Deep in the Forest of Oblivion.
Netherworld Spring.
Faced with this demonic energy that can annihilate humanity and even the Demons and Monsters of the demon realm cannot escape it.
A thick, demonic aura that seemed to swallow even the sunlight.
The slender, demonic figure simply took a deep breath and let it fill his nostrils.
"Moye, Moye, do you really want to become Gan Jiang's enemy for this world?"
"You were forged from the [Heavenly Demon Ore]. Your Positive Qi was acquired later. Your true nature is the same as mine; we are both demons."
The sword Mo Xie, the number one divine weapon of the righteous path, which shines with intense Positive Qi and is like a crystallization of Positive Qi, whose brilliance cannot be obscured even by the Netherworld Spring, now begins to flicker, as if it is wavering because of the words of the demonic shadow.
A madman interrupted the conversation.
"Hey, Liudao, hehe, you dead ghost, no, you're already dead. It was my fault, Third Sister, I shouldn't have let Hongye... no, I wasn't wrong, I did all this for the sake of all living beings."
"Yan Chixia?" The demonic figure raised an eyebrow in displeasure and slowly walked to the outside of the spring. Sunlight shone on his flawless, pale, and somewhat sickly face, revealing him to be Qi Ye. "I originally intended to let you go for the time being. After all, I am not that Old Ghost Liu Dao's biological son."
As the seventh night drew near.
The omnipresent demonic energy hidden in the air, as well as the energy within Yan Chixia's body, was instantly extracted.
"Who are you? Why are you approaching the [Netherworld Spring]!" The withdrawal of demonic energy brought Yan Chixia back to his senses.
He was about to take action directly, but the demonic energy emanating from the man before him seemed even more powerful than that of the [Netherworld Spring].
Legend has it that the deepest part of the Nether Spring leads to the underworld, where demonic energy, which has existed since the beginning of time, will cause the world to return to chaos and the three realms to perish if it erupts.
How can humans, demons, or even immortals compare to heaven and earth?
This was beyond his imagination.
At the same time, memories of his moments of madness flooded back, deepening his doubts.
"You're Gan Jiang? The Gan Jiang destroyed Sword Forging City? What exactly is your relationship with the Yin Yue Dynasty?"
"You're wrong." Qi Ye sighed. "It wasn't Gan Jiang who destroyed that city, but Yi Xi who swapped the [Heavenly Demon Ore] that should have been sealed with my [Six Harmonies Crystal Essence]. He despicably used the [Six Harmonies Crystal Essence] to forge the [Yi Xi Sword]."
"But I forged a sword with the [Heavenly Demon Ore], thus triggering the Seven Lifetimes Curse that we are all familiar with."
"Your story only seems logical on the surface. Yi Xi, the founder of the Yin Yue Dynasty, must have been a rotten bastard." Yan Chixia nodded and then shook his head. "But the [Six Harmonies Crystal Essence] is the crystallization of the Positive Qi of heaven and earth, a rare treasure of the righteous path. How could the sword forged from it be the Demonic Sword [Yi Xi]?"
"Yes. The male and female swords forged from the evil [Heavenly Demon Ore] are one righteous and the other evil. The righteous [Six Harmonies Crystal Essence] has forged a supreme demonic treasure. This is indeed very illogical." Qi Ye looked at Yan Chixia, "But aren't you the same?"
"The leader of the righteous path, the sect master of the Xuan Xin Sect, you should have saved the world in Honghe Village twenty years ago, but instead you became the source of the world's destruction."
"It was you who, out of a moment of weakness, let those two babies go."
"But this is also your inspiration."
"Today, I will forgive your cleverness."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Yan Chixia cried out, seemingly insane. "The Yin Yue Dynasty clearly took away a baby girl!"
"Yan Chixia, when did you come to the misconception that the baby boy you are protecting is one of the Seven Lifetimes of Resentful Lovers?" Qi Ye stepped forward and said with pleasure, "In fact, whether it is a baby girl or a baby boy, they are in the hands of my dynasty."
"You are very perceptive; I am indeed that baby boy."
"The source of this seven-life curse is Gan Jiang, another disciple of the Old Man Asking the Heavens. He is the one who should truly cut down the [Ask the Heavens Sword] and marry Mo Xie."
"You've recovered everything?" Yan Chixia asked, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"No?" Qi Ye shook his head. "I haven't found Gan Jiang yet, nor have I taken back the City of No Tears, which is still intact and where time has stood still for five hundred years."
Sizzle—
A sudden burst of sword energy struck Yan Chixia, rendering him unable to move.
"I already told you, I won't kill you," Qi Ye said with a smile. "Don't even think about resisting, or you'll lose your chance to live."
"Go, break free and inform Jin Guang."
"This world is destined to be tainted by demons and transformed into a demonic realm."
"To prevent your premature demise, I will deal with the troublesome [Netherworld Spring] first."
