"At any other time, they certainly wouldn't hand the Divine Sword over to an outsider," Li Bai said with a chuckle. "Unfortunately, circumstances will force their hand. When the time comes, they'll have no choice."
"Because of the Demon Hall?" Dugu Sheng quickly understood.
"Exactly. To contend with the Demon Hall during this Thousand-Year Period, they must try anything that can increase their strength," Li Bai said.
"But the Demon Hall's Thousand-Year Period has nothing to do with Imperial Remnant Manor, does it? That much I do know," Dugu Sheng said, somewhat puzzled.
"That was true before, but this time is different." Li Bai shook his head. "The circumstances are complicated, and I can't say much about them to you. You only need to know one thing: this time, Imperial Remnant Manor will definitely act. The Demon Hall's Thousand-Year Period will threaten them as well."
Dugu Sheng nodded. Although he did not know why, Senior Li clearly was not deceiving him.
"Unfortunately, my strength is still insufficient. I still can't truly resonate with the Xuanyuan Sword, so I can't use it," Dugu Sheng said.
"You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Li Bai smiled. "You must feel it with your heart and communicate with the Xuanyuan Sword with your heart. Divine swords have spirits. The two of you must establish a mysterious sense of accord."
"A mysterious sense of accord?" Dugu Sheng asked. "What is that?"
Li Bai paused, then shook his head. "It can only be grasped intuitively, not conveyed in words. You know I possess the divine sword Ganjiang, don't you?"
Dugu Sheng nodded vigorously.
"It's a feeling I have when I resonate with the Ganjiang Sword, that mysterious sense of accord. It's like human-sword unity: I am Ganjiang, and Ganjiang is me. Only then did I