Chapter 569: Divine Sword Valley!
Five days passed by quickly.
During these five days, Su Yi stayed at the back mountain of the Thirty-Sixth Sword Peak, practicing Foundations of Swordsmanship with his broken sword.
Five days had passed, and Su Yi's injuries were completely healed, without any hindrance.
In the early morning, as the mountains awakened, the morning clouds rose from behind the peaks, and the sunlight poured over the countless mountains.
"Huff..."
Su Yi stopped his steady breaths, his hands folding back, and let out a long exhale through his throat. As he did, a powerful surge of energy emanated from his core, causing the sands and pebbles around him to dance in the air, and his robes fluttered in the breeze.
His tightly shut eyes opened, revealing a fleeting gleam of red light that flickered like a bolt of lightning before vanishing. Soon after, they returned to their steadfast and profound state.
Su Yi gazed at the rising sun, his eyes filled with an eager anticipation. He murmured softly to himself, "Today is the day, I believe."
After a short while, on the Thirty-Sixth Sword Peak, a demon beast descended.
Only Situ Muyang had the courage to ride a demon beast and come directly to this place.
"Boss Su Yi, it's time for us to set off," Situ Muyang said, his eyes filled with anticipation and his heart brimming with excitement.
With a burst of energy in his feet, Su Yi leaped onto the back of the demon beast. He asked, "Where are we headed now?"
"Let's go to the Divine Sword Valley, where the greatest benefits await," Situ Muyang informed Su Yi with excitement.
And then, it was only from Situ Muyang's words that Su Yi fully learned what the so-called greatest benefits of the Divine Sword School were all about.
The Divine Sword School has been standing strong in the Central Region for a long time. It is said that our ancestor, the founder of the Divine Sword School, traveled across the continent with a single sword and eventually established the Divine Sword School.
"Later on, the founder of the Divine Sword School disappeared without a trace. It is believed that he may have ascended to the realm of immortality. However, his treasured sword remained in the Divine Sword Valley, along with a set of rules. It was decreed that when any Elder or higher-ranked powerful member of the school reached the end of their life, they were to go to the Divine Sword Valley and peacefully pass away. As a result, throughout the generations, the mighty practitioners of the Divine Sword School would go to the Divine Sword Valley before they passed away."
From Situ Muyang's words, Su Yi finally learned about everything.
The Divine Sword Valley is the burial ground for all the past powerful practitioners and treasured swords of the Divine Sword School.
That place is also a forbidden zone within the entire Divine Sword School.
Every once in a while, the Divine Sword Valley would also have an opening.
This time, it happened to coincide with the Grand Swordsmanship Competition.
It is said that every time the Divine Sword Valley opens up, the Divine Sword School would select a disciple to enter, to see if they can obtain the treasured swords left behind by the founder of the Divine Sword School.
Rumors said that the founder of the Divine Sword School had left all the inheritance inside the treasured swords. Whoever could obtain one of those swords would not only possess a divine sword, but also inherit the teachings of the founder of the Divine Sword School. It would be an immense advantage.
"Wow, it turns out that all the amazing benefits are everything left behind by the founder of the Divine Sword School!"
Su Yi's heart stirred with excitement. It wasn't hard to imagine how incredible the founder of the Divine Sword School must have been, to establish a school that still stands strong today. His skills were beyond compare. If Su Yi could obtain his teachings and practice them diligently, in time, he could become a renowned swordsman and travel across the entire continent.
"In recent years, every time people from the Divine Sword School entered Divine Sword Valley, they tried to obtain what the founder left behind, but no one could succeed. At most, they could only obtain some things left behind by other strong members of the Divine Sword School."
Situ Muyang continued speaking, as he had a lot of knowledge about the matter.
"Does that Divine Sword Valley have something special inside?"
Su Yi felt confused. The Divine Sword School had many strong members now, so how could it be that no one had obtained what the founder of the Divine Sword School left behind? It didn't seem quite right.
