Chapter 129 The Ending Battle Begins (8000)

Only Xu Bai's cell was glowing brightly.

Feeling the information in his mind, Xu Bai couldn't help but sigh.

The so-called secret art of mechanical ingenuity was completely different from what he thought.

Of course, it was still related to the mechanism, but there were many tricks in it.

The Mechanical Pavilion was good at mechanical ingenuity, and could attach unique effects to an item through assembly and other methods.

For example, the crossbow in Ji Xiaoshan's hand was much more powerful than ordinary crossbows.

The reason for this was actually related to energy.

In this world, spirit, energy and spirit are three different cultivation directions, and energy is the key to the Mechanical Pavilion.

Mechanical objects, guided by energy, can exert power far beyond the mechanical itself.

Of course, if you haven't learned the "Secret Art of Mechanical Ingenuity", you won't be able to take the lead, because you don't even understand the most basic way of energy operation.

Speaking of the way energy operates, you have to mention complexity.

The more complex the mechanism, the stronger its operability, and the higher the complexity.

If you cultivate this fifth-level "Secret Skills" to the highest level, you will also know all the fifth-level mechanism operation methods.

To put it bluntly, it is the gap between a novice and a skilled worker.

After Xu Bai figured out the essence of it, he held his chin with one hand and looked at the ghost-head knife in his hand with the other hand. He thought of the skill of Huifeng Liuxue, and suddenly an extremely exaggerated idea came to his mind.

——Maybe he can make a surprise weapon.

Now, this ghost-head knife is actually not enough.

After all, it was taken from the hands of the big village owner, and it is far inferior in power and sharpness.

How good a weapon can a small village owner have?

And the reason why Xu Bai has been using it is that there is no better choice.

If Xu Bai himself is not strong enough, wrapped in black light, and has strong wind, this ghost-head knife would have been a drag.

"It's okay to try it now while it's quiet." Xu Bai thought to himself.

Thinking of this, he walked to the railing of the cell and called in the yamen runner who was guarding the door.

"Give me a piece of paper and pen." Xu Bai said.

The yamen runner naturally didn't dare to refute, agreed, and left.

Not long after, the paper and pen were ready and handed to Xu Bai.

Xu Bai thought about what he needed in his mind, then wrote it on the paper with a brush, folded it, and handed it to the yamen runner, saying: "Give this thing to Ji Xiaoshan of the Jiqiao Pavilion, and ask him to prepare the materials in it as quickly as possible."

Since it is a new weapon, the materials must naturally be the materials in the Jiqiao secret technique.

There are many materials in it, which are not only expensive, but also can't be bought in the ordinary market.

Jiqiao Pavilion is in the business of Jiqiao, and it is the safest to let them do it.

As for the money... if you can get it for free, get it for free.

He believed that the Jiqiao Pavilion would be very willing to do this, after all, they still needed to perform well for what they had done before.

The yamen runner took the paper, quickly said goodbye, and left directly.

Xu Bai returned to his chair, took out the Nameless Sword Scripture and started reading, without wasting time.

There are still a full nineteen books. If he doesn't seize the time, when will he be able to finish reading it?

The bright room returned to silence again, leaving only the sound of Xu Bai's even breathing.

...

About an hour later, Ji Xiaoshan came in from outside the cell with an extremely huge bundle.

"Xiaoshan meets Lord Xu." Ji Xiaoshan took off the bundle and greeted him.

The yamen runner next to him was very sensible. He opened the cell, handed the bundle to Xu Bai, and then closed the cell door again.

"All the things are here, please take a look, Lord Xu." Ji Xiaoshan wiped the sweat from his head and said.

To be honest, he saw the things the yamen runner brought just an hour ago.

It was full of materials, and they were quite precious.

Ji Xiaoshan was also in this business, so he could tell that this thing was a material for making a fifth-grade mechanical device.

But the question was, what was Xu Bai doing here?

Of course, although he was confused, he still gave the list of materials to his father.

In this list, most of the things, even in the Mechanical Device Pavilion, were not much left. As a young Pavilion Master, he could not make the decision, so he could only let the Pavilion Master decide.

When the Pavilion Master saw it, he was also slightly surprised, but soon waved his hand to agree.

This was what Xu Bai wanted, and it was also the best time to ease the relationship.

