Qin Wentian didn't leave immediately. Instead, he sat down cross-legged. During this one year, although his cultivation base didn't change, his state of heart had improved tremendously. This was especially so for his Mandate of Swords.
Retrieving the Seven Annihilations Swordplay, Qin Wentian's will sank into it as his heart trembled. The strength of this swordplay was even stronger than the Heavenly Swordplay of Grand Xia.
However, the Seven Annihilations Swordplay wasn't listed as one of the nine ultimate arts of Grand Xia, but the Heavenly Swordplay was. Qin Wentian didn't know the reason, but he knew that if one's comprehension of the sword wasn't deep enough, it would be impossible for them to cultivate this sword art.
He used a year's worth of time to observe, understand, and transform into swords. Finally, he was able to control all the swords in the Sword Forest, and only then did he manage to comprehend the Seven Annihilations Swordplay. Not only that, based on the difficulty of this trial, his comprehension speed should be considered one of the fastest. For ordinary people, they might have to spend more time, five years, ten years, or even a lifetime to comprehend it.
Comprehension was extremely profound, it wasn't something that could be accumulated over a long period of time. Hence, it wasn't an exaggeration to say that five years, ten years, or even a lifetime wasn't an exaggeration. Sometimes, if one couldn't comprehend it with a single thought, they would never be able to comprehend it.
Even if the Seven Annihilations Swordplay was listed as one of the nine ultimate arts of Grand Xia, there wouldn't be many people who would choose to cultivate it.
The Seven Annihilations Swordplay, one step, one finger, one thought, one kill. When the seven slashes landed, even ghosts and gods would be slain.
Qin Wentian closed his eyes and began his cultivation. There wasn't a hint of sword intent emanating from him, he had already stepped into a brand new realm. Occasionally, when his sword intent leaked out, the sword might would erupt forth in an instant, causing people to tremble in fear.
After silently cultivating for a period of time, Qin Wentian could feel his cultivation base rising bit by bit. His sword-type Yuanfu had already transformed into a terrifying vortex as it absorbed the Astral Energy from the constellations. His sword-type Astral Nova grew more and more corporeal, as though it was only a step away from breaking through to the next level.
Today, Qin Wentian stopped his cultivation. Following the staircase in front of him, he ascended to another level.
The entire space was filled with demonic beasts. A terrifying demonic aura surged towards him.
Qin Wentian's countenance turned ashen. The cultivation bases of these demonic beasts were all at the second level of Heavenly Dipper, but as far as the eye could see, there was no end to them. Even if he continued to slaughter them, it would still be sufficient to exhaust his energy.
"Roar!" Terrifying roars rang out as those demonic beasts lunged towards him. Qin Wentian's countenance stiffened as he stepped out, killing with each step he took. In an instant, the sound of splattering rang out as the demonic beasts lunging towards him were instantly destroyed, not even their bones remained. However, the other demonic beasts continued to lunge towards him.
"This …" Qin Wentian's countenance turned ashen. With an intention of his will, four Astral Novas appeared simultaneously as he slaughtered his way out. Everywhere they passed by, the demonic beasts were all annihilated. This was especially so for the King's Sword, it was his strongest Astral Nova, capable of annihilating everything in its path. Qin Wentian advanced step by step, and with every step he took, a demonic beast would die.
Such slaughter continued for one day, two days … there seemed to be no end to it. After seven days, Qin Wentian was completely exhausted. He could only inscribe Divine Inscriptions and stay at his original location, preventing the demonic beasts from getting near him. Staring at the boundless space ahead, he couldn't help but to suspect, could he really exit this space?
If it wasn't for the fact that he was proficient in Divine Inscriptions, he would have died here sooner or later.
… …
Outside the Royal Tomb, a year had already passed.
During this year, Grand Xia was much quieter than before. Naturally, other than the Pill Emperor Hall, the situation was the exact opposite. Before the Heavenly Fate Rankings battle, the Pill Emperor Hall was silent, while the other transcendent powers were all making preparations for the upcoming storm in Grand Xia.
