Gazing at the immense Dongyin Sword Monument before him, Xu Luo looked bewildered and helpless.
Divine King Dongyin had placed great hopes in Xu Luo, and Xu Luo himself had expected even more. Before entering the Dongyin Sword Monument...
Xu Luo had been brimming with confidence.
He had believed that as long as he studied the Dongyin Sword Monument, he would surely sense the venerable sword qi and comprehend its Sword Dao intent realm.
Yet Xu Luo had never imagined that nearly a century would pass, that he would spend a hundred years in arduous cultivation at the Dongyin Sword Monument... without catching even a glimpse of the venerable sword qi.
"Could my talent for the Sword Dao be mediocre? Am I simply unsuited to it?" Bewilderment crossed Xu Luo's face. He felt such a profound sense of defeat that he could not help doubting himself.
"No, I can't give up on myself!"
After a moment of confusion, Xu Luo took a deep breath and rallied himself. "Teacher was able to comprehend the Sword Dao intent realm within the venerable sword qi. I can definitely do it too. Besides, from what Teacher said, this wisp of venerable sword qi seems truly extraordinary..."
Xu Luo thought back. The Dongyin Sword Monument had indeed once said that this wisp of venerable sword qi was far from ordinary.
It had even mentioned that the venerable sword qi held an immense opportunity...
An opportunity that even Divine King Dongyin had failed to grasp.
"I've already spent nearly a hundred years in arduous cultivation at the Dongyin Sword Monument."
"For more than ninety years, I haven't managed to sense the venerable sword qi."
"But after those ninety-odd years of arduous cultivation, my understanding of the Sword Dao is worlds apart from what it once was."