So after Ji Xiaoshan got the consent, he brought the materials and quickly came to Xu Bai.

After saying this, Ji Xiaoshan did not leave.

In fact, he was also very curious about what Xu Bai was going to make.

Now Xu Bai did not let him leave, proving that he was here for him to see.

"Very good, nothing bad." Xu Bai opened the bundle, carefully counted it, and nodded with satisfaction.

The Jiqiao Pavilion does a good job, and the things here are not short of weight.

"As long as it is something that Lord Xu needs, our Jiqiao Pavilion will definitely go all out." Ji Xiaoshan said appropriately.

"Why are you still staying here?" Xu Bai asked curiously.

Ji Xiaoshan was slightly stunned. He thought Xu Bai deliberately didn't let him go. Now it seems that he forgot to let him go.

"Then I'll take my leave." Ji Xiaoshan smiled bitterly, said goodbye, and left directly.

After Ji Xiaoshan left, Xu Bai looked at the things in the bag and rubbed his hands.

He took out several materials and started to piece them together.

If Ji Xiaoshan was here, he would definitely be shocked.

When they play with tricks, they still cut and trim the materials when they use them for splicing.

After all, each piece of material has different shapes and sizes, so they naturally need to be trimmed to successfully splice.

But Xu Bai is different. He uses the natural shape of the material itself to splice.

If it is really spliced ​​well, the power of the tricks is incomparable.

In fact, as long as you fully understand the "Secret Art of Mechanical Skills", doing these things will come naturally, after all, he has the full-level "Secret Art of Mechanical Skills".

With the bright light, Xu Bai's hands turned into afterimages and kept moving in the bag.

The speed of his hands was so fast that it was astonishing.

And with his movements, the materials in the bag began to gradually decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not long after, the materials were spent, and a spliced ​​long sword appeared in Xu Bai's hand.

The long sword was black all over, and there were fine traces of fragments on the blade and the handle, which looked uniquely beautiful.

Xu Bai waved the black sword.

The next moment, the true energy flowed from Xu Bai's hands to the whole body of the sword in a particularly complex route.

It was very complicated, and it took hundreds of routes to finally cover everything.

This is the difficulty of mechanical skills. After splicing it together, you have to know how to use it, otherwise it will be useless.

Xu Bai weighed the black knife in his hand and felt that it was heavy and fit his hand well.

He tried to turn the knife flower and immediately brought a strong wind.

When he brushed his fingers over the blade, he could feel the lines on the blade, and the feel was also first-class.

"Try to see how powerful it is."

Xu Bai did not use his full strength and performed the three-step breaking method.

With one slash, a good knife user could feel that this knife was several levels higher than the ghost-head knife. It was simply one in the sky and the other on the ground.

The quality of the black knife was absolutely impeccable.

But this was not Xu Bai's main purpose, but the second knife.

The first knife was extremely fast, and when it passed through the air, it produced a terrifying whistling sound.

However, the second knife had a qualitative change.

When the knife was swung out and halfway through, Xu Bai activated the true energy in his body.

The true energy flowed along the blade, and the next moment, the knife exploded.

It really exploded, as the word means.

On the blade, those spider-web-like dark patterns instantly turned into fragments all over the sky, entangled and swept away in front.

The fragments were like stars, flashing with cold light, and each fragment was wrapped with the black light of the Vajra Heart Demon Body and the inherent energy of the heart method.

Compared with the ghost head knife, the power is simply incomparable.

If it is against the enemy, the first knife is still hard, and the second knife turns into fragments all over the sky, then the damage is absolutely top.

The most important thing is that these materials are more powerful than copper coins.

Xu Bai looked at hundreds of fragments and made another move.

He took a step back, and then he swung the third knife.

When this knife was used, the hundreds of fragments that were originally shot out, as if they heard the command, returned to the shape of a black knife.

"Huh!"

The sharp sound of wind sounded, and this knife became a real knife again.

This is Huifeng Liuxue, and with the unique true energy circulation route of the mechanical secret technique, all the fragments are united again, and pieced together again according to the rules of the mechanical secret technique.

"Good!" Xu Bai couldn't help but praise.

With this knife, the ghost head knife can really be eliminated.

Fragmentation, aggregation, fragmentation, aggregation...

In the cell, Xu Bai had a lot of fun, until an incense stick of time passed, he stopped and stroked the broken dark pattern on the long knife with his hand.

