"A sword? My sword?"
Xu Taiping's pupils abruptly contracted.
Dongfang Yuejian's sudden arrival had already surprised him greatly.
Now that he heard her say she had come to deliver his sword, Xu Taiping could not make heads or tails of it for a moment.
Rumble...!!
Just as Xu Taiping stood there looking bewildered, an enormous Thousand Demon Hand suddenly appeared without warning in the sky above Dongfang Yuejian's head.
Boom!!
In the blink of an eye, a surge of demon seed power abruptly descended from that Sky Demon Hand.
Clang...!!
Xu Taiping almost instinctively sent out the nine flying swords, including the Human Sovereign Sword, to block it, but he was still a step too late.
Clang!!
Fortunately, as the Human Sovereign Sword shot out, a streak of sword light had already soared into the heavens to meet that demon seed power.
Bang!!!
Amid the tremendous crash, that streak of sword light shattered on impact, but it also bought the nine flying swords led by the Human Sovereign Sword a sliver of time.
Rumble...!!
In the end, the Human Sovereign Sword, bearing the power of all nine swords, shattered the demon seed power sent down by that Thousand Demon Hand in a single strike.
Just as Xu Taiping silently breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure amid the shattered sword light-Xu Chengling.
Chengling? Why is he here too?
Surprised, Xu Taiping shot forward with a boom and caught Xu Chengling.
Although Xu Chengling's aura was extremely weak, he recognized Xu Taiping at a glance, his face lighting up with surprise and delight.
"Y-Youngest Uncle!"
Xu Taiping placed a pill into his mouth, then said solemnly:
"Hurry and refine the pill to heal your injuries."
Xu Chengling immediately nodded firmly.
As they spoke, the two