As for the reason for the silence, it was naturally because of the battle that shocked Grand Xia after the Heavenly Fate Rankings battle.
In that battle, three Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants fell. Not only that, they were all Ascendants from the Great Solar Chen Clan, and there was even an ancestor at the third level of Celestial Phenomenon among them.
The Great Solar Chen Clan, which had been the hegemon of Grand Xia for a period of time, was annihilated, becoming the second transcendent power destroyed by Qin Wentian after the Nine Mystical Palace.
This battle told Grand Xia that transcendent powers could also be destroyed. And once they were destroyed, they would be uprooted from the roots.
For a period of time, the younger generations of the transcendent powers all became much more low-profile when they roamed outside. The Nine Mystical Palace and the Great Solar Chen Clan were right in front of their eyes. The reason why they were annihilated was because they had once bullied a young genius who had yet to mature.
During this year, Jun Yu of the Pill Emperor Hall summoned a few powerful Ascendants from Grand Shang. The Hua Clan and Wang Clan all formed an alliance with him, and started to hunt down Qin Wentian and Fairy Qingmei. As long as Qin Wentian didn't die, the Pill Emperor Hall wouldn't be at ease.
However, Qin Wentian and Fairy Qingmei's subordinates had long since disappeared from Grand Xia. Even when the Celestial Lake Palace was located in the Demon Mountain City, they couldn't find any traces of them. It was as though they had completely vanished.
Grand Xia was simply too vast. How difficult would it be to find them who had intentionally concealed themselves?
Outside the Royal Tomb, those from the Pill Emperor Hall were also stationed there. Not only the Pill Emperor Hall, there were many transcendent powers who had sent their experts to guard the area. Occasionally, they would also send experts to scout the area. However, those who entered had never returned, and there was no news of them at all. Ouyang Kuangsheng and the others who had entered the Royal Tomb back then had also vanished without a trace.
Because of this, there were even Ascendants who directly attacked the Royal Tomb. To their astonishment, they discovered that this majestic Royal Tomb was actually an incomparably sturdy supreme treasure. Attacks from the outside had no effect at all.
There were even people who speculated that those who entered the Royal Tomb would never return.
… …
Qin Wentian continued his slaughter. After killing for an unknown period of time, how many demonic beasts he had slain, and how many Yuan Meteor Stones he had used up, he finally arrived at another location. However, he discovered that what awaited him next was actually an endless horde of third-level Heavenly Dipper demonic beasts that were even stronger than him. He had no other choice but to continue killing.
Such torment made him feel as though he was about to go crazy. However, he had no other choice. He could only give it his all, hoping that he would be able to exit the Royal Tomb as soon as possible.
Qin Wentian silently mused that if it wasn't for the fact that he was proficient in the Dao of Divine Inscriptions and Formations, he would have long since died. This was truly an impossible test.
How long more would this test take? He had no idea, he could only continue advancing forward.
Forgetting the passage of time, Qin Wentian felt as though he had fallen into a trance. Until one day, he finally saw a majestic and majestic Royal Tomb. Qin Wentian was filled with joy as he slaughtered his way in. However, he discovered that he had once again returned to the place where he came from, and saw the Vermilion Bird.
"This …" Qin Wentian's countenance paled as he stared at the Vermilion Bird.
"This is the path you have chosen, the most difficult path. Everything you've done was for naught. What you obtained was the tempering you've gained through these years." The Vermilion Bird stared at him as it calmly continued, "They have long since left. There are guards outside, let me send you out."
Qin Wentian's countenance turned incredibly unsightly. Could it be that all these years had been for naught?
A powerful surge of energy gushed forth from the Vermilion Bird, enveloping him within. After which, he felt his silhouette blurring as he was flung away. When he reappeared, he was already far away from the ancient kingdom of Ginkou. Upon seeing so many people surrounding the ancient kingdom, he could only stealthily flee.
