“Splash!” 

Shang Xia burst out from the surface before drying himself off by circulating his inner qi. “The protection screen is still active…”  

As he grumbled softly, Shang Xia retrieved the Twisting Twin Blades from his Embroidered Cloud Case and started to read through it.

After reaching the large completion stage of the Martial Extremity Realm thanks to the Mountain and Sea Qi Convergence Formation, Shang Xia remained in the stone chamber to comprehend the sword art. It didn’t take long for him to gain some insights. 

From time to time, he would dive under to see if the protection screen had opened up so he could leave. Every time he went down, he would return disappointed.

After so many repetitions, he even started practicing the Twisted Twin Blades in the hidden chamber.

The only thing that troubled him was the fact that he needed two swords in order to practice the technique. He only had the Delicate Jade River Sword!

Luckily, he managed to find a sword among the loot he obtained from the members of the Rose Party. It wasn’t a graded weapon and neither did its length match the Delicate Jade River Sword, but...