Shen Shan paused. Seeing that Tang Yan did not seem to be joking, he asked tentatively, "Young Master Tang, how confident are you?"
"I don't know. Let's give it a try," Tang Yan said calmly.
Sensing the resolve in Tang Yan's voice, Shen Shan did not try to dissuade him again. Young Master Tang was no ordinary hotheaded youth. Even many seasoned veterans could only gaze at the dust left in the wake of his talent.
"If you've decided, I won't stop you.
Dongxue asked me for two sharp blades. These swords were forged from refined sharp-gold ore. They're hard and keen enough to slice through iron like mud.
Without using Spirit Power, you would hardly find anything sharper. They're very suitable for use inside Heaven-Covering Valley." Shen Shan took out two swords and handed them over.
Tang Yan took the long swords and weighed them in his hands. Each weighed about twenty jin.
That was light for a high-ranked Martial Artist, but in a place where only physical strength could be used, they already counted as heavy swords.
Besides diligently practicing the Extreme Six Forms every day, he had also spent no small amount of effort tempering his body. His physical strength was astonishing, and the swords felt reasonably comfortable in his hands. He immediately cupped his hands in thanks. "Thank you, Elder Shen!"
The group flew toward Heaven-Covering Valley.
It was already dusk when they reached Heaven-Covering Valley.
The setting sun was like blood, and crimson clouds filled the sky.
Looking inward through Heaven-Covering Valley's mountain gate, they saw broad stone steps stretching upward for a full thousand steps, a grand and imposing sight.
Two utterly weakened men hung from a wooden frame at the end of the steps.
Their clothes were soaked with dried blood. They looked