Fight to the death
Trial by Fire
The scorching waves of fire penetrated the monks' spiritual shields, spraying on their fragile skin with an irresistible breath, bringing a burst of scorching and painful temperature.
"Ah! My face!"
“It’s so hot!”
Many cultivators kept retreating. This was definitely not a sea of fire that a Jindan cultivator could withstand. The heat waves brought about by each hot rock almost quenched every piece of skin.
Sun Rushuang practiced Yin-yang skills and could not feel the temperature of ordinary flames, but she could definitely feel this terrifying temperature. She carefully avoided the waves of fire hitting the rocks, and wearing the protective clothing sponsored by Jin Manlou, she looked like a fat white silkworm, shuttling between the rocks and the waves of fire.
The heat wave that hit her face almost scared Jin Manlou away. She screamed. If Jiang Chanyi hadn't pulled her up from behind, she would have almost fallen into the sea of fire like the monk next to her and been burned to ashes.
"Yi Yi..." Jin Manlou grew up in a greenhouse and of course had never seen the moment of life and death. She originally thought that the desert locusts were terrible. But after they crossed the mountain of knives and came to the sea of fire, they found that it was even more terrible.
I don’t know what kind of crisis the true secret realm inheritance will face.
"Are you still scared?" Jiang Chanyi patted her protective suit and smiled.
Ever since Lan Qianluo disappeared, the three of them and Gu Xianyun have remained calm, waiting for the arrival of their opponents. Life or death depends on the power of one sword.
No matter how difficult the process was, the four of them had passed the Sword Mountain Trial.
Although the sea of fire before her was terrifying, it didn't really threaten Jiang Chanyi's life, so she remained calm. After all, she had more important things to do.
The same goes for Sun Rushuang. She believes that Qianluo is safe and sound. She must strengthen her belief and go to the third level of the secret realm to get Frost Lanzhi and resurrect her mother.
For this...she will do whatever it takes.
“Huff…”
The sound of the wind brought by the heat wave was like boiling steam, which could tear the exposed skin on the face. Pieces of intact skin were soon exposed to blood under the skin without the protection of magic weapons.
"Ahhhh!" The monk's screams were endless and horrifying.
The cultivators who entered the secret realm included those from wealthy families, those from ordinary families, and even independent cultivators. Independent cultivators were the most unlucky, lacking any magical weapons or teammates to work with them. They only had a shriveled storage bag and ordinary cultivation.
However, when people are in extreme situations, they tend to do evil.
There were four cultivators in the crowd, acting furtively. Their eyes met, and as if they had made a plan, they surrounded Jiang Chanyi and the other two on both sides, shouting, "I recognize her! She's Jin Manlou, the eldest daughter of Jubao Pavilion!"
"No wonder she has so many magic weapons, she's actually a rich lady!"
"Yes, yes. I saw her wearing robes and holding a magic weapon. If we kill her and take her storage bag, we won't have to fear the sea of fire anymore!"
“Maybe I can obtain magical treasures and spiritual treasures without passing the trial and obtaining the Snow Region inheritance!”
Jiang Chanyi's face darkened. They were tempting other cultivators to join them. This was not a good sign. They were now moving through a sea of fire. If they were not careful, they would fall into the fire and turn into ashes.
There were only three of them now, and Gu Xianyun was not here. The only one here was the uneasy Gu Qiuchi. She was at the front with a deep look in her eyes. It was unknown whether she had heard these words, but her eyes flashed slightly, as if she was secretly planning something.
"You dare! If you kill me, my mother will definitely know! Then none of you will be able to escape!" Jin Manlou was so angry that his eyebrows raised. He drew out his magic weapon, swung out spiritual light, and caught the monk who was ready to make a move off guard.
“Plop, plop—”
“Gulp gulp—”
A small number of monks lost their balance and fell into the sea of fire.
Now, the situation is even more out of control.
"elder brother!"
"younger sister!"
"Old Wang!"
