This elderly man hailed from the Azure Dragon Sword Sect and was a senior elder there. In the ancient Sword Realm Continent, he was a top-tier sword cultivator, formidable and renowned.
"Everyone, after days and nights of deduction over this period, I feel that the Divine Sword Sect was indeed very likely the internal traitor during that great war back then. It is highly possible that the Divine Sword Sect colluded with the Blade Realm, leading to the Blade Realm army invading our Sword Realm Continent.
Later, when the Sword Realm Continent was destroyed, as the internal traitor, the Divine Sword Sect must have preserved most of its strength, and the majority of its members must still be alive.
But over the years, the Divine Sword Sect has pretended to be destroyed; its headquarters remain in ruins, and it still does to this day. What exactly is the Divine Sword Sect scheming for?
Logically, as the Sword Realm Continent's internal traitor who colluded with the Blade Realm and brought in its army to annihilate the Sword Realm Continent, shouldn't the Divine Sword Sect have immediately taken over the entire Sword Realm Continent afterward, becoming its master?
I sense something strange is afoot."
A mage suddenly spoke up.
The surrounding Remnant Souls looked over, recognizing that this mage was from Shijian Manor.
Shijian Manor was also a relatively well-known sword dao sect on the ancient Sword Realm Continent, and it had always maintained good relations with Tianjian Sect. Thus, after receiving Sword Elder's message, this mage from Shijian Manor immediately brought a batch of ancient texts from Shijian Manor to Tianjian Sect's headquarters.
This mage from Shijian Manor was a rather famous deduction master on the ancient Sword Realm Continent, so no one doubted his words.
"If that's the case, then we can determine that the Divine Sword Sect was indeed the internal traitor of the ancient Sword Realm Continent. Moreover, the true purpose of the Divine Sword Sect colluding with the Blade Realm was not to become the master of our Sword Realm Continent, but rather, they have a greater scheme.
And what the Divine Sword Sect is scheming for is most likely the things left behind by Tian Luo Sword God and Dao Mo Ancestor."
A senior elder of the Azure Dragon Sword Sect spoke.
"Everyone, since we've now begun to reach a consensus, the next step for us is to take action. That is, to mobilize the forces of our various sects and jointly investigate the secret deep beneath the Sword Realm Continent.
I believe that as long as our sects unite and work together, we will surely uncover what secret lies deep beneath our Sword Realm Continent."
Sword Elder nodded after listening to the discussions among the high-level members of the major sword dao sects and then spoke.
"Very well. Next, we shall combine the forces of several sword dao sects to jointly investigate the secret deep beneath the Sword Realm Continent."
A high-level member of the Azure Dragon Sword Sect nodded in agreement.
"To think that in the past, any one of our sword dao sects could be taken out and were each mighty and renowned. But today, it truly is a case of a tiger stranded on flat ground bullied by dogs. We actually need several major sword dao sects to join forces before we have the power to investigate the secret deep beneath this continent."
A Remnant Soul sighed.
"Brother Lü, do not be overly pessimistic. Although our Sword Realm Continent appears destroyed on the surface, there is still vitality remaining. I believe that one day, our Sword Realm Continent will be rebuilt, and every sect on the continent will have the opportunity to rise once more."
Sword Elder said.
"Correct. Our Sword Realm Continent was a famous Great World within the Chaotic Void Sea in ancient times, its overall strength not inferior to any other power in the Chaotic Void Sea. Although we suffered calamity, our Sword Realm Continent will surely have its day to rise again."
The other Remnant Souls were greatly invigorated in spirit.
"Since everyone is in agreement, well, now everyone should return to their respective sects, and then together we shall mobilize the hidden strengths of each sect."
Sword Elder declared in a clear, loud voice.
Afterward, the Remnant Souls from the other sects dispersed, walking out of the formation at Tianjian Sect headquarters and returning to their own respective sect headquarters.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei was still inside the Sword Cave, comprehending and practicing sword techniques. An oppressive, heavy Sword Intent permeated the area around his body, making it feel as if the entire space of the Sword Cave was continuously descending along with him.
"Master, why do I feel that the Sword Intent you're cultivating now works on the same principle as the gravity energy within those five Gravity Spheres?"
Hu Miao, sensing the increasingly heavy Sword Intent around Ye Yunfei, suddenly spoke.
"The core of the sword dao I am cultivating now lies in 'heaviness.' It works on the same principle as the gravity energy within those Gravity Spheres."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"I can use the gravity energy within those five Gravity Spheres to help comprehend the sword dao I am cultivating now."
Ye Yunfei suddenly had an insight.
He immediately separated a portion of his Soul Power planets to begin comprehending the gravity energy contained within the five Gravity Spheres.
Gravity energy was a rather special kind of energy in the world. Both gravity energy and the laws of gravity were difficult to comprehend, and even harder to cultivate.
Although Ye Yunfei had possessed those five Gravity Spheres for quite some time, he had never attempted to comprehend or cultivate gravity energy.
Now, after cultivating the various sword dao legacies within this Sword Cave, Ye Yunfei intended to forge a second sword dao of his own.
Since all the sword dao legacies within this Sword Cave leaned towards 'heaviness,' Ye Yunfei thought of gravity energy.
For the following period, Ye Yunfei continued to comprehend and cultivate the sword dao legacies contained within each long sword in this Sword Cave, while simultaneously beginning to comprehend the gravity energy within those five Gravity Spheres.
