That was the Palace Maid's voice.
Clearly, she had been keeping an eye on things from outside.
Gu Qingshan nodded. "There are many cultivators who study different sword arts, but hardly anyone has nothing better to do than study their names. It doesn't help one's cultivation in the slightest."
"And I happen to be a sword cultivator who went astray. I've picked up a little knowledge about sword art names."
The statues around them said nothing, maintaining an eerie silence.
Gu Qingshan continued, "In sword arts, 'Immaculate' refers to wind, while 'Demon-Slaying' refers to thunder."
"A cultivator who uses the Immaculate Holy Sword Art must have a Wind Spirit Root. I deliberately said he was a lightning-type sword cultivator, but he didn't correct me. Clearly, he doesn't even understand the distinctions involved."
"That's the first flaw."
Gu Qingshan couldn't help laughing. "As for the sword cultivator wearing a water-type protective robe and holding a Frost-Congealing Sword, he's even more amusing."
"Amusing? What do you mean?" the Palace Maid's voice rang out.
"His sword art is Netherfire Heavenly Origin. Netherfire is an endless, high-grade flame from the Ghost Realm, so it obviously requires fire-type Spiritual Power to release. But his sword is a second-stage water-type Frost-Congealing Sword. If he struck with it, wouldn't water and fire clash, causing his Spiritual Power to run backward and sending him into cultivation deviation?"
"They did a decent job of putting on an imposing show, and the things they wore were all genuine. But if they really sacrificed themselves for the Human Race, then... huh? Why can't they even bring themselves to explain the details?"
The Divine Statue fell silent for a moment, then sighed. "There's a reason for this. Let me explain it to you."
As he spoke, he shot a meaningful glance at