Entering the Spirit Realm

Inside the healing pavilion of the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect, Yun Che's face was ashen, cold sweat soaking her temples. The Heaven Suppressing Seal on her chest glowed faintly, like a candle in the wind. Every time Chu Mo infused Chaos Spirit Qi, it would be repelled by a strange force — a self-preservation mechanism triggered by the Heaven Suppressing Bloodline's excessive burning.

"The Scripture Pavilion Elder said only the Primordial Spirit Spring in the Spirit Realm can heal bloodline injuries." Chu Mo held Yun Che's hand, his thumb tracing the patterns of the Heaven Suppressing Seal on her wrist. "I've already borrowed a Cross-Realm Talisman from the Sect Master. We'll leave tomorrow."

Yun Che managed a weak smile, trying to say something, but was interrupted by violent coughing. Chu Mo's heart tightened, remembering the ice cone she had blocked for him in the secret realm — she could have easily dodged it, but chose to shield his back with her body.

The entrance to the Spirit Realm was located in the extreme north of the Azure Blue Realm, shrouded in blizzards year-round. Chu Mo stood before the teleportation array with Yun Che on his back. His Broken Sword suddenly let out a clear hum, the Primordial Chaos Sword Seal on its blade resonating with the thunderclouds in the sky.

Boom—

The Cross-Realm Lightning Tribulation descended. Nine lightning pillars as thick as buckets struck down. Chu Mo shielded Yun Che in his arms, Chaos Sword Qi forming an eggshell-like barrier around his body. The tribulation energy fiercely battered the barrier, but the moment it touched the light of the Heaven Suppressing Seal, it transformed into pure spiritual energy that surged into their meridians.

"This is... a Yin-Yang Symbiosis Tribulation?" The Scripture Pavilion Elder's voice came from a Jade Slip. "The resonance between Chaos and Heaven Suppressing has actually triggered the Spirit Realm's unique Twin Lightning Tribulation!"

When the ninth lightning pillar dissipated, Chu Mo's Bone Forging Realm actually broke through directly to Early Core Formation, and Yun Che's Heaven Suppressing Seal also lit up with its long-lost golden light. They exchanged glances, seeing surprise in each other's eyes — it turned out the symbiosis of Chaos and Heaven Suppressing could transform the lightning tribulation into an opportunity for advancement.

The sky of the Spirit Realm was a light golden color. Crystal-like giant trees grew on the floating islands, each leaf flowing with the power of laws. Chu Mo landed on the nearest island, Azure Feather Island, holding Yun Che. He was immediately enveloped by a rich wood-elemental law, and Yun Che's complexion improved at a visible rate.

"This is the outer area of the Spirit Realm. To reach the Primordial Spirit Spring, we must pass through the territory governed by the Heavenly Sword Sect." Chu Mo took out the map he had copied from the Scripture Repository, his gaze falling on the central continent, the Heaven Abyss Domain. That was the location of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the largest sect in the Spirit Realm.

"Stop! Azure Feather Island is the territory of the Myriad Demon Palace. Human cultivators are not allowed to enter without permission!"

Sixteen figures leaped out from behind the crystal trees. The leopard-headed, human-bodied demon leading them held a bone spear, his body entwined with decaying wood-elemental law. Chu Mo noticed that a Blood Lotus Mark was carved on the forehead of each of these demons — they were actually a combined force of the Myriad Demon Palace and the Blood Demon Sect.

"Another Blood Lotus?" A cold light flashed in Chu Mo's eyes. The moment his Broken Sword was unsheathed, he deliberately released a portion of his Chaos Aura, and as expected, he saw greed flash in the demons' eyes.

"Chaos Sword Body! Report to the Lord, the prey has delivered himself!"

Before the leopard demon finished speaking, Chu Mo's Broken Sword had already struck. This time, he didn't directly devour the energy, but instead drew the wood-elemental law into his Sword Domain, forming crystal-like patterns on the blade's surface. When the Broken Sword cleaved the bone spear, the crystal patterns suddenly erupted with dazzling green light, grinding the bodies of three demons into wood pulp.

