Su Ling was enveloped by Gu An's Dao Intent, and brand-new memories of the Heaven-Severing Divine Axe flooded into his mind. He had another dream, a very long one. In the dream, he cultivated the Heaven-Severing Divine Axe over and over, the process long and vexing, but he had no time to think of anything else.
When he finished that long stretch of cultivation and his consciousness cleared, he opened his eyes. What entered his vision was no longer that illusionary realm, and Gu An was gone as well.
He had returned to the Heaven-Mending Platform. Surrounding him were Great Cultivators of the Taixuan Sect; even his master had come.
Seeing Su Ling open his eyes, the surrounding Great Cultivators all began asking questions.
"Disciple, how are you?"
"Did you obtain the inheritance?"
"What did you comprehend just now? What did you see?"
"Did you see Sword Venerable Fudao? Hurry up and tell us! You're killing me with suspense!"
The Great Cultivators questioned him in a clamor of voices, while Su Ling remained somewhat dazed, making them even more anxious.
Su Ling came back to himself. He took a deep breath and said, "I obtained an inheritance called the Heaven-Severing Divine Axe. A man in white taught it to me. He looked... looked very young, very handsome. He only pointed at me, and I learned the Heaven-Severing Divine Axe."
The moment these words came out, the Heaven-Mending Platform immediately exploded into an uproar.
An aged Elder said excitedly, "Young and handsome—isn't that the legendary Sword Venerable Fudao? Legend says he is ageless and immortal, amiable and approachable!"
The other Great Cultivators echoed him one after another, acting even more excited than Su Ling.
Looking at the people around him in wild delight, Su Ling felt dazed. Even his unsmiling master