On the cliff.

Watching the crescent moon hanging high, a group of disciples either squatted or sat on the ground. In their hearts, the chances of Liu Zixuan and Qing Lao surviving were almost zero.

Elder Yang sighed, "Sect Leader, it’s been almost ten hours. I think it’s hopeless."

"Yes, we all know you care about Zixuan, this Sword Dao genius, but you shouldn’t exhaust yourself over this. Xiaoxiao was captured, and we still need to figure out how to save her!" Elder Ming chimed in.

The Great Elder furrowed his brow, "Xiao Bro..."

"I don’t believe Zixuan and Qing Lao are dead!" Sword Venerable Ling Xiao immediately waved his hand, solemnly reprimanding.

"Sect Leader, we all understand your thoughts and see your kindness to the disciples. But who in the Profound Sword Sect doesn’t know the terror of this cliff? Not to mention its depth of tens of thousands of feet, just the sword wind alone is enough to make those below the Emperor Realm tremble!" A disciple beside him also spoke up.

"I..."

Sword Venerable Ling Xiao was just about to scold him, but with a sudden surge in perception, he clearly felt two strong forces rising from the bottom of the valley, and immediately stopped speaking, looking down the cliff.

In a short moment, the figures of Liu Zixuan and Qing Lao became clearer.

When everyone looked together with Sword Venerable Ling Xiao, they all showed shocked expressions.

Many disciples even rubbed their eyes hard, feeling like they were hallucinating!

The half-step Emperor Realm Liu Zixuan and the cultivation-less Qing Lao actually flew up from the bottom of the valley?

Could it be they truly became immortals?

Liu Zixuan and Qing Lao landed, looking at the group with a smile, "So late, aren’t you all tired?"

"Zi... Zixuan, you!" Sword Venerable Ling Xiao said in astonishment, clearly sensing the power of realm on Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan smiled, "Thanks to Qing Lao, barely broke through the shackles!"

"Genius!" Sword Venerable Ling Xiao immediately gave a thumbs up, "Although you’re not an official disciple of the Profound Sword Sect, as long as you’re here, I didn’t expect another master to join the ranks of Sword Venerable!"

"Sect Leader... What’s... what’s going on?"

"Xuan Bro, what happened? How could you fly back?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Pssh, what are you saying, Xuan Bro is such a person, how could he not make it out!"

In an instant, all the disciples started discussing in confusion.

Sword Venerable Ling Xiao looked at Qing Lao and Liu Zixuan with a peculiar gaze, then said to the disciples, "Zixuan has broken through from a half-step Emperor Realm to a true Emperor Realm."

"Acquired Emperor Realm?" a disciple beside him asked.

"If it’s just the Acquired Emperor Realm, you would be underestimating Zixuan. He has long surpassed the Acquired Emperor Realm and reached the First Heaven of the Innate Emperor Realm!" Sword Venerable Ling Xiao said domineeringly.

"Hiss!"

"Damn, Xuan Bro, what did you eat to grow up, how could you comprehend the Power of the Five Elements in an instant?"

"Xuan Bro... you have to teach us..."

Well, the disciples who were all thinking Liu Zixuan was dead, now their attitudes have made a complete 360-degree shift, directly treating him as a god.

"Alright, it’s getting late, let the disciples go back and rest." Qing Lao waved his hand and said.

Sword Venerable Ling Xiao hurriedly ordered everyone to leave. The disciples wanted to talk to Liu Zixuan a bit more, but they had to listen to the order of the Sword Venerable and left reluctantly.

In the end, only Sword Venerable Ling Xiao, the Great Elder, Liu Zixuan, and Qing Lao were left, and they returned together to the Peach Blossom House.

On the way back, Qing Lao had already told them about what happened at the bottom of the valley.

When Sword Venerable Ling Xiao and the Great Elder heard about the Hundred Swords Resonating and the birth of the Sword Spirit, their eyes towards Liu Zixuan were filled with intense envy, even a slight jealousy!

"Qing Lao, if Zixuan can return from the bottom of the valley after breaking through to the First Heaven of the Emperor Realm, then how did you manage it?" the Great Elder asked puzzled.

Sword Venerable Ling Xiao’s expression shifted as he looked at Qing Lao.

Qing Lao waved his hand, "Rou’Er isn’t an outsider, it’s time to let them know many things."

"What? There’s something else hidden besides the Qilin?" the Great Elder asked with a furrowed brow.

Sword Venerable Ling Xiao smiled bitterly, "Rou’Er, don’t be angry, it’s a long-standing sect rule. In the Profound Sword Sect, there are five great secrets that only the Sect Leader can know."

"Five great?" Liu Zixuan was puzzled, "Qing Lao’s identity, the Qilin in the cave, the Nether Fire Stone in the Sword Tomb, what else?"

Sword Venerable Ling Xiao explained with a smile, "The Qilin is the Sect Guardian Beast, the first great secret. The Nether Fire Stone is the sect’s foundation treasure, the second great secret. The third great secret is the Sword Tomb. The Sword Tomb inside the Sword Tower is not the real Sword Tomb, the swords there are just those of ordinary disciples!"

"The real Sword Tomb is where you and Qing Lao went earlier, every peach blossom covered sword there is either a Sect Leader’s sword or an Elder’s or disciple’s sword."

Liu Zixuan suddenly understood, "No wonder, how could there be so many swords at the bottom of a valley!"

"And the fourth great secret is that the Nether Fire Stone is not only a small amount in the Sword Tower, but there are many more in the depths of the real Sword Tomb, and providing the Nether Fire Stone to the Profound Sword Sect is actually the Qilin."

Hearing this, Liu Zixuan suddenly cursed in displeasure, "Now I understand why you offered me a Nether Fire Stone so easily, turns out there are more in stock!"

"If the Qilin dies, there will naturally be a day when the Nether Fire Stone will run out, so you saved the Qilin, which is equivalent to saving the Profound Sword Sect, a huge favor that cannot be repaid with just one Nether Fire Stone, in the future, wherever you need help, the entire Profound Sword Sect will certainly assist," Sword Venerable Ling Xiao said seriously.

Liu Zixuan waved his hand, "I was just saying, Sect Leader, don’t take it seriously!"

"Then the fifth great secret should be Qing Lao’s identity. Considering his time in the sect, he is..." The Great Elder’s eyes suddenly paused, "the previous Sect Leader, Sword Venerable Qingyi?"

"Correct!" Sword Venerable Ling Xiao nodded.

"I’m really stupid, being in the sect for so long and not realizing!" The Great Elder muttered in frustration.

Qing Lao waved his hand, "You can’t be blamed for that."

"Qing Lao, about Xiaoxiao..." Sword Venerable Ling Xiao quickly asked.

Qing Lao smiled, "Don’t worry about Xiaoxiao for now, she won’t be in trouble, but..."

"But what?" Sword Venerable Ling Xiao and the Great Elder asked nervously.

Qing Lao looked at Liu Zixuan, "Xiaoxiao is fine, but it’s not just Gu Huaqiu who came to the Profound Sword Sect this time. There’s also his family’s ancestor, those old guys from the Star Sea Martial Realm are showing up one by one, it seems the Martial Realm is already in chaos!"

Liu Zixuan furrowed his brow slightly, a chill in his eyes, "The Four Great Clans, the Eight Great Powers, it’s time to settle accounts with them!"