Return to Ruin Tide

The underwater passage of the Sea of No Return was filled with a salty sword intent. Every coral was shaped like a sharp sword, gleaming coldly in the deep blue light of the sea. Chu Mo held Yun Che's hand. The Primordial Chaos Sword Seal on his Broken Sword resonated with the runes on the passage walls, actually conjuring a sword manual made of flowing water before them—it was the long-lost Nine Tides Style.

"Brother Chu Mo, there are remnants of wood-element laws in these water swords." Yun Che pointed at the coral sword patterns, her Heaven Suppressing Seal trembling slightly. "It seems like the Bone Sword Emissary from the Myriad Demon Palace..."

Her words were interrupted by a sudden vortex. The seawater at the top of the passage churned violently, and twelve figures emerged from the vortex, killing their way out. The leading merfolk woman held a trident, her scales swirling with ink-colored tide patterns—it was the Ink Tide Sword Princess of the Sea of No Return, who had once devoured the origins of three Spirit Realm sword cultivators.

"Humans, how dare you covet the Return to Ruin Key." The merfolk woman's voice was like an underwater current. Her trident sliced through the water, and twelve tide sword shadows formed a cage, trapping Chu Mo and Yun Che in the center.

Chu Mo lightly swung his Broken Sword, intending to devour the tide laws, but found a strange corrosive force mixed within the sword shadows. Yun Che's Heaven Suppressing Seal lit up first, its golden light isolating the corrosive force and simultaneously blasting a gap in the cage. "Be careful, they're using Return to Ruin Dead Water, it can corrode all laws!"

"So that's it." A look of understanding flashed in Chu Mo's eyes. His Broken Sword suddenly reversed, actually drawing the dead water sword shadows into the Chaos Furnace deep within his Sword Domain. Under the high temperature of the Chaos Sword Qi, the corrosive laws gradually peeled away, revealing the pure tide power beneath.

"Primordial Sword Art, Water Style—Swallow Tide!"

His Chaos Sword Body erupted with a surging suction force. The twelve tide sword shadows were actually sucked into the Broken Sword, transforming into aquamarine patterns on the sword body. The merfolk woman was horrified to find that her connection with the Return to Ruin Dead Water had been severed, and her trident clattered to the ground.

"Spare us! We are willing to surrender to the Chaos Sword Palace..."

Before she could finish speaking, a roar suddenly came from deep within the Return to Ruin. The bronze giant gate at the end of the passage slowly opened. Behind the gate was a crystal palace suspended in the void. Embedded on the palace roof was the second Primordial Chaos Key—the Azure Ripple Jade Pendant—which was resonating with the Mysterious Yellow Jade Piece in Yun Che's hand.

"Careful!" Chu Mo suddenly tackled Yun Che to the ground. A black sword light shot out from the depths of the crystal palace, leaving a bone-deep scar on the passage wall. He looked up and saw an old man in a water-patterned daoist robe stepping on the water, with nine fish-shaped sword sheaths hanging from his waist. It 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 carried the vicissitudes of ten thousand years. "During the great battle of the seven Divine Venerables back then, I was ordered to guard the Azure Ripple Jade Pendant. I didn't expect that in the end, I would still wait for you."

He raised his hand, and the nine fish-shaped sword sheaths simultaneously flew out, condensing into the Nine Palace Tide Array in the void. Each tide carried a different water law: heavy rain, vortex, glacier, dead water... layer upon layer, enveloping Chu Mo and Yun Che.

"Yun Che, use the Heaven Suppressing Seal to stabilize the center!" Chu Mo continuously swung his Broken Sword, striking towards the nine palace positions. At the moment the Chaos Sword Qi collided with the tide laws, his Sea of Consciousness suddenly showed the battle memories of his mother, Chu Muxue—back then, she had used her Chaos Sword Body to directly withstand the combined law attack of the seven Divine Venerables, only then buying Chu Mo a chance to escape.

"Mother, lend me your sword intent... Break the array!"

Chu Mo roared softly, and the phantom of Chu Muxue appeared in his Sword Domain. The Broken Sword in the phantom's hand synchronized with his movements, actually cutting a chaotic passage within the Nine Palace Array. Yun Che seized the opportunity to unleash her Heaven Suppressing Seal. The golden light illuminated the crystal palace, and the Azure Ripple Jade Pendant fell into her palm in response.

The Return to Ruin Sword Venerable watched the jade pendant leave his body and suddenly showed a relieved smile. "Ten thousand years... finally, I can be free..." His body began to turn transparent, transforming into specks of water light that merged into the Return to Ruin. "Remember, the third key is in the Primal Beginning Thunder Pool in the Immortal Realm. There..."

Before he finished speaking, a piercing shriek came from the depths of the Return to Ruin. A huge shadow emerged from the darkness—it was a Bone Tide Beast composed of countless sea monster skeletons. Embedded in its core was a blood-stained jade pendant—it was the third key fragment lost by the Myriad Demon Palace.

