As soon as Yang Ye stepped on the twenty-first floor, he saw an old man looking at him with a smile, there were no wrinkles on the old man's face, and if he looked at his face, it was okay to say that he was middle-aged, but the old man's white beard and snow-white head that reached his chest betrayed his age.

The old man looked at Yang Ye and smiled very kindly, like a spring breeze.

"This is your opponent?"

Looking at the old man in front of him, Yang Ye was a little puzzled, preconceived notions, Yang Ye originally thought that this layer was also a sword slave, but he didn't expect that an old man appeared, and this old man's expression was too humane.

"That's right, with the strength of the Nine Grades of the Xuan, you and that girl are very good!" Just when Yang Ye was puzzled, the old man spoke.

"You" Yang Ye's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "Can you speak?"

The old man nodded with a smile and said, "I know you're weird, but I don't have time to explain anything else to you." I'm here to tell you, you don't have to go any further. ”

Hearing this, Yang Ye couldn't care about the doubts and shocks in his heart, and asked, "Why?"

"Because the twentieth layer is already the limit below the innate level!" the old man explained, "You can come here with the strength of the Nine Grades of the Xuan, it is enough to prove your talent and potential, after you go out, the Sword Sect will focus on cultivating you." As for the difficulty of this layer, it is no longer something you can resist. ”

Yang Ye was silent for a long time, and then said: "Senior, junior knows that you are telling the truth, but junior still wants to ask, can junior try?" For Yang Ye, this is an opportunity, an opportunity to continuously improve himself, and he doesn't want to give up.

Looking at Yang Ye's determined expression, the old man smiled and said, "You are the same as the girl at the beginning, you are eager to fight." It's just that I want to tell you that the difficulty of this layer is no longer what you can imagine, you must know that the talent and strength of the girl at the beginning are much stronger than yours, but at this level, she still did not persevere. ”

Yang Ye knew who the girl in the old man's mouth was, the other party could break into here, and that talent and strength would definitely not weaken him, but he didn't care, he didn't mean to compare with anyone, he just wanted to fight. So he still said firmly: "Seniors, juniors still want to give it a try!"

The old man sighed and said, "I knew you wouldn't give up, I'll tell you the difficulty of this level first, and you're deciding whether to give up or not." This level is not a sword slave fighting against you, this level is a sword array, in this sword array, every five breaths, there will be a hundred qi swords transformed by Xuan Qi to attack you, and what you have to do is to hold on in this sword array until these qi swords are not a threat to you. ”

"Juniors want to try!" Yang Ye looked at the old man and said firmly.

The old man shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I haven't finished my words yet, the power of this sword array is secondary, and the most important thing is that this sword array is no longer illusory, but real." In other words, if you die in this sword formation, you are really dead!"

"It's no longer a phantom array, if you die inside, you're really dead."

Hearing this, Yang Ye was shocked, and at this time, the old man's words kept wandering in his mind.

The old man continued, "I didn't lie to you, if you fail at this level, there is no such person as you in the world. The reason why I'm here is because I don't want the Sword Sect to lose a genius. ”

"Senior, did that person choose to continue the challenge?" Yang Ye asked in a deep voice.

The old man knew who Yang Ye was talking about, so he shook his head at the moment and said, "She didn't choose to continue to challenge, because she knew that a hundred qi swords every five breaths were definitely not something she could resist." Of course, it's not something you can resist. I can tell you for sure that she is much stronger than you!"

Yang Ye was silent, this time he hesitated. If that sword array was still a phantom array, he would definitely not hesitate, because he would not die, no matter how terrifying it was, it was just a phantom array, so he would not be afraid. But now the old man told him that it was not a phantom array, but a real sword array, and it was also a sword array that surpassed the innate powerhouse and the king-level mysterious beast!

Yang Ye really hesitated.

At this moment, the old man waved his right hand, a long sword, a scroll, and a Xuanjia appeared in front of Yang Ye, just when Yang Ye was puzzled, the old man said: "If you choose to withdraw, this Xuan-level high-grade spirit sword and Xuan-level high-grade Xuanji, as well as the Xuan-level high-grade Xuanjia, are all yours." ”

"Why?" Looking at the three treasures in front of him, Yang Ye asked puzzled. From the beginning, the old man in front of him didn't seem to want him to continue the challenge. And the origin of the old man in front of him is also very mysterious, why did he appear here, and why did he give away three treasures in order to give up himself?

