Fang Chen stood in an open space, surrounded by dense towering trees. Gusts of chilly wind blew past, and the branches and leaves of the towering trees made a hissing sound.
The entire Sky Beast Mountain Range was extremely terrifying.
The Little Mouse stood on the branches of the Banxianshu, its face extremely serious. Its eyes flickered, as if it was thinking about something.
At this moment, Fang Chen could vaguely hear some sobbing sounds that were both near and far. These sobbing sounds contained an ancient aura and even a hint of sadness.
"What's going on?"
Fang Chen looked at the Banxianshu, which indicated that it could not hear the weeping sounds at all. Even the Little Mouse shook its head, unable to hear the weeping sounds.
Whoosh Whoosh
The surrounding air became more and more oppressive. Fang Chen moved forward with difficulty. The more he moved forward, the clearer the weeping sounds he could hear.
Fang Chen's heart was filled with doubts. His eyes flickered, and his soul escaped from his body. He constantly looked around, but could not see anything.
"I can only move forward."
Fang Chen thought for a moment, and then said.
The weeping sounds were very strange, and made Fang Chen's scalp tingle. However, he did not find anything, and did not dare to stay here. He could only move forward.
The Banxianshu followed behind Fang Chen. It seemed to have realized that something was wrong. Its branches and leaves opened, and the dark yellow branches and leaves instantly turned bright red. It was ready to attack at any time.
The Little Mouse, standing on the Banxianshu, emitted a purple halo around its body. It was also ready to attack at any time.
Fang Chen moved forward step by step. Things had already reached this point, and he had no other choice. However, after thinking for a moment, as long as he did not meet an extremely powerful person, even if he met a Lv 9 Condensing Reality Realm warrior, he would not be afraid.
The Little Mouse and the Banxianshu worked together, and their fighting power was very amazing. This was one of Fang Chen's trump cards.
Whoosh Whoosh
After walking for three minutes, Fang Chen found it difficult to even move. The surrounding chilly winds kept blowing and battering his face.
"What a strange wind."
Fang Chen's eyes flickered as he said in a low voice.
When Fang Chen came out of the purple crystal vein, there was no sign of it. But now that he was here, the cold wind was very wild, blowing on his face, making him feel incomparable pain.
They weren't far from the exit of the Sky Beast Mountain Range, but Fang Chen found it difficult to move forward. He wanted to take a step forward, but he realized that he was powerless.
"What the hell is going on?" Fang Chen said in a low voice. He stimulated his sword body, and a wild sword intent surrounded his body. The Star Hidden Sword appeared in his hand.
At this moment, Ancestor Bronze spoke up.
"There are vengeful spirits here."
Fang Chen hurriedly asked, "Old Ancestor, did you also hear the crying?"
Ancestor Bronze said, "I heard it. This is the cry of a vengeful spirit. She seems to have died here unjustly. You have to be careful."
As soon as the words left Patriarch Bronze's mouth, a wild, sinister wind blew in from the front. Fang Chen activated his sword body, causing a wild sword will to surround him.
Bang!
Even so, Fang Chen felt pain all over his body when the chilly wind blew on his body.
When the chilly wind blew, Fang Chen opened his eyes. At this moment, Fang Chen's heart was filled with horror.
This was because there was a skeleton sitting cross-legged on a small hill not far in front of him. The chilly wind was coming from this skeleton.
"This is …"
Fang Chen thought about what Ancestor Bronze had said. He felt that this skeleton should be the vengeful spirit that Ancestor Bronze had mentioned.
Judging from its appearance, it should have been a woman when she was alive.
At this moment, the cries that came from near and far became ear-piercing. The cries came from the skeleton.
Fang Chen discovered that there was a rusty battle blade above the skeleton's head. This battle blade was connected to the skeleton's head.
"It's a disciple of the Heaven Raising Gate branch," said Ancestor Bronze.
"A disciple of the Heaven Raising Gate branch?" Fang Chen's heart was in turmoil. He looked at the skeleton on the small hill in front of him in shock.
It had been many years since the destruction of the Heaven Raising Gate branch, but the skeleton of this Heaven Raising Gate disciple was still intact.
"Do you see the battle blade above her head?" asked Ancestor Bronze.
Fang Chen nodded. "I see it."
"That is her dharma idol when she was alive," said Ancestor Bronze.
Fang Chen was shocked. The rusty battle blade above the skeleton's head was the dharma idol of this woman when she was alive. How was that possible?
"When a cultivator dies, shouldn't their dharma idol collapse? Why didn't her dharma idol collapse? Why did it solidify and turn into a rusty battle blade?" Fang Chen was filled with doubts.
Ancestor Bronze seemed to understand a lot. He slowly said, "Because the Heaven Raising Gate has a secret technique to nurture dharma idols. This secret technique allows the disciples of the Heaven Raising Gate to have their dharma idol materialize once they cultivate to a certain realm.
