The Spirit Tortoise spat out a jade disk from its mouth.
「 This is the jade disk for the entrance exam. If you take this jade disk to the mountain guardian pavilion, the Kirin's remnant soul won't trouble you and will instead send you to the trial 」
The jade disk hovered in the air and landed in Reneedol's hand.
The Spirit Tortoise spoke: 「 If you pass the trial, you will be accepted as an official disciple of Barren Cloud Heavenly Palace, I will be waiting for you there 」
Reneedol nodded and flew above the sea of clouds.
The Spirit Tortoise stared at her figure and silently sighed.
「 Hah, how regretful, if you were a male cultivator, you would be able to accept my Thaumaturgy, there would be no need to go through this trial of life and death 」 it regretfully sighed.
…
Complete darkness.
Reneedol opened her eyes and looked around.
— — it's alright, the dark figure of light isn't here.
This means that I'm still alive.
There's no wind.
The air was still and fragrant, as if some sort of calming incense or something similar had been burned here a while ago.
Spirit essence could be faintly seen rising from the ground, silently spreading throughout the entire space.
This was a spirit gathering formation.
A long-awaited sense of peace and tranquility.
This environment gave off a very similar feeling to a cultivator's abode.
Reneedol found a piece of information appearing in her mind.
Shen Yang.
Martial cultivator.
Barren Cloud Heavenly Palace, disciple of the sect master, ranked 3rd.
I've become Shen Yang!
With this memory of Shen Yang, Reneedol now has the same level of martial arts experience and skills as Shen Yang.
But Reneedol didn't dwell on this identity.
It wasn't easy for me to finally obtain an environment where I can think in peace.
She racked her brain to think of a way to obtain the Heaven sword.
In Rhode's life — — -
There are too many dangers and killing intent everywhere.
The human heart is also untrustworthy.
Through Shen Yang's memories, I can even tell that my cultivation doesn't mean much in this era.
And now, the dark figure of light can't help me anymore.
How can I win against everything and obtain the Heaven sword?
Reneedol silently pondered.
I know the cultivation techniques of many Divinities, as well as the strongest Star Force technique among the infinite worlds.
But with the trial looming over me, I don't have enough time to become stronger.
He had to think of a way to pass this test first!
Apart from the Star Law, what else did he have?
Two Goddesses of Fate?
In the past, when there was something to do, he would let them take care of it.
Now they were dead.
Died at Shroud's hands.
Therefore, he no longer had anyone to order around.
— — Damn this scene!
Reneedol clenched her fists.
He needed time to cultivate the Star Force, and the Goddess of Destiny and the two Divine Artifacts of Destiny were no longer under his control. What was left?
Think quickly.
Think!
Think!!!
Perhaps it was the desire to survive that overcame everything. Reneedol's heart skipped a beat as she recalled something.
Yes.
In fact, apart from these, he also had real power.
Although Shroud had retracted his ability to summon an Apocalypse, I'm too familiar with the power of an Apocalypse.
Right before the Dance of Death began, he had even come into contact with the true Apocalypse!
Reneedol shuddered at the thought of this.
She almost laughed out loud.
In the endless time, he had always been high and mighty. Now that he was suddenly stripped of his power and faced the fear of death one after another, he actually forgot about this crucial matter.
But it's still not too late!
Without hesitation, she released a cluster of stars from her fingertip and quickly drew it on her palm.
Wherever the cluster of stars passed, blood flowed.
Reneedol didn't care at all and finished drawing the entire incantation.
— — the most basic Apocalypse Summoning Incantation, a gift from the Reality Gate.
The will full of destruction noticed the Frozen Corpse's hair on my body and immediately gave me this reward.
— — -perhaps, this will had already predicted that I would face such a deathmatch.
That's why it prepared this trump card for me!
Reneedol calmed down.
She lightly placed her hand on the ground and chanted: "O Apocalypse, with my body, I shall contain your boundless power of destruction, crush all my enemies for me"
Blood spread on the ground, slowly forming a mystical rune.
The rune flashed.
In an instant, all the blood disappeared.
Reneedol's hand had also returned to normal without a single wound.
She silently stood still.
Fear and uneasiness disappeared from her eyes.
"So everything was this simple, I'll choose … which power should I use?" she muttered in a low voice.
A gentle light suddenly appeared from the void of space.
As Reneedol looked at the light, a certain piece of information appeared in her memories.
— — -someone has come to visit.
Following Shen Yang's memories, she circulated a bit of spirit energy and opened the door.
A man with a sword on his back walked in.
The man reported: "Junior brother, Shifu has urgently summoned us"
Following Shen Yang's memories, Reneedol asked with a confused expression: "First brother, didn't Shifu leave to participate in this year's banquet of the Divinities?"
Indeed, the man in front of her was the Eldest Disciple of the sect master, the sword cultivator Zhao Kuan.
Zhao Kuan replied: "I'm not sure, but something seems to have happened, Shifu wants us to hurry"
"Got it" Reneedol replied.
She followed Zhao Kuan out of the cave and flew towards the peak of Barren Cloud Heavenly Palace.
While flying, Reneedol looked down from above.
The entire mountain range was filled with light, cultivators were riding the wind with expressions of excitement and calmness on their faces.
This was the end of the year.
Everyone could stop their cultivation and gather together to celebrate the new year.
The Divinities would also organize a grand banquet at this time, inviting the most outstanding cultivators to the banquet.
Reneedol looked further away.
The ground was filled with bright lights and people.
