"The first level of my blade prison is named Heart-Pulling."
"Those who enter my Heart-Pulling Blade Prison first lose their five senses, then their nature of mind. In the end, whether human or demon, all will be reduced to walking corpses."
"Your task in this training session is to slay every walking corpse in the blade prison before you lose your nature of mind."
"Otherwise, you too will experience the agony of losing your five senses, losing your nature of mind, and becoming a walking corpse. Only after three years will you be able to awaken from the blade prison."
As Xu Taiping descended the steps one by one, Blade Ghost's voice kept ringing in his ears.
"Senior Blade Ghost, Sister Lingyue once told me that no cultivation art or Treasure in this world is flawless. Take formations, for instance: no matter how powerful a killing formation is, it must leave a gate of life, or the formation cannot take shape. This is a law laid down by the Heavenly Dao."
"So there should also be a way to escape your Heart-Pulling Blade Prison, shouldn't there?"
Xu Taiping nodded, then asked Blade Ghost for guidance with some curiosity.
"You are correct."
"All things have flaws; utmost prosperity gives way to decline. The sun shifts once it reaches its zenith; the moon wanes once it is full. The Heavenly Dao has flaws; the flawless must be destroyed."
"The same holds true for my blade prison."
"But don't dream of learning the location of the Heart-Pulling Blade Prison's gate of life from me. You must find it yourself."
Blade Ghost spoke sternly.
"Of course. Otherwise, what meaning would this training have?"
Xu Taiping nodded earnestly.
"Also, don't forget your purpose in coming here. Once you enter the Heart-Pulling Blade Prison, you may