Yes, although Xiao Hua was now only at late Foundation Establishment, his strength rivaled that of a late Golden Core cultivator. Yet even with his strength, he had suffered so badly within the Sword Mound. What about others? Without reaching the Nascent Soul realm and possessing the strength to transform into a sword, they likely could not come and go freely, could they?
"No wonder those Golden Core cultivators in the Council Hall never set their sights on the Sword Mound. This really isn't a place fit for humans! The sword cultivators surely wouldn't have set up any tricks here either!" Xiao Hua pointed at the Sea-Overturning Seal, and a faint earthen-yellow radiance shielded him. He took out the jade slip again and examined it carefully. Then he scratched his head and flew up somewhat hesitantly. Yet before long, several streaks of sword light suddenly shot up again...
"No, no! I took the wrong way again!" The instant Xiao Hua saw the familiar sword formation, he came to his senses. Flailing wildly, he tried to escape, but it was already too late. The sword light swirled around him, long since enveloping his body!
After searching straight on for more than half an hour, Xiao Hua finally arrived before another pile of stones stacked into the character "quan"!
"Alas..." Xiao Hua sighed and looked around. "When will my skill at finding roads ever improve? Clearly, a single path would have led me here, yet I had to take a detour. But whenever I feel that flying straight ahead should work, the actual route turns out to wind around! Forget it. This is probably just my fate. It's already not bad that I found this place!"
Xiao Hua then activated the jade gui according to the method, placing the jade slip inside.