Mortal Bones

In the domain of the sword ghost.

"Uh... tsk tsk tsk..."

Xu Taiping, who had been bruised and bruised countless times, first put his hands on the ground and then the knife, and got up from the ground little by little.

"Since you can still stand up, then take another stab from me."

Opposite the altar in the sword realm, the sword ghost who was standing there quietly with his arms folded across his chest immediately pulled out the sword evil that was stuck on the ground after seeing Xu Taiping stand up.

"No, Senior Sword Demon. Tomorrow morning is... the seventh round of the Golden Scales Association's competition. If we don't rest early, we will never be able to recover the lost soul power."

Xu Taiping smiled bitterly.

Starting from the night when the list was announced, it had been three days in a row that the sword ghost had forcefully dragged him into the sword realm.

Although this behavior was depleting his own soul power to help his cultivation, Xu Taiping was very grateful.

But his spirit was really stretched to the limit.

You know, the Sword Demon's sword domain is very unique. One night outside the sword domain lasts for a year.

These three nights are three years.

It would be fine if he cultivated normally, but in the critical three years, Xu Taiping was not much different from a prisoner who was tortured, and his body was not intact for a moment.

"Oh, I actually forgot about this."

The sword ghost slapped his head, then nodded and said:

"Let me heal your injuries."

After saying that, he just raised his hand towards Xu Taiping, and all of Xu Taiping's shocking wounds were healed.

If you wake up without being healed from an injury you suffered in the Sword Demon Sword Domain, you will appear to be fine on the surface, but phantom pain will still occur in the injured area. If it remains unrecovered, your pain will spread throughout your body, and Getting stronger and stronger, and in the end life would be worse than death.

And this is also one of the abilities of Daogui Daoyu.

When he first met Xu Taiping, because most of his memory had not been restored, Daoyu's power was limited, which allowed him to escape.

"Thank you, Senior Sword Demon, I will go out first..."

"bass!"

Xu Taiping raised his hand to thank the sword ghost, but before he could finish his words, he saw the sword ghost slashing at him with lightning speed.

"bass!"

Almost instinctively, Xu Taiping pulled out the water-breaking knife from his waist, and shouted loudly the moment he pulled out the knife:

"open!"

The moment this "open" sound sounded, the altar of Daoyu shook with a "boom".

The next moment, a cloud of red mist suddenly exploded on the altar of Sword Domain, covering the entire altar.

There seemed to be some force that collided with the power of the sword ghost sword domain, causing the sword domain to tremble.

It wasn't until a gust of wind howled and swept away the red mist on the altar that the scene on the altar became clear again.

At this time, Xu Taiping still maintained the posture of drawing his sword on the altar.

The arm of the sword ghost holding the evil sword was broken at the shoulder level, and it floated between him and Xu Taiping together with the evil sword in his hand.

But at this moment, instead of being angry because of the broken arm, the sword ghost said to Xu Taiping with a look of ecstasy:

"Congratulations, your father-in-law's eight sword realms are now able to move according to your heart!"

Xu Taiping also looked happy at this time.

Before tonight, his Zhangba Sword Domain was actually in a state of inactivity, and because he had to perfectly integrate his mind and his will when using it, he often had to concentrate in advance.

It is simply impossible to do what you just did, move according to your heart and open at will.

"Thank you, Senior Daogui, for your advice!"

Xu Taiping once again solemnly expressed his thanks.

"Who wants you to thank?"

The sword ghost snorted coldly when he heard this.

After saying that, he connected his arm and urged:

"After today's competition, you will only have one day's rest at most, and then you must come back to my sword domain to practice."

Hearing this, Xu Taiping was stunned, and then asked with some confusion:

"Senior Sword Demon, isn't my eight-foot-long sword domain already able to move according to my heart? If you want to understand the second level, don't rush it for a while, right?"

Hearing this, Dao Gui sneered, and then explained coldly:

"Allowing the Zhangba Sword Domain to move as you wish is only the first step. Only by allowing this Sword Domain to produce abilities unique to you, Xu Taiping, can you truly master it."

"Otherwise, no matter how proficient you are in practicing, you will completely forget it in half a month at most."

"It will be even more difficult when we have to reopen the Sword Domain again."

"If this were not the case, why are there so few people in this world who can open the Sword Domain?"

When Xu Taiping heard this, his heart suddenly changed, and he immediately thanked the sword ghost:

"Thank you, Senior Sword Ghost, for reminding me. When the competition is over, I will definitely come back to the Sword Domain to practice."

…

This morning.

"Brother Taiping, you finally woke up!"

"Come and have breakfast, I was just letting Awen call you."

"Brother Taiping, I served you some porridge."

By the time Xu Taiping came out of the sword realm, it was already bright and the early morning sunlight was very transparent, reflecting the front yard of Xuanyun Martial Arts Hall full of flowers and plants as if it was plated with a layer of gold.

After seeing Xu Taiping come out, the junior aunt, Chu Tiancheng and others who were already having breakfast in the courtyard turned to greet him with a smile.

In a daze, Xu Taiping had the illusion that he had returned to Qingxuan Sect and Qi Yuexuan.

Although he spent most of his time practicing in Qiyuexuan, his senior sister Zhao Linglong would always break into Qiyuexuan a few days a month with food and a group of senior brothers.

And what he saw every time he came out of Fan Tower was this scene.

"Well, I got up a little late, so I'll do it myself."

Xu Taiping nodded with a smile and walked over quickly.

"Brother Taiping, don't feel too much pressure in today's competition. Just try your best. Even if you lose, the Golden Scale Ranking will improve your current ranking based on your performance in the competition."

During the meal, the seventh princess Chu Tiancheng encouraged Xu Taiping with a smile.

Because she hated staying in the palace and was quarreling with her second sister, she almost ate and lived in Xuanyun Martial Arts Hall during this period.

King Zhao felt sorry for her being trapped in Wuxiang for ten years, so he didn't restrict her too much and obeyed her in everything.

"Well, I know, thank you, Junior Sister Tiancheng."

Xu Taiping smiled and nodded.

After each round of competition, the Golden Scale Ranking will give the losers a specific ranking based on the performance of each cultivator, and this cannot be interfered by external forces.

For example, even if Xu Taiping loses this round, as long as he performs well enough, he can still strive for the seventh, sixth or even fifth place.

And on the Golden Scale Ranking, the reward for each advancement is different.

The little nun Lu Rushuang beside him seemed to have something to say, but she always hesitated and couldn't say it until breakfast was over.

Xu Taiping, who now has a sharp intuition that far exceeds that of ordinary cultivators, naturally noticed this.

So when he was about to leave for the Golden Scale Pavilion, he took advantage of the fact that there were only two people in the courtyard and asked the little nun:

"Little nun, do you have anything to say to me?"

Hearing this, Lu Rushuang smiled bitterly and shook her head and said:

"You really noticed it."

Xu Taiping knew that he had guessed right when he heard this, and immediately asked:

"Nun, you and I are not outsiders, please speak directly if you have anything to say."

Lu Rushuang thought about it seriously, then nodded and said:

"If you can win this game today, you will be qualified to enter the most precious treasure houses of Emperor Youyun, and among these treasure houses, there is a treasure that may be related to the life and death of my senior brother, your master Lu Daoxuan."