The Way of the Saber

[The number of Glory Points in the previous chapter should have been three, which has been corrected. While writing, I kept looking at the time in the lower right corner of the computer screen. Time was too tight, and I had too many thoughts in my mind, so I had a momentary lapse and made a mistake. This is the second update on the 27th.]

Yi Yun followed the old man in front of him, turned a corner of a staircase, and entered a deep, secluded corridor.

This corridor leads underground.

On both sides of the corridor, there were ever-burning lamps, but their light did not bring any warmth. Instead, gusts of cold wind blew from the depths of the corridor.

The old man walked quite slowly, but the corridor seemed incredibly long. It took him a full quarter of an hour to walk there, so he must have covered at least seven or eight miles.

At this moment, the old man finally stopped and said, "We've arrived."

Here, the cold was even more intense, and the ever-burning lamps flickered on and off in the biting wind.

The old man slowly turned around. At the end of the passage stood two large bronze doors.

Both gates are carved with unknown ancient Giant Beast. The Giant Beast contain an indescribable artistic conception that is awe-inspiring to anyone who looks at them.

"It's inside!"

As the old man spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and forcefully pushed the bronze door on the left.

"Zha zha zha..."

With the sound of the mechanism turning, the bronze gate slowly opened.

The door was incredibly heavy. As the metal hinges turned, the entire passageway seemed to tremble slightly due to the immense weight.

For some reason, Yi Yun felt that the old man had not pushed open a door, but rather a thick tombstone.

The old man pushed the door open, bracing himself against the doorframe with one hand, and said, "That's heavy! Finally, it's open. You can go in now..."

The old man pointed inside the door. Yi Yun hesitated for a moment, about to step forward, when suddenly he felt a chilling aura rush towards him, making the hairs on his body stand on end, as if he were being pricked by thorns!

Murderous look!

Um!?

Yi Yun was startled, as if there was some terrifying being inside this gate.

What kind of door did this old man open?

"Kid, what are you standing there for? Afraid to go in?" the old man said casually.

Yi Yun felt a sense of strangeness. "Senior, where is this place?"

"What place? Hehe..." The old man chuckled sinisterly, "This is an ancient tomb."

"A tomb!?" Yi Yun exclaimed in astonishment. "A grave!? Could it be the final resting place of the ancient sages of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom?"

"You ask so many questions." The old man waved his hand impatiently, then thought for a moment and said, "Actually... it wouldn't hurt to tell you... Do you know why the Tai'a Divine City was built here?"

The old man's rhetorical question stirred something in Yi Yun's heart. He had originally thought that the location of Tai'a Divine City was simply a random choice in the Divine Wilderness, a place where the spiritual Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi and earth converged, so that the geniuses of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom could come here to train.

But now, judging from the old man's words, the answer is most likely not so.

Yi Yun shook his head. "I don't know."

The old man patted the bronze gate beside him, which had already been opened, and said, "The Tai'a Divine City here because of this ancient tomb! The owner of this tomb is not a sage of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, but someone else. In fact, this ancient tomb existed at least a million years before the establishment of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom!"

The old man's answer startled Yi Yun. This ancient tomb was actually so many years older than the Tai'a Divine Kingdom!

The old man continued, "The identity of the owner of this ancient tomb is no longer verifiable. When the first city lord of Tai'a Divine City found this tomb, it had already been opened, and the burial objects, inheritances, and the tomb owner's corpse have all long since disappeared!"

"However, the ancient tomb's training grounds are still there! There are still many ancient array patterns inside the tomb. The first Tai'a Divine City used the training grounds of this ancient tomb as the foundation to build the grand array of Tai'a Divine City!"

"Over the years, Tai'a Divine City has gathered the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, and a portion of it has been used to nourish the ancient tomb's Daoist temple. As long as this Daoist temple is stabilized, Tai'a Divine City will become indestructible!"

Hearing the old man's words, Yi Yun understood. Tai'a Divine City had stood in the Divine Wilderness for millions of years, and it was inevitable that it would suffer from Beast Tides!

A normal Beast Tide attacking Tai'a Divine City would be suicidal, but if a large number of Ancient Remnant Species attacked, Tai'a Divine City would face enormous pressure. With the ancient tomb dojo there, Tai'a Divine City could stand even more firmly!

"Go in, you're getting a good deal, kid!" The old man shoved Yi Yun.

