My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"Your Highness."

Zhang Xinnian's voice rang out at that moment: "There shouldn't be a person inside this coffin!"

Ok?

Jiang Xiaobai was initially surprised upon hearing this, but then nodded slightly.

That makes sense. Who would use such a large and heavy coffin for a dead person?

But if there's no person inside this coffin, what could it be?

As he watched with curiosity, he saw Liu Guanlan slowly walk out of the hall.

As Liu Guanlan approached the bronze coffin, the surrounding sounds quieted down.

Liu Guanlan raised his hand and gently patted the bronze coffin.

Boom!

The sound was dull, and one could tell at a glance that this was no ordinary bronze artifact.

"Everyone!"

Liu Guanlan glanced around and slowly said, "I'm sure you all know what's inside."

"This thing has traveled around in our Ask Knife Tower, from the northern border to the south of the Yangtze River, from the western region back to our capital."

"But even now, no one has been able to get what's inside out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of many martial arts figures became even more fervent.

Some gripped their knives tightly, while others took a deep breath and eagerly stepped forward.

Clearly, what's inside is extremely attractive to them.

Seeing the reactions around him, Liu Guanlan was not surprised and smiled slightly, saying, "But today, I wonder if there are any skilled individuals who can do it."

"The rules remain the same as before."

"Twenty taels for one try, but of course... only one try per person!"

At this point, Liu Guanlan's voice became slightly more forceful: "As long as you can get what's inside out, then... what's inside is yours."

"Hehe, if we could really get our hands on that thing, let alone twenty taels, even two thousand taels would be worth it!"

"Yes, but I wonder if anyone will succeed this time!"

Ok?

Hearing the sounds around him, Jiang Xiaobai raised his eyebrows even higher.

Twenty taels for a trial? This knife-wielding shop really knows how to make money.

If you could walk around every "Asking Knife Tower" like this, you could probably make a lot of money just from collecting trial fees.

And it's only allowed once, so what kind of rare stuff is inside?

"Open the coffin!"

At this moment, Liu Guanlan's voice rang out again.

As soon as he finished speaking, a burly man stepped forward and grabbed one side of the bronze coffin lid with both hands.

The next moment, the burly man's arm veins bulged.

click!

The burly man pulled the coffin lid off.

Ok?

Jiang Xiaobai's expression flashed with surprise when he saw this.

It seems that the heavy thing is not the coffin itself, but what's inside it!

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for that burly man to remove the lid of the bronze coffin so easily by himself.

To his surprise, what was inside was gradually revealed.

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but lean forward, wanting to see more clearly.

But there were too many people around, and Jiang Xiaobai could only vaguely see a dark, shadowy thing inside.

It looks like a weapon, but you can't really tell what it is.

Zhang Xinnian was more agile; using his body to squeeze forward two steps, he quickly turned back.

"Your Highness!"

Zhang Xinnian looked at Jiang Xiaobai and lowered his voice, "I saw it clearly, there's a knife inside!"

"knife?"

Jiang Xiaobai looked surprised: "So the heavy one is the knife inside?"

"It should be!"

Zhang Xinnian nodded: "That knife is very big, it doesn't look like an ordinary iron tool."

"what?"

Jiang Xiaobai shook his head with a helpless expression and said, "Tch, I thought I was waiting for something!"

"What kind of good thing is this knife?"

"Kid!"

No sooner had Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking than a soft chuckle rang out from the side: "You're obviously not a member of the martial arts world!"

Ok?

Jiang Xiaobai turned his head and saw that the one who spoke was a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man had his arms crossed, wore a gray short-sleeved shirt, and had a short knife hanging at his waist. He exuded an air of competence.

The middle-aged man was looking ahead with a faint smile on his face: "This knife is forged from thousand-year-old black iron."

"It is said that it weighs over a thousand pounds. Ordinary people would have difficulty even touching it, let alone lifting it."

Millennium-old black iron?

Over a thousand kilograms?!

Jiang Xiaobai listened, a look of shock flashing across his face; this thing was somewhat outrageous.

However, to him, no matter how heavy it was, it was just a knife.

Yes, he doesn't use a knife, he only uses the truth!

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but ask, "So all these people are after this knife?"

"Of course not!"

The middle-aged man shook his head: "The important thing isn't this knife, but the gate token pressed beneath it."

"Access token?"

Jiang Xiaobai looked on with curiosity.

"Um!"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "This token is called the Hidden Edge Token, and it originated from Hidden Edge Mountain!"

"And this Hidden Peak Mountain only opens once every ten years. To have the opportunity to enter Hidden Peak Mountain, one must possess a Hidden Peak Token."

"Otherwise, even if you are a ninth-rank master who has entered the sect, you can only stand outside the Hidden Edge Mountain and watch helplessly."

"Is that exaggerated?"

Jiang Xiaobai raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Heh heh, this Hidden Peak Mountain is no ordinary sect!"

The middle-aged man chuckled lightly: "Hidden Peak Mountain is closed year-round, and has very few disciples, but every disciple who does leave the mountain is a very famous figure in the martial arts world."

"Obtaining a Hidden Edge Token grants you the qualification to enter the mountain to learn martial arts. Whether you can truly become a disciple depends on your own abilities."

"Even just this qualification is enough to make people in the martial arts world fight tooth and nail for it."

"I see!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai understood a little better.

This Concealed Edge Token is equivalent to an entry quota.

Having a spot doesn't guarantee your success, but without a spot, you don't even have the right to get in.

No wonder... these people were so agitated.

The middle-aged man continued, "As for the Concealed Edge Token, twelve of them will be distributed every ten years!"

"Unfortunately, very few people can actually bring this Concealed Edge Token up the mountain, so... the number of Concealed Edge Tokens continues to increase!"

"There must be at least a hundred Hidden Edge Tokens circulating in the martial arts world right now!"

"Hundreds..."

Jiang Xiaobai shrugged helplessly.

There are too many wolves and not enough meat. Even if there are hundreds, it probably won't be enough to go around!

With this thought in mind, the middle-aged man continued, "Because of the cumulative number of Hidden Edge Tokens, Hidden Edge Mountain has introduced new rules!"

"If you can obtain two Concealed Edge Tokens, you can skip the first trial at the mountain gate and directly enter the second trial."

"With three Hidden Edge Tokens, one can ascend the Listening Blade Cliff of Hidden Edge Mountain and view the Crescent Moon Blade Wall."

"It is said that the sword wall is engraved with the sword intent left by the masters of Cangfeng Mountain throughout the ages."

"Even just a glance is an immense blessing for a martial artist."

At this point, a burning glint flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes: "If we could obtain six Hidden Edge Tokens... we could skip all the trials and directly join the sect!"

"If I get more than ten, wow..."

"what?"

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but ask, "What will happen?"

"have no idea."

The middle-aged man shook his head.

"have no idea?"

Jiang Xiaobai's expression froze.

"Damn it," the middle-aged man clicked his tongue, as if he thought the reward was very generous.

As it turns out, I don't know...

"Sigh, there are just too many different interpretations."

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai's expression, the middle-aged man said, "Some say that with ten or more, you can try to open the Xuanlong Gate of Cangfeng Mountain!"

"Some say you can obtain the true inheritance of Cangfeng Mountain, and others say you can try to pull out the number one sword in the world!"

"There's no definitive answer as to exactly what it is, but it's definitely not far off!"

At this point, the middle-aged man looked at Jiang Xiaobai, sneered, and said, "Hey kid, how about it? Doesn't it sound... tempting?!"

"..."

Jiang Xiaobai looked helpless.

Can he say that he has absolutely no interest?