Lu Jingyun and the other four were surprised to see Fang Chen here.
However, he was only slightly surprised for a moment before he greeted the Eight Ultimate Contenders.
"Greetings, seniors."
The Eight Ultimate Contenders were of great seniority and had lived for nearly ten thousand years. Even a monster like Lu Jingyun had to be extremely respectful when facing the Eight Ultimate Contenders.
The eight ultimate contenders nodded slightly when they saw Lu Jingyun and the other four.
The five of them had great potential and would definitely surpass the eight of them in the future.
"Since all of you are here, let's go together," Tianhong Spiritual Master said.
After the battle with the gatekeeper of the seventh level, the eight ultimate contenders were even more cautious.
Now that Lu Jingyun and the other four had joined them, their overall strength had increased.
After chatting for a while, Lu Jingyun and the other four officially joined the team of the eight ultimate contenders.
At this time, the number of people in the team increased from nine to fourteen.
Among them, the other thirteen warriors were all at Lv 9 of the True Martial Realm. Only Fang Chen was at Lv 5 of the True Martial Realm.
However, even the eight ultimate contenders did not dare to underestimate Fang Chen.
His Space-related True Meaning was extremely terrifying and his combat strength was also extraordinary.
"What dangers are there in the eighth level?" Lu Jingyun asked after chatting for a while.
In his opinion, since the eight of them were the first to enter the eighth level, they should know the situation here.
"We haven't been here for long and haven't had the time to explore." Ox-nosed Old Daoist grinned.
"Since everyone is here, let's start exploring the eighth level," Zang Jian said.
Everyone nodded.
In the end, the thirteen of them walked side by side and explored the entire eighth level.
The eighth level of the God Burying Sword Prison was extremely spacious.
Even with the speed of the eight ultimate contenders, it took them three days to complete the exploration.
After three days, the eight ultimate contenders gathered at the center of the eighth level.
The entrance to the ninth level was close at hand here.
The eight ultimate contenders looked at each other and their eyes were filled with surprise.
"There's no one in the eighth level," Dark Sword was the first to speak.
He possessed the True Meaning of Darkness, and within the God-Burying Sword Prison, his perception surpassed that of other Infinite Powerhouses.
However, no matter how he probed, he was unable to detect anything.
"It's too strange. There are no corpses or living creatures." Sword Master Folded was shocked.
Starting from the first level, every level would more or less contain the resentment of some creatures or powerful beings.
However, there was no one on the eighth floor, which shocked them to the core.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Right at this moment, Lu Jingyun's group of five appeared.
"What did you find?" Wind Chant asked softly.
"Senior Yin Feng, the five of us didn't find anything." Lu Jingyun cupped his hands and replied.
As expected, the faces of the Eight Ultimate Contenders turned solemn when they heard this.
The more it was like this, the stranger they felt.
Not only were there no living creatures, but there were also no inheritances. It was as if the eighth level did not belong to the God Burying Sword Prison.
After thinking for a while, the Ice Fire Monarch suddenly said, "Why do we care so much? Since the eighth floor is empty, let's go directly to the ninth floor. This way, we'll be closer to the tenth floor."
Hearing the Ice Fire King's words, the others were also moved.
Their goal was the tenth floor of the God Burying Sword Prison.
As long as they could enter the tenth floor, they would be able to obtain the legendary Heart of Xuantian.
With the Heart of Xuantian, they would have a great chance of advancing to the Xuantian Realm.
"That's right. Our goal is the Heart of Xuantian. Since there are no obstacles here, there's no need to waste time." Daoist Vigor said.
The others nodded heavily. Zang Jian took the lead and prepared to enter the entrance of the ninth floor.
However, right at this moment, Sword Master Folded suddenly realized that Fang Chen was no longer there.
"Eh, Little Friend Fang hasn't returned yet."
Hearing Hand of Broken Swordsman's words, everyone realized this point and their faces were immediately filled with doubt.
"With Little Friend Fang's speed, he should have arrived here long ago. Why is there no sign of him?" Daoist Tianhong asked doubtfully.
"Could it be that Little Friend Fang found some inheritance?" Sword Master Folded said in a deep voice.
