"Father, do you remember my flagship, the Sunset?"
"Of course I remember. The Temperature-Settling Divine Pearl in the little tower by the bridge gave me an excellent experience. You truly know how to enjoy yourself."
"Heh heh." Liszt gave a dry laugh, then turned serious. "Actually, my Ghost Swordsman legacy came from the Sunset. It was originally a sunken ship beneath the sea, and not one belonging to the Magic Goat Family. It came from an ancient, strange civilization called Arad."
"Arad?"
"Yes. The Sunset's master was a Ghost Swordsman instructor named G.S.D. After the Arad civilization collapsed, he crossed the sea in search of a new habitat suitable for his people to live in. But he encountered a catastrophic tsunami. He only had time to leave behind the Ghost Swordsman legacy before sinking into the sea."
"So you obtained this Ghost Swordsman legacy from G.S.D. That is the true reason your cultivation has progressed so quickly and your strength is so outstanding?" The Earl seemed to relax somewhat, perhaps because knowing there was another reason for his son's brilliance made him look a little better.
"The sword severs flesh; the heart severs souls. Listen with your ears, sever with your heart." Liszt calmly spoke two rather dashing slogans. "A Ghost Swordsman's sword never hesitates, because wisdom is with me. That was Instructor G.S.D's teaching, and it is also the spiritual strength upheld by Ghost Swordsmen."
"It can be seen from your battles that the Ghost Swordsman is indeed a powerful legacy."
"Yes."
"Then, as an inheritor of the Ghost Swordsman legacy, can you teach more people to inherit it?"
"I'm afraid not for the time being. The most important part of the Ghost Swordsman legacy is the inheritance of spiritual strength. My own spiritual strength comes from the residual