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    "...yeah, so basically, that''s the state of humans right now." Cedric concluded his exnation right here.


    "So nothing much has changed, I see." The consciousness of the Law Communion Sword replied. "Well, that can''t be helped, the legacy and the foundations of the Demon Race are way deeper than Humans."


    Cedric was a bit stunned wh he heard those words. A hundred years passed since thest time that this thing had someone to talk to, yet ev after hearing what he had to say, the sword said that nothing much had changed for Humanity.


    For creatures that are inexplicably drawn toward progress, this was bad, wasn''t it? 0 years might not be much for this sword''s consciousness but to Cedric as well as other ordinary humans out there, that is a long time.


    "Thank you for telling me all this. You''re a good child." The sword told him with a gtle voice. "Since you''re able to arrive into this ce, that means you hold a considerable amount of talt too. Master''s rules cannot be defied after all."


    "Master?" Cedric repeated. "May I know who this Elder is?"


    "Master is Master." The sword replied, "This is embarrassing to admit but in truth, I actually don''t know his name. All I know is that he created me and this ce."


    "Master is extremely strong, notbat-wise...I''ve never se him fight after all. But he did create many wonderful things, my siblings! Most of them are way stronger than me, but they all have died in battle. I don''t know if there''s any left of them out there since I''m not allowed to leave this ce."


    Cedric tried to recall his stock knowledge but surprisingly, he didn''t find any rted to the person the sword was talking about. The closest he could think of was the Lifestyle Guild''s Leader, but that person was the Tech God. The Law Communion Sword shouldn''t considered modern technology so it doesn''t fit.


    ''Well, not everything is essible to me anyway. Maybe the idtity of this Master is kept secret by the army.'' Cedric concluded.


    "I see." Cedric muttered out loud, "Anyways, what can I do here? I originally wanted to test out the functions of the Sword Communion Hall, you see."


    "I know. Why don''t you sit down and let me exin?" The sword replied, seeing Cedric sitting down, it let out a pleased hum before continuing: "The purpose of my creation was to raise impressive warriors."


    "Back th, the war betwe Humans and Demons was intse and Humans were losing. Humans lost a lot ofnd that previously belonged to them, forcing them to this one contint. Humans survived only due to Ac''s protection."


    "The Purgatory is a protective dimsion that Ac created to prevt the Demon Race frompletely descding here. However, Purgatory also weaked Humanity''s connection with the Concept Laws but it''s using the power ofws to fuel its existce."


    "I was created to remedy that." The sword revealed. "I may look like a sword but in truth, I am but a mere medium for Concept Laws. I can channel the profundity of Laws to my body and express is here, allowing anybody who reaches this ce to safelyprehd them in their rawest form."


    "Close your eyes and spread out your sses. Don''t be shy, it''s only us here. Demons ar''t aware of my or this ce''s existce."


    Cedric felt that the sword was telling the truth so he unleashed his field of sses to the maximum.


    The momt he did so, a swarm of chaotic thoughts flooded his mind, stunning him a bit. Thankfully, his mind reacted to it right away and began deciphering the profound information he was receiving.


    Cedric saw and felt numerous things; burning heat, unparalleled sharpness, blinding radiance, varying intsities of mes...so on.


    There were too many things to pay atttion to, each one was equally profound as the other. Ev his evolved perception could only barely keep up with it. Still, it filled him with a wondrous feeling. So much so that he was starting to lose himself in it.


    "Careful, child. Don''t go too deep, you''d be reduced to atoms if you continue that."


    The Law Communion Sword''s voice echoed in his mind, returning rity to it. Cedric''s eyes snapped wide op in trepidation, cold sweat poured down his back and his face turned pale.


    "How long was I like that?" He asked after waking up from his immersion.


    "Five minutes in real-world time equivalt." The sword replied, "That''s actually impressive. I have se others who couldn''t evst a single minute without sumbing to the depths of Concept Laws. You''re mind and willpower are incredibly impressive for someone of your age."


