Foundation Establishment Means Death Sentence? Did My Simulator Glitch?

Chapter 20 — Ye Chuxue’s Whereabouts!

【Having cultivated the Taixu Sword Art, the moment you arrive at the Sword Mountain, all the swords across the entire mountain resonate with you.】

【Everyone present is attracted by the commotion you have caused, yet none of them understand why it is happening.】

【“What exactly is going on? Could it be that Xiao Lingtian has obtained that immortal sword?”】

【“I think that’s very likely. Among this generation of the Qingyun Sect, Xiao Lingtian possesses the highest comprehension of the sword.”】

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【Listening to the surrounding discussions, you silently remember the name Xiao Lingtian, planning to kill him first later.】

【You disguise yourself and blend into the ranks of the disciples from the three major sects, intending to seize the treasure first and deal with these people afterward.】

【From the people around you, you learn that this Sword Mountain has a total of ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps.】

【Only by reaching the highest step and passing the trial can one gain the recognition of the immortal sword.】

【If one cannot reach the top, the other swords within the Sword Mountain may also recognize you according to the level you reach.】

【Looking at everything before you, you feel somewhat saddened.】

【This is an inheritance left behind for humanity by the once-great Taixu Sword Sect, yet now it has been occupied by Bizarre Insects.】

【If the ancestors of the Taixu Sword Sect knew of the current situation, who knows what they would think.】

【You walk alone up the staircase leading to the summit, feeling no pressure whatsoever.】

【You even begin to suspect that those people earlier might have been lying to you, but soon you notice something unusual.】

【As you climb higher and higher, every time you surpass someone, you notice abnormalities in their bodies.】

【Meanwhile, the way others look at you is as if they have seen a ghost.】

【“Holy shit! Who is this guy? He seems completely unaffected by the sword aura around him!”】

【“Could he be another existence like Xiao Lingtian?”】

【“No… judging from how calm he looks, he might be even stronger than Xiao Lingtian.”】

【In their eyes, you appear to be an existence even more terrifying than Xiao Lingtian.】

【As you continue climbing, every sword on the entire Sword Mountain begins to emit waves of sword cries.】

【After an unknown amount of time, you finally see the summit.】

【At this moment, very few people remain before you—only three: two men and one woman.】

【From their attire, you learn that the person at the very top is Xiao Lingtian of the Qingyun Sect, while a few steps below him stands Jun Moxiao of the Myriad Demon Sect.】

【The remaining woman is from the Wind Thunder Sect, and from earlier conversations you know her name is Luo Xiaoyu.】

【Under the astonished gazes of the three, you calmly step onto the summit without any pressure.】

【Upon reaching the summit, you see a formation before you, and in the center of it is a rusty sword embedded in the ground.】

【For a moment, you do not know how to retrieve the sword. Breaking the formation is obviously impossible—you know nothing about formations.】

【Left with no choice, you try silently reciting the incantation of the Taixu Sword Art: Control the sword with intent, like stars guiding the moon…】

【In the next instant, the sword within the formation seems to resonate with you and begins trembling violently!】

【Immediately afterward, the rusty sword flies directly into your hand and rests there quietly. Only then do you realize that it is a broken sword.】

【Seeing this, Xiao Lingtian’s face fills with displeasure.】

【In his view, he was clearly the first person to reach the summit, and that sword should have belonged to him.】

【“Kid, you’re courting death!”】

【Although Xiao Lingtian is furious, he suppresses the anger in his heart and asks:】

【“Kid, who exactly are you? I don’t remember anyone like you in the Qingyun Sect.”】

【Upon hearing his words, you burst into laughter.】

【The moment you obtained the broken sword, you learned certain information.】

【This sword is called the Taixu Sword. When it once followed the Taixu Ancestor into battle, it was still an immortal sword. Unfortunately, it broke during a later battle.】

【However, even as a broken sword, it still contains the lingering aura of an immortal sword.】

【“Who am I? I’m the one who has come to collect all of you!”】

【As soon as your words fall, your facial appearance begins to change, eventually returning to your true form.】

【“You’re Su Ming, the demonic cultivator?”】

【Upon seeing your appearance, Xiao Lingtian is the first to react.】

【He knows what happened within the Qingyun Sect back then, and he also knows that the Qingyun Sect Master used a Great Divine Power to reveal the true appearance of the murderer.】

【That murderer looks exactly the same as you.】

【As Xiao Lingtian speaks, both Jun Moxiao and Luo Xiaoyu show expressions of shock.】

【Because the Taixu Sword has been pulled out by you, the Pressure covering the entire Sword Mountain disappears.】

【Jun Moxiao and Xiao Lingtian instantly unleash their Core Formation Great Perfection cultivation and attack you.】

【Calm and unhurried, you use the Great Void Technique to evade their attacks, then flash behind Xiao Lingtian. Before he can react, you pierce him through with a single strike of the Taixu Sword, killing him instantly.】

【Seeing that Xiao Lingtian had absolutely no ability to resist you, Jun Moxiao instinctively attempts to flee.】

【You activate the Great Void Technique again, cripple Jun Moxiao’s cultivation with a single strike, and then use a Soul Searching Technique.】

【However, to your disappointment, even though Jun Moxiao is a genius of the Myriad Demon Sect, the information he knows is hardly different from that of ordinary disciples.】

【After your disappointment, your gaze shifts toward Luo Xiaoyu.】

【You activate the Great Void Technique again, and just as you are about to kill her, Luo Xiaoyu suddenly speaks.】

【“Wait, Su Ming! I am an Awakener. I’m human, just like you!”】

【Hearing this, your brows furrow, and the Taixu Sword in your hand stops right at her throat.】

【“How will you prove it? If you cannot give me convincing evidence, I’ll have no choice but to kill you.”】

【“I… I can prove it!”】

【Immediately afterward, Luo Xiaoyu reveals her Primordial Spirit.】

【“Look, this is my Primordial Spirit! Those parasitized by Bizarre Insects cannot release their own Primordial Spirit—their souls appear strange and twisted!”】

【Hearing this, you are somewhat surprised, because until now you had never known how to distinguish humans from Bizarre Insects.】

【You only knew that Bizarre Insects cannot enter ruins such as the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm, and that they suffer severe Dao injuries when attempting breakthroughs.】

【“Why should I believe you?”】

【Although her reasoning sounds convincing, you do not trust her easily.】

【In your view, when it comes to matters involving Bizarre Insects, it is better to kill by mistake than to let one slip away.】

【“Are you really an Awakener? You don’t even know this?”】

【Under your icy gaze, Luo Xiaoyu slowly says a name.】

【“Wait! I know Ye Chuxue!”】

【Sure enough, the moment you hear her mention Ye Chuxue, you slowly lower the Taixu Sword in your hand.】

【“You know Ye Chuxue? Where is she now?”】

【“She… her current situation isn’t very good. She was chased while attempting to break through before her injuries had fully recovered, and she ended up suffering extremely severe wounds.”】

【“Later, I arranged for her to hide on a remote island located between Qingzhou and Zhongzhou.”】

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