Chapter 3
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Nicholas looked at the black tower in front of him, extremely shocked.
Everything that Nicholas saw had already exceeded his understanding.
Quickly, Nicholas forced himself to calm down. He knew this was an opportunity, but it was also accompanied by danger.
After hesitating for a moment, Nicholas finally chose to push open the door of the tower and walk in. The life-and-death match was in a month. He knew that if he could not improve his power, he would almost certainly die. So, even if it was immensely dangerous right now, he had to take a gamble.
Entering the tower, Nicholas glanced around. There were drawings of all kinds of strange beasts that he had never seen before on the surrounding walls. In addition, there were some mysterious purple-gold characters, some of which were even wriggling.
At last, Nicholas's gaze fell not far in front of him. There was a skeleton sitting cross-legged. Beside the skeleton was a long sword.
Nicholas's eyes fell to the ground before the skeleton. There was a line of words there.
It wrote, "I am the sword lord of the Evergreen World. I started sword cultivation at 12 and achieved great success in the Path of the Sword by 17. By 21, I was invincible in the Evergreen World, and by 27, I had founded my own rules. I was trapped in this prison for 1,200 years and couldn't get out of the tower for the rest of my life however hard I tried. Today, I know that I will die. I leave this Legacy Stone to record what I have learned. I hope whoever comes can get my legacy and also provide some help to the Azure Sword Sect."
Nicholas frowned slightly. He had never heard of the sword lord of the Evergreen World. He looked down further. Below the words, there was a fist-sized jade.
This had to be the Legacy Stone that recorded the knowledge of the Path of the Sword.
At this moment, Nicholas was overwhelmed with emotions.
In the entire Green Continent, there were many martial warriors. However, sword cultivators were immensely rare. They were as rare as a blue moon. According to what Nicholas had heard, to become a sword cultivator, one needed a special spiritual foundation.
Nicholas had only heard that the spiritual foundation referred to a person's talent in cultivation, but he didn't know the specifics.
Nicholas subconsciously wanted to take the Legacy Stone. However, when he walked over, an invisible force stopped him, preventing him from getting close.
Nicholas was stunned. He thought, 'I can't get there?'
At this moment, a woman's voice suddenly came. "Newcomer?"
Nicholas was shocked by the sudden voice. He took a few steps back and glanced around, but there was no one. He wondered if he had heard wrongly.
Just as this thought arose in Nicholas's mind, the voice came again. "Who controls the the Rule of Heaven in this realm?"
Nicholas was stunned. "The Rule of Heaven? What is that?"
After a moment of silence, the voice sounded again. "Why are you so weak? No, you're not a new prisoner."
Nicholas was confused.
At this time, the mysterious woman said with some surprise, "Born with a body inclined to the way, you also have double spiritual foundations. Two in one body. No wonder the Realm Prison Tower chose you."
'Body inclined to the way? Double spiritual foundations?' Nicholas thought. His face was full of confusion. He didn't understand a word. He asked in confusion, "Sorry, you are?"
The mysterious woman said, "You are already an adult. Logically speaking, you should at least be in the Secluding realm. Why are you so weak? And your body condition is so poor. It's simply unsightly."
Nicholas was at a loss for words.
The mysterious woman suddenly asked, "How do you cultivate your physical body?"
Nicholas hesitated, and then said, "I did push-ups, long-distance running with weights, body conditioning through strikes, and so on."
The mysterious woman said coldly, "Are you living in the primitive era? How can you use such a backward cultivation method? It's such a waste of your physique and your spiritual foundation."
Nicholas smiled bitterly. "Everyone in Green City cultivates like this."
The woman fell silent.
Nicholas was a little speechless. He looked around, but still couldn't see anyone.
There was something strange about this place.
Seeing that the mysterious woman did not speak, Nicholas's gaze fell on the Legacy Stone not far in front of him again. His eyes burned with desire.
"Do you want to become a sword cultivator?" the mysterious woman suddenly asked.
Nicholas nodded quickly. "Yes!"
