Divine Weapon

After leaving the pit, Lu Qianshan found a concealed spot nearby and waited there. Bored out of his mind, he chewed on a blade of grass between his teeth.

He recalled Yang Yi's final instructions.

The master had said there might be an anomaly, but what anomaly could there be? He and Shi Zhongtang had held sway in Falling Moon Market for so many years and entered and left this place countless times. Other than the secrets within the cave, they had never seen anything unusual.

The greatest anomaly here was that hazy strand of Moonlight Essence inside the cave. Even that could only be seen from within the cave; it was utterly invisible elsewhere.

As he was thinking this, a dazzling light suddenly flared at his side. He turned and saw a beam of light visible to the naked eye descending from the heavens, plunging straight into the pit.

Lu Qianshan's mouth fell open, and the grass in his mouth dropped to the ground without him noticing.

There really was an anomaly!

And the commotion was this obvious.

With something like this, Falling Moon Market could probably see it as clear as day.

Falling Moon Market indeed saw it clearly. When the Moonlight Essence crashed down in a beam, the people atop the outpost watchtower noticed at once and immediately reported it to Shen Qian, who was stationed there.

Not long afterward, Qin Siniang also rushed over from Stone Manor.

As soon as the two met, Shen Qian asked, "Where's Yang Yi?"

"I don't know. Lu Qianshan came by earlier, then they left. They didn't come here?"

"Forget that for now. The people from Golden Saber Hall said that place is Falling Moon Peak. I don't know what's happening over there."

"We'll know if we go take a look. Yang Yi must have seen the commotion too. Maybe he's already gone to investigate."

After a brief discussion, the two immediately led a group of people toward Falling Moon Peak.

At the bottom of the pit, Yang Yi silently watched that saber and sword. When the Moonlight Essence had been sparse before, he could not see clearly. Now, using the Source Crystal to stir the wonders of this place, he had suddenly made the Moonlight Essence far denser. He could clearly see the Moonlight Essence descending from the sky, melting away like ice and snow as it seeped into the saber and sword, vanishing as though the weapons were absorbing it.

It could now be confirmed that the changes in the saber and sword were directly related to absorbing moonlight. The longer they bathed in it, the greater their transformation.

This saber and sword had originally been left here for ten years. Their quality was far better than Lu Qianshan's sword, but their changes had been a gradual, natural evolution.

Now that Yang Yi had used the Source Crystal to greatly enhance the wondrous power here, the benefits these weapons could gain would be impossible to estimate.

Yang Yi did not know what this saber and sword would ultimately become, but he was greatly looking forward to it.

Perhaps he might forge two extraordinary Divine Weapons here. If so, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.

The reason he had not used weapons in battle was mainly because the offensive technique he cultivated was Shatter Mountains and Rivers, a fist art. Only with his fists could he unleash his full strength. Rashly wielding a saber or sword would instead hinder him.

But that did not mean sabers and swords were useless. He had originally planned to wait until he had the chance, then seek out sword arts and saber arts at the Martial Hall for cultivation before acquiring suitable weapons.

If he could create two Divine Weapons here now, then cultivate the corresponding martial techniques, his strength would surely rise again.

As he watched in silence, more and more Moonlight Essence was absorbed by the saber and sword. Slowly, strands of radiance actually began flowing across their surfaces.

"Yang Yi, are you all right?" Qin Siniang's voice suddenly came from above.

She and Shen Qian had brought a group over to investigate. Before they reached the place, they had been stopped by Lu Qianshan, who had noticed the disturbance.

The current hall master of Golden Saber Hall had even revealed such an enormous secret to Yang Yi, so his loyalty to him was naturally unwavering.

Though Lu Qianshan wished to obey Yang Yi's command and keep everyone from approaching, he knew of Shen Qian and Qin Siniang's relationship with Yang Yi, so he could not very well resort to force.

If he forcibly stopped them, Shen Qian and Qin Siniang certainly would not let him off.

So he had the people they brought seal off the surrounding area, then led Shen Qian and Qin Siniang here.

"I'm fine," Yang Yi answered.

"Do you need me to come down and help?" Qin Siniang did not know what Yang Yi was doing here, much less why such an obvious beam of Moonlight Essence had descended. She asked only out of concern.

"No need. Just wait up there."

Qin Siniang answered, "All right."

Time passed, and the Moonlight Essence continued falling without change. Even when the moon shifted in the sky, nothing changed.

Until, at a certain moment, Yang Yi suddenly discovered that the falling Moonlight Essence was no longer seeping into the saber and sword as before. Instead, it slid off their blades like flowing water.

"They've reached their limit!" Understanding dawned upon Yang Yi.

The saber and sword were both forged from Hundred-Forged Iron. There was nothing special about the material. Even if they could absorb Moonlight Essence and transform, their capacity to endure it had limits.

Once they reached that limit, they could no longer take in more Moonlight Essence.

In other words, this saber and sword had already been enhanced to the utmost!

Yang Yi immediately severed his connection with the Source Crystal. In the next instant, the beam of Moonlight Essence vanished.

Just as when Lu Qianshan had first brought him here, hazy Moonlight Essence scattered down and illuminated the bottom of the pit.

He reached out and picked up the saber and sword. After testing them briefly, his brows lifted.

Though only one night had passed, the changes in these two weapons were enormous. Just in terms of sharpness, Yang Yi tested the edge with his finger and actually cut open his skin.

That effect had not existed before.

Compared to their previous sharpness, the difference was as vast as heaven and earth.

As for their blood-piercing effect, there was even less need to mention it. Yang Yi reckoned that if Lu Qianshan had used either of these weapons against him yesterday, they would have had no trouble breaking through his Mountain Suppression defense.

Divine Weapons! They truly were Divine Weapons!

Yang Yi was delighted beyond measure.

When he sprang up with the saber and sword in hand, he was startled to find that dawn was almost breaking.

Qin Siniang, Shen Qian, and Lu Qianshan were all standing guard nearby.

"Yang Yi." Qin Siniang hurriedly called out. Then she saw the weapons in his hands and was greatly puzzled. "Where did you get those?"

"We'll talk when we get back!" Yang Yi had some thoughts, but this was not a convenient place to discuss them.

"My lord, should we leave some people behind to seal off this place?" Lu Qianshan came forward to ask for instructions.

After last night's commotion, many people would certainly have noticed this place. In fact, if not for the people Shen Qian and Qin Siniang had brought sealing off the area, people would already have come to investigate.

"No!" Yang Yi shook his head.

Though the secret here was remarkable and could be considered a place of fortune, the truly remarkable thing was the Source Crystal.

Rather than seal this place off and draw the attention of more people with ulterior motives, it would be better to let things take their own course.

After all, if others came to investigate during the day, they would not be able to make heads or tails of it. Even if they accidentally discovered the secret at night, without the Source Crystal, it would be meaningless.

Who would ever think to leave weapons in that pit for one or two years?

Besides, Yang Yi no longer thought much of a weapon like Lu Qianshan's sword. Compared to the two weapons now in his hands, Lu Qianshan's sword was nothing but trash.

They spoke no more on the way back and returned to Stone Manor.

Though Qin Siniang and Shen Qian were full of doubts, they still held themselves back from asking.