The whole body was black, and there were broken dark patterns, which reminded him of an anime he had watched in his previous life. The protagonist seemed to use this kind of knife, called something like Demon Sword Qian.

"By the way, there is also poison."

As a person who does not follow martial ethics, Xu Bai took out Baili Poison and applied it on each piece of debris.

After doing all this, he nodded with satisfaction.

Since it is a good knife, it needs a good name.

Xu Bai thought about it and said to himself, "Since it is hundreds of pieces and is coated with a hundred poisons, let's call it Bai Lie."

Xu Bai, who has difficulty in naming and is not good at naming, chose a name that he thinks is very nice.

Xu Bai put the black knife Bai Lie back into the scabbard at his waist, and then he started to study the Nameless Sword Sutra again.

As for the ghost-head knife, he placed it aside casually.

If the ghost-head knife had a spirit, it would definitely jump up and scold Xu Bai for being fickle.

…

When Xu Bai made the Black Knife Hundred Splits and continued to practice the Nameless Knife Sutra, an ordinary-looking man was standing outside the government office, struggling.

He was the man in black who found the man in the bamboo hat killing people by the lake. He was very good at hiding, so he ran out at the first time.

The man in the bamboo hat no longer trusted them, and was like a madman, killing even his own people.

He wanted to leave directly, but then he thought that if he left, he would be in trouble.

The most important thing is that he may not be able to live well without being in trouble.

Instead of doing this, it is better to surrender to Xu Bai. After all, Xu Bai said that as long as he surrendered, he would forgive the past.

But after arriving at the government office, he was entangled again.

He didn't know whether what Xu Bai said was true or false. If it was false, wouldn't he fall into the trap?

To go or not to go, that is the question.

But after standing there and thinking for a while, he decided to go in and take a look. After all, he thought that he would hide like a dog in the future and might be discovered at any time, so he might as well try Xu Bai's character.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and walked towards the government office.

As soon as he entered, he was stopped by the yamen runner. After explaining the reason, the yamen runner called Zhou Fuling.

Zhou Fuling did not hesitate and took this person directly to the cell.

In the cell.

Xu Bai leaned back in his chair, looking at the trembling man in front of him, smiling: "Don't be nervous, take your time, say it word by word, your name is Sun Sheng, right?"

Sun Sheng didn't dare to look up at Xu Bai, nodded fearfully, and stammered: "Sir, I came here this time because you said that as long as I surrender to you, you will let go of the past. Is this true?"

"Of course it's true, tell me everything you know, no matter whether it's important or not, I won't deal with you, and you can live the rest of your life in peace." Xu Bai held the black knife on his waist with his hand and promised.

Facts have proved that his trick is really effective. Under the mutual suspicion of the other party, even the people behind the scenes have been affected.

Sun Sheng listened to Xu Bai's solemn promise, and felt that since he had already walked in, he could only speak.

He made the intention of the man in the bamboo hat clear, including the time at noon five days later, which was the time for them to deal with Xu Bai, and he said it without any omission.

Even how many people they have in the Zimu Mansion were told one by one.

After hearing this news, Xu Bai secretly said, it is true.

Those families that did not join forces to put pressure on him really have their people lurking.

"Twelve Sword Formation, what is that?" Xu Bai touched his chin, but his eyes were not on Sun Sheng, but on Zhou Fuling next to him.

When Sun Sheng mentioned the Twelve Sword Formation, Zhou Fuling obviously knew about it, showing a surprised expression, and did not hide anything.

Zhou Fuling heard what Xu Bai said, and calmed down his expression a little, and then said: "There are many people playing swords in the rivers and lakes of the Great Chu State, but when it comes to sword formations, the most famous one is Panjian Mountain, which is in charge of a first-class master. I didn't expect them to deal with Lord Xu."

Xu Bai narrowed his eyes.

This is the emperor's true intention. Look, isn't it found out who is behind the scenes?

The people behind the scenes are not just the people in the bamboo hats, this so-called Panjian Mountain is also the real undercurrent.

"Is the man in the bamboo hat also from Panjian Mountain?" Xu Bai asked again.

The Twelve Sword Formation is from Panjian Mountain, but it does not mean that the man in the bamboo hat is also from Panjian Mountain. Some things still need to be clarified.

