"Insolence!"
The moment the words fell, a thunderous shout rang out. "I am the guardian of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword—Emperor Xuanyuan!"
"Why are you, a junior, being so disrespectful?"
"Y-You..."
Hearing this, monstrous waves rose in Lin Feng's heart, and an intense sense of belonging welled up within him. "You are the eternal emperor who shook the ages and blazed through history, the founder of human civilization—Emperor Xuanyuan?!"
"At least this junior of yours has not forgotten his roots."
Hearing the sincerity in Lin Feng's tone, his voice softened somewhat. "This is the first level of the Qiankun Divine Palace. It is a sacred cultivation ground dreamt of by talented disciples, and a dead zone for demons, monsters, ghosts, and fiends. It is called the Xuanyuan Tomb."
"With your strength, you were fundamentally unqualified to come to the Xuanyuan Tomb."
"Someone powerful must have helped you, or perhaps you gained the recognition of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword."
Lin Feng nodded awkwardly, then looked around once more. "Is this Xuanyuan Tomb really that impressive?"
He could not see a single remarkable thing, nor could he sense any spiritual energy fluctuations.
"Ignorant!"
Emperor Xuanyuan rebuked him, then said proudly:
"What do you think the Xuanyuan Tomb is? Does just anyone have the qualifications to enter?"
"Only those chosen by the Xuanyuan Divine Sword are qualified to enter."
"Otherwise, no matter how capable you are, you will never find the Xuanyuan Tomb, much less enter it."
"Do you know how fortunate you are?"
Lin Feng: "..."
Emperor Xuanyuan raised his voice. "The Xuanyuan Tomb is a realm unto itself, an independent existence within the cosmos. The Qiankun Divine Palace, meanwhile, is an entire universe, drifting without fixed course and leaving no trace to follow."
"To come to the Xuanyuan Tomb, one must not only possess immense providence bestowed by heaven and earth, but also obtain the preliminary recognition of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword."
"The Xuanyuan Tomb, as its name suggests, is the place where the Xuanyuan Divine Sword is buried."
"And the Xuanyuan Divine Sword is the strongest sword of Chaos, the foremost of the Ten Great Immortal Treasures of Chaos. Back then, I merely learned one move, yet with one sword strike, I swept heaven and earth clean."
"Since you stumbled into this place through absurdly good luck to undergo the Xuanyuan Divine Sword's trial, it means you may have a chance to gain the Xuanyuan Divine Sword's true recognition. And that means possessing the foundation to look down upon heaven and earth."
Lin Feng could not help clicking his tongue. "Is it really that exaggerated?"
Although the system had already explained it, hearing it from Emperor Xuanyuan himself was far more shocking.
To look down upon heaven and earth—what kind of existence was that?
Lin Feng had heard quite a few legends about the Xuanyuan Divine Sword in his previous life, but they should not have been this fantastical.
"Exaggerated?"
Emperor Xuanyuan's voice turned cold. "The ignorant are truly fearless. Once you witness the power of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, you will understand just how foolish and laughable your current thoughts are!"
"Do you know why the Xuanyuan Divine Sword stands foremost among the Ten Great Immortal Treasures of Chaos?"
As soon as his words fell, a vast pressure suddenly descended.
Lin Feng's face turned pale beneath the sudden eruption of his aura. He hurriedly said, "This junior does not know. I ask Senior to enlighten me."
At that moment, he no longer dared to look down on anything simply because he had the system. The faint trace of pressure released by Emperor Xuanyuan was far more formidable than Chaos Pressure.
Emperor Xuanyuan snorted coldly. A mountain-like aura of pride erupted from him as he spoke with peerless arrogance. "The Xuanyuan Divine Sword is also known as the Qiankun Divine Sword, named for the boundless power of heaven and earth concealed within it. It is the foremost offensive divine weapon in the Cosmic Universe. Wherever its blade points, it is invincible."
"This sword is a sword of the sacred path, a sword of benevolence, and a sword of slaughter."
