Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Beneath the bamboo hat, a pair of deep eyes glanced profoundly at the old man, then turned and left as if nothing had happened.

“Meng Wanshu is heading to the Lutian Sea alone. Should we send someone to protect her in secret?”

Soon, the jade pendant glowed faintly, and an aged voice echoed from within, solemnly stating.

“The three Shadow Guardians have already departed. Keep an eye on the Ancient Clans recently… they're acting restless!”

The man nodded, then frowned.

“Three Celestial Mechanism Guardians… it seems the Pavilion's attitude towards the Divine Treasure Domain is somewhat ambiguous.”

But as soon as he spoke, the man shook his head with a wry smile, dismissing these tangled thoughts.

After all, he had just warned others; how could he be indulging in such speculation himself?

And so, Meng Wanshu, alone, with Nine Heavens and Pengluo, journeyed towards the Lutian Sea of the Xuanming Continent.

Cultivation Cave.

Within Li Guanqi, Yuan Power and Divine Sense roared incessantly, his body's cultivation techniques pushed to their limits.

Once again, he gathered the rampaging Yuan Power back into the Heavenly Lightning Pearl, finally breathing a slight sigh of relief.

A somewhat hoarse voice slowly echoed in the ears of Ye Feng and the others.

“Leave the items… you may leave.”

“Except… for Wanshu, no one is allowed to enter!”

Ye Feng and the others placed the items beside him before retreating.

Once they had left, Lu Kangnian immediately ordered the entire back mountain to be declared a forbidden zone!

Any disciple or elder who went there without permission would have their cultivation crippled and be expelled from the sect!

As soon as this order was given, everyone understood the severity of the consequences.

All etched this command into their hearts.

Li Guanqi exhaled a breath of stale air, and as the surrounding void twisted slightly, the figure of a graceful woman slowly materialized.

The Sword Spirit nodded slightly as she looked at the items prepared in the box, especially the Annihilation Lightning Spirit!

Reaching out, the Sword Spirit drew it into her palm, examining it closely before softly speaking.

“A good thing. Use it to forge a false body; when you combine later, your strength will increase significantly.”

However, the Sword Spirit's tone shifted abruptly, and she asked with a solemn expression.

“Are you sure you want to incorporate the Violet Dragon Lightning Flame into the false body as well?”

Li Guanqi nodded without hesitation, sitting cross-legged on the Ice Lotus, and said in a deep voice.

“I want to rely on my own strength to climb the high mountain of the Sword Dao. Although the Violet Dragon Lightning Flame helps me a lot, I still want to temper myself.”

The Sword Spirit nodded silently, her eyes flickering as she softly said.

“That girl is good to you, knowing what you lack…”

Li Guanqi didn't speak. Of course, he knew that Meng Wanshu must have gone to find the heart's blood of a Great Demon for him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Pengluo and Nine Heavens go with her.

He couldn't use Nine Heavens' heart's blood to forge the false body; this was the only way…

The Sword Spirit slowly leaned forward, her exquisite face suddenly close to Li Guanqi, but he no longer felt the panic he once had.

Seeing this, the Sword Spirit couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips slightly, teasing him with some leisure.

“Is this the difference between a boy and a man?”

“Indeed, a big change…”

As she spoke, she raised a finger and touched the space between Li Guanqi's eyebrows.

In an instant, countless words flooded into Li Guanqi's mind.

“Supreme Mystic Return to Emptiness Art!”

Li Guanqi was slightly stunned when he saw this name, feeling the words were extremely obscure.

Their complexity even surpassed that of the Heaven-Crushing Sword Manual, making them difficult to understand!

The Sword Spirit softly said: “This Return to Emptiness Art is considered a top-tier technique even in the Immortal Realm.”

“Throughout the entire Refining Emptiness Realm, I only require you to forge this one false body. Do not casually forge useless clones!”

Li Guanqi frowned and nodded, though he didn't know why the Sword Spirit was warning him like this.

But he chose to believe her!

Then, the Sword Spirit sat cross-legged in the void, facing Li Guanqi, and began to explain the contents of the Supreme Mystic Return to Emptiness Art word by word.

Gradually, Li Guanqi entered a state of enlightenment, quickly understanding all the content.

