Chapter 408: A Special Sword

For a long time, Lin Chuan's "recovery" was all over the place.

Mo Sangyu's demon Dao personality couldn't wait to dominate the body again, fearing the other personality would be tricked away by the man in front of her.

"Since you've recovered, let's go."

Mo Sangyu's expression was wary; if Wu Shan Tonglao chased them, with their current condition they certainly couldn't win, so they must first leave the Demon Abyss.

"Too bad about those two pure world Red Lotuses."

If we could obtain the pure world Hong Lian, she thought her cultivation would definitely advance further.

"The Hong Lian, I have picked it for you."

Lin Chuan's voice sounded beside his ear.

"Mm?"

Mo Sangyu spun around sharply and saw a blood‑colored lotus blooming in each of Lin Chuan's left and right hands, "When… did you pick them?"

"It was while you were battling those Demon Abyss spirits, all that blood Qi spurred the Hong Lian's final evolution, and I just slipped it into my pocket," Lin Chuan said with a smile.

"By chance?"

Mo Sangyu took a deep breath.

This guy, how is he more proficient than I am?

Who truly is the Hong Lian Demon?!

Even when she collects Hong Lian, she must perform a simple Yushi to refine it; but with Lin Chuan, she can just toss it into her pocket?

"What secret does he actually hide?"

The already mysterious Lin Chuan became even more enigmatic in Mo Sangyu's eyes, stirring an uncontrollable desire to explore.

"Here you go."

Lin Chuan casually tossed the Hong Lian to Mo Sangyu, "Take your time refining it; I'll guard you outside."

"Thanks."

Mo Sangyu's expression turned complex, gritting her teeth, "I owe you two favors."

Lin Chuan smiled, "The more favors you owe, the harder it gets to repay later—what will you do?"

"Impossible," Mo Sangyu said resentfully, "I will definitely settle them."

"If you still can't settle them, just release the one inside you so I can talk to her more; that counts as repayment," Lin Chuan teased.

"That day will never come."

Mo Sangyu's mind grew increasingly chaotic; without saying more to Lin Chuan, she turned and walked deeper into the dense forest, set a Forbidden Land array, and began refining the pure world Hong Lian.

Lin Chuan sat upright outside the forest, looking content.

Compared with the previous endless Reincarnation nightmares, this rebirth felt entirely different, gradually giving him a sense of total control.

Instead of being sandwiched by the wives and forced to be passive.

"By the way, there's one more thing."

In the dream cultivation space, Lin Chuan's second True Body was stuck in a "No Sword" state, unable to truly comprehend the subtle Sword Path that slashes only Black Mist, not living beings.

He must forge such a special sword in reality.

Wuwu—

At that moment, the Divine Cocoon attached to his arm stirred again, this time emitting a faint sound.

It proved the Divine Cocoon had evolved to a new stage.

"Helping you grow really isn't easy."

"Even compared to the souls I have to grind to perfection at every stage, it doesn't fall short."

Lin Chuan sighed lightly.

He didn't know when the Divine Cocoon's Lü Ya would finally break out of the cocoon.

Wuwa—

The Divine Cocoon transmitted a thought.

Lin Chuan instantly understood, "You're saying you want me to refine you into that special sword?"

This reminded him of the Ancient God Absolute Realm dream cycle, where Lü Ya was the Sword Spirit of a sword, its body being part of a Chaos Flower.

Forging the Divine Cocoon into a sword isn't impossible.

But it's unnecessary; Lin Chuan prefers to meet that naive little girl in this life rather than have her become a Sword Spirit fighting in blood.

Wuwa—

The Divine Cocoon sent another thought.

"Mm?"

Lin Chuan grasped, "You mean once you're born, you'll turn this cocoon silk into the sword I desire?"

The Divine Cocoon's life core is naturally the Lü Ya inside the cocoon.

Yet it cannot be denied that the Divine Cocoon itself is a rare heavenly treasure, an extremely scarce material.

Influenced by the Lü Ya, the Divine Cocoon also harbors immense vitality.

Further refining it can truly produce a peculiar sword that slashes only Black Mist, not living beings, satisfying the Sword Path his second True Body seeks.

However, the difficulty of actual forging is extremely high.

Slashing only Black Mist is just four characters, but meeting the condition is…

Lin Chuan, having endured countless Reincarnation cycles, including this rebirth, has only seen three ways to eradicate Black Mist.

The first is the Living Being Purification Grand Array.

This is also the only method living beings in the world can use to counter Black Mist.

The second is reaching the Fifth Layer of the Immortal Realm.

That is his peak combat power in the future dream Reincarnation.

The third kind, that is this life's Lü Ya.

Lü Ya transformed into a Deity cocoon can devour shadow life to replenish itself, and in a sense, it is a counter to the Black Mist.

If Lü Ya is forged into a sword, it could indeed achieve his goal.

But Lin Chuan thinks that replacing it with another method is better.

Since the Living Being Purification Grand Array can erode the Black Mist, we can simply model this sword of the second true incarnation after the Living Being Purification Grand Array.

What others cannot do does not mean he has no hope.

"Enter the dream cultivation space."

A thought moves, and he sinks into the dream.

【You have entered the dream cultivation space.】

【You enter the dream cultivation space with a strong purpose: to deduce the essence of the Living Being Purification Grand Array and forge that special sword.】

【Year one, you make no progress.】

【Year two, you conceive a plan: can a miniature Living Being Evolution Grand Array be inscribed within the Ling Sword?】

【Soon you realize your idea is too naive.】

【Year seven, amid deep contemplation you birth another idea: the essence of the Living Being Purification Grand Array is not the array itself, but the power of all beings.】

【If you can gather the power of all beings and, after special transmutation, fuse it into the sword, success may be attainable.】

【The more you think, the more you feel this is a feasible path.】

【But whether it is truly viable still requires real‑world testing.】

【You leave the dream cultivation space.】

"Fusing the power of all beings into the sword makes it the sword of all beings; it does not cut the myriad beings, only cuts the Black Mist on their behalf."

"But …"

"How should we do it?"

Lin Chuan's mind now harbors a few thoughts.

Gathering the power of all beings is the most crucial part, and the forms of all beings can be understood as the embodiment of the seven emotions—joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hatred, desire.

Without distinction of yin and yang, it is the fundamental root of living beings.

Lin Chuan wonders, if these seven emotions can be fully collected and fused into the sword, and with Lü Ya's uniqueness added, could success be achieved?

"Only by trying will we know."

Some matters must be tested; Lin Chuan is thinking, and in his perception a strong aura descends upon this dense forest.

A terrifying wave instantly envelops him.

"Wushan Tonglao is chasing?"

Lin Chuan looks to the sky, unafraid, "Fine! Just in time, I'll use you for a test."