After the Sword Pavilion was opened, all the disciples knew that the sword would reflect the scenes that Qin Shi had experienced in the Sword Pavilion.
Buzz! Buzz!
Buzz! The space above the sword was torn apart and a fluorescent light appeared. A hazy scene appeared in front of them.
In that chaotic and dark space, what the disciples felt the most was a deathly stillness. This deathly stillness lasted for the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn. Two figures seemed to have broken through space and entered from the end of the darkness.
One was an old man and the other was a handsome young man. The old man was naturally Feng Sha. He walked in front of Qin Shi. In the Sword Pavilion, there was a supreme pressure. Even though he had reached the Perfected Domain Realm, he had to give up flying and walk on the ground.
"Has it begun?"
All the disciples held their breaths when they saw the scene.
"Yes. Next, let's see what kind of swordsmanship Qin Shi can comprehend from the Sword Pavilion. It will also determine his attainment in the Sword Principle."
However, when all the disciples were filled with anticipation, Zhang Hun suddenly sneered, "Boy, I want to see how you will make a fool of yourself in the end. At that time, even if Fang Qing is here, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to protect you as a disciple."
In the Sword Pavilion.
In this strange space, it felt like they were in ancient times, when the world was in chaos. He followed behind the sandstorm, and the sky constantly sent down a brutal pressure, making every step he took extremely heavy.
"Little fellow, the Sword Pavilion is formed by gathering the Blood Essences of the past 36 Sect Masters of our Sword Sect. Right now, we're at the first level, which is also the Blood Essences of our first Sect Master. Every level after that will have an additional Sect Master's Blood Essences, so the pressure will only grow stronger. Follow behind me. For the first 20 levels, try to preserve your strength as much as possible. I'll help you break through directly."
Feng Sha turned around and said to Qin Shi. When he got a response from Qin Shi, he raised the giant sword in his hand.
"The Sword Pavilion connects the heavens, open the Way of the Sword!"
Suddenly, a golden light appeared on the withered hand. Immediately after, the original darkness, as the golden light swept past, directly formed a small path.
The path could only accommodate one person. After the path was opened, Feng Sha signaled to Qin Shi, "Let's go to the second floor!"
Following Feng Sha's pace, Qin Shi walked along the path for about a thousand meters before he saw the passage to the second floor.
That passage was the same as the entrance of the Sword Pavilion. It was a strange Sword Qi Array.
Outside the Sword Qi Formation, Qin Shi couldn't help frowning. The aura coming from the Sword Qi Formation was actually stronger than the ninety-nine layers of the Sword Qi Formation on the sect rules altar.
As soon as the two of them entered the Sword Qi Array, a few ghostly halos suddenly flickered above the Sword Qi Array. Then, the eyes suddenly blinked. Bang! Bang!
Bang! Bang! Several sword lights were shot out.
Every sword qi was very real, causing Qin Shi's black eyes to darken.
But suddenly, a withered hand grabbed his shoulder. Feng Sha dodged in an extremely ingenious manner, as if he had memorized the rules of this Sword Qi formation. With every step he took, he managed to dodge the descending Sword Qi. Only after passing the thousandth Sword Qi did the two of them arrive at the entrance of the passage to the second floor.
"Let's go!"
Feng Sha shouted. He put away the giant sword and stepped into the second floor with Qin Shi.
Once they entered the second floor, Qin Shi's chest sank. Just like what Feng Sha had said, the pressure from above had obviously multiplied, and it was a completely different force.
Qin Shi didn't even dare to imagine what kind of terrifying degree the pressure would reach after the twentieth level if it continued to stack up like this.
"You don't have to be too nervous. After the first twenty floors, your body will slowly adapt. You don't have to ask too much of yourself. From the twentieth floor, as long as you can advance a few floors and find a suitable opportunity for yourself, you will be able to comprehend the Sword Principle. As for the thirtieth floor and above, if you don't have the confidence, it's best not to go."
Qin Shi shrugged his shoulders when he heard this. Feng Sha was first stunned when he saw Qin Shi's appearance, before he could not help but bitterly smile, "Forget it, it's a waste of time talking to you. However, you must remember not to show off no matter what. If your foundation is really injured by the Sword Pavilion's Sword Qi, it won't be worth it."
"I know."
Qin Shi nodded. Although he was very interested in the Sword Pavilion's martial arts, he wouldn't harm himself for it.
"That's good!"
Feng Sha also believed that Qin Shi knew what he was doing. The two of them continued along the second floor. With Feng Sha leading the way, Qin Shi did indeed save a lot of trouble.
Soon, the two of them broke through the third floor, the fourth floor, and the fifth floor.
Finally, they reached the twentieth floor.
Boom!
However, just as Qin Shi stepped into the twentieth level and took a step forward, a loud sound suddenly rang out behind him. He turned around in a daze and saw numerous spiritual swords floating out of nowhere in the dark space around the sandstorm. The spiritual swords firmly blocked the sandstorm.
