The Yangwu Sword was being forged. A beam of Civilization Divine Weapon light soared over from the void, injecting itself into Lu Yuan’s sword—a light of righteous energy. This infusion improved the Yangwu Sword’s quality and enhanced its grade, guiding it towards the path of a Divine Weapon.

Immediately, a second beam of Civilization Divine Weapon light pierced into the Yangwu Sword; this, too, was a light of righteous energy. There were only seven beams of purely righteous energy-attributed Divine Weapon light in all of heaven and earth. Given Lu Yuan’s typically dominant style, it would have been normal for him to absorb all seven.

However, a divine sword that had only absorbed seven beams of Civilization Divine Weapon light was inherently somewhat weak. If it was weak, it would affect Lu Yuan’s combat prowess. When Man and Sword merge as one, a weak sword meant the man himself had to slightly reduce his fighting strength.

The Deputy Lord of the Sky Defense Civilization felt a slight concern. The third beam of Civilization Divine Weapon light was injected, followed immediately by the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, and finally, the seventh beam of Civilization Divine Weapon light—all seven were absorbed into the sword. The grade of Lu Yuan’s sword instantly jumped up a notch, and then, another beam of Civilization Divine Weapon light streaked toward it.

The eighth beam? Impossible. Were there not only seven beams of righteous energy Divine Weapon light in existence?

How could an eighth appear? The Deputy Lord of the Sky Defense Civilization couldn't help but look over. He saw that this eighth beam pulsed with Metal element energy.

The Deputy Lord of the Sky Defense Civilization was momentarily stunned. Unbeknownst to him, the Deputy Lord of the Sky Attack Civilization had already arrived and stood nearby. The Deputy Lord of the Sky Attack Civilization inquired, "The eighth beam is the Righteous Metal System Civilization Divine Weapon light?" The Deputy Lord of the Sky Defense Civilization stammered, "That’s wrong.

The Metal system is one of the seven great systems of heaven and earth; it is inherently neither righteous nor evil. How could a beam of Righteous Metal System Civilization light emerge?" "The Metal system is inherently neutral, but it is actually a convergence of both righteousness and evil. Now, as Lu Yuan upgrades the Yangwu Sword, he is separating the Metal system into righteous and evil aspects, allowing the Yangwu Sword to absorb the Righteous Metal System Civilization light," the Deputy Lord of the Sky Attack Civilization stated.

"To ascend to the level of a Divine Weapon, the weapon's might must be able to forcefully separate the Metal system’s duality of good and evil. That difficulty is immense, almost unbelievable. Lu Yuan is astonishing!" The Deputy Lord of the Sky Attack Civilization felt a wave of emotion.

He specialized in offensive artifacts and had crafted many Divine Weapons himself, even studying how to make a Divine Weapon cleave apart the dualities of good and evil, yin and yang. Yet, every attempt had failed. But Lu Yuan, only just practicing Divine Weapon forging for the first time, could make the sword automatically separate good and evil, absorbing the Righteous Metal System Civilization light—this was truly remarkable.

The Deputy Lord of the Sky Attack Civilization privately conceded that even with his current forging expertise, he could not achieve this. "For a Divine Weapon to automatically separate the duality of good and evil and yin and yang, there can be only one possibility: the conviction infused into this weapon must be extraordinarily powerful. The sense of justice Lu Yuan has poured into the Yangwu Sword is immense, beyond comparison.

In this epoch, Lu Yuan is absolutely the foremost figure of righteousness; counting back several epochs, only one person surpassed Lu Yuan in righteousness: the deceased Deputy Lord of the Confucian Civilization," the Deputy Lord of the Sky Attack Civilization spoke with profound feeling. Lo and behold, another beam of Civilization Divine Weapon light descended from the void. This beam contained potent Wood Qi, clearly imbued with a distinctly righteous attribute.

The Deputy Lord of the Sky Attack Civilization remarked, "I didn't expect the epochal Wood Qi would also be forcefully attracted by the Yangwu Sword, cleaving apart the duality of good and evil, thus summoning the Righteous Wood System Civilization Divine Weapon light." Immediately, another beam of Civilization Divine Weapon light arrived. This beam held intense Water Qi, clearly identifiable as the Righteous Water System Civilization light. By this point, the Yangwu Sword had absorbed a total of ten beams of Civilization Divine Weapon light; its power was now comparable to other Divine Weapons.

Divine Weapons forged from other systems found it difficult to advance a single step further at this stage. The Deputy Lord of the Sky Attack Civilization, deeply immersed in this art, understood the situation: "The next one will be very difficult. The Fire system inherently tends to burn all things, leaning toward the evil path.

To cleave the epochal Fire Qi into good and evil, yin and yang, and attract the Righteous Fire System Civilization Divine Weapon light is exceedingly challenging." Before his words could fully dissipate, another Righteous Fire System Civilization Divine Weapon light descended, injecting itself into the Yangwu Sword. This gave the sword a significant boost in offensive capability, which had been somewhat lacking before; this addition was a great boon. Instantly, a beam of Righteous Earth System Civilization Divine Weapon light descended and infused the sword.

Another beam, the Righteous Wind System Civilization Divine Weapon light, swept in from the void and into the Yangwu Sword. This beam was exceptionally precious, capable of increasing sword speed—a crucial asset for Lu Yuan, who often relied on speed-based tactics in combat. Then, a beam of Righteous Lightning System Civilization Divine Weapon light arrived from the void, enhancing the sword's offensive power.

Fourteen beams of light—all injected into the Yangwu Sword. Fourteen beams! This was truly and unexpectedly powerful!

Once forged, Lu Yuan’s Yangwu Sword would certainly be astonishingly mighty. The Deputy Lords of the Sky Attack Civilization and Sky Defense Civilization exchanged a silent, deep admiration. Wait!

