Heart Burning Sword Intent

The karmic fire of the Heart Burning Sea of Fire strangely extinguished around Chu Mo's feet. The resonance between the Chaos Sword Qi and the Heart Burning Jade Pendant formed a cool domain ten zhang in diameter beneath him. Yun Che's Eyes of Reversed Time turned slightly, and the flow of karmic fire before her suddenly reversed, revealing the entrance to a sword tomb hidden within the flames—a pyramid built from countless sword bones, every one of them burning with karmic fire of a different color.

"Brother Chu Mo, the sword bones are engraved with fragments of the Heart Burning Sword Scripture." Yun Che pointed at the nearest sword bone. As the golden light of the Heaven Suppressing Seal swept over it, the charred markings on its surface unexpectedly formed three-dimensional sword techniques. "It is the Tomb Keeper's inherited sword intent!"

Chu Mo nodded and lightly touched the sword bone with his broken sword. The Chaos Sword Qi burrowed into the bone like a living thing, drawing the contents of the Heart Burning Sword Scripture fragment into his Sea of Consciousness. Inspiration suddenly struck him. The broken sword spun at high speed in his palm, actually condensing the karmic fire into tiny sword-shaped forms. This was the first time the Chaos Sword Body had performed Sword Intent Manifestation outside the Origin Laws.

"Careful! Karmic fire puppets!" Yun Che's Eyes of Reversed Time caught a glimpse of the next three breaths, and she hurriedly pulled Chu Mo aside. Seven puppets formed of sword bones charged out from the sea of fire. Each had a burning sword core embedded in its joints. They were the Heart Burning Sword Puppets refined by the Tomb Keeper from his own remains.

"Heart Burning Sword Scripture, First Form—Soul Burning!" Chu Mo shouted. The instant his broken sword slashed out, the Heart Burning Jade Pendant on its blade blazed brilliantly. Seven karmic-fire sword phantoms flew from within the puppets and actively merged into his sword domain, becoming new support for the Chaos Sword Body.

At the peak of the sword-tomb pyramid, the skeleton of the Tomb Keeper's leader suddenly opened its eyes. He gazed at the broken sword in Chu Mo's hand, and a hoarse laugh rasped from his throat. "Chaos Sword Body, I have finally waited for you..." Raising a hand, he sent every sword bone within the pyramid flying into the air, where they condensed into a massive Heart Burning Sword Wheel. "Take this sword strike—the Heart Burning Nine Consecutive Slashes that Chu Muxue failed to complete back then!"

Yun Che's Eyes of Reversed Time activated again, and the Sword Wheel's trajectory stalled for three-tenths of a breath. Chu Mo seized the chance. The broken sword resonated with the Heart Burning Jade Pendant and carved a gap into the Sword Wheel. "Yun Che, use the Heaven Suppressing Seal to hold the Sword Wheel's core steady!"

Golden light surged into the Sword Wheel's center, and the Heart Burning Sword Wheel shattered at once. The Tomb Keeper leader's skeleton revealed a gratified smile before dissolving into sparks that merged into Chu Mo's sword domain. "Back then, your mother took this attack head-on to protect you, damaging her Dao Foundation... Now, the Heart Burning Sword Intent has returned to its rightful place."

As the leader's skeleton vanished, the Heart Burning Jade Pendant at the pyramid's summit finally appeared. The instant Chu Mo reached out and grasped it, the karmic fire throughout the Heart Burning Sea of Fire surged a thousand zhang into the sky, condensing into the phantom of the Heart Burning Sword Master. It was the Heaven Suppressing Saintess who had fought shoulder to shoulder with the Chaos Sword Master in ancient times. The Heaven Suppressing Seal in her hand was actually identical to Yun Che's.

"Yun Che, look!" Chu Mo pointed to the phantom's waist, where hung a World Suppressing Seal identical to Su Hanxue's. "So the World Suppressing Seal and the Heaven Suppressing Seal were originally one, only later splitting into yin and yang halves..."

His words were cut off by a sudden spatial disturbance. The Reincarnation Palace's massive warship tore open a Space Rift, and hundreds of death beams blanketed the sword tomb. Chu Mo swept his broken sword horizontally. The Chaos Sword Domain fused with the Heart Burning Sword Intent, forming a Heart Burning shield before him that reflected every beam, blasting honeycomb-like holes across the warship.