"Should we wait for Little Friend Fang?" Zang Jian asked.
"Let's wait."
After all, if it wasn't for Fang Chen, they would definitely not have been able to step into the eighth floor safely.
Now that Fang Chen had not appeared, how could they just leave like that?
After the eight ultimate powerhouses discussed, they decided to wait for Fang Chen for three days.
Lu Jingyun and the other four basically had no right to speak.
Time passed by, second by second.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
Fang Chen still did not appear. At this moment, the eight ultimate powerhouses finally realized that something was wrong.
Immediately, the eight ultimate powerhouses decided to look for Fang Chen.
The eight ultimate powerhouses exerted all their strength and spread out in the vast space of the eighth floor to look for Fang Chen.
After another three days, the eight ultimate powerhouses returned one after another. Each of them was shaking their heads.
Fang Chen had disappeared. They had searched every nook and cranny of the eighth floor, but they couldn't find him.
"What's going on? Where did Little Friend Fang go?" Sword Master Folded asked in a deep voice.
"Could it be that Little Friend Fang entered some ruins and blocked our soul search?" Dark Sword said.
The others looked at each other and then shook their heads.
"Seniors, what should we do next?" Lu Jingyun asked.
Zang Jian said, "I believe that Little Friend Fang must have entered some ruins and is temporarily isolated from the outside world.
With Little Friend Fang's strength, he should have no problem protecting himself.
Right now, even if we are here, we can't help much. Let's enter the ninth floor. When Little Friend Fang comes out, he will look for us. "
Everyone agreed with Zang Jian's words.
In the end, the thirteen warriors entered the ninth floor in a single file.
Indeed, just as the eight ultimate powerhouses had guessed, Fang Chen had entered a magical area that was isolated from the outside world.
That day, when Fang Chen separated from the other powerhouses, he explored the eighth floor.
Unknowingly, he came to a strange place.
Why was this place strange?
This was a canyon. The canyon was filled with lush greenery and was filled with small grasses.
From the outside, this looked like an ordinary canyon.
However, Fang Chen had entered the canyon as if he was possessed.
When he entered the canyon, he realized that the canyon was isolated from the outside world. What he saw outside was an illusion.
Rumble!
The entire canyon was bathed in lightning.
Above the canyon, there were thick thunderclouds. Under these thunderclouds, majestic lightning dragons were constantly swimming.
"This is …"
Fang Chen was shocked when he saw the lightning dragons swimming in the thunderclouds.
The aura released by the lightning dragons made Fang Chen feel oppressed.
"The strength of this lightning dragon is already comparable to the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, right?" Fang Chen looked at the sky and said in a deep voice.
Boom!
Just as Fang Chen was thinking, a lightning dragon as thick as an arm suddenly shot out from the thunderclouds and swooped down.
With a boom, it directly hit Fang Chen's body.
Lightning radiated in all directions, and Fang Chen's body was surrounded by dense lightning power.
"It hurts."
Fang Chen couldn't help but say. Fortunately, he had activated the sword body. Otherwise, the power of the lightning dragon would have been enough to injure him.
Hiss!
Countless lightning power quickly drilled into Fang Chen's body.
It was also at this moment that Fang Chen suddenly sensed that his strength was actually increasing as the power of the lightning entered his body.
"This …"
Fang Chen looked at his own body with a dumbfounded expression.
At this moment, the only Spiritual Spiral in his Dantian's Sea of Qi was constantly expanding and spinning crazily.
The lightning power that drilled into his body entered the Spiritual Spiral one after another.
Rumble!
Above the sky, within the thunderclouds, countless lightning dragons were swimming crazily, as if they would give Fang Chen a fatal blow at any time.
The Spiritual Spiral was still expanding, and in the end, it occupied the entire Sea of Qi.
At this moment, Fang Chen finally realized that something was wrong.
His eyes widened as he stared at the Spiritual Spiral.
Splash!
Under his gaze, a pool of water appeared in the Spiritual Spiral that occupied the entire Sea of Qi.
"What is this?"
Fang Chen cried out involuntarily.