The people of Tian Yong City, including Lai Huabei and Liu Ci'an, were all immensely excited to see the Heaven Reaching Great Sword up close for the first time.
The origins and legends of the Heaven Reaching Great Sword had spread far and wide. Since childhood, people like Lai Huabei had often heard their families recount them.
A long time ago, Seven Stars Province had still been a barren land. Only a small number of humans lived there, and they were still in a primitive, uncivilized state.
At that time, Seven Stars Province was ruled by the great demon Jing Meng. Jing Meng was as immense as a mountain, possessed boundless strength, and was far more powerful than most human experts in the Other Shore Realm.
A million years ago, the Heaven Reaching Great Sword appeared out of nowhere, plunging straight down and nailing the great demon Jing Meng to Seven Stars Mountain with a single strike...
The one who brought down the Heaven Reaching Great Sword was named Qiu Yinhe, and he founded the Dao Sword Palace after slaying Jing Meng.
Over these million years, the Dao Sword Palace had completely occupied Seven Stars Province and extended its influence into several surrounding provinces. Even the humans of the desolate Tiandu Province had been able to develop their current strength thanks to the Dao Sword Palace's protection.
Thus, for people of Tiandu Province like Lai Huabei, joining the Dao Sword Palace had always been the greatest goal in life.
Luo Zheng sat cross-legged atop the platform. His gaze swept around him, and he saw that the disciples from the other academies had already taken their seats in orderly fashion. His gaze then fell upon the Heaven Reaching Great Sword not far away.
Although they had come to observe the sword