Before the hall.
Constant Light had now fully awakened. After enduring the ages, this ancient spirit sword finally revealed its edge once more. Golden-red flames burned across the sky, breaking through the star chart. Xu Xuan silently sensed its power and felt that this spirit sword was at least middle-grade Purple Mansion-and that was after the wear of countless years. Intact, it must have been upper-grade.
He looked toward Daoist Kongliao ahead, his gaze settling on Star River in the man's hand. He now had a Purple Mansion spirit sword, but it could only keep him safe. If he tried to kill Kongliao and reclaim Star River, he would have to face the entire Purple Mansion Grand Formation. That was not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator could withstand.
Kongliao's gaze was deep and distant, as though a little of his reason had returned. Star River rang ceaselessly in his hand, answering Constant Light. A streak of starlight swiftly flew out of the hall behind Xu Xuan and settled upon Star River.
"Star River's essence."
Xu Xuan tightened his grip on the spirit sword. If Star River also awakened and Kongliao came at him with it, things would turn dire indeed.
"It is [cosmic aspect gold]. The True Lord found it in an old palace in Great Zhou while tracing Fengxuan's ancient sites. The Heavenly Star Jade Tablet came from the same place. Legend has it that Heavenly Poison brought both across worlds."
Wen Guang manifested from the spirit sword, his figure more solid than before. Nourished by this sword, his cultivation instantly rose to late-stage Foundation Establishment, and the spirit fire on his body grew more condensed.
Xu Xuan focused on Kongliao. Starlight flowed over Star River's blade, making it seem illusory and shifting. Yet the ancient sword's aura steadily