Su Tiao was stunned by Zhang Hun's roar and couldn't utter a single word.
It was no wonder that Zhang Hun would be so furious. He believed in Su Tiao's words, which was why he had been so confident. He even made a guarantee in front of Fan Yan and Shen Tianyang at the beginning. But this situation was undoubtedly a slap to his own face.
"Hehe, old geezer, are you surprised?"
Feng Sha sneered as if he had seen through Zhang Hun's anger, "The injuries that your precious disciple inflicted on Qin Shi have already healed."
"What?
This, this is impossible! "
Su Du was stupefied. He was the clearest about Qin Shi's injuries. The Devouring Flame Sword had pierced through his chest. No matter what, he couldn't believe that Qin Shi was able to fully recover in just four days.
Zhang Hun's eyes sank as he stared at Su Tiao. Shortly after, he coldly snorted and turned around. He probably didn't have the face to stay here any longer. He didn't even care about the outcome of the Sword Firmament Pavilion and leaped towards the Sovereign Pavilion.
Seeing Zhang Hun's actions, Fan Yan and Shen Tianyang glared at him. In the end, they helplessly sighed and followed after him.
Not to mention Su Tiao.
Looking at the few people leaving in a sorry state, Feng Sha sneered, "A bunch of rats!"
Fang Qing also let out a sigh of relief, "It's great that Qin Shi can get through this crisis."
"Well, let's see how far he can go in the Sword Firmament Pavilion. But defeating the Sword Demon has taken quite a toll on him. I hope that he can bring us another miracle." Feng Sha recovered from his shock and said solemnly.
Although Qin Shi's feat of defeating the Sword Demon was something to be proud of in the past, the dangers in the Sword Pavilion weren't just limited to this.
Just as Feng Sha had expected, Qin Shi took a few deep breaths after defeating the Sword Demon. He then dispersed the lightning spear in his hand and narrowed his eyes.
"This Sword Demon is truly difficult to deal with."
In the eyes of the outside world, it was very easy for Qin Shi to defeat the Sword Demon. However, they had forgotten that the Sword Demon had fused the Sword Qi of two Sword Demons. Putting aside the extraordinary Sword Principle, the Sword Demon's cultivation was at the Greater Domain Realm. Only Qin Shi himself knew how much Spiritual Energy he had consumed to destroy the Sword Demon in one go.
"Little fellow, you defeated a Domain Realm expert with a single move. Looks like your breakthrough this time has brought you a lot of benefits." The Nefarious Demon's voice sounded faintly.
Hearing that, Qin Shi gnashed his teeth and said angrily, "You have the nerve to say that. Do you know how dangerous it was just now?
If I hadn't broken through, I would have died here today. "
The demon shrugged indifferently. "Then you should thank me. If it weren't for me, you might not have been able to break through."
"Thank you my ass!"
Qin Shi roared. Then, he simply ignored the demon. After wasting so much time, it was time for him to continue his journey to the top of the Sword Pavilion.
He released his Telekinesis and locked his eyes on the darkness in front of him.
Although it was endless, he could clearly feel an extremely dense fluctuation at the end of the abyss. There were about a hundred of them, and they were intertwining.
He was sure that it was the Sword Qi Array that led to the 21st level.
Therefore, he lifted his leg and walked towards it.
"Little fellow, don't be in such a hurry to leave," the demon suddenly said.
"What now?" Qin Shi was really afraid of the Nefarious Demon. He frowned.
"Don't act like I owe you a lot of money. I have good news for you this time."
"How can you have good news?" Qin Shi looked at Qin Shi suspiciously.
"Are you going to listen or not?" The demon said unhappily.
"Of course I'll listen. There's no harm in listening." Qin Shi curled his lips. He was still very curious about the good news the demon was talking about.
"Look over there."
The demon rolled its eyes at Qin Shi. Then, its murderous aura slowly gathered into a demon hand and pointed at the Sword Demon that Qin Shi had destroyed.
"Hmm?"
Qin Shi was stunned. When he turned around, a strange look flashed across his eyes.
"What is this?"
He smacked his lips. He saw that there was suddenly a fluorescent light rising into the sky from the Sword Demon's corpse. The fluorescent light was azure and dazzling in the dark space. It was like the most dazzling star in the north.
"If I'm not wrong, it should be the Sword Demon's Nascent Soul!"
"The Sword Demon's Nascent Soul?" Qin Shi's eyes widened.
"Yes!"
The Nefarious Devil replied, "Just now, the two Sword Demons probably hadn't completely fused when you suddenly used an external force to destroy them, causing their power to overflow. The two forces combined in the outside world and formed this Sword Demon Nascent Soul. You can also think of this Sword Demon Nascent Soul as the two Sword Demons gave birth to it."
"Babies?
You're saying that the Sword Demon's Nascent Soul will eventually grow into a Sword Demon? "
"Yes, that's right. If you take it now and bind it with your blood, once it grows into an adult Sword Demon, it will be able to listen to your commands wholeheartedly."
"What?
