Chapter 51

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"Being able to tread the path of the Sword, this fellow with the Daoist name Dongming is indeed an extremely powerful Sword Immortal." Ji Yu picked up the paper and observed it for a moment, then shook his head and sighed, "Unfortunately, he only passed through eight of the nine layers of the heavenly tribulation, falling just short of ascending to the ranks of the Celestial Immortals. In the end, Dongming can only be considered a powerful Loose Immortal."

Loose Immortal?

Chen Xi was inwardly amazed. Even a Loose Immortal was a terrifying existence that he could not currently reach.

Rip!

The yellowed paper, written in blood-red cinnabar, suddenly caught fire and turned to ashes, scattering into the air.

"Why did you destroy it?" Chen Xi was taken aback. The characters on the paper were filled with a powerful sword intent, and studying them would greatly benefit the cultivation of sword techniques.

"Even if the sword path cannot resist the heavenly tribulation, it is not worth learning," Ji Yu said calmly, his hands behind his back.

Chen Xi still felt a pang of regret and said, "But I can take the strengths of others and make them my own."

"You must remember, the most important thing for a sword cultivator is to have a pure, flawless, and resolute sword heart. This paper was left behind when he was obsessed with his heart demon, its aura is violent and chaotic, and the sword path on it is mottled and mixed. Studying it would only ruin your path of the sword."

Ji Yu said with a sigh, "One day, if you can pass through the thirteenth layer of the Heavenly Peak trial, and see the incomparable sword intent left behind by that peerless sword immortal, you will understand what the true path of the sword is."

"However powerful he was, didn't he die there?"

When Chen Xi first met Ji Yu, he had heard him mention that over a million years, countless powerful cultivators had challenged the Heavenly Peak trial, and among them, the most powerful was a peerless sword immortal from hundreds of thousands of years ago, who only managed to reach the thirteenth layer of the Heavenly Peak trial before perishing.

Ji Yu shook his head and sighed, "It's different, it's different."

The paper had already turned to ashes, and further talk was useless. Chen Xi quickly shifted his attention to the surroundings, looking at the empty space and couldn't help but ask, "Senior Ji Yu, is this really the Sword Immortal's cave?"

"If my guess is correct, this should be the main hall where the Immortal Dongming resided." Ji Yu's gaze swept around, and he suddenly pointed to the jade bed, "Sit down and circulate your true essence."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi's mind flashed with an idea, "This jade bed must be the central hub of the entire Sword Immortal's cave, right?"

"Correct, but with your current strength, you cannot refine this cave. You can only use it to observe the entire layout of the cave."

As a spirit that had existed for a million years, Ji Yu clearly knew everything and casually answered, "If you want to obtain some treasures, you should quickly figure out the distribution of the cave and act quickly. After all, you are already three days late compared to those people."

Chen Xi naturally did not dare to delay. As soon as he sat on the jade bed, he felt a cool current spread throughout his body, making his mind calm and peaceful. Clearly, this jade bed had a wondrous effect on cultivation.

Buzz!

As soon as he circulated his true essence, Chen Xi felt a ringing in his head, and a vivid image suddenly appeared before his eyes, marked with names like the Hall of Classics, the Treasure Pavilion, and so on, clearly the layout of the cave!

Chen Xi looked through it all, amazed.

It turned out that this Sword Immortal's cave was extremely vast, covering a thousand miles. The outer area consisted of eight winding and narrow passages, named Li (profit), Shuai (decline), Hui (destruction), Yu (praise), Cheng (praise), Ji (ridicule), Ku (suffering), and Le (joy), subtly containing the four favorable and four adverse aspects of life.

The "Li" passage contained a terrifying Threefold Golden Rainbow Sword Array; the "Shuai" passage was filled with countless evil spirits; the "Hui" passage flowed with a river of black heart fire magma...

Each passage was filled with terrifying dangers!

Chen Xi felt a chill run down his spine, thinking, "If I enter the cave through these eight passages, with my current cultivation, it would be like seeking death."

At the end of the eight passages, the core of the cave was divided into four areas: the Hall of Classics, the Treasure Pavilion, the Hall of Herbs, and the Hall of Martial Arts. At the center of these four halls was the main hall where Chen Xi was, which was also the central hub of the entire cave.

Within these four halls, there were numerous secret chambers, densely packed like ant nests, and it was unknown what treasures they contained.

However, what excited Chen Xi was that from the main hall, he could directly reach the four halls in the east, south, west, and north, and there were no traps along the way.

"Senior Ji Yu, should I go to the Treasure Pavilion first, or the Hall of Classics?"

Chen Xi was a bit hesitant. As the name suggested, the Treasure Pavilion must contain many magical weapons and treasures left by Immortal Dongming, while the Hall of Classics would naturally contain various cultivation techniques and secret manuals. For cultivators, these two categories of items were equally tempting.

As for the Hall of Herbs, which cultivated heavenly materials and treasures, it was also very tempting, but for Chen Xi, it was far less attractive than the Treasure Pavilion and the Hall of Classics.