Yi Yun had a strange feeling. According to the old man, this ancient tomb was an important place in Tai'a Divine City, but the old man was able to bring him in. It seemed that the old man's identity was not ordinary.

"Senior... since this tomb has been looted clean, what can I possibly do inside?"

Before Yi Yun could finish speaking, the old man shoved him into the tomb chamber. "Boy, the left chamber of this ancient tomb is related to the sword! Comprehend it carefully; this is your chance! There are many treasures in this Tai'a Divine City; it just depends on whether you have the ability to take them!"

After saying this, the old man pressed his hands against the bronze door, and with a "clattering" sound, the door to the tomb chamber was closed by the old man again.

In an instant, Yi Yun found himself in a completely enclosed space.

Seeing the door close, Yi Yun's heart skipped a beat. This old man, wasn't he afraid that the mechanism would malfunction? The weight of this door was terrifying; he absolutely, positively couldn't push it open.

Everything outside was isolated from the tomb.

Yi Yun surveyed the tomb chamber. It wasn't large, about ten meters long and wide.

The walls were lit by lights that were always on, making it easy to see.

In the center of the tomb chamber, there was a stone coffin. The coffin had been opened, the lid was gone, and the inside was clearly empty.

Yi Yun glanced over and suddenly let out a soft "Eh."

The coffin wasn't completely empty as Yi Yun had originally thought. Instead, it contained a thick piece of metal with a long, narrow groove in the center, about five feet long, as if something had originally been embedded in it.

Yi Yun compared the measurements, and suddenly an idea struck him.

Knife!

There used to be a knife in that recess!

Perhaps this coffin isn't for burying people, but for burying knives!

But now, the knife is gone, only the coffin containing the knife remains.

Pity!!

Yi Yun sighed inwardly. If this knife could be kept, it would obviously be a priceless treasure! If possible, he really wanted to see what kind of splendor this knife would possess!

"I really don't know what kind of person the tomb's owner was. When the first Tai'a Divine City, he used the ancient tomb's ritual space to reinforce it. This means that the first city lord of Tai'a Divine City probably couldn't have set up such a ritual space!"

"Based on this calculation, the owner of this ancient tomb was even more powerful than the first city lord of Tai'a Divine City!"

Thinking of this, Yi Yun sighed, realizing that there were truly too many peerless experts in this world. There are always higher heavens and more powerful people out there.

"What did this old man bring me in here to see... This coffin is empty..." Yi Yun was frowning when suddenly a thought struck him. With the help of the ever-burning lamp, Yi Yun saw several marks on the wall of the tomb chamber!

Each mark was extremely sharp, as if the mark itself were a knife!

It's a knife mark!

Yi Yun's heart skipped a beat; there were four knife marks in total!

Below the four knife marks, there are words!

Upon seeing the words, Yi Yun was immediately overjoyed. Could it be the mental cultivation manual of a peerless sword technique?

Yi Yun quickly looked for other words on the wall, but he was slightly disappointed because there were too few words, making it unlikely to be a cultivation technique or incantation.

A quick glance revealed the following written next to the first knife mark:

The Way of the Saber: never retreat!

The second knife mark --

The emperor among soldiers King's Reign Over the World.

The third knife mark --

The emperor's power Slaughter as the Heart.

The fourth knife mark--

If you have no enemy in your heart, you will be invincible!

The four sentences were all short, but they contained an indescribable power that made Yi Yun's heart tremble after reading them!

The Way of the Saber?

Yi Yun acquired the Thousand Army Saber a long time ago and has always used it. However, he only regarded the Thousand Army Saber as a handy weapon and never considered what the Way of the Blade was.

The Thousand Army Saber actually looks very much like a sword, with a long, almost straight blade.

However, it is fundamentally different from a sword.

Swords are agile, graceful, and ever-changing.

Lin Xin Tong's swordsmanship leans towards agility and elegance; when she thrusts her sword, it's like a fairy descending to earth. Chu Xiaoran's swordsmanship, on the other hand, focuses on the variations in sword techniques; her sword is as soft as water, and her moves are unpredictable.

But a knife is not.

Agility and versatility are not characteristics of a knife.

The Way of the Saber is to be ruthless and unparalleled!

The sword is the king of weapons; with a single strike, it is unstoppable, traversing thousands of miles of mountains and rivers!

The heart of the sword is for slaughter.

Decisive and ruthless, slaughtering all living beings!

With such a spirit, one is invincible in the heart, and thus invincible under heaven!

...(To be continued~^~)