Chapter 272: Secret Cave, Storm Is Coming
The reason why Shi Xuan's eyes lit up was that he saw only that one sword mark on the stone wall. If breaking through the formation restriction requires breaking the formation with force and leaving sword marks, then there should be dense sword marks all over this place.
Moreover, this is the back mountain of Biluo Mountain, not one of the five peaks. In addition, the old man Jian broke through the formation restriction with the strength of the second-level Taoism, which means that the formation restriction here itself is not very high-level, but just special. It is very likely that it was open to all Tianjian Sect disciples in ancient times.
So, how did these Tianjian Sect disciples break through the formation restriction? The most likely possibility is that they used tokens and other things to control the formation to enter, but in this case, when Shi Xuan used Taoism to attack the stone wall, the formation restriction would also react, and it would never wait until the sword light was used to show strangeness. These situations show that the formation restriction here is a test for the sword light, and only those who pass the test can enter.
Since it was a test, and the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect did not leave any sword marks, it meant that the test of the sword light should not only be a test of its power. Moreover, if Shi Xuan's idea was correct, then the test here was not the power of the sword light at all. It was just that the old man Jian broke through the formation restriction by force, which made him misunderstand.
Shi Xuan closed his eyes and began to circulate the aura of good fortune, and then recalled the great freedom sword intent he felt in the Sword Discussion Hall, hoping to simulate this great freedom sword intent in this special state of mind.
After the process of the sword intent invading his soul and being defeated by himself, Shi Xuan had some confidence to simulate one or two images, which should be enough, after all, it was the sword intent of the great immortal.
If someone saw Shi Xuan at this time, they would find that he exuded an aura that was more vicissitudes than the jungle and stone wall that had evolved for millions of years in front of him, and then the green sword light around him slashed towards the stone wall with an unstoppable momentum to cut through everything.
The blue sword light of the Thunder Demon Subduing Sword went from slow to fast, faster and faster. When it hit the stone wall, the sword light was close to the speed of the sword energy thunder sound. At this time, the huge rebound force was generated, but this rebound force was like tofu, and was easily split by Shi Xuan's sword light under the sword intention of cutting everything, splitting everything, and getting great freedom.
After splitting, the blue sword light stopped immediately, but Shi Xuan had already felt a small vibration coming from the bottom of the lake.
As expected, Shi Xuan opened his eyes happily. This stone wall was actually testing the degree of sword skills and sword techniques practiced by the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Only by learning the true meaning of those skills can they break through.
"If I hadn't gone to the Red Maple Mountain Sword Discussion Hall and couldn't feel the Great Freedom Sword Intent, I would have been helpless at this moment. It was really God's will." Shi Xuan thought to himself, "No, if I hadn't gone to Red Maple Mountain, I would have arrived at Biluo Mountain long ago, and I wouldn't have run into anyone from the Divine Sword Villa, and I wouldn't have exploded my own external elixir, and I would have just learned from Old Man Jian to force a breakthrough, so it can't be considered God's will." In a flash, Shi Xuan denied the view of God's will.
In Shi Xuan's spiritual sense, a hidden cave appeared at the bottom of the lake, and there were bluestone steps at the entrance of the cave.
Since it was judged that the test here was for those disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, not for cultivators above the Golden Core, Shi Xuan was not too worried about the danger in the cave. After all, the Heavenly Sword Sect would not play with the lives of its own disciples for no reason. But what exactly was the place below, and why did Old Man Jian never come out after entering?
Carefully, with these questions, Shi Xuan walked into the cave under the protection of the Golden Bridge on the Other Shore, the Cloud and Mist Fairy Clothes, and the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover.
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Outside the Spirit Sword Peak
"Master Li, why are you in such a mess? Did you run into a golden elixir demon?" Ji Wujiu, one of the nine elders of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, asked Li Huaiyuan with concern. In fact, he was secretly happy. If Li Huaiyuan was really seriously injured, he would be able to make a fortune immediately. There was no law in this cave, and no one would know what he did as long as he killed the mouth and disappeared.
Since Li Huaiyuan dared to come here, he must have considered the strength comparison between the two sides. At this time, he smiled lightly: "Li's natal flying sword was only slightly damaged, it's not a big deal. Thank you for your concern, Elder Ji."
Ji Wujiu, who had no way to determine Li Huaiyuan's injury, dared not take action. It took him only a hundred years to advance to the middle-grade golden elixir, and his natal spiritual weapon was only the second heaven perfection, and most of his Taoist magic was fourth-level. Even if Li Huaiyuan's natal flying sword could not be used, he could only stalemate with him. With the addition of another low-grade golden elixir elder Zhu Wangyan next to him, he could only be said to have the upper hand. At most, he had a 10% or 20% chance of taking down Li Huaiyuan. It would be better to wait until the formation was broken and confirm Li Huaiyuan's injury before making a decision.
After understanding this, the sanctimonious Ji Wujiu stroked his half-white short beard and smiled: "I wonder which expert was able to damage the Three-level Perfection Sun-piercing Sword of Master Li? I am very curious." Even Zhu Wangyan, who looked like a young girl next to him, looked at Li Huaiyuan with a smile on her face. After all, among the Jindan Grandmasters, Li Huaiyuan's strength can also be ranked in the forefront.
Li Huaiyuan laughed: "Speaking of which, the one who damaged Li's Sun-piercing Sword is also related to your alliance."
"What do you mean?" Ji Wujiu said with a serious face. Could it be that one of the elders who was not in the alliance headquarters happened to be in the cave of Tianjian Sect?
