Following the crowd, the three made their way through the corridor into the valley, and suddenly, their view opened up expansively.

They saw a plaza made of open-air stone, with two square steles erected at its center.

The square steles were marked with knife and sword scars, faintly emitting spiritual energy and an inexplicable aura.

Wen Renying looked around and noticed that there were no crowds around the steles. Instead, people were seated around the plaza in simple stone chambers constructed of stone bricks. Some chambers were occupied by cultivators, while others were empty, visibly filled with knife and sword marks.

"This should be the Sword Map that person mentioned."

"These stone chambers seem to be made from the mountain rocks of Xuanxiao Mountain."

"When cultivators observe the stele here, they might involuntarily express their insights or be influenced by the will of the knife and sword, causing their magical power to spontaneously disperse, leaving marks within these stone chambers, forming various Sword Maps."

Wen Renying and Yuu Lingying exchanged glances, understanding the operation of this Sword Valley.

Then, they looked at the Knife and Sword Stele, noting that the marks on the stele were not deep, clearly left by initial sword techniques.

"The Demon Saber arises from the earth?"

"The Daoist Sword arises from life?"

"Indeed, it’s the move from the Demon Saber Dao Sword."

"There’s only one technique; the remaining seven techniques..."

They shifted their gaze towards the depths of the valley and proceeded forward.

Within the valley, they encountered another valley. Upon reaching its entrance, they saw a stele standing there.

"The second layer of Sword Valley requires Second Realm Cultivation, or mastery of one sword technique to enter."

They exchanged glances and then proceeded together to the second layer.

The same plaza, the same square stele, the same stone chambers, only slightly fewer in number.

The three did not linger long, looked over the techniques on the stele, and continued forward.

They realized that the Sword Valley is divided into eight layers, corresponding to the eight extreme techniques of the Demon Saber Dao Sword and the eight cultivation realms. One must either have sufficient cultivation or reach the corresponding realm to enter each layer.

The three proceeded until they stopped at the Sixth Realm.

They stopped not because they didn’t want to go further but because of the limitations of their cultivation.

The Three Heroes and Two Talents, cultivating together, have been around for a hundred years.

During this century, they traveled the world, starting at the West Sea Frontier, performing the Four Symbols Sword Array to break the Ancient Immortal Mansion, helping Li Qiying, the leader of the Three Heroes, escape, and each obtaining opportunities in the Immortal Mansion, greatly advancing their cultivation and increasing their strength.

Afterward, they roamed the four seas, engaged in sword battles against evil demons worldwide, met with masters from all directions, ventured through various secret realms, assisted those in difficulty, and eliminated demons and monsters. They not only made a tremendous name for themselves but also acquired numerous opportunities, continuously breaking through cultivation and elevating their realms.

Today, the Three Heroes have all achieved the Primordial Spirit stage, and Gux Shenxiu and Zhong Yuxiu have attained Nascent Soul Perfection, requiring only a singular catalyst to transform their Nascent Soul into Divinity and establish their Purple Mansion.

In the Taiyuan Realm, such cultivation is considered top-tier strength.

Otherwise, this time, they wouldn’t be representing the sects to return and request the Five Elements Lock Demon Technique from the Taiyi Daoist Palace.

The Three Heroes achieved Divinity Transformation, the Two Talents achieved Nascent Soul status.

Now, this seventh layer of Sword Valley requires Seventh Realm Divinity Transformation Cultivation, or mastery of the sixth technique of the Demon Saber Dao Sword to enter for insight.

The latter requirement they could not fulfill.

The former...

Wen Renying looked at Gux Shenxiu: "Junior Brother, will you wait here?"

"Hmph!"

Gux Shenxiu, knowing the reason, snorted coldly and turned his back: "I also disdain watching those mystical tricks, Senior Brother, and Senior Sister can go; I will wait here!"

"Then wait here, and do not cause any trouble. This place is different from overseas. If you disrupt the quest for techniques, neither of us can bear the responsibility." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Seeing his demeanor, Wen Renying was helpless, advising him once before proceeding with Yuu Lingying into the seventh layer of Sword Valley.

The seventh layer of Sword Valley had the same setup.

However, not many cultivators were inside, only a few people, each on one side of the stele, comprehending the sword techniques.

This was understandable; the seventh layer of Sword Valley requires Seventh Realm Divinity Transformation Cultivation or mastery of the sixth form of the sword techniques to enter. The Taiyi Daoist Palace has only developed for over a century, during which some time was spent pacifying demon chaos and recuperating.

Thus, how many cultivators in the Taiyi Daoist Palace or the Inland Cultivation Realm have achieved Divinity Transformation?

Probably only a handful!

Not to mention inland, even overseas, under the environment of the Demon Heaven Great Tribulation and forced breakthroughs, there are only about a hundred newly advanced Venerables of Divinity Transformation, most of whom are shoddy Divinity Transformations who forcibly broke through by cultivating Demon Skills, overextending their future potential.

Only forty-two genuine, stable Divinity Transformations exist, over thirty of whom are Demon Dao Venerables like Celestial Slaughter, nurtured and harvested. Only a handful come from the Mystic Sect Orthodox Sect.

Due to the profound foundation of each sect of the Mystic Sect and the sweeping of demons by the Three Heroes and Two Talents, alongside the pressure being partially relieved by the Taiyi Daoist Palace’s Five Elements Lock Demon Technique, otherwise, the overseas situation would have reversed from offense to defense long ago.

Thus, the seventh layer of Sword Valley being sparse is quite normal.

Wen Renying glanced around and found that the few who were comprehending the stele were all at Nascent Soul Cultivation. To be here to comprehend the stele, they’ve likely mastered the six techniques of the Demon Saber or Daoist Sword.

Though they may not compare to their level, they are top figures in the Inland Cultivation Realm. For the Taiyi Daoist Palace to have achieved such results in just a century, it truly displays its extraordinary nature.

Not to mention, this is not all; the Five Elements Array and Demon-Locking Tower, among other parts, are still guarded by high-tier cultivators.

Their thoughts shifted, and they moved forward to a stone chamber, observing the Knife and Sword Stele as well.

Within the stone chamber, numerous scars were left behind, all relics of knives and swords, forming various unique sword maps, etched into the three stone walls.