"Yes, I understand!"
Lu Xihua nodded solemnly and decisively grabbed the Twelve-Winged Angel Sword in Guhan's hand. Lu Xihua's body rapidly petrified as he entered a synchronized state. At the same time, he entered the mental illusion of the Nine States Vying for Supremacy.
As for the duration of the petrification, this period of time depended on the hardships and tempering that the sword bearer had experienced in the Nine Prefectures Competition. Some people could be petrified within a minute, while others could only be petrified after a month. As for how long Lu Xihua wanted to be petrified, that would depend on his own ability.
I can't wait here any longer. I'm only one step away. If I wait any longer, Ying Zheng will run out of time!
Guhan pondered. At the same time, he shot out a beam of sword Qi from his hand, circling Sword Immortal Hu Di's head. Sword Immortal Hu Di's head followed the fate of his four companions and fell.
Sword Immortal Hu Di had originally thought that he had already received Gu Han's forgiveness and that he would be able to preserve his life. Just as he was secretly rejoicing, before he could even react, his head had already left his body.
"I really didn't want to kill you!"
Guhan looked at Sword Immortal Hu Di's corpse and sighed. "Unfortunately, the two of us are about to enter a petrified state. If I let you stay here, the two of us will be in danger!"
After Sword Immortal Hu Di's death, Guhan no longer had any reservations. He took out the Xuan-Yuan Sword with one hand and the Immortal Trapping Sword with the other.
At that moment, the Immortal Trapping Sword only had a tiny bit of Chaos Power left before it could be completely repaired. And this tiny bit of Chaos Power was hidden in Guhan's hand. The reason why Guhan didn't inject the last bit of Chaos Power was because he was afraid that he would enter a petrified state when he held the Immortal Trapping Sword.
Now that everything was ready, Guhan let go of all his reservations and injected the last bit of Chaos Power into the Immortal Trapping Sword.
…
In the dimensional rift, two stone statues, one male and one female, stood on a hill. Suddenly, a golden pillar of light shot out from one of the female stone statues. This golden pillar of light penetrated the dimensional rift and shot into the boundless sky, dying the originally blue sky a golden color.
At the same time, countless phantoms of phoenixes and dragons began to revolve around the golden light pillar. Countless strange phenomena appeared at that moment. These were the strange phenomena of an Emperor Ascension. This meant that another Emperor Sword wielder had been born.
"Master, your disciple has succeeded. Your disciple has passed the Chaser of the Nine States!"
Lu Xihua turned back into his human form. At the same time, he happily said to Guhan beside him. However, at this time, Lu Xihua also discovered that his master had actually turned into a stone statue.
"Master actually didn't wait for me. Does he not have confidence in his disciple …?" Lu Xihua pouted and thought to himself. Just as he was about to wait for his master to complete the Chaser of the Nine States, Song Yifei's voice suddenly sounded in Lu Xihua's ear.
"Lu Xihua, have you succeeded in becoming an Emperor?" Song Yifei asked with jealousy and congratulation.
"Yes!" Lu Xihua grunted.
"That's enough. Ying Zheng has already started to go crazy. Quickly come out and stop him. Otherwise, everything will be too late!" Song Yifei hurriedly urged.
"Got it!" Lu Xihua responded and glanced worriedly at Guhan, who was still in a petrified state.
"Master is so strong. It should be impossible for him to not be able to handle the Chaser of the Nine States. I'd better deal with Ying Zheng first!"
With that thought in mind, Lu Xihua left the dimensional rift and charged toward Yuzhang City.
At this time, Guhan was not as relaxed as Lu Xihua imagined. In fact, Guhan was in a somewhat difficult state because Guhan was now dealing with the entire Demon Race's Heavenly Court.
After entering a state of synchronization with the Xuanyuan Sword and the Celestial Trapping Sword, when Guhan opened his eyes again, he found himself in a wild world … The shortest tree in this world was as high as a ten-story building, and the tallest tree was so high up in the clouds that it was impossible to see the top of the tree with the naked eye.
At the same time, there was a phoenix, which was known as the Divine Bird in later generations, which was rarely seen in a thousand years.
At this time, it was like an ordinary crow or sparrow, flying freely in the sky.
On the ground, there were groups of qilins and demon beasts everywhere. Guhan could also see countless naked fellows with all kinds of strange totems drawn on their bodies. At the same time, they had all kinds of strange animal characteristics. They walked upright on the ground. Some of them were picking fruits, some were killing demon beasts, and some were fighting to the death with soldiers wearing silver armor but with all kinds of beast heads.
As soon as Guhan regained consciousness, he began to try to contact his ten swordmaidens. In the end, he lost contact with all ten swordmaidens. There was no way to communicate with them at all … When Guhan touched his waist, he found that the original ten scabbards, along with his dimensional pocket, had disappeared without a trace.
