Awakening, Arrangements, Recognition

Awakening, Arrangements, Recognition

"It was actually like this!"

Lan Cai'er cried out in surprise, gradually coming to understand. "So when the two of you appeared—especially you, Qi Zixiao, after you broke through the First Sword Tower and received recognition from the Sword Palace Ancestor, who bestowed a sword upon you—the Sword Master no longer hesitated!"

"He had finally waited for the person he had been waiting for. Although you aren't a Grand Luo yet, with your talent, it is only a matter of time before you achieve Grand Luo!"

"So he no longer hesitated. He immediately transformed himself into the 'sun and moon,' once more pointing countless sword cultivators toward the road ahead and reshaping the pride and backbone of sword cultivators..."

"Not only that!"

Ji Chutong understood as well.

Her expression was downcast. "I'm afraid the Sword Master had been waiting for this day for a long time, waiting for a Peerless Genius of the sword path like Qi Zixiao to appear."

"He had even made many preparations."

"Borrowing swords from the Myriad Realms, causing the Nine Heavenly Palaces to hang Taixuan Swords everywhere and sealing the Nine Heavenly Palaces for a thousand years..."

"Who could believe that such methods had been created on the spur of the moment?"

"Clearly, the Sword Master had been preparing long ago, and his preparations were nearly complete. He had merely been waiting for an opportunity!"

"The Nine Heavenly Palaces being sealed for a thousand years seemed to give Qi Zixiao time to grow, but in truth, there was a deeper purpose."

"Mm."

Qi Zi'Fan nodded. "I never understood this before, either. Was the Sword Master really going to do all this merely for the pride and backbone of sword cultivators?"

"But now, I understand."

"Borrowing swords from the Myriad Realms was something