"Go to the Sword God Road and retrieve something for me!" Sword Reverent Dugu said.
Lin Bai asked curiously, "The Sword God Road?"
Sword Reverent Dugu said softly, "The Sword God Road is a forbidden ground within my Sword God Family. There are nine hundred and ninety-nine steps along that road!"
"According to legend, any martial artist who climbs all nine hundred and ninety-nine steps can become the Sword God of the Sword God Family!"
"Become an existence as powerful as Dugu Qing, Dugu Bai, and Dugu Yunhe!"
"In the past, every Sword God who emerged from my Dugu Family without exception climbed to the peak of the Sword God Road. It was said that they obtained tremendous opportunities at the summit. Once they gained enlightenment, they became unstoppable and reached the pinnacle of the Barren Ancient Continent!"
"But when the younger members of the family asked what kind of fortune they had obtained at the summit of the Sword God Road, they all merely shook their heads in silence and gave no explanation!"
"This only made the Sword God Road even more mysterious!"
"I once went to the Sword God Road as well. That was over seventy years ago. At the time, I was a young man of around thirty, but despite exhausting all my strength, I only made it to the nine-hundredth step."
"The rule for entering the Sword God Road is that only martial artists under forty may enter. Once their bone age exceeds forty, they can no longer set foot inside!"
Sword Reverent Dugu said indifferently.
Lin Bai asked curiously, "Then what does Sword Reverent Dugu want me to retrieve from the Sword God Road?"
Sword Reverent Dugu chuckled softly. "Lin Bai, don't be impatient. Listen to me!"
Lin Bai continued listening.
Sword Reverent Dugu said,