He strode into the demonic energy, and [Moye] seemed to emit a pleasant sword cry.
The Demon Palace.
"Your Majesty, what is this?" On the bed, Xiaoqian got up and put on a gauze robe, looking somewhat puzzled.
The sword floating in front of her clearly exuded Positive Qi was extremely deadly to her, yet she felt a strong sense of closeness to it and was inexplicably certain that she would not be harmed by it.
"Hold it," said Qiye.
"Yes." Xiaoqian without hesitation.
The moment her pale hand gripped the sword hilt, her face, which always possessed the gentle charm unique to fox spirits, froze, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"My heart aches so much, I suddenly feel so sad. Who is that woman?"
She seemed to see an extremely beautiful woman, and resolutely jumped into the sword-forging furnace.
"Mo Xie, her name is Mo Xie." Qi Ye held Xiaoqian's hand. "This is also your name."
"My name?"
Xiaoqian followed Qiye's large hand with utmost obedience, then let him dress her up like a doll.
She seemed to have become one with that woman, losing control of her body.
When she came to her senses
"The Huan Bo Pond?"
"Yes, the Huan Bo Pond." On the bridge, Nanaya waved his hand, brushing the surface of the pool.
"Is this me?" Xiaoqian looked in surprise at the body inside, a human body that even had a living breath.
The sword in her hand also began to tremble.
"There is a place you must go as Moye." Qiye pressed his hand on Xiaoqian's back with slight force.
Heh heh—
With a heavy breathing sound, the body in the pool awoke.
"The Holy Ruler?" Xiaoqian asked, utterly puzzled.
Under the new moon, Qi Ye embraced his unconscious self and reached out his hand to her, while she was in the icy pool water.
She took Qi Ye's hand and rose from the pool.
Everything around us began to change drastically again.
Seven Nights disappeared.
The sword reappeared in his hand, and his body, dressed only in his undergarments, was now adorned with the clothes that Qi Ye had dressed for him.
It was as if everything in the Huan Bo Pond was just an illusion.
This is an unfamiliar street, a human city.
The brick and stone ground was covered with sheets of paper filled with writing.
Across the street stood a stranger, a woman who looked like a fairy or a Buddha.
"Long time no see, Tianxin."
She couldn't help but utter words that felt both strange and familiar to her.
"Long time no see," the woman said, her lips trembling as she uttered the name, "Moye."
"Where is the Holy Lord?" Xiaoqian stepped back, finally waking up from the illusion that she felt controlled by another force. "It's happening again. I feel like crying."
"This is the City of No Tears." The woman sighed, as if looking at someone else through Xiaoqian. "I'm sorry, I couldn't fulfill your request. I couldn't bring myself to Gan Jiang."
"I may indeed be Moye. The Holy Lord said so too. But now I only want to know where the Holy Lord is," Xiaoqian said, the light of [Moye] in her hand shimmering. "He is everything to me, more important than anything else."
"[Moye] is less a righteous divine weapon and more a sword of true love. It is Moye's love that purified the magic of the [Heavenly Demon Ore]. It can even suppress the [Netherworld Spring]." The woman said, "I envy you. I am a woman who dares not love, dares not hate, dares not face fate, and completely violates the mental technique of the [Profound Heart Marvelous Art] that I created."
"What nonsense are you spouting! What love and hate?" Xiaoqian pointed her sword at the woman, "Tell me where the Holy Lord is!"
"Your so-called Holy King, the successor of Yi Xi, since he was able to send you to the City of No Tears, he naturally has no fear of this city or the Gan Jiang within it," the woman said. "I suggest you listen carefully; perhaps this is his real reason for bringing you here."
"The Saint Lord Qiye is undoubtedly invincible. He is the most outstanding Saint Lord of all time." Xiaoqian put down her sword.
"My name is Su Tianxin," the woman sighed. "Do you know about the Seven Lifetimes of Resentful Lovers?"
"Of course I know," Xiaoqian said. "It is the decisive weapon for our demonic path to launch a counterattack against the righteous path and dominate the entire human world. You are probably going to say that I am one of those so-called vengeful couples."
"I had already foreseen this. Moye might be my first incarnation, the source of the curse."
"Our dynasty has also been very successful. My heart has been completely taken over by the Saint Lord Qiye."
"No matter who the other person is, there is no way I can be with him again."
"I also have my own life."
"Yes, you are not Mo Xie. She is only your Previous Life, not your present life." Su Tianxin smiled bitterly. "But that's not what I'm talking about. Mo Xie is not the real source of the curse."
"This Dadi was once ruled by the Heavenly Demon Clan."
"The Heavenly Demon is inherently cruel, and hatred and bloodshed fill the world. The world at that time was like hell."
"But for demons, that is a simple world."
"The nightmare of the Heavenly Demon Clan began with the appearance of humans."