"This is all Jin Manlou's fault! If she hadn't killed people intentionally, how could the monks fall into the sea of fire and turn into ashes!" Some people are deliberately trying to fish in troubled waters. It doesn't matter how these monks died. What matters is that Jin Manlou brought disaster upon herself, so don't blame them for adding fuel to the fire.
"Who said we were going to kill you? As long as we don't do anything ourselves, what does it have to do with us if you fall into the sea of fire?"
"In the secret realm, it's always the survival of the fittest, no matter one's family background."
The scene was in chaos. The densely packed cultivators were like black ants, scrambling to deal with the three of them. Many of them were in the late Jindan stage, and even more were in the late foundation building stage and early Jindan stage.
"It wasn't me who did it. They just couldn't stand steadily!" Jin Manlou was confused. She didn't understand why they attacked without listening to the explanation.
"Do you think the dead are really their relatives? You don't know if someone is taking advantage of the situation. They are just looking for an excuse to kill you! The man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure."
"You are carrying magical treasures and spiritual treasures, so you are the best fat meat!"
Jiang Chanyi drew out the spiritual whip and swung it with great effort, knocking all the monks into the sea of fire. However, the monks were not pushovers either. They used their unique skills one after another. Flames shot up into the sky and magic spells shone brightly. In an instant, the lively sea of fire became even more lively.
If it were anyone else, Jiang Chanyi could ignore it, but since the target was Jin Manlou, she couldn't ignore it. She and Jin Manlou had known each other for a long time, and in the beginning, this girl was just as careless, showing off her magic weapons without restraint, attracting the covetousness of others. If she hadn't helped, she wouldn't have learned her lesson.
However, the Frost Blue Secret Realm is different from the previous secret realms. The temperature here has long exceeded the limit of human beings. If you don’t use magic weapons to resist it, it is really difficult to sustain it with only spiritual power.
Above the sea of fire were countless rocks, and the hazy, scorching smoke stretched as far as the eye could see. To cross the sea of fire, they had to step on the rocks, which were slippery and easy to miss.
It is not easy to stand, and it also gives other monks an opportunity to take advantage.
Sun Rushuang's eyes narrowed as she summoned a green-haired puppet. The stiff puppet woke up from its slumber, its white eyes gleaming with greed: These people smell so good...
"go!"
"Oh no, it's a puppet!"
"He's sucking my spiritual energy! No!"
The puppet is already a corpse, so it is naturally not afraid of pain. It crawls on all fours with its waist lowered. Here, it has more advantages. It can absorb the spiritual power of the monks flexibly and agilely and eat their flesh and blood. It will continue to grow, and these are all his food!
The first time Sun Rushuang fought Jin Manlou, she didn't use these dirty tricks, but for these people: "Humph... their death is not a pity."
Besides, her little green hasn't eaten meat for a long time.
"Eat, eat your fill!" A faint green light flashed in her ghostly and beautiful eyes. These people died, and there was one less group of people entering the inheritance.
"Ding-ling, ding-ling..." A purple mist quickly spread along with the sound of the bell, crisp and melodious.
"It's an illusion! Quickly hold your breath and concentrate! Take the Heart-Clearing Pill!"
The scene was chaotic, and using the magic weapon of illusion was undoubtedly the most correct decision at this moment. There were so many people here, so many of them were distracted and ambitious. This was a slaughterhouse full of desire, greed, and lust. Only a little bit of illusion was needed to make them die quietly in their own fantasy.
"Haha, what a wonderful way to die."
The person who came had a low and hoarse voice, and did not sound like a girl, but more like a teenager. Gu Qiuchi seemed to sense something, raised his eyes and looked, his pupils contracted, it was actually the dead Chu Lianxi!
The boy seemed even more handsome, the silver ornaments on his body rose and fell with his movements, the corners of his eyes were like smoke, stained with red, his face was like peach blossoms, and as beautiful as peach and plum.
"How could this be!" Jin Manlou's eyes widened! Chu Lianxi was actually alive again!
Jiang Chanyi looked behind him and saw a girl in a silver-white military uniform walking towards him. She had white hair and white eyes, and was as cold and beautiful as a snow lotus, untainted by the world.
