The Xuanyuan Sword, for instance, had suffered extremely severe damage, and Imperial Remnant Manor had paid an even greater price to repair it.
Inugami, however, had been successfully restored through ten thousand years of slow repair, relying solely on the formation Fan Zhuolang had left behind, without any other means. Clearly, there was still an enormous difference between the two.
"Although I obtained the Heavenly Evil Imperishable Art and cultivated it, it seems I'm still far behind you," Huo Lian said.
"Ridiculous. How long have you been cultivating it, to dare compare yourself to him?" Zuo Qiu Shu said coldly.
"After all, this cultivation method was created by our Three Great Families, and I personally took part in its creation back then. If I were still inferior to you, all these years of my life would have been wasted," Fan Zhuolang said.
"From the look of you, you don't seem to care much that I obtained the Heavenly Evil Imperishable Art," Huo Lian said.
"Would caring do any good now?" Fan Zhuolang asked, staring at Huo Lian.
"Ha ha. Indeed, it wouldn't. There's no reason to hand something back after obtaining it. Besides, I've already cultivated it. It can't be removed now," Huo Lian said with a loud laugh.
"Actually, I really don't care all that much," Fan Zhuolang said, ignoring Huo Lian's laughter.
"Oh?" Huo Lian stopped laughing and gave an exclamation of surprise. "I truly didn't expect that."
"Ah..." Fan Zhuolang let out a long sigh and fell silent.
Huo Lian was in no hurry. He knew Fan Zhuolang had recalled some things from the past.
"Why care about a useless cultivation method?" Fan Zhuolang spoke again after quite some time.
"A useless cultivation method? Aren't your standards a little too high? In my eyes, a cultivation method