The mysterious old man, the eerie rusty sword, the baffled Xun Wu You, and the cold wind blowing, time seemed to freeze in this moment. Xun Wu You didn’t move, and neither did the old man.
After twenty minutes, Xun Wu You grew impatient. He took a step towards the door, and the rusty sword lunged at him, advancing twenty centimeters.
It was as fast as a beam of light. Xun Wu You was always confident in his own speed, yet he couldn't see how the old man drew and wielded the sword. It was like a teleportation, extending outwards.
“Want a fight?”
Xun Wu You narrowed his eyes, flipped his hand, and grabbed the Qing Xiao.
It seemed his decision earlier today was wise. At least he had a weapon in hand.
“Go… to… the… Nether… World… and… dig… up… my… remains…”
The broken words were baffling. What was the old man trying to say?
Did someone go to the Nether World to dig up his bones, or was the old man asking Xun Wu You to go to the Nether World and dig up his grave!
Xun Wu You didn't understand, but he was certain that the old man was indeed a ghost!
Ghosts were a kind of spirit that instilled an instinctive fear in people. But the characters in *Pili* never feared ghosts. Xun Wu You’s cultivation was quite high, and he had lost his natural fear of demons and spirits.
“You want me to dig up your grave?”
“Dig…” The old man nodded slowly. “See… the… light… of… day…”
“Are you crazy?”
Xun Wu You patted his forehead. Such a bizarre request was unprecedented. “I’m busy. Find someone else to dig it up.”
“The… sword’s… curse! You… will… not… die… well!”
The old man’s eyes gleamed with a ghostly light, flickering with ghastly white flames. “You… must… go!”
“Get lost!” Xun Wu You was furious.
Not die well?
Was he insulting him?
He went around the rusty sword, and as his right leg was about to step over the threshold, the old man shifted position again, blocking his path.
His posture was unchanged, but the rusty sword was about to touch Xun Wu You's forehead.
The scent of blood filled his nostrils, and Xun Wu You’s hair stood on end.
He had no idea what happened, yet he almost ran into the sword. Knowing how sharp the rusty sword was, he had almost gone to join the old ghost.
“Damn it!”
Xun Wu You was furious. Qing Xiao flashed from its sheath, shaking the wind and splitting the clouds.
With a *snap*, he knocked away the rusty sword. The cold light transformed into a meteor, striking straight at the old man’s forehead, a tit-for-tat move.
Buzz!
The air buzzed. Qing Xiao passed through the old man, and Xun Wu You passed through him as well. He seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, as he raised his sword to block.
Clang! A sound like striking gold and jade.
Xun Wu You staggered forward several steps, cold air penetrating his body. He was stunned for a while. The icy killing intent from the old ghost's sword strike was so powerful that even the Emperor’s Qi couldn’t block it?
Xun Wu You gasped.
How strong was this guy in his lifetime?
Peak Innate, or even a Super Innate?
Then he looked at the Qing Xiao sword. Only half of it remained.
He couldn’t win! This old ghost was even stronger than Ni Shen Yang, and he was likely to crush Ni Shen Yang.
With just one move, Xun Wu You knew the gap between them. It was like the difference between Mount Everest and sea level.
The two strongest opponents he had encountered so far were Ni Shen Yang and Gui Qi Zhu.
Both of them were stronger than him in terms of internal energy, but they couldn’t dissolve the Emperor’s Qi.
“Go… to… the… Nether… World… and… dig… up… bones…”
The old ghost continued in a broken voice. “You… will… not… die… well!”
As he finished his sentence, the old man's ghostly body dissipated, turning into a wisp of smoke that merged into the rusty sword.
It felt like a hallucination, but the broken door and the broken sword on the ground told Xun Wu You that the scene a moment ago was real!
The rusty sword no longer emitted any killing intent, returning to its original state.
Xun Wu You sat down on the ground and channeled the Emperor’s Qi to dispel the icy killing intent.
The Emperor’s Qi he possessed now had some foundation, but the killing intent was deeply rooted in his flesh and blood.
He exerted all his strength to eliminate the killing intent.
He had expected to lose half of his cultivation, but instead, his internal energy had increased by 30%.
Xun Wu You was dumbfounded. This was better than any cultivation pill. It was equivalent to three cultivation pills!
Was this a good thing? Maybe he should fight an old ghost every night.
Why wait three months? He could go to the Blood Dark Crystal Tower in half a month.
A real 30% increase in cultivation. The Emperor’s Qi in his body was more powerful than before. It was like a roaring Yellow River, surging and rolling. He picked up the rusty sword, a huge question mark appearing in his mind.
The ominous rusty sword, the old ghost who called himself a Sword Demon, digging graves in the Nether World, curses, not dying well, and a sudden inexplicable 30% increase in his cultivation!
Xun Wu You knew how powerful the old ghost was. The guy was definitely a formidable Super Innate in his lifetime, his strength was shrouded in mystery, like looking at a flower through a mist.
As for the curse, Xun Wu You couldn’t take it lightly.
What if the curse was real? What if he suddenly died a painful death? There would be no one to cry for him.
The question was, when should he go to the Nether World? After breaking the Blood Dark Crystal Tower? The old ghost didn’t set a specific time. Maybe he should ask for a date when he meets him again?
Anyway, he wouldn’t go to the Nether World now. The Nether World was currently more chaotic than Shenzhou. Kui Yu Jiang had absorbed the Nine Infants, and he had mastered something called the Nine Limits of Devouring Heaven and Swallowing Earth.
He possessed the strength comparable to Ni Shen Yang.
But Ni Shen Yang could still communicate, while Kui Yu Jiang couldn’t.
This guy was the second boss after Ni Shen Yang, but he died earlier than Ni Shen Yang.
After the Blood Dark Crystal Tower shattered, Kui Yu Jiang set Shenzhou ablaze. The raging fire cloud caused even more destruction than the Blood Dark Crystal Tower.
He was also a pawn of Di Ming. The Blood Dark Crystal Tower was the first tribulation, and the Burning Heaven Fire was the second. Shenzhou would endure five tribulations before it could reach a conclusion.