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"Wind and Snow Divine Slash!"

Cao Meng's projection immediately unleashed a powerful attack, unleashing a blizzard.

"break!"

Chi Liyu used her finger as a sword, and a sword aura slashed out, splitting the snowstorm.

She flashed into existence, suddenly appearing in front of the projection and grabbing Cao Meng's projection by the neck with one hand.

With a sudden burst of strength, Chi Liyu tore off the projection's head, threw it on the ground, and then stomped on it until it was crushed.

Cao Meng's projection was instantly destroyed by Chi Liyu, and then transformed into sword dao insights, which were absorbed by Chi Liyu.

"Cao Meng, your projection is so fragile, it's like it's made of paper!"

After absorbing the insights into swordsmanship, Chi Liyu made a sarcastic remark to Cao Meng.

"Protruding(艹盘艹)"

Cao Meng knew that Chi Liyu was unusually strong, but he didn't expect this cunning little girl to be so powerful.

Although I didn't display my full combat power when I was on the 801st floor, which meant that the projection didn't replicate my full strength, it still replicated about 40% of it!

As a result, the projection, which possessed 40% of his own strength, was easily killed by Chi Liyu.

What's most outrageous is that this cunning little girl humiliated people by tearing off their heads and stomping on them.

Even though it was just a projection, that face was still my own!
This cunning little girl is definitely doing it on purpose; she just wants to humiliate me.

If only I had used all my strength earlier and let the Sword Seeking Dao Ladder copy all my power, my projection wouldn't have lost so badly!

"Trial participant, state your name!"

"The Corpse Yin Sect, Chi Liyu!"

The spirit of the ladder of seeking the sword and the Dao began the process according to the rules. After Chi Liyu's projection appeared, Cao Meng's projection was also pushed down.

Cao Meng has only two ways to get his projection back on the list.

The first task is to defeat Chi Liyu's projection, and the second is to defeat the projection on the lower level, thereby replacing him and becoming the guardian of the next level!
"How can this be?"

The scene of Chi Liyu instantly killing Cao Meng's projection stunned the lower-level trial participants, who had all thought Cao Meng was already strong enough.

Now, Chi Liyu's move has shown them that they are no match for her.

"Cao Meng, you can go to the next floor now!"

After Chi Liyu invited Cao Meng to watch the play, she did not rush to the next level, but instead signaled Cao Meng to quickly go down to explore the next level.

"You cunning little girl, you still want to kill my projection?"

Cao Meng seriously suspected that Chi Liyu had some kind of perverse hobby; this girl actually wanted to kill his projections several times.

Thinking about this, Cao Meng was furious. This cunning little girl was going too far!
"Giggle!"

Seeing Cao Meng's furious expression, Chi Liyu chuckled and then said teasingly:

"Cao Meng, if I go first, I'm afraid you won't be able to beat my projection!"

Although Chi Liyu intended for Cao Meng to scout ahead while she later tormented Cao Meng's projection as he climbed the tower, she believed that she was essentially doing it for Cao Meng's own good.

After all, Cao Meng, at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, couldn't possibly defeat his own projection!
"Chi Liyu, you just wait!"

After uttering those harsh words, Cao Meng proceeded to the next level.

Because Chi Liyu is too strange, Cao Meng really wasn't confident he could defeat the opponent's projection.

Even if they were at the same level, Cao Meng was not confident.

The guardian of the 802nd floor was also at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm, but his strength was a bit greater than that of the Nascent Soul fourth-level expert who tore apart Ji with his bare hands. Cao Meng had to use several more moves to defeat him.

Cao Meng had just successfully passed the test, and his phantom image had just become the gatekeeper when Chi Liyu immediately began his own attempt.

As expected, Cao Meng's projection was instantly defeated by Chi Liyu again, this time by having his heart ripped out.

"Cao Meng, hurry up and go to the next floor!"

"Tell me what kind of death you want!" Chi Liyu's words were full of amusement, a blatant provocation.

