In a sense, one's body, hair, and skin came from one's parents. Abandoning the body and leaving only the soul was practically the same as being half-dead.
This was completely different from An Ning's case. An Ning was merely the reincarnation of the Grand Unity Mountain Spirit; her original body and original soul were both still there. When she returned, what she discarded was her reincarnated body, while her reincarnated soul consciousness returned to the Grand Unity Mountain Spirit's spirit form.
What the sword rings of the Eastern Emperor Sword lacked was sentience—wisdom of the soul. Once they abandoned their fleshly bodies, it would be difficult for them to live like ordinary people ever again.
What was worse, Li Tianming could not even determine what form they would take after a successful fusion. An Ning's existence had been specially designed by the Reincarnation Tribulation Ancestor to make Li Tianming absorb the Grand Unity Fortune Light in moderation. The Chaos Divine Emperor's inheritance might not follow the same path.
Therefore, although they were called the Chaos Sword Princesses, Li Tianming worried that what he would ultimately obtain might be two cold, lifeless sword rings that could move and speak...
He explained every possibility to Aurora and Sui Shen Yao, and their answer was: no matter what they became, as long as they could remain together, they were willing.
Li Tianming clearly understood that he had underestimated their love and devotion toward him.
To put it bluntly, this was a bond that could not be betrayed!
"Then I'll preserve your bodies. Perhaps one day, when I truly possess boundless divine abilities, I can use them as a foundation to forge new divine bodies for you..."
Surrounded by love, Li Tianming made his final decision.
And to them, that decision was even more