The smoke and dust dispersed, and silence returned to the land.
Su Yi examined the fragments of the Spirit Ash Sword, his brows knitting slightly.
In the distance, Mo Yu and a group of old monsters from the Paradise Demonic Land approached. They had intended to thank Su Yi and express their gratitude, but the Heavenly Demon Emperor stopped them.
"Leave first."
The Heavenly Demon Emperor gave the order.
She could tell that Su Yi did not care at all about having killed the Sixth Prison Lord. Instead, it was the shattered Spirit Ash Sword that had drawn his attention.
"Yes."
Mo Yu and the others promptly hurried away.
The Heavenly Demon Emperor stood to one side. She looked at the Spirit Ash Sword fragments, then at Su Yi's increasingly furrowed brow, deep in thought.
After a long while, Su Yi slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. With a forceful clench of his fingers, the Spirit Ash Sword fragments crumbled into powder and scattered away.
"Could it be that brother Su has encountered some difficulty?"
the Heavenly Demon Emperor asked.
Su Yi pondered for a moment. "The Spirit Ash Sword itself was not particularly formidable, but the strand of taboo-like sword intent imprinted within it was rather strange. If my guess is correct, that strand of taboo sword intent came from another sword."
"Another sword?"
The Heavenly Demon Emperor froze, somewhat confused.
Su Yi said, "Do you remember what I once told you? The treasure that guards the Nine Heavens Pavilion is a mysterious Dao sword."
The Heavenly Demon Emperor immediately understood.
The Nine Heavens Pavilion possessed a mysterious Dao sword. Apart from its Sect Leader Supreme, neither the three Heaven Sacrificers nor any of the sect's other experts had ever seen its true form.
Yet every expert of