"Chaos Sword Master, do you think gathering the keys will let you reboot Primordial Chaos?" The Reincarnation Palace Master's voice emerged from the rift, ethereal and unreal, yet carrying bone-piercing cold. "Do not forget why the seven Divine Venerables split the sword domain back then—because the Source of Chaos should never have existed!"

A gigantic, scale-covered hand reached out from the rift. It belonged to a minion of the Chaos Demon God. Yun Che activated her Eyes of Reversed Time again, only to discover in horror that the giant hand's temporal trajectory was abnormally stable. The reversal effect could last only half a breath.

"Brother Chu Mo, it carries the Demon God's aura!" Yun Che warned urgently. The Heaven Suppressing Seal spun madly, forming a golden cage around the giant hand.

Gritting his teeth, Chu Mo made the broken sword resonate with the four key fragments. A phantom of the Primordial Sword Domain emerged within his sword domain. For the first time, he unleashed the complete "Primordial Sword Art: Nine Forms of World Destruction." Nine sword rays of different attributes slashed out at once, leaving wounds so deep that bone showed on the giant hand.

"Roar—"

The giant hand let out an unwilling roar and withdrew into the Space Rift. Seizing the opportunity, Chu Mo recalled the Heart Burning Jade Pendant and rushed with Yun Che toward the edge of the sea of fire. But just as they were about to leave, ten thousand rays of golden light erupted from the Heart Burning Sea of Fire's center. A stone stele carved with Heaven Suppressing runes slowly rose, inscribed with the true mission of the Heaven Suppressing Saintess and the Chaos Sword Master:

When Chaos first opened, yin and yang divided. Heaven Suppression guarded order, while Chaos broke the deadlock. The day the nine keys returned to their places would be the day Primordial Chaos rebooted. Yet the Twin Sword Masters must use themselves as the catalyst before the sword domain could be reforged...

Yun Che's voice suddenly caught in her throat. "Brother Chu Mo, it says that Heaven Suppression and Chaos must... must merge before the sword domain can be rebooted..."

Chu Mo gripped her hand tightly, his gaze resolute. "No matter the price, I will face it with you. Just like Mother and your mother back then—they used their lives to buy time for us. Now, it is our turn to fulfill their final wish."

Three days later, the Chaos Sword Palace received a Communication Jade Slip from the Immortal Realm. Su Hanxue's image flickered within it. Usually composed, she now showed rare urgency. "Chu Mo, Yun Che, come to the Grand Profound Sect immediately! The remnants of the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty have joined forces with the Myriad Demon Palace and are attacking the Desolate Sword Domain! Worse still, they possess..."

The image suddenly warped, accompanied by the sounds of fierce battle. Chu Mo and Yun Che exchanged a glance, then simultaneously summoned their flying spirit artifacts. The fiery patterns of the Heart Burning Jade Pendant flowed across their bodies, reflecting the lightning radiance of the Primal Beginning Jade Pendant and forming a seven-colored streak of light that stretched across the Immortal Realm and the Spirit Realm.

Above the Desolate Sword Domain, Sword Thirteen's iron sword was already chipped, and his body was covered in bloody wounds. As he stared at the densely packed enemy army in the distance, he suddenly heard a clear sword cry from the horizon. Looking up, he saw Chu Mo and Yun Che standing side by side, their spirit artifact carrying Heart Burning Karmic Fire and Primal Beginning lightning. Wherever they passed, even the clouds were dyed seven colors.

"The Sword Master has returned!" Sword Thirteen cried, his voice choked with sobs. He slammed his iron sword heavily into the ground. "Sword cultivators of the Desolate Sword Domain, follow me in welcoming the Chaos Sword Master!"

The instant Chu Mo landed, his broken sword plunged into the desert. Heart Burning Sword Intent and Chaos Sword Qi erupted together. The surviving Immortal Emperors of the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty discovered in terror that their Mysterious Yellow laws were rapidly evaporating within the Heart Burning Karmic Fire. The Demon Cultivators of the Myriad Demon Palace had their demon cores ignited by the karmic fire, and miserable screams rose one after another.

