This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 821 - 653: The Truth (Part 2)

This three-zhang range is the result of the Disruption Domain within Liang Yi's body expanding on its own.
Upon seeing Liang Yi draw the longsword that materialized from the Domain and perceiving the surrounding truth, a barely noticeable hint of regret flashed in the usually calm gaze of the giant eye.
Detecting the fleeting regret in the giant eye before him, Liang Yi, having understood the truth, no longer bothered to delay and directly slashed forward with his sword!
The Sword Intent unleashed by Liang Yi was like the first light of dawn in the Mortal World, piercing through the darkness. The brilliant sword light erupted effortlessly from the black sword blade, severing the boundless darkness around him.
Like a painting torn apart, everything upon it naturally shattered with it.
Awakening from a great dream, Liang Yi opened his eyes once more. He had already returned to his own Sea of Consciousness, where everything was unchanged from the moment he left.
Liang Yi looked at the Cliff Sword Intent, which had clearly shattered into a black mist yet now appeared before him unharmed, tightly gripped in his right hand, and couldn't help but laugh.
"I was almost fooled by you indeed, Abyss Will..."
From the moment he entered the Sea of Consciousness and encountered the Cliff Sword Intent, the Abyss Will hidden within it had dragged him into the Illusion Realm.
"It can't be entirely considered an Illusion Realm, because to truly be corroded within the illusion would not bode well for him in reality either."
Recalling the earlier encounter, Liang Yi still felt a trace of fear. He hadn't detected any anomaly, truly believing everything he encountered was real.
"But this is likely the last of its strength. Who could have thought that a corner of the Abyss Will, severed by Senior Su Jianyi, would end up here."
After enveloping himself entirely within the Disruption Domain to assure himself that he was no longer in an illusion, Liang Yi then scrutinized the Cliff Sword Intent repeatedly.
The Cliff Sword Intent remained as it was, quietly floating within the Sea of Consciousness, unchanged.
Yet in Liang Yi's eyes, he keenly sensed some subtle changes in the Cliff Sword Intent.
"It's even sharper now and feels more at ease to wield."
Frowning, Liang Yi swung the Cliff Sword Intent a few times, realizing it wasn't an illusion but indeed happening for real.
"Is it because the fragment of Abyss Will disappeared?"
Liang Yi pondered repeatedly, arriving only at this conclusion.
Long ago, he had heard rumors that during the First Epoch, the three immortals of the Taoist Sect had a great battle with the Abyss Will. The result was severe injuries to the three immortals, which remained until the epoch's destruction.
And the Abyss Will wasn't unscathed either, but was forcibly severed by Senior Su Jianyi and the Daoist Immortal and Corpus Immortal predecessors, leaving it with no option but to temporarily retreat and recover.
Everyone only cared about the outcome of the battle, but no one considered where the severed part of the Abyss Will went.
"Ah, should have thought about it sooner; the authority to completely kill the Abyss Cultivators lies with the Abyss Will itself."
Liang Yi, vexed, slapped his forehead, wondering why he hadn't thought of it before.
Previously, he found it odd that the undying nature of the Abyss Cultivators is based on the existence of the Abyss Will; as long as the Abyss Will remains, this immortality won't vanish.
Therefore, to completely annihilate the Abyss Will requires action from the Abyss Will itself or a being stronger than the Abyss Will.
Liang Yi always suspected that since his Disruption Domain could forcibly silence the Abyss Will, theoretically, its level in the System should be above the Abyss Will. Hence, Abyss Cultivators dying in the Disruption Domain should be completely annihilated.
Yet regardless of Tian Anyu or Cang Dong, though both died within his Domain, Liang Yi always adhered to the habit of delivering finishing blows with the Cliff Sword Intent.
Thus, Liang Yi himself couldn't discern whether those two died in the Disruption Domain or from the Cliff Sword Intent, nor can he investigate the truth now.
Liang Yi previously speculated that Senior Su Jianyi attempted to comprehend the Cliff Sword Intent within the Secret Realm by observing a mere Cang Dong clone—which was certainly inadequate; there had to be something else.
