Yuan Zhexian was also extremely puzzled. Wasn't this ancient sword given to him by his father? What's the problem? He looked at Xiao Wangchuan and asked, "What's wrong with this sword that makes you so agitated?"
Xiao Wangchuan looked at the ancient sword in Yuan Zhexian's hand and said, "May I ask you, where did you get this sword from?"
“This sword was a gift from my father,” Yuan Zhexian replied.
"I wonder who your father is?" Xiao Wangchuan asked expectantly.
"I'm sorry, I cannot disclose my father's name. Do you still wish to make the call?"
"I concede defeat in this battle," Xiao Wangchuan said, surprising everyone.
"What?!" The spectators were also taken aback that Xiao Wangchuan would actually concede defeat. The spirit of swordsmanship is perseverance; one should never give up until the very end. Xiao Wangchuan had actually given up the match and admitted defeat.
Yuan Zhexian was also bewildered and didn't understand the situation. However, since his opponent had already admitted defeat, Yuan Zhexian quickly returned to the pavilion. Xiao Wangchuan stood alone on the battle platform, then his eyes flashed as if he had made a decision. He looked at Yuan Zhexian's figure, and in a flash, he also left the battle platform.
Upon seeing this, the referee from the Saint Realm announced, "Contestant number [number] wins."
Xiao Wangchuan then found the pavilion where Yuan Zhexian was, and saw eight or nine people inside. Moreover, each of them exuded an extremely powerful aura. Several of them were even comparable to himself, and one of them even had a stronger aura than himself.
Upon arriving at the pavilion where Yuan Zhexian was, Xiao Wangchuan saw him and immediately said, "Sir, would you mind having a private talk with me?"
“Alright!” Yuan Zhexian uttered a single word indifferently.
Then the two arrived at a deserted building. Seeing that no one was around, Xiao Wangchuan immediately said, "Please tell me about my father. This matter is extremely important to me."
Seeing the pleading look on Xiao Wangchuan's face, Yuan Zhexian said, "My father is Yuan Changsheng!"
"What? It's actually the head of the Yuan Clan. So you are the Divine Child of the Yuan Clan?" Xiao Wangchuan was also shocked.
“That’s right, I am Yuan Zhexian, the divine son of the Yuan clan,” Yuan Zhexian admitted.
"But why are you in Taiyutian, and how did you participate in this Martial Arts Tournament for Prodigies and Geniuses?" Xiao Wangchuan asked, still puzzled.
“I am not only the divine son of the Yuan clan, but also the imperial son of the Jade clan,” Yuan Zhexian replied immediately.
Upon hearing Yuan Zhexian's reply, Xiao Wangchuan's eyes widened in shock, leaving him speechless.
Yuan Zhexian then continued, "Alright, I have answered your question. Now you should tell me what this sword is and why it excites you so much."
Xiao Wangchuan composed himself and said, "I am the current successor of the Sword Casting Mountain."
"Sword Casting Mountain?" This was the first time Yuan Zhexian had heard of this power.
"During the mythical era, Sword Casting Mountain was an immortal force on par with the Sword Sect. Back then, Sword Casting Mountain boasted several Great Emperors, and even two Mythical Emperors. It was incredibly powerful. The Sword Sect primarily focused on offensive sword techniques, while Sword Casting Mountain, as its name suggests, focused on sword forging. At some point, a Mythical Emperor from Sword Casting Mountain accidentally obtained a piece of divine iron. This divine iron was incredibly hard; even a full-force attack from a Mythical Emperor could not harm it. Therefore, that Mythical Emperor ancestor believed that this piece of divine iron could definitely be forged into a celestial artifact."
"In the era when the Immortal Path was sealed and there were no Immortal Artifacts, in order to forge the most powerful weapon of the time, Sword Forging Mountain gathered all the Great Emperors and powerful experts of the time to cultivate in seclusion for over two hundred thousand years to forge this Immortal Artifact. Just as they were about to succeed, the Heavenly Dao also sent down Heavenly Punishment. The Mythical Emperor Ancestor knew that if they succeeded, Sword Forging Mountain might become one of the strongest forces in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and perhaps they could even ascend to the Immortal Realm with this Immortal Artifact. However, the Heavenly Punishment was still too terrifying. All the Great Emperor Ancestors perished in order to resist the Heavenly Punishment. Even the two Mythical Emperor Ancestors did not survive."
"Because it could not withstand the divine punishment, this weapon ultimately failed to become a celestial weapon and instead became a quasi-celestial weapon. Knowing that they could not withstand the divine punishment and in order to prevent Sword Casting Mountain from being annihilated, the two mythical ancestors used all their power to seal this quasi-celestial weapon. They also left behind an ancestral instruction: when this sword appears in the world, the person who wields it must become the master of Sword Casting Mountain."
In truth, the two Mythical Emperors of Sword Casting Mountain also had their own plans. The power of a quasi-immortal artifact was enough to make an individual or a force one of the most powerful figures or forces in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Therefore, recognizing a master was a way to prevent Sword Casting Mountain from being annihilated in the world.
However, the Mythical Emperor was right. Subsequently, without the protection of a powerful emperor, Sword Casting Mountain gradually declined, and now, in Dao Xiao Wangchuan's generation, only he and his master remain.
"A celestial weapon? A quasi-celestial weapon?" Yuan Zhexian never expected that the ancient sword in his hand would be such a heaven-defying divine weapon. He had always thought that this ancient sword might be a supreme saint weapon or a quasi-emperor weapon. He had also asked his father about the origin of this sword. Yuan Changsheng said that he found this sword in a broken mountain cave many years ago. He took it back because he liked it, and at the time he also thought it was just a saint weapon.
Then Xiao Wangchuan added, "I was adopted by my master at a young age and taught the methods of sword cultivation and sword forging. It is because of this kindness that I refused the request from the patriarch of the Sword Sect."
"Oh? You also know the art of sword forging?" Yuan Zhexian immediately asked.
"Yes, the art of sword forging and the art of weapon crafting are two different concepts. Weapon crafting is simply crafting normal weapons, while the art of sword forging can imbue weapons with a soul, also known as a weapon spirit. And I am the only inheritor of the art of sword forging in the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths."
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