Xu Jianjiu raised his head, his expression grave as he said in a deep voice, "My Lord, this man carries an absolutely secret legacy that my Nine Heavens Sword Sect has guarded for many years!"
"An absolutely secret legacy?"
Green Wood's eyes lit up slightly, as though a trace of interest had arisen within him.
Ordinarily, he had little interest in the legacies of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators. But if it was an absolutely secret legacy, he did wish to take a look.
Seeing that Green Wood had taken the bait somewhat, Xu Jianjiu felt much more at ease and continued, "Yes. This legacy came from Demon Abyss Island."
"Demon Abyss Island!"
Green Wood's expression shifted slightly.
He had once been a cultivator of the Illusion Star Sea himself, so Demon Abyss Island was no stranger to him.
That place was considered a forbidden zone for human cultivators. Even Nascent Soul Realm cultivators who entered it would face nine deaths and only one chance of survival.
"Demon Abyss Island has always been guarded by your Nine Heavens Sword Sect, hasn't it?" Green Wood tapped his fingers against the armrest, smiling with faint mockery. "Back when I had yet to reach Spirit Transformation, I wouldn't have dared provoke your Nine Heavens Sword Sect."
"My Lord, you jest."
Xu Jianjiu gave an embarrassed smile, but a suffocating sense of grievance rose within him.
His Nine Heavens Sword Sect had stood in the Illusion Star Sea for thousands of years, with deep foundations and immense strength. Ordinary people simply did not dare provoke it.
Yet no matter how powerful the Nine Heavens Sword Sect had been in the past, its current highest cultivation was merely the tenth level of the Nascent Soul Realm. It could never compare to Green Wood, the Spirit Transformation