At the summit of Sword Appraisal Mountain.
Thunderbolt surged and churned, tearing through the sky, yet daylight remained clear, blazing radiantly.
Xu Xuan stood atop the mountain, his gaze lowered to the Sword Artifact in his hand.
Mysterious diamond-shaped patterns gleamed along its blade, as though all the lightning in the heavens had gathered there. A thread of profound black light roamed ceaselessly along its spine, breathing out the intent of exile and punishment.
Cinnabar Thunder was complete!
The sword had now been reborn, possessing five wondrous properties.
[Tribulation Law] could accommodate calamities and temper the Sword Artifact, gathering different killing tribulations and disasters together to unleash through sword intent. With this sword, Xu Xuan could now invoke [Tribulation of the Northern Dipper's Death Sentence] and [Tribulation of Exiled Divinity] simultaneously. Combined with the marvels of sword intent, a strike was almost certain to hit.
[Punitive Might] could divide heavenly lightning into countless strands that moved at his will. When he held the upper hand, it brought the punishment of wielded lightning, making its suppression of Daoist arts ever stronger. When he was at a disadvantage, it bestowed the might of golden might, bolstering his weapon skills and Sword Dao.
[Heavenly Retribution] was an application of Dui Metal. Once the wounds inflicted by the sword were sufficient, it could manifest the five punishments within a Dharma Body-metal-felling, earth-piercing, wood-carving, water-blocking, and fire-extinguishing-to bring about the capital punishment of beheading.
As for the final two properties, one was [Thunder Mending], which imbued lightning with the overflowing nature of victory gold. Once the opponent was injured, lightning crystals would form of their own accord, preventing healing. The other was [True Pivot]: the dark pearl on the hilt served as a lightning pivot, possessing some ability to pierce falsehood and perceive truth.
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