Chapter 745: Chapter 744: Three Big Terrors
So, my sister might still be alive?
Gui Zhihang calmed down a little and said, "Take us to the place where it happened, tell me everything on the way, do not leave out any details."
After that, he explained the situation to Shi Xiaole and the others.
When they heard that Gui Fuling and her fiancé were in trouble, they were all surprised.
Although the Gui Family was not a top power, it was still a top contender among first-rate powers, with a high ranking in the Flying Horse Dynasty. Who would dare to kidnap the jewel of the Gui Family?
Under the guidance of Gui Tai, they quickly arrived at a deserted wilderness to the west of Seven Stars City.
It happened to be after the rain, the mountain was shrouded in fog, and a temple with incense burning continuously could be vaguely seen in the distance. A path of broken stone steps wound down from afar, less than a hundred steps away from Shi Xiaole and his party.
"It was right here that my young master was taken hostage,"
Gui Tai seemed to still be frightened by recalling the day’s events.
Gui Zhihang looked stern, elevated his spiritual power to its limit, and quickly discovered signs of fighting. He said coldly: "My sister is an invincible Lord, her destructive power wouldn’t have been so small."
The others also noticed that the signs of fighting here were clear, but certainly not of a high level. It was probably no match for a casual blow from a martial artist in the Dragon Gate Realm.
Gui Tai hurriedly said, "Young Master, I’m not lying to you. It really happened here. The sword techniques of those knife-wielding men were not very strong, but we just couldn’t stop them."
Hearing such a ludicrously bizarre claim, Gui Zhihang didn’t get angry, only frowned, as he seemed to believe Gui Tai’s words.
A strand of spirit power shot out from Shi Xiaole’s body like a tentacle, spreading to cover a radius of 2,500 meters. After a long time, he shook his head secretly. There was no useful clue.
"Everyone, please wait."
Gui Zhihang left and returned after a full 2-hour period. His face was a bit pale due to energy consumption, and everyone knew from his disappointed expression that he had returned empty-handed.
If Liu Hanshan and Gui Fuling were captured, they certainly could not be nearby. Without a clue, searching for two people in the vast sea of humanity was as difficult as ascension to heaven.
Chances were slim for the world-famous beauty and her fiance.
They returned in silence to the inn where Gui Tai was staying. After he left, Gui Zhihang bowed deeply to those present and said, "Everyone, I need your help for the journey."
"Young Master Gui, please don’t be so formal."
Hua Yiyun and the others were startled.
Mu Ling looked thoughtful and asked, "Do you have a clue?"
Unexpectedly, Gui Zhihang nodded.
At this time, even Shi Xiaole became curious.
"Little did you know, my mother only has two children, my sister, and me. When I was eight years old, she gave each of us an Ends of the Earth Linked Heart Ring."
As he spoke, Gui Zhihang took out from his bosom a palm-sized jade-like knot with a red light flashing at its center.
"These two Ends of the Earth Linked Heart Rings can sense each other when they are within 20,000 meters. The closer they are, the stronger the sensing."
Everyone was taken aback.
Didn’t that mean Gui Fuling was nearby?
No wonder Gui Zhihang wouldn’t give up. But if that were the case, he should have found Gui Fuling already.
Seeming to know what they were thinking, Gui Zhihang said in frustration, "Just now, when the sensing of the Ends of the Earth Linked Heart Ring reached a certain level, it did not increase any further. So I suspect there is an Array System there, but unfortunately, I can’t find it."
His gaze lingered on Mu Ling for a moment. The latter’s spiritual power was rare in the world, perhaps he could discover something.
Mu Ling exclaimed, "What are we waiting for, let’s go."
Shi Xiaole quietly watched.
Gui Zhihang didn’t mention it earlier obviously to avoid Gui Tai and prevent revealing the Ends of the Earth Linked Heart Ring. However, in the face of him and the others, he didn’t hesitate. Whether this huge trust is intentional or not, they couldn’t refuse him.
Moreover, Shi Xiaole believed that Gui Zhihang’s honesty with Hua Yiyun and the other two was mostly because of him.
With the guidance of the Ends of the Earth Linked Heart Ring, they quickly locked onto a few hundred square meters of forest.
Mu Ling opened up his spirit power and checked the area over and over again without missing anything. His eyes gradually shone: "Indeed there is something fishy. But with my ability, to find the entrance to the Array System, it will take at least two days."
Everyone was first overjoyed, then their hearts sank.
Rescuing someone does not afford any delay, not even half a day, let alone two days.
Although the spiritual power of Gui Zhihang and Duanmu Keren was not much inferior to Mu Ling’s, sometimes a small difference could be as huge as sky and earth. Unable to detect the aura of the Array System, they could only stand by anxiously.
"Brother Mu, let’s join hands,"
At this moment, Shi Xiaole suddenly spoke.
"You...?"
Everyone turned around, and Mu Ling seemed to have heard something. His eyes glowed even brighter, and without hesitation, said, "Good."
Using his spirit power was one of Shi Xiaole’s trump cards, but it was not something that couldn’t be revealed. In fact, after he executed his real Controlling Sword with Qi Skill, many people should have thought about it.
Their combined efforts indeed accelerated the process, blasting Qi into the void constantly.
Somewhat startled, they noticed that Shi Xiaole’s moves were no slower than Mu Ling’s. Didn’t that mean that his spiritual power was also not weaker than Mu Ling’s?
