The Flower Festival concluded in Perfection.

Linghua Valley began discussing and handling the matter concerning Liang Feng.

In a few more days, once this matter was settled, the Disciples from both Sects would return to their respective Sects to report.

On this day, Song Yan followed Yan Xun to visit the Yan Family’s ancestral land.

The Sword Casting Villa was located at the northern foot of Bei Ya Mountain City.

On the stone tablet in front of the Villa, the characters ’Yan Family’ were carved.

The Yan Family’s ancestral land covered a vast area, with a distinction between the main Family and branch Families.

The branch Families were on the mountainside, while the main Family was closer to the peak.

Blue stone steps wound into the clouds, and the faint sound of metal clashing could be heard from the mountain peak.

Distant mountains, thin mist, and the first rays of morning light.

As they ascended the mountain steps, there were fewer people coming and going, mostly dignified young men with hurried expressions.

Yan Xun occasionally met a few familiar faces, exchanging greetings.

"Brother Yan, it’s just ahead."

Lake and mountain scenery, the main Family’s ancestral land.

"Oh, Fifth Brother is back!"

"Second Brother, where are you off to?"

Yan Xun went to meet the person in front, who sounded like his cousin.

"I’m going to Sheyang Sect to deliver a few Spiritual Artifacts. Uh... and who is this?"

"This is Song Yan, a talented Disciple from Cave Abyss Sect."

Yan Xun quickly introduced, "The Seniors of Sheyang Sect invited Fellow Daoists from Cave Abyss Sect to observe the ceremony, and Brother Yan is a Disciple who came along."

"Oh!"

The person suddenly understood, not daring to be negligent, and quickly bowed.

"Yan Cheng of the Yan Family greets Daoist Song."

Song Yan thought to himself that they were indeed a prominent Family, all very well-mannered, and returned the bow.

Along the way, the Yan Family members were all quite polite to him.

Speaking of the Yan Family, an Immortal Family, it was recognized by the Chu Region Cultivation World as the foremost of the four great Immortal Families in Chu Kingdom. Its strength was already not weaker than many small Sects.

However, facing the true Six Major Sects, even an Outer Sect Disciple would not dare to be negligent.

"Fifth Young Master..."

Several servants came forward, about to speak, but saw Yan Xun wave his hand, "No need for tea, just prepare lunch."

"Yes, Young Master."

Young Master... such a noble title.

For this kind of extravagant life, Song Yan, a poor child who had been poor since childhood, had always been very envious.

Yan Xun led him directly to a valley within the ancestral land.

As they walked, he asked, "Brother Yan, forgive my rudeness, but where exactly did you get that Flying Sword?"

Previously, Song Yan had mentioned to him that he had accidentally obtained a Flying Sword. Although its grade was extremely low, its material was tough.

He had come to visit the Yan Family mainly to broaden his knowledge and see if there were any such sword-forging Materials.

If given the chance, he also wanted to temper his Flying Sword to improve its grade.

After a moment of thought, he replied, "...I obtained it from the belly of a Demon Beast."

"That truly is strange."

Ahead was a deep valley, with mist swirling within, and very few Family members coming and going.

"This is where the Old Sword Forge is located."

Yan Xun said as he walked, "Brother Yan, please don’t be offended, but for outsiders to visit, entering the Main Sword Forge is truly extremely troublesome."

"Everyone from top to bottom needs to be informed."

"This place is the former Old Sword Forge. After several reforms within the Family, it is now used to store Materials that are not needed for ordinary Artifact Refining, as well as some unclaimed old Spiritual Artifacts..."

"Your Flying Sword definitely isn’t made of ordinary Material, so coming here is the same."

"No matter."

This place was somewhat like the Fire Worker Village of the Outer Sect... It brought back memories of his past life of picking up trash within the Sect.

While he felt nostalgic, he wouldn’t dare to hope that he would pick up another treasure like the liangyi pearl from a pile of trash.

Looking back now, it was simply a fantasy.

