Countless fragments, like stars falling from the Milky Way, plunged forever into the abyss, losing their starlight and dissipating at the ends of the earth...

"To remember a Buddha at first sight is to have Buddha in your eyes! To have unwavering devotion and never forget is to have Buddha in your heart! This is my answer!"

Hearing Gu Liyan's confident words, Cui Ming turned his head and looked at his stunningly beautiful face, which seemed to be that of a celestial being!

Just as Gu Liyan destroyed the Buddha statue, he had an epiphany, a sudden realization—

Cui Ming shook his head and smiled bitterly, muttering to himself, "There is no true right or wrong in life; only what one believes to be right can be considered the so-called truth! So that's how it is, so that's how it is! Hehe..."

Looking at the mess on the ground, and then at the back of the white-clad youth, Cui Ming felt a sudden sense of clarity!

The dust-like ash piled up into a mountain was the final resting place he had prayed for for thirty years!

Thinking about it this way was truly hard for him to accept for a while.

Just then, Gu Liyan, holding the Imperial Heaven Sword, couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised:

"This sword feels quite comfortable to hold, like I've used it before. Wait a minute! Why does this sword look so familiar?"

Gu Liyan frowned. The image of swords and sabers deep in his memory sent a shiver down his spine, almost making him drop the Huangtian Sword in his hand.

Gu Liyan stared at it in astonishment, a wry smile on his face: "Isn't this the one I casually picked up from Tianyi to get Jiuchen? I never expected to find it here... Could it be—"

Gu Liyan glanced at Cui Ming subconsciously, and his expression was quite interesting!

"This is a gift from you." Cui Ming's gaze softened as he spoke to Gu Liyan.

"You told me back then that this sword was called the Imperial Heaven Sword, and that only those with a righteous heart could wield it. So I founded the Sword Sect on that basis, to promote my righteousness through justice."

"Based on what you said, I'll use the Heavenly Sword's ability to let all the new disciples test their swordsmanship and confirm if there are any righteous individuals among them..."

At this point, Cui Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It's all my fault for being young and arrogant back then, and for not being able to distinguish truth from falsehood. It seems that this sword is not as capable of discerning justice as you once said..."

"If I had seen through it earlier, I wouldn't have been completely fooled by your subsequent path of seeking Buddhahood!"

Gu Liyan's lips twitched involuntarily, his tail wagged behind him, and he couldn't help but say, "To be honest, I really didn't expect you to actually believe it!"

Cui Ming was speechless: Is this an obvious lie?

Seeing Cui Ming's gloomy expression, Gu Liyan patted him on the shoulder and comforted him:

"Don't look so sad. I think if I had told you back then that this sword was actually a divine weapon, you probably wouldn't have spent thirty years nurturing it! You would have just used it as a weapon for battle!"

Cui Ming's eyes flashed with realization, but he looked at Gu Liyan with confusion and asked, "What did you say? A divine artifact? This, this sword is a divine artifact..."

Gu Liyan noticed the realization in his eyes, smiled inwardly, but nodded and said with a smile:

"That's right, this sword is a divine weapon, but it was stained with my blood and affected by a trace of Xuanbing Qi, which caused its luster to fade considerably."

As he spoke, Gu Liyan twirled his sword, the blade flashing brilliantly, the swordsman's movements elegant and graceful. But it lacked any real power; it was merely aesthetically pleasing!

Cui Ming, unable to bear watching Gu Liyan's actions any longer, covered his eyes and snatched the sword from him. "The sword immortal's moves are just empty show in your hands!"

Seeing Cui Ming easily snatch the sword from his hand, Gu Liyan pouted, "You interrupted the sword moves I finally remembered. Now look what happened, I've forgotten them all!"

Cui Ming glared at him. "Nonsense! The sword manual I gave you didn't have such terrible swordsmanship!"

Gu Liyan narrowed his clear eyes slightly, and said defiantly, "Then try to see how I can withstand my sword move just now!"

Gu Liyan may not know how to use a sword, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand it!

He practically watched the Sword Immortal grow up!

That person was none other than his martial uncle, Gu Li.

—In that unknown place

Achoo!

The man in black rubbed his nose, put down his wood-chopping work, looked up at the sky and wondered, "How come I have a cold in broad daylight? Could it be that one of my descendants is missing me?"

Just as I thought of this, a clear female voice came from afar:

"You old lewd man! Something terrible has happened! Come here right now!"

Luo Zichen waved to him from a distance, urging him on.

"Coming! Your Majesty!" Gu Li responded and arrived at her side in a flash. "What's wrong? What happened that made you so nervous?"

Luo Zichen pointed to the sky and said with a solemn expression, "Look at that!"

Gu Li looked in the direction she was pointing and froze on the spot!

Suddenly, a sky city, resembling a small island, descended from the heavens—

“Up and down... uh, no, down up and down... still not right…” Cui Ming frowned, looking distressed.

Gu Liyan yawned, glanced at the setting sun outside the window, and lazily said, "I should go back. I have to participate in the election tomorrow. You can think of your sword moves on your own."

He then picked up the Imperial Heaven Sword and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Cui Ming hurriedly called out to Gu Liyan as he was about to leave. "You, you do it again! Use that sword to wield it again, and I'll definitely be able to figure it out!"

Gu Liyan gave Cui Ming a deep look, then became serious. "Okay."

The white-clad youth holding the sword had clear eyes, yet they revealed a sharp edge, almost merging with the sword's light.

"Sword intent! This is sword intent?" Cui Ming looked at Gu Liyan with a surprised expression:

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