In the wind.
A figure slowly appeared.
Using the power of the Chaotic Five Elements Barrage Disk, Gu Qingshan returned to his original form. He slipped away from the battlefield, became a breeze, and drifted to the Immortal King's side.
--He reached out and took hold of the Heaven Sword.
"Rest assured, Senior. The sword is in my hands."
Gu Qingshan spoke solemnly.
The Immortal King looked at Gu Qingshan, then at the Heaven Sword in his hand. The despair and unwillingness on his face vanished.
At last, the Immortal King smiled and said with difficulty, "You came. That's enough."
He slowly closed his eyes, lowered his head, and breathed his last.
The Ancient Era of the Human Race came crashing to an end with the Immortal King's passing.
Everything was over.
Looking at the old man who had planned it all, Gu Qingshan felt emotions surging back and forth in his heart.
But he only drew a breath and forced them down.
After enduring so much bloodshed and strife, traversing the entire Ancient Era, and weaving between the monsters' schemes and the Human Race's struggles, he had finally reached the most critical moment.
He could not afford to lose his composure.
It was not over yet.
He had to give everything to bring about the final outcome.
In the void, lines of small blood-red text appeared one after another.
"You have obtained the Heaven Sword."
"You have completed the Order Evolution mission."
"The Demon King's Order is now beginning its evolution. The Demon King is about to descend."
All the blood-red text vanished.
Immediately afterward, the Demon King's Order spoke:
"Having obtained an Order Source Force equal in rank to that of the prototype, this evolution is now complete."
"Since you have dealt with the Abyss Weaver of Fate,