Sweeping both worlds: Starting from idealistic martial arts

Chapter 257 The Box-Opening Dog Gets a Real-Life Experience Offline

Tianji Tower!
As a major power that has produced five generations of cultivators in history.

Although he has declined in power, the fourth-level master of the Hundred-Knowledge Pavilion is still one of the strongest people in the world.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is located atop the Hidden Cang Mountain in the northwest of the Great Zhou Kingdom. Its terrain is extremely dangerous, and it is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, as if it were suspended in the heavens.

It can be said that martial artists all over the world are very curious about this force.

Because it is rumored that the Yongle Encyclopedia contains all the secrets of the world.

People are always puzzled and hope to get a glimpse of the Yongle Encyclopedia in order to find the answers to their questions.

Unfortunately, the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion has always been incredibly mysterious to the outside world, refusing visitors. Martial artists below the third level are not even qualified to see through the maze below the mountain.

But this also made it easier for Fang Can and others to visit.

Stepping onto the winding path leading to the summit, the illusionary barrier that even those who have completed two transformations find difficult to overcome is merely the first hurdle.

To reach the summit, one must overcome numerous challenges.

Through the images at the foot and halfway up the mountain, Tianji Tower conveys a message to the outside world that strangers are not allowed to enter.

These so-called challenges are utterly incomparable to Ji Donglai's teleportation.

With a few easy steps, they crossed the three passes of the treacherous Coiled Serpent Path, Suspended Mirror Abyss, and Star Shifting Plain.

When the fog cleared, Ji Donglai saw the huge pavilion supported by nine meteorite iron pillars.

The entire Tianji Tower has nine floors and is structured like a pyramid, with the largest base occupying several hectares of land.

Observing the tall gate in front of him, which was carved with the pattern of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, Ji Donglai lightly flicked his fingers, preparing to break down the door directly. After all, he did not really intend to visit politely.

But just as they were about to make a move, they saw the blood-red iron gate, weighing several tons, being slowly pushed open.

Then, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar politely asked the crowd, "Sir, are you a visitor from a foreign land?"

Ji Donglai didn't answer, but instead frowned and said, "Are you the all-knowing scholar of our time?"

“…Yes.” The scholar gave a wry smile and said, “I know why you have come, sir. Please come inside.”

Ji Donglai didn't move, suppressing the urge to attack directly, and said: "Is it because of your Rising Dragon Ranking and Hidden Dragon Ranking that this whole thing happened?"

"This was indeed my fault, but I had no other choice," Bai Xiaosheng said helplessly.

"Forced to do something?" Ji Donglai's fists hardened: "I see you enjoying opening boxes every day, how can you say you had no choice?"

"I'm afraid it's not that they think they're wrong, but rather that they're scared because we came knocking on their door offline," came the mocking voice of the King of Trouble from Ji Donglai's chest.

"Please come in, gentlemen, and I will explain to you." The scholar in white gestured for them to enter.

Ji Donglai, having nothing better to do, simply stepped inside.

And be prepared to blast the entire mountain along with the hanged man to smithereens if he gives even the slightest bad answer.

Bai Xiaosheng walked ahead, revealing his back without any precautions, and then said in a leisurely tone, "Do you all know what my martial arts lineage is?"

Fang Can's voice drifted out from inside Ji Donglai's body: "It is widely rumored that this is the 'words become law' technique, which has been improved upon by the Golden Words Technique."

"That's true. To inherit this vast Heavenly Mystery Tower, one must reach the fourth level and choose to cultivate the [Words Become Law] inheritance."

As Bai Xiaosheng walked up the stairs to the second floor, he sighed, "But the problem lies in this inheritance. There is a limitation to mastering this inheritance, and that is that you cannot lie."

"You can't lie?" Everyone, including Fang Can, was stunned. "The effect of this inheritance requires that everything I say is the truth." Bai Xiaosheng pointed to an object placed on the left side of the solid wood staircase and said, "Look what this is."

"Potted green plants?" Rotten Living King poked his head out and replied.

“No, this is clearly a stone tablet. It is about three feet three inches and three-tenths long, one inch wide, and one foot high. The words ‘Heaven rewards diligence’ are written on it,” Bai Xiaosheng said confidently.

As the words were spoken, the potted plant began to writhe wildly, and then it abruptly transformed into a stone tablet.

And indeed, the four characters "Heaven rewards diligence" are engraved on the stone tablet.

Looking at the stone tablet in front of him, the Rotten King subconsciously reached out to touch it. It was icy cold to the touch, and unmistakably real.

On the other side, the Holy Separator's face, hidden behind a mask, looked rather grim.

Because he had activated the anti-magic field the entire time, yet the opponent's legacy still managed to take effect.

"This is the power of words becoming law. As long as what I say is the truth, and if it is not the truth, then there must be a problem with reality. In that case, I will distort reality into the correct form," Bai Xiaosheng sighed.

"There must be some restrictions, right?" Fang Can said calmly.

"For example, in terms of strength, if you directly say that a fifth-level or fourth-level expert will die, it probably won't have any effect."

"That's right. If I were to utter a lie that is too contrary to reality, I would surely suffer a backlash and die on the spot."

"And I have survived to this day because I can stand by every word I have said. There has never been a lie, and even if it was a lie, I will make it the truth," Bai Xiaosheng said helplessly.

The Divine Separator inquired, "So, you deliberately revealed your lineage to endorse what you're about to say?"

"That's right, the Rising Dragon Ranking and the Hidden Dragon Ranking are also related to this inheritance," Bai Xiaosheng said truthfully.

"As you all should know, the first Tianji Tower Master was fond of discussing martial arts and wanted to debate the differences in strength between different martial artists."

"Therefore, the Yongle Encyclopedia was chosen as the source of this knowledge, and the Heavenly Secrets List was created."

"Even after his death, he did not intend to rest in peace, but decided to continue this custom."

“Starting from the second generation of the Tianji Tower, everyone must take an oath.”

"As long as the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion exists, it must continue the Hidden Dragon and Rising Dragon Lists without any regrets, and every subsequent Pavilion Master must continue this oath before taking office."

"Because each generation of the Lord of the Tower has sworn not to lie, this Heavenly Secrets Ranking has been continued since the second generation."

“This isn’t the first time that people like these have come knocking on our door.”

"The original Heavenly Secrets Ranking and Rising Dragon Ranking recorded information about the combat strength of fifth-level martial artists."

"But after several sessions, in order to protect themselves, they compromised and only recorded fourth, third, and second turns..."

"To this day, all the warriors who ascended to heaven have disappeared, and only those who have transcended the mortal body are recorded. This is already the limit of the oath. If it is really canceled, I will die."

Bai Xiaosheng turned his head bitterly to look at Ji Donglai and said, "So... do you all understand?"

silence……

Even Fang Can was speechless. What kind of brilliant idea from the ancestors led to such suffering for future generations?

Even Bai Xiaosheng was wronged. The ancestral rules cannot be changed. Originally, the records of martial artists who had transcended the mortal realm should not have caused any trouble, and they had been recorded smoothly for hundreds of years.

Then suddenly, this oddball, Fang Can, appeared.

You're the number one cauldron, which has made everyone in the world want to sleep with you. Is that my fault?
(End of this chapter)