His glabella was once again pierced by a long sword, and with the intense pain in his Sea of Consciousness, the scene around Feng Wuchen drastically changed.
When he opened his eyes again, he was stunned!
He found himself in a chaotic void.
And suspended in the center of the chaos was a colossal object.
It looked like a sharp sword pointing to the sky, and also like a black, towering pagoda.
This Sword Tower had nine levels, and eerie black energy seeped out from within, making it incredibly terrifying.
Except for the first level, the other eight levels were bound by chains as thick as buckets.
Even from a great distance, Feng Wuchen could feel a terrifying aura emanating from it!
"This… This is…"
Feng Wuchen's eyes were filled with disbelief, and he subconsciously uttered two words:
"Dragon Abyss!"
He was all too familiar with this Sword Tower!
It was precisely the Dragon Abyss ancient inheritance that caused Yao Ji and Liu Xiang to betray him!
The origin of the Dragon Abyss was mysterious and powerful, with even the Heaven Realm having few records of it.
Some people merely speculated that it originated from an ancient civilization that had already been annihilated.
Strangely, at this moment, the Dragon Abyss made him feel incredibly close.
As if they were originally one.
Frowning for a moment, Feng Wuchen understood the cause and effect.
"So, the energy from my self-detonation was all absorbed by this Sword Tower? No wonder I could preserve my soul under such power... Tsk tsk! It was this Dragon Abyss that saved my life!"
"Then the scene that just appeared before my eyes must have been fragments of memory absorbed by the Dragon Abyss along with the self-detonation energy, right? So that's how it is..."
"Crash!"
Just as Feng Wuchen was muttering to himself, the chains on the second level of the Dragon Abyss began to shake continuously, as if some power wanted to break through the seal.
This scene immediately made Feng Wuchen nervous; he still remembered that when the first level of the Dragon Abyss was unsealed, a sword-wielding madman rushed out from inside. With just one person and one sword, he slaughtered countless Heaven Realm experts, and in the end, three Celestial Venerable Realm experts had to perish to suppress him.
Could this Dragon Abyss actually be a prison?
Was each level imprisoning a peerless expert?
Feng Wuchen swallowed hard!
He was currently only in a Lower Realm.
If such terrifying beings were to emerge, they could probably shatter the entire realm with a mere fart.
Just as he was nervous, the surrounding chaos converged towards a certain position in front of him, gradually forming a middle-aged man in a black robe.
The middle-aged man's long hair hung down from his forehead, covering most of his face, making his appearance unclear.
The middle-aged man waved his hand and simultaneously shouted, "Get back in there!"
"..."
In an instant, the surrounding chains stopped trembling, and the entire Dragon Abyss became quiet.
Feng Wuchen's eyes gradually widened. Such a terrifying existence? Was it suppressed by a single word from this middle-aged man?
What kind of cultivation did this person possess?
As Feng Wuchen remained calm, the middle-aged man actually spoke first: "Oh, have you already reached this Lower Realm? It seems you have successfully reincarnated!"
Feng Wuchen raised an eyebrow: "Who are you, esteemed sir? Why are you in this Dragon Abyss?"
"No need to ask too much. You only need to know that since the Dragon Abyss has chosen you, you are qualified to cultivate my inheritance and become the strongest Sword Master in this world!"
"Inheritance? Sword Master!"
Could this Dragon Abyss actually be a Sword Master's inheritance?
If so, it was not surprising that Liu Xiang and Yao Ji attacked him.
Because the Saint Path of the sword is the strongest path of combat, both above and below the heavens!
Feng Wuchen's pupils trembled, and his breathing quickened slightly.
"Young man! Why aren't you kneeling to accept the inheritance!"
Just then, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended, forcing Feng Wuchen to his knees.
However, under this immense pressure, Feng Wuchen's body stood ramrod straight, unmoving as a mountain.
"Hmm? Young man, why do you not kneel?"
