Sword Spirits, Sword Souls, and Sword Shadows

Liu Yue spotted Lu Shuang in the crowd at a glance and walked straight over.

"Xingshuang, I selected so many attendants for you, why don't you want any of them?"

Faced with Liu Yue's questioning, Lu Shuang said calmly:

"I've hired my own help, so you don't need to worry about it."

"How can he be enough on his own? Listen to me, once we enter the secret realm, he will accompany Xinghan!"

Just then!

The old man guarding the entrance suddenly raised his voice:

"The time has come! Everyone be quiet, open the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb!"

As he finished speaking, the six old men each took out a small piece of jade from their robes. The six jade pieces were pieced together perfectly, forming a single, complete ancient jade tablet.

The elderly man at the head of the group slowly inserted the jade tablet into the groove at the entrance.

"Buzz!!!"

After a low rumble, the stone gate at the entrance to the secret realm slowly slid open to both sides.

"The Ten Thousand Swords Tomb will be open for three months! Three months from today, the gate to the secret realm will open once more!"

"Now, those whose names I call, please enter immediately!"

"The first one— Lu Xingshuang!"

Lu Shuang hadn't expected to be the first. She grabbed Lu Feng's wrist, and the two of them flashed into the entrance of the secret realm.

"The second one— Lu Xinghan!"

"The third one— Lu Xingyang!"

Only after the last person entered did the old man pull the jade tablet out of the groove, and the stone door slammed shut.

"I'll leave the rest to the Third Imperial Uncle and the others to look after this secret realm. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

Lu Yunqi cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to the old man, who nodded slightly.

Within the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb Secret Realm.

Lu Feng and Lu Shuang appeared out of thin air in a space filled with mist.

The entire secret realm was shrouded in thick fog, with visibility limited to only a few meters.

In mid-air, miniature swords, their shadows shimmering like glowing fish with long, luminous tails, moved freely through the mist.

Lu Feng watched with curiosity and couldn't resist reaching out to touch one of the streaks.

"Don't move! Danger!"

Lu Shuang's urgent shout suddenly rang out, and Lu Feng's hand abruptly stopped in mid-air.

"Leave the entrance first. I'll teach you how to identify it in a moment."

With that, Lu Shuang pulled Lu Feng along and quickly left the area around the entrance.

No sooner had the two left than a series of flashes of light appeared at the entrance, and Lu Xinghan and his group appeared on the spot.

"Where is the princess? Has she already gone deeper into the Sword Tomb?" One of them looked around.

"Let's go, let's go to the Sword Tomb first!" Lu Xinghan waved his hand, and more than a thousand people marched into the depths of the secret realm.

The other princes' men followed suit and surged in.

Three months isn't a long time.

Everyone knows that whoever arrives at the Sword Tomb first is more likely to find the Sword Heart Grass and awaken their Sword Physique first.

On the other side, Lu Shuang pulled Lu Feng to a secluded place where there were few wandering spirits.

"Now I'll teach you how to identify it. Watch carefully, I'll show you how."

After saying that, Lu Shuang sat cross-legged and gently closed her eyes.

Then, her aura slowly circulated, and strands of pure Sword Intent quietly spread from her body.

Lu Feng was surprised to find that the moment these wandering souls came into contact with the Sword Intent, they seemed to develop "emotions"!

Some wandering spirits twirled joyfully amidst the Sword Intent;

Some, however, became restless and ran around aimlessly;

Others showed no reaction and continued to wander slowly.

After a long while, Lu Shuang slowly opened her eyes.

She raised her hand and pointed towards one of the wandering spirits:

"I feel that this wandering spirit is most comfortable within my Sword Intent, and it is most in harmony with my sword path!"

Then, she reached out and gently touched the wandering spirit.

The moment the spirit touched her, it transformed into a streak of light and pierced straight into Lu Shuang's brow!

Lu Shuang stood there motionless.

Lu Feng was momentarily confused about what had happened and stared at her nervously until he saw the corners of her mouth turn up slightly, at which point he relaxed.

A moment later, Lu Shuang slowly opened her eyes.

"How are you? Are you alright?!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Shuang smiled slightly and stood up.

"I was lucky. That one just now was Sword Spirit. Although I didn't receive the sword path inheritance, it still deepened my understanding of the sword path."

"However, my method only has a 50% success rate."

"Why don't you give it a try? These wandering spirits on the outer perimeter are relatively weak, and the chances of them inheriting sword techniques are extremely low. However, even if you encounter Sword Soul, the damage will be much less."

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng sat cross-legged in the same manner and slowly released his Sword Intent.

When his Sword Intent touched the wandering souls, he also felt that these wandering souls seemed to have life of their own.

After sensing for a while, he still didn't feel that any of the wandering spirits were particularly close to him.

Left with no other choice, he randomly picked a wandering soul that seemed relatively docile amidst the Sword Intent and reached out to touch it.

"Bang!"

Lu Feng felt a buzzing in his head, and the world spun around him.

Just then, the system's voice rang out:

[Successfully slayed a Tier 1 Sword Soul, gaining 100,000 Demon Points;]

"What?!"

Lu Feng suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with surprise.

Sword Soul... it can even provide Demon Points?!

He looked up and gazed at the entire Ten Thousand Swords Tomb. As far as his eyes could see, there were countless wandering souls, probably no less than tens of thousands!

If a single entity could absorb all the wandering souls here... what a terrifying amount of Demon Points that would be!

Lu Feng became more and more excited as he thought about it, his heart pounding.

"Lu Feng, what's wrong? Why are you so agitated? Did you encounter Sword Spirit too?"

Seeing his appearance, Lu Shuang assumed he had also struck it lucky.

I'll try again!

Lu Feng did not answer directly, but sat cross-legged again and released his Sword Intent.

Seeing this, Lu Shuang didn't disturb him. She walked a hundred feet away, sat down cross-legged, and continued searching for her own Sword Spirit.

This time, Lu Feng didn't carefully sense anything and casually touched another wandering soul.

[Successfully slayed a Tier 1 Sword Shadow, gained 10,000 Demon Points;]

Although Sword Shadow has few Demon Points, it has the advantage of dealing no damage.

Lu Feng touched another one. After this wandering soul entered his sea of consciousness, it transformed into a shooting star and vanished in an instant.

He waited for a long time, but there was no further movement.

"Gone? Nothing at all?" Lu Feng thought dejectedly.

"Is this really Sword Spirit? Fine, you didn't give me any sword dao insights, but at least give me some Demon Points..."

He then touched several more.

[Successfully slayed a Tier 1 Sword Shadow, gained 10,000 Demon Points;]

[Successfully slayed a Tier 1 Sword Shadow, gained 10,000 Demon Points;]

[Successfully slayed a Tier 1 Sword Soul, gaining 100,000 Demon Points;]

Several in succession, either Sword Shadow or Sword Soul. Fortunately, these Sword Soul were not of high rank, and the explosions only made him dizzy, but he was otherwise unharmed.

"Finally, another Sword Spirit!"

This time, a wandering soul entered the sea of consciousness, transformed into a shooting star, and disappeared.

And then... that was it.