Ch. 2321Eighty Million Sword Cultivators Invade the Heavenly Court
Chapter Summary
Key Plot Points and Events
- Eighty million human sword cultivators invade the Underworld, fighting their way toward Yanluo Hall despite endless waves of Underworld beings and seemingly impossible odds.
- Over several decades, more than ten million sword cultivators die. The survivors gradually stabilize their formation, stop their lifespans from rapidly draining, and begin methodically uncovering the Underworld’s secrets.
- The Three True Immortal Heirs of the Myriad Races Heavenly Court realize that the human Sword Immortal Heir’s understanding of the Primordial Ancient Talisman greatly surpasses their own. They acknowledge that their earlier plan to attack the Supreme Great Sun Dao Court was a disastrous miscalculation.
- The war continues for 100,000 years. Although countless beings die, the conflict accelerates immortal Dao research, leading to new treasures, spells, technologies, and production methods.
- During this period, Jiang Ding advances his Law-Annihilating Sun Immortal Scripture to thirty-five characters, an achievement beyond many historical sovereigns.
- Ten million sword cultivators eventually breach the mortal realm and Underworld and invade the Heavenly Court under leaders such as Great Sun Yang Mang and Seven Killings. They devastate the Heavenly Court, kill countless soldiers and quasi-emperors, and push its defenses to the brink of collapse.
- Wei Zishucheng begs Quasi-Emperor Red Thread to summon the Divine Dao Guard. The True God Heir responds by sending a powerful army formed from deities and believers of the marriage Great Dao.
- The newly arrived divine army exploits the sword cultivators’ exhaustion and strikes them from behind, breaking their formation. The sword cultivators retreat, with leading figures delaying briefly to help others escape.
- The Heavenly Court survives but is left shattered, blood-soaked, and filled with corpses.
Character Developments
- The human sword cultivators demonstrate extraordinary courage, discipline, and persistence. They accept enormous casualties without abandoning their mission and gradually replace reckless assault with efficient, methodical exploration.
- The Three True Immortal Heirs are forced to confront their ignorance and the overwhelming depth of the human Sword Immortal Heir’s path. Despite recognizing the danger, Myriad Laws True Immortal Heir chooses to continue developing their Three Realms system rather than surrender.
- Jiang Ding continues his calm, relentless Dao research. His rapid progress reveals immense potential and shows how the war has become a catalyst for his cultivation and the wider development of immortal Dao science.
- Wei Zishucheng becomes desperate as the Heavenly Court collapses, openly pleading for reinforcements.
- Quasi-Emperor Red Thread is placed in a difficult position, awaiting the True God Heir’s decision regarding the Divine Dao Guard.
- Great Sun Yang Mang and the other sword cultivator leaders display strategic sacrifice by holding back the enemy long enough for the surviving forces to retreat.
Significant Themes
- Persistence and sacrifice: The sword cultivators continue fighting for 100,000 years despite catastrophic losses, embodying the fearless and uncompromising nature of the sword path.
- War as a force for progress: The conflict causes immense destruction but also accelerates technological and Dao-related innovation.
- Limits of knowledge and miscalculation: The Three True Immortal Heirs realize that their understanding of the human Sword Immortal Heir was dangerously incomplete.
- Collective strength versus individual mastery: The Heavenly Court’s survival depends on the combined power of its forces and the True God Heir’s divine army, while the sword cultivators’ strength comes from unified purpose and refined combat efficiency.
- The cost of exhaustion: Even an apparently unstoppable army can be defeated when prolonged warfare drains its strength and leaves it vulnerable to a fresh force.
- Ambition amid impending destruction: The Three Realms’ leaders recognize that their grand Dao ambitions may end in annihilation, yet they remain unwilling to abandon their path.
Character Interactions
- The Three True Immortal Heirs discuss the threat posed by the invading sword cultivators and acknowledge their earlier strategic error.
- Myriad Laws True Immortal Heir urges continued exploration of the Three Realms despite the danger, while Six Paths Reincarnation True Immortal Heir expresses concern about their possible destruction.
- Empress Fusang reports the sword cultivators’ breakthrough to Jiang Ding, who responds with detached calm.
- Wei Zishucheng pleads with Red Thread for the deployment of the Divine Dao Guard.
- Red Thread ultimately receives the True God Heir’s reinforcement, which turns the battle and forces the exhausted sword cultivators to retreat.