"Old Man of the Ancient Road? I don't think you've ever heard of this name?" Yingxuan asked doubtfully.

"Huh, it's because you are ignorant." The old man snorted coldly.

Walking through the woods, Yingxuan was dumbfounded by the sight in front of him.

Wonderland can only be described as fairyland.

The flying waterfall hits the rocks at the foot of the mountain. It is surrounded by lush purple bamboos. Natural spring water flows down from the mountain. The occasional kingfisher sings a natural song.

"Wow, why didn't I realize that there is such a good place to go out behind the woods before?" Yingxuan's face was full of surprise.

"Hmph, there are still many things you don't know." The old man said with a smile. "Come on, you have to go back before dark." He pulled Yingxuan away, who was still obsessed with the scenery here, and headed towards a small road.

Go.

"Don't pull, don't pull, I know how to leave."

"Hmph, you know what the heck, this is an illusion. It looks beautiful to you, but in fact, it's just a cliff. As long as you take a step forward, you will immediately fall to the ground and nothing will be left."

Hearing this, Yingxuan turned his attention to those waterfalls again. He could clearly feel the moisture produced by those waterfalls, and it didn't look like they were fake.

"Smelly old man, you're tricking me again, right? This place is so real, how could it be fake?"

"Tricking you?" the old man said with a smile, "Then you should see clearly for yourself."

After saying that, the old man waved his sleeves, and the surroundings began to change. A cliff replaced the waterfall that just flowed, and the bottomless cliff was the flowing water. It was also behind the woods, but this time, it was indeed a desperate situation.

.

Looking at everything in front of him, Yingxuan couldn't help but swallow deeply.

"Hmph, little guy, now you know you're afraid. Now follow me and don't run around." Looking at Yingxuan, who looked a little pale, the old man said with a proud smile.

This time Yingxuan didn't contradict him like before. In this case, if he pissed off this old guy, he might get in trouble with him at some point. It's not like he was beaten to pieces. He had no choice but to

He followed behind him angrily.

The road soon came to an end, and there was an empty cliff not far ahead.

"I said, where are we going? Are we going to have tea with the King of Hell?" Yingxuan said jokingly.

"Go to the master's cave." The old man said calmly.

"Then are we going the wrong way?"

"You're right. This is the way."

"You must have gone the wrong way. There is a cliff ahead of you. If you are looking for tea with the King of Hell, then just keep walking."

"Hmph, who told you this is a cliff? If you are talking so freely, I will let you know what it is like to drink tea with the King of Hell."

Yingxuan was silent. There was clearly a cliff in front of him...why did he say no? Could it be...an illusion again?

"Yes, you guessed it right." The old man smiled.

"I'll go, old man, why are you eavesdropping on my thoughts again?" Yingxuan was helpless. In front of this old man, he couldn't think of anything in his heart.

"Hmph, little guy, I won't make trouble with you anymore, hurry up and hold on to me, I will take you in."

After saying "Yeah", Yingxuan immediately hugged the old man.

Looking at Yingxuan lying on top of him, the old man was helpless.

"You don't have to hug me so hard, just hold me."

"I don't, who knows what will happen later, it's safer to hold you." As he said that, Yingxuan hugged you tighter.

"Alas, rotten wood cannot be carved." The old man said helplessly. "Since you want to hug me, hold me tight."

With that said, the old man stepped into the cliff. The cliff was empty, but the old man stepped on it as if it were real. In an instant, the old man who was still in the air just now disappeared into the space out of thin air.

"We're here." The old man looked at Yingxuan, who was still hugging him tightly, and couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing this, Yingxuan opened his eyes and looked at the space.

This is a cave with a small space. The furnishings are very simple. There is just a wool carpet placed in the center of the lobby. Candlelights are placed on both sides of the lobby. It makes the lobby look very depressing.

The most eye-catching thing is that there is a purple crystal wall not far ahead, which is crystal clear and very beautiful.

"Haha, after a thousand years, I have finally waited for my destined person." An old voice, wrapped in the richness of time, came from all directions.

"Who...who is talking?" Yingxuan said warily.

"Master, the ancient spirit of the Spirit-Cultivating Sword Soul has brought the destined person to you. Please come and pass on the master." I saw the Spirit-Cultivating Sword Soul kneeling on one foot and saying respectfully.

