At this moment.

Lin Fan had returned to his residence and checked the status of the Xuanyuan Sword.

At this time, the Xuanyuan Sword was completely immersed in slumber, and there was no chance of it awakening anytime soon. Even though Lin Fan was the master of the Xuanyuan Sword, and he called to it with his Divine Sense, the Xuanyuan Sword continued to sleep deeply.

"Emperor Jade, how much longer will it sleep?" Lin Fan frowned.

He knew that the Xuanyuan Sword had devoured tens of thousands of swords and gained tremendous benefits.

But.

If the Xuanyuan Sword kept sleeping like this, its power would certainly be greatly diminished.

Moreover.

During the Xuanyuan Sword's slumber, Lin Fan couldn't use it either, as doing so would certainly disturb its sleep. This restriction put Lin Fan in a difficult predicament!

"Hmm..." Emperor Jade pondered for a second, scanned the Xuanyuan Sword's condition with his Divine Sense, and then said, "I estimate that it will have to sleep for at least another month or two!"

"A month or two? That's way too long!" Lin Fan shook his head.

If the Xuanyuan Sword was to evolve continuously, it must devour a large amount of other weapons.

And the treasure swords in the Sword Tomb of the Cloud Flowing Sect are the best food!

For the Xuanyuan Sword, they are like nutrients.

If every time it devours something, the Xuanyuan Sword needs to sleep for a month or two... How could Lin Fan have so much time to waste here? At most, there are only three years left before the Heavenly Demon from beyond the realm descends upon the Divine Wind Continent!

By then, it would be too late!

"This is necessary. After all, when the Xuanyuan Sword devours something, it's like a person eating food; it needs to digest! If it was you, could you keep eating without stopping? You'd burst from overeating. It's a gradual process that can't be rushed!" Emperor Jade said.

Lin Fan was somewhat frustrated.

Suddenly.

A light flashed before his eyes, and a spark of inspiration crossed his mind.

"Eh... wait a minute!"

"What's up?"

"Hahaha! Fate is on my side, I have the Mystic Iron Mountain! How could I have forgotten about this! In Mystic Iron Mountain, time flows two hundred and sixty times faster than the outside world. A month's time there is just an hour or two!" Lin Fan burst into excited laughter.

The next second.

His Divine Thought moved, and he directly entered the Mystic Iron Mountain.

Then.

He placed the Xuanyuan Sword inside, and left the Mystic Iron Mountain.

...

An hour later, Lin Fan entered the Mystic Iron Mountain, and indeed, the Xuanyuan Sword had already awakened, transmitting its voice, "Master... Baby is awake now, so comfortable... Baby is hungry again, Master... Baby wants to eat..."

The tone of the Xuanyuan Sword was still babyish, like a little loli.

It was amusing to hear!

Lin Fan was surprised to find that there was a faint silver sheen on the surface of the Xuanyuan Sword, like it was gilded – very inconspicuous, but undeniably real.

Lin Fan reached out and touched it, feeling a chill that was accompanied by a slightly warm sensation, like fine jade.

"Is this what they call a Sword Halo?" Lin Fan thought to himself.

"Yes, it has already condensed a layer. If it continues to devour and evolve, I can confirm that the Xuanyuan Sword can become a Sword King!" Emperor Jade said.

Without hesitation, Lin Fan left Mystic Iron Mountain.

Immediately after.

He headed towards the Sword Tomb of the Cloud Flowing Sect.

Before long, he arrived at the Sword Tomb.

Without a word, Lin Fan went straight to the deepest part of the Sword Tomb and brought out the Xuanyuan Sword.

All around Lin Fan, there were more than a million swords!

And the Xuanyuan Sword, like a gluttonous child, ceaselessly devoured the swords around it.

A full quarter of an hour passed before the Xuanyuan Sword finally came to a stop.

"Master... I'm full... I want to sleep..."

This time, the Xuanyuan Sword directly absorbed thirty thousand swords, which was three times the amount of the last!

"Good!"

Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction.

With a raise of his hand, he stored the Xuanyuan Sword back into Mystic Iron Mountain!

Then.

He himself sat cross-legged in the Sword Tomb, silently comprehending the Sword Intent that wandered within it.

This is the Sword Tomb, with hundreds of millions of Swords buried here, the Sword Intent contained within is also extremely terrifying, hence Lin Fan's comprehension of Sword Intent also greatly improved here.

An hour later.

The Xuanyuan Sword awoke once more.

Lin Fan took it out from Mystic Iron Mountain and allowed the Xuanyuan Sword to continue devouring.

Following that.

The Xuanyuan Sword continued to enter Mystic Iron Mountain to sleep!

This cycle repeated back and forth, and after three whole days, the Xuanyuan Sword had devoured swords over forty times. From initially devouring ten thousand swords at a time to being able to absorb over three hundred thousand in one go at the end!

Even.

The Xuanyuan Sword began to be picky with its food, completely uninterested in devouring swords of average quality.

By now.

Out of the hundreds of millions of swords in the Sword Tomb, the Xuanyuan Sword had devoured a total of about ten million!

And on the surface of the Xuanyuan Sword, a golden sword halo appeared, as if Sword Qi was emanating from the body!

The aura of the Xuanyuan Sword also underwent an earth-shattering change, with the golden Chi dragon on the blade coming to life, lifelike and animated!

"Sword King... what a pity... it's still short of a bit..." Emperor Jade looked at the Xuanyuan Sword, somewhat disappointed.

"Still short? If it continues to devour, will there be any improvement?" Lin Fan frowned.

After devouring ten million swords, the Xuanyuan Sword still hadn't become a Sword King, indeed a bit disappointing!

"It's useless. Didn't you see? In the recent few times, the Xuanyuan Sword devoured three hundred thousand swords, but there hasn't been much evolution. It's not that there's something wrong with the swords but that the quality of the Xuanyuan Sword has become too high. Continuing to devour these swords is of little use." Emperor Jade explained.

Lin Fan asked perplexedly, "What if it devours the remaining one hundred million swords? Will there be any evolution?"

"No!" Emperor Jade replied decisively, "Now the problem is one of quality, not quantity. The swords in the Sword Tomb, let alone one hundred million, even if you had ten billion more swords, it would be useless to devour them!"

"Okay then!"

Lin Fan sighed lightly.

"Little Fan Fan, what are you sighing for! Be content. Now, the Xuanyuan has improved tenfold in might than when it started at least. Don't always act like you're getting the short end of the stick!" Emperor Jade, in the form of a young girl, rolled her eyes within Lin Fan's mind.

"Er... isn't that how people are, never satisfied? Nevertheless, it's a pleasant surprise that the Xuanyuan Sword has evolved to this extent." Lin Fan stroked his chin and nodded.

It's like someone winning the lottery, getting a million all at once.

There would be this sense of unease, wondering why didn't they win five million instead?

And after winning five million, they would think, why haven't they won ten million?

The desire of humans has no bounds.

When Lin Fan was leaving the Sword Tomb, he encountered Qin Muqing at the entrance of the Sword Tomb.

"Master Lin..." Qin Muqing hurriedly approached, her pretty face looking haggard and with red eyes; it was clear she had not rested well.

"What's the matter?"

"Oh, nothing... just waiting here for you to come out..." Qin Muqing shook her head.