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With a clear and melodious cry, a vast amount of information was transmitted into Morova's mind, who shared a life with the phantom beast. It was then he discovered his "Flying Mi" had a remarkable origin, being none other than the super phantom beast "Flame Phoenix" of the Flame Sage among the Twelve Sages.

In the past, the Twelve Sages were struck down by divine punishment from Gaia, the Earth Mother, for their misuse of forbidden spells. Their phantom beasts perished alongside them, but the Flame Sage's "Flame Phoenix" was an exception. Modeled after the legendary fire beast "Flame Phoenix" from the ancient elven realm, it lacked the infinite immortality of divine beasts like the "Ancient Holy Dragon" and the "Golden Beamon King," but it had the ability to rise from its ashes once in its lifetime. However, the divine punishment of "White Gold Lightning" was so terrifying that even this reborn super phantom beast lost enough energy to regenerate, turning into a beast egg and quietly waiting for a chance to revive. It wasn't until it encountered Morova that it was reborn in a fateful season.

Since this was not its first growth, the Flame Phoenix did not uncontrollably drain its host's energy like Jin Luosha's "Holy Scarab." Instead, it could opt for a gradual growth pattern. Additionally, having served alongside the Twelve Sages for many years, although it could not evolve into a "Sacred Angel" like Jin Luosha's "Holy Scarab" and its intelligence was not high, its seasoned combat experience made it equally valuable in battle.

Thanks to the rebirth of "Flame Phoenix Flying Mi," Morova easily overcame challenges and advanced into the Sacred Realm.

Simultaneously, he uncovered something crucial from the lingering memories of "Flame Phoenix Flying Mi."

Details about the "Imperial Sword Hero Mark."

It is said that this divine sword was created by the Twelve Sages after defeating the orc empire, intended to unify the entire human civilization and elect a supreme leader. Its immense power enabled a Swordmaster to briefly withstand a Blade Saint's assaults, and it lacked the typical issue of divine weapons needing to recognize a wielder, thereby preventing future interference in national politics by numerous Sacred Realm experts.

However, as soon as the divine sword was completed, divine punishment descended. At that time, a Blade Saint who protected the Twelve Sages wielded the "Heroic Sword" to resist the divine punishment. Through "Flame Phoenix Flying Mi's" memories, Morova witnessed the "Heroic Sword" shifting colors eight times under the bombardment of the massive "White Gold Lightning" that spanned the heavens and the earth, with a diameter of over a hundred meters. It released eight formidable elemental powers: earth, water, fire, wind, ice, lightning, light, and darkness, barely offsetting the eight divine thunderbolts. Ultimately, the divine blade dimmed and transformed into a gray crystalline sword. Then, under the ninth bombardment, the Blade Saint and the Twelve Sages were all annihilated.

Morova had heard these stories in epics before, but after witnessing them through the memories of "Flame Phoenix Flying Mi," besides being even more shocked, he also made a significant discovery: the "Imperial Sword Hero Mark" was exactly the same as the nameless crystal sword in Xi Luo's hand, especially when both activated ice-based powers, their fluctuations were identical.

In other words, Xi Luo was the inheritor of the "Heroic Sword."

This matter naturally needed to be discussed with everyone.

"It seems our initial inference was wrong," Xi Luo said after hearing Morova's account. He couldn't help but feel a bit emotional upon learning that he had been wielding the world's number one divine weapon all along. However, he quickly focused on analyzing: "We initially thought this sword could absorb any forbidden spell mark, so we believed that even without the five 'Forbidden Spell Sigil Crystals' that protect humans, we could enhance the sword's power. But according to Morova's information, when this sword was completed, it could only display the power of eight elemental attacks. It's possible that the powers of time, space, soul, and spirit were used for other purposes, so aside from the 'Soul Forbidden Spell Mark' that fell to Necropolis Island, continuing to search for the time, space, and spirit forbidden spell marks that have never appeared in history might be meaningless."

Morova agreed with this judgment, saying, "When the Twelve Sages were alive, they could continuously create forbidden spell marks and even consume eight marks to achieve an 'Imperial Sword.' But in today's world, such things are no longer possible. That being the case, without affecting human strategic power, the only forbidden spell marks we can covet are the legendary light and dark marks that perished together."

Xi Luo smiled wryly and said, "I have thought about it too. After all, the power of the 'Ice Mark' I now control was absorbed after the forbidden spell mark crystal shattered, so even a broken mark might still benefit me. But for some reason, the Saint Spirit Mountain has been trying hard to cover up the events of the two light and dark marks. When I was at the Saint Spirit Mountain, I consulted countless materials and found that all information about the events of that year had been erased. Later private explorations even aroused the suspicion of the temple, otherwise, I might not have been exiled."

"This is troublesome. In the past four hundred years, only three forbidden spells have been used on the Mainland, creating the ever-burning Molten Ravine, the fluctuating Abyssal Chasm, and the ghost-infested Ethereal Grove. But there is no record of the use of light and dark forbidden spells. If the two were really destroyed in a forbidden spell duel, even the Holy Temple of Light could not completely cover it up. But the current situation can only mean one thing: the two mark crystals were destroyed without activating the forbidden spells. That being the case, our chances of finding them ourselves are very slim," Morova said helplessly.

The two years of companionship had deepened the friendship between him and Xi Luo. After becoming a Sacred Realm expert, he naturally thought about how to help his friend reach this level as well. However, the "Sacred Spear Quinilon" containing the light-based "Sacred Mark" had already disappeared. Even if it really fell into the hands of the orcs as rumored, he had no confidence to retrieve it. Therefore, he paid extra attention to the "Heroic Sword." But things do not always go as one wishes, and luck like obtaining the "Red Lotus Sword" cannot be expected to happen all the time.