Hua Qinglian and Monk Tan Qian immediately swore oaths as Ning Xiaochuan required. Only after they had sworn did Ning Xiaochuan take out the Heavenly Emperor Blade, gripping the hilt in one hand and pressing down on the tip with the other.
Monk Tan Qian gulped wildly. He dearly wanted to pounce on the Heavenly Emperor Blade, but the moment his hand drew near it, before he could even touch the blade itself, he immediately retreated like a startled rabbit. "That is the Heavenly Emperor Blade—the Heavenly Emperor's former saber, that legendary evil blade!"
Monk Tan Qian's expression changed drastically. He did not dare approach the Heavenly Emperor Blade.
Hua Qinglian also sensed the dense Evil Qi radiating from the Heavenly Emperor Blade. That Evil Qi invaded his body, seeking to control him.
He immediately mobilized his divine power, and a white sacred halo appeared behind him. Only then did he barely manage to fend off the Evil Qi emitted by the Heavenly Emperor Blade.
"So it truly is that evil blade. Legend says the Heavenly Emperor discarded it on the Burial Weapon Continent. How had it appeared in the Northern Frontier again?"
"Young Master Ning, this evil blade is exceedingly sinister. It will control the cultivator who wields it, turning him into its Knife Slave, stripping away his reason, and transforming him into a bloodthirsty mad demon. You must be careful!" Hua Qinglian was also wary of the Heavenly Emperor Blade and kept three paces away from it.
Ning Xiaochuan said, "No matter. I have my own way to suppress it. I will not become its Knife Slave."
The Heavenly Emperor Blade had already been suppressed by the Mystic Beast Appraisal. Even if it had once been a peerless evil weapon, it now had no choice but to obediently