Chapter 79 — Seven
The Sword Questions the Heavens · Page 6 of 6
Lin Jinghong did not understand, and was about to plead again, when he suddenly felt the Slaying Dragon Sword, quiet in his hand till now, grow hot along the blade as if provoked by something, and the green light blazed up once more.
Lin Jinghong stared at the Dragon-Slaying Sword in his hand, astonished, when a sudden feeling came over him. He turned to look toward the direction of the Illusory Moon Cavern, and there, among the mountain peaks, a brilliant shaft of light shot straight up into the heavens, while the Dragon-Slaying Sword in his grasp seemed to be aimed at that very place, giving a low, faint hum.
"It has emerged! It has finally emerged!"
The old man, who at some point had also turned his gaze there, wore a face heavy with the complex expressions of a life's vicissitudes, and said softly, "Child, you are very fortunate. Soon you will witness that legendary ancient sword, the Immortal-Slayer!"