Early the next morning, Li Dao, Shi Hao, and the others came to the gates of the Heaven Mending Pavilion and watched the War Goddess and her companions slowly disappear into the distant sky.
Shi Hao looked at Li Dao beside him and asked curiously, "Senior Brother Li, what are your plans next?"
Li Dao's gaze was deep and unreadable. Now that he knew a great battle was inevitable, he naturally had to prepare as quickly as possible.
After a moment's thought, he said to Shi Hao, "I'll be focusing on cultivation, of course. But what about you? Look at the time-isn't there still a visit to Patriarch Mu Yan waiting for you?"
Shi Hao's expression changed at those words. Without another word, he vanished from the spot in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Li Dao couldn't help shaking his head before returning to his courtyard.
Without pausing, he headed straight into his cultivation chamber.
Seated cross-legged on a meditation cushion, he faced a jade slip floating before him, radiating strange fluctuations. He slowly extended his spiritual sense into it, and all the records concerning the Heart Sword immediately flooded his mind.
"Forge the sword with the spirit, nourish the sword with the spirit, and with a single stirring of intent, cut down the gods of the nine heavens."
"The Heart Sword slays gods and spirits alike!"
Li Dao sensed the strange Dao aura contained within the Heart Sword teachings, and his mind involuntarily sank into them.
The divine power within his body began circulating slowly. Following the instructions recorded in the jade slip, he began hammering his primordial spirit as though it were a small sword.
Nourished by the power of moonlight, his golden primordial spirit appeared exceptionally clear and luminous. Using his intent as a hammer,