Chapter 65: The One-Armed Swordsman Seeks Flowers at the Fourth Watch

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  As expected, after walking into the light array leading to the Jiǔ Qū Diàn, I immediately saw a long passageway paved with tall stone walls.

  The tunnel seemed calm inside, but they felt that the air here was extremely oppressive, and even a little hard to breathe.

  A long and winding passageway stretches out before me, its far end shrouded in an eerie darkness that sends shivers down my spine.

  Xiao Qing seemed to have been here before and was extremely familiar with this place.

  "From now on, all of you will listen to my command and not act arbitrarily." Xiao Qing said with a serious face, and somehow there was also a bright long sword in her hand.

  Shen Du looked at Xiao Qing's long sword in surprise, but immediately understood. He had seen a similar scene before in the Imperial Prison of the Capital of Death, it seemed that Xiao Qing had also cultivated her own soul, and her strength was probably not to be underestimated.

  She nodded slightly in response to Xiao Qing's words.

  Xiao Qing exchanged a look with Shen Dou and Bi Lao, took the lead in taking the first step, only to see that the originally empty corridor suddenly appeared a tall and majestic one-armed swordsman, who happened to block their way. First time update.

  The swordsman's eyes were tightly closed, but he shouted in a low voice: "Xiao Qing, the Jiǔ Qū Diàn is a forbidden place of Jiǔ Yōu City. I told you three years ago that you shouldn't come here."

  As expected, Xiao Qing really came here.

  "I knew that, but in the deepest part of Jiǔ Qū Diàn, there is a sword called Mò Yǐng Liú. This sword not only has divine power bestowed by the gods, can cut through hair and iron, but also can increase the ability of the person holding it by more than three times..."

  "So you're here for the sword?" the one-armed swordsman asked coldly.

  "Today I must get this sword!" As soon as these words came out, Shen Du and others finally understood Xiao Qing's intention.

  "You should also know that taking the sword doesn't just require defeating our nine great masters, and even if you manage to kill your way to the very bottom, you still may not necessarily be able to obtain that sword."

  Xiao Qing smiled calmly and said: "Since I dare to come, I naturally have absolute confidence."

  "Hmph, the Shadow Flow has been dormant for a thousand years. It's because it has lost its sword soul. Even if it had a sword soul, it would need a swordsman with six souls and fourteen spirits to make it willingly become his sword. And such a person doesn't exist in Jiuyou City!" The one-armed swordsman seemed very confident in what he said, the corner of his mouth slightly raised.

  "Heh, is that so? Then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed." Xiao Qing smiled faintly and gave Shen Dou a deep, meaningful glance, as if she had seen through him as the sword guest with six souls and fourteen spirits long ago.

  Shen Du was even more astonished, never expecting that there would be such a magical sword in the world. If he were lucky enough to obtain this sword, wouldn't it be easier to lift the worries of Sha City?

  "Hmph, no more nonsense. Since you insist on taking the sword, then please make your move." The one-armed swordsman also stopped speaking and tightly grasped the hilt of his sword with his right hand, infusing a golden-colored sword energy similar to that of the Sword King into it. With a "whoosh" sound, the long sword automatically left its scabbard, and he calmly tossed the scabbard towards Xiao Qing.

  The scabbard was thrown out at an incredible speed, leaving people unable to react in time.

  Xiao Qing reacted extremely quickly, her long sword horizontal, successfully blocking the powerful blow, but was still forced back several steps, the long sword in her hand bent into an arc by the powerful sword energy.

  Xiao Qing was about to be overwhelmed, when Shen Du's long sword suddenly emerged from its scabbard and with a swift swing, easily knocked the sword sheath thrown by Du Zhang to the ground.

  The one-armed swordsman's face turned cold, he tightly grasped the long sword that was suspended in mid-air and swung it violently. In an instant, dozens of sword nets appeared in the lengthy corridor, shooting straight towards Shen Dou's face.

