Li Mo waited until most of the Nascent Soul cultivators had entered the Secret Realm before quietly blending into the crowd, his figure vanishing into the bronze giant gate.
This time, the Secret Realm's opening drew an unprecedented number of cultivators.
Nearly forty at the Nascent Soul Stage participated, with the rest at the Core Formation Stage.
"The Five Hidden Sword likely underestimated the difficulty of the True Word Sect's sword refinement, or it wouldn't have poured the entire sect's resources into it, only to produce so few results."
Among the hundred or so cultivators emerging from the bronze giant gate, only two carried flying swords.
Even so, the Five Hidden Sword remained dissatisfied, eventually turning to ash in Feihong's scorching flames, as the sword-refinement progress was clearly lagging behind expectations.
"The True Word Sect's cultivation system originates from the ancient Buddhist sects; refining swords isn't that easy."
