The once mystical place filled with spiritual energy had now turned into a desolate wasteland.
Yellow sand filled the sky, and solitude reigned supreme.
Suddenly, a surge of killing intent came from behind.
Instinctively turning his head, Xiao Lingchen saw a skeleton wielding a sword charging at him.
Xiao Lingchen immediately dodged the attack and then struck fiercely.
He shattered the entire skeleton into pieces!
However, this action seemed to have triggered a taboo.
A "crackling" sound suddenly echoed around him, resembling the friction of bones or the gnawing of ants.
The sound was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
In the yellow earth on the ground, skeletons began to rise one after another.
They had no life, nor any emotions.
Holding swords, they all rushed towards Xiao Lingchen!
"Damn it, why is the True Martial Space like this?"
"Where are the twenty stunning fairies with fiery figures and revealing clothes?"
"Even one would be better than these skeletons!"
Xiao Lingchen complained helplessly.
Seeing the skeleton soldiers charging at him, he decisively drew the Phoenix Emperor Sword and slaughtered them again!
But after killing one batch, another would appear.
And after that batch, yet another!
Skeletons continuously emerged from the ground, more and more of them.
Moreover, each batch of skeleton soldiers was stronger than the last!
Initially, the skeleton soldiers only had the strength of the Spirit Gathering Realm and Spirit Sea Realm.
But soon, skeletons of the Spirit Platform Realm and Dao Palace Realm appeared!
And after Xiao Lingchen had slain hundreds of thousands of skeleton soldiers, even those of the Breaking Illusions Realm appeared!
Xiao Lingchen didn't want to waste time on them.
After all, he entered this True Martial Space to seek opportunities.
With this thought in mind, he leaped into the air, intending to fly away.
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But he discovered that there was a restraining spell in place.
He couldn't fly!
Helpless, he slashed the skeleton soldiers in front of him and then used the Divine Movement Step to escape on foot.
But soon, Xiao Lingchen realized.
The number of skeleton soldiers here was simply overwhelming!
As far as the eye could see, they were densely packed.
The entire wasteland was occupied by skeleton soldiers.
To escape this place, he had to carve a bloody path!
Xiao Lingchen steeled his heart, wielded the Phoenix Emperor Sword, and charged forward!
"Help!"
"Is there anyone who can save me?"
Suddenly, cries for help came from ahead.
Looking over, a young man in white, with a scholarly demeanor, was surrounded by countless skeleton soldiers, in imminent danger.
Seeing Xiao Lingchen, he urgently called for help:
"Fellow Daoist, save me!"
Xiao Lingchen was slightly surprised to find someone else in the True Martial Space.
He didn't think much of it.
He charged towards the young man.
At the last critical moment, he saved him!
"Th-thank you, fellow Daoist. I am Guan Xunzhi. May I know your name?"
"Xiao Lingchen."
While swinging his sword, Xiao Lingchen asked:
"How did you end up in this True Martial Space?"
"True Martial Space?"
Guan Xunzhi was momentarily stunned, then seemed to understand something:
"Brother Lingchen, you mean the True Martial Continent, right?"
"Brother Lingchen, you jest. We are born on the True Martial Continent, so naturally, we are in the True Martial Continent."
"Why ask why?"
"Could it be that Brother Lingchen is not from the True Martial Continent?"
Hearing this, Xiao Lingchen's heart skipped a beat.
True Martial Continent?
Could it be that the so-called True Martial Space is not an independent secret realm space?
But a real place, existing as another continent in this world?
Xiao Lingchen shook his head and replied:
"I come from the Tianqian Continent."
Guan Xunzhi murmured, repeating "Tianqian Continent," as if pondering something.
Then he shook his head again:
"Never heard of it."
"Oh, I am a disciple of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, returning home to visit family, and happened to pass by here."
"Unexpectedly, I got trapped here. Fortunately, Brother Lingchen came to my rescue."
"I am deeply grateful!"
"Save your gratitude for when we're out."
Xiao Lingchen said succinctly.
Seeing the increasing number of skeleton soldiers around them.
Xiao Lingchen decided to carve a bloody path and escape from this place first.
He then swept his sword forcefully, releasing a surge of sword qi that slaughtered tens of thousands of skeleton soldiers ahead.
Then, he led Guan Xunzhi and fled forward.
However, they hadn't run far when Guan Xunzhi looked anxious.
"Brother Lingchen, stop, stop quickly!"
Xiao Lingchen looked puzzled.
Guan Xunzhi explained:
"My home is to the west, and Brother Lingchen is taking me east, making me further from home!"
"Please, Brother Lingchen, take me west! I beg you~"
Xiao Lingchen was helpless.
But with enemies on all sides, it didn't matter which direction they went.
So he changed direction and charged west!
Xiao Lingchen led Guan Xunzhi, advancing for dozens of miles.
The number of skeleton soldiers they killed was countless!
Gradually, the strength of the skeleton soldiers increased, and even those above the fifth level of the Breaking Illusions Realm appeared!
Xiao Lingchen had no choice but to reveal all his trump cards.
The Thunder Drum of the Netherworld hung in the sky, releasing Heavenly Thunder!
He unleashed the God-killing Sword Technique, Anger of the Thunder, and even Manifest Heaven and Earth, among other divine powers.
But as the strength of the skeleton soldiers increased, Xiao Lingchen found it increasingly difficult to cope.
Especially with Guan Xunzhi, a burden, making it even harder for him to fight freely.
He could only use the Cauldron of Fate to clear the path!
While under the time acceleration of the Fuguang Jade Mirror Sundial, he pushed the Divine Movement Step and Instant Movement Technique to their limits.
And continued forward!
"Strange, didn't you say you were a disciple of some Sword Sect?"
"Why is your strength so weak?"
During this time, Xiao Lingchen couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
In his view, anyone who could join a sect should have some talent, right?
Especially a Sword Sect, which has stricter requirements for its disciples.
And sword cultivators are usually among the best in their realm.
But Guan Xunzhi, in front of him, was a complete weakling!
Let alone the skeleton soldiers of the Breaking Illusions Realm, even a random Spirit Platform Realm one could send him to his grave.
Guan Xunzhi scratched his head awkwardly and said:
"To be honest, although I am a disciple of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, I primarily study the art of healing."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Lingchen was even more puzzled.
Joining a Sword Sect to study medicine?
Guan Xunzhi sighed and explained sorrowfully:
"It's like this."
"I come from a poor family, and my father has been suffering from a chronic illness, bedridden for years, enduring pain day and night."
"To treat my father's illness, I exhausted my family's resources seeking famous doctors, but none could cure him."
"So, I thought of a way, which was to join a sect of immortal cultivation, study medicine, and personally treat my father."
"My talent is decent, especially in swordsmanship, so I successfully joined the Lingxiao Sword Sect."
"However, to treat my father, I didn't join the main peak that focuses on swordsmanship but chose the Dan Peak, which specializes in alchemy and healing, to study medicine."
"Now, after more than ten years, I have finally learned enough and am returning home to treat my father's chronic illness."
"Unexpectedly, I got trapped here, and it's troubling Brother Lingchen to take me along as a burden."
"If you can get me home and cure my father's illness, I will reward you generously!"
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