"The Demon Race was wiped out, leaving only the Moon Demon surviving in this world."
"The Moon Demon?" Xiaoqian asked in confusion. "I've heard of her. She once attacked the Demon Palace, but Jing Wuyuan killed her, saving the Demon Palace. Does that mean we can't be considered demons?"
"True demons have no emotions," Su Tianxin said. "And they cannot die. Their bodies and souls cannot be completely destroyed. [Netherworld Spring] and [Heavenly Demon Star] are respectively the products of their remaining physical bodies on Dadi and their indelible resentment and lingering spirits."
"You have simply strayed into the demonic path."
"The Heavenly Demon Star becomes active once every 20 years on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the resulting celestial phenomenon is called 'Heavenly Demon Charges Seven Sha'."
"[Heavenly Demon Ore] is a meteorite that fell from the Heavenly Demon Star."
"It landed in front of Yi Xi, Gan Jiang, and Mo Xie."
"It can forge the sharpest male and female swords in the world, but it will also curse the forger with a seven-lifetime curse. As a coordinate to guide the power of the [Heavenly Demon Star] back to the world, it will turn this land back into a world of demons."
"Is it the Moon Demon?" Xiaoqian frowned.
"Yes." Su Tianxin nodded. "Mo Xie's father, Yi Xi, and Gan Jiang's master left a will before their deaths, stating that only a disciple who can forge the sword that he forged, the 'Wen Tian Sword,' can marry Mo Xie and inherit this Sword Forging City."
"The Heaven-Asking Sword is the sharpest sword in the world."
"This foundry city is also the most famous city."
"Moye is the most beautiful woman in the world."
"[The Heavenly Demon Ore] is undoubtedly a shortcut."
"Gan Jiang is another estranged lover, isn't he? He couldn't help but use the [Heavenly Demon Ore]?" Xiaoqian wondered. "No, Mo Xie should like Gan Jiang; they love each other. Yi Xi— "
"It was indeed Yi Xi," Su Tianxin said. "It was indeed him who stole the [Heavenly Demon Ore] and demanded victory from it."
"After he discovered that Gan Jiang's sword-making skills were superior, Gan Jiang and Mo Xie fell in love, and Gan Jiang received the [Six Harmonies Crystal Essence] that I gave him."
"How did you win in Yi Xi?" Xiaoqian asked.
"He switched the [Heavenly Demon Ore] with the [Six Harmonies Crystal Essence]," Su Tianxin said in a deep voice. "He used the [Yi Xi] forged from the [Six Harmonies Crystal Essence] to cut off [Heavenly Question]. This forced Mo Xie to marry him."
"Gan Jiang used the wrong material, the self-disguising [Heavenly Demon Ore], and forged the Demonic Sword [Gan Jiang] the day before his wedding, thus becoming a demon."
"In order to free Gan Jiang from the curse, Mo Xie sacrificed herself and used the remaining demon ore to forge [Mo Xie]."
"Before jumping into the sword furnace, she asked me to use [Moye] to kill Gan Jiang, so that she and Gan Jiang could be freed from the curse of seven lifetimes."
"But you failed," Xiaoqian said.
"Yes, I failed." Su Tianxin looked up at the sky. "I couldn't kill Gan Jiang. After Yi Xi discovered that Mo Xie would rather die than marry him, she cursed her and Gan Jiang, and the Positive Qi [Yi Xi] also fell into the demonic path and founded the Yin Yue Dynasty."
"I sealed Gan Jiang, but his sorrow did not disappear; instead, it gradually eroded the city."
Finally, he became one with the city.
"Therefore, everyone who comes here is affected by Gan Jiang's sorrow and cannot help but shed tears."
"But the tears will remind Gan Jiang of the painful memories he had of Mo Xie, and he will appear and stop the tears with blood."
"So you call this place the 'City of No Tears'?" Xiaoqian asked. "You're not going to cry, are you? I don't want to see Gan Jiang."
"I have watched over Gan Jiang for countless years. I have long been accustomed to his sorrow," Su Tianxin said. "Later, I discovered that Afterlife could alleviate Gan Jiang's sorrow. Because of this, I comprehended a set of martial arts to stop the [Heavenly Demon Ore] from using the resentment of Mo Xie and Gan Jiang's seven reincarnations to wreak havoc on the world."
"Only love can suppress the power of the [Heavenly Demon Ore]."
"Therefore, I keep collecting love stories from the human world to stop Gan Jiang's killing spree. In the City of No Tears, tears are forbidden because they are born of sorrow. Sorrow will dilute the power of love, allowing Gan Jiang to be reborn and start killing again."
"Is it the [Profound Heart Marvelous Art] you just mentioned?" Xiaoqian asked.
Su Tianxin nodded.
"So, we are actually enemies?" Xiaoqian drew her sword again. "I'm sorry, but I must follow the Saint Lord Qiye and let demons taint the world."