Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor

One day later, Hualong Mountain.

Inside a cave, Chu Ming slowly opened his eyes. Two brilliant lights shot from his eyes, resembling two bolts of lightning, darting around in the void.

Crack!

The Black Nether Stone in his hand had now become incredibly transparent, with no trace of black vapor, and a crack suddenly split down the middle, shattering the entire stone into pieces.

Huff!

He gently exhaled a breath of stale air, the white vapor rolling and billowing in the air, as if it were dragon's breath.

Getting up, Chu Ming slightly felt the spiritual power within his body and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was two or three times purer than before.

"Now I have the power to fight against Blood Asura Sect Master Zong Ze!"

Chu Ming's eyes flickered. The recovery of his sword essence power was extremely slow; in one day's time, only half of it had recovered. It was estimated that it would take another two days to fully recover.

With his figure flickering, Chu Ming rushed towards the center of Longhua Mountain. The news of the Dark Tomb had spread within the day, and many strong people from other cities were flocking to Longhua Mountain.

The Dark Tomb was located in the center of Longhua Mountain.

Clang, clang, clang...

After flying for three to four minutes, the sound of swords and knives clashing reached his ears. Curious, Chu Ming's body moved like a wild goose, looking from the lush treetops towards the distance.

In the distance, he saw five or six martial artists surrounding and attacking two women. Chu Ming originally did not want to intervene, but upon seeing the attire of the two women, his gaze flashed coldly.

Those two women were Inner Sect disciples of Celestial Travel Sect!

Clang, clang, clang...

Swords and knives collided, sparks flying. The two Inner Sect disciples were only of True Dao Eighth Heaven cultivation but were able to hold off five or six True Dao Ninth Layer martial artists, relying on their superior cultivation techniques and martial techniques.

"Senior Sister Bai, you run!"

Hu Mei'Er swept aside dozens of attacks with a single sword stroke, yet a few sword auras pierced through the gaps, slashing at her clothes and leaving several marks, forcing her to retreat in embarrassment.

"Junior Sister Hu, I won't leave you behind."

Bai Xin'Er resolutely said. Swinging her longsword with her right hand, she created a ring of sword curtain around her palm, from which sword light erupted, shattering the sword auras in front.

A shadow slithered from behind her, a flash of cold light - a black bone nail coated with purple poison, clearly lethal.

Puff...

Caught unawares, the bone nail pierced into Bai Xin'Er's shoulder blade. With a groan of pain, Bai Xin'Er turned pale and hurriedly swallowed an antitoxic pill.

Back to back, Bai Xin'Er and Hu Mei'Er faced the six men surrounding them, their eyes filled with helplessness and despair.

The two had taken on a task in this area and had heard rumors of the Dark Tomb emerging in Longhua Mountain. They had come to try their luck, but within half a day, they encountered these murderous maniacs from Black Mountain City.

"If you leave your storage rings and let us enjoy ourselves, we'll let you go!"

The leader, looking at Bai Xin'Er and Hu Mei'Er's delicate bodies, had a lewd gleam in his eyes.

"Dream on!"

Bai Xin'Er shouted and then whispered to Hu Mei'Er behind her, "If we get forced to the brink, we'll self-destruct together, taking as many as we can with us."

"Understood, Senior Sister!"

Both had undertaken many tasks and wandered the Celestial Realm many times; they were no novices. In martial cultivation, one constantly battles against the heavens, seizing the slimmest chance of survival.

"Since you're so stubborn... attack!"

Before the leading martial artist could finish speaking, he brandished his long saber, slashing dozens of times in an instant towards Bai Xin'Er. Waves of force cutting through the air spread outwards.

Boom, boom, boom...

Bai Xin'Er immediately countered with her sword. Half of the incoming sword light was shattered, but three fierce sword auras still slashed towards her.

Despair filled Bai Xin'Er's eyes. She had no way to avoid them and could only wait for death.

At that moment, invisible sword lights, like willows floating in the sky, flew towards the group.

Puff, puff, puff...

In an instant, all the sword lights around were shattered, turning into white waves that dissipated in the air.

"Who?"

The leader's eyes narrowed, and as he spoke, his body appeared several meters away, attempting to flee.

Puff, puff, puff...

Sword lights scattered, and in a moment, the six figures were all frozen in place.

Thud, thud...

Bai Xin'Er and Hu Mei'Er watched in shock as the six men, bleeding profusely, fell dead.

Swoosh!

Chu Ming's figure flickered, appearing in front of Bai Xin'Er and Hu Mei'Er.

"Chi... Senior Brother?!"

Both were Inner Sect disciples of Celestial Travel Sect, and Chu Ming was a renowned figure in the sect, known by all.

"This place is not for you; leave quickly."

Chu Ming said calmly. If the two weren't Celestial Travel Sect disciples, he wouldn't have intervened.

"Thank you for saving us, Senior Brother Chu. We'll leave immediately."

Still in a daze from their near-death experience, the two nodded. They understood that Longhua Mountain was beyond their capability, and they couldn't survive there.

Swoosh!

Chu Ming's figure leapt away, flying towards the distance. He had to hurry, so he wouldn't fall behind the others.

"Phew, we're lucky to have met Senior Brother Chu today; otherwise, we'd be dead!"

Bai Xin'Er exhaled in relief.

"Senior Brother Chu is so strong! I couldn't even see him make a move, and those six men were dead in a flash."

Hu Mei'Er looked at the corpses in awe.

"Senior Brother Chu's strength is unquestionable. Even Qin Guan of Sword Domain is no match for him. He'll surely have a place in this Profound List competition."

Bai Xin'Er said.

"We should leave quickly to avoid encountering other villains."

Hu Mei'Er suggested, still nervous.

"Right!"

Swoosh, swoosh...

The two flew towards the exit of Longhua Mountain.

…

Chu Ming was now close to the center of Longhua Mountain. These days, the mountain wasn't peaceful. As various strong individuals arrived, conflicts with the demon beasts escalated to their peak.

Swoosh, swoosh...

Two figures flew past him, their words gradually reaching his ears.

"Did you hear? Yesterday, Killing Eagle Blood found a high-tier Earth Level sword technique in the Dark Tomb!"

"What?! A high-tier Earth Level sword technique? Was nobody around him at that time?"

"It's said there were seven or eight Guiyuan Realm Fourth Layer experts, but he killed them all."

"… …"

Snippet of their conversation reached Chu Ming's ears, and a bright gleam flashed in his eyes.

He didn't expect Killing Eagle Blood to have such luck, finding a high-tier Earth Level sword technique.