Hei Tai looked for Lin Lu and helped him only because he wanted Lin Lu to agree to one of his conditions.
Everything started with Hei Tai as the core.
Lin Lu thought for a moment and asked, "Can you really help me enter the Genuine Martial Realm?"
"Of course. Since I came to you, I'm very confident," Hei Tai said confidently.
Lin Lu clenched his teeth and nodded. "What's your condition?"
"Be my subordinate and work for me," Hei Tai said.
"Impossible."
Hearing this, Lin Lu immediately refused.
Who was Lin Lu? He was the strongest person among the younger generation in Tianzhou. Even in the entire Ancient Sword Continent, he was a top expert. If he became someone else's subordinate, how could he survive?
Hei Tai smiled when he saw Lin Lu's refusal. Lin Lu's reaction was within his expectations.
"Lin Lu, don't be in a hurry to refuse. Let me finish," Hei Tai said with a grin.
Lin Lu didn't reply. He stood there quietly.
Hei Tai continued, "You will be my subordinate and work for me in secret. I won't announce that you're my subordinate. You'll still be the best of the younger generation in the Ancient Sword Continent, second only to me.
Without my help, it'll be very difficult for you to enter the Genuine Martial Realm.
Even if you enter the Genuine Martial Realm, it'll take a long time. By then, Star and Moon's strength will definitely increase. How will you take revenge? "
Lin Lu's expression changed. Hei Tai stared at Lin Lu and said, "I can help you enter the Genuine Martial Realm as soon as possible. You can take revenge in the Tian Xu Mystery Land. In the future, if we work together, even the Ancient Sword Continent will be ours."
After hearing Hei Tai's words, Lin Lu fell silent.
He had to admit that the benefits Hei Tai offered were very tempting.
Just the fact that he could help him enter the Genuine Martial Realm was enough for Lin Lu to agree.
However, it was difficult for Lin Lu to choose if he wanted to be Hei Tai's subordinate.
"You don't have much time left. According to my investigation, the Inheritance of the Heavenly Void King is about to appear," Hei Tai said.
Hei Tai said, "Once the Inheritance of the Heavenly Void King appears, the Heavenly Void Mystery Land will go completely crazy. Although there are many warriors, the ones who will fight for the Inheritance of the Heavenly Void King will definitely be True Martial Realm warriors. You have no hope at all."
"If you agree to my request and join forces with me, not only will we be able to kill Star and Moon, but we'll also be able to obtain the Heavenly Oasis King's legacy." Speaking of the Heavenly Oasis King's legacy, Hei Tai was quite excited.
"You're helping me for the Heavenvoid King's inheritance, right?" Lin Lu finally realized Hei Tai's goal.
If it was before, Hei Tai wouldn't have paid any attention to Lin Lu.
However, Star and Moon's entry into the True Martial Realm had disrupted Hei Tai's plans.
With the appearance of the Heavenly Void King's inheritance, Star and Moon would definitely come to fight for it. Although Hei Tai didn't think that Star and Moon could defeat him, he still decided to ally with Lin Lu to defeat Star and Moon first and then take the Heavenly Void King's inheritance for himself.
"That's right. What I really want is the Heavenly Void King's legacy," Hei Tai said.
Hearing that, Lin Lu once more sank into silence.
After a long while, Lin Lu raised his head. His pitch-black eyes were filled with dense killing intent.
"What method will you use to help me reach the True Martial Realm?" asked Lin Lu.
Crash!
Hei Tai smiled mischievously and a sword-shaped ball of light appeared in his hand. This sword-shaped ball of light was filled with a terrifying aura.
"This is …" Lin Lu's expression changed.
"I've obtained the Sword King's inheritance. As long as you agree to my request, I'll give you the Sword King's inheritance. Once you fuse the Sword King's inheritance with your blood intent, you'll be able to easily break through to the True Martial Realm," said Hei Tai.
At this moment, Lin Lu's expression finally changed.
No one knew better than him just how important the Sword King's inheritance was to him.
"Alright, I agree."
An opportunity flashed by. Lin Lu decisively seized it and agreed to Hei Tai's request.
He reached out to receive the sword-shaped ball of light, but Hei Tai stopped him.
"The Sword King's inheritance cannot be passed to outsiders. Before you accept it, you need to be baptized by the Sword King's will," said Hei Tai.
"How?"
"Relax your body and let my soul enter your mind," said Hei Tai.
"Okay." Lin Lu's eyes flickered, but he didn't immediately agree.
"The Sword King's will has been absorbed into my soul. It cannot be separated. Only when my soul enters your mind will you be baptized by the Sword King's will," explained Hei Tai.
Hearing Hei Tai's words, Lin Lu stared at Hei Tai, then relaxed his body and closed his eyes.
There was no need for Hei Tai to do anything to a Spirit Vortex Realm martial artist. If he wanted to kill him, Hei Tai could easily do it.
In order to reach the True Martial Realm, Lin Lu was going all out.
Seeing this, Hei Tai released his soul and entered Lin Lu's mind without any resistance. Then, it invaded his soul.
Hiss!
When Hei Tai's soul entered Lin Lu's soul, Lin Lu's soul immediately began to struggle.
"Hei Tai, what are you doing?"
At this moment, Lin Lu discovered that something was wrong and desperately resisted.
But it was too late.
"Too late."
As soon as Hei Tai finished speaking, a sword-shaped ray of light shot out of his soul and directly pierced Lin Lu's soul.
In an instant, Lin Lu's body began to tremble.
