The three of them followed the sword-man through seven Sword Tombs, arriving at a circular valley. At the center of the valley stood a bronze altar where the Qingshuang Sword Soul hovered in mid-air, exuding moon-like sword qi. The sword-man guard suddenly disintegrated, and hundreds of rusted swords flew like summoned objects, plunging straight into the rock walls surrounding the altar to form an airtight sword formation.
"It is absorbing the power of the Sword Soul!" Fairy Yunlan said, holding three purple thunder talismans between her fingertips. "We must disrupt the ritual!"
Gao Tianchen had already swung his great sabre and charged forward. "Watch me split this damn altar!" The blade shrieked as it tore through the air, only to be blocked by an invisible barrier of sword qi three zhang away from the altar. The recoil hurled him backward, sending him crashing heavily into a Sword Tomb and kicking up a cloud of dust.
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