Xiu Chen could barely conceal the excitement in her heart. She probed the surroundings and said, “What a strange place. The rules of time and space are completely disrupted. Even a god entering here might become lost within a tiny area. Is the Sword Realm hidden in this peculiar dark region?”
Lan Wu Teng shook his head. “This god knows nothing of any Sword Realm. Each time, I only came to the outer area here, crushed a sword talisman, and a mysterious person of great cultivation would appear to meet me. But I could only hear that mysterious person’s voice. I never saw his figure.”
With that, Lan Wu Teng produced the sword talisman and crushed it.
“Great god, please wait patiently. The mysterious person will not emerge for another three days,” Lan Wu Teng said.
“So long?”
“This god also does not know why. Perhaps because the space-time here is too complex, entering and exiting is too difficult.”
Zhang Ruochen glanced behind him. All along the way, he had felt eyes watching him, yet when he used the Heart of Truth to sense or employed the methods of the Boundless Divine Path to probe, he found nothing.
Below the Immeasurable Realm, Zhang Ruochen believed no one could evade these two techniques of his.
It could not possibly be an Immeasurable Realm god following him, could it?
If it truly were, even dying in the Dark Triangle Star Domain would be his fate.
“He has not discovered us, has he?”
Shang Hong glanced at the cyan divine talisman floating overhead. He absolutely refused to believe a mere Zhang Ruochen could see through a Heavenly-grade concealment talisman.
Famous Sword God, healing his wounds while smiling as he watched Xiu Chen and Lan Wu Teng, said, “This place must be connected to the Sword Realm. The harvest this time will be unprecedentedly great.”
Shang Hong replied, “What Sword God refers to is surely more than just the Sword Realm. Who would have thought that Xiu Chen Heavenly God, once so renowned, would willingly submit to a Zhang Ruochen and become the artefact spirit of the Sundial?”
Famous Sword God laughed. “I suspected as much long ago. One must remember that back then, Xiu Chen Heavenly God’s original body, the Time Divine Jade, was absorbed by the Sundial. Zhang Ruochen and those behind him, wishing to restore the Sundial, could only suppress this strand of Xiu Chen Heavenly God’s divine soul to serve as its artefact spirit.”
“After the battle on the Continent of Gods, Xiu Chen Heavenly God had reached a dead end. Crossing a Yuan Hui tribulation was hopeless. Becoming the Sundial’s artefact spirit was her only path to survival. Pitiful, lamentable. A figure who once stood equal with Feng Tian and Qing Tian has fallen to such a state.”
Shang Hong thought of something. Worry flickered between his brows. “Zhang Ruochen must have used the Qing Ping Sword to contact that native god on the Continent of Gods and find this place.”
“In other words, the Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Realm back then truly found the opportunity to break into the Immeasurable Realm in the Sword Realm.”
“Supreme Purity returned to Kunlun Realm and was slain by Kunlun Realm’s peerless great powers. Jade Purity and Grand Purity, however, have never appeared. Could they be in the Sword Realm? If so…”
Famous Sword God gave a cold laugh. “Breaking into the Immeasurable Realm, how could it be so easy? With the talent of the Five Pure Ones Sect, it still took five Yuan Hui to succeed. The current Lord Great Brahma Heaven, one of the twenty Heavens of the Heavenly Court, cultivated for six Yuan Hui, nearly exhausting his lifespan, before stepping into the Immeasurable.”
“For the sword path to enter the Immeasurable is even harder, like climbing to heaven! That Supreme Purity reached the Immeasurable Realm is only a legend. I am more inclined to believe the legend false. For how could those peerless heaven-piercing figures of Kunlun Realm at that time slay an Immeasurable of their own realm? Utter nonsense.”
“I have met the Three Pure Ones. They had ability. But with my current cultivation, even if Grand Purity and Jade Purity attacked together, they would only become ghosts beneath my sword.”
As the foremost sword beneath the Immeasurable Realm, as the Lord God of the Sword Path, Famous Sword God naturally possessed unparalleled confidence.
Across all realms, apart from those few individuals, who could block the Famous Lord Sword in his hand?