Sun Sheng has already fallen into the trap, and he must have continued to play badly. After hearing Xu Bai's question, he quickly gave an answer: "We and he are both from Qipan Mountain. The man in the bamboo hat is called Wang Shu, and he has the strength of the fifth rank..."

"Qipan Mountain is a chess player, and the emphasis is on using the world as chess." This time, Zhou Fuling explained it first without waiting for Xu Bai to look over.

"There are also first-rank masters sitting there, but their so-called playing Go with the world is indeed a bit overestimating their own abilities."

At this point, Zhou Fuling's words were full of disdain.

After all, even if there is a first-rank master to testify, it is not as good as the saying of using the world as chess.

"Then it's clear." Xu Bai clapped his hands, stood up from the chair, and came to Sun Sheng: "There are only Qipan Mountain and Panjian Mountain, which means that the two families are behind me. Why do you want to deal with me?"

Risking the risk of offending the Great Chu State, they are all running to deal with him. Xu Bai has guessed the reason.

"Dayue?" Xu Bai touched his chin and asked what he was thinking.

"No." Unexpectedly, Sun Sheng shook his head and denied: "It's Dafeng. These two inheritances are from Dafeng and have existed since Dafeng."

Dafeng?

Xu Bai frowned, "Your Majesty is not such a person, right? If the Great Chu Kingdom was established, the remnants of the Dafeng should have been eradicated."

He was a little confused about the emperor's intentions. Logically, from what he learned from the side, the emperor was definitely not a soft-hearted person, but he kept these so-called remnants around him, which was a bit problematic.

Wait!

Xu Bai paused suddenly, as if he thought of something, and asked, "Lord Zhou, are there many inheritances like this in the martial arts world, all of which are passed down from the Dafeng Kingdom?"

Zhou Fuling nodded and said, "Not only many, but probably nearly 70% of them are like this. After your majesty conquered this country, he led his army straight up and conquered all the martial arts in the Great Chu Kingdom. The prince even pointed his sword at those martial arts people, threatening that if they were not convinced, they could find Shengyou Army at any time, but no one dared to speak."

"After that, the prince took those martial arts people to Dayue and let them make meritorious contributions with their crimes. They did make a lot of contributions."

Xu Bai suddenly realized and showed a clear expression.

If so, he would understand.

At the beginning, the emperor and King Shengyou pointed their swords at the Jianghu and defeated all the Jianghu, but in the end they left a hand and did not continue.

The reason is actually very simple, that is, because these Jianghu people still have a lot of strength, if they are all destroyed, it is really a pity.

At that time, it happened that the newly established Great Chu State was also facing the threat of the Great Yue State and the barbarians, so they used the people of this Jianghu to solve the crisis at that time.

At that time, the crisis was solved, and this group of people were also meritorious. If they were really destroyed in a blatant way, they would form an image of brutality and irrationality.

Why was the Dafeng State destroyed? It was also because of brutality and irrationality. If the Great Chu State took this old path again, it would be very difficult to go at that time.

But staying behind left a root of trouble. After all, no one knew whether this group of Jianghu people were truly surrendered or temporarily dormant, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback.

If this root of trouble is left for a long time, it will be like the fishbone of the Great Chu State, which has been stuck in the emperor's throat, and can neither be swallowed nor pulled out.

"So that's how it is. The emperor's words about pulling out the hidden root of evil refer to these people in the underworld." Xu Bai thought to himself.

His trip to the capital was to lead out these people in the underworld who harbored evil intentions, or the inheritance of the underworld, and then let the emperor pull them out in one fell swoop.

Eliminate those who can really endure, and the remaining ones are not so-called fish bones, but sharp swords that can be used.

"Sir Zhou, it seems that we will all be busy at noon five days later." After Xu Bai figured it out, he didn't think much about this issue, but turned to look at Zhou Fuling.

"Don't worry, Sir Xu, I will pretend to go out and hide in the dark. If an accident occurs, I will rush over with Sir Song." Zhou Fuling said with a smile.

Everyone is a shrewd person, and every move can be understood with just a glance.

If the other party wants to ambush, they will open this hole, and then close the hole to catch the turtle in the jar.

"Not just Lord Zhou and Lord Song." Xu Bai said slowly: "There is also the Jiqiao Pavilion, and those families who have joined forces to put pressure on them. Tell those families that if they want to make up for their crimes, this is the most correct way."

