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Back then, to stop the sword from continuing its evil deeds, a mighty expert had forcibly split it into three, sealing the three swords separately within the Three Great Secret Realms.

To keep the Demonic Sword from becoming whole again, the mighty expert had not even left a few words explaining much about it.

Yet things had gone against his wishes. The method of reuniting the Demonic Sword had still been passed down... No, perhaps that person had known all along.

After becoming whole, the Demonic Sword shot straight toward the higher, more distant sky.

At the same time, formations scattered across the various continents reacted.

One after another, altars built from cultivators' blood began to operate, as though answering the sword's call.

For a time, radiant light filled every corner of the Nine Provinces Continent.

By this point, Su Jiu already had a good idea of what would happen next.

The Demonic Sword pierced the red scar in the sky that seemed poised to tear the heavens apart. In that instant, the rift trembled faintly, as though it had come alive.

Then the red light on the ground grew ever stronger.

Su Jiu could sense the red scar in the sky resonating with the formations on the ground from afar.

The Thousand-Absolute Demon-Summoning Formation. Thousand-Absolute... Demon-Summoning Formation.

This was something truly meant to summon demonic beasts.

The sky split, forcibly torn apart by pairs of hands reaching out through the red rift.

As the red scar widened, the black demonic qi spilling through it became increasingly visible.

The Azure Realm descended into chaos.

Su Jiu watched strangely shaped demonic beasts squeeze through the narrow gap and enter the Azure Realm, one after another.

Some had blue faces and protruding fangs, like vengeful ghosts. Others looked no different from ordinary