"Xingzhao." Li Huaiyuan uttered two words neatly.
After hearing this, Zhu Wangyan's pretty face was frosty: "It turned out to be this thief. After hiding for decades, he finally couldn't help but jump out?" Although it has been confirmed that Xuan Yizhen's death was caused by the Yinshen Venerable, without catching the real murderer, Xingzhao, the only survivor, became the target of the anger of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.
"Haha, actually Xingzhao has never been hiding, it's just that he has another identity." Li Huaiyuan said this first and stopped going on.
Zhu Wangyan was a little confused: "Do you have another identity? Please let Master Li tell you, the alliance will be grateful." Ji Wujiu also nodded.
Li Huaiyuan showed a sincere smile just now: "Li came here just to inform the two Taoist friends. However, the master of our village cannot come because he has something to do. Li is alone and can't help himself. He wants to cooperate with you two and get benefits when the time comes. At a certain point, Li will be satisfied.”
Ji Wujiu and Zhu Wangyan looked at each other. They couldn't even break through the formation yet, so why not agree to him? It didn't matter even if they made a Taoist oath. After all, they were just sharing a little benefit. Whatever you share with him, after you share it, It is up to him to decide whether to take action or not, and with Li Huaiyuan together, he is not afraid of the alliance between the Luofu sect and other casual Jindan masters, so Ji Wujiu said: "With the help of Master Li, we It’s something you can’t ask for.”
After Li Huaiyuan asked them to take the Dao Heart Oath, he said: "That Xingzhao is Shi Xuan of Penglai Sect. To be precise, Xingzhao is Shi Xuan's outer elixir!"
"What? Waidan! How is this possible?! But..." Zhu Huanyan was surprised and lost his voice at first, but he soon realized that with the presence of Master Yang Shen, there must be many loopholes in the Tianji List.
Ji Wujiu didn't look good. It seemed a bit uneconomical to provoke the Penglai faction in order for Xuan Yi to die. Although it was related to the dignity of the alliance, firstly, Xingzhao was angered, and secondly, when he wanted to take revenge on Xingzhao, he couldn't do it at all. I never thought that he was from the eight major sects. If he really pissed off the Penglai sect, the casual cultivator alliance would not be able to take advantage of him.
The most important thing is that the dignity of the alliance is the dignity of the alliance. You don't have to do it yourself. Bullying the small with the big and bullying the small with your toes even if the Penglai faction won't let you go is just a joke with your own life.
"This is the Tianjian Sect's cave." Seeing Ji Wujiu and Zhu Wangyan hesitate, Li Huaiyuan mentioned it gently.
"In this way..." Ji Wujiu and Zhu Huanyan mused. If they could really kill Shi Xuan and restore the dignity of the alliance, they might be able to be appreciated by the Supreme Elder and protect their own reincarnation. Moreover, in the cave world, they could do it cleanly without any tricks. Finally, it is impossible for the Penglai sect to kill all the golden elixir masters in this cave. If they can be so domineering, the casual cultivator alliance will not be able to be established.
"Li will also help. He blew up the outer elixir and damaged Li's flying sword. He must avenge it." Li Huaiyuan added weight again.
"There are no more external elixirs?" Ji Wujiu's eyes lit up. Even if Shi Xuan had mastered the differentiation of sword light, in the eyes of the golden elixir master, it was only an object that could be solved with a little effort. There was no sword light that matched the strength of the golden elixir. Differentiation, no matter how invisible it is, it can't hurt itself.
"But where is he now? Does Mr. Li know?" Zhu Huanyan seemed to have made up his mind.
Li Huaiyuan smiled and said: "Li doesn't know where he is now, but he will definitely leave through the entrance. Li has sent people from our village to wait there with several fifth-level Taoist talisman seals. Once Shi Xuan is found, he will first Use the talisman to seal the exit and trap him, and then notify me to wait. "
Ji Wu Jiu nodded: "Zhuang Master Li really has the foresight to do this, but the most important thing now is the Spirit Sword Peak matter. Well, people from the Luofu Sect are here."
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In the back mountain of Biluo Mountain, from the space passage deep in the jungle, two huge groups of heavenly demons flew out, a group of lantern-shaped monsters that emitted bright light, and a group of heavenly demons that looked like blazing red balls. The two leading demons, They are all dozens of feet in size, and their eyes are like wheels.
These demons flew across the jungle and into the void.
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In the cave.
Shi Xuan walked down the bluestone steps step by step. The empty and silent cave was not dark, because on both sides and on the stone walls above his head, beautiful beads that emitted soft white light like luminous pearls were inlaid every few feet.
The steps winded down, and Shi Xuan didn't know how long he walked. Finally, there was a flat ground under his feet. In front of him was a bronze door with five flying swords of white, gold, purple, green and silver engraved on it, which was simple and vicissitudes of life.
And there are some ancient seal characters engraved on the door: "The path of sword refining of Tianjian Sect."
Only then did Shi Xuan suddenly realize that this was the sword-refining path of ancient sword cultivators. It was generally designed for those disciples below the Golden Core level to pure and firm their sword intentions and intentions. No wonder the entrance required a sword test, not other methods. , only if you pass the test can you be qualified to come in.
Old Man Jian, on the other hand, has reached the bottleneck of advancing to the golden elixir and has been unable to break through it for many years, so after knowing this place, he hurried here, hoping to find an opportunity to advance to the golden elixir by returning to the path of ancient sword cultivation. As for why If he didn't go out, we would have to find his remains to find out.
After thinking about the cause and effect, Shi Xuan slowly opened the bronze door and walked in.