Shi Feiyang told Shi Longgu, "Chan Master Yichen ascended to the Western Ultimate Bliss World long ago. Someone else is coming for you, and he's already here!"
Shi Longgu was startled inwardly, but maintained an indifferent expression. "Who? What can he do to me?"
Shi Feiyang smiled and continued explaining to her, "Chan Master Yichen was untainted in body and mind and ascended to Ultimate Bliss, but one lingering attachment remained: this disciple of his. With even a single speck of dust clinging to him, he could not attain perfection. He originally intended to entrust his disciple to a Daoist friend, but in his final years, he encountered a demon sword."
The whole story was a long one. In essence, the Heavenly Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword that Shi Feiyang had once captured had fallen into Chan Master Yichen's hands back then and spent a long time studying Buddhist teachings under the old monk.
In the end, the old monk had even given him his sarira Son. Although he had never explicitly asked the sword to guide his disciple to salvation, he had spoken to him about the matter.
A single benevolent thought had arisen in the Heavenly Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword, and in his heart, he had already agreed to undertake the task. Man and sword understood one another without words, allowing the old monk to pass peacefully into nirvana.
Later, Shi Feiyang had captured the sword on Yellow Mountain. When retrieving treasures from the Qiao Mountain Sacred Mausoleum, he had finally been forced to release the sword to break the deadlock. Heart-Piercing Monk had seized him and taken him away to use against Master Fentuo.
The demonic spirit within the Heavenly Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword was exceptionally cunning, having fused the primordial spirits of Emperor Ling of Han and Xu Wan.
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