All of the Core Formation cultivators turned to inspect the underside of the fourth Origin Defying Stone Sword upon hearing this, and they were greeted by a peculiar sight.

A small line of text had appeared on the underside of the sword, and it read: "The number one sword cultivator of Heavenly South was here". [1]

It appeared that someone had forcibly engraved this line of text onto the surface of the sword, and every single stroke resembled a sharp sword in itself.

"What happened? I don't think this line of text was there before..."

"Could it be that one of the inner sect elders who just undertook the trial did this?"

"That's impossible! Deputy Dao Lord Xiong once said that these Origin Defying Stone Swords don't have any offensive power, but they're as hard as immortal treasures!"

"Then who could've done this?"

"It doesn't matter, just remember to never speak of this to anyone and pretend as if you saw nothing here. If Deputy Dao Lord Xiong finds out about this, all of us will be in huge trouble!"

"Of course."

"You're right, we have to keep this a secret."

"By the way, what kind of place is Heavenly South?"

"Who knows? Probably...