Jiang Ding unleashed his divine sense and sword intent without reservation, searching the Great Sun Sword Sect's grounds inch by inch.
Rocks, trees, flowers, birds, cultivators...
He overlooked nothing.
An artifact spirit's incarnation could take any form. It possessed intelligence and might be watching, still undecided, still hesitating over something.
Jiang Ding would not allow it to hesitate.
By the rules, it should pass the inheritance to him. So it should do so at once!
The Supreme Clarity Flying Sword hummed, sending its sword light spreading in every direction. It was destruction, but also an announcement of its arrival.
This was proof. This was the key. This was its rank.
Under the Sword Code, everyone beneath the Great Sun Sword Lord—even a Spirit Transformation cultivator—had to come and welcome him!
Terrifying Annihilation Sword Intent spread outward, sweeping over every corner.
"Found... you!"
Jiang Ding gave a cold smile and looked among the tens of thousands of sword cultivators kneeling on the ground. There stood a stocky, dark-skinned little fat man at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
Hum!
The instant he saw him, the Supreme Clarity Flying Sword gave a soft cry, and fragments of instinctive memory stirred.
Black.
This artifact spirit's name was Black. He was the spirit in charge of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's inheritance.
"Black."
"We meet for the first time,"
Jiang Ding said quietly, "Since you serve as the Sword Pavilion's inheritance envoy, why haven't you knelt before me?"
The Sword Pavilion's inheritance envoy!
True Lord Jianyang, Tianyang True Lord, True Lord Xufang, and the other True Lords were horrified. Following Jiang Ding's gaze, they looked at the dark-skinned little fat man at Foundation Establishment.
His name was Liu Hei. A junior disciple of the sect, he had joined a hundred and eleven years ago. His