Within the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect's healing pavilion, Yun Che's face was pale as paper, cold sweat soaking the hair at her temples. The Heaven Suppressing Seal on her chest glimmered weakly, like the last candle flame in the wind. Whenever Chu Mo sent Chaos Spirit Qi into her, it was repelled by an uncanny force—this was the self-protection mechanism produced by the Heaven Suppressing Bloodline's excessive burning.
"The Scripture Pavilion Elder said that only the Spirit Realm's Primordial Spirit Spring can heal the injury to your bloodline." Chu Mo held Yun Che's hand, his thumb brushing the Heaven Suppressing Seal Markings on her wrist. "I've borrowed a Cross-Realm Talisman from the sect master. We'll set out tomorrow."
Yun Che forced a smile. She wanted to say something, but a violent fit of coughing cut her off. Chu Mo's heart clenched as he recalled the ice spike she had blocked for him in the secret realm—she could clearly have dodged it, yet she had chosen to shield his back with her body.
The entrance to the Spirit Realm lay in the far north of the Azure Blue Realm, shrouded in blizzards all year round. Chu Mo stood before the teleportation array with Yun Che on his back when his broken sword suddenly let out a clear cry. The Primordial Chaos Sword Seal on its blade resonated with the thunderclouds overhead. Boom—
The Cross-Realm Lightning Tribulation descended. Nine pillars of lightning as thick as water barrels crashed down. Chu Mo held Yun Che in his arms as Chaos Sword Qi condensed into an eggshell-shaped barrier around them. Tribulation energy frantically battered the barrier, yet the instant it touched the glow of the Heaven Suppressing Seal, it transformed into pure spirit qi and surged into their meridians.
"This is... the Yin-Yang Symbiosis Tribulation?" The Scripture Pavilion Elder's voice came through the Communication Jade Slip. "The resonance between Chaos and Heaven Suppression actually triggered the Spirit Realm's unique Twin Lightning Tribulation!"
When the ninth lightning pillar dispersed, Chu Mo's Bone Forging Realm cultivation had directly broken through to Early Core Formation, while Yun Che's Heaven Suppressing Seal lit up with long-lost golden radiance. They exchanged a glance and saw delight in each other's eyes—so the symbiosis of Chaos and Heaven Suppression could turn a lightning tribulation into an opportunity for advancement.
The Spirit Realm's sky held a faint golden hue. Crystal-like giant trees grew upon its floating islands, every leaf flowing with the power of law. Chu Mo carried Yun Che down onto the nearest island, Azure Feather Island, and was immediately enveloped by dense wood-element laws. Yun Che's complexion visibly improved.
"This is the outer region of the Spirit Realm. To reach the Primordial Spirit Spring, we must pass through Heavenly Sword Sect territory." Chu Mo took out a map copied from the Scripture Repository, his gaze falling upon the central continent, Heaven Abyss Domain, where the Spirit Realm's greatest sect, the Heavenly Sword Sect, was located.
"Halt! Azure Feather Island is Myriad Demon Palace territory. Human cultivators are forbidden from entering!"
Sixteen figures leaped out from behind the crystal trees. The leader was a leopard-headed, human-bodied Demon Race cultivator wielding a bone spear, decayed wood-element laws coiling around him. Chu Mo noticed that Blood Lotus Marks had been carved into every demon's brow—this was actually a joint force of the Myriad Demon Palace and the Blood Demon Sect.
"Blood lotuses again?" A chill flashed through Chu Mo's eyes. The instant his broken sword left its sheath, he deliberately released part of his Chaos Aura. Sure enough, greed flashed in the demons' eyes.
"A Chaos Sword Body! Report to the lord—the prey has delivered himself to our door!"
Before the Leopard Demon finished speaking, Chu Mo's broken sword had already struck. This time, he did not devour them directly. Instead, he guided the wood-element laws into his sword domain, condensing crystal-like patterns over the blade. When the broken sword cleaved through the bone spear, the crystal patterns suddenly erupted with dazzling azure light, grinding three demons into wood pulp.
