"So, may I ask True Lord Xi—am I worthy of this Listening Willow Sword?"
Wu Xu asked.
"Of course you are."
Xi Ningyu's expression did not change in the slightest.
"Fellow Daoist Wu possesses Innate Sword Intent and reached the Martial Spring Realm at such a young age. If we speak only of sword intent, I fear that even True Lords of the Immortal Ascendant Realm would find it difficult to contend with you."
"And what about swordsmanship?"
Wu Xu continued.
Xi Ningyu fell silent for a moment. Rather than directly answering Wu Xu's question, she changed the subject.
"Surely, if Listening Willow Sage knew that his natal immortal sword was being wielded by such a peerless prodigy as Fellow Daoist Wu, he would be quite pleased as well."
"Is that so?"
Ignoring Xi Ningyu's praise, Wu Xu merely smiled and shook his head.
"Is it truly that True Lord Xi wishes to hand Listening Willow Supreme Sage's relic over to someone more worthy of wielding this sword, or is it that... now that the Great Dao is on the verge of collapse and the Qingluo Three Thousand Realms are about to undergo a complete upheaval, the Listening Willow Sword, which still bears the Willow-Brushing Intent, has become something of a hot potato to Listening Willow Temple—and you wish to throw it away as soon as possible?"
At those words, Xi Ningyu's expression tightened slightly.
The Sword Cultivators who had come to participate in this Listening Willow Temple Sword Debate could each be called renowned figures.
Yet not a single one of the foremost Sword Cultivators of Heaven-Stabilizing Continent had appeared.
Aside from Su Rui, the young prodigy under White Crane Sage Wen Boyuan.
Of course, Wen Boyuan had the strength to swallow up the Listening Willow Sword. After all,