Chapter 63: Colorless Realm

  A pinkish scene unfolded before Shen Du's eyes.

  Unexpectedly, after shedding that green dress, Xiao Qing's skin was smooth and delicate, her figure curvy and full of sensuality, even more alluring than Bi Lao's pale and jade-like body, only Yan Mo still had a shy expression, looking like she could still control her actions.

  But the beads of sweat on her forehead also made Shen Du understand that she must be suffering from extreme torment at this moment.

  "Quickly, take them away from here!"; Shen Du shouted in a commanding tone, panting heavily, his face red and sweaty, his body tightly bound by the golden rope, as if he was about to explode at any moment.

  "Shen Dou, what are you going to do?"

  Yan Mo anxiously pulled Xiao Qing and Bi Lao towards the door.

  Shen Du only then discovered that Yan Mu's eyes had actually returned to normal, and he couldn't help but feel deeply suspicious in his heart.

  "Is this an illusion again?!"

  Recalling the previous Xiao Qing, Yan Mo and Bi Luo's dream, they were all dead before they could escape from their dreams.

  Then Shen Du condensed his sword energy into his dantian and forcibly attacked his own five organs and six viscera.

  In an instant, his own body's internal structure was crushed into a pulp by the powerful sword energy of the Sword King.

  A severe pain suddenly attacked his whole body, and it was at this moment that Shen Dou suddenly woke up with a start, only to find himself still sitting cross-legged in front of the wooden house practicing qigong.

  Let out a long sigh, only to find his mind dull and heavy, as if he had been bewitched, with all the eight extraordinary meridians feeling slightly painful.

  Listening to the patter of rain in the forest, a cool breeze swept over him, and he knew that this must be the real world.

  And this world is full of seals everywhere, and only by breaking the seal can one climb higher.

  After glancing over the three rooms, he found that all three women were sleeping soundly. As the sky was approaching dawn, he took out the score from his bosom and studied it carefully.

  Turned to the fourth style; "Dragon God's Anger".

  "Swordsmen become swords, flying leaves kill enemies, air waves transform into a curtain, obtaining a protective divine shield."

  Shen Du kept repeating this sentence, but couldn't understand its meaning.

  Recall the basic sword techniques from the first half.

  "The spirit moves and the sword stops, the sword moves and the spirit remains."

  Suddenly as if he had understood something, his face lit up with joy.

  "So it is."

  He sat cross-legged on the ground once again, silently reciting these few phrases of incantation, and at the same time, he converged the sword energy in his body onto the palms of his hands, clasped them together, and a golden light flickered at his fingertips.

  After a while, he finally spread his arms, his eyes suddenly opened wide, and with a loud whoop, he leaped onto the top of a nearby pine tree, plucked off a leaf, infused it with sword energy, and pushed it forward with force. The originally soft leaf had transformed into a sharp little knife, piercing through the pine forest, leaving holes in every pine tree it passed through, flying dozens of feet away before finally pinning itself to the sheer cliff face.

  However, this was still not enough, Shen Du once again spread his arms and jumped down from the top of the pine tree like a great roc spreading its wings. He sat cross-legged on the ground with his palms in front of him moving like snakes. Suddenly he let out a loud shout: "Condense!"

  His entire body was enveloped by a wave of energy, radiating a dazzling golden light. Wherever the light reached, it filled with the majestic sword aura of the Sword King, causing even the grass and trees to tremble in its presence.

  "Haha!"; Shendu was overjoyed and beyond expectation, never thinking that the Dragon God's anger would be so exquisite, even without a sword in hand, as long as there is a sword in heart, it can fly leaves to kill enemies and transform air into a shield.

  "How wonderful!"

  Shen Dou couldn't help but say with a self-satisfied tone, just as he noticed Xiao Qing walking out of the room.

  That weak willow-like figure stands alone in the morning wind, solitary and towering above the broken cliff outside the mountain stream, looking so lonely, yet so proud.

  Shen Dou walked closer to her side, wanting to say something, but couldn't bring himself to speak.

  Two people stood silently on the broken wall, watching the warm morning light slowly illuminate the earth. Xiao Qing finally couldn't help but speak up and said: "Shen Dou, will you accompany me to Jiǔ Qū Diàn?"

  Her voice was still so gentle that it made Shen Du feel weak in the knees, but he had already heard about this place from Tong Nian and the others before, and couldn't help feeling surprised.

  "Where are you going and what for? Is your husband really at Jiǔ Qū Diàn?"

  Xiao Qing's expression was faintly pale as she smiled faintly and replied in a soft voice: "Last night you all had many dreams, do you know the reason why?"

  Mentioning last night's dream, I'm afraid everyone will feel a lingering fear, if that dream is real, I'm afraid the world will become even more crazy and terrifying immediately.

  "I don't know, do you?"

  "To be honest with you, that was the masterpiece of the Colorless Realm's Dark God. Thanks to your clever self-detonation of the meridians, we were able to break through the Extreme Path's gate and successfully walk out of the Colorless Realm."

  "I previously heard Bi Lian say that in her dream, she learned that the Fourth Layer of the Ice Prison is the Colorful Realm, and the Fifth Layer is the Colorless Realm. Does this mean we are currently in the Colorless Realm?"; Shen Du felt a bit incredulous about this, but since entering the Ice Prison, everything seemed to have an inexplicable eerie tone, so he was somewhat getting used to it.

  "That's right, this place is the Colorless Realm, and the Colorless Realm controls people's lives. If we can't find our own life force in this world, then I will never be able to escape the constraints of this world."

  Xiao Qing said softly, turning around to look at Shen Dou seriously and continuing: "We are now partners standing on the same front line. I don't want to hide anything from you either. Actually, most of what you saw in your dreams is real. At least my purpose for coming to Binglao was to avenge my father, the king, and to revive the Yuanshen clan!"

  Looking at Xiao Qing's tawny eyes that shone with absolute determination, Shen Du nodded heavily and said in a deep voice: "I promise you, I'll accompany you to the Jiǔ Qū Diàn for a trip, but you must tell me, what is it about the Jiǔ Qū Diàn that...

  Jiǔ Qū Diàn is actually what kind of place?

  Xiao Qing heard this and pondered for a moment, as if hesitating for a long time. She finally replied softly: "It's a world that's hard to predict, but as a swordsman, it will be the best place for you to practice your sword skills. We want to rush into the sixth floor of the Ice Prison more simply, and that will also be the fastest way."

  Before Shen Dou could even respond, Bi Lao emerged from the room with a large bundle on her back, looking spirited and said loudly: "That matter cannot be delayed, we must set off for Jiu Qu Tian immediately."

  Shen Du looked at Bi Luo with a puzzled expression, "You agree with this too?"

  "Of course." Biro answered firmly.

  And more than that, even Yu Zhuo felt his way out of the room, smiling and saying: "Not only does she agree, I also agree."

  Shen suddenly became dizzy, what's going on here?