"The wood-element laws are mine." Chu Mo murmured. The phantom of a crystal tree emerged within his sword domain. The remaining demons discovered in horror that their connection with Azure Feather Island was being severed, as though the island's master had suddenly changed.
"Run!" The Leopard Demon turned to flee through the air, only for Sword Qi casually released by Chu Mo to nail him to a crystal tree. He struggled to pull out a Communication Jade Slip, but the instant it touched the Chaos Sword Qi, both the jade slip and his Primordial Spirit were annihilated.
After dealing with the demons, Chu Mo continued deeper into the Spirit Realm with Yun Che. Three days later, they stopped before a floating city. The three words "Heaven Abyss Domain" gleamed on its walls with sword laws—it was the gateway to the Heavenly Sword Sect.
"Human cultivators, present your travel permits." The city guard disciple's tone was icy, but when his gaze landed on Chu Mo's broken sword, his pupils abruptly constricted. "A Chaos Sword Body? You're Chu Mo from the Azure Blue Realm?"
Alarm bells rang in Chu Mo's heart. It seemed the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty's wanted notice had spread throughout the Spirit Realm. At this moment, at least seven concealed streams of divine sense were locked onto them within the air of Heaven Abyss Domain.
"Brother Chu Mo, be careful..." Yun Che suddenly gripped his sleeve tightly. The Heaven Suppressing Seal condensed a miniature protective barrier in her palm. Almost at the same time, three sword lights slashed in from different directions, all aimed at Yun Che's brow.
"Heaven Suppressing Seal—Guard!"
Yun Che summoned the protective barrier with all her strength. Golden light collided with the sword lights, erupting in a blinding flash. Seizing the chance, Chu Mo flung out his broken sword. Chaos Sword Qi transformed into chains and dragged three ambushers out of the void—they were Inner Disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, their waist tokens engraved with the words "Enforcement Hall."
"The Chaos Sword Body is a wanted criminal of our sect. Come with us." The Enforcement Hall disciple spoke coldly. His longsword rippled with wave-like sword intent—it was the Spirit Realm's unique Flowing Wind Sword Art.
Chu Mo did not answer. His broken sword suddenly gave a clear cry. He could sense a familiar aura deep within Heaven Abyss Domain—it was the sword intent of his mother, Chu Muxue, emanating from the sect's forbidden ground.
"Yun Che, hold on tight." Chu Mo spoke softly as Chaos Sword Qi formed Sword Wings beneath his feet. When the Enforcement Hall disciples' sword formation closed in, he suddenly erupted with all his power, taking Yun Che through the blockade and flying toward Unsharpened Peak at the heart of Heaven Abyss Domain.
At the summit of Unsharpened Peak, Cang Wuzi, the Heavenly Sword Sect's sect master, stared at the two figures streaking through the sky. The teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. He clearly remembered that thirty years ago, a woman wielding a broken sword had stood in the same place and received three of his moves alone, all to ask where the Primordial Sword Domain was.
"Cang Wuzi, old man, have you been well?" Chu Mo's voice trembled slightly. His mother's sword intent within the broken sword resonated with Unsharpened Peak's sect-protecting sword formation. "I came for the Primordial Spirit Spring, and I also came to ask... what exactly happened to my mother, Chu Muxue, in your Heavenly Sword Sect all those years ago?"
Cang Wuzi looked at the broken sword in Chu Mo's hand and suddenly let out a long sigh. "So it truly is the Chaos Sword Body... Thirty years ago, your mother entrusted half of the Primordial Chaos Jade Pendant to me. She said that if misfortune befell her, I was to let you bring the broken sword here and claim the other half..."
He turned and walked toward the rear mountain, guilt in his voice. "Come with me. The Primordial Spirit Spring lies deep within the Sword Pool, while your mother's sword intent... is sealed in the sword tomb beneath Unsharpened Peak."
Yun Che leaned against Chu Mo's chest, feeling his violent heartbeat. She knew that Chu Mo had waited far too long for this day—from the Ye family's worthless good-for-nothing to the Chaos Sword Master he was now, every step had been stained with blood and sweat. And today, he would finally draw near to the truth of his mother's death.