In less than a day’s work, their Qi formed a circle, and in a flash, a long knife-shaped gate of light appeared, shrouded in a hazy aura from inside.
"Wait here for me!"
Without hesitation, Gui Zhihang jumped inside.
At this point, all of them had no choice but to plunge into the situation. One after another, they rushed inside. Soon, the long-blade-shaped light gate vanished into thin air.
...
Within the light gate, there was no soil, no sky, but an endless and crystalline gas-like substance. It was like a glazed illusion.
Blades of Qi passed by from time to time. Yuan Yuying was almost sliced by one of them due to her carelessness.
"My sister must be here."
The Ends of the Earth Linked Heart Ring lit up dramatically, and Gui Zhihang exclaimed in joy.
Here, in this reality, mental power was useless. They couldn’t tell the directions and could only rely on the intensity of the feelings sensed by the End of the Earth Linked Heart Ring to determine their bearing. Following the ring’s guidance, they walked for about half an hour, and a stele appeared.
"Entering the blade sea, a slave for life."
Seeing the eight characters on the stele, seven people blanched in terror, almost robbed of their souls. Gui Zhihang’s joy drained away.
Because these eight words were infamous.
In the ancient martial world, there were said to be three great terrors.
The first was the Fire Stiff Palace.
With the ancestor of Fire Stiffs as the leader, thousands of Fire Stiffs devastated the human world, wreaking havoc without mercy, and created the first despairing Dark Age.
The second was the Blade Slaves Sect.
Legend says that the leader of Blade Slaves Sect was born with crippled limbs and was sold as a slave by his parents. Somehow, he cultivated a swordsmanship that could exterminate heaven and earth, establishing the Blade Slaves Sect.
Any person entering the palace had to take a lifelong vow to be a slave, even at the expense of self-mutilation.
Contrarily, the Blade Slaves never killed. They would maim people by severing their limbs and put them into cans, like canned pigs. The training program included competitions on who could make canned human faster and more effectively.
They made the second Dark Age.
"Entering the blade sea, a slave for life." This phrase was the most famous proverb of the Blade Slaves Sect.
As for the third great terror? Even the historical records had no details, still unknown till this day.
Seeing these eight words, Shi Xiaole and his friends almost broke out in a cold sweat.
"Don’t be scared. The Blade Slaves Sect had branches all over the world in the past, this should be just one of them. Plus, it has been extinct for many years, how could it affect us?"
Duanmu Keren cocked her eyebrow and said coldly.
Despite saying this, they were clearly more cautious. It was after a few hundred meters...
Shit!
A massive blade of Qi cleaved towards them, appearing in front of them in a blink. The blade Qi emitted a burning sound within the surrounding glazed substance.
Qiao Yu disintegrated the blade Qi with a strike of his palm.
After cultivating the Great Profound Sutra, he had ascended several levels, evolving into an Invincible Lord.
It was as if they triggered a switch. One blade Qi attack was followed by many more, and their power gradually increased from the mid-level Dragon Gate Realm to the level of Invincible Lord.
Seeing Qiao Yu unable to resist, Mu Ling shattered all blade Qi with a punch.
Roar!
Who knew, this punch seemingly enraged the hidden enemy.
In strange squeals, no less than ten transparent human figures emerged from Glazed Space. They blended with their surroundings, attacked with the power of Invincible Lord, and could easily kill any Invincible Lord present.
Of course, they couldn’t hurt Mu Ling, but the terrifying part was, the moment their bodies got shattered, they would reform in the next breath.
"They are not humans but blades of Qi!"
Mu Ling yelled while throwing five consecutive punches, finally crushing the blade Qi of the transparent humans, thus indicating the intense strength of blade Qi.
The next part of the journey was even tougher. Tens of transparent humans appeared at once, with two of them in dark grey. These dark grey figures were more potent than the others, and one of them was able to match Mu Ling.
"Raging Lion Fist!"
In a burst of golden light, Mu Ling dealt his punch into thin air. The transparent figure appeared by his side, with the blade Qi nearly touching him. He narrowly dodged it and, in the blink of an eye, it disappeared again.
Obviously, these beings made of blade Qi were blending with their surroundings, increasing their strength and battling with ease.
At the same time, other people were also attacked by dozens of transparent humans.
Duanmu Keren, Gui Zhihang, and Shi Xiaole simultaneously acted. The terrifying Vigorous Air instantly crushed nine of them, and after battling the remaining ones briefly, they emerged victorious.
But this didn’t lessen their unease. In fact, it exacerbated it.
Gui Zhihang suggested retreating, but they suddenly realized they couldn’t backtrack.
Swoosh Swoosh Swoosh...
This time eight grey transparent humans appeared. As if they were sentient, they split into pairs and attacked the four exceptions. Of course, this couldn’t hinder them, and they easily settled the battle.
Nine of them.
Ten of them.
With the increasing number of transparent humans, the four began to exhaust more. Each time a new one appeared, their effort increased several times.
After killing thirty grey transparent humans, Gui Zhihang and others were perspiring profusely.
Bright lights shone ahead. A deep grey transparent human stepped forward. His body, formed like a blade, instantly shattered Mu Ling’s protective Vigorous Air. Fortunately, Gui Zhihang, who was nearby, came to aid, or Mu Ling would’ve been hurt.
