405: The Dao body becomes the cauldron, reforging the sword's bones.

Shen Yuanmo reached out his hand and made a beckoning gesture toward the void.

Buzz—

A clear, resonant sword hum rang out from the void.

The [great evolution immortal slaying sword] appeared out of thin air, hovering quietly before him.

The sword's body was ancient and simple, flowing with thousands of dao rhyme; that single Chaos Sword Scar seemed to contain the birth and death of a Universe.

Sensing its master's call, the sword's body trembled slightly, conveying a sense of intimacy and attachment.

But at the same time, Shen Yuanmo also captured a hint of unwillingness from it.

Before his Chaos Dao Body, which was comparable to a sixth-rank Dao Artifact, and the newly reforged sixth-rank [chaos myriad dao armor]...

...this sword, which was only a fifth-rank Medium Grade weapon, seemed somewhat out of place.

It could no longer keep up with its master's pace.

"Don't worry, I won't forget you."

Shen Yuanmo's fingers lightly rested on the cold sword body.

The moment his fingertips touched the sword, the chaos dao embryo within his body shook violently.

The Sword Soul of the great evolution immortal slaying sword actually let out an extremely excited cry of joy, like a traveler thirsty for ten thousand years finally seeing a sweet spring.

"Last time, I used the power of the Chaos Origin to enlighten your Sword Soul."

"This time, I will use my chaos dao embryo to reforge your Sword Bone!"

Shen Yuanmo's eyes were full of confidence.

What he intended to do was no ordinary rank upgrade.

Instead, he wanted to thoroughly brand this [great evolution immortal slaying sword] with his own Dao mark!

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yuanmo pressed his fingers together like a sword and made a light slash across his left arm.

There was no wound, no blood.

The skin of his arm actually rippled like water, revealing the bones and Meridians flowing with chaotic precious light beneath.

In the next moment, he performed an action that would have caused any Artifact Refining Grandmaster to experience Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering out of sheer terror.

He gripped the [great evolution immortal slaying sword] and, without hesitation, slowly pressed the sword body into his left arm!

Squelch—

The body of the great evolution immortal slaying sword met no resistance.

It merged into his arm inch by inch, beginning to fuse with his arm bones, Meridians, and flesh.

This was no ordinary state of Man and Sword as One, but a more domineering and more fundamental assimilation!

Shen Yuanmo closed his eyes, his mind completely immersed in this unprecedented refinement.

His left arm had now become the world's most top-tier Artifact Refining furnace.

His surging chaotic Qi and blood served as the firewood, and his indestructible Chaos dao bones served as the furnace walls.

And the eternally motionless chaos dao embryo sitting in his Dantian Qi Sea was the core of this refinement!

"Begin!"

With a thought from Shen Yuanmo.

Within his Dantian Qi Sea, that chaos dao embryo, which looked exactly like him, suddenly opened its eyes.

It did not spit out any divine fire; instead, it opened its mouth and gently blew out a breath.

A breath of Chaos Origin Qi that was pure to the extreme, containing Shen Yuanmo's own Dao!

This aura flowed through his Meridians, instantly surging into his left arm and completely enveloping the entire [great evolution immortal slaying sword].

Buzz buzz buzz!

The great evolution immortal slaying sword trembled violently; the Sword Soul no longer let out cries of joy.

Instead, it was a complex ringing sound mixed with extreme pain and supreme joy.

Under the washing of the chaos dao embryo's Origin Qi, those things originally inscribed by Shen Yuanmo himself inside the sword body...

...the Law Formation Diagrams belonging to the fifth-rank dao artifact level were being worn away, decomposed, and returned to their Origin bit by bit!

This was a process of destruction!

Without destruction, there is no construction!

Shen Yuanmo's expression did not change at all; his Hedao Realm Divine Sense...

...had now turned into billions of invisible carving knives, precisely probing every microscopic structure inside the sword body.

[Insight into Origin] activate!

[Perfect Deduction] activate!

All the past mysteries of the great evolution immortal slaying sword were now clearly analyzed in his mind.

"The structure of a fifth-rank dao artifact is still too cluttered..."

"Although the power to sever Law is strong, it's not pure enough."

Shen Yuanmo made a judgment in his heart.

Within his sea of Divine Sense, the Star Chessboard operated frantically.

Using the [great evolution immortal slaying sword] as the Foundation and his current vast knowledge—having absorbed countless precious cultivation insights from the Wanfa Immortal Sect and Taiyi Sword Sect—as the blueprint, he began an extreme deduction process billions of times over!

How to integrate the Law of Judgment plundered from the God-Slaying Tribulation into the sword's edge to become the new core of slaughter.

How to transform the Delusion-breaking dao rhyme analyzed from the [taiyi ancient mirror] into the sword blade, allowing it to ignore the vast majority of illusions and defenses.

How to use the supreme Chaos Great Dao as the Sword Bone to govern all Law and carry everything.

Scheme after scheme was born in the deduction, only to be instantly rejected.

Shen Yuanmo wanted was not excellence, but perfection!

A supreme weapon of slaughter belonging solely to him, one that could perfectly fit his Chaos Dao Body and chaos dao embryo!

Time passed.

Within the Zixiao Divine Treasury, the thunder Law of the Myriad Thunder Return Ruins began to grow restless.

