With a "click" and a slight mechanical sound, the hidden compartment opened.

Suhe and Zixia both held their breath; a brand new secret was about to be revealed.

Beyond the hidden compartment lies a narrow passage leading into unknown depths.

On both sides of the passage, eerie blue torches burned, illuminating the road ahead.

"Where...where does this lead?"

Su He shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

The secret of the Blue Jade Sword must be hidden at the end of this passage.

"Let's go in and take a look."

As Su He spoke, he took the first step.

The two walked along the narrow passage, gradually heading into the unknown depths.

The walls on both sides of the passage are covered with strange runes and patterns, seemingly telling an ancient legend.

Suhe and Zixia were both drawn to the mysterious atmosphere.

Gradually, a huge stone gate appeared at the end of the passage.

The stone gate was also covered with intricate patterns, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

Su He reached out and pushed against the stone door.

To his surprise, the stone gate remained completely still, as if sealed by some powerful force.

Suhe cannot open this door on his own.

His gaze fell once again on the broken sword at his waist.

A bold idea suddenly popped into Su He's mind.

He slowly drew his broken sword and aimed it at the center of the stone gate.

The patterns on the broken sword fragments matched the patterns on the stone gate in a wonderful way, as if they were a match made in heaven.

Su He slowly inserted the broken sword into the groove of the stone gate.

With a loud rumble, the stone door slowly opened, revealing the space behind it.

Suhe and Zixia entered the mysterious dark room and were immediately shocked by the scene before them.

In the center of the dark room stood an ancient stone platform, covered with a thick layer of dust.

Around the stone platform, several eerie blue lamps burned, emitting a strange light.

They cautiously approached the stone platform and discovered a thick ancient book on it.

The cover of the ancient book was worn and tattered, but the writing on it was still faintly discernible.

"The Broken Sword Manual..."

Su He muttered to himself, reaching out to brush the dust off the ancient book.

Zixia also came over.

Su He carefully turned to the first page of the ancient book.

As the ancient book was unfolded, an ancient and mysterious aura wafted over, causing Su He and Zi Xia to involuntarily hold their breath.

Their eyes were drawn to the words in the ancient books.

It was a script they had never seen before, winding and twisting, seemingly containing some kind of mysterious power.

Su He stared intently at the text, and gradually he was able to understand its meaning.

"This...this is the origin of the broken sword..."

Zixia also came over to look, and her expression also became serious.

It turns out that the broken sword was no ordinary object, but was forged by a demon lord in ancient times.

That demon lord possessed unparalleled magical power; he used his own blood and demonic energy to forge this peerless divine weapon.

The broken sword contains endless demonic energy; as long as one holds the sword, one can control all the power in the world.

With this sword, the Demon Lord swept across the world.

Countless lives fell beneath the broken sword, becoming the demon lord's prey.

"This...this is terrifying..."

Zixia couldn't help but shudder; she couldn't imagine what a cruel era that was.

Su He also fell into deep thought. He vaguely felt that there was probably an even more astonishing secret behind the origin of the broken sword.

He continued reading, and soon he discovered a shocking fact.

Although the Demon Lord was powerful, he was eventually sealed away in a great battle.

That great battle mobilized all the righteous forces in the world to barely suppress the Demon Lord.

The broken sword was also cleaved into several pieces during that great battle and scattered throughout the world.

"This is the origin of the broken sword..." Su He murmured to himself, a complex emotion welling up in his heart.

He never imagined that the broken sword in his hand had such an amazing past.

Zixia also fell silent, seemingly deep in thought.

After a long silence, she finally spoke, "If the broken sword is truly so evil, shouldn't we destroy it?"

He pointed to a passage in the ancient book and said, "Look, it also mentions here that if someone can gather all the fragments of the broken sword, they can unleash the power of the Demon Lord."

Zixia gasped, as if she had realized something.

"You mean... someone is looking for the broken sword fragments?"

"There is a high probability that, thinking about what we've been through, it's all like someone is manipulating things behind the scenes."

Zixia frowned, as if she had thought of something.

"Could it be the Soul Devouring Sect? They've been chasing us, and they seem very interested in the broken sword."

Su He pondered for a moment and said, "That's possible. But I think there's an even bigger conspiracy behind it."

He pointed to another passage in the ancient book and said, "Although the Demon Lord is sealed, his power has not completely disappeared. If someone can gather the broken swords, they can awaken the Demon Lord's soul."

"Then...wouldn't that plunge the world into chaos?"

Suhe and Zixia were intently studying the secret manual, trying to find more clues about the broken sword.

Suddenly, a violent tremor came from underground, and the entire dark room shook.

"What happened?"

Zixia gasped in surprise and nearly fell to the ground.

Su He frowned, sensing a powerful force rapidly approaching.

"Oh no! Enemies are coming!"

As Su He spoke, he pulled Zi Xia along and rushed out of the dark room.

When they returned to the ruins of the Sword Forging Manor, the sight before them astonished them.

Suddenly, a group of mysterious people dressed in black appeared in the manor. The leader held a black longsword, which exuded the same aura as the broken sword fragments.

"Su He, hand over the broken sword, and we may spare your life."

Su He frowned; these people were definitely not good people.

"Who are you? Why are you trying to take the broken sword?"

Su He asked in a deep voice, while protecting Zixia behind him.

The man in black sneered, "We are the successors of the Demon Lord, ordered to seize the broken sword and awaken our master."

Suhe and Zixia were both shocked; they hadn't expected that the Demon Lord's influence still existed in the world.

"The Demon Lord has already been sealed away; you are courting your own destruction!"

"Foolish woman, do you think a mere seal can stop us? Once we gather the broken swords, our lord will reappear in the world, and then the entire world will submit to us!"

Su He frowned; these people were determined to get the broken sword.

"Don't even think about it! How dare you heretics lay a finger on the Broken Sword!"

Su He roared and drew his long sword from his waist.

The man in black snorted coldly, raising his black sword and saying, "Then let's see if you have the ability to protect the broken sword!"

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