Chapter 3698: The Origin of the ancient sword

Xiao Fan spread his hands, looking completely indifferent.

But everyone knew that this time, Xiao Fan had established his position in the Biyun Divine Palace.

The most terrifying thing was that he was only at the seventh level of the Heavenly King Realm, with plenty of room for growth.

Once Xiao Fan reached the Peak, who knew what heights he would achieve?

Perhaps by then, even being a Sequence Disciple of the Biyun Divine Palace wouldn't satisfy his appetite.

"Is there anyone else who wants to fight? If not, I'm getting off the Arena…" Xiao Fan said calmly as he stood on the Arena.

Everyone nearby was silent; no one responded to Xiao Fan's words.

Without a doubt, Xiao Fan had become the biggest winner of the day.

Xiao Fan exhaled, put away the ancient sword in his hand, then stepped off the Arena and walked over to Feng Yuliu. "Alright, let's go."

Feng Yuliu nodded and left with Xiao Fan.

After Xiao Fan left, the spectating Disciples broke into a heated clamor.

"Terrifying! He's only in the Heavenly King Realm, yet his strength is so prodigious!"

"Heavenly King Realm… My god, his ranking should be ninth now, right?"

"Definitely ninth… but his true strength could probably break into the top five…"

"This is a true Prodigy. If he reaches the Heavenly Saint Realm, do you think he'll directly become a Sequence Disciple?"

"…"

The spectating Disciples were all talking at once, shocked by Xiao Fan's strength.

The Biyun Divine Palace had forgotten how long it had been since such a prodigious Disciple appeared.

Soon, Xiao Fan and Feng Yuliu returned to the Immortal Cave.

"You were too reckless… Aren't you worried about offending Yuan Yanbin?" Feng Yuliu said crossly.

If Xiao Fan's identity were exposed, there would be huge trouble later.

"Hahaha… What's there to fear? Rest assured, it's fine," Xiao Fan said cheerfully. He knew better than anyone how to deal with those geniuses and prodigies.

By calling out Yuan Yanbin's name in front of everyone, it would actually make Yuan Yanbin more restrained.

After all, Yuan Yanbin was a famous Prodigy; he would certainly worry about losing face.

"You… Sigh, alright…" Feng Yuliu sighed helplessly. She also understood Xiao Fan's personality and knew that saying more was useless.

Afterward, Xiao Fan stayed in Feng Yuliu's Immortal Cave for three days…

*Knock, knock, knock.*

There was a knock on the door of Feng Yuliu's Immortal Cave; the visitor was the Palace Master of Biyun Divine Palace.

"Palace Master, why are you here?!" Feng Yuliu looked surprised to see the Palace Master of Biyun Divine Palace visiting.

"Hehehe… I'm here to see Xiao Fan," the Palace Master of Biyun Divine Palace said with an awkward cough.

The Palace Master of Biyun Divine Palace wanted to ask Xiao Fan how he had subdued the ancient sword earlier.

As it turned out, Xiao Fan had gone to Feng Yuliu's Immortal Cave and hadn't left for three consecutive days, so out of necessity, he had to come in person.

"Palace Master, is something wrong?"

At that moment, Xiao Fan walked out of the Immortal Cave and looked at the Palace Master of Biyun Divine Palace with a puzzled expression.

The Palace Master of Biyun Divine Palace voiced the curiosity in his heart.

"This… my Artifact Spirit is a bit special because he was an Artifact Refiner in his previous life…" Xiao Fan briefly explained to the Palace Master of Biyun Divine Palace.

Hearing this, the Palace Master of Biyun Divine Palace was momentarily stunned, then nodded. "I see…"

"Palace Master, is there a story behind this ancient sword?" Xiao Fan inquired.

Although Xiao Fan now controlled the ancient sword, after three days, the Artifact Spirit was still unable to unleash its full power.

One should know that the Artifact Spirit had been an Artifact Refiner in life and should have been very familiar with various Magical Artifacts.

Yet now, he was unable to fully master the ancient sword.

"Hehehe… This ancient sword does have some history. Legend has it…" The Palace Master of Biyun Divine Palace spoke slowly, briefly recounting the origin of the ancient sword to Xiao Fan.

The families that previously possessed the ancient sword had all perished, but before their downfall, each of those families had experienced a period of prosperity.

This was inconceivable. If it were only one or two families, it might be a coincidence, but more than a dozen families that possessed the ancient sword ultimately met the same fate…

Therefore, when the ancient sword was later put up for auction, the Biyun Divine Palace spared no effort to win the bid.

They wanted to discover the reason why those families had become so powerful…

In the end, they found nothing. They also discovered an Artifact Spirit residing within the ancient sword and had tried sending other Artifact Spirits into it, hoping to suppress the original one.

However, the results were not ideal. The Artifact Spirits sent in afterward were all eventually devoured by the ancient sword's original spirit.

Afterward, fearing that the ancient sword would cause chaos, the Biyun Divine Palace sealed it away…

After all, the families that previously possessed the ancient sword had all mysteriously declined in the end.

Of course.

A colossus like the Biyun Divine Palace could naturally ignore such things.

However, they still felt it was better to be cautious…