But if he is unwilling to even put on a show, then there's no need to try and cozy up to the "so-called Celestial Blade" anymore.

After all, this means that as soon as he leaves, his daughter will completely lose power, and it's not impossible for her to be oppressed in a few years.

Louis seriously suspects that if this happens, for the Sword Master, it wouldn't matter if the Path of the Celestial Blade had a successor or not.

If once he leaves his daughter is bullied, then this kind of country is not worth saving without effort.

Let it be destroyed if it must be.

However, if everyone is still mindful of appearances, then even carrying the risk of being known as "the backstabbing emperor of honor," Cialdini would have to use external forces to eliminate the great sin of Envy.

Understanding this, Louis shook his head and sighed.

The old ginger is spicier, these people truly have one tactic after another.

After repeatedly stirring up his greedy thirst for knowledge and absorbing all the techniques and martial skills left by the Sword Master, he finally opened his eyes.

There was a trace of exhaustion in his eyes.

Previously, he was already certain that the Sword Master took another step before his death.

But after truly absorbing everything, he was absolutely sure of one thing.

If someone can restrain the soul of Envy from escaping, this time Louis will not let him get away so easily.

Looking at the still-intact light blade, which was dimmed but not collapsed, he showed a slight smile.

"Cialdini, I have spared no effort to leave a little more for your daughter."

Originally, he didn't need to be so tired; he could have taken his time absorbing everything within the light blade.

But Louis eventually felt it was fine for him to learn the Celestial Blade's inheritance.

However, the Path of the Celestial Blade was ultimately paved by Cialdini, and if his daughter intends to tread this path, the person who should truly become Vier's mentor is not him.

Therefore, he exhausted his efforts to leave four more learning opportunities for the Celestial Blade, completing its absorption ahead of time.

When he left the half-plane, he saw Vier in the arena still practicing relentless strikes again and again.

Though the light flickering on the blade was weak, it remained steadfast.

Droplets of sweat seeped from Vier's forehead, trickled down her cheeks, and finally dripped onto the arena floor, and her whole body ached so much that even standing was a bit unstable, but she stubbornly bit her lower lip, persistently shaking off the blade's light.

"Vier…"

"Master," hearing the voice, Vier turned her head to look at Louis, and she said somewhat dazedly, "You came back, I-I didn't slack off."

"I know, but you should go wash up now. Did you bring clothes? After changing, I will take you to a place."

"Where to?"

"It's a secret, but it will definitely surprise you."

Hearing this, Vier didn't ask more questions, just replied with a "hmm."

After washing up, she came forward in new training clothes.

Louis glanced at her and said, "Let's go, I'll take you for a trip to the half-plane."

Vier nodded but realized after a moment and stammered, "Half, half-plane?"

"Yes."

With a wave of Louis's right hand, the surrounding space trembled slightly, a massive fissure tearing open, revealing the Soldier Tomb Half-plane.

The piercing killing intent engulfing her made Vier's spirit, which had become somewhat dazed from prolonged training, instantly tense.

"This, this is… Master's half-plane?"

"Yes, let's go, I left something for you in there."

"Okay."

Not long after they entered, Vier was quickly drawn to the towering light blade not far away.

Feeling the familiar aura emanating from it, she paused for a moment, and the next moment her eyes welled up with tears, covering her mouth with her hands, she said muffled:

"It's Dad."

"The things Cialdini left for me to target the great sin of Envy, I kept as much as I could, always feeling that as your father, he had a duty to personally teach you."

Louis gently ruffled Vier's head and said:

"Go, immerse yourself in the light blade, accept your father's years of battle experience, so that no matter how difficult the days are in the future, you can recall his earnest teachings and not lose your way."

Vier nodded vigorously, then took a few steps towards the light blade's direction.

She stopped, the thirteen-year-old girl hugged Louis and softly said: "Thank you, Master."

Only then did she turn and ran towards where the light blade was.

Louis was taken aback for a moment, feeling a bit sentimental.

For some reason, he felt a hint of the accomplishment that a teacher feels.

But it's not enough.

Far from enough.

Watching Vier sitting beneath the light blade to begin accepting the inheritance, Louis then turned and teleported to another corner of the Soldier Tomb.

Looking at the towering Hall of Greed, he went in, finding the place where the Sword Master once purchased, and after a moment, he was taken aback.

Though the aura of Cialdini sealed within has faded and can't continue to add extra energy for Louis, indicating he's truly dead, yet the portion of power that was retained has not dissipated. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

It seems that even if the Contractor of the Hall of Greed dies, a trace of their presence remains.

That pure Original Power doesn't hold much use for Louis at this point.

His foundation is simply too deep.

But this thing is well-suited for those who have not yet reached the legendary level.

This refined power is a natural treasure that can be used to break through one's limits.

He waved his hand, letting the power fall into his palm.

Then, with a flick of his finger, the Original Power was sent directly into the kneeling Vier before the light blade, merging into her body.

Originally struggling to absorb the inheritance teachings with her eyes closed, Vier's face relaxed significantly after the Original Power merged into her.

Her aura began to soar.

Louis didn't pay her any more attention, he simply extracted her energy from afar, embedding it into the Soldier Tomb.

From today on, she does not need to specifically purchase a slot from the Hall of Greed, she automatically gains the privilege to use martial skills.

"Since it's a welcoming gift, it can't be too shabby."

Louis began to draw out his share of materials, with a wave of his hand, he prepared a mass-produced evolved sword pill for Vier, also crafting a set of redesigned legendary armor for her.

After quite a bit of work, he finally showed a satisfied smile.

The Sword Master could present the Celestial Blade Domain to him, but he's not going to take it for free.

Even if she became his apprentice by chance, the necessary items should still be there.

It would take some time before Vier regained consciousness, Louis did not linger on site, but turned and went to another place.

[Location: Soldier Tomb Half-plane·Sword Gate Mountain]

Sword Gate Mountain was originally an unremarkable spot in the Soldier Tomb Half-plane.

But since Louis had developed the Soldier Tomb Half-plane and began mass-producing evolved sword pills and legendary armors, those precious items inevitably needed a place for placement.

Sword Gate Mountain was born thusly.

Louis placed those categorized mass-produced sword pills here.

Because of the large amount of weaponry and armors placed here, the reflecting forces of these top gears have permanently altered this land.

The original black soil has become gray silver soil with a slight metallic gleam.

However, his visit today wasn't to see how many excellent gears he'd manufactured.

He came to check on someone's progress.

Setting his feet on the ground, he quickly sensed scorching heat in an area of Sword Gate Mountain, akin to an erupting volcano.

For a demi-god controlled mini-world like the half-plane, such high temperatures appearing out of nowhere was naturally guided by Louis.

"Captain, you've come to check the progress again." A tall troll slowly rose.

"Yes, how are the things coming along?"

The troll grinned broadly: "Just one last step, the special equipment for the Red Jade Guard is more intriguing than expected, and its design concept is entirely different from conventional godly equipment, clearly designed towards a weakened divine artifact direction."

Louis nodded and said: "That's normal, the Red Jade Guard's power originates from the goddess, and to better unleash their strength, exclusive equipment with specific divine artifact properties greatly enhances their capabilities."

Yes, what was being forged here was Ali's exclusive equipment.

Louis planned to merge divine artifact and godly equipment's properties, attempting to develop a new weapon progression route.

Anyway, with Limuru here, these items at least could meet Ali's basic requirements, if they can be further developed…

Let's just say, when he told this to Ali, the captain almost directly gave him a face-washing gift.