A few minutes later, the group arrived in front of a massive stone wall.
Elder Xavier then moved his wrists, forming a mysterious seal and sending it toward the stone wall.
Amazingly, the scene before them changed as if by magic.
The stone wall disappeared, revealing two hills of moderate size.
Billy and the others saw that the hill on the left was filled with various large knives, numbering at least two or three hundred. The hill on the right was covered with an assortment of swords, in similar quantities.
Additionally, about a hundred meters above the hills, a knife and a sword floated in mid-air, exuding a chilling aura.
As this scene appeared, the atmosphere in the space became several degrees more intense.
Frostblade and Judge, who had relatively lower cultivation levels, shivered and their faces changed multiple times.
“So many knives and swords?” Stout exclaimed as he looked at the scene before him.
“Why do I feel that any of these weapons are of higher grade than the ones we have?” White Tiger added.
“Naturally!” Elder Xavier nodded in response. “Except for Mr Billy’s large knife, all your weapons are merely high-grade divine artifacts.”
“The weapons here are at least first-tier sacred artifacts, far superior to your divine artifacts.”
Weapon grades ascend from divine grade to sacred grade, which also has nine tiers.
“The lowest is a first-tier sacred artifact?!” White Tiger and Judge exclaimed simultaneously.
“If you don’t believe me, try it yourselves!” Elder Xavier said calmly.
“I’ll give it a try!” White Tiger walked to the left hill and pulled out a large knife. He then looked at Judge and said, “Draw your knife!”
“Alright!” Judge drew his weapon.
Without using any Chi power, they clashed their weapons directly.
Clang!
With a crisp sound, half of Judge’s knife fell to the ground, its break smooth as a mirror.
“Wow, it really is a sacred grade weapon!” Judge marveled at his broken knife.
Billy and the others were equally astonished.
Their previous experiences had limited their imagination. In the Star Secret Space within the Forbidden Ruins Space, they had been amazed by high-grade divine artifacts. But now, they were seeing hundreds of sacred grade weapons at once!
Compared to this, the weapon cache in Star Secret Space seemed insignificant.
“You each can choose a weapon that suits you,” Elder Xavier said to the group.
“Really?” Stout and Soul Chaser exclaimed simultaneously.
“Of course!” Elder Xavier smiled faintly.
“Great!” Stout said excitedly. “Next time we harvest high-grade beast cores, it won’t be so difficult!”
Everyone else: “…”
Elder Xavier: “…”
Using sacred grade weapons to harvest beast cores? Stout, you’re too extravagant!
White Feather chirped and glared at Stout.
“Elder Xavier, these weapons are too valuable for us to accept without merit,” Billy said respectfully.
“Those who achieve great things don’t fuss over small matters. These are just a few weapons; there’s nothing valuable about them!” Elder Xavier replied.
He then looked at Opal and Casey. “What are you waiting for? Go choose!”
“Boss, what do you think?” Judge asked Billy, eager to replace his broken knife.
“Elder Xavier’s generosity cannot be declined. We should accept it,” Billy said, bowing slightly to Elder Xavier.
Although he didn’t know why Elder Xavier was helping them so much, he trusted his own judgment. At least he believed Elder Xavier had no ill intentions toward them.
“Thank you, Elder Xavier!” Opal and the others bowed simultaneously.
“It’s nothing,” Elder Xavier waved his hand.
Soon, everyone had chosen a weapon that suited them. They didn’t have much knowledge about weapon grades, so they chose based on feel and appearance rather than grade.
The weapons on the two hills didn’t vary greatly in grade; the lowest was a first-tier sacred artifact and the highest was third-tier.
“Boss, do you want to choose one?” White Tiger asked Billy.
“Your Boss doesn’t need one. The knife he has is extraordinary; none of these can compare,” Elder Xavier replied.
“Elder Xavier, can you tell what grade Boss’s knife is?” Azure Dragon asked.
“I can’t tell,” Elder Xavier shook his head.
“Even you can’t tell?” Azure Dragon was surprised.
“At least not yet,” Elder Xavier nodded. “Its potential hasn’t been fully developed, so I don’t know its limits.”
“Weapons have potential too?” Soul Chaser was astonished.
Not only him but everyone else including Billy was surprised. They had only heard of developing human potential, not weapon potential.
“Haven’t you heard that some high-grade weapons have spirits?” Elder Xavier nodded again.
“Weapons have spirits?” everyone exclaimed simultaneously.
“Of course!” Elder Xavier nodded once more. “In the future, you might even encounter blade spirits and sword spirits.”
“What are those?” Judge asked curiously.
It was the first time they had heard of blade spirits and sword spirits.
“You won’t understand if I explain now. You’ll find out in time,” Elder Xavier replied.
Everyone else: “…”
Can’t you just explain everything at once?
“Elder Xavier, what about those two floating weapons?” Stout asked, pointing to the knife and sword in mid-air.
“Don’t even think about those; you can’t handle them,” Elder Xavier glanced at Stout, worried he might want to use them for harvesting beast cores.
“… I was just asking,” Stout said with a twitching mouth.
“Even I can’t handle those two weapons,” Elder Xavier continued.
“Elder Xavier, do those two weapons have any particular history?” Night Orchid asked.
“I don’t know their exact origins,” Elder Xavier shook his head. “I only know they’ve been here since Canyon View Institute was founded. They likely belonged to the first dean.”
“The first dean’s weapons?” Ian Blade was surprised. “Was he skilled with both knife and sword?”
“What’s so strange about that?” Elder Xavier pointed at Billy. “If I’m not mistaken, your Boss is skilled with both as well.”