I Am Loaded With Passive Skills

Chapter 3975: Chapter 1897: Guiding (Part 2)

"Yet there is only one Moon Viewing Map, mysterious behind the door, with beautiful scenery above; once a person reads it, it is to be self-immolated."

"There are three sword balls, and only the one who crushes it last will be guided into the tower to view the diagram. As for how to decide, the three of you may choose by yourselves."

The sound of these words raised a great storm across the five regions.

What is going on here?

Initially, it was thought that after questioning the three, the Sword Ancestor would take them all into the sword tower. Who would have thought that the tower has an entry limit, allowing only one?

Doesn’t this clearly mean that Hua, Bazhun’an, and Old Gou must compete to enter the tower?

"Doesn’t feel right, I’m sensing some ’conspiracy theories’ here?"

"Lord Shou was right before, it seems like the Sword Ancestor is indeed sowing discord."

"Hua, Bazhun’an, and Gou, all want to enter the tower... It says whoever last crushes the sword ball enters, but isn’t it that one has to rush over and crush the others’ sword balls, and then only the remaining one can enter?"

"Ahaha, let’s fight, let’s fight!"

The five regions all detected something amiss; Hua, Bazhun’an, and Gou naturally couldn’t fail to hear the hidden meanings in the Sword Ancestor’s words.

Do you want me to join in?

Gou Wuyue took a deep breath, feeling quite irritated.

He had been crouching for so long, and it took him a while to speak up, and now he’s coerced into this?

The mystery behind the door is certainly fascinating.

The jade of another mountain can certainly polish the jade.

But my Carefree Sword doesn’t need to attain ultimate creation at such an early point, to be a pig ready for the slaughter.

"Gentlemen!"

Gou Wuyue preempted, giving Hua Changdeng and Bazhun’an no time to react.

When they both subconsciously looked over, he raised his sword ball high and unceremoniously crushed it.

Crack!

As the sword ball shattered, a phantom chain link burst out, promptly dissolving into light particles.

This did not draw any particular attention, after all, it was just a typical guiding Dao chain link buckle.

"Please go ahead."

Gou Wuyue crushed the sword ball and turned away.

Just like Lord Shou before, he stepped into the crowd, blending in.

The scene of each clan’s Guiding Light shook, instantly flooded by countless barrage comments:

"So decisive!"

"Sorry, I, Gou Wuyue, acted recklessly just now. The limelight is yours, Hua and Bazhun’an. I’m but a waste."

"Hahaha, I knew why Lord Shou ran first; turns out it was a preemptive measure?"

"Shrunk, he’s shrunk. This is the so-called Moonless Sword Deity? Making me laugh."

It seemed almost unbelievable that someone lauded as a Sword Deity capable of declaring "As ancient swordsmen, we move ever forward" would make such a choice.

As the comments streamed to an end, a unified new definition emerged for the ability to yield and advance of the ancient swordsmen:

"You ancient swordsmen, ever forward!"

"We, Gou Wuyue, advance first, retreat last!"

Hua and Bazhun’an were stuck.

It wasn’t Gou Wuyue or the sword balls holding them back.

They both simultaneously realized things had gone wrong from the beginning.

The opening of the wondrous gate seemed grand, yet it merely summoned a Sword Ancestor.

This greatly deviated from what was recorded in the "Sword Sutra: Preface" as the "true essence of creation".

Clearly, the mystery behind the door should not only involve the usual path energy and aurora from Lingyu Mountain but should also offer Hua and Bazhun’an some epiphany in perception.

Nope.

So they refused that path energy and aurora.

Then a Sword Ancestor appeared, verifying that by crushing the sword ball and entering the sword tower, they could still obtain the "true essence of creation"—just with one additional step.

No way!

This is supremely odd!

Bazhun’an had received Xu Xiaoshou’s early warning, knowing something went awry in the sword tower, likely that the Demon Ancestor’s Spirit had resurrected.

Hua Changdeng was unaware of the insider happenings in the sword tower, but from a series of odd behaviors of the Sword Ancestor, and Xu Xiaoshou’s interruption of Hua Weiyang’s grand worship, he sensed something amiss.

The Sword Ancestor made a mysterious appearance, and quite generously offered an Ancestral God Fate Chart.

Is there really the true essence of creation within the sword tower?

Even if the "Moon Viewing Map" exists, can observing it really lead to breakthroughs?

The so-called "mystical landscape behind the door," was it bait to lure us ancient swordsmen from the start?

To reel in those unprepared mentally, directly pulling up the net to gather the fish?

Bazhun’an toyed with the sword ball in his hand, not waiting for another hint from Xu Xiaoshou, he wasn’t quite willing to enter the sword tower.

Mysterious, so mysterious...

Having practiced the Way of the Sword for so long, claiming I don’t wish to glimpse at the mysterious gate of the Sword Ancestor would be false.

But if the price for a glance is to be possessed, or to have my foundational roots and Dao heart destroyed, crumbling thirty years of Hidden Sword Technique heritage, then it’s far too much to lose.

