Chapter 850: The Sword Arrives

“Stop!”

At this moment, Sun Li suddenly halted his movements, raising his palm and shouting loudly.

Then, with an excited expression, he added, “Do you feel it? The pulse of the treasure!”

Hearing this, the others quickly stopped what they were doing and began to carefully sense their surroundings.

Soon, their eyes lit up one after another.

“I feel it! I feel it!”

“Yes, yes, I feel it too!”

Excited voices erupted from the crowd.

“Hahaha!”

Sun Li laughed heartily. “Judging from this pulse, it should only be a few zhang away now.”

“Earlier, that freak from the black box intercepted us halfway. Now that the freak is gone, I don’t believe another one will pop up out of nowhere.”

“In any case, this treasure beneath the earth is something our Three Lives Sect must obtain.”

“Our Three Lives Sect must obtain it!”

“Must obtain it!”

The people present echoed in unison, their spirits high.

After the cheers, everyone worked even harder.

Before long, the last few zhang of earth were dug away.

At this point, the pit was already over two hundred zhang deep. Looking up, one could only see a small slice of the sky.

Elder Sun Li personally held a shovel.

With one strike of the shovel, a sword hilt was unearthed.

“Hiss!”

As soon as the sword hilt was revealed, Sun Li gasped, his eyes widening in shock.

The others also put down their tools, staring intently at the hilt that had emerged from the soil.

“Such a powerful aura!”

“Yes, this must be a peerless divine sword. I can’t even bear to focus my gaze on it.”

“Indeed, it exerts an immense pressure on me without even touching it.”

Everyone began to chatter, their eyes eventually landing on Sun Li. Unable to hold back, they asked, “Elder Sun, can you tell what grade this sword is?”

Sun Li carefully examined it with a serious expression.

Though he wanted to determine the sword’s rank, it soon became clear that the sword’s power exceeded his understanding.

He shook his head.

Seeing that even Sun Li couldn’t identify it, the group felt a bit disappointed but also more excited.

“While I don’t know what this sword is, one thing is certain—this entire area is unaffected by the Black Domain because of it!”

Sun Li spoke with joy. “And with this sword, our Three Lives Sect will be able to treat the Black Domain as if it were nothing!”

Hearing this, the group grew even more excited.

Regardless of the sword’s offensive power, its ability to repel the Black Domain alone made it a priceless treasure for any sect.

After all, the Black Domain, shrouded in black fog, was rumored to hide countless ancient holy lands and untold treasures.

But for sects hoping to explore the Black Domain, it was often just a pipe dream.

Even super experts at the Dao Confirmation level couldn’t completely ignore the Black Domain’s influence; at best, they could only stay in it for a slightly longer time.

While it was possible to traverse the Black Domain using spirit boats, the cost was simply too high.

Take, for example, Zhao Qi and his team, the first group to discover the Nine Realms. The spirit boat they used had been funded by pooling resources from multiple sects across the Heavenly Domain, allowing them to travel so far into the Black Domain.

But with this sword, the Black Domain’s dangers and resource consumption would no longer be an issue. The Three Lives Sect could assemble a team of experts and freely raid any part of the Black Domain for treasures.

“Hahaha! With this sword, our Three Lives Sect will endure for eternity. Not only will we dominate this barren land, but the entire Heavenly Domain will bow to us in the future.”

“And with enough resources, our sect might even produce a Saint!”

Sun Li grew more and more excited as he spoke, laughing and raising his palms in triumph.

The others also laughed, unable to contain their joy.

“Elder Sun, since that’s the case, let’s hurry and retrieve the sword!”

“Yes, yes! Elder Sun, let’s get the sword now to avoid any unexpected complications!”

Everyone was eager to proceed.

“Alright, I’ll retrieve it now!”

Sun Li understood the importance of acting quickly. He circulated his Qi within his body and cautiously approached the sword hilt.

With a solemn expression, he reached out and grasped the hilt.

As his hand touched the hilt and he felt the powerful energy emanating from the sword, the smile on Sun Li’s face grew wider.

“Sword, come forth!”

He planted his feet firmly, let out a loud shout, and then exerted all his strength, trying to pull the sword from the ground.

“Huh?”

“Why won’t it budge?”

His face turned red with strain, and he nearly exerted himself to the point of embarrassing physical reactions, but the sword didn’t move an inch!