"you……"

Cao Meng cursed Chi Liyu's entire family in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that the trial participants in this Sword-Seeking Path Ladder were not allowed to fight each other, he would have already asked Shishi to beat up the other party.

After Cao Meng defeated the guardian of the 850th floor, he obtained a low-grade Heaven-rank sword technique called Three Thousand Starfall!

Cao Meng sat down to rest for a while, took out a bubble tea to replenish his energy, and began to comprehend the Three Thousand Starfall!
After fighting all this way, Cao Meng is honestly feeling a bit tired.

Although those gatekeepers were only at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm, their strength was truly formidable, far surpassing that of the current fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

It is said that every time Cao Meng successfully passed a level, Chi Liyu would immediately climb the tower and brutally kill Cao Meng's projection.

Over these dozens of floors, Cao Meng's projection has experienced all sorts of ways to die.

After killing Cao Meng's projection on this level, Chi Liyu smiled and asked Cao Meng:
"Cao Meng, do you know why cultivators in ancient times were so much more powerful than cultivators in this era?"

She didn't give Cao Meng time to answer, and continued:
"It's just that the cultivators of the Eastern Region Daozhou throughout the ages have all had a problem, which is that they like things to be 'good enough'."

"When a successor has mastered a technique to a near-perfect degree, he chooses to graduate and pass on his nearly perfected technique to the second-generation successor."

The second-generation successor will practice the same techniques until they are almost finished, and then graduate and seek a successor!

As generations accumulate, things become more than just similar; they become vastly different!

After hearing Chi Liyu's words, Cao Meng understood why there was such a big difference between later generations of cultivators and those of ancient times.

As Chi Liyu said, it is just like how the "One Sword Separates Worlds" technique was originally a mid-grade Heaven-rank technique, but the version passed down to the Sword Inquiry Sect and the Demon Sword Sect is now incomplete and its power is greatly reduced.

All of this is because of the word 'almost'!
After comprehending the Three Thousand Starfalls, Cao Meng continued climbing the tower, heading to the next level.

……

From the 851st floor onwards, up to the 900th floor, all the guardians were at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

The 900th floor...

"Fang Tianzhang, the 72nd generation disciple of the Longevity Sword Sect, with a cultivation level of the fifth Nascent Soul stage, has come to discuss swordsmanship with you, fellow Daoist!"

After Fang Tianzhang's phantom appeared, he bowed to Cao Meng and then attacked with his sword.

"Wind and Snow Divine Slash!"

"Sonic Killing Sword Technique!"

Cao Meng used two powerful moves in succession, but still could not defeat the enemy.

"Today, I'll let you test the techniques of your Longevity Sword Sect!"

"Three thousand stars have fallen!"

As soon as Cao Meng unleashed this technique, his sword energy transformed into three thousand celestial stars, engulfing Fang Tianzhang.

"One sword separates the worlds!"

Fang Tianzhang withstood the attack of the three thousand celestial stars formed from sword energy, and then unleashed a sweeping attack of world-destroying sword energy, shattering all three thousand celestial stars with a single strike.

"What a coincidence, I know that trick too!"

"One sword separates the worlds!"

After a cold laugh, Cao Meng also unleashed a sword strike that separated worlds, attacking Fang Tianzhang.

Fang Tianzhang also unleashed a sword strike that separated them from the world, clearly indicating that both sides intended to fight to the death.

The two world-destroying sword energies clashed, and Cao Meng ultimately prevailed due to his innate Geng Metal physique, shattering Fang Tianzhang and the world-destroying sword energy.

After Cao Meng's victory, the "Seeking the Dao with Swords" ladder bestowed a reward—the secret technique of sword nurturing!

After carefully studying this sword-nurturing technique, Cao Meng discovered that it was not a cultivation method, but a secret technique to enhance the power of a spirit sword and cultivate its spirit.

Although the sword-raising technique records many methods for raising a sword, the vast majority of them are evil methods.

For example, one might use the blood of millions of living beings to consecrate a sword, or even use one's closest relatives to consecrate a sword, or kill one's wife to consecrate a sword!
(End of this chapter)