"Sigh..."

Liang Yi slowly exhaled, then inhaled the natural fragrance of the bamboo forest into his body. The cool air invigorated his somewhat solemn and weary spirit.

Now, with the help of Zhu Shigu, he and his junior sister had found two places near the core of the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo for secluded cultivation, and these two spots just happened to enjoy the maximum extent of BUFFs.

Upon hearing the news that the Abyss Seal was about to completely shatter, Liang Yi was actually not as relaxed as he appeared on the surface. More than that, it was to prevent his junior sister from worrying too much.

Once he showed too much stress, his junior sister would inevitably force herself to cultivate in secret, striving for more powerful strength to protect him even if she didn't show it on the surface.

"I wonder if Youyi has seen through me..."

Liang Yi massaged his temples, feeling a slight headache.

When the two left for their separate retreats, Liang Yi did not notice anything unusual. But considering how smart his junior sister was, even if she realized that Liang Yi was under a lot of psychological pressure, she definitely wouldn't let him, as her senior brother, notice.

"In the end, it's still a matter of insufficient strength."

Liang Yi reigned in his thoughts, deciding not to dwell on it anymore. After all, worrying was useless. It would be better to seize the time and level up as much as possible.

The players had been so diligently sending him experience; if he didn't take off on a surge this time, wouldn't that let down the players who sent the experience?

Excited, Liang Yi rubbed his hands together and opened the mission panel, ready to start the grind.

Today, as long as grinding doesn't kill, grind to the extreme!

However, just at that moment, the sound of a system notification for completing a quest suddenly sounded, causing Liang Yi to halt.

"Ding! Congratulations on completing the quest [Shadows Under War]!"

"Congratulations on receiving the quest reward: 15 million experience points, Wind God Commerce's favorability increased to full!"

"Is the quest finished now?"

The unexpected notification surprised Liang Yi, he hadn't expected the quest to take such a long time.

"Strange, wasn't it said that this quest would affect the opening time of the Abyss?"

Recalling Qinglian's words, Liang Yi couldn't help but speculate that perhaps Yu Wei hadn't succeeded in saving his father, thus accelerating the opening of the Abyss?

"Just received the latest intelligence, the president of Wind God Commerce just stepped forward to announce Wind God Commerce's group support for Desert North Zen sect and has already led a massive amount of rare supplies and support from various Super Forces' cultivators to Desert North, it's estimated that this can buy us quite a bit of time,"

A purple bamboo leaf fluttered down from the sky, and Liang Yi caught it, hearing Zhu Shigu's voice.

"So that's how it is."

Upon hearing this news, Liang Yi let out a long breath of relief, thinking that the quest was quite a windfall.

"Now I have more time to grow stronger."

In the great mood that followed, Liang Yi no longer delayed and began his leveling journey.

"Level up!"

Liang Yi silently uttered the words in his heart, and a large portion of his massive experience points instantly poured into leveling up, while the remaining were allocated to various skills.

In the dense bamboo forest, the intangible Great Dao reverberated around Liang Yi in an instant, with various phenomena expertly finding their way to him – this guy was an old acquaintance!

Elsewhere, Su Youyi silently sat with her Lovesick horizontal on her lap.

Although she didn't have a direct view like Liang Yi's panel to see the impact of being here on cultivation, she was still approximately aware of it.

"The things my father left me with still have a great part uncomprehended; now I can take the opportunity to gain insight, so I can travel further on that path!"

Su Youyi's expression was resolute as she sent her Divine Sense into the golden sphere within her Sea of Consciousness.

And beside the golden sphere, a pristine and clear Qinglian floated wimpishly and aggrieved at a distance.

With his realm, there were scarcely any things in the world that could make him take a step back, let alone remain angry yet not dare to speak out, for such a situation was nearly impossible.

Yet unexpectedly, he encountered here what can only be described as the most untouchable presence.

Among the three immortals of the Taoist Sect, Daoist Immortal Huan and Wuwei were revered by tens of thousands, commanding the worship and submission of all cultivators; Qinglian was no exception.

However, it was the last of these, the Sword Immortal, whose very name induced a change of color in one's face, and not a single cultivator could think of him without trembling in their soul.

One must know that in the era of the three immortals of the Taoist Sect, Qinglian had just stepped onto the threshold of becoming an Innate Divine Object. Likely, Qinglian had also heard of that cultivator who wrought slaughter across the fields and whom even the Abyss itself had to temporarily steer clear of.

Now, upon seeing the energy he left behind here, Qinglian did not hesitate to yield space, fearing to displease this formidable figure lest he strike with his sword.

Within this orb of light was a direction left by Su Jianyi for his daughter, a path that even he had only just caught a glimpse of.

To dominate the world with one sword, to become the monarch among swords!

No one could learn all the sword techniques or sword arts of the world. With every moment, new sword techniques are born, and new Sword Intent is comprehended by Sword Cultivators.

Again and again, without end.

This was the truth that Su Jianyi once understood while standing at the pinnacle of the Sword Dao.

However, all paths in swordsmanship lead to the same end, just as a winding valley with only one exit. Each person can find their own Sword Dao Path.

As long as Sword Cultivators persevere forward, continuously progressing, they will inevitably return to the most primal Sword Dao.

From the complex to the simple!

Initially, Su Jianyi wanted to subjugate all swords under heaven with a single strike, and he achieved it, but it also greatly slowed down the pace of progress in the world's swordsmanship.

Every young cultivator intending to become a Sword Cultivator knows there is a strongest person among them, the Taoist Sect's Sword Immortal, an invincible Sword Cultivator whom no one attempting to learn the sword can circumvent!

Su Jianyi had long warned: Those who mimic me will live; those who resemble me shall die!

But when one person carves out a supremely powerful path, no one will concern themselves with these warnings.

"If you can be this strong by taking this path, why should I bother to learn any other Sword Dao?"

By the time Su Jianyi realized this issue, the Sword Dao had already begun its decline.

Therefore, Su Jianyi did not let his daughter follow his old path, even though he knew that with her talent, she could stand shoulder to shoulder with him!

But he could not—and did not want to—do this.

So he offered Su Youyi a direction, a path that even he had only just begun to glimpse.

The Sword Dao is endless, with a myriad of swords clamoring for dominance!

A single sword may reach the brink of exhaustion, but a thousand swords will not!

Su Jianyi directly imparted the most fundamental principles of the Sword Dao to his daughter, allowing Su Youyi to choose which path to walk.

In the end, Su Youyi did not disappoint him, ultimately choosing a path unprecedented.

Su Jianyi himself represented the mightiest force in the Mystical Mechanism world's Sword Dao. If he advanced, the Sword Dao would progress; but if he stood still, the Sword Dao would also stagnate under his influence.

Once Su Youyi reached the peak, the height that Su Youyi's Sword Dao could attain would be determined entirely by the world's Sword Cultivators!

Every time a new Sword Dao Path is discovered, the greatest beneficiary is Su Youyi. Even if the path has just been uncovered and is weak in its discoverer's hands, in Su Youyi's possession, she could instantly manifest the power of a Ninth Realm Sword Cultivator!

So if the Sword Dao under heaven is strong, then the Sword Monarch is strong!

All swords under heaven are soldiers, the Sword Dao is the general, and Su Youyi is that commander—the Sword Dao Monarch!

With one sword leading to all others, ultimately causing a chorus of a thousand swords!

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