Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Bow

The grand hall on the ice field has stood here for countless years, yet, despite the passage of time, it shows no signs of wear and tear; on the contrary, it shines brightly.

As Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong approached the main hall, the main hall's doors were wide open, and behind the doors was a long staircase made of Blood Jade.

Many of the furnishings here are carved from jade, truly deserving the name "Jade Palace".

Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong walked up the steps, and there were many pillars on both sides of the steps.

Yi Yun saw a line of words on one of the pillars. "Green Rainbow Pierces Sun, Breaks Blood Moon; Ice Soul Solitary Cold Seals God Abyss."

The calligraphy is powerful and unrestrained, with the strokes as sharp as swords and as graceful as dragons.

Within these characters, there seems to be the aura of a deity flowing, as if someone, on a whim, drew their Longsword and casually wrote them down.

Below this line of text was a signature. "Startling Rainbow Sword, Lord Qingyang!"

"Lord Qingyang?" Yi Yun's heart stirred. He subconsciously thought of the Green-robed Swordsman he had seen in the image left on the array plate.

"Such powerful Sword Intent." Lin Xin Tong's weapon was also a sword. Upon seeing these words, she felt a jolt in her heart. However, she then frowned slightly. "I wonder if the blood moon here is the one the Artifact Spirit mentioned..."

"It should be." Yi Yun also showed a thoughtful expression.

He didn't know whether Blood Moon was an organization or an individual.

The Lord Qingyang left these words back then had obviously also fought against the Blood Moon.

The only question is whether Lord Qingyang might be the green-robed swordsman in the image left on the array plate. The sword strokes in those characters gave Yi Yun a familiar feeling. The green-robed swordsman's sword, like the man himself, was impulsive and unrestrained, acting as he pleased.

If the swordsman in blue is indeed Lord Qingyang, how could his handwritten letter be here? Could it be that the swordsman in blue was involved in the establishment of the Empress Secret Realm by the Ancient Empress?

Blood Moon... Whether it's an individual or an organization, its existence is far too ancient...

Countless millennia have passed since the establishment of the Empress Secret Realm. This palace stands here quietly, always empty. No one knows where those who once lived here have gone.

But that blood moon has persisted from the beginning until now, and it has reappeared in the Empress Secret Realm.

The strangeness and hidden threat in the situation gave Yi Yun a bad feeling.

Furthermore, the name "Fengshen Abyss" also puzzled Yi Yun...

The Abyss of Gods... could it be the God Burying Abyss...?

Lin Xin Tong knew about Yi Yun's experiences on the first few floors of the God Descending Tower, and naturally knew about the Green-Clad Swordsman, which she also found strange.

This palace remains as good as new despite the passage of countless years, and the pillars all emit faint energy fluctuations, clearly indicating that an array has been maintaining the buildings here.

Having traversed the Extreme Cold Ice Plain to reach this palace, according to the White-robed woman, this palace should be a highly valued location within the Empress Secret Realm, yet Lord Qingyang was able to leave a letter here...

"Let's go inside first," Yi Yun said.

The answers to these questions may lie within the palace.

Inside the palace, there was not a single person or a sound. As Yi Yun slowly pushed open the door, which had been sealed for countless years, a chilling aura wafted out from the palace.

This aura carried a sense of vicissitude, leaving Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong somewhat dazed.

At the same time, a peculiar fluctuation also emanated from inside the hall.

Yi Yun possessed Purple Crystal, while Lin Xin Tong was a martial arts genius; both of them sensed the fluctuations.

In particular, Yi Yun could not only sense the fluctuations, but also a sharp aura emanating from within the hall, hidden within the fluctuations and locked onto the two of them.

Yi Yun's vigilance immediately rose.

The Empress Secret Realm is full of strange and unpredictable things; even this palace is not necessarily safe.

The palace was empty; even the slightest breath could be heard clearly as one walked through it.

Yi Yun cautiously entered the hall. Just then, he heard a cold voice say, "Congratulations, trial participant, you have entered the fifth level of the God Descending Tower."

Um?

Fifth floor of the God Descending Tower?

Yi Yun was stunned for a moment. This was the fifth level of the God Descending Tower? Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong exchanged a glance, both of them extremely surprised.

They had heard that cold voice many times before; it did not come from the Artifact Spirit the God Descending Tower, but from the array.

The sound is triggered whenever someone steps inside. At this moment, the cold voice continues. "The Empress's Treasury is right here. You are qualified to enter the three main halls. The first one is... the Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Hall!"

The Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Hall?

The strange name of the hall puzzled Yi Yun. At that moment, Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong suddenly felt a spatial shift. The dark hall where they were originally located had transformed into a magnificent golden palace.

The light in this temple was dazzling. The main hall was spacious, and around it stood tall dragon pillars. These dragon pillars converged on the dome and transformed into a dragon head hanging down, with a bow held in its mouth!

Around the bow were nine dazzling suns.

This bow is exaggeratedly long, with two dragons tattooed on the tips. Sharp blades run along the backs of the dragons, and the entire bow gleams with a cold metallic luster. Its base color is a pure, unblemished gold, while the swirling patterns on the bow are blood red.

The bow is engraved with four ancient characters. "Shooting the Sun, Nine Tragedy".

"Is that the name of the bow?"

The Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Bow!

The Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Hall!

The name of the bow is also the name of the main hall. This is the first main hall that he and Lin Xin Tong are qualified to enter. It seems that this main hall was prepared just for them!

Yi Yun knew that the God Descending Tower possessed a spirit, and the opportunities it prepared for each person were different.

Nine deaths from shooting down the sun...

Legend has it that in ancient times there were ten suns in the sky. With all ten suns shining down, nothing could grow on the earth, droughts lasted for years, and people suffered greatly.

Ancient gods, wielding divine bows, shot down nine suns, leaving only one, which is the sun we see today.

The name of this "Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Bow" probably comes from this.

Yi Yun looked up at the bow. The faint sense of danger he had felt earlier came from this bow. A single bow could make one feel danger; the blood-red patterns were like flowing blood, and looking at them for too long seemed to draw one in.

Yi Yun had no doubt that a martial artist lacking strength would be disoriented and possibly die from a sudden surge of blood just by seeing this bow.

"The Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Hall, this grand hall, is probably the opportunity prepared for me! I wonder if there's anything else here besides the Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Bow?"

...(To be continued~^~)