Chapter 50

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Chen Xi never considered himself a cultivation genius, but the speed of his body refinement still startled him. After a careful calculation, he had only been refining his body for less than half a year, yet he had advanced from the Later Heaven stage to the Perfect Innate stage. This speed was almost unbelievable even to himself.

"Surprised? You are cultivating the 'Zhou Tian Star Slaughter Body Refinement Technique' passed down by my master, and you have the support of vast amounts of Profound Yin煞qi. This speed is only considered normal."

Ji Yu said calmly, "Work hard. Compared to those true geniuses, your cultivation speed is still far from satisfactory. More importantly, you have wasted sixteen years of your life."

Chen Xi's excitement calmed down significantly. The facts were as Ji Yu said. From a young age, he had received teachings from his grandfather, Chen Tianli, and cultivated the family's inherited Qi refinement technique, the 'Purple Dawn Technique.' However, without the support of spirit pills and essence stones, his cultivation progress was extremely slow. Four years ago, to maintain a living, he took on the heavy responsibility of becoming a talisman-making apprentice, spending even less time on cultivation. Compared to the clan's children who had been dedicated to cultivation since childhood, he was far behind.

Just like Li Huai, who was about the same age as Chen Xi, but was already at the Purple Mansion realm. The reason was that Li Huai had access to countless resources and did not need to struggle for survival.

"Thank you, Senior, for your timely advice." Chen Xi's expression was solemn, his brows filled with determination and seriousness.

Ji Yu smiled, stood up from the wicker chair, and scanned the pool. "There are still nearly five hundred pounds of Profound Yin煞qi condensed into liquid. I'll help you store it."

As he spoke, he extended his palm, and the entire octagonal pool suddenly churned. Then, a black light flashed, and it transformed into an octagonal bottle made of black jade.

"Actually, this pool is an octagonal bottle. The cultivator who set up this array first used the 'Sword of Communication' to connect with the heavenly煞qi, then nurtured the煞qi with the Ice Heart Lotus, and finally channeled it into the octagonal bottle. After ten thousand years, this pool of Profound Yin煞qi was formed."

Ji Yu spoke calmly, showing great patience. "However, due to the lack of management of this 'Mountain Gathering煞qi Array' for nearly ten thousand years, most of the Profound Yin煞qi has dissipated. Otherwise, this pool would have contained at least ten thousand pounds of Profound Yin煞qi."

"Is that so?" Chen Xi nodded.

Ji Yu tossed the octagonal bottle to Chen Xi and said, "This item has no other use, but it's good for storing spirit liquids and fine wines. When you advance to the Nirvana realm, you can use the Profound Yin煞qi inside to form the Nirvana Wheel."

Chen Xi carefully placed the octagonal bottle into his storage ring. His gaze inadvertently fell on the area where the pool had been, and he saw a peculiar array pattern.

"What is this?"

Chen Xi approached and saw that in the center of the array pattern, there was a sunken slot. A flash of inspiration struck him, and he immediately took out the Dongming Token from his storage ring. It fit perfectly into the slot!

"Ha ha ha."

Ji Yu laughed heartily, "Yes, it's the teleportation array leading to the Sword Immortal's cave. When I first entered here, I noticed something strange. I deduced that this array must have been set up by the Sword Immortal to collect Profound Yin煞qi!"

Chen Xi was truly incredulous. He had thought that falling into the abyss would mean he would never reach the Sword Immortal's cave, but unexpectedly, he found a path here. It was truly a twist of fate, a bright turn in the dark.

"Let's go. In the past million years, I have seen countless supreme sword immortals, all of whom met their end in my master's cave. I want to see who this Sword Immortal is and what wonders his cave holds." Ji Yu said leisurely, his voice light but filled with an air of supreme arrogance.

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In the long, dark passage, shouts and the terrifying sounds of metal clashing echoed frequently.

Swish!

The Taiyi Green Lotus Blade transformed into a greenish-blue light, fiercely slicing through a煞qi puppet. Du Qingxi panted, looking exhausted, and watched as Duanmuzhe and others continued to fight with gritted teeth. Her beautiful face was filled with anxiety.

Is this the Sword Immortal's cave? It's more like an ocean of煞qi puppets!

Led by Chai Letian, their group finally made it through the Crimson Flame Mountains without incident. On the last day of the month, they used the Dongming Token to be teleported into the Sword Immortal's cave by the Three Talents Teleportation Array.

They had thought that treasures and secret techniques would be within easy reach, but as soon as they entered the narrow passage, they encountered wave after wave of煞qi puppets.

These煞qi puppets were enormous, with ugly, stiff faces, and their bodies were shrouded in black煞qi. They held sharp, large swords in each hand. Their sword techniques were crude, but their relentless and fearless nature, combined with their rock-hard bodies, made them a relentless steel flood in the narrow passage, unstoppable and invincible.

"Damn it! These stupid things are endless. We've been trapped here for two days. If this continues, we'll eventually die from exhaustion."

Kicking away a煞qi puppet in front of him, Duanmuzhe leaped to avoid the flanking attacks from two more, and stumbled to Du Qingxi's side.

