Xiao Yun began condensing his life-bound divine ability.
For some reason, the process went exceptionally smoothly. Perhaps it was because his foundation in the sword path was solid, perhaps the power of the inheritance was helping him, or perhaps the Vast Wilderness World was favoring him.
The Clear Sword Heart Realm life-bound divine ability took shape within his primordial spirit, like a crystal-clear, sword-shaped gem suspended at its center.
Four divine abilities slowly revolved around it, like planets orbiting the sun.
The instant his life-bound divine ability finished forming, Xiao Yun's bearing underwent a fundamental transformation.
He sat there like a longsword drawn from its sheath, its sharpness laid bare, making others afraid to look straight at him.
That keen edge seeped from his bones, radiated from his soul, and burst forth from every cell.
Xiao Yun spent quite some time completely reining in the aura of the Clear Sword Heart Realm.
He circulated the Azure Lotus Sword Song cultivation method again and again, drawing the leaking sword intent back into his body, gathering the radiating sharpness into his dantian, and pressing the presence that involuntarily spilled outward back into his primordial spirit, like a divine sword returning to its sheath. Its edge remained, but it would no longer reveal itself so readily.
With a thought, Xiao Yun returned from the Vast Wilderness World to the Douluo Continent.
The protective barrier around the Bamboo Building was still intact. No one had come. He dispelled it, walked to the window, and pushed it open.
Sunlight streamed through the window, bathing him in warmth.
On the distant stronghold walls, warriors were still busy hauling stones and repairing breaches. Wisps of cooking smoke rose from within the stronghold, and the aroma of food filled the air.
Light footsteps sounded outside the door.
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