They are the women standing behind me.

But soon, the young man opened his eyes, and changed from sitting cross-legged to standing, with an indifferent expression, looking down at Baili Zhishi and Qin Xingyuan who had arrived.

Baili Zhishi thought, "This is the spirit of the weapon that has taken on the appearance of its master. It's not a remaining thought or an incarnation of the Great Dao."

The Holy Sword Spirit slowly descended. It seemed to recognize Qin Xingyuan and uttered a distant, cold, and slightly hollow voice, "You have arrived. When you truly mastered this sword, you awakened me from my sealed slumber."

"Logically speaking, it's incredible that your master left behind traces of the Great Dao, because this is separated from his Great Dao. His true Great Dao is always flawed and incomplete. Generally speaking, it's absolutely impossible for him to leave behind a Great Dao for future generations."

Baili Zhishi said straight to the point: "Is he dead?"

Qin Xingyuan was shocked when he heard Baili Zhishi's question.

The man's expression didn't change at all. Instead, he nodded and said, "My Lord has indeed gone far away."

Qin Xingyuan felt like he was struck by lightning when he heard this. His eyes widened at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his face was full of horror.

The Sword Saint, one of the six supreme sword masters, didn't even ascend to the immortal realm?!

Instead, it disappeared into the long river of time, its body and soul vanished?!

This news was so shocking that Qin Xingyuan's Dao heart suffered a terrible impact, so that his brain went blank in that instant and he was unable to recover at all.

"Why?" Baili Zhishi asked with some confusion.

"My Lord believes that he has been a cultivator for so many years that he has been completely shaped. Even if he ascends to the immortal realm, he will probably still be a cultivator in essence. There may be some minor changes, but it is difficult for him to change much."

The weapon spirit raised its head and gazed upwards, its voice filled with an indescribable feeling. "For him, ascending to the immortal realm is actually just like moving from one great domain to another. The only thing that changes is the environment. In my master's eyes, ascension is just like that. There are still cultivators everywhere who have reached 'this great domain'. He has not become an immortal because of this."

"In a sense, your master is not wrong. The more powerful and terrifying a person is, the more difficult it is to become a true immortal. One needs to understand what an immortal is in order to become one."

Baili Zhishi nodded slightly at this thought, but then immediately changed the subject and said, "But this can hardly be a major reason for him to give up on becoming an immortal, right?"

Chapter 486: The Great Way to Refining the Sword Saint!

Qin Xingyuan didn't interrupt, but simply listened and watched the Holy Sword's spirit attesting to the truth. Seeing the spirit nod, he said, "My Lord believes that going to the Immortal Realm isn't just a change of location. Perhaps there are also realm divisions. Since there are in the Immortal Realm, why not in the Immortal Realm? Even if ascending to heaven truly means becoming an Immortal, can they be of the same strength? There are differences in strength, and naturally there are classes, just like cultivators and cultivators. Can they be the same? He may still need to continue cultivating..."

The spirit of the weapon paused at this point and continued, "My master is truly exhausted. If reaching the Immortal Realm is not the end, but a brand new beginning, how much longer will he have to walk?"

Qin Xingyuan remained silent.

There are realm divisions in the world of immortality, so are there any in the world of immortals?

Did the true immortals who opened the way only set the realm of immortal cultivation in the immortal world? Did they not set realms for the "immortals" in the immortal world?

Baili Zhishi didn't say anything at this thought.

“Even my Lord lost so much along the way.”

The weapon spirit was quite sad. "Master has passed away. All the brothers and sisters who studied under him have also passed away or are nowhere to be found. All the Taoist companions and children have died. All the friends I met along the way have passed away or are gone. When my master reached the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Realm, looking back, the world is still very big and full of people, but my master feels very lonely and isolated. There is no one in this world that he knows and can talk to. He is the only one left."

Qin Xingyuan felt a little heavy-hearted after hearing this.

"My Lord stands at the pinnacle of a great era and understands that all he has gained so far is strength, extremely powerful and terrifying strength. This is all he possesses."

