The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

Just as things were changing in the spiritual dimension, in a night market in Yunshang Province, at a stinky tofu stall...

A figure dressed in an ordinary white tank top suddenly stopped what they were doing, picking at the food in front of them:

The chopsticks in his hand hovered in mid-air, a piece of stinky tofu he had just picked up was still steaming, its golden skin covered with red chili flakes and green scallions, glistening temptingly under the dim lights of the night market.

But he didn't put it in his mouth; instead, he kept it in that position.

The figure raised its head, revealing a slightly thin face.

At this moment, something was churning in 'his' eyes, and countless layers of golden rings flashed by in his vision.

"Something has changed in the spiritual dimension..." His lips moved slightly, his voice very soft.

"Another near-god has been born...?"

His brow furrowed slightly.

"That shouldn't be the case..."

He put down his chopsticks, placed his hands on his knees, and leaned forward slightly, as if he were sensing something more carefully.

His gaze shifted from the stinky tofu in front of him, passing over the tangled wires and neon lights above the night market, over the yellowed food stall signs stained with grease and smoke, over the dim sky in the distance, and landed in some illusory dimension.

Then, as if he had thought of something, a thoughtful expression appeared in his eyes.

"interesting……"

The corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"Ten Thousand Beasts... you really aren't completely dead after all..."

A moment later, he picked up his chopsticks again, took the almost cold piece of stinky tofu, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

The hustle and bustle of the night market returned, as if the brief pause of a few seconds had never happened.

. . .

Meanwhile, at the Jiuli Base in Yunshang Province, in courtyard number 101.

After telling Erin the honorific name he had just made up, Wu You's mental energy was almost completely depleted.

So Wu You didn't linger any longer and immediately followed the pale golden thread back to the spirit dimension.

Because his mental energy was almost exhausted, Wu You didn't even have time to take another look at the silver-white star that had just appeared in the spiritual dimension.

The layered, flowing darkness lingered in his perception for less than a second before his consciousness severed the connection, and he returned directly to the real world.

Wu You, sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, opened his eyes and took a few breaths.

He closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again to check his condition.

This attempt was undoubtedly a great success. He confirmed his conjecture and proved that the realm could indeed replace the role of the divine kingdom to a certain extent.

His Realm of Power and Silence serves as a temporary transit point, allowing tangible objects to be transferred from the real world to the believers in the Corpse Realm through channels constructed by divinity.

While it's not perfect, it's practical enough.

However, Wu You's attempt is not yet completely over; it will only be complete after Ailin of the Corpse Realm holds the offering ceremony.

. . .

Meanwhile, Erin, on the other side, gradually came back to her senses as the dazzling silver light in her eyes faded.

His vision returned to the dim stone house, but he did not stand up. Instead, he remained kneeling with his head down, as if he was processing something.

"The Great One Above the Nine Heavens!"

A benevolent and supreme deity!

It is Lord Poxu, it is Venerable Dingfeng!

Moreover, he is the mysterious ruler who governs the endless sword domain!

He silently repeated the honored name again.

"He truly is a god!"

"It's just that it wasn't recorded in history!"

"After all, He is a 'mysterious ruler'."

"It's perfectly normal for them not to be known by the world."

How could a true ruler, an existence that governs the "Endless Sword Domain," possibly leave no trace?

The only explanation is that He is "mysterious," unknown to the world, and only reveals His existence to certain people at certain times.

Thinking of this, Erin shook her head, as if trying to shake off those inappropriate thoughts that were popping up: "Erin, Erin, what blasphemous things are you thinking about?"

"You are a person divinely inspired and blessed by the Lord, how can you doubt the great Lord!"

"The most urgent task is to perform offerings to please the Lord!"

Thinking of this, Erin immediately stood up from the ground.

He walked to a corner of the stone house and found three pale green candles that had not yet burned out.

Erin held the three candles in his hands, savoring the faint scent of herbs and wood, then scratched his head: "Hmm—I don't seem to know what kind of offerings the Lord prefers?"

"There is no corresponding record in the classic texts..."

He recalled the records he had read about gods and rituals of worship, each of which detailed the types of offerings preferred by various deities, with clear explanations for each.

But this "mysterious ruler" has no records, no preferences, no dislikes, and no precedents to refer to.

"No, this must be a test from the Lord!"

His eyes lit up in the dim light of the oil lamp, as if he had thought of something crucial.

"The Lord must have given me a hint..."

He closed his eyes and began to recall.

"hint……"

A moment later, Erin seemed to realize something, and his eyes snapped open: "The Lord told me nothing but His full name. The clue must be in the Lord's name."

He went over that honored name in his mind again.

"Piercing the Void... Fixing the Edge... Endless Sword Domain..."

"The Lord's name contains many words related to the sword."

"sword……"

Thinking of this, Erin frowned and whispered:

"But I don't have a sword to offer as tribute..."

After a moment's hesitation, Erin put down the pale green candle in his hand.

He strode to the stone bed inside the room, lifted the animal skin covering it, revealing the bed surface made of many irregular stone slabs.

The gaps between the stone slabs were narrow and filled with grayish-white plaster.

He selected a stone slab and carefully felt its edges.

Then, he pulled a small knife from his waist, inserted the tip into the gap along the edge of the stone slab, and pried it upwards with force.

The stone slab made a dull cracking sound as a corner was pried up.

He pinched that corner with his fingers and slowly lifted the entire stone slab—

Beneath the stone slab was a small, square space containing a smooth, gray-black animal hide covered with densely packed, strange characters.

Erin steadily took the animal hide out of that small space and held it in his hand.

He felt the smooth, slightly cool touch. His eyes glazed over, as if many images flashed through his mind at the same time: "Father, when you deliberately left this sword technique behind, did you already foresee this situation today...?"

Without hesitation, Erin arranged the three pale green candles into an equilateral triangle and then lit them.

When the candlelight shone, the pale green flame flickered in the dim stone house, like three little elves dancing.

He knelt before the candles, placed the animal hide covered in dense writing between the three candles, closed his eyes, and clasped his hands together in prayer.

"Great Lord!"

The Great One Above the Nine Heavens!

A benevolent and supreme deity!

It is Lord Poxu, it is Venerable Dingfeng!

He is also the mysterious ruler who governs the endless sword domain!

Today, your humble believers come to offer their prayers with pure candles and the offering of sharpened blades, and with sincere souls, they present themselves before your divine throne.

We beseech you to open the gates of your kingdom and accept the devout offerings of your humble follower, Erin!

Just as Ailin in the Corpse Realm finished reciting the last sentence, Wu You, who was sitting on a stone bench in the real world, suddenly had a sword mark flash between his eyebrows.

His silver eyes opened completely in that instant.

He heard Erin's prayers, and at the same time, he saw the animal skin covered with dense, strange characters placed between the three candles, and also saw the words at the top of the animal skin—"Twilight Swordsmanship".

Without any hesitation, Wu You once again used his divinity to construct a passage and opened up the Quanji Domain's permissions.

The next moment, the space in front of Wu You rippled, and a gray-black animal hide appeared in front of him.

It floated in the air, with a faint golden halo around its edges.

Wu You reached out and took the animal hide, feeling its smooth, slightly warm surface: "The offering ceremony was a success!"

Immediately, his gaze focused on the writing on the animal skin in front of him. As he read it, the writing was understood by his consciousness in a strange way, as if someone was translating the writing into a language he could understand and then presenting it to him line by line.

"Twilight Swordsmanship, based on the Twilight Meditation Method, forges flesh and blood, and condenses the spirit..."

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