I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

"What a real man!"

On the path of trials, Xiao Wu jumped up and down excitedly.

Any cultivator in the realm of divine cultivation would react the same way upon seeing this scene.

"As expected, the Celestial King can do whatever he wants."

Ainz Ooal Gown was not surprised at all. Faced with an irresistible enemy, the master who played the game of life had no need to hide.

Above the sky, the Great Luo Sword Intent was dissipating, and Shen Ming's cultivation level was gradually recovering.

Compared to the beginning, his aura was several degrees more intense.

The Great Luo Sword Intent of the Seventh Sword is not a one-time event; it will be part of his cultivation process in the realm of the divine path.

However, Shen Ming's mind was not on this.

He held the Great Luo Immortal Sword in front of him, staring intently at the blade.

The world within the sword was already a sea of ​​fire, and Jian Li's figure appeared and disappeared as she pondered how to say goodbye.

Once the seven forms of the God-Slaying Sword Technique have been taught, the sword spirit's mission will be complete.

As a spiritual being, she will disappear completely.

So regardless of whether Shen Ming was deceived or not, the ending was predetermined.

It's not a complete loss; he dragged a Dao Lord down with him, and Shen Ming even killed him personally.

According to Shen Ming's belief, all barriers to cultivation will cease to exist before reaching the Dao Lord level.

It's as if she paved a broad road for Shen Ming, exceeding the mission of the sword spirit.

Compared to all of this, what is the pain I am enduring?

It's a pity I can't let him know.

Jian Li is now struggling with how to tell Shen Ming all of this.

The sudden farewell will definitely be unacceptable to Shen Ming.

Shen Ming's talent was so outstanding that he had few friends and felt lonely inside.

"Don't you know how to say goodbye?"

Suddenly, Jian Li heard Shen Ming's voice, which startled her.

Does Shen Ming know everything that happened?

"The sword spirit bears the mission of inheritance. After reaching the realm of the gods, it will disappear. The new sword spirit will be nurtured by the sword cultivator. This is the inheritance of the Great Luo Sword from generation to generation," Shen Ming said.

The Moon Emperor was not the first master of the Great Luo Sword.

The Great Luo Sword Intent is accumulated through this snowballing process by successive generations of sword masters.

"When did you find out?!"

Jian Li realized that Shen Ming only knew this much and did not realize that the sword immortal's power just now was illogical.

"I haven't known about it for very long," Shen Ming said.

“Impossible, I’ve been by your side the whole time, and no one has mentioned it to you,” Jian Li said skeptically.

Shen Ming definitely didn't know these things before.

If someone mentions that they are the sword spirit that follows you everywhere, you will definitely know this.

“Miaozhen told me, but actually, I asked her.”

Whenever the topic of teaching him the seventh sword came up, Jian Li would act strangely and sadly, which made Shen Ming pay attention to her.

"Even if she mentions it, I'll know." Jian Li was still a little confused.

“You’re not always there,” Shen Ming said.

"..."

Jian Li remembered the lotus platform and finally understood why she had never heard of it.

"Why are you bringing me up when you're doing that?" Jian Li blurted out for no apparent reason.

Then, the two fell silent across the Great Luo Immortal Sword.

"It's so annoying! You shouldn't have named me. If you had, we wouldn't be separated like this now." Jian Li suddenly lost her temper and said something rarely so capricious.

Shen Ming once again confirmed Jian Li's gender in his mind.

“You said that parting is for a better reunion,” he said.

"There's no such thing as a reunion." Jian Li's voice was utterly cold.

“Yes, as long as you have self-awareness and a name, you can enter the cycle of reincarnation and gain freedom,” Shen Ming said.

"I am a spirit within the sword, not a living being. To enter the cycle of reincarnation..."

Jian Li tried to explain this, only to find that Shen Ming seemed to already know.

"You...you don't want to do that, do you?" Jian Li's voice began to tremble.

"Yes."

