Chapter 497: Choice
The cracks in the mountains are more than ten meters wide, and the edges are smooth, as if they had been cut by a sharp blade; In fact, it should be more or less the same.
Standing on the edge and looking down, the crack was bottomless, and all you could see was pitch black.
When I looked at the bottom of this peak, I felt that this peak was tall and majestic, and it was like a high wall that could not be seen in front of me.
Zhou Qingli and Song Jianqiu walked around here for half a circle, but they didn't find anything similar to a door, or a path up the mountain, and they couldn't help but look at each other. But when it fell, what happened to the sword qi that was cut down? It can't be from this mountain, right?
Obviously it can't be good!
The two searched around again, but still found nothing.
Finally, Zhou Qingli said: "Go!" Let's go over there and have a look! β
The two of them are now on this side, and if they want to cross the opposite side of the mountain rift, it is naturally impossible to go down the mountain and then bypass it, so Zhou Qingli directly picked up Song Jianqiu by the waist, and then jumped over directly in the posture of painting a soul.
After arriving on the other side, Zhou Qingli put down Song Jianqiu, and the two of them split up and searched around, but this time, Song Jianqiu quickly noticed something strange and shouted directly: "Qingli!" Come and see! There's a sword stuck here! β
Hearing the call, Zhou Qingli hurriedly ran over, and saw an ancient sword inserted on the mountain peak.
Seeing that the body of this sword is as black as ink, and the edge of the blade is glowing with cold light, you can see that this sword is extremely sharp, not an ordinary sword.
"How can there be a sword stuck in such a place?" Seeing this, Zhou Qingli said a little strangely.
"Could it be, that's the reward for climbing here?" Song Jianqiu guessed with a big brain, after all, don't they all say that! After some hardship, climb a high mountain, and then get a divine sword!
Although they can't be said to be suffering now, they are the first people to climb here, aren't they? It stands to reason that there is a bit of a reward or something, but it is quite reasonable!
"Unplug it and try it?" Zhou Qingli looked at Song Jianqiu and asked.
Although they said that it might be a reward or something, but the two of them knew that this was just a joke, and they were still a little wary of this sword in their hearts, and now they wanted to pull it out, so naturally they would let Zhou Qing leave to do it, and if anything changed, he would also react.
Song Jianqiu nodded, and for the sake of insurance, he took a few steps back, keeping a certain distance, and then motioned for Zhou Qingli to step forward and draw his sword.
This sword is inserted more than a meter above the ground, just enough for people to reach out and grab its hilt, as if it is specially inserted here for people to pull.
Zhou Qingli grabbed the hilt of the sword, and with a slight force, he found that the sword body did not move at all, and he understood that this sword could not be pulled out so easily, so he calmed down, drew the soul to possess him, and then used the strength of his whole body to pull it out, and then he felt that the sword body was slowly pulled out of the stone wall.
During this time, Zhou Qingli has always been on the road with Song Jianqiu, although he will seize the time to cultivate when he occasionally rests, but after all, it is impossible to be too immersed, and he must be vigilant at all times, and after the soul refining method reaches the third physical body, the difficulty of cultivation in the future will increase geometrically, so he has always been in the third physical body level.
After his test, if he used the painting soul possession at the stage of the third heaven, he could last for most of the day, but now, in order to pull out this sword, he used all his strength, and the soul power on his body was continuously consumed, and when he pulled out the sword, the realm of the soul body actually fell to the void stage again! The whole person is translucent, as if it will dissipate at any moment!
Seeing this scene, Song Jianqiu hurriedly stepped forward to support him and blamed: "You are too reckless!" β
What she meant, Zhou Qingli naturally understood, if she couldn't pull it out, then don't pull it out, now that she is so weak, what if she encounters any danger? However, after listening to Song Jianqiu's words, he showed a wry smile on his face and said, "I don't want to pull it out either!" But as soon as you start to pull out, it seems that you can't stop, either you don't move and get sucked dry, or you pull out the sword as soon as possible! β
After speaking, he raised the sword in his hand, only to feel that the sword body was as black as an abyss, and he stared at it for a long time, as if even the soul body would be absorbed into it.