It’s Wu Xingxue.
On Wu Xingxue's left and right were the identical twin sisters Bailu and Jianjia. They both had stern faces as always, without any emotion changing.
"Oh? It's you!" Chu Lianxi passed by Jiang Chanyi and the other two, clearly more interested in Gu Qiuchi, who had killed him. His plump vagina opened slightly, as if whispering to a lover, "Long time no see."
Not to mention Gu Qiuchi, even Jin Manlou got goosebumps when he looked at her like that! How could this dead man be resurrected again?
How could a dead person be resurrected? He wasn't dead at all! He must have used some kind of substitute puppet or other magic to deceive the rules of the Sword Mountain and deceive all of them!
Jiang Chanyi raised her eyebrows and flashed her spirit whip. The malicious monks dodged flexibly and divided into several groups. They kept coming forward, using magic weapons to destroy her spirit whip and using a round-the-clock battle to exhaust her spiritual power until her hair was disheveled and her face turned pale.
"Bang bang--" The magic weapon of a cultivator was indeed powerful, and it collided head-on with the physical body of the green-haired puppet. He resisted the attack of the green-haired puppet, and the cultivators behind him entangled Sun Rushuang and Jiang Chanyi. The two of them were unable to split themselves and could only watch Jin Manlou being surrounded.
Sun Rushuang's eyes flashed, and she looked at the protective suit on her body with some hesitation. In the end, she couldn't bear to see Jin Manlou being humiliated. Her heart moved, and the green-haired puppet changed its strategy and kept retreating. The cultivator in front of her and the cultivator attacking Jin Manlou slowly approached.
“Ding——” It’s now!
The green-haired puppet quickly picked up Jin Manlou and left, leaving only the magic weapons of the two forces to attack, ending up with both sides suffering losses.
"Oh my, there's no good show to watch." Chu Lianxi put her hands on her hips, a hint of regret on her charming and fair face, "Why didn't more people die? Otherwise, the inheritance would be ours!"
"Do you want to give them a big gift?" The young man tilted his head slightly and smiled innocently.
Wu Xingxue remained silent, so Chu Lianxi took it as her consent and took out the flute from his waist. The sound became pleasing to the ears. At first, the cultivator did not take it seriously, thinking it was an illusion, and continued to take the Qingxin Pill.
But I didn’t expect what happened next.
"ah!"
"save--"
“Hmm!”
Before anyone could react, long, thin fire snakes suddenly emerged from the seabed. They used their tails to strangle the monks' ankles, arms, and necks, quickly burying them in the sea of fire. The boiling magma submerged their mouths, noses, necks, and collarbones until no sound could be heard anymore.
"Ahhh! What are these!?"
"Help! I don't want to take part in the trial anymore!"
"I want to go out!"
"Let me out! I don't want to participate! I want to go home!"
Perhaps even Chu Lianxi did not expect that his flute sound would disturb the fire snakes sleeping in the sea of fire. His original intention was to stir up a wave of fire to extinguish these bastards, but he did not expect to attract these cute little guys.
He was born with the ability to control poisons and he loved these poisonous creatures, the cold, slippery reptiles.
Jin Manlou and Jiang Chanyi quickly ran forward, sprinkling medicinal powder as they left the sea of fire. However, ordinary medicinal powder had no effect on the snakes. The fire snakes hissed, their eyes blazing as they stared at the fat sheep, salivating.
"Ahhh, why are there snakes everywhere!"
"Hey, these are all dead!"
As he ran further, he found that the fire snakes were all nailed to the nails, struggling and hissing, as if they were shouting something. All the fire snakes made this sound, which made the monk's ears ring and hiss dizzy.
Gu Qiuchi, who was running in the front, covered his head and threw nails while running. His eyes were hazy and it seemed that something appeared from the magma. It was huge, like a hundred-story building.
She shook her head: "What's going on..."
The gradually violent hissing sound seemed to become a lullaby, making people unable to help falling asleep. She bit her lip and pierced the nails into her nails, arms, and thighs, forcing herself to stay awake.
“!!!”
