The entire Jian Family Small World had been thrown into utter chaos by Hou Du's Body Sword. When those swords, brimming with negative emotions, suffered his unprovoked harassment, every last one of the irascible things chose to fight back. The entire sword space became a chaotic battlefield, with them attacking Hou Du and one another alike, like a fishpond boiling over at feeding time.
The violent fluctuations could be felt even by the two True Persons outside. Unable to restrain themselves, they came in to see what was happening.
"Sect Leader, what are you doing?"
"Nothing, just playing around! Don't mind me. I know my limits."
The two dared not stay long, for the raging swarm of swords cared nothing about who they were. Indiscriminate attacks were their instinct.
Once they withdrew, True Person Yan complained, "That brat really has boundless energy. Wreaking havoc in Quanzhen wasn't enough, and now he won't even leave the Sword Tomb Small World alone?"
True Person Zong sighed. "Let him be. Hasn't he wreaked havoc all the way up here? Think back carefully. Every time we thought he was fooling around, we only discovered afterward that there was real purpose behind it. Although we can't see it now, since the Small World is still reasonably stable and the swords' agitation hasn't had any harmful effects, let's wait and see."
Hou Du had not told them his intentions, not because he was keeping anything to himself, but because he was unsure whether he could achieve his goal. Even now, he had yet to influence a single sword, and this progress left him rather embarrassed.
He kept at it, searching amid the chaos for like-minded swords, constantly using his mental strength to control his emotions and bring a trace of vigorous, upward-striving energy to this sword