Within the dojo, Zhang Yu was reviewing the memorials that had recently been submitted.
Since the last incursion into the Inner Layer, many alien gods had been awakened. By now, they had gradually all been exterminated, but some lower-level alien gods had revived as well, most of them fleeing into the wilderness.
Although these beings lacked the ability to open a gateway to the Inner Layer, who could say what changes might come with the passage of time? Thus, when he ordered the various garrisons to inspect the rifts, he also instructed them to keep watch for such beings.
After finishing these reports, he reached out and picked up the Skyshock Sword resting on the desk, gathering his Heartlight Seal to carefully wipe it down.
After refining three differentiated sword lights, he had turned his attention to the Skyshock Sword.
When he had forged the Skyshock Sword in the past, it had been meant to work in tandem with the Cicada Cry Sword, one near and one far. But things were different now. Battles at the level of Profound Venerables were mostly contests of Heartlight Seal power, divine abilities, and Daoist arts; close-quarters combat was rarely seen.
But that did not mean the Skyshock Sword had become useless. As a sword he had personally refined, it could likewise bear the art of Sever All Absolutes.
Although the Art of Divinity Born from the Sword arose from the sword, it was still his own art. It would not become impossible to use simply because he changed swords, or because that sword was destroyed.
Even with an unfamiliar sword, he could still wield it. At most, the different sword would prevent him from displaying its full power.
Yet being unable to display its full power was still a flaw. So he intended