As for why this power had appeared within Jiang Xuan before he had even taken up the profession of Weird-Eater—
Naturally, it was because he had become deeply entangled with this power within the Secret Realm during the Hundred-Day Grand Examination, to the point that it had nearly seeped into his bones.
At the same time, there had never been any ironclad rule in this world saying that if a Cultivator wished to wield Eerie power, they had to rely on the advanced profession of Weird-Eater provided by the Profession System.
Take Lu Jiuxuan, the sect master of the Divine Firmament Sect, for instance. He had no connection whatsoever to the system, yet he too was attempting to control this power.
Likewise, there was more than one path by which Jiang Xuan could command Eerie power.
Mindflow Swordsmith had paved a shortcut belonging to him alone.
He had forged the power of the Eerie Blood Moon into a Blood Moon Sword. With that sword as a medium, he could indirectly pry loose and wield this power that did not belong to mortals.
However, there was a rather fatal flaw in doing so.
Eerie power was simply too terrifying, too difficult to handle.
Even the Divine Firmament Sect's sect master, who had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm, did not dare boast that he could certainly bring it under control.
Although Jiang Xuan's Mindflow Swordsmith was a Golden Legendary Grade profession, it was not a myth. Moreover, the essence of Mindflow Swordsmith lay in creation, transformation, and reforging—not command, much less restraining Eerie power.
When forging other Spell Swords, Jiang Xuan bore the creator's imprint, so those spirit swords were born with an innate closeness toward him. Commanding them was naturally as easy as moving his own arm.
Even if there