The old man smiled and said, "I know what you are confused about, there are many things I can't tell you. I can only tell you that the reason why I stopped you is because I am a member of the Sword Sect, and I don't want the Sword Sect to fall to a genius. You should also know that the Sword Sect really can't afford to lose genius at the moment!"

Hearing this, Yang Ye was silent, and for a long time, his eyes fell on the three treasures, and the hesitation in his eyes was extremely obvious.

Yang Ye was really hesitant now, two voices appeared in his head, and one voice said: "Of course it's to take it and leave, why hesitate? Risking one's life to break through that terrifying sword formation is only a fool would do." If you go out now, not only can you move the Sword Sect, but also take three Xuan-level treasures, how cost-effective is this?

And another voice objected: "Of course don't take it, what you need on the way to martial arts is a fearless heart, if you give up continuing to challenge in the face of unknown difficulties and treasures today, then your martial arts heart will have a weakness, and you will choose to retreat when you encounter difficulties in the future."

At this time, the first voice interrupted the second voice, and said: "Is this a retreat? In the face of an invincible opponent, is this a retreat? This is a matter of knowing the times, and not to mention whether or not you can pass the sword formation, even if you pass the sword formation, what if you pass the sword formation? It is nothing more than a little more strength improvement." But what if you can't get by? Have you ever thought about your mother and sister? What will happen to them if you die? Will the Liu family let them go?"

The second voice was silent, obviously, the sister and mother were the most important in Yang Ye's heart.

The old man on the side looked at Yang Ye with a smile and didn't say anything, only occasionally a strange light flashed in his eyes.

After a long time, Yang Ye smiled and said, "Yes, if I die, what will happen to my sister and mother?" For my sister and mother, I can't die either, so" Saying that, Yang Ye's hand stretched out to the three treasures in front of him, but Yang Ye didn't notice it at this time, and when he said this, a trace of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the old man next to him.

Just when Yang Ye's hand was about to touch the scroll, Yang Ye's hand suddenly shrank, and then looked at the old man and smiled: "So, senior, I want to continue to challenge!"

The old man was stunned for a while, and then he was stunned and said, "You, you want to continue the challenge?"

Yang Ye nodded, there was no hesitation in his eyes, only firmness, and said: "The path of martial arts is destined to be uneven, if there is no firm confidence and fearless courage, on the road of martial arts, it is destined to not go far!"

Hearing this, a flash of appreciation flashed in the old man's eyes, and he asked again: "What about your sister and mother? If you die in the sword formation, what will they do? Isn't it too selfish to ignore your relatives for the sake of your own martial arts and improve your strength?"

Yang Ye smiled and said, "Senior, the strong in the Southern Regions are respected, and only with strength can you control your own destiny and better protect your family." If I don't stay strong, the lives of my sister and my mother, and my own destiny, will not be in my own hands. Moreover, if I use my sister and mother as an excuse for my own retreat this time, then I will definitely use them as an excuse for my cowardly retreat next time I face difficulties. So, I'm going to keep trying!"

In fact, Yang Ye continued to challenge, not to improve his strength. He was trying to slay his own demons, yes, when two voices appeared in his head, he knew that he actually had demons. If the demons in his heart are not removed, his will is not strong, and his martial heart is shaken, it will definitely be a disaster for him.

If you want to get rid of the demons completely, then continue to challenge, because he was afraid after hearing the old man's words, yes, the reason why he hesitated at that moment was actually because he was afraid. And he's been running away from this fact, that's why the voice in his head makes him flinch.

The voice was to put it bluntly, and the fact that he had conjured up to cover up his own fears, and that his sister and mother were still treasures or something was just an excuse.

The old man looked at Yang Ye, his eyes were undisguised with appreciation, and said: "Everyone has demons, but many people either escape or give in to the demons in the face of demons, young man, you can swing a sword to slash the demons, yes, very good." Finally, congratulations, you've passed. After speaking, the old man's body slowly dissipated like a sword slave, and with it the three treasures.

"Sure enough, it's still an illusion, it's just that this illusion is so real!" Looking at the place where the old man disappeared, Yang Ye muttered in a low voice.

When he decided to continue the challenge, his mind cleared up a lot, and he thought of many questions, one of which was that the scene in front of him was still an environment, but he was not sure yet, because this old man was too real!

Yang Ye took a deep breath, and then walked towards the staircase on the twenty-second floor without looking back, for the next challenge, now he is really fearless.

When Yang Ye came to the twenty-second floor, everyone outside the tower was boiling!