Among the Beast Venerables, Chu You and Chu Ling glanced at the man who had spoken, then quietly took several steps back, distancing themselves from him to signal that they had nothing to do with him.
They remembered that his name was Gao Cheng, and that he was one of the stronger Beast Venerables. But strength was one thing; sometimes, one still had to watch one's mouth.
Tsk, these native Beast Venerables really have gone mad.
They murmured inwardly. The Sword Ancestor's temperament matched his appearance: he had the disposition of a youth. For daring to provoke him like that, Gao Cheng was bound to take a few sword strikes.
Sure enough, the smile slowly faded from the Sword Ancestor's face.
"Sword-seed? Beast taming?"
He raised his brows and turned his gaze toward Gao Cheng nearby. The latter still saw nothing wrong with what he had said and was staring over like a tiger eyeing its prey.
"In all the worlds This Venerable has traveled, this is the first time I have encountered cultivators with temperaments like yours," the Sword Ancestor said coolly. "It seems Fellow Daoist Yue was right. The cultivators of your world truly have no manners."
"May I ask your name? Forget it... you aren't worthy."
As he spoke, he had already raised his hand, and a seemingly ordinary treasured sword fell into his grasp. This sword was the Sword Ancestor's life-bound supreme treasure. It had no fancy name, only the single word [Sword].
"You otherworldly fiend who defies Heaven's Will, first take a sword strike from This Venerable. If you survive, we can discuss the rest!"
The Sword Ancestor raised his hand and swung out a clear, luminous beam of sword light. It spanned the sky, descending from the nine heavens with overwhelming force. A world-toppling