What was that? In the void, what appeared to be yet another beam of Civilization Divine Weapon light was descending. What kind of light was this?

Both the Deputy Lord of the Sky Attack Civilization and the Deputy Lord of the Sky Defense Civilization simultaneously entertained a possibility they recalled from memory—a legendary beam of Civilization Divine Weapon light, rumored to appear exceedingly rarely, if at all, existing only in legend. And this one now—this could be that legendary beam. The Civilization Divine Weapon light of Heaven!

Heaven! Representing the supreme, unattainable Heaven! This beam of Civilization Divine Weapon light was absolutely the stuff of legends.

And now, it had suddenly appeared! Moreover, it hadn't just appeared; it had smoothly integrated itself into Lu Yuan’s Yangwu Sword. Fifteen beams of Civilization Divine Weapon light!

This soundly surpassed the standard seven beams of righteous attribute light, outstripped the ten beams typical of common Divine Weapons, and even exceeded the maximum threshold of fourteen beams, reaching the legendary fifteenth beam of light! The Civilization Divine Weapon light of Heaven! With fifteen beams of Civilization Divine Weapon light absorbed, the strength of the Yangwu Divine Sword would be staggeringly immense!

Across the sky, thunder roared and chaotic lightning flashed—countless bolts assailed the Yangwu Divine Sword. The emergence of a supreme Divine Sword shook heaven and earth; the world could not tolerate the swordsman, nor this supreme artifact, so it unleashed ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine distinct lightning tribulations, including Immortal Lightning Tribulation, Void Lightning Tribulation, Empty Lightning Tribulation, Evil Lightning Tribulation, and more. Yet, none could scratch the Yangwu Divine Sword in the slightest.

The Yangwu Divine Sword was now a super-potent artifact. Lu Yuan felt that his Yangwu Divine Sword was currently unmatched. Every Divine Weapon he had previously encountered seemed inferior to this one; even the Heaven’s Mandate Divine Halberd held by the Son of the Wilds fell short of his current Yangwu Divine Sword.

This sword was utterly invincible now. Lu Yuan gazed at the Yangwu Divine Sword in his hand. It remained exactly three feet, three inches, and three fen long, its blade shining like autumn water, like a gentle scholar, yet its inner essence was capable of shaking gods and buddhas.

Lu Yuan lightly flicked the blade; the resulting chime was clear and resonant. He picked up some wine, toasting the sword with the clear liquor. After a long while, he let out a hearty laugh: "Yangwu, oh Yangwu, you are now a Divine Sword, truly and thoroughly strengthened.

Continue to accompany me as I conquer the realms, continuing to sever the heads of demons and monsters." "If there are evil beings, I will cut them down." The green-robed Lu Yuan, his sword bright as a scholar’s, voiced his oath to uphold justice. At this moment, Lu Yuan experienced an epiphany. He leaped out, standing at the threshold of the Artifact World, gazing into the distant depths where a mass of darkness pooled.

Lu Yuan smiled faintly, flicking his sword: "Oh, people of the Demon Civilization? You’ve finally arrived, come to test my sword?" Earlier, the original plan by the Deputy Lord of the Desolate Warmth Civilization was for him to kill the people of the Artifact Civilization, and then the Demon Civilization would take over, claiming the deed was theirs. After all, the Demon Civilization, being practitioners of evil arts, would find such actions normal, whereas the Ancient Desolate Civilization would find it distasteful.

Now, the people of the Demon Civilization had finally appeared. Lu Yuan smiled toward the darkness and suddenly thrust out a single strike. This strike was the most terrifying sword move the Deputy Lord of the Demon Speed Civilization from the darkness had ever witnessed.

The righteousness emanating from it was so fiercely brilliant, reaching straight into the Ninth Heaven, that it nearly blinded him. It was too terrifying! The dignified Deputy Lord of the Demon Speed Civilization from the Sixth Epoch, faced with this green-robed figure and this sword unparalleled in righteousness, lost all courage to resist.

The Deputy Lord of the Demon Speed Civilization dared not meet the attack and instantly fled into the distance. For him, this was an immense disgrace. In his entire life, the only righteous figure he had fled from was the Deputy Lord of the Confucian Civilization.

Now, to be forced to flee by a junior was humiliating, but the righteousness of that single strike was too dazzling! What did it matter that he was the Deputy Lord of the Demon Speed Civilization from the Sixth Epoch? He was scared away by one single sword strike!

The Deputy Lords of the Sky Defense Civilization, Sky Attack Civilization, and Sky Deception Civilization were all utterly astonished. The Deputy Lord of the Demon Civilization from the Sixth Epoch, long known for his brutality, had been driven off by a single sword move from Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan had truly reached a pinnacle of matchless righteousness and awe-inspiring divine might.

Because the plan of the Deputy Lord of the Desolate Warmth Civilization had failed, the actions of the Ancient Desolate Civilization rapidly began to spread throughout the Central Celestial Dynasty and even into the Lost Lands. "Did you hear? The Ancient Desolate Civilization has allied with the Demon Civilization!

The Ancient Desolate Civilization even hired people from the Demon Civilization to kill the Deputy Lord of the Artifact Civilization. Yes, the recent death of the Deputy Lord of the Artifact Civilization was a joint effort between the Ancient Desolate Civilization and the Demon Civilization." "Heavens! The Ancient Desolate Civilization actually allied with a force like the Demon Civilization and murdered the Deputy Lord of the Artifact Civilization.

What benefit did he gain from this?" "That’s because you don’t understand. Immediately after the death of the Deputy Lord of the Artifact Civilization, the Deputy Lord of the Desolate Warmth Civilization rushed to the Artifact Civilization to absorb it."