The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

A myriad of celestial clouds swirled around, and countless dragon bones spewed out strange spiritual power, splitting mountains and overturning seas to open the Heavenly Sorrow Cave. Then, an ancient and sacred voice resounded.

These things—

Not at all!

Only the "crackling" sound of the Weeping Sword striking the array on the Demon King's skull fragments could be heard.

The Weeping Sword: "Ouch, that hurts!"

Chi Miao was stunned: "..."

Youying's expectant smile froze: "..."

"Where am I?"

Chi Miao coughed lightly: "It must be because I opened the Heavenly Sorrow Cave incorrectly. I'll try again!"

After saying that, Chi Miao used various postures to stab the Sorrowful Sword into the formation.

"The Heavenly Compassion Cave is open!"

"The Heavenly Compassion Cave has opened!!"

"Open it!"

Chi Miao used many different postures. At first, they were normal, but later they even came up with things like hanging upside down like a monkey trying to catch the moon, crawling with his whole body in a dark and twisted way, biting the sword with his head upside down to stab it.

But none of it worked!

Because of so many attempts, time passed by unnoticed, and all the reinforcements arrived!

The reinforcements who had intended to attack Youying were also greatly shocked after seeing this strange scene. They stood there dumbfounded, staring at Chi Miao.

Is this some strange organization conducting a membership compliance test?

"I'll go and gather information."

Jingming's curious ears twitched, and he slowly moved closer to the shadowy figure.

"cough."

The feeling of being subtly stared at made him uneasy. Youying looked at him warily: "What are you doing? Trying to get rid of me? You're no match for me."

He was, after all, a candidate for Demon King, with true strength at the Mahayana stage, plus the intelligence boost from his ability to recognize demons, and the natural restraint of demonic energy on cultivators.

He could even contend with the weakest Tribulation Transcending stage cultivators.

Moreover...

He is not alone.

The demons have been eyeing the Heavenly Sorrow Cave for a long time. Once the barrier is opened, they can invade human territory, raise humans, and solve the famine crisis.

While he couldn't get a large number of demons into the area,

Jingming: "This humble monk has no such far-fetched idea. I am merely curious as to why you brought Chi Miao here?"

You Ying pursed her lips, looked at Chi Miao, and said calmly, "Open the Heavenly Sorrow Cave."

Jingming asked in surprise, "Open the Heavenly Sorrow Cave???"

We agreed to enter the Heavenly Sorrow Cave ahead of time, and now... everyone who's supposed to be here has arrived.

Looking at Chi Miao still striking those bizarre poses, you call this opening the Heavenly Sorrow Cave?!

Jin Shengfei and Ying Wuhuo went up and grabbed Chi Miao's arms.

"Chi Miao, calm down! Stop going crazy! There are so many people watching!!"

Unable to persuade Chi Miao, the two even turned their swords against You Ying:

"Damn demonic consciousness! Did you eat Chi Miao's brain?! That's why she's like this!"

You Ying pointed at herself in disbelief: "Me? I'd eat her brain? Don't make baseless accusations! Her brain has such weird and strange circuitry, I wouldn't even take it if she offered it to me, I'd go crazy!"

The demonic entity that consumes the brain will be affected by it.

The more extreme the mind itself, the more easily it is influenced.

For example, he once developed a "love brain" addiction and was almost trafficked to a brothel to work as a male prostitute.

For example, there was a guy he ate before whose brain was so slippery that he was mentally disabled for three whole years!

However, none of these people were as powerful as Chi Miao.

Although he said he wanted to eat Chi Miao's brains next time they met, he didn't dare to actually do it.

He was afraid of developing a mental illness.

Upon hearing this, everyone said, "...What you said actually makes a lot of sense."

Chi Miao: "?"

Snapped!

She slammed the Weeping Sword to the ground.

Sorrowful Sword: "Ahhhhhh, that feels so good! Master, you've really enjoyed throwing me like that!"

Everyone: "..."

Chi Miao roared fiercely, making sure everyone present could hear: "Who among you spread the false information? The Weeping Sword can't open the Heavenly Sorrow Cave at all!!!"