"Xiao Yiyun, you still dare to come?" Yun Che's Eyes of Reversed Time locked onto the figure in the sky—the Mysterious Yellow Crown Prince who had escaped before.

Xiao Yiyun looked at the four keys in Chu Mo's hand, madness flashing through his eyes. "Even if you gather more keys, you cannot stop the Demon God's revival! He is at the core of the Primordial Sword Domain, waiting to devour your origins..."

His words were cut short by Chu Mo's broken sword. The Heart Burning Sword Intent transformed into chains, binding Xiao Yiyun to the stone stele before the Sword Palace gates. Chu Mo looked at the four freshly carved words on the stele—"Those who offend me shall be slain"—his voice icy. "The Demon God? Perfect. I will use his blood as an offering to my mother's spirit in heaven."

After the battle ended, Chu Mo and Yun Che stood atop the Sword Palace tower, looking at the four keys in their hands. For the first time, the key fragments' light formed a complete Nine Palace Grid. The location of the fifth key pointed directly toward the Immortal Realm's most dangerous place—the Extreme Cold Ice Abyss.

"Brother Chu Mo, what danger do you think Sister Su Hanxue encountered at the Grand Profound Sect?" Yun Che looked toward the direction where the jade slip had shattered, worry flashing in her eyes.

After a moment of silence, Chu Mo took out the jade slip Su Hanxue had left behind. Deep within it was hidden a strand of her divine sense: By the time you see this message, I will have already departed for the Extreme Cold Ice Abyss. Perhaps the other half of the World Suppressing Seal's laws can be found there... Also, I am sorry. I concealed the Heaven Suppressing Saintess's true mission...

He suddenly tightened his grip on Yun Che's hand and looked toward the Extreme Cold Ice Abyss. There lay not only the fifth Primordial Chaos Key and Su Hanxue, who had gone there alone, but also layers upon layers of ambushes laid by forces such as the Reincarnation Palace and the Myriad Demon Palace.

"Yun Che, get ready. We are going to the Extreme Cold Ice Abyss," Chu Mo said softly. "This time, no matter how bitter the ice and snow ahead may be, I will not let anyone sacrifice themselves for us again."

Yun Che nodded. The light of the Heaven Suppressing Seal intertwined with that of the Heart Burning Jade Pendant in her palm. She knew Chu Mo had already guessed the Heaven Suppressing Saintess's mission—it was a destiny of living and dying together with the Chaos Sword Master, a secret guarded by her mother and Su Hanxue with their lives.

The freezing winds of the Extreme Cold Ice Abyss howled. Upon a distant glacier, Su Hanxue's white-clad figure was surrounded by twelve ice swords. She looked at the bloodstained half of the World Suppressing Seal in her hand, a bitter smile rising on her lips. "Chu Mo, Yun Che, I am sorry... Some roads must be walked by someone first..."

Before her words had faded, the ice swords were already before her. At that moment, a seven-colored streak of light tore through the heavens. Chu Mo and Yun Che appeared in her sight, bearing Heart Burning karmic fire and Primal Beginning lightning.

"Su Hanxue, I told you." Chu Mo's broken sword cleaved apart the ice swords, and Chaos Sword Qi wrapped around her wounds. "The Chaos Sword Master's companions do not need to face wind and snow alone."

Su Hanxue raised her head and looked at the two standing side by side before her. She suddenly recalled the mural in the sect's forbidden ground—the Chaos Sword Master and the Heaven Suppressing Saintess had always been the only two-colored figures in the painting, a bond destined from the dawn of Primordial Chaos.

The glaciers of the Extreme Cold Ice Abyss began to crack. The fifth key's light finally ignited the instant the three touched. The legend of the Chaos Sword Master, through the inheritance of the Heart Burning Sword Intent and amid the crisis of the Extreme Cold Ice Abyss, took a firmer step toward the ultimate goal of gathering the nine keys and rebooting Primordial Chaos.

And waiting for them, beyond the remaining five keys, was the Chaos Demon God's final awakening—and the ultimate choice concerning all realms and themselves, one that the Twin Sword Masters would have to face together.