After observing for a while, Chen Zong finally confirmed that the old man in tattered robes who looked like a beggar was dead. He was truly dead.
A powerful sword practitioner of a generation had fallen here. What a loss it was, and what a pity it was.
With a heart full of reverence, Chen Zong approached the old man. The body of such a powerful man of the Human Tribe should be laid to rest in a grave.
After digging a hole in the hard ground with the bone sword in his hand, Chen Zong approached the body of the sword practitioner, gently lifted it up, and then placed it firmly in the hole. Then, he was about to remove the sharp sword in his hand and put it back, when something strange happened.
When Chen Zong's hand touched the long sword, the sword suddenly trembled, and a Sword Essence burst out in an instant. The Sword Essence had a kind of lofty and boundless vastness, which gave Chen Zong a strange feeling. It was as if a huge True Sun was hanging in the sky, unparalleled and supreme.
However, after countless years, the power of this Sword Essence had weakened a lot. But from the remaining power, Chen Zong could infer that it was terrifying and amazing in its heyday.
With the explosion of the remaining power, the mottled rust on the sharp sword disappeared in an instant. A cold light flashed, shining in all directions, as if the True Sun had risen in the sky, shining in all directions.
Chen Zong immediately let go of the sword in his hand and stepped back to distance himself. His five fingers loosened and then tightened, clasping the bone sword tightly. His expression was solemn, and his eyes were extremely sharp.
There seemed to be a buzzing sound. Then, as the cold light flashed on the sharp sword, a faint figure appeared. It looked like wisps of smoke that were about to be blown away by the wind, so light and thin.
But Chen Zong could still see that the faint figure, which looked like smoke that was about to dissipate with the breeze, was the old man's appearance.
"How many years has it been …" The shadow of the old man spoke. His voice was very faint, like a dying man who would die at any time. However, Chen Zong did not dare to underestimate him at all. He was extremely vigilant and immediately stepped back to keep a distance.
Since stepping onto the path of cultivation until now, Chen Zong's experiences could be said to be abundant. Especially when facing possession. There were always some remnant souls of experts that attempted to possess him, and they almost succeeded. However, they failed in the end because of various reasons.
As a result, whenever Chen Zong saw the remnant soul of a powerhouse, he would subconsciously become vigilant. He was wary that the other party might try to take over his body.
Chen Zong admired the strength of this supreme sword cultivator. His swordsmanship was superb, and his swordsmanship was incomparably tyrannical. He fought alone against dozens of Saint-level powerhouses from different races, many of whom were in the Great Saint Realm. But in the end, he killed all of them.
But admiration did not mean that the other party was not dangerous. On the contrary, the spirit of this powerhouse who had lived for an unknown number of years and died many years ago might have a great desire to return to the world. It was almost like an obsession.
Immediately, the remnant soul of the old man, which was so faint that it was about to dissipate, seemed to have noticed Chen Zong. He was slightly startled, and a pair of vicissitudes of life stared at him, as if he had seen through Chen Zong in an instant.
"Well … a junior of the Human Clan … and a sword cultivator … to be able to come to the Heaven-Reaching Tower, you have some opportunities. What a pity … what a pity … your path to God has been cut off … but in vain … in vain …" The old man's voice was not loud, and it was somewhat intermittent, but Chen Zong heard it clearly.
The Heaven-Reaching Tower!
Your path to God has been cut off!
But in vain!
Chen Zong heard it clearly.
"Senior, please advise me." Chen Zong immediately asked, but he still did not approach the old man. He still kept a sufficient distance, holding the bone sword in his hand, and was ready to strike at any time.
"Junior sword cultivator, I see that your Essence, Qi, and Spirit are somewhat familiar.
What is the connection between you and Taihao Mountain in the outer universe? "The old man did not answer Chen Zong's question, but instead asked a question of his own. Once again, Chen Zong was shocked.
Taihao Mountain!
How did this tyrannical sword cultivator know about Taihao Mountain?
Was he also a powerhouse from the outer universe?
For a moment, many thoughts flashed through Chen Zong's mind.
"I am indeed a disciple of Taihao Mountain," Chen Zong replied honestly, relying on what he felt in his heart.
He was indeed a disciple of Taihao Mountain before he left Taihao Mountain. Of course, now that Chen Zong had returned to Taihao Mountain with his cultivation and strength, he would no longer be a disciple, but would be directly promoted to a senior statesman. He would enter the Senior Statesman Hall and hold some power in Taihao Mountain.
"Hahahahaha …" The old man's remnant soul was stunned at first, but then he laughed. He seemed to be laughing very excitedly, but because of the weakness of his remnant soul, his laughter was somewhat weak. However, Chen Zong could still see the joy and excitement he expressed. "How many years has it been? I didn't expect that after leaving Taihao Mountain for so many years, I would still be able to see someone from Taihao Mountain again."
The old man's words immediately made Chen Zong's eyes widen, and an incomparable shock appeared on his face.
Taihao Mountain!
This extremely tyrannical sword cultivator was actually related to Taihao Mountain. No, not only was he related, but he was also a member of Taihao Mountain.
Suddenly, Chen Zong was stunned again, because Chen Zong thought of something.