Listen to my commands?
Doesn't that mean it's similar to a puppet? "
Qin Shi's face was filled with wild joy. He had experienced the abilities of the Sword Demon before. Putting everything else aside, just the extraordinary Sword Dao alone would definitely be a great help if used properly.
The Nefarious Devil nodded. "More or less. However, this Sword Devil is somewhat different from a puppet. Puppets don't have life, but the Sword Devil's Nascent Soul is different. Although it doesn't have any intelligence, once it fuses with your essence blood, it will form a heart meridian according to your essence blood. Then, it will gain intelligence. Once it has intelligence, its killing power will be much greater than a puppet's."
Hearing this, Qin Shi's heart beat wildly. If it was really as the Evil Demon said, then he had really picked up a treasure. To be able to refine a Sword Demon that had gained intelligence, that was simply an unimaginable trump card.
He focused slightly at the thought of this.
"Can I bind it now?" He asked.
The demon shrugged. "Of course."
Qin Shi nodded after receiving the demon's affirmation. Without saying anything else, he slowly approached the fluorescent light.
As he approached the fluorescent light, Qin Shi could clearly see the miniature Sword Demon in the middle of the azure light. However, it looked a little more amusing after being shrunk.
"Haha, now that I look at it, it's actually quite likable."
The demon chuckled. "Is that so?
Hehe, I guess you won't think so in a while. "
"Hmm?
What do you mean? "
"It's nothing. Hurry up and recognize him as your master. When he absorbs enough Sword Qi from the Sword Pavilion, he will naturally recognize the Sword Pavilion as his master. It will be very difficult for you to take him as your own."
"There's such a thing?"
"Of course. Otherwise, why do you think the Sword Demons survived in the sword pavilion?"
The fiend rolled its eyes at Qin Shi in disdain. "Although this Sword Pavilion doesn't have any life forms, it has developed intelligence after tens of thousands of years. Furthermore, rather than calling this a Sword Pavilion, it would be more accurate to call it a Spiritual Artifact with special effects!"
"A spiritual weapon with special effects?"
"Yes. Actually, there are a few spiritual weapons with the same effects as the sword pavilion on the Ancient Divine Objects List. Two of them are relatively famous and ranked higher. If I remember correctly, it's a four-horned dragon cauldron called the Sky-reaching Dragon Cauldron. The dragon cauldron is only the size of a palm, but it contains millions of spatial spaces and hundreds of types of Heavenly Flames. It has the effect of refining everything and turning everything it refines into various elixirs."
"What?
Refining elixirs on its own? "
Qin Shi was shocked. What kind of magical treasure was that?
If he could find it and use it for himself, wouldn't he never have to worry about elixirs?
"Yes. Back in ancient times, this Heaven Connecting Dragon Cauldron had caused quite a number of major powers to fight over it. A few wars broke out in succession. However, it was said that the cauldron sank into the deep sea during one of the battles. After that, there was no more news about this Heaven Connecting Dragon Cauldron.
"Apart from the Sky-reaching Dragon Cauldron, there's also a mountain called the Divine Martial Mountain. Just like the Sky-reaching Dragon Cauldron, the Divine Martial Mountain has a spatial space. In that space, you can comprehend martial arts. Of course, the martial arts you comprehend depends on your physique and the Dharma Body you cultivate. It's almost the same as the sword pavilion."
The demon paused for a moment, then continued, "That's why when I first heard about the effects of the Sword Pavilion, I roughly understood the essence of it. The reason why it can help you comprehend the Way of the Sword is because it contains the foundation of the Sword Sect's 36 Sect Masters' swordsmanship. These foundations have evolved over tens of thousands of years and have formed their own cultivation method. It will form martial arts according to your own situation."
"As for the 36 levels, it's actually just a standard that the sect masters of the Sword Sect use to measure the strength of their disciples. The higher you go, the more martial arts you will develop will be formed from the swordsmanship of the sect masters."
When he heard this, Qin Shi felt as if he had just woken up from a dream. He had never thought that there would be such a mysterious thing on this continent, and there were treasures that he had never even thought about.
"Don't be anxious. There are many strange things on the Ancient Divine Object Ranking Board. For example, the Eight Great Vicious Weapons that you have seen are actually not ranked on the Ancient Divine Object Ranking Board. At the very most, they are only ranked outside the top hundred."
"Outside the top 100?"
Qin Shi felt his heart ache. He understood the abilities of the Eight Great Ominous Weapons better than anyone else. How could such a heaven-defying item only be ranked outside the top 100?
It seemed that the treasures that were ranked at the top of the Ancient Divine Object Ranking were all extraordinary items that could not be measured by ordinary standards.
Suddenly, the demon became much more serious. "Of course, although the Eight Great Ominous Weapons are not precious, I can vaguely feel that they seem to be hiding some kind of secret."
"You're saying that there's some unknown secret on the Eight Great Ominous Weapons?
What is it? "
Asked Qin Shi. He had a strange premonition that if the demon's guess was correct, then the secret must be shocking.