At the same time the huge rock exploded, countless stones flew in all directions.
With my cultivation, I can naturally ignore these stones, but at this moment, Little Ah Mo is still at the side, and the flying stones might hurt him.
I reacted immediately and tried to pull Ah Mo behind me. However, because the power of the stone explosion was too great, I couldn't react in time. I could only hurriedly release the True Yuan in my body and wrap Ah Mo's body, dodging the stone attack.
After the flying stones dissipated, I looked up and saw that the huge rock had completely disappeared. There was only a round stone the size of a human head left. It was completely silver and covered in inscriptions. Each inscription looked like a small sword. Countless small swords were arranged to form complicated and mysterious symbols.
Before I could understand what the inscriptions looked like, Ah Mo, who was at the side, suddenly exclaimed, "Sword Stone!"
"Sword stone?" I frowned, "What is a sword stone?"
Ah Mo said in a daze, "I … I heard Master tell me that the sword stone is a stone formed by the remnant Yang Spirit after a sword cultivator's Yang Spirit failed and died … Master said that this stone is very precious. It's a priceless treasure for us sword cultivators."
A stone formed after a failed Yang Spirit attempt?
The Yang Spirit was formed by a cultivator's three souls. Even if it was formed by the remnant Yang Spirit, it must contain the cultivator's life's sword path. If it was used by future generations to comprehend or even refine, it would definitely be able to greatly improve their cultivation. It wouldn't be too much to describe it as a priceless treasure.
The Yang Spirit realm was an extremely profound cultivation, even for the Blessed Grotto-Heavens. Other than a few old ancestors of the Great Grotto-Heavens who had this cultivation, the other old ancestors of the Blessed Grotto-Heavens were only Yang Spirit Celestial Masters.
No wonder the old Taoist Huang Zhu had risked his life to bring this item back. He probably wanted Ah Mo to use this item to achieve his own sword path.
At this moment, the Xuanyuan Sword in Xiang Liu's leather bag was shaking more and more violently. I could vaguely feel a sense of greed. It seemed that the Xuanyuan Sword was anxious to obtain this item.
Although the Xuanyuan Sword was an ancient divine weapon, it was still a sword.
This sword stone contained the sword path. It would definitely be a great supplement for the Xuanyuan Sword. If it was nourished, the Xuanyuan Sword's power would definitely increase.
It was also a good thing for me.
If this sword stone belonged to someone else, my first reaction would definitely be to get it for myself. But this item was left by the old Taoist Huang Zhu for Ah Mo, so I couldn't have that thought.
After thinking for a while, I ignored the Xuanyuan Sword and said to Ah Mo, "This is the treasure that your master left for you. Go and keep it. It will be of great use to you in the future."
Little Ah Mo nodded obediently and walked over to pick up the sword stone. However, before he could reach his hand out, the sword stone flashed and a silver light shot towards Little Ah Mo.
The speed of the silver light was extremely fast and Little Ah Mo was so close to it that he couldn't dodge at all. Even I couldn't react in time. The silver light flashed past his index finger and cut his finger, causing a string of blood to flow out.
Fortunately, this silver light was only aimed at his index finger. If it was aimed at his body, Little Ah Mo would definitely be severely injured.
With a lingering fear in my heart, I quickly pulled him back. After checking his wound, I circulated my True Essence and used it to warm the wound on his fingertip. After a while, the bleeding stopped, forming a faint scab.
This sword stone could actually attack people. I didn't dare to let Ah Mo take it and told him to stand to the side. I walked over and extended my hand to grab the stone.
Just like before, another silver sword ray shot out and headed straight for my finger.
Although the silver light was fast, my cultivation was far from what Ah Mo could compare to. Adding on to the fact that I was fully focused, the moment the silver light shot out, Zhen Yuan surged out of my hand. With a casual wave, I destroyed the silver light and extended my hand to grab the sword stone.
Just as my hand was about to touch the sword stone, the mysterious inscriptions formed by the countless small silver swords seemed to have come alive. They turned into countless small sword energies and shot towards me. Judging from their power, it was not inferior to the Heavenly Master's attack.