At the foot of Unsharpened Peak, before the entrance to the sword tomb, Chu Mo looked at the three words "Chu Muxue" carved into the stone wall. His fingers gently traced them, as though he could still touch his mother's warmth. The broken sword suddenly wailed mournfully. The Primordial Chaos Sword Seal on its blade resonated with the stone wall, and countless memory fragments flooded into Chu Mo's Sea of Consciousness.
His mother had been gravely wounded by Xiao Zhantian, the Immortal Emperor of the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty, and had exhausted all her strength to send him and the jade pendant into the Azure Blue Realm. The Heavenly Sword Sect had once tried to protect them, but it could not withstand the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty's pressure and could only divide the jade pendant in two. And there was also... a mysterious person wearing a bronze mask, who had left behind a prophecy deep within the sword tomb: "The day the Heaven Suppressing Bloodline awakens, the time the Chaos Sword Master appears in the world."
"Brother Chu Mo..." Yun Che called softly, pulling him back from his memories. She pointed to the spirit spring at the center of the Sword Pool. Nine crystalline water droplets floated there—the core of the Primordial Spirit Spring.
Chu Mo drew a deep breath and carried Yun Che into the Sword Pool. The instant the Heaven Suppressing Seal touched the spirit spring droplets, nine beams of golden light surged into Yun Che's body. The Heaven Suppressing Seal on her chest finally regained its former brilliance. At the same time, Chu Mo's broken sword absorbed the sword laws within the Sword Pool, and fine golden patterns emerged across its blade—the sign that the laws of the Spirit Realm and Azure Blue Realm had fused.
At that moment, a tremendous roar suddenly came from above Heaven Abyss Domain. A massive warship covered in Mysterious Yellow runes tore through the clouds. At its prow stood Xiao Zhantian, Immortal Emperor of the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty. Beside him stood the Myriad Demon Palace Master and the Blood Demon Sect Master. The three great powers had joined forces, their target pointed directly at the Chaos Sword Body and the Heaven Suppressing Bloodline.
"Chu Mo, take Yun Che and leave through the sword tomb's hidden passage." Cang Wuzi summoned his life-bound spirit sword. "I owed your mother a life back then. Today, I repay it!"
Chu Mo watched the old man's resolute back and suddenly recalled his mother's final words: "If you encounter Cang Wuzi of the Heavenly Sword Sect, tell him, 'The sword heart remains unchanged; Primordial Chaos still holds hope.'" He clenched his broken sword, shielding Yun Che behind him. "No. This time, I will protect the people important to me."
He raised the broken sword above his head, and Chaos Sword Qi resonated with the power of the Primordial Spirit Spring. Chu Mo felt his Sea of Consciousness suddenly become clear. At this very moment, he unexpectedly comprehended the sixth move of the Primordial Chaos Sword Art, World Annihilation Scroll.
"Primordial Chaos Sword Art, Sixth Move—World Splitting!"
The sword light flashed, and the space of Heaven Abyss Domain was forcibly torn open into a rift. Xiao Zhantian's warship trembled before the Space Rift, its Mysterious Yellow runes crumbling one after another. The three great powers discovered in shock that this young man could use the Law of Space with Core Formation Realm cultivation, something even Immortal Emperors found difficult to control.
"Go!" Chu Mo seized Yun Che's hand and stepped into the Space Rift. The instant the rift closed, he looked back at Xiao Zhantian, naked killing intent blazing in his eyes. "Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty, Myriad Demon Palace, Blood Demon Sect... The pain you inflicted upon my mother, I, Chu Mo, will repay a hundredfold!"
Within the turbulent currents of space, Yun Che looked at Chu Mo's steadfast profile and suddenly felt a corner of her heart completely melt. She knew that no matter what powerful enemies or conspiracies awaited them ahead, as long as he was by her side, there would be no hurdle they could not cross.
The Spirit Realm's wind passed through the rift, carrying the clear chime of the Sword Pool. The legend of the Chaos Sword Master was about to raise an even more magnificent tide across this land of laws and opportunities. And Chu Mo and Yun Che, this young man and woman burdened with the mission of heaven and earth's two poles, walked hand in hand toward the journey through countless worlds that belonged to them.
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