I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 520 - 204: The Mysterious Princess! Chen Mo: Am I a concubine again?!_3

Chen Mo followed Zhong Lihe through the front hall, entering a dark door and walking down a spiral staircase. At the end of the staircase was a tightly closed iron door, covered with dark red rust.

Zhong Lihe waved his hand, and with a creaky noise, the iron door slowly opened.

"Come in."

Zhong Lihe stepped inside.

Chen Mo had just walked in when he was shocked by the sight before him.

Before him was a vast underground plaza, with several red lamps hanging from the dome, resembling blood moons. In the dim red light, the ground was densely packed with swords and blades, resembling a wavering gray tide.

The temperature here was extremely low, and each breath emitted a frosty chill. The air was filled with the metallic rust scent unique to cold iron.

Among the tens of thousands of blades, a greenish-black stone platform stood abruptly, with thirty-three stone steps marked by countless sword and blade cuts.

On the stone steps, several men and women sat cross-legged, seemingly meditating and cultivating.

Among them, Chen Mo recognized a familiar figure.

Tall and burly, resembling a small mountain, yet with a pure and cute face, still carrying a touch of baby fat.

It was none other than Li Kui, the Fire Deputy Thousand Households of the Sky Scale Guard.

"No wonder I haven’t seen Mr. Li in so many visits, she’s here..."

Chen Mo looked at Zhong Lihe and said, "This must be the Enlightenment Land, ’Mountain of Blades and Tomb of Swords’, right? Isn’t it said that only those who pass the trial are qualified to enter?"

Zhong Lihe casually replied, "The rules were set by me. If I say you are qualified, then you are qualified."

Chen Mo: "..."

Who would have thought running an errand would lead to such an opportunity?

"As for the so-called Enlightenment Land, it’s just a misinformed rumor."

"This Mountain of Blades and Sword Tomb indeed contains Daoist Charm, but to resonate with the Great Dao, one needs to at least be at the Grandmaster Realm. However, if one reaches the Grandmaster Realm, there’s no need to cultivate here."

Zhong Lihe stood with hands behind his back, gazing at the gray sea of blades before him and said, "Each weapon here has seen bloody battles, collected after their owners fell, filled with intense Evil Qi, useful for refining both body and mind."

"Divine weapons do not wish to yield, so the higher you climb on the stone steps, the greater the pressure you bear. Simultaneously, the effect of body refinement improves."

Chen Mo nodded in understanding.

It’s quite similar to the Heavenly Ascension Ladder in Cangyun Mountain Secret Realm.

"You possess notable talent and mastery in the Sword Way, but after all, you just recently broke through to Fourth Rank. Reaching the tenth level is already considered quite impressive," Zhong Lihe advised seriously, "Don’t overexert yourself; the ’Sword Soldier Evil’ is not to be trifled with. If forced, it might even disperse your Divine Soul!"

"Thank you, Tributor Zhong, for the guidance."

Chen Mo responded.

Since he was already here, he definitely couldn’t miss the cultivation opportunity.

Without much deliberation, he leapt forward, heading towards the platform.

However, as soon as he entered the domain of the Sword Mountain, his body suddenly froze, as soaring Evil Qi poured into him, blocking his True Yuan, making him plummet like a cut string kite.

?!

About to become perforated, Chen Mo forcibly twisted his body in mid-air, tapping the blade lightly with his toes, standing as stable as a golden rooster on one leg.

"Hiss, that scared me..."

"Is this the Sword Soldier Evil?"

Previously outside, he couldn’t feel it at all. Now engulfed in it, his sight was all crimson!

The surging blood light made the air seem distorted, while the intense murderous Evil Spirit energy formed a field, constantly rejecting him as a "foreign object"!

As the Evil Qi entered his body, it corroded his meridians and organs, causing heart-piercing pain.

Chen Mo mobilized his Qi-Blood to disperse the Evil Qi, while the Vitality Essence rapidly repaired the damaged meridians.

Within moments, he returned to normal and continued stepping forward on the blades.

Outside the Sword Mountain, seeing this scene, Zhong Lihe’s eyes flashed with a peculiar light.

"Adapted so quickly?"

"It seems that dead eunuch was right; this kid is indeed a rare genius."

"Perhaps, he might actually reach the tenth level?"

He initially said so deliberately. Actually, for a Martial Artist entering the Sword Mountain for the first time, reaching the fifth level would be enough to be called a genius!

Twentieth level, indicates stable entry into the Grandmaster!

Beyond that...

Since the opening of the Heavenly Martial Arena, only one Fourth-Level Warrior has ever reached above the twentieth level...

Step—

Chen Mo maneuvered through layers of blade forests and reached the greenish-black stone platform.

Only then did he realize the entire stone platform was made of Demon-breaking Stone, completely suppressing True Yuan. To continue climbing, he could only rely on his body to resist the Sword Soldier Evil’s corrosion.

"Indeed, a Body Refining Holy Land!"

Chen Mo marveled in his heart.

Suddenly, a prompt flashed before his eyes:

[Special Event Triggered: Blade Mountain Body Refining, Sword Tomb Heart Inquiry.]

Even though there wasn’t a prompt for information, based on Chen Mo’s experience, the rewards obtained should be linked to the height climbed.

"I didn’t expect an unexpected gain, seems I need to be more focused."

Chen Mo lifted his leg onto the first stone step.

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the torrent of Evil Qi surged into his body, with destructive power several times greater than before!

The Blood Pearl in Chen Mo’s Dantian rotated, and Qi-Blood surged endlessly from the acupoint, constantly resisting the Evil Qi. Threads of blood mist seeped out from every pore.

Step, step, step—

He stepped upwards, his strides steady and unhurried, quickly reaching the fifth layer.

Zhong Lihe watched this scene, frowning slightly.

"Apparently, this kid’s talent is even greater than I anticipated... Hmm?!"