But in the end, Li Guanqi exclaimed in surprise.

“What? Tear apart the entire soul's Three Souls and Seven Spirits and enter into it?”

“Then… wouldn't that create another me?”

The Sword Spirit smiled slightly and softly said: “That's right, I want you to return to emptiness and create another you!”

“A sword cultivator without a difficult childhood, free to do as he pleases!”

Li Guanqi took a deep breath, gradually understanding why the Sword Spirit wanted to do this.

She wanted him to return to emptiness and create a false body that completely obeyed his original heart!

Li Guanqi frowned and said: “If that's the case, then isn't it uncertain what the false body will eventually become?”

The Sword Spirit sneered: “If you create a self that is always controlled by yourself, then what's the point?”

“But isn't that how everyone else does it?”

The Sword Spirit glanced at him sideways and coldly said.

“That's why they can't become the strongest!”

The Sword Spirit's tone was very loud, very arrogant.

But Li Guanqi felt that what the Sword Spirit said made sense.

“Huff… I understand.”

From then on, Li Guanqi swallowed the Mind-Gathering Pill that Meng Wanshu had prepared for him, completely entering a state of cultivation.

He now needed to clear his mind of all distractions and adjust his state to the best possible condition.

As for returning to emptiness… he would wait for Meng Wanshu to return!

Inside the dark cave, only the Ice Lotus flickered with a faint light, and the surrounding space was as viscous and heavy as honey.

The rich spiritual energy within the cave had all merged into the ice pool below the Ice Lotus.

However, just after Meng Wanshu left, Ye Feng and the others followed Lu Kangnian to the sect's main hall to discuss subsequent matters.

“Ah, I don't know how long Boss will be in seclusion this time.”

“Second Brother, don't worry, Boss will definitely be fine.”

Cao Yan and Ye Feng suddenly stiffened!

Li Guanqi's voice actually echoed in their ears.

Then, two beams of spiritual light suddenly shot out from the back mountain and entered the space between their eyebrows!

Xiao Chen also heard Li Guanqi's voice, but there were only two beams of spiritual light.

Xiao Chen shrugged. It turned out that Li Guanqi was teaching the two of them techniques. Unfortunately, he had already returned to emptiness and forged a false body, so it was useless to him.

The two opened their eyes, exchanging glances and seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Lu Kangnian then frowned and asked: “Ye Feng, are you also about to return to emptiness?”

Ye Feng nodded and softly said: “Sect Leader… I seem to have to go into seclusion as well…”

Immediately afterward, a report came from outside the hall.

“Sect Leader, Grand Elder Tian Yuan of the Cloud Warehouse Sect requests an audience.”

Lu Kangnian's expression became particularly interesting, especially now that he knew that Tian Yuan's identity was someone from the Celestial Mechanism Pavilion.

After the old man arrived, he directly handed a special golden storage ring to Ye Feng, and then took out a fiery red storage ring and handed it to Cao Yan.

Turning his head, he cupped his hands in salute to Lu Kangnian and turned to leave.

Just as Xiao Chen was about to make a joke, his expression suddenly changed!!

Ye Feng looked at him and felt that his expression was a little unnatural.

“Fourth, what's wrong?”

Xiao Chen's expression was a little unnatural as he said.

“Second Brother, Third Brother, something happened at home and I have to hurry back!”

Ye Feng's eyes flickered slightly. He naturally knew that Xiao Chen had a bad relationship with his family, but now he had to go back because of something at home.

The matter was probably not small!

“Do you need help?”

Xiao Chen squeezed out a smile and waved his hand, laughing.

“I'll call you if I need anything later.”

Xiao Chen got up, bowed to Lu Kangnian, explained the reason, and only then did he turn to leave.

Ye Feng still felt a little uneasy. Just as he flew out of the sect's main hall, he saw Xiao Chen bowing his head and deeply kissing a woman.

Clang!!!

“Xiao Chen!! You bastard!!!”

“Brother!!”

Their lips parted, and Xiao Chen took off running: “Second Brother-in-law… something really happened at home. I had to say goodbye to Qing'er before leaving…”

“Get lost!! I'm going to chop you up today!”

“Second Brother-in-law, listen to my sophistry… no, listen to my explanation!”

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