"Is it just a sword?" Zhou Qingli looked up at the stone wall where the black sword was originally inserted, and thought that it wouldn't be like this, right? As a result, I felt a vibration of the stone wall, and then, a tall and wide stone gate slowly rose up in a roar.
The two of them looked at each other, and their faces became solemn.
Now Zhou Qingli is in a weak state, and although he opened the door at this time, it was obviously not good to enter immediately.
Just as the two of them were about to rest outside the door for a while, waiting for Zhou Qingli to return to the third physical state, a cold female voice suddenly floated out of the door: "Two, come in!" β
Hearing this, Zhou Qingli immediately hugged his fists and said, "I'm sorry! Girl, is this sword yours? β
"It's mine...... I specially plugged it in for people to pull out! β¦β¦ Come in and talk about it! I have no ill will! β
Song Jianqiu and Zhou Qingli glanced at each other and thought about it, if this sword-shaped mountain has an owner, then it is obvious that the female voice speaking inside is the owner of this mountain.
Thinking about this mountain peak flying in the sky, and when it fell, it also slashed out a powerful sword qi, such a powerful person, it was easy to kill the two of them, and it was not awkward at all, so naturally there was no need to plan any conspiracy traps or anything like that against the two.
So just by looking at each other, the two of them made a decision, and when Zhou Qingli fell into the void period, which was in the weakest state, they still listened to the voice and walked into the stone gate together.
Behind the door is a high and wide passage, the reason why it is necessary to point out is that this passage is too wide, reaching about ten meters, and the height is more than ten meters!
However, if this is the only way, it is not enough to make people marvel, and after the two of them walked through this not too long passage, the sight in front of them suddenly opened up, only to see that what appeared in front of them was a very wide square, which should be several laps larger than a football field in terms of area, and it was really vast.
The surrounding space of the square is unobstructed, with no columns or supports. If you look up, you can see that the ceiling above you is almost impossible to see, and you can only see the darkness at the end, just like the sky outside.
At this height, shouldn't it be transparent up and down, directly to the top?
In modern times, even many skyscrapers may not be as tall as this sword-shaped mountain, let alone in the underworld without any technology, what kind of ability is needed to achieve the current situation?
The two of them looked around curiously as they walked inside.
The ground here is paved with square stone slabs, but if you look closely, you can find that there are many fine sword marks on this stone slab, which looks like someone is practicing swords here, and the sword qi emitted has scratched the floor.
Looking at the surrounding stone walls in the distance, almost all of them are the same, and there are a few sword marks that are very exaggerated, and they are like swimming dragons on the stone walls, spreading to the invisible place at the end of the heights, and I don't know who left them.
The two of them looked around like curious babies, until Song Jianqiu's eyes were sharp and he saw a faint figure in front of him, so he secretly pulled Zhou Qingli's sleeve and asked him to pay attention to the front.
Following Song Jianqiu's instructions, Zhou Qingli saw that under the stone wall at the end of the front, there was a woman wearing a military uniform, sitting cross-legged on a high platform.
The woman's long white hair was simply pulled up on her head, fixed with a simple hairpin, and the rest of the shawl went down. Judging by the few strands of long hair that fell down her chest, this woman's hair should be waist-length!
However, although the long hair is white, looking at the age, it gives people the appearance of only being in their twenties.
She has a delicate face and outstanding appearance, almost even better than Song Jianqiu! Especially even if the other party does not move, his body exudes a cold and fierce temperament all the time, which makes people dare not get close.
This person should be the woman's voice that the two of them heard outside before, right? But why is she the only one here in such a big place? What about the others? Still is...... She's the only one?
Seeing that it was a woman, Zhou Qingli pulled Song Jianqiu's hand and motioned for the latter to talk to him!
Although Song Jianqiu wanted to say that she had no experience in talking to strange girls, in this case, she couldn't explain it, so she could only arch her hand and say, "This sister, did you call us in just now?" β
Hearing Song Jianqiu call her sister, the woman was slightly surprised, and there seemed to be a faint smile on her face, but she hadn't carefully distinguished, and when she looked at it again, she was expressionless again, which made people think that the smile she saw just now was an illusion.
"It's been so long, and you're still the first person to call me sister!"
