"Back then, you'd just finished the Initiation Trial and returned from Clearheart Island. As for why he gave you the Jade Pendant... I'm not quite sure."
Mu Ziqing pondered for a moment. "But it should have something to do with your mastery of sword force, or perhaps something you encountered on Clearheart Island."
He had mastered sword force before even joining the sect.
That alone was enough to prove Qin Hao's talent.
But the Ancestor of Myriad Phenomena Hall was a Venerable Martial Venerable!
Across the Southern Reach, he was a supreme expert who ruled unchallenged over his own domain!
To such a supreme expert, mastering sword force probably counted for little.
At the very least, it shouldn't have been enough for a Venerable Martial Venerable like the Sea Ancestor to take the initiative to bestow the Sea Ancestor Jade Pendant!
"Azure Flame Ancient City!"
"The Azure Flame Heavenly Stairway!"
As though lightning had flashed through his mind, Qin Hao's heart suddenly jolted.
If there was anything special about Qin Hao, it was undoubtedly the Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token he had obtained on the Azure Flame Heavenly Stairway!
"Clearheart Island is the Azure Flame Ancient City Ruins, and Azure Flame Ancient City was also the Azure Flame Sect's base..."
Qin Hao's gaze flickered. "The strangest thing on Clearheart Island is the Azure Flame Heavenly Stairway!"
"Everything is connected to the Azure Flame Sect."
"And I'm the only one who obtained the Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token!"
The Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token!
Even now, Qin Hao had yet to figure out its true purpose.
He had originally thought that possessing the Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token might bring him some benefit if Azure Flame Ancient City was excavated.
The problem was that, even now, Myriad