Chapter 86

Two voices rang out simultaneously, echoing before the Taiyi Hall.

"It's impossible! How could you possibly come out alive from that hellish place?" Both spoke in unison, their faces full of disbelief.

Before the sword forest, Li Fan crossed his arms, looking at the pale Sima Yi and Baili Chen, a cold smile on his face, without answering.

He simply stepped onto the sword hilt, as if to chase after the two.

A shadow pierced through, followed by a piercing pain.

Li Fan almost lost control of his body, nearly falling.

Falling from the sword hilt wouldn't kill him, but it would teleport him back to the outer edge of the sword forest, forcing him to start over.

Of course, if someone had a death wish and tried to cross over the top of the sword forest...

Then they would experience the true meaning of being pierced by ten thousand swords.

This was the test of the sword forest before the Taiyi Hall.

Unlike other places in the Yunshuitian Palace, there was no fatal danger here as long as one didn't seek death.

At most, one would experience the feeling of being pierced by one sword after another.

In the previous life, many cultivators had gritted their teeth and endured the pain, crossing the sword forest to enter the Taiyi Hall.

However...

The hall was empty, with nothing inside!

"Could it be that the treasures inside the Taiyi Hall were taken by Sima Yi at the beginning?"

"Is the opportunity within the Taiyi Hall the 'Yunshui Map'?"

Although he could capture the two with the Insect Binding Divine Power now, he couldn't guarantee that he could force them to reveal how they obtained the 'Yunshui Map'.

According to Li Fan's knowledge, in the ancient cultivation world, there were vicious soul-searching techniques that could forcibly read a cultivator's memories.

Unfortunately, Li Fan didn't know how to do it yet.

Therefore, to be safe, he had to wait for the two to take out the 'Yunshui Map'.

Li Fan pondered, and the blue flame spirit appeared in his mind.

His body temperature gradually decreased, and he felt incredibly calm and rational.

Nothing could disturb his state of mind.

He took a step forward, onto the sword hilt.

Although he could feel the pain, ...

Li Fan was fearless.

He took several steps forward, stopping to pretend to rest so as not to scare Sima Yi and Baili Chen too much.

Sima Yi and Baili Chen were already greatly shocked to see that Li Fan hadn't died.

Now, seeing Li Fan getting closer, they became increasingly anxious.

In a fit of desperation, they gritted their teeth and took several steps forward.

The pain from four sharp swords was not simply additive.

The pain suddenly multiplied several times, making it almost impossible for them to maintain their balance.

Fortunately, they managed to stabilize themselves just as they were about to fall, supporting each other.

Seeing this, Li Fan also took three steps forward, then pretended to struggle to maintain his balance.

Thus, Li Fan always kept a distance from the two, lowering their guard.

But he also gave them a sense of pressure, as if he was determined to catch up.

Like prey being chased by a hound, Sima Yi and Baili Chen took step after step, getting closer to the Taiyi Hall.

Finally, they reached the end of the sword forest.

Jumping off the sword hilt, the two fell to the ground, seemingly exhausted.

But with Li Fan closing in from behind, they couldn't afford to rest.

In a moment of desperation, Baili Chen took out a blue token from his pocket and shouted towards the Taiyi Hall.

"165th generation direct disciple of Yunshuitian Palace, Baili Chen, seeks an audience with Ancestor Taiyi!"

Baili Chen's voice echoed.

Li Fan abruptly stopped, staring intently ahead.

The majestic Taiyi Hall, as if coming to life, began to tremble and slowly rise into the air.

The ground beneath them started to shake.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Four massive legs, like pillars of the sky, extended from beneath the Taiyi Hall, stomping onto the ground.

A monstrous head, like a phantom, appeared before Li Fan.

The broken swords in the sword forest trembled.

"Roar!"

With a strange roar, a giant turtle finally fully revealed itself.

The giant turtle carried the Taiyi Hall on its back.

As the giant turtle continued to roar, two black snakes emerged from the Taiyi Hall.

One moved forward, entangling with the head.

The other moved backward, opening its massive mouth to serve as the turtle's tail.

If the sight of the turtle and snake combined into one massive creature was already shocking enough,

Then the scene on the creature's body made Li Fan feel physically uncomfortable.

He saw:

Every inch of the creature's body was pierced with broken swords.

Densely packed, it was impossible to count how many swords were embedded in the creature's body.

At first glance, the creature seemed to be made entirely of swords.

And the small sword forest before the Taiyi Hall seemed like an insignificant part that had fallen from its body.

"Ancestor Taiyi of Yunshuitian Palace? After so many years, is he still alive? Or has he become a strange being like Qin Tang and the Insect Daoist?" Li Fan was uncertain.

In his previous life, there was no mention of Ancestor Taiyi at all.

Li Fan didn't dare to act rashly, only observing from a distance.

Baili Chen, seeing the true form of the ancestor, was extremely excited.

He knelt down, bowing repeatedly.

"Your name is Baili Chen? Are you a direct disciple of Yunshuitian Palace?"

An aged voice spoke.

The turtle-snake creature lowered its head slightly, as if trying to see Baili Chen clearly.

"Reporting to Ancestor Taiyi, I am of the Fuyun lineage," Baili Chen replied with a trembling voice.

"Fuyun... " The aged voice seemed to be lost in thought.

"Yes, it's the aura of the Fuyun lineage, no doubt."

"Is it true that the young man still has descendants alive?" The turtle-snake creature felt something was amiss.

But it was too old.

So old that even simple thoughts were a challenge.

The pain from countless broken swords, like a vicious curse, constantly affected its mind.

After a moment of fruitless thought, it slowly said, "Then, why did you awaken me?"

Baili Chen seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, suppressing his excitement, and quickly said, "Disciple wishes to request the 'Yunshui Map' from the ancestor."

"The 'Yunshui Map'? What is it? Let me think..."

After a moment,

"Oh, that thing. It's not a big deal."

The turtle-snake creature's voice carried a hint of nostalgia: "Back then, Hanhai said this thing could only be given to Yunshuitian Palace disciples."

"Since you are a descendant of Fuyun..."

The turtle-snake creature hesitated for a moment.

Then it slowly said, "Giving it to you doesn't seem wrong."

Baili Chen's face lit up with joy, and he couldn't stop bowing: "Thank you, Ancestor! Thank you, Ancestor!"

Just as the turtle-snake creature was about to hand over the 'Yunshui Map' to Baili Chen,

A voice suddenly rang out.

"Wait!"

Baili Chen and the turtle-snake creature looked in the direction of the voice.

They saw Li Fan stepping on the sword hilt, rapidly approaching.

Sword shadows continuously pierced through him, but the pain seemed to have no effect on him.

Li Fan took three steps and quickly crossed the sword forest, gracefully descending.

Taking a deep breath, Li Fan bowed to the turtle-snake creature: "I am Li Fan, also a direct disciple of Yunshuitian Palace. I also wish to request the 'Yunshui Map' from the ancestor!"

As he spoke, he activated the 'Yunshui Illusion Dream Technique'.