With the landmass resolved, Gu Yifeng unleashed his full power, letting out a long roar before charging straight out and instantly engaging the Demon Lord in battle. However, no one noticed that his physical body was now riddled with cracks.
"madman!"
Seeing Gu Yifeng's choice, the Demon Lord showed a hint of panic, cursed under his breath and tried to escape. Unfortunately, facing a fully charged Emperor Realm cultivator, escape was of no use.
The massive white tiger instantly caught up with the Demon Lord, its huge jaws snapping open in a bite, followed by blinding golden flames that began to burn from its flesh and spread all the way to the Demon Lord.
This is a karmic fire that only cultivators who have mastered the Great Dao can unleash. With the karmic fire burning the body, the Demon Lord, given all his deeds in this life, will only be completely reduced to ashes by the karmic fire.
...
When Gu Yifeng opened his eyes again, he was back in the Sword Tomb. He had passed the seventh level of the Nine Refinements of the God of Slaughter. However, this time, when he wanted to move forward, his body was transferred out.
"You can try the remaining two trials when you break through to the Dao Integration Realm."
The voice of the White Tiger Divine Beast rang out, followed by a flick of its finger. A black tiger paw print landed on the left palm, gradually fading away and disappearing.
Gu Yifeng glanced at the sword tomb and was about to turn around and continue his stroll when a long sword in the tomb suddenly emitted a clear, ringing sound, as if it didn't want him to leave.
"A divine sword choosing its master? Interesting."
Seeing this, Gu Yifeng was amused. He then stepped into the Sword Tomb again, but unlike before, he simply walked into the Sword Tomb. The surrounding sword energy automatically dispersed, leaving a path.
He slowly walked to the longsword that emitted a sword's cry. The hilt stood like a towering mountain. He gently grasped it, and a vast and steady aura of mountains and rivers emanated from it.
With a slight exertion, Gu Yifeng drew his longsword instantly. Cloud patterns rippled across the blade, resembling a landscape painting. Just by holding the sword, the name of this sword appeared in his mind—the Mountain and River Sword.
He never expected that the sword, which he had only heard of in the mortal realm, would be so precious that he would have the good fortune to obtain it in the White Tiger Cave today.
Sensing the aura of Gu Yifeng, the Mountain and River Sword trembled slightly, as if expressing its joy, for a mature sword spirit already resided within it.
"Would you be willing to enter into a contract with me and become my sword?"
Gu Yifeng spoke in a gentle voice, smiling as he asked the Mountain and River Sword.
Upon hearing the question, the Mountain and River Sword hummed once more, its blade trembling as all the emotions it wanted to express surged into its mind.
"In my name, I hereby forge a contract with the Mountain and River Sword, making it my natal sword, inseparable from you. Sword Master Contract, Connect!"
Gu Yifeng gave a soft shout, formed a hand seal, and an array immediately appeared beneath his feet. Under the power of the array, the Mountain and River Sword floated up on its own, facing him.
With a thought, Gu Yifeng cut a wound on the tip of his right finger, and a drop of blood essence flew out and fell into the formation. The next moment, a contract power appeared, the Mountain and River Sword trembled slightly, and a chaotic power flew out and merged with the blood essence.
After the power of the contract absorbed the power of both parties, it slowly dissipated. In Gu Yifeng's mind, an intimate connection immediately appeared, which was the sword spirit of the Mountain and River Sword.
This connection strengthens the bond between the two parties, allowing them to wield swordsmanship more skillfully and effortlessly unleash power far exceeding that of ordinary longswords.
However, only swords that have given birth to a sword spirit can form a sword master contract. Even top-tier swords like the Longquan Sword, if they do not have a sword spirit, may not be able to defeat swords with sword spirits, no matter how high their grade is.
That's the difference.
He stored the Mountain and River Sword in his dantian, which became his natal magic weapon, and he could use it at will in the future. Next, all he had to do was find the Asura Divine Treasury entrusted to him by Bai Shan.
"Never mind, I'll just sign in first."
Gu Yifeng sighed, then sat down cross-legged. He had passed seven levels of the Nine Refinements of the God of Slaughter, which had taken up more than a day, allowing him to continue signing in.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully checking in. You have received a reward: Tiger's Eye Stone."
A system voice sounded, and then a stone that looked like a tiger's eye fell into his arms. He slowly raised it, and the Dragon Phoenix Flame surged out from his body, refining it along the river.
A cool power flowed into his body and rushed straight into his eyes. About an incense stick later, Gu Yifeng slowly opened his eyes. For some reason, he felt that this reward was somewhat perfunctory.
Just as he was secretly grumbling to himself, his Hidden Eyes suddenly activated. Unlike before, this time he could see the trajectory of spiritual energy in the air, and even sense the earth's veins and dragon energy.
"Next time, please complain in person, thank you. The Eye of Concealment has evolved into the Eye of Tracking. Now, in addition to concealing your aura and identifying items, it can also track energy traces, find secret realms, and hunt down and kill. Anything produced by the system is guaranteed to be of high quality."
The system's indifferent voice rang out, and even before it left, a faint, cold snort reached his ears. Gu Yifeng thought he must be hallucinating to hear that.
However, this reward was indeed a great help. With the power of the Hidden Eye, he looked around and discovered a different kind of power, distinct from spiritual energy and not the power of heaven and earth. In this secret realm, only divine power could be so special.
Like an incredibly fine red thread, this energy slowly extended from one direction. Gu Yifeng followed the thread without hesitation. About an hour later, the red energy in his eyes had transformed into the thickness of blood vessels, which could be clearly seen. Only those who activated the Hidden Eye could perceive it.
After another hour of walking, Gu Yifeng had completely left the place where he had entered the secret realm and arrived at a huge valley, from which a terrifying pressure emanated.
Outside the valley, a stone tablet stands with the three characters "Shenjue Valley" inscribed on it.
Gu Yifeng was somewhat puzzled by this, because the Divine Decision Valley did not appear in any of the many historical records in the Complete Book of Myriad Treasures. Therefore, it was certain that this was related to the Immortal Realm.
"The Valley of Divine Decree is naturally the place where the ancient gods bid farewell. The rich divine power and the aura of determination within it are quite evident."
Just as Gu Yifeng was pondering, a childish voice suddenly came from his mind. Following the aura of the voice, he sensed that it was the spirit of the Mountain and River Sword in his dantian speaking.
"Mountain and River Sword, do you know this place?"
Gu Yifeng couldn't help but ask the same question in his mind.
"Master, call me Xiao Ke. I have a memory of this place, but these memories are not mine. It seems like they come from a painting."
Sword Spirit Xiao Ke spoke slowly, sounding somewhat annoyed. Gu Yifeng nodded slightly, and after confirming that there seemed to be no danger around, he slowly walked into the valley.
The view is lush and green, with verdant vegetation all around and pebbles and flowing water underfoot. If it weren't for the stone tablet, it would be just an ordinary valley.
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