"Hiss..." Zhou Fuling took a breath.

Good guy, if you follow this lineup, let alone the twelve sword formations, even if you come with two twelve sword formations, you will probably go back lying down.

"I'll get started now." Zhou Fuling said.

"By the way, please tell Lord Song the names of those people hidden in the family, so that Lord Song can wipe them all out at the last minute." Xu Bai said again.

Zhou Fuling agreed: "Don't worry, Lord Xu, Lord Song is also a veteran of the Jiantian Division, he knows what to do, I'll leave now."

Xu Bai nodded.

Before leaving, Zhou Fuling glanced at Sun Sheng, with a hint of amusement in his eyes, and turned and left.

There are some things he doesn't need to care about, especially this person named Sun Sheng, who doesn't need him to care about them.

Because in the eyes of Zhou Fuling, Sun Sheng was already dead.

"Master Xu, I... I have said everything I should say, can you let me go?" Sun Sheng said with some fear.

Now there were only him and Xu Bai left here, the cell was very quiet, and the quietness made him feel scared.

"Okay, I know." Xu Bai said with a smile.

At this time, there was still some distance between Sun Sheng and Xu Bai.

When Sun Sheng was about to speak, he suddenly saw Xu Bai pull out the black knife from his waist.

He was startled and was about to turn around and escape, but he felt a pain in his chest. When he looked down, he found that the black knife had changed.

From the handle of the black knife, the length of the black knife suddenly increased, but it did not become a long knife, but dense fragments appeared.

The fragments increased the distance of the long knife and directly pierced his chest.

The pain suddenly came, and Sun Sheng's face was full of incredible expressions. Looking at the black knife, he subconsciously said.

"Good knife."

"It is indeed a good knife. You are the first person to die under Bai Lie. You deserve to feel honored." Xu Bai waved Bai Lie in his hand, and all the fragments gathered again, and sheathed the knife.

Sun Sheng fell to the ground, and he had lost his breath.

Xu Bai did not spare his life.

The reason is that the net has been closed now, and there is no room for error.

If he lets him go, he will hurt himself.

He will not do a business that loses money.

Xu Bai shook his head, stretched his waist, and shouted: "Come here!"

The yamen runner guarding outside the cell heard Xu Bai's voice and hurried in. When he saw the body lying on the ground, his face was expressionless, as if he had not seen it.

For those in their position, some things can be seen, some things cannot be seen, and even if they see it, they have to pretend not to see it.

"Drag the body out and throw it away, so that it won't stink here." Xu Bai said.

"Yes!"

The yamen runner agreed and left directly with Sun Sheng's body.

The body was gone, the blood on the ground was cleaned up, and the cell was clean and tidy again.

Xu Bai leaned on the chair with his eyes slightly closed.

Now, waiting for this fish to fall into the net is the critical period for closing the net.

…

This side is being properly arranged, and on the other side, twelve people with different looks are standing by a lake with twelve long swords on their backs.

"Wang Shu, we all understand what you mean, but is it a bit risky to do this?" The leader, a middle-aged man, spoke.

This time, it is the cooperation between Panjian Mountain and Qipan Mountain, and its purpose is to kill Xu Bai and weaken the power of the emperor.

There are many inheritances that have been passed down from the Dafeng Kingdom. On the surface, they are submissive to the Great Chu Kingdom, but in fact they hate it very much in their hearts.

It's still the old saying, no matter how bad a person is, he will have two bad friends, not to mention the former Dafeng Kingdom.

Back then, when the Great Chu Kingdom was first established, these inheritances did not give face, so they suffered.

After being beaten to a pulp by the Great Chu State, they realized the seriousness of the matter, so they surrendered quickly.

However, it is unclear whether it was a superficial surrender or a real surrender.

As time went by, under this situation, they could no longer stir up any waves, but unfortunately, the Great Chu State still had foreign enemies.

In the end, many people in the martial arts world who had resentment towards the Great Chu State unknowingly got involved with the Great Yue State.

And this time, they didn't know what other people in the martial arts world thought. Anyway, the purpose of Panjian Mountain and Qipan Mountain was to get rid of the emperor's left and right arms.

As for the real mastermind behind the scenes, it was of course the Great Yue State.