"Our Yan Family, both the main Family and branch Families, have undergone several reforms. The abandonment of this Old Sword Forge seems to have happened sixty or seventy years ago."

Yan Xun had already begun to inspect the sword-casting Materials stored in special qiankun bags or iron storage boxes at the edge of a circular small square.

"Buzz..."

He summoned the Unmoored Boat and sent the Flying Sword to Yan Xun, making it easier for him to observe and compare.

"Brother Yan, I’ll look for it. You can wander around freely..."

Yan Xun said, "Now that this Old Sword Forge is abandoned, the valley is quiet and secluded, and the scenery is actually much better than the Main Sword Forge."

"Alright."

He walked slowly along the circular square.

Yan Xun was absolutely right; this Sword Forge must have been abandoned for a very long time.

Many of the stone bricks were cracked, and numerous unnamed vines and weeds grew in the crevices.

He walked past the sword furnace, which had been extinguished for who knows how many years, and arrived at the old site of a pavilion-like hall.

"Hall of a Thousand Mechanisms..."

What a grand name... but unfortunately, it was now covered in dust.

He stepped inside.

The space inside was much larger than it appeared from the outside... Looking up, countless Spiritual Artifacts were stored along the walls of the hall, with swords being the most numerous.

Upon closer inspection, there were some compartments marked with names.

Were these Spiritual Artifacts stored here by Yan Family Disciples?

Or... considering what Yan Xun had said about this place being abandoned for a long time, another more plausible thought arose.

However, he didn’t dare to guess wildly.

He wandered aimlessly through the hall. Some Spiritual Artifacts had very interesting shapes and colors, such as the shape of a pig-slaughtering knife or the appearance of a gourd staff.

The designers and casters were truly unconventional and ingenious people.

"Brother Yan!"

A moment later, Yan Xun entered from outside the hall, "I knew you’d be here."

"I searched for a long time, but I really couldn’t find the Material of your Flying Sword."

"To say it’s bad, it’s indeed extremely tough, but to say it’s good, this Flying Sword has an ancient and exquisite craftsmanship, yet it only has the strength of a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact..."

"It’s truly strange."

Song Yan retrieved his Flying Sword and said with a smile, "No matter, no matter, I was just trying my luck."

"By the way, these names are..."

He pointed to the names on the compartments.

"Oh, those are all left behind by the Seniors of the Yan Family."

"Although they are all old and unused Spiritual Artifacts, they serve as a memorial. Since this Sword Forge was abandoned anyway, they were all moved here."

"I see."

Song Yan nodded.

Just then, his heart suddenly stirred.

The liangyi pearl actually hummed for a moment!

It quickly fell silent again.

He quickly searched around, thinking something was amiss.

Among all these old Spiritual Artifacts in the hall, how could he find the one connected to the liangyi pearl?

Just as he was troubled, among the few Spiritual Artifacts leaning against the wall in the corner, one caught Song Yan’s eye.

"This is..."

"A sword casket?"

"Hmm?" Yan Xun followed his gaze. In the corner of the hall, several nameless Spiritual Artifacts leaned against the wall.

Among them, a dust-covered dark blue long casket indeed seemed a bit out of place among the various swords and blades.

"Oh, those are all unwanted Spiritual Artifacts."

Yan Xun explained, "I’ve seen this sword casket. I don’t know which Senior made it; they made it halfway and left it here unfinished..."

"Modern Flying Swords don’t need sword caskets anymore, so no one has recast it, and it’s been left here ever since."

The two walked forward. Song Yan gently lifted it and brushed off the dust.

Is it this one?

So far, the liangyi pearl’s "sensory feedback" had been very strange and crude, and he couldn’t be sure.

Could the liangyi pearl also react to a sword casket?

He pondered, remaining silent.

"Brother Yan, I didn’t expect you to be interested in these old things... If you like it, just take it."

Yan Xun said, "However, these few Spiritual Artifacts are all defective products. This sword casket in your hand is even unfinished. Aside from collecting it, it’s utterly useless."

"Hmm..."

Song Yan pondered for a moment and then said, "I am indeed very interested."