Shang Hong said, “If Jade Purity and Grand Purity appear, would Zhang Ruochen not have a chance to escape? Moreover, if the Sundial has truly been fully restored, its value would not be less than the Sword Realm.”
Famous Sword God fixed his gaze upon Shang Hong and smiled. “Indeed. Zhang Ruochen no longer has value. It is time to send him on his way. But with the Sundial as her divine body, Xiu Chen cannot be underestimated. We must plan carefully. We cannot let them escape!”
…
Though Zhang Ruochen sensed an intangible crisis drawing nearer, he did not know its source. He only attributed it to fear of the Dark Night Realm Gate and uncertainty regarding Jade Purity and Grand Purity’s attitudes.
Legend claimed the Three Pure Ones shared a bond like brothers.
With Supreme Purity fallen, how could Grand Purity and Jade Purity not hate Kunlun Realm?
And why Bi Luo Zi had killed Supreme Purity remained unknown to this day.
Zhang Ruochen summoned in turn the six divine swords, the Sword Ancestor sword soul, and the sword seal. He used the Heart of Truth to sense, yet found nothing.
Just as he produced the Qing Ping Sword and tried to sense once more, piercing sword cries suddenly rang through heaven and earth. The sounds could penetrate divine bodies and pierce directly into divine souls.
Zhang Ruochen’s expression changed dramatically. He immediately unfolded the restored Yin Yang Eighteen Bureaus to resist the impact of the sword cries.
“It is Famous Sword God!”
Anger and shock filled Xiu Chen’s eyes.
Beyond the array, in the dark void, dense sword rain descended, filling all six directions and four sides.
Countless sword path rules enveloped the Yin Yang Eighteen Bureaus.
Sword qi streaked freely, illuminating the darkness.
Famous Sword God, clad in bright white robes, wearing a feathered crown, resembling a refined and handsome young master, an immortal banished to earth, stepped out from the sword path rules. He smiled. “Xiu Chen, it seems this seat left a deep impression on you during the battle on the Continent of Gods! Consider it. Bring the Sundial and submit to this seat. Why wrong yourself by depending on a mere youth?”
Xiu Chen’s pupils blazed with fury. “In this god’s eyes, you are no more than a youth.”
Famous Sword God frowned. “Why are you so blind to the times? Even Xu Tian’s single sword could not kill this seat. Heavenly Grandmother’s divine power could do nothing to this seat. Instead, it made this seat stronger. Submit to me, and you turn from darkness to light. You join the future Heavens.”
If she were to submit, Xiu Chen would rather submit to Wu Yue than to Famous Sword God, who had once humiliated her.
But why had she not submitted?
Only because both Wu Yue and Famous Sword God were too powerful. Submitting to them would truly mean a lifetime of enslavement.
Yet following Zhang Ruochen offered hope of regaining freedom after one Yuan Hui. Moreover, Zhang Ruochen’s cultivation was far below hers. He would surely need to rely on her in many ways, giving her relatively higher status.
Xiu Chen glared at Zhang Ruochen. “What are you doing? How could you be followed without knowing?”
Zhang Ruochen’s brows knitted deeply. He stared at Famous Sword God. “You alone could block Xu Tian’s single sword? It was Knife Venerable who bestowed a blade upon you that preserved your life, was it not? So you should carry one of Knife Venerable’s concealment talismans?”
“Haha!”
Shang Hong laughed loudly. He emerged from the talisman. The now densely cracked talisman fell into his hand. “Zhang Ruochen, this time you guessed wrong. It is not Knife Venerable’s talisman. It belongs to the ancestor of the Shang Clan. Who would have thought you would have such a day?”
“Xiu Chen, go!” Zhang Ruochen said decisively.
Zhang Ruochen, Xiu Chen Heavenly God, and Lan Wu Teng flew simultaneously into the Sundial’s inner space. Then vast numbers of time imprint light points emerged around the Sundial and flew towards the dark void.
Boom!
It had not flown far before dense sword qi blocked the Sundial and sent it hurtling back.
Shang Hong’s voice brimmed with mockery. “This sword path divine domain was condensed by Famous Sword God using sword path profound meanings. Below the Immeasurable Realm, those capable of breaking this divine domain and escaping can be counted on one’s fingers. Where do you think you can flee today?”
