Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Hao sat cross-legged in the cultivation chamber. His palms were held upward, and between them floated a strange piece of metal—the special Immortal Iron gifted by the Giant Spirit God.
This item was called Dao Pattern Immortal Iron. Its surface was dark and dull, bearing the branded imprint of a serpent-shaped sword pattern. The grooves were deep and covered nearly half its surface.
Immortal Iron itself was a top-grade material of the Immortal Realm. In the hands of a powerful Sword Cultivator, if nurtured and tempered through the Sword Cultivator's unique sword pellet method, it would surely become a mighty immortal sword given enough time.
The serpent-shaped sword pattern was the true core of the Immortal Iron, the real reason this metal possessed such extraordinary effects.
This pattern shared the same wondrous essence as the "Seven Character Incantations" Su Hao had encountered before. It was a mysterious and unfathomable kind of "divine script."
Deep within the Immortal Iron, the sword pattern's true power manifested as a thread of sword qi, carrying a strand of Sword Origin.
For three years, he had meditated, using his own origin to make contact with the serpent-shaped sword pattern. Only now had he managed to reach the pattern's core and stir that thread of sword qi.
As long as he slowly drew it out and fused it into himself, Su Hao would gain immense benefits.
He became even more focused.
Not far away floated a sword, wrapped in a cloudlike, mistlike liquid. The liquid was the essence of one hundred and thirty-five Star Stones.
This sword was an immortal sword forged by the Dragon Emperor Jingji at tremendous cost in effort and resources. Its name was "Dragon Palace."
The five Dragon Lords who had been