The Game with Fairies

“Did Bai Muchen really die under the Liuli Immortal Sword?”

Inside a private room of a tavern, Li Muyang opened his eyes and realized this fact.

At this moment, he was slightly stunned.

The long daily tasks were somewhat monotonous in the fourth stage of 《Deadly Weed》.

And many of the daily storylines were quickly skipped over, unable to experience the details within.

But there were still some characters or some events that Li Muyang vividly remembered in the game.

Such as the extremely luxurious Dragon King’s birthday feast, the woodcutter in the mountains who furiously slew a god, and the carefree and unrestrained swordsman Bai Muchen who roamed the ends of the earth with his sword…

This lone swordsman, Bai Muchen, traveled the world with nothing but his sword, loved wine, was carefree, and lived a life of freedom, seeking only the Way of the Sword.

He had traveled with Li Muyang and Xiao Yecao for half a year in the game.

Once, under the moon, he drank with Li Muyang and laughed, saying his wish in life was to die under the blade of an unparalleled immortal sword so his pursuit of the sword would not be in vain.

In the end, under a lone pine tree, he bid farewell to Li Muyang and Xiao Yecao, saying he was going to the North Sea to search for the legendary roc.

After that farewell, they never met again.

Xiao Yecao commented on this man.

“Although he is a mortal with no cultivation, he was able to enter the Dao through the sword, transcending the mundane. Perhaps in the future, he could truly become a unique Sword Immortal in this world…”

But unexpectedly, this guy did not become a Sword Immortal.

Instead, he achieved his long-held wish and died under the blade of an immortal sword…

Recalling the past moments in the game, Li Muyang sighed without words, not knowing whether to feel sad for this man or to be relieved for him.

Two minutes later, Li Muyang composed himself and re-entered the game.

He arrived in front of Xiao Yecao.

As the small boat drifted down the canyon, Li Muyang said, “That white-clothed swordsman Bai Muchen you mentioned had a fatal weakness in his swordsmanship.”

“What was that weakness again?”

Li Muyang asked.

Xiao Yecao blinked in surprise, “Elder Brother, why are you suddenly interested in such strange things recently…”

Li Muyang sighed, “Just tell me the weakness of that white-clothed swordsman.”

Time was pressing, and Li Muyang didn’t plan to waste time reloading the game to familiarize himself with the white-clothed swordsman’s sword moves.

He came directly to Xiao Yecao for the answers.

After all, Xiao Yecao happened to know the white-clothed swordsman’s weakness…

On the boat, the girl holding her cheek with one hand looked at Li Muyang with a smile and shook her head.

“Elder Brother, you’re acting really strange today…”

As she spoke, she casually took down the hairpin from her head and began to gesture lightly in front of Li Muyang.

“Bai Muchen’s swordsmanship is natural and unrestrained, not confined to specific sword techniques or moves. That’s his strongest point, but it’s also his biggest weakness.”

“He has not yet achieved the Dao, and although his swordsmanship is natural, it still has patterns that can be traced. His sword moves can be easily deciphered if he encounters an enemy with a higher realm.”

“If I were to fight him, I could even accurately predict all the moves he would make with his sword…”

Xiao Yecao smiled, holding two wooden hairpins, and began to demonstrate in front of Li Muyang.

“If you attack him like this, he will definitely swing his sword like this to defend, and in his defense, his sword edge will shave to the left, using offense as defense…”

On the hill where the sword spirit floated, Li Muyang reloaded the game.

The broken sword in front flew up, and the carefree shadow materialized.

However, this time Li Muyang approached with relaxed and calm steps.

He strode forward and thrust his sword directly.

Three minutes later, the shadow was pierced through the chest by Li Muyang and dissipated within the sword domain.

The sword spirit murmured with a frown on the hill filled with the remnants of divine weapons.

“What kind of technique is this?”

They were merely some simple moves without any particular finesse or uniqueness.

