<h4>Chapter 876: Chapter 873: Spiritual Artifact Acknowledges Its Master</h4>


    Xu Canghai furrowed his brow.


    He didn’t expect Xu Wendong to bite his finger.


    If he dripped blood on a magic artifact to recognize it as his master, he could ept that.


    But the problem was, there was nothing on the ground!


    Seeing Xu Canghai’s bewildered expression, Xu Wendong shrugged with a smile, "Since I can’t find a powerful weapon, I’ll let these weapons find me!"


    Xu Canghai smiled, "This method won’t work."


    Buzz, buzz, buzz!


    Without warning.


    The longswords in the cave seemed to have received some kind of summon, trembling violently as if they were ready to fly out at any moment.


    Powerful sword qi spread out.


    This greatly surprised Xu Canghai, he didn’t expect Xu Wendong’s method to actually work!


    However.


    This method was incredibly absurd, hard to believe even when witnessed firsthand.


    Simultaneously.


    Xu Wendong also sensed thirteen powerful auras, precisely those thirteen magic artifacts Xu Canghai mentioned.


    Those thirteen auras spread throughout the cave, causing it to shake, giving a sense of impending destruction.


    Yet.


    They didn’t approach Xu Wendong, but trembled in ce, seemingly indicating for Xu Wendong to choose them.


    Among these thirteen powerful auras, Xu Wendong felt an extraordinarily powerful one and immediately walked towards it with understanding.


    "Has he discovered Zhan Yue?" A wry smile crossed Xu Canghai’s face.


    Zhan Yue.


    The Sword Pavilion’s most powerful magical treasure, said to be close in quality to a spiritual artifact.


    Regrettably, no one had been able to possess Zhan Yue.


    How could he have imagined?


    The Sword Pavilion disciples’ long-anticipated Zhan Yue was actually discovered by Xu Wendong?


    Speaking of...


    Why hadn’t we thought of using this method to choose a weapon before?


    But just then.


    A sudden change urred.


    With a puff, a streak of sword qi shot from the stone wall like a rainbow piercing the sun, swiftly entering Xu Wendong’s body.


    Time seemed to freeze.


    Xu Canghai stood dumbfounded, staring at Xu Wendong’s chest, utterly unprepared for such a turn of events.


    Even though he was a Golden Core Peak Expert.


    He had no time to stop what had just happened.


    "No, why is there no wound on your chest?" Xu Canghai stared in shock at Xu Wendong, having clearly seen a sword qi enter Xu Wendong’s body.


    You would expect his white robe to be stained red with blood.


    But on the contrary.


    Although there was a sword mark on Xu Wendong’s clothes, there was no injury.


    Xu Wendong looked embarrassed, "Uncle Xu, didn’t you know that the Sword Pavilion has a spirit sword?"


    "Huh?"


    Xu Canghai was dumbfounded.


    The Sword Pavilion has a spirit sword?


    Why didn’t I know about it?


    Buzz, buzz, buzz!


    The cave shook as thousands of swords resonated together.


    It wasn’t just the longswords in the cave; even those in the storage treasures of the Sword Pavilion disciples seemed to have received some kind of summon, all resonating together!


    At the same time.


    The seven elders of the Sword Pavilion and a Supreme Elder all rushed into the cave at the first opportunity.


    By then, Xu Wendong had already been enveloped in the projection of a longsword.


    An awe-inspiring sword intent spread, as if it were above the Nine Heavens, making everyone feel as if the air had thinned, apanied by an indescribable oppressive sensation.


    "The Lingxiao Sword has recognized a master?" The Supreme Elder’s scalp tingled as he stared at Xu Wendong in shock.


    Xu Canghai couldn’t help but ask, "Martial Granduncle, what is the Lingxiao Sword?"


    The other seven elders also had curiosity written all over their faces.


    They had never heard of the Lingxiao Sword name before.


    The Supreme Elder struggled to calm his emotions, speaking tremulously, "The Lingxiao Sword is a genuine spiritual artifact. Sadly, this sword was already damaged, and even the sword soul was harmed."


    "Due to the gravity of this matter, ordinary people are unaware, and the Lingxiao Sword has always been kept here."


    "After all, it’s a spiritual artifact, capable of absorbing the sword qi of other longswords to repair itself."


    Everyone was stunned, shocked that the Sword Pavilion contained a damaged spiritual artifact.


    Yet, on further thought, they understood.


    If others knew the Sword Pavilion had a damaged spiritual artifact, they would use all means to seize it, potentially leading to the destruction of the Sword Pavilion.


    After all, spiritual artifacts are so rare in the cultivation world that even the Nine Provinces Imperial Family might not be able to produce two.


    Jian Chi cried out, "Does this mean the Lingxiao Sword has repaired itself?"


    The Supreme Elder shrugged helplessly, "If the Lingxiao Sword hadn’t repaired itself, how could it recognize Friend Xu as its master?"


    "Only a spiritual artifact can recognize its master voluntarily!" With this, he sighed, feeling unsettled that the Sword Pavilion’s strongest Lingxiao Sword had chosen an outsider as its master.


    Not only was the Supreme Elder unsettled, but Xu Canghai and the seven Sword Pavilion elders also felt ufortable.


    Even though he might be the Sword Pavilion’s son-inw in the future, he’s still considered an outsider.


    Boom!


    Terrifying sword qi erupted from Xu Wendong’s body, and the sword qi enveloping him all entered his body.


    He had sessfully refined the so-called Lingxiao Sword.


    It was a cyan longsword, with cloud patterns on the de and a dragon tail winding around the hilt, lifelike.


    To have a dragon tail as decoration for the hilt speaks to how powerful the Lingxiao Sword is.


    The Supreme Elder said with an expressionless face, "Friend Xu, this is the Supreme Treasure of our Sword Pavilion, epting you as its master might be the will of heaven!"


    "However, you need to give our Sword Pavilion an exnation."


    Xu Wendong awkwardly looked at the longsword in his hand, "How about I return the Lingxiao Sword to you?"


    He just wanted to find a handy weapon.


    But who would have expected the Sword Pavilion’s spiritual artifact to recognize him as its master?


    Certainly.


    It is reasonable for the Sword Pavilion’s experts to be displeased with him.


    The Supreme Elder said, "Since the Spirit Sword has recognized you as its master, you can’t return it to us. This is destiny, fate beyond the control of us mere mortals."


    "Then what do you suggest?" Xu Wendong hesitated, then said, "How about I make some elixirs for the Sword Pavilion?"


    Other than that, Xu Wendong didn’t know how topensate for the Sword Pavilion’s loss.


    "No!" The Supreme Elder’s eyes were cold, "I want you to join our Sword Pavilion and be Canghai’s disciple."


    Though Xu Wendong’s offer to make elixirs topensate for the loss was tempting.


    But for the Supreme Elder, it was still far from enough.


    Because even as a Sword Pavilion disciple, he could still help make elixirs for them!


    Indeed, experience speaks volumes.


    The Supreme Elder’s calction struck like thunder, echoing in everyone’s ears.


    Yet, no one spoke up for Xu Wendong.


    In their eyes, the best way to handle this was to have Xu Wendong be a Sword Pavilion disciple.


    Eventually, they wouldn’t mind him having not just a spiritual artifact; even the position of Sect Leader could be given to him, and the elders would support it wholeheartedly.


    However.


    Xu Wendong couldn’t agree.


    If he apprenticed under Xu Canghai, wouldn’t Si Youyou be his master’s wife?