The True Li Fan, One Rejected by Heavenly Mandate

Lu Xingshi took out the Red Embroidered Ball and hurled it straight at Li Fan's head.

Even though Li Fan was only the secondary personality at the moment, he had the Nine Revolution Thousand Level Sword God profession bolstering him, so he naturally noticed it with ease.

He immediately swung his sword, intending to cut down the Red Embroidered Ball, but he had failed to consider where he was.

The Eighteen Levels of Hell had now completely seeped into reality and formed a domain. Countless ghosts and monsters swarmed forth, leaving him no way to stop the Red Embroidered Ball.

The Red Embroidered Ball struck his forehead with perfect accuracy. He staggered unsteadily and nearly fell.

Fortunately, he caught himself with the Endless Sword.

"You can actually withstand the suppression of Heavenly Mandate. You're strong." The primary personality surfaced once more.

"Just a few minor tricks. Let me think... The last time you broke free of the suppression on your own should have been when Gu Liangli stabbed you in the back. In the end, you had no choice but to pay with your life, severely injuring and sealing the Source Otherworld Demon."

"If it had been the other you, he wouldn't have had such thoughts of serving the country and the people." Lu Xingshi asked.

"I merely wished to have no shame in my heart."

"The other me was deeply twisted. He valued his so-called swordsmanship, yet he also craved power, wealth, and beauty. That was why he chose to support Gu Liangli's rise to power, and in the end, they became happily married."

"That was not a good thing. He lacked focus and did not have sufficient perseverance."

"But he had Heavenly Mandate aiding him, so he succeeded." Li Fan's tone carried helplessness.

A sword was, by nature,