The Truth Behind the Destruction of Sever the Heavenly River

A series of questions came crashing down, almost shattering the already thin relationship between Jing Huan and Dong Fuzhu.

Dong Fuzhu was an impatient person by nature. In her heart, besides her family and mentor, the most important person was her senior sister Sang Ying. Even Lan Fusheng and Bai Kejin, her friends of many years, couldn't compare to her in this respect.

Now that they've helped Jing Huan rescue people and stabilize the situation, the other party is trying to shift the blame onto their senior sister. How could Dong Fuzhu tolerate this?

She immediately sneered at Jing Huan, "What, are you all having this old habit of ostracizing outsiders again? If it weren't for my senior sister risking her life to help you save the Beast God, do you think the Cloud Mulberry Realm would still be here today? It would probably have been destroyed long ago!"

"If my senior sister really harbored any ill will towards your Cloud Mulberry Realm, she would have simply stayed out of these troubles and left with us. Now your sect has obtained the Beast God, and you've also taken control of the Teleportation Array. You've reaped all the benefits, yet you blame us every time something goes wrong? You might as well stop calling Beast Soul Sect and start calling yourselves the Beast Sect!"

Seeing that Dong Fuzhu was going too far, Green Lotus and Red Lotus quietly pulled her back, managing to stop her from saying anything even more outrageous.

In fact, Jing Huan regretted asking those questions in his shock and anger. He wasn't a child in his forties or fifties; how could he not see through a person's character?

He was simply too confused and flustered to think before he spoke.

Now, after being scolded by Dong Fuzhu, Jing Huan felt somewhat ashamed. "No, that's not what I meant... Master Duan, you have to give me an explanation no matter what. I don't believe you know nothing."

"I will explain to you naturally, but right now it's more important to reunite with your sect and think about what to do if the sea wall is breached," Duan Hanyi replied with an equally cold and stern face.

Jing Huan wasn't stupid; he knew Duan Hanyi was right. He could only suppress his doubts and lead Lan Fusheng and the others back to the Beast Soul Sect.

At this moment, a bloody smell permeated the Beast Soul Sect. It turned out that the Devil Creature, attracted by the human presence, rushed towards the sects with more human presence the moment they burst out of the pillar of light.

The number of Devil Creature surging in was too great. Fortunately, the sect leader received advance warning and made the right judgment; otherwise, who knows how many disciples would have died in this sudden disaster.

After listening to his junior brother's words, Jing Huan was stunned for a moment before asking, "You mean, the sect leader received advance notice and knew that the Cloud Mulberry Realm would face this calamity?"

"Yes, Senior Brother!" His junior brother nodded earnestly. "The Sect Master already knew. He told you to go see him as soon as you returned. Oh, and he also said that if those fellow Daoists from outside came back with you, you should invite them over as well."

After saying that, the junior brother quickly went to attend to other matters.

Although the Devil Creature outside are blocked by the sea wall, no one knows if they will break through it one day. Therefore, the sect's formations need to be properly repaired to avoid failure at crucial moments.

Lan Fusheng and the others came with Jing Huan, and they all heard what his junior brother said.

Bai Kejin and Lan Fusheng exchanged a glance, then their eyes swept over Duan Hanyi, as if they were thinking of something.

Jing Huan naturally obeyed his master's orders, although he didn't know where the sect leader got the information from, and he was completely confused.

Fortunately, the sect leader's residence was not far away, and the group arrived at their destination quickly.

The sect leader of the Beast Soul Sect was also busy with the sudden appearance of the pillar of light. When he saw his disciple return, the first thing he did was to pull him along to get busy as well.

Even outsiders like Lan Fusheng were casually assigned tasks.

Jing Huan was so eager to know the truth that he finally stopped his master and asked the question that had been bothering him.

Seeing this, the sect leader silently dismissed the other disciples in the room, leaving only his eldest disciple and Dong Fuzhu and others behind.

Before the sect leader could explain the reason, he stood up and bowed to Duan Hanyi: "Thanks to Fellow Daoist Duan's reminder, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to keep the casualties in the sect so low today."

Everyone was startled upon hearing this. Under Jing Huan's further questioning, the sect leader finally told them about the message he had received from Duan Hanyi that day, and also mentioned the content of the message.

He said, "Although I don't know why the time mentioned in the message was brought forward, your reminder, fellow Daoist, at least we weren't caught off guard."

He learned from his master that Duan Hanyi had actually foreseen the calamity, and that Duan Hanyi had told them this before leaving. Jing Huan, who had been feeling somewhat upset, immediately felt relieved.

"You don't need to thank me. I didn't know things would happen so suddenly." Otherwise, he would have informed them long ago, and when reminding them, he would have remembered not to leave such obvious clues so that the sect leader would guess that he was the one who leaked the information.

Having found the answers to their questions, Jing Huan and the others stopped dwelling on these meaningless matters.

They quickly informed the sect leader about the Teleportation Array, and Duan Hanyi also clarified the prophecy that had been left unsaid. "I originally didn't intend to tell anyone, but the situation is dire, so I have no choice but to tell you. The Lower Realm is about to face its greatest tribulation in history. If we're not careful, we will all die. The Cloud Mulberry Realm is being invaded by demons, the Immortal Spirit Realm is overrun by alien species, and the other three realms will also be drawn into this war. No one can escape the schemes of those with ulterior motives."

