"Everyone, I'm sorry."

Mu Qing looked at the people retreating outside the square and said.

The noise caused by his breakthrough was too great. Although Zhe Qianqian and others had successfully broken through, they were all forced to the side before they could stabilize their realm.

Mu Qing took advantage of the spiritual energy around her to disperse and quickly set up the spirit gathering array in the square.

Everyone smiled knowingly and returned to the square to sit down again.

When Mu Qing saw Xichuan's eyes falling on the giant sword stone statue, he said, "Leave this to me. Brother Xichuan, go help Sister Qingyu."

"Um."

Xichuan was indeed a little worried about Ye Qingyu, so he came to the stone statue and slapped it with his palm: "Boom——"

The whistle of swords resounded in the air, and sword auras rushed out from the stone statues, frantically besieging Xichuan. eyebrow.

Mu Qing noticed this scene and saw that Xichuan simulated a sword intent and attached it to the stone statue but failed to find the entrance. He came to his side and asked: "Is the entrance closed?"

Xichuan stared at the stone statue, pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, I can still sense the existence of the entrance. Maybe... it's because I'm not a real swordsman."

Mu Qing said: "Shall I try?"

"You have to be careful." Xichuan nodded and waved his arm to suppress all the blazing sword energy.

Mu Qing approached the stone statue and slowly placed his palms on the surface of the stone statue. His tentacles were cold, as if he were touching smooth iron.

There was no warning sign in his heart, Mu Qing no longer hesitated, the Yuan Shen in the sea of ​​consciousness pointed forward, and used the "Spiritual Sword Finger" to activate a sword intention to come out from his palm.

"Buzz buzz."

The sharp sword howl stopped and was replaced by a rhythmic sword cry.

Mu Qing saw the figure approaching from the corner of his eye and smiled: "Don't worry." 33

Just as Murong Jing was about to speak, a truly dazzling sword light suddenly spread out from the stone statue. When it dissipated, Mu Qing and the raging sword light around the stone statue disappeared together.

For a moment, the only sound left in the square was the whistling of the gathering spiritual energy.

…

"call--"

Mu Qing stopped in mid-air, his chest rising and falling, and he took a greedy breath of air.

In front of him was a continuous forest, surrounded by white mist at the end of his vision, and the shadows of towering black mountains were faintly visible.

The spiritual energy in this stone statue space is actually richer than that in the Qingshan Realm.

While Mu Qing flew toward the high mountain at the end of his sight, he activated his skills to greedily absorb the spiritual energy. His speed was too fast, and the pure white spiritual energy that gathered behind him chased behind him, like a thin line between the sea and the sky. wave.

Entering within a hundred feet of the mountain, the towering mountain silhouette disappears, replaced by tall green pines and stretches of palaces.

This is more like a real Sword Alliance station than the Shengyuan Mountain outside.

Mu Qing's speed gradually slowed down.

He waited until he felt full through his meridians before descending towards the foot of the mountain.

As he stepped onto the mountain road and passed through palaces dominated by black and white, Mu Qing's eyes gradually became solemn.

The location of these palaces on the mountain is surprisingly consistent with the location of the ruins in the outside world. Did the Master Sword Master use his great power to recreate a Holy Abyss Mountain, or is it an illusion that combines reality and reality like Xichuan City?

Mu Qing's mind raced, and she sped up and arrived halfway up the mountain.

Sure enough, there is an identical sword-testing square here, even the giant sword statue with the hilt sunk into the ground is exactly the same.

Mu Qing rushed in front of the stone statue, hesitated for a moment, and slowly lowered his palm towards the stone statue.

Suddenly, a voice sounded in the sea of ​​consciousness: "No!"

Mu Qing frowned, "Why?"

Ever since he came back from the Western Mountain Realm, Meng Zhang had devoted himself to restoring his realm. The two of them had a tacit understanding and never disturbed each other again.

Meng Zhang said in a deep voice: "There is something wrong with this stone statue. I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you with all my strength."

Mu Qing pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "Sister Qingyu is probably trapped inside."

