"Where is the Sword-Grinding Stone?"
Standing in the middle of the great hall, Nie Yun was puzzled.
He had walked all the way through the corridor, thinking that once he left it, he would see the so-called Sword-Grinding Stone. How could there be... nothing at all?
Could what the stone tablet said earlier have been false?
Puzzled, he turned to look toward the passage he had just crossed. The sandalwood incense outside the hall doors was clearly visible. It had nearly burned down, with only about a finger's length remaining. Judging by its burning speed, it would likely burn out in less than a few dozen breaths.
In other words, if he could not find the Sword-Grinding Stone within these few dozen breaths, all his previous efforts would go to waste, washed away like flowing water!
"Since the stone tablet said there is a Sword-Grinding Stone here, then there must be one. Great Emperor Lu Xi would not stoop to fooling later generations with something like this!"
One deduction after another circled through his mind.
Great Emperor Lu Xi was a supreme ancient Great Emperor. Since he had designed the Inner Valley for later generations, it could not have been solely to deceive them. There had to be a purpose behind it.
"Besides, so many descendants of Sword Spirit Valley have obtained Sword-Grinding Stones. If they could obtain them, then I certainly can as well. I must not have found the key yet..."
As he continued pondering, his gaze fell upon the incense in the distance, and a trace of urgency appeared in his eyes.
The incense continued to burn. Before long, it would burn out completely... Could the first Sword-Grinding Stone he had encountered slip through his fingers just like this?
"Deducing the Sword Dao brought forth this palace.