Beside the Great Wilderness Sword Pool, white mist hung in a haze, and all fell quiet.
The Cave-Transmuting Sword Casket could sense Sword Intent. Xu Xuan's gaze deepened as he looked through layer upon layer of obstructions, past the restrictions, and into the core.
Marvelous though the sword casket was, it could not seize things from a distance. Nor did Xu Xuan intend to steal anything. First, doing so would cause a tremendous disturbance and draw attention; second, he was on friendly terms with the Void Sword, and such conduct would go against the teachings he had received.
If I seek it, I must do so openly and honorably-exchange inheritances, then trace it back myself. If that fails, I can also take a look through the Star River and see whether anything has changed.
The Sword Intent within this sword pool was nearly exhausted, so there might not be anything particularly wondrous left. What mattered most now was establishing one thing.
In all the years of the Hollow Sword Gate's inheritance, had anyone ever cultivated Sword Intent?
If so, once Xu Xuan obtained its inheritance through an exchange, he could trace it back himself. If not, a Fourth Grade Sword Manual, though rare and precious, was not worth devoting all his efforts to obtaining.
Every Sword Intent he sought was found by tracing an inheritance back into the [Sword Abyss].
As for the [Sword Abyss] itself, Xu Xuan had a faint suspicion that it might be the pivotal nexus of an ancient Sword Immortal lineage, which explained its wondrous ability to manifest what he traced.
The [Great Wilderness Sword Pool] was quite peculiar, resembling both a magical artifact and a spiritual object. Its interior overlapped in layers, like mirrors reflecting one another, creating a small world within the pool.
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