I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

875  Chapter 876: Just Blow Up the Tomb

"Damn, isn't that Brother Li from the Second Peak?"

"Yes, he just charged in riding the battle car; even the Sword Qi Millstone couldn't hurt him. His physical body is stronger than a Demonic Beast, isn't it?"

"Is he even human anymore? Truly deserving of being Brother Li—still so formidable!"

The disciples watched, their hearts surging with excitement, their eyes filled with shock. The dismal state of those dozens of cultivators earlier was ample to show the dangers of Sword Peak, but this Li Xiaobai seemed to carelessly bulldoze through, utterly heedless of the dangers—too ferocious.

"Of course, that's Brother Li for you, invincible among his peers!"

"Look quick, the disciples from the Heavenly Immortal Realm have also come down; they've entered the Sword Tomb!"

Another cry of astonishment rose from the crowd; at this moment, at the two-thirds mark of Sword Peak, several flashes of light suddenly appeared, cutting through the Sword Qi Millstone and disappearing into a massive crack—these were the many Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators who had been in seclusion at Sword Peak.

Every disciple with a bit of strength was now soaring into the sky, rushing towards the massive rift, eager to get a full view of the Sword Tomb and possibly stumble upon some fortunes.

Li Xiaobai was unaware of the situation outside, nor was he interested. He had successfully entered the massive fissure aboard the battle car and set foot on a brand new land.

Within the fissure was the Sword Tomb; inside Sword Peak was a different realm altogether, a small world at sunset, with dim light and dense twilight air as if one itself was dipping into the age of a setting sun, a desolate feeling of advancing years.

A dark red sun clung close to the horizon, casting its light over the desolate land, numerous gravestones standing tall, exuding a mournful atmosphere.

"So this is the Sword Tomb? Would digging them up allow me to find ancient swords?" n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Li Xiaobai surveyed his surroundings; it was his first time seeing such a small world, filled with an aura of death, as though no living creature existed.

The ground beneath his feet was very hard, not the soft soil typically found in graveyards, giving him a grounded feeling.

"Kid, hurry up and dig; this ground is full of treasures!"

The little head of Ji Wuqing popped out from his chest, his small eyes sparkling brightly.

"The Sword Intent here is potent; be careful not to let it cloud your mind."

Li Xiaobai quickly pushed it back into his chest cloths. Although the Sword Tomb didn't continuously increase his Attribute Points, he could feel that the twilight air it emitted was probably a kind of Sword Intent, and it was easy for those with unstable minds to be affected and become ghosts of the Sword Tomb.

He took out a Firecracker Thunderclap and casually threw it towards a nearby grave mound, which had no epitaph but only a few raised heaps of dirt.

"Boom!"

The green bamboo segment violently collided with the ground, and the unstable Immortal Yuan inside it erupted instantaneously.

Stones flew everywhere, and the grave was blasted open, revealing an empty void inside; apart from the dirt, there was nothing, not even an ancient sword. It was an empty grave.

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Li Xiaobai frowned and, following the same procedure, he threw several Firecracker Thunderclaps. The terrifying fluctuations of air ripped apart adjacent grave mounds, exposing more deep pits—all empty.

"All of these graves are empty."

Li Xiaobai puzzled, finding all the graves empty, with no ancient swords hidden within them.

Indeed, ancient swords couldn't be found so simply; what met the eye in the Sword Tomb was probably all a Blinding Technique. The real ancient sword was not among them.

"What about that young man in yellow from earlier?"

Li Xiaobai urged his chariot to slowly move forward, traveling along the successive grave mounds. But no matter where he went or how far he traveled, the scene before him always remained the same—a setting sun in the sky and a dark red world, completely devoid of any people.

"It doesn't feel like we're just going around in circles, but that we're actually moving forward; however, we just can't seem to leave this patch of sky. Is this the whole view of the Sword Tomb?"

Li Xiaobai muttered to himself, continuing forward, not daring to go too fast in fear of encountering unexpected events. According to Ying Diao, even ancient swords used by Saints were buried in the Sword Tomb, which could kill someone at the Heavenly Immortal Realm if disturbed.

"Kid, hurry up and leave this area. The pervasive Sword Intent here is driving me somewhat mad. If we stay too long, I might end up killing myself here!"

From inside the front of his robe, the little yellow chick once again popped its round head out, its eyes filled with fear. It didn't have a System but was just a weak chick, able to clearly feel that its mind was gradually being occupied by sorrowful emotions, which could lead to dire consequences if prolonged.

"No worries, you can resurrect anyway. If you die, you die."

Li Xiaobai once again pushed it back inside; this creature could resurrect infinitely, so dying was no big deal.

"There's someone ahead!"

Li Xiaobai's eyes suddenly sharpened, and the golden chariot beneath him came to a halt, observing from a distance.

Not far ahead, on a grave mound, sat a young man dressed in yellow—precisely the yellow-clad youth Li Xiaobai had seen earlier. He hadn't expected him to have reached this point too.

At this moment, the yellow-clad youth held a longsword in his hands, with two lines of tears on his cheeks.

"Having cultivated up to now, through all the perilous difficulties, enemies chasing to kill me, my family died because of me, yet I still proudly upheld myself in the Earth Immortal Realm, thinking I was extraordinary. Now, when I think about it, how do I even have the face to meet our ancestors? I might as well kill myself here, and let my soul return to the heaven and earth."

The sorrowful mood spread, and the yellow-clad youth suddenly placed the longsword against his throat without any hesitation and slashed.

"Pfft!"

A head flew high into the air, and bright red blood sprayed, dyeing the ground crimson. The headless body collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Li Xiaobai witnessed the whole process, dumbfounded. This person had been influenced by the sorrowful intent of this world, damaging his mind, and had actually committed suicide.

This Sword Intent is indeed eerie and terrifying; what the little yellow chick spoke of going mad must have meant this.

Resources exploded into the void in heaps; all belonged to the yellow-clad youth and were quite substantial. Li Xiaobai did not hesitate; he swooped them all into his Space Ring.

Li Xiaobai suddenly thought, "If I keep staying here, couldn't I just exhaust these cultivators who come searching for swords and loot their treasures?"

"Kid, there are words on the grave mound, written by that guy just now."

Ji Wuqing popped out from his chest and spoke. Its eyes were somewhat bloodshot; it might end up killing itself here after a while longer.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaobai was intrigued and walked over to inspect the grave mound carefully. Indeed, there was a line of small characters written next to the body of the yellow-clad youth, presumably left while he was still alive.

"Everything is false, only one grave is real. I must find it to leave this Sword Domain!"

The handwriting was very messy, but still legible. The mentality of the yellow-clad youth must have already been deeply affected at the time he wrote these words, hence why he wrote this sentence as a reminder to himself. Unfortunately, he ultimately lost to the Sword Intent, his mind invaded, and died by his own sword.

Li Xiaobai grasped the meaning. This desolate world was the domain emanated by a certain sword, and this sword was now hidden in one of the empty graves; finding it would allow him to escape.

"Use the chariot to smash all the grave mounds," Ji Wuqing said.

Li Xiaobai shook his head, "That would be too time-consuming. Just directly blow up the graves."