When Elder Ren spoke these words, his voice trembled slightly, as if he were deeply saddened. Chen Zhou had also entered his spiritual world at this time. He had successfully cultivated the Chishongzi Guiding Technique and was now in his leisure time. Upon hearing Elder Ren's words, Chen Zhou felt that something was amiss.
Why is Ren Lao's power constantly weakening?
Why did the Six Ren Extreme Blade shatter into the ordinary Soul Weapon Heavy Edge Sword?
Chen Zhou knew none of this.
"Elder Ren, why is your power constantly weakening? What exactly is going on?" Chen Zhou asked Elder Ren as soon as he entered the spiritual world.
Old Ren was still lying on the recliner, looking at Chen Zhou who came in with a lazy gaze. It seemed that he didn't lack the strength to recover Chen Zhou, but rather that he couldn't muster the energy.
"This is a long story, but I've wanted to tell you about it for a long time. I haven't had a good opportunity until now, and since it's so quiet here, I'll tell you," Elder Ren said slowly.
Upon hearing Elder Ren's words, Chen Zhou's sixth sense told him that nothing good was about to happen. What would Elder Ren say next? Chen Zhou had already prepared for the worst: that Elder Ren was going to leave him. Now, Chen Zhou suddenly recalled Elder Ren's previous state. Sure enough, ever since he acquired the reclining chair formed from his spiritual power, Elder Ren had spent most of his time on it, rarely standing up on his own.
However, Chen Zhou didn't notice any of this; instead, he was focused on his own affairs.
"Old Ren, don't scare me. What happened?" Chen Zhou couldn't help but ask.
Old Ren shook his head weakly, as if the locking power he had just used had exhausted his life force.
“You don’t need to know what happened. These things are hard to explain. You just need to know that I will be leaving soon. This is what I want to tell you: after I leave, the Heavy Edge Sword will lose its sword spirit. A soul weapon without a sword spirit is no different from ordinary true qi,” Elder Ren said sadly.
Ren Lao's words echoed incessantly in Chen Zhou's mind like a ghost. Chen Zhou's head felt like it had been hit, buzzing. Chen Zhou seemed unable to think clearly for a moment. This was the first person beside him to leave him. Chen Zhou hadn't even recovered from the news in an instant, and Ren Lao's body began to become ethereal from the lower half down.
Now, Elder Ren's feet have become illusory, and Chen Zhou can no longer see them. The speed at which Elder Ren's body becomes illusory is also accelerating, not very slowly, but quite fast!
"What? Elder Ren, do you think I care about this soul artifact?" Chen Zhou asked, suppressing his heartache.
Upon hearing Chen Zhou's words, Elder Ren was at a loss for words. He simply looked at Chen Zhou weakly and remained silent, seemingly without any further strength.
"Did you overexert yourself by using that locking power just now? You could have stayed a little longer." Chen Zhou suddenly realized that it was because Elder Ren had used that locking power that Elder Ren was now leaving him!
Why did Elder Ren use that locking power? Chen Zhou couldn't understand it at all. If he hadn't used that power, perhaps, perhaps, Elder Ren could have stayed in this world longer!
"That's not true. Even if I don't use that power, I won't be able to stay for long anyway. The result will be the same whether I use it or not, so I might as well use it and give you a great opportunity to learn the Red Pine Master's Guiding Technique. Isn't that the best of both worlds?" Old Ren's voice was now very weak.
"Ren Lao! I won't allow you to do this. Why are you suddenly saying you're leaving?" Chen Zhou couldn't help but ask.
"Hahahaha... I've existed in this world for a very long time, it's truly time for me to depart... I've witnessed the rise and fall of many powerful figures... What a pity... what a pity... it's just a pity... I won't see you become a powerful figure... You are my last inhabitant, it's such a regret that I can't see you become a great hero... Heaven is indeed working against me..."
As Ren Lao spoke, he coughed violently, and his speech became intermittent. Moreover, Ren Lao's lower body had become completely illusory!
"Old Ren..." Chen Zhou murmured softly. At this moment, Chen Zhou suddenly remembered the old man who called him "little guy" when he first met Old Ren. Now he was about to leave him.
“Little one, don’t be so sad… Sword spirits have existed longer than you humans… but they can only reside in human bodies… perhaps that’s the tragedy of sword spirits… Just like this trip to Wolong Mountain, I met many familiar faces… I thought I knew them well… but in reality… they didn’t even know who I was… It’s really tragic… The only ones who can remember us… are you hosts, right? But now I actually hope… you don’t remember me… It’s such a contradiction…” Old Ren’s weak voice came intermittently.
These sounds reached Chen Zhou's ears accurately. Chen Zhou calmly stared at Elder Ren's face, then suddenly lost his composure. Chen Zhou didn't know how to face Elder Ren in the final moments of his life.
"Elder Ren... what can I do to bring you back to life?" Chen Zhou was finding it extremely difficult to remain calm, but he forced himself to stay composed and asked. At this moment, in Elder Ren's final moments, only Elder Ren could tell Chen Zhou how to revive the sword spirit.
Unexpectedly, Elder Ren shook his head and said, "Little fellow... don't think about resurrecting me... sword spirits, like you humans... have lifespans... even if you repair the Heavy Edge Sword... the new sword spirit won't be me... it will be a completely new life... so... my last hope is to repair the Heavy Edge Sword... and let it regain the glory of the Six Ren Extreme Blade..."
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