“The immortal potentate has fully perished and this subordinate borrowed the power of the stars to sacrifice the five immortal kings’ core origin to the sword pagoda. If not, it would be impossible to activate it,” Terra Demon answered honestly. “The Eighteen Cerulean Sword Dragons that I taught Yong Heyu came from this ray of sword light. It was not left behind by the Mindful Immortal Potentate.

“However… this subordinate feels that the five immortal kings don’t seem to have died. That core origin may not have been theirs.”

Lu Yun nodded. He’d thought that there would be some treasures from the six inside the pagoda. Instead, it looked like the ray of sword qi had swallowed them whole.

“Stand down, Terra Demon. I’m going to try to refine this sword qi.” Lu Yun waved the man off and added, “Don’t address me with Your Grace or High Lord in the outside...