The Far Northern Lands, Extreme Palace Heaven.
Heavenly Pivot Clear Edge sat cross-legged in a Sword Pool, Sword Qi swirling around him, his mind clear and still. Since his battle with Du You, he had gained new insights and made further progress in the Sword Dao.
As he contemplated, a faint light suddenly drifted out of the void and hovered before him. Heavenly Pivot frowned slightly and reached out to take it. Chu Mo's voice emerged from within:
"Fellow Daoist Heavenly Pivot, does this move by Great Evolution count as defying heaven's will and obstructing the Netherworld? And you haven't forgotten what you promised me before, have you?"
Heavenly Pivot's expression remained calm as he slowly rose.
Though he disliked the Tribulation Deliverance Gate's ways and hardly trusted Chu Mo, he had already given his word. So long as it did not violate heaven's will, he would naturally not go back on it.
Besides, heaven's will shone clear and could not be defied.
The Netherworld had been ordained by heaven's will. Its spread throughout Fuli was inevitable.
Who dared obstruct it?
Without hesitation, Heavenly Pivot took a single step and vanished from Extreme Palace Heaven.
Within the Great Void, in Great Evolution's Western Pole Lands. A streak of sword light came from the north, like a white rainbow piercing the sun, crossing countless miles to crash straight toward them. That sword light was vast beyond measure; wherever its edge pointed, heaven and earth changed color.
The Great Evolution Dao Sect had only just reacted when the sword light descended.
"Heavenly Pivot Clear Edge! Have you gone mad?!"
An enraged shout exploded through the Great Void. Immediately afterward, Water Resonance surged skyward, transforming into endless rivers to meet the sword light. Yet the sword light was too vast, as pure as