Chapter 2183

Voice after voice rang out; there were those of his wife, Meng Anwen, Bai Yiyuan, and even Lin Mohan.

But no matter who it was, Lin Moyu ignored them all.

The voices grew more numerous and chaotic, and the power of the Jade Sword continuously tugged at the softest parts of his heart, bringing forth one irresistible voice after another.

Lin Moyu did not turn back; he simply kept moving forward, treating the hallucinations as nothing.

Finally, he had walked another ten kilometers, and now he was only twenty kilometers away from the Jade Sword.

An invisible force descended, and Lin Moyu, relying on his extremely keen spiritual sense, sensed this subtle change.

This force came from the Jade Sword; it was as if he had received the Jade Sword's approval.

This force gathered within his body, gradually taking shape and turning into the form of a sword.

This sword seemed ethereal, appearing both tangible and intangible, existing between illusion and reality.

The sword was not a real sword; in fact, it was a sword qi.

"Origin Sword Qi!"

A realization dawned on Lin Moyu.

This was the reward given by the Jade Sword; everyone who stepped into the twenty-kilometer zone would receive Origin Sword Qi.

As the distance decreased, the Origin Sword Qi would become stronger and stronger.

The current Origin Sword Qi was still very weak, not even enough to be used for breaking through a cultivation realm.

If one could walk to the ten-kilometer mark, the Origin Sword Qi obtained would be enough to kill an ordinary Dao Venerable.

However, generally, no one used Origin Sword Qi to kill enemies; it was better used for cultivation.

Lin Moyu continued forward, the pressure on his Dao Heart growing ever greater. In his subconscious, it seemed as if a voice was constantly telling him to turn back.

His thoughts were in disarray, and the urge to give up kept surfacing.

The hallucinations in his ears also persisted, growing increasingly intense.

In the hallucinations, his wife was crying, sobbing uncontrollably.

It was as if he had become a sinner, a scumbag.

Lin Moyu suddenly looked up, stared at the Jade Sword, and said loudly, "The Green Robe elder in my memories, the senior who gave me the ancestral water,"

"If you have the ability, manifest them all."

"If you can do that, I will turn back immediately!"

Lin Moyu's voice resounded across the heavens and earth, and a few nearby Dao Venerables looked over in surprise.

Their gazes held a trace of pity; in their minds, Lin Moyu seemed to have gone mad. To actually speak to the Jade Sword—what was that if not madness!

As Lin Moyu's words fell, the voices of his loved ones and friends disappeared simultaneously.

Then, Lin Moyu heard another voice.

"Little friend, give up…"

The voice was exactly the same as the Green Robe elder in his memories.

Lin Moyu didn't need to look to know that the Jade Sword had truly manifested the Green Robe elder. A smile couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth, "This is interesting!"

Chapter 2666: The Terrified Jade Sword

That kind of existence, the Green Robe elder, was incredibly mysterious—a being of such a level that he could not be spoken of, thought of, or contemplated. He seemed omniscient, capable of perceiving all things and events in the world with a single thought.

If anyone thought of him or mentioned his name, they would be sensed.

Lin Moyu discovered that the Jade Sword possessed some instinctive consciousness, surmising that the Jade Sword must have birthed an artifact spirit.

For such a powerful Jade Sword, towering between heaven and earth for countless years, birthing an artifact spirit was the most normal thing in the world. However, it insisted on acting according to the rules.

Perhaps due to some limitations, the artifact spirit's intelligence was not high.

Thus, Lin Moyu used the rules to deceive it. He knew that the Jade Sword could pry into some of his scattered memories.

While speaking, Lin Moyu deliberately thought about the memory regarding the Green Robe elder, making the memory more vivid and concrete.

The Jade Sword fell for it, and the illusion of the Green Robe elder appeared in the heavens and earth, simulating the Green Robe elder's voice and tone to speak to him.

For this unthought-of, unspeakable existence to be imitated like this, he would surely sense it.

Lin Moyu really wanted to know how the Green Robe elder would react, whether he was truly as powerful as others said—unthinkable and unknowable.

Lin Moyu ignored it and continued walking forward, though his footsteps slowed as if he had been slightly affected.

The Jade Sword seemed to find it effective, so it simulated the image of the Green Robe elder even more concretely.

It obtained more information about the Green Robe elder from Lin Moyu's memories, and Lin Moyu did not hold back, controlling his own memories.

"You want it, I'll give it to you, but you will never get the most important part."

The hallucination of the Green Robe elder became increasingly concrete, and the Jade Sword's power was constantly strengthening. A mysterious and powerful Great Dao force was continuously eroding Lin Moyu's Dao Heart.

The firmness in Lin Moyu's heart grew weaker and weaker, and the urge to turn back grew stronger.

However, he persisted, believing that his judgment could not be wrong.

"Old man, if you don't come soon, I'm going to curse you!"

Lin Moyu thought fiercely to himself; if the Green Robe elder did not have such heaven-reaching and earth-shattering abilities, then his challenge this time would end in failure.

Next time it would be even harder, and success would be almost impossible.

Lin Moyu tried hard to steady his will, continuing to move closer to the Jade Sword.

Fifteen kilometers… Thirteen kilometers…

His speed gradually decreased, becoming slower and slower.

He knew he was constantly approaching his limit, getting closer and closer to it.

"Perhaps, when I become a Dao Venerable, I will be able to succeed in this challenge."

"Right now I am still a Heavenly Venerable; I am still lacking a bit."

Inexplicably, some thoughts that shouldn't be there sprouted in Lin Moyu's heart. These thoughts kept growing, turning into a force urging him to give up.

Even though he knew he shouldn't have such thoughts, he couldn't stop them.

That sense of powerlessness made Lin Moyu feel very helpless.

