"Qin Hao, are you controlling the Sword Embryo?" Ancestor Xu could not help asking.
Before Qin Hao could answer, Ancestor Xu shook his head and marveled. "I didn't sense you channeling any Great Dao Power. How is that possible? The Sword Embryo hasn't been forged into a true Treasure Sword, and its Artifact Spirit hasn't formed."
"Releasing Sword Qi would be one thing, but it actually flew over on its own."
"The thing is, I've been in this Palace for so long without getting the Sword Embryo to budge. You'd barely arrived, and it came straight to you."
Ancestor Xu looked Qin Hao up and down. Only then did something strike him. "Huh? This air about you..."
Qin Hao's heart stirred. He knew what had surprised Ancestor Xu.
Qin Hao had not released his Heaven and Earth Ancient Way, so Ancestor Xu could not know what level it had reached.
Besides, even if he released it, Ancestor Xu could not perceive it fully unless Qin Hao unleashed its full power.
The only thing he could sense...
Was the Sword Heart!
After an Epoch of sword practice, Qin Hao had not truly reached the realm of the Sword Heart. Yet as he continued to practice, the effortless, exquisitely wrought quality about him grew more pronounced.
And...
The Sword Embryo flew over because it was drawn to my Sword Heart.
Qin Hao was certain of it.
He could not rule out other possibilities, but the Sword Heart was most likely the reason.
"Qin Hao, no wonder your title is Sovereign of Jian Wu! Jian Wu—sword comes first, martial prowess follows! Among all who walk the Sword Dao under Heaven and Earth, you stand at the fore!" Ancestor Xu praised.
"You flatter me, Ancestor Xu. I'm merely skilled in the Sword Dao." Qin