Beast Taming Patrol

This was somewhat beyond Lu Ziye's expectations and filled him with curiosity towards Youyou.

"I want to know too." Lin Su chuckled lightly, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

As they spoke, the three of them had already arrived at the gate of Sharp Sword City.

Being a Silver City, Sharp Sword City saw a considerable number of outstanding talents coming and going daily at its gates.

However, at the moment Lin Su and his companions appeared, the chatter and hurried footsteps of the crowd quickly ceased.

The grand city gate fell into utter silence.

Lin Su's expression became odd.

This scene was all too familiar; it had been the same in the previous two Silver Cities.

The elites guarding the gate recognized him and swiftly contacted others using a magical sound-transmitting device.

Shortly after, several figures with extraordinary auras hurried over from inside the city. The leader glanced around and soon fixed his gaze on Lin Su.

His expression changed slightly as he cursed under his breath that this harbinger of doom had indeed come, then quickly squeezed out a smile and stepped forward promptly, "I've seen Brother Lin. I am Xu Ying from Canglan Empire."

"May I know what brings Brother Lin to Sharp Sword City..." he asked carefully about the purpose of Lin Su and his companions' visit.

"We three are just passing through this city and do not mean to stay long," Lin Su coughed lightly, stating their intentions, "But I am somewhat interested in Ten Thousand Sword Forest and would like to enter. Would Brother Xu have any objections?"

"Ten Thousand Sword Forest?" Xu Ying was momentarily stunned, then quickly shook his head, "Of course not, Brother Lin is free to do as he wishes."

It's merely the core of a yellow-rank Secret Realm anyway, and furthermore a renewable resource.

If Lin Su's objective was just that, then allowing him access was sufficient.

Moreover, for the next few days, he would restrict the talents of Canglan Empire from entering, so as to avoid any trivial conflicts with them leading to the annihilation of the entire empire.

If they couldn't afford to provoke him, couldn't they at least avoid him?

Lin Su's reputation was renowned far and wide, and what spread the most was the fact that anyone who offended him was doomed, and not only them, but their backing forces would be swiftly eradicated—without exception.

It was said that the empires he had destroyed at his hands already amounted to more than five, and among these were powerful empires with over a hundred talented individuals.

The battleground for the outstanding talents had been open for just a month, but his achievements were excessively brutal.

Seeing the leader of Canglan Empire so understanding and cooperative throughout, Lin Su nodded slightly. After bidding farewell, he quickly led Yan Susen and Lu Ziye into the ancient housing district.

Once they had all found their accommodations, the three regrouped and headed straight for Ten Thousand Sword Forest.

If they could absorb the opportunities here today, they could start their journey to the land of the ice rules tomorrow.

On their way to Ten Thousand Sword Forest, Lu Ziye began to explain what he knew about the place to the other two.

"Ten Thousand Sword Forest is a rather unique Secret Realm Core," Lu Ziye paused slightly, "From the surface, Ten Thousand Sword Forest seems like an ordinary valley which is nothing special, but once you step inside, you'll discover countless weapons buried in the ground."

"Most of these weapons are in the form of swords, which is why it's called Ten Thousand Sword Forest."

"After a weapon is pulled out, another similar one will appear in its place after a while, maintaining the constant number."

"I see," Yan Susen nodded in sudden enlightenment.

Although he would also visit the trading areas of various ancient cities to purchase some resources and learn a bit about them, in terms of collecting intelligence, he was still somewhat inferior to Lu Ziye.

The information he had about Ten Thousand Sword Forest was not nearly as detailed as Lu Ziye's.

"So the opportunities are in these weapons?" Lin Su curiously asked.

"Exactly," Lu Ziye chuckled, "The weapons in Ten Thousand Sword Forest are peculiar; they are plunged into the earth, but cannot be extracted through brute force, one must be acknowledged by the weapon to pull it out."

"And these weapons are not forged by man, but formed from the pure metallic supernatural forces," Lu Ziye paused slightly, "Pulling out a weapon allows you to absorb its power and enhance yourself. The number of weapons you can extract depends entirely on your ability."

Hearing this, Lin Su's hand subconsciously gripped Youyou tighter as he pondered.

Weapons formed from pure metallic supernatural forces...

If Youyou could absorb such weapons, it would undoubtedly be a great benefit.

A weapon or two might not mean much, but in larger quantities, the effect would be significant.

However, the unique rule that one could not pull out a weapon by force, but needed the weapon's recognition, made Lin Su somewhat worried.

"How does one gain a weapon's recognition?" he couldn't help but inquire.

"Based on the experience of talents who have entered it before, if you are proficient in the technique of a certain type of weapon, the likelihood of being recognized by a weapon of that form is much higher," Lu Ziye quickly replied.

"Proficiency in technique?" Lin Su's brow furrowed slightly.

As for his expertise in weapon use, it mainly lay in the use of spears.

As for other...

A cutting technique that seemed to split the heavens and the earth, which he had once witnessed at Ghost Fear Cliff, suddenly surfaced in his mind.

With the essence of that strike, he should not be unfamiliar with the techniques of the sword.

He also had some exposure to staff techniques...

Lin Su let out a slight sigh.

Just as Lu Ziye had said, swords were the most abundant in Ten Thousand Sword Forest, with other types of weapons being relatively rare. And with these three types of weapons, he was not guaranteed to be able to extract them.