169: Chapter 169 You Have to Eat Even If You Don't Want to

"This is the soul-devouring sword."

Mo Zixing nodded and explained casually:

"I just got it a day ago from a Cultivator who was being controlled by it."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong stared at the eerie black longsword, her brows furrowing tighter and tighter:

"You actually dare to carry something like this on you."

Her tone was somewhat incredulous:

"Do you intend to use it?"

"After all, it's a rare find; wouldn't it be a pity to just destroy it?"

Mo Zixing shrugged:

"As long as its side effects can be resolved, it should be fine."

"No, absolutely not!"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong immediately shook her head in denial:

"This kind of evil Magical Artifact, even if you just carry it with you, will erode your mind over time."

"And even if you can withstand it, if other Sects find out, they will definitely unite to hunt you down."

She paused and continued:

"I have seen relevant records in ancient texts; holding the soul-devouring sword without killing will lead to backlash, and killing too much will also lead to backlash. There is simply no third path to take."

"That's why I came to find you."

Mo Zixing walked forward, reached out, and pinched Sect Master Bai Ruotong's chubby cheeks, his tone carrying a hint of teasing:

"Our most knowledgeable Sect Master Bai must know how to solve this problem, right?"

"Even if you praise me like that, it's useless!"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong gently slapped his hand away, her voice serious:

"This kind of Magical Artifact will slowly devour a Cultivator's Divine Soul; there is simply no way to completely purify it."

"Unless you have willpower far exceeding its own and can suppress its evil nature at all times, it is only possible to barely control it."

The Little Sect Master sighed and pointed again at the soul-devouring sword wrapped in Thunder Fire:

"Or you could just do as you are now, using Qi to refine it day and night; perhaps you could wear down its devilish nature."

"But by the time that happens, it will have turned into an ordinary iron sword, and no abilities will remain."

"Is that so."

Mo Zixing rubbed his chin, deep in thought.

If he wore down its devilish nature and it became an ordinary sword, then why was he going through all this trouble?

He snapped his fingers.

The fire-attribute Qi that was burning the soul-devouring sword dissipated without a trace, leaving only the wood attribute Qi binding the blade.

"Actually, I have another idea."

Mo Zixing said:

"Theoretically speaking, this sword should possess a sword spirit, it just hasn't been awakened yet."

"I want to try and see if I can directly awaken the sword spirit through other means and make it recognize me as its master."

"A sword spirit?"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong was stunned for a moment:

"The artifact spirit of an ordinary Magical Artifact possesses independent consciousness and will indeed recognize the person who awakens it as its master."

"But this soul-devouring sword is a Magical Artifact; if your strength cannot suppress it, you might be backlashed by it instead."

Mo Zixing's eyes lit up.

Strength?

With a thought, he pulled up the soul-devouring sword's information on the system panel again.

[Item: soul-devouring sword]

[Grade: Crystallization Stage Medium Grade (Can continue to be upgraded)]

He himself was at the sixth layer of the Heavenly Dao Golden Core Realm.

Crossing an entire major Realm, that should count as having absolute suppression power, right?

As long as he could truly use absolute power to suppress it when the sword spirit awakened, making it recognize him as its master,

He should be able to bypass the backlash!

This risk was worth taking.

"Then how do I awaken the sword spirit?"

Mo Zixing quickly asked.

"Generally speaking, by nourishing it with Qi day and night, once the sword spirit has absorbed enough energy, it will naturally awaken."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong said hesitantly:

"However, since the soul-devouring sword is a Magical Artifact, it might not accept normal Qi nourishment."

"Qi?"

Mo Zixing nodded with satisfaction in his heart.

For him, this was an absolutely zero-cost attempt.

What he lacked the least was Qi.

While thinking this, he raised his hand and began to gather Qi.

"Hey, hey, hey, I only said it could be tried, I only said try it!"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong saw him gathering an increasingly large amount of Qi and quickly grabbed his arm:

"If something goes wrong, I can't be held responsible!"

"Don't worry, I really am just trying."

Mo Zixing patted her hand, his mind stirring.

A rather dense amount of Qi dispersed from his palm and surged toward the blade of the soul-devouring sword.

As soon as that Qi touched the blade, the soul-devouring sword trembled violently.

Black Devilish Qi surged wildly, swallowing that Qi in one gulp.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong just breathed a sigh of relief, thinking there was a chance.

But the next second.

The soul-devouring sword suddenly shook violently.

Pfft.

It actually spat out most of the Qi it had just swallowed, as if it were nauseous.

"It doesn't like eating this?"

Mo Zixing raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong saw there was no danger, finally breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and muttered:

"It seems it can absorb Qi, it just doesn't look very willing. You should give up on this idea."

Mo Zixing didn't speak, his eyes just becoming a bit playful.

He looked at the soul-devouring sword, which was still trembling slightly as if showing off, and a smile curled at the corners of his lips.

"Being a picky eater is a bad habit."

He gathered an even more powerful amount of Qi:

"Since it has fallen into my hands, it must eat it whether it likes it or not."

As soon as he finished speaking.

That extremely dense Qi surged out, wrapping the entire blade of the soul-devouring sword inside it.

The soul-devouring sword let out a hum, and the black Devilish Qi frantically tore at his Qi.

Mo Zixing raised his hand, and another, even more formidable wave of Qi surged out, forcibly pushing the Devilish Qi away.

Without waiting for it to resist again, the majestic Qi followed every pattern on the blade and forcefully poured inside.