Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Li Guanqi's eyes narrowed as he sensed a faint fluctuation of power within the pearl that had fallen into the white bone ash!

Just as he reached out to pick it up, a chill ran down Li Guanqi's spine. Without a second thought, he swung his sword backward in a sudden strike!!

Rumble!!

A powerful sword intent swept out instantly, and a brilliant burst of sword light erupted!!

The wind and clouds churned, but the dense fog remained unchanged, as if the sword light and elemental energy fluctuations had no effect.

However, the chill behind him vanished abruptly, followed by a sharp sword intent from his side.

In his mind's eye, Li Guanqi vaguely saw a dark figure arching backward, sticking close to the ground to evade the sword light.

Then, the figure instantly exerted force with his feet, shifting his body a dozen feet to the side, rising up and thrusting his sword towards Li Guanqi's head!

Clang!!

The sound of swords clashing rang out as Li Guanqi dodged the blade by sidestepping. His opponent smoothly changed his move, slashing horizontally.

With a twist of his wrist, Li Guanqi held his sword in reverse grip, blocking it horizontally in front of him.

Clang!!

The immense force sent Li Guanqi sliding back several feet. With quick eyes and hands, Li Guanqi raised his hand and stowed away the white pearl.

He finally saw the face of the dark figure before him clearly.

It was a short, wizened old man with dry, white hair disheveled and only a scrap of tattered cloth around his body.

His emaciated body contained extremely powerful strength.

The blade of the long sword in his hand had several large gaps, appearing jagged.

His sword had long lost its spiritual essence, possessing only the hardness of a long sword.

What surprised Li Guanqi the most was the white patches all over the old man's body, as if he were infected with some terrible poison.

In Li Guanqi's perception, the old man's realm was at the Half-Step Great Ascension stage.

However, Li Guanqi felt almost no divine sense or elemental energy within his body!!

From the moment the old man appeared until now, he had displayed only the power of his physical body and pure swordsmanship skills.

The old man's messy hair obscured most of his face, revealing only a pair of turbid eyes.

The old man's eyes were bloodthirsty and greedy, fixed on the white pearl in Li Guanqi's hand, and the large bag behind him.

He sensed the long-lost, pure spiritual energy within the bag.

His gaunt body slowly tensed, his eyes filled with clear, cold killing intent.

Li Guanqi frowned and said, "Who are you? Why are you attacking me?"

The old man opened his mouth, his thin lips trembling slightly, his throat wriggling.

But he couldn't make any sound other than coughs.

Suddenly!

The old man's eyes became bloodshot, a fierce look flashing in them, the greedy desire overwhelming his reason.

In an instant, the ground beneath the old man's feet shattered, the powerful physical strength causing the old man to charge towards Li Guanqi like a savage beast.

The speed was so fast that a residual image remained in place for a moment before dissipating.

Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, displaying a stance of concealed sharpness at this moment!!

With a serious look, Li Guanqi unleashed three consecutive sword strikes almost instantly!!

Lightning flashed beneath his feet, and his entire being seemed to pass through the old man's body.

Blood splattered as Li Guanqi held the old man's head in his hand, the body collapsing powerlessly to the ground behind him.

Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, opened his fingers, and said in a cold voice, "Blood Art · Soul Search!"

The old man's soul floated out and was restrained in his palm.

After a moment, Li Guanqi crushed the old man's soul, his face becoming extremely unsightly...

In the old man's memory, he had come to the Burial God Valley for eight hundred years in search of a chance to break through the shackles!!

During these eight hundred years, the old man had exhausted all means but had not been able to leave the Burial God Valley!

Li Guanqi looked down at the white pearl in his hand and murmured, "Bone Spirit Pearl?"

Li Guanqi's brow was filled with disgust, he turned and flipped the old man's body over.

Reaching out to touch the white patches on his skin, he found that these areas were already showing signs of ossification.

It seemed that although this Bone Spirit Pearl contained powerful elemental energy that cultivators could absorb, it also had considerable side effects.

Moreover, this Bone Spirit Pearl was not a beast core, but more like a special product of this Burial God Valley.

In the process of searching the old man's memory, he discovered that there were quite a few cultivators inside this Burial God Valley!

The old man knew of at least dozens of people, and all of these dozens of people were trapped here!

Even some Great Ascension realm cultivators had not been able to get out.

This made Li Guanqi's heart sink.

He didn't even glance at the corpse beside him, kicking it into the abyss beside him.

The old man didn't have anything valuable on him, not even a single spirit stone.

Because the old man had long since exhausted all of his spirit stones during these past few centuries.

In this dangerous Burial God Valley, the things you keep on hand may not be worth your life!

You could die at any time.

Thinking of this, he suddenly looked behind him, feeling that this might be a bit too ostentatious.

Even if his bag didn't let the fluctuations of the spirit stones leak out, the strength of these people should not be underestimated.

As long as they were close enough, they would still be able to discover it.

Moreover...

This Burial God Valley was a bit too strange.

From the old man's memory, Li Guanqi learned some secrets about the Burial God Valley.

Almost every day, terrifying storms would appear here. Once caught in them, even a Great Ascension realm cultivator would find it difficult to escape death.

Moreover... there were other things inside this Burial God Valley.

However, in Li Guanqi's own opinion, the so-called forbidden land...

The most terrifying thing was not the Burial God Valley itself, nor the chaotic storms inside, nor the strange things that appeared.

People.

Inside the Burial God Valley, people were the most terrifying thing.

Just like the old man now, the cultivators trapped here for hundreds or thousands of years, they were the most terrifying thing.

Thinking of this, he erased all traces of the battle, quickly packed his bags, and turned to disappear into the mist.

A moment later, several peeping auras appeared in the area where the two had fought before.

But these people seemed to be wary of each other, almost just taking a glance before leaving.

A middle-aged man was thin, his face, like skin stretched over bones, was full of戾气.

His cheeks also had signs of ossification, and the man's tongue was extremely long as he licked his lips.

His eyes were bloodthirsty as he murmured, "Another newcomer has arrived... Hehe."

"This time's prey will definitely be mine!!"

The others had similar thoughts to the man.

For them, the Burial God Valley was not a land of opportunity, but a prison.

Trapping them here, unable to get out, each prisoner could only wait for hundreds or thousands of years, waiting for a newcomer to come in.

And the newcomers would be regarded as prey by them.

Li Guanqi moved stealthily through the mist, he learned from the old man's memory several very hidden hiding places.

A wily rabbit has three burrows, unexpectedly now it was a bargain for Li Guanqi.

Li Guanqi went straight to the old man's most hidden cave, and after entering the cave, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

There were natural barriers and concealment formations here, if someone wasn't specifically tracking him, almost no one would find this place.

Li Guanqi put down his bag, just thinking about taking out spirit stones to cultivate, but after thinking about it, he put them down.

Instead, he took out the Bone Spirit Pearl, looking at the pearl, his eyes flickering.