And the Hall of Martial Arts... it was probably where Immortal Dongming practiced martial arts, and its appeal to Chen Xi was relatively low.

"Hmm?"

However, before Ji Yu could speak, Chen Xi suddenly noticed that on the map, there were more than a dozen white auras moving, having left the "Cheng" passage.

"The white auras should represent the cultivators who have entered the cave, allowing Immortal Dongming to control the situation from here."

Chen Xi thought for a moment and suddenly felt a chill, realizing something was amiss, "Chai Letian and the others are only eight people, so these white auras must be Su Jiao and the others, and they are heading towards the Treasure Pavilion... No, I can't let them have it!"

Whoosh!

Chen Xi stood up and rushed out without hesitation.

"Did you discover something?" Ji Yu followed gracefully, not seeing the map but noticing that Chen Xi's expression was a bit off.

"Someone is about to enter the Treasure Pavilion," Chen Xi said as he ran.

"Is it that girl surnamed Su?"

"Yep."

"Hmm, thoroughly cleaning out the Treasure Pavilion so they don't get a single treasure would be a very satisfying thing. Chen Xi, I support you."

"..." Chen Xi was taken aback, not expecting that such a calm and composed person like Senior Ji Yu would have such a passionate sense of justice.

Soon, the two of them rushed into the Treasure Pavilion through a side door.

"So many secret chambers?"

Upon entering the Treasure Pavilion, Chen Xi looked at the winding corridors filled with secret chambers and felt a headache. If he searched each one, he wouldn't know when he would find the real treasure.

"Follow me!"

Ji Yu's gaze swept around, and after a moment of silence, he floated down the corridor towards the deepest part.

It seemed he had worried for nothing. With Senior Ji Yu, how could he not find the treasures? Chen Xi was greatly invigorated and followed.

...

Rumble!

Just as Chen Xi's figure disappeared into the depths of the corridor, the main door of the Treasure Pavilion, sealed for ten thousand years, was opened.

"Is this the Treasure Pavilion?"

Feeling the thick spiritual energy in the air and seeing the numerous secret chambers extending deep into the cave, Su Jiao couldn't help but exclaim, her eyes burning with excitement.

"Ha ha, our luck is really too good!" Cang Bin laughed heartily, his face beaming with joy, "I've heard that in some immortal caves, there are various halls, but the most precious is undoubtedly the Treasure Pavilion, which contains numerous treasures and secrets."

"Everyone, we shouldn't delay. Since there are so many secret chambers, we should act separately. Whether we find treasures or not depends on our luck," Su Jiao said excitedly.

"Ha ha, indeed, if we have good luck, we might even obtain immortal treasures!" Cang Bin was also extremely excited.

"Then let's act separately!"

"Good! This suggestion is excellent. There are so many treasures, and each person's luck is different, so there's no need to worry about distribution. It's perfect."

The others also agreed.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

They quickly dispersed, rushing to the various secret chambers in the Treasure Pavilion.

...

After running for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Ji Yu suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on a seemingly ordinary secret chamber.

"No wonder. The main door actually has a trace of the aura of the Primal Chaos Earth."

Ji Yu's eyes, which had seen much, rarely showed surprise.

When Chen Xi heard "Primal Chaos Earth," he was stunned, almost not believing his ears.

The Primal Chaos Earth was a rare substance not included in the five elements. According to legend, during the early chaotic period, many chaotic deities and demons were born in the Primal Chaos Earth. When the universe was created and the three realms established, the Primal Chaos Earth disappeared into the endless ages and never appeared again.

Of course, this was just a legend that Chen Xi had heard, and its truth could not be verified. However, when he learned that the door of the secret chamber in front of him had a trace of the Primal Chaos Earth, he was still greatly shocked.

"This trace of the Primal Chaos Earth has become extremely faint and cannot be collected," Ji Yu said, his gaze fixed on the door of the secret chamber, "However, since the door of this secret chamber has a trace of the Primal Chaos Earth, the things inside must be extraordinary."

Saying this, he casually pushed open the door of the secret chamber.

Whoosh!

As soon as the door opened a little, a black shadow shot out at lightning speed.

"I knew this would happen... Want to escape? Not so easy!"

Ji Yu smiled calmly and, as he spoke, waved his sleeve, sending out a misty green aura that enveloped the black shadow and brought it into his palm.

As the green aura dissipated, the black shadow revealed its appearance, and to Chen Xi's surprise, it was a fist-sized baby beast!

Roar!

The baby beast was white all over, fluffy like a miniature white lion. Seeing Chen Xi looking at it, it opened its black, clear eyes and bared its teeth, letting out a roar that was extremely childish and had no intimidating power.

"It's actually a baby Pixiu!"

Seeing the baby beast, Ji Yu, who was usually calm and seemed to have seen through all worldly affairs, was momentarily stunned and exclaimed in surprise.

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