PS: I made a few changes to the account of Zhou Ziwen's death in the previous chapter.
Spirituality was a comet that cleaved through the darkness of the pitch-black night.
Once it possessed spirituality, a treasure was no longer a lifeless object. In a certain sense, it had the quality of being "alive."
A spirit treasure!
Liu Yu's heart trembled, and his pupils contracted slightly.
Within his spiritual perception, that intense sense of danger came from the Sacred Fire Sword.
Moreover, the sword had changed considerably since its first appearance.
Its once-bright yellow hilt and silvery-white blade had dimmed considerably, as though their vivid colors had faded after being left untouched for too long.
Both the bright yellow and silvery white had faded, acquiring a delicate layer of gray.
The Sacred Fire Sword now looked utterly unremarkable, without a trace of its former miraculous qualities, like an ordinary mortal longsword.
Not even a hint of the terrifying power within it could be sensed anymore.
But Liu Yu trusted his spiritual perception. It could not be mistaken. That intense threat came from the Sacred Fire Sword!
A divine object veils its own splendor!
Faced with this sight, the phrase naturally surfaced in Liu Yu's mind.
If the Sacred Fire Sword had truly developed spirituality and become a spirit treasure, or was in the process of becoming one, then he indeed would not be able to detect it.
Never mind himself-even a Nascent Soul True Lord or a Spirit Transformation Divine Lord might fail to recognize a divine object that veiled its own splendor.
Had the sword not emanated that elusive threat when he thought of killing Tang Tianbao, Liu Yu really would not have noticed.
The fact that the Sacred Fire Sword had remained "utterly ordinary" throughout such a long