As soon as the elder finished speaking, a huge light emitted around him.
Immediately afterwards, a circular crimson entrance appeared in front of everyone.
Then everyone entered one after another. Qi Mingchen and the others lined up slightly behind them. They waited for a long time before they were queued up.
As soon as they reached the queue, Li Ming rushed to the front and entered first.
Mo Xixi looked at the other person's back angrily, then turned to look at Qi Mingchen and said, "Let's go in together."
He didn't refuse and walked in with Mo Xixi.
After all, I don’t know what it will be like when I go in, so it will be more convenient to have familiar people around.
As soon as we entered, the surrounding scene changed.
Countless ancient swords stood erected in the dry soil, exuding bursts of sword intent. He even stood in the distance, his whole body seemed to be crushed, with a strong sense of suffocation.
Mo Xixi, who was by his side just now, has gone somewhere, and he is the only one here in the entire space.
It seems that everyone here has a separate space, so it must be simulated.
【I came here unexpectedly. 】
The ghost spoke.
Hearing the sound, he became interested and asked, "Do you know this place?"
[Of course I know that the owner of this secret realm is the little guy I saved before, but his secret realm level is far lower than mine! 】
Qi Mingchen observed the zero number in his palm and was not in a hurry, saying: "But Jiange's strength is stronger than that of the third-class chamber of commerce, and your strength there is also limited to the acquired stage. There is no such restriction here. "
[Strength limitations don't mean anything. There is a reason why I limit my strength. The fact that those who can come in are not strong does not mean that the secret realm is not strong. There is still a big difference. 】
"Does that mean the owner of the secret realm here is weaker than you?"
[Yes...what do you want to do? 】
Qi Mingchen smiled and took a few steps forward to observe the sword at the edge. The lines on it were simple and it seemed that it had at least reached the standard of a first-order magic weapon.
He thought of the elder's words before and wondered whether the sword soul he was talking about might be the master of the secret realm here... But as an outer elder of a third-level sect, how could the elder, the most important member of the second-level sect's sword pavilion, possibly be the master of the secret realm here? Do you know the secret realm so clearly?
Maybe what he understood was different from what the elder said?
Suppressing his speculation in his heart, he asked: "What is the name of the owner of this secret realm?"
[Sword King Soul sounds very powerful, but it’s just that he is not very timid. After being... shattered once, he never dared to stand out again. 】
"Break it?"
[Yes, this secret realm was formed after the Sword King's soul was shattered, otherwise you would think that the mere human world could...]
Halfway through, the ghost suddenly closed his mouth as if he realized he had said something he shouldn't have said.
"Human Realm?" Qi Mingchen grasped the key point keenly, "Don't you and this Sword King Soul come from the Human Realm?"
The ghost began to pretend to be dead and stopped talking.
Although it was slightly different from what the elder said, he was basically sure that both of them were talking about being in the secret realm, but it was unclear whether they were the same.
But... let him conquer the sword soul?
This sounded a bit unrealistic, so he asked tentatively: "Ning Gui, are there any other sword souls here besides the Sword King Soul?"
Ghost hesitated for a while and finally began to answer:
[Indeed, there should be some high-quality swords deep in the secret realm, and the sword souls should have been produced. Why do you want to conquer the sword souls inside? 】
Qi Mingchen looked at the sword that was barely visible in the distance. It was difficult to get close to that distance based on his own strength. Let alone conquering it, he probably wouldn't be able to get even halfway there.
Faced with his silence, Ming Gui became more energetic and said with great interest:
[If you really want to conquer the sword soul, it would be better to conquer the sword king soul directly. It is not at the same level as the sword souls in the depths. At most, it is much less courageous than the domineering ones inside. 】
"So, what should I do?" Qi Mingchen asked.
【Your golden energy...】
He closed his eyes and slowly exhaled, saying, "I can give you part of it in exchange."
[I want half of your inventory. 】
"A quarter, no more."
[...One third, that is the soul of the Sword King! No matter what, it’s worth the money! 】
Qi Mingchen nodded reluctantly. Although he didn't want to give the other party a little bit of first light, the value of the Sword King Soul was obviously higher.
The ghost was extremely excited after the successful exchange, and his tone was full of joy.
[Then I’ll call out the Sword King Soul guy, and you can talk to him and see if you can convince him to make a contract with you! 】
Qi Mingchen looked at the green energy in front of him doubtfully and said, "Should I convince?"
[Yes, it is your contract after all, but the possibility of Sword King Soul agreeing for my sake is still very high! 】
After the ghost finished speaking, he added:
[If that doesn't work, you can use that golden energy and soul power to fuse together and attack it! 】
"Attack?" Qi Mingchen frowned, "I definitely can't beat him."
