Break through the barrier and enter the land of inheritance. (5000)

Seeing the question above, strange expressions appeared in everyone's eyes.

This was the first time they had encountered a trial that required answering a question to pass.

Cheng Lu, standing to the side, said: "What else could a sword be? It's just a weapon."

At the same time, a line of small text appeared on the stone door.

[Answer incorrect, remaining attempts: 2]

…

The group was stunned.

Cheng Lu said, feeling depressed: "Damn! I just said that off the top of my head, I didn't expect it to count as an attempt."

"You guys answer it instead."

The people in the area fell into silence.

They seemed to be thinking about the answer to this question.

A moment later, Cao Xing said: "What he is asking is likely what a sword represents, not its other superficial meanings."

"Beyond being a weapon, a sword is also a spirit, as well as a conviction."

"So, the answer to this question is: A sword is courage and determination."

[Answer incorrect, remaining attempts: 1]

…

At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded again.

After all, Cao Xing's answer could be considered a perfect score, yet it still didn't pass.

The atmosphere… fell into silence once again.

Now there was only one chance left; if they got it wrong again, they would lose the opportunity to enter the Inheritance Grounds.

However, Cao Xing was unconcerned.

Now that the inheritance was right before his eyes, he couldn't just give up because the trial didn't pass.

Even if all the answers were wrong, he would blast the stone door open with brute force!

With their current strength, destroying this kind of stone door could be considered effortless.

Wei Jianyi pondered for a moment.

"Actually, this question doesn't have a specific answer; it depends on the thoughts of the person who set the question, which is that Nameless Sword Saint."

"This deceased Sword Saint left no name behind, which shows he had no pursuit of fame or fortune."

"And judging from the tests he left along the way, he is looking for an existence with extremely strong talent in the Dao of the Sword to inherit his legacy."

"He didn't want his path of the Sword Dao to be interrupted here."

"So, the answer to this question is…"

"A sword is the pursuit of the Sword Dao."

At this moment, everyone held their breath, their gazes fixed on the stone door.

And on it, a line of small text appeared once again.

[Answer correct…]

"Rumble…"

The stone door began to slowly rise.

Everyone looked at Wei Jianyi, admiration appearing in their eyes.

"This inheritance really seems to be fated for you."

Wei Jianyi smiled, "You're joking, it was just a coincidence."

He appeared very humble.

The group didn't say much more and continued walking forward.

Then, they arrived in front of the second stone door.

This time, they didn't need to answer any questions.

Instead, beside the stone door, a few small words appeared again.

[Please use one sword strike to bypass the Sword Pavilion Guard's defense.]

[Note: You must use a sword, otherwise the attempt will be considered invalid…]

…

At the same time.

A wisp of white smoke appeared out of thin air in front of everyone, and it quickly transformed into the figure of a swordsman wearing light armor and holding a longsword.

His strength was about the same as the two level 80 Sword Graveyard Guards that were guarding the door just now.

However, this guard did not attack but instead assumed a defensive stance.

He gripped the hilt with both hands, held it horizontally in front of him, bent his knees slightly, and lowered his center of gravity, presenting a stance that was both stable and capable of erupting with power at any moment.

His eyes contained a focused and vigilant gaze as he looked at the group.

Then, a hoarse voice came from his mouth.

"Come on, you only have 3 chances."

Seeing this scene.

Cao Xing directly ordered: "Assam, go."

As the strongest swordsman on the field, this task naturally belonged to him.

The moment the Frost Wolf swordsman received the order, he rushed forward at a terrifying speed.

The brick and stone floor beneath his feet shattered into fragments due to his explosive force.

As he was about to get within three meters of the target.

Assam raised the lady of the lake sword and slashed from bottom to top at a tricky angle.

"Swish!"

The sword light was like a ribbon, flashing suddenly in this dim corridor, moving so fast that people's eyes couldn't keep up.

However, the reaction speed of this Sword Pavilion Guard was undoubtedly fast!

In a split second, his body reacted instinctively.

He turned his wrist, swung his longsword down rapidly, and precisely met that ribbon-like sword light.

"Clang!"

A crisp collision sound rang out.

[Blocked!]