Zhang Ruochen’s voice emerged from the Sundial. “Shang Hong, with the Sword Realm about to emerge and the Sundial right before you, are you not afraid Famous Sword God will silence you?”
Shang Hong’s gaze sharpened abruptly.
“Do not let that boy sow discord. You once saved this seat’s life. This seat would never do such a thing,” Famous Sword God said.
Zhang Ruochen replied, “If you trust him, you are far too naive. Letting you know the Sword Realm’s location means the greatest benefits will surely be seized by Shang Tian. The Sundial is a supreme time treasure. It too will surely be taken by Shang Tian. Famous Sword God harbours lofty ambitions, seeking to prove himself among the Heavens. How could he give up the two great benefits of the Sword Realm and the Sundial?”
Shang Hong naturally understood Famous Sword God. Here in the Dark Triangle Star Domain, with such immense benefits before him, how could he lack thoughts of claiming them all?
He glanced at Famous Sword God and saw sharp eyes filled with killing intent.
Whoosh!
Shang Hong retreated far away at once.
Almost simultaneously, Famous Sword God used his arm as a sword and slashed out.
Puff!
The sword became an arc of light. It cleaved open a world, slicing through the divine realm world and cutting Shang Hong’s divine body in two at the waist.
This sword carried Famous Sword God’s powerful sword path will and surged with vast sword path rules. Because of this, once Shang Hong’s two severed halves separated, they instantly turned to blood water.
The blood water became blood mist. All vital essence was utterly annihilated.
With a single sword, he slew a great god.
Yet no joy appeared on Famous Sword God’s face. Instead, intense worry emerged.
For Shang Hong was no ordinary figure. Before the sword reached his body, he had already separated his three corpses. Famous Sword God had slain only one corpse. The other two fled rapidly in different directions, burning blood qi throughout their bodies.
“Famous Sword God, such audacity. You truly dare kill me. Even if you obtain the Sundial and Sword Realm today, you will face Shang Tian’s wrath.”
Famous Sword God glanced at the Sundial trapped within the sword path divine domain. He summoned the Famous Lord Sword, unleashing its divine artefact might. He slashed across the void.
One of Shang Hong’s corpses had already fled tens of thousands of li away, yet it was still struck by the sword. The divine body exploded. Divine substance was utterly annihilated by the divine artefact.
How could Zhang Ruochen sit and await death? While Famous Sword God went to slay Shang Hong’s final corpse, he joined Xiu Chen in activating the six divine swords, forming the “Six United Into One Sword Shocking Gods Array”. They broke the sword path divine domain and fled far away at once.
“Where do you think you are going?”
The Famous Lord Sword descended from the heavens, stabbing down. It sent the six divine swords flying and collided with the Sundial. The power of time could not block it.
Boom!
The Sundial was blasted away.
Within the Sundial’s inner space, apart from Zhang Ruochen and Xiu Chen, the other five gods all cried out in agony, wounded by the penetrating sword path impact force.
“Famous Sword God in the Grand Perfection stage has reached the pinnacle. Within a billion li, all is his battle circle. His true body has gone to kill Shang Hong, yet he can remotely control the Famous Lord Sword against us,” Xiu Chen said.
Zhang Ruochen knew full well Famous Sword God’s strength. His combat power surpassed Blood Absolute and Huang Tian at the early Grand Void Realm. Slaying ordinary Grand Void great gods was as easy as taking something from a pocket.
Lacking Xu Tian’s single sword, such a figure must never be fought head-on.
“Why speak so much nonsense? Hurry and use your escape secret art,” Zhang Ruochen said.
“It is too late to escape!”
Famous Sword God, holding Shang Hong’s head, stepped upon a winding sword river. In an instant he crossed a million li and descended above the Sundial. Divine might from his body pressed space into solidity.
Three small suns orbited him. Each was a divine source.
A great god like Shang Hong had not even the chance to detonate his divine source before him.
Bang!
Amid Shang Hong’s curses, the head was crushed into blood mist by Famous Sword God.
