Chapter 223: The Sword Spirit and Sangyu's Encounter

Nine-phase World.

The borderland between Futu Prefecture and Jin Tian Zhou, Demon Abyss.

After years of arduous cultivation, Mo Sangyu finally absorbed all of the Red Lotus power of the Demon Abyss, achieving Demon Achievement Great Completion.

At the same time, the dream that had been calm for so long rippled once more.

You pursued the vague Guidance in the dim, searching deep within Chaos for a long time.

You have lost contact with the Great World.

"Chuan, where exactly are you?"

The Guidance appears intermittently; you can only rely on your own sense to keep moving toward that region.

You place your hope in the plan succeeding.

If Hong, Chi, and Xi can break through the Immortal Ascension Realm, using them as a conduit to stir the qi of heaven and earth, they could also guide you back to the Great World.

If you fail, even if you find Chuan, you will not be able to find a way back.

You do not know how long you have drifted in the Boundless Chaos.

In the darkness of the universe's depths, a faint green light flickered, vanishing in an instant.

"Chuan!"

"It's Chuan's aura!"

Even though that aura was faint, you still sensed it.

You chased after that faint glimmer.

What appeared in your divine perception was not Chuan, but a green-clad woman bearing a sword, petite and cute.

"Who is she?"

You couldn't help but wonder.

"Is she the little maid in Lin Fu, Lü Ya?"

In the dream, Sangyu did not know Lü Ya, but the real‑world Sangyu did.

"She hadn't appeared in earlier dreams, so I thought she wasn't in the dream; so that's why."

Seeing the green woman's sword, you knew who she was.

That sword is Chuan's.

Although the green‑clad woman has a human form, she is not truly of the Human Race, belonging to the Spirit Monster.

Before this, she should have been Chuan's Sword Spirit.

The Sword Spirit's body, when not deliberately revealing its form, can only be seen by its master.

It must be that Chuan and she lifted the Original Fate Restriction, allowing her to become an independent being.

At the moment you saw the Sword Spirit Girl, she also saw you.

A look of surprise involuntarily appeared on her face.

"Sangyu!"

She shouted your name and came to your side.

Even though you guessed her identity, you still asked, "Are you Chuan's Sword Spirit?"

"Yes."

The Sword Spirit Girl replied.

After a brief hesitation, you asked again, "What about Chuan?"

You feared hearing the answer you had already anticipated.

The Sword Spirit Girl's expression quickly turned sorrowful: "Your master has already perished, dissipated into the Chaos Universe."

Even though you had foreseen the outcome, you still felt a heart‑piercing pain.

Chuan! He has finally left!

The Sword Spirit Girl added, "Before departing, the master entrusted me with a task; if it can be accomplished, perhaps the master can be retrieved."

You know this is the only chance.

Chuan's Soul Lamp has not been extinguished; it still emits a faint light, indicating he has not completely dissipated.

You asked, "What did Chuan say?"

The Sword Spirit Girl replied, "The master said he still bears a destiny wholly different from this world, and asked me to seek him."

"By the way, that sentence was told to the master by the Human Ancestor."

"Human Ancestor? Is he still there?" you pressed.

The Sword Spirit Girl shook her head, "The Human Ancestor, to prevent the Great World from being devoured, ventured alone, leading the Black Mist into deeper Chaos."

"His realm is stronger than the master's; perhaps there is still hope of him being alive."

"But that Black Mist is also formidable; I cannot say whether the Human Ancestor will return."

"Black Mist? Is it the source that traps the Ancient God? What exactly is it?" you speculated faintly.

Back then, you took the Path of Proving the Dao of the Elf Ancient God into the Chaos Void, sparing no effort to exhaust a strand of Ancient God Source Power that the Human Ancestor had left you.

You thought that by doing so, you could free the Human Ancestor and resolve all crises.

In fact, it was not so.

You paid the price, wounded by the Black Mist's power, and fell into a coma.

When you awoke again, the Ancient God was gone, and the Great World entered a new era.

"I also do not know what Black Mist is."

The Sword Spirit Girl said, "According to the Human Ancestor and the master, if Black Mist were to gain consciousness, it could easily destroy the Great World."

You exclaimed, "So, the Black Mist, merely in an unconscious state, has already driven the Ancient Gods into a dire predicament."

"Yes." Sword Spirit Girl nodded heavily.

You realize the situation is more serious than you imagined.

Will the Black Mist return again?

He possesses a power that even Ancient Gods cannot comprehend; his return is not impossible.

What about Chuan?

And what is his origin?

Why does the Human Ancestor say that Chuan bears a destiny completely different from this world.

Perhaps finding the destiny that Chuan speaks of will reveal all the answers.

You say, "Sword Spirit, we will return to the Great World together, discuss a plan, and surely find a way to locate Chuan."

You become increasingly convinced that Chuan is still alive.

As long as there are enough traces, we can definitely find Chuan!

Sword Spirit asks, "Can we still go back?"

"Yes."

You firmly believe that Hong, Chi, and Xi will all step into the Immortal Ascension Realm.

In the present Great World, order is intact, Myriad Ways are balanced, and without the innate Ancient Gods' restraints, any living being has a chance to become an Immortal.

Yet the most hopeful are surely the Human Race!

Because the Human Race has the Guidance left by Chuan and you, they can more easily find the opportunity to ascend.

Hong, Chi, and Xi are all among the finest of the Human Race and will surely succeed.

Sword Spirit Girl is very simple‑minded, has no doubt about your words, and believes whatever you say.

During the years without receiving Guidance, you and Sword Spirit Girl drift together in the Chaos Universe.

She is like a curious baby, asking you all kinds of questions.

The most frequent are the stories about Chuan before she met him.

You tell her all of them.

You can see that Sword Spirit harbors a different affection for Chuan; she envies the love between you and Chuan.

Although she tries hard to hide it, her skill is too clumsy.

It's like a maiden newly in love, eyes full of love, yet thinking others can't see it.

You do not expose Sword Spirit's words.

And you do not get angry because of it.

Because she is worth it.

Chuan has already granted her a completely independent life, surely hoping she can live well once, with a complete life.

But Chuan evidently miscalculated.

After losing the Original Fate Restriction, the feelings between Chuan and Sword Spirit instead elevated to a new height.

You no longer bother with these tedious details.

Because everything of yours and their contributions are also inseparable.

Because Chuan's existence ties you together, making it even harder to separate; Yun, the Empress, and Sword Spirit are the same.

You now share a common goal: to find Chuan!