The woman's eyes were slightly closed, and her voice was cold and pleasant: "And you are also bold, you dare to take your body and follow a person with such weak strength, just dangling in this Black Mountain Range!" β
Zhou Qingli was a little embarrassed when the woman said this, what is such a weak person? His strength is weak now, but that's because he's only been in the underworld for a short time! If he can return to the yang world and get his body back, you will know how powerful he is!
However, this kind of words is just an afterthought, and the matter of returning to the sun is ethereal, and I don't know if it can be done! So he just complained in his heart.
After the woman finished speaking, without waiting for Zhou Qingli and Song Jianqiu to answer, she continued: "I see that the two of you have just arrived in the underworld, right? This girl hasn't left her soul yet, it seems that you came to the Black Mountain Range to find a place to cultivate the human grave? β
"Yes!" Song Jianqiu admitted.
"What's the use of repairing it? Yin and Yang are separated, is it a moat? Saving one's body is just an unrealistic hope! The woman didn't seem to approve of the cultivator's mound, but after finishing speaking, she changed her words and said, "However, after all, it is better to have a glimmer of hope than not at all!" β
After saying this, the woman's face showed a hint of loneliness, which made Zhou Qingli and Song Jianqiu look at each other, not knowing whether to talk or not, and comfort.
"Forget it, don't talk about this!" Fortunately, the woman quickly came back to her senses and said: "You are also destined for me, you can cause the sword to roar, and you have also pulled out the Immortal Sword, passed the test, you can choose a sword technique to practice with me!" β
Burst! Choosing a swordsmanship? Is this an adventure?
Seeing this, Song Jianqiu asked, "Is my sister choosing apprentices in this way?" β
"You can say that, but not exactly!"
The woman said: "I drive Jianfeng Mountain to wander around the underworld, and every time I fall, I will stay for a period of time, during which if someone finds Jianfeng Mountain, passes through the outer sword ringing array, and then goes to the mountain wall to pull out the sword I left behind, you can choose a cultivation method related to swordsmanship from me!" β
"However, this doesn't mean that cultivators have become my apprenticesβI'm very strict in accepting apprentices, so it won't be so easy! In addition to looking at talent and talent, it also depends on whether you are destined for me! The more fate I have, the more I can learn this technique, and only after reaching a certain threshold will I officially accept the apprentice! β
"I don't know if my sister has more so-called fate...... What kind of multi-method is it? Song Jianqiu couldn't understand what this woman's so-called fate looked like.
"I've already said that Jianfeng Mountain will only stay in one place, and generally speaking, the maximum time is one year! During this year, if someone comes to Jianfeng Mountain and learns the cultivation method, I will immediately leave and move elsewhere. And after that, if you want to learn again, you need to find Jianfeng Mountain again. However, the landing point of Jianfeng Mountain is random, and whether you can find Jianfeng Mountain again depends on fate! β
The woman explained, Zhou Qingli and Song Jianqiu finally understood what fate this woman was talking about, to put it simply, the more times you can meet, the more corresponding cultivation methods you can learn, but if you can't meet them? That means that fate is over, and if you want to continue cultivating, you can only find a way by yourself.
To be honest, after hearing this, the two of them looked at each other, feeling that this method of accepting apprentices was curious, just this method, can they really receive apprentices? Perhaps it is precisely because of this that we can explain how this mountain peak is empty, and this woman is the only one, right?
"Did my sister receive an apprentice?" Song Jianqiu became curious again, wondering if such a method could really receive an apprentice?
"There are two or three!" The woman was very patient, and when she saw Song Jianqiu asking, she replied: "But I haven't seen you for a long time." β
Sure enough, this method is still too weird! Even if you receive an apprentice, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet in a short time!
To put it simply, this master is too unreliable!
"I've explained it clearly, do you want to learn?" The woman looked at Zhou Qingli and asked, "The sword was pulled out by you, it belongs to you, and at the same time, you also have the right to choose!" β
"Only I can learn?" Zhou Qingli asked.
"Yes!" After speaking, the woman glanced at Song Jianqiu and said, "This girl is not suitable for this sect's cultivation method!" β
Thinking of Song Jianqiu's Buddha rhyme and Buddha nature, this is actually a very normal situation, she has no regrets, anyway, she has already been mentally prepared.
"I don't know my sister's name yet!"
"My name is Gong Chensleeve!"
(End of chapter)