Chapter 2580
Chapter 2580
Yes, although Xiao Hua is only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, his strength is comparable to the late stage of Gold Core. Even with his strength, he suffered so much in the Sword Tomb, what about others?
If they haven't reached the Nascent Soul realm and don't have the strength to transform into a sword, I'm afraid they can't come and go freely, right?
"No wonder those Gold Core cultivators in the Conference Hall didn't have any ideas about the Sword Tomb. This is indeed not a place for people to stay!
Presumably, sword cultivators won't do anything here! "
Xiao Hua pointed at the Seal of Ocean Overturning, and a faint earthen yellow radiance protected him. Then, he took out the jade slip and carefully looked at it. After that, he scratched his head and flew up with slight hesitation. However, it wasn't long before a few more rays of sword light suddenly appeared …
"No, no, this young master went the wrong way again!"
Xiao Hua saw the familiar sword array and immediately realized. He bared his fangs and brandished his claws, wanting to escape. However, it was already too late. The sword lights had already enveloped his body!
After searching for more than an hour, Xiao Hua finally arrived in front of another pile of stones that formed the word "complete"!
"Sigh ~" Xiao Hua sighed and looked around. "I don't know when this young master's road finding ability will improve!
Clearly, this young master can find a path, but this young master has to take a detour.
But it feels like flying straight like this is fine, but the actual route is a detour!
Forget it, this young master is afraid of this kind of fate. Being able to find this place is already not bad! "
Immediately, Xiao Hua activated the Zi Gui and threw the jade slip into it. The silver light on the Zi Gui flashed, but the jade slip didn't fly away. It only quietly floated in the small cauldron. It seemed that only with this jade slip here could the Zi Gui's silver light spread out like a wave!
After the time it takes to finish a meal, a figure appeared in midair in the northwest. It was impossible to see who it was, but when Xiao Hua got closer, he couldn't help but chuckle. This was a mid Foundation Establishment Cultivator. His hair was grizzled, his face was thin, and his chin was sharp. A few strands of sparse but long beard floated above his chin. The Cultivator's eyes were sharp, and he seemed to be on high alert. He looked Xiao Hua up and down from a distance, and even looked him over. Xiao Hua laughed inwardly, but as soon as he saw who it was, he immediately retracted his Buddhist sense. He absolutely couldn't let this person discover anything unusual.
"You … are …" That mesmerized cultivator sized up Xiao Hua from head to toe in a somewhat strange manner.
"Disciple Feng Ying greets … senior brother ~" Xiao Hua also pretended to hesitate and bowed.
"Senior Brother?"
That cultivator was a little strange. His body slightly floated back and he asked curiously, "You … Which family's disciple are you?"
"Which sect?" Xiao Hua was just as stunned as that cultivator. "This disciple is naturally a disciple of the Huan Hua Sect.
Could it be … Senior Brother isn't? "
That cultivator muttered to himself for a moment, then grabbed the jade slip from the Zigui with his hand. He immersed his divine sense into it and asked in a low voice, "Who told you to come here?
Is this your jade slip? "
Seeing the cultivator ask so many questions, Xiao Hua's heart thumped. His eyes turned slightly, and he said with a smile, "This disciple was told to come here by Senior Brother Yu Dong.
This jade slip wasn't given to this disciple by Senior Brother Yu Dong. That jade slip was just taken away by a Senior Brother at Wu Jia Zigui! "
"Oh, so it was a disciple recommended by Yu Dong!"
Although that cultivator's voice was somewhat distorted through the mesmerizing robe, the relief in his voice was clear. "It's no wonder you went to Wu Jia Zigui!
That place was already abandoned before the end of the year. If you had arrived a few days later, even if you had the jade slip in your hand, you wouldn't have been able to find this place!
However, you actually being able to come here from Wu Jia Zigui greatly exceeded this old man's expectations! "
"Yes, this disciple heard what that Senior Brother said earlier, and I've been pondering in my heart. However, Senior Brother, this disciple flew here just like that. Although I encountered some sword formations, they were all broken. Although this disciple was scared out of his wits, they weren't really able to injure this disciple. This … is there something wrong?" Xiao Hua took the initiative to strike first, and hurriedly asked, "Do you want to examine this disciple's command token?"
"Hehe, since it was recommended by Yu Dong … then it's no big deal!"
The cultivator smiled, then tossed the jade slip to Xiao Hua and said, "There's no need to examine it. This jade slip is even more useful than a command token!"
"Oh, so that's how it is!"
Xiao Hua's hand that was pretending to reach into his bosom stopped, and he took the jade slip with a flip of his hand. He nodded and said, "It seems that Senior Brother Yu Dong also said the same thing at that time!"
"Hmph, the Rinsing Flower Sect's command token can only verify one's identity. Can it also raise your realm?" The cultivator sneered. "You were able to obtain this Minor Stone Command Token … that's your luck in this lifetime!"
"Minor Stone Command Token?" Xiao Hua was somewhat dumbfounded, and he thought to himself, "Isn't this just a Summoning Talisman?
When did it become a Minor Stone Command Token?
Minor Stone … is it these stones? "
While thinking, Xiao Hua's gaze swept over the pile of stones. At this time, the pile of stones no longer had the silver brilliance, and they were still the same stones as before.
