After everyone left Spirit Command Hall, the three Sect Heirs each delivered an impassioned speech. Only then did Mu Bai learn that Spirit Command Azure Valley was merely a front. The true trial grounds were actually the ruins of a great war, which the three Sect Heirs called the Fallen Spirits Ruins, an extremely secret place within the Spirit Taming Sect. There, they could encounter Yin Spirits born after warriors died in battle. With luck, they might even pick up Soul Soldiers that still retained some use, though the vast majority had already crumbled with the passing years. A slight touch would scatter them into dust. Some cultivation methods were also scattered throughout the Fallen Spirits Ruins. Though most had become illegible, one or two still remained intact. Over several thousand years, the Spirit Taming Sect had found a few within, such as the "True Method of Controlling Thunder" and the "Green Duckweed Sword Art."
That these two cultivation methods could withstand ten thousand years of erosion and remain intact showed their extraordinary origins. They must have been left behind by supreme figures in that great war. Elder Chen Guang's main responsibility was to search for and identify cultivation methods in the Fallen Spirits Ruins as best he could, while Xiong Youde bore the responsibility of ensuring these elite disciples' safety. As for Mu Bai, Elder Mu, the disciples were all rather puzzled. Perhaps he had simply been sent along to do nothing of consequence.
Zhou Dekai had already made it very clear that this was an ideal place to cultivate and comprehend the "Green Duckweed Sword Art." Mu Bai merely wanted to take this opportunity to master it. As for those treasured Soul Soldiers that had already turned to dust, he harbored no greedy hopes.
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