The Carefree Sword Intent resonated and collided with the Sword Path-laden atmosphere within the Dungeon...

It was like honing a sword's blade; its sharpness became increasingly apparent!

Shen Mo allowed his sword intent to bloom freely without restraint, and a sharp aura, growing increasingly intense, emanated from his body.

Ming Yu drew closer. Suddenly, several tiny cuts appeared on her body, frightening her into hastily retreating several dozen feet.

Wei Ye and the others naturally noticed Shen Mo's change. However, this was merely a sign of his sword intent advancing slightly, so it wasn't particularly surprising.

On the contrary, the changes to the altar attracted everyone's attention.

WHOOSH!

Suddenly, a strand of aura separated from the dense, interwoven sword intent and instantly submerged into the altar.

Everyone hurriedly traced it with their sense, only to discover a narrow spatial rift deep within the altar. This strand of sword intent vanished into it.

The broken magic sword, enveloped in light, hovered in the air for a moment before falling directly toward one of the mountain peaks, its blade burying itself halfway into the rock.

"Did these broken magic swords originate this way?" The rogue cultivator Gongsun Yan's voice carried a hint of uncertainty.

"It seems so!"

E Xun, the Sect Master of Lovebirds Valley, answered, "Over there... there's likely a major immortal sect that specializes in Sword Path cultivation, much like the Heaven Sword Sect."

"By sacrificing broken magic swords, the altar's power is activated, which then connects to the sword intent within the Sword Tomb, allowing one to comprehend the Sword Path."

"We might have... stumbled into someone else's secret repository of sword intent!"

Shen Mo's thoughts mirrored this.

After a brief thought, he said, "It seems if we want to go to the Foreign Zone, we can only enter through the spatial rift in the depths of the altar."

"However, this rift is too narrow. Unless one has cultivated a magic like Body into Sword Light, they cannot pass through unharmed."

"Otherwise, there's a high probability of being shredded by the power of the two realms!"

Saying this, he glanced at Ming Yu.

In fact, another idea had occurred to Shen Mo. He could have Ming Yu set an Anchor Point for her The Smallest and The Largest Skill on a Flying Sword. Then, they could enter The Smallest Space and guide the Flying Sword through the spatial rift.

But he wasn't sure if the space created by Ming Yu's Skill could successfully pass through this rift.

If it collapsed midway, he feared they would all be crushed to death by the chaotic power of the two realms!

Therefore, Shen Mo didn't mention this plan.

"There's a Teleportation Array in this Dungeon, which indicates that someone has been here before and successfully teleported to the Immortal Burial Sea."

Wei Ye, the Sect Master of Gold Toad Tower, continued the discussion, "Even if we can't go to the Foreign Zone now, we might find a chance in the future. I'll never be content if I don't at least glimpse the scenery on the other side right now!"

The 'chance' he referred to naturally meant returning to Red Flame Country to search for martial arts and cultivation methods like Body into Sword Light.

However, he first wanted to investigate the situation on the other side.

If it proved to be fraught with danger, he would abandon the idea, saving himself future trouble.

If, however, there were other opportunities, it would give them something to strive for, ensuring their previous efforts weren't wasted.

Everyone, including Shen Mo, voiced their agreement with his idea.

"One could try magic involving corpse refining, puppets, Imperial Soul, and so forth!"

Rogue cultivator Gongsun Yan said, taking out a black coffin from his Universe Bag. "I'll go first and see if I can pass through this rift smoothly!"

Shen Mo found the black coffin familiar; it seemed to be the type used by Ghost Corpse School disciples to carry their Ghouls.

When a Ghoul reeking of Demonic Qi crawled out of the black coffin, Shen Mo became even more certain that this fellow daoist Gongsun was employing the Ghost Corpse School's corpse-controlling methods.

Of course, he said nothing.

Whether Gongsun Yan had traded for the magic with Ghost Corpse School cultivators or had killed one of their Sect Disciples to steal it, was none of his concern.

