Su Jiu seemed to have no intention of speaking to the Sword Demon any further. She merely said coldly, "I understand," then turned and left.
Before leaving, she did not even spare Yun Huanling and the Buddha Child another glance.
Watching Su Jiu and Chu Luohen disappear into the distance, the Sword Demon rubbed his chin and cast a dubious glance at Yun Huanling and the Buddha Child. "I'm really starting to wonder whether I kept the wrong people here. She doesn't seem to care much about you."
Meanwhile, once Su Jiu and Chu Luohen had left the Sword Demon's territory, they began talking as well.
"The Sword Demon wants the other two Demonic Swords. What do you think he's after?"
"Probably to regain his full power."
They had visited the Three Secret Realms and consulted all sorts of ancient texts, so both knew that the Holy Demonic Sword from ten thousand years ago had actually been split into three before its pieces were sealed separately within the Three Secret Realms.
In the Cave at the Nightfall Cold Pool, there had been a mural depicting how the Holy Demonic Sword was created, with one section left blank.
In earlier years, they had not understood what that erased section meant. Only later, after learning everything about the Demonic Sword, had they realized that the missing section actually depicted the process of splitting it into three.
And since the Holy Demonic Sword could be split into three, those three pieces could naturally be reunited. When that happened, there would probably be no one left capable of controlling the sword.
As for the Sword Demon's intentions, they had naturally become as clear as day to Su Jiu and Chu Luohen.
"You know that once the three Demonic Swords merge, the resulting Holy Demonic