The moment Luo Xiu stood up, he instantly drew the attention of everyone outside the Sword Array.

His previous performance, sitting in the first layer for an entire month, was a rare display of incompetence. It inspired disdain, yet also piqued everyone's curiosity.

"Look, look! That trash from the Lower Realm is moving!"

"But looking as pathetic as he does, moving doesn't mean he can break the array. What's there to be excited about?"

"..."

Luo Xiu couldn't hear the idle chatter from outside the array. At that moment, he found himself amidst a stretch of rolling green hills.

Even though he knew this was a Divine Sense illusion created by the Azure Dragon Sword Array, his senses could hardly tell the difference from reality. It was as if he were truly there.

The rolling green mountains consisted of ten peaks, each taller than the last and boasting unique scenery.

"I see the green hills are lovely; I reckon the green hills see me just the same."

Luo Xiu smiled faintly and strolled forward casually.

Not far ahead stood a Black Stele. There were cracks and fissures on the stele that, at first glance, resembled Sword Qi darting about, but upon closer inspection, revealed nothing at all.

After only a glance or two, Luo Xiu found it uninteresting. Ignoring the sharp Sword Intent obstructing his path, he stepped past the Black Stele and moved on.

Master Ping chuckled. "Just as I expected, your Sword Dao has reached the realm of Extreme Intent Returning to Truth."

"Extreme Intent Returning to Truth means there is no sword; everything returns to its essence. Since there is no sword, this so-called Sword Array is naturally meaningless to you."

Luo Xiu said, "There are several Sword Arrays on Ghost Valley Mountain far more troublesome than this one. I could break all of them by the time I was eighteen."

Master Ping chuckled and changed the subject. "How does your body feel now?"

Luo Xiu carefully sensed the changes within him and said, "Not bad. With every movement, I feel my body is filled with the power of thunder, as if I myself have become a bolt of lightning."

Master Ping laughed. "So, you have me to thank, lad!"

"Those people who come to challenge the Sword Array only think about the supreme opportunity at the end, but they overlook the fact that the Yin Thunder Qi within the array is also an opportunity."

"Let me tell you, this Thunder Path Physique you've just refined has endless uses. First, it can enhance your own power and suppress the side effects of your Nine Yang Constitution."

"Second, it will help you comprehend the Lightning Principle in the future."

Luo Xiu asked curiously, "While absorbing the Yin Thunder Qi earlier, I realized it's a different type of energy from Spiritual Energy. How exactly is it formed?"

Master Ping said, "Only a cultivator who comprehended the Lightning Principle in life can generate this unique Yin Thunder Qi from their corpse after death."

Luo Xiu thought for a moment, then asked, "So the Yin Thunder Qi I absorbed comes from the Azure Dragon Venerable?"

"Correct," Master Ping said. "But that fellow only managed to scratch the surface in his lifetime."

"..."

As the two conversed, Luo Xiu had already stepped onto the second mountain peak. Upon setting foot on it, he could feel an even sharper, more dangerous Sword Intent. A single moment of carelessness could get even an Earth Immortal expert annihilated!

「Meanwhile, outside the Sword Array.」

In the crowd's view, Luo Xiu had now entered the second layer of the Sword Array.

Yan Daoling's face beamed with pride. He tilted his head back arrogantly and shot a sideways glance at the gray-clothed elder.

"He broke through the first layer in just a few steps. My disciple isn't half bad."

The gray-clothed elder, however, remained disdainful. "He took a month to break through the first layer, and you call that 'not half bad'?"

"Didn't you see him stop again after entering the second layer?"

"If it took him a month to break the first layer, I imagine it'll take him at least half a year to break the second."

Hearing this, Yan Daoling's expression soured. "Fine, fine! Your disciple is impressive, alright?"

The gray-clothed elder smiled faintly. "It is a fact."

Unexpectedly, at that very moment, Luo Xiu began walking forward again as if strolling through his own courtyard, directly stepping into the third layer.

Seeing this, Yan Daoling's eyes lit up, his heart blooming with joy. The gray-clothed elder, however, furrowed his brows in annoyance.

