"Heh heh, when strife breaks out across the world, Cold Immortal stands to quell it. So if this sword of Cold Immortal Sect isn't wielded, how could it strike fear into the petty villains? And how could it bring peace to the world? This is a sword of balance. Even sheathed, it still possesses formidable deterrence, doesn't it?" Xiao Jianlan smiled faintly, yet there was an air of refusing to yield in his tone.
"When strife breaks out across the world, I'm afraid a single sword alone will hardly be enough to restore balance. This mountain isn't convenient for me to enter either, is it?" I asked with a frown.
"Indeed. The mountain has already been sealed off. I'm afraid Young Friend Xia will have to wait until strife breaks out across the world if he wishes to meet him." Xiao Jianlan spoke, and the tension between my brows eased. I then took a sip of tea and said, "I wonder, if someone crossed swords with Senior Xiao, would this purple sword appear?"
"The sword still wouldn't be drawn." Xiao Jianlan smiled as he stroked his beard, then said, "Fellow Daoist Xia, don't provoke this old man any further. I know that your cultivation has reached the Boundless Realm, and that you don't even regard those in the Heavenly Dao Realm as worthy opponents. I imagine this old man is no different in your eyes. So even if Fellow Daoist Xia challenged me, it would merely amount to acknowledging defeat. It's nothing worth making a fuss over."
"Heh heh... It seems Senior Xiao has also guessed that there's nothing I can do. At present, aside from doing odd jobs for the Lineages of those who have Transcended to Immortality, Cold Immortal Sect has nothing to do with quelling the world's