Tang Ye had just stepped foot onto the 21st level when he saw an old man grinning at him. There were no wrinkles on the old man’s face, and if it was just based on appearance, then the old man could even be said to be a middle aged man. However, the old man’s gray beard that grew until his chest and the snow white hair on his head gave his age away. The old man gazed at Tang Ye with a smile that was extremely amiable and like a gust of spring breeze. “This is my opponent?” Tang Ye was slightly bewildered as he gazed at the old man. Based on his preconceived ideas from before, Tang Ye originally thought that it would be a Sword Servant that awaited him on this level, but he’d never expected that an old man would appear here instead. Moreover, this old man’s expression was too alive. “Not bad. You arrived here with a strength at the ninth rank of the Mortal Realm. Both you and that little girl aren’t bad at all!” Right when Tang Ye was bewildered, the old man had spoken. “You....” Tang Ye opened his eyes wide, and he said with disbelief, “You can speak?” The old man smiled as he nodded and said, “I know you’re extremely curious, but I don’t have the time to explain. I came here to tell you that you don’t have to continue.” When he heard this, Tang Ye couldn’t be bothered about the questions and shock in his heart as he asked. “Why?” Because the 20th level is already the limit for someone below the First Heaven Realm!” The old man explained. “Being able to arrive here with a strength at the ninth rank of the Mortal Realm is sufficient to prove your natural talent and potential. Once you leave this place, the Sword Sect will focus on fostering you. As for the difficulty of this level, it already isn’t something you can resist.” Tang Ye went silent for a long time before he said, “Senior, I know that you’re telling the truth, but I still want to ask you if I can give it a try?” In Tang Ye’s opinion, this was an opportunity, an opportunity to ceaselessly improve himself, and he didn’t want to give it up.As he gazed at Tang Ye’s firm expression, the old man smiled and said, “You’re just like that little girl from that day, both of you yearn for battle. However, I want to tell you that the difficulty of this level is beyond your imagination. You have to understand that the little girl from before had a much more superior natural talent and strength than your own, yet she was still unable to persist through this level.” Tang Ye knew who that little girl the old man spoke of was. Since she could arrive here, her natural talent and strength were definitely not inferior to his own. However, he didn’t care because he didn’t have any intention to compare himself to her. He just wanted to fight, so he still said firmly, “Senior, I want to give it a try!” The old man sighed. “I knew you wouldn’t give up. Let me first tell you the difficulty of this level, and then you can decide if you want to give up or not. At this level, it isn’t a battle with a Sword Servant any longer, and it’s a sword formation instead. In this sword formation, 100 energy swords formed from Profound Energy would attack you after every five breaths of time, and your goal is to persist within the sword formation until these energy swords aren’t of any threat to you any longer.” “I want to give it a try!” Tang Ye gazed at the old man and spoke firmly. The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head as he said, “I haven’t finished speaking. The might of this sword formation isn’t the main point, and the main point is the sword formation isn’t an illusion any longer. In other words, if you die within the sword formation, then you’ll really die!” “It isn’t an illusion formation any longer? I’ll really die there?” Tang Ye was shocked in his heart upon hearing this. At this moment, the old man’s words ceaselessly resounded in his mind. The old man continued. “I’m not lying. If you fail at this level, then you’ll cease to exist in this world. The reason I’ve made an appearance here is that I don’t want the Sword Sect to lose a genius.” “Senior, did that person choose to continue challenging this level?” Tang Ye asked in a low voice. The old man knew who Tang Ye was referring to, and he immediately shook his head and said, “She didn’t choose to continue because she knew that 100 energy swords every five breath of time was absolutely not something she could go against. Of course, it isn’t something you can go against as well. I can clearly tell you that her strength far exceeded yours!”Tang Ye went silent, and he hesitated this time. If that sword formation was still an illusion formation, then he would absolutely not hesitate because he wouldn’t die. No matter how terrifying it was, it was just an illusion formation in the end. So, he wouldn’t fear it at all. However, the old man told him that it wasn’t an illusion formation, and it was a real sword formation. Moreover, it was a sword formation that surpassed a First Heaven Realm expert and a King Rank Darkbeast! Tang Ye was truly hesitant. Right at this moment, the old man waved his hand, and then a sword, a scroll, and an armor appeared before Tang Ye. Right when Tang Ye was puzzled by this action, the old man said, “If you chose to withdraw, then this high-grade Profound Rank sword, high-grade Profound Rank technique, and high-grade Profound Rank armor will be yours.” “Why?” As he gazed at these three treasures, Tang Ye asked with a puzzled expression. From the beginning, the old man before him seemed to be unwilling to allow him to continue. Moreover, the old man’s origins were extremely mysterious. Why did this old man make an appearance here? Why is he giving me three treasures just to make me give up? The old man smiled and said, “I know what you’re puzzled about. I can’t tell you about a lot of things. I can only tell you that I’m obstructing you because I’m a member of the Sword Sect. I don’t wish for a genius of the Sword Sect to perish. You ought to be clearly aware that the Sword Sect can’t afford to lose a genius now!”