Chapter 23: Sword Energy Takes Shape

  "Shall you come or shall I?" Fu Qingxuan's eyes sparkled like a fairy who didn't know the worldly affairs.

  "Leave this small role to me!" Fang Yan smiled faintly, and before the other party could make a sound, he flashed out like lightning, unfolding his Water Shadow Sword. The sword shadows overlapped each other, and the Qi Refining Seventh Stage cultivator looked at the many sword shadows, unable to distinguish which one was real and which one was fake, swinging his sword to block them.

  "Hmmph!"

  With just a "pu" sound, the sword light flashed, and blood gushed out like a spring. That young master of the royal family was the big boss with eyes wide open, his mind was in a daze, he didn't know when he got hit, and died instantly.

  "Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining 7 points of merit value." The cold system prompt sounded, and Fang Yan said to Fu Qingxuan beside him. "Sister Xuan, the obstacle has been cleared, let's go."

  This sword tomb is vast and grand, passing through the stone gate, Fang Yan and the two of them basically didn't encounter any obstacles. However, when they passed through the passage in the tomb, three forked roads suddenly appeared at the intersection, with two of the forked roads having scattered footprints. The one on the left had no marks left behind.

  "Three forks in the road, I wonder if Wang Yanran and Gao Jin entered the middle and right paths." Fu Qingxuan furrowed her brow.

  Three forks in the road appeared, all of which were beyond her expectation.

  "Xuan sister, what's your plan? It seems like we only have the left path to take!" Fang Yan said calmly.

  "Two of them have entered, we'll follow and enter, maybe we'll run into them, which is not good for us to get the treasure. Being able to enter this sword tomb is already a lucky chance for us, no need to rush with them. Let's take this left passage." Fu Qingxuan thought for a moment before saying.

  "Huh? There's a barrier blocking our way into this passage." Fang Yan took a step forward, but was immediately stopped by a transparent light shield.

  "In the other two channels, there is also a layer of barrier. Do we need to break through this barrier in order to enter?" Upon hearing this, Fu Qingxuan investigated the other two forks and found that they were all blocked by transparent light shields, and she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

  "I'll try and see if I can break through." Fang Yan said.

  "Mountain collapse!"

  Fang Yan let out a loud roar, and his Bongshan Fist was unleashed, heavily striking the transparent light shield.

  "How is this possible? My master-level Crashing Mountain Fist can't even break through this transparent light shield." A punch was thrown out, and the transparent light shield only rippled with a layer of waves before returning to calmness.

  "This place is strange, the other two forks are also like this, I don't know how Wang Yanran and Gao Jin got in." Fang Yan used the Zhongshi realm's Crashing Mountain Fist but couldn't break through the transparent light shield. Fu Qingxuan also tried it out, but still couldn't break through. The two of them went to try another fork again, but still couldn't break through.

  "It seems we have no choice but to join forces." Fang Yan's eyebrows furrowed, and the two of them returned to the third fork in the road, starting to examine the invisible barrier before them.

  "Fang Yan, I see you're using a sword too. Why don't we try it together and see if we can break through?" Fu Qingxuan lightly swung the divine soldier in her hand.

  "Right, the sword is the leader of all soldiers, with a point to break through the surface, it should be able to break open." Thinking of the top-grade spiritual sword in his hand, Fang Yan's face was filled with excitement, as if he had thought of a way to break through the transparent light shield.

  "Fang Yan, what kind of weapon is this? It's so sharp that I can feel a chill run down my spine even from a distance." Fang Yan drew out the top-grade spiritual sword Blood Blade from his back, his face filled with doubt.

  "This is the top-grade spiritual sword I obtained in the Sword Grave Domain, and I've named it Blood Blade." Fu Qingxuan was a family member, so Fang Yan didn't hide anything from her, only changing the origin of the top-grade spiritual sword.

  "It seems that you've made the right trip to the Sword Grave this time. With just this single top-grade spiritual sword, it's already been worth our while." Fu Qingxuan was visibly excited. A top-grade spiritual sword was the strongest weapon for those below the Pre-Heavenly realm. She was still using that divine sword that could cleave through iron like mud.

  "With this divine weapon in hand, let's join forces and break through this seal, our chances of success will increase by several fold."

  Fang Yan and Fu Qingxuan consulted, Fang Yan unfolded the Water Shadow Sword, swinging his sword with great force once, while Fu Qingxuan also brought out the Falling Leaf Sword Technique to its extreme, a sword light shot out, the sound of the sword humming like a dragon's chant, echoing in the empty cave.

  "Boom! Boom!"

  Sword lights flashed continuously, Fang Yan and Fu Qingxuan went all out, only to hear two "poof" sounds. The transparent light shield rippled, and then the sharp sword tip pierced into the transparent light shield. Just as it was about to break through, a massive rebound force bounced it back.

  "Not enough effort has been put in, must work harder, must make a concerted effort."

  "Hiss!"

  Two people exerted their strength in unison, and Fang Yan even activated his pure Yang skill to the extreme. The two joined forces, and the sword tips simultaneously stabbed at a point. With a "chi" sound, the transparent light shield shattered on cue.

  "Fang Yan, hurry up and go in, this seal is about to be restored." As soon as the seal was broken, Fu Qingxuan's face was filled with anxiety.

  Fang Yan heard the sound and flashed into the third fork with Fu Qingxuan.

  "Hmm, something's off." The third passageway was eerily silent, deep and long, with a chill running through it that made Fang Yan feel a cold aura filling the air.

  "This sword tomb is strange, let's be careful on the way." Fu Qingxuan heard that her face was full of doubt, entering this place, she felt a needle-like sensation on her back, as if she had been stared at by a cold and poisonous snake.

  Two men with serious faces, crouching low, holding swords at the ready, moved forward slowly.

  "There's a snake, there's a snake in the tomb." Fang Yan had sharp eyes and saw the snake's head poking out from the gap in the wall in the passageway.

  "Be careful, there are snakes in this tomb, definitely not ordinary ones." Fu Qingxuan also saw the snake heads poking out of the wall crevices in the passageway ahead.

  "Hiss!"

  Fang Yan performed the Water Shadow Sword, and with a "hiss" sound, a sword energy shot towards one of the snake heads.

  "Whoosh!"

  Just as the snake head was about to be killed by Fang Yan's sword energy, a sudden change occurred. The small silver-white snake head suddenly transformed into a sword light and shot towards Fang Yan's electric snake.

  "Fang Yan, be careful." Fu Qingxuan saw the sudden change, and the small silver-white snake actually transformed into a sword energy. With a wave of her slender hand, a sharp sword energy shot towards the silver-white sword energy with lightning speed.

  "Bursting Mountain Fist." Fang Yan saw danger approaching, and with a loud punch, the silver-white sword energy that had been weakened by Fu Qingxuan's attack was completely destroyed under his fierce and overbearing fist.

  "What a sharp sword aura! It's equivalent to the full force of a ninth-level cultivator at the peak of the Qi Refining stage. The silver-white sword aura disappeared, and Fu Qingxuan had a lingering fear in her heart. The silver snake's sword aura attack was enough to severely injure them earlier."

  "Xiangjie, be careful, the little snake in front is launching an attack." Fang Yan and Fu Qingxuan walked forward about ten feet, then a small snake from the stone crevice suddenly transformed into a sword aura and shot towards Fu Qingxuan, who was closest to it.