Wu Pifu had already roughly guessed what Gao Changgong and the others wanted.
If the so-called opening information really was "The day the broken blade is reforged, the day the Commoner returns!" then its implications ran very deep.
The Deathbound Saber had practically become his symbol.
Come to think of it, this saber had never originally been some badass weapon, divine artifact, immortal treasure, or spiritual relic. It had merely been the tusk of a wild boar demon a few hundred years old. While it had indeed been a fine weapon when he was still weak, it had gradually failed to keep pace with the growth of his strength. It had even broken and shattered along the way.
Fortunately, he had gone through enough to trigger the refined forging of the Deathbound Saber... Right, it had not been called "Deathbound" back then. It had first been the Wild Boar Fang Blade, then the Shattered Fang Blade, before triggering its first refined forging. That had happened in the Buddha-Defying Dream World, also the Dream World that had brought Wu Pifu both his greatest sorrow and greatest joy.
An entire Dream World's humanity had willingly endured horrific torment comparable to the lower eighteen levels of hell for the sake of final victory. In the end, they had turned the tide through the upward backlash of countless Heroic Spirits. That was when the Deathbound Saber underwent its first refined forging, and it had been the exceedingly rare Heroic Spirit refined forging.
Afterward, Wu Pifu had gone through many more experiences. Until the crucial battle where he faced the four Sources, the Deathbound Saber had finally earned the name "Deathbound," becoming the weapon most compatible with him. From then on, it had practically become his symbol. Most Gaia Humans knew of it, and its