"He opened a Sword Domain at such a young age?"
"And it's already at the third level!"
"His Sword Domain Power can boost his cultivation by three hundred years in one go at just the third level. What would happen at the fourth or fifth?!"
With this single strike, Qi Po of Yellow Maple Valley had stunned everyone like a bird startling the world with its first cry.
Even the disciples of Yellow Maple Valley wore looks of disbelief after seeing what Qi Po's strike could do.
Clearly, they had not expected such a performance from Qi Po either.
Xu Taiping and the other nine participants in the Sword Inquiry, however, were not particularly surprised. Their expressions held more appreciation than anything else.
Cui Tiegu even clapped his hands and said:
"To open a third-level Sword Domain at his age-the Martial Fortune of Zhenwu really has nurtured a crop of monsters this time."
Beside him, A Meng snorted coldly.
"You're no slouch yourself, Cui Tiegu."
Cui Tiegu chuckled, his gaze fixed on the arena ahead as he replied without turning his head:
"Perhaps I wasn't before, but now that you've returned from retrieving your sword, I'm far behind."
A Meng was a little surprised.
"You're quite well informed."
Cui Tiegu smiled and changed the subject.
"If I survive this Sword Inquiry, I'd like to challenge you to another one, Senior."
A Meng folded his arms and readily replied:
"No problem."
Xu Taiping, who had been listening quietly beside them, surmised inwardly:
It seems that after losing to Cui Tiegu in their last Sword Inquiry, Senior A Meng disappeared for so long not because he was dejected, but because he went to retrieve his sword.
Although he could only count as half a Sword Cultivator, Xu Taiping knew very well how