[Believe me, I won’t harm you. Even if we have a contract, I can’t have any intention of harming you. So when the time comes, you can use this method. 】
He thought about it and decided that this was all he could do for the time being. If the contract could really be reached, it would be of great help to his strength.
Even if the ghost's method sounds unreliable...
Judging from the remaining time, it is estimated that there is no way to comprehend the sword's intention... Then he must try this Sword King Soul to avoid wasting this time!
Seeing that he agreed, Hades partially detached himself from the ring and shouted with a loud voice
【Little sword! If you hear it, come out! ! ! ”]
The volume is so loud that even if you cover your ears, it can make you dizzy, as if thunder is reverberating in your head.
The sound echoed for a long time, but there was no movement.
Qi Mingchen looked around and asked, "Are you sure you can shout like this?"
The ghost shook his body and said uncertainly:
【possible? perhaps? Maybe……】
"Who is it? So rude!"
At this time, a childish voice came from nearby, and the surging sword intent around him suddenly stopped, and then a ball of red energy appeared in front of Qi Mingchen.
"The way you are dressed... are you a disciple of Jiange? Why are you so offensive when you speak!"
Then Sword King Soul trembled when he saw the green energy group nearby, and asked in a trembling voice: "Lord Ghost?"
【It’s me! 】
Although the ghost has no human form, the green energy ball rises upward, as if it is puffing up its chest.
"Why are you here, Master Ning Gui?" Sword King Hun asked cautiously in his voice.
Qi Mingchen confirmed that Sword King Hun did seem to be very timid, but if he was facing a human like him, he still had some posture.
[Talk to him, he wants to make a contract with you. 】
"Contract?" Sword King Hun looked at Qi Mingchen doubtfully, looked him up and down, and said, "This is an ordinary person with low cultivation, why should he contract with me?"
[Don’t underestimate him...]
Ming Gui wanted to explain something, but after thinking for a long time, he shut up and let him say it himself.
Qi Mingchen thought for a while and asked, "Why did you set up a secret realm here and accept the people from the Sword Pavilion to learn and practice here?"
When Sword King Hun heard the question, his attention was also diverted. He changed his attitude from the previous inspection and explained like an elder, but his immature voice could not hold up any momentum, "It's not that I accept that the people from Sword Pavilion are here. You practice here, but the sword pavilion was built because of me."
"because of you?"
When the Sword King Soul said this, his voice became proud, and he said: "Because someone accidentally entered here in the first place, and then understood the outermost sword intention, and then built the sword pavilion."
"So do you like it here?" Qi Mingchen saw that it had a pretty good temper and was ready to learn about this sword spirit from the side.
Sword King Soul was silent for a moment and said: "Well... it's not bad."
"You don't sound happy."
"It doesn't matter if you're happy or unhappy, at least it's better than disappearing completely..."
Qi Mingchen understood why the ghost said that it was too timid, because the Sword King Soul's body had disappeared, and it was already very rare for it to be able to exist in a secret realm in a low-key manner, coexisting with the Sword Pavilion, and it had no right to be picky.
Finally he asked: "What kind of person will you make a contract with?"
Sword King Soul became wary again, "I won't make a contract like this with you anyway!"
"Okay then." He nodded, said no more, and walked straight forward, raising his hand to touch a sword. The strong sword intent scratched his hand and blood flowed out, but he ignored it and continued to touch it. .
The ghost ghost and the sword king soul were left looking at each other.
The ghost said to him in his mind:
[Why did you give up? Can you use the method I just did? 】
Sword King Hun also came over and asked, "Why don't you continue asking me questions?"
Qi Mingchen touched the sword and felt the sword's intention. The sharp energy in it gave him some insights.
When this thought occurred, the number in my hand changed from zero to one.
He retracted his hand, turned to look at Sword King Hun, showed a kind smile, and said: "I think you are free, no matter what your thoughts are, I will respect you."
The Sword King Soul was stunned for a moment, then moved closer. Its energy stabbed his face, and the blood dripped onto the ground.
"I'm sorry." It whispered, then controlled its body to fall on the drop of blood, and couldn't help but said: "Your blood looks delicious."
Qi Mingchen wiped the blood on his face, thoughts flashed in his eyes, and then showed a gentler smile. He took out the black iron sword on his back, scratched his palm, stretched out to the sword king soul, and said: "I want to Want to try it?"
Sword King Soul retreated suddenly, "No! If I take the initiative to eat your blood, it means that I recognize you as my master, absolutely not!"
He retracted his hand, and the first light that appeared on his own initiative repaired the wound on his palm, "I was the one who offended, then I'll move on."
After saying that, he was ready to move forward.
Sword King Soul struggled for a while, but he still came closer, keeping a distance that would not hurt him, and asked: "Why do you think I am free?"
Qi Mingchen lowered his eyes, with a slight smile in his eyes.
Hooked!
