With the Sword in My Hand, I'll Cleave This World Apart!!!

When a butterfly flapped its wings.

Fate began to stray from its original course.

What kind of changes would that bring to the world?

Ye Changfeng silently looked at Old Master Nian's corpse before him.

At first,

all he had wanted was to keep his head down in peace.

Once he had enough strength, he would go see the world, try to find himself a sweet romance, and, if he got the chance...

Help those who needed it.

Ye Changfeng knew himself well.

Therefore,

based on the future revealed by the Heavenly Curtain,

he could roughly deduce how his life would unfold.

It would probably go like this—

Join Great Bamboo Peak.

Then keep his head down until he reached the Supreme Purity Realm.

Then have a sweet romance with Lu Xueqi, collect all Five Scrolls of the Heavenly Book, and finally wipe out the Myriad Poisons Sect and Longevity Hall...

He was a softhearted person.

When he had the ability to help, he couldn't bear to see ordinary people die before his eyes. That was probably why Ye Changfeng would become the Azure Cloud Sect Leader in the future. He wanted to make some changes to this world...

In the future,

the Beast God would emerge.

The world would teeter on the brink of disaster.

Countless people would die, and countless others would be left homeless.

Ye Changfeng simply couldn't bear to see such a scene unfold before him.

It wasn't a case of being overly sentimental.

It was simply the sort of compassion a person with sound values ought to have.

Ye Changfeng had once heard a saying:

"Those who are poor should focus on cultivating themselves; those who are prosperous should help the world."

The saying suited him quite well. When he lacked the ability, he only needed to take care of himself. Once he had the ability, he could help others when he could. As long as they seemed decent...

Why was the Righteous Path called the Righteous Path?

Why did no one curse True Lord Daoxuan?

Because—

"My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror; everything I do is righteous."

True Lord Daoxuan knew that using the Zhu Xian Sword repeatedly would eventually drive him mad.

And yet...

In the end, he still used it.

Why?

Because

he was the Azure Cloud Sect Leader.

He was the Righteous Path's sole pillar for three hundred years.

If even he chose to give up, how hopeless would this world become...

Ye Changfeng sighed softly.

For some reason, his heart was stirred. Xiao Yicai's death was only one part of it. More than anything...

He wanted to do something for this world.

"Before, all I wanted was to keep my head down."

"But now..."

"I don't want to anymore."

Ye Changfeng raised his eyes slightly.

His deep gaze was exceptionally calm, with flickers of sharp Sword Intent within it.

"Whoosh!"

That thread of Sword Intent grew ever sharper.

What had once been mild gradually took on an edge.

Just like Ye Changfeng...

He had gone from giving up and keeping his head down to quietly changing. That shift in his mindset had, in turn, transformed his Sword Intent.

It had become more brilliant and keener.

"Boom!"

Brilliant Sword Intent shot into the sky.

Its aura grew ever more fierce and sharp, as though it had become an unparalleled divine sword—a supreme blade capable of cleaving heaven and earth.

With the sword in my hand!

I'll cleave this world apart!!

"Hum!"

At that moment,

Ye Changfeng's aura quietly began to change as well.

He broke through to the late stage of the Shangqing Realm as naturally as breathing.

"Hm?"

"Could this be..."

"Enlightenment?"

Ye Changfeng was a little surprised.

He realized that his mind had just entered a state of perfect clarity.

This...

Was probably a moment of Enlightenment.

"Whoosh!"

Ye Changfeng glanced back.

The battle behind him was nearly over.

Lu Xueqi, Qi Hao, and Zeng Shushu were far too powerful for the Blood Refining Hall's followers to stand against. It was a complete massacre...

Blood and fire blazed.

Ye Changfeng calmly watched everything before him.

He felt no pity whatsoever for the Blood Refining Hall's followers.

Why was the Demonic Sect called the Demonic Sect?

They killed people to refine poison, extracted souls to refine spirits, and condensed blood to make pills.

These were all hallmarks of the Demonic Sect.

Did such people...

Deserve pity?

Hah!

Pitying members of the Demonic Sect was what it really meant to be overly sentimental.

"Shhk!"

Lu Xueqi cut down the last surviving member of the Blood Refining Hall with a single sword stroke.

A trace of frost crossed her cool, lovely face. There was no pity in her eyes, because she knew those people were completely undeserving of it. If someone pitied them...

Who would pity the innocent?

(ps: One picture perfectly captures what a Righteous Fairy is.)

The Cold and Aloof Girl glanced back.

Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Ye Changfeng not far away. Then she ran over to him, pattering along, and...

"Hm?"

Lu Xueqi tilted her head slightly.

She studied Ye Changfeng and said hesitantly, "You seem a little different."

"How so?"

Ye Changfeng smiled softly and reached out to pinch the girl's cheek.

"Mmph—"

Lu Xueqi glared at him coquettishly.

She glanced back and saw that Zeng Shushu and Qi Hao had already turned around on their own. So she clasped her hands behind her back, leaned close to Ye Changfeng, and said:

"You feel... even more handsome."

The girl's eyes sparkled.

Her pretty face was flushed. She was clearly a little embarrassed to say it, but it was the truth.

In her eyes,

Ye Changfeng really was more handsome now. His looks hadn't changed; he had already been exceptionally handsome. It was just that his bearing had become even more otherworldly...

"Heh."

Ye Changfeng couldn't help laughing.

He knew what had changed in him. It was a transformation in his heart and bearing.

"Senior Brother Qi, Junior Brother Zeng."

Ye Changfeng didn't explain further. He took Lu Xueqi's hand and turned toward Qi Hao and Zeng Shushu, who were waiting in the distance to give them privacy.

"Junior Brother Ye."

Qi Hao and Zeng Shushu walked over awkwardly.

Lu Xueqi's pretty face reddened slightly, and she shyly hid behind Ye Changfeng.

Ye Changfeng, however, remained perfectly composed.

He pointed toward the Dead Spirit Abyss in the distance and said, "I heard the Blood Refining Hall built a treasure vault deep in the Ruthless Sea. Why don't we go down and take a look..."

"Sounds good."

Qi Hao and Zeng Shushu nodded without hesitation.

Now,

they trusted Ye Changfeng completely.

With Ye Changfeng there,

they weren't worried about running into danger.

The group exchanged glances.

Then,

they flew down toward the Dead Spirit Abyss on their swords.

The Dead Spirit Abyss was a chasm inside a mountain. It stretched far and wide, and deep within it lay an underground sea, seemingly endless.

This sea was called—

The Ruthless Sea!

Countless Wraiths wandered through the Ruthless Sea.

They had all formed after people died. Their lingering obsessions had gradually turned them into mindless Wraiths, drifting aimlessly through the Ruthless Sea.

"Whoosh!"

The group's Magic Treasures gave off a faint glow.

The light illuminated their surroundings.

They saw Wraiths drifting densely all around them.

They still took human form. Among them were old people, young adults, women, and even children.

It was obvious.

They were no longer human.