"Why should I kneel?"
Bathed in that pressure, Feng Wuchen's fists were clenched tightly, his long hair moved without wind, and the light in his eyes was incredibly firm.
"The person who could make me, Feng Wuchen, kneel is long dead! In this world, even the heavens and earth are not qualified to make me kneel! And what are you? A mere wisp of consciousness, yet you dare to make me kneel? Daydreaming!"
As Feng Wuchen finished speaking, the middle-aged man's eyes instantly became incomparably sharp.
"You are now crippled of your spiritual meridians! Only I can help you embark on the path of cultivation again; you have no other choice!"
As he spoke, the pressure on Feng Wuchen intensified, almost suffocating him.
Yet, a disdainful smile still hung on his face: "You can help me reshape my spiritual meridians? You indeed have some skill! But I don't believe there's such a thing as a free lunch in this world. The Dragon Abyss chose me not without reason, right?"
Feng Wuchen didn't believe in pie falling from the sky. He firmly believed that the Dragon Abyss recognized him as its master and reincarnated with him for a compelling reason!
Indeed, moments after Feng Wuchen spoke, the surrounding pressure completely vanished.
And a hint of approval flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes:
"Heh heh... As expected of a genius rarely seen in ten thousand years! This arrogance is quite similar to mine in my youth!"
Saying this, the middle-aged man slightly turned his gaze and pointed behind him.
"But just shouting slogans isn't enough! Do you see the Dragon Abyss Sword Tower behind me? If you truly have the ability, enter the tower and refine it! At that time, the Dragon Abyss will become your spiritual meridian; even a divine-grade spiritual meridian cannot compare to you!"
"If you can truly achieve that, what does it matter if you don't kneel?"
Using the Dragon Abyss as a spiritual meridian?
What kind of bizarre cultivation method was this?
Even with Feng Wuchen's Celestial Venerable's knowledge, he had never heard of it.
Spiritual meridians are divided into five grades: Yellow, Profound, Earth, Heaven, and Divine.
The higher the grade of the spiritual meridian, the faster the cultivation speed.
In a place like the Spirit Martial World, that Feng Mo, merely by awakening a Heaven-grade low-rank spiritual meridian, was treated like a treasure.
This Sword Tower would be stronger than a divine-grade spiritual meridian?
He found it hard to believe!
"Young man! Hard to believe, isn't it? But with your current understanding, it's normal."
Hearing this, Feng Wuchen was even more secretly astonished. Since the other party knew he had been reborn, he should also know his previous life's identity.
In the other party's eyes, was the Celestial Venerable Realm nothing special?
Could he be from a realm even higher than the Tai Xuan Heaven Realm?
Indeed! The means he used to suppress the existence on the second level, even a Celestial Emperor couldn't accomplish that!
Just as Feng Wuchen was lost in thought, the middle-aged man spoke again: "I assure you, my inheritance is more powerful than any cultivation method you have ever seen, but at the same time... it is also more dangerous than any inheritance you have ever seen!"
Dangerous?
Feng Wuchen had no doubt!
There were at least eight more experts imprisoned within this Dragon Abyss Sword Tower.
If he were to forge it into a spiritual meridian, and these individuals were to break free in the future, he would inevitably perish.
But he, Feng Wuchen, was once hailed as the number one genius of the Tai Xuan Heaven Realm; how could he be intimidated by such minor obstacles?
Surpass his previous life's cultivation!
Return to the Tai Xuan Heaven Realm!
Slay all who betrayed him!
This was his destiny!
Now, only one path remained before him:
Enter the tower!
After making up his mind, Feng Wuchen said nothing more and rushed directly into the wide-open tower gate.
Inside the first level of the Dragon Abyss, there was nothing but a sword suspended in the air.
