"I know this too. It is said that the so-and-so is the emperor's favorite sister, and they have a very close relationship. They may be ready to get married." " Really? I heard that some accidents happened in this country later..." "Shh, ladies, please don't talk nonsense."

At this time, a eunuch spoke up to remind them that talking nonsense in the palace would cost them their heads.

"By the way, eunuch, you have been here for a long time, can you tell us about the emperor's childhood sweetheart?"

The two princesses asked quietly and tentatively. Nothing could stop their curiosity and gossip. Perhaps that little bit would win them the emperor's favor.

"Actually, I'm not very clear. I only know that once, a monster descended from the sky and cursed the country. The emperor, who was still a prince at the time, repelled the monster and fainted himself."

"When the emperor woke up, the young lady had disappeared. From that day on, the former Xihuang Kingdom began to decline."

"Everyone in the palace thought that this young lady had brought about the disaster, and they stopped talking about it later."

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"You guys are not doing your job well, but are just gossiping here, right?"

Lin Tian's voice, with its true energy, spread far away, and the princesses were very sensible and kept their mouths shut.

After they left, Lin Tian sighed again, and he remembered the time when things and people had changed.

Even the guard Yuejiu, who grew up with him, is missing.

Lin Tian wandered around the palace for a long time and finally found a suspicious place. At the corner of a dead end, there was an inconspicuous place with the words "forbidden area" written on it.

Forbidden area?

How could there be a forbidden area in the palace? Could it be that Qingluan left it here? Lin Tian was puzzled and he slowly walked towards the corner.

There was no road at the bend, only a huge black rock blocking the way, and an uncomfortable aura emanated from it.

This breath attracted Lin Tian's attention. He wanted to see what was inside, so he reached out and gently moved the boulder away, revealing a black hole. A gust of cold wind blew, and Lin Tian couldn't help but shivered, and he quickly withdrew his hand.

What is going on? How could there be such a strange place? But this place seems to be very suitable for Xiao Zhihan to practice.

It was a dark and eerie place, with a chilly aura. If I were not an ordinary person instead of a cultivator, I would have been scared to death.

Is there really some secret hidden here? Otherwise, why would it be hidden so secretly?

The more Lin Tian thought about it, the more complicated it seemed, so he decided to continue walking inside.

He walked forward slowly. The closer he got to the depths inside, the thicker the yin energy became. He could also hear all kinds of miserable sounds. Lin Tian couldn't help but shudder. What on earth was in there? He could feel that the further he walked, the heavier the gloomy breath became.

Lin Tian approached step by step. He felt that the airflow in front was getting faster and faster. At this time, Lin Tian suddenly stopped.

At this moment, his eyes opened wide, because he saw a pitch-black cave entrance appearing in front of him. A sword was hanging on the cave entrance, flashing coldly under the illumination of the gem that emitted a faint light.

"Ancient Shadow Sword?"

Lin Tian couldn't help but be shocked. This was a legendary artifact. Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, this was what was rumored.

In ancient times, a group of evil believers founded the Xuanyin Church. They used swords to kill all the ghost beasts in the Shadow Valley and the innocent people living nearby. They also forged a magic sword here, sealed it here, and used their blood and souls to warm the magic sword.

There was indeed some evil aura on the ancient shadow sword, which seemed to be tempting others to come and take it out.

Feeling Lin Tian approaching, the Shadow Sword suddenly made a sword sound, as if stimulated by something. Dozens of dark blue light blades flew out from the Shadow Sword and attacked Lin Tian.

Lin Tian was very fast and dodged them easily, but these dark blue light blades seemed to have eyes and turned around to attack him. Lin Tian knew that there must be something strange about these dark blue light blades, so he stopped and waited for them to get closer.

Dozens of dark blue light blades shot out from the Shadow Sword faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye they had already reached him, but they did not hurt Lin Tian at all. Lin Tian only felt as if he was protected by a strong breath.

Lin Tian couldn't help but be shocked. He didn't expect that these ghostly blue light blades could actually protect people, but then he was relieved. After all, this was the sword soul of the Shadow Sword, and it was not surprising that it had such a strange ability.

"Sword soul?" At this time, a cold and doubtful voice sounded: "Yes, this sword does have a trace of sword soul." Lin Tian was stunned when he heard this strange voice, and thought to himself: "Could it be his master?" But he quickly shook his head. It shouldn't be like this. If it really has an owner, why was it placed in this place?

Thinking of this, he decided to observe the situation of these blue light blades before making any plans.

Dozens of blue light blades were still flying around him, as if they wanted to surround Lin Tian and strangle him, but Lin Tian ignored them and continued to stand still, waiting for them to approach.

And they didn't seem to want to attack Lin Tian, ​​they just wanted to intimidate him. In other words, they knew that if Lin Tian died, no one would come here again, so there would be no possibility for them to leave here.

"Swish~" Finally, after Lin Tian's patient waiting, a sound of breaking through the air was heard from the dark blue light blade, and then a black sword light pierced through the void and shot out, aiming directly at the center of Lin Tian's eyebrows. It was so fast that it reached Lin Tian's eyes in an instant.

"It is worthy of being a weapon that can rival the Netherworld Temple." The next moment, the dark blue sword light collided with Lin Tian's sword. A loud bang was heard, and a deep pit appeared under Lin Tian's feet.