Yan Baiyi was quite composed, not at all uneasy about the change in their relationship. "Meeting the Sect Hierarch was just good luck, this sword and I feel a connection."
Hou Niao walked with him arm in arm, and indeed, Yan Baiyi's Sword Embryo was a fine thing, but he wasn't envious because his own Five Elements Refining Gold Sword was the most extraordinary sword in the Universe, formless yet substantial, completely transcending conventional ideas.
"A connection with you? Good! When we first met above Lihai, I also felt a connection with you. This sword has a demonic nature; it requires a cultivator with a magnanimous heart. I would worry about others using it, fearing they'd lose control, but not you—it truly is connected to you, isn't it?"
Yan Baiyi laughed, realizing this friend was just the same as before, not changed by becoming Sect Hierarch; he heard other cultivators complain quietly, saying the Hierarch was lazy and indifferent, making the Sword Sect a joke.
