Shu Rou suddenly giggled. “Then lend it to me for a while so I can study it properly. This sword contains incredibly profound knowledge!”
Ye Xuan was about to speak when Qin Guan cut in. “That’s fine! But once you’ve figured it out, you have to share your findings with me, alright?”
Shu Rou agreed instantly without any hesitation. “Deal!”
Ye Xuan looked at Qin Guan, who gave him a playful smile.
Truth be told, she had wanted to study the Azure Profound Sword herself for ages, but she was simply too busy. Besides, the knowledge contained within the sword was far too advanced to decipher in just a day or two.
Now that someone was willing to help, she was naturally delighted!
As they spoke, the group arrived at the second tower. Ye Xuan glanced at the door; it was sealed with another restriction.
At that moment, Shu Rou piped up excitedly. “Let me! Let me!”
Clutching the Azure Profound Sword, she walked up to the door and thrust the blade forward!
Nothing happened.
Shu Rou froze.
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile, snapped his fingers, and granted her authorisation.
The Azure Profound Sword trembled slightly.
Ye Xuan laughed. “Try again!”
Shu Rou nodded, then stabbed once more.
Boom!
This time, the restriction on the tower door instantly disintegrated into nothingness.
Shu Rou dashed straight inside!
Ye Xuan and Qin Guan quickly followed.
Upon entering, both froze. The entire tower was packed from floor to ceiling with countless suits of armour and all kinds of divine weapons!
Ye Xuan’s expression instantly turned solemn.
Terrifying!
Every single piece was a supreme divine artefact!
Not one was trash!
At that moment, Qin Guan stepped forward. “All mine!”
Ye Xuan turned to her. Qin Guan grinned. “Mine, all of it!”
She immediately took off her little cloth pouch and prepared to start collecting everything.
Ye Xuan’s face stiffened.
But right then, his expression abruptly changed. He yanked Qin Guan behind him, pointed a finger, and the Azure Profound Sword shot into the sky!
Boom!
Above them, a beam of black light crashed down.
Boom!
A horrifying force suddenly erupted inside the tower. The Azure Profound Sword was blasted back to Ye Xuan, while every divine weapon around them shuddered violently from the shockwave but remained undamaged!
Ye Xuan looked up. On the floor above stood a woman in black battle armour with a high ponytail. She held a spear in her left hand and a shield in her right. She looked extremely cool.
Seeing her, Ye Xuan frowned. Was this woman another spirit of the tower?
The woman stared at him. “Who are you!”
Ye Xuan replied, “Sword Master of the Human Realm!”
The woman frowned slightly. “Never heard of you!”
Ye Xuan looked at her. “Are you the spirit of this tower?”
Without another word, the woman turned into a streak of black light and charged straight at him!
Ye Xuan vanished from where he stood!
Bzzz!
A sword hum suddenly rang out across the area!
Boom!
Black light and sword light exploded inside the tower. Countless shockwaves rippled outward, causing the entire structure to shake violently!
Qin Guan and the others quickly retreated outside!
Bang!
At that instant, a figure was sent flying out!
It was the woman!
Qin Guan looked towards the tower entrance as Ye Xuan slowly walked out.
Ye Xuan gazed calmly at the distant woman. At that moment, the spear in her hand had already shattered!
The woman stared at Ye Xuan, her eyes suddenly fixing on the Azure Profound Sword. She frowned. “What kind of sword is that?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Azure Profound Sword!”
The woman snapped angrily, “Dare to fight me without that sword?”
Ye Xuan laughed loudly. “Sure!”
With a flick of his sleeve, the Azure Profound Sword flew to Shu Rou.
Shu Rou hurriedly caught it; she absolutely adored that sword!
Seeing Ye Xuan put the sword away, the woman instantly vanished.
Crack!
Space split open in front of Ye Xuan, and a spear thrust out!
Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes and delivered a single sword thrust!
Human Realm Sword!
Boom!
As sword light exploded, the woman was sent flying hundreds of zhang by that single strike. The moment she stopped, another sword came slashing towards her!
The woman’s eyes narrowed. She hastily raised her shield to block!
Bang!
With a dull thud, she was forced back again!
At that moment, Ye Xuan vanished once more!
Sss!
A streak of sword energy tore through the air!
In the distance, the woman’s expression changed drastically. She raised her shield again!
Bang!
When the Human Realm Sword struck, her shield shuddered violently. The immense force sent her staggering backwards repeatedly!
Just then, Ye Xuan, far away, suddenly spread his palm. In an instant, thousands upon thousands of Human Realm Swords gathered above his hand. Then he disappeared!
Sss!
A sword suddenly stabbed into the shield of the still-retreating woman!
Bang!
The shield instantly cracked. The tremendous power hurled her tens of thousands of zhang away. The moment she stopped, the shield shattered into pieces. At the same time, a sword tip rested between her brows!
The woman stared at Ye Xuan. “I lost!”
Ye Xuan withdrew his sword, walked back to Qin Guan, looked at the Human Realm Sword in his hand, and said softly, “I’ve realised that even without the Azure Profound Sword, I can still fight pretty well!”
Qin Guan laughed. “Yes!”
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile.
He had to admit, this battle had made one thing clear: even without relying on the Azure Profound Sword’s sharpness, he, Ye Xuan, was still more than capable!
Qin Guan smiled. “You’ve become much more confident in your sword dao than before!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Indeed!”
Qin Guan asked, “Are you going to give up the Azure Profound Sword?”
Ye Xuan immediately shook his head. “No!”
After everything they had been through together, he truly had feelings for the Azure Profound Sword!
Moreover, this was the sword Qing’er had forged for him; he would never abandon it!
What he needed to do was work hard to become stronger himself and not depend on the sword, not discard it!
As if sensing his thoughts, the Azure Profound Sword trembled slightly, then turned into a streak of sword light and flew back into his hand.
Ye Xuan laughed heartily and gently stroked the blade.
At that moment, the woman in the distance suddenly called out, “Who exactly are you people!”
Ye Xuan snapped out of his reverie, looked at her, and smiled. “So you are the spirit of this tower?”
After a brief silence, the woman said, “You were able to break the cosmic restriction left by the Cosmic Spirit!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Yes!”
The woman stared at him. “Who are you!”
Ye Xuan chuckled. “Everyone calls me the Backer… wait, no, they call me the Sword Master of the Human Realm!”
Sword Master of the Human Realm!
The woman’s brows instantly knitted. After a moment of silence, she asked, “Why have you come here?”
The little elf immediately blurted, “We came here to look for trea—”
Ye Xuan hurriedly stopped her, then said seriously, “We’re just here for a casual stroll!”
A casual stroll!
The little elf blinked. “Didn’t we come for trea—”
Ye Xuan said solemnly, “We’re just strolling. Any treasures are purely incidental, understand?”
“Uh!”
The little elf was completely baffled.
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