“Very formidable!” Traces of fluctuations arose in the old man’s eyes. After a short white, he said, “There was once a person that cultivated his body to the point it was eternal and invulnerable to all techniques. At the time, even the Sword Emperor who possessed a similar cultivation to him and was said to be capable of destroying all techniques with a single strike of the sword was helpless against him. Because his body was equivalent to a Quasi Divine Artifact!” “Eternal and invulnerable to all techniques!” Tang Ye gulped down a mouthful of saliva and said with shock, “Doesn’t that mean that he was practically invincible?” “Invincible?” Elder Mu was first stunned, and then he shook his head and said, “Not really. Even though the Sword Emperor of that time wasn’t a match for him, it didn’t mean that the Sword Emperors of the previous generations weren’t a match for him. All I can say is that body refiners are extremely formidable existences, or I should say that this profession is extremely formidable when cultivated to the limit!” Tang Ye nodded, and then he asked. “Senior, you said the there were numerous generations of Sword Emperors. Is the Sword Emperor a person, or...?” “It’s a title!” Elder Mu seemed to have thought of something, and then he gazed at Tang Ye before he started smiling as he said, “Haha! I forgot that you’re a candidate to become the Sword Emperor!” “I’m a candidate to become the Sword Emperor?” Tang Ye was slightly confused. Elder Mu smiled and said, “There’s a mountain called Sword Emperor Mountain, and it’s situated at the center of the southern territory. There’s an ancient sheathe on that mountain. As for the origins of that ancient sheathe, no one knows the answer to that. In any case, the ancient sheathe is an Immortal Artifact, and it’s the type that possesses a consciousness of its own. As for the title of Sword Emperor, it’s related to this ancient sheathe. Because the one that possesses this ancient sheathe is the Sword Emperor. On the other hand, in order to obtain the acknowledgment of the ancient sheathe, one has to at least comprehend Sword Intent, and only those that have comprehended Sword Intent can be considered as candidates to become the Sword Emperor. But you haven’t just comprehended Sword Intent, you’ve even attained the Enlightened Sword Heart. Understand now?” “An Immortal Artifact....” Tang Ye gulped down a mouthful of saliva. An Immortal Artifact is an existence above Dao Artifacts. Moreover, it’s the type that possesses a consciousness of its own. If I’m able to obtain this ancient sheathe, then my combat strength will definitely skyrocket! “Senior, does our southern territory have a Sword Emperor now?” asked Tang Ye. Elder Mu shook his head and said, “Since the Sword Emperor from 3,000 years ago perished, there hasn’t been another Sword Emperor in the southern territory. So, that ancient sheathe has probably been lonely for 3,000 years now. But....” When he spoke up to here, Elder Mu looked at Tang Ye and said, “It probably won’t be lonely any longer because you’ve made an appearance. I’m not exaggerating about you, you ought to be able to come into contact with the competition to become the Sword Emperor!” “The competition to become the Sword Emperor?” Tang Ye was slightly confused, and he realized that his knowledge was truly too shallow. “After the death of every single Sword Emperor, the ancient sheathe would automatically return to Sword Emperor Mountain to fall into a deep sleep and await the arrival of the next Sword Emperor. In order to obtain the acknowledgment of the ancient sheathe, one had to first awaken the Sword Spirit within it. After the Sword Spirit was awakened, it would notify the entire southern territory and summon all the geniuses of the Sword Dao to Sword Emperor Mountain in order to compete in the sword with the person that awakened it. One can only obtain the acknowledgment of the ancient sheathe by defeating all the geniuses in the Sword Dao of the entire world, and this also meant becoming the new Sword Emperor! Of course, there were rules to this competition, and it was that the challenger’s cultivation couldn’t be more than two ranks higher than the person receiving the challenge!” Elder Mu spoke slowly. “Defeat all the geniuses of the Sword Dao in the world....” Tang Ye muttered in a low voice. Needless to say, this Sword Emperor was a bit too terrifying. How many Sword Cultivators were there in the entire world? Even though defeating all the geniuses of the Sword Dao in the world wasn’t defeating everyone in the world to reign supreme, the difficulty to accomplish this was extremely terrifying. Moreover, the challenger’s cultivation could be two levels higher than the person receiving the challenge.... Elder Mu smiled when he saw Tang Ye’s shocked expression, and then he said, “Kid, I think you have the potential to be that person who awakens the Sword Spirit within the ancient sheathe and compete in the sword with all the geniuses of the Sword Dao in the world. Doesn’t your blood boil when you think of this?” Tang Ye smiled bitterly and said, “I haven’t thought so much about it. I only want to possess a formidable strength and rescue my mother. Right, Senior, do you know the ancient sheathe’s origins?” “I know a little!” Elder Mu restrained his smile and said, “It’s a pitiable fellow. Alas, let’s not talk about it. Quickly go and cultivate. It’s too early for you to find out about all of that, and it’s best for you to first cultivate your body to the point it’s comparable to a King Rank Darkbeast!” Tang Ye restrained his thoughts when he heard this, and then he bowed to Elder Mu before he ran towards the waterfall. As he gazed at Tang Ye’s figure, Elder Mu laughed lightly and said, “Sword Emperor....”