I have a high-risk profession in the cultivation world.

Only those wearing elder's waist tokens can freely pass through the barrier, or those holding elder's handwritten letter can pass through after being verified by the Grand Secretary.

This demonstrates the importance of the Hidden Sword Pavilion to the Wuji Sect.

Despite its name, Hidden Sword Pavilion contains more than just swords; rare magical treasures and martial arts techniques are also kept here.

Every sword inside is of the highest quality, so generally only direct disciples are qualified to come here to choose one. Other inner and outer disciples will go to Seven Kill Peak, where Elder Lian Zhen resides, to make their selection.

Chu Chenmu and his companions arrived at the Hidden Sword Pavilion, paid their respects to the elders, and explained their purpose. One of the elders, holding a unique token, opened the gates of the Hidden Sword Pavilion.

"Go ahead, both the first and second floors are there. Experiencing them with your heart is important, but don't be greedy or rash, and definitely don't force things."

Although direct disciples have the opportunity to come here to choose their natal sword, the natal sword is not like an ordinary sword. It requires the owner and the sword to communicate and resonate in order to unleash its full power. Therefore, many people sit here for several days without finding a sword that resonates with them, and leave disappointed after coming with high hopes.

"Thank you for the reminder, Your Excellency. We understand."

Stepping into the Hidden Sword Pavilion, an ancient and solemn aura suddenly hits you, and even the temperature inside seems to drop due to the killing intent emanating from the swords.

"I will wait for you here for three days. Try your best to feel and communicate with them. If you haven't found it after three days, don't be discouraged. There are many famous swords in the world. You can search again." Chu Chenmu stopped near the gate and told the three of them to hurry up and find the sword.

After sitting and waiting for half a day, Chu Chenmu got bored and got up to walk around and look at things.

Some of the swords inside were covered in dust, and some were even rusty, but no one dared to underestimate them.

Most of those rusty swords were retrieved from the ruins of ancient battlefields. Each one had already developed its own consciousness. They were inconspicuous at the moment simply because they had not yet met a compatible person and had entered a state similar to a dormant period.

The swords stored in the Wuji Sect's Sword Pavilion include some that were retrieved from ancient battlefield ruins by countless elders and disciples, and others that were collected by the Wuji Sect from various parts of the world over the years.

The ruins of an ancient battlefield are located near Jizhou...

Chu Chenmu racked his brains and finally managed to dig out its information.

For ten thousand years, no one on the Canglan Continent has ascended to immortality. However, this was not the case ten thousand years ago. Ten thousand years ago, this continent was a battlefield of the war between gods and demons. Affected by the war, spiritual energy suddenly became scarce, making ascension difficult for cultivators ever since. Moreover, the remnants of the demon race appeared on this land precisely because of that war, and it took the cultivators of the Canglan Continent thousands of years to completely eradicate them.

In the last few thousand years, the environment for spiritual practitioners and ordinary mortals has gradually improved. However, those evil cultivators who followed the demon race in the past were not completely eliminated; they are now the Demonic Sect.

That ancient battlefield ruins are remnants of a great battle ten thousand years ago.

Besides the ancient battlefield, there is another place related to the great war ten thousand years ago: the Abyss of Annihilation.

Lizhou and Genzhou are separated by a natural chasm. It is said that this chasm did not exist originally, but was formed by the aftershocks of the battle between the God of War and the Demon Lord during the Great War between Gods and Demons.

Later, Echo Valley was established here, and when people mentioned the Abyss of Annihilation again, it was gradually replaced by the image of Echo Valley.

The Canglan Continent declined for nearly ten thousand years due to this undeserved disaster. Chu Chenmu shook his head, thinking that it was truly a matter of bad luck.

He wandered around for a bit, then sat back down by the door.

The following afternoon, Su Chengdian was the first to come out, his smile impossible to hide. Chu Chenmu immediately knew that he had chosen his favorite sword.

Sure enough, Su Chengdian approached Chu Chenmu's side, glanced around, and seeing no one else, raised his sword, suppressing his voice which had risen due to excitement, "Master, I succeeded! Haven't Senior Sister and Junior Brother come out yet?"

Chu Chenmu lowered his eyes to look at it. The sword was long and slender like a rainbow, white as frost, and the dark gold hilt was engraved with intricate dragon scale patterns, which was quite beautiful.

"Yes, you're the first. Does this sword have a name?"

"Not yet, I'll name it after my senior sister and junior brother come out." He was determined to give it a loud and domineering name, like his master's sword. If someone shouted "Ling Tian" during a fight, it would sound incredibly powerful, and how could anyone possibly lose?

Chu Chenmu patted Su Chengdian on the shoulder. The book did not describe the appearance of Su Chengdian's natal sword in detail, so he did not know if it was the same one. However, in the book, Su Chengdian named his sword "Punishing Evil" in the hope that he would uphold his original intention, punish evil and promote good, eliminate evil and slay demons, and wipe out all evil in the world when he held this sword.

Chu Chenmu was somewhat expectant, wondering if Su Chengdian would still choose the same name now?

They thought the other two would have a smooth journey like Su Chengdian, but to their surprise, Luo Suichen only slowly walked out when the agreed time was about to end, while Tian Yige was nowhere to be seen.

Luo Suichen stood beside the two, a sharpened and tempered sword appearing in his hand.

Seeing that Tian Yige hadn't come out yet, they greeted her and waited for their senior sister to appear.

"Master, it's time, but Senior Sister still hasn't come out. Could something have happened to her?" Su Chengdian asked with some worry. The joy of obtaining his natal sword had been somewhat dampened by the fact that he hadn't seen his senior sister for so long.

"Every part of the Hidden Sword Pavilion is guarded by elders, so there won't be any accidents. Perhaps it took some time for Yige to communicate with the sword. Let's wait a little longer."

Su Chengdian nodded, his eyes fixed on the direction they had come from.

About fifteen minutes later, Tian Yige emerged from behind a row of shelves with a calm expression. However, upon seeing that her two junior brothers each held their own natal sword, her expression became somewhat unnatural.

"Senior sister, you're finally out!"

Tian Yige forced a smile and nodded.

Noticing that her hands were empty, Chu Chenmu guessed that something must have gone wrong, so he asked Tian Yige, "Yige, have you found a weapon you like?"

Tian Yige shook her head, her gaze lowered. "It's because I lack talent. None of the weapons here could resonate with me, and I kept refusing to believe in superstitions, wasting everyone's time."

Chu Chenmu was utterly astonished. In the original book, Tian Yige clearly found her natal sword in the Hidden Sword Pavilion, so how come now...?

"Senior sister, don't say that. There are only so many here. There are plenty of heavenly soldiers and divine weapons in the world. There will always be one that suits you!" Su Chengdian heard the rare dejection in his usually aloof senior sister's tone and quickly comforted her.

"Yes, Senior Sister, we should only look for one sword at a time, there's no need to rush."

Chu Chenmu patted Tian Yige on the shoulder, "Your two junior brothers are right. If your opportunity is not here, it will surely be elsewhere. In a few days, I will take you to Seven Kill Peak and choose a weapon from your Uncle Cheng. You can use it for now."