"Formed from a strand of mysterious yellow qi within Chaos, it once utterly defeated the Three Great Evil Blades of the primordial wilderness. It represents courage, wisdom, benevolence, invincibility... all things return to the heart of the benevolent, forging an invincible sword."
"Back then, when I waged war against Chiyou, leader of the Demon Race, without success for a long time, I later received the aid of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword. With the might of one sword strike, I severed his head and ushered in an age of peace."
"The simplest summary is this: heaven and earth's mysterious yellow lies within it."
"And this is merely the tip of the iceberg of what I know about the Xuanyuan Divine Sword."
At this point, Emperor Xuanyuan sighed. "There are even legends that the Xuanyuan Divine Sword contains the incomparably profound Array of Loss. It governs slaughter, massacres heaven, and executes earth. It is the strongest sword formation beneath the heavens."
Lin Feng's blood boiled as he listened, and he could not restrain his curiosity. "What is the Array of Loss?"
Emperor Xuanyuan said, "You have too many questions."
Lin Feng: "..."
"Since you came here to undergo the Xuanyuan Divine Sword's trial, do not waste time."
The instant his words fell, a rumble suddenly came from the seamless tower wall. A Golden Gate swung open, and dazzling golden radiance surged from within. A Golden Staircase extended downward, and at its highest point, a figure slowly emerged from the golden light, step by step.
Beneath the dazzling golden radiance, the figure appeared even taller and more majestic.
He wore golden armor, with long black hair flowing down his back. His handsome, imposing face radiated an emperor's dominance.
Especially those vast, star-like eyes of his—they seemed capable of seeing through everything in the world.
Dazzling golden light continuously burst forth from his body, while an invisible domineering aura instantly made the air around them thick and heavy.
Emperor Xuanyuan!
Was this man truly Emperor Xuanyuan, the eternal emperor of ages?
Lin Feng stared fervently at that towering, upright figure.
He was one of humanity's greatest ancestors on Water Blue Planet!
The object of worship and admiration for every Descendant of Yanhuang!
As Emperor Xuanyuan walked toward him step by step, a sense of belonging suddenly rose within Lin Feng's heart, like the feeling of a child who had left home finally seeing an elder.
Before this greatest of humanity's ancestors, the most sincere reverence unconsciously appeared on Lin Feng's face.
Only after a long while did Lin Feng come back to himself. He hurriedly bowed. "This junior, Lin Feng, pays respects to Your Majesty Emperor Xuanyuan!"
Yet he was secretly muttering to himself, Hadn't he died more than ten thousand years ago? Could he be a ghost like Xuanyuan Qingtian?
"I did indeed die more than ten thousand years ago..."
Emperor Xuanyuan gave Lin Feng a calm glance. "However, this death is not that death. I have not died in the true sense, just like Xuanyuan Qingtian. My soul has not been extinguished."
"The fate of everyone who has wielded the Xuanyuan Divine Sword is that, after death, their soul will automatically attach itself to the Xuanyuan Divine Sword and become its guardian. No one is an exception."
"And the sword you saw outside the Qiankun Divine Palace was not the true Xuanyuan Divine Sword either. It was merely an illusion I simulated using Sword Qi."
Hearing this, Lin Feng could not stop a shiver from running through his heart. As expected of Emperor Xuanyuan—he could see through whatever Lin Feng was thinking at a glance.
Though deeply shocked, Lin Feng could not suppress his curiosity and looked toward Emperor Xuanyuan. "Then since I have appeared here, does that mean I can obtain the true Xuanyuan Divine Sword?"
Emperor Xuanyuan said, "There is certainly an opportunity, but that depends on whether you have the ability."
Lin Feng quickly asked again, "Then, were you waiting here specifically for me?"
He was somewhat excited. After all, Emperor Xuanyuan was the progenitor of human civilization. Simply meeting him was already an enormous stroke of fortune.
Emperor Xuanyuan spoke in a complicated tone. "Yes, and no..."
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