Wang Yu toyed with the Jade Slip in his hand for a while, but ultimately pressed it to his forehead and slowly closed his eyes.
He was genuinely curious. Both were Life-Bound Magical Artifacts, so what exactly distinguished a Life-Bound Flying Sword from an ordinary Magical Artifact made life-bound?
As far as he remembered, Immortal Cultivators of every realm spoke of Sword Cultivators with awe. They were people no one at the same realm dared provoke.
Rumor had it that a Sword Cultivator's terrifying strength, enough to make people pale at its mere mention, resided entirely in a single Life-Bound Flying Sword.
Thus, before deciding on his own Life-Bound Magical Artifact, he had chosen to first investigate the mysteries of a Sword Cultivator's Life-Bound Flying Sword.
Time slipped by.
As it passed, Wang Yu's expression grew increasingly solemn. Toward the end, even his mouth fell slightly open, and he forgot to close it for a time, as though he had seen something inconceivable.
"Whew."
He let out a long breath, and the Jade Slip fell from his forehead of its own accord. He caught it in one hand before opening his eyes again.
His face was now utterly grave.
"So this is a Life-Bound Flying Sword. No wonder Sword Cultivators are so powerful, and there are so many tales of a single sword shattering ten thousand arts," Wang Yu murmured, looking at the white Jade Slip in his hand.
This half of a Sword Canon was indeed just as that True Person from the Sword-Grinding Sect had described. It recorded several methods for refining and nurturing Life-Bound Flying Swords, and even methods for refining supporting Magical Artifacts such as Sword Pouches, Sword Scabbards, and Sword Boxes.
But all those things were recorded in the latter half of this incomplete Sword