A moment later, a sword-shaped ray of light appeared in Lin Lu's soul.
At this moment, Hei Tai's soul had already left Lin Lu's mind.
"Hei Tai."
Immediately, a berserk aura surged out. Lin Lu was immediately enraged.
"I've already placed the Sword Prison Curse Seal on you. If you don't want to die, don't act blindly without thinking," sneered Hei Tai.
"Okay." Lin Lu suddenly discovered that his soul was being attacked by the sword-shaped ray of light. It was extremely painful.
"With just a thought of mine, the Sword Prison Curse Seal will attack you until you die," sneered Hei Tai.
The Sword Prison Curse Seal was obtained from the Sword King's inheritance. It could be used to control one's own sword slaves.
Although Hei Tai wasn't a sword cultivator, he had refined the Purgatory Curse Seal. Furthermore, the first test subject was Lin Lu.
Now it seemed that the Sword Prison Curse Seal was truly extraordinary.
"You …" Lin Lu was furious.
"Don't worry. This Sword Prison Curse Seal can help you quickly absorb the Sword King's inheritance. I won't go back on my words," said Hei Tai as he handed over the sword-shaped ray of light.
At this point, Lin Lu had no other choice but to refine the Sword King's inheritance.
"After I accept the Sword King's inheritance, I must remove this damn Sword Prison Curse Seal."
Both of them had their own ulterior motives and were using each other.
It had been almost half a year since they entered the Heavenly Void Secret Realm.
Everyone had gained a lot, except for Zhang Jingtao, who had gained nothing. This made Zhang Jingtao feel helpless.
"Senior Brother Zhang, if you want to break through to the True Martial Realm, you need a great opportunity. Don't worry," comforted Fang Chen.
"I don't want to think too much now. Let nature take its course," said Zhang Jingtao.
Many martial artists from the Five Elements State gathered together. With Star and Moon, Fang Chen and Zhang Jingtao as the leaders, they explored the other ruins together.
With Star and Moon, who was in the True Martial Realm, their efficiency in exploring the ruins increased significantly.
One day, Fang Chen and the others met Luo Yan, the second most powerful martial artist in the younger generation of the Demon State.
When Luo Yan saw Star and Moon, his first reaction was to run away.
What a joke. Although he was strong and dared to challenge Lin Lu and Zhang Jingtao, he was powerless in the face of a True Martial Realm martial artist.
"Luo Yan, the second most powerful martial artist in the Demon State, can only run away when he sees Star and Moon," said Fang Chen with a smile.
"Ordinary people don't dare to challenge a True Martial Realm martial artist," said Zhang Jingtao with a grin.
Star and Moon shook her head slightly. She didn't have any grudges with Luo Yan, so she didn't make a move.
However, Little Mouse suddenly jumped out.
"Let me."
Little Mouse's innate ability had just broken through, so it wanted to try it.
Roar!
Suddenly, the roar of a beast resounded through the entire space.
The next moment, the purple halo around Little Mouse emerged instantly. Behind it, the shadow of a purple mouse that was 36 feet tall condensed.
The purple mouse opened its mouth, and suddenly, a vast suction force gushed out. It turned into a stream of light and shot toward Luo Yan.
At this time, Luo Yan, who was running away with all his strength, said to himself, "A True Martial Realm martial artist shouldn't attack me at will."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a terrifying suction force.
"This is …"
Luo Yan was shocked. He tried his best to resist, but there was nothing he could do.
"Damn it!"
Luo Yan was furious and roared loudly.
His body was instantly drawn over at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
At this time, Fang Chen and the others stood quietly. Star and Moon waved her hand, and Little Mouse disappeared in front of them.
Fang Chen didn't want to expose Little Mouse's terrifying combat power, so Star and Moon pretended to attack, making Zhang Jingtao and the others think that it was them who attacked.
Splash!
Luo Yan's body was instantly sucked into the purple mouse shadow's mouth, ready to be eaten.
At this time, Fang Chen stopped Little Mouse.
Bang!
Little Mouse stopped using its innate ability and quietly returned to the special space ring.
Luo Yan's body fell heavily to the ground from a high altitude, and he was in great pain.
At this time, Star and Moon's aura disappeared. Zhang Jingtao and the others were shocked. Star and Moon were indeed True Martial Realm martial artists. Luo Yan had escaped so far, but Star and Moon still managed to catch him easily.
Looking at Luo Yan on the ground, everyone sighed.
Of course, they didn't know that it was Little Mouse who caught Luo Yan.
Luo Yan stood up and stared at Star and Moon, saying, "A True Martial Realm martial artist actually attacked me, a Spiritual Vortex Realm martial artist. Don't you think it's embarrassing?"
Star and Moon and Fang Chen looked at each other, then turned and left with Zhang Jingtao and the others.
They left behind a confused Luo Yan.
"What's going on? Why did they just leave without saying anything after catching me?" Luo Yan was very confused.
That terrifying attraction just now had made Luo Yan feel despair, and he thought that he was going to die.
But now, Star and Moon actually didn't do anything to him.
"Could it be that she's playing with me?" Luo Yan guessed.
After guessing for a while and waiting for Star and Moon and the others to leave, Luo Yan cursed loudly.
"A True Martial Realm martial artist actually played with me!"
At this time, Fang Chen and the others were walking, talking and laughing.
"Boss, why didn't you let me eat him?" Little Mouse asked in the special space ring.
Fang Chen's gaze passed through the void and looked into the distance. His expression was slightly serious.