Lin Yao's tone was full of disbelief, but to Ning Bei, a Sword Sect disciple, those words were dripping with sarcasm.
Sensing Ning Bei's emotions, Lin Yao realized that he had misspoken.
So Lin Yao hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean to mock you. I was just curious, that's all."
In response to Lin Yao's explanation, Ning Bei pursed his lips. "Your words were a little unpleasant, but it's no big deal."
"Many people in the Pill Epoch know about the Sword Tomb."
"You came from the Chang Sheng Epoch, so it's normal that you don't know. Let me properly introduce it to you all."
As he spoke, Ning Bei pointed at the passageway before them. "The Sword Tomb was not originally called the Sword Tomb. It was called the Sword-Grinding Ground."
"Once Sword Sect disciples had achieved a certain level in swordsmanship, they had to come here and leave behind sword marks."
"These black mountains before you are unique sword-grinding stones found only in the Pill Epoch."
"These stones are extremely hard. Even a full-force strike from an Emperor Realm cultivator can only barely shatter them."
"To test whether their swordsmanship had achieved modest success, Sword Sect disciples would usually come here to test their swords."
"This passageway before you was carved out bit by bit by Sword Sect disciples with the swords in their hands."
Having received this answer, Lin Yao estimated the passageway before him, which was three zhang wide, a thousand zhang high, and a hundred zhang deep, then spoke.
"Such a broad passageway—how long did it take your Sword Sect to carve it out?"
"It was too long ago. I don't know either."
Ning Bei answered casually, then pointed to the black mountain at the end of the passageway.
"After the passageway had been opened to