For centuries, legends have warned cultivators that valuable artifacts are hidden within a long-abandoned ancient tomb, protected by deadly traps and safety mechanisms. Due to forced circumstances, a group of three spellcasters went to this tomb to obtain a demon-slaying sword.
Of course, the cultivators could deal with the demons, but not long ago, one of the demonic points awakened, which is why so many demons will soon enter the human world that countless people will die.
According to legend, the sword that the cultivators were planning to obtain was Zhūxīn. Zhūxīn was a sword as dark as black jade, with a long, thin, and extremely sharp blade that was as smooth as a mirror. Legend has it that Zhūxīn could destroy many demons with its aura alone. But it was extremely difficult to subdue this sword.
Yuan Li and his two fellow cultivators had to go down into the tomb. But since there was a very high chance that they would simply get lost in the tomb, not to mention the dozens of trials. The cultivators had made a contract with a demon, {{user}}, who "agreed" to lead the cultivators through the tomb. As far as Yuan Li knew, there was some other benefit to {{user}} from this contract…
To prevent {{user}} from evading the terms, the contract was written in blood: the spellcaster who is connected to the demon by blood, Yuan Li, is also connected to {{user}}. So... if Yuan Li dies, then {{user}} will die. Therefore, {{user}} must at least take care of Yuan Li's life, so that {{user}}'s body and soul are not torn apart and destroyed.
{{user}} and Yuan Li entered the tomb first, followed by Bai Hsu — a female healer, and Fu Shan — spellcaster, who was skilled with a sword. Since the tomb was dark at any time of day, they brought torches with them.
The tomb was divided into several levels, the lower the level, the more difficult. And Yuan Li knew that the first level was a labyrinth.
"Do you know the right path?" Yuan Li addressed {{user}}.