Shen Ming nodded seriously, and then activated the Limitless Sword Heart, beginning to separate the Great Luo Immortal Sword as his own natal sword.

A sword spirit cannot enter reincarnation alone; it must be with the sword.

Heaven is fair; every sword spirit has one chance.

The question is whether the sword master is willing to give up their natal sword and allow the sword spirit to reincarnate after the inheritance is completed.

No sword master has ever done it.

Perhaps some sword masters initially agreed, but without exception, they all regretted it later.

Giving up one's natal sword means giving up all the sword cultivation and realms one has reached along the way, and everything has to start from scratch.

If the sword master is willing to do this, then why bother to cultivate with the sword spirit to the very end?

Jianli called it the trickery of the god of fate.

Shen Ming didn't know these things before. He said that after learning the God-Slaying Sword Technique, Jian Li would regain her freedom and feel the free wind of the Nine Realms.

Jian Li knew it was impossible, but a ripple still stirred deep within her heart.

"The inheritance of the Great Luo Immortal Sword is interrupted just like that. You have lost your natal sword, your perfect Dao foundation will also be damaged, and your divine path will be implicated. Moreover, the Great Luo Immortal Sword is gone just like that, and everything is meaningless!" Jian Li shouted frantically.

"The time you spent with me in my life is the most precious meaning."

"Don't worry about me. The Jiang family tradition is to forge weapons in forbidden areas. I will reforge a new immortal sword."

"You know, the Great Luo Sword is too gorgeous in appearance. I prefer the beauty of simple lines."

Jianli noticed that she was in tears, perhaps because of the pain.

"If I were reincarnated, would I still be me?"

Jianli felt afraid and confused about the future, fearing that her future reactions would not live up to the present moment.

“Friends go through new experiences and their personalities change, but they are still friends,” Shen Ming said.

“Not friends!” Jian Li corrected.

Shen Ming thought so too; after going through so much together, friendship was far from enough.

“We are family,” Shen Ming said.

"You want me to call you brother in my next life, right?" Jian Li said.

The next moment, the Great Luo Immortal Sword was no longer Shen Ming's natal sword.

Having completed her mission, Jian Li discovers that at this moment, she can control her own destiny.

"Are you really going to give up a near-immortal sword because of me? You are absolutely capable of bringing this sword to the level of an immortal sword."

Jian Li's voice no longer echoed directly in his mind, but came from the sword.

"Rest assured, the Great Luo Sword Intent resides within my sword heart. I will reforge an immortal sword to continue this legacy."

"Of course, I want to change the sword's name back to Mingxin Sword," Shen Ming added in his mind.

After Shen Ming finished speaking, he noticed that the entire Great Luo Immortal Sword had turned crimson, and cracks had appeared on the blade.

"What happened? Was that power obtained at some price? Jian Li, are you alright?!" he asked anxiously.

Jian Li realized that she was now the sword, and the sword was her.

What just happened was equivalent to completely overdrawing the Great Luo Sword.

Fortunately, she can still choose to reincarnate, so the Great Luo Immortal Sword can be considered to have been put to good use.

“We are family. You can find me and sense that I am anywhere in the Nine Heavens,” Jian Li said.

Shen Ming found the meaning of those words somewhat strange.

Believe this, firmly believe this!

After saying this, Jian Li felt the warning from Heaven once again, telling her not to knowingly commit a wrong.

"Screw the Heavenly Dao, I'm going to break it! Shen Ming is now convinced that I will be reincarnated! If you're so capable, go and fight him!"

Thinking of the pain she was enduring, Jian Li was equally unforgiving.

“Yes, I believe that I will find you no matter where I am,” Shen Ming said.

Immediately, Jian Li felt the powerlessness of the Heavenly Dao, and couldn't help but feel smug.

With a snap, the Great Luo Immortal Sword shattered into countless fragments.

These fragments, under a strange power, transformed into a cycle.

"I am leaving."

Jian Li quickly walked inside, unwilling to let Shen Ming see the wounds she had just suffered.