"Wood-elemental law, mine now." Chu Mo murmured. A phantom image of a crystal tree appeared in his Sword Domain. The remaining demons were horrified to find that their connection to Azure Feather Island was being severed, as if the island's owner had suddenly changed.

"Escape!" The leopard demon turned to flee, but was pinned to a crystal tree by a casual swing of Chu Mo's sword qi. He struggled to pull out a communication Jade Slip, but the moment 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 with Yun Che. Three days later, they stopped before a floating city — the three characters "Heaven Abyss Domain" on the city walls shimmered with sword dao laws, indicating it was the gateway to the Heavenly Sword Sect.

"Human cultivator, present your pass." The guard disciple's tone was cold. When his gaze fell on Chu Mo's Broken Sword, his pupils suddenly constricted. "Chaos Sword Body? Are you Chu Mo from the Azure Blue Realm?"

Alarm bells rang in Chu Mo's heart. It seemed the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty's bounty had spread throughout the Spirit Realm. At this moment, at least seven hidden divine senses were locked onto them in the air of the Heaven Abyss Domain.

"Brother Chu Mo, be careful..." Yun Che suddenly clutched his sleeve, the Heaven Suppressing Seal condensing a miniature protective shield in her palm. Almost simultaneously, three sword lights struck from different directions, targeting Yun Che's glabella.

"Heaven Suppressing Seal — Defend!"

Yun Che used all her strength to unleash the protective shield. The golden light collided with the sword lights, erupting in a dazzling flash. Chu Mo seized the opportunity to swing his Broken Sword. The Chaos Sword Qi transformed into chains, dragging the three attackers 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 disciple said coldly, his long sword shimmering with wave-like Sword Intent. It was the "Flowing Wind Sword Art," unique to the Spirit Realm.

Chu Mo didn't reply. His Broken Sword suddenly hummed. He could feel a familiar aura deep within the Heaven Abyss Domain — it was his mother Chu Muxue's Sword Intent, coming from the sect's forbidden area.

"Yun Che, hold on tight." Chu Mo whispered, Chaos Sword Qi condensing into Sword Wings beneath his feet. When the enforcement disciples' sword formation closed in, he suddenly erupted with full power, breaking through the blockade with Yun Che and flying towards Unsharpened Peak in the center of the Heaven Abyss Domain.

At the peak of Unsharpened Peak, the Heavenly Sword Sect Master, Cang Wuzi, watched the two figures breaking through the air. The teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. He clearly remembered that thirty years ago, a woman holding a Broken Sword had stood in the same spot, taking three of his attacks head-on by herself, just to ask about the whereabouts of the Primordial Sword Domain.

"Old man Cang Wu, still alive and well." Chu Mo's voice trembled slightly. His mother's Sword Intent on the Broken Sword was resonating with Unsharpened Peak's sect-protecting sword array. "I've come for the Primordial Spirit Spring, and also to ask... what exactly happened to my mother, Chu Muxue, in your Heavenly Sword Sect back then?"

Cang Wuzi looked at the Broken Sword in Chu Mo's hand and suddenly sighed. "It really is the Chaos Sword Body... Thirty years ago, your mother entrusted half of a Primordial Chaos Jade Pendant to me, saying that if anything happened to her, you should bring the Broken Sword to retrieve the other half..."

He turned and walked towards the back mountain, his tone filled with guilt. "Come with me. The Primordial Spirit Spring is deep within the Sword Pool, and your mother's Sword Intent... is sealed in the Sword Tomb at the bottom of Unsharpened Peak."

Yun Che leaned against Chu Mo, feeling his rapid heartbeat. She knew Chu Mo had waited for this day for too long — from a废柴 (waste) of the Ye Family to the current Chaos Sword Master, every step was stained with blood and sweat. And today, he was finally getting closer to the truth of his mother's death.

