Chu Yang, the Ninth Master of the Nine Tribulations Sword, sacrificed almost everything he had for the sake of improving his martial arts, including the love of his life. After spending three years locating the fifth fragment of the Nine Tribulations Sword, he was ambushed by all sides at that very place. Mortally injured with no means of escape, Chu Yang executed a sacrificial technique by plunging the Nine Tribulations Sword into his very own heart. “With the blood of my heart, ten thousand tribulations will collapse!” After witnessing the death of all his ambushers, Chu Yang’s vision began to darken. At a distance, moments before his death, he saw the mastermind who had plotted his downfall — Mo Tian Ji. With that, his eyes finally closed. However, with a start, Chu Yang once again awoke to find that he had returned to when he was sixteen years of age! Furthermore, the Sword Spirit of the Nine Tribulations Sword now resided within his Dantian, the energy center of his body! From that very moment, Chu Yang would then begin to right all of his past regrets, and carve his very own legend by fulfilling his destiny as the final Master of the Nine Tribulations Sword, and defeating the Heavenly Devils beyond the realm of the Nine Heavens Continent.
Rui Butong took in a sharp breath of air. "In that case, aren't they just left with the option of waiting for death?"
"Not necessarily," replied Mo Tianji with a smile. "If it were me, Diwu Qingrou, or even those outstanding talents from the Zhuge Clan inside, we would still have a way to resolve this crisis."
"In fact, we would have quite a few ways we can use to avoid a doomed situation… However, these are no solutions that they can think of currently. Therefore, to them who are inside right now, this scheme is impossible to resolve! They can only use their cultivation to resist death — And that's after they realize that they've been poisoned!"
With an impassive smile, he went on. "Of course… The ninth-grade Supreme Martial Artist inside, Xiao Chenlei… probably won't die from just this. In fact, whether or not this is effective against him remains to be seen. Thus, we absolutely mustn't be careless…"