When Lin Huang came out of the Great Heaven Palace, only a month had passed in the outside world.
Sword1, who had been guarding the door, immediately rose and hurried over to him.
Lin Huang nodded slightly at him, then walked down the steps. He extended his arms toward the two pure gold sculptures on both sides of the steps.
The bodies of both three-legged Golden Crows rapidly blazed up with pure gold flames.
The flames melted the metal on the surface of their bodies. They turned into two giant blazing birds that flapped their wings and rose into the air.
These two three-legged Golden Crows were archaic legacies. They were comparable to class-5 Supreme Gods. Furthermore, they possessed peak heavenly god-level combat strength.
If they were to join forces and fight together, their abilities might be on par with Sword1!
When Sword1 saw this, he realized immediately that Lin Huang’s authorization had increased again. His spirits rose.
“I’ve refined the Great Heaven Territory into my God Territory. My authority over all of you is also completely unsealed now.” Lin Huang looked at Sword1. “From now on, Swords 1 to 10 no longer have to guard the Great Heaven Palace. I’ll bring all of you back to the great world.”
“Lord Swordmaster may command us as you please.” Sword1 immediately cupped his hands together in respect and spoke to Swords 2 to 10 through voice transmission.
The swordmaster’s ten guardians all gathered at the palace a moment later.
“All of you will leave the Great Heaven Territory with me today. Once you’ve reached the great world, you can discuss arrangements for any specific matters with Sword12.”
Once Lin Huang finished speaking, he said to Sword1, “Summon Sword11 and Wu Hao here.”
Sword1 nodded slightly and contacted Sword11 right away.
Not too long later, the red-haired Sword11 brought a handsome young man to the palace.
“Lord Swordmaster!”
“Master!”
Both of them greeted Lin Huang as soon as they saw him.
Lin Huang shot a glance at Sword11, then transferred his gaze to Wu Hao and scrutinized him from head to toe.
Wu Hao was the disciple that he had accepted in the Great Heaven Territory. In fact, he suspected all along that this boy might be Great Heaven’s reincarnation.
It had been over half a year since they last met. Wu Hao was taller now, close to 1.7 meters in height. His skin was considerably fairer compared to when they had first met.
Lin Huang could still remember when he first met Wu Hao; he had thought the boy seemed like a scared little creature. Looking at him again now, Wu Hao carried himself like an elegant young master. He did not seem flustered at all, even in the presence of so many seniors.
The only thing that had not changed was his raven-black eyes. They had always shone brightly, flashing with intelligence.
“Not bad. You’ve grown considerably taller, and your combat strength has improved significantly.” Lin Huang could tell from a glance that Wu Hao’s current combat strength was already at Virtual God rank-9. He was just half a step away from crossing the threshold to elevate to True God.
What surprised and delighted him the most was that Wu Hao’s comprehension of Sword Dao had reached the level of Sword Dao true meaning. Not only that, he had made a leap from True Martial Level and advanced to the second level of Sword Dao true meaning—True Meaning Level.
He had suspected all along that the boy was Great Heaven’s reincarnation. Now, upon seeing the outstanding progress of Wu Hao’s Sword Dao, he was even more certain of that.
“You can participate in some actual combat now.” Lin Huang patted Wu Hao’s head.
“Master, where are we going?” Wu Hao asked in some curiosity.
“We’re leaving the Great Heaven Territory today to go to the great world.” Lin Huang did not plan on leaving the boy in the Great Heaven Territory.
Wu Hao’s eyes lit up at this. Naturally, he had heard about the great world from Sword11 and the others and was aware that it was a world countless times larger than the Great Heaven Territory.
Young men had the instinctive desire to explore the vast universe.
“From now on, Swords 1 to 10 will be your teachers, just like Sword11. If I’m away, you can ask them any questions you might have.” Lin Huang glanced at Sword1 and the rest.
Although Swords 1 to 10 had no idea who Wu Hao was, they felt an inherent kinship with him.
Moreover, he was the swordmaster’s disciple. Naturally, they would not dare to neglect him.
Sword11 had no objections to Lin Huang’s arrangement. The boy had long since exhausted most of his personal resources. Furthermore, the materials he used to instruct Wu Hao had basically been provided by Lin Huang; he was just instructing the boy on Lin Huang’s behalf. Sword11 was very much aware that at his level of skill, he would only be able to be Wu Hao’s teacher for a time.
Although he felt a measure of reluctance, he knew he would have to let the boy go when he grew up.
Wu Hao seemed to notice that Sword11 felt a little down. He comforted him through voice transmission, “Uncle 11, you’ll always be my teacher. That won’t ever change.”
At that moment, Sword11’s eyes became slightly wet.
Naturally, everyone present could hear Wu Hao’s voice transmission loud and clear.
After all, he was just a Virtual God, while everyone else present was a peak heavenly god-level being.
No one said anything; they merely felt that this boy was very sweet. Sword1 and the others immediately liked him even more now.
“Alright, if there’s anything that you haven’t brought with you, I’ll give you another five minutes to sort it out. We’ll meet here in a moment.” Sword1 and the rest did not move after Lin Huang finished speaking.
Sword11 was the only one who disappeared on the spot in a flash.
Meanwhile, Wu Hao moved closer to Lin Huang and asked, “Master, will we be coming back here in the future?”
“All of you can come back anytime you want.” Lin Huang nodded.
Wu Hao nodded only after hearing that. He disappeared in a flash as well to pack his belongings.
In a short while, Sword11 came back first.
Not long later, Wu Hao managed to make it back in the nick of time.
Lin Huang did not ask the two what they had brought with them. Straight away, he gestured with his hand and activated the dimensional gateway.
With Sword1 in the lead, they went in, single file.
A moment later, the dozen over people appeared directly in the Devil Hunter Star Zone.
Sensing the dense population of the Pfister Star, Sword1 and the rest were rather stunned.
Apart from Sword11, it had been many thousands of years since the swordmaster’s ten guardians had come into contact with outsiders.
Even Sword11 was moved. Although he had lived and mingled in the Great Heaven Territory for years, it had been several hundred thousand years since he had returned to the great world.
Wu Hao was the only one who looked excited and adventurous.
Ever since he started cultivating with Sword11, he had remained on the Golden Crow Mountain for this entire year or so. He had never returned to the Great Heaven Territory after that.
The Pfister Star he saw before him was much more lively and bustling than Heavenly Sword Planet, where he used to live. The population was on an entirely different level in terms of numbers.
Moreover, although the Pfister Star was not considered a flourishing territory in the human world, there were still tall buildings clustered everywhere.
The tallest building on Heavenly Sword Planet would be considered merely ordinary if it were placed here.
Wu Hao was not the only one who had never seen a place packed with tall buildings. Even a few of the swordmaster’s guardians were also curious.
“These buildings are so tall. Are they all accommodations for powerhouses?” Sword8—her hair in two ponytails—could not help asking.
Lin Huang glanced at the girl. Throughout this year, apart from her ability being restored to its peak, her appearance had remained practically unchanged. She had been as tall as Wu Hao over a year ago, but Wu Hao was now a full head taller.
“No, they’re just normal residential buildings,” Lin Huang explained.
“I’ll get Sword12 to show all of you around in the next few days so you can familiarize yourselves with this new environment.”
While Lin Huang was speaking, he led them all into the Sword Alliance’s territory.
