Divine Sword Manor.
Since that battle, Divine Sword Manor had not weakened in the slightest. Instead, it had ridden the momentum.
"Inspector Jiang's arrival truly brings glory to our humble manor!" Shangguan Feilong came to the manor gate. When he saw Jiang Ning, his face immediately lit up with delight as he hurried forward to welcome him.
At this moment, Jiang Ning looked at Shangguan Feilong, a trace of astonishment flashing through his eyes.
Shangguan Feilong, whose hair had been completely white before, now had black hair once more. His overall spirit and appearance were also much better than when Jiang Ning had last seen him.
"Manor Lord Shangguan, you look quite well," Jiang Ning said.
Shangguan Feilong immediately beamed. "That is all thanks to Inspector Jiang for taking away that demonic sword. Without it constantly draining my essence, energy, and spirit, my physical condition naturally improved greatly."
At this, Jiang Ning merely smiled.
He knew those were only Shangguan Feilong's words on the surface.
Although that spirit sword possessed astonishing spirituality and would turn its wielder into nourishment, draining him day and night,
to the Shangguan Clan, it was a true supreme treasure.
Only with the spirit sword could the Shangguan Clan produce a Heaven-Man Grandmaster in every generation, allowing the Shangguan Clan to flourish endlessly and preserve its prosperity.
For a clan, lasting prosperity and continuation were undoubtedly the most important matters of all.
As for an individual's physical condition, even a Heaven-Man Grandmaster would be exhausted and reach the end of his life after living for seventy or eighty years.
To a clan, that was a minor matter.
Once one Heaven-Man Grandmaster capable of guarding Divine Sword Manor died, another would naturally emerge.
Sacrificing the lesser self to complete the greater self was the principle of considering