They could sense that atop that throne, a sharp intent capable of completely annihilating them at the Law level was slowly gestating and constantly rising!

Finally, after deducing for an unknown number of days and nights, Shen Yuanmo suddenly opened his eyes!

The perfect scheme had been successfully deduced!

"Construct!"

A low shout escaped his throat.

The billions of carving knives formed from his Divine Sense moved!

This time, it was no longer about wearing away, but about creation!

He drew upon a wisp of the Law of Judgment Origin from his Dantian dao embryo—the purest trophy he had bitten off from the Thunder Emperor Lord!

Using this wisp of judgment Origin as the nib and the Chaos Great Dao as the ink...

...Shen Yuanmo began to redraw the Law Formation Diagrams belonging to a sixth-rank Dao Artifact on the cleared body of the [great evolution immortal slaying sword]!

This was a process a hundred times more complex and delicate than when he had previously refined the [chaos myriad dao armor]!

This was because the [chaos myriad dao armor] focused on defense and amplification, allowing for tolerance.

But the [great evolution immortal slaying sword] focused on slaughter!

A tiny error would lead to a massive discrepancy!

Any conflict between Law runes would lead to all previous efforts being wasted, or even the sword's destruction and the person's injury!

But under the control of Shen Yuanmo's Divine Sense, which was comparable to the Hedao Realm, everything proceeded smoothly and precisely, as if the Great Dao itself were personally operating.

The first layer: Chaos as the Foundation, forging the Sword Bone and establishing the possibility of infinite growth.

The second layer: Delusion-breaking as the blade, inscribing dao rhyme and granting it the ability to see through all Law.

The third layer: Judgment as the edge, branding it with Divine Might and injecting the supreme killing intent of punishing on behalf of Heaven!

When the final stroke fell and the three core Great Daos perfectly fused into a brand-new, stable, and destructive power cycle...

Hum—!!!

A sword hum that seemed not to belong to this world suddenly erupted from Shen Yuanmo's left arm!

This sword hum had no sound, yet it rang directly in the depths of the Souls of all living beings within the entire Zixiao Divine Treasury!

Within the Myriad Thunder Return Ruins, all the silent thunder Law prostrated themselves at this moment!

Even the Zixiao Thunder Spirit was startled awake from its slumber, its gaze toward Shen Yuanmo carrying a hint of fear originating from instinct!

Crack!

Shen Yuanmo's left arm, its skin surface comparable to a sixth-rank Dao Artifact, was actually pierced with many fine cracks by this sharp intent!

He didn't care at all; on the contrary, his face was full of delight.

Shen Yuanmo could feel that a peerless weapon of mass destruction had been completely reborn in his hands!

Shen Yuanmo slowly raised his left arm and spread his fingers.

Buzz!

A brand-new longsword slowly grew out from the flesh and bone of his palm.

It was no longer as ancient as before; instead, it had become even simpler.

The sword body was long and narrow, its entire form presenting a dull chaotic color without any luster, as if it could absorb all light.

The style of the crossguard and hilt also became extremely concise, without any superfluous decoration.

Only in the center of the sword body, that original Chaos Sword Scar had now become even deeper.

It was no longer a simple runic brand but like a true pitch-black crack that ran through the entire sword body.

A crack leading to ultimate nothingness that seemed capable of sucking in a person's Divine Soul!

The [great evolution immortal slaying sword], a sixth-rank Low Grade Dao Artifact!

A single step to the heavens!

Shen Yuanmo gripped the hilt.

A sense of blood connection, as if this sword were an extension of his own arm and a part of his dao embryo, welled up in his heart.

He could even clearly feel the Sword Soul cheering and jumping for joy.

Cheering for this transformative rebirth, for this unprecedented power!

"A new Divine Ability..."

Shen Yuanmo's thoughts probed into the sword body, and a stream of information flooded his mind.

[Dao Slash]!

With the Chaos Great Dao as the Foundation and the Law of Judgment as the edge, what was slashed out was no longer a simple physical or Law attack.

It was a sword strike aimed directly at the enemy's dao foundation!

Those struck by this sword would, at best, suffer damage to their dao foundation and a drop in their Realm.

At worst, their Great Dao would disintegrate, leading to immediate death and the total loss of their entire cultivation!

What a domineering and vicious ability!

It could be called the nightmare of all Cultivators!

"Good, very good!"

Shen Yuanmo praised in a low voice, Battle Intent surging from the depths of his eyes.

Holding the longsword, he stood up and casually swung it forward at the empty void.

There was no Sword Qi, no light, and no world-shaking momentum.

However, where the edge of the [great evolution immortal slaying sword] passed...

...that patch of space, along with the chaotic Law turbulence behind it, vanished together.

A pitch-black void region appeared abruptly in the mid-air of the Myriad Thunder Return Ruins.

The surrounding Space Law tried to surge forward to repair it, but the moment they drew near...

...they were annihilated by an invisible sharp intent, making it impossible to heal!

With just a casual swing, it left behind what could be called an eternal scar within the incredibly stable Divine Treasury space!

This was the terrifying power of [Dao Slash]!

Shen Yuanmo nodded with satisfaction and withdrew the [great evolution immortal slaying sword] into his body for nurturing.

Protected by a sixth-rank dao armor and with a sixth-rank divine sword in hand...

...he could finally be considered truly armed to the teeth.