It flickered extremely quickly, like a spark. If Li Qingshan had not been so focused on finding the sword, he probably would have missed it as well. He was surprised and doubtful, What's going on? Is the palace master purposefully luring me into drawing a weaker treasured sword?
He could not be blamed for being so suspicious. Ever since he first set foot on the path of cultivation, the Sword Collection palace had never been friendly to him. Even now, they were still vaguely hostile.
However, upon further thought, such petty actions did not seem like the palace master's style. Although it was only a short confrontation, he always had a sharp sense of his enemies.
If the palace master doesn't want me to draw the sword, why did he send me? Or does he want to kill me on the Sword Collection peak, but there doesn't seem to be a need for that?
"Whatever. It's a treasured sword after all. I'll just take it!"
Li Qingshan flew up and grabbed the hilt. Originally, he thought he would have to use the strength of the ox demon to draw the sword, but he never thought that he would only need to use a little force to draw the sword as easily as drawing it from its sheath.
With a gentle shake, the rust that covered the sword fell off. The blade was as thin as a cicada's wing, almost transparent. Bright moonlight suddenly twisted and gathered on the blade, seeping into it bit by bit. Only then did the blade gradually fill up.
There was a crescent on the hilt as well. Li Qingshan raised the sword and faced the yellow moon in the sky, forming a full moon.
"It's Soul Reversal!" Ji Xuanri's expression changed. He subconsciously tightened his grip on Soul Destroyer. There was a scorching sun on the hilt.
Soul Reversal and Soul Destroyer both belonged to the ten renowned swords.
Although the two swords were not yin and yang like the Green Ruins and Violet Firmament, they still possessed the laws of yin and yang. It was said that they had been forged at the same time. They were a pair of twins, and they had a mysterious connection with each other.
"Don't tell me the renowned swords really do possess a spirit?"
Li Qingshan was surprised. Even though he had not refined it, he had tested the sword's power. Just the presence of the sword alone was enough to tell that regular treasured swords could not compare to it. It was definitely a renowned sword.
His feelings were rather mixed. Originally, he wanted to cheat, but in the end, the correct answer directly jumped out. He could not help but feel regret, joy, and some disbelief.
Moreover, he could feel that this famed sword did not resist him at all. He could probably refine it with a little more effort.
"It's probably because my charm is too great. When this sword sees me, it's like a young girl in love seeing her Mr. Right. It immediately wants to sleep with me."
Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, Li Qingshan grabbed the Soul-transforming Sword and leaped down from Hidden Sword Peak.
Boom! Li Qingshan bent his body slightly and landed in front of the hall, smashing a deep pit on the ground.
Li Qingshan straightened up and said to the palace master, "Palace master, you can release me now, right?"
"That's impossible. You're not a sword cultivator. How could you have obtained the recognition of the Soul-shifting Sword? You must have used some trick!" An elder angrily rebuked Li Qingshan.
"Yes, his cultivation was obviously sealed, but he was able to jump down from the Hidden Sword Peak without any injuries. There must be something wrong with this. Palace Master, please capture this man and investigate him in detail!"
A swordmaster also expressed his doubts. Even if it was the Body Tempering Arts of the school of the Military, he would probably still be injured when his cultivation was completely sealed up.
For a moment, the crowd was in a frenzy. They all wanted to take back the Soul-transforming Sword and chase Li Qingshan off the mountain.
They could not be blamed for being so excited. The ten famed swords held far too great a significance to the Sword Collection palace. Even the elders and swordmasters could not obtain a single one, yet an outsider had suddenly taken them away. It was like their own son had been abducted. They struggled to accept it.
Not to mention the fact that this' outsider 'had always shown some respect to the Sword Collection palace. Even when he faced the palace master, he stood on equal footing. How could they accept this?
"Shut up!" The palace master said sternly.
The Heaven-Leaning peak immediately fell silent. The palace master said, "Li Qingshan is not an outsider. Instead, he's a guest elder of our Sword Collection palace. There's nothing wrong with him taking the swords from Hidden Sword peak by abiding by our rules. Since he chose the Soul-transforming Sword, it's also the Soul-transforming Sword that chose him. It's all the will of the heavens!"
Now that the palace master had spoken, no matter how unwilling the swordmasters and elders were, they could only accept this outcome.
Li Qingshan listened on silently. He just felt that it was rather unnatural, but he was unable to put his finger on what it was. After much thought, he came to a conclusion, which was that everything had gone a little too smoothly today.
He had already grown accustomed to danger, so he was rather unaccustomed to obtaining a famed sword so easily. Moreover, the palace master was far too kind to him.
If it was anyone else, then so be it, but the palace master had personally witnessed him transform into a demon. Was he not afraid that his demon qi would contaminate the famed sword?
The palace master clasped his hands at Li Qingshan. "Congratulations. Now that you've obtained the Soul-transforming Sword, you'll definitely achieve great things in this era!"
"Thank you for your auspicious words," said Li Qingshan.
Then, the palace master said, "You can slowly comprehend the Ultimate Path of the Sword contained within the sword. However, in order to make better use of the Soul-transforming Sword, you're free to practise the various sword cultivation techniques of our Sword Collection palace, including the Sword Scripture of Heaven and Earth."
"Palace master, you mustn't. Li Qing- elder Li is only a guest elder. The Sword Scripture of Heaven and Earth is a secret of our Sword Collection palace that cannot be passed on to outsiders. According to the rules, it cannot be passed on to a guest elder," the elder who had just rebuked Li Qingshan angrily said immediately.
"Of course not. However, elder Li has already undergone the third heavenly tribulation, so you can be promoted to an honoured elder. You'll have the right to read the Sword Scripture of Heaven and Earth."
There was an Upper Minister in the King's Mansion, and there was also an Upper Minister in the Sect. The full name of the Upper Minister Elder was the Grand Guest Elder. They had a transcendent position in the Sect, but the probability of them appearing was much lower. Usually, there wouldn't be one in a few hundred years.
This was because great cultivators were far too rare. Great talent and tremendous amounts of resources were often indispensable. With talent like that, they would obviously be recruited by the various large sects. There was no need for them to become some guest elder, and the resources that a guest elder could receive would never be as great as a disciple of a sect.
As a result, the term 'honoured elder' had basically been forgotten by everyone, yet the palace master brought it up again.
The elder who was extremely displeased with Li Qingshan immediately reddened. Once Li Qingshan became an honoured elder, even he would have to bow to him. Just when he was about to stop him, the palace master glanced at him, and all the voices of opposition were immediately silenced. A few of them seemed to be in thought.
"Elder Li, what do you think?" The palace master then asked Li Qingshan. He seemed extremely amiable.
"I'm obviously happy that the palace master is so fond of me. I'll definitely use this sword well." No matter how he looked at it, the palace master was trying to rope him in. However, Li Qingshan just felt that something was off, so he asked, "Palace master, you don't have any ill intentions towards me, do you?"
"Definitely not."
Before he had even finished speaking, the xiezhi's horn in Li Qingshan's bosom suddenly lit up. The light shone through his clothes, appearing extremely eye-catching in the night.
Li Qingshan and the palace master looked at each other silently. The atmosphere suddenly became rather awkward.
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