"Xin’Er? What’s wrong with Xin’Er?"
The moment Elder Tie Zhu finished speaking, Lu Luo’s face changed dramatically, as if covered by a layer of frost. A terrifying aura soared into the sky, but in the backyard, there was a Fifth Level Array concealing her aura.
She could ignore Elder Tie Zhu, but she could not ignore Lord Chasing Heart, because he was their secret child.
Years ago, both she and Elder Tie Zhu were geniuses of the Celestial Realm. Though they had not reached the top tier, they were on the second tier, which contributed to their current achievements.
They were a perfect match, but an accident tore them apart.
Back then, Elder Tie Zhu had only reached the Ninth Layer of the True Dao Realm when he accidentally got poisoned by the Black Spider Flower while exploring a Secret Realm. The poison of the Black Spider Flower was potent; to cure it, one had to fight poison with poison.
To save Elder Tie Zhu, Lu Luo switched to cultivating Demon Techniques, slaughtering tens of thousands in just a few days. Within a few short days, she achieved Great Success in her Demon Techniques and cured Elder Tie Zhu of the Black Spider Flower poison.
However, Lu Luo’s actions caused a massive uproar in the Black Rock Empire, where over a million innocent people died by her hand, attracting condemnation and pursuit from upright practitioners.
Both were disciples of the Seven Star Sword Sect. Because of this, Lu Luo was directly expelled from the sect, while Elder Tie Zhu was captured and imprisoned by the strong of the sect.
Under the relentless pursuit of righteous practitioners, Lu Luo narrowly escaped death countless times. Her cultivation, fueled by Demon Techniques, advanced rapidly. Hundreds of Guiyuan Realm experts perished by her hand.
In contrast, Elder Tie Zhu chose to remain in the Seven Star Sword Sect. With his exceptional talent, he steadily rose through the ranks, swiftly becoming one of the six Grand Elders within just a few years.
She once hoped Elder Tie Zhu would come and face everything with her, but she gradually realized she meant little to him compared to fame and fortune.
Lord Chasing Heart was born during Lu Luo’s flight from pursuit. Knowing the hardship and despair of a Demon Dao expert, she secretly entrusted him to Elder Tie Zhu for the child’s future.
However, Elder Tie Zhu could not publicly acknowledge Lord Chasing Heart as his child because he had never married. He could only claim the boy was adopted.
Time flew by, and twenty years passed without them seeing each other. In Lu Luo’s eyes, Elder Tie Zhu remained a heartless man.
"Xin’Er... is dead..."
Elder Tie Zhu spoke painfully. The grief of losing his child gnawed at him day and night, but Chu Ming was now at his peak in the Celestial Travel Sect, and there was nothing he could do.
He did not fear death but dreaded that the exposure of the incident might lead to the sect’s destruction.
Lu Luo’s pupils gradually lost focus, and a bizarre aura began to emanate from her body. As it passed, the flowers and plants in the backyard withered, their vitality drained in an instant.
A powerful surge of Spiritual Power burst from within Lu Luo, causing the void to tremble.
That was... the Realm of Transcendence!
"Tell me, how did Xin’Er die?"
Space distorted, and before Elder Tie Zhu could react, Lu Luo’s right hand was already gripping his neck tightly. Hidden killing intent permeated the surroundings.
"Xin’Er was... killed... by Chu Ming..."
Lu Luo’s grip was so strong that Elder Tie Zhu could only speak intermittently.
Lu Luo’s face twisted with rage. Her body flickered with blood-red light. From the Ninth Layer of the True Dao to the Realm of Transcendence, she had killed at least ten million martial artists. Although she hadn’t acted in years, the evil aura surrounding her remained undiminished.
Elder Tie Zhu struggled to get up from the ground, looking at Lu Luo with fear. Suddenly, a thought struck him.
Lu Luo’s breakthrough to the Realm of Transcendence must be related to her Demon Techniques. At this moment, a sudden, intense longing for Demon Techniques surged within him. Perhaps he could also break through to the Realm of Transcendence with the help of Demon Techniques?
This thought completely took over Elder Tie Zhu’s mind as soon as it appeared.
The space rippled like water, and by the time Elder Tie Zhu looked up, Lu Luo had completely disappeared from his sight.
This was the power of the Realm of Transcendence.
Celestial Travel Sect, Sword Cloud Abyss.
Chu Ming had been in Sword Cloud Abyss for over seventy days. At that moment, he had reached the base of the cliff and could clearly sense the Sword Dao Rules within Sword Cloud Abyss.
Over those seventy days, the Void Sword Intent within his body grew increasingly powerful, like a sharp blade sweeping the surroundings. He had studied more than thirty thousand sword patterns on the Sword Gang Remains.
He had underestimated the difficulty of the sword patterns. By the time he reached the thirty-thousandth pattern, it was like hitting a major milestone. Before this point, Chu Ming felt a sense of ease and smooth progress.
But now, the difficulty of the sword patterns had significantly increased. Each pattern took him an hour of study to achieve any insights.
Chu Ming vaguely understood that the previous sword patterns were still within his grasp of Sword Dao Cultivation, but the current patterns had surpassed his comprehension of Sword Dao Rules.
After another three days, the Void Small Sword in Chu Ming’s mind suddenly trembled. A green light burst forth from it, and numerous Void Small Swords shot out from his body, causing the white Light Sabers around him to hum in response.
Tier Three Void Sword Intent!
With the help of the Sword Gang Remains, Chu Ming’s Void Sword Intent had advanced rapidly, surpassing the Immortal Sword Intent and equaling the Slaughter Sword Intent.
Of course, the benefits Chu Ming gained during these seventy-odd days were not limited to this. The most significant benefit was the accumulation of Sword Dao Rules.
Chu Ming was confident that with his current swordsmanship, he could rival experts of the Realm of Transcendence in terms of intricacy.
It had to be said, Sword Cloud Abyss was truly a paradise for swordsmen.
With only a little over ten days left until the three-month deadline, Chu Ming focused all his efforts on comprehending Sword Dao.
During this period, although he did not deliberately absorb the Spiritual Qi of Sword Cloud Abyss, his cultivation still broke through to the Eighth Layer of the True Dao Realm.
The days passed quickly, and Chu Ming slowly opened his eyes. They sparkled brightly, as if countless Sword Dao lights flickered within them.
Over the past three months, Chu Ming’s appearance had not changed, but his aura had become extremely ethereal, making him unfathomable. This was the transformation brought by the Void Sword Intent.
Leaving Sword Cloud Abyss, Chu Ming returned to his small courtyard. The insights gained over the past three months were immense, and he needed to process them thoroughly. Simply staying in seclusion was meaningless.