North of Ye Abyss, deep in another mountain above the great marsh.
At that moment, five figures sat cross-legged or leaned against rocks, gazing toward the summit of Pan Mountain.
Atop that summit, a figure had sat motionless for over half a month.
No matter how wind and rain battered him, he never stirred.
"To think a single flying sword would involve so many prominent figures from four different powers."
The speaker was a woman in unusual clothing, whose accent was unlike that of the Central Region.
She was Ku Qian, the female cultivator from the Western Regions.
She sat on a bluestone boulder, hugging her knees and tilting her head slightly as she spoke.
"Counting Senior Zhao, there may be more than ten Nascent Soul Realm cultivators joining the battle."
Beside her sat a young cultivator.
It was Shi Yunhao.
His expression was calm, his gaze passing through layers of mountain mist to rest on Pan Mountain's summit. He said nothing at her words.
Instead, a Nascent Soul Realm Demon Ruins cultivator seated cross-legged before him spoke. "Heh, the material Xu Dongsheng used for the casting
"was that rare treasure, thunder-charged fushi stone."
He continued slowly, "From the looks of things, the rumors that this sword might emerge as a Spirit Treasure were not groundless."
This man was Zhao Xieyang, a Nascent Soul cultivator of the Seed Demon Way.
"Spirit Treasures differ from Law Treasures and Ancient Treasures. Very few exist, and they cannot easily be forged by human hands."
"Every Spirit Treasure contains the mysteries of heaven and nature, and may even possess its own sentience."
He paused.
"In theory, one only needs Nascent Soul Realm cultivation to wield a Spirit Treasure. Yet ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivators cannot hold on to one at all."
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