At the Grand Academy, on a spacious training ground.
Li Qing sat at the head seat, calmly watching the cultivators arrive one after another. They were all students who had joined the Grand Academy not long ago, and they were exceedingly interested in Li Qing, this newly arrived artifact-refining master.
Not long after, the entire training ground was filled with people.
Although most of the cultivators present were at the Core Formation and Nascent Soul Realms, they were the outstanding talents of Great Yu Kingdom's younger generation.
Their aptitude, gifts, and comprehension were all quite terrifying. Every one of them was a once-in-ten-thousand talent among cultivators.
Li Qing's spiritual sense swept across the entire venue one by one. Looking at those pairs of expectant eyes, he couldn't help but recall how, back in the lower realm, the disciples of Lingyun Sect had looked at him in much the same way.
At the edge of the training ground, several Void Refinement stage masters had also arrived. Clearly, they had come to sit in and see what this newly arrived artifact-refining master was truly capable of.
When a ray of morning sunlight at the horizon broke through the mountains and rivers, Li Qing slowly rose to his feet and took out the Immortal Slaying Sword.
Buzz!
Accompanied by a flash of golden light, everyone present felt a razor-sharp aura that made their hearts tremble in fear, even from quite a distance away.
"Fine sword! When this sword trembles lightly, even the surrounding space seems faintly torn apart. It is absolutely an unparalleled blade of peerless sharpness!"
"Hiss, could this be an Earth-grade Spirit Treasure?"
"Master Li is a sword cultivator too? I wonder just how this sword of his was forged!"
"..."
There were quite a few sword cultivators among those present.