Rumor had it that the Five Crown King had obtained an incomparably powerful sword embryo, allowing him to sweep through Immortal Ancient. Many ancient freaks had fallen at his hands, and even weapons of immortal gold had been broken, unable to withstand it.
Ning Chuan knew more about this sword embryo. It had reportedly once borne the name Great Luo Sword Embryo, and the weight of the words "Great Luo" alone spoke to its power.
Reportedly, no one had ever seen its upper limit. It grew stronger against stronger opponents. According to information gathered by the faction behind Ning Chuan, a True Immortal had once wielded this sword, and its power had ranked as formidable even among Immortal Artifacts.
Yet that did not seem to be this sword embryo's limit, for there were other, unverifiable accounts that an Immortal King had wielded it and unleashed the might of an Immortal King Artifact.
Judging by those accounts alone, the Great Luo Sword Embryo would certainly have drawn people like moths to a flame. Even Immortal Kings would not have passed it up.
Unfortunately, ominous rumors also surrounded the sword. Those who obtained it would see their own futures within it, and those futures were destined to occur. Most were ill-omened visions that led to grave consequences.
The True Immortal who had obtained the sword embryo had seen a vision of himself dissolving into the Dao, but he had paid it no mind. He considered himself exceptionally gifted, capable of becoming an Immortal King in the future and escaping that supposed ill fate.
He believed that as long as he became an Immortal King, he could avoid that ominous future, and that this sword embryo was a test for prodigies destined for Immortal Kingship.
Then he died.
Shortly after becoming a Quasi-Immortal