Chapter 99: Secret Passage Without Entrance and Exit

Although many years had passed, Lin Ran still remembered the route clearly.

After entering from the entrance of the cave on the mountain wall and taking 174 steps, he would pass through a narrow crack and see the stone room where the Ten Miles Sword God was in seclusion back then.

But now, after taking 174 steps, there was only a wall in front of them!

“What’s going on? Did Grandpa Sword God sit against the wall in seclusion back then?”

Huo Qiyun’s voice came from behind. Lin Ran didn’t turn around, but he knew that Huo Qiyun had a suspicious expression on his face.

“Wait a minute. Something’s wrong.”

As Lin Ran spoke, he pressed his hand on the stone wall and sent his divine sense into it. However, within a hundred meters radius, he sensed nothing but hard rocks.

“I think I took the wrong way…”

Lin Ran replied awkwardly. Although he felt that it was impossible, it was the only explanation for the disappearance of the stone room and the Sword God’s remains outside.

“Wrong way?”

Huo Qiyun sneered and turned around to walk in the direction of the cave entrance.

After walking back for more than a hundred steps, the two of them were dumbfounded.

The cave entrance from which they came in had disappeared. Instead, there was another stone wall.

Huo Qiyun was furious. He turned around and glared at Lin Ran. “What’s going on? What trick are you playing?”

“Are you stupid? Why would I play tricks to trap myself here?”

Lin Ran rolled his eyes and walked past Huo Qiyun. He pressed his hand against the stone wall. After sensing carefully for a moment, his face turned pale. “This is strange!”

Huo Qiyun suddenly grabbed Lin Ran’s shoulder and turned his body towards him. Suspicion was written all over his childish face. “Are you lying to me? No wonder you wanted me to wait for half a day at first. It was because…”

“Shut up!”

Lin Ran suddenly shouted, and the aura of a Half-Saint erupted!

Huo Qiyun was caught off guard and sent flying by this aura. The blood in his chest surged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood!

Seeing Huo Qiyun’s pale face, Lin Ran calmed down a little. He quickly retracted his aura and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, my mind is in a mess now. Don’t disturb me. Let me think about it carefully.”

Huo Qiyun didn’t say anything. He just held his chest and looked at Lin Ran, his eyes flickering as if he was in a deep thought.

The fire-elemental sword energy dissipated, and the two of them were instantly swallowed by the darkness.

In the endless silence, the atmosphere became subtle.

Lin Ran knew that Huo Qiyun’s suspicion of him had reached an unprecedented level, but his mind was filled with messy thoughts.

First, the remains of Sword God had disappeared, and now it was this stone room. Could it be that everything he had experienced here was an illusion caused by the killing intent in the sword mark?

No, that was impossible.

The half Dragon Roar Sword that Lin Ran found in the stone room was at his waist. The black and white Yin-Yang Sword was still lying quietly in the Divine Sword Technique Manual, along with the Ten Mile Sword God’s letter, sword technique, and the remaining internal energy of Sword God.

These were all things that Lin Ran had obtained. If that experience was an illusion, where did these things come from?

“No, something must be wrong…”

Lin Ran frowned and fell into deep thought. He subconsciously held the hilt of the Ten Miles Dragon Roar with his left hand.

“Wait!”

Lin Ran’s expression suddenly changed slightly. At this moment, he did not activate his sword intent, but when he held the sword hilt, he could clearly feel that the Ten Miles Dragon Roar was vibrating at an almost unnoticeable frequency!

“Huo.”

Lin Ran shouted, and the fire attribute sword energy lit up again. He saw Huo Qiyun squatting 30 steps away from him, holding the hilt of his sword and staring at him warily.

“What?” Huo Qiyun asked with obvious suspicion in his voice.

Lin Ran was speechless, but he was in no mood to care. He paused for a moment and hurriedly asked, “Feel your sword carefully. Is there anything unusual about it? For example… vibration?”

Huo Qiyun was silent for a few seconds before saying, “No!”

“Is that really the case?”

Lin Ran was overjoyed. He vaguely felt that he had grasped something important, but he still needed to confirm it.

With a thought, the mahogany sword appeared in his hand.

“No.”

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Lin Ran muttered. With a flash of white light in his hand, the mahogany sword turned into a black and white Yin-Yang sword.

“Still nothing.”

The Yin Yang Sword turned into the Blue Mountain Sword, the Blue Mountain Sword turned into the Golden Astral Sword, followed by the Wood Spirit Sword, the Great Abyss Sword, the Fire Phoenix Sword…

Huo Qiyun squatted 30 steps away and watched as Lin Ran conjured divine swords out of nowhere in shock.

Finally, after the eighth divine sword disappeared, no new divine sword appeared in Lin Ran’s hand.

Almost at the same time, Lin Ran slapped his thigh and said excitedly, “I understand it now!”

His voice was filled with endless excitement. Huo Qiyun was shocked and rolled his eyes at Lin Ran. “If you have something to say, say it. Why are you shouting?”

Lin Ran was not angry at all. He quickly untied the Ten Miles Dragon Roar from his waist and handed the hilt to Huo Qiyun, indicating for him to hold it.

Huo Qiyun looked suspicious. “What tricks are you up to now?”

“Cut the crap! If you want to see the sword technique, hurry up!”

Lin Ran urged. Huo Qiyun hesitated for a few seconds before reaching out to grab the hilt. Almost at the same time, he felt the hilt vibrate slightly.

Huo Qiyun held his sword hilt again. After a moment of silence, he shook his head. “Still nothing… What’s going on? Is it a coincidence?”

“It’s not.”

Lin Ran shook his head with an unconcealable smile on his face. He was so excited that it was as if he had won the lottery. “Including your sword, I’ve tested a total of ten swords, but only the Ten Miles Dragon Roar vibrates. This can’t be a coincidence!”

Huo Qiyun thought for a moment and nodded. “That makes sense, but what does that mean?”

“This means that the phenomenon we encountered here must be related to the Ten Miles Dragon Roar. I’ve never seen the Ten Miles Dragon Roar react to something. Therefore, something must have changed when we came here this time.”

At this point, Lin Ran placed the Ten Miles Dragon Roar on his lap and gently tapped the gorgeous scabbard that was encrusted with gems.

“I couldn’t figure out why Sword God would use such a gorgeous scabbard when he’s such a frugal person.”

Lin Ran looked at Huo Qiyun and continued, “It wasn’t until just now that I realized that Sword God chose these materials because they can be used to make array formations…”

At this point, Lin Ran raised his hand and drew a circle around the two of them. “We’re trapped by an array formation.”