Bai Ye felt an instantaneous attraction the moment he laid eyes on the pitch-black longsword. Despite the keen aura that emanated from the sword causing his eyes to sting incessantly, as if his body were being shredded by thousands of Sword Qi, he remained fixedly staring, unable to look away, and subconsciously walked towards it. Bai Ye almost completely lost his senses until he reached out hazily and grabbed the hilt; only then did the bone-chilling cold and tear-like pain snap him back to reality.
He subconsciously knew something was wrong but couldn’t let go of the longsword; his skin seemed to be stuck firmly to it, unable to move in the slightest.
Panic began to rise in his heart. Just as he wondered how to extricate himself, the scene before his eyes flickered, and he found himself in a dark void.
It seemed like an isolated space, boundless and without limits, entirely enveloped in darkness that inevitably bred a sense of despair. An average person, suddenly thrown into such a bizarre location, would certainly be struck with terror. But Bai Ye was different; born into the Bai Family, he had undergone all sorts of harsh training since the age of five. His nerves were tougher than steel, his heart harder than diamond.
From his childhood to adulthood, he’d lost count of how many times he had been confined to dark rooms. Though this situation was strange, it was nowhere near enough to scare him.
He was simply curious. What place was this? Why had he come here? Was this space real, or was it an Illusion Realm created by the mysterious longsword?
He glanced around, but all he saw was pitch darkness; his eyes couldn’t make out anything.
He had never encountered such a situation before.
From a young age, he had gone through countless darkness training sessions. Even in darkness, he could still see, though not as well as nocturnal creatures.
But the darkness here was different from any he had previously encountered. It was dense like a substance; there was not a sliver of light. When he tried to extend his spiritual power, he was shocked to find that it couldn’t penetrate the darkness here.
What in the world was this place?
Bai Ye’s eyes gradually became more cold and fierce. Then he said, "I don’t care who you are, what thing you are, since you’ve brought me here, show yourself quickly. Otherwise, let me return to the real world!"
But after waiting for some time, there was still no movement around him.
He scoffed coldly and simply sat down cross-legged, took out the Crystal Core he carried with him, closed his eyes, and began to absorb it.
Bai Ye was well aware that impatience was useless at times . Rather than wasting energy, it was better to recover his strength to its optimal state. That way, even if something unexpected happened, he would have the strength to fight back.
Fortunately, although the environment was weird, there was no problem absorbing the Crystal Core. Thus, he kept his eyes closed and continued to absorb the Crystal Core.
The silence around him was terrifying; not a sound could be heard. Such an environment could easily trigger the deepest fears in one’s heart, yet he remained completely unaffected.
Who knows how long had passed when the darkness around him suddenly began to distort. Then, a pitch-black longsword appeared before Bai Ye—it was the same sword he had previously grasped.
Strangely, even though he had clearly grasped the longsword earlier, it was now floating about half a meter in front of him.
The moment the longsword appeared, Bai Ye suddenly opened his eyes and intently fixed his gaze on it.
What was eerie was that the longsword became somewhat nebulous within his line of sight. It seemed within reach, yet also infinitely distant.
Bai Ye didn’t hesitate and reached out directly towards the longsword, gripping the hilt once again. This time, as he grasped the hilt, the blade suddenly emitted a blinding light.
Then, his hand grasped at empty air as the pitch-black longsword transformed into a streak of black light and merged into the Sea of Consciousness between his brows!
Bai Ye instinctively released his spiritual power to resist, but the black light was incredibly domineering. His spiritual power had just met the oncoming forces and was instantly and completely dissolved!
Following that, Bai Ye’s Sea of Consciousness convulsed violently, undergoing earth-shattering transformations.
Bai Ye forcefully clutched his head. The veins on his forehead bulged, his face first flushing red, then turning deathly pale in an instant. He collapsed in agony onto the ground, enduring the torture of his Sea of Consciousness being violently cleaved open, emitting pained groans from his throat.
The entire process was excruciatingly long, like an endless torment, constantly afflicting him. Bai Ye had no idea how much time had passed. He nearly fainted several times but a voice inside him kept telling him he couldn’t pass out, for if he did, he might never wake up again.