That cultivator clearly saw Xiao Hua's gaze, and seemed to see through Xiao Hua's thoughts. He pointed with his hand and said, "Look at these stones … they're just stubborn stones, but in my hands, I can 'Minor Stone Command Token' them into gold. You can be considered lucky to actually be acquainted with Yu Dong. In the future, you'll be a golden stone!
When your cultivation is successful, you'll have to thank Yu Dong! "
"Yes, yes, this disciple understands!" Xiao Hua's heart moved, and he bowed and said, "This disciple will definitely remember Senior Brother Yu's kindness in my heart.
"Alright, follow this old man!"
The cultivator spoke for a long time, but he didn't mention his own name, nor did he say whether or not he was a disciple of the Huanhua Sect. With a wave of his hand, he took the lead and flew towards the place where he came from!
Xiao Hua didn't dare to be negligent, and he also roused his spirit. Using the speed of an early stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he slowly chased after that cultivator!
Sure enough, after flying for a while with the cultivator, Xiao Hua understood why the cultivator didn't encounter sword formations and magic formations, and why he frequently encountered them!
That cultivator's flight path … wasn't a straight line at all. Sometimes it was curved, sometimes it was bent, and sometimes it was even slanted. It seemed that in this cultivator's eyes, this sword tomb was a maze, and he came and went very freely!
At first, Xiao Hua was still thinking about memorizing the route, but after flying for half a cup of tea's time, Xiao Hua gave up like before. It was because that cultivator's flight path was extremely irregular, and there wasn't anything nearby that could be used as a reference, so Xiao Hua really didn't know how to memorize it.
He flew straight for the time it took for an incense stick to burn, and during this time, he didn't encounter any magic formations or sword formations. He didn't even come across a single spatial crack, causing Xiao Hua to be endlessly envious. When he thought about how he came here from Jiazi Gui, he couldn't help but blush with shame in his heart.
About ten feet in front of him, there was another pile of stones, and it wasn't any different from before. If it was the same as before, Xiao Hua would've definitely flown over, but this old man stopped in midair and didn't move forward. Xiao Hua knew that something was wrong, so he cautiously followed behind him, quietly observing the situation.
Sure enough, the old man clapped his hand and took out a silvery-white triangular object. He slightly activated his magic power, and that object suddenly trembled and flew above the pile of stones!
As the object trembled, a trembling, intermittent silver light flowed out from the pile of rocks and slowly, almost with some difficulty, submerged the entire pile of rocks. The moment the entire pile of rocks completely turned silver, the area around the pile of rocks in a radius of ten feet, which was right in front of the old man, boiled like boiling water. The entire space was filled with silver bubbles. These bubbles contained a great amount of power, and the direction of each bubble was different. Xiao Hua looked at this unforeseen event with some shock. He knew that if an ordinary cultivator suddenly barged in, just by relying on this strange change, the cultivator's body would be torn to shreds!
The boiling water continued for the time it took for half an incense stick to burn before it slowly receded. Once the space became clear again, the old man once again pointed with his hand. The three-rhombus-shaped object from before rose slightly. Following which, it transformed into a spear-like brilliance that pierced into a spot a few feet to the left of the rock!
"Puchi!"
Xiao Hua clearly heard what seemed to be the sound of silk being torn apart. The space was pierced by the spear of light, and an unfathomably deep hole several feet in size appeared on the ground!
"Damn it, I have to become a Spirit Seeking Mouse again!"
Xiao Hua sighed. He knew that the secret of the Huan Hua Sect was hidden under the ground of the Sword Tomb, so he couldn't help but complain.
Of course, Xiao Hua knew how to escape through the earth, so the secret of the Huan Hua Sect being hidden underground was extremely beneficial to him. However, when he thought about how every time he encountered a problem, he had to solve it underground, so Xiao Hua felt a bit bored!
"Junior Martial Brother Feng, please!" The old man didn't move. He turned around and raised his hand, indicating for Xiao Hua to enter the cave first.
"Alright!"
Xiao Hua knew that the old man was still worried about him, so he didn't hesitate and responded in a low voice. His figure flew to the entrance of the cave, and he released a bit of his Buddhist sense before flying into the cave!
When Xiao Hua's figure entered the cave, the old man looked left and right. His Divine Sense also swept the area twice before he felt relieved and landed inside the cave …
Just as Xiao Hua's figure landed inside the cave, a very strange suction force appeared from inside the cave. It was as if the suction force had grown a hand, and it pulled him into the depths of the cave.
Xiao Hua muttered to himself, but he didn't reject this force …
His eyes were filled with silver light, as if this deep cave was formed by the silver brilliance. Xiao Hua released his Divine Sense slightly, and within that silver brilliance, there was actually a sharp point, causing Xiao Hua's Divine Sense to feel a slight pain!
"Without a doubt, this place is filled with Gold Attribute Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi. This deep cave is also formed by Gold Attribute Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi!" Xiao Hua thought to himself, and the magic power in his body slightly condensed to deal with any possible accidents!
Sure enough, when Xiao Hua landed about ten zhang down, the pulling force actually increased, and the direction also changed, as if it wanted to clench a fist ~. Following that, the surrounding silver light became even more intense, and that kind of sharp cutting force penetrated through the brilliance, directly piercing into Xiao Hua's skin!
Naturally, Xiao Hua's protective golden light was about to be activated …
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