"How... how is this possible?!" The white-clad creature stared wide-eyed in disbelief, her entire body trembling violently. "My Life and Death restriction could not harm him in the slightest?!"
Qin Shaofeng remained calm, as though he had expected all this. He slowly raised his right hand and lightly traced his five fingers through the air.
In an instant, a golden sword radiance appeared from nowhere, carrying the might to cleave apart everything as it struck straight at the white-clad creature.
"This is... the Demon-Slaying Evil-Dispelling Sword?!" The white-clad creature was terrified. Though she was the restriction incarnation of the Ancient Dao Progenitor, she had also heard of this legendary divine sword.
It was Buddhism's supreme treasure for slaying demons and eliminating evil, condensed from boundless righteous power and specially made to restrain all wicked entities. Though the white-clad creature was not a demon, she had strayed from the righteous path, so she naturally did not dare receive this strike head-on.
Yet by now, it was spilled water that could not be gathered again. Wherever the golden sword radiance passed, space shattered and the earth split apart, as though doomsday had descended. The white-clad creature tried to resist, but she was utterly powerless. The moment the sword radiance engulfed her, her body shattered into countless fragments, turning into specks of light that vanished between heaven and earth.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior. This disciple has finally grasped the true essence of Unity of Heaven and Man, severed his inner demon, and attained the righteous fruition!" Qin Shaofeng bowed deeply to the old man, his eyes full of gratitude.
Yet when he raised his head again, the old man's figure had already vanished. In its place was a golden token, slowly drifting down.
Qin Shaofeng reacted swiftly and caught the token