Duanmuzhe's white robe was stained with blood, his hair disheveled, and his handsome face was pale and exhausted.

"How could this happen? Our strength has been restored to the Purple Mansion realm since entering here, no longer restricted by the Southern Barbarian Nether Region. But we can't kill all these煞qi puppets. Should we... charge through?"

Du Qingxi was also at a loss. She suggested charging through, but the sight of the densely packed煞qi puppets rushing towards them made her feel that the hope was extremely slim.

"Charge? I don't think it will work," Duanmuzhe said with a bitter smile, then gritted his teeth. "We had eight passages to choose from, but Chai Letian deliberately led us to this one. If not, we wouldn't be in such a predicament."

Du Qingxi frowned. "You're acting just like Chai Letian did to Chen Xi. Don't blame everything on others."

Pausing, Du Qingxi realized her tone was a bit harsh. "The eight passages—profit, loss, destruction, praise, honor, ridicule, suffering, and joy. We chose the 'joy' passage and ended up here. If we had chosen the 'suffering' passage, we might have died already."

Duanmuzhe sneered. "I just think Chai Letian is absurd. He thought the 'joy' in his name would lead us to this passage. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three large swords, carrying a violent aura, slashed towards Du Qingxi and Duanmuzhe. They dared not talk more and gritted their teeth to fight.

At this moment, they could only struggle to hold on.

"These damn scum, I'm fed up!" Soon, Chai Letian's furious roar echoed from a distance. He suddenly sprang up, and a brilliant light appeared between his palms. He waved his hand and fiercely threw it out.

"Two Instruments Heaven-Burning Talisman! Explode! Explode! Explode!"

Boom!

Blinding white light suddenly illuminated the surroundings, and a series of thunderous explosions echoed in the narrow passage. A violent gust of wind, like a hurricane, surged forward, crushing the煞qi puppets like ice melting in water, burning them to nothing!

Duanmuzhe stared at the empty passage, gritting his teeth. "This damn bastard, having a Two Instruments Heaven-Burning Talisman, which can match the full power of a Two Instruments Golden Core cultivator, and using it only now. Truly malicious!"

"Let's hurry. If we're late, Su Jiao and the others might get there first." Du Qingxi sighed in relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and rushed forward.

"Right." Thinking of the treasures in the Sword Immortal's cave, Duanmuzhe also hurried over.

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"I didn't expect the 'honor' passage to be filled with various traps. It's easy to dodge the obvious dangers, but hard to avoid the hidden ones. If not for Brother Cang's Four Spirits Black Tortoise Shield, we would have been trapped here."

In another passage, Su Jiao looked at the distant exit, sighing in relief, and smiled at Cang Bin beside her.

"Haha, Miss Su, you flatter me," Cang Bin said, trying to smile despite the pain of his shield losing most of its spiritual power.

"If we can obtain the treasures in the Sword Immortal's cave, I will let Brother Cang choose one first to repay his life-saving grace. Everyone agrees, right?"

Su Jiao, seemingly reading Cang Bin's thoughts, suggested with a smile.

"Of course." "That's what Brother Cang deserves." The others nodded in agreement.

Cang Bin's mood improved, and he looked at Su Jiao with admiration and respect.

"We shouldn't delay. Let's hurry and don't let others get there first." Su Jiao smiled and turned to leave the passage.

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Swish!

When Chen Xi opened his eyes, he found himself in a spacious room.

A jade bed, a writing desk, and a cushion were the only items in the room.

Is this the Sword Immortal's cave? It's too simple, almost empty...

Chen Xi was puzzled.

"Ah?" In front of the writing desk, Ji Yu seemed to have discovered something and exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Xi hurried over and saw a yellowed paper on the desk, covered in dense writing.

The writing was bold and unrestrained, each stroke like a fierce sword. As Chen Xi looked, a wave of sword intent, filled with a cold and deadly aura, washed over him. He stiffened, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. He quickly turned away, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened them again to continue reading.

"Discussing swords with Huai Yaizi, I suddenly understood the four harmonies and four contradictions of life. Cutting off worldly ties, breaking free from constraints, I felt I had glimpsed the true essence of the sword path. However, my obsession with the sword eventually became a heart demon. Truly, the sword path is both my success and my downfall..."

Reading just a few lines, Chen Xi felt a wave of disgust and irritability surge in his chest, his Dao heart wavering. Unable to bear it, he closed his eyes again.

"This paper was written by a Sword Immortal who had comprehended the Great Dao of the sword. Your realm is not high enough. Reading it could damage your soul or even cause you to lose your Dao heart. Don't read it anymore."

Ji Yu's voice echoed in his ear, causing a wave of shock in Chen Xi's heart. Just a piece of paper could make the reader lose their Dao heart?

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However, I've been sitting and writing all day, and I'm extremely tired. My head is already dizzy and swollen. I will update these two chapters tomorrow and the day after. That means, tomorrow and the day after, in addition to the two regular chapters, there will be one extra chapter each day.