Without giving it much thought, Huang Xiao and Qingfeng passed through the outer formation of sabers and swords and walked up to the central stone platform.
"This saber? It looks ordinary enough, but I think there must be something unusual about it. Shall we pull it out and take a look?" Huang Xiao said after standing beside the platform and carefully examining the saber.
Qingfeng nodded too. The surrounding sabers and swords all exuded a keen aura, yet the saber in the center of the stone platform gave off no aura whatsoever, which was somewhat unexpected.
Still, even if this saber looked unremarkable, it had been embedded in the center of the Heaven-Piercing Grand Formation, so it was clearly the most crucial part.
Huang Xiao was certain his guess was right. This was the key to sealing the formation, and also the key to unsealing it.
By now, the circular stone platform lay fully exposed before Huang Xiao and Qingfeng.
Its surface was not smooth. Numerous grooves as fine as threads crisscrossed it. They were not deep, only about an inch.
"This saber must be extraordinary, but it looks as though it can't be pulled out!" Qingfeng said.
"Let's try!" Huang Xiao stepped onto the raised platform and walked toward the saber.
Here, Huang Xiao was not worried about his safety. Surely Senior Li would not have laid one lethal trap after another? Besides, apart from the lethal traps Senior Li had laid, even the formations originally in the valley seemed to pose no danger. The same ought to hold true here, so Huang Xiao felt quite at ease.
Reaching the center, Huang Xiao grasped the hilt with one hand and pulled hard. It did not budge.
Seeing that one hand was not enough, Huang Xiao gripped the hilt tightly