Jiang Li's words fell, and Wan Jian Villa fell silent.
Everyone stared at Jiang Li with wide, disbelieving eyes.
"Is that handsome young man joking? Challenging the Sword Mound now..."
"In the past few decades, hundreds of challengers to the Sword Mound have lost their lives. Is someone still daring to challenge it now..."
"Yeah, yeah, the Sword Spirit of the Sword Mound isn't playing around. It's a true killer who doesn't bat an eye..."
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The surrounding people chattered, and not a single person favored Jiang Li.
The death rate for challenging the Sword Mound was extremely high, especially in recent decades, reaching an astonishing 90%.
Even those who passed the Sword Mound were usually severely injured, suffering irreparable damage.
The servant beside him looked at Jiang Li with suspicion. Was this young man here to tease him?
Jiang Li was completely unfazed by the surrounding chatter.
Since Li Jianchen, who was at the third level of the Spirit River Realm, could succeed in the challenge, why couldn't he?
Wasn't it just about defeating an ancient sword spirit?
Last time, Jiang Li destroyed a dragon soul in the Virtual God Valley. How strong could a mere sword spirit be?
"I want to challenge it now. Arrange it for me as soon as possible!" Jiang Li continued, taking out 10,000 high-grade spirit stones.
This was the rule of Wan Jian Villa.
To challenge the Sword Mound, one had to pay 10,000 high-grade spirit stones.
The servant of Wan Jian Villa took a deep breath, then accepted the spirit stones and led Jiang Li towards the Sword Mound.
Seeing Jiang Li's generosity, the others were astonished.
That was 10,000 high-grade spirit stones. Even those in the ordinary Spirit River Realm would take a long time to accumulate such wealth.
And this young man had produced it so casually, it was simply unbelievable.
Many people looked at Jiang Li with fervent eyes.
"What a pity. Going to challenge the Sword Mound, no matter how rich, will be useless!" someone muttered beside him.
The others nodded in agreement and then stopped paying attention to Jiang Li.
Led by the servant of Wan Jian Villa, Jiang Li arrived at the depths of Wan Jian Villa.
The sword intent here became increasingly powerful.
The guards in the depths of Wan Jian Villa were also stronger.
They all started at the Dan Yuan Realm.
After a long while, Jiang Li finally reached the Sword Mound.
At the entrance of the Sword Mound stood a dirty-looking old man, holding a pot of wine.
Under the influence of the wine, the old man was somewhat tipsy.
"Young master, this is the Sword Guardian of our Wan Jian Villa!" the servant beside him introduced.
Jiang Li immediately activated his Life Script system.
[Name]: Wang Jiuting
[Realm]: Saint Realm Ninth Heaven.
[Physique]: Sword King Body
[Destiny]: A Dominant Figure (Blue), Astonishing Talent (Blue), Sword Dao Genius (Blue).
[Favorability]: 0
[Life Script]: Supporting character in "Immortal Demon Lord," Sword Guardian of Wan Jian Villa, a sword dao genius from hundreds of years ago, addicted to alcohol... Due to a broken heart, his sword heart was damaged, preventing further progress...
[Recent Turn of Events]: None
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Saint Realm Ninth Heaven, Jiang Li's pupils contracted.
This was the highest cultivation he had ever seen.
This Wan Jian Villa had been hiding such a formidable old man.
No wonder no one dared to scheme against Wan Jian Villa, which possessed so many powerful sword artifacts. It turned out they had a powerful backer...
Heartbroken...
If you're practicing swordsmanship, just practice swordsmanship. Why get involved in romance? This old man... Jiang Li couldn't help but complain inwardly.
"Has someone else come to challenge the Sword Mound?" the old man asked hazily, like a drunkard.
The servant of Wan Jian Villa then introduced Jiang Li to the old man!
"Junior Jiang Li greets Senior!" Jiang Li said respectfully.
The old man rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked at the handsome and unparalleled Jiang Li before him, and yawned.
"Alright, you can go in!" the old man waved his hand and continued.
At the same time, a gleam of spiritual light flashed from the old man's hand, and a token imbued with sword intent flew into Jiang Li's hand.
The servant beside him explained the token's function to Jiang Li.
It turned out this token was a pass for challenging the sword pits within the Sword Mound.
After entering, one could choose any sword pit to challenge.
Of course, this token only allowed for one challenge.
Yes, this old man was addicted to alcohol. Why not give him a jar of Thousand Year Drunk and see if he could be coaxed into revealing something?
Jiang Li's eyes lit up, and he took out a jar of Thousand Year Drunk from his spatial ring.
Whether it worked or not, it was just the loss of a jar of wine.
"Senior, this is a good wine I accidentally obtained earlier!" Jiang Li directly handed the Thousand Year Drunk to the old man.
Wang Jiuting rubbed his eyes. Hmph, trying to bribe me with a jar of wine? How young!
I will never drink anyone else's wine until I die.
"Young man, I'm not interested in wine. Take it back and drink it yourself!" Wang Jiuting shook his head and said indifferently.
The servant of Wan Jian Villa beside them also had a strange expression. People had tried to give the Sword Guardian wine before, but he only ever drank his own.
Jiang Li raised an eyebrow. He refused?
"Since Senior doesn't want to drink it, then I'll have to take it back and drink it myself. This is the only Thousand Year Drunk left in the world!" Jiang Li continued, opening the jar at the same time.
Immediately, a rich aroma of wine wafted out.
The entrance to the Sword Mound was filled with an intoxicating scent.
The aroma reached Wang Jiuting's nostrils, and he immediately felt as if he were floating and in ecstasy.
What kind of divine wine is this? The aroma is too captivating!
Wang Jiuting swallowed his saliva and suddenly felt that the wine in his hand was no longer appealing.
"Young man... where did your wine come from..." Wang Jiuting stared at the wine jar in Jiang Li's hand with burning eyes, his desire completely unrestrained.
The servant of Wan Jian Villa beside them was stunned.
He had never seen the Sword Guardian in such a state.
However, this wine was indeed too exaggerated.
Just the aroma was so alluring.
Jiang Li smiled and said nothing, handing the wine to Wang Jiuting again.
Wang Jiuting no longer stood on ceremony this time and accepted it. He pondered, "Young man, if you manage to come out alive, I will grant you a stroke of good fortune!"
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