Ding Hao took a deep breath, took five steps forward, which was 35 cuns long, and then stopped. Though it was just 35 cuns, Ding Hao felt that he seemed to have crossed countless spaces. The scene in front of him had changed. Crimson wilderness and endless streets had disappeared, replaced by boundless darkness. Ding Hao did not know where he was.
What a terrible inscription magic formation.
“Go on, take 10 steps to the right, each seven cuns long.”
Ding Hao nodded, found the direction, and stepped again.
At the end of these 10 steps, he was still in the dark and couldn’t see anything. However, there was a whirring wind in his ear. His hair fluttered and the air he inhaled also became much fresher, not as dull as before.
“Very good. Listen up, then act quickly three steps forward, seven cuns for each step, then six steps backward, 10 cuns for each step. The movement should be consistent and must be completed in one breath without any stagnation.” The Sword Master’s voice sounded more dignified.
Ding Hao took a deep breath, recalled it in his mind, and then resolutely took three steps forward and six steps backward. His every step was as long as what he was told and they were completed in one breath.
As Ding Hao finished his last step, there was light in front of him. Boundless darkness replaced by clouds of soft orange light appeared. He looked over and saw that he was in a palace-like building. The orange dome released faint light and illuminated the whole space.
On Ding Hao’s left and right side were two rows of more than 20 meters high giant curled-up dragon pillars, 20 meters apart, neatly arranged to extend into the distance.
Between the two rows of pillars were two stone canals. The clear water is rushing and flowing. Some white fish were swimming in it. Ding Hao’s eyes lit up. The fish was the same as the white fish he saw in the stream outside the day before yesterday night. It was just these fish were smaller in size.
In this case, it showed that the flowing water could certainly lead to the outside.
“Stand still. Now is the most critical moment.” The Sword Master’s voice rang again. “Have you seen that piece of white gravel on the ground ahead? Only that place is safe. You jump onto that piece of white gravel.”
When Ding Hao looked carefully, he found that 30 meters away from him, there was indeed a palm-sized piece of white gravel on the ground, which was completely different from other cyan founder floor stones. Since it mixed among them, it was hard to be found without careful observation.
“But isn’t the white gravel too small? It is only palm-sized! How do I stand on it?”
Ding Hao exhaled a foul air and took out his rusted sword. He jumped up like a giant bird, leaping over a distance of 30 meters. He fell upside down with his head down and his foot up, and he then used his rusted sword pointed on the white gravel and stopped.
The cute cat meowed, clutched Ding Hao’s shoulder and also hung upside down.
“What should I do next? Come on! My brain is almost bloodshot,” Ding Hao asked eagerly.
The Sword Master burst out laughing and said, “Good boy, you can think of such a stupid way. The next thing is relatively simple. On this stone road, there are pieces of white gravel every 30 meters. Keep going.”
Holy sh*t!
Ding Hao swore quietly and then flew forward with his wrist force. He then pointed his sword point on the second piece of white gravel, and then took a breath.
He repeated this move for over 30 times, finally completely got across this passageway with two rows of curled-up dragon pillars on its sides.
Ding Hao’s feet finally fell to the ground.
As he looked around, he was shocked.
In front of was a stone palace, but there was a bottomless chasm before it. Inside the chasm, there was a faintly visible red light and hot rising air. The chasm was about 200 meters wide and there were five or six strange black rocks floating on the top. They were just like the boards floating on the surface of the river. Ding Hao wondered what kind of rocks could allow themselves to float in the void.
“Step on these floating stones and reach the opposite side,” the Sword Master said in a tone of schadenfreude.
Since he spoke in such a tone, indicating that there was not dangerous here. Ding Hao was relieved.
Ding Hao took out a long chain from his Storage Ring, threw it out. The chain entangled a nearby rock. He pulled it gently, and then leaped up, jumping over 50 or 60 meters. He then landed on that rock. Immediately, he jumped again and quickly threw out his long chain, which entangled another rock in front of him, and he then jumped onto it with the help of the chain.
He repeated this move for about four times, and successfully crossed this hot and deep abyss.
In front of him was an ancient dilapidated palace. This palace had been cut into two, which seemed that it was destroyed by the sword light of a powerful Powerful Divine. Unlike before, in this ancient palace there were no curled-up dragon pillars, but huge lifelike warriors boulder statues. Their clothing was as if fluttering in the air. These statues were full of all kinds of marks of swords, spears, and sabers. It seemed that there was a destructive war here.
On the ground of the ancient palace were broken swords, broken armors, and some white skeletons, which scattered on the ground and some of them were burning with ghost flames.
These bones had existed for so many years. Judging from this, they had to be, at least, congenital grandmasters when they were alive. Besides, none of these bones were complete. They were all died in battles. Some fractured skulls, some fractured cervical vertebrae, some were cut into two pieces in the middle, and some sternum was completely broken…
Ding Hao could even imagine how bitter a battle had taken place here, with bones piled high and the strong falling so many.
“Is it possible that this ancient sect was wiped out by enemies? This place must be where the fighting took place!”
Ding Hao guessed.
Under the guidance of the Sword Master, he walked carefully through this ancient palace of bones. In front of him was another bottomless ravine, but this time there were piercing cold from below. Floating in the air were pieces of blue-black ice. These ice blocks were moving irregularly. Sometimes they were high and sometimes low. Sometimes they were on the left and sometimes on the right.
After a slight adjustment, Ding Hao did the same thing and once again crossed the icy ravine with the help of a long chain.
“Attention, next it’s your little pet’s show time. Three steps forward and four steps backward; Six steps to the left and seven steps to the right. Each step is 10 cuns. After you finish this, immediately throw out this little guy…” The Sword Master’s voice faintly revealed a little excitement.
“Cute cat? What can it do?” Ding Hao felt strange.
“Haha, don’t underestimate this cute little guy.” Unexpectedly, the Saber Master spoke this time. “Its origin is very mysterious.”
“All right, don’t ask. Time is short. Do as I say,” the Sword Master repeatedly urged. He couldn’t restrain the excitement in his heart.
