Deep within the endless chaos, in the vast Undying Mountain.
He Mu sat high upon a Dao platform. Resting across his knees were two halves of a broken sword-the Immortal Sword that had exploded under Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi's coercion.
Over the years, He Mu had been studying the Immortal Dao runes contained within the Immortal Sword, attempting to repair this ancient Immortal Artifact. He also sought to discern the road ahead through a genuine Immortal Artifact and accumulate the foundations for his transformation.
At times, He Mu felt that he had always shared quite a bond with things broken in two. The Road to Immortality in his possession had once been forcibly broken by He Mu himself, who later took a section of that Severed Road.
The present Immortal Sword, too, had been unleashed by his enemy to cover a retreat, only to break into these two halves. It had ultimately fallen into his hands and likewise become nourishment for He Mu's cultivation journey.
However, after years of contemplation and research, He Mu was rather glad that the Immortal Sword he had obtained was damaged and that its Divine Spirit had fallen asleep.
Otherwise, how could he have so easily penetrated all the mysteries of an Immortal Artifact?
After all, the power of an Immortal Artifact alone could not possibly match He Mu, leaving it scarcely any room to resist.
Even if a complete Immortal Artifact fell into He Mu's hands, it would hardly be able to escape. A few methods from He Mu would suffice to trap it.
Yet, by the same token, none of the Immortal Artifacts that had survived from the Chaotic Ancient Era to the present were ordinary. Each was extremely special and even carried profound karma.
Given the inherent immortality of these ancient Immortal Artifacts,