The voices of the many human sword heirs rang like great bells, perfectly in unison and filled with a natural, beautiful rhythm of the sword. Their voices innately held many profound truths of swordsmanship. Gathered here were some of the humans who had reached its highest attainments.
Yet their sword monarch still watched the Five-Fire Seven-Bird Fan within the True Fire, unmoved.
The submission of so many sword heirs had not filled him with any grand desire to look down upon the world.
Since ancient times, sword cultivators had relied on nothing but the swords in their hands, never on the bearing of an emperor.
Sword cultivators submitted only to stronger sword cultivators, not to those who granted them more favors or won their wholehearted admiration. Fine qualities though those were, they remained mere embellishments.
Every sword cultivator had to remember that and never lose sight of it.
"I have no need of your strength on an eighth-step battlefield."
Jiang Ding spoke calmly.
"Yes, Sword Heir."
"Whether you live or die, no matter how many enemies you face, we will never enter your eighth-step battlefield."
The Limitless Sword Heir and the others grew more respectful still.
Since ancient times, sword cultivators with such confidence had invariably been formidable. Even if one lacked the strength to match it, his character as a sword cultivator would still command respect.
"There are roughly two things I need you to do. You may choose between them."
Jiang Ding said slowly, "First, help develop and refine the True Immortal Heir Technique, <The Great Sun Sword Soul Embryo That Passes Through the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, Annihilates Law, and Ascends>, while clearing every enemy from the vicinity of the Vermilion Bird Star Domain. Second, remain in the Vermilion Bird Star Domain and devote yourselves entirely