The Great Sun Sword Heir Represented Justice Under Heaven

"We thank you, True Lord!" Yu Zhong and the others bowed deeply, their voices ringing out with heartfelt gratitude.

Free at last!

They wept so hard they could barely speak.

Many stood dazed, unable to believe the day had truly come when they were no longer anyone's slaves. They could finally say aloud that they would pursue the Nascent Soul path and extend their lives by a thousand years.

Some dimly remembered themselves in the fierce pride of youth.

Back then, they had feared neither heaven nor earth. From the day they set foot on the immortal path, they had sworn to become true immortals and live forever. They had regarded the prodigies and heroes of the past as dung, unworthy of a second glance, and meant to contend with heaven itself.

Yet as old age approached, even after they advanced to the Golden Core realm, everything had turned gray.

They had gone to Beast-Spirit Immortal City to pay homage to the Hei Clan, accepted binding restrictions, and become someone else's slaves.

From then on, their lives were no longer their own.

The slightest disrespect toward their masters brought harsh punishment. Day after day, they bowed and scraped to please fellow Golden Core cultivators, even juniors at Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining, watching their every step.

Let alone uttering the treasonous words that they would pursue the Nascent Soul path.

The moment they did, they would die. Their Lineages would be wiped out, their bodies turned into blood food, and their souls, after enduring untold torment, made into Spirit-Slaughter Curse-Resentment Threads.

But now,

The clouds had parted and the mist had cleared. At last, they saw the sun!

"There's no need to thank me. These were the terms we agreed on beforehand."

Jiang Ding shook his head slightly. He felt