Be the Hardest Working Demon Cultivator!

The key to this Sword Tower is actually a map.

From the surrounding Two Realms Mountain to the layout within the Sword Tower, it's all on this map. However, in order to see the layout detailed on this map, one will need at least sixty years of cultivation.

And once seen… probably one can only just see it. Although there is also a function to teleport into the Sword Tower, with such a small space that is still fraught with crisis, its usefulness is naturally not great.

Tan Shuchang glanced at the map and prepared to check out the first floor of the Sword Tower. He was very aware of his own talents in Sword Dao.

Even practicing for a hundred years, he might not achieve the Integration of Man and Sword.

Those nine strands of Bloody Sword Qi were vicious beyond compare, with astonishing might, but they were solely the result of exploiting the transformation of bizarre ghosts from a strange game, turning those ghosts' murderous rules and malicious domains to his advantage.

However, just as Tan Shuchang was about to make a move, he unexpectedly found that two people had actually run up to the thirteenth floor of the Sword Tower.

Especially one of the figures, who managed to shift instantaneously from the first floor to the thirteenth floor!

"Could it be Long Zhangyuan? Is the Son of the Heavenly Mandate so unreasonable?"

Upon seeing this, Tan Shuchang immediately made use of the Sword Tower key's teleportation ability.

When he arrived, he saw that a little girl almost got killed by a passing strand of Sword Qi, so he made a move and dispersed that strand of Sword Qi.

"How come you're here?" Tan Shuchang asked, somewhat surprised, because this little girl was none other than the one who had given him a life-saving elixir earlier.

"Brother Tan! It's you!"

Yi Qingqing's clear, big eyes immediately seemed to ripple upon seeing Tan Shuchang.

Obviously, she was happy to see Tan Shuchang.

"I don't know either!" Yi Qingqing shook her head, and then carefully recounted her previous encounter to Tan Shuchang.

She originally saw Long Zhangyuan beginning to comprehend and, since she didn't understand Sword Dao and also heard others say that the first floor of the Sword Tower was very safe, so she planned to casually walk around and look.

But for some reason, she suddenly heard a very strange sound and then found herself inexplicably on the thirteenth floor.

And almost got killed by a strand of Sword Qi!

After hearing her story, Tan Shuchang naturally didn't understand either, since he himself only knew the surface of how the Sword Tower functioned.

So, he glanced at the empty thirteenth floor, and after seeing the omnipresent fierce Sword Qi, he rubbed Yi Qingqing's small head and then said to her, "Although this may very well be an opportunity for you, this place is still too dangerous for you, and with my current strength, I am not able to protect you… If you don't insist, I can send you down."

"Brother Tan, I want to go down!" Yi Qingqing said without any hesitation.

"Good." Tan Shuchang nodded and then took out the Sword Tower key with a flick of his hand, and as he slightly stimulated the cultivation power within his body, Yi Qingqing's figure suddenly vanished from the space on the thirteenth floor.

And in the Sword Tower's first floor, Yi Qingqing's figure appeared without any sound.

From vanishing to appearing, the little girl seemed to have become invisible, and everything related to her always went unnoticed by everyone.

However, the little girl didn't dare to stay in the Sword Tower any longer.

The previous encounter had frightened her, so she hurriedly ran outside of the Sword Tower. At this time, many Sword Cultivators, just like Yi Qingqing, had left the Sword Tower.

These people all bore injuries.

If they didn't encounter accidents while comprehending, they were wounded by others making mistakes.

Sword Cultivators prioritize killing and, hence, Cultivators who practice Sword Dao often have the heaviest killing intent. Irritability and coldness are common among Sword Cultivators.

Meanwhile, having sent Yi Qingqing away, Tan Shuchang then addressed the Sword Qi and emptiness before him, "Now it's just the two of us left, you can come out and meet me now, right?"

As his words fell, he saw a little girl with an expressionless face, staring at him intently with her almond-shaped doe eyes.

"So, it's you!"

Tan Shuchang was a bit surprised; he had thought it was Long Zhangyuan at first. Seeing how the little girl was looking at him, Tan Shuchang inevitably felt puzzled and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Dongdong remained silent, continuing to hold her wooden expression.

