278: Sword Order, seventh level (two in one, please vote for me)

At the entrance of the Tai Bai Sword Palace, the scene was now one of two extremes: on one side, endless Sword Intent and countless Flying Swords.

Sword light and sword auras intertwined, forming a magnificent world of Flying Swords.

This was precisely the vast sword dao battle Formation led by Celestial Sword Immortal Master, with the Cultivators closely following the white-robed Cultivator.

Opposite the battle Formation, the original steps had disappeared.

In their place was a corpse ladder, with one Corpse Refinement after another climbing up, spewing out corpse Qi.

There were Second-Order Corpse Refinements, and also Third-Order Corpse Refinements.

There were Green-haired Zombies, Iron Zombies, Flying-haired Zombies, and Blood Corpses.

Corpse Refinements filled the sky, and at the very top was an old Daoist in corpse robes.

The old Daoist held a corpse-herding cloth in one hand and a Celestial Corpse flag in the other, standing on a Yin and Yang black coffin.

Behind him, many Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivators numbly summoned Corpse Refinements.

One Corpse Refinement after another charged towards the Qingxuan Sect's Sword Cultivator battle Formation.

At this moment, even Celestial Sword Immortal Master's Clone felt extremely troublesome.

They had been in this standoff for almost a day.

Their True Essence was starting to deplete. If they hadn't occupied the Tai Bai Sword Palace first and obtained many treasures, they would be in a dire situation now.

The corpse-robed elder before them was the Corpse Refinement Sect's True Person Qianshi. His main body was in the Middle Stage of Golden Core, but his strength was comparable to the Late Golden Core Stage, due to his disgustingly effective Corpse Refinement summoning.

And his current Clone was even more so!

These Corpse Refinements were not only numerous, but there were also countless self-detonating spiritual corpses that polluted everything.

They didn't know how many of their Dharma Swords had been defiled.

They could only rely on Sword Qi and sword auras to cut those spiritual corpses into dust to avoid contamination.

And once they launched a sword move, attempting a strong assault, the opponent would surely summon several Fourth-Order Purple Mansion Bronze Armored Corpses, which would use their hard bronze armor to block the sword moves.

"Thousand Corpse Old Demon, do you dare to come out and fight?" Celestial Sword Immortal Master's Clone glared angrily, finally exasperated by True Person Qianshi's corpse sea tactics.

The corpse-robed elder, True Person Qianshi's Incarnation, did not respond. Instead, the Celestial Corpse flag in his hand waved faster and faster, and more and more spiritual corpses crawled out from the corpse ladder.

Meanwhile, in the Void Realm, unknown to anyone, the second passage entrance rippled. After no one saw it, the ripple quickly disappeared.

This was Lin Shiming, who had been lying in wait.

He hadn't expected that more than one Immortal Master's Clone from the Corpse Refinement Sect had arrived. But then he thought, with Celestial Corpse Immortal Master's strategy, how could the Corpse Refinement Sect not be cautious?

However, this scene was exactly what he wanted to see.

He hadn't triggered anyone's attention.

Of course, even at this moment, if he had caught Celestial Sword Immortal Master's attention, the latter would be too preoccupied to deal with him.

Unless Celestial Sword Immortal Master wasn't afraid of being overwhelmed by the Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivators' corpse sea.

If there were Fourth-Order Purple Mansion Bronze Armored Corpses, how could there not be terrifying offensive Fourth-Order Blood Corpses?

And the most likely possibility was the Yin and Yang black coffin he was standing on.

Lin Shiming's heart settled considerably. The System's lack of a prompt was the greatest reassurance.

Under Yan Yang's guidance, Lin Shiming took the third passage on the right.

This was where the Scripture Pavilion was located.

His pace was still unhurried. For him, it was still a step-by-step thrill, requiring extreme caution.

The next moment, two Danqi Peak (Pill and Artifact Peak) Cultivators from the Qingxuan Sect appeared, moving swiftly and secretly towards the outside.

