Treasure house of ancient sword repairers.
The ninth stone bridge!
Cheng Ling was still in the middle of a fierce battle. He broke out continuously before and rushed to the second pattern in one go. But later on, the immortal energy in the body gradually couldn't hold it anymore, and there were still seven patterns in the future. Just playing hard and fiercely was by no means a long-term solution.
He concentrated his mind and turned to use swordsmanship that consumed very little to fight the enemy. But as he continued to fight, he gradually felt the mystery of this sword move. No matter how the ghosts on the bridge attacked, he could remove their power with very little consumption.
An idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered the Tai Chi sword written by the great hero Jin Yong. This sword technique emphasizes calmness and calmness, and strikes later. It seems fast but not fast, seems slow but not slow. It integrates the beauty of Tai Chi Yin and Yang, has no roots, no extremes, and Taoism. nature......
Gradually, the sword moves made by Cheng Ling became slower and slower, but the sword technique became more and more relaxed, as if there was a sticky force and a vitality, like a new sprout breaking through the ground, growing and strengthening, and finally becoming magnificent. now.
He laughed heartily, unable to hide the joy on his face, and the fourth move of the Nine Ultimate Divine Sword, Life and Death, came into being.
This fourth move combines the mystery of Yin, the mystery of Yang, the mystery of wood, the mystery of water, and the power of vitality. Using the endless changes of yin and yang, merging the growth of wood, the softness of water, and the finishing touch of vitality, it becomes a powerful sword move that uses softness to overcome hardness and slowness to beat fast.
There were more and more ghosts crowding around him, but every sword felt like it was hitting cotton, and it was weak. In an instant, Cheng Ling's killing move suddenly came again, and with just one sword, it swept across a large area. , even the ghost standing on the third pattern died under its sword without knowing it.
By this time, the ninth aperture of the illusory long sword in the sea of consciousness had already blurred its outline. The nine turns of the sword's secret made the sword's intention purer and its swordsmanship even sharper.
After comprehending the fourth move, Cheng Ling did not choose to fight back, and finally one-third of the ghosts disappeared. Including those he killed, there were only more than a thousand ghosts left on the stone bridge. Although these ghosts would Even more powerful, but he believed that with the four sword moves he had comprehended, he was still capable of fighting.
Facing the ghosts in the middle stage of the Immortal Emperor in the middle section of the stone bridge, Cheng Ling used Endless Life most of the time. This sword move not only consumes very little, but also enhances his own defense. Combined with the first three sword moves, he can kill the ghosts. The speed is advancing steadily.
It's not that he has the strength to compete with the Immortal Emperor in the middle stage now, but purely in terms of swordsmanship, although those ghosts are high in cultivation, they only use basic swordsmanship, and they don't have any powerful killing moves, so they pose a limited threat to him. , if you meet a human who is also in the middle stage of the Immortal Emperor, it will be different.
Time passed slowly. Cheng Ling used Endless Life to reduce consumption while absorbing the energy of heaven and earth to restore immortal energy. Unknowingly, two years passed and he finally stood at the sixth aperture, and the Nine-turn Sword Intent became more solid. .
Now, we are very close to the end of the stone bridge. The peaks behind the bridge can be seen more clearly. With the Holy Eye of the Netherworld, we can vaguely find that there seem to be countless restrictions on the peaks. Judging from past experience, there should be a pass through there. The entrance to the lower level.
Unlike Jiang Haoyang, Cheng Ling didn't have the treasure house map left by his ancestor Jianhui, so he naturally didn't know that the entire treasure house only had three floors. As long as he crossed the last stone bridge, he could enter the real third floor.
Therefore, he did not relax. Moreover, in the back section where Shiqiao was located, the ghost's strength had reached the late stage of Immortal Emperor or even reached perfection, so he did not dare to relax at all.
A rough estimate is that it has been six years since entering the stone bridge. It took more than half of the time to build the stone bridge. The treasure house of ancient sword cultivators is really extremely dangerous. I only hope that Jian Yinghao, Yin Luoyao and others can Get through safely.
In the last section of the journey, Cheng Ling advanced very slowly, only advancing a few meters per day. The four sword techniques were used repeatedly, gradually becoming more and more proficient, and the power of the sword techniques also increased, and the context of the fifth move was faintly touched.
But at this time, he couldn't be distracted at all, and his whole mind was immersed in fighting the ghost.
Three months later, after stepping onto the seventh circle of light, there were more than 500 ghosts left.
Six months later, after stepping onto the eighth circle of light, there were more than 300 ghosts left.
By now, we have reached the last section of the stone bridge, and the ghost's cultivation has reached Immortal Emperor Perfection, which is comparable to the Nine-Star Sword Master.
After a little contact, he found that not only did the swordsmanship of these ghosts become stronger, but also all aspects were strengthened. Immortal energy, speed, defense, etc., can no longer be easily killed with ordinary sword moves, but a huge price must be paid for each one killed.
Cheng Ling still intends to absorb the sword intention, because only when his sword intention reaches the limit of nine turns, the power of the sword technique can be increased again. With the continuous tempering of the sword's will, not only the ninth aperture became more solid, but also the spiritual body improved to a higher level, from the early stage of the ninth level to the middle stage of the ninth level.
Because of those sword energy, not only the tendons were destroyed, but also the muscles and bones were severely damaged. This was because Cheng Ling's spiritual body was powerful and had extremely strong vitality. The body was in an endless cycle of continuous destruction and regeneration. Tempering, so as to break through again.
It seemed that he had forgotten everything and moved forward step by step with difficulty. Finally, after the eighteenth month, Cheng Ling set foot on the last pattern.
