Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

After traveling for about a hundred miles, the sword Qi felt almost tangible, as if an incredibly powerful sword cultivator stood before them, wielding a sword. Although he hadn't made a move, and hadn't even intentionally released any pressure, the sword hanging down, inadvertently emitting sword Qi, was enough to crush the weak.

Zhang Yuanjing quietly swallowed some of the black mud, using the sword Qi to temper his bones and muscles.

After taking a few steps, he heard Yu Hanyan's increasingly labored breathing behind him, so he stopped and asked, "Junior Sister, can you still hold on?"

Yu Hanyan had long felt strained, but Zhang Yuanjing hadn't stopped, and she was unwilling to admit that her authentic ice-attribute Xuan Gong was inferior to his body-refining technique, so she had been gritting her teeth and persevering.

"Please wait a moment, Senior Brother. Hanyan needs to circulate her energy to dissolve the accumulated sword Qi."

Yu Hanyan took out a ruler-long array flag, covered with star and moon-shaped array patterns, its dark light flowing, quite mysterious.

She suspended the array flag above her temples, sat down cross-legged, and began to circulate her energy. The light blue aura around her gradually intensified, like a mass of profound ice, exuding intense cold.

The array flag above her head released waves of invisible power, blocking the incoming sword Qi.

After about an hour, Yu Hanyan woke up from her meditation. She put away the array flag, smiled sweetly at Zhang Yuanjing, and said, "Thank you for your protection, Senior Brother. Hanyan can continue forward!"

Her complexion had returned to rosy, as if coated with rouge, with a captivating charm.

Zhang Yuanjing nodded: "Junior Sister, refining sword Qi isn't something that can be done quickly. If you feel strained, tell me in time, and we'll stop to circulate your energy."

Yu Hanyan gently hummed in agreement, obediently accepting.

The canyon gradually descended underground, approaching the junction with a mountain on the northeast side.

The valley became increasingly dim, with jagged rocks and the occasional sound of cold springs flowing.

After traveling for several miles, Yu Hanyan stopped again to meditate for an hour. After finishing her practice, she stood up and said, "Senior Brother, several miles ahead, there is an extremely strong spiritual energy, cold and incredibly sharp. It's likely the source of the sword Qi in the valley."

Zhang Yuanjing sent a mental message to Zhang San, but Zhang San was completely unaware.

"What is it? Is it being concealed? My spiritual treasure didn't detect anything," Zhang Yuanjing said directly, not hiding anything.

"It must be blocked by something special. However, even so, the sword Qi it releases is still so powerful. I'm afraid it's not something we can covet," Yu Hanyan said with some regret.

Zhang Yuanjing laughed: "Isn't Junior Sister here for the remnant bone? Why are you eyeing this thing?"

Yu Hanyan gave him a charming glare, and said softly, "Senior Brother, you know perfectly well why I want it, don't you? This sword Qi is compatible with my cultivation method. If I can obtain the thing that generates the sword Qi, it will definitely be of great benefit to my breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage. Of course, I can't miss it."

Zhang Yuanjing asked, "Did Junior Sister discover the sword Qi in the canyon the last time you were here?"

Yu Hanyan shook her head: "The last time I came here, there were many giant demons in the mountains, and there were Nascent Soul cultivators fighting them. Therefore, I only explored the two southern mountains before leaving."

Zhang Yuanjing asked again, "Aren't you worried that the item you're interested in will be taken away by someone else?"

Yu Hanyan said, "If it's really taken away, I can only accept my fate. Yu Hanyan's purpose in coming to the Hengduan Mountains is to break through to Great Perfection. If I can't pass this hurdle, I'll give up everything else."

"When Junior Sister explored the two southern mountains, did both mountains have stone houses?" Zhang Yuanjing suddenly asked.

Yu Hanyan nodded: "Yes, there were stone houses, similar to the other mountain. However, my spiritual treasure couldn't sense any spiritual energy within them."

