The disciples present were all astonished to see that the Sword Master had come too.
The Sword Master was exceedingly mysterious and lived year-round in the Sword Tower. Most disciples never had a chance to meet him when they went there to choose manuals. They had heard his name, but very few had seen his face.
Now, the Sword Master's words were clear and calm, yet each syllable seemed like a drop of water striking stone, echoing in everyone's ears.
"Twenty-eight?"
"A Disciple of the Supreme Saint?!"
Once they made out the Sword Master's words, the noisy arguments fell silent again.
The disciples below the platform stared in disbelief, wondering whether they had misheard. That young man onstage was only twenty-eight?!
He had cultivated for less than thirty years, yet his swordsmanship surpassed the Bright Moon Saint Child's. Without even displaying an extreme realm, he had defeated him through swordsmanship alone.
What kind of monstrous prodigy was he?!
Bian Ruxue, Qiu Wuhen, and the others were stunned too. Qiu Wuhen's eyes widened slightly. Discovering that his usual fishing companion was also a peerless swordsman had already been astonishing enough. Now it turned out that he was even younger than Qiu Wuhen?
How was that possible?!
He often ran into Li Hao while fishing. For someone that young to possess such swordsmanship, he could think of no explanation besides relentless practice day and night.
Yet Li Hao always seemed to have plenty of leisure.
"Twenty-eight? Doesn't that make him just one year older than Saintess Xue'er?"
"But his swordsmanship has already entered the Dao. Reaching the Dao Inquiry Realm at twenty-eight is difficult enough, let alone comprehending swordsmanship like that at the same time."
"Even someone with a dao heart dao body, who can attain enlightenment easily, shouldn't progress that fast,