  "Hmph, what a reckless guy." Shen Du's face revealed a sly smile, and he shouted "Kuang Jian Jue!" Suddenly, the long sword in his hand rotated rapidly, emitting a loud humming noise.

  Suddenly thrust out, directly breaking through the sword net of the one-armed swordsman, and the long sword pierced the one-armed swordsman's brow.

  The one-armed swordsman hadn't even had time to react before he let out a dull hum and fell to the ground dead. A moment later, a thread of fresh blood slowly flowed out from between his eyebrows.

  "What a swift sword." Even Lian Xiaoqing couldn't help but praise, looking at Shen Dou's expression with full of respect.

  Shen Du just smiled and stroked his chin whiskers, saying lightly: "What's this? If I were to use an even stronger sword move, he probably wouldn't even have the chance to draw his longsword."

  At the sight of Shen Du's complacent face, Bi Luo's face immediately showed a look of disdain and said in an ill-tempered tone: "What does that prove? It only shows that your opponent is weak. If you were to encounter an even stronger opponent, wouldn't you still not have any chance of making a move?"

  "Haha!" Shen Du heard this and smiled, although it was true, but he still didn't want to accept it so easily, so he joked: "In any case, I shouldn't be considered too weak here either."

  Just then, it seemed that there was something shining with a golden light in the clothes of the one-armed swordsman.

  Then Shen Du went forward to investigate and flipped open the one-armed swordsman's clothes, only to see that inside was actually a Sword King Stone.

  Although Shen Dou is now a strong Sword King, to upgrade to Sword Emperor, he probably still needs many Sword King Stones to refine into a Sword Emperor Stone. His face lit up with joy as he put it away in his bosom. First time update.

  Biluo didn't know that Shendu was crouching there doing something, so she curiously walked up and asked: "Hey, what are you crouching here for?"

  Shen Du heard this and glanced at his mouth, stood up, relaxed his shoulders and said: "I just checked his wound."

  "Oh, is that so?" Xiao Qing also walked up, a pair of shrewd eyes staring at Shen Dou's abdomen, as if she had already sensed something.

  Shen Du smiled awkwardly and said lightly: "The Buddha says, it cannot be said, it cannot be said!"

  Xiao Qing simply shook her head and called out to Shang Yan, his face tense: "I've never been to the next level either, but I've heard my father mention that the Jiǔ Qū Diàn is a place where every step is a test of courage. The deeper you go, the more dangerous it becomes. Although your swordsmanship is impressive, the swordsmen here are not to be underestimated."

  "Hey, don't worry about that. If you knew how amazing Shen Dou's Holy Spirit Technique is, you wouldn't be worried that we can't reach the deepest level of the Jiǔ Qū Temple." Shen Dou walked up to Shen Dou with a bright smile on his face and wrapped his arm around Shen Dou's shoulder as if treasuring a precious gem.

  He smiled and said in a soft voice, "You have so much confidence in me?"

  "Of course, you're the most incredible doctor I've ever seen, able to bring people back from the dead. I'm sure there's no disease in this world that can defeat you."

  "Alas!" Yan Muo heard this and a faintly sorrowful expression appeared on his face, "Unfortunately, my eyes were injured by the demonic work of the city's repair, otherwise with my Holy Spirit Technique, I should be able to recover quickly."

  Everyone heard this and fell silent one after another, with a hint of regret on their faces.

  Especially Shen Du's mood was the most solemn, he thought of Tianya's innocent and lovely eyes, and then looked at his empty and hollow eyes after losing his sight, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

  "Don't worry, there will be a way." Shen Du softly comforted, gently patting Yan Mo's shoulder.

  But Yan Mu smiled and said: "What's wrong with you guys? We still have to go to the second floor of Jiǔ Qū Diàn, don't we?"

  The crowd heard the words and quickly gathered their emotions, but when they walked to the bottom of the passage, they couldn't find a way to enter the second layer. Instead, they felt a terrifying aura that was close to death inside the passage.