Lu Ren swallowed the Immortal Slaying Reincarnation Sword, intending to temper his flesh with the sword's energy and his sword heart with its spirit.
It was an immortal artifact. Neither its body nor its spirit was something Lu Ren could withstand.
If Lu Ren had entered the True God Realm, his chances of success would have been much higher.
But Lu Ren could not worry about that now.
As Lu Ren circulated his sword body, energy from the Immortal Slaying Reincarnation Sword flowed steadily into his flesh.
"Ugh..."
Lu Ren frowned. Excruciating pain surged from every part of his body.
At the same time, his sword heart began to warp, as though it were being torn apart bit by bit.
Lu Ren endured the pain and let the sword's body and spirit continue tempering him.
Above the Divine Court on Kunlun Ancient Star.
Di Juntian hovered in the air. Zhang Zhongsheng knelt before him on one knee, his head tilted back and his eyes vacant.
Di Juntian reached toward Zhang Zhongsheng's head.
Streams of blood energy immediately poured from Zhang Zhongsheng's mouth.
Di Juntian drew that blood energy into his body bit by bit.
Soon, Zhang Zhongsheng's body visibly shriveled and withered.
Di Juntian's aura, meanwhile, climbed steadily. It was at least twice as powerful as before.
Zhang Zhongsheng collapsed before Di Juntian, anger on his face. "You... you were using me all along?"
"No, no, of course I wasn't using you. The Myriad Blood Slaughtering Heaven Art has always had two halves, yin and yang. I cultivated yin, and you cultivated yang. Both had to be cultivated at the same time. If you had beaten me in this battle and absorbed the bloodline within me, your art would have reached perfection just the same. Unfortunately, I won!"
Di