Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

A gray shadow swiftly swept across the sky, landing gently.

It was Xu Xingke.

He held a cigarette and took a deep drag, squinting at the surrounding scene, and spoke:

"The Eternal Task is completed?"

Not far away, the woman halted her sword.

"Yes, teacher, I'm taking on the next task."

The longsword in her hand trembled slightly, scattering all the fine flecks of flesh clinging to the blade.

The blade shone bright as new.

"You could take a break, you know. If you push too hard and your body can't handle it, wouldn't all your previous efforts be wasted?" Xu Xingke asked.

As he said this, there was a hint of sarcasm in his heart.

In fact.

He had always been very strict with his subordinates and students.

He never expected that today he would advise someone to rest.

Truthfully, this young woman was too fierce, too ruthless, having not rested for three days and nights.

Not far away.

The plains were covered with monster corpses.

She, alone, with one sword, had cut through the entire plain!

She didn't want to stop at this moment either.

She wanted to continue enhancing her strength with the power of the Eternal Task!

Even he hadn't seen such a swordsman!

"It's not a problem, teacher."

Xiao Mengyu respectfully replied:

"Shen Ye probably never rests, so I must keep up with his pace."

Xu Xingke's gaze shifted to the edge of the plain—

Amidst the gray mist.

A massive physique was slowly advancing toward the plain.

It was a mighty creature from the Ancient Era, a participant of the battle between Destruction and Eternity.

It was a legendary being!

"Your next task is to deal with it?"

Xu Xingke asked.

"Yes, alone I am not its match, so I wish to ask for your help, teacher."

"You want me to make a move too?"

"No, I want you to summon someone."

"Who?"

"The Swordswoman."

Perhaps fearing Xu Xingke might not understand, Xiao Mengyu hastily explained:

"Whenever my strength increases, the swordsmanship I practice also rises immediately, revealing a broader and more profound horizon to me."

Xu Xingke praised, "Then you must have received some kind of inheritance — only inheriting such power would lead to this phenomenon."

"Indeed — I have now comprehended a swordsmanship, but with my strength, I cannot execute it. I need another swordsman to form a Sword Array with me." Xiao Mengyu said.

"Are you willing to pass your swordsmanship on to others?" Xu Xingke asked in surprise.

Xiao Mengyu earnestly explained:

"This swordsmanship turned into a Sword Array because it requires more sword cultivators to master and learn it."

"And as I have reached this level, passing through various tests of the swordsmanship, it allows me to choose another heir."

Xu Xingke pondered:

"...This is quite advanced, I've never heard of swordsmanship like this, alright, I'd like to see it as well."

He drew a card and lightly tossed it.

Boom!

The card transformed into a Summoning Technique.

In an instant.

The smoke from the expanding space dissipated.

A fashionable woman, munching spicy snacks and with seven or eight long swords hanging at her waist, appeared before them.

It was the Swordswoman!

"Hmm? Old Xu, you called for me?"

She asked in surprise.

"Here's the thing..." Xu Xingke briefly explained.

The Swordswoman looked at Xiao Mengyu, shook her head with a smile, and said:

"There's no need to pass it to me—my swordsmanship is sufficient, but if there's anything you don't understand, I can help you look at it."

Clang!

Xiao Mengyu drew the Luo Shen Sword, pointing it from afar at the Swordswoman.

"Oh? Do you wish to spar a bit?"

The Swordswoman rested her hand on her sword, a faint smile on her face.

But soon.

Her smile faded, whispering lightly:

"What kind of swordsmanship is this...?"

Xu Xingke looked at Xiao Mengyu in surprise.

— Xiao Mengyu was just holding the sword, not moving at all.

What's happening?

"If there's an issue, my suggestion is not to—"

Before Xu Xingke finished speaking, the Swordswoman interrupted him.

"Old Xu, let you hold your tongue for now."

The Swordswoman gradually became serious, her expression solemn, stepping forward towards Xiao Mengyu.

Her right hand touched one of the swords, then another, constantly switching, but in the end, she did not draw any sword.

A few moments later.

She reached Xiao Mengyu.

Then Xu Xingke realized it too.

— Xiao Mengyu's sword emanated a Sword Intent.

The intent was grand and formless, unknown how mighty, only by earnestly sensing could it be felt.

Dharma Aspect?

No, not Dharma Aspect.

What level of swordsmanship was this?

Unclear.

"How do you intend to teach?"

The Swordswoman asked.

"Rather than asking me how to teach, tell me how you intend to learn this sword." Xiao Mengyu replied.

The Swordswoman thought for a moment, and spoke:

"Many swordsmen live an entire life without ever reaching this sword's realm."

"The so-called morning hear the Way, and in the evening may die—"

"Now that I have witnessed this sword, I shall respectfully accept and hold it."

She knelt on one knee, fist over heart, showing respectful and solemn countenance.

Xiao Mengyu's face showed a smile.

"Practice this sword with reverence, and when you draw your sword, all beings will revere you."

She sheathed her sword and touched the Swordswoman's forehead between her brows with her fingers.

"Swordswoman, please lend me your strength against the creature outside the plain."

"Very well!"

As soon as these words fell.

The two women soared into the sky, flying towards the direction of that creature outside the plain.

Xu Xingke stood in place.

He quietly watched this scene.

Until the two women's forms became small black dots in the sky, falling far towards that massive creature.

In one moment.

The world became empty.

Only two streaks of golden light flashed and vanished, followed by an overwhelming eruption of sword shadows, forming an upside-down waterfall connecting heaven and earth, and then transformed into a curtain of ocean in the world.

Gale winds poured back.

While all the bodies on the plain were sliced into void by the Sword Intent.

Xu Xingke held a large shield, resisting the endless Sword Intent.