The Shadowless Blade's Burial

Youying was the sharpest poisoned blade in Dark Fragrance Pavilion. The agony of poison seeping back into her body as she coated her weapons ran deep into her bones.

The Pavilion Master, You Lan, ordered her to assassinate Situ Yue, an elder of the Martial Alliance. Youying infiltrated the dark marsh where the elder was hiding.

Situ Yue saw through her disguise. “The poisoned blade of Dark Fragrance Pavilion will eventually be struck down by its own poison.”

As their swords flashed against each other, she plunged her dagger into her own heart. The deadly poison instantly devoured her heart meridians.

“Those who use poison can only die from its effects,” Situ Yue sighed as he fell.

Youying drew the poison into her heart and took her own life. The heart-corroding toxin erupted into an inky green mist that swallowed the entire marsh.

When the poisonous fog cleared, the marsh had become a deadly forbidden zone. The dagger sank into the toxic mire, its blade etching congealing into the words “Buried Blade, Shadowless.”

From afar, You Lan sneered. “The poisoned blade has fulfilled its final mission.”

No one knew that the token Situ Yue had pressed into Youying’s hand before he died was engraved with the words “Break the Gu.”

The dagger sunk in the toxic mire glimmered faintly. Deep in the poisonous fog, You Lan was collecting the marsh’s toxins...