After reading the instructions, Shi Xuan reached out and tapped the Soul-Nourishing Wood, saying, "Senior Brother, you didn't enter the Sword Sect last time you came?"
“Yes,” Lu Shenzhi replied, “There wasn’t enough time; we only entered the formation gate.”
"Therefore, if you enter the Sword Sect first and obtain this puppet sword, you can control the sword without reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. This is the correct order to pass through here."
In other words, even if Shi Xuan didn't have the Lianfeng Sword, he could still obtain the final rewards from each sect by acquiring the Puppet Sword.
"Senior Brother, your procedure is wrong."
Lu Shenzhi pondered and said, "Perhaps the first gate built here was the Sword Gate, and the other gates that followed were all built on the foundation of the Sword Gate."
Shi Xuan held the puppet sword up to his eyes and looked at it. Instead of entering the next room, he turned around and started fighting the ferocious puppet again.
With the addition of the Puppet Sword, the power of the sword technique was indeed greatly enhanced. This sword seemed to be specially made for this sword technique, as if the essence of this sword technique was incorporated into its creation. When using it, it seemed to be able to know your next move at any time and coordinate with it, making it extremely smooth!
This time, Shi Xuan quickly defeated the evil puppet. After the evil puppet was forced out of the circle, Shi Xuan still stood inside watching it.
The puppet was momentarily bewildered, probably unsure how to handle the situation.
Shi Xuan pointed the puppet sword at him and said, "See? The puppet sword and the sword manual are mine now. The one in front of you has also submitted. Now you're all alone here. I advise you not to resist. Coming out with me is the right thing for you!"
The puppet probably realized that it was now truly isolated and helpless, having been searched and captured by Shi Xuan from all sides, and actually walked to Shi Xuan's side and submitted.
Shi Xuan successfully "persuaded" the two puppets to surrender and unilaterally named them Xiao Yi and Xiao Er before pushing open the door and walking into the last room.
The last room, like the array gate and the pill gate, was a huge sphere, but surprisingly, it was completely empty.
Unlike the other two rooms, this one has a path, or rather a bridge, leading to the center of the sphere; there is nothing else.
As Shi Xuan walked along the bridge, he carefully observed his surroundings.
Everything was perfectly calm until Shi Xuan reached the end of the bridge.
Just as she stepped onto that spot at the bridgehead, countless sword intents suddenly surged forth from all directions. Those sword intents enveloped Shi Xuan completely.
Shi Xuan immediately felt immense pressure. These sword intents swarmed around him, some containing powerful intimidation, some so sharp and piercing that they made one's scalp tingle, and some seemingly gentle but with internal strength hidden within them... Shi Xuan was overwhelmed.
Such pure and tangible sword intent must have been left behind by one or more great sword masters! This sword intent is the final reward of this sword sect!
Once Shi Xuan realized this, he simply sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and meditated, feeling each sword intent in the ocean of sword intent. Each sword intent seemed to have its own story, carrying the exquisite essence of swordsmanship, allowing Shi Xuan to personally comprehend the profundity and mystery of those sword techniques in his meditation!
The sword intent brought her immense benefits.
When it comes to the art of swordsmanship, Shi Xuan has the advantage of being born with a strong swordsmanship bone, but he has always been good at imitation. Although he can bring his own sword intent into his swordsmanship, the sharpness of that sword intent is not high.
Her sword intent, among the many sword intents surrounding her, was like a toddler learning to speak facing a highly skilled master—the difference in their abilities was immediately apparent.
Those sword intents seemed to know they were receiving a transmission. Whenever Shi Xuan fully comprehended a sword intent, that intent would transform into specks of spiritual energy that would be absorbed by all living things.
Lu Shenzhi could not sense the sword intent, but when he saw Shi Xuan sitting down to meditate, he knew that she must have received some kind of inheritance.
Shi Xuan once again entered a mysterious state, as if his soul had left his body and jumped out to talk to these sword intents one by one.
Lost in meditation, she lost track of time. After fully absorbing several sword intents, her cultivation level began to loosen. A large amount of spiritual energy transformed from sword intent flowed into her body, suppressing the barrier of her cultivation level again and again. But no matter how much the barrier resisted, it could not escape its fate of being forcibly broken.
Once the barrier broke, not only the spiritual energy formed from the sword intent, but also other spiritual energy in the hall rushed in, swirling towards Shi Xuan, and then being absorbed by the myriad things.
"That's impressive," Lu Shenzhi thought to himself. He knew how difficult it was for Shi Xuan to advance her seven spiritual roots, but he didn't expect that Shi Xuan could maintain her advancement speed at a level comparable to that of other disciples.
In fact, what he knew was only one-sided. In reality, the spiritual energy required for Shi Xuan's advancement was far more and denser than Lu Shenzhi had imagined. With each advancement, the spiritual energy was solidified layer by layer, leaving no gaps.
Another whole day passed before Shi Xuan finally opened his eyes from his meditation.
He habitually cast a cleansing spell on himself before standing up and saying, "Senior Brother, I suddenly feel that I can enter the Body Gate."
Lu Shenzhi said helplessly, "Do you really intend to dredge through all nine gates?"
Shi Xuan: "That's exactly what I was thinking!"
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Meanwhile, within the secret realm, the disciples of various sects were in a state of panic due to the rampaging demonic beasts.
For some unknown reason, it seemed that all the monsters in the secret realm had gone berserk. The large wave of monsters that had rushed out earlier had gradually dispersed after several chases with different disciples, becoming scattered or small groups of monsters. What remained unchanged was that they were still extremely frenzied, charging at cultivators without regard for their lives.
The disciples of various sects have now divided into several groups. Some, like the members of the Divine Cauldron Sect, are hiding from demonic beasts and focusing on treasure hunting. Others have organized themselves into a force to hunt lone demonic beasts, with Cheng Rui of the Lianfeng Sword Sect leading this group of cultivators.
For sword cultivators, practical combat experience is one of the most valuable assets. Moreover, hunting demonic beasts not only increases combat experience but also allows them to collect materials from the beasts, killing two birds with one stone.
The disciples of Baicao Peak followed behind the disciples of Jianfeng Peak, providing them with elixirs and cleaning up the mess. Their teamwork became increasingly seamless.
Everyone was very worried about Shi Xuan's situation. During the rest period, Lu Shan ate some roasted monster meat while muttering to Gu Liangce, "Where do you think Senior Sister Shi Xuan could have gone? It's been four days and we haven't seen her yet. The day before yesterday, that good-for-nothing Zhu tried to shift the blame and used monsters to frame Senior Sister. I hope she's alright."
Gu Liangce rolled his eyes at him and retorted, "What do you think?"
Lu Shan thought about Shi Xuan's quick wit and shook his head. He believed that even if the Rice Bucket Pearl was in trouble, Shi Xuan would be fine.
“Besides, when we met Fan Mingzhu before, did she look happy?” Gu Liangce said.
It seems... she really isn't doing well. Her complexion is terrible, and her hair and makeup aren't as fresh as they were when she came in. It's obvious she's suffered a setback.
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