After cultivating his Primordial Reincarnation Sword Body to the ninth level of its third stage, Lu Ren clearly felt his physical sword strength advance by leaps and bounds.
Compared with a divine body, a sword body was a little weaker in defense, but much stronger in physical power. By using Reincarnation Qi to purge the impurities from his Primordial Reincarnation Sword Body, Lu Ren had made up for that defensive weakness.
His Primordial Reincarnation Sword Body was now no less resilient than any divine body. With Reincarnation Qi added, its defense became even more formidable.
Lu Ren then channeled Reincarnation Qi through his sword body, cleansing his sinews and marrow.
Three days later, a layer of grime surfaced on his skin. All the impurities in his sword body had been expelled, raising his defense another level.
"These divine patterns are getting denser!"
Lu Ren looked down at the skin on his arms and torso.
Whenever he activated his sword body, divine patterns appeared across his skin, arranged like rows of longswords.
Those patterns represented a power of the Primordial Reincarnation Sword Body. Once he cultivated it to completion, they would manifest a mighty force.
Generally, divine bodies on the Divine Body Ranking could develop such patterns. When unleashed, they could produce considerable power.
"My sword body has grown stronger, but it hasn't improved my overall strength much. The key is still raising my cultivation level!"
With that thought, Lu Ren took out a Godhead.
It was the Godhead of the young man from earlier.
"An Absolute-grade Divine Core?"
Surprise flashed in Lu Ren's eyes. He drew the Ghost Slaying Shadow Demon Sword and slashed hard at the core.
Clang!
Metal rang against metal. Not a single mark appeared on the Divine Core.
"An Absolute-grade Divine Core really is sturdy. I'm