At that very moment.
Lu Ren was still trapped in his Heart Demon.
His eyes were bloodred as he gripped the Chaos Ancient Sword and charged madly at Cang Xuanming.
Whoosh!
A gray-white sword light swept out, slicing Cang Xuanming's body in two.
Yet no sooner had Cang Xuanming's body shattered than it turned into streams of gray-white energy and gathered together again.
"Lu Ren, you can't kill me!"
Cang Xuanming stood with his hands behind his back and sneered. "I've mastered the Ten Thousand Daos Return-to-Void Canon. Before long, I'll step into the Dao-Proving Realm!"
"In a hundred years, you'll die without a doubt!"
"Shut up!"
Lu Ren roared and swung the Chaos Ancient Sword again, charging at Cang Xuanming.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Terrifying sword lights struck Cang Xuanming one after another, cutting him apart again and again.
But no matter how many times Lu Ren cut him apart, Cang Xuanming re-formed.
And the stronger Lu Ren's anger grew, the more terrifying the aura emanating from Cang Xuanming became.
"Wait!"
Lu Ren stopped abruptly and stared at Cang Xuanming, his eyes flickering.
The Cang Xuanming before him was not real at all.
The more Lu Ren tried to kill him, the deeper he would sink into the illusion.
"My Heart Demon isn't Cang Xuanming!"
Lu Ren slowly closed his eyes. "It's that I want too badly to beat him. More than that, I'm afraid he'll comprehend the Ten Thousand Daos Return-to-Void Canon before I do!"
"But... I've been so fixated on Cang Xuanming... that it's clouded my own understanding..."
"I can't change whether Cang Xuanming comprehends it!"
"All I can do... is walk my own path!"
Lu Ren's eyes flew open, clarity restored to his gaze.
At the sight, Cang Xuanming's expression changed sharply. "Lu Ren, I'll comprehend