Golden City, Lakeside Park not far from the noodle house.
Two figures strolled leisurely along the lakeside while chatting.
"This park hasn't changed much for many years. Now it's almost the least commercial place in the entire Golden City. I haven't been here for several years. "
Sword11 introduced it casually.
"It's quite suitable for morning exercises." Lin Huang saw that some uncles and aunties had already started their morning exercises, but he did not say the second half of the sentence — it was more suitable for square dancing.
"You're not even a hundred years old yet, right?" Sword11 asked suddenly.
"Yes," Lin Huang responded simply, not telling the other that he was only 19 years old.
"You're not even a hundred years old, but your Sword Dao is already close to true meaning. Your talent and potential are quite remarkable, "Sword11 praised.
"I've been learning sword skills since I was a child, but my talent was mediocre. It wasn't until I was 183 years old that I comprehended level-1 Sword Dao, and I only reached your current Sword Dao level when I was more than 1,500 years old. However, in terms of actual combat ability, ten of me at that time combined probably wouldn't be your match … "
Lin Huang just listened quietly to Sword11's narration without interrupting.
"It wasn't until I was 1,561 years old that I accidentally stumbled into a ruin. I was reborn, and my Sword Dao improved greatly from then on …"
Hearing this, Lin Huang's pupils shrank slightly. He guessed that Sword11 was most likely talking about the Great Heaven inheritance. He finally could not help but ask.
"Did you get the inheritance from that ruin?"
"No, I'm not talented enough." Sword11, however, shook his head with a bitter smile. "Even after I was reborn, my talent is still far from meeting that lord's requirements."
Hearing Sword11's words, Lin Huang was completely certain that Sword11 was talking about the Great Heaven inheritance.
Sword11's current Sword Dao talent was almost the strongest that Lin Huang had ever seen aside from himself (mainly because he had a cheat). Supreme god-level rank-5 geniuses were one in a million, even among the Protoss.
Lin Huang even suspected that Sword11 might not be weaker than Zang Tian at the same combat strength.
However, even such a genius said that he was not talented enough to receive the inheritance.
Perhaps only Great Heaven, who had suppressed an era, would be so picky about his successor.
"Senior, are you telling me this because it has something to do with why you're looking for me?" Lin Huang didn't quite understand why the other party would take the initiative to tell him this secret information.
"Although I didn't obtain the inheritance, I agreed to that lord's request to help him find a suitable successor." Only then did Sword11 explain unhurriedly, "After leaving the ruins, for so many years, I've actually been secretly contacting various Sword Dao geniuses, letting them enter the ruins to participate in the trials."
"No one has ever succeeded?" Lin Huang quickly asked.
"No." Sword11 shook his head helplessly. "For the past few thousand years, I've found thirty-five sword cultivators with extraordinary talent, but none of them passed the first stage of the Trial."
"No one passed the first round?!" Lin Huang was a little surprised.
"None of them passed the first round." Sword11 nodded.
"How many stages are there in total?"
"I don't know, there should be at least three or four stages." Sword11 smiled and shook his head.
"If I may ask, is the survival rate of the Trial high?" Lin Huang asked again.
"The mortality rate is over 90%. Out of thirty-five people, only three came out alive," Sword11 said very honestly.
"It's only the first stage and the mortality rate is that high?!" This mortality rate shocked Lin Huang.
"Yes, it's very difficult. The later stages may be even more difficult. "
After a moment of silence, Lin Huang suddenly asked again, "If that inheritance has an heir, what benefits will you get, senior?"
Lin Huang was actually asking what the other party's purpose was. Sword11 only said that he was entrusted to help Great Heaven find an heir. Naturally, Lin Huang did not believe such a thing.
Sword11 stopped in his tracks and turned to look in the direction of the lake.
"On one hand, I did indeed benefit from that lord. From a sword cultivator with mediocre talent, I was reborn into a sword cultivator with decent talent. I'm indebted to him, and I want to return the favor.
"On the other hand, that lord promised to help me increase my Sword Dao talent again after the deed is done." Sword11 finished speaking and turned to look at Lin Huang.
Lin Huang nodded slightly. "When will the ruins open?"
"It's always open and can be entered at any time." Sword11's answer surprised Lin Huang. "Actually, many people know about that place, but no one dares to go because it's a forbidden place."
"What place?!"
"Swordfiend Abyss!"
Lin Huang could not help narrowing his eyes when he heard the name.
He was no stranger to the name. He had seen it on the black market two days ago. It was a forbidden place between human territory and the Abyssal Tribe.
According to the information given by the black market, almost no one who entered Swordfiend Abyss came out alive. There had even been heavenly god-level powerhouses who went in to explore, but they all disappeared in the end. According to the records, there was only one person in the entire Great Heaven Territory who came out of Heavenly God Abyss alive — a heavenly god-level sword cultivator a hundred thousand years ago. According to historical records, after that sword cultivator came out of Heavenly God Abyss, he turned into a peerless Swordfiend and was later killed by the combined forces of humans and several Heavenly Gods from other tribes.
This did not match up at all with what Sword11 said.
Sword11 was saying that aside from him, there were three other people who survived the trial in Swordfiend Abyss.
Sword11 seemed to see the doubt on Lin Huang's face, so he continued to explain.
"The reason so many powerhouses enter Swordfiend Abyss and never come out is because only sword cultivators can survive in Swordfiend Abyss, and only Sword Dao techniques can be used. Any powerhouse who is not a sword cultivator who enters will immediately trigger the power of the entire Swordfiend Abyss to forcefully kill them if they don't have Sword Dao in them.
"That lord's ruins cannot be touched by anyone who isn't a sword cultivator."
Lin Huang did not say anything else after hearing that.
The two of them walked along the lakeshore, chatting here and there as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years.
Although he could not confirm the veracity of some of Sword11's words, Lin Huang finally had a general understanding of Swordfiend Abyss.
"If you're interested in the ruins, I can send you detailed information about Swordfiend Abyss and the trial. However, I only know about the first stage, Swordfiend Abyss. I know nothing about the later stages, "Sword11 said enthusiastically when they were about to part ways.
"Senior, do you know who the powerhouse who left behind the inheritance was?" Lin Huang finally asked the crucial question.
"That powerhouse called himself Great Heaven. As for whether it's his real name or a title, I don't know. "Sword11's words confirmed for Lin Huang that he was talking about the Great Heaven inheritance.
"Give me a few days to think about it. If I'm really sure I want to go, I'll contact you." In the end, Lin Huang did not give a direct answer.
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