The spirit of the weapon continued, "My master also feels that since he is already tired, why force himself to go on? He should just let it go here. He doesn't need to be obsessed with becoming an immortal anymore. He even doesn't know anyone in the immortal world anymore. The same will be true in the immortal world. He has been a cultivator for too many years and firmly believes that the most difficult thing for a person to change is himself. He really doesn't want to continue to be a cultivator in the immortal world. My master has let go of this obsession."

"He really is willing to do it." Baili Zhishi uttered these four words lightly.

"I accompanied my Lord during his last moments, and he lived a happy and fulfilling life."

The weapon spirit said, "My master said that he has finally lived as a real person with flesh and blood, rather than a cultivator obsessed with becoming an immortal. His world is no longer about cultivating to become stronger, nor is it about fighting and killing. He is glad that he chose to let go."

"His heart will soon be broken."

Baili Zhishi thought: "If he gives up and no longer thinks of rebelling, his Dao heart will not last long and he will become a mortal. If he no longer thinks of rebelling, he will eventually become a mortal."

"Indeed, in just over a hundred years, my master's heart of Taoism was completely shattered, and all his cultivation was lost."

The weapon spirit nodded. "Until his death, my master never regretted letting go. Because rather than heading to the immortal world where no one knew him, or even continuing to be a cultivator with no idea how much further he had to go, it was better to go to a place where many people knew him. His master, fellow disciples, fellow disciples, children, and friends were all there. He wanted to go."

Qin Xingyuan's expression was quite complicated. How many people would a person who had reached the great perfection of the Tribulation Realm have to "watch" leave this world along the way?

"Anyway, my master firmly believes that he will never become a true immortal." The spirit of the weapon said again.

"He will definitely... never become an immortal?"

Baili Zhishi narrowed his eyes at this thought.

"How many people will a cultivator kill along the way? At the very least, by reaching the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Realm, the number of lives he has stained will definitely not be less than a hundred. My Lord feels that for someone with blood on his hands to claim to be an immortal is nothing more than an insult and contempt for the word immortal."

The spirit of the weapon said, "He believes that there is absolutely no immortal energy in the immortal world. It is still the same as the immortal world, full of fighting and killing. After being a cultivator for many years, can he really change his habits as a cultivator? He killed people in the lower world, but he will not kill people in the immortal world? If there is no immortal energy, how can a true immortal be born?"

"It turns out he gave up because he was desperate."

Baili Zhishi said calmly, "But your master is indeed a character. Letting go is much harder than holding on. I can't let go because I can't bear to give up too many things. I can't do it. Since he can do what I can't, then in a sense he is better than me. Someone who has the courage to let go is sometimes much more free and easy than someone who clings to the end."

Qin Xingyuan could tell that Baili Zhishi actually had some admiration for the Sword Saint. He also thought carefully: if he could reach the great perfection of the Tribulation Realm, he would definitely be able to become an immortal. Could he be willing to give up the great Dao and give up becoming an immortal...?

After so much hard work, through life and death, ups and downs, great storms, great disasters, etc., we have finally come to this day...

Although the word "let go" sounds simple, Qin Xingyuan finds it extremely difficult to do it.

There are too many people who are obsessed, too few who want to let go, and even fewer who can actually let go.

The Sword Master is indeed a big shot.

"Actually, I didn't expect him to come now."

At this time, the weapon spirit looked at Qin Xingyuan and said, "I think it will take at least until the Spirit Severing Realm, and later perhaps until the Dao Integration Realm."

"I helped."

Baili Zhishi thought: "I know that the inheritance is in this avenue hidden in the sword."

"My master did not leave any inheritance."

The spirit of the weapon spoke directly. Qin Xingyuan was stunned when he heard it, and Baili Zhishi was also a little bit unbelievable about this thought.

