This wasn't over, Tian Ning again took out Jianjian.
Because its appearance was too ornate, Jianjian usually appeared as a plain iron sword.
But after Tian Ning infused it with Spiritual Energy, Jianjian immediately emitted a rainbow-colored light like a magical girl transforming, the righteous power illuminating this dark space, instantly blinding the Many Demonic Cultivator Souls' eyes.
“Th-that is…”
“The sword created to save the world,” Zhong Fu, who had barely recovered, stammered, “Heav-Heaven's Mandate Sword!”
A thousand years ago, Righteous Path Cultivators used up all the Spiritual Energy of the Central Continent to create a sword to save the world, this sword was born to be the nemesis of the Demon Sword!
This sword was incredibly powerful and did not easily accept a master.
After defeating the demonic cultivator army a thousand years ago, it disappeared without a trace. Unexpectedly, it appeared here today!
The Demonic Cultivator Souls present all recognized it. They would never forget the day the world-saving sword appeared, the day of their demise!
Just being illuminated by the light made the Demonic Cultivator Souls feel incredibly terrified.
Zhong Fu never imagined that the Sword Spirit in Tian Ning's Spiritual Space, capable of contending with the Demon Sword, was actually the Heaven's Mandate Sword!
The young girl held the Heaven's Mandate Sword in her left hand and the Demon Sword in her right. Just standing there filled them with immense terror.
Why would someone possess both the Heaven's Mandate Sword and the Demon Sword?
To possess two such powerful weapons at once, wouldn't they be invincible?
Zhong Fu no longer had the will to resist. If it weren't for his fear of Jianjian's powerful colorful light…
He would have dramatically announced his arrival—
“M-Miss!”
Demonic Cultivators always prioritized expediency, especially an Old Thing who had lived for a thousand years.
Zhong Fu performed a dramatic slide, appearing incredibly sincere: “From now on, you are our New Master! We swear to die for you! In the future, if you tell us to go east, we will never go west!”
Tian Ning glanced indifferently at Elder Liu, who had petrified on the ground.
“What about your unyielding spirit, your refusal to surrender?”
Elder Liu: “…”
Just how vengeful is this girl?
Zhong Fu: “We’re already dead, what’s the point of talking about unyielding spirits?”
Tian Ning: “…”
This fellow was certainly adaptable.
However, Tian Ning didn't plan to take in this demonic cultivator army. She had no use for so many souls.
She gently released her left hand, and the Heaven's Mandate Sword transformed into its Sword Spirit form in mid-air; Jianjian returned to its gentle appearance.
Compared to the Demon Sword's unsuitable Sword Person, it exuded an imposing aura, overlooking the vast army of Demonic Cultivator Souls below, and slowly spoke:
“Demonic Cultivator cult, a thousand years ago you were slain by me, your souls trapped here for a thousand years, enduring the pain of the formation day and night.”
“Now, most have atoned for their sins and can be reincarnated. The rest will be reborn as beasts to continue atoning.”
“Today, you have two choices: one, be obliterated, never to be reborn. Two, my master will release you from the formation and send you to reincarnation, after which, the Heavenly Dao will arrange your path.”
One Demonic Cultivator Soul nervously raised their hand: “Could we… choose a third path?”
Tian Ning: “?”
The one who raised their hand was Jing Niuniu. She didn’t know what possessed her, but she dared to object in front of the Heaven's Mandate Sword!
Was she… was she… not afraid of death?
Tian Ning noticed that the Demonic Cultivator Soul was also a young girl, probably around the same age when she died.
“What kind of third path do you want?”
“I… I want to follow you!” She said it!
Tian Ning tilted her head slightly and asked: “Why?”
“Because… Miss, you have… so many storybooks! I really, really want to finish reading 《One Night of Passion, and then I accidentally got pregnant with ten Great Power's children, what should I do? 》!”
Elder Liu: “?”
Zhong Fu: “?”
What was she talking about?
Faced with Elder Liu and Zhong Fu's incomprehension, the other Demonic Cultivator Souls deeply understood. What was more painful than having your storybook reading interrupted?
“That… actually, we’re very easy to keep. We don’t need food or drink, or Spirit Stones, and we can protect Miss. We just need to read storybooks…” a Demonic Cultivator Soul said weakly.
They had spent a thousand years in this monotonous place, and it was rare to encounter something interesting. They weren’t in such a hurry to be reincarnated; they could read the storybooks later.
“We’ll give you all our treasures!”
After all, they were already dead; keeping these treasures was useless.
Tian Ning didn't want to make things so troublesome.
It was better to use Jianjian to send so many souls to the afterlife at once. After all, about a third of the souls wanted to be reincarnated, another third were like Jing Niuniu, and the remaining third… worried about Jianjian’s mention of reincarnation as beasts to continue atoning, were also debating whether to follow Tian Ning…
Tian Ning stated that she wanted to solve this once and for all; there were too many souls here.
Among the Devil Race army, there were wicked individuals who had committed countless evils, but also ordinary demonic cultivators who had unknowingly left their homes and gone to war. They had endured a thousand years of suffering here, and some deserved reincarnation.
“Ningning!” The Demon Sword became anxious, transforming itself before Tian Ning could use her Spiritual Energy: “I guarantee they’re all good! Ningning isn’t worried about finishing her storybooks, is she? It just so happens they’re free, why not have them read storybooks, then have them write some for you!”
Tian Ning: “…”
She wasn’t so desperate for storybooks yet.
But some things were unpredictable. Perhaps among them was a future master storyteller?
Seeing many pairs of expectant eyes, Tian Ning lightly tossed a copper coin. It landed heads up, and Tian Ning knew what to do.
Tian Ning: “Line up.”
“Those who want to be reincarnated stand on the left, those who don’t want to be reincarnated stand on the right.”
Zhong Fu immediately pulled Elder Liu and scurried to the right.
Considering the sins they had committed in their lives, if they were to be reincarnated, they would undoubtedly be reborn as beasts, and it was unknown how many lifetimes it would take to atone. But by following Tian Ning and flattering this new master, perhaps one day they could witness the Miss’s glorious unification of the world!
The imagination was beautiful, but they forgot that even the Demon Sword couldn't make Tian Ning possessed by a demon, let alone them?
The rest was simple to handle.
The souls who wanted to be reincarnated were sent to reincarnation; those who didn't want to be reincarnated were collected by Tian Ning into a small gourd. Jianjian cast a spell on them, and those who later wanted to reincarnate could go themselves.
However, those who remained had to make a Heavenly Dao Oath. Tian Ning hadn’t forgotten about fence-sitters like Zhong Fu. Don’t look at this old man affectionately calling her "Miss"; if a better opportunity presented itself, he would certainly betray her first!
Tian Ning used Jianjian to break the formation here. The entire Grand Hall emitted rainbow light, and the Demonic Cultivators felt enveloped by warm light. The thousand-year torment was finally over.
They followed their new master, leaving this nightmare place!
Only… had they forgotten something?
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