Chapter 1384 Stone Sword

Chapter 1384 Stone Sword

1384 Stone Sword
Tian Yang held a look of disbelief on his face after hearing Kulas' response. Seeing this, Kulas couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"..."
Ren Xia silently watched their interaction with widened eyes. She was skeptical that Kulas and Tian Yang were friends at first, but after seeing their interaction, she had no choice but to believe it. Moreover, she has never seen Kulas laughing so heartily before.
Sometime later, Tian Yang jumped on Kulas' flying treasure and started following Ren Xia. The white swan fluttered its wings and flew in the sky like a real being while the white tiger ran in the sky, almost as though there was an invisible platform for it to traverse.
If one saw them from a distance, they could easily be mistaken for authentic magical beasts.
The flying treasures moved at extreme speeds, much faster than the flying treasure used by the Huang Family during their escape. Furthermore, it didn't require as much spiritual energy from the user to maintain top speed. They were incomparably better than ordinary flying treasures.
The only downside of these flying treasures would be their astronomically high price tag, something even extremely wealthy families would not dare consider buying more than one.
Within half an hour, Tian Yang and his group covered a distance that would typically take them a month if they had traveled normally.
When Tian Yang realized how much time they had wasted in the first section, he felt a strong urge to smack Kulas in the back of his head, but he eventually controlled his urges.
After another half an hour, Ren Xia's flying treasure quickly slowed down to a halt.
"We're here," she said, her gaze pointing at the large sword in the distance.
"What is that…?" Tian Yang mumbled in a dazed voice as he used divine sense to take a closer look.
Several miles in the distance, a sizable stone sword appeared, seemingly thrust into the ground. On closer inspection, one could discern engraved words on the blade, each character seemingly etched with the precision of a sword stroke.
"We call it Han Zexian's Stone Sword, and we believe that it's trying to pass down a profound sword technique. Han Zexian was known to be a powerful Swordmaster with hundreds of terrifying sword techniques at his disposal, so it's likely that this is one of them."
Tian Yang swallowed nervously. He could feel an unfathomable aura emitted by the stone sword even from such a distance.
When they got closer to the stone sword, Tian Yang noticed tens of thousands of cultivators were sitting in front of the stone sword, their gazes glued to its blade.
However, unlike the first section, there was no protection from the tomb to safeguard these people while they tried to comprehend the technique within the stone sword.
"Hmm… I don't wield the sword, so I won't bother trying to comprehend it." Kulas suddenly said.
He turned to look at Tian Yang and asked, "How long do you think it'll take you to comprehend it?"
Tian Yang looked at him with raised eyebrows, "Why are you making it sound like I am guaranteed to comprehend it? Countless people must've tried to comprehend it for the past year, but it's still here."
"If anybody can comprehend it, it'll be the only person who managed to clear a jade-difficulty trial." Kulas smiled.
"What?" Ren Xia turned to look at Tian Yang with wide eyes. "You cleared a trial from a jade altar?"
He calmly nodded.
Ren Xia was left speechless upon learning this information. She knew a few people from the Immortal Clans also took the jade altar's trial, but none of them survived.
'Just who is this man? He can't be a mere nobody!' Ren Xia thought to herself.
A moment later, she spoke, "Now that I think about it, we never had a proper introduction. I'm Ren Xia, youngest of the Immortal Sword Clan."
"Xiao Yang, a rogue cultivator." Tian Yang lied like it was in his nature.
"A rogue cultivator?" Ren Xia instantly knew that Tian Yang was lying, but she had no proof.
'Is he worried that I will expose his identity to the Immortal Gu Clan? Well, I don't blame him for being cautious.'
She decided to play along.
As they got closer to the stone sword, Ren Xia warned, "There won't be any safe zone in this place, so make sure you don't focus entirely on the stone sword and forget about your surroundings. With that being said, nobody would dare to cause a commotion that could disturb everyone here."
Kulas then said, "Don't worry about your safety and focus on the stone sword. I'll watch your back."
Tian Yang nodded and took a seat before the stone sword a moment later.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he reopened them, they were completely focused on the engravings on the stone sword.
"How long do people tend to stay here?" Kulas asked Ren Xia a moment later.
"..."
"Are you seriously going to continue ignoring me? Why are you acting so childish?"
She glanced at him and sneered, "Says the one who ran away from home a year ago."
"I did not run away. I merely went on a journey to find out my own path."
"Whatever you say."
After a moment of silence, Ren Xia continued, "Most people leave within a month if they don't see any progress while some have been here for over six months."
"And how does this trial work? Does the stone sword go away once someone comprehends the technique?" Kulas asked.
"That's what happened to the others."
"There is more than one stone sword?"
"Not just stone swords. There are sabers, axes, bows—all kinds of weapons."
"Huh? Why does he have so many different kinds of techniques? I also never heard of Han Zexian wielding anything other than swords."
'It's widely known that Han Zexian had multiple identities, but the exact number remains a mystery. Only a few are aware, and we lack confirmation, but there's a belief that one of Han Zexian's many aliases was Ambiguous Hoarder,' Ren Xia disclosed through divine sense.
'Ambiguous Hoarder?! Are you sure?!' Kulas was shocked to learn this information.
'Like I said, we don't have proof, but after seeing the unfathomable amount of treasures in this place, I would be willing to bet on it being true.' Ren Xia sighed.