Yan Daoling laughed. "He broke the second and entered the third in less than a minute. I doubt even Zhu Yu is that fast, is he?"

The gray-clothed elder was quiet for a moment before smiling. "Your disciple spent a month in the first layer, so he must have gained some insight. However, this Sword Array is incredibly dangerous, and it gets harder the further one goes. I suspect he'll stop here."

Yan Daoling snorted softly and muttered, "You old coot. You just can't stand to see others do well, can you?"

「At this moment, inside the Sword Array.」

Luo Xiu had just stepped onto the third peak when he found Dou Dou and Yang Zhilu there, studying the Black Stele and contemplating the cracks and fissures on its surface.

There was a Black Stele on each peak, and each stele was like a lock. One had to unlock it to pass.

Luo Xiu walked straight over, reached out his left hand to rub Dou Dou's head, then sneakily pinched Yang Zhilu's behind with his right.

Both women whipped their heads around to look at him. Yang Zhilu gave him a resentful glare, inwardly cursing him as a lecher.

Dou Dou asked, "Chen Shuisheng, weren't you on the first layer? How did you get to where Dou Dou is?"

Luo Xiu smiled. Looking at the Black Stele before them, he said, "The ten directions are one and the same; it is sentient beings who create distinctions."

"Ultimately, this is someone else's Sword Array. You don't need to exhaust yourselves trying to break it."

"The more you fixate on it, the more you want to break it, the more entangled you will become."

"As long as you hold true to your own Sword Dao, with nothing but the sword in your heart, this array is as good as nonexistent."

Hearing this, both women fell silent. A moment later, their expressions changed to ones of sudden enlightenment.

Yang Zhilu looked at Luo Xiu's profile, a hint of admiration shining in her eyes. With just a few words of guidance from him, the Sword Array that had troubled her for so long suddenly became clear, as if she had received divine enlightenment.

As she was lost in thought, Luo Xiu took her hand, while his other hand took Dou Dou's. "Come with me. I'll lead you two through the array."

Dou Dou said with some worry, "But the Sword Intent here is very powerful, it could hurt..."

Luo Xiu interrupted her. "The strength of the Sword Intent in this Sword Array has nothing to do with your Cultivation Strength. The deeper your obsession to break the array is, the stronger the Sword Intent becomes."

"In short, if you treat it like a fart, then that's all it is."

"If it dares to block or hurt you, then use your own Sword Intent to slice it apart!"

"The stronger your sword heart, the stronger your Sword Intent. Then you can crush the Sword Intent within this array."

"Understand?"

"..."

「At this moment, outside the Sword Array.」

Seeing Luo Xiu casually leading the two women toward the fourth layer, everyone grew restless.

Yan Daoling laughed. "Even Luo Qingxian and Zhu Yu, who can break the array in the shortest time, would have to feel their way forward step by step. They couldn't do it so effortlessly, could they?"

"Look at him! He's just taking a stroll in his own courtyard."

"He's even helping others break the array. This is different from someone who has already broken the array leading others through. He's genuinely helping them comprehend the Sword Intent and break the array together!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the gray-robed old man beside him. "Hong Shizhang, what do you think?"

Hong Shizhang snorted with disdain. "He's just being opportunistic."

"As I said before, he most likely had some realization during that month he spent inside. This Sword Array gets more dangerous the further you go. It's only the fourth layer. Why are you celebrating so early?"

As he said that, his eyes lit up, and he burst out laughing. At the same time, cries of surprise erupted from the crowd.

It turned out that Zhu Yu and Luo Qingxian, who had been in the eighth layer, had just stepped into the ninth layer together. They had entered the eighth layer only a short while ago, and now they were already breaking through to the ninth. It was truly astonishing!

Hong Shizhang stroked his beard and laughed heartily. "Brother Yan, it seems your disciple will have a hard time catching up to mine."

Yan Daoling snorted softly. "Hardly anything special."

Hong Shizhang chuckled. "Is it really so difficult to admit that someone else is outstanding?"

"..."

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