Now he understood; Senior Su Jianyi had hidden a fragment of the Abyss Will's remnant.
However, considering the situation Liang Yi witnessed, his father-in-law truly took ruthless measures—Cliff Sword Intent, said to be Sword Intent, actually resembles a Domain forcibly constructed using the Abyss Will as its core.
Thus, dissecting the Cliff Sword Intent shows that its core is the Abyss Will's remnant, explaining why Senior Wan from the Senluo Wanxiang Sect claimed to see Abyss Will from the Heavenly Mechanism of the Cliff Sword Intent.
Isn't it obvious? The Cliff Sword Intent was made by using the Abyss Will's remnant as the core.
In this light, the Cliff Sword Intent and his Disruption Domain have a remarkable resemblance, the only difference being that his Domain has the System as its core, while the Cliff Sword Intent uses the Abyss Will.
"But why didn't Senior Su Jianyi wield the Cliff Sword Intent himself? There must be a reason he couldn't control it."
Liang Yi scratched his chin, speculating that the truth might be so.
Senior Su Jianyi himself might have had some understanding, but ultimately realized that to completely annihilate Abyss Cultivators, the road always led back to confronting the Abyss Will.
So he took an unconventional path, employing "a spear of one against the shield of another"!
Regardless of the Abyss Will remnant's reluctance, Senior Su Jianyi still forced its head into the Cliff Sword Intent, creating this Sword Intent capable of completely annihilating Abyss Cultivators.
But Abyss Will is still Abyss Will; even as a mere remnant, it isn't easy for anyone to control—in fact, Senior Su Jianyi couldn't.
Therefore, Liang Yi speculates Senior Su Jianyi might have only handed the Sword Intent to him with a mindset of trying it out.
Who could have imagined that the System bound directly onto Liang Yi, and even the arrogant Abyss Will could only be suppressed by the System's might, becoming Liang Yi's possession.
Though Liang Yi wasn't sure how the Abyss Will's remnant accomplished this, it successfully deceived the System, silently ensnaring Liang Yi into the Illusion Realm, intending to corrode him through Abyss Demon Qi.
The dark, seemingly alive in the Illusion Realm earlier, was Abyss Demon Qi, meant to completely corrode Liang Yi.
Unfortunately, the Abyss Will miscalculated, not realizing Liang Yi's Disruption Domain was core-centered in his Divine Soul. Even when Liang Yi's Divine Soul was drawn from his body, it couldn't prevent him from deploying his Domain.
"So the Abyss Will attempted to ambush me at the cost of willful annihilation?"
Liang Yi scrutinized the Cliff Sword Intent again with the Domain's power and discovered that while the Abyss Will's remnant remained, its consciousness had vanished.
Locked within the Cliff Sword Intent and used as a tool for several epochs, the Abyss Will's remnant was severely weakened.
Now Liang Yi wasn't a weakling; attempting an ambush without significant sacrifice was futile. Therefore, the Abyss Will likely burned itself for a temporary burst of power.
"To save its continent, burning its will for just one last burst of power, enduring humiliation and burden for epochs, only to find the opportunity for a fatal strike on the enemy cultivator, isn't it more thrilling than any legendary tale!?"
Reflecting on the Abyss Will remnant's life, Liang Yi almost considered himself the ultimate villain.
Good heavens, far from home, burdened with humiliation, biding time, hands stained with the blood of his own, throwing everything away to sacrifice himself for the final assault on him.
"Very touching; next time I'll surely send your true self to meet you."
Liang Yi felt jubilant after unravelling the truth of the Cliff Sword Intent. Upon leaving the Sea of Consciousness, he clapped his hands, deciding first to inform his master.
Now that the Cliff Sword Intent has undergone some peculiar changes, he needs some time to study it further.
And since the Cliff Sword Intent inherently functions like a Domain, Liang Yi also considered integrating the Cliff Sword Intent entirely into the Disruption Domain, which requires some time—just right before his junior disciples emerge from seclusion.