Zhang Yuanjing thought of the broken skeleton, the broken part of which seemed to have been cut off by a sword. Judging from the height of the skeleton and the width of the stone house, the skeleton was probably divided into six to seven parts, and there were exactly seven peaks around the main peak, which could hold up to seven parts. If this mountain only has sword Qi or a sword, then there would be six parts.

However, Yu Hanyan said that one of the southern mountains had a stone house but no remnant bones, which was a bit strange.

The two traveled another six miles, and the canyon suddenly widened, with a huge black rock standing at the bottom of the canyon, more than thirty feet high, its lower part deeply embedded in the soil.

Cold and sharp sword Qi continuously seeped out of the rock, shooting upwards along the canyon, but not directly escaping into the sky.

Yu Hanyan took out a disc-shaped magic weapon from her storage bracelet and threw it into the air above the rock.

The disc's spiritual energy erupted and rotated in the sky, but only a breath later, an incomparably sharp sword Qi drilled out of the rock and slashed at the disc magic weapon. It cut through it as easily as cutting tofu, splitting it into two pieces. Then, the sword Qi twisted, turning the broken magic weapon into debris, which scattered and fell down.

Zhang Yuanjing gasped and said solemnly, "I'm afraid even a Nascent Soul True Person might not be able to withstand the sword Qi within."

Yu Hanyan nodded and said, "This canyon may be a trial. Only those who endure the repeated impact of the sword Qi along the valley can approach this rock. If you try to fall directly from the sky, the fate will be the same as that magic weapon!"

Zhang Yuanjing looked at the giant rock in front of him, thinking that it might really contain the sword that cut off the skeleton. If the canyon's sword Qi is a test, what is its purpose? To find a new sword wielder? Or is there something unfinished?

This stone has existed in this canyon for who knows how many years. How many monks have come here to explore throughout history? Yet no one has ever spoken of this matter. Perhaps he hadn't heard it, but at least it shows that this place is not well-known.

However, there is another possibility, that the strangeness of this place has only recently emerged due to the changes in the world. You must know that the departure of the Candle Dragon from the realm is not the same as the fall of previous Transformation Stage cultivators. In the past, one Transformation Stage cultivator had to die before a successor could rise. Now it is different. The departure of the Candle Dragon directly adds a spot for a Transformation Stage cultivator in this realm. This is like a substantial increase in the power of heaven and earth. Perhaps the appearance of this valley's anomalies is related to the significant increase in the power of heaven and earth.

"What does Junior Sister think this trial is?" Zhang Yuanjing asked.

Yu Hanyan pointed to the giant rock and said, "Approaching this stone may reveal the answer!"

"If that kind of sword Qi rushes out, I'm afraid even if Junior Sister has powerful spiritual treasures, it will be too late to rescue you!" Zhang Yuanjing said in a deep voice.

"There must be quite a few people who have discovered this place. The stone is still here, and the sword Qi is still here, which means that predecessors have all failed!"

Yu Hanyan was silent for a few breaths, and said, "I don't know which senior expert left this trial here, but since it is a trial for future generations, it shouldn't be too dangerous. It should allow us to act according to our abilities."

Zhang Yuanjing sighed. It was still debatable whether this place was a trial, and one could not arbitrarily assume that the trials left by predecessors would allow one to withdraw halfway. However, when a person is determined to do something, it is difficult to dissuade them unless you demonstrate that the consequences will inevitably be negative.

"How does Junior Sister plan to deal with the unknown trial?" Zhang Yuanjing asked solemnly.

Seeing that he was asking very seriously, Yu Hanyan couldn't help but giggle: "Senior Brother doesn't need to be so nervous. Hanyan has decided to give it a try. I always have some confidence. I won't treat my own life and path as a child's play. I have two things I'm confident in. One is that my Nine Cold Valley's fundamental technique can dissolve sword Qi, and the other is that Senior Brother is exceptionally strong and can be a strong backing for Junior Sister!"