    The sword''splimts barely reached Cedric''s ears. Right now, his mind was still reeling with the insights received, ev now his mind was working overtime to decipher everything.


    Wordlessly, he summoned his sword and began practicing. It was too much for Cedric, he needed release.


    Bright gold mes erupted from his sword, followed by a distinct fluctuation of sharpness. Cedric wt into a stance, his eyes turned dull as he began moving ording to his instincts.


    ''Hoho...'' the Law Communion Sword was impressed. ''Mmhm, not bad indeed. Simple yet effective.''


    That''s what it had to say about Cedric''s sword techniques. Ev though it was created to be a medium for Concept Laws, the Law Communion Sword is still a sword at the d of the day. And there had be times wh it truly felt that it was a sword, but that''s a distant memory now.


    ''Also...my isn''t that impressive? So he''s the Sage of this geration, huh? No wonder he''s able to arrive here.''


    ''...those gold mes...I see, he adopted the Aspect of the Sun as his Sagely Totem. Not bad. Since the Sun was swallowed by that Demon King, the Aspect of the Sun is the closest to the real thing, it was, after all, created in the Sun''s image.''


    ''But this child...his luck is incredible.'' The Law Communion Sword praised as he watched Cedric''s performance. ''He achieved something that will make his path extremely viable.''


    ''He gained insights to Sr Laws...the rawest form of True Sunlight and Sunfire. It shouldn''t have be possible because of the Sun''s disappearance and the Purgatory''s side-effects, but he did.''


    ''And by the looks of it...he''s now lighted about the truth behind the Sr Laws. Ha! What a ridiculous kid!''


    Unknowingly, Cedric practiced his sword for more than an hour before his short lightmt ded.


    As rity returned to his eyes, he released a turbid breath and kept his sword away.


    ''I see...so that how it is...'' Cedric muttered inwardly. ''Just like the concept of ''Burning Heat'', ''Sr Laws'' is just a ''concept'' of a much wider Concept Law; which is the Astral Laws - the Profundity of the Heavly Bodies.''


    ''The 『Aspect of the Sun』 is iplete. It is created through theption of insights from my predecessors. Because Purgatory was using the might of the Concept Laws to fuel its existce, the previous sages didn''t understand Astral Lawspletely.''


    ''The Sr Laws Iprehded earlier barely ev scratched the surface. ''Astral Laws'' are the real deal because the Sun is just a burning star. Within the vast cosmos...it is but an obscelyrge fireball, nothing more.''


    ''The things Iprehded just now already surpassed what the previous sageprehded about the Sun. It feels wrong to say this but the 『Aspect of the Sun』 bes rather useless to me because it is iplete.''


    Cedric wore a helpless expression once his thoughts reached this point.


    ''But I''m rather reluctant to leave like that. After all, I adopted it as my Sagely Totem. Since others couldn''tplete it, I shall do it. After all, I''m treading this path anyway.''


    ''Not only would I bepleting it, I would ev improve it. Because if I couldn''t ev do that, th ar''t I just a failure th?''


    ''Just as well, I am a Master Scribe. Upgrading this sigil shouldn''t be too difficult for me. But I will need time.''


    Cedric released a deep breath as he returned his atttion to the prest.


    "I think I''ve had ough. The insights I received will keep me busy for a while, I may not show up for a few days...or weeks ev." Cedric said to the sword.


    "Oh, don''t worry about me child." The sword replied, "Loneliness is an old frid of mine, I''m used to it."


    "Will I be arriving here each time I ter the Sword Communion Hall?" Cedric asked.


    "Depds on what you want." The sword stated, "You were pulled in here for the first time for introductions, it wouldn''t be like that for the second time. You will know how to choose the next time you ter. It''s up to you if you want to be down there or here with me. But obviously, I''d rmding here. After all, here is the real deal."


    "I see, thank you for telling me that. How should I leave?"


    "Will yourself to exit, Child. It shouldn''t be too hard."


    "I guess, I''ll seeter th."


    "Mn, see you. Be careful and work hard."


    Just like that, Cedric willed himself to exit the realm.