She looked into a pair of huge eyes like night pearls, which were full of tyranny and savagery. They were the eyes of a monster.
"Hiss--" It also made a loud sound, just like a snake.
However, this beast was ugly. It wasn't a giant python, but a black tortoise. Its heavy shell radiated a fiery sheen, and from time to time, lava rolled down its back, sending waves of heat surging through the sky. However, this wasn't just any black tortoise, but a beast resembling a black tortoise. It had a long, thick, and ferocious snake on its back, a tortoise head and a snake body. This was the Black Tortoise.
"Hiss!" The big, sturdy snake bared its fangs and bulged its eyes, looking very scary.
The turtle opened its mouth and exhaled, and a huge gust of wind blew away the smoke from the sea of fire, revealing its true appearance.
"Hiss——" Someone took a breath of cold air!
"This is—why are there only snakes!"
It turned out that there was no way out, only the road of death through the mouth of the fire snake. This sea of fire was their grave.
"How is this possible! How is it possible that there is no way out here?"
"That weird old man, come out!"
"Speak! What are the rules for passing the deserved trial!"
The monks, having exhausted half their spiritual energy, were already panting. Faced with such a blow, they were somewhat depressed and silent. Some wanted to leave, but didn't know how. Some wanted to roar in anger, but found that they had no strength at all.
Everyone is equal in the face of death.
Even the usually arrogant Chu Lianxi frowned, with a look of disbelief in his eyes.
Sun Rushuang looked at the familiar faces around her, and her heart was moved. If only... Xiao Luo was here, it would be great.
…
Under the moonlight, Qianluo and Gu Wumian walked to an open place and stood there with swords in hand.
They have walked out of the underground world, but have not stood on the Mountain of Swords, because once they stand on the Mountain of Swords, they must use the weapons on the swords. They are all swordsmen, so of course they use their own swords.
Thousands of swords rang out, and their battle had just begun.
"Buzz—"
Hundreds of swords and knives are lined up one after another.
They made a unison sound, trembling the hilts of their swords, waiting for a true destined person.
The male cultivator had a solemn expression and sharp eyes, his robes billowing as he stood there gracefully, like an immortal. The moonlight shone flawlessly on his snow-white and thin face, making his bloodshot and tired eyes stand out even more, giving him a somewhat melancholy and sickly beauty.
He held a long sword in his hand, the stars were shining, the mystery of the Milky Way was even more brilliant under the moonlight, and the more dazzling the sword light was, the more excited the master's heart was.
Qian Luo raised her eyes slightly, her eyelashes were long and thick. She held the black gold Dragon Roar Sword in her hand, with a mysterious power coming from the dragon, and her power was terrifying. A golden dragon was vaguely lurking behind her, and her sword intent should not be underestimated.
Killing one person is enough.
"Bang——" Gu Wumian took the lead and swung out a brilliant sword beam, with majestic momentum and roaring sound, like a meteor across the night sky, bringing extremely short-lived beauty.
But the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is.
There is a sharp cold light hidden under the sword.
The tip of the sword passed across the side of the female cultivator's face. The blue and white sword light reflected the female cultivator's beautiful and fair face. Her eyebrows and eyes were dark, like a pearl after the mist, and could not be seen clearly.
With a "ding" sound, she dodged to the side, and the sword light only barely scratched her gray sweatshirt.
It was at this moment that she clenched her fist, the sword in her hand, the dragon roared continuously, she blocked it with her backhand, and faced the Xingchen Bixiao Sword, and the collision emitted a "sizzling" sound of fire.
Two different pairs of eyes met, and they clearly saw themselves in each other's eyes.
What Gu Wumian saw was himself who was only thinking about revenge, his brows were furrowed tightly, and there was a beast-like vicious light in his eyes.
Qianluo saw herself with firm belief. As long as she won the game, she would enter the secret room alone, without anyone knowing, and have the treasure to herself.
“…”
The two exchanged blows for a hundred times, neither of them exhausted. Their eyes only saw the constant flash of sword light and the bloodshot veins in their eyes growing redder and redder. They didn't feel exhausted. At first, it was a fight to the death, but later they found they had never been so well-matched, like natural enemies.