"Even if they die, their dharma idol won't collapse. Instead, it will materialize and accompany them," continued Ancestor Bronze.
After hearing Ancestor Bronze's explanation, Fang Chen was completely shocked.
"The secret technique of the Heaven Raising Gate to nurture dharma idols?"
Fang Chen looked at the rusty battle blade above the skeleton's head. His heart was filled with shock. He slowly walked over to the skeleton.
Just as Fang Chen was about to reach the skeleton, a wild Yin wind came out of the skeleton's body and wrapped around Fang Chen.
This sudden change didn't give Fang Chen any chance to fight back. He was wrapped up by the Yin wind.
In the next moment, Fang Chen sensed an invisible aura burrowing into his mind. It seemed to be attacking him.
"What is this?!" Fang Chen cried out.
"This is her vengeful spirit. When she died, she must have been framed by a traitor. That's why her vengeful spirit hasn't dissipated. It has persisted until now," said Ancestor Bronze.
"What can I do?" asked Fang Chen.
The vengeful spirit had entered his mind and was destroying his soul, causing his heart to palpitate. If he did not stop it, his soul would be completely destroyed by the vengeful spirit.
"Her vengeful spirit is filled with rage. She needs to vent. If you want her to stop attacking you, you have to promise to take revenge for her," said Ancestor Bronze.
Fang Chen instantly understood what Ancestor Bronze meant. He stared at the skeleton and roared, "I know you've been wronged. Tell me and I'll take revenge for you."
Hearing Fang Chen's words, the crying in the air disappeared. The vengeful spirit that had entered Fang Chen's mind also vanished.
Then Fang Chen sensed a will burrowing into his mind. Then a clear voice rang out.
"Sword King."
Those two words entered Fang Chen's ears.
There seemed to be a hint of joy in that voice.
"Sword King, your enemy is the Sword King?" asked Fang Chen.
Hearing that, the rusty blade on the skeleton's hand shook. Then it moved toward Fang Chen, as if it was telling Fang Chen something.
"I'll take revenge for you." Fang Chen nodded. "However, I need to know your story."
As soon as Fang Chen finished his sentence, the eerie wind surrounding him instantly disappeared. Following this, Fang Chen subconsciously reached out his hand and touched the skeleton's body.
Crack!
The moment Fang Chen's hand touched the skeleton, the skeleton shattered and its bones turned to dust.
However, the rusty blade floated in the air and landed in Fang Chen's hand.
At that moment, a piece of information entered Fang Chen's mind.
"This …"
Fang Chen carefully read the information. After a while, Fang Chen completely understood the skeleton's grievances.
"The Saintess of the Heaven Raising Gate's branch." Fang Chen looked at the bones that had turned to dust and said in a low voice.
The woman who had died a long time ago was actually the Saintess of the Heaven Raising Gate's branch.
Back in the Heaven Raising Gate, she was incomparably stunning. No one in the younger generation could match her.
Her dharma idol was a blade, while the Sword King's dharma idol was a long sword.
The Sword King's talent was outstanding. In the Heaven Raising Gate, he was second only to the Saintess. However, the difference in status between them was huge.
All the higher-ups were paying attention to the Saintess. The Saintess was the focus of the entire Heaven Raising Gate's attention.
At that moment, the Sword King's heart was filled with jealousy. He believed that all this glory should have belonged to him. He was unwilling to accept it.
Furthermore, he didn't believe that he was any weaker than the Saintess.
As time passed, the Sword King's hatred for the Saintess grew. In the end, the Sword King had the intention to kill the Saintess.
Finally, one day, the Sword King found an opportunity. In the Heavenly Beast Mountain Range, he heavily injured the Saintess, causing her to fall.
Because of this, the Saintess's heart was filled with resentment. Her resentment had always been in the bones. She wanted revenge.
However, she didn't know that not long after her death, the Heaven Raising Gate's branch was completely destroyed.
After understanding the news, Fang Chen's eyes flickered. He held the Saintess's dharma idol blade in his hand and sighed in his heart.
"If I meet the Sword King in the old site of the Heaven Raising Gate, I will definitely avenge you." Fang Chen said to the blade.
The Heaven Raising Gate's branch was destroyed. All the disciples, including the higher-ups, were dead. The Sword King that the Saintess spoke of was definitely dead.
However, Fang Chen knew that he had just made a promise to the Saintess to let him go. If he didn't fulfill his promise, the Saintess's vengeful spirit would definitely continue to pester him.
Therefore, if he encountered the skeleton of the so-called Sword King, he wouldn't mind taking revenge for the Saintess.
Hearing Fang Chen's words, the rusty blade trembled for a moment before returning to its original calm state.
Fang Chen glanced at the bones on the ground and felt somewhat emotional.
Even someone as strong as the Heaven Raising Gate's Saintess could be plotted against.