He followed the same method, lingering at the bottom of Heart Sword Lake for a long while before finally catching seven Shadow Stone Sprites.
"Further in lies the center of Heart Sword Lake."
The farther he went, the fewer Shadow Stones he could detect. Lu Xuan simply gave up, saving himself some time and effort as he arrived at the central region of Heart Sword Lake.
"Rumor has it that quite a few Nascent Soul sword cultivators from the sect who died naturally are buried here."
"Their bodies, souls, sword intent, and so on transformed into various sword-path Treasures. It could be considered their final contribution to the Profound Cave Sword Sect."
As Lu Xuan thought of this, he felt solemn respect for those Nascent Soul grand martial uncles he had never heard of.
If his lifespan were running out, he most likely would not possess such a spirit of sacrifice.
"Still, respect is respect. I should still seek out whatever Treasures need finding."
He slowly entered the central region of Heart Sword Lake.
The sword-path Treasures here were far more precious than those in the outer areas. If one were lucky enough to obtain even one, they could soar to the heavens in a single step and ride straight up the azure clouds.
However, the difficulty of obtaining them also rose in a straight line.
Whether it was Sword Bones condensed from the essence of a body or Sword Souls formed from the spiritual nature of a soul, they had all come from sword cultivators of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Even if he happened to encounter one, he would have to exhaust every means before he could possibly subdue it.
There were mainly two methods of subduing them. One was to rely on one's own sword-path cultivation to conquer