"Dragon Suppressing Pillar!"
"Kapala Bowl!"
When they heard Yu Ruochen speak of how, seven hundred years ago, Shushan's senior Lin Fengwu could unleash ten thousand streams of Natal Sword Essence, their minds shook violently. Then, as the illusion dissipated and they saw the eight golden hexagonal pillars exposed within the hall, along with the large white bowl covered in gilded patterns, Duan Tianya and Dan Lingsheng both shuddered from head to toe and sat down cross-legged with their eyes closed.
Only after several incense sticks' worth of time did the two slowly rise to their feet, recovering their usual composure and sharpness. They nodded to Yu Ruochen. "Martial Uncle Yu Ruochen, please forgive us."
"No need for such formalities." Yu Ruochen waved a hand and said gently, "Under such circumstances, it is understandable that you could not hold your minds steady. Among all the disciples, only you two could recover so quickly."
"Acting Sect Leader Martial Uncle," Duan Tianya asked directly, "was what you just said true? Could one person truly unleash ten thousand sword essences?"
Yu Ruochen nodded. A glint like starlight again flashed through his restored gentle, tranquil eyes. "Of course it was true. Seven hundred years ago, Shushan possessed a sword art called the Shattering Void Ten Thousand Sword Art. Though its name sounds ordinary, it truly was the number one sword art beneath heaven. Even without reaching the realm of a Tribulation Transcending True Immortal capable of shattering the void, ten thousand sword essences unleashed at once could smash the void within dozens of miles with a single strike. Not even a Tribulation Transcending True Immortal could withstand it."
"One person's true essence can only nurture and merge with one flying sword. Even after cultivating a Nascent Soul, one can only cultivate one additional sword essence,