The weapon spirit, upon seeing this, said, "A cultivator who can forge his own path does not need my master's inheritance. And my master will naturally not pass on the inheritance to a cultivator who cannot forge his own path. Leaving behind a legacy would be meaningless. That's why my master gave away everything he had back then."

"He only left this road?" Baili Zhishi asked.

The spirit nodded. "My Lord believes that a person's path can be likened to the vast ocean, while others' paths can be transformed into rivers flowing into the ocean. My Lord left behind his path, willing to make it even broader for future generations. He has walked the world of immortal cultivation for so many years, swallowed so many natural treasures, visited the caves left behind by many great figures, and taken away their inheritance. If possible, he is willing to benefit future generations. This is not a bad thing."

But when Qin Xingyuan saw the spirit of the weapon that had transformed into the appearance of its master saying this, there was a look of sadness, reluctance and sorrow in its eyes.

Baili Zhishi sighed at this thought and said, "It's a pity that your master and I were not born in the same great era. Otherwise, getting to know each other and becoming fellow Taoists might be a great joy in life."

Then he turned his head to look at Qin Xingyuan and said, "Although there is no inheritance, this is the only thing left. But if it turns into a river that flows into your avenue, the improvement will be beyond your imagination. Putting aside other things, your Dao domain alone will become more terrifying. This is equivalent to two avenues becoming one Dao domain. You should understand the nature of this, right? Others' Dao domains are at most one Dao, and you are using two to suppress one. And you can't even suppress the avenue of such a person. Then I can only say that you are a real loser."

"He can't handle it now."

The weapon spirit put his hands behind his back and said, "Wait until he reaches the Spirit Severing Realm. If he can't come, you can bring him here."

"He can even refine and absorb the earth energy of the twenty great regions of the Immortal Realm. He constantly strengthens his body, and the power he can exert from his body alone is growing stronger and stronger."

Baili Zhishi thought: "He can make the impossible possible."

"This is impossible!"

The weapon spirit said without hesitation: "The earth energy of the great domain is invincible. Even if we can forcibly take it, it is absolutely impossible to refine and absorb it!"

"But he can."

Baili Zhishi thought, "Even in the Golden Core Realm, he can still use the great power of heaven and earth to create a weapon, instead of being directly crushed by the great power of heaven and earth. He even blew up a weapon transformed from the great power of heaven and earth before, so his cultivation is extremely fast."

The weapon spirit, which had transformed into a human form, showed surprise on its face and blurted out, "There are no restrictions on him from heaven and earth? As long as he wants, he can do anything?"

"He is unprecedented in existence. Perhaps it is because he has never been able to do this before?"

Baili Zhishi thought of this and said casually, "Let him try and see if he can make your Lord's avenue flow into his avenue. Anyway..."

He turned his head to look at Qin Xingyuan and said meaningfully: "Even if he can't do it, he certainly won't die. He must have a very strong life. I think even if heaven and earth want to kill him, he may not die."

"Senior Baili, there's something wrong with the way you look at me."

"When have I ever seen you doing well? You were able to escape the restricted area formed by heaven and earth alive. If you're doing well, then it's me who's wrong."

This thought calmly said, "It's not just me. When has the Human Emperor ever thought you were okay? Everyone thinks something's wrong with you, especially beings like me, but you think you're perfectly fine, without any problems. You know the reason, and you can explain it yourself. But no matter what the reason is, it still seems incredible. So I think you should give it a try now. Maybe you can actually do it."

The weapon spirit was silent for a while, then looked at Qin Xingyuan and said, "Do you want to try?"

Qin Xingyuan nodded vigorously.

"Then sit down cross-legged."

After the weapon spirit gave the signal, Qin Xingyuan sat down cross-legged in a meditation posture. Then the weapon spirit raised its hands, as if mobilizing some power. Qin Xingyuan suddenly felt a vast avenue rushing towards him, completely submerging him.

He felt suffocated, but he also immediately realized that this vast avenue was heading towards his heart of Tao, trying to fill it up.

The heart-wrenching feeling is extremely strong!

