The entrance to the tunnel leading to the Imperial City and the Sectarian Battlefield.
Chen Changzhuan's body had been split in half at this time, and he fell to the ground with a lot of blood.
Gu Moli, the Big Dipper, MIT.
The three players were fighting together at this time.
From the moment Chen Changzhuan was "killed", the three players present immediately lost their ability to move, and then came to another place like ghosts.
And then.
Just like a plot twist, they witnessed the conversation between Xiao Rumo and Chen Changzhuan with their own eyes.
And the moment Xiao Rumo returned to reality.
They came back too.
However, at this moment, the three players could not help but remain silent. After a long while, MIT was the first to speak, scratching his head:
"... .Ah, I always feel like I did something wrong..."
“… .!!!”
As soon as MIT opened his mouth, Gu Moli, who was still immersed in the previous conversation between Chen Changzhuan and Xiao Rumo, woke up and rushed in front of MIT.
"What did I do wrong?"
"What did you do?"
"What was that experiment you mentioned earlier?"
"Alright, alright, don't be so rude. Look, I didn't do anything when you guys were killing Chen Changzhuan just now, right? We're all here to complete the mission, right?"
MIT waved his hand to show that he had no hostility, and said helplessly: "... In fact, I just repeated what I did before in this script. You know that, right? In the script introduction, the leader of the martial arts world and the leader of the demon sect were both blown to death..."
"Repeat? Blow to death...?"
Gu Moli was stunned, and the introduction of the script when he entered the script before emerged in his mind.
“Oh my god!”
"You did it!?"
MIT nodded very honestly upon hearing this: "Yes, I did it."
Damn it!
"How did you do that!?"
"I just chose a specialization. I'm pretty good at making bombs. In that special scenario before, I died without meeting him in the end, but before I died, I saw a lot of the Empire's technology, and I even drew the design drawings afterwards, so this time I plan to experiment..."
"Gurgle."
Gu Moli swallowed silently, and Beidou Xingjun beside him also showed a painful expression.
"What experiment?"
"What else could it be? Of course it's a bomb!"
MIT suddenly became excited and said excitedly: "Super bomb! The scientific name is high-energy directional blasting bomb! I made it myself using the blueprint! Put them in the four corners of this ruins. After detonation, the entire ruins will collapse deep into the ground..."
“Stop it now!”
"... Sorry, Chen Changzhuan asked me to press the detonator before I met you. In fact, the explosion has already been completed. Now the whole building should have collapsed by more than half. In fact, Chen Changzhuan is a very smart villain. Even if he is reckless, he will only do so after the plan is completed..."
"That's why I was wondering if I did something wrong... I always felt that these NPCs were quite real, and I felt a little uncomfortable if they were all killed..."
"!!!"
Damn it!
Leaving MIT aside, Gu Moli wanted to do something... But before that, Gu Moli suddenly froze.
etc.
"What are the conditions for the hero trial in this scenario?"
"Beidou?"
"... Eh? Ah, yes, find out who is behind this chaos... huh?"
After answering Gu Moli's question, Beidou Xingjun was also slightly stunned and seemed to be unable to react.
Find out who is behind this
Isn't it to thwart the conspiracy of the mastermind behind this
If only to find out.
Haven't you already completed it
As if answering Gu Moli's question, the game's system prompt sounded quietly:
Congratulations to the player "Fireworks Are Cool"!
Congratulations to the player "Beidou Xingjun"!
You have successfully found Chen Changzhuan, the mastermind behind the chaos in the Imperial Mausoleum!
Hero Trial Completed!
Congratulations to player "MIT"!
You successfully helped Chen Changzhuan detonate the Tomb of the First Emperor
Hero Trial Completed!
… … ..done
it's over
How is that possible
For a moment, Gu Moli, Beidou Xingjun, and even MIT were a little surprised. However, when they were about to do something else, they found that they had entered the previous plot-watching mode again. Their bodies were unable to move, and their vision quickly zoomed in, allowing them to see the battlefield between the Imperial City Division and the four major sects.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
"Master Xiao! You finally woke up!"
