Thunder Tribulation

Chen Luo stopped at the courtyard gate without entering. From where he stood, he could see the blade forger's face clearly.

Third Brother's Grudge!

The man forging blades inside was Third Brother Grudge from the External Brain. The Tribulation Crossing Cultivator who had died clutching a Blood-Colored Long Saber—when Chen Luo had acquired Grudge's corpse, he had taken both man and saber together. Thus, the instant he saw this person, he recognized him.

"Why did entering the Legendary Realm within the Great Tomb make me see Grudge?"

A flicker of puzzlement passed through Chen Luo's eyes.

Grudge had been immensely powerful before his death. Chen Luo had once seen a realm in his lingering thought.

Tribulation Crossing Realm!

This was a realm Chen Luo had never encountered throughout all his travels in the Upper Realm. Even Ancestor Gui remained within the scope of the Void Refinement Realm, without even touching the threshold of the Dao Integration Realm, let alone the Tribulation Crossing Realm. Yet such a powerful Grudge had died. No one knew how he had perished, nor how his corpse had ended up in the Edge Region.

Sizzle!

The red-hot blade was plunged into water, raising a layer of white mist. The metallic stench of iron mixed with the scent of the furnace fire and spread beyond the courtyard.

"Still too dull."

Grudge looked at the iron saber in his hand, rubbing its edge with his index finger as he muttered to himself.

"Tell me, why is that?"

Grudge turned his head toward Chen Luo outside.

He had discovered Chen Luo long ago, but he had been too focused on his work to speak.

"Because this saber has limits."

Chen Luo looked at Grudge's youthful face, then pushed open the gate and entered from outside.

He did not know