Lu Feng did not notice the anomaly in Purple Eyes. Feeling the scrutiny from the phantom, he could not help but look somewhat uncomfortable.
Xue Zier had also noticed the phantom's astonishment. Equally baffled and unaware of the reason, she instinctively glanced toward the distant stone platform and could not resist asking curiously, "Senior, are those nine stone pillars the legendary nine Heavenly Swords?"
The phantom came back to his senses and nodded mutteringly. "Those swords devour human essence and blood. They are far too dangerous. You would do best not to approach them."
Lu Feng had not been as interested as Xue Zier, but hearing the phantom speak this way, he too became somewhat curious.
Xue Zier voiced her doubts even more directly. "Really? There are actually swords that strange?"
The phantom nodded solemnly. "Even Brother Longping ultimately failed to tame such extraordinary swords. Sealing them here was also the second regret of his life."
Xue Zier asked in confusion, "How could perfectly fine treasured swords absorb people's essence and blood? Was it because of the Meteorite Iron that fell from beyond this domain?"
The phantom nodded gravely. "Although Brother Longping fused that Meteorite Iron with all sorts of rare materials from this domain and forged them into nine treasured swords, on the day the swords were quenched and formed, a layer of dark, black radiance suddenly attached itself to them. No matter how Brother Longping hammered and refined them, he could no longer remove it."
"It was precisely because of that strange radiance that these treasured swords underwent a mutation. Once held, the spiritual energy within one's body would be drawn out and drained away. Given enough time, even one's essence and blood would wither."
Lu Feng could not help but reveal his astonishment. This was the first