"Master Xiao Jian!"
"Please save my life!"
"Master Xiao Jian!"
After noticing that Xiao Rumo opened his eyes, the people from the four major sects, who had been in low morale, suddenly perked up. Even the White Lotus Saint and Shemu Susong showed unspeakable joy. In comparison, a trace of gloom flashed across Wang Zhixin's face, and then he decisively withdrew his move.
"... Let this battle end here."
Xiao Rumo opened his eyes and first swept his gaze across the four major sects, lingering for a moment on the many disciples and elders of the Xiaoyao Sect, and then looked at Wang Zhixin and the Imperial City Division and his party.
"That's it?"
Unlike others, Wang Zhixin had no fear of Xiao Rumo.
At most it's just fear.
Now that he has killed the Shanhai Boxing Champion, Wang Zhixin is less wary of Xiao Rumo. After all, he doesn't think he will lose in a one-on-one fight.
"Master Xiao Jian, do you think I will stop now that it has come to this?"
"Captain Wang, don't you feel something is wrong?"
"... No?"
"The imperial mausoleum is sinking." Xiao Rumo smiled slightly. Chen Changzhuan in the illusion saw Xiao Rumo's past, so why couldn't Xiao Rumo do the opposite? When he used words to shake Chen Changzhuan, Xiao Rumo had already used the illusion to see Chen Changzhuan's plan.
"If this continues, this mausoleum will be completely buried underground in a few sticks of incense."
"Even so, Commander Wang, do you still want to fight?"
“… ..!!!”
The imperial tomb is buried underground
As soon as these words were spoken, not only Wang Zhixin, but even the people from the four major sects who had thought they had escaped disaster exclaimed in surprise.
"This is impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible. If Commander Wang doesn't believe it, just release your internal energy and sense it for a moment."
"... ..."
Wang Zhixin frowned, and several streams of internal energy quickly seeped into the ground. He began to sense it carefully, and the result of the sensing made the Grand Commander of the Imperial City Division look even uglier.
Seeing Wang Zhixin's expression, everyone present immediately understood.
It’s true!
The imperial mausoleum is really sinking! If this continues, I’m afraid no one will survive and will be buried underground!
For a moment, it seemed that the whole scene was about to disappear.
"Everyone."
At this moment, Xiao Rumo spoke again, his voice was steady and powerful, and spread quickly under the influence of his internal force.
"No need to panic."
"I have a way to get you out."
"Varied... !?"
As soon as these words were spoken, for a moment, no one in the Imperial City Division said anything, but in the four major sects, voices such as "Sword Master Xiao is indeed a man of great righteousness! He is truly a hero of the age!" and "Sword Master, please help!" were heard. Even the remaining two masters spoke with smug faces.
Xiao Rumo didn't care about the various human emotions. He just smiled and shook his head without saying anything else.
Stand up slowly.
Draw your sword!
Clang clang! With a crisp sound, the Jianghu Sword was unsheathed, and in an instant a mighty sword energy burst out from Xiao Rumo's body. The sword energy turned into a thread, entangling all the people from the four major sects around him. Then the long sword pointed to the sky, and the sword energy gathered, rushing straight up the tunnel like grass and trees growing!
Boom!
As everyone knows, the sword master Xiao Rumo's sword energy is extremely pure and is forty-nine feet high.
But right now.
The sword energy displayed by Xiao Rumo was more than forty-nine feet!
Even if you say it is a hundred feet high, I'm afraid no one would believe it!
The sword energy penetrated the tunnel, just like the first ray of sunlight in the morning piercing through the dark clouds, tearing the tunnel made of black rock and creating a three-meter-wide crack! Then the sword energy soared into the air, bringing with it the people of all the sects, and forcibly pushed them out of the imperial mausoleum!
