Rushing out of the winding path, Tie Dan found himself in a vast enclosed underground space. Logically, being so deep below, this place should be within the mountain body of the Glazed Cliff. However, looking around, the surrounding mountain walls were no longer glazed crystal but so kind of ash-grey alloy.
Even eerier, beneath Tie Dan’s feet was a bottomless abyss with occasional gusts of cold wind, while above his head was the surface of a black lake, as if a bottomless pool was upside down on the ceiling. It was as if he stood within the deep gully of a sea spring, looking up at the water’s surface.
From the pink winding path entrance behind him, a gentle breeze of Spiritual Qi occasionally blew through, barely allowing him to control his sword. Otherwise, he might have fallen into the bottomless abyss once exiting the cave. What exactly was this place...
"Heh... heh... heh..."
Tie Dan regained his senses and checked Xing Yuanzhi in his arms, testing her breath. Hmm, as long as she’s not dead, it’s fine.
This guy really had a hard ti; she fainted and woke repeatedly, fell unconscious, and scread awake nurous tis. Almost brought to the brink of death by the restriction, she even bit a section on Tie Dan’s shoulder, drooling all over him.
But her fate is indeed strong; despite being poisoned by hot oil since childhood and surviving even being boiled in a pot, she still managed to co through this ordeal as if nothing happened. Considerable fortune indeed.
So, Tie Dan didn’t bother with her, simply hoisted Xing Yuanzhi onto his shoulder and flew to examine the surface of the water overhead.
The hanging pool was utterly black; the water seed like oil or wax, visibly strange, impenetrable by sword energy, nor detectable by Divine Sense.
Flying around the pool, Tie Dan noticed a ten-foot-square platform not far from the water surface on the rock wall.
On the platform lay a Cold Jade Bed, its material gleaming white, icy cold to the touch, yet warm after a while. There was no carving around, just so seal characters inscribed on the bed:
Chengyang Jade Liquid, Qi Absorption and Golden Pill Refining, Yaoque Dao Foundation, Female and Male Casting Yuan Furnace
Kun Cang Guiyuan Sea, Qian Jing Zhaotai Chu, Dual Cultivation Returns to Nine Layers, One Acupoint Connects Three Palaces
Seeing such a scene, Tie Dan understood that Qingtang Sect Master Yun Jiangli had gone into seclusion for training in this so-called ’Kun Cang Guiyuan Sea.’
Hmm, because she left her skin on the bed, just like the one seen not long ago.
So Tie Dan casually tossed the still delirious Xing Yuanzhi onto the bed, covered her with her master’s skin to prevent catching a cold from sweating, then walked to the platform’s edge, glanced again at the black water surface not far away, and leaped in.
Upon entering the water, Tie Dan understood why Yun Jiangli left her skin outside.
Damn, the water’s poisonous.
Not only was his Daoist robe instantly corroded, but his skin dissolved into bloody wax, and the black water perated Tie Dan’s body through every pore, pressing into the gaps between his muscles and bones, severely disrupting the circulation of his Spiritual Qi!
If it were an average cultivator, they’d likely have their cultivation abolished, crushed, and infiltrated by this Guiyuan seawater, corroded till nothing remained of their tendons, bones, or flesh.
However, Tie Dan was not afraid at all, for he sensed the elation of My Sword within his body.
Indeed, the Guiyuan Sea water was rich with Earth Spring!
Under the Glazed Cliff, the Guiyuan Sea was also an excellent place for sword casting!
If it weren’t for needing to rescue Tang Tong, Tie Dan would love to stay here and dual cultivate with the Sect Master...
Though unable to stay long, it was a perfect chance to quench his sword!
"Squeak!"
Yet Giant Watchtower suddenly let out a mournful cry.
All right, being a sword of the Taiji Realm, it panicked when corroded by this seawater.
So, Tie Dan transford into the Vengeful Eye Dharma Form, biting the Giant Watchtower in his mouth, pressing My Sword against the Giant Watchtower’s blade, using My Sword to part the water waves, quenching the sword with the Black Water Earth Spring as he ventured deeper into the sea while channeling the Dao Breath Sword Qi through his mouth to protect the sword seal, quenching the blade together.
Yet Tie Dan hadn’t delved much deeper before he discovered the Qingtang Sect Master... it should be Yun Jiangli?
