The River of Time Flows Through Eternity; Three Calamities and Five Trials Sever Black Lotus

An azure lotus.

In the Abyssal Ruins, amid filthy mud, an azure lotus had taken root.

Newly sprouted, the lotus was still tender. To look at it, one would think it had spent untold ages gestating in the mud of the Abyssal Ruins before finally emerging.

Looking at the tender lotus, Jiang Sheng slowly uttered a few words. "Chaos Green Lotus."

Back in the Linghua Realm, Zhengyang True Lord had said that the Mountain Sea Realm held a Chaos Green Lotus. The damaged Chaos Green Lotus Seed in his possession was proof.

After arriving in the Mountain Sea Realm, Jiang Sheng had never thought to search for it. It was as though some unseen will had concealed the matter.

But at the sight of this newly sprouted lotus, Jiang Sheng remembered Zhengyang True Lord's words.

The Chaos Green Lotus, root of the Great Dao.

"So the Mountain Sea Realm truly does have a Chaos Green Lotus. It's only that it has remained in these Abyssal Ruins for too long and undergone a change."

"But who caused that change?"

As Jiang Sheng spoke, one being came to mind: the Mystic Lord of Self-So Freedom and Myriad Wonders.

Yet doubt lingered in Jiang Sheng's heart. Was this truly the Great Heavenly Demon Master's doing?

Had the Great Heavenly Demon Master truly corrupted the Chaos Green Lotus?

The threads of karmic cause and effect had already proven that this Chaos Green Lotus would become Black Shadow in the future.

The Qingping Sword appeared soundlessly in Jiang Sheng's hand. As the seven azure lotuses winding around its black blade bloomed one after another, the essence of the three calamities and the final tribulation gathered and condensed, lending the sword a keen edge.

Without hesitation, Jiang Sheng swung. In an instant, the mottled sword-light seemed