Early the next morning, Su Yu arrived at the Sect Treasury.
The treasury keeper was an old man in brown robes. He took Su Yu's token, examined it, and smiled. "Su Yu? The Sect Master told me about you yesterday. I thought you would come that very day."
"I went to the back mountain yesterday to seek guidance on a few things I didn't understand and lost track of time."
"No wonder. Receiving guidance from the Grand Elder certainly matters more than rushing to collect a sword."
The old man returned the token, rose, and led him inside.
Passing through the outer chamber, they came to a stone chamber. As the stone door opened, an aura of sharpness swept toward them. Several rows of weapon racks stood inside, holding sabers, spears, swords, and halberds of every kind, with no shortage of weapons shimmering with spiritual light.
Su Yu swept his gaze across the room and soon spotted several longswords by the wall.
"The mysterious-grade top-tier longswords are over there. Pick one that feels right," the old man in brown said. "You can channel true essence into them to test them, but don't try any moves in here. The Sword Testing Ground outside has plenty of room for you to let loose."
Su Yu answered with a smile and walked over to the sword rack.
The nearest longsword was pitch-black, its blade much broader and thicker than an ordinary longsword's, and it weighed heavily in his hand. With just a little true essence channeled into it, a dark gleam rose along its edge, lending it an imposing, weighty presence.
Su Yu tried holding it, then put it back.
It wasn't that he disliked its weight. The sword simply never felt quite right in his hand.
The blue-green longsword beside it was