"It's nothing, just a minor injury! Don't be so worried."
Feng Rong's eyes darkened, as if she wanted to say something. The next moment, a deep male voice suddenly rang out behind them, "Hey, you two little brats over there, if you don't want to be cleaved into pieces by sword energy, hurry up and come over here!"
Youyou turned around and saw a small stone door open in front of her. Behind the door, an old man with a white beard was waving frantically at them with a somewhat anxious expression. Seeing that they were stunned, he continued to urge them, "Come on over, the next wave of sword energy is coming soon."
Sure enough, the sound of air being torn apart came again. You You gritted her teeth and quickly pulled Feng Rong towards the old man. As soon as they entered the door, the old man immediately closed it and repeatedly added several sealing spells. Before long, a loud rumbling sound rang out again outside, which should have been the sound of the sword energy hitting the ground.
Youyou breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked the old man, "Thank you, grandpa... Holy crap!" Before she could finish speaking, she took a closer look and discovered that the old man actually had no lower body. His waist and below were transparent and floating empty. Upon closer inspection, even his upper body was somewhat transparent.
Could this be a ghost?
She instinctively grabbed Feng Rong. Influenced by horror movies, even though she knew this was a fantasy world, she was still a little scared of ghosts and other such creatures!
Feng Rong glanced at the old man and explained, "He is a remnant soul!"
What is a remnant soul?
Youyou was stunned for a moment, but found that Fengrong did not intend to explain. Instead, she continued to look at her injured arm, her fingers twitching, but she hesitated to touch it, as if she was hesitating about what magic to use.
She felt a little awkward being stared at. "I told you it's nothing, look, it's all dried up." As she spoke, she reached out to wipe the blood off her arm.
"Don't move!" Feng Rong grabbed her hand and cast a healing spell, carefully placing it on the wound on her arm. She was unusually silent, with a hint of autism about her.
"..." Youyou was speechless and could only look at the half-transparent old man opposite her.
“This child is right, I am indeed just a remnant soul after death!” The old man stroked his snow-white beard, seemingly extremely pleased that the other party had recognized his identity at a glance. He slowly floated up a little, looking unfathomable, and said, “In my previous life, I was the Patriarch Qiu Zhang of the Loyal Heart Sect, and also the master of this cave!”
"What?!" Youyou was stunned. Was it a ghost or not?
Qiu Zhang tilted his head back proudly, becoming even more unfathomable, and even his voice deliberately became ethereal and dreamlike, "This cave was where I cultivated in seclusion during my lifetime. When I was about to perish, I used a secret technique to leave behind a wisp of my soul and sealed the cave containing all my inheritance, waiting for a destined person to enter this place, pass my test, and inherit my mantle."
"You mean, this ruin... including the palace outside, was built when you were alive?" Youyou was startled and gave him a suspicious look.
"Absolutely true!" the old man nodded proudly.
“Since this is your territory, then…” Youyou pointed to the stone cave, which was less than four square meters in size, “why are you hiding in this little cave?”
"..." Qiu Zhang froze, feeling as if a knife had pierced his heart...
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Why ask such a question?
The remnant soul, which had been floating high in the air, suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon and slumped to the ground. After a long while, it let out a long sigh and said dejectedly, "This is a long story, all due to my carelessness in my previous life!"
Qiu Zhang's entire remnant soul wilted, and his already gray beard seemed even whiter. He glanced at the two of them before continuing, "In my previous life, I unexpectedly found a spirit sword in a secret realm. Now that I think about it, this sword must have been sealed by something. At first glance, it didn't seem special, and its spiritual energy was thin, even inferior to ordinary low-level spirit swords. I never paid any attention to it and casually placed it in my treasure vault for many years without using it. Even after I perished and left behind my remnant soul, I didn't notice anything different about this sword. But... just a few months ago, this sword suddenly broke free of its seal and unleashed an unprecedentedly fierce aura."
"A malevolent aura!" You You exclaimed in surprise. "Then all the malevolent aura covering this mountain comes from that sword?"
“Indeed!” He nodded. “At first I didn’t notice, but in the last few days, it suddenly started to unleash sword energy! Moreover, this sword energy is uncontrollable, wandering and attacking freely within the cave. Perhaps it is unwilling to be buried in this cave and wants to break out. After all, I am just a remnant soul, and despite trying many methods, I cannot suppress this sword energy. Therefore, I had no choice but to leave the main hall and come here to avoid those sword energies.”
"You mean, those sword energies just now were emitted by that sword itself, and not sword moves used by someone else?" Youyou was stunned. Are there really swords with such a unique personality in the world?
“That’s right!” Qiu Zhang turned his head and glanced at the door, as if thinking of the mess outside, his face showing heartache.
"What kind of sword is that? It's so powerful!"
"I don't know about that, but if things continue like this, my cave will be destroyed by this sword sooner or later." Qiu Zhang sighed again, glanced at the two of them, and his eyes lit up again. He quickly smiled and said, "However, it can be said that I am destined to meet you two. Since you were able to enter this place and pass through many checkpoints to come to me, it proves that your aptitude and comprehension are excellent and have met my requirements."
"What level?" Youyou was taken aback. They had come straight here and hadn't encountered any level except for the sword energy!
"..." Old Man Qiu Zhang was stunned for a moment, "Didn't you encounter the tests I set up?"
"No!"
"The Heart-Questioning Formation? The Spirit-Selection Formation? And a Sword Intent Test?"
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