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I felt my heart pounding. The Tai'a Sword had actually returned on its own. If I'd known, I should have isolated it! But there was no regret medicine to swallow now, so I could only force down this bitter fruit. I hurriedly checked whether I had entered a demonic state, but after looking myself over, I found no signs of becoming a True Demon. I rejoiced at having escaped disaster and immediately summoned the Tai'a Sword out of my body.
The Tai'a Sword dropped into my hand. On the rear half of its laser-like blade, the innate demonic energy continued to spiral without end, as though it had become part of the guard. It kept spinning with the hilt, vivid and lifelike. I knew the Tai'a Sword had probably come alive, and that the two had formed a single entity. It would no longer try to occupy my body.
But now that this unexpected boon had appeared, what would happen next?
I waved the sword and found that its aura was no different, save for the addition of a guard. I tried touching the thing, but instead of charging at me as I had imagined, it acted like a bug that dared not touch me, merely fluttering around my hand. I let out a relieved breath. It seemed control of the Tai'a Sword still lay in its own hands—which meant it lay in mine.
With the evolved Tai'a Sword, none of the True Demons dared approach. What puzzled me even more was that the demonic energy here suddenly began to weaken, and at an astonishing speed, as though all the demonic energy here had been produced by this innate demonic energy. I was ecstatic. If the power source disappeared, this Small Zhuxian Array would surely weaken somewhat, or