As for killing to achieve a breakthrough, perhaps such a method did exist. But if it could lead to a breakthrough into Immortality, then it was certainly not something a single sword could bring about. Lu Qing was not tempted in the slightest. He merely felt that, judging by the Broken Sword's origins, it was highly likely to be a sword that had drifted down from the Primordial Era.
After all, an immortal sword could no longer be seen in this age, when no Immortals had appeared, but they could be found in the Primordial Era. And during the flourishing age of the Ancient Demonic Path, using murder as a means of cultivation had been as commonplace as eating and drinking.
Yet Lu Qing felt that he still had a bright future on the Immortal Path. Naturally, he would not discard all his cultivation to enter the Demonic Path. Killing for the sake of killing would go against Lu Qing's original intention of the cautious path.
This method of growing stronger through slaughter could be left to the other masters of Broken Swords. Lu Qing would not disrupt his peaceful cultivation life for the sake of one Broken Sword.
Moreover, his gaze rested on the sword in his hand.
A trace of satisfaction appeared on his face as well.
The sword in his hand had been forged by the Artifact Refining Lineage.
Originally, there had been nothing special about it. But on the day its sword blank was finally taking shape, just as its aura was about to condense—
A torrential downpour suddenly appeared in the heavens.
Naturally, the rain could not penetrate the sword furnace. Yet the weather and Earth Qi were also factors that had to be considered in artifact refinement.
Within the falling rain, there were threads