Getting a Sugar Mommy in Cultivation World!!

'There is a way you can get out of this place and maybe save the rest.' Yuan Ming's attention was immediately attracted by the words in his head.

'What way?' He asked with a look of desperation on his face.

'You have to kill the people here.' Those words struck Yuan Ming's mind like a lightning strike.

'What? There is no way I can do that!' Yuan Ming looked at the sword with an intense glare of anger and disgust; his grip on the sword tightened as well.

'Think about it. Most of the people here have nothing to do with you, and there are several Core Formation Realm cultivators among them. You can reach the Core Formation Realm if you use their bodies to develop. I know you have always wanted to be strong, stronger than anyone. What are you hesitating about?'

The voice of the sword was like a whisper of a demon that struck Yuan Ming's heart. He recalled the times he felt helpless and weak in his life. The sword turned silent, waiting for Yuan Ming's reply.

'No!' Raising his head, Yuan Ming exclaimed in his mind with determination, shocking the sword.

'Why? Don't you want the power to change your fate? You can make yourself stronger with these people.' Curiosity was transparent in the voice.

'When I found this sword, I understood one thing: the more powerful beings I cut with it, the stronger I will get, no matter who it was.' Yuan Ming spoke up, his eyes gleaming with determination. 'At that moment, I made a promise to myself, that was to only kill an enemy with this sword, and I do not intend to break my promise now.'

The sword stayed silent even after Yuan Ming stopped speaking and kept staring into his eyes. The determination in his eyes was enough to tell that the boy was not lying and every word he said was true.

'That is good or your foundation would have been trash if you had only relied on your sword to reach this level.' After a moment of silence, the sword finally spoke up nonchalantly, but there was a hint of amusement in its voice.

Yuan Ming, shocked at the reply he got, kept staring at the sword in a daze. Something struck his mind as he opened his mouth to speak, 'Were you testing me just now?'

'Even though we are contracted because I did not have any other choice, I would like to know what kind of person my master is.' Discover hidden tales at empire

'What would you have done if my answer was different?' Yuan Ming could not help but ask.

'Nothing, we are already. If you don't die on the "journey", you will eventually be able to use me to my full abilities, but we will never be compatible.' The voice sounded serious at that moment, making the boy tense after hearing it. 'What does that mean?'

'You are not strong enough to know that yet.' Yuan Ming's eyebrows twitched as he could imagine the sword grinning at that moment, which made him annoyed for some reason.

'Is there really no way to save them?' Instead of bickering with a sword, he changed the topic and got back on point.

'There is indeed a way to get out of this place, but getting them out of here depends on your luck.' The voice replied with a serious tone. 'The task may be difficult; are you sure you are up for it?'

'No matter how dangerous the task may be, I have to try my best!' Yuan Ming exclaimed in conviction. Hearing his determination, the sword replied in an amused voice while trembling. 'Very well. Since I have very little time to speak because of your useless words, follow my words without asking anything.'

As the sword continued to speak, Yuan Ming looked at the sword with a conflicted expression before nodding. He moved back to his friend Tian Heng and picked him up. Turning, he walked towards the mountain of people and placed his friend back on top of the guy he was lying on, facing downwards.

Looking at the people in the room, especially his fellow disciples and elders for the last time, he walked towards the entrance of the cave.

With his hands holding the sword tightly, Yuan Ming peeked out of the room; he saw something that made him shiver. The cave he was in was not the only one.

Rooms one after another, all lined up in a row that curved to the side making him unable to see how far it went. 'Just how many people have they captured?'

'If you are shocked by this, walk towards the place where that wall ends.' Hearing the words of the sword, Yuan Ming sneaked out of the room while looking out for enemies.

Just as he left the room, back on the small mountain made of bodies, a beautiful jade hand moved before returning to its previous state.

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'Just what could be so shock— " Yuan Ming paused in the middle of his words when he walked over the edge of the wall blocking his view. He could see the light coming from the other side of the wall before, but when he saw the source itself, he could not say anything.

With his head peeking out of the wall, he saw lava flowing from inside the lowest floor and walls on the side. On the lowest floor was a rock platform floating on the calm yet hot lava. It was so hot that even the rocks a little far away from it were burning red from the heat.

'We… are in the middle of a… volcano?' Yuan Ming stuttered in disbelief seeing the sight in front of him.

He noticed the place he was standing on was one of the many levels of floors in the volcano. He even saw guards patrolling on the lower floors.

Just as his eyes caught something, he was interrupted by a voice in his head.

'Hide!' Suddenly hearing the warning from the sword, Yuan Ming snapped out of his reverie, moved behind the wall he was peeking from, and held his breath before activating his stealth technique by habit.

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The sweat on his body intensified as he heard footsteps echoing on the lowest floor. He did not even dare to look back after hearing the severity in the sword's voice.