The seabed passage of the Sea of No Return was suffused with salty, bitter sword intent. Every piece of coral resembled a sharp blade, gleaming with a cold light beneath the dark-blue glow of the sea. Chu Mo held Yun Che's hand as the Primordial Chaos Sword Seal on his broken sword resonated with the runes on the passage walls, unexpectedly condensing a sword manual formed from flowing water ahead of them—the long-lost "Nine Tides Style."
"Brother Chu Mo, there are remnants of Wood Law within these water swords." Yun Che pointed at the coral sword patterns, and the Heaven Suppressing Seal trembled softly. "It feels like that Bone Sword Emissary from the Myriad Demon Palace..."
Her words were cut off by a suddenly descending vortex. The seawater above the passage churned violently as twelve figures burst forth from the whirlpool. At their head was a sharkfolk woman wielding a trident, ink-black tidal patterns flowing across her scales—the Sea of No Return's Ink Tide Sword Princess, who had once devoured the origins of three sword cultivators from the Spirit Realm.
"Humans, you dare lay hands on the Return to Ruin Key." The sharkfolk woman's voice was like an undercurrent beneath the sea. Her trident slashed through the water, and twelve tidal sword shadows formed a cage that trapped Chu Mo and Yun Che within.
Chu Mo lightly swung his broken sword, intending to devour the Tidal Law, only to discover that the sword shadows contained a bizarre corrosive power. Yun Che's Heaven Suppressing Seal lit up first, its golden radiance isolating the corrosive force while blasting a gap in the cage. "Careful! They're using Return to Ruin Dead Water—it can erode every law!"
"So that was it." Understanding flashed through Chu Mo's eyes. His broken sword suddenly reversed, drawing the dead-water sword shadows deep into the Chaos Furnace within his sword domain. Under the blazing heat of Chaos Sword Qi, the Corrosion Law gradually peeled away, revealing the pure tidal power beneath.
"Primordial Sword Art, Water Form—Devour the Tides!"
The Chaos Sword Body erupted with a surging force of suction. All twelve tidal sword shadows were forcibly drawn into the broken sword, transforming into watery-blue patterns upon its blade. The sharkfolk woman discovered in terror that her connection to the Return to Ruin Dead Water had been severed, and her trident fell to the ground with a clang.
"Spare us! We are willing to submit to the Chaos Sword Palace..."
Before she could finish, a rumble suddenly sounded from the depths of Return to Ruin. The enormous bronze gates at the end of the passage slowly opened, revealing a crystal palace floating in the void. Embedded atop its roof was the second Primordial Chaos Key—the Azure Ripple Jade Pendant—which echoed from afar with the Mysterious Yellow Jade Piece in Yun Che's hand.
"Careful!" Chu Mo suddenly threw himself over Yun Che. A streak of black sword light shot from deep within the crystal palace, leaving a wound in the passage wall so deep it seemed to reach the bone. He looked up to see an elderly man in a water-patterned Daoist robe walking over the water, nine fish-shaped sword sheaths hanging from his waist. He was the guardian of the Sea of No Return, the Return to Ruin Sword Venerable.
"Chaos Sword Body, Heaven Suppressing Bloodline..." The old man's voice bore the vicissitudes of ten thousand years. "Back when the seven Divine Venerables fought, I was ordered to guard the Azure Ripple Jade Pendant. I never expected that, in the end, I would still be waiting for you."
He raised a hand, and all nine fish-shaped sword sheaths flew out at once, condensing into the Nine Palace Tide Array in midair. Each tide carried a different Water Law: torrential rain, vortex, glacier, dead water... Layer upon layer, they engulfed Chu Mo and Yun Che.
"Yun Che, use the Heaven Suppressing Seal to stabilize the center!" Chu Mo swung his broken sword repeatedly, striking toward the nine palace positions. The instant Chaos Sword Qi collided with the Tidal Law, a battle memory of his mother, Chu Muxue, suddenly surfaced within his Sea of Consciousness—back then, she had used her Chaos Sword Body to withstand the combined laws of seven Divine Venerables, buying Chu Mo his chance to escape.
"Mother, lend me your sword intent... Break the formation!"
Chu Mo shouted lowly, and Chu Muxue's phantom emerged within his sword domain. The broken sword in the phantom's hand moved in sync with his own, cleaving a path of chaos through the Nine Palace Array. Yun Che seized the chance to summon the Heaven Suppressing Seal. Golden light illuminated the crystal palace, and the Azure Ripple Jade Pendant fell into her palm in response.
Watching the jade pendant leave its place, the Return to Ruin Sword Venerable suddenly revealed a relieved smile. "Ten thousand years... I can finally be free..." His body began to turn transparent, transforming into specks of watery light that merged into Return to Ruin. "Remember, the third key is in the Immortal Realm's Primal Beginning Thunder Pool. There..."
Before his words could end, a piercing shriek rang out from the depths of Return to Ruin. An enormous shadow emerged from the darkness. It was a Bone Tide Beast formed from countless sea demon skeletons, and embedded within its core was a bloodstained jade pendant—the third key fragment lost by the Myriad Demon Palace.
"Brother Chu Mo, the jade pendant is inside it!" Yun Che urgently warned.