If Ye Qingyu had not been trapped in any trouble, he would have appeared in front of him before he went up the mountain.

Meng Zhang was silent for a moment. He had already recognized Mu Qing's temperament and suggested: "Be more prepared before taking the risk and look for information related to the stone statue."

In the outside world, Shengyuan Mountain, he had only reached the mountainside.

Mu Qing nodded lightly, left the mountainside, and continued climbing.

The architectural styles that appear on both sides of the mountain road are no different from before, but the number becomes smaller as you go up.

Mu Qing guessed that these places were the training grounds of the Sword Alliance's high-level officials. He searched them one by one, but these tall palaces were empty. After years of baptism, only silent dust remained.

"Crack."

Mu Qing walked down the steps thoughtfully, then suddenly stopped in his steps.

Next to his left foot, there was half a very shallow footprint. He slowly raised his left foot and looked at it for a long time.

Someone has been here before.

It wasn't Ye Qingyu, because the footprints were already covered with a layer of dust, which was only a thin layer lower than the surrounding dust.

Someone must have been here a long time ago.

Mu Qing frowned, feeling a thread running through his thoughts, but he couldn't catch it.

So patiently, Mu Qing continued to search upwards. When he reached the top of the mountain, Mu Qing could not find any more useful information except for the half-footprint.

The scenery on the top of the mountain is completely different from that at the bottom. There are no emerald green pines and white walls and black tiles. There is only a bamboo forest and a sword hut hidden behind the bamboo forest.

Mu Qing concentrated on it, walked around the bamboo forest, and walked into the Jianlu. The inside of the Jianlu was very clean. There was a blast furnace made of adobes on the left and several stone troughs next to the blast furnace. On the right were several rooms, which were similar to the family-style houses in the secular world. The blacksmith's workshop is similar and full of life.

Mu Qing first searched the Jianlu carefully and found only a piece of rusty iron in the stone trough. No matter how he urged it, there was no spiritual response, but he still sealed it very carefully before collecting it. Enter the ring.

The rooms in which they lived were even more clean. Mu Qing couldn't find anything and had no choice but to give up.

Following the route he had taken before, he circled the bamboo forest again and went down the mountain. After a while, he walked back and appeared at the edge of the bamboo forest, quietly looking at the densest area of ​​the bamboo forest.

The terrain in this area is slightly higher, and there are two slightly raised earthen mounds, which have been occupied by crowded bamboos.

Mu Qing hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't dig someone else's grave, so he turned around and walked down the mountain.

"Why……"

A sigh sounded in the sea of ​​​​consciousness, quite helpless.

Mu Qing smiled and said: "I just made a breakthrough, I want to follow my heart's choice."

Meng Zhang said: "If one of the two tombs just now contains a sword master, do you know what kind of chance it is?"

Mu Qing paused, then continued walking up the mountainside, saying angrily: "Even if it is the sword master's grave, I will not dig it. Previous people have been here, but the scenery on the top of the mountain has not been damaged. I, a latecomer, You won’t do anything stupid like this.”

"The Sword Master is not dead. Those two graves may be left by the predecessors."

Mu Qing did not intend to find out who the two tombs belonged to, and said: "I didn't sense any evil aura."

Meng Zhang fell silent and said, "You are determined."

The reason why Mu Qing is looking for clues about the Supervisor God is because of Meng Zhang.

Meng Zhang needed the ferocious aura of the Supervisory God to break through the trapped dragon formation.

Mu Qing said: "The Sword Master killed the Supervisor God. If the thing he left behind is stained with evil energy, it is most likely his sword, right?"

"Um."

Mu Qing said regretfully: "But I didn't sense the evil aura, nor did I find even a sword-like sword..."

Mu Qing's voice suddenly stopped, and Meng Zhangqi asked: "What's wrong with you?"

Mu Qing thought, and a long sword appeared in his hand.

This long sword has a simple shape, and its blade is like a mirror. It is still extremely sharp. Not long ago, this flying sword took the lead in attacking Mu Qing. Now it has been sealed by him with the power of Jiuyou. The sword has been trembling slightly, as if Whining.

