The Sword Cultivators in this scenario all had to clear the hurdle of Turning Decay into Wonder before entering the Grandmaster Realm.
Only then could they achieve Man and Sword as One.
And Turning Decay into Wonder was a state within the Spirit Infusion Realm.
Chen Lin had learned about it before.
Once they achieved Man and Sword as One, they could use Sword Will in that state.
So his situation was normal.
As he pondered, Grass withdrew her gaze.
The two landed back on the ground.
Chen Lin looked at Grass, but she shook her head.
"Master, I didn't sense any connection. The Sword Will here doesn't share my origin."
Chen Lin was stunned.
In all his countless deductions, he had believed this place must be connected to the Chaos Thunder Pool, and that Grass's original form must have sprouted under its influence.
He hadn't expected otherwise.
"Are you sure your sensing was accurate?"
Chen Lin trusted that Grass wouldn't lie to him.
But he doubted her ability to sense the connection. After all, the Sword Woman was at such a high level that she might have concealed or severed it.
"Absolutely. There's no mistake."
Grass sounded very confident.
Now Chen Lin was even more bewildered. He gazed toward the Sword Lake, lost in thought.
"Have you used a Merit Coin, Master?"
Grass suddenly spoke.
"No. I don't know whether it would work, and I'm more worried about angering the Sword Woman."
"After all, doing that would amount to using the Nightmare Realm Rules to suppress her. According to the Traveling Merchant, the Sword Woman can break free of those rules to some extent, and she's been working to escape their restraints all along."
Chen Lin voiced his thoughts.
There were no real secrets between him and Grass.
Nor