Sensing Lu Ren's ambition, Jiang Huanyu nodded. "Good. Since you're so determined, I won't go kill Fire Calamity Beasts. I'll help you overcome this inner demon!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Lu Ren cupped his fists.
With Jiang Huanyu's guidance, Lu Ren stopped cultivating in seclusion inside the Reincarnation Ancient Pagoda. Now that an inner demon had taken root, staying there would only waste time.
"Lu Ren, keep swinging your sword!" Jiang Huanyu said, hands clasped behind his back as he watched him.
"Yes!"
Lu Ren nodded and picked up a branch, but the moment he gripped it, it snapped.
"What's going on?"
Jiang Huanyu looked startled. "Lu Ren, it seems your Sword Dao has begun to take shape, but some strange force is rejecting it!"
"Rejecting the Sword Dao?" Lu Ren asked in astonishment.
A sharp light flashed in Jiang Huanyu's eyes. "Could the Chaos Dao and the Sword Dao be repelling each other?"
"The Chaos Dao and the Sword Dao can repel each other?"
"You likely comprehended your Chaos Dao as a Path of Attack and Kill through cultivating the Chaos Immortal Path Technique. It's a lesser path, while the Sword Dao can become a great path. By rights, they shouldn't repel each other!" Puzzlement crossed Jiang Huanyu's face.
"Master, I cultivated my Chaos Dao with my father's help. Cultivating the Chaos Immortal Path Technique afterward did strengthen it!" Lu Ren replied.
"Keep practicing," Jiang Huanyu said.
"Yes!"
Lu Ren nodded, grabbed another branch, and resumed swinging.
He tried again and again, failed again and again, until his heart began to sink.
Even Jiang Huanyu lost patience. "Lu Ren, your Chaos Dao cannot merge with the Sword Dao. No matter how much you practice, I'm afraid you'll never succeed!"
Lu Ren frowned. "Master, I want to practice alone from here