"A sword formation?"
Qin Hao's expression shifted slightly.
When he had first returned to the Black Market and met Yan Yu and the other two, Yan Yu and Wu Yan had told him about sword formations.
They believed that their Cultivation with a sword formation was better than Cultivation with large quantities of Heaven and Earth Dao Crystals.
At the time, he had been quite curious about what sort of sword formation could offer swordsmen such tremendous help.
How would a sword formation compare to the Three Thousand Sword Intent Statues left by his teacher, the Windshadow Goddess?
The two had also mentioned that this Black Market auction would feature an incomplete sword formation. After the Black Market opened, however, Qin Hao had not kept the matter firmly in mind and had paid it no attention.
Only now did he realize that the Black Market had actually placed this incomplete sword formation among the Rare Treasures.
Anything ranked among the Rare Treasures was immensely valuable.
Clearly, the Black Market considered this sword formation exceptionally valuable despite its incomplete state.
"I wonder what this sword formation looks like?"
Qin Hao looked toward the auction stage curiously.
"You are correct, everyone. This sword formation is indeed incomplete, and a substantial portion is missing."
On the auction stage, the Masked Man said with a faint smile, "According to our Black Market's appraisal, this sword formation most likely once had one hundred and eight sets of formation foundations. Only Thirty-Six remain now—one-third of the original number. However..."
At this point, the Masked Man paused briefly and looked out over the venue with a smile, as though he wanted to see everyone's reaction.
Sure enough, his words stirred a murmur through the crowd.
"What? Only one-third of its formation foundations remain?"
"Incomplete is one