Fairy, please don't do this!

Lian Yu killed another sword puppet and said with a regretful expression.

Lin Tiannan snorted coldly: "He got off easy."

He was determined to make Gu Jinzhao, the man who killed his daughter, suffer a fate worse than death.

Who could have imagined that the other party would be so foolish as to seek their own death?

Unbeknownst to them, Gu Jinzhao was currently using his memory to quickly navigate the winding maze, and soon arrived at the end of the first area.

They did not encounter any attacks from sword puppets along the way.

Why?

Because he used the Pure Yang Sword Technique, these sword puppets mistook him for a disciple of the Sword Palace.

That's right. The senior from Qingyun Sect who left behind this sword technique was once a disciple of Zhenyang Sword Palace. After the Sword Palace was destroyed, he unexpectedly entered Qingyun Sect.

This "Pure Yang Sword Manual" is the first volume of the Sword Palace's sect-protecting sword manual, "True Yang Sword Manual".

"Having already mastered the first volume, even without the skill point system, I can quickly master this sword technique."

"With the Crimson Sky, a semi-immortal artifact, entering the sixth level of the Demon Suppression Tower shouldn't be too much of a problem."

As Gu Jinzhao pondered this, he arrived at a bronze gate.

The boss guarding this place is a sword puppet as tall as two people.

The moment Gu Jinchao appeared, his dark pupils instantly turned crimson, but they quickly dimmed again after he used the Pure Yang Sword Technique.

"Exactly the same as in the game!"

Gu Jinzhao glanced at the enormous body, then pushed open the bronze door and continued to the next level.

There are five such sword puppets in total, and the sword puppet bosses on each level are much stronger than the previous ones.

In the game, without practicing the "Pure Yang Sword Technique," one needs at least the strength of a sixth-rank cultivator to clear the fifth level.

These sword puppets alone are enough to give Lin Tiannan and his group a run for their money...

Chapter 15, Heaven and Earth are a prison, man is a prisoner, the Way is a lock (Please continue reading)

With the help of the Pure Yang Sword Manual, Gu Jinchao had no obstacles on his way.

When he pushed open the bronze door on the fifth floor, the scene before him suddenly changed.

This is where the True Yang Sword Palace is located.

The pavilions, towers, and magnificent palace complex, which should have been grand and splendid, are now just ruins.

Amidst the broken walls and ruins, moss climbs over the shattered jade steps, and the dilapidated palace pillars are toppled, bearing ancient sword marks.

What is most shocking is that countless broken swords and blades are stuck in the ground, densely packed, like a sword mound.

Magical artifacts are classified into the following levels: Treasure, Spirit, Saint, and Immortal!

Without exception, all of these swords were magical artifacts of a spiritual grade or higher, but they had all lost their spiritual essence and become ordinary ironware.

Swords below the Saint grade cannot withstand the erosion of time, meaning they do not possess the attribute of being "indestructible".

Of course, there are exceptions; Gu Jinchao's gaze was fixed on the very center!

There was a rusty iron sword embedded firmly in the ground.

That's right, this iron sword that no one would even glance at if it were left lying on the roadside is the semi-immortal artifact he's been searching for, the Crimson Sky.

When Gu Jinzhao first saw this semi-divine artifact in the game, he was also somewhat bewildered.

At the time, I felt the art style was a bit off and thought the game designers had some kind of perverse sense of humor.

It was only later that I learned that the Crimson Sky Sword was not complete; to be precise, it was only half of the immortal artifact, the Yin-Yang Sword.

Only by finding the other half, [Xuanming], and merging them into one, will its brilliance be restored.

Of course, although Chixiao is rusty, it still retains all the necessary attributes.

Gu Jinzhao did not rush to retrieve the sword, but instead searched around until he saw a mottled stone wall.

"It really is here!"

His eyes lit up, and he quickly walked closer.

As far as the eye could see, the bluish-gray stone wall was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and a three-foot-long sword mark ran diagonally through the center, shimmering with a reddish-gold light, like magma flowing between the cracks in the stone.

This sword mark was left by the first sect leader who founded the Sword Palace, and it contains the inheritance of the True Yang Sword Palace - the True Yang Sword Manual.

Only by relying on the inherited mark can one obtain the Crimson Sky.

Otherwise, it will trigger the restrictions within the Sword Tomb, resulting in being pierced by ten thousand swords.

Gu Jinzhao took a deep breath and raised his hand to touch the sword mark.

In an instant, the entire stone wall suddenly lit up with a dazzling red light.

boom--

It felt as if someone had plunged a scalding hot sword tip into my temple, and a sea of ​​fire exploded before my eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a bottomless abyss of fire, with a path paved with red-hot sword blades beneath his feet, and countless burning fire swords floating all around him.

As the first flaming sword pierced through his chest, he groaned and fell to his knees.

This is not an illusion; it is the burning of the three souls and seven spirits, and one can even hear the sizzling sound of the sea of ​​consciousness being burned.

Only by traversing the fiery abyss and enduring the scorching heat of forty-nine fiery swords can one obtain that inherited sword seal.

In the game, because the pain level was set to the lowest, Gu Jinzhao didn't feel much pain and just kept walking forward.

But now, it truly feels like falling into a fiery inferno, every step is extremely painful, as if one's whole body has been thrown into a furnace.

Fortunately, Gu Jinzhao had already cultivated the Pure Yang Sword Technique, so he had extremely high resistance to fire.

By gritting my teeth and imagining the "beautiful" image of myself being torn apart by five horses, I managed to endure it.