Mu Qingqu flicked the long sword with his finger, his eyes shone slightly, and said: "Perhaps the Wuji Sword Sect really has the inheritance of the sword master. The great elder Tantai also mentioned the secret of the sword. There is a mysterious sword in the sword tomb. Maybe we can... There were clues from the beginning.”

Meng Zhang: "...you are saying that people from the Wuji Sword Sect have been here before and took away a lot of good things?"

Mu Qing nodded and said: "I learned from He Qiuyang about the sword formation that attacked these three flying swords, and there are still half of the footprints... Maybe there were three people who came here back then, two died here, and one returned. ?"

Before Meng Zhang started, Mu Qing himself denied this conjecture. For a sword cultivator, the sword was with the person. If the person buried the companion alive, he would at least take away his sword.

Mu Qing thought about these all the way, and soon arrived at the square halfway up the mountain.

"Aren't you going to search further?" Meng Zhang asked.

Mu Qing shook his head and came to the stone statue. The buildings below had probably been searched by others, and he had already wasted a lot of time.

Mu Qing came to the stone statue of the giant sword, and a sword intention fell on it. The stone statue began to tremble. Just when Mu Qing thought that the sword light would shine out like the stone statue in the outside world, a cold voice suddenly sounded: "Ask for the sword?"

"..."

Mu Qing froze on the spot.

The stone statue trembled and asked again: "Wen Jian?"

Meng Zhang said: "It's the Questioning Sword Stone. If you respond, it will send you to the Questioning Sword Platform."

Meng Zhang's voice was very slow, as if he was also searching for deep memories, "In the early days of the Northern Territory, sword cultivators were everywhere, and the swordsmanship became more powerful. Sword cultivators traveled around the world, and when they met fellow practitioners, they often asked each other about swordsmanship."

Mu Qing said: "This rule exists now."

Meng Zhang let out a "ha", "But there were no restrictions on 'asking for swords' at that time. Ever since someone defeated a famous master with a sword and became famous, this atmosphere of upward challenge has become the mainstream sword cultivation trend."

Mu Qing imagined a fight with someone as soon as they met, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Meng Zhang continued: "Where can I find strong men? Naturally, they must be found among the kendo forces that have become popular. There are many people who climb Shengyuan Mountain to challenge. The Sword Alliance was annoyed, so they specially created a sword-asking stone and its The four connected Sword Questioning Platforms give sword cultivators all over the world the opportunity to challenge the 'Four Extremes'."

Speaking of this, Meng Zhang suddenly said: "No wonder I feel that I can't protect you."

The giant sword stone statue returned to silence after receiving no response. Mu Qing stared at the stone statue and squinted slightly: "What are the 'four poles'?"

"There are four realms of swordsmanship." Meng Zhang said, "The 'four poles' refer to the people who are the leaders in these four realms of swordsmanship."

This seemed to be different from the realm of swordsmanship mentioned by He Qiuyang, and Mu Qing expressed his doubts.

Meng Zhang smiled and said: "So there are many mediocre swordsmen in the world. Isn't practicing 'Swordsmanship' inferior to 'Heart Sword'? There is no distinction between high and low swordsmanship. When it comes to the strength of attack power, the first level's The sharp sword is even naturally superior to other realms."

Mu Qing thoughtfully said: "But now there is an additional realm."

Meng Zhang laughed and sighed: "Even the 'Four Extremes' are under one person. He is the swordsman."

Mu Qing put away the shock in his heart and frowned slightly as he looked at the stone statue in front of him.

Meng Zhang reminded again: "The Sword-Asking Stone will automatically regard you as a sword cultivator who challenges the third realm of swordsmanship, and will send you to the Sword-Asking Platform. Even if the 'Heart Sword' pole is dead, all that is left is A remnant spirit means that you are at the pinnacle level of the Heart Sword Way, and you cannot leave the Sword Asking Stage alive."

"On the contrary, Ye Qingyu may have hope."

Mu Qing remained silent for a longer period of time, then took a step forward and said, "If you are not as good as others, you should ask for advice."

"...You are becoming more and more like a swordsman."

Some people died, but not completely...