But the moment Li Muyang made his move, the swordsman’s shadow in front seemed to be hexed, every move blocked, and each sword strike dissolved into nothingness.

In the end, Li Muyang’s sword effortlessly pierced the shadow through the chest.

The sword spirit was very puzzled, “These few sword techniques of yours seem tailor-made to counter this man… but you clearly have never seen this person’s phantom before.”

To be able to execute sword techniques that perfectly counter someone you’ve never met…

Li Muyang smiled and said, “Didn’t you say I have the ability to foresee the future? Maybe I really do have such a skill?”

The sword spirit fell silent for a moment, then finally said, “If that’s the case, then you should go directly to the final trial. There’s no need to waste any more time.”

As the sword spirit finished speaking, a figure emerged from the depths of the sword domain.

He had a handsome face with sharp, resolute features that instinctively made people feel amiable.

He held no weapons or magical treasures, but the moment this figure stepped out, Li Muyang was startled.

Isn’t this… me?

Li Muyang looked at the figure in front of him, identical to himself, and said in astonishment, “The final trial is myself? Isn’t this Fairy Liuli’s inner world?”

Why would the last boss in Fairy Liuli’s inner world be him?

Li Muyang was bewildered.

The sword spirit spoke with a cold expression, “Correct, this is Chu Qingxue’s world of heart images, and indeed, it is you who has trapped her soul.”

“Her cultivation technique should lead to supreme detachment, devoid of seven emotions and six desires, but because of you, she experienced the awakening of love, leading to the assault of inner demons. Furthermore, she forcefully activated the power of the immortal sword, causing her spirit to sink and be completely trapped by the inner demons.”

“Now, if you want to awaken her soul, you must personally defeat this phantom of the inner demon.”

The sword spirit explained.

Li Muyang looked at the handsome and cool guy in front of him, who was identical to himself, somewhat speechless

“Inner demons… supreme detachment…”

Fairy Liuli Chu Qingxue was a cold and indifferent person with no expression, and he knew that from their first meeting.

He never expected that this was due to her cultivation technique.

As for the so-called Chu Qingxue liking him and experiencing the awakening of love because of him… to be honest, Li Muyang really hadn’t noticed.

That fairy had always been very cold towards him, and her attitude could only be considered friendly.

And yet, without making a sound, she had developed inner demons because of him?

Tsk tsk… I’m a man with deep sins.

Li Muyang shook his head and said, “So I just need to defeat this phantom of the inner demon?”

Li Muyang raised the sword in his hand and activated the Startling Swan Sword Mantra.

However, a strange situation occurred; the inner demon phantom on the hill also activated the Startling Swan Sword Mantra.

A broken sword on the hill flew up, executing the same moves as Li Muyang.

A question mark appeared above Li Muyang’s head.

He looked toward the Sword Spirit beside him: “Does this inner demon understand my Sword Control Technique?”

Isn’t this Chu Qingxue’s inner world?

It’s not his inner demon, so how could it possibly know his Startling Swan Sword Mantra?

Li Muyang was full of question marks in his head.

The Sword Spirit, with an expressionless face, explained: “Its current form is a complete projection of your existence. Whatever you know, it knows; what you don’t, it doesn’t either.”

“Or rather, it’s precisely because of your arrival that you’ve perfected the abilities of this inner demon, making it more concrete and real, thus providing the opportunity to draw it out and slay it.”

“Before you came, this inner demon was formless and insubstantial, its shape pale and empty, and it was difficult to dispel with external forces.”

“Now, because of your arrival, it has become fleshed out, its form fuller. But as a result, it has also become your inner demon.”

“You are qualified to eliminate it, but it will be extremely difficult.”

The Sword Spirit explained the situation indifferently: “This is Chu Qingxue’s last chance at life. Perhaps you really had a premonition to arrive at such a critical moment to save the day.”

“In any case, if you can defeat the inner demon, she will live.”

“If not, she will be completely lost in the world of her heart until the immortal sword drains all her magical power, leading to her demise.”