With a soft "buzz" sound, the ghosts on the stone bridge disappeared, turned around, and looked back. The fog in the sky gradually dissipated, and the stone bridges seemed to float. Each dividing point began to gradually shorten, and finally connected Together, they form a brand new stone bridge.
"It turns out that the place where I stand is just a stone bridge. Divide this stone bridge into nine parts, step by step, and continuously improve. This may be the test of the ancient sword cultivators for those who come after me. Now, I have finally passed it!"
Cheng Ling murmured to himself, turned around again, and looked at the towering mountain peaks. The vast area of restriction was almost invisible under the Holy Eyes of the Netherworld. He stepped forward and climbed up along the weak areas of the restriction.
It took three months to get from the bottom of the mountain to the top.
The top of the mountain was filled with strong and sharp sword energy, like a sword energy storm, constantly cutting and spreading, forming a black hole several feet in size in the sky.
Cheng Ling looked up and quickly recognized that that was the entrance to the next level. Without any hesitation, he jumped up high and dived into the black hole to avoid being cut by the sword energy in the sky.
After wandering in the ethereal darkness for a long time, Cheng Ling's figure gradually emerged.
In front of him is a desolate space, filled with dilapidated buildings and dead branches, and the most eye-catching ones are the three ancient tombs among the dead branches.
These three ancient tombs are extremely huge, like palaces. The current tombstone is ten feet high. There is a bronze door below the tombstone. Time seems to have left no trace on the bronze door.
However, two of the three doors are open, and only the one on the left is closed.
Cheng Ling walked to the tomb on the left and saw what seemed to be written on the bronze door: "If you want to enter this door, shed your blood, hold the sword order, and move forward indomitably."
A few words are like the edge of a sword, each word seems to have the arrogance to trample everything, and contains a profound artistic conception of swordsmanship.
Looking closely, he saw that there seemed to be a hole in the middle of the door. The size of the hole was consistent with the kendo order. He took out the dragon feather sword, cut his finger, sprinkled the blood on the door, and took out his own kendo order. Order, insert it into the hole.
After a moment, scarlet blood seeped into the bronze door.
"Ka...ka...smash..."
With a loud noise, the bronze door slowly opened, revealing a passage, and Cheng Ling walked in without hesitation.
As soon as they entered the passage, they found pitch black. It was an absolute blackness, even worse than the depths of the Black Demon Abyss. In the absolute darkness, it was impossible to see anything in it, and the consciousness was also disturbed. Nothing could be found or felt in the passage.
However, now that we have come this far, there is no reason to give up halfway.
Gritting his teeth, Cheng Ling continued to move forward based on his feelings alone.
boom!
Suddenly, his body seemed to hit a stone wall. With his ninth-level spiritual body, the stone wall was not damaged at all. It was really hard enough.
He stepped back slightly and revealed the dragon feather sword.
It's not that Cheng Ling hasn't thought about finding other ways out, but the words on the bronze door gave him a hint of inspiration, "Hold the sword order and move forward indomitably." Perhaps only by moving forward indomitably can we lead to the true treasure house of ancient sword cultivators.
Since there is a stone wall blocking the road ahead, break through the wall yourself!
Putting his power into the sword, he slashed forward fiercely. With a clang, he cut a deep mark on the stone wall in front of him. However, the stone wall had not been broken yet. Cheng Ling continued to slash with his sword. After ten sword strikes, he finally cracked. With a sound, the stone wall broke.
The stone wall that can be chopped off with ten swords is so hard.
After breaking through the stone wall, Cheng Ling continued to move forward, still in darkness and unable to sense his spiritual consciousness.
Not long after walking, he bumped into a stone wall with a loud bang.
Another stone wall? Cheng Ling had no choice but to continue to draw out his sword, and struck out with ten swords again! There was a crash that broke the stone wall into two halves, and only then could we continue to move forward.
Darkness is still darkness, and spiritual consciousness still cannot detect it forward. Every few steps, you will encounter a stone wall. The stone walls are all of the same hardness, and it takes ten swords to cut them off.
Cheng Ling kept swinging the sword in his hand.
Drawing the sword for the hundredth time.
Drawing the sword for the thousandth time.
Drawing the sword for the ten thousandth time.
Drawing the sword for the 100,000th time...
This is the 100,000th time. Ten thousand stone walls have been smashed, but there are still stone walls ahead, as if there is no end to these stone walls.
There are still stone walls ahead. How many stone walls are there?
Is this path really feasible? How difficult is it?
Cheng Ling was thinking in the darkness whether to go back and choose the other two tombs. After all, when the bronze door was opened, someone would definitely enter first. As long as he followed quietly, it would be much easier.
But then I thought about how proud the ancient sword cultivator was, and would rather break than bend, which led to the subsequent tragedy. But it is undeniable that those swordsmen are stubborn in character, and they are persistent in the way of swordsmanship. Even if there are more difficulties and obstacles ahead, they will continue to move forward!
His heart was firm, and the sword in his hand became firmer.
The dragon feather sword was held in his hand and he swung it out again.
Swinging his sword for the 200,000th time, Cheng Ling took a short rest and continued to draw his sword.
After swinging his sword for the 300,000th time and breaking through the 30,000th stone wall, Cheng Ling did not feel any joy because he still didn't know how many stone walls there were ahead.
In order to save time, Cheng Ling drew his sword almost as fast as possible. The time it took for the ten swords was only an instant, not even an instant.
Stone walls fell in front of me...
Swinging the sword for the 400,000th time...
Swinging the sword for the 800,000th time...
Swinging the sword for the millionth time...
Finally...with a bang, after the stone wall in front fell down, I saw a glimmer of light!
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