The mountain paths were complicated. Even though Bai Qinan had said that these mountain paths would eventually lead to Mount Yi Sword Pavilion, they were actually winding and branching. No one knew where they would lead to.
"This path, the Heavenly Scar Sword Manual should lead to Sword Pavilion. Then what about the path on the side? Is it used to confuse others, or is there another way?" Zhu Minglang stood at a fork in the mountain path.
As he walked along the Path to the Netherworld, his curiosity was piqued.
He turned around and walked along this slightly strange path. Soon, the Stegosaurus in Spirit Realm let out a trembling sound as if it was responding to a call.
The Stegosaurus was reacting?
Was it some ancient sword hidden in the mountain?
Zhu Minglang quickened his steps. However, the path in front of him suddenly split into nine. There were nine paths that were exactly the same. Only the sword manual diagrams on the steps were different. Zhu Minglang had to find the only correct derivation from the basic sword moves on the steps in front of him!
"Stegosaurus, show me all of them." Zhu Minglang summoned Stegosaurus.
The Stegosaurus danced in the air according to the sword moves on the nine paths. Zhu Minglang watched very seriously. However, he soon sank into deep thought.
There seemed to be no problem with the derivation of these nine sword manuals. Even though they were flying sword styles that he was not familiar with, the power they produced, the effects they produced, and the situations they were used in were all feasible!
How should he choose??
Previously, he could use the method of elimination. Now, all nine seemed to be correct.
"Since they are all correct, then I will just choose one."
If it was someone whose sword realm was not high, they might hesitate on these nine paths and insist on finding the only correct derivation.
However, in Zhu Minglang's view, there were no problems with these nine sword manuals. They formed their own system and were complete. Since that was the case, there was no need to waste time on choosing.
Striding forward, Zhu Minglang's steps were steady and steady. He didn't have the slightest doubt because of the changing sword moves on the stairs.
As they walked, Zhu Minglang asked Stegosaurus to imitate the moves in the sword manual. Stegosaurus constantly drew sword marks on the long road, like fireflies dancing in the forest!
Although Zhu Minglang had no cultivation, it could imitate the sword moves. As it walked, it was as one with the mind of Stegosaurus, brandishing its sword in the air. The dense sword light and fireflies filled the entire forest, lingering above the leaves for a long time without dimming.
Finally, after reading the complete sword manual, Zhu Minglang realized that he was in the middle of a sword tomb!
The grass was bleak, the hills were undulating, and on top of the stone tombs were not tombstones, but swords that had been eroded by time!
"This is the Xun Mountain Sword Tomb!" Zhu Minglang was overjoyed.
Desolate and ancient, the sword tomb exuded a sense of desolation. But as he walked into the sword tomb, Zhu Minglang could even feel a murderous aura surging towards him. The ancient swords on the tombs were like undying Samurai Guards that had been around for thousands of years. They were extremely hostile towards any living thing that entered this place.
"Buzz!!!"
"Buzz!!!!"
The sword tomb suddenly emitted mournful cries. The swords inserted into the tombs seemed to have come alive, and were actually breaking away from the sturdy tombs!
The tombs were continuous, and one couldn't see the end of them. The number of ancient swords suppressed in the tombs was innumerable. At this moment, their hostility was growing stronger and stronger. The rolling aura seemed to want to tear Zhu Minglang, the intruder, into pieces!
"What's going on? Is there a sword spirit here too?" Zhu Minglang looked at the tombs in astonishment, and at the ancient swords that were as cold as beasts.
Stegosaurus was currently covered in dark red. The strong sunlight shone on Stegosaurus' body, and the silhouettes on the ground overlapped. It was as if all the sword spirits inside Stegosaurus' body had manifested.
"The Distant Mountain Sword Sect and the Xun Mountain Sword Sect were originally one sect. During a split, the two sects engaged in a fierce battle. At that time, countless masters fell, and countless famous swords were destroyed. In order to mourn their respective sword ancestors, the Distant Mountain Sword Sect created the Abandoned Swords Forest, and the Xun Mountain Sword Sect created the Sword Tomb Ridge …" At this moment, an aged voice came from behind Zhu Minglang.
The speaker was none other than Mr. Koi. He still turned into a Koi embroidery and attached to Zhu Minglang's clothes.
But this time, he didn't show himself. He only spoke.
"That battle was a bloody one. After so many years, perhaps the inheritors of the Sword Sect have completely forgotten about it. However, the ancient swords that fell in that battle still remember it," Mister Koi continued.
Zhu Minglang looked over and saw that although Stegosaurus was alone in the air, it was emitting a different aura. Several ancient swords that had been sleeping in it woke up and shone with inscriptions that had never been seen before!
"Even when the seas dried up and the mountains were destroyed, there was still no victor?" Zhu Minglang muttered to himself.
From Stegosaurus' emotions, Zhu Minglang could feel the unwillingness and unyielding will of the ancient swords that had been destroyed …
This reminded Zhu Minglang of the words that Zhu Tianguan had told him.
Every single inscription had its own story. Perhaps the inscription's owner had shaken the heavens and earth, or perhaps the inscription had caused a fierce battle, or perhaps the Artifact Spirit had witnessed the rise and fall of a sect …
Their souls would only awaken under certain circumstances.
The battle between the Mount Ning Sword Sect and the Distant Mountain Sword Sect ended because of the death of the Swordmaster. But these ancient swords had never forgotten!
"Stegosaurus is the Abandoned Sword Forest of the Distant Mountain Sword Sect. Originally, the distance between the two places was more than half of the Polar Court Continent. It was impossible for there to be any ringing …" Mr. Koi was still hiding behind Zhu Minglang as he spoke. He was also secretly amazed.
This was the graveyard of swords.
The rusty forest under the dusk was also the graveyard of swords.
Perhaps they didn't want to be forgotten, or perhaps they wanted a victor. Zhu Minglang seemed to be able to hear the mournful cries of the ancient swords in the continuous sword tomb.
A huge layer of clouds slowly covered the strong sunlight.
The Sword Tomb Ridge began to darken. A strange fog filled the surroundings, covering everything in Zhu Minglang's field of vision.
Zhu Minglang didn't know if it was his own illusion, but he saw the woman in the sword manual flying out from the long stairs behind him!
Every step had a woman in the sword shadows. They took out the worn-out ancient swords from the Sword Tomb and surrounded Zhu Minglang and Stegosaurus!
Zhu Minglang was shocked. He had traveled extensively, but he had never seen such a scene!
"Don't panic. It's just a scene similar to a ghost market," Mr. Koi said.
Zhu Minglang's face darkened when he heard that.
That … that was haunted!
Those women in the sword shadows could be seen as illusory ghosts, but those swords were real!
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