…

The guard put away his longsword and said indifferently.

"You have two chances left."

Seeing this scene.

Sarah was just about to make a move, and the power of death fluctuated on her body.

The guard said: "You may only use a sword, otherwise the attempt is invalid."

He seemed to be able to sense Sarah's terror.

Under Sarah's attack, he would have no chance at all.

Hearing this, Sarah stopped in her tracks.

At this moment, everyone in the group fell into silence again.

A moment later, Wei Jianyi said: "Lan, you go try."

Receiving the order, the woman with the hat beside him reacted instantly.

Like a leopard, she flashed a few times and arrived in front of the guard.

Then, she tilted her body slightly, her right hand reaching for the hilt like lightning, her eyes becoming extremely sharp at that moment.

Then, with an extremely fluid motion, she violently pulled the longsword from its scabbard!

"Cling!"

The moment the sword was drawn, the sound of metal friction was crisp and loud, and a cold light flashed, attacking the enemy like a nimble silver snake.

And at this very instant, the Sword Pavilion Guard reacted again.

He swept his longsword directly, brushing the woman's attack aside.

"Clang!"

Blocked again!

…

The guard said indifferently: "You have one chance left."

And that woman named Lan had already returned to Wei Jianyi's side, then apologized: "I am very sorry, Lord, I failed."

Wei Jianyi shook his head and did not blame her.

At this time, they only had one chance left.

Cao Xing frowned; he was already thinking about whether to just blow up the stone door.

Just as he was about to raise his staff to unleash an [Iceberg Fall], a female voice rang out.

"We just need to hit him, right?"

It was Bai Zhi who spoke.

The Sword Pavilion Guard, who was in a defensive stance, nodded and said: "That is correct."

And at this moment, she held an ice crystal longsword, her eyes filled with a solemn expression.

"Since that's the case, let me try."

After she finished speaking, she slowly took a deep breath!

"Hoo—"

The temperature in the entire underground corridor plummeted by dozens of degrees instantly!

Everyone could clearly feel a bone-chilling cold descend.

Even this Hero-level swordsman had a layer of white frost gradually covering his body.

The swordsman frowned slightly, but he maintained his defensive stance, ready to deal with Bai Zhi's attack at any time.

The next moment.

Bai Zhi struck with her sword!

However, this strike of hers seemed to carry other powers.

A strong burst of icy cold air erupted from it.

It directly caused the swordsman's reaction speed to plummet, and even his vision was obstructed.

Then, he felt a pain in his palm.

"Puff!"

[-352]

…

A damage number appeared.

Although it was weak, it was indeed a success.

However, Bai Zhi's move was clearly a trick, succeeding only by utilizing her terrifying freezing ability to briefly freeze the opponent.

They didn't know if this result would count as valid.

And at this moment, the swordsman slowly said: "You have succeeded."

A smile appeared on everyone's faces.

Even Cao Xing looked at Bai Zhi with appreciation.

At the same time, the swordsman put away his longsword and then disappeared into a wisp of white smoke.

"Rumble…"

The second stone door opened.

A third stone door appeared in front of the group, and it also had a line of small text on it.

[Third Gate Trial.]

[Please use a sword to block one attack from the Sword Pavilion Guard, you only have 3 chances.]

…

Cao Xing thought to himself: "It tested offense just now, is it testing defense now?"

"This Sword Saint's inheritance is quite thoughtful."

At the same time.

Another swordsman appeared, gripping a longsword and ready to attack.

"Who among you will take my strike?"

Hearing this, a presence beside Cheng Lu, who was holding a greatsword and had exaggeratedly bulging arm muscles, said: "I'll give it a try."

Obviously, since the other party dared to volunteer, they certainly had some confidence.

Everyone nodded one after another.

Afterward, this big guy holding the greatsword came to the swordsman and said: "Come on."

"As you wish!"

The swordsman instantly drew his longsword and made an attacking motion!

However, this strike was mainly for testing and did not carry any Sword Qi effects.

Of course, as a Hero-level powerhouse, even without using Sword Qi, his sword speed was still faster than an afterimage!

Ordinary people simply couldn't see their sword-drawing movements.