Because she had seen it clearly – a guy, using his dirty hands, had touched someone else's head!

However, Tan Shuchang was already accustomed to the little girl's expression and her refusal to talk, no matter what was asked. She had always been like this in the Sword Heart Universe sect.

Now it seemed as if she was suffering from her usual ailment!

So, Tan Shuchang, not taking offense, simply asked curiously, "Why did you hide behind the young master of the sword and release Sword Intent earlier?"

Although Tan Shuchang had not been able to find the source of the Sword Intent that had divided the battlefield and intimidated a host of Sword Cultivators, he was not unfamiliar with that type of Sword Intent, as he contracted it often while at the Sword Heart Universe sect.

And Dongdong... naturally remained expressionless, and did not utter a word.

Seeing this, Tan Shuchang took out that Spirit Fruit of Ren Water Peach.

As a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Mansion, and also the precious daughter of the Dong family, Dongdong undoubtedly had a discerning eye, so when Tan Shuchang took out that Ren Water Peach, her attention was completely captivated.

There was not a single girl who could resist the temptation of retaining one's youthful appearance and body for twenty years!

"Do you want it?" Tan Shuchang weighed the Ren Water Peach in his hand, and asked with a smile.

"Yes!"

This time the little girl finally spoke.

After all, in her eyes, as a Sword Cultivator, the most important thing was to know when to bend and when to stand tall.

"Here."

Tan Shuchang did not continue to tease her, and directly handed her the Ren Water Peach.

The little girl, having received the Spirit Fruit, clutched the Ren Water Peach tightly with her two little hands, then turned her back, not letting Tan Shuchang see how she ate it.

"Ah—um!"

She bit into it.

"Ah um!"

Then another bite.

"Ah um, ah um!"

In just a moment, the Ren Water Peach was completely devoured by the little girl.

And as a famously effective Spirit Fruit, the Ren Water Peach showed significant results.

Visible to the naked eye, the girl's skin became a few degrees softer.

That is, it seemed to shimmer faintly.

"Where did you find this Ren Water Peach?" Dongdong asked with her large adorable eyes blinking, because of the Ren Water Peach's pattern of fruit ripening and root destruction, this kind of Spirit Fruit was very difficult to find.

"I was returning from Vast Cold State when I encountered a Mountain-Sea Beast friend of Water Marsh Thunder Jiao who admired my literary talent, so he specially treated me to a banquet. This Ren Water Peach you ate was a gift from that Jiao friend," Tan Shuchang half-truthfully said.

"Admires your literary talent?"

Dongdong's little face froze, but she quickly remembered that her uncle had used this excuse before.

So...

"No way?"

The little girl couldn't help but mutter to herself, as she couldn't understand how a Mountain-Sea Beast could be bored enough to invite this man to a banquet because of his Cultivation Diary?

And even treat him with two Ren Water Peaches?

Considering Dongdong's understanding of Tan Shuchang, if he had given her one, he must have already eaten one himself.

"What 'no way'?" Tan Shuchang asked curiously.

However, at that moment, the thirteenth layer of Sword Qi, as if stimulated by something, suddenly surged towards Tan Shuchang and the little girl.

In an instant, murderous intent filled the air!

This endless surge of Sword Qi was clearly intent on dooming them both.

Seeing this, Tan Shuchang was about to take action, but at that moment, Dongdong slightly turned her head, and with a soft glance from her eyes, the raging Sword Qi suddenly calmed down.

However, this little girl had always been one to hold a grudge, so she immediately asked Tan Shuchang, "Do you want that broken Immortal Sword?"

"Can it be obtained?" Tan Shuchang was surprised.

He would advise Yi Qingqing to give up the opportunity here, not only because of the danger but also because he believed that the broken Immortal Sword could not be taken by anyone.

"It couldn't before, but after I reached the Sword Heart Universe, I can!" The little girl said woodenly, with little expression, but her words carried an indescribable sense of dominance.

The Sword Heart Universe, my heart is the heart of heaven!

"Then I am indeed in your debt, Junior Sister Dongdong!" Tan Shuchang immediately clasped his hands and bowed solemnly to express his thanks.

A Ren Water Peach in exchange for a broken Immortal Sword, this deal was indeed worthwhile.