"Who!" Lin Shiming, who hadn't released his Divine Sense while stealthily moving through the Void Realm, was instantly discovered by the two alert individuals.

Two spiritual swords shot towards Lin Shiming.

The five-colored silkworm coffin suddenly appeared in the Void Realm, and one Corpse Refinement after another charged towards the two.

The two Danqi Peak Cultivators were only in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. Seeing so many Corpse Refinements, they immediately crushed their sound transmission talismans.

Their Dharma Swords also slashed towards Lin Shiming.

All those spiritual corpses were blocked by the Dharma Swords.

But the next moment, a corner of the five-colored silkworm coffin's lid opened.

A black shadow, like a dark horned python, suddenly darted out. The black shadow's speed was incredibly fast.

Before the two could see clearly, they saw some dark breath suddenly spray towards them.

The two were immediately alarmed, activating their spiritual shields, but they were instantly smashed open by a tail whip from the black flood dragon. Then, the spiritual corpses swarmed them!

In the blink of an eye, the two Cultivators were reduced to dust!

As soon as the two Qingxuan Sect Cultivators died, the black flood dragon immediately wanted to roar. However, Lin Shiming, with his Soul Restraining Seal, instantly knew.

"Be quiet. Do you still want to become a Dragon?"

Roaring now would undoubtedly shorten its lifespan.

After being sternly warned by Lin Shiming, the latter also puffed out its cheeks in displeasure, but ultimately did not roar.

Lin Shiming collected the two bodies, their Storage Pouches, and all the Corpse Refinements, then disappeared into the Void Realm again.

Stealthily moving through the Void Realm, he didn't encounter any more Qingxuan Sect Cultivators, which made Lin Shiming greatly relieved. This also meant that Celestial Sword Immortal Master was under considerable pressure and couldn't break away.

The Scripture Pavilion of the Tai Bai Sword Palace was in front of a Cliff Wall, similar to the feng shui layout of the Alchemy Pavilion.

The Scripture Pavilion was a six-story giant pagoda, nine zhang tall. The spire was a large stone sword, whose Sword Intent was equally rich and overwhelming, making people dare not look directly at it and feel a sense of insignificance.

The pagoda body was covered with various splendid spiritual patterns. As the sunlight shone, various spiritual lights flowed in waves. Even after countless years, it remained extraordinarily vibrant.

This also indicated that all the protective spiritual Formations were still in effect.

Here, Lin Shiming dared not test it like he did with the Treasure Pavilion, relying on the peach blossom river scenery painting!

The sword tower, formed by the Scripture Pavilion, had a total of six doors.

Each door was a full zhang high.

And they were extraordinarily profound.

To be safe, he still didn't enter immediately, but instead used the five-colored silkworm coffin and the peach blossom river scenery painting to hide in a corner again.

He wasn't in a hurry, and he couldn't be.

Whether it was falling into a Formation or exposing his identity, he couldn't accept either.

The former might mean instant death.

As for the latter, the consequence of exposing his identity would be that the Lin Family could only move their entire clan to Shuangmu Island.

And it was highly possible that the Qingxuan Sect wouldn't give him the chance.

The waiting time was agonizing, but as two more people walked out of the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Shiming had another guess in his heart.

Celestial Sword Immortal Master's Clone from the Qingxuan Sect was also stalling for time... The nature of the Scripture Pavilion meant that for the Qingxuan Sect to obtain as many Cultivation Techniques as possible, all Cultivators had to go to the Scripture Pavilion to acquire them.

And the Cultivators who went to the Scripture Pavilion at the beginning must have already acquired them, which were those at the mountain entrance.

But those Cultivators who, like him, explored the Alchemy Pavilion, Artifact Refining Pavilion, and the main hall of the Tai Bai Sword Palace through the other five passages, would definitely not have had time to get Cultivation Techniques from the Scripture Pavilion.

With his guess confirmed, Lin Shiming's heart also settled down.

In his mind, he was still communicating with the Yan Yang Sword.

