Whoosh!
Sword light parted the heavy water, and a phantom figure stopped advancing in the deep sea.
"Have I reached the bottom?"
A murmur rose.
Gu Qingyi, the swordbearer, had used the No-Sword Technique to turn his form into an intangible shadow. After ignoring the water pressure and falling for a long time, he had finally found the only tangible object beneath the deep sea.
—A door!
Before him stood a massive, ancient gate, more than thirty feet tall and incredibly thick.
It had nothing to lean against, nor was it connected to the flowing water to form any mysterious barriers.
Gu Qingyi circled around the gate, front and back, and discovered that aside from pushing it open, there was no other way to unravel the secret of this ancient deep-sea door.
"A door...
"Where does it lead?"
Having discarded his physical form through the No-Sword Technique, Gu Qingyi pondered.
From the moment he found Solitary Sound Cliff, he had sensed that faint, elusive force of guidance.
It seemed that someone wanted him to come to Solitary Sound Cliff, and then uncover the secret beneath it.
After witnessing the lingering sword intent of the Eighth Sword Immortal atop Solitary Sound Cliff, Gu Qingyi became even more certain of his thoughts.
He had left Gu Qing'er above the cliff to receive him while descending alone, all to seek the opportunity hidden here.
"There is the Eighth Sword Immortal's sword intent, the bottom of Solitary Sound Cliff holds this boundless sea, and there is this peculiar force of guidance, as well as the Forbidden Law Barrier...
"If nothing goes wrong, perhaps this 'door' has something to do with Sky City?"
Gu Qingyi did not know whether his speculation would prove correct, but he knew that the Eighth Sword Immortal had cast the