Chapter 310

The scene before his eyes seemed to merge with the memory.

How many years have passed? To see this again… to see it once more…

"Go back. Wait for me to return."

He did not turn around, yet the voice came clearly to him.

Return?

Where is Master going?

Before he could recover his wits