"Where am I?"
In the darkness, Yang Yan opened his eyes.
He scanned his surroundings, discovering nothing but pitch blackness, unable to see his own fingers, and frowned slightly.
He tried to lift his hand but found he couldn't move it at all.
His arm felt as heavy as a mountain, suppressing him.
Too heavy!
And it seemed as if some invisible force was confining him.
"What's going on? Am I dreaming? Is it sleep paralysis?" Yang Yan mused to himself.
Thinking this, he closed his eyes once more.
Then he suddenly opened them, able to see a little more clearly, though it was still dim.
It seemed as if he was seeing through a black curtain to the outside!
Cloud-covered mountains, a black sky, hazy and mysterious.
Suddenly, a face appeared before him.
An indescribably beautiful face, like a celestial being.
It was staring at him, making direct eye contact.
Cold and indifferent, like a face frozen in ice, breathtakingly beautiful.
Above this girl's head, a white longsword hovered.
The longsword emitted a gentle glow, enveloping her.
And this light wasn't still; it fluctuated continuously.
"The Emperor's Coffin is opened!" Leng Bi Yue said coldly.
She was the Saintess of the Fairy Sect, one of the candidates for the next Sect Master of the Fairy Sect.
"Is this the Sword Dao Emperor said to separate life with a single sword?" Leng Bi Yue spoke once more.
Her beautiful eyes blinked, emitting a divine brilliance.
She looked down at the Great Emperor's corpse!
"The body is perfect and without flaw, like a flawless sharp sword!
It's filled with profound Dao Rhythm, astonishing to behold!"
*Sword Dao Emperor?*
*Yang Yan felt puzzled!*
Wasn't he on Earth?
And wait!
He seemed to be inside a coffin!
*Could it be that I've become a corpse?*
He was abruptly startled, memories flooding in as he recalled things from Earth.
*I died!
No!
I'm still alive, but I've become a corpse!*
He had indeed died on Earth, but here he was alive again!
As a corpse!
And this corpse was no ordinary one; it was the Great Emperor's corpse!
*Sword Dao Emperor!*
"The Sword Dao Emperor's body is the Innate Sword Body!
Such an acute physique, like a Divine Sword, its sharpness exposed!"
Leng Bi Yue's expression, frozen and cold, now showed a hint of relaxation and amusement!
"Once ranked seventeenth on the Ranking List, he became an Emperor against the current, and his corpse has existed for ten thousand years!
Ten thousand years!
The body is undecayed, intact!
The Emperor's Power and Sword Dao Rhythm it emanates are as tangible as reality!
If taken back and refined into a supreme weapon.
It could add tremendous strength to our Fairy Sect!
Building a solid foundation to counter the Hidden Age!"
As the most brilliant and talented Saintess of the Fairy Sect, Leng Bi Yue thought only for the good of her sect!
Boom!
As Leng Bi Yue spoke, a sound like heaven and earth splitting resonated.
The longsword above her head vibrated, causing its energy to ripple through her body.
She suddenly leaned forward, her hands pressed onto the coffin.
"Poof!"
Leng Bi Yue couldn't hold it in and spat a mouthful of blood, which fell onto the Emperor's Corpse before her.
Another powerful force struck!
The coffin housing Yang Yan's corpse shattered; his corpse stood erect!
Sword!
Better break than bend!
Even in death, it was the same!
"Leng Bi Yue, the Emperor's Corpse doesn't belong to you, you can get lost!" a threatening voice came from behind.
Leng Bi Yue struggled to stand up and gazed back.
More than one person!
Several figures stood, each wearing a black-brown robe.
The robes were like ink, staining everything around them.
"Heishui Sect!"
These people's cultivation wasn't high; the highest among them was still one level below her.
She had nothing to fear from them!
But above their heads, a transparent figure stood.
From his body, countless turbulent waves surged!
He held a massive seal in his hand!
The seal was like a mountain, shaking all four seas!
*"Heaven Flipping Seal! A Great Saint refined it with a bit of Emperor Gold!"* Leng Bi Yue mused.
And the projection clone!
A being capable of projecting must have at least reached the Four Extremes Secret Realm!
Higher than her Daoist Palace Five Treasures, by one level!
"How did you know of this place!" Leng Bi Yue asked.
She had been the first to discover and find the Sword Dao Emperor's Tomb.
It had cost her much time and effort!
Before entering, she inscribed numerous array patterns to conceal the Emperor's Cave entrance.
Logically, no one else should have discovered it.
"This tomb was led to you!" said the projection clone in the sky.
*A trap!*
*An already arranged trap.*
*Leng Bi Yue realized!*
*No wonder her journey to the Great Emperor's Tomb had been so simple and easy.*
*"I was wondering why there were no obstacles before opening the Great Emperor's Tomb.
Now, it all makes sense!"*
Someone had deliberately lured her here, using the Divine Sword above her head to tear open the vast Emperor's Power inside the Emperor's Cave.
Otherwise, the people of Heishui Sect couldn't have entered with the Heaven Flipping Seal refined by a Great Saint.
*"Luckily, it's just a projection; if it were the true body.
I would already be dead!
But taking away the Sword Dao Emperor's body is difficult!
No matter what, I must try.
With the Immortal Goddess Sword, I can still escape safely."*
The Holy Sword above Leng Bi Yue's head shone brightly as she waved her hand.
Streams of Divine Origin Liquid flowed from her fingertips into the coffin.
The Heishui Sect people behind her shouted out!
"Looking for death!"
"You still wish to seal the Emperor's Corpse with Divine Origin and take it, you really don't fear death!"
"Send her to death, into Hell!"
They attacked together, layers of profound energy aimed at Leng Bi Yue!
Leng Bi Yue didn't care about the actions behind her; she knew.
The Holy Sword above her was crafted by a Half-Emperor from the Fairy Sect's ancestors!
The power within the Immortal Goddess Sword could defend against attacks from those behind her!
For now, she was safe!
*"Hmm? Not good!" her face turned serious.*
*Behind her was fine, but the change was before her.*
*This Emperor's Corpse...*
*The flowing Divine Origin Liquid and the blood she had just spat out began merging into the other's physique.*
*"Could the Sword Dao Emperor still be alive?" she thought in shock.*
Enveloped in light, Yang Yan was within the Emperor's Corpse.
"Congratulations to the Host for absorbing the power of the Divine Origin, reopening the Sea of Suffering!"
"Congratulations to the Host for absorbing the Half-Emperor's direct lineage bloodline, transforming the Divine Spring into a Golden Spring, bringing new blood into the meridians!"
*Sea of Suffering!*
*The first stage of cultivation!*
*"The system has arrived!" Yang Yan felt delighted.*
*He thought he'd have to be a corpse for all eternity!*
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Yang Yan looked within himself, finding in his Dantian, in the desolate Sea of Suffering, golden Profound Qi began to surge.
Profound Qi, like spring water, quickly filled the dried Sea of Suffering!
At the same time, fresh blood flowed through his once-bloodless and empty meridians!
His body felt renewed and revitalized!
"Congratulations to the Host for successfully entering the Divine Spring Realm!"
"Congratulations to the Host on acquiring the Great Emperor Technique, Heavenly Emperor Reincarnation Fist!"
"Congratulations to the Host on acquiring the Divine Level Sword Technique, Sword God Technique!"
"Congratulations to the Host on obtaining a chance to enhance the Root Bone!"
Golden Profound Qi permeated his entire body, fresh blood coursing through his physique, making Yang Yan feel alive once more.
Rumbling!
The void shattered, and a powerful, terrifying force emanated from his body.