The sharpest thing in the world was not a sword, but the tip of a brush.
The Mortal Yuan Brush supported the orthodoxy of the Human Dao. It used the supreme tip of the brush to carve the laws of the Human Dao.
In the past, the Heavenly Lord of Calamity had refined the Mortal Yuan Brush in order to use the sharp tip of the brush to pierce through the evil of the heavens and carve the righteous laws of the Human Dao. He wanted the righteous to guard the world, and the virtuous to be rewarded and the wicked to be punished. He wanted the entire Three Yuan World to follow the righteous path.
Unfortunately, the Human Dao had fallen, and the laws no longer existed. The entire Three Yuan World had lost its morals and rules, and had become a chaotic world where the strong preyed on the weak.
As for the Mortal Yuan Brush, no one knew where it was.
But now, Miao Xuanyi actually said that she knew the secret of the Mortal Yuan Brush!
Miao Xuanyi held Mu Yun's arm and smiled intimately. "Young Master Mu, as long as you are willing to take me to the 50th floor of the tower, I will tell you the secret of the Mortal Yuan Brush."
"You know the secret of the Mortal Yuan Brush?" Mu Yun asked in a deep voice.
"Of course. How would I dare to lie to you?" Miao Xuanyi said with a smile.
Mu Yun remained calm and suddenly took out the Heavenly Origin Mirror.
The Heavenly Origin Mirror could reflect one's inner demons. If she lied, she would definitely not be able to escape the Heavenly Origin Mirror's detection.
But under the Heavenly Origin Mirror's illumination, Miao Xuanyi's state of mind was as calm as water, and no inner demons emerged.
"You don't have to test me. I'm not lying." Miao Xuanyi smiled.
"If you're not lying, then you're not lying. You don't have to hug me."
Mu Yun did not know whether to laugh or cry. This catgirl was getting more and more overboard. She was already clinging to him, and her slender arms were hugging his body.
He pushed Miao Xuanyi away and pondered.
"Okay, I promise you. I will take you to the tower. You can just lie down and win."
"But if you have any ulterior motives and play some tricks, I can make you regret it for the rest of your life!"
Mu Yun thought about it and agreed. Anyway, he had nothing to lose by taking Miao Xuanyi to the tower. He only wanted to know the secret of the Mortal Yuan Brush.
Legend had it that gathering the three Yuan Treasures could unlock a shocking secret. Now that Mu Yun had the Heavenly Origin Mirror, he really wanted to get the remaining Earth Book and the Mortal Yuan Brush.
And from Miao Xuanyi, he would be able to learn the secret of the Mortal Yuan Brush. All he had to do was bring her up the tower.
"Thank you, Brother Mu Yun. It's great that you're willing to bring me to climb the tower. Just bring me to the 50th floor. I don't ask for much."
Hearing that Mu Yun agreed, Miao Xuanyi was overjoyed and excited. She even changed the way she addressed him. Just now, she called him Young Master Mu, but now, she affectionately called him Brother Mu Yun.
"How can you be sure that I can climb to the 50th floor? What if I fail?" Mu Yun asked.
"That won't happen. Big Brother Mu Yun won't fail. With Big Brother Mu Yun's strength, climbing to the 50th floor will be as easy as flipping one's hand." Miao Xuan Yi's eyes were filled with worship and trust.
"Cough cough …"
Feeling Miao Xuanyi's admiring gaze, Mu Yun blushed. She coughed and said slowly, "Alright, stop bragging. Come with me."
"Okay!" Miao Xuanyi followed behind Mu Yun. Mu Yun fought hard in front and killed the guardian beast. Miao Xuanyi won without doing anything. She followed Mu Yun all the way up the tower and cleared all the levels. Occasionally, she could even get some rewards.
Just like that, the two of them climbed to the 30th floor smoothly.
On this floor, Mu Yun encountered an obstacle for the first time.
The guardian beast on this floor was called a sword slave. It was a ghost slave with a head full of white hair and carried a heavy sword on its back.
The previous guardian beasts were in the form of wild beasts, but the guardian beast on this floor was in the form of a human and obviously had intelligence.
When Mu Yun charged forward, the sword slave actually ran away. It ran around the room and did not fight with Mu Yun head-on.
Because Mu Yun was very strong, the sword slave could not defeat her at all. The sword slave ran around frantically, and Mu Yun could not catch up.
"Escape array! There is a level-one escape array on this sword slave's shoes! "
Mu Yun looked over and saw that the sword slave's shoes were overflowing with light and the aura of an ancient array was emitted. It turned out that there was an escape array engraved on it.
The Four Arts of the Ancient Array — Astral Blade, Escape Array, and Escape Array focused on dodging. With the support of the escape array, it was as swift as the wind and as fast as lightning. Its speed was like a ghost's afterimage, and Mu Yun could not catch up at all.
And when the sword slave ran around in circles, he would occasionally swing his sword to sneak an attack on Miao Xuanyi.
The sword slave could also see that it was impossible to sneak an attack on Mu Yun. Even if Mu Yun stood there and let him attack, he could not move. The difference in strength was obvious, so he went to sneak an attack on Miao Xuanyi.
Miao Xuanyi did not have the slightest ability to resist. With her cultivation, she could not even defeat those small fries on the tenth floor, let alone the guardian beast on the 30th floor.
Mu Yun had no choice but to divert his attention to protect her. Once he was distracted, he could not catch up to the sword slave.
"Damn it. This bastard is actually playing hide-and-seek with me."
Mu Yun was furious. If it was a head-on confrontation, he could slap the sword slave to death with one slap. However, this sword slave already possessed a certain level of intelligence and knew the principle of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. He did not fight with Mu Yun and kept sneaking an attack on Miao Xuanyi.
