Compared to Famous Sword Twenty-One, there were only five of Hundun's five great divine artifacts!
Compared to Cheng Xie, the holder of the Sleeve Sword Twin Needles, known only to a small portion of the ancient sword cultivator circle, Rao Yaoyao, the previous holder of the Xuancang Divine Sword, was renowned throughout the world!
Though that still did not make the Sleeve Sword Twin Needles inferior to the Xuancang Divine Sword, for whether divine swords or sleeve swords, all were Famous Swords, with no distinction of rank.
But words were words; everyone had their own measure in their hearts.
The Xuancang Divine Sword's fame far exceeded that of the other lower-ranked Famous Swords among Famous Sword Twenty-One.
Except...
"Wasn't the Xuancang Divine Sword lost after Sword Saint Rao fell? I heard the Dao Hall Master searched for a full half-year and could not find a trace of it."
"Rao Yaoyao never earned Xuancang's recognition in her entire life, did she? If I remember correctly, she only held it briefly—she was borrowing it. This boy..."
"Who is he? A Sword Immortal? Does he have the bearing of a Sword Immortal? He's far too young, isn't he? Is he even sixteen? He obtained Xuancang? Did he merely obtain it, or did he gain Xuancang's recognition?"
Discussion erupted throughout the tavern.
Everyone's eyes fell upon the boy Cheng Xie had singled out, though even more looked toward the longsword on his back.
"That... is the Xuancang Divine Sword?"
The sword was wrapped in sealing bands, making its full form impossible to discern; only its hilt remained visible.
Few had ever been fortunate enough to see what the Xuancang Divine Sword looked like. With only a hilt left exposed, who could recognize it?
Cheng Xie could.
He had been watching this boy for a