Besides Mu Yunzhou, another place had also been stirred by that earthshaking battle.
The Clear Radiance Hall.
This hall stood in the center of a spiritual lake in the Cloud Dream Ancient Land. There were no lavish decorations inside, only four walls covered in sword patterns.
Xiao Wangsheng sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion inside the hall, his eyes half closed and his breathing long and even.
He wore a plain robe, and a longsword engraved with the words "Flowing Cloud" hung at his waist.
Though still sheathed, the sword naturally exuded a chilling sword intent, faintly resonating with the sword patterns on the four walls, as though the entire Clear Radiance Hall were steeped in an invisible layer of sharpness.
This eldest senior brother of the Azure Cloud Sect, who held first place on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, had headed straight into the inner region upon entering the ancient land and had been the first to claim one of the five side halls—the Clear Radiance Hall.
Within the hall, he had ultimately received its true Sword Dao inheritance—a fragment of the Azure Nether Sword Scripture.
At this moment, Xiao Wangsheng was contemplating this cultivation art. As his true essence circulated, it bore a faint azure hue, deep and still as an abyss, yet edged with the sharpness unique to a sword cultivator.
At one point, ripples spread across the spiritual lake outside the hall.
Streaks of light swept in from the distance, revealing two young disciples dressed in the attire of the Azure Cloud Sect.
"Eldest Senior Brother, something important has happened in the ancient land recently. We've come to report it."
Xiao Wangsheng slowly opened his eyes.
At that instant, faint light seemed to flow through the sword patterns within the hall.
"Enter."
His voice was calm,