As stated before, Divine Saber Hall and Hidden Sword Palace were not only martial sacred lands in the hearts of saber and sword martial artists across the world, but also gathering places for divine weapons and sharp tools.
Hidden Sword Palace possessed twelve levels of Sword Tower, within which there were even heaven-tier divine swords. Divine Saber Hall, meanwhile, had the Blade Sharpening Pool, within which lay a supreme demonic saber, said to be no less powerful than a heaven-tier divine sword.
Thus, Divine Saber Hall was also known as Demonic Saber Hall, precisely because of the demonic saber hidden within its Blade Sharpening Pool.
Now that Gui Ba had mentioned this place, Meng Zhao naturally grasped the key point at once.
"You mean the Eight Demonic Saber Techniques cultivated by that imperial clansman are connected to the demonic saber hidden in the Blade Sharpening Pool?"
Gui Ba nodded. A trace of envy unconsciously surfaced in his eyes as he explained, "According to what my childhood friend said, the demonic saber within the Blade Sharpening Pool should be a supreme demonic artifact. It was forged from a fragment of the Tiger Soul Saber wielded by Chiyou, the Weapon Master who had contended with the Human Emperor Chiyou for the Divine Continent and fought for dominion over the world in ancient times. Its name was Jingqing.
"It was accidentally obtained by the first master of Divine Saber Hall and was later retained as Divine Saber Hall's greatest foundation.
"With such an immense origin, the power of this demonic saber was naturally beyond estimation. It inevitably stirred people's desires. From the very first generation of Divine Saber Hall's upper ranks onward, they had tried every possible means to gain control of this demonic saber called Jingqing.
"Unfortunately, this saber's spirituality and Demonic