Chapter 1289 - 1289: Arrival at the Destination

He wanted to catch the blade with his bare hands, but ended up being killed by a single slash!

Just that instant of action was enough to make the surrounding Martial Artists not dare to step forward in the slightest.

After all, there had been nearly twenty of them earlier, and their goal had been to force Liu Zixuan to hand over the Xuanyuan Sword.

But now, there were only three or four people left on their side, scattered and disorganized. Even if they all attacked Liu Zixuan together, they probably wouldn't gain any advantage.

The Martial Artist who had just been instantly killed by the Xuanyuan Sword was actually at Innate Emperor Realm Second Heaven, and the remaining few were at about the same Realm.

If one sword could kill one, then it could definitely kill two or three!

For a moment, those people all retreated a few steps, looking at Liu Zixuan with ugly expressions.

Liu Zixuan summoned the Xuanyuan Sword back a second time, looked at the corpse in front of him and sneered, "With just you, you thought you could catch this young master's sword?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at the remaining few Martial Artists, waving the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand twice: "Who else wants this sword?"

Everyone wanted it. Whether it was the Sword Intent it revealed or the appearance of the sword itself, both made them obsessed with obtaining it.

But at this moment, who would dare open their mouth!

Obviously, whoever spoke up would be the one asking to die!

"I heard there's a tower piled full of treasures on the other side of the river. Why aren't you guys going over there and instead all staying on this side?" Liu Zixuan put away the Xuanyuan Sword and asked.

The few Martial Artists exchanged a glance, and then one of them stepped forward and said, "If we tell you, will you spare our lives?"

"As long as you don't play any tricks, this young master is actually quite magnanimous!" Liu Zixuan said with a mocking smile.

The Martial Artist clenched his teeth, betting that Liu Zixuan wouldn't kill him, then spoke: "This river is very strange. Look carefully at the water inside."

Liu Zixuan hadn't paid attention earlier, but now he looked to the side and was indeed a bit surprised by the river.

Normally, rivers flow from high to low. With running water, you can clearly see the direction of the current.

But this river was extremely bizarre. It was as if there was some sort of dividing substance in the middle of the river water—on the left half it flowed from top to bottom, while on the right half it flowed upstream from bottom to top.

There was no obstruction at all between these two strange currents. Instead, because of the opposing flows, countless small whirlpools formed.

Liu Zixuan raised a brow: "What's going on?"

The Martial Artist shook his head: "We don't know exactly what's going on, but if you want to cross this river, there's a hard requirement!"

"What?" Liu Zixuan frowned.

"Only experts at Life and Death Realm or above can cross. Martial Artists below Life and Death Realm, whether they go alone or together, will be lifted up by the whirlpools and thrown back to this side once they reach the middle of the river. And they can't attempt more than three times. Once they exceed that, the whirlpools will directly swallow them."

As he explained, the Martial Artist's voice trembled, his eyes full of fear. Clearly, he had personally witnessed some Martial Artists being swallowed by the whirlpools before!

"That doesn't sound right. I heard there are already a lot of Martial Artists gathered over on the other side. If only Life and Death Realm can go over, then Life and Death Realm seems way too cheap!" Luo Xi asked with a frown.

The Martial Artist spread his hands: "Life and Death Realm is a hard requirement, but it's not only Life and Death Realm that can make it across."

"What do you mean?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"If others want to go over, they must be protected and escorted by a Life and Death Realm expert." Another Martial Artist at the side smiled bitterly. "Some of the Martial Artists earlier either fell directly into that area when they came out of the passage, or they were brought over by Life and Death Realm experts."

Liu Zixuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "At most, how many people can one Life and Death Realm expert take?"

"The most I've seen was four, taken over in two trips. Because when crossing the river they have to resist the whirlpools, which consumes an extreme amount of physical strength and Inner Strength." The Martial Artist grinned. "Unless that Life and Death Realm expert has a treasure similar to a small world and can carry multiple people across."

Liu Zixuan arched a brow. A treasure similar to a small world—that was exactly his Relic Pearl.

He hadn't expected the Relic Pearl to have such a wonderful use here!

Turning the thought over, he realized there was no need to worry about Tiger's side. After all, the Nine-fingered Blade Demon was also a Life and Death Realm expert and could take him across.

With that thought, Liu Zixuan asked again: "How many people are over there now?"

"We should be among the earliest to arrive in this area. Not counting the Martial Artists who originally landed there, just the ones who crossed from here—there are already more than thirty Martial Artists."

After listening to this explanation, Liu Zixuan raised his brows. Based on one Life and Death Realm expert being able to take at most four Martial Artists across, that meant there were at least around ten Life and Death Realm experts on the other side.

There weren't many Life and Death Realm experts in the world to begin with, and the ones who entered this relic almost included all the Life and Death Realm experts in the World Martial Realm—at most not even twenty people.

No wonder he hadn't encountered many strong opponents earlier; turned out they had all gathered here.

Liu Zixuan nodded: "I'll cross the river first and take a look. If you haven't lied, I'll spare your dog lives. But if you dare deceive me even a little, you should know what I'll do!"

"Young man, we naturally wouldn't dare deceive you. Besides, we have an unreasonable request and want to ask for your help." That Martial Artist stepped out, speaking with a face full of cold sweat.

"Since it's an unreasonable request, then don't say it." Liu Zixuan's lips curved up slightly. He wrapped an arm around Luo Xi's slim waist and headed straight toward the opposite bank.

They really hadn't lied. When they reached the middle of the river, the originally small whirlpools suddenly turned into something like tornadoes, with massive suction forces hindering their advance.

Fortunately, Liu Zixuan was extremely powerful, and with treasures like the Ghost Gate Needle and Xuanyuan Sword protecting him, he didn't have to expend too much effort to cross.

When they reached the opposite bank, Liu Zixuan let out a long breath. "It really does take some physical strength and Inner Strength. With my strength, I could probably take at most six or seven people across."

"Zixuan, they just said they had an unreasonable request. Why didn't you listen to what they wanted?" Luo Xi asked.

Liu Zixuan shook his head: "I don't need to listen to know what they'd say. They just saw that I have a treasure like the Relic Pearl and want me to take them across the river!"

"I'm not stupid. There are already plenty of powerful Peak Martial Artists here to fight over the treasures. Why would I bring along more people who might pose a threat to us?"

Luo Xi lightly nodded her delicate head: "True."

"Alright, it's almost noon. We're getting close to the time we agreed on with Senior Nine-finger, so we have to head for that tower immediately and find our people as soon as possible." Liu Zixuan said in a deep voice.

With that, the two of them didn't linger here any longer. Following their original planned route, they headed straight for their destination.

After about ten-plus minutes, having crossed a patch of very difficult low-lying ground, they finally saw, not far ahead, an incomparably towering Treasure Tower…