"You brat, you actually fused with the strongest Chaos Dao Body since ancient times, and you even possess nine layers of spiritual roots. It seems this truly was destined..."
She let out a faint sigh. "Since that is the case, I will lend you a hand. I only hope you will not disappoint me..."
As she spoke, she raised her head and calmly glanced in Xuanyuan Qingtian's direction. "I also hope you can hold on for a while. This is the greatest opportunity..."
With that, she lightly pointed a finger. A speck of golden light flew from her fingertip and silently entered the back of Xuanyuan Qingtian's head.
Then she gently slashed through the void before her, and an unbelievable sight appeared.
A Golden Gate materialized out of thin air before her, with a Golden Staircase inside leading to an unknown destination.
She reached out through the air, and the unconscious Lin Feng flew straight toward the Golden Gate.
"Only now does the true test begin. I hope you will not disappoint me..."
Before her words had even faded, she vanished into thin air.
Had Lin Feng not been unconscious, he would definitely have discovered that this mysterious woman who had suddenly appeared looked exactly like Xuanyuan Qingtian.
W-Where was this?
Didn't I just complain a little? Was there really any need to make such a huge fuss?
Having regained consciousness, Lin Feng had no idea where he was. Darkness surrounded him, so thick that he could not see his own hand before his face.
Just as Lin Feng kept rubbing his eyes, a crisp sword cry suddenly rang out, followed closely by an unmatched Sharp Aura.
His heart jolted. He abruptly raised his head and looked toward the source of the sound.
A hundred-zhang-long Ancient Golden Greatsword was embedded in a gigantic tower. At that moment, it erupted with Myriad Golden Lights, like a blazing sun dispersing every shadow from this world.
The sword cry rang without end, its sharp presence looking down upon all beneath heaven, carrying Majestic Heavenly Might that awed the universe!
At the same time, an aura of benevolence and sanctity swept over him like a tidal wave, making even his soul tremble.
"This... this..."
Lin Feng subconsciously rubbed his eyes, staring up at the Golden Giant Sword in disbelief as his expression turned incomparably grave!
A full five seconds passed!
As though he had suddenly remembered something, Lin Feng's expression changed drastically. It was as if he had seen a Primordial Fierce Beast!
At that moment, the Golden Giant Sword released another soul-stirring hum. It trembled, slowly revealing its true form.
Lin Feng's pupils suddenly widened. His heart hammered like a war drum, and as though struck by heavenly lightning, he stood there like a clay statue carved from wood.
After a long while, he finally muttered, "I never expected this Xuanyuan Divine Sword to be that Xuanyuan Divine Sword, yet this one is even more powerful than that one."
Lin Feng rubbed his eyes in disbelief and muttered to himself, "How is this possible? It shouldn't be. Could there be some connection between the two?"
Although he had yet to see the Xuanyuan Divine Sword's true form, its appearance was exactly the same as the one he knew. It was undoubtedly the Xuanyuan Divine Sword.
Lin Feng temporarily set aside the doubts in his heart and began looking around.
He discovered that he was standing amid a vast starry sky.
Not far in front of him floated a towering structure, half white and half black. It had fourteen levels and seemed utterly untouched by gravity, simply hovering there in silence.
The entire tower was wrapped in massive golden chains, and four lifelike giant beast statues stood around it: the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.
Nine heaven-piercing pillars of different colors stood outside the tower. The Xuanyuan Divine Sword rose from the summit of the gigantic tower, and atop the Xuanyuan Divine Sword rested an enormous pearl.
The entire tower radiated a bone-chilling coldness, giving off a sense of immense terror.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Lin Feng looked above the entrance to the first floor. There were four scarlet characters there: Qiankun Divine Palace!
On either side of the entrance were two lines of golden characters, forming a couplet.
The left inscription read: "Enfeoff gods, slaughter demons, sever the myriad heavens and worlds."
The right inscription read: "Suppress heaven, suppress earth, suppress all things and living beings."
Looking at the eerie tower before him, Lin Feng was utterly shaken.
Because everything before him had overturned his understanding of the world.
At the same time, he had never expected to encounter the Qiankun Divine Palace Xuanyuan Qingtian had mentioned here.
What exactly was this thing?
What did it have to do with the Xuanyuan Divine Sword?
And what did it have to do with Xuanyuan Qingtian?
Where was the Xuanyuan Divine Sword's trial?
For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through Lin Feng's mind.
But he quickly cast the distractions from his mind. Since he was already here, he might as well make the best of it.
Moreover, he had come here to undergo a trial. The gigantic tower before him was most likely where the trial lay. This was an opportunity to gain the Xuanyuan Divine Sword's recognition. The system had made it sound so absurdly powerful, so Lin Feng naturally could not let it slip away.
Of course, the tower was likely filled with danger. After all, the Xuanyuan Divine Sword was the strongest of swords. How could it possibly be obtained so easily?
But a man should live with thunderous splendor—regard life and death lightly, and if unconvinced, then fight! Besides, he had a heaven-defying system. All the more reason to do so.
Thus, Lin Feng ultimately chose to push open the tower gates and walk inside.
After entering, Lin Feng naturally did not let down his guard. He first examined his surroundings and found the walls rather strange. They seemed to have formed naturally, without the slightest trace of joining or seams.
The walls were also covered in reliefs of all kinds of exotic beasts he did not recognize.
Besides that, there were faint golden mysterious runes on the walls. Their light flickered in and out, and some of the runes even wriggled like tiny tadpoles swimming about.
Finally, his gaze settled on a spot not far ahead. A long sword stood there.
On the wall beside the long sword was a line of writing: "I am the Cambang Sword Demon. I practiced the sword for six years and achieved great mastery of the Sword Dao in sixteen. I challenged all peers from the sects, great and small, of the Canglang Realm and suffered no defeat. For twenty years, none in the Canglang Realm could rival my sword. During that time, I killed countless people. At twenty-five, I severed my Inner Demon with my sword and thus achieved the Slaughter Sword Dao, earning the title of Sword Demon."
"I once thought I would roam the universe without equal, never imagining that I would be plotted against by a treacherous disciple and poisoned by my betrothed. Today, knowing that my end is near, I leave behind my Sword Dao inheritance, hoping that those who come after will pass it down through the generations. If you still hold sentiment in your heart, I ask that you help me seek vengeance for this bone-deep hatred at Qingqiu Holy Land."
"Remember, remember, remember: never become addicted to slaughter, lest you harm the harmony of heaven!"
The Sword Demon of the Canglang Realm?
Lin Feng's brows furrowed slightly. Wasn't this Xuanyuan Qingtian?
So everything she had said was true. Then this truly was the incomparably mysterious Qiankun Divine Palace.
At that moment, an aged, ancient, and majestic voice came from all directions. "In tens of thousands of years, you are the first living person to arrive here. You are fortunate, and you are unfortunate."
"Who are you?"
Lin Feng's eyelids twitched, and he blurted out instinctively, "I don't care whether I'm fortunate or not. Stop playing tricks and trying to scare me. I came here to accept the Xuanyuan Divine Sword's trial."
As he spoke, he looked around, only to find that there was no one at all.
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