Every move and every style is more exciting than the previous one. You go back and I go back, I advance and you retreat.
Even facing the enemy who had murdered his father and mother, Gu Wumian felt an immense sense of exhilaration. He felt as if he had never encountered an opponent so well-suited to him. The elders of the Gu family all said that he possessed a sword bone, naturally suited to sword cultivation. Therefore, the cultivators of the past were unworthy of being his opponents, merely defeated by him, unable to withstand more than ten moves. But now, he could actually sense the true sword intent from his enemy's sword, a true competition.
His sword has always been about revenge, and his sword skills existed to kill Qianluo, but now he has been shaken by Qianluo's sword moves.
If it weren't for this hatred, they might have been close friends and rivals.
Inevitably, he thought of this in his mind, and at the same time, he felt even more ashamed of his own thoughts. If he hadn't been fighting Qianluo, he would definitely have slapped himself hard, feeling extremely ashamed!
How could he not have such thoughts? He shouldn't have such thoughts. The facts are a foregone conclusion and he shouldn't have any wild thoughts.
His sword should be the sword of revenge!
The male cultivator's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the endless light seemed to gather all the moonlight and the brilliance of the Milky Way into one, carrying the meaning of the moonlight and the stars, and struck towards Qianluo.
This sword is extremely gorgeous and unmatched. It is the most stunning sword among all Qianluo's opponents and also the most powerful sword. It is true that he was born with sword bones and extraordinary talent!
Her sword intent was indeed not as good as Gu Wumian's. Just looking at this one sword move, if it wasn't for the fact that her current cultivation was higher than Gu Wumian's, she would have definitely been reduced to ashes by this sword move. This was a sword move that combined beauty and great power.
"Puff!" Even though she managed to dodge, her soul was accidentally injured by the sword light. Her blood was surging and her spiritual power was almost exhausted.
At the same time, her spiritual power was depleted, her body felt weak, and she fell to the ground, almost unable to hold the sword in her hand. Her hair was messy and her clothes were in disarray. She looked really embarrassed now.
Gu Wumian stared at her, his voice cold: "Are you admitting defeat?"
Qian Luo gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth: "Of course not!" She stood up proudly, her long hair fluttering like a black flag slowly spreading behind her and rising with the wind. She had a look of fearlessness in her face, and her eyes became more and more determined.
"Even if I admit defeat, you won't let me go."
Besides, she was at the Nascent Soul stage, and was beaten by a Jindan cultivator. It was such a waste of effort to become a Nascent Soul!
"Do you want me to confess my sins to you before I die? Or do you want me to kowtow and confess my sins before your parents' tablets?"
Qian Luo forced a smile, her gaze unprecedentedly cold and ruthless, a stark contrast to her usual gentle and kind demeanor. In the past, she always exuded kindness, showing more concern for the vulnerable and a touch of intimacy with unfamiliar female cultivators. She would often lend a hand when she saw a teammate in trouble, and her reputation among the other cultivators must have been quite good.
However, this does not mean that Qianluo is a kind and selfless person.
"Your sword is the sword of revenge." Qian Luo's spiritual power was depleted, but she still used all her spiritual power to make the last sword. The sword moves were sharp and unstoppable, majestic and powerful. It was by no means the gorgeous moonlight, nor the dazzling Milky Way, but a dragon sword with a murderous intent and fierce power!
"I believe a sword is just a sword. It shouldn't have any other meaning attached to it. A sword is used to kill people!"
A giant golden dragon appeared behind the female cultivator, radiant with light. Listen to the dragon's roar! The roaring dragon was majestic and powerful, letting out a deafening roar that made one's scalp tingle and one's mind go blank!
"At this moment, my sword is used to kill you!"
"Boom!" The sound was like thunder exploding!
Dark clouds covered the sun, black clouds rolled, swords and spears broke, sand flew, and grass and trees bent. At this moment, her murderous intent overshadowed the sun, moon and stars!
A murderous sword, nothing more!
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