During the process, he activated his sword technique, absorbing the fiery swords that pierced his chest and transforming them into strands of profound characters, gradually filling in the gaps like pieces of a puzzle.

After an unknown amount of time, when Gu Jinzhao opened his eyes, a crimson light seemed to flash in his pupils.

Deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, a crimson sword imprint had already been created, containing the complete "True Yang Sword Manual".

[Using myself as the sheath, the blazing sun as the blade, and my burning heart as the fire, I forge my seven souls into a sword...]

"This is the true Supreme Yang Sword Technique!"

Gu Jinzhao regained his composure and couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

One of the purposes of entering the True Yang Sword Palace has been achieved; now only retrieving the sword remains.

After exhaling a long breath, he did not hesitate and headed straight into the Sword Tomb.

The next instant, a crimson light screen appeared, as if a restriction had been triggered, and instantly ten thousand swords rang out, emitting a piercing sword cry.

But as Gu Jinzhao cast a spell, a crimson sword mark appeared between his brows, and everything quickly returned to calm.

This restriction is extremely terrifying; any cultivator below the fourth rank who steps into it will only suffer the fate of being pierced by ten thousand swords.

With this thought in mind, Gu Jinzhao had already grasped the Crimson Sky Sword and slowly pulled it out.

But a voice, seemingly driven mad, rang in my ears: "Heaven and earth are a prison, man is a jailer, the Way is a lock... Hahaha..."

Gu Jinzhao was familiar with these words.

This message will appear when you enter the game interface of "Above the Sky".

"Heaven and earth are like a prison, man is like a jailer, and the Way is like a lock!"

Gu Jinchao frowned and murmured involuntarily.

The meaning of this sentence is not difficult to understand, but it feels somewhat vague and incomplete.

As for who left it, he already had a guess.

The wielder of the Two Elements Immortal Sword is the Sword Ancestor.

The era in which he lived was too far removed, and there are only a few brief records about him.

The first cultivator to attain enlightenment through the sword, he passed down the method of sword cultivation and was hailed as the Sword Ancestor by all sword cultivators.

At the same time, the Sword Ancestor was also a swordsmith.

He traveled the world, searching for all kinds of precious materials, and forged a celestial sword called "Liangyi" (Two Elements), which he used to slay demons and monsters.

After reaching the highest level, he opened the Heavenly Gate with his sword in pursuit of immortality.

Whether they ultimately ascended to immortality or perished within it remains unknown.

Gu Jinzhao, who had completed the game five times, knew even more.

Since the day the sword opened the Heavenly Gate, the Yin-Yang Immortal Sword broke into two pieces, which gave rise to [Chixiao] and [Xuanming].

Xuanming was obtained by someone unknown, while Chixiao fell into the hands of the first leader of the Zhenyang Sword Palace. He comprehended the ultimate Yang Dao contained within the sword, created the "Zhenyang Sword Manual," and established the Zhenyang Sword Palace.

Why would the Sword Ancestor leave behind such a statement?

"Is it because you cannot transcend heaven and earth and become an immortal being, so you are unwilling to accept this?"

"Or is there another secret?"

"Perhaps, only by finding Xuanming can we obtain the second half of the sentence."

Gu Jinchao was completely baffled!

In the game, he tried to unravel this mystery, but he never found the answer.

For some reason, he always felt that the words left by the Sword Ancestor contained endless desolation and sorrow.

It was as if the world had abandoned him, or as if he had come across some unacceptable truth, which is why he went mad.

Gu Jinzhao took a deep breath, suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and then imprinted a wisp of his divine soul mark into [Crimson Sky], thus completing the recognition of its master.

Although this sword is of a high grade, it can be used directly, unlike other high-grade magic weapons that require a certain level to be equipped.

Simply put, it means there are no level restrictions...

Chapter 16, Who Has the Strongest Yang Energy?

Just as Gu Jinzhao was playing with the [Crimson Sky] in his hand, a surprised voice suddenly came to his ear.

Lin Tiannan stared at the familiar figure, frozen in place: "What are you doing here?"

Lian Yu, standing to the side, also looked on in disbelief, as if she had seen a ghost.

They thought Gu Jinzhao had died at the hands of those sword puppets, but they never expected that he would arrive at the top of the secret realm before them.

Most importantly, they had gone through countless battles to get here, and were all injured and covered in blood.

"I wanted to scout out a route, but I ended up getting lost."

"I don't know why, but those sword puppets didn't attack me."

"So I went uphill and ended up here inexplicably."

Gu Jinzhao's face was full of sighs, as if he was somewhat disappointed with this so-called ancient secret realm.

Lin Tiannan looked at the unharmed and still elegant young man, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

What does it mean to arrive here inexplicably?

If he hadn't personally faced those five terrifyingly powerful sword puppets, he would have almost believed Gu Jinzhao's lies.

These sword puppets are clearly the guardians of this secret realm; any outsider who enters will be annihilated, regardless of who they are.

He couldn't understand why Gu Jinzhao, whose cultivation level was only at the early stage of the eighth rank, was unharmed.

Did they use some kind of secret method to deceive everyone?

Lian Yu remained silent for a long time before finally asking, "Do you perhaps know the origin of this secret realm?"

Gu Jinzhao smiled noncommittally, his gaze sweeping over him and Lin Tiannan: "That's not important!"

"The important question is, why haven't you made a move yet?"

Lin Tiannan narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean by that, Immortal Master Gu?"

Gu Jinzhao said with a half-smile, "Didn't Patriarch Lin give me a spot in the secret realm just to lure me in, then join forces with the demons of the Hehuan Sect to kill me?"