"I hope Senior Yan Yang can inform me about the Scripture Pavilion. Junior will be eternally grateful!"

"Gratitude is unnecessary, but including helping you break the Formation and teaching you how to obtain the Fu Ling Fire Mulberry Tree, that's already twice. This is the last time I'll help you, and it will settle the Karma of you bringing me out!"

"Even if I see Senior Grass again, I will have no regrets!"

Yan Yang spoke first, explaining his departure very frankly.

This made Lin Shiming feel a bit lost. If they had a Spirit Communication Sword, their Lin Family would definitely develop faster in the Outer Sea.

But at the same time, he also understood that these Spirit Communication Swords like Yan Yang, without gaining recognition, would not pay much attention to them at all.

Not annihilating his Divine Thought and forcibly occupying his spiritual body was already considered extremely honorable.

Lin Shiming nodded, and Yan Yang continued:

"As a somewhat famous Nascent Soul power at the time, the Tai Bai Sword Palace's Scripture Pavilion naturally far surpassed ordinary Sects. Just the protective Formations alone numbered nine hundred ninety-nine, with three-tenths being Formations within Formations, three-tenths being Fourth-Order Formations, five being Fifth-Order Formations, and one being a Sixth-Order Formation. Even a Nascent Soul Immortal Master would not fare well by forcing their way in!"

"To enter the Scripture Pavilion, there is only that main door leading to it. The main door has two leaves, and there are four illusory doors."

"Entering through the main door leads to the six Legacy walls. Cultivators of different cultivation levels and Ranks will automatically be assigned to different floors. As for the illusory doors, entering them leads directly to a death Formation!"

"And to enter the main door, you need a Disciple token from the Tai Bai Sword Palace!"

"Holding the token leads to the main door, and it requires dual token holding! That's why you see two people entering and exiting each time!"

As Yan Yang slowly explained, Lin Shiming couldn't help but feel fortunate.

If he hadn't known this and had rushed in, even if he didn't encounter a killing Formation, the illusion and trapping Formations would have been enough to trap him in the Secret Realm until his death.

As for the Tai Bai Sword Palace's Disciple token, Lin Shiming had already obtained it from the two he had just killed.

Seeing the two leave, Lin Shiming also summoned Lin Xianzhi from his Grotto-heaven World. Two inch-long sword tokens appeared in his hands.

These sword tokens were the tokens of the Tai Bai Sword Palace.

They were also the tokens for entering the Scripture Pavilion. If they had the Sect Master's token, they could take out all the Cultivation Techniques of the entire Sect.

However, since the Qingxuan Sect hadn't found the Sect Master's token, Lin Shiming naturally didn't have such thoughts.

Lin Shiming took out a Jade Slip from the five-colored silkworm coffin and gave the information to Lin Xianzhi for him to digest.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, this time, it's very likely that our Lin Family will gain several Cultivation Techniques that can reach Golden Core and Nascent Soul!" Lin Shiming said excitedly.

Currently, the Lin Family only had one Cultivation Technique confirmed to have Purple Mansion Follow-up cultivation, which they obtained from the Purple Mansion Cave in the Small World. It was also extremely suitable for Lin Shitao and Lin Shijie, who had dual fire and wood Spiritual Roots.

As for Lin Shiming's Purple Wood Heart Sutra and Lin Xianzhi's Ren Water Geng Metal Art, neither had subsequent Cultivation Techniques. To get them, they would have to find a way from the Qingxuan Sect.

After this trip to the Small World, Lin Shiming might still have a chance, but Lin Xianzhi would have to feign death.

Without this Cultivation Technique, Lin Xianzhi would inevitably be trapped in the Purple Mansion stage for life, or have to spend a large sum to buy a Purple Mansion Cultivation Technique, or kill other Purple Mansion Families.

But neither of these was easy.

"Alright!" Lin Xianzhi understood the whole story and replied with some excitement.