In this action, Panjian Mountain was the thug, and Qipan Mountain was the planner. From some point of view, Panjian Mountain temporarily obeyed Qipan Mountain, and the Twelve Sword Formation also temporarily obeyed Wang Shu.

"No matter what, this is our last chance." Wang Shu, the man in the bamboo hat, said, "If we give up, we will really have no chance."

As soon as this sentence came out, the leader of the Twelve Swords Formation fell silent.

After a while, the leader spoke up: "Do you think we are fools? Although we obey your orders, it does not mean that we do not have our own opinions. On the way to Beijing, I don't know how many people want to kill Xu Bai. Why do we have to risk our lives to do it?"

When he said this, the other eleven people nodded repeatedly, obviously agreeing with this statement.

Wang Shu had known that the other party would say this, and he was not anxious, but explained slowly.

"Everyone, you may not understand that if others kill, it is their business. At that time, it is others who will really get the favor of the Great Yue Kingdom, not us."

"How much have we paid here, but in the end, not only did we not get it, but we lost so much. Is it worth it?"

After that, Wang Shu stopped talking and looked at the twelve people calmly.

The Twelve Swords Formation fell into a brief silence, and it was obvious that they were also thinking about the pros and cons of this sentence.

Seeing this, Wang Shu added more fuel to the fire: "If we don't complete it, you know how the higher-ups will deal with us after we go back."

After the last fuel was added, the Twelve Swords finally responded.

The leader said, "Let's do it."

Just as Wang Shu said, if they fail to complete it and let others complete it, they will be punished at that time.

"Then it's decided." Wang Shu said slowly: "When the time comes, I will ask the people hidden in each family to take action, causing panic and making Song De unable to withdraw. At that time, Zhou Fuling will also be on patrol, and Xu Bai will be the only one left."

The Twelve Swords nodded in unison.

The two sides discussed the details of the action again, and then the Twelve Swords left here.

When the Twelve Swords left, Wang Shu sneered.

People with their own opinions?

These twelve stupid guys really know how to flatter themselves.

As long as they fool around a little, everything will come naturally.

That's right, they will be punished if they fail to complete the task.

But the punishment varies.

No matter how serious the punishment is, can you lose your life?

If you can't kill Xu Bai in person, you will only be killed by Xu Bai, and you will definitely lose your life.

But if you fail to complete the task, you can cooperate with the local forces when Bai stops next time, at least it can be regarded as an auxiliary task, and the punishment will definitely become very light.

Compared with losing your life, the punishment is not unbearable.

Of course, if the twelve sword formation can succeed, it will be the best.

"I hope it can succeed." Wang Shu said secretly.

At this time, he no longer has the confidence he had at the beginning, and he only hopes that the other party can perform abnormally and let him succeed.

The lakeside is quiet, but Wang Shu has lost interest in fishing.

...

Time passes slowly, and in a blink of an eye it is the agreed time.

During this period of time, it is extremely quiet.

The other party seems to have disappeared suddenly, without any movement, but Xu Bai knows very well that today may be the last chance.

After all, according to the opponent's plan, today is the day when Zhou Fuling will conduct routine inspections, and at this time, Xu Bai is the only one left in the cell, which greatly increases the opponent's confidence.

Since the opponent wants to make a final assassination, it is impossible to miss the time.

Xu Bai lay on the chair, quietly reading the Nameless Sword Scripture.

During this period of time, he has not been idle, and the new Nameless Sword Scripture has come to an end.

Estimating the time, it is estimated that it will be too late before the opponent takes action, because it is getting closer and closer to noon.

"What a pity, I thought I could have one more skill." Xu Bai said in his heart.

This kind of almost being able to finish the liver is the easiest to drive obsessive-compulsive disorder to death.

But until the last moment, he did not give up and continued to increase the progress bar.

As time passed, gradually, it was noon.

He could hear bursts of footsteps outside the cell, and it was obvious that Zhou Fuling was ready to go out.

Xu Bai sat up and squinted his eyes.

The footsteps became farther and farther away, and finally gradually disappeared.

At this moment, he felt a chill coming from all around him, as if he was being stared at by a wild beast.

Putting the Nameless Sword Scripture back to its original place, Xu Bai placed his hand on the Black Sword Hundred Splits.

"Step..."

The sound of footsteps rang out, and the cell wall exploded.

Outside the cell, twelve people carrying long swords appeared.