From the moment he began cultivating, the word "demon" had been a hurdle he could not avoid on his cultivation path.
Over these eighty or ninety years of trials, he had personally witnessed calamity after calamity caused by the Nine Abysses Demonic Beasts, and had seen far too many martial artists and cultivators march willingly to their deaths to resist the invasion of the Nine Abysses.
So he knew full well that unless the Nine Abysses were destroyed, his Dao Heart would never truly find peace.
For a cultivator, setting foot on the Path to Heaven with an unsettled Dao Heart was a grave taboo.
And the Thunder Sound Banner was, without exception, the most lethal treasure he had yet seen when it came to facing the Nine Abysses Demonic Beasts.
That was his real reason for choosing the Thunder Sound Banner.
So while the Thunder Sound Banner might not be the strongest treasure in this Martial Armory, it was certainly the one best able to soothe his Dao Heart.
After Xu Taiping chose the Thunder Sound Banner, the Sword Chief Ranking spoke again:
"It is good that you have such intentions!"
As it said this, the Sword Chief Ranking's tone toward Xu Taiping was noticeably no longer as cold as before.
Clearly, it had already guessed Xu Taiping's intention in choosing the Thunder Sound Banner.
Immediately afterward, the Sword Chief Ranking continued:
"However, the Great Emperor left behind a total of one hundred and eight Thunder Sound Banners, divided into Marshal Banners, General Banners, Colonel Banners, and Soldier Banners. There is one Marshal Banner, three General Banners, twelve Colonel Banners, and ninety-two Soldier Banners."
"Unlike the other treasured weapons in the Martial Armory, if you wish to take any of these one hundred and eight Thunder Sound Banners out