"To enter the Sword Pool Tournament, the first requirement is that you must be a Sword Cultivator!"
"Only Sword Cultivators can enter the Sword Pool Tournament."
"After all, the master of the Sword Grotto was the One-Armed Sword Saint, a Sword Cultivator known as a Sword Saint. That is why the Sword Pool Tournament draws Sword Cultivators from all under Heaven."
Fang Lang's expression turned grave. "Second, you must be under thirty-five. There's no restriction on cultivation."
"In other words, anyone from the Meridian Opening Realm or the True Martial Realm can enter. If you're young enough, you can even enter as a Venerable Martial Realm cultivator."
"Of course, no Peerless Genius has ever reached the Venerable Martial Realm at that age."
A Sword Cultivator!
Under thirty-five!
Just as I thought. Qin Hao was beginning to understand. Ever since entering Sword Pool City, he had noticed far more warriors here than elsewhere.
Now it seemed that, besides the many warriors who came from the neighboring Blood Refinement Domain to buy supplies, the Sword Pool Tournament was another major reason.
It was simple enough: many of the warriors here were Sword Cultivators!
That made sense. Anyone who was not a Sword Cultivator would have a hard time gaining anything from the Sword Grotto.
The One-Armed Sword Saint had left the Sword Grotto to nurture talented and capable young Sword Cultivators, not for anyone else's use.
As for the other requirement...
Under thirty-five.
That was simpler still. The One-Armed Sword Saint wanted to nurture the next generation of Sword Cultivators. Anyone too old would struggle to accomplish much, even if they devoted themselves to the Sword Dao.
Hence the age limit of thirty-five.
"Interesting." A faint smile touched Qin Hao's lips.
Qin Hao had experienced a great deal since leaving the Southern