Chu Mo raised his broken sword high. Chaos Sword Qi fused with the water power of the Azure Ripple Jade Pendant, forming the phantom of a massive water dragon at the sword tip. "Primordial Sword Art, Water Dragon Break!"
The water dragon roared as it charged toward the Bone Tide Beast, and its skeletal body collapsed at once. Just as the jade pendant fragment was about to fall, it was swept away by a streak of blood light—the surviving elder of the Blood Demon Sect had actually hidden deep within Return to Ruin, hoping to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.
"Give it back!" Yun Che instinctively activated the Heaven Suppressing Seal. Golden chains tore through the blood light and dragged the jade pendant fragment back. At the same time, Chu Mo's broken sword pierced through the elder's Sea of Consciousness, and Chaos Sword Qi utterly annihilated his Primordial Spirit.
After the battle, Chu Mo and Yun Che sat upon the steps of the crystal palace, watching the two jade pendants in their hands gradually fuse with the Mysterious Yellow Imperial Seal. Yun Che suddenly pointed at the distant water curtain. "Brother Chu Mo, look!"
A complete map of the Primordial Sword Domain appeared upon the water curtain. The nine key fragments corresponded to nine forbidden lands across the myriad worlds. When their gazes fell upon the Immortal Realm's Primal Beginning Thunder Pool, ripples suddenly spread across the water curtain, revealing the reflection of a woman in white—Su Hanxue, the Saintess of the Grand Profound Sect. The World Suppressing Seal in her hand was identical to Yun Che's Heaven Suppressing Seal.
"Chaos Sword Master, we will be waiting for you at the Primal Beginning Thunder Pool." Su Hanxue's voice came from the water curtain, carrying a tremor so faint it was almost imperceptible. "And... protect Yun Che."
The instant the water curtain vanished, the Sword Palace's transmission sword rang out again. Sword Thirteen's voice was urgent. "Sword Master, the Grand Profound Sect's envoy has been waiting at the Sword Palace for three days. They brought..."
"An invitation to the Heaven Suppressing Saintess Matrimonial Selection Assembly." Yun Che took over, looking at the Heaven Suppressing Seal in her palm as she suddenly recalled her mother's words before death. "Brother Chu Mo, my mother once said that the Heaven Suppressing Bloodline must undergo Divine Body Alignment every three hundred years. Only a Saintess who awakens the Heaven Suppressing Divine Body can..."
Her voice suddenly caught in her throat. Chu Mo gently pulled her into his embrace, feeling her trembling body. "Don't be afraid. Whether it is the matrimonial selection assembly or Divine Body Alignment, I will stand by your side. Just as you protected me in the Sword Tomb back then."
Three days later, before the gates of the Chaos Sword Palace, the Grand Profound Sect's envoy held a gold-edged invitation as he looked at the young man and woman standing side by side. Chu Mo's broken sword was casually planted in the ground, yet it made him feel a sword intent more terrifying than that of the master of Grand Profound Mountain. Yun Che's Heaven Suppressing Seal had restrained its radiance, yet it resonated with the Grand Profound runes upon the invitation.
"Please inform your sect that we will attend as scheduled." Chu Mo accepted the invitation, his gaze falling upon the gilded words "Primal Beginning Thunder Pool." "And tell Saintess Su Hanxue—"
A cold smile suddenly appeared on his face. His broken sword trembled lightly, reducing the Grand Profound seal on the invitation to dust. "The Chaos Sword Master's woman does not need to be chosen by anyone."
The envoy staggered back half a step in shock, suddenly recalling the records of the sect's forbidden grounds: Heaven Suppression and Chaos had originally been the yin and yang poles when heaven and earth first opened. Whoever forcibly separated them would surely suffer the backlash of primordial chaos.
The waves of the Sea of No Return continued to surge, while the crystal palace in the depths of Return to Ruin gradually vanished into darkness. Chu Mo and Yun Che set out on their return journey to the Sword Palace, the key fragments in their hands giving off a warm glow. They knew that the lightning tribulations of the Primal Beginning Thunder Pool, the trials of the Grand Profound Sect, and the unknown challenges of the Immortal Realm were all waiting for them.
But at this moment, they only needed to hold each other's hands tightly. The resonance between the Chaos Sword Body and the Heaven Suppressing Bloodline reached its peak the instant they touched, as though the laws of the entire Spirit Realm were cheering for them. The legend belonging to the Chaos Sword Master, witnessed by the tides of Return to Ruin, was unfolding into an even more magnificent chapter across the vast heavens of the Immortal Realm.
At the summit of Grand Profound Mountain in the Immortal Realm, Su Hanxue looked at the shattered invitation in her hand, yet a smile curved across her lips. She gently caressed the World Suppressing Seal before her chest, sensing that familiar strand of Chaos Aura, and murmured softly, "Chu Mo, Yun Che, we will meet again soon. This time, I will not let the fate of the Heaven Suppressing Seal become an obstacle in your path..."
The sea breeze swept across the beach, carrying every oath into the deep sea. The twin legend of Chaos and Heaven Suppression formally embarked upon its journey to the Immortal Realm beneath the glow of the Return to Ruin Key. Awaiting them would be more powerful enemies, more mysterious laws, and the ultimate truth hidden deep within primordial chaos.
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