"Since this was Sect Master Ren's arrangement, there was no time to lose. I shall go break that lightning pillar at once!"
Su Shi'er held the wooden box containing the Azure Thunder Bamboo Sword, his gaze naturally turning toward the lightning pillar.
Though he said so, he did not immediately make a move.
The formation on the wooden box had yet to be undone. If he acted now, even if he destroyed the lightning pillar, he would be unable to use the Azure Thunder Bamboo Sword within.
As the two spoke, Wan Jianyi's hand seals shifted. Formation seals and spell seals blended together, transforming his true essence into an arcane power.
In the time it took to flick a finger, Wan Jianyi suddenly pointed forward. The arcane power shot before Su Shi'er in an instant and landed on the wooden box.
The next moment, the exquisite formation on the wooden box dissolved on its own.
Though the wooden box remained unopened, the nine Azure Thunder Bamboo Swords inside seemed to have come alive, gaining an added measure of nimbleness.
Bound by the wooden box, the flying swords could not move wildly, yet an unusual power still radiated from within.
In an instant, Su Shi'er could clearly sense the lightning bolts around him seeming to be drawn in, ready to strike the wooden box in his hand.
However, with the Divine Thunder Source holding them back, the surrounding lightning roiled restlessly but failed to land on the wooden box.
"Even without the formation, this wooden box is still a rather fine Magical Treasure. Otherwise, it could not possibly hold so many sword-embryo Magical Treasures."
"And these sword embryos, with only their faint aura, can draw upon the lightning power around them. That effect is rather like the Divine Thunder Source's, each