Li Poxiao seemed to have become completely familiar with manipulating the Heavenly Sword. This might have been because he had devoted tremendous interest to treasures over the years. Given enough time, he could do even more.
Of course, I would never again give anyone the chance to control this Heavenly Sword. The deaths of trillions upon trillions of living beings at the slightest move was not something I wanted to see.
The process of drawing its aura back was not easy. Everyone patiently lingered nearby, mainly to inspect the state of the disaster. Many living beings here had crystallized. Some Immortals still retained their ethereal spirits, but unfortunately, none of them could restore their immortal bodies. They would probably have to live here from now on.
The rebel army that had originally escaped the Divine Sword Immortal Sect's pursuit and regained its acceptance had ultimately failed to escape this calamity. They had all died here. Many familiar faces had already become ethereal spirits. All I could do was let them temporarily reside in the World-Defying Cauldron and find a way to restore them later.
Li Yingxiong had also died here alongside a group of disciples from his sect. Li Huairong had fallen in battle as well. All of them had been infected by ancient primal chaos aura, so entering the World-Defying Cauldron was their only choice.
Fortunately, Li Tinglan and Li Yuqi had come to reinforce us several days earlier, so they had retreated to Cleansing Dust Mountain with the main group and indirectly escaped the calamity. I simply did not know how things were at Cleansing Dust Mountain now. If they had also failed to withdraw in time, it would mean the Divine Sword Immortal Sect's entire realm had been wiped out.
The Divine Sword Immortal Sect was finished.