At this moment, the middle-aged man's voice came again: "This is the first sword of the Dragon Abyss, Burning Sun! This is also the first sword you must refine! Oh, and the refining process will be extremely painful, like ten thousand swords piercing your heart! Those with weak willpower may even turn to ashes. Have you thought it through!"
"No need to think. My Feng family was annihilated when I was sixteen, and I've wandered for half my life, experiencing countless life-and-death situations and inhuman suffering. My heart is already as firm as a rock... What is a mere ten thousand swords piercing the heart?"
Feng Wuchen didn't hesitate, controlling his consciousness to step forward and grasp the sword hilt.
The moment he gripped the hilt, countless unfamiliar characters flooded his mind, eventually forming a cultivation technique.
"Lu Tian Sword Art!"
Immediately after, the Dragon Abyss Sword Tower began to shake violently, and with a flash of black light, in the next instant, the entire Sword Tower actually rushed into his Dantian.
Most critically, the Burning Sun Sword also broke free from his control and began to rampage through his Dantian.
The wild fire-elemental energy continuously raged, and Feng Wuchen's soul and body simultaneously experienced the burning pain of raging fire, making him wish for death.
"Ah!"
As Feng Wuchen screamed, the middle-aged man's deep voice came again:
"To refine the Sword Tower, the first step is to fuse the Sword Tower with your physical body. That sensation is even more unbearable than having your spiritual meridians stripped away."
"Young man! Do your best to circulate the cultivation method I've given you. I will lend you a hand, but whether you live or die depends on your own fortune!"
"With my flesh and blood, forge the Dragon Abyss Sword Tower! Those who cultivate my methods shall take their body as the sword, and the Dragon Abyss as their meridian!"
"I bestow upon you an undying heart! I shape for you an indestructible body! I forge for you a killing sword! I prove for you a Saint Path soul!"
The pain of fusing with the Dragon Abyss far exceeded Feng Wuchen's imagination. In this cycle of torment, he constantly wavered between fainting and consciousness.
And this process caused his memories to completely merge with those of this body.
The every smile and frown of that venomous woman from a year ago repeatedly appeared before his eyes.
"Heh heh heh... You didn't really think I, Lin Wan, would like a bastard with no parents, did you?"
"Someone without power or influence like you, possessing such a good spiritual meridian is a waste, and even a sin! Its only value is to be used by me, to make me a proud daughter of heaven with dual spiritual meridians!"
"From now on, I will walk your path of a martial artist for you, and you, then, can rest assured and be a good-for-nothing in Luofeng City for the rest of your life!"
"..."
"Ah! Lin Wan! The Lin family... If I, Feng Wuchen, do not avenge this, I swear I am not human!"
He didn't know how long this feeling of being worse than death lasted. In a state between sleep and wakefulness, he vaguely heard the middle-aged man's voice.
"Heh heh... Did you manage to succeed by chance? You finally didn't disappoint me again! From now on, you will embark on a path completely different from ordinary people. You don't need to cultivate like ordinary people; you only need to constantly fight and kill with the Saint Path of the sword! The Lu Tian Sword Art will make you stronger the more you fight, and more powerful the more you kill!"
"Oh, and you must remember one more thing! That is, within each level of the Dragon Abyss Sword Tower, a peerless Sword Master is imprisoned. And those who can be imprisoned in the Dragon Abyss are not necessarily the strongest in swordsmanship, but they are definitely those who have killed the most! I believe you should have already experienced this!"
"The first layer of the Dragon Abyss's seal has been broken, and the second layer will be unsealed in at most three years. At that time, there will be at most two outcomes: either you refine the sword sealed in the second layer, just as you refined Burning Sun today, making your spiritual meridian even more powerful! Or... the Sword Master will break free and kill you!"
"My vitality has been depleted too much this time. For the next period, you will have to rely on yourself! Burning Sun has been refined by you, and from now on, it can be used by you. The stronger your power, the higher the grade of Burning Sun will become. I hope that when I wake up next time, you will have become even stronger!"
"..."