Sword Cry Reaching Ninth Heaven

When the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect's triennial "Azure Edge Grand Competition" kicked off in the main peak's plaza, Chu Mo stood among a thousand outer sect disciples. He gazed at the nine bronze lamps hanging on the high platform. Each lamp was inscribed with characters like "Iron Severing, Jade Breaking, River Burning" – these represented the nine layers of the competition's challenge. For each layer passed, the lamp's wick would ignite with the fire of sword intent.

"Outer sect disciple Chu Mo, challenging the first layer!"

Following the voice of the judging elder, Chu Mo stepped onto the trial platform covered in sword patterns. The first lamp lit up, and a hundred iron swords condensed from spiritual energy appeared in the air, raining down like a storm.

"Break." Chu Mo lightly swung his Broken Sword. Wherever the Chaos Sword Qi passed, the iron swords disintegrated. Even more strangely, the sword body absorbed the "fierce and powerful" sword intent of the iron swords, and fine metallic patterns actually appeared on the surface of the Broken Sword.

"Second layer, Jade Breaking!"

The second lamp lit up, and thirty jade pillars suddenly rose from the ground, each wrapped in the Wind Blade Law. Chu Mo didn't dodge. He swung the Broken Sword directly at the jade pillars. The Chaos Sword Qi was like a hot knife cutting through snow. As the jade pillars shattered, the Wind Blade Law was swallowed by the sword body, transforming into blue patterns on his cuff.

By the time Chu Mo stepped onto the fifth layer, the trial platform was already surrounded by disciples. He had completely absorbed the sword intent laws from the first four layers. The Broken Sword now faintly shimmered with the luster of a spiritual artifact. The Chaos runes on the sword resonated with the Law of Flame from the fifth layer's "River Burning" lamp, forming a circle of faint golden Flame Sword Domain.

"What a Chaos Sword Body, it can actually merge ten thousand swords into one." On the viewing platform, the Sword Sect master, Lingyunzi, stroked his long beard, a look of astonishment in his eyes. He noticed that with each layer Chu Mo passed, the Broken Sword would undergo subtle evolution. This characteristic was precisely a sign of the legendary "Sword Domain Symbiosis."

When the sixth layer's "Mountain Splitting" lamp lit up, a ten-zhang-tall stone giant appeared in the center of the trial platform. Its stone skin was covered in Earth Element Law, and the air currents generated by its swinging fists actually smashed deep pits into the ground.

"Primordial Sword Art, Fourth Form - Mountain Swallowing!"

Chu Mo let out a low shout, and the Broken Sword suddenly erupted with ten thousand feet of green light. The stone giant's Earth Element Law poured into the sword body like a long river. The stone skin on its body rapidly peeled off, revealing the core condensed from spiritual energy within. The Broken Sword struck with the momentum, and as the core exploded, the sixth layer's wick burned fiercely, directly igniting the seventh layer's "Heaven Burning" lamp.

"He can actually trigger sword intent across layers!" Exclamations came from the outer sect disciples. In the past, even the strongest inner sect disciples could only break through layer by layer. But Chu Mo, relying on the Chaos Sword Body's devouring characteristic, caused the sixth layer's Earth Element Law and the seventh layer's Law of Flame to resonate within the sword body.

As the Heaven Burning sword rain of the seventh layer descended, Chu Mo suddenly felt his sea of consciousness tremble. Fragments of his mother's memory, sealed within the Broken Sword, surfaced – a scene of Chu Muxue battling seven Divine Venerables deep within the Sword Tomb. Her sword also burned with Seven-Colored Sword Intent.

"So that's how it is..." Chu Mo murmured to himself. He swung the Broken Sword fiercely, and the Chaos Sword Qi actually condensed into a Seven-Colored Sword Wheel in mid-air. As the Heaven Burning sword rain was shredded by the sword wheel, the seventh layer's wick exploded with a "boom," even lighting up the eighth layer's "Star Shattering" lamp.

On the viewing platform, Xiao Yichen's face grew increasingly grim. He quietly crushed the Blood Jade in his sleeve, and three bloody figures emerged from the shadows behind the stage – they were assassins from the Blood Demon Sect at the Core Formation Realm, their target: Yun Che.

At this moment, Yun Che was cheering for Chu Mo from the outer sect disciple seats, completely unaware of the three killing intents approaching. When the nearest assassin was only three zhang away from her, the jade pendant on the girl's waist suddenly emitted a strong light. The phantom image of the Heaven Suppressing Seal appeared, scattering the Blood Demon Qi.

"Yun Che, be careful!" Chu Mo sensed the abnormality on the trial platform and fiercely struck the eighth layer's Star Shattering sword intent with his Broken Sword. The eighth layer, which should have taken half an hour, was instantly broken through by his forceful devouring. His entire body transformed into a stream of light shooting towards Yun Che.

"Chaos Sword Body!" The Blood Demon Sect assassins realized they were exposed and simultaneously unleashed their killing moves. Three Blood Lotus Daggers intertwined in the air, forming a net. The Blood Demon Qi transformed into a blood cloud that covered the sky, enveloping the area where Yun Che was.

"Heaven Suppressing Seal, open!" Yun Che formed seals with her hands, tearing a rift in the blood cloud with golden seal patterns. Chu Mo's Broken Sword arrived almost simultaneously. The Chaos Sword Qi and the light of the Heaven Suppressing Seal echoed each other, actually condensing into a semi-transparent giant sword in mid-air. "Slash!"