There were no more Dao Venerables around him; at this moment, he had surpassed all Dao Venerables and walked to the very front.

The hallucinations in his ears grew clearer and clearer. Lin Moyu didn't need to turn back to feel that the incredibly mysterious Green Robe elder was right behind him, pulling at him with his voice.

Finally, he was only the last ten kilometers away from the Jade Sword, a mere ten thousand meters.

His Dao Heart had finally reached its limit.

Just at the moment he was about to give up, a terrifying force descended from the sky.

The Jade Sword roared, vibrating incessantly, and countless cracks appeared on the ground, instantly spreading for ten thousand li.

The entire Jade Sword City was trembling, and countless buildings collapsed.

With the Jade Sword as the center, within a radius of several thousand li, everyone except Lin Moyu, no matter who they were or what their cultivation level was, lost all five senses at this moment.

Everyone could not hear, could not see, had no sense of touch, and their legs were weak; they all lay on the ground in a pathetic state, unable to move.

This force overturned the world, and all Great Daos were completely chaotic at this moment.

The Jade Sword hummed, and a large number of cracks appeared on the sword body, as if it would collapse at any moment.

Lin Moyu looked at the teetering Jade Sword and smiled bitterly, "Is such a big scene necessary? This Jade Sword has stood for countless years; it wouldn't be good if it were destroyed like this."

The Green Robe elder snorted with disdain, "It is just as you wished."

As he spoke, the Green Robe elder's figure disappeared, and the heavens and earth returned to normal.

The whole process lasted no more than ten seconds, yet the experience felt like several years.

No one knew what had happened or why such a thing had occurred; only Lin Moyu knew the reason.

That force eroding his Dao Heart receded like a tide after the Green Robe elder descended.

At this moment, the Jade Sword was trembling continuously, as if it were afraid, shivering.

The cracks on the sword body were recovering. When Lin Moyu looked at it, it trembled even more violently; it seemed very afraid of Lin Moyu and never dared to release that force to test Lin Moyu again.

Lin Moyu smiled, "Don't mind it; he won't really destroy you!"

As he spoke, he continued walking towards the Jade Sword.

The last ten kilometers were the smoothest ten kilometers Lin Moyu had walked.

Not a single bit of sword qi fell on him, and there was no force eroding his Dao Heart.

As he got closer, the Origin Sword Qi within his body became stronger and stronger, and the small sword condensed from the Origin Sword Qi had become tangible.

This small sword was magical; it could break through cultivation bottlenecks and could also be released to kill enemies.

However, Lin Moyu knew at this moment that the most important thing was not the Origin Sword Qi, but obtaining the Jade Sword's approval.

The seventy-two Origin Swords—no one had ever truly possessed them.

Whether the legend was true, no one knew.

Lin Moyu wanted to try to be the first person to eat the crab.

What if the legend was true?

There is no smoke without fire, is there!

Lin Moyu successfully completed the last ten kilometers and arrived at the side of the Jade Sword.

Standing under the Jade Sword, looking up at the bottomless Jade Sword, he reached out and gently pressed on the Jade Sword, "There should be very few people who can look up at the Jade Sword from this angle."

Then he gently patted the Jade Sword, "Am I right?"

Borrowing the lingering might of the Green Robe elder, Lin Moyu knew that the Jade Sword certainly dared not do anything to him.

That moment just now had scared the Jade Sword enough.

The Jade Sword trembled, and an illusory sword appeared before Lin Moyu. This sword was the color of emerald and was very beautiful.

Lin Moyu knew that this was the Jade Sword's artifact spirit.

The Jade Sword's artifact spirit appeared before Lin Moyu and replied cautiously, "Since ancient times, there have been three; you are the fourth."

It seems one cannot underestimate the people of the world; I didn't expect that three people had already arrived here.

Lin Moyu had deeply experienced the terror of the Jade Sword; it was not easy to get here.

Although his current Dao Heart was firm, it was still lacking a little.

The Dao Heart would grow stronger with the cultivation realm; perhaps in the future, when he became a Dao Venerable, he would be able to walk here with his own ability.

Lin Moyu asked, "What cultivation realms were those three?"

The Jade Sword said, "Two were Dao Venerable 8th Realm, and one was Ninth Realm of Dao Venerable."

They were all such powerhouses; comparing them, Lin Moyu felt that he was not bad either.

Lin Moyu said, "Then they couldn't obtain the seventy-two Origin Swords?"

The Jade Sword's artifact spirit said, "No, they wanted to obtain the seventy-two swords."

Lin Moyu continued to ask, "How can one obtain you all?"

The Jade Sword's artifact spirit said, "Every sword is different. The Dao Heart tested by me and the dao sword—receiving my approval is equivalent to receiving the dao sword's approval."

"As for the other swords, you need to test them yourself."

So there was this requirement; the requirements for each sword were different, which was indeed very difficult.

The seventy-two Origin Swords were distributed across the four continents; to obtain their approval, one must first travel across the four continents.

Chapter 2667: His Own Future Path

Lin Moyu used a cheating method to obtain the Jade Sword's approval.

In his dantian, the Origin Sword Qi formed a small emerald green sword.

On both sides of the hilt, two characters were engraved: one was 'Jade', and the other was 'Dao'.

This sword signified the dual approval of the Jade Sword and the dao sword, and it was called the jade dao sword.

However, it was only after the approval that Lin Moyu knew there were advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage was that the jade dao sword could continuously temper the Dao Heart, subtly making the Dao Heart stronger, the will more firm, and immune to external evils.

The disadvantage was that the jade dao sword lost the two functions of breaking through cultivation and being released to kill enemies.

Tempering the Dao Heart was the true purpose of the jade dao sword.