Lower Realm

Ding Ling decided to wait until the Sword Spirit reached the peak of Great Perfection, then return to the Nine Provinces in the human world. After dealing with the affairs of the Nine Provinces, he would make his way up the Ascension Road.

"Ding Ling, don't rashly set foot on the Ascension Road before you possess absolute strength, lest God target you!"

This was Bai Suzhen's warning:

"I was unwilling to tell you before. I was afraid you would act too rashly out of curiosity. Now I cannot leave this place, and I don't know when I'll be able to get out, so I've told you everything.

Ding Ling, you are the hope of the Nine Provinces, the legendary divine man who will help the common people break through their calamity!

I believe that with you here, everything will pass peacefully and safely..."

Bai Suzhen's words still rang in his ears.

Ding Ling let out a long sigh, took Xiao Zhao's hand, and returned to the territory of Sword Mountain.

After waiting for around two hours,

the Sword Spirit had devoured enough Spiritual Light. Once it reached the peak of Great Perfection,

the sky-piercing sword intent throughout its body instead began to draw inward, becoming plain and unadorned!

The Sword Spirit stood beside Ding Ling, looking even more like him.

Nameless and Xiao Zhao glanced sideways, deeply moved.

The Sword Spirit then took the Domain Crystal from its dantian and handed it to Xiao Zhao, asking her to enter seclusion here and have Nameless accompany her.

The Domain Crystal had the effect of stabilizing a Spirit Body.

But the Sword Spirit had now reached the peak of Great Perfection, and its Spirit Body was extremely stable. Whether it had the Domain Crystal or not no longer mattered much to it.