After Nie Tong came down from the Combat Platform, the three of them saw a staircase appear out of thin air in the darkness ahead.
"The first level has been cleared. We can enter the second level now. Let's go!"
Seeing the staircase, Nie Yun knew they had passed the first trial. He slowly made his way upward.
The staircase did not have many steps. After walking for a while, the three entered another vast hall.
The first thing they saw after leaving the staircase was a massive stone stele, upon which a sword art had been carved.
"Yong Xian, memorize it first!"
After glancing at the sword art on the stele, Nie Yun knew it was the reward for passing the first level.
This sword art was fairly good to ordinary people, but it was of no use to him. It was not even comparable to the Moon Pity Sword Art he had created in the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain. There was no need for him to learn it, so he gave it directly to Yong Xian.
"Thank you!"
Yong Xian hurriedly looked toward the stone stele. Before long, he had memorized all its contents.
With his understanding of the Sword Dao, it would be difficult to master a sword art in a short time, but merely swallowing it whole and committing it to memory was something he could manage.
"What is on the second level? Have you heard?"
Leaving the stone stele and continuing onward, Nie Yun turned to Yong Xian.
"The second level has metal puppets—ten in total. Defeat these metal puppets with swordsmanship, and you can pass!"
Yong Xian thought for a moment before answering.
"Metal puppets?" Nie Yun smiled. "I'll handle this one!"
As he spoke, he took the lead and walked forward.
The moment