At the bottom of Unsharpened Peak, at the entrance to the Sword Tomb. Chu Mo looked at the three characters "Chu Muxue" carved on the stone wall, his fingers gently tracing them, as if he could feel his mother's warmth. The Broken Sword suddenly let out a mournful cry. 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 was severely injured by Xiao Zhantian, the Immortal Emperor of the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty. She used all her strength to send him and the Jade Pendant into the Azure Blue Realm. The Heavenly Sword Sect had wanted to protect them but couldn't withstand the pressure from the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty, so they could only split the Jade Pendant in two. And... there was also a mysterious person wearing a bronze mask who left a prophecy deep within the Sword Tomb: "The day the Heaven Suppressing Bloodline awakens is the time the Chaos Sword Master appears."

"Brother Chu Mo..." Yun Che called softly, pulling him back from his memories. She pointed to the spiritual spring in the center of the Sword Pool, where nine crystal-clear water droplets floated. These were the core of the Primordial Spirit Spring.

Chu Mo took a deep breath and stepped into the Sword Pool with Yun Che in his arms. The moment the Heaven Suppressing Seal touched the spiritual spring droplets, nine golden lights 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 dao laws in the Sword Pool, and tiny golden patterns appeared on its blade — a symbol of the fusion of Spirit Realm laws and Azure Blue Realm laws.

Just then, a loud noise suddenly came from above the Heaven Abyss Domain. A giant ship covered in Mysterious Yellow runes broke through the clouds. Standing at the bow was Xiao Zhantian, the Immortal Emperor of the Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty, accompanied by the Palace Master of the Myriad Demon Palace and the Sect Master of the Blood Demon Sect. The three giants had come together, their target the Chaos Sword Body and the Heaven Suppressing Bloodline.

"Chu Mo, take Yun Che and leave through the Sword Tomb's secret passage." Cang Wuzi summoned his life-bound spiritual sword. "I owed your mother a life back then. Today, I will repay it!"

Chu Mo looked at the old man's resolute back and suddenly remembered his mother's dying words: "If you meet Cang Wuzi of the Heavenly Sword Sect, tell him 'The sword heart remains unchanged, Primordial Chaos is attainable'." He tightened his grip on the Broken Sword, shielding Yun Che behind him. "No, this time, I will protect the important person."

He raised the Broken Sword above his head. The Chaos Sword Qi resonated with the power of the Primordial Spirit Spring. Chu Mo felt his Sea of Consciousness suddenly clear. The sword art for the sixth form of the Primordial Chaos Sword Art, World Annihilation Scroll, was instantly comprehended at this moment.

"Primordial Sword Art, Sixth Form — World Splitting!"

A flash of sword light, and the space of the Heaven Abyss Domain was actually torn open, creating a rift. Xiao Zhantian's giant ship trembled before the rift, the Mysterious Yellow runes on the ship collapsing one after another. The three giants were shocked to find that the young man before them, with only Early Core Formation cultivation, could unleash spatial laws that even an Immortal Emperor found difficult to control.

"Go!" Chu Mo grabbed Yun Che's hand and stepped into the spatial rift. The moment the rift closed, he looked back at Xiao Zhantian, undisguised killing intent in his eyes. "Mysterious Yellow Divine Dynasty, Myriad Demon Palace, Blood Demon Sect... The pain you inflicted on my mother, I, Chu Mo, will repay it a hundredfold!"

In the spatial turbulence, Yun Che looked at Chu Mo's determined profile and suddenly felt a corner of her heart completely melt. She knew that no matter what kind of powerful enemies or conspiracies lay ahead, as long as he was by her side, there was no obstacle they couldn't overcome.

The wind of the Spirit Realm passed through the rift, carrying the clear sound of the Sword Pool. The legend of the Chaos Sword Master was stirring up an even more magnificent chapter on this land of laws and opportunities in the Spirit Realm. And Chu Mo and Yun Che, the young man and woman bearing the mission of the two extremes of heaven and earth, were walking hand in hand towards their journey through the Myriad Realms.