"The Ancient Sword's shadow..."
Qiongsongzi gazed at the illusory Ancient Sword from afar, his brows tightly furrowed.
What exactly did this suddenly appearing shadow of the Ancient Sword signify?
With the sect's fortune at stake, he could not afford to be careless!
"This is the first time I've encountered anything like this, too."
After a moment's thought, Lin Mo briefly recounted how he had subdued the first two Ancient Swords, his gaze resolute. "I can say with certainty that the Nine-Nine Soul-Devouring Formation here has been completely dismantled. Your sect's fortune will surely recover little by little."
"As for this sword shadow... it should have nothing to do with your sect's fortune."
Qiongsongzi remained silent.
A moment later, he withdrew his gaze from the illusory Ancient Sword and said slowly, "My view is precisely the opposite of yours, young friend."
"This evil formation drained our sect's fortune, and now an illusory sword shadow has appeared alongside the Ancient Sword. Perhaps it means... the time has come for our sect's Main and Branch Lines to reunite!"
Huh?
Lin Mo was utterly lost, clearly struggling to understand Qiongsongzi's words.
Main and Branch Lines...
Could there be another branch outside the Divine Firmament Sect's gates that shared the same roots?
If that were true, the Ancient Sword's shadow seemed to have a reasonable explanation.
The third Ancient Sword's physical form suppressed the Nine-Nine Soul-Devouring Formation, while its shadow suppressed the fortune of the Divine Firmament Sect's branch line. Or perhaps another Soul-Devouring Formation lay beneath that branch's sect grounds!
"This matter dates back a very long time. Almost no one in the Eastern Isle's cultivation world knows of it today."
Qiongsongzi's gaze turned reflective, though another, unusual significance flickered in his eyes. "It happened during the century or so when the Primordial Era