Three Imperial Cities. Knowing Fate had returned. Ning Chen entered the Nine Nether King's Estate and respectfully bowed within the royal hall.
"With your strength, you should not have been injured to such an extent!"
Demonic energy surged through the void as Xuan Jiuyou emerged, looking at his disciple before speaking.
"I feel guilty."
Ning Chen's expression dimmed slightly as he replied.
"The Fox Clan's annihilation was not your fault. You already avenged them. It is only that those caught in the midst cannot yet step out of their hatred." Xuan Jiuyou said.
"The true culprit behind the Fox Clan's extermination is still at large. Those I eliminated back then were merely his claws and fangs. Though this was not my doing, it began because of me. I will not let it end like this." Killing intent flashed through Ning Chen's eyes as he said coldly.
Xuan Jiuyou sighed softly. Struggles for supreme imperial power had always been cruel. The Fox Clan's involvement had truly been a calamity fallen from a clear sky.
His disciple was a man of deep feeling. This matter would be difficult to settle peacefully.
After a long while, Xuan Jiuyou gathered his thoughts and looked at the young man again. "Let me see the immortal sword you seized from the Reincarnation Sea."
Ning Chen nodded, waved his hand, and summoned the Immortal Severance Sword, respectfully presenting it.
Amid surging demonic energy, Xuan Jiuyou took the immortal sword. Seeing the crisscrossing cracks covering its blade, he frowned slightly. "The Immortal Severance Sword, once renowned throughout ancient times, has actually fallen to such a state."
"The spirit of the immortal sword has taken refuge within a mortal sword, so naturally it cannot unleash all its power. Otherwise, it would not have been easy for this disciple to