If this carried on, Mu Yun would probably be angered to death.
"Brother Mu Yun, I'm sorry. I've dragged you down." Miao Xuanyi was a little apologetic.
"It's fine. I don't blame you. I said that I would bring you to victory and bring you to the 50th floor. Just you wait."
Mu Yun rubbed her little head and comforted her softly.
He was a man of his words. Since he had already agreed, he naturally could not leave Miao Xuanyi alone.
It was useless to use brute force to deal with the sword slave now. There was also the danger of harming Miao Xuanyi with large-scale killing moves.
The sword slave was only relying on the escape formation. The best way to deal with him was to use a formation to break through a formation.
Mu Yun calmed down. He had also come into contact with ancient formations. Back then, he was in a hurry and even created the Vermilion Bird Formation. Now, he still had a second-level blade formation, the Sword Storm Formation, which he obtained from the Four Ghost Swords of Green Mountain.
If he could activate the Sword Storm Formation, he might be able to deal with the sword slave. However, in a hurry, Mu Yun was unable to learn the Sword Storm Formation. Although the method of using a formation to break through a formation was useful, he did not know how to do it.
And this sword slave was formed from the spiritual energy of the Heaven Poison Ancient Tower. As long as the Heaven Poison Ancient Tower was still around, this sword slave would not disappear. Therefore, it was impossible to fight a war of attrition with him.
The situation immediately fell into a stalemate. Mu Yun could not even touch the sword slave's clothes, and the sword slave could not harm Mu Yun. He could only run in circles and occasionally launch a sneak attack or two with his sword.
Time passed bit by bit. Two days later, Mu Yun was still trapped on the thirtieth floor.
Mu Yun was a little embarrassed. If she was alone, it would be fine. But now, she had Miao Xuanyi with her. She had promised to bring her to victory and bring her to the fiftieth floor. However, she did not expect that she could not go up to the thirtieth floor.
Miao Xuanyi's eyes were still filled with admiration and trust. She kept encouraging Mu Yun and did not show any reproach.
Creak …
Just as Mu Yun was feeling sleepy, the tower door behind her opened. Two figures appeared. They were both familiar faces. One was the tauren Left Sage, and the other was the centaur Miss Right Sage.
"Yo, Mu Yun, we meet again."
Miss Right Sage smiled charmingly. A trace of ferocious killing intent flashed past her eyes. She silently took out the feather bone bow from her waist. The bow's body was gorgeous, and the feathers were brilliant. It was overflowing with light and color. It was very beautiful.
Mu Yun's muscles tensed up, and the hair on his back stood up. He immediately became alert.
Back then, this Miss Right Sage almost killed him on the spot with a Mother-Child Soul Chasing Arrow. Mu Yun still had lingering fears.
"Hahaha, are you stuck on the thirtieth floor?" Tauren Left Sage laughed.
Mu Yun did not say a word.
Miss Right Sage smiled and said, "It seems that you are stuck. You can't pass this floor. Do you want me to bring you along?"
"No need. Go up if you have the ability."
Mu Yun chuckled. He could not even beat her. He did not believe that these two could pass this floor.
Miss Right Sage smiled slightly. Suddenly, she drew her bow and shot an arrow. With a whoosh, the arrow flew out and shot towards the sword slave.
The Sword Servant dodged and easily dodged the arrow. But in the next instant, the arrow actually changed direction and hit the Sword Servant's head with a puchi sound.
One arrow to the head.
The sword slave whined and turned into black gas and dissipated.
Mu Yun was dumbfounded. He already knew that the Centaur archers had superb archery skills. But he never expected that Miss Right Sage's arrow could turn. This was too incredible.
Kacha …
The wall flipped over, and a hidden mechanism appeared. Inside, there was a set of secret array books.
Miss Right Sage took the reward and looked at Mu Yun with a smile, "You can retire here. We will go up first."
She gave a look and led Tauren Left Sage to the next floor.
Swish …
A new sword slave emerged from the room again. If Mu Yun wanted to pass this floor, he must kill the sword slave. But he did not have Miss Right Sage's superb archery skills.
Miss Right Sage did not care about Mu Yun. Although she wanted to kill Mu Yun and seize the Heavenly Origin Mirror, climbing the tower was more important now. There was no need to be entangled.
"Brother Mu Yun, what should we do?" Miao Xuanyi showed an anxious expression.
Mu Yun gritted his teeth and suddenly withdrew the Blue Sky Yellow Springs Diagram and said, "Xuan Yi, hide inside. I'm going to execute my ultimate move and kill this sword slave. I'm afraid I'll accidentally injure you, so quickly hide inside."
The Blue Sky Underworld Map was Mu Yun's most important treasure. Under the protection of the World Tree, the space inside the Blue Sky Underworld Map was already two hundred miles wide. Although it was not big enough for a human patriarch to stay inside, Miao Xuanyi was a nine-tailed cat and could enter.
"No, I won't go. I am scared."
Miao Xuanyi saw the Blue Sky Underworld Map and took two steps back in fear.
"What are you afraid of? Quickly go in," Mu Yun said.
"No, I am really scared. What if I can't come out after going in?" Miao Xuanyi's body trembled.
"It's okay. Quickly hide inside. When we pass, I will let you out." Mu Yun did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"No, Brother Mu Yun. Don't force me. I am really scared." Miao Xuanyi looked pitiful.
"Get in, quickly!" Mu Yun was a little angry.
Miao Xuanyi burst into tears and said with an aggrieved look, "I am not going. Don't force me."
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