Chapter 962 - 430: Spiritual Wisdom
Xu Ran stood tall and commanding, while the earth and sky were soaked with moisture.
He stood silently.
Despite the baby-like stature.
There was a hint of spiritual wisdom, coursing through his entire being.
He allowed the spiritual rain formed from the Spiritual Qi in the sky to fall upon him, quietly observing the figure that had emerged from the void fissure.
Even though the person only appeared before him for a moment, the aura they carried was strikingly familiar!
"Why does this aura feel so familiar?!"
Xu Ran furrowed his brow, recalling carefully.
Ever since arriving in the Origin Realm, he hadn’t actually met many people.
The villagers from the Great Wilderness Border Village weren’t possible.
Before Xu Ran gave them the Body Refining Manual, they didn’t even know what cultivation was.
Let alone.
The person who had just appeared before him, capable of stepping out from the fissure.
Furthermore.
It was clear, that person was fundamental in repairing the void fissures in the high skies of the Origin Realm!
Such a figure, how could they possibly appear in the small Great Wilderness Border Village.
In an instant.
Xu Ran’s possibilities shrunk significantly.
That left only the people he encountered in the Nine-Layered Giant Tower.
"The Nine-Layered Giant Tower!"
Xu Ran contemplated, muttering.
"Hmm!"
Soon, Xu Ran had an objective.
In his mind, a figure emerged.
Since his arrival in the Nine-Layered Giant Tower, this person had appeared before his eyes.
A person radiating a cold aura, seated at the very center.
"It’s him!"
After pondering for a moment, Xu Ran’s eyes lit up!
Upon carefully combining the information, Xu Ran realized it indeed was the case!
"Unexpectedly, such presence exists in the Nine-Layered Giant Tower!"
Within the Wooden Sword’s space, Xu Ran learned numerous ancient secrets of the Origin Realm!
These secrets were matters he could never have encountered while living in the Great Wilderness Border Village!
"But, I wonder if the person who appeared in the Nine-Layered Giant Tower is still alive?!"
This was what Xu Ran desired to know.
After all.
The space he occupied now, in the era known as the dark age as termed by Yu Kong.
Judging by the name, it was evidently a distant past!
If it indeed was such a long distance from now, just how powerful is that person?
As he contemplated.
Buzz---
A buzzing sound echoed beside Xu Ran’s ears.
Suddenly, a flash of white light filled his vision.
The piercing white light made it impossible for him to keep his eyes open.
Yet, he could clearly perceive that everything around seemed to be dissipating.
"Buzz---"
A moment later, the buzzing returned, the white light faded, restoring his vision.
He returned to the same room as at the beginning, surrounded by twelve Iron Swords.
However.
Among the circle of twelve iron swords, one sword was exceptionally bright, emitting a faint glow.
"Sizzle!"
As Xu Ran’s gaze fell upon this iron sword, its sword pattern glowed brilliantly.
Simultaneously.
The iron color on the sword was eroded by the dazzling radiance.
In mere moments, what was once an iron sword had transformed into a Wooden Sword.
Upon witnessing this, Xu Ran immediately recalled the Wooden Sword he had just seen in that space.
"This is the Wooden Sword that old man tossed away before death!!"
As he spoke, Xu Ran instinctively reached out.
The next moment.
The Wooden Sword transformed into a wisp of smoke, slowly merging into Xu Ran’s body.
At this moment.
The senior brother who had been observing Xu Ran’s trial from outside the arena stood up abruptly upon seeing the Wooden Sword appear in the trial.
His gaze locked onto the Wooden Sword, now transformed into smoke, and his mind erupted with countless thoughts, with buried memories resurfacing suddenly.
"That Wooden Sword!!!"
The senior brother’s tone carried a hint of disbelief!
These memories, buried so deeply, without much significance, were on the verge of being forgotten after all these years.
Yet.
Unexpectedly, today during the Nine-Layered Giant Tower’s trial, he witnessed the Wooden Sword once more!
The senior brother’s odd demeanor immediately drew the attention of the second brother and little sister, who spoke in unison.
"What’s wrong, senior brother?"
Though the pair spent most of their time beside the senior brother in the Nine-Layered Giant Tower, even during cultivation, they were never far.
Even when the senior brother entered the study, the other two remained nearby cultivating.
Witnessing such a peculiar reaction from the senior brother, the pair immediately wondered if the Wooden Sword had been seen in the study.
"This Wooden Sword doesn’t look extraordinary? Just an ordinary Wooden Sword!"
The experienced second brother immediately noted the senior brother’s gaze, recalling the appearance of the Wooden Sword before its disappearance.
The Wooden Sword lacked any distinctive features, not even comparable to the simplest Profound Iron Sword, let alone a Divine Soldier.
At best, it was a Wooden Sword crafted from a mundane wooden block.
This was indubitable.
However, it was precisely this point that made it rather odd.
One must know.
This was a trial within the Nine-Layered Giant Tower.
For such an ordinary wooden sword to appear out of thin air is illogical, very much illogical!
Little sister, unable to grasp the conversation between the two, listened quietly from the side.
For a time.
Their focus shifted back to the senior brother, eagerly awaiting information he might reveal.