The instant I heard those words.

The bigwigs of the ten major sects, the rogue cultivators from Miaohua Continent who rushed over upon hearing the news, the demons who suddenly appeared from nowhere, and the members of the Heavenly Pride Group all changed their expressions, their faces blank with shock.

"What?! This is utterly alarmist! How could the Weeping Sword possibly fail to open the Heavenly Sorrow Cave? Impossible, absolutely impossible!!"

"This news has been circulating since the Heavenly Sorrow Cave existed, how could it not be accessible?!"

"The only thing the Heavenly Sorrow Immortal left in the outside world is the Sorrowful Sword. If the Sorrowful Sword isn't the key to his cave, then what could it be? Could it be that becoming an immortal was all a lie? Was it all a lie? Could one really not become an immortal?!"

"What to do... what to do? If I can't become an immortal, I only have less than fifty years left to live. I'll pass away in fifty years! No... no!!"

Here, many elders and powerful figures are in seclusion.

Because they don't have much time left, unless they become immortals, they will inevitably die.

Therefore, in the latter half of their lives, becoming an immortal became their sole goal, purpose, and even... an obsession.

Everyone said that the Sorrowful Sword was the key to the Heavenly Sorrow Cave, but now this "only possibility" has been denied, which is tantamount to erasing the last bit of their persistence in life!

It's already a good thing they didn't go berserk on the spot!

At this moment, the Supreme Elder of Nine Swords Mountain slowly flew out and explained with a smile: "The Weeping Sword is indeed not the key to the Heavenly Sorrow Cave, but that's what everyone thinks... They believe that the Weeping Sword is the only relic of the Heavenly Sorrow Immortal, and that the existence of the Heavenly Sorrow Cave was said by the Heavenly Sorrow Immortal himself."

"His original words were: 'The mystery of becoming an immortal is hidden in my cave.'"

"But he didn't say it outright; the Weeping Sword was the key."

Chi Miao was stunned: "Then all those years of nurturing the Sorrowful Sword at Nine Swords Mountain have been a complete waste, haven't they?"

They almost demoted Nine Swords Mountain, but it was all for nothing!

Hearing this, even the Weeping Sword broke down.

"What?! I'm not the key to the Heavenly Sorrow Cave?!"

"Master, please don't scold me! Don't blame me! Blame that wretched wretch, Immortal Tianbei! He ascended without me, and I'm not even the key to his cave!"

"Let me go and kill him! Let me go and kill him!!!"

Who could be more sorrowful than him?

His former master ascended to immortality, leaving him in the mortal realm.

He could have comforted himself by saying he had a more important mission, but now... it was all in vain!

He then proceeded to hack at the statue of the Heavenly Sorrow Immortal.

Chi Miao gritted her teeth: "What do we do now? The key isn't the Weeping Sword, so the Heavenly Sorrow Cave can't be opened... Both opportunities and crises seem to be a long way off."

At this moment, the aura of a Tribulation Transcending Stage cultivator, hidden among the crowd, erupted.

"Nine Swords Mountain! Have you been making a fool of us all these years?!"

"The Heavenly Sorrow Cave cannot be opened... and now Nine Swords Mountain has risen again to become a blessed land. What a grand scheme! How are you going to explain this to us?"

Chi Miao was stunned.

One two three four five...

When did these dozen or so Tribulation Transcending stage cultivators suddenly appear?!

She suddenly felt immense pressure.

These people in the tribulation stage are not far from death, and their only hope is the method to become an immortal.

If the Heavenly Sorrow Cave cannot be opened today, I fear... it will be difficult to quell the anger of these Tribulation Transcending cultivators. They will definitely take their anger out on Nine Swords Mountain, which has occupied a place among the top ten sects for many years by relying on its merit of "guarding the Sorrowful Sword" and has always been respected and treated with the highest honors by the world.

As Chi Miao was brainstorming, the Supreme Elder's voice rang out again:

"The Weeping Sword is indeed not the key to the Heavenly Sorrow Cave, but... I never said the Heavenly Sorrow Cave couldn't be opened, did I?"

"Who told you the key wasn't here?"