"The only way to save all living beings is to await the return of the Child of Destiny!"

At that moment, Lan Fusheng seemed to have figured something out, yet also seemed to have figured nothing out at all.

The Beast Soul Sect asked impatiently, "Where is that Child of Destiny now?"

"She is still undergoing her final trials in the Upper Realm..."

Sang Ying looked at the unfamiliar face on the water's surface. It was so unfamiliar, yet it made her feel a heart palpitation she had never felt before.

Is this the face of Blade & Soul?

No, this is her face.

A voice told Sang Ying this.

The scene abruptly shifts, revealing that Gu Wangchuan was once still quite young, now wears tattered robes, and his scarred face no longer displays the gentle smile of the past, but rather a deep sense of vicissitude.

He was unshaven, his hair was disheveled, and he looked miserable and pitiful. But the aura he exuded, befitting someone in the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, startled Sang Ying.

Gu Wangchuan knelt before a tall stone statue, the sword in his hand inexplicably shattered!

How did the Sever the Heavenly River shatter? Wasn't it shattered by Gu Wangchuan himself when he ascended to immortality?

With these questions and doubts in mind, Sang Ying continued reading.

"I beg the Immortal Lord of a Hundred Mountains for help in repairing my precious sword. I have already passed through the many trials you set up, and you said you would grant one request to those who have passed through!" Gu Wangchuan's tone was full of humility and pleading.

The lifeless stone statue seemed to be given a soul in an instant, and an indistinct phantom fell on the stone statue sitting on the throne - that was the Immortal Lord of a Hundred Mountains, who ascended to heaven earlier than Gu Wangchuan, but left behind an incarnation in the mortal world!

The phantom slowly opened its eyes, its imposing presence impossible to look directly at. "I know your wish, but the Sever the Heavenly River, though called Spirit Artifact, is in reality a divine artifact lost to the mortal realm! The Sever the Heavenly River was destroyed to save you, and it should also be reborn because of you. Reforging a divine artifact is simple, but reuniting its spirit is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Are you willing to pay the price?"

Gu Wangchuan replied without hesitation, "This junior is willing. I'm willing to give anything to bring Heavenly River back!"

In Gu Wangchuan's heart, the sword spirit was no longer just a simple sword spirit; she was more like his family, a sibling he could never lose.

Gu Wangchuan had been trying to find a way to let the sword spirit live like a normal person. He took care of the sword spirit as if it were his own sister, but he did not expect that the sword spirit was still too weak. As a result, the sword spirit could only escape the attack of hundreds of people by relying on the power of the self-destruction of the Sever the Heavenly River.

He survived, but Sever the Heavenly River and the sword spirit...

He had long heard that the powerful Immortal Lord of a Hundred Mountains had left his avatar in the Lower Realm when he ascended to immortality. He had also set up a series of tests, promising that as long as one passed his tests, one could make a request to him.

After visiting dozens of weapon-refining masters, Gu Wangchuan was still unable to repair the Sever the Heavenly River. Finally, he embarked on the journey to find the Immortal Lord of the Immortal Lord of a Hundred Mountains.

Perhaps it was a stroke of luck, but he finally found it.

"Very good." Immortal Lord of a Hundred Mountains seemed quite satisfied with this answer. "You have cultivated for thousands of years, always doing good deeds and accumulating merit without ever committing a wrong act. Your Merit is already so abundant that after you achieve great success in your cultivation, you will not need to undergo tribulation and can ascend immediately."

"If you are willing to give all your Merit to the sword spirit, the sword spirit can not only be reunited, but also have the opportunity to be reincarnated as a human! Are you willing to make this exchange?"

"I'm willing!" Gu Wangchuan nodded again.

The illusory figure of the Immortal Lord of a Hundred Mountains slightly raised his hand, and the shattered Sever the Heavenly River instantly returned to its original state. At the same time, countless starlight floated up from the Sever the Heavenly River and gathered together.

Gu Wangchuan and Sang Ying both knew that it was the sword spirit.

Immortal Lord of a Hundred Mountains said, "Foolish child, I see that your karmic ties with this sword spirit are not yet severed, and you will likely have another chance to meet in the future. Why not leave her a name so that you can recognize each other in the future?"

But Gu Wangchuan shook his head and refused. "I don't need her to acknowledge me. I just want her to live a happy and joyful life."

"Let's leave a mark so that when this child inherits your Sword Intent, he will surely accomplish great things for the Lower Realm," Immortal Lord of a Hundred Mountains advised.

Upon hearing this, Gu Wangchuan suddenly looked up at the illusory figure, and quickly realized something from the other party's blurry gaze.

Gu Wangchuan remained silent for a moment before raising his hand to extract a wisp of Immortal Power he had painstakingly cultivated from his mind and sending it into the loose ball of light of the sword spirit. "I've heard that mortals cherish beautiful jade, so from now on I will call you A Ying. I hope that in your next life, someone will hold you in their palm like a precious gem, cherishing and protecting you."

"This is what I wish for, brother. A Ying, may we meet again in the next life."

A Ying, A Ying...

Sang Ying blinked slowly twice; it seemed as if another memory had been added to her mind.