For Nicholas, now that his Spirit Core was shattered, he had lost the qualification to continue cultivating in the Path of Martial Arts. If he could cultivate the Path of the Sword, he might have a chance to save himself and Victoria.
The mysterious woman said, "Your Spirit Core is shattered, so you can't cultivate the legacy of the sword cultivator in front of you."
Hearing this, Nicholas's expression dimmed. He refused to give up. He thought, 'Is it all over now that my Spirit Core is broken?' He did not want to accept that. He still had to save Victoria. He was Victoria's only support. He had to become stronger to defeat Jonathan in a month. Only then could he take Victoria to the Imperial Capital to seek medical treatment and cure her terminal illness.
At this moment, the mysterious woman suddenly said, "How about this? I have a way to cultivate the Path of the Sword that is different from others. Do you want to learn it?"
Nicholas was stunned. He then hurriedly said, "I can learn it without a Spirit Core?"
The mysterious woman said, "Of course. This kind of cultivation method is better without a Spirit Core."
'I can learn it even without a Spirit Core!' Nicholas thought. He was so excited that he almost jumped up, but still forced himself to calm down. He looked around. "What are your conditions?" He knew very well that there was no free lunch in the world.
The mysterious woman said, "This tower had been severely damaged back then. Its nine rule runes were scattered in the Evergreen World, and the seals of each floor were loosened. You were lucky. When you came in, the sword cultivator you saw before you was already dead. Otherwise, you would have been killed by him now."
Nicholas asked, "Rule runes? What's that?"
The mysterious woman continued, "You will naturally know when you come into contact with the rule runes. Now, you only need to know that there are twelve floors to this tower and some of the most powerful existences of the realms were imprisoned on each floor. There are humans, spirits, demons, and even the soul of the Rule of Heaven. Once, this tower could suppress them. But the seals of this tower are loose now, and they can't be suppressed anymore."
Speaking of this, she paused slightly and then said, "What you need to do is to find those rule runes to strengthen this tower. Of course, you can also release the those imprisoned in the tower."
"Let them out?" Nicholas was stunned, and then said, "What will happen?"
The mysterious woman said, "There are two outcomes. The first is that they kill you and seize the tower. The second is that you suppress them and make them work for you. Of course, with your current strength, the result will only be the first one."
Nicholas smiled bitterly. It was both a blessing and a curse.
seeing to think of something, Nicholas quickly asked, "Are you also locked in here?"
The mysterious woman exclaimed, "No."
Nicholas asked, "So you are?"
The mysterious woman said, "You ask too many questions."
Nicholas went silent.
The mysterious woman said, "You are now the owner of this tower. Every time you find a rule rune, not only will your strength greatly increase, but your control of this tower will also be greatly enhanced. If you can find a rule rune, you can control the first level. In the future, when you fight an opponent, as long as the opponent is not much stronger than you, you can activate this tower to draw the opponent in. This tower has no rule rune now and is completely ineffective. Moreover, the seals on each level are gradually loosening. Once this tower completely collapses and those imprisoned in this tower are released, your world should be destroyed. And you will be the first to die."
Nicholas said in a deep voice, "Do you want me to save the world?"
The mysterious woman said, "What you want to save is yourself. Those imprisoned in the second layer are not good. If I'm not wrong, the seal on the second floor will completely disappear in at most one year. At that time, you can say goodbye to this beautiful world."
Nicholas bowed deeply. "Please teach me the cultivation method that doesn't need a Spirit Core."
After a moment of silence, the mysterious woman said, "My way of sword cultivation is very different from the ordinary way of sword cultivation. Cultivating it may feel worse than death. You have to think carefully."
Nicholas laughed mockingly at himself. "But my Spirit Core is shattered. There is no other way."
The mysterious woman said, "That's true. You don't have a Spirit Core, which is just right for my method, because my method requires a sword as a Spirit Core."
Nicholas was stunned. "A sword as a Spirit Core? Is that possible?"
Nicholas was overjoyed. He thought, 'Doesn't that mean that I can continue to cultivate? Then there is hope to defeat Jonathan in a month, and hope to take Victoria to the Imperial Capital to treat her illness.'
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