"who!"
Senior Li suddenly roared, and a flash of sword light, like a thunderbolt, pierced into the ground from top to bottom.
The sword light barely grazed Su Lin's nose, cutting through the soil and rubble before disappearing into the depths.
"Hiss~!"
Xiao Linlin gasped, staring at the scene before her in disbelief.
The two used earth-walking techniques deep inside. The soil layer thousands of meters below was extremely hard, yet it was still pierced through by a single sword, creating a dark tunnel. The power of this was simply terrifying.
Looking at the passage pierced by the sword, Su Lin didn't hide. He used his lightness skill to leap up with Xiao Linlin to the top.
He had barely regained his footing when he suddenly felt a sword pressed against his temple.
Completely unaware!
It was as if Su Lin had delivered himself to the door, placing his head on the tip of the sword.
Who are you?
From the darkness came Senior Li's hoarse voice.
Su Lin's pupils lit up with a spiritual light, dispelling the darkness underground, and he looked in the direction of the sound.
However, it turned out to be an unnatural underground cave, with signs of sword marks all around. It was very small and cramped.
About ten meters away, a pale-faced old man in blue robes leaned against the rocks on the ground. He remained languid, with a gourd of wine tied to his hand by a thin rope.
Senior Li was as charismatic as ever, but the look in his eyes as he gazed at Su Lin was filled with deep wariness, the invincible aura gone.
Su Lin raised his hand, wiping away the disguise effect of the mechanism prop, revealing his true form: "Senior, it's me."
"Lin'er?!"
Senior Li was taken aback, his eyes wide with surprise. Suddenly, a young woman hiding behind him exclaimed in delight, "Junior Brother! Is it really Junior Brother?!"
Su Lin looked over and recognized Xu Zhenshu's voice.
But at this moment, Senior Sister Xu had lost all her former dignity and grace. Her black hair was greasy and tangled, her once fair face was now sallow, she was emaciated and had lost her plump and beautiful appearance. Her white dress was now as black as ink and smelled foul.
Even her eyes, which had been filled with affection, bulged out excessively, like those of a dead fish. She looked less like a martial arts fairy and more like a wretched mountain woman.
"Don't go over there!"
Senior Li stopped Xu Zhenshu, who was about to rush forward, his gaze still sweeping over Su Lin. Suddenly, he sneered, "You have quite the methods, managing to find me so easily!"
"If you want me to die and perish, then it's just a matter of fighting anyway. Why show yourself in the guise of my grand-disciple? Don't you think this method is too despicable? Is this the behavior of a hero!"
"Senior, it really is me."
Su Lin whispered, wiped away the prop effects for Xiao Linlin beside him, and then flipped his hand to reveal two weapons, a Tang sword and a three-foot green peak, and took out the Breaking Luck Sword, made a sword control incantation and gently presented it to Senior Li.
"A Peace Stone...? You've obtained a Peace Stone!"
Senior Li frowned, staring intently at Su Lin. With his sharp eyes, he could see that the Broken Luck Sword was made of Peace Stone, and he could also see that Su Lin's unique sword control incantation had incorporated the Great Perfection sword intent of the Zhou Tian Sword Technique.
Its sharpness and subtlety are in no way inferior to Su Qingyang's peak performance back then.
These facts are enough to prove Su Lin's identity. However, Senior Li never expected that when he saw Su Lin again, his martial arts cultivation would have made such a rapid progress, far surpassing what it was back then!
This is no longer the child obsessed with swords. If the Sword Pavilion still existed, this would be the true third-generation Sword Immortal!
"To be honest, senior, I was fortunate enough to obtain it."
Su Lin lowered his head slightly, as respectful and obedient as before: "With the protection of my sect's fortune, I was able to successfully chase down the thief that day, fight him, and take the Peace Stone."
"But I never expected that the thief would be so ruthless, dragging me down the cliff with him. I vaguely remember dying amidst the misty clouds."
"Fortunately, thanks to the divine intervention of the sect's ancestors, I survived. It was a fairyland that seemed to be a new world. Although there were many opportunities there, I was trapped inside and could not get out until today. I have finally found a way to escape and rushed back."
"On the way, I heard that several years had passed in the martial arts world and that the sect had undergone a shocking change. I was anxious and worried, so I disguised myself as an evil sect member to explore the foot of the sect's mountain. I happened to smell my senior sister's incense, so I tracked her here."
Su Lin's explanation was quite appropriate. Before coming here, he had already thought about what excuse he would use to make up for the years of disappearance in his identity if he could find the remnants of the Sword Pavilion.
From the perspective of martial arts practitioners, it is perfectly normal for someone to return to the martial arts world after a chance encounter while traveling, and it is quite in line with local customs.
But Senior Li didn't believe it.
He continued to stare coldly at Su Lin, then suddenly shouted sharply, "Is there such a coincidence in the world! In my youth, I searched far and wide, traveling thousands of miles, yet I have never heard of such a wondrous place!"
"How could I not know the character of my grand-disciple! Even if he truly has such a good destiny, his foundation is very weak, far inferior to mine. How could he possibly withstand the pain of being lost and safely walk before me!"
The pain of being lost?
It seems that even Senior Li has been quite troubled by cognitive traps.
Su Lin didn't know how to explain, so he could only lower his head and say, "I have already stepped halfway into the immortal realm. I am protected by a wonderful method and am not harmed by evil spirits. However, my sworn sister suffered some hardships on the way and almost fell victim to it. She was saved by my last remaining miraculous pill."
"I know you don't believe me, senior. There are too many mysterious things in this matter, and I don't know how to explain it."
Su Lin lowered his head, took out a gourd filled with wine from the warehouse, and presented it with his spiritual energy: "Senior, this is the matter you entrusted to me back then."
"snort."
Senior Li gave a faint, cold laugh, but still took the wine pot, held it to his nose, sniffed it lightly, and tasted it gently.
As the liquor went down his throat, the coldness on his face slowly dissipated, and he became much calmer: "It's not the liquor I wanted, but it's spicy enough, which I like."
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