Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 465: Yuan Mengcai’s Bad Luck
In this realm of existence and non-existence, even if you are killed by someone, you will not really die, but the pain you endure will be more intense than real death.
Because when a person dies, he is truly dead, leaving behind nothing, including his thoughts and feelings.
In this realm of existence and non-existence, although you will not really die, the pain of being killed will become a memory that people can constantly reminisce about, and the more they reminisce about it, the more painful it will be.
No one wants to experience this feeling.
But on the other hand, this can also be considered a form of training.
People who practice kendo have extremely high requirements on their willpower. The pain of facing death is the best foundation for them to temper their will.
It can be said that the reason why the disciples of Jianyi Valley are so strong is largely due to the training in this realm of existence and non-existence!
But Yuan Mengcai didn't want to experience this feeling again. He had experienced it too many times since he started practicing in Jian Valley!
Yuan Mengcai himself didn't expect that he would meet Senior Brother Huashen so soon.
Moreover, this is obviously not an ordinary early stage of transformation!
In this realm of existence and non-existence, the strength of the present world will not be fully reflected. Only part of the cultivation and one's own sword intent will be simulated!
And the one who could kill him so cleanly and neatly with just one sword strike was most likely a person in the middle stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm!
This made Yuan Mengcai feel even more unlucky. When he was in the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul and met the Middle Stage of Spirit Transformation, there was no way he could win!
"It's my bad luck. Let's find my next target!" Yuan Mengcai raised the sword in his hand and prepared to set off.
But suddenly, he saw a dark shadow flying from a distance, and he laughed, especially when he saw the wooden sword in the other's hand.
"Isn't this delivered to your door?"
Gu Xiaoxing also saw a black shadow suddenly appear in front of him. Because these black shadows were almost identical, Gu Xiaoxing thought it was Li Azhi running in front to block his way, and was immediately startled.
However, when he saw the sword in the black shadow's hand, he immediately realized that it was not the same sword, and it should not be the same person.
But they all wanted to chop him, and saw the black shadow rushing towards him with a sword in hand.
Gu Xiaoxing was immediately furious. It was bad enough that Li Azhi bullied others, but she actually wanted to bully just someone she met casually.
How can this be tolerated?
Gu Xiaoxing glared and rushed forward, concentrating all his skills on the wooden sword in his hand. Without any fancy moves, he raised his sword and started chopped!
This scene made Yuan Mengcai feel more certain. He clearly realized that the wooden sword in the opponent's hand did not have any skill or sword intent at all. It was just like a reckless man swinging a stick. It could not even be called kendo.
He sneered in his heart: "I don't know which junior brother is so stupid, how did he get into Jianyi Valley?"
"Let me tell you what the real way of the sword is!"
The next moment, the two swords collided.
Yuan Mengcai was suddenly startled, extremely shocked, even a little unbelievable, and even the hand holding the sword could not help but tremble.
The opponent's wooden sword looked flimsy and without any skill, but it seemed to contain infinite power.
Even though Yuan Mengcai had skills and sword intentions, the opponent's sword was too heavy. This was not a wooden sword at all, it was clearly a sword of infinitely heavy black iron!
When strength reaches a certain level, any skill is useless.
"This... is actually another Divine Transformation Cultivator!"
Yuan Mengcai reacted instantly, but it was too late.
Gu Xiaoxing repelled him with one sword, and Yuan Mengcai was unable to resist, and his weakness was exposed as he retreated.
Bang...!
Gu Xiaoxing took a small step and caught up with it in one step, then raised his sword and chopped it again.
Before he could even say goodbye, Yuan Mengcai, who had just been resurrected, was gone again!
Gu Xiaoxing waved the wooden sword in his hand and snorted coldly.
"Do you really think that anyone can stand above your grandpa and act wildly? A mere Yuanying can be destroyed with a flip of the hand!"
“Eh…! What is that?”
Just as Gu Xiaoxing was about to leave, he suddenly saw a blurry ball of light left behind where the black shadow was chopped off.
Gu Xiaoxing moved closer to feel it carefully, and immediately felt traces of sword intent from the ball of light.
“Could it be…?”
Although he had some guesses, Gu Xiaoxing still maintained a cautious attitude. He did not touch it directly with his hands, but slowly inserted the sword in his hand into the ball of light.
At the moment of touching the ball of light, Gu Xiaoxing clearly felt that the wooden sword in his hand suddenly trembled, as if it was excited.
Then Gu Xiaoxing saw that the ball of light seemed to be absorbed by the wooden sword and merged into it.
At the same time, an inexplicable feeling was transmitted to Gu Xiaoxing along the wooden sword. At this moment, Gu Xiaoxing's body was formed by the gathering of thoughts, so he was particularly sensitive to this feeling.
In just a short moment, he had gained some enlightenment, an understanding of the way of the sword!
In the past, Gu Xiaoxing did not practice swordsmanship, let alone condense sword intent. But at this moment, after comprehending, he suddenly understood a hint of swordsmanship in his mind, and a hint of sword intent condensed in his body!
Until the feeling of enlightenment completely disappeared, Gu Xiaoxing weighed the wooden sword in his hand, and it did not change at all.