"Brother Chu Mo, the jade pendant is inside it!" Yun Che quickly reminded him.

Chu Mo raised his Broken Sword high. The Chaos Sword Qi merged with the water power of the Azure Ripple Jade Pendant, condensing into a giant water dragon phantom at the sword tip. "Primordial Sword Art, Water Dragon Break!"

The water dragon roared and charged towards the Bone Tide Beast. Its body, composed of skeletons, disintegrated in response. Just as the jade pendant fragment was about to fall, it was swept away by a blood light—the remaining elders of the Blood Demon Sect were actually hiding in the depths of the Return to Ruin, attempting to reap the benefits.

"Give it back!" Yun Che instinctively activated her Heaven Suppressing Seal. Golden chains sliced through the blood light, pulling the jade pendant fragment back. At the same time, Chu Mo's Broken Sword had already pierced the elder's Sea of Consciousness, and the Chaos Sword Qi completely annihilated his primordial spirit.

After this battle, Chu Mo and Yun Che sat on the steps of the crystal palace, watching the two jade pendants and the Mysterious Yellow Imperial Seal in their hands gradually merge. Yun Che suddenly pointed at the water screen in the distance. "Brother Chu Mo, look!"

The water screen showed a panoramic view of the Primordial Sword Domain. The nine key fragments corresponded to the nine forbidden areas in the Myriad Realms. When their gaze fell on the Primal Beginning Thunder Pool in the Immortal Realm, the water screen suddenly rippled, revealing the reflection of a woman in white—it was 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 are waiting for you at the Primal Beginning Thunder Pool." Su Hanxue's voice came from the water screen, with a hint of imperceptible tremor. "And... protect Yun Che."

The moment the water screen dissipated, the sword chime of the sword palace's communication rang again. Sword Thirteen's voice was urgent. "Sword Master, the envoy from the Grand Profound Sect 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 the conversation, looking at the Heaven Suppressing Seal in her palm. She suddenly remembered her mother's dying words. "Brother Chu Mo, my mother once said that the Heaven Suppressing Bloodline needs to undergo Divine Body Alignment every three hundred years. Only a Saintess who awakens the Heaven Suppressing Divine Body can..."

Her voice suddenly choked up. Chu Mo gently pulled her into his embrace, feeling her trembling body. "Don't be afraid. Whether it's the matrimonial selection assembly or Divine Body Alignment, I will stand by your side. Just like you protected me in the Sword Tomb back then."

Three days later, at the entrance of the Chaos Sword Palace. The Grand Profound Sect envoy held a gold-edged invitation, looking at the young man and woman standing side by side before him. Chu Mo's Broken Sword was casually stuck in the ground, yet it made him feel a sword intent more terrifying than that of the Grand Profound Mountain Master; Yun Che's Heaven Suppressing Seal's light was contained, yet it resonated with the Grand Profound runes on the invitation.

"Please inform your sect that we will arrive on time." Chu Mo took the invitation, his gaze falling on the small gilded words "Primal Beginning Thunder Pool." "Also, tell Saintess Su Hanxue—"

He suddenly let out a cold laugh. His Broken Sword trembled slightly, shattering the Grand Profound seal on the invitation into dust. "The Chaos Sword Master's woman does not need to be chosen by anyone."

The envoy stepped back half a step in shock, suddenly remembering the records in the sect's forbidden area: Heaven Suppressing and Chaos were originally the yin and yang poles at the beginning of heaven and earth. Those who forcibly separated them would inevitably suffer the backlash of Primordial Chaos.

The waves of the Sea of No Return still surged, and the crystal palace deep within the Return to Ruin gradually faded into darkness. Chu Mo and Yun Che embarked on the path back to the sword palace, the key fragments in their hands emitting a warm light. They knew that the thunder tribulation of the Primal Beginning Thunder Pool, the trials of the Grand Profound Sect, and the unknown challenges in 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 moment they touched, as if the laws of the entire Spirit Realm were cheering for them. The legend belonging to the Chaos Sword Master, witnessed by the tides of the Return to Ruin, was unfolding an even more magnificent chapter towards the vast expanse of the Immortal Realm.

Meanwhile, on the peak of Grand Profound Mountain in the Immortal Realm, Su Hanxue looked at the shattered invitation in her hand, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth. She gently stroked the World Suppressing Seal on her chest, feeling that familiar trace of chaotic aura, and whispered softly, "Chu Mo, Yun Che, we will meet soon. This time, I will not let the destiny of the Heaven Suppressing Seal become an obstacle for you..."

The sea breeze swept across the beach, carrying all vows into the deep sea. The twin legend of Chaos and Heaven Suppressing, in the light of the Return to Ruin Key, officially embarked on their journey to the Immortal Realm. Waiting for them would be more powerful enemies, more mysterious laws, and the ultimate truth hidden deep within Primordial Chaos.