Tie Dan couldn’t recognize her, lacking her skin; what he saw was her true Dharma body.
It was a white humanoid figure, appearing at a distance as a bizarre white-clad entity with three eyes on its head but no mouth or nose, resembling an alien. Only up close could one see it wasn’t clothing but bone.
Yes, bone—no skin or flesh, just white bone, nothing like common human skeletons, more like bone plates. Those bone plates were saturated with dense Taiji Dao Breath, keeping even the black water at bay, unable to infiltrate the bone marrow.
The white bone chip was refined such that it beca a protective shell of bone armor, fully encasing the human body like an insect’s exoskeleton, with three slits for the eyes on the front of the helt, set with glazed protective coverings.
The fundantal nature of this technique was still a Taiji Secret Technique, rely utilizing the surrounding black water’s pressure for training.
That little white figure noticed the approaching Vengeful Eye and showed great interest in Tie Dan’s form, darting over like a dolphin, riding on Tie Dan’s back, stroking his dorsal muscles, and sending a ssage through sound transmission.
"Which family do you belong to, how co you have ti to play in my mountain? You sll like a rare Dragon Seed, why don’t we dual cultivate if there’s nothing better to do?"
Tie Dan’s eyes rolled, recognizing the familiar voice of madness, then unfurled a tentacle, tossing a secret ssage into Yun Jiangli’s hand.
Yun Jiangli read the letter, instantly set it alight without flas underwater with a re pinch of her fingers,
"I see, I’ve received the ssage you’ve brought with effort. Please inform the Head Seat; my Qingtang Sect agrees!"
Well, of course, it led to this conclusion.
Tie Dan felt helpless—Heaven may forgive for its sins, but self-made sins are inescapable. The Qingtang Sect lacks foresight, courting death. Still, for Xing Yuanzhi’s steadfastness, he might lend her a hand later.
Having completed his task, Tie Dan intended to leave, but suddenly a sharp tug caught him; Yun Jiangli grasped his leg,
"I heard Lingxu often raises cats and dogs; who’d have thought they’d be this polite, sending such a grand gift to settle old grievances! Great! I’m delighted!"
Tie Dan could nearly spit a sword to kill this madwoman, twisted his waist violently, and whipped her away with a tail lash. He sliced through the water and went off!
"Since you’re here! You won’t leave until you give a supply of Essence!"
Yun Jiangli drew out her spinal cord, swung it, turning the segnts into a torrent of bone swords, rushing forth like a dragon, the ferocious power parting the waves with a "whoosh," aid directly at Tie Dan’s waist!
Tie Dan swiftly turned and twisted, dodging the bone sword’s grasp, catching the Giant Watchtower in his mouth. With a sharp turn of his head, he severed the bone sword!
"Ah! Such strength! Such a beast! I must ride you today! Watch the sword!"
Unexpectedly, Yun Jiangli, even without Water Escape, moved swiftly underwater, darting like a torpedo, wielding the double-whipped bone sword to block Tie Dan’s path!
While they had crossed swords before, Tie Dan knew their powers were evenly matched—it would take days of battling to determine a winner. With Tang Tong on his mind, he had no ti to tangle here!
So, the Vengeful Eye’s bloody maw opened wide, spitting out Tie Dan’s half-human form, wielding the Giant Watchtower to fend off and repel the relentless attacks of the spine bone dual swords with a Beichen Sword Rainbow, performing a Washing Sword Style!
"Hold on! Sect Master, take a closer look! This form is my Dharma Incarnation! I’m too busy to play mad with you! Can’t stand the loneliness? Find your lover!"
"Oh? It’s truly you!"
Recognizing the Beichen Sword Qi on the Giant Watchtower blade, Yun Jiangli instantly retracted her spine bone whips, transforming them into a pair of four-foot-long twin swords, the starlight in her three eyes flaring brilliantly,
"Who would have thought the Sect Leader Xuantian had such a wild form! Why didn’t you show this to earlier!
If I had known, how could I let you go so easily... ahem! I an perfect timing!
I’ve recently realized a move called Supre Heartless Sword and wish to spar with the Sect Leader!
If I win, the Sect Leader will obediently stay as my steed. If you win, I’ll let you ride hahahahahahahaha!"
"Are you out of your mind!!"
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