"His strength was still far below mine. He was only in the Void Martial Realm," Xuanyuandu said.
"Someone in the Void Martial Realm made you wary?" Huang Xiao thought for a moment, then asked, "Was he much younger than you, then?"
If this person was much younger than Xuanyuandu and already in the Void Martial Realm, his talent was terrifying.
"He should be a few years younger than me, but not by much. About your age, Brother Huang," Xuanyuandu said. "Besides, he doesn't count as one of our Imperial Remnant Manor's people."
"Really?" Huang Xiao asked in surprise. "Can you tell me about this?"
"Why not?" Xuanyuandu said with a smile. "Practically everyone in Imperial Remnant Manor knows about it. The main thing is that the lad resonated with the Xuanyuan Sword."
"What?" Huang Xiao stared at Xuanyuandu, his eyes wide.
"Shocked?" Xuanyuandu gave a somewhat bitter smile. "Even you were this shocked to hear it, let alone the people of Imperial Remnant Manor. The Xuanyuan Sword is our manor's divine sword, yet no one in our Xuanyuan family can use it. Instead, an outsider resonated with it. Isn't that laughable?"
"Not even you?" Huang Xiao felt that Xuanyuandu possessed extraordinary talent. Divine weapons such as the Xuanyuan Sword had souls and spiritual awareness of their own. They should be able to sense a person's potential.
A prodigy like Xuanyuandu had limitless prospects. Could even someone like him fail to catch the Xuanyuan Sword's discerning eye?
It seemed the Xuanyuan Sword's standards were extremely high. No wonder it had failed to find a suitable person for so many years, though one had finally appeared now.
"I tried. No luck." Xuanyuandu shook his head. "All the clansmen in the manor have tried. Not a single one succeeded."
"That really is rather