In the Baojian Sect, most disciples possessed only swords forged from ordinary iron. Their sharpness fell far short of spiritual artifacts made from special dark iron imbued with spirituality, and ordinary iron swords could not even be nurtured with blood essence.
They therefore could never become linked to their wielders' minds as spiritual artifacts could after prolonged nurturing with blood essence.
Only the Baojian Sect's three foremost Heavenly Prides possessed spiritual artifacts, and such outstanding Heavenly Prides were, for the most part, Sword Dao geniuses painstakingly cultivated by the sect.
Yet the man before them was not one of those three.
"Could he be a descendant of one of the elders?"
"Impossible. Look closely at his clothes. That's a Fire Dragon Robe, woven from Dragon Crocodile feathers, fire qilin sinews, and crimson qilin scales. Those three formidable, ferocious beasts are mainly found in the Eastern Domain Prefecture, and that region is under imperial control. Anyone who can obtain materials like those must have connections to the Imperial Court."
The Fire Dragon Robe resisted fire and arrows while remaining as light as a feather. Almost impervious to blades and spears, it could be called a supreme protective treasure.
Inevitably, traces of burning desire flashed through the eyes of the many young disciples present.
"Senior sister, who exactly is he? How can he chat and laugh so freely with Elder Qu?"
The female disciples who had previously sneered at Zhang Xiaoya now stared with shining eyes at the young man beside Elder Qu.
The woman whom these female disciples followed also grew unusually serious, though a faint sense of superiority over their ignorance showed through. She said calmly, "He is none other than Su Beichen, son of the Central Continent Elder. When he advanced to the Core Realm three years ago, several