Hua Changdeng rubbed the sword ball against his thumb, contemplating more deeply, he shared similar paths yet diverged from the Third Ancestor.

Like after his breakthrough, should the Third Ancestor join, be it from the Ghost Buddha’s place or Cross Corner Street, or entering via the Time Realm Rift.

Sword Deity Hua, confident he has the strength for a battle.

But if before the breakthrough, the Third Ancestor charges into the Shengshen Continent, while the Sword Ancestor is still in reincarnation, what waves can a mere Sword Deity Holy Emperor stir up?

By then, man is the knife board, I am the fish.

The first one to swallow me would undoubtedly be the Medicine Ancestor!

"Brother Hua, the sword opens the mystery, and the scenery is intended to present itself to you. Let the sword tower return to your entry."

In deep thought, Bazhun’an raised his sword ball and crushed it without hesitation.

The five regions were in an uproar once more.

Three sword balls, Gou Wuyue’s decisiveness can be understood.

But with only two balls left, Bazhun’an’s choice requires more courage and boldness.

After all, there is a possibility that the speculation might be wrong.

The Sword Ancestor had already stated that the mystery behind the door and the scenery on the door are all within the sword tower’s "Moon Viewing Map," and this move completely handed the initiative to Sword Deity Hua.

"Swish!"

The same clear sound.

When Sword Deity Hua looked up, the Dao chain clasp on Bazhun’an’s palm disappeared into light spots.

Bazhun’an furrowed his brows.

Indeed, something was amiss; the Dao chain seemed familiar just now...

Sword Deity Hua also stared at where the Dao chain disappeared, lost in thought.

He suddenly felt an impulse, that life and death are predestined; he should first enter the tower to view the map, and discuss other matters later.

He also raised his sword ball.

The five regions awaited eagerly.

At the foot of Lingyu Mountain, the black chicken nestled in Yu Zhiwen’s arms suddenly fluffed up and sprang to its feet.

"Wait!"

At this moment, on Lingyu Mountain, Xiao Kongtong abruptly stood up, soaring into the sky:

"Sword Deity Hua, by crushing the sword ball, is it really you entering the sword tower, and not summoning the sword tower to come... to meet you?"

Hua, Ba, and Gou were momentarily stunned.

The outsiders watching from the five regions also couldn’t comprehend what Xiao Kongtong meant; it was strange that Xiao Kongtong suddenly jumped up and exclaimed.

Before the crowd could think further.

The Sword Ancestor, having given enough time and opportunity for the sword balls to shatter, stepped forward and spoke again:

"The residual intent of this ancestor, time is up."

"Two sword balls have shattered; since the three of you have made your choices, you may enter the tower whenever necessary."

"However, before this..."

The Sword Ancestor paused while speaking, his gaze swept from Sword Deity Hua back to the ancient swordsmen of Lingyu Mountain.

Each person he looked at instinctively straightened their back, feeling invigorated, as if they had been "chosen."

"Enter through the Way of the Sword, and exit through the Way of the Sword."

"The three of you can be considered ’comrades,’ but no longer ’the same practice.’"

"Since ’Moon Viewing Map’ shall soon be read and burned, before this, this ancestor needs to find another sword path successor, to enter the tower with me and receive the true transmission."

With these words settled, the ancient swordsmen of Lingyu Mountain boiled with excitement.

Even the many Spiritual Cultivators from the five regions were all heated up.

All previous anomalies of the Sword Ancestor and Xiao Kongtong’s sudden outburst were forgotten, everyone’s mind fixated on one thought:

"Choose me! Choose me! Choose me!"

The ancient swordsmen of Lingyu Mountain had the greatest opportunity.

Now they fully understood what the Sword Ancestor’s sweeping gaze symbolized just moments ago.

This represented the opportunity of gaining enlightenment and taking the easy way to ascend to the sky.

The figure of this ancestor dimmed, almost indiscernible, yet his ethereal voice was more certain and decisive:

"I once chanted the sutra, ordinary people couldn’t grasp its meaning, those weary of the sword found comprehension difficult, yet there are three who have received the transmission seed, awakening to the true words of the Way of the Sword one after another..."

Before these words were even finished, everyone understood what this meant.

Suddenly, all fervent gazes locked onto Gu Qingyi, Xiao Wanfeng, and Lei Shuangxing.

"No..."

"Why..."

"Ah, I remembered part of it too, I was the fourth one to awaken, ahhhhhhh!"

Envy, jealousy, and hatred, all were unnecessary to say; emotions erupted directly.

The Sword Ancestor dropped his sleeves, and three Guiding Lights descended, unsurprisingly enveloping Gu Qingyi, Xiao Wanfeng, and Lei Shuangxing.

"What’s happening?"

The three hadn’t even had time to react to what specifically had occurred, feeling like they were already airborne as their toes left the ground.

"With three incarnations of the Dao seed, this ancestor shall first guide."

"The sword ball cultivators, enter the tower after your decisions."

With that said, the Sword Ancestor flicked his sleeve and vanished.

Those chosen by the Guiding Light, Gu, Xiao, and Lei, similarly disappeared soundlessly and in astonishment into the void.