"Haha, little spirit, don't be constrained by etiquette, get up." A figure suddenly flashed out of the purple crystal at the front of the hall.

He is not as old as expected, on the contrary, he is relatively young, almost like the Shadow King.

Wearing a green robe makes him look more chic, his face is kind and his slender figure makes people feel comfortable. The same lavender eyes make Yingxuan look very familiar.

"You must be the destined person to be able to pick up this ancient spiritual sword." The image said calmly.

"Ah...yes" Yingxuan didn't know whether it was because of nervousness or other reasons, but he always felt that ever since this figure appeared, he felt speechless. It seemed to be a feeling coming from his blood.

"Well, the black spirit-opening talisman, the heaven and earth spirit-opening talisman, has a good physique. It is indeed the owner's potential to reach that height." The figure smiled.

"what's your name"

"Yingxuan." Yingxuan answered cautiously.

"Oh, it's a nice name. It belongs to the Shadow Clan, right?"

"Um."

"Haha, little guy, your ability to pick up the Ancient Spirit-Cultivating Sword means that you are destined to me. This Ancient Spirit-Cultivating Sword will be yours from now on. At the same time, you have also shouldered a very important responsibility." The figure smiled.

road.

"What big responsibility?" Yingxuan asked.

"Uh... Well, your strength is too low to know these things. When you become stronger, you can come here."

"By the way, I haven't told you anything serious yet." The figure looked at Yingxuan, "Are you willing to be my disciple?"

"I wish... I wish." Yingxuan, who was being watched, couldn't help but agreed.

"Haha, very good. I wanted to cultivate you myself, but... I'm afraid I'm not strong enough." The figure sighed slightly.

"Little Spirit" the figure shouted again.

"Master, I'm here." The spirit-cultivating sword soul replied immediately.

"Little Ling, I will ask you to cultivate Yingxuan. When I died, I passed on all my memories to you. You can cultivate him for me. Remember, don't tell him before he is truly strong.

Whatever happens between us, for the sake of his safety, we’d better not tell him our origins for the time being.”

"Xiao Ling understands that when Yingxuan becomes stronger in the future, I will tell him everything."

"Well, that's very good."

"Yingxuan——" The young man looked at Yingxuan again.

"Well, the disciple is here." Yingxuan also replied respectfully.

"Haha, that's so polite. You and I are masters and disciples, so why bother with some false etiquette? All that I have learned in my life is stored in this spiritual sword. From now on, I will leave it to Xiao Ling to train you."

The figure laughed.

"Yeah, my disciple will definitely practice more diligently."

"By the way, your spiritual sword was afraid that it would fall into the hands of traitors when I died, so I set a seal on him. Now that he recognizes his master, I will let him return to himself. This is also

The most important thing today.”

As he said that, the man waved his sleeves and the Spirit-Cultivation Sword slipped from Yingxuan's hand and flew into the air.

"Seal, unlock."

The man shouted softly, condensed a strange rune with his fingers, and then swung it towards the ancient sword.

As soon as the talisman came into contact with the ancient sword, the surface of the ancient sword began to peel off, revealing the red-gold sword body inside. As the skin of the ancient sword fell off, an ancient magic weapon was reborn. The sword was red-gold in color.

From a distance, there is still a little bit of brilliance, and the sword is still filled with these strange runes. The most special thing is that the sword has five small holes the size of crotons. I don't know what they are for.

After taking off its purple skin, the ancient spiritual sword returned to Yingxuan's hands.

Yingxuan gently stroked the red-gold sword body and waved it briefly a few times. The sharp sword wind rushed out in an instant and slashed along the amethyst wall.

"Wow, this is really a good sword. Thank you Master for unsealing it." Yingxuan knelt down on one foot and thanked him.

"It's okay, this is what it should be. By the way, wear this jade pendant. There is a remnant soul of mine in it. It can save your life if necessary. You have to pay attention. The remnant soul in it can only be used once.

Use it with caution."

"Well, thank you Master for the gift."

"Well, I wanted to explain a lot to you, but unfortunately your strength is too low, and talking too much will do you no good. My inheritance is not over yet. This is just the first step, to help you unblock the Spiritual Cultivation Sword.

When you become stronger in the future, come over and accept my true inheritance."

"Master, when can this disciple come again?"

"When you break through the three great saints."
Chapter completed!