The giant sword descended, and the blood cloud shattered in response. The corpses of the three assassins lay on the ground, with not a drop of blood at their wounds – their Blood Demon power had been completely drained by the Chaos Sword Body, and even their souls had been purified by the Heaven Suppressing Seal.

The entire plaza was silent. Everyone looked at the young man and woman standing in the blood mist: Chu Mo's Broken Sword was dripping golden blood (actually a manifestation of Chaos power), and Yun Che's skirt was stained dark red by the Blood Demon Qi, yet she still held his wrist tightly.

"Ninth layer, Sword Cry Reaching Ninth Heaven!" The judging elder's voice trembled. He had been in the profession for decades and had never seen anyone get distracted to save someone during a challenge and still break through two layers in the process.

The moment the ninth lamp lit up, the entire Sword Sect's protective mountain array trembled. Nine streams of sword intent with different attributes descended from the sky, condensing into a tangible sword domain cage above Chu Mo's head.

"Brother Chu Mo, I'll help you!" Yun Che suddenly bit her fingertip and dripped blood onto Chu Mo's Broken Sword. The Heaven Suppressing Bloodline and the Chaos Sword Body resonated violently. The Broken Sword emitted a clear cry like a dragon's roar. The shattered jade on the sword and Yun Che's jade pendant finally completely fused, transforming into a complete Primordial Chaos Sword Seal.

"Primordial Sword Art, World Annihilation Scroll - Nine Tribulations Returning to Silence!"

Chu Mo's voice seemed to come from the depths of chaos. The nine sword intent cages were no match for the sword seal, being devoured and fused one by one. When the ninth layer's wick ignited, the entire Soaring Cloud Sword Sect's Sword Tomb direction resounded with the simultaneous cry of ten thousand swords. Countless ancient swords, long sealed, actually broke through the earth, paying homage towards Chu Mo.

"This is... Sword Tomb Acknowledging Master!" Lingyunzi suddenly stood up, tears welling in his eyes. He finally understood why Chu Muxue had fought to the death to send her child back to the Ye Family thirty years ago – the Chaos Sword Body was, in fact, the true master of the Sword Tomb.

Xiao Yichen quietly retreated to the backstage during the chaos, but was stopped by a figure. It was his master, the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect's Second Elder, Chen Xuanxiao, who was now looking at him with cold eyes: "You thought the Blood Demon Sect's conspiracy could escape my notice?"

"Master, I..." Xiao Yichen was about to argue, but Chen Xuanxiao suddenly struck. A stream of sword qi directly pierced his Dantian: "The appearance of the Chaos Sword Body is the Sword Sect's opportunity, and also your tribulation. Remember, some secrets are not for you to touch."

In the main peak plaza, Chu Mo accepted the Inner Sect Chief Token handed to him by the sect master, but his gaze fell on the distant Sword Tomb. He could feel that after fusing with Yun Che's Heaven Suppressing Bloodline, the memories of the Primordial Sword Domain within the Broken Sword became clearer – there was not only the Source of the Myriad Realms, but also the last trace of sword intent left by his mother.

"Next stop, Grand Void Mystic Realm." Chu Mo said softly, turning to look at Yun Che. The girl's forehead was covered in fine sweat, but she still smiled brightly, as if the life-and-death battle with the Blood Demon Sect assassins just now was mere child's play.

The night wind blew, and Yun Che suddenly pointed at Chu Mo's Broken Sword and exclaimed, "Brother Chu Mo, your sword..."

The Broken Sword had somehow restored its complete form. The dark sword body reflected the stars in the sky, and the Primordial Chaos Sword Seal at the hilt shimmered with seven-colored light. When Chu Mo grasped the hilt, the entire Sword Sect's spiritual energy actually formed a vortex, surging into his body.

"Chaos Sword Body Second Layer, Sword Domain Resonance." The elder guarding the pavilion murmured, "It seems the true Grandmist Sword Master is finally about to step onto the Path of Ten Thousand Realms."

In the distance, the Blood Demon Sect's secret message took flight again. This time, the envelope was stamped with three large gold characters: Sword Master Appears. And in the even more distant north, the Immortal Emperor Xiao Zhantian of the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty suddenly opened his eyes, looking towards the south, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Chaos Sword Body... Heaven Suppressing Bloodline... Primordial Sword Domain, it will finally appear after all."

The Azure Edge Grand Competition came to an end. Chu Mo stood at the highest point of the Sword Sect, looking at the surging sea of clouds below. The Broken Sword trembled slightly in his palm, as if whispering the call of the myriad realms. He knew that the path ahead would no longer be limited to the small Southern Region – the Chaos Sword Domain of the Grand Void Mystic Realm, the conspiracy of the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty in the Immortal Realm, and the Demon God sleeping in the depths of chaos...

But at this moment, he only needed to hold the hand of the person beside him. Yun Che's warmth came through his fingertips. The Heaven Suppressing Seal and the Primordial Chaos Sword Seal glowed faintly the moment their hands touched, like the yin and yang poles at the beginning of heaven and earth, finally finding their place with each other.

The sword cry reached the ninth heaven, and waves rose in the myriad realms. The legend belonging to the Grandmist Sword Master was beginning from this small Sword Sect, unfolding its most majestic chapter towards the entire Azure Blue Realm, and towards the endless myriad realms.