With the purple profound treasure jade, the Fu Ling Fire Mulberry, and the taiqing purple jade fruit, Lin Xianzhi was now full of confidence in reaching the Purple Mansion stage!

The two held their tokens and quickly headed towards the Scripture Pavilion.

The two entered the pagoda facing each other. Fortunately, there were no accidents until they entered the pagoda.

As soon as he entered the pagoda door, Lin Shiming felt a burst of heat from the sword token in his hand.

The next moment, his figure appeared before a stone wall.

On this stone wall, a sprawling set of the Tai Bai Sword Palace's Sect rules was inscribed.

Every stroke and line conveyed the Sect's prosperity, along with the determination to revitalize the Sect, all within this set of rules.

A sense of ancient vicissitude instantly washed over him, leaving Lin Shiming utterly awestruck.

He admired the methods of a Sect like the Tai Bai Sword Palace even more. In the future, perhaps, Lin Family Cultivators would also have to recite such a family text when entering the Treasure Pavilion.

However, amidst his awe, Lin Shiming quickly calmed down.

Next was to display his potential and combat power to try and reach the sixth floor.

The System prompt finally appeared at this moment:

"Please consume the thousand-year spiritual milk, perform the 'Calamity Transcending' technique of the Three Lives Sword Art, and recite the rules a hundred times to enter the seventh floor!"

The appearance of the System prompt shocked Lin Shiming immensely, but he also couldn't help but marvel at the terrifying design of the Tai Bai Sword Palace.

Presumably, even among the many Cultivators of the Qingxuan Sect, no one could reach the seventh floor.

From the stone wall, streaks of glowing characters enveloped him.

Lin Shiming also took out the Lai Yun Sword and ten other Dharma Swords.

He raised his head, activating his sword dao seed to its fullest, and a torrent of grass Sword Intent surged forth.

For a moment, Sword Intent began to permeate, and one Sword Grass seed after another appeared in the Void Realm.

As a gentle breeze blew, those Sword Grass seeds began to sprout.

Ten Heaven-Slaying Sword Grasses appeared.

At this moment, the Sword Intent in Lin Shiming's eyes also reached its peak.

Ten Sword Grasses meant ten forms of Heaven-Slaying!

And as sword light intertwined, the ten grass swords formed a Formation, complementing the ten Dharma Swords.

They formed the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation, and countless sprouting grass Sword Intents permeated the surroundings, echoing it.

"Calamity Transcending!"

With a soft cry, a massive sword light, like the countless stars in the sky, shone brilliantly as it slashed out. At this moment, Lin Shiming's spirit was as vast as the clouds.

Boom!

At that moment, the Legacy wall was like the sky that had been pierced, and a huge hole appeared.

Lin Shiming, facing this scene, paid no attention to it. Instead, he seized the time to silently recite the Sect rules.

Once, twice!

Ten times, a hundred times!

Finally, as the last word was recited, the huge hole transformed into countless starlight, shattering like a mirror.

Lin Shiming couldn't help but close his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already in front of three Legacy walls. Each Legacy wall represented a Cultivation Technique.

Lin Shiming was ecstatic. The fewer Legacy walls, the higher the floor he had reached.

If his guess was correct, this was the seventh floor, the legendary seventh floor that supposedly only had six floors.

"Not bad!"

At this moment, in Lin Shiming's third spirit platform, Yan Yang couldn't help but nod at Lin Shiming, and the appearance of the seventh floor also left the latter shocked for a long time.

Lin Shiming walked to the three Legacy walls. On one, waves surged, capturing the Sword Intent of the vast sea, forming the Sea Wave Tide Birth Sword Canon!

As soon as he released his Divine Sense, he felt as if he was in the ocean, with surging waves!

He shook his head and quickly withdrew, fearing he might mistakenly choose this Cultivation Technique.

He went to the second stone wall. This stone wall was covered in flames. It wasn't a sword canon, but a fire-attribute Cultivation Technique, the Fiery Essence True Canon.

Lin Shiming also glanced at it and then moved on.

He arrived at the last stone wall!