As the teleportation array leading from the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect to the Grand Void Mystic Realm shimmered with ghostly blue light, Chu Mo took Yun Che's hand and stepped inside. Amid violent spatial distortions, he vaguely heard the Scripture Pavilion Elder's warning: "The Grand Void Mystic Realm opens once every ten years. It contains the Ancient Sword Domain Fragment Map, but it is also... contested ground for the powers of the Spirit Realm."
When the light faded, the two landed amid a crimson stone forest. Decayed sword intent permeated the air, while jade slips and broken blades scattered across the ground told of the gruesome fates of past explorers.
"Brother Chu Mo, I smell blood." Yun Che suddenly gripped the jade pendant at her waist. The warning from her Heaven Suppressing Bloodline made her pupils contract. Deep within the distant stone forest, three figures were treading through bloodwater—the leading woman wore silver-scaled soft armor, with nine bone swords floating behind her. She was unmistakably a Bone Sword Emissary from the Spirit Realm's Myriad Demon Palace.
"Chaos Sword Body?" The woman's gaze was sharp as a blade, and her bone swords gave off eerie hums. "Who would have thought that a speck of a place like the Southern Region would hide such a treasure? Hand over the Sword Body Origin, and I'll leave you with intact corpses."
Chu Mo's broken sword left its sheath, the Primordial Chaos Sword Seal upon its blade glowing faintly. He could sense that the woman from the Myriad Demon Palace possessed a unique Law of Death within her bone swords. It was the finest nourishment for breaking through to the Chaos Sword Body Second Layer.
"Primordial Sword Art, Fifth Form—Soul Devour!"
The instant the broken sword slashed out, Chaos Sword Qi transformed into a myriad shadowy phantoms. The Bone Sword Emissary's nine bone swords began trembling on their own, their Law of Death pouring like a tide into Chu Mo's Sword Body. To her horror, her Life-Bound Bone Sword was crumbling inch by inch, turning into black mist that merged into Chu Mo's sword domain.
"Impossible..." The woman spat blood and turned to flee. But Chu Mo gave her no chance. His broken sword became a streak of light that pierced through her brow. When the final wisp of the Law of Death was absorbed, a faint phantom of a bone sword appeared within his sword domain.
"Watch out!" Yun Che suddenly threw herself over Chu Mo. An ice spike grazed his scalp and flew past, exploding against the stone wall in a shower of ice crystals. In the distance, a group of white-robed cultivators slowly approached. Their leader held a jade flute. He was an old acquaintance from the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect—Murong Bai, Xiao Yichen's senior brother.
"Chu Mo, it has been a while." Murong Bai smiled as he played his jade flute, corrosive sword intent mixed into the sound waves. "The Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty has put a bounty on the Chaos Sword Body. I am merely acting under orders."
Just as battle was about to erupt, the ground suddenly shook violently. The core of the Grand Void Mystic Realm—the Chaos Sword Domain Fragment Map—had appeared. An enormous bronze gate emerged in the sky, covered in Chaos Runes. Every one of them resonated with the patterns on Chu Mo's sword.
"Sword Domain Resonance!" The Scripture Pavilion Elder's words echoed in Chu Mo's mind. Without hesitation, he rushed toward the bronze gate, Chaos Sword Qi surging madly into the gaps between the runes. Ancient sword cries came from beyond the gate, as though countless sword spirits were calling for their master.
"Stop him!" Murong Bai and the remaining forces of the Myriad Demon Palace attacked at the same time. Seeing this, Yun Che bit through her tongue and spat out blood essence. The Heaven Suppressing Seal transformed into a golden barrier that protected Chu Mo. Her face instantly turned pale. The excessive use of her Heaven Suppressing Bloodline caused her meridians to begin burning.
"Yun Che!" Chu Mo turned back, his eyes filled with anxiety. At that moment, the bronze gate burst open with a thunderous roar, and a powerful suction force swept everyone inside. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in an ancient hall floating in the void. At the center of the hall, upon a stone platform, lay half a jade pendant engraved with the words "Primordial Chaos."
"That is..." Yun Che struggled to rise. The jade pendant at her waist suddenly shone and resonated with the jade pendant on the stone platform. The two pendants fused in midair, becoming a streak of light that entered Chu Mo's Sea of Consciousness.
In an instant, Chu Mo's Sea of Consciousness was illuminated. He saw the final memories of his mother, Chu Muxue: back then, she had obtained the complete Primordial Chaos Jade Pendant in the Grand Void Mystic Realm, only to be jointly hunted down by the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty, the Myriad Demon Palace, and the Blood Demon Sect. To protect her young son, she split the jade pendant in two, hiding one half in the Sword Tomb and the other within the Heaven Suppressing Family.
"So that was it..." Chu Mo tightened his grip on the broken sword, and Chaos Sword Qi surged explosively. The clamor of countless cultivators rang out beyond the ancient hall. Clearly, all factions had been drawn here by the appearance of the sword domain.
"Brother Chu Mo, we must leave before the jade pendant's power fades." Yun Che forced herself to stand, but the glow of the Heaven Suppressing Seal was growing weaker and weaker. She knew that her bloodline power was nearly exhausted.
At that moment, a black shadow suddenly lunged out from the darkness. The newcomer wielded a Bloody Scythe and exuded a familiar blood-demonic aura—it was the Protector Elder of the Blood Demon Sect.
"Chaos Sword Body, Heaven Suppressing Bloodline, and the complete Primordial Chaos Jade Pendant..." The elder licked his lips. "With you, my Blood Demon Sect will dominate the myriad realms in no time!"
Chu Mo stood in front of Yun Che, and his broken sword collided with the Bloody Scythe. This time, he did not rush to devour his opponent's power. Instead, he drew upon every law within his sword domain, condensing them into a seven-colored sword radiance.
"Primordial Sword Art, World Annihilation Scroll—Myriad Laws Return to Origin!"
The sword radiance swept past, and the Blood Demon elder's body disintegrated inch by inch. Yet the aftermath of the battle also left the ancient hall on the verge of collapse. Chu Mo hurriedly picked up Yun Che and rushed toward the teleportation array.
Behind them, the sounds of Murong Bai and the others giving chase drew ever closer. Beyond the Grand Void Mystic Realm, Xiao Zhantian, the Immortal Emperor of the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty, had personally taken command. Gazing toward the mystic realm, greedy light flickered in his eyes. "The Chaos Sword Body, the Heaven Suppressing Bloodline, and the Primordial Chaos Jade Pendant... This time, no one will escape my grasp."
The instant Chu Mo rushed into the teleportation array with Yun Che, he looked back at the gradually collapsing Chaos Sword Domain. He knew this was only the beginning. The schemes of the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty, the pursuit of the Blood Demon Sect, and the vengeance of the Myriad Demon Palace... But as long as Yun Che was beside him and he held the broken sword in his hand, he had the courage to face it all.
When the teleportation array's light faded, the two returned to the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect. After settling Yun Che down, Chu Mo stood alone before the Sword Tomb. The broken sword gave a low hum, and the Primordial Chaos Sword Seal on its blade grew ever clearer. He clenched the hilt and silently swore, Mother, I will uncover the truth of that year and make every person involved in that conspiracy repay their blood debt with blood!
The mountain wind howled past, and faint sword cries drifted from afar. The legend of the Chaos Sword Master was opening a new chapter amid the upheaval of the Grand Void Mystic Realm.
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