With such powerful strength, even stronger than some Great Saint Realm experts, a sword cultivator, and an inseparable relationship with Taihao Mountain, his identity seemed to be on the verge of being revealed.
Taihao!
Only the first two generations of Taihao Mountain's Taihao Mountain.
Chen Zong knew a little about them. Compared to the Ancient Profound World, they were all Great Saint Realm experts, including the current third generation Taihao who was also a Great Saint Realm expert, and the first senior statesman was a Pristine Saint Realm expert.
After the first generation became a Great Saint Realm expert, he spent a lot of time and energy to cultivate the second generation Taihao, who inherited the position of Taihao Mountain. After that, he left to explore the mysteries of the universe and went to the core universe.
The second generation Taihao did the same. After cultivating the third generation Taihao to inherit his position, he also followed the first generation Taihao to explore the mysteries of the universe and finally went to the core universe.
Other than the third generation Taihao, Taihao Mountain had never produced a Great Saint Realm sword cultivator expert. At most, they were at the Pristine Saint Realm.
Thus, it could be inferred that this extremely powerful old man was Taihao Mountain's Taihao, but whether he was the first generation or the second generation, Chen Zong did not know.
It did not matter if he did not know, he could just ask.
"May I ask which generation Taihao senior is?" Chen Zong immediately asked with a somewhat respectful tone.
"Well … I'm the first generation Taihao," the remnant soul phantom responded.
"Junior Chen Zong, a disciple of Taihao Mountain, greets the first generation Taihao." Chen Zong immediately saluted the remnant soul phantom with his sword.
While saluting, Chen Zong suddenly had a thought.
Didn't the first generation Taihao go to the core universe?
Why would he appear in the Sky Tower?
Could it be that the Sky Tower was really related to the core universe?
Several questions popped out in succession, and Chen Zong was eager to know.
The first generation Taihao seemed to have entered the Sky Tower a long time ago, so he should know the Sky Tower very well.
Next, Chen Zong began to ask questions, but the first generation Taihao did not say anything.
He told Chen Zong everything because Chen Zong was a member of Taihao Mountain. In the future, he could even inherit the position of Taihao Mountain and take charge of Taihao Mountain.
As the first generation Taihao continued to reveal information, Chen Zong became more and more astonished.
Sure enough, the core universe did exist. It was a world of its own. It was a world with great restrictions. Any living being that entered the core universe would be severely suppressed. Under this suppression, although their cultivation would not be reduced, the power they could unleash would be greatly reduced. Compared to the inner universe, they would only have one ten-thousandth of the power they could unleash.
Originally, a strike from the inner universe could destroy mountains, but in the core universe, at most, it could break a small hill or even a boulder.
Then what was the purpose of entering the core universe?
To become a god!
Only in the core universe could one hope to become a god.
How could one become a god? The first generation Taihao's explanation was to see the truth.
What was the truth?
It was hard to explain. The truth of heaven and earth, the truth of the Great Path, and the truth of the universe.
As long as one understood the truth, they could regain control of their powerful strength and even make a breakthrough on their original foundation and embark on the road to becoming a god.
However, the truth seemed to be everywhere, but it also seemed to be non-existent. There was no way to understand it.
According to the first generation Taihao, the truth was divided into three levels. Comprehending the first level would transform one's strength. Comprehending the second level would complete the transformation and surpass the past to become a demigod.
The so-called demigod was a title in the core universe. It referred to those who had surpassed the level of Divine Ancestor but had not yet reached the level of true god. They only had a little bit of the power of a true god.
As for comprehending the third level of the truth, there was a glimmer of hope to become a true god.
According to the first generation Taihao, only in the core universe could one hope to become a true god. However, it had been many, many years since a great being became a true god. At most, they were demigods and stopped at demigods.
Other than comprehending the mystery of the truth on one's own, there was another way to comprehend the truth, and that was to break through the Sky Tower.
Comprehending on one's own was to let nature take its course. Breaking through the Sky Tower was to force a breakthrough.
There were 100 levels in the Sky Tower. Rumor had it that as long as one could break through the 90th level, one could comprehend the first level of the truth and leave the Sky Tower.
If one could break through the 99th level, there was a great chance to comprehend the second level of the truth and become a demigod.
If one could break through the 100th level, rumor had it that one could comprehend the third level of the truth and become a true god.
That was the saying that one could become a god.
However, since ancient times, it seemed that no great being had ever broken through the 100th level. At most, one could reach the 99th level, and it was extremely rare.
Entering the Sky Tower would turn into a mortal.
Turning into a mortal meant that one would not be able to use the power of one's cultivation. The only thing one could use was the instincts of one's body. For example, a sword cultivator's superb sword techniques that had already been integrated into one's bones and soul.
Whether one was a Pristine Saint, a Great Saint, or a Divine Ancestor, once one entered the core universe, they would turn into a mortal and become an ordinary person. However, they would be different from ordinary people. At least, they would have mastered powerful martial arts that ordinary people did not have.
The first generation Taihao had said that the path to becoming a god had been cut off. That was because a long, long time ago, there had been a great battle between two peerless great beings. It had affected the entire core universe, and in the end, it had damaged the Great Path of the core universe, which had affected the Sky Tower. Since then, the power and mystery of the Sky Tower had gradually weakened. Now, it had almost disappeared.
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