The evasion light descended upon Wenyue Market, and Qin Sang needed to fulfill a promise made a year ago by reclaiming the Chi Dragon Sword.0

It wasn’t that he was reluctant to part with this malevolent artifact, which was on the verge of destruction; rather, he didn’t want the Chi Dragon Sword to fall into the wrong hands and attract unwanted attention.0

Shopkeeper Wu returned the Chi Dragon Sword to Qin Sang, his expression awkward as he said, "Please forgive me, Daoist Qin. I was so eager to observe the barrier at the core of the artifact that I nearly ruined this treasure."0

Qin Sang scanned the sword with his spiritual consciousness and noticed that, indeed, several cracks had formed, and the barrier on it was precariously unstable. When he gently prodded it with his spiritual power, the entire blade shattered, disintegrating into fragments,...0