Gravity energy was an extremely special and rare type of energy in the world. The difficulty of cultivating it was comparable to that of Mental Energy. One could even say that gravity energy was rarer and more challenging to cultivate than Mental Energy. For ordinary beings, there was simply no starting point; at the very least, Ye Yunfei had never heard of any being in the world who could cultivate gravity energy.
But Ye Yunfei was different. He possessed two Soul Bodies, sixty Soul Power planets, and had also cultivated the pupil technique legacy of Tian Mu Shen Jun. All these conditions combined elevated Ye Yunfei's innate talent and comprehension ability to an astonishingly high level.
No one knew how much time passed before Ye Yunfei finally managed to comprehend and cultivate once every sword dao legacy contained within each long sword in this second Sword Cave.
However, Ye Yunfei knew this did not mean his training in this Sword Cave was complete. According to Sword Elder, he still had to fuse all the sword dao legacies within this Sword Cave into one, comprehending a sword dao path of his own. Only then would his training in this Sword Cave be considered truly successful.
For the following period, Ye Yunfei began attempting to fuse all the sword dao legacies within this Sword Cave while comprehending the gravity energy within the five Gravity Spheres. He also tried to connect the gravity energy with the sword dao he intended to forge based on this second Sword Cave.
"Actually, gravity energy and earth energy share certain similarities; they can even complement each other, because the great earth itself is representative of the property of heaviness."
Such a sudden, clear realization welled up in Ye Yunfei's heart.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei began comparing earth energy and gravity energy, comprehending them together.
He had been cultivating Earth Reading techniques for a very long time, so he was naturally extremely familiar with earth energy. Now, comparing these two similar types of energy—earth energy and gravity energy—he gained a deeper understanding of both not long after.
Again, no one knew how much time passed. The Sword Intent around Ye Yunfei's body grew even heavier.
The space within this Sword Cave had deeply sunken downward, along with the ground of the cave itself.
Ye Yunfei suddenly stood up. The thousands upon thousands of illusory streams of Sword Intent surrounding his body simultaneously emitted sharp, clanging sword cries. Then, Ye Yunfei's body suddenly spun like a top, drilling down beneath the ground and disappearing from this Sword Cave.
Next, Ye Yunfei's body arrived deep underground below Tianjian Sect headquarters, surrounded by countless heavy sword radiances.
All the geopathic energy within this underground world reacted as if sensing him, surging like vast oceans from all directions towards Ye Yunfei's location.
Simultaneously, the five Gravity Spheres also appeared around Ye Yunfei, releasing the vast, mighty gravity energy they contained. Then, that gravity energy began to merge with the earth energy.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's body was filled with terrifying earth energy and gravity energy, akin to a roiling, boiling ocean.
Columns of energy waves thousands of feet high surged upward, directly erupting through the ground. They transformed into brilliant, dazzling sword radiances that shot toward the sky, weaving through the heavens above Tianjian Sect headquarters. The clanging of swords nearly shook the skies across the entire Sword Realm Continent.
At this moment, countless eyes across the Sword Realm Continent looked toward Tianjian Sect's headquarters.
"This is a celestial phenomenon triggered by a certain sword dao expert successfully comprehending a sword path! Our Sword Realm Continent hasn't witnessed such a phenomenon in many years. It seems Tianjian Sect has produced an extraordinary sword dao genius!"
At this moment, waves of astonished discussion erupted across the Sword Realm Continent.
"Ye Yunfei has successfully comprehended a second sword dao!"
Meanwhile, Sword Elder and a few elders of Tianjian Sect watched the brilliant, dazzling sword radiances dancing back and forth high in the skies above Tianjian Sect. They could not help but reveal expressions of excitement.
"Each of these sword radiances carries an immensely heavy sense to it, precisely the characteristic of the sword dao legacies in the second Sword Cave.
Truly unimaginable! In such a short period of time, he has already finished comprehending and cultivating the sword dao legacies of that Sword Cave, fused them into one, and forged a second sword dao!"
An elder of Tianjian Sect standing beside Sword Elder said excitedly.
"This descendant of our Tianjian Sect is no ordinary figure!"
Sword Elder was in extremely high spirits and could not help but burst into hearty laughter.
"It seems Tianjian Sect has produced an extraordinary sword dao genius, and it is most likely that lad, Ye Yunfei!"
Meanwhile, at Divine Sword Sect's headquarters, Mo Chenzi also saw the celestial phenomena manifested high above Tianjian Sect's headquarters. His expression turned somewhat ugly, and he spoke through gritted teeth.
"A mere sword dao genius is nothing remarkable. In the past, such sword dao geniuses were not rare at all on our Sword Realm Continent. But look at now. Most of those sword dao geniuses from back then have already perished. So, this world has never lacked geniuses; what it truly lacks are those geniuses who can actually grow to maturity.
And our Divine Sword Sect will absolutely not allow that lad to mature."
A high-level member of the Divine Sword Sect suddenly sneered.
"Correct!" Mo Chenzi's eyes glinted with murderous intent.
"Those fellows have already left Tianjian Sect's headquarters. We shall begin our move.
This cannot be blamed on our Divine Sword Sect. They forced our Divine Sword Sect to act."
Mo Chenzi added.