After passing through the black mist, the Sword Daoist and the Sword Clan cultivators arrived at a peculiar place.
This was an artificially created spatial secret realm.
There were mountains, water, and a palace here.
Sword marks covered the surroundings of the palace. Each contained a sharp Sword Dao Rhythm, mingled with Emperor Dao Pressure.
These were sword marks left by a Sword Emperor!
This thought immediately sprang into the minds of the Sword Daoist and the others who had arrived.
They gazed at the sword marks with burning eyes.
These were marks left by a Sword Emperor's blade. They contained the Sword Emperor's Dao, and comprehending them would certainly benefit their cultivation immensely.
Among them, the Sword Daoist had the highest attainment in the Sword Dao. As he studied the marks, a strange look appeared in his eyes. "These sword marks are utterly disordered, as though someone was hacking wildly with a sword. No, more precisely, hacking wildly to vent their feelings."
As the Sword Daoist spoke, he sensed anger, hatred, and deep unwillingness within these sword marks.
"Leave these sword marks for now. Let's look inside the palace."
With that, the Sword Daoist led the others into the palace.
Inside, a skeleton sat cross-legged, emanating immensely powerful Emperor Dao Pressure.
This skeleton was the Sword Emperor Qingxuan!
He had already perished.
Sword marks crisscrossed the surroundings of the skeleton as well, exuding intense unwillingness.
Two lines of small writing appeared on one of the pillars.
"I meditated for ten thousand years, and my lifespan is nearing its end, yet I still cannot live a second life. How I hate this!!"
"Qingli, forgive me for being unable to meet you again..."
Upon reading those two lines, everyone finally understood.
These sword marks had indeed been left by the Sword