"Heavenly Condemnation Sword!"
An Jing reached out and grasped the sword. In that instant, he understood its abilities and essence.
An Jing's Grotto-Heaven had no name at present, but a Grotto-Heaven followed its master, and its fundamental primordial Qi was also Taishi Primordial Sha. Thus, everything it created contained an intensely calamitous, bitter, and baleful intent.
Heavenly Condemnation—the punishment of Heaven. It was one of the Four Poles of An Jing's Grotto-Heaven, representing the east among the Four Poles, the sword of Azure Splendor.
This sword had arisen from An Jing upholding the intent of the Heavenly Dao, even exceeding the Immortal Dao's expectations. For the feat of slaying the Holy Demon phantom, the Heavenly Dao had bestowed Heavenly Fate. To face great foes, this was precisely "Heavenly Condemnation."
Should one be struck by this sword's Divine Intent, they would draw the rejection of Heaven and Earth's spiritual sha. Arts would become difficult to wield, Supernatural Abilities difficult to use, and even their luck would worsen, turning them into a true "person condemned by Heaven."
Vaguely, An Jing came to an understanding as well. His other Four Poles suppressing swords ought to be similar. "The Four Poles represent the four directions and four spirits, the turning of the four seasons—but that is merely the foundation. Every person's Grotto-Heaven possesses a different fundamental Divine Intent. The core of my Grotto-Heaven is [Calamity]!"
"Therefore, after [Heavenly Condemnation] comes [Heavenly Punishment]!"
The predecessors sinned, and those who came after received condemnation; with Heaven's calamity, the accumulated sins of countless lifetimes were punished!
Heavenly Condemnation merely severed one's fortune and brought the rejection of the Heavenly Dao. Heavenly Punishment, however, truly brought down Heavenly Tribulation, eradicating enemies bodily with thunderous means.
At that moment, the phantoms of three other swords faintly emerged around An