There was no need to pry into the matter and risk needlessly antagonizing someone.

"Go!"

Gongsun Yan formed a hand seal and uttered a low shout.

The Ghoul that had crawled out of the black coffin growled and crept deeper into the altar.

But just as half of its body passed through the rift, it brushed against an errant, shifting tendril of the rift and was instantly sliced in two, becoming motionless.

Gongsun Yan sighed, summoned a hook, and dragged out the remaining half of the Ghoul's body.

Then Wei Ye, E Xun, and Shi Hongyi tried in turn.

Wei Ye deployed a flying bird puppet, which successfully passed through the spatial rift, but he quickly lost contact with it.

Shi Hongyi, on the other hand, used a magic artifact similar to Shen Mo's Flawless Dharma Eye.

Of course, its grade and power were far inferior to the Flawless Dharma Eye.

However, her situation was not much better than Wei Ye's; she only glimpsed a Sword Light before her magic artifact was destroyed.

"On the other side, a powerful expert is guarding the place, at least with the strength of the late-stage Spirit Sea Realm." Shi Hongyi's face was somewhat pale; with her magic artifact destroyed and her Qi consequently disrupted, she felt quite unwell.

What alarmed her even more was the ruthless and cruel intent contained within the Sword Light that had destroyed her magic artifact; it had truly frightened her.

Witnessing Wei Ye and Shi Hongyi's failures, E Xun, the strongest cultivator among them, proceeded with much more caution.

He took out a wooden puppet and dripped a drop of his fresh blood onto it...

Under the effect of his incantation seals, the wooden puppet began to emanate a bloody light, and in a moment, transformed into a miniature likeness of E Xun himself.

"This puppet can wield half my strength and can last for an hour. Once it passes through the rift, I will have it immediately flee using an escaping light!"

Saying this, he directed the puppet, which transformed into a streak of bloody light and shot through the rift.

After about ten breaths, E Xun's expression turned grim.

"The Sword Path cultivator guarding the other side of the rift is too powerful. The escaping light formed by my puppet couldn't break free from his sword Qi blockade."

"After a brief engagement, my puppet was destroyed by his sword!"

"However, I did manage to see more of the surroundings."

"There is indeed a major Sword Path Sect over there! Within a radius of just tens of miles, I sensed twenty to thirty auras comparable to my own!"

Hearing this piqued Shen Mo's interest. After pondering for a moment, he took out the Soul Refining Flag.

With his current strength and status, it wouldn't be a significant issue even if the Riverside Sect discovered he possessed a magic artifact typically used by evil cultivators.

The only concern was its peculiar property: the Demon Soul General within the flag retained the characteristics of a Heavenly Demon and could grow by consuming blood and flesh. As long as this specific aspect remained hidden, no one would bother him!

This was why Shen Mo had deliberately avoided Wei Ye and the others when he had the Demon Soul General consume blood and flesh.

SWOOSH!

Shen Mo shook the Soul Refining Flag. In the blink of an eye, a figure exuding a mixed aura of bloodlight, Demonic Qi, and the essence of the Nether stepped out from a blood-red curtain.

Although its aura was mixed and impure, its overall presence was incredibly powerful.

Even E Xun stared in some amazement at this Demon Soul General!

What Shen Mo had summoned was precisely the mutated Demon Soul General, the Possession Ghost, Horse Groom Lv, which had advanced to the middle-stage of Class III.

After learning that a powerful expert was guarding the other side of the spatial rift, Shen Mo had immediately thought of this particular ghost!

It possessed an Innate Divine Ability allowing it to conceal itself within the void and even possess creatures to control their actions. This made it perfectly suited for evading powerful enemies and exploring unknown Foreign Zones.

"Go!"

Shen Mo tossed it into the altar.

He then connected his consciousness to the Soul Refining Flag, controlling the Demon Soul General through the profound, unseen link between the flag and the Possession Ghost, Horse Groom Lv.

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