The longsword was heavy and slightly longer than the Fire Phoenix Sword, with the words "Broken Army" engraved on its blade.
"The Broken Army Blade, that's a good name!"
Just as Lan Hua was secretly pleased, a voice entered her ears again, but this time it belonged to a different person.
"Fellow Daoist, once you have obtained the Broken Army, leave now and do not covet any other weapons!"
"If you wish to develop your career in the Blade Realm, you are welcome to bring Po Jun with you at any time. We welcome talents like you!"
Lan Hua snorted, "Thank you!"
After saying that, he walked towards the entrance of the next trial ground without the slightest hesitation.
After Lan Hua disappeared, a voice came again.
"He actually managed to pull out two immortal weapons from the Sword Realm and the Blade Realm in succession. As for the immortal artifact on his body, it looks quite extraordinary. This kid has some background."
"Yes, we can't let him be taken by other realms. Our Blade Realm must try to win him over!"
Over the next few days, Lan Hua, wielding the Qiankun Bowl, a sword in her left hand and a knife in her right, was unstoppable and successively passed through the five trial grounds.
Unfortunately, he never obtained any more celestial weapons. He had hoped to encounter a celestial weapon for archery, but to no avail.
This time, Lan Hua entered the thirteenth trial ground.
Unlike the previous trials, the thirteenth trial site was entirely composed of swamps and lakes, and there was no sign of human habitation.
The lake almost completely covered the entire trial grounds, and it had become a continuous expanse.
Lan Hua flew over the lake for a long time but did not see a single celestial being.
"This is strange. Isn't this the trial grounds? Why isn't there a single person here?"
The thirteenth trial area was vast, and with no one around, Lan Hua was like a headless fly, unable to find the end of the trial.
"Hmm? This place is full of swamps and lakes. Could the exit be underwater?"
Lan Hua activated her protective aura and plunged underwater to continue her search.
Underwater is different from above, so Lan Hua's movements became slower. After searching for several days, she still couldn't find a place underwater.
On this day, Lan Hua entered an unfamiliar body of water. The water was very deep, and there were straight ravines everywhere.
Suddenly, something darted past Lan Hua from behind, startling her.
"Who's there? Show yourself!"
Lan Hua extended his divine sense, covering a radius of ten miles around the water, and finally locked onto a target five miles to his side.
After searching for a long time, the anomaly was finally discovered. Lan Hua dared not be careless and took up the Fire Phoenix Sword and the Breaking Army Saber, ready for battle.
Seemingly in response to Lan Hua, the object slowly swam towards her. Once inside her line of sight, Lan Hua realized that the newcomer was not human, but a strange beast.
At first glance, the strange beast looked like a large lizard, but upon closer inspection, it resembled a crocodile, its body covered in scales.
To Lan Hua's surprise, this strange beast was enormous, almost a hundred feet long.
Lan Hua asked warily, "Who are you?"
After saying that, he brandished the Fire Phoenix Sword and the Broken Army Saber a few times, wanting the strange beast to know that he was not someone to be trifled with.
The strange beast seemed somewhat afraid of Lan Hua, keeping a distance of a hundred feet from her, before speaking:
"My name is Tao, and I have been here for thousands of years. And who are you?"
"The Taotie from Taotie?" Lan Hua was taken aback, sensing that this giant beast was no ordinary creature.
"My name is Lan Hua, and I'm here for a trial!"
Taotie slightly moved its enormous head. "I understand. Everyone who passes through this area claims to be here for a trial!"
Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise, "So, you know where those people went?"
Tao shook its head slightly again. "I know, they all went towards the exit, and I was the one who told them about the exit!"
Lan Hua was overjoyed. Since those people left through the exit, it meant that the thirteenth trial ground was still easy to pass.
"It seems that apart from finding the exit, this place is quite easy to get through!"
Lan Hua asked, "Brother Tao, please tell me where the exit is?"
Tao shook its head again, but this time the movement was much larger, and it actually pointed its head in a certain direction.
In that direction, there is a long and deep ocean trench that seems to have no end.
Lan Hua frowned. "There?"
"That's right, if you just swim to the bottom of this ditch, you'll see a big pit, and the exit is at the bottom of the pit!"
Lan Hua felt that everything was going too smoothly and that the giant beast's words couldn't be entirely trusted, so she clasped her hands in a fist and said:
"Thank you, Brother Tao. However, I have a question. You are the guardian of the exit. Do I need to defeat you to pass this trial?"
The behemoth shook its head. "No, I am not from this place, nor am I the guardian of this trial ground!"
Lan Hua frowned, sensing there was more to the story.
"Please enlighten me, Brother Tao!"
The giant beast seemed to sigh, and many bubbles appeared underwater.
Looking into the giant beast's eyes, Lan Hua sensed a trace of sadness.
"I don't know where I come from, maybe from there?"
As the giant beast spoke, it extended one of its foreleg fingers and pointed it towards the surface of the water.
Lan Hua was puzzled and asked, "A celestial island in the heavens?"
The behemoth shook its head, "Above the Heavenly Realm!"
Lan Hua had a headache; she really didn't know where this gluttonous brother was referring to as the "heavenly realm above."
"Why has Brother Tao come here?"
The giant beast revealed a sorrowful expression and said, "Because we fled here, my clan has fallen into dire straits, and our people have gone mad and are killing each other."
As the clan chief, my father used his great supernatural powers to teleport me away in order to preserve the clan's lineage.
But for some reason, I ended up here. Fortunately, it's rare to see outsiders here, so I've made this place my home!
Lan Hua nodded, expressing her sympathy.
Now that we know where the exit is and that the giant beast has nothing to do with the trial, there's no need to spend too much time on it.
But considering that the giant beast had stayed here for thousands of years, it must be extremely familiar with this place, so it said:
"Brother Tao, do you know about Fusion Stones?"
The giant beast shook its head. "I don't know, but I do know that there's a glowing stone at the bottom of the giant pit where the exit is located. I wonder if that's what you're looking for?"
Lan Hua was overjoyed. Although she wasn't sure if it was a fusion stone, at least she had a clue.
"Thank you for informing me, Brother Tao. I'll take my leave now!"
The giant beast added, "But be careful, the light emitted by that stone is very strong; I almost fell for it!"
Lan Hua clasped her hands in a fist and said, "Thank you for the reminder!"
After swimming along the deep ravine for most of the day, Lan Hua finally saw the end.
But at the end, unlike anywhere else, a blue light shone towards the water's surface, shimmering brightly as the water flowed.
"Hmm? There really is a light!"
Lan Hua swam faster toward the giant pit, and only then could she see the whole picture of what lay beneath it.
The pit was almost unfathomably deep. At the bottom of the pit, there were two exits, and next to it was a blue crystal, which seemed to be embedded in a white jade platform.
The white jade platform was enormous, almost filling the entire bottom of the pit.
The light emitted by the blue crystal was very soft, and it was difficult to notice this place from the lake surface because it was concealed by the lake water.
"No wonder we searched the sky for so long but couldn't find a single clue!"
Just then, Lan Hua suddenly felt that her soul was unstable and her primordial spirit was restless, as if she was about to be sucked out of her body by a huge suction force.
"Oh no, there's something wrong with the light!"
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