After doing all this, Xiao Rumo put down his sword, and the vast sword energy dissipated.
Then he looked at Wang Zhixin.
"With Commander Wang's level of cultivation, he doesn't need my help. I think he can take his people away, right?"
"... ..."
Wang Zhixin was speechless.
Indeed, he didn't need Xiao Rumo's help to take the people from the Imperial City Bureau away.
But the prerequisite is that there is a way for him to go.
in other words.
"... I can't split this crack. Jianghu Sword Master Xiao Rumo is worthy of his reputation as the best swordsman in the world."
“Thank you.”
Wang Zhixin didn't say much. On the one hand, time was pressing. On the other hand, since he knew he was no match for Xiao Rumo, staying here would only add to the joke.
As for the encirclement and suppression of the sect... With Xiao Rumo around, the plan naturally failed.
However, before he left with everyone from the Imperial City Bureau.
"Captain Wang."
"... .Um?"
"There is something I want to mention even though I am a nobody."
Wang Zhixin frowned, but still cupped his hands: "Master Xiao Jian, if you have something to say, please feel free to speak up."
"... I always thought."
"The existence of the Dayun court is a good thing for the world."
"If there were no imperial court, the martial arts world would be countless times more chaotic than it was a hundred years ago. Thanks to the imperial court, many people have houses to live in and rice to eat. Even though the imperial court has its shortcomings, it is countless times better than the chaotic world a hundred years ago."
"... .Oh?"
Wang Zhixin was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that Xiao Rumo, who came from a sect, would have such an opinion of the court.
"In that case, how about Sword Master Xiao simply joining the imperial court? With Wang's guarantee, Sword Master Xiao and even the entire Xiaoyao Sect can benefit from it."
"Hahaha, forget it. Xiaoyao Sect is not suitable to join the imperial court."
"only."
"There is one thing I want to tell Governor Wang."
"Although the imperial court is powerful, the many sects in the martial arts world are also deeply rooted. If we want to wipe them out in one go, it would be like using drastic measures to treat a serious illness. Although it would be effective, it would also hurt both sides. We should proceed step by step. In addition, the so-called martial arts is actually the same as knowledge. There are academies in this world that can teach knowledge."
"Why can't there be a martial arts academy to teach martial arts?"
"... ... ... "
Xiao Rumo's words made Wang Zhixin silent. After Xiao Rumo finished speaking, he cupped his hands and said, "That's all I have to say. Everything is up to Governor Wang to decide."
"...Master Xiao Jian?"
It was then that Wang Zhixin discovered that something was wrong with Xiao Rumo. Although this sword master had waist-length white hair, he still looked like a young man... .
... seems to be getting older
There are more wrinkles around the eyes and more folds on the hands.
"Master Xiao Jian, you..."
"General Wang, we will say goodbye now."
Master Xiao Jian smiled and just bowed. After being stunned for a moment, Wang Zhixin finally understood and was silent for a while.
After a long while, he also bowed to Xiao Rumo.
Intentionally or unintentionally, he leaned forward slightly and bowed to Xiao Rumo.
"... Walk!"
With a flick of his sleeves, Wang Zhixin did not look back, and led everyone from the Imperial City Bureau to fly along the crack that Xiao Rumo had created before.
After seeing Wang Zhixin off, Xiao Rumo straightened his back again.
He just stared blankly at the cracked road above his head, his eyes slightly empty.
But the next second, Xiao Rumo was awakened by a severe pain in his head.
"... .Hmm!"
Faintly, the scene in front of him was changing again, and he could hear Chen Changzhuan's roar. Obviously, this was a sign that he was about to lose control of the illusion.
"So far, it has been more than 110 years."
"Dad, Mom, Moer listened to you and survived."
"And live a long life."
"You should be satisfied, right?"
"The only pity is that I couldn't give you a grandson..."
"Well, I can only say that Mo'er is not popular. Not many girls like him."
