"Good, good, good! You finally succeeded in refining the Nine-Aspects Sword Heart and merging the sword intent, reaching perfection in all nine aspects. With your current strength, there are not many ordinary first-layer Divine Venerables who can withstand a single strike from you!"
The old man laughed. His divine soul emerged from Lu Ren's body and gathered together, like a wisp of remnant soul about to scatter in the wind.
Lu Ren rose to his feet and immediately cupped his hands toward the old man. "Thank you, Senior, for bestowing the Nine-Aspects Sword Heart upon me. This junior will do everything in his power to protect those Sinners below the Divine Lord Realm...!"
Lu Ren habitually spoke the word Sinners, only to stop abruptly midway.
"Hehe, Sinners it is. This world belongs to the Divine Court. If they consider the martial artists of our Divine Ruins Ancient Realm to be Sinners, then we are Sinners. Kid, remember this: truth will forever lie in the hands of the strong. If one day you can change all this, I hope you will save the Divine Ruins Ancient Realm!"
Having said that, the old man also gave Lu Ren a slight bow.
Seeing this, Lu Ren immediately stepped forward to support him, only to discover that the old man's divine soul had already begun to slowly dissipate into thin air.
"Senior, rest assured. I will never forget today's kindness!"
Lu Ren said to the underground space.
This time, he had spoken with an old man from two hundred thousand years ago, yet neither had even asked the other's name. They were like mere passersby in each other's lives.
Lu Ren put away the other Reincarnation Treasure Key, then leaped into the air. His body transformed into a streak of sword light, piercing through