C171 Demon Sword Contest

Ye Xiaotian's heart wasn't at ease when all the people he knew were gathered together. What Qing Loongcang hadn't said, as well as the unknown devil sword and Bright Moon Tavern's ultimate goal, were all things that couldn't be dispelled.

"Everyone, please follow me. " At this moment, no one had climbed to the top of the mountain. A man in a black robe spoke. This man was obviously different from the ordinary people. He also had a mask on his face, but it wasn't a crescent moon, but a full moon.

He did not give the crowd any time to think, and directly followed a small path.

Ye Xiaotian and the others naturally followed closely behind, and no one else backed off.

Not long after that person walked, he entered a cave.

There were no signs of man-made excavation in the cave. It must have been formed by nature. The path in the cave was rugged and muddy, and there were water droplets seeping out of the stone walls. Occasionally, the sound of dripping water could be heard, making people feel that the cave was incomparably quiet.

Bright Moon Tavern had already explored the cave. There were torches placed on both sides of the stone walls. This allowed them to pay attention to the path ahead.

As they went deeper into the cave, they could already feel that there was something unusual about this cave. Under normal circumstances, this kind of damp and shady cave should be exceptionally cold.

However, they were able to feel hot wind blowing against their faces here. There were no traces of water on the surrounding stone walls.

The further they advanced, the more shocked they became. If it was the sea breeze that occasionally blew on the surface of the sea, now it was like a huge wave. Wave after wave of heatwaves kept attacking them. They could feel that their skin was burning hot. Fortunately, those who could climb the mountain were all extraordinary people. This heat was still bearable.

However, they were soon shocked by the scene in front of them. They did not expect to see a sea of fire at the end of the cave.

This was not a sea of fire, but more terrifying lava. The surface of the lava was constantly bubbling. They could feel the heat just by looking at it from afar.

However, there were countless iron chains above the lava. Each chain was as thick as a horned dragon. On top of the chains hung long swords that flickered with cold light. The long swords were less than three inches away from the surface of the lava. The swords were red, and the heat waves produced clinking sounds as they blew.

Everyone was stunned. This scene was shocking. Everyone could only see such a scene in legends.

"Everyone! This is the Sword Purification Pool. " The people from the Bright Moon Tavern who were leading the way spoke, waking everyone up.

He then continued: "I believe everyone has heard about it. The main purpose of this Sword Grading Ceremony is to obtain this devil sword. Speaking of this devil sword, I have no choice but to mention its maker. "

Only now did Ye Xiaotian notice that there were three old men sitting cross-legged in the position where the countless iron chains connected to the wall. All of them were gloomy and lifeless, and they wore grey and yellow linen clothes.

"The Jian Family, whose name shook the world with the art of sword forging, has no image of the sword, no shape of the sword, and no name of the sword. " The person leading the way introduced.

As soon as the names of the three appeared, It immediately shocked everyone again. The Jian Clan, which they had always thought was only a legend in the martial world, actually existed, and even appeared in front of them.

"As far as I know, because the weapon forged by the Jian Clan is too aggressive and the forging method is harmful to the heavens, they have long lived in seclusion in the mountain forest. " Old Man Yin was extremely experienced, and at this moment, he spoke.

"Senior is right. The Jian Clan has long lived in seclusion within the mountain forest. Furthermore, the Jian Family has an unbreakable sword bone. Even the Bright Moon Tavern is unable to make them surrender. However, their sword forging technique should not be buried just like that. I, Lou, just happened to get another mass of Meteoric Metal. I have invited the three seniors of the Jian Clan to forge a Divine Weapon with it, but you may not know about it. The three seniors had been here for three hundred and sixty days, smelting the iron essence with tens of thousands of weapons. They had used the blood refinement method to mold the metal. Today. . . As the saying went, the Divine Weapon had its own spirit and would choose its owner. This time, we have invited everyone here to select a master for this Divine Weapon. " The person leading the way said excitedly.

Ye Xiaotian looked at the rolling magma and couldn't help but feel curious about this devil sword. However, since he had the Ash Wolf, he would not fight for this devil sword anymore. Moreover, the blood refinement method sounded incomparably vicious. Who knew how many lives would be buried in it?

"Then I won't be polite. " A skinny man with a small tuft of beard at the corner of his mouth. The middle-aged man rolled and landed on a metal chain.

He extended his hand and wanted to take off the sword that was hanging on the metal chain. However, he did not expect a poisonous flame to shoot out. He was thrown down by the hot poisonous flame. Everyone was shocked. It was clearly too late to rescue him at this moment. If he fell into the magma, he would not even have a corpse left.

At this critical moment, a metal chain suddenly swung over and sent that person flying. He fell in front of everyone. The strength of this swing could be said to be extremely great. That person even spat out a mouthful of blood. However, he held onto his life.

The one who attacked was one of the three people sitting on the metal chain, "Thank you senior for your help. " The rescued middle-aged man bowed and retreated into the crowd.

After being probed by that person, everyone could clearly see how dangerous this was.

"Since it's to retrieve the sword, the three of us will do our best to protect you. However, this sword has already escaped our control and is hidden within these thousands of swords. We are also unable to find out that the three of us are still here to witness the owner of this sword. The second reason is to suppress this sword. I hope that all of you can act according to your abilities. " One of the old men said. His lips moved slightly, but his voice echoed in the cave.

The sword seemed to know that these people were plotting against him. When the man stepped on the iron chain, all the swords kept shaking, and the chains kept moving up and down.

Because of this, no one took the risk to try again. They were all waiting, waiting for the time to retrieve the swords.

However, this wait lasted for an entire two hours. The trembling of the swords became even more intense. The three old men also immediately stood up. Their expressions were grave as they sized up the sharp blades that were hanging on the chains.

Under everyone's astonished gazes, the first sword began to sink into the lava. The moment the sword entered the lava, it immediately turned into molten metal and disappeared.

The first sword was only the beginning. The other swords also fell into the lava one after another. They all turned into molten iron and disappeared the moment they came into contact with the lava.

Seeing the swords disappear in front of their eyes, someone finally began to make a move. With the lesson learned from the previous experience, they were much more careful when making another move. They avoided the poisonous flames that occasionally sprayed out and took a sword back to the ground.

"Haha, I got it, I got it. " The person who got the sword laughed excitedly.

"Hmph, thousands of swords, are you sure you got that devil sword?" Someone began to question.

Before the person with the sword could reply, Bai Murong attacked. In a flash of white light, the sword in the person's hand was cut in half, but the sword in Bai Murong's hand was still intact.

Bai Murong coldly harrumphed and said with disdain. "This is the so-called devil sword?"

That person also knew that the thing in his hand was not the real thing, so he did not answer and jumped onto the iron chain again.

With a successful example, more and more people participated in the sword snatching, but Ye Xiaotian was not very interested. He just watched from the side.