Could this be the Untainted World?
An Untainted World formed by an illusion? After seeing what was happening in front of him clearly, Guhan could not help but think to himself.
In the past, Guhan did not know what the legendary Untainted World looked like. However, after obtaining the Sage's Relic, Guhan had a rather detailed understanding of the Untainted World. After all, the Sage's Relic contained many stories of the Untainted World, and these scenes had become one of the most profound memories of Guhan. They were firmly engraved in Guhan's mind.
"That towering tree should be the legendary Creation Tree, those naked fellows should be the Wu people, and those armored soldiers should be demons!" Guhan quickly distinguished the identity and standpoint of the fellows he saw.
"I didn't expect Master to have such a detailed understanding of the Untainted World. This saves me the trouble of introducing it to you again!"
A faint voice suddenly rang in Guhan's ears. This voice sounded somewhat familiar, but it was also a voice that he had never heard before.
"Are you the Lady of Celestial Trapping Sword?"
Guhan immediately realized that the owner of this voice should be the Celestial Trapping Sword. Because she was sisters with the Celestial Slaying Sword, the four of their voices sounded relatively similar. This was also why Guhan felt like he had met them before.
"That's right. I thank you for saving me, benefactor. You used a vast amount of Chaotic Power to save me. Otherwise, I don't know how long I would have to sleep in this Untainted World!" The Celestial Trapping Sword said to Guhan gratefully.
"Why do you call yourself a little girl?
Your sisters have never called you that! "
Upon hearing the Celestial Trapping Sword call herself a little girl, Guhan immediately became curious. Very few sword ladies would call themselves that.
"I'm a little girl. Why do I need a reason?"
The Celestial Trapping Sword's answer was obviously an excuse. Of course, Guhan could not get to the bottom of it, so he simply acquiesced. "In that case, what should I do next?
How can I complete the Nine States Fight for Supremacy? "
To be honest, Guhan did not have much confidence in the Nine States Fight for Supremacy.
Although every Emperor Sword level sword wielder had gone through this step, after an Emperor Sword level sword wielder ascended to the throne, this process was a taboo. There had never been any written records that described this process in detail that had been passed down. They only told their descendants to maintain their true self during this process. That was all.
Hence, until now, Guhan was still confused about the Nine States Fight for Supremacy. He had no idea what he should do next.
"The Nine States Fight for Supremacy is actually a process where my heart and master's heart merge and we experience each other's sincerity. This is also the first time I've experienced the Nine States Fight for Supremacy. I'm not sure about the specifics.
However, I know that you must find the location of my real body in this illusion. As long as you can find it and hold it with your own hands, Master and I will naturally know what to do next! "Celestial Trapping Sword replied.
"Then do you know where your real body is?" Guhan asked.
"I'm not sure!"
The Celestial Trapping Sword hesitated for a while before saying, "However, I'm most likely still in the hands of the old master."
"In other words, I'm in the hands of the Grandmaster of Heaven!"
Gu Han raised his eyebrows. All along, Gu Han had been very curious about Sect Leader Tongtian, the big boss behind the scenes. Although there were many memories about Sect Leader Tongtian in the Saint Relic, Gu Han was still curious about him.
Although there were many memories of the Grandmaster of Heaven in the Saint's Relic, Guhan had never personally met this existence that had changed the entire Chaotic World.
Hence, when he thought about how he was about to personally meet this super big boss, Guhan felt a little excited.
However, he did not know how the Grandmaster of Heaven in the Nine States Fight for Supremacy was different from the real Grandmaster of Heaven in the past. What was the difference between the Grandmaster of Heaven and the Grandmaster of Heaven who had escaped from prison and was hiding somewhere in the world to spy on the entire world? At the same time, he was secretly recuperating and preparing to make a comeback.
"Celestial Trapping Sword, do you know where the Grandmaster of Heaven is?" Guhan decided to personally meet the Grandmaster of Heaven in the illusion, so he asked the Celestial Trapping Sword.
"In the Aquamarine Palace!" The Celestial Trapping Sword replied.
"Then where is the Aquamarine Palace?"
"Of course it's on Penglai Island."
"Then where is Penglai Island?
Which direction should I go in? "
"I don't know …"
"… How can you not know … Aren't you someone who lived in this era …"
"Except for the God Investiture Battle, I have never left the Aquamarine Palace, nor have I ever left the old master's side.
However, during the God Investiture Battle, the World Tree was completely destroyed, so I can't tell where Penglai Island is! "The Celestial Trapping Sword said.
"Alright, then I'll have to ask someone else!" Guhan shrugged and his eyes fell on a Novice Wizard who was chopping wood not far away.
This Novice Wizard was different from other Novice Wizards with bird or snake heads. This Novice Wizard almost looked like a human. If it were not for the Qiangliang tribe's totem painted on his body, Guhan would have thought that this guy was a real human.