Though it was only a replica, every time he cut it down beneath his sword, Fang Xiao felt a strange sensation.
Yet it did not affect his state of mind in the slightest.
As the replica dissipated, the surrounding environment gradually faded away as well.
The void, his full cultivation—all of it returned to his own body.
His hands still remained in the posture of drawing his sword.
Yet only one-third of the Legacy Sword Artifact's blade had left its sheath.
After that, no matter how hard he exerted himself, he could not draw it even another fraction.
Clearly, the amount of blade drawn represented how many trials Fang Xiao had passed.
This one-third was proof that he had passed the first trial.
"Kid, not bad.
"Among all the previous inheritors, you can't be called the fastest.
"But your current realm far surpasses the others. That is something they could never compare to."
Because of the Primordial Sword Body, the sword spirit had placed immense confidence in Fang Xiao.
It was simply that most others had undergone the trial shortly after first stepping onto the path of the sword.
Unlike Fang Xiao.
Not only was he at the ninth realm of the Sword Dao, he far surpassed others even within the same realm.
Thus, his trial could be said to be the most difficult in history.
This had left the sword spirit with a measure of concern.
Yet even so, Fang Xiao had still steadily overwhelmed the replica and successfully passed the trial.
This made the sword spirit reassess Fang Xiao. Perhaps the potential possessed by the Primordial Sword Body was far greater than it had seen.
Fang Xiao did not respond to the sword spirit's words.
That was because the Legacy Sword Artifact was currently transmitting Heavenly Sword Mountain's