Tianming pushed apart the mud, unearthing a small sword about half a meter in length. It was completely covered in mud and sand and looked like a normal rock upon casual inspection. But when it was cleaned up, Lin Xiaogui saw a silhouette with long, flowing hair. It was a familiar depiction that she was all too familiar with from the legends of the clan.

"It's her.... This ancestral guidance stele is in a dormant state, yet you found it?!" She was utterly floored. Ancestral guidance steles had an active and dormant state. Most of the time, they were dormant and buried deep underground, making them nigh impossible for disciples to find. Only active steles would enlarge to the size of islands,...