Rain fell.
It was a drizzling spring rain, meant to bring life. Yet threads upon threads of golden filaments were mixed within the raindrops, like bone-scraping steel blades, stripping away every rule that did not belong to heaven and earth's natural order, every rule that contained the personal will of intelligent beings.
Beneath the downpour, the Space Rules and Life Rules that people had harnessed after the fact shattered inch by inch, restoring heaven and earth to their pristine original state, as though the Primordial Chaos had first opened heaven and the world had returned to its earliest form.
This was directed at heaven and earth.
But to Mud Swamp True Venerable and the Green Toad, it was torture akin to being sliced by a thousand blades!
They could only watch as every Space Rule and Life Rule within the range of their divine senses was stripped away and shattered. They became blind, became deaf, no longer able to extend their divine senses outward or draw upon the Rules of Heaven and Earth to strengthen themselves.
The two of them became lonely, dark islands within the Immortal Path World, abandoned by the Heavenly Dao.
Though immense amounts of Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth and Great Dao Rules surrounded them, they could not borrow the slightest trace of them. They could only watch as Heaven and Earth Momentum, like mountains toppling and seas overturning, crushed down upon them.
"What sword technique is this?"
Mud Swamp True Venerable cried out in terror.
"This sword is called Rain."
Jiang Ding was more than happy to share the fruits of his research with others. He said kindly, "Its name came from the legendary Calling Rain Immortal Technique, but my sword technique is clearly far inferior. It cannot even be called a superficial imitation.