The sword had accompanied him for one hundred and thirty-seven years, named Star River.
This was a spiritual artifact that had been by his side since he entered the Free Realm, nurtured by his spiritual energy for one hundred and thirty-seven years.
Originally a high-grade spiritual flying sword, it now showed signs of evolving into an immortal sword.
He believed that as soon as this sword ascended to the Landed Immortal realm with him, it would truly become an immortal sword.
He felt the familiar touch in his hand, as if he were back in the days when he first began his cultivation.
The sword in his hand was like himself when he first arrived at the Sky-Gazing Sect, without any spiritual energy, relying solely on moves honed by nearly two hundred years of understanding.
This time, Lin Xiao instinctively stopped absorbing spiritual energy. The hairs on his body stood on end, and before he could even assess the situation, his body had already moved.
This sword strike truly carried a threat to his life.
A sword light flashed.
Lin Xiao’s waist was cut.
The Grand Elder showed no intention of giving Lin Xiao any respite, launching his second and third strikes in rapid succession!
"Is this the Rainbow Swordplay, the introductory set of our sect?"
"So that's how Rainbow Swordplay can be used?"
"The Grand Elder intends to use this opportunity to thoroughly demonstrate the essence of this swordplay!"
"As expected of the Grand Elder!"
The surrounding voices naturally reached Lin Xiao's ears. He stared at the Grand Elder, "So you are the Grand Elder of the Sky-Gazing Sect. Then, in the future, I will have to ask you and your Sect Master to kneel at my Lin family's ancestral tomb and repent."
"Of course, if you refuse, I don't mind letting you join Elder Fang and use your heads to appease the souls of my Lin family's departed."
The military knife in Lin Xiao's hand blocked the Grand Elder's sword. He narrowed his eyes.
The killing intent on his body erupted the moment his military knife was unsheathed.
The intense killing intent even stunned the Sky-Gazing Sect disciples watching from the periphery.
They had never experienced such a concentration of killing intent. Even the Grand Elder paused.
How many people had this Lin Xiao killed?
Liu Fang's face turned ashen. Lin Xiao's killing intent was even more potent than before.
"You carry something that shouldn't exist."
The Grand Elder keenly detected something different about Lin Xiao.
There seemed to be something on Lin Xiao that shouldn't exist in this world, though he couldn't pinpoint what it was. He simply had that feeling.
"You are also things that shouldn't exist."
The military knife in Lin Xiao's hand was now enveloped by his killing intent. His mind was highly focused, with only one thought.
Kill this Grand Elder.
"Possessed?"
The Grand Elder's eyes held confusion. Lin Xiao's demeanor was very much like someone possessed, yet he was far too calm for a possessed individual, his aura stable. It was more as if Lin Xiao had mastered the power of possession.
There was something wrong with Lin Xiao's eyes.
His eyes seemed to have been possessed, yet they remained so clear.
Was this the unique aspect of Lin Xiao?
The Grand Elder's focus sharpened. He was now treating Lin Xiao as an opponent of equal standing.
Moreover, a turbulent aura was hidden within Lin Xiao's body, though it seemed to be suppressed by him.
Lin Xiao's secrets made the Grand Elder even more wary.
The Sect Master had said that Lin Xiao's identity was special.