After some thought, Dugu Feng slowly replied, "Li Shang Sword Venerable is hiding in a secret realm within the Inverted Mountain, using Sword Intent as a seal. The sword he left behind is the key to unlocking the seal!"

"You mean, he left this sword to wait for someone from the Profound Moon Sword Sect to rescue him?"

Wang Junze immediately caught on.

The Inverted Mountain, unless guided by a whale, can only be reached by those in the Saint Realm. Thus, those from the Profound Moon Sword Sect who can reach here are naturally in the Saint Realm. At that time, they would be able to break the seal with his divine weapon and rescue him.

However, Li Shang Sword Venerable could not have expected that there was a special method, such as guidance by a whale, to reach the Inverted Mountain. Even more unexpected was that the other party would bring disciples from the Profound Moon Sword Sect to use them to refine his sword.

Yes!

Dugu Feng said she previously had three sticks of Divine-Inviting Incense, and now this is the last one. In other words, Dugu Feng had been here twice before.

She naturally had visited this cave mansion before and obtained the information left in the sword by Li Shang Sword Venerable.

However, her strength was insufficient, and moreover, she was not a disciple of the Profound Moon Sword Sect; even if she knew this special method of refining a lifebound divine weapon, she couldn't bear to destroy her Great Path to refine the opponent's divine weapon. No, she didn't even cultivate in the Sword Dao, so perhaps she couldn't refine it at all!

Furthermore, if her power was insufficient, she might not have the confidence to kill Li Shang Sword Venerable even if she broke the seal.

It was precisely because of this that it dragged on till now.

Now that Dugu Feng has broken through into the Path and completely refined the Godslaying Spear, her strength has surged.

Coupled with capturing Ji Liuyun after that battle in the Northern Domain, everything is ready, hence she came back to the Inverted Mountain.

However, Dugu Feng has no enmity with Li Shang Sword Venerable, so why go to such lengths to kill him?

After all, judging by age, thirty years ago, when Li Shang Sword Venerable disappeared, Dugu Feng must have just been born.

Unless... there's some powerful treasure on Li Shang Sword Venerable!

Judgment Department... Right, when Dugu Feng defected from the Judgment Department, besides capturing the Godslaying Spear, she must have learned something, including the Divine-Inviting Incense. It's likely all related to this matter.

This makes sense now!

In just a short while, Wang Junze had already sorted out his thoughts completely.

"Clang!"

A sword hum sounded again, and as his gaze instinctively shifted back to Peng Ru, Wang Junze realized that Peng Ru has now also refined Li Shang Sword Venerable's divine weapon and awakened.

"Succeeded?"

A trace of joy flashed in his eyes, and Dugu Feng asked in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Giving Ji Liuyun a glance, Peng Ru's expression was a bit complex, but she ultimately nodded lightly and responded.

"Jiao Yang, go test her strength."

Slightly narrowing her eyes, Dugu Feng suddenly ordered.

Jiao Yang naturally wouldn't defy Dugu Feng's order. Upon hearing it, he stepped out and slashed towards Peng Ru with a knife.

In an instant, the terrifying blaze abruptly transformed into a blade aura!

"Boom!"

Almost simultaneously with Jiao Yang's attack, a brilliant sword aura emerged from Peng Ru's sword, blocking the slash!

Profound Moon Sword Technique!

With just a glance, Wang Junze recognized that Peng Ru was employing the Profound Moon Sword Technique. However, compared to before, Peng Ru's strength had increased tremendously, and aside from the Profound Moon Sword Intent, there was a unique Sword Intent within her strike, imposing and magnificent!

Within a single strike, the blaze slashed by Jiao Yang's blade was forcibly shredded by the sword light!

Though Jiao Yang was merely probing, and the slash wasn't his full force, no matter what, Jiao Yang was still a Divine Travel Powerhouse!

Just by refining a divine weapon, Peng Ru managed to block Jiao Yang's slash, which was impressive enough.

"Good!"

Looking at Peng Ru, Dugu Feng couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Truly worthy of being Li Shang Sword Venerable's divine weapon; you did well, I'm very satisfied!"

"Peng Ru, are you alright?"

With a slight shake, Wang Junze landed beside Peng Ru and asked concernedly.

The power of this sword was terrifying, almost comparable to the full-force strike of a Void-Breaking Powerhouse, and while Peng Ru's own aura indeed improved, it clearly couldn't have instantly leaped two realms into the Void Shattering Realm.

"Young Master, I'm fine, but... I can only unleash one strike like that before exhausting myself!"

With a slightly pale complexion, Peng Ru shook her head and replied softly.

"Don't worry, that sword strike of hers wasn't from her own power, but from the divine weapon."

Waving her hand, Dugu Feng answered casually, "Her realm is too low; forcibly wielding the power of a divine weapon will drain her strength. Rest a bit and restore your True Qi, and it will be fine."

Looking at Peng Ru, Dugu Feng continued, "You're quite lucky; if you keep comprehending the Great Path within the divine weapon, you might not reach the Saint Realm in the future, but at least it could lead you to enter the Path, and fully unleash the divine weapon's power, with the potential to rival the Saint Realm!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

After a moment of silence, Peng Ru responded in a deep voice.

Having refined the divine weapon, she naturally understood that Dugu Feng's words were no exaggeration. Although she might never hope to enter the Saint Realm, for her, who currently only possesses Spirit Refining Cultivation, this indeed counts as tremendous fortune.

"Rest a bit; once you recover, we'll go find Li Shang Sword Venerable, and then... it's your job to break the seal with the sword. The rest will have nothing to do with you!"

Nodding in satisfaction, Dugu Feng flicked her finger, instantly sending out an elixir.

Receiving the elixir, Peng Ru didn't hesitate and immediately took it, sitting down cross-legged on the ground to meditate and restore her True Qi.

"Such injustice!"

Watching everything unfold, Ji Liuyun's eyes once again showed a glimpse of despair, tears rolling down uncontrollably, yet he couldn't utter a single word to stop it.

After roughly half an hour, Peng Ru finally regained her state.

"Young Master, can you look after Master for me?"

Approaching Wang Junze, Peng Ru spoke softly.

"Alright!"

Nodding, Wang Junze responded earnestly.

"Don't worry, I have promised to release her, and I won't go back on my word!"

With a disdainful glance at Ji Liuyun, Dugu Feng stepped forward, retracting the silver thread that bound him, and replied indifferently.

With Peng Ru, Dugu Feng didn't care about Ji Liuyun's life or death. Now, to appease Peng Ru, she naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him anymore.

Even if Ji Liuyun wished to end his life now, she wouldn't stop him.

With these words, Dugu Feng turned and walked out.

Helping Ji Liuyun to his feet, Peng Ru spoke softly, "I'm sorry, Master, I've acted on my own..."

"..."

Opening her mouth, Ji Liuyun wanted to say something but ultimately let out a sigh.

She couldn't blame Peng Ru for fearing death, but it was truly hard for her to accept that the disciple she personally taught would betray the sect and collude with Dugu Feng to frame Li Shang Sword Venerable. Now, she really felt as if all her hopes were shattered.

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