After shaking his head with a wry smile, Xiao Rumo used the Jianghu sword to support his almost exhausted body and staggered towards the bronze dragon gate at the end of the tunnel.
Because the previous battle was too intense.
Therefore, neither the Imperial City Bureau nor the four major sects noticed the changes in the dragon gate.
There had been a great battle between the two sides and many casualties, so the ground should have been covered with blood. However, if you look closely, you will find that all the blood has dried up.
What replaced it was the change of the bronze dragon gate.
From the four corners of the door, blood-colored lines spread along the gears and moved toward the dragon head in the center.
"Blood Demon Pill."
"Blood demon."
"How can there be such a thing as a free lunch in this world? It seems that I have accomplished great things with the help of the blood demon's power, but in fact, I have fallen into its trap."
As Xiao Rumo whispered, the dragon head on the bronze dragon gate suddenly trembled, and its pair of dragon eyes flashed with a cold red light. A grand will roared out from it and rushed into Xiao Rumo's mind.
"Submit to me!"
"Immortality, invincibility, money and beauty, kingdom and power, whatever you choose!"
"... .Ha ha."
Xiao Rumo felt the voice in his mind and couldn't help but smile: "Xiao has asked for very little in his life, and there are few things that I care about. The only thing I dare not forget is the teachings of my master."
"Benevolence, chivalry, and gratitude."
"I have sent away many of Xiaoyao Sect's disciples, and that is my fulfillment of my duty."
"Opening up a new path for other sects is a righteous act."
"Now that I have done my duty for the people of the world, I have subdued this blood demon of yours, and I have fulfilled my chivalrous duty."
"absurd!"
The dragon head trembled more and more violently, and blood veins quickly appeared in the dragon head. A grand voice also sounded: "You die here, and no one will know!"
"The martial arts world will still be in chaos! The sects will still go to war with the imperial court! Nothing has changed! The people from the sects you sent out will also become the seeds of chaos!"
"Submit to me! I have an ever-burning lamp that can give you strength! I have an immortal wine that can make you immortal! You can change everything! With your strength, you can pacify the world!"
"you... ."
Swish! The Blood Demon didn't finish his words.
Because before that, Xiao Rumo took a step back, and then all the blood and energy in his body burned instantly. The sword energy that had originally dissipated reappeared and attached to the Jianghu Sword, causing this magic sword to burst out with dazzling light again. In terms of the sharpness of the sword, it even surpassed Xiao Rumo just now!
Then Xiao Rumo twisted his waist and hips, and the Jianghu sword in his hand went straight into the dragon's head!
Click!
The sword energy transformed from all of Xiao Rumo's essence and blood, coupled with the Jianghu Sword, one of the eight divine objects, was used to suppress the countless blood lines on the dragon's head.
"roar!!!"
"Xiao Rumo!!!"
Before the blood pattern disappeared, the grand voice was still roaring, and Chen Changzhuan became even more crazy in the illusion.
"I don't think I'm a hero."
"If I listen to you talk too much, I'm afraid I will really be shaken."
"Just don't listen."
Xiao Rumo, who had exhausted all his blood and energy, smiled and closed his eyes. Having lost his vitality, he turned into ashes on the spot. Both the Blood Demon and Chen Changzhuan who were attached to him were like rootless duckweed after losing Xiao Rumo's physical body, no matter how unwilling they were.
It can only disappear along with it.
Boom!
The tunnel began to collapse, and the falling rubble and dust buried everything, leaving only a bronze dragon door and a long sword firmly inserted in the door with only the hilt exposed.
On the hilt of the sword, there is a word "Xiao" engraved, as well as a passage. These are the words that Xiao Rumo engraved on the sword after he had achieved great success in his cultivation, to remind himself at all times.
Here’s what it says:
Sacrifice one's life for righteousness, this righteousness is more valuable than one's life.
Therefore it is said: Nothing is more valuable than righteousness.