Just outside the sect gate, Reneedol saw a few bustling markets.
Occasionally, streaks of light could be seen flying through the dark night sky.
They were airships.
Other than that, there were also many giant warships with bright lights.
Many cultivators were gathered on them, drinking spirit liquor, feasting on heavenly delicacies, singing and dancing, discussing Dao, and competing in spells.
Men and women could be seen walking side by side, or large groups of people could be seen flying through the sky, playing and chasing each other.
What a lively scene!
Reneedol silently smiled.
If I can destroy all of these things, I'll be able to obtain even greater power!
I won't have to be afraid of any trials, nor will I have to worry about my life or death.
— — -what a great feeling.
The peak of the mountain.
The palace.
This was where the Heavenly Palace's Palace Master was.
A blade-wielding cultivator was already waiting for them at the door.
Second brother, a spellcaster, Huang Zhan.
"Eldest brother, third brother, you're here" Huang Zhan said.
"Hm" Reneedol replied.
"Let's go in, Master is waiting for us" Zhao Kuan said.
The three of them pushed the door open.
Inside the palace, a white-haired cultivator wearing a black robe stood with his back to the three of them, his hands clasped behind his back.
An ancient sword without any decorations was silently hovering in front of him.
The Earth sword!
This was the Earth sword!
"Master!" the three disciples all bowed to greet him.
The Barren Cloud Palace's Palace Master sighed, a bit sorrowful, but didn't say anything.
The three disciples exchanged glances.
Eldest brother Zhao Kuan couldn't help but ask: "Master, didn't you go to the banquet? Why did you return so quickly? And why are you sighing? "
The Barren Cloud Palace Master pointed at the hovering Earth sword and said: "It's wounded"
Zhao Kuan was shocked: "This sword was forged by Master after spending countless resources and a total of 9-9 Venerables of the Heaven realm to forge it, who could possibly hurt it?"
The Barren Cloud Palace Master shook his head and explained the reason.
"Zhao Kuan, Huang Zhan, Shen Yang, you are my direct disciples, I order you to immediately escape from Barren Cloud Heavenly Palace and hide your identities in the lower realms, to preserve a seed of the sect's inheritance"
"You will leave tonight!"
The three disciples panicked.
"Master, the Divinities wouldn't — —"
"How could this be!?"
"It was only a competition, why would our sect be — — -"
They all tried to console their Master.
The Barren Cloud Palace Master shouted: "All of you, shut up!"
The three of them went silent.
The Barren Cloud Palace Master spoke: "Zhao Kuan!"
"Disciple is here!" Zhao Kuan knelt down.
The Barren Cloud Palace Master continued: "You were the first to enter the sect, but your swordsmanship has yet to reach great accomplishment. I will now entrust all of the sect's scriptures and scriptures to you. After you descend to the lower realms, you must not be distracted by anything else, you must study the sect's various sword techniques and strive to establish your own sect in the lower realms as soon as possible to continue our legacy"
"Yes" Zhao Kuan replied.
The Barren Cloud Palace Master continued: "Huang Zhan, among the three of us, your mastery of spells is the highest, I want you to protect the Earth sword and bring it to the lower realms, hide from this storm and wait for a chance later on"
Huang Zhan couldn't help but ask: "Master, this sword is your personal sword, I'll take it with me, what will you use?"
The Barren Cloud Palace Master solemnly replied: "I can use any sword, but the Earth sword cannot be harmed again. It carries a secret related to the fate of humanity as a whole, it is the final hope of humanity, you must protect it well"
"Yes, Master" Huang Zhan solemnly replied.
The Barren Cloud Palace Master then turned to Reneedol and said: "Shen Yang, your thoughts are usually the purest, your master has a personal matter to entrust to you"
Reneedol replied: "Please instruct me, Master"
The Barren Cloud Palace Master explained: "The Divinities said that my daughter was born with a defect and was destined to live no more than 7 years old — — it was only later that I found out that because she was born with a golden lotus that stole the fortune of heaven and earth, the Divinities were jealous of her and placed a curse on her"
"Together with all the great cultivators of the Heaven realm, we finally came up with a method that would allow her to avoid the curse and prolong her life"
"Unfortunately, this method of ours would require several hundred thousand years to slowly dispel the curse of the Divinities and allow her to awaken from this ice crystal"
He raised his hand and summoned a large ice crystal.
Reneedol looked at the ice crystal.
Within the ice crystal, there were millions of spirit jade flowers clustered around a golden lotus.
On top of the golden lotus, a young girl with a pure and innocent face was peacefully sleeping.
"This is my daughter, she might only awaken after several ten thousand years, I probably won't be able to see her again in this lifetime"
"Shen Yang, take her to the lower realm and take care of her for me"
The Barren Cloud Palace Master looked at the little girl inside the ice crystal.
His expression became gentle and nostalgic.
"If she wakes up one day, tell her for me that her name is Xie Dao Ling"
"Yes!"
Reneedol looked at the little girl inside the ice crystal and felt a bit strange.
She received the ice ring that sealed the little girl from the other party's hand and felt the apocalyptic power inside her body becoming excited.
How strange.
Before she could think any further, a voice resounded in her mind from afar — — -
From the boundless void of space, a voice came from an unknown place.
『She …』
『Remember … where she is going …』
『… Outside the Reality Gate …』
The voice spoke intermittently from afar.
Reneedol was shocked.
But since I'm still in the middle of a trial, I can't do anything else. Either way, I need to take this little girl and escape.
— — I'll think about it on the way.
She silently made up her mind.
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