had such a powerful expert deliberately come to deliver the cauldron to them?
Moreover, since the Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron had appeared, it meant that the other party had taken it from Duan Wuya.
Lin Feng and the others were filled with confusion and bewilderment. They couldn't understand why such a powerful expert would deliberately return the Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron.
"Lin Feng, put away the Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron quickly." Old Man Huo reminded him. Lin Feng nodded slightly, his body flickering as he stored the cauldron on the ground into his Storage Ring before returning to his original spot.
"Lin Feng, do you know that person?" Old Man Huo asked Lin Feng.
Lin Feng's gaze flickered, and then he shook his head. Among the people he knew, the only one with such formidable strength was probably Yan Yu Pingsheng, but that person was definitely not him.
But why had he come to deliver the cauldron?
"That's strange." Old Man Huo frowned deeply, unable to figure it out. The Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron had originally been obtained by Lin Feng, then taken several times, but now it had been returned. The other party should have been delivering it to Lin Feng, yet Lin Feng said he didn't know him.
"Lin Feng, could it be a friend of your parents?" Old Man Chi asked. Lin Feng's gaze flickered.
Then he shook his head again. His father, Lin Hai, should not have such a powerful friend, and as for his mother, he had never even seen her face.
"It shouldn't be possible," Lin Feng said.
"Why think so much? If the other party wanted to reveal themselves, they wouldn't have left. Since they left, they don't want to expose their identity. Why bother racking your brains over it? When the time comes, you'll naturally know." Lan Jiao spoke up at this moment. Lin Feng nodded slightly. She was right. Since the other party had left the Nine Heavens Azure Dragon Cauldron and gone, they clearly didn't want him to know. Why should he bother thinking about it?
As long as the cauldron was here, that was enough.
"Perhaps I'll have the chance to find out in the future," Lin Feng murmured to himself.