In the void.
The Sword God's Slaughtering Sword made a slight slash in the air.
With his loud shout.
The space before him vibrated slightly, and with a soft pop.
A spatial gate appeared.
The Sword God laughed, "I've concealed this spatial gate with an array to prevent others from seeing it. Now, come in with me."
Lin Yu nodded, about to enter, when he suddenly said, "By the way, isn't Senior Brother supposed to come too?"
The Sword God stopped. He said helplessly, "That kid's strength isn't enough yet. Let him reach Tier Nine, and then he can come in!"
"Oh!" Lin Yu actually missed him. It seemed that if his cultivation wasn't enough, it would be very dangerous to enter.
"Let's go!" the Sword God said.
Then, he stepped into it and disappeared.
Lin Yu also followed, disappearing.
After the two of them vanished, the array outside the spatial passage covered itself again, concealing this area and hiding the spatial gate.
At this moment.
The scenery before Lin Yu changed drastically.
Pfft!
A small sound was heard.
A ball of fire lit up, illuminating the surroundings.
It was a cave. Apart from the firelight in the Sword God's hand, there was no other light.
Lin Yu looked at him in confusion. The Sword God explained, "This spatial passage is located underground, which is why the creatures of this world haven't discovered it. Otherwise, it would be troublesome."
Troublesome?
Even with the Sword God's strength, it could still make him feel troubled.
Then the danger of this world might be far greater than he expected.
The Sword God said, "Follow me, and we'll talk as we walk."
Lin Yu nodded, raised his hand, and summoned a ball of fire, illuminating the surroundings.
The Sword God led the way. Along the path, apart from the light in their hands, there was no other illumination.
Besides the sound of their footsteps, only the Sword God's voice reached Lin Yu's ears.
"I broke through to the demigod realm in this world back then."
"Over the years, I've explored some of its secrets and discovered that this is a world of ruins left after a great war of the gods."
Lin Yu asked in confusion, "This seems similar to the world of the Celestial race?"
The world of the Celestial race was shattered by the gods. The entire world was filled with spatial turbulence and was no longer suitable for living beings.
The Sword God shook his head. "The world of the Celestial race is basically beyond saving. The laws are incomplete, and the beings in that world, let alone gods, cannot even break through to demigodhood."
"This world is different. Its laws are very complete."
"The war of the gods left behind a large amount of power. This power is like an indelible toxin to the land, thus creating many divine beings."
"These beings, benefiting from the power of the gods, are powerful but lack reason, acting entirely on instinct."
"They are very strong, and even I cannot deal with some of them."
He sighed at this point.
"Senior, please continue," Lin Yu said.
The Sword God smiled, "Although this world is very dangerous, it also has its benefits."
"What benefits?"
"Killing the monsters in this world that are corrupted by divinity can yield Divine Crystals!"
"What are those?"
"Crystals of divinity, which can be used to comprehend the power of the gods."
Lin Yu's heart stirred. He said excitedly, "Then let's go quickly."
Killing monsters to obtain Divine Crystals, this was too perfect for him.
He had already begun to imagine a scene of him slaughtering the entire world.
The Sword God glanced at Lin Yu and said with a wry smile, "Don't get happy too soon, kid. There are a lot of monsters here, and many of them are demigod level. Although you're powerful, you'll eventually be exhausted. Be careful."
Lin Yu nodded repeatedly, but his demeanor showed no fear at all.
The Sword God smiled and shook his head, thinking to himself, 'Once you see the dangers of this world, you'll be more subdued.'
He tightened his grip on the Slaughtering Sword, ready to save Lin Yu immediately if he got into danger.
After walking for a while longer, the Sword God stopped.
"Lin Yu, step back."
Lin Yu obediently retreated a few steps.
The Sword God lightly swung his sword, striking a large rock in front of him.
Boom!
The boulder shattered into dust.
Light shone in from outside, and the two instinctively shielded their eyes with their arms.
After a while, they adapted.
Lowering their arms, they looked up to see a vast Gobi Desert before them.
Above the Gobi, large birds of prey circled in the sky.
On the Gobi, massive creatures walked with a rumbling sound.
In the sky and on the ground, the number of fierce beasts was overwhelming; everywhere Lin Yu looked, there were shadows of fierce beasts.
"This place! It's simply beautiful!" Lin Yu exclaimed.
"Beautiful?" the Sword God looked at him in confusion.
Everything here was full of crisis; where was the beauty?
Did he mean the scenery?
That had nothing to do with beauty. A world of yellow sand, what beauty was there to speak of?
As Lin Yu looked at the countless monsters, his breathing quickened.
He murmured, "Clones!"
Hum!
A radius of a thousand meters was covered in white light.
As the white light dissipated, two thousand clones appeared.
Lin Yu slightly raised his head, like a general reviewing his soldiers.
"Brothers, kill!"
"Kill!"
The clones shouted in unison and charged towards the fierce beasts.
Lin Yu, however, quietly retreated back into the cave.
The Sword God's expression was grim as he watched Lin Yu retreat.
Although he hadn't interacted much with Lin Yu, he was very familiar with another old rogue.
This combat style was too similar to Yu Shi.
He recalled the scenes of fighting monsters with Yu Shi back in the day. Yu Shi would always hide behind, being as cowardly as anyone.
This scene made him feel a sense of nostalgia; a new generation of old rogues had appeared.
Lin Yu rubbed the back of his head and chuckled, "Senior, how about we go together?"
Together?
Who wanted to retreat with him?
He, the Sword God, cultivated the Way of the Sword and was proud his entire life. He never retreated, so how could he be an old rogue like Lin Yu?
He shook his head. "I have something else to do. Don't wander around here. If you encounter danger, escape back, and wait for me to return."
"Senior, please go ahead. I will wait here for your return!" Lin Yu said with a grin, showing no shame for his actions.
The Sword God glanced back at him, only to see Lin Yu almost blocking the cave entrance.
He immediately had a grim expression and flew away into the distance.
The monsters in this place were generally not strong, so he wasn't worried about Lin Yu getting into trouble.
He still had some unfinished business to attend to, and he intended to complete it this time.
A sword light rose beneath his feet, carrying him into the distance.
At this moment.
Lin Yu had finally blocked the cave entrance.
"Hoo, it's still not safe. Let's set up a few more arrays."
With that, Lin Yu began to set up arrays. First, he set up a warning array. He felt it wasn't enough, so he set up a defensive array. Still not reassured, he finally laid out all the arrays.
Looking at his masterpiece, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hoo, now it's safe!"