"It's no trouble."
Xu Tianping said with an easy smile:
"I'm perfectly satisfied just to have recovered these Thunder Sound Banners."
For him, he had more than achieved the purpose of this trip.
It would be even better if a treasure wished to follow him, but it did not matter if none did.
The old man whom the ranking spirit had taken the form of nodded, then pointed at a stone platform floating in the air ahead and said:
"If there is a treasure you wish to seek, you may stand on the platform and call its name directly."
"If not, simply call out whatever you like."
After hearing the ranking spirit's introduction, Xu Taiping suddenly recalled choosing treasures in Youyun Pavilion after the Golden Scale Assembly that year. Somewhat surprised, he murmured:
"This way of choosing treasures seems rather similar to Youyun Pavilion's."
At this, the ranking spirit gave a cold snort and said:
"Youyun Pavilion was built in imitation of our Zhenwu Martial Armory in the first place. You should say they resemble us."
Xu Taiping merely smiled at this, offering no comment.
Whichever Great Emperor it was, a nobody like him could not afford to offend them.
Just as Xu Taiping was about to pay his respects to the treasures in the vault, the ranking spirit suddenly offered another reminder. "There was once a Sword Champion who deliberately displayed his swordsmanship before calling out, and afterward, a divine weapon-grade Immortal Sword chose to follow him. You could try that too."
Given Xu Taiping's usual disposition, he would certainly never have done such a thing.
But after seeing the ranking spirit offer this well-intentioned reminder, he felt awkward refusing. After a moment's consideration, he nodded and said, "Then I shall... perform a set of fist techniques."
Xu Taiping