After all, she was a sword spirit that had survived for tens of thousands of years. Though she was innocent and lively by nature, her knowledge was anything but ordinary.
From Su Shi'er's few words alone, she swiftly seized upon the heart of the matter.
By the end, she smilingly tossed the difficult question back to Su Shi'er.
"Could it be... that without activating the Wangshu Sword, there is no way to transfer power into the sword itself?"
"Ordinary cultivators' True Yuan cannot do it—nor can a Loose Immortal's Immortal Essence?"
Su Shi'er pondered as he turned his gaze toward the body of the Wangshu Sword.
After thinking for a moment, Su Shi'er condensed a mass of Immortal Essence in his palm.
Once one attained the Dao, ascended, and became an Immortal, the power one wielded was transformed from True Yuan into Immortal Essence.
Naturally, Immortal Artifacts were driven by Immortal Essence.
For a cultivator's True Yuan to activate such a Divine Weapon was naturally fraught with difficulties.
Though he himself had yet to attain the Dao, he had embarked upon the path of a Loose Immortal.
The Immortal Essence throughout his body might not be comparable to that of a true Immortal, but it was still stronger than the True Yuan wielded by ordinary cultivators.
At that thought, anticipation flickered in Su Shi'er's eyes.
The Wangshu Sword Spirit swept a glance over Su Shi'er, curled her lips, and said, "Perhaps some Immortal Artifact treasures can, but the Wangshu Sword certainly cannot. If you do not believe me, feel free to try."
She saw through Su Shi'er's thoughts at a glance, yet held no hope whatsoever for them.
However, after this brief period of contact, she also knew that the man before her was stubborn by nature.
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