I didn't dare to be negligent. I focused and released all of my Zhen Yuan and Shaman Qi in my body. They gathered in my hand and formed a huge palm. I grabbed in the air and caught all of the sword energies.
There was a muffled "Peng" sound. The sword energies had destroyed the huge palm that was formed by my Shaman Qi and Zhen Yuan.
However, at the same time that the huge palm was destroyed, the silver light on the sword energies dimmed. It seemed that they didn't have enough power. They all returned to the sword stone and returned to the inscriptions.
That should be all of the sword stone's protection. I smiled and grabbed it.
Just as I thought, the sword stone didn't resist this time. However, I didn't expect that the Xuanyuan Sword Box in Xiang Liu's leather pouch would suddenly shake violently the moment my hand touched the sword stone. I could feel an extremely strong desire through the leather pouch.
Before I could react, the Xuanyuan Sword Box broke out of Xiang Liu's leather pouch and flew into the air. It didn't stop at all and went straight for the sword stone.
At this time, the Xuanyuan Sword Box carried a strong Sword Will. It was so fast that I couldn't react at all. Even if I could react, I wouldn't dare to reach out to stop it. The Sword Will was so strong that even with my cultivation, if I tried to reach out now, my hand would probably be cut off.
When it finally touched the sword stone, a burst of bright yellow light burst out from the Xuanyuan Sword Box, directly wrapping the sword stone.
The bright yellow light was very dazzling. I squinted and looked at it. The situation inside was completely covered. I couldn't see anything at all.
Little Ah Mo and I looked at each other and stood at the same spot. After two minutes, the bright yellow light finally dissipated.
When the light completely disappeared, I looked up and was stunned. The sword stone that was the size of a human head … had completely disappeared!
The greedy intent just now was just my guess. I didn't expect that the Xuanyuan Sword Box had really swallowed the sword stone …
I turned to look at Little Ah Mo and felt awkward. This was Ah Mo's thing, but it was swallowed by the Xuanyuan Sword Box. It looked like I had snatched Little Ah Mo's thing.
Daoist Huang Zhu had entrusted Little Ah Mo to me, so I could be considered his master now. He had just become my disciple, but I didn't even give him a greeting gift. Instead, I snatched his thing … What was going on?
While I was feeling awkward, Little Ah Mo was silent for a while and seemed to understand.
This kid was obedient. He looked at me with his big eyes and said softly, "This sword stone, just take it as Ah Mo's gift for you to become my disciple."
I smiled helplessly. The sword stone had already been swallowed. I couldn't make the Xuanyuan Sword Box spit it out. This was the only thing I could do.
"Let's just treat it like this … But don't worry, Uncle will find another sword stone or a treasure more valuable than this sword stone to compensate you." Helpless, I could only give Ah Mo an empty promise.
Little Ah Mo nodded and said obediently, "Thank you, Uncle."
After making the promise, I temporarily let go of the awkwardness in my heart and looked at the Xuanyuan Sword Box.
Since the Xuanyuan Sword Box was so eager for the sword stone, there would definitely be changes after it swallowed it.
If this sword stone could make the Xuanyuan Sword release a little more power, then it wouldn't be a waste.
I stared at the sword box for a long time. In the end, the sword box seemed to have taken a nap after eating. Compared to before, there didn't seem to be any changes.
This shouldn't be the case. The sword stone was formed after the Yang Spirit failed to advance. It was at least the sword path of a sword cultivator at the consummate Yang Spirit realm. Even if it was nothing compared to the Xuanyuan Sword, it shouldn't have no reaction after it was swallowed.
After waiting for a few minutes, there was still no movement from the Xuanyuan Sword. I was getting impatient. I took the sword box in my hand and tried to push the top partition of the sword box.
Back then, the effect of the Jiuzhou Cauldron was to push open the partition, so that I could activate the Xuanyuan Sword to release sword light. At this time, if the sword stone was really useful, it would definitely open the partition.
As it turned out, my speculation was right.
This time, I didn't even inject Dao Qi. I just pressed on the partition and pushed it back lightly. The partition directly slid open!
Moreover, it directly exceeded the previous largest position. Not only did it reveal a small gap, but it completely opened!