The seemingly ordinary wooden stick, with Li Mu Bai’s swing, suddenly erupted with an incredibly terrifying upgrade, as if it was undergoing a metamorphosis right before their eyes.
At the same time, countless petals were eerily drifting around, as if from a mystical realm.
And on the ground, golden lotuses bloomed one after another.
“This…! What is this?!”
“An illusion?”
“Isn’t a sword a weapon for killing? Though the Master’s hand holds a wooden stick instead of a sword, the technique he has just displayed is undeniably swordsmanship! This is a single sword strike!”
“But after such a sword strike, this is the result… This is unbelievable!”
“……”
Zhi Gui stared in shock.
And this was only the beginning, an even more shocking scene followed.
They saw that the wild rabbit, which she had personally killed, was instantly filled with life again after Li Mu Bai struck it with his sword.
In the blink of an eye, the wild rabbit's wounds were completely healed.
Its eyes became lively again.
And it ran off as if nothing had happened.
“My heavens! Master… you… how did you do that? What kind of technique is this? Did your swordsmanship merge with the Dao? Have you achieved Dao Fusion?”
Zhi Gui was truly amazed.
Though she knew that powerful cultivators could bring people back to life, this usually required specific locations.
Or they had to have mastered some incredible supernatural skill.
But her master, no matter what, was only at the Cave Realm.
And he was clearly just using swordsmanship.
Using swordsmanship to revive a dead wild rabbit.
This was strange no matter how you looked at it.
Again, wasn’t a sword a weapon for killing? Wasn’t swordsmanship a means of killing? How could it be used for revival?
“This is the Sword of Life, it can bestow life upon all things. Your wild rabbit has only been dead for a short time, and with the reinfusion of life, it is naturally able to be revived.”
Li Mu Bai answered calmly.
But he was only calm on the surface.
In reality, although Li Mu Bai had thought about reviving the dead wild rabbit before, he had not actually expected to be able to do it.
Moreover, since this life force could revive a dead rabbit, could it also revive a person?
However, people were different from rabbits after all.
Since he hadn't tried it, Li Mu Bai wasn't sure.
Furthermore, Li Mu Bai thought that even if he could revive someone, he could probably only revive someone who had just died, whose soul hadn't yet dissipated.
If the soul had truly dissipated, even with his current Sword of Life, he might not be able to revive them.
“The Sword of Life, huh? I see, it's a very fitting name.”
Zhi Gui looked at him with awe.
Although Li Mu Bai's explanation sounded simple in theory, in reality, it was far from easy to achieve.
If anyone could do it, wouldn't everyone possess the ability to revive the dead and restore the flesh?
While marveling, Zhi Gui couldn't help but glance at the surrounding floating petals and the golden lotuses that had bloomed on the ground.
“So, these were also spawned by that immense life force.”
Zhi Gui bent down and picked up a golden lotus from the ground.
She then took a whiff of it.
Immediately, a sweet floral scent filled her nostrils.
It truly was the aroma of lotus flowers.
Li Mu Bai smiled slightly and didn't explain, instead, he said, “Since this wild rabbit has come back to life, let's keep it as a pet.”
“As for the other pheasants and rabbits, leave one each alive to lay eggs.”
Li Mu Bai spoke, gesturing for Zhi Gui to throw a dead pheasant over.
Zhi Gui obediently threw the pheasant.
As the pheasant flew through the air, Li Mu Bai raised his hand and swung his sword, striking the pheasant.
Then, a surge of life force erupted, and the dead pheasant was instantly revived.
It was truly magical.
Zhi Gui couldn't help but gasp in awe again.
“Alright, go ahead and deal with the other dead pheasants and rabbits, don't mind the pheasant and rabbit on the ground for now.”
Li Mu Bai glanced at the pheasant that was now running around on the ground, then turned to Zhi Gui and gave her instructions.
“Yes, yes!”
Zhi Gui nodded obediently.
She then picked up the other dead pheasants and rabbits and went to the kitchen to deal with them.
After she left, Li Mu Bai was once again alone, swinging his sword.
This swing resonated with the rules of swordsmanship, and he could bathe in the long river of swordsmanship.
It was really hard not to fall in love with this feeling.
His next swing, of course, also resulted in a burst of life force.
Looking at the erupting life force, Li Mu Bai couldn't help but feel a little anticipation.
According to his perception, his Sword of Life couldn’t revive a lost soul.
But since this swordsmanship was equivalent to a supernatural power, could it be that once this swordsmanship was mastered to the utmost, he could truly bring people back to life?
Even if the soul had dissipated?
As long as the body remained, he could restore the soul and truly resurrect them.
Could he truly reverse the Dao of life and death?
As his thoughts raced, Li Mu Bai didn’t think his idea was a pipe dream.
After all, this kind of blessing was bestowed upon him by the Green Willow Sword.
And the Green Willow Sword, as everyone knew, was the weapon of the Primordial Lord of Heaven.
The Primordial Lord of Heaven was so powerful, bringing someone back to life was a trivial matter.
And it wasn’t just the Primordial Lord of Heaven, powerful immortals and gods would generally have this ability.
If so…
Then, this further evolution of his swordsmanship wasn't necessarily a wild fantasy.
Of course, the premise was that he could comprehend it on a deeper level.