Just as this sword strike was about to hit the shoulder of Cheng Lu's subordinate.

One could see the greatsword in his hand suddenly shift sideways at an uncanny speed, instantly blocking the blow.

"Clang!"

After a crisp sound.

Cheng Lu's subordinate was blasted away by the immense force for dozens of meters, flying straight out of the passageway.

However, no damage numbers appeared above his head.

This meant that he had blocked the attack.

The swordsman stared blankly for a moment, then said, "Although it was a bit of a trick, I'll consider you successful."

Having said that, he turned into a wisp of white smoke and vanished.

Seeing this, a look of joy appeared in everyone's eyes once again.

It seemed they hadn't expected this third trial to be so simple.

The existence who had been knocked away quickly returned to Cheng Lu's side and said, "Lord, I succeeded."

Cheng Lu was also very happy at this moment, patting his subordinate's shoulder with joy.

"Haha! Quinn, you did well, keep up the effort."

"Rumble…"

The stone door opened once again.

Then, the trial of the fourth door began.

The subsequent challenges were relatively normal.

Most of them involved arranging some special enemies, which could be passed upon defeat.

With Great Lord Cao Xing and the others present, the trials in this passageway posed absolutely no difficulty.

Therefore, they broke through ten levels in just a few minutes.

"Rumble…"

When the final stone door opened, they finally finished walking through this passageway.

Before them appeared a spacious cavern.

The space inside was vast, yet it appeared extremely desolate.

Compared to the grand hall outside, there were no buildings here, only endless emptiness and silence.

When they looked ahead, small, ancient mounds appeared on the ground.

Each small mound had a longsword thrust into it; from afar, they looked like silent monuments.

"Are these Sword Tombs?"

Wei Jianyi exclaimed in surprise, "Whoa, there are actually so many!"

Everyone did a rough count; there were over thirty Sword Tombs here.

And in the central area, there was a massive Sword Tomb over ten meters tall, with hundreds of precious swords thrust into it!

"Isn't this supposed to be the final place of inheritance? Why is there nothing here except for these Sword Tombs on the ground?"

Cheng Lu asked with confusion.

Wei Jianyi pondered for a moment and then said, "I'm afraid these Sword Tombs are the true inheritance."

"Hm?"

With expressions of doubt, everyone scanned the Sword Tombs, and a system prompt appeared before them.

[Nameless Sword Tomb]

[After pulling out the sealed sword, you will obtain a treasure left behind by the Nameless Sword Saint, but there is also a chance of encountering some powerful enemies. Please proceed with caution.]

…

Just as Wei Jianyi said, these Sword Tombs were the final inheritance.

Treasures could be obtained from within.

After a moment, Great Lord Cao Xing asked, "Everyone, what do you think?"

"How should we distribute these Sword Tombs?"

The group was silent for a moment.

Bai Zhi spoke up first, "Excluding that large Sword Tomb, there are 28 Sword Tombs here in total."

"Since this is Wei Jianyi's inheritance, I only need 5."

Cheng Lu, who was beside her, heard this and replied with a smile, "Since Miss Bai wants 5, I will take 5 as well."

Clearly, both of them had self-awareness, knowing they hadn't contributed much, so they didn't ask for more.

The remaining 18 were to be split equally between Great Lord Cao Xing and Wei Jianyi.

Wei Jianyi pondered for a moment and said, "Great Lord Cao Xing, I'll just take 5 as well; you can have the other 13."

As the inheritor of this Sword Saint, he had reason to inherit all the Sword Tombs.

But he also knew that without Great Lord Cao Xing, he wouldn't have even been able to get inside.

So he wasn't greedy.

But Great Lord Cao Xing shook his head and said, "Let's split them equally."

"Nine Sword Tombs each; after all, you really were the one who brought us here."

Hearing this, Wei Jianyi was stunned for a moment.

Then he didn't say anything more, instead cupping his hands gratefully and saying, "Thank you, Great Lord Cao Xing."

Regarding this distribution, no one had any objections.

Now that the quantities were distributed, the next step was to choose the target Sword Tombs.

Bai Zhi walked to the corner of the hall first and said directly, "I want these five."