Situ Muyang looked at Su Yi and smiled slightly, then his eyes filled with astonishment as he said, "Divine Sword Valley is very mysterious. Once you enter, you cannot leave. It devours everything and is a forbidden place. Only powerful experts whose lifespan is about to run out would dare to enter. And only when there is activity within the Divine Sword Valley can people be allowed to enter. During this short period of time, it is relatively safe inside the Divine Sword Valley. However, this safety only applies to those who have cultivation levels below Yuan True Realm. The higher the cultivation level, the more dangerous it becomes to enter."
"That's so strange..."
Su Yi raised an eyebrow. No wonder the incredible benefits have remained undiscovered by the powerful members of the Divine Sword School for so long. It turns out that Divine Sword Valley is really mysterious.
In simple terms, Divine Sword Valley is not a place anyone can enter whenever they want. It is only relatively safe at specific times.
And this safety only applies to cultivators below the Yuan True Realm, meaning those with lower levels of cultivation.
The higher the cultivation level of the strong individuals who enter, the greater the danger becomes.
"Every time Divine Sword Valley opens, only one disciple will be chosen. However, there are rumors that this time, there will be a lot of commotion in Divine Sword Valley, so eighteen disciples will be selected to enter. As for who will ultimately receive the greatest benefits, it will depend on their own destiny and luck, or perhaps, no one will obtain anything as usual."
Situ Muyang spoke with anticipation and excitement in his eyes. He knew that there was no guarantee of success, but he understood that he would need to rely on his own luck and opportunities.
"Eighteen... damn it..."
Upon hearing this, Su Yi's eyes widened. Wasn't it said that winning the Grand Swordsmanship Competition would bring incomparable benefits? So, it seemed that even if he won, there was no guarantee that he would obtain those incredible rewards.
Most importantly, the opportunity that originally belonged to him alone now seemed to have suddenly increased to eighteen people.
"I was fooled by that cunning old fox..."
Secretly pouting, Su Yi realized that he had been tricked by sect leader Situ Liuyun.
Perhaps that cunning old fox had already planned for eighteen people to enter the Divine Sword Valley together, but ended up taking away so many of his own precious Dark Spirit Fruits in the process.
But as Su Yi thought about the Xuanyuan Soaring Dragon Pill in his possession, he couldn't help but feel helpless.
"We arrived."
On the back of a flying demon beast, Situ Muyang spoke.
Su Yi looked along the gaze and below him, a vast valley appeared.
Surrounded by empty mountains, the morning sun hung in the sky, with dots of colorful light scattered like patches on a chessboard.
In the quiet valley, which was originally desolate and cold, as if abandoned, now there appeared many demon beasts and figures down below.
Appearing above the valley, Su Yi felt a mysterious aura surrounding him, causing his heart to tremble unexpectedly.
Immediately, this aura vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared before.
From below, there were several figures looking up, their eyes sparkling like lightning as they gazed at him.
Su Yi saw many familiar faces, including Mu Yao, Ying Qianqian, Gong Qi, Yun Lingfeng, Liu Yunchuan, Ouluo, Gu Chenyou, Nan Liran, Jiang Xiwen, Qin Fang, Zhang Diyun, and even Ouyang Ran, Xia Changqing, and Yue Shanhe.
Su Yi and Situ Muyang landed their flying demon beast mounts. They looked around and saw Situ Liuyun, the sect leader, and Bai Mingshan. Elder Yu Changqing and a few other elders were also present. Additionally, there were two figures that surprised Su Yi.
Among them, there was Jian Shiyi, dressed in a black robe. In addition, there was also a young man in a refined brocade gown, who caught Su Yi's attention with his impressive demeanor.
"That person is called Si Xiuyuan. They say he is ranked high in the Sword Tower and is also an alchemist. But when he came out of the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Swords, he didn't have enough Sword-patterned Stones, hahaha..."
Situ Muyang felt Su Yi's gaze and immediately whispered to Su Yi, unable to hold back his laughter.
Inside the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Swords, the Sword-patterned Stones, they have taken up half of them. The rest of the people don't have much at all. This Si Xiuyuan didn't even make it into the top sixty-eight because he didn't have enough Sword-patterned Stones.
