Chapter 61: New Dungeon: Ancient Sword Tomb (End)
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[Name: Fang Heng (Can Grow)]
[Identity: Sword Cultivator]
[Qualification: Fifth-grade Earth-level Foundation Building (Wind)]
[Cultivation: Peak of Qi Gathering Stage]
[Innate Magical Power: Nameless Sword Intention (unlocked), Qinglan Gangfeng (unlocked)]
[Skills: Traceless Sword Technique (extreme state), Wind-riding Sword Technique (great perfection/unlocked), Wind-traveling Curse (great perfection), Basic Forging Technique...]
[Note: The Black Spirit realm cannot exceed the Black Dragon Sword itself.]
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Su Chen looked at Fang Heng's panel and couldn't help but sigh.
Fang Heng was indeed a sword-cultivating genius, born with sword intent.
Even though he was in the Qingyun Sect, he had been a marginal figure who had slacked off for years.
However, judging from his strength displayed on the panel, he still lived up to the reputation of a sword-cultivating genius.
This panel indicated that the Black Dragon Sword itself was only of the first-level grade, causing Fang Heng's cultivation to be suppressed to the Qi Gathering Stage.
Otherwise, Su Chen would be equivalent to carrying a protector at the Foundation Establishment Stage with him.
In other words, the being he fought at that time was the heretic sword, Red-Tail Snake, which had taken over Fang Heng's body.
If he had fought Fang Heng in his prime, Su Chen felt that he might have even had difficulty getting close.
After all, let alone the magical powers and spells that Fang Heng himself had mastered, it would be difficult to deal with the iconic sword-controlling technique of a Foundation Establishment Stage sword cultivator.
The reason he was able to win before was thanks to Red Tail Snake's strong support!
The more impressive Fang Heng's panel became, the stronger Su Chen's desire to upgrade the grade of the Black Dragon Sword to unlock Fang Heng's full power grew.
After all, who would refuse such a fearless and excellent fighter with a certain growth potential?
However, if the Black Dragon Sword wanted to improve, it needed to constantly devour the blood of its enemies.
At the moment, Su Chen hadn't encountered that many enemies.
Therefore, Su Chen had to give up on upgrading the grade of the Black Dragon Sword for the time being.
At this moment, he focused all his attention on Black Spirit Fang Heng.
After a series of simple experiments, Su Chen discovered that Black Spirit Fang Heng was equivalent to a dead soldier who could fight in his lifetime and possessed a certain level of sentience.
Even though this Black Spirit Fang Heng looked no different from being resurrected from the dead, he was just a copy of Fang Heng—a bit like a clone.
"Once a person dies... he can never be resurrected."
"Unless you are willing to accept a half-human, half-ghost existence."
After saying this, Su Chen asked Black Spirit Fang Heng to return to the Black Dragon Sword.
After resting for a while, he went up the stairs to the third floor of the sword pavilion.
This was also the last location the sword pavilion could reach.
After all, the remaining attic had completely disappeared in the terrifying sword of the heretic and turned into ruins.
Desolate, lonely, devastated...
This was Su Chen's first reaction after arriving on the third floor.
Not only was the third floor of the sword pavilion much smaller than the second floor, but the number of sword boxes stored there was also greatly reduced.
Unlike the other two places, where there was still some broken sword debris, Su Chen could not see any spiritual sword remnants on the third floor.
He thought it was because the swords stored here belonged to Golden Elixir stage sword cultivators, and all of them had awakened sword spirits.
Therefore, when encountering the enemy in the sword pavilion, all the spiritual swords there took the initiative to go out and fight.
Looking at the empty third floor of the sword pavilion, a picture suddenly emerged in Su Chen's mind.
A tragic scene of hundreds of swords flying, but not a single one returning.
"What kind of terrifying existence is that great heretic who could force the Qingyun Sect into such a situation?"
Su Chen closed the empty sword box in front of him and walked straight to the depths of the third floor.
Soon, he saw a special sword monument that was cut in half.
For some reason, Su Chen was immediately attracted to the sword monument the moment he saw it.
But what captivated him was not the sword monument itself, but the sword marks left on it.
It was then that Su Chen's Green Lotus Pupil subconsciously activated, copying the remaining patterns on the sword mark.
He didn't know how long it took, but suddenly, Su Chen felt the scene in front of him change abruptly.
A figure whose face he could not see suddenly appeared in front of him and swung a sword.
"Ah!!!"
A cold light flashed, and Su Chen screamed, covering his eyes; two lines of blood and tears slid down from the corners of his eyes.
Su Chen covered his eyes and knelt on the ground in pain. It took him a long time to recover.
Then he looked at the cracks remaining on the sword monument and felt very frightened.
Just the residual power of sword intent that had remained for who knows how many years was able to cross the long river of time and space and almost blind him with one sword.
Su Chen couldn't imagine the true power of this sword—how terrifying it was.
"Are the so-called heretics all twisted creatures that only like to kill, appearing like demons?"
"Even a pure swordsman wouldn't be able to cultivate such sword intent, right?"
"Perhaps it's just like what the heretical path Red Tail Snake said at the time; in their eyes, we are the heretics."
Su Chen wiped the blood from the corners of his eyes, staggered to his feet, and looked at the prompt in the game.
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[Your Green Lotus pupils have recorded a special move, the Heretical Path Sword. Although you have some understanding of it, you don't know how to get started…]
[Heretical Path Sword (Special)]
[Practice requirements: Possess entry-level swordsmanship and reach the Golden Elixir stage]
[Note: Although this special sword of the ancient heretical might was used many years ago, it is not a realm that a mere Qi-gathering cultivator can glimpse.]
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This sword style that could only be learned at the Golden Elixir stage was terrifying.
Su Chen looked at the description of the Heretical Path Sword and was shocked.
However, he was unable to learn this domineering sword.
But due to the existence of his Green Lotus Pupil, he briefly recorded a trace of the charm of this remaining sword style.
With this thought, a bold idea popped up in Su Chen's mind.
After realizing that he would not die in the copy, Su Chen's mind became active.
"How about... I try to copy this sword?"
"Let's try it. I won't die in this dungeon anyway."
Thinking of this, Su Chen immediately used all his strength to activate his Green Lotus Pupil.
The next second, he seemed to feel something take control of his body.
He was watching from a bystander's perspective as he swung his sword toward the sword monument not far away.
There were no fancy moves. From his perspective, he simply used an ordinary sword.
But this ordinary sword produced an indescribable terror.
An invisible sword energy emanated from the Black Dragon Sword and then fell heavily on the sword monument not far away.
Boom!
Looking at the shaking ground on the third floor of the sword pavilion and the smooth cut that almost penetrated the ground, Su Chen was shocked.
This sword... is so powerful?
Just when Su Chen wanted to observe something more, his thoughts were suddenly pulled back into his body.
What followed was a piercing pain in his heart.
The extreme pain of having all the veins in his body broken and his spiritual roots torn apart.
Su Chen couldn't even scream and fainted.
And in the second before he fell, Su Chen finally understood one thing.
That is, although this sword is terrifying, it is also very deadly.
And it not only wants the enemy's life but also threatens his own!
Shortly after Su Chen fell to the ground, a strange sound suddenly came from the sword monument in the distance, and then a shallow sword mark appeared on the sword monument.
The location of the sword mark was exactly where Su Chen's sword energy had just impacted.
Su Chen had no idea what a terrifying feat he had accomplished, as he had left a sword mark on the Sword-Suppressing Stone.
Because only those who have cultivated the sword spirit can achieve this!
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