"What's going on?" Seeing this scene, the disciples outside were stunned.
"It's the Sword Pavilion's backlash."
Some of the more experienced disciples shouted, "When the Sword Pavilion's guidance reaches a certain level, the Sword Pavilion will produce a backlash and forbid the guide from moving forward."
"There's such a thing?"
"Yes, but the twentieth floor is already very good. The Sword Pavilion's backlash will be determined based on the level of tacit understanding with the guide. Generally, the elders with more experience in the Sword Sect can reach around the tenth floor. For example, Zhang Hun and the other two great elders can reach around the fifteenth floor. Even the Sect Master can only reach the nineteenth floor."
"In the entire Sword Sect, only Senior Feng Sha can reach the twentieth floor. He was the Sword Pavilion's emissary for two thousand years, so the Sword Pavilion's tacit understanding with him is far greater than ordinary people."
"Next, it's up to this brat himself."
"You can also say that this brat's journey in the Sword Pavilion has just begun."
Zhang Hun's eyes flashed fiercely, "Hmph, without Feng Sha, let's see how many floors you can go."
Feng Sha was trapped in the sword array. Helplessness flashed in his eyes and he said, "Brat, it looks like I can only accompany you here."
"Thank you, Senior!"
Qin Shi didn't show any disappointment because Feng Sha was blocked. He was already satisfied with the twentieth floor. He cupped his hands towards Feng Sha gratefully.
Seeing Qin Shi's actions, Feng Sha felt gratified and satisfied. There weren't many people who could be contented, but Qin Shi could do it. This meant that Qin Shi's future was boundless.
"Remember, don't try to show off in the Sword Pavilion. If you encounter any trouble, crush your Sword Sect's token and the Sword Pavilion will expel you."
"Doesn't crushing the token mean that I've given up my identity as a disciple of the Sword Sect?"
"An identity or your life, which do you think is more important?"
Qin Shi smiled faintly, but he didn't respond to Feng Sha.
Perhaps to many people, there was nothing in the world that was more important than one's life. However, it was different to Qin Shi. Of course, he didn't care about the identity of the Sword Sect or even the position of a closed door cultivation disciple. He'd said it a long time ago that he wouldn't take over the Sword Sect.
But what he cared about was Fang Qing's choice. He could imagine Zhang Hun's face if he failed. Zhang Hun, Su Tiao, and the others would definitely be happy to see him make a fool of himself.
So, just based on this alone, he wouldn't choose to crush the command token unless he had no other choice.
But he didn't respond because he didn't want to disappoint Feng Sha's good intentions.
"Go."
Feng Sha smiled amiably and signaled Qin Shi not to worry about him.
Qin Shi nodded and bowed to Feng Sha. Only then did he put away the smile on his face and turned back to look at the endless darkness.
The twenty-first floor. The pressure here was already so strong. But just as Feng Sha had said, after going through the first twenty floors, Qin Shi had clearly adapted to it, so his pace didn't slow down much.
He snapped his fingers and used his soul power to condense a golden flame on his fingertip. This allowed him to barely see the space a hundred meters in front of him.
Just like that, he searched for about the time it took for half an incense stick to burn.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a wild roar caused him to frown.
Immediately, a ferocious ghost pounced at him from the side.
His reaction was extremely fast, but even so, when his body flashed backwards, his black robe was still sliced open by the ghostly figure. When he lowered his head to look at the cut on his black robe, the surface of the cut was smooth and without a trace, causing him to involuntarily suck in a breath of cold air.
His black robe was protected by Spiritual Energy, but when the ghostly figure attacked just now, the Spiritual Energy barrier didn't even have the slightest bit of protection?
"What a sharp attack."
Qin Shi calmed himself down and looked at the ghost. He wanted to see what kind of creature it was.
He was sure that the ghost wasn't human. Apart from the ferocious spiritual energy coming from the ghost, he couldn't sense any humanity or vitality.
Outside, many disciples were stunned when they saw the ghost.
"What's that?"
"I don't know. I've never heard of such a ghost in the Sword Firmament Pavilion."
"Is it the Sword Demon?"
Of course, some disciples didn't know, but that didn't mean that the higher-ups like Fang Qing didn't know. When the ghost attacked Qin Shi, Fang Qing's eyes flashed with shock.
As the Sect Master, she had also experienced the Sword Firmament Pavilion, so she naturally knew about this ghost.
The Sword Demon was formed from the blood essence of the thirty-six Sword Pavilion Masters over the years. Adding on the natural sword aura, it was a lifeform that only had a spiritual body, but no intelligence.
In their eyes, they only knew how to kill.
However, there weren't many Sword Demons in the Sword Firmament Pavilion. Back when Fang Qing was comprehending the Sword Firmament Pavilion, she only encountered one when she reached the 31st level. It was also because of this Sword Demon that her path of comprehension came to an end.
She didn't expect that Qin Shi would encounter such a troublesome existence as soon as he left the sandstorm.