Chen Hua also sighed under the gaze of everyone, not the least bit surprised that others didn't believe him.
Because the matter itself was preposterous, even he believed it only after repeated considerations, hence he had not planned to tell anyone before.
"Sword Cultivators will always share a nameless sense of camaraderie, you understand the thrill of meeting an equal opponent, right?"
When Chen Hua began recounting everything, even Gu Sheng temporarily stopped what he was doing, intending to listen to Chen Hua's outrageous story first.
Liang Yi and Su Youyi nodded thoughtfully after hearing what their master had said. They, who sparred with each other on a daily basis, deeply understood that feeling—the clash of swords, the competition of Daos—was truly exhilarating.
The premise is that both parties have similar Sword Dao cultivation!
At least now, Zhou Yuzhi's face was covered with a wry expression, having sparred with Chen Hua hundreds if not thousands of times. Although he always gained a lot from each sparring session, the gap in their Sword Dao cultivation never allowed Zhou Yuzhi to experience the thrill and excitement of peak Sword Cultivators dueling. What he could barely get was merely a masochistic pleasure.
The situation described by Chen Hua was something he envied immensely, but unfortunately, ever since he embarked on the Dao, he has never again encountered an adversary where their paths crossed.
Either they were like Chen Hua and Gu Chengan, who could easily suppress him, or they were far inferior to him. There were others in the same realm, but it was his own senior uncle, who was too familiar with each other's Sword Dao. Thus, even through sparring, no benefit could be gained.
Other people, though not Sword Cultivators, could feel the excitement of a lonely expert like Chen Hua finally meeting a worthy opponent in the world, such that even in the midst of sparring, the thoughts of camaraderie emerged.
"That guy is at the Great Perfection of the Ninth Realm just like me, even having broken through to this realm for a much longer time than me, he has traveled further on this path."
Chen Hua spoke in a slow tone, little by little, telling everyone. But then his voice changed, and words filled with regret suddenly became chilling.
"But, unfortunately, no matter how hard Gu Chengan struggles on his path, his road will only be a single track."
Everyone fell silent.
Even though they stood on opposing sides, they all were Cultivators and understood deeply the despair of being cut off from the path of cultivation; after all, Cultivators from the Mystical Mechanism Continent were once mired in the despair of no progress.
Gu Chengan, although the foremost Cultivator under the Abyss, possessing talent that could dominate an epoch, was now having his way forward sealed by the Abyss over his head.
"That guy and I have faced off a few times, men may lie, but sword techniques don't. At least from Gu Chengan's sword, I clearly sensed his unwillingness and resentment."
Chen Hua's gaze was deep, filled with regret for the man who, despite wielding a heaven-opening giant sword and emitting an unstoppable momentum, in reality, was like a fierce beast bound in chains.
"So when that guy secretly sent me a message asking how to break away from the Abyss, I ultimately decided to keep the appointment and go."
Chen Hua spread his hands, summarizing the whole matter succinctly.
Chen Hua had Daoist Skills that could conceal his own aura, but Gu Chengan did not. The moment he entered the range of the Mystical Mechanism Continent, he would attract the attention of the Mystic Mechanism Heavenly Dao and would be directly smacked dead without a place to reason.
So, after discussing, they decided that Chen Hua would set out for the Abyss.
In theory, every Abyss Cultivator within the Abyss should be under the surveillance of the Abyss Will, with every action observable and nothing hidden.
But somehow, Gu Chengan seemed to have deceived the Abyss Will, which allowed him to contact Chen Hua.
Chen Hua naturally had not discounted the possibility of Gu Chengan and the Abyss Will colluding to trap him, but after repeated hesitation and consideration, Chen Hua eventually decided to trust his instincts and resolutely met the appointment.
The outcome was just as Chen Hua had guessed; although Gu Chengan was an Abyss Cultivator, he had not the slightest taint of the Abyss's characteristic madness and depravity.
Perhaps due to the nature of the Sword Dao, Gu Chengan appeared more like a regular Cultivator than some from the Mystical Mechanism, except that he was born in the Abyss against his will.
What Chen Hua and Gu Chengan didn't expect was that the crafty Abyss Will was actually using Gu Chengan as bait!
As soon as Chen Hua appeared, before he had the chance to speak with Gu Chengan, the Abyss Will descended directly, using the formidable power of an entire world to try to overpower and erode Chen Hua!
The Abyss was not foolish; if it eroded Chen Hua, with the resulting gain of strength, the Mystical Mechanism would be easy prey!
Chen Hua was outrageously powerful, the Abyss had never seen such a formidable Great Perfection of the Ninth Realm, even the legendary Sword Immortals of the Taoist Sect might be slightly inferior.
Once it eroded him, the Mystical Mechanism would be within easy reach, and then it could constantly seek new worlds to invade and devour!
And Chen Hua would become its strongest blade!
However, it was unexpected that the Abyss would act so swiftly and ferociously, but such a situation was within the countless scenarios Chen Hua had imagined—just one of the worst possible outcomes.
At Chen Hua's realm, being a Sword Cultivator, his sword heart was as steady as the core of the earth, his Sword Intent as pure as the glint of starlight in colored glaze!