Qin Wentian's silhouette flickered as he left this place. Because of the connection between his two bodies, he managed to find Fairy Qingmei and the others. In the Sky Harmony City of Chu, he saw Qin Chuan and sis Qin Yao. This caused him to be extremely happy, as though some of his pain had been alleviated.
Fairy Qingmei and Qing 'er were both here.
"Not good." At this moment, Qin Wentian sensed that something was wrong. After which, Qin Wentian inclined his head and discovered a terrifying aura gushing over. Jun Yu was leading an army of Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants, and they directly unleashed their constellations, enveloping this entire space.
"We're being followed." Qin Wentian's heart pounded as his countenance turned as white as paper. After which, Jun Yu spoke, "Who would have thought that we would meet in such a small city so far away. But today, all of you shall die."
As the sound of his voice faded, astral light cascaded downwards as Qin Chuan and Qin Yao screamed in agony.
"NO!" Qin Wentian roared in rage, his eyes bloodshot. After which, the Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants encircled Fairy Qingmei.
"RUN!" Fairy Qingmei shouted. Qin Wentian didn't move at all. Unknowingly, Qing 'er was already standing in front of him. It was as though this had always been the case.
In the Qin Clan of Sky Harmony City, numerous silhouettes died. Fairy Qingmei let out a howl of despair as she died.
Qin Wentian clenched his fists as fresh blood seeped out. He once again used the Demonic Divinity Sacrificial Transformation, transforming into a demon. But this time around, the Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants directly rushed over, unleashing terrifying attacks that heavily injured him, not giving him any chance to escape.
"GO!" A screen of light appeared in Qing 'er's hands. That screen of light was filled with the power of space as it blasted into Qin Wentian's body.
In the blink of an eye, his silhouette vanished. Qing`er simply stared at him. Her eyes were as cold as ice, but at this moment, a smile actually appeared on her face. But after that, he was directly killed by the other experts, turning into ashes.
"NO!" That smile was etched into his mind. Qin Wentian let out a howl of despair. When he reappeared, he was already teleported outside of Chu. He laid on the ground, his eyes were empty and his heart felt like it was being pierced by a knife. He wanted nothing more than to die.
Dead, he had caused the death of his father Qin Chuan, caused the death of his sister Qin Yao, caused the death of Qing 'er … He was bewildered, desolate, as though he had gone mad. His consciousness blurred as the pain he felt was unbearable. He didn't want to face it, he wanted to escape.
Was this his life? Why did things turn out like this? He wanted to ask the heavens, why was this happening?
…
At this moment, in a bamboo forest a thousand miles away from the Spirit Continent, the bamboo swayed gently in the wind. Qing 'er quietly stood there, resembling a beautiful celestial maiden as she stared into the distance.
Behind her, Qin Wentian's silhouette quietly lay there. A year had passed and Qin Wentian had already gradually recovered. He cultivated in his dreams, absorbing astral energy and was on the verge of recovery.
"Qing 'er!"
At this moment, a voice broke the silence of the bamboo forest. Qing 'er turned and stared at Qin Wentian in bewilderment. After which, she only saw a silhouette rushing over and directly hugging her. This caused Qing' er's entire body to stiffen as the bamboo in her hands fell onto the ground.
Her head rested on Qin Wentian's shoulder as she stared ahead in a daze. An instant later, she blinked her eyes as an expression that she had never seen before appeared on her face.
"You're hurting me." Qing 'er spoke in a melodious voice. Qin Wentian had used too much strength.
The melodious voice startled Qin Wentian awake. He retreated and looked at Qing 'er who was standing in front of him unscathed. He drew in a deep breath. Luckily, it was just a dream. This dream was too terrifying.
"What's wrong?" Qing 'er's voice was still ethereal and melodious, extremely pleasant to the ears. She noticed that Qin Wentian was frowning.
"My other body has fallen into a devilish state. That's an extremely terrifying dreamland. My mind is connected to his, yet I have no way to wake him up." Qin Wentian spoke in a low voice. Because their minds were connected, he soon knew what the other body was experiencing. He also knew how terrifying the devilish state of the third dimension was!
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