As countless players from Qingliang City followed the pillar of light to this originally quiet street, Ouyang Bai had already taken the Immortal Sword and made his getaway.
Seeing this pillar of light, those with a bit of knowledge all understood what it meant, and he didn’t believe that everyone who came was from the Abnormal People.
While the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty might or might not be tempted, he didn’t want to leave the decision in anyone else’s hands.
Their Refining Sect might not have the power to protect this Immortal Sword, but the Taoist Sect definitely would.
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The light column originated from Qingliang City; naturally, the first to notice this disturbance was the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty.
But contrary to Ouyang Bai’s expectations, aside from Abnormal People and some low-level cultivators coming to watch the excitement, no other high-level cultivators actually showed up.
This was because, as soon as the disturbance began, an intangible suppressive force swept across Qingliang, the breath of the strongest man in the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty warning anyone who harbored thoughts about this sword.
He could ignore it elsewhere, but he couldn’t allow any chaos to arise within Qingliang City.
Emperor Zhou’s stance was the stance of the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty; Ying Xi, with the officers from the Mystic Bureau and other experts of the Immortal Dynasty, were ready to act at any moment—anyone daring to reach out had to prepare to pay the price.
At this moment, Ouyang Bai’s mind was flooded with insights he wanted to absorb. Once he had wholly assimilated these insights, he could break through to the Eighth Realm in the form he most desired. But his promise to Liang Yi drove him to temporarily suppress these insights, planning to hand over the two Immortal Swords to Liang Yi first before choosing to go into seclusion.
Liang Yi and Su Youyi were quietly staying in their own courtyard, with Uncle Ju still frolicking with the koi in the pond.
Suddenly, two dazzling streams of light flashed across the sky, one shooting towards Liang Yi, the other rushing towards Su Youyi.
Neither Liang Yi nor Su Youyi felt any panic or distress because this was as they had arranged with Senior Ouyang Bai.
The dark sword light in Liang Yi’s hand trembled incessantly, looking very excited. If Liang Yi hadn’t grasped it, it seemed eager for a good stretch.
The milky white sword light became tranquil in Su Youyi’s hands, yet the sword continuously exuded affection and closeness towards Su Youyi.
Liang Yi looked down and saw the familiar scabbard, which seemed a bit brighter than before.
Unable to wait, he drew the Immortal Sword from the scabbard, and Liang Yi felt as if the world had darkened for a moment.
It wasn’t just him; half of Qingliang City experienced this phenomenon, and the players’ interfaces even briefly displayed a "blinded" status.
"Yuan Zhou, distant from the daylight, huh?" Liang Yi looked at the pitch-black and lustrous Immortal Sword in his hand.
If it appeared sickly and near death before restoration, then Yuan Zhou’s life force was now incredibly vigorous.
Gone was its previous wheezing and lingering state, and Liang Yi could even feel Yuan Zhou’s desire for an exhilarating battle to relieve its excitement after recovery.
There was no need to speak of Yuan Zhou’s sharpness; Liang Yi couldn’t even block it himself.
Holding Yuan Zhou gave him a sense of Human Sword Unity, which was quite marvelous, making the understanding of sword techniques much simpler.
This was unexpected for Liang Yi; he thought it was merely a pure offensive Immortal Artifact but discovered it had other functions too.
While Liang Yi was examining Yuan Zhou, Su Youyi also looked at the newly born Immortal Sword in her hands with joy.
The sword blade was moon-white, the hilt milky white—simple but not plain—and at the hilt, there was a small, vivid, and translucent red dot adding a touch of mystery.
The sword was three feet long and about two fingers wide, fitting perfectly in Su Youyi’s hand.
Feeling Su Youyi’s caress, a faint sword cry emanated from her hand, as if the sword were coquettishly addressing her.
A slight white light flared up, and only then did Su Youyi notice that on the other side of the sword hilt, opposite a spot of red, there was a cluster of white light constantly shifting and flickering.
The moment Su Youyi saw the white light, she understood it was prompting her to decide on a sword name.
Naming an Immortal Sword is a sacred affair. Su Youyi had been pondering this ever since she learned that her senior brother had given her the sword, and naturally, she had some ideas in mind.
As Su Youyi uttered those two characters, the Immortal Sword seemed to respond, and amidst the flashing white brilliance, the name was carved into it.
"Lovesick, this sword is the most yearning." Su Youyi hugged the Immortal Sword tightly to her chest, this would be their sword of mutual longing, hers and her senior brother’s.
Lovesick seemed to be very satisfied with its name as well, with even the sword’s cry sounding cheerier, bringing pleasure to those who heard it.
"Lovesick? Good name." Liang Yi, walking leisurely with Yuan Zhou sword in hand, happened to see the moment when white light turned into the words "Lovesick."
"Hehe." Su Youyi, shyly scratching her head, felt a bit embarrassed to reveal such overt emotions in front of someone.
"How is the sword?" Liang Yi asked with concern.
"Fantastic!" Su Youyi held up Lovesick with excitement showing in her expression. Even without drawing the sword to test it, she could still feel the unparalleled Sword Intent within its sheath.
Moreover, due to the drop of Essence Blood, Lovesick could exert an extraordinary power in her hands.
Normally, her Realm wouldn’t suffice to activate the full power of the Lovesick Sword, but this sword was, after all, infused with that drop of Su Youyi’s Essence Blood as the finishing touch. Thus, even though Su Youyi was currently only at the later stages of the Fifth Realm, she could still unleash most of Lovesick’s enormous power.
And this power would grow even stronger as Su Youyi’s own Realm advanced.
"Are you satisfied?" Seeing his junior sister as excited as a little girl with a new toy, Liang Yi felt it was well worth it.
"Satisfied, thank you, senior brother!" Su Youyi nodded, then threw herself into Liang Yi’s embrace, snuggling like a spoiled child.
"Pfft, bah!" Watching the lovebirds, Old Master the Orange Cat felt truly displeased.
To think he was the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao’s Spirit Light, a Young Master of the Demon Clan with a contemporary powerhouse as his adoptive cheap dad, yet he might never have a partner in this life, meow!
Is this the price to pay?
Old Master the Orange Cat thought about how he might never have a nightlife in the future and couldn’t help but feel a wave of sadness.
Life as a cat is just too hard!
"Senior brother, it seems like Ouyang Bai has gone to the Imperial Palace!" Su Youyi sensed through Divine Sense that after Ouyang Bai had delivered the sword to them, he directly made his way to the Imperial Palace, apparently seeking an audience with Xuanzhou, the Immortal Emperor.
"Senior Ouyang must have some business with the Immortal Emperor."
"Ding! Alliance formation successful with the Super Force [Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty]!"
The unexpected notification made Liang Yi pause for a moment, and then joy filled his heart.
Among the Super Forces, those with good relations to the Taoist Sect were notably the Complete Heaven Sect, Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, and Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty.
Now that alliances have been formed with two of them, and with the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool having already received a message from Liang Yi, a response should be coming soon.