Master Xu's expression was bitter; he had spent half his life as a secret spy, and could be considered a patriarch in this field. Yet, just before the Sword Sect's rise, such a thing happened. Though he felt he was partly to blame, now was not the time for self-pity; priorities had to be set.
"To find the small world of the Sword Tomb, there are only two methods: either seal off Dushan and conduct a thorough search, or the person responsible attempts to open the small world of the Sword Tomb. However, I doubt anyone would be foolish enough to open it so soon..."
Master Zong, the former Mansion Master of Sikong Mansion, equally experienced, said, "The perpetrator's aims are clear. They surely knew our Sword Sect planned to bestow swords upon the disciples during the grand ceremony, a secret well-known within the Sword Sect, even among the Foundation Establishment disciples, so it's natural this information would leak out.
