The jade-like divine hall had a faintly translucent quality. Simply stepping inside made one's heart unconsciously grow calm.
There was pitifully little inside the hall. At its very center sat a meditation cushion glowing with a golden halo, while not far from it lay a slender, three-foot-long sword that was entirely blood-red. The sword was covered in cracks, and even its blade bore three obvious chips.
Clearly, this was a damaged sword that could shatter at any moment.
Yet even so, the sword still radiated immense pressure. The pressure Zhou Tong had sensed outside the hall had come from this sword.
"A Divine Weapon of Dao, above a Chaos Rare Treasure—a weapon used by World Gods and Chaos Immortals!" Zhou Tong understood the origin of this weapon.
Whoosh!
At that moment, an invisible ripple spread from the shattered divine sword. A woman clad in golden armor flew out from within the sword and landed opposite Zhou Tong.
"Calamity Fire Heavenly God?" She looked at Zhou Tong.
Zhou Tong nodded, then said, "A sword spirit?"
"You have a good eye. I am the sword spirit of the divine sword Purple Light Jade. You may simply call me Sword Spirit." The golden-armored woman spoke.
The woman then recounted some events of the past: how Bei Xiu World God had possessed Dao Ancestor Fu Ju before his death, and how he had later ventured through the Three Realms. She also explained the conditions for entering this place: one had to be a Heavenly Deity on the Divine Demon Body Refining path and have mastered the Five Treasures Swordsmanship.
At the same time, the Sword Spirit told Zhou Tong about the arrangements Bei Xiu World God had made and the inheritance he had left behind.
Bei Xiu World God had left behind four most