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Chapter 58: "Mortal Seven Tribulations"
Chapter 58: "Mortal Seven Tribulations"
The crowd exchanged glances as they gazed at the large characters at the entrance of the Sword Pavilion, none daring to take the first step. This challenge seemed highly dangerous—facing a thousand puppets with cultivation levels equivalent to one's own, all attacking simultaneously.
It was like fighting a thousand opponents and having to defeat ten of them while escaping unscathed.
The difficulty was indeed daunting.
"Forget it."
Zhao Yishi, who was at the back of the crowd, couldn't see the words at the entrance due to his height, but these words seemed to mysteriously appear in his Dantian, visible with just a glance inward.
After reading the content of the fourth gate, he shook his head without hesitation and chose to give up.
Fighting a thousand puppets with his cultivation level?
No way, if he had such skills, why would he still be a disciple? He might as well become the Sect Master.
Turning around, he walked towards the depths of the ruined building, found a corner, and squatted down, removing the necklace from his neck and placing it on the ground. The necklace was surprisingly made up of nearly a hundred interconnected Storage Bags.
Zhao Yishi began to activate the Storage Bags, and soon, he took out a large pile of cooked Demonic Beast meat, each piece towering at seven to eight zhang high, resembling a small mountain. He started devouring the meat with large mouthfuls.
After a tiring day, it was time for a meal.
Today had been exhausting.
But those who dared to enter the Celestial Path Secret Realm were indeed brave souls. Truly timid individuals wouldn't venture into such a crowded place as the Celestial Path Secret Realm, for where there were people, there was also increased danger.
A man took a deep breath, his face turning cold as he held a sharp blade and strode into the Sword Pavilion.
Like the first gate, his body stiffened in place, seemingly entering an illusion.
With the first one, others soon followed. Before the first man could emerge from the illusion, more people stepped in, eager to take on the challenge.
Chen Qiu stood patiently for a moment, and after about ten breaths, the first man who had entered the illusion regained consciousness, his body drenched in cold sweat, and he quickly walked towards the depths of the Sword Pavilion, appearing to have passed the trial.
With a newfound confidence, Chen Qiu didn't hesitate. He calmly put away his feather fan and strode into the Sword Pavilion.
The familiar illusion enveloped him once again.
In an expansive space, a thousand copper puppets surrounded him, each holding a long sword and possessing the cultivation level of the initial Foundation Establishment Stage.
Without hesitation, the puppets brandished their swords and lunged at Chen Qiu.
Chen Qiu glanced around, assessing the situation.
The puppets' cultivation levels matched his, but they didn't seem to be casting spells. Otherwise, with a thousand puppets, even if they didn't use spells, a thousand attacks would be enough to bring him down. He decided to infuse his spirit energy into his weapon and use more basic attack methods.
Although there were a thousand puppets, only a dozen or so could attack him at first, as the others were blocked by their fellow puppets and couldn't reach him immediately.
As the puppets closed in on Chen Qiu, he casually flicked his sleeves, and instantly, over six thousand Malevolent Spirits filled the entire space, their dense, malevolent aura causing the air temperature to drop to freezing. These spirits were all accumulated by Chen Qiu during this time.
Entering the secret realm, he had an important task: to consume these spirits. Having them in his body was not a good thing, and if it weren't for the fortune teller in the city reminding him, he wouldn't have noticed his body temperature dropping recently.
Even though most of these Demonic Beast Malevolent Spirits were at the Qi Condensation Stage, one must not forget that there was also a Demon Cultivator Malevolent Spirit at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, whose cultivation was not to be underestimated.
The ensuing scene was almost a one-sided slaughter.
Led by the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer Demon Cultivator Malevolent Spirit, the swarm of Demonic Beast Malevolent Spirits resembling a beast tide went on a rampage, mercilessly slaughtering the surrounding puppets.
The deaths of these puppets did not transform them into Malevolent Spirits.
In less than three incense sticks' worth of time, all one thousand puppets were completely annihilated on the spot.
A faint panel appeared in front of Chen Qiu, who was standing in the midst of the Demonic Beast Malevolent Spirits.
"Fourth Gate, Sever Self, Cleared."
"Officially become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Mock Heaven Sect, and obtain one 'Sword Enlightenment Stone'."
"Fifth Gate, Sever Worldly Ties, Cleared."
"Officially become a True Legacy Disciple of the Mock Heaven Sect, and obtain one 'Supreme Foundation Establishment Sword Talisman'."
"Sixth Gate, Sever Enemy, Cleared."
"Officially become an Inner Sect Elder of the Mock Heaven Sect, and obtain one 'Mortal Seven Tribulations Heritage Stone' containing the top-tier Foundation Establishment sword art 'Mortal Seven Tribulations'."
When Chen Qiu regained consciousness from the illusion, the interior of the Sword Pavilion was already filled with numerous people, each with their eyes closed and bodies trembling, seemingly engaged in a fierce battle within the illusion.
As long as all the puppets in the fourth gate are slain, it will be considered a clearance of the sixth gate.
In other words, only the final gate awaits him now.
At this moment, he also sensed that the Malevolent Spirits he had summoned earlier were still surrounding him, and the chilling sensation enveloped his body once again. Only then did he realize that the methods used in the illusion did not result in actual consumption.
He had forgotten about this.
Oh well, let's see if the seventh gate presents an opportunity to utilize them. Although he planned to dispose of these six thousand Malevolent Spirits quickly to prevent their resentment from affecting him, he wanted to at least make use of these six thousand spirits to some extent. It would be a waste to discard them without any purpose, and to be honest, he was a little reluctant to do so.
This Celestial Path Secret Realm was not quite suitable for him, as he had no idea it was a sword cultivation secret realm before entering.
The "Sword Enlightenment Stone" can help one comprehend the mysteries of sword intent and expedite the cultivation of one's own sword intent.
The "Supreme Foundation Establishment Sword Talisman" is a one-time sword cultivation talisman, capable of delivering a full-power strike comparable to a peak Foundation Establishment sword cultivator.
"Mortal Seven Tribulations" is a top-tier Foundation Establishment sword art for sword cultivators.
They were all valuable items.
However, none of them were of much use to him. His pink entry determined that he could not easily abandon his path as a spell cultivator and switch to sword cultivation, as that would be putting the cart before the horse. Unless he obtained another multicolored or pink entry related to sword cultivation, he could consider dual-cultivating in both sword and spell arts.
Fortunately, they could all be sold for a good price.
It wasn't a complete waste of a trip.
As Chen Qiu pondered, he strode through the Sword Pavilion, heading towards the location of the seventh gate.
Meanwhile, Liu Gongfeng, who had just left Fufeng City with the Clan Head Wang Tiedan, sat outside the carriage, traveling on the imperial highway. He looked up at the strange, dark clouds that stretched for thousands of miles.
"The weather was like this a few days ago. Why is it the same today?"
"This weather always gives the feeling that something big is about to happen. Could it be a heavenly anomaly signaling the rise of a world-shaking demon?"
"What a scary thought."
"Should we head back to Fufeng City, Clan Head? This weather doesn't seem suitable for long-distance travel. Let's stay in Fufeng City for a few days before returning home."
"What do you think?"
"Clan Head?"
"Hey?!"
(End of Chapter)
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