It was as if his current Dao heart could not bear it at all and was about to explode completely!

Qin Xingyuan didn't want to endure it, but instead tried to absorb and refine it directly!

He wanted to refine the Sword Saint's avenue into a river that would flow into his own avenue!

……

Chapter 487: She is mocking you on purpose and wants to get beaten

……

I don’t know how long it took.

Qin Xingyuan suddenly opened his eyes and found that he had returned to the small world created by his thought.

Baili Zhishi said in a tone that was not surprising: "You can really refine it now."

"Why did I get out?"

"Its owner is long gone. Logically speaking, if the owner is long dead and not still alive in the immortal world after ascending, then the spirit of the weapon can't exist for too long."

This thought said, "It can exist because it was sealed away from the passage of time. It can even communicate with you because the Sword Saint's avenue exists and the weapon spirit exists in that avenue. Now that the avenue is gone, the weapon spirit that dissipated long ago is naturally gone too."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xingyuan immediately took out his holy sword and looked at the sword body that was full of cracks.

The sword's spirit has dissipated?!

He couldn't describe what he was feeling at the moment, and his expression was quite complicated.

"Let's fight again. Let's see how powerful you are after refining the Sword Saint Dao and opening the Dao Realm."

After Baili Zhishi gave his thought, Qin Xingyuan nodded slightly and decisively opened the Dao Realm. He seemed to be above the heaven and earth, controlling millions of swords and forming a sword formation that was like an immortal descending upon the world.

By doing this, he suddenly felt that the Dao Realm seemed to have been greatly enhanced!

But it is not that the two avenues have truly merged into one, but that there is an avenue merging in and connecting with his avenue, and it still exists as an independent individual!

He held the heavy sword in his hand and slashed out directly, activating the power of the Dao domain and the sword formation!

This sword seems to be able to cut through the brilliant starry sky!

He no longer needed to use the holy sword to prove his truth. Now, every move he made was like two avenues striking down at the same time, terrifying beyond measure.

Baili Zhishi raised his hand to block the attack and frowned, saying, "The improvement is not as big as I thought, but it is not small either."

"Well?"

"I originally thought that I, who was at the Great Perfection of the Spiritual Severing Realm, would be directly defeated."

Baili Zhishi thought: "However, the Dao Realm formed by the two great Daos is indeed quite powerful. Even a person like me finds it amazing."

……

After the battle, Qin Xingyuan left the small world created by his thought and found that Wen Yirong was not there. He immediately sent a sound transmission note and learned that she and Su Yaoqing went to watch the battle and find their opponents. He asked for their location and Qin Xingyuan immediately went to look for them.

When they arrived here, no one paid attention to Qin Xingyuan. They were all looking at the people on the battlefield, their attention focused there.

Qin Xingyuan was quite surprised to find that one of the two people fighting was Lou Hongxiao with snow-white hair. His opponent performed extremely poorly and was always struggling to defend himself.

As the saying goes, if you keep it for a long time, you will lose it.

So Qin Xingyuan knew at a glance that Lou Hongxiao's opponent had basically no hope of winning.

At this time, Qin Xingyuan also said to Wen Yirong, "Yirong, I have a Ten Thousand Wars Divine Weapon in my hand. I'll give you one. The Ten Thousand Wars Divine Weapon is very powerful and can be easily controlled by an external incarnation. It's like having an extra 'physical training' helper of the same strength as yourself."

Wen Yirong did not refuse and nodded calmly. Qin Xingyuan looked at Su Yaoqing again and said in a deep voice, "I have another one in my hand. I'll lend it to you temporarily. After we get out alive together, you can return it to me!"

Su Yaoqing smiled, but Wen Yirong looked at her with a rather strange look.

"Although I'm under pressure, I should be able to defeat Lou Hongxiao. I want to fight him."

Su Yaoqing also said: "Now that I have the Wanzhan Divine Soldier, I can be considered a true 'Dharma Body Practitioner'. It's very beautiful, and it's hard to lose."