A colossal valley surrounded by mountains on three sides lay shrouded in dense white mist, concealing everything within.
Outside the valley stood a silver stele five zhang tall, engraved with the two large golden characters: "Sword Valley."
Carefree Swordmaster, Han Tianxuan, and Wang Qingshan stood outside Sword Valley, their expressions solemn.
Carefree Swordmaster flipped his hand over and produced a round Cyan Token. Its front bore the design of a silver sword. With a flash of green light, a streak of green light shot out and vanished into Sword Valley.
The white mist within Sword Valley churned violently, and a white light gate over a zhang tall suddenly appeared before them.
Liu Ye stepped toward the white light gate, with Han Tianxuan and Wang Qingshan following close behind him into it.
Wang Qingshan's vision blurred, and he suddenly appeared in an enormous bluestone plaza. At its center stood a humanoid statue more than ten zhang tall, surrounded by several thousand Flying Swords, each one different in design.
Liu Ye's expression was grave as he bowed deeply to the humanoid statue. This was the statue of the Four Seasons Sword Master.
Wang Qingshan and Han Tianxuan did not dare be negligent. They, too, bowed to the statue of the Four Seasons Sword Master.
Behind the statue were ninety-nine green stone steps. Atop them stood a green palace over thirty zhang high. Its gold-lacquered plaque bore the three large golden characters "Four Seasons Palace." The palace doors stood open, and the hall within was as bright as day.
The stone walls on either side were engraved with murals depicting the Four Seasons Sword Master slaying demons and vanquishing evil.
A tall, full-figured green-skirted woman sat cross-legged behind a green wooden table. Her beautiful hair fell casually over her shoulders, and her expression