Chapter 1301: Sword City Alive (IV)
“Don’t even bother speculating, I would know where the Sword Sovereign's quarters are if Li Daoheng sent me!” Li Hao laughed. “Therefore, I’m not with him since I don’t know. He probably already searched the city before, what use is there for me to search it again?
“And since we’re not together, perhaps I can meditate on the sword intent that the Sword Sovereign left behind! I learned my sword intent from the shadow in the eight trigrams formation, so it may not be the most orthodox!”
“The heavens were the Sword Sovereign’s blankets and the earth was his bed. He spent most of his time cultivating under my branches. What kind of residence is there to speak of?!”
“He was that poor?”
“......”
“It looks like this visit really will be a wash,” Li Hao laughed. “Oh, right, was it really Li Daoheng who slaughtered the Lis?”
“It was him.”
“What was his cultivation level then?”
“Empyrean King.”
“You’re a peak Saint constantly immersed in the Sword Sovereign’s sword intent, but you were unable to stand against Li Daoheng? Even if he was an Empyrean King, he should’ve just risen to that level, no?
“The Sword Sovereign would’ve assigned him to the campaign if he’d reached that cultivation long ago. I’ve given it some thought and feel that he probably broke through the moment the Star Gate sealed shut after the Sword Sovereign’s departure. How could a veteran peak Saint such as you be unable to stand against a new Empyrean King?”
The sword tree was silent for a moment before saying, “Just as you say, he broke through after the Sword Sovereign left. He was only an initial Empyrean King with an unstable cultivation level, but I was indeed unable to defend against him!