But Gu Xiaoxing clearly felt that it had become a little stronger in his hands!
"I see!"
At this moment, Gu Xiaoxing understood.
The essence of this state of existence and non-existence is to hone one's sword intent through fighting each other, but after killing the opponent, the opponent's sword understanding will be briefly condensed in this state.
The winner will gain the understanding of swordsmanship.
The loser will not suffer any loss, but will only experience the pain of death.
But because this is in the realm of existence and non-existence, one will not really die. Instead, it may have the effect of tempering one's will.
"So this is a great place for cultivation!"
Gu Xiaoxing's eyes lit up and he understood everything at once.
All of a sudden, a plan of revenge quickly formed in his mind, and he quickly disappeared from here with a grim smile.
On the other side, Yuan Mengcai was almost crying. When he was reborn from death, he felt his whole body trembling.
After two consecutive deaths, even with his Nascent Soul cultivation reaching the Great Perfection stage, he still found it difficult to endure such pain.
In this realm of existence and non-existence, it does not mean that there can be infinite death.
Because the body is entirely made up of thoughts, the perception is extremely strong. Not only the perception of swordsmanship, but also the perception of the pain brought by death is extremely strong!
This is not something that ordinary people can experience, because if an ordinary person dies here, he may really die.
But cultivating to the great perfection of Nascent Soul has far exceeded the scope of ordinary people. But even so, dying ten times or so is the maximum.
Especially this kind of continuous death will double the pain.
Yuan Mengcai almost wanted to vomit blood. He didn't know why he was so unlucky. He was killed by someone with just one sword, and just after he was resurrected, he was killed by someone with two swords again. He had no place to complain.
In this realm of existence and non-existence, it is like this, the weak have no human rights!
But as a cultivator who has reached the great perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, Yuan Mengcai is not weak and can be considered upper-middle class!
I can only say, it’s so unlucky!
It must be like this!
But you can't always be unlucky!
Yuan Mengcai was burning with rage in his heart. He picked up the sword in his hand and was about to go find his target. He just didn't believe in that evil.
But when he raised his eyes, he saw another black shadow flying towards him, and when he saw the sword in the black shadow's hand, he panicked.
There was even a hint of fear in Yuan Mengcai's eyes.
Because he recognized the sword!
In this realm of existence and non-existence, the vast majority of people do not know each other's identities. Jianyi Valley even has a clear rule that disciples are not allowed to explore each other's identities.
Because once they meet here, it will be a mutual fight, which will inevitably cause rifts and hatred between fellow disciples.
Therefore, in this realm of existence and non-existence, everyone's identity is actually kept secret.
But there is only one exception!
He holds a blood-red sword in his hand, and his strength is unmatched. Anyone who sees him in this realm of existence and non-existence will be killed alive, without exception!
There is no need to guess his identity, because there is only one person who has such strength and can enter the realm of existence and non-existence!
He is... the first true disciple of Jianyi Valley!
The moment he saw the blood-red sword, Yuan Meng felt a deep despair.
The realm of existence and non-existence is extremely large, a complete desert, but an area in the center is called the forbidden land, and the first true teaching is located in this forbidden land!
As long as the First True Disciple is there, no one dares to set foot in this area!
Yuan Mengcai never imagined that the place where he would be resurrected after his death would appear in this devil's territory.
With a flash of blood-red sword light, Yuan Meng was annihilated cleanly and neatly!
When Yuan Mengcai was reborn from death once again, the intense pain of death almost swallowed him up. Unable to bear it any longer, he directly chose to exit the realm of existence and non-existence.
It is easy for thoughts to sink in, but it takes a certain amount of time to return to the body, because the returning thoughts include all the insights gained in the realm of existence and non-existence.
These insights need to be completely integrated with oneself and even the soul before one can truly wake up.
Even though Yuan Meng had experienced this process many times, it still took him a full hour to wake up completely. When he slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot and he looked listless.
Obviously, the three consecutive deaths caused him great pain, and even after waking up, this pain was unavoidable.
"Unlucky! So damn unlucky!"
Yuan Mengcai was extremely depressed. He was one of the few sword practitioners in Jianyi Valley who had some worldly experience. At this moment, he was speechless.
But suddenly, his expression froze and a look of shock appeared on his face, as if he had seen an unbelievable scene.
Among the more than 200 people sitting cross-legged under the sword monument, there were two extremely prominent people, making it difficult for Yuan Mengcai not to notice them.
One of them was a woman whose face should have been flawless and beautiful, but at this moment, there was a big black dog painted on her face.
"That's... Senior Sister Azhi?!"
Especially when Yuan Meng recognized the other person's identity, he was shocked.
What shocked him even more was that Senior Sister not only had a big black dog painted on her face, but there was also a huge person lying on her body. What was going on?
The posture of lying on Senior Sister Azhi was somewhat indecent, and Yuan Mengcai had never seen that person before, so he was stunned for a moment.
"Who is this?!"
"When did such a great figure emerge in our Jianyi Valley?"
"You even dare to touch Senior Sister Azhi?!"
"Could it be that he drew the big black dog on Senior Sister Azhi's face?!"
"Oh my god! What a great guy!"