Cheng Lu took a look, went to the opposite side of Bai Zhi, and said, "I choose these five."

Including Great Lord Cao Xing and Wei Jianyi, they also quickly chose their targets.

Great Lord Cao Xing said, "Let me state beforehand, what these Sword Tombs contain is unknown."

"If the items you open are not good, do not harbor any jealousy."

"Of course, if you encounter enemies you cannot defeat, I will also step in to help."

Everyone looked at Great Lord Cao Xing gratefully.

"Thank you, Great Lord Cao Xing!"

Great Lord Cao Xing shook his head. "Now, let's begin."

He walked over first and grasped the longsword on top of a Sword Tomb.

Everyone watched this scene closely.

"Rumble…"

The Sword Tomb beneath his feet emitted a rumbling sound.

Great Lord Cao Xing exerted force suddenly, the longsword was pulled out instantly, and in that same instant, the longsword weathered into dust on the ground.

And where the longsword was pulled out, dazzling light erupted!

The next moment, three stones flew out from within.

Great Lord Cao Xing reacted quickly, instantly extending his hand to grab these three stones.

[Obtained: Sword Language Stone * 5]

…

"Hm? What is this thing?"

He glanced at the attributes.

[Sword Language Stone]

[Item Description: A stone containing the Sword Saint's insights into various types of swords.]

[Item Effect: After use, increases the damage coefficient of all sword-type skills by 10%. Can be used up to 10 times.]

(Note: This 10% increases the overall skill strength. For example, a 300% damage coefficient, after a 10% increase, equals 330%, not 300% + 10%…)

(Note 2: This effect is permanent. Subsequently learned new skills will also have their damage coefficients increased, but this cannot be applied to Legendary skills.)

…

"Damn… this thing is quite powerful!"

"It directly increases the damage coefficient by 10%, and it's based on the base coefficient!"

"Doesn't this mean that after using ten, all skill damage coefficients could double?"

There were quite a few experts in Great Lord Cao Xing's territory who used swords.

Besides Assam, there were Liu Muxue, Dragon Speaker Bing Lan, and the Star Country swordsman 'Xiao', etc…

This thing could increase the damage coefficient by up to 100%; it was ridiculously powerful!

One could only say it was truly worthy of being a Sword Saint's inheritance; just a few stones casually obtained were priceless items.

Meanwhile.

Wei Jianyi, Bai Zhi, and the others were all looking at Great Lord Cao Xing with curiosity.

"Great Lord Cao Xing, what are these stones?"

Great Lord Cao Xing didn't say much, directly letting them check for themselves.

When they saw the attributes of the [Sword Language Stone], looks of shock immediately appeared in their eyes.

"Damn… there's actually such an overpowered stone!"

"If I can just open ten of these, my skill stats will double; I might even dare to solo a commander of the same rank!"

Wei Jianyi appeared incredibly excited!

As a sword user, he clearly knew how powerful these Sword Language Stones were.

"I'm going to open one to see."

Wei Jianyi quickly walked over, impatiently pulling out his first Sword Tomb.

"Rumble…"

After the familiar vibration.

A strong green light erupted from within the Sword Tomb!

However, this green light contained a cold, vicious aura!

When the light dissipated, an undead creature burning with green ghost fire and an angry expression appeared abruptly.

"Damn Nameless, not only did you kill me, but you also sealed my soul here!"

"I will tear your inheritor to shreds! I will make your inheritance disappear from this world!"

As soon as this guy came out, he displayed intense killing intent!

Great Lord Cao Xing also quickly glanced at it.

[Sealed Undead]

[Race: Undead]

[Level: 80 (Tier 8 Elite Creature)]

[Health Points: 3,376,262 / 3,376,262]

[Attack Power: 10,274 ~ 11,312]

[Armor: 2,137 ~ 2,186]

[Skills: Imperial Hero Sword Technique, Seven-Stage Slash, Imperial Rising Strike]

[Talent: Undead Body]

(Note: An undead creature slain by the Nameless Sword Saint; due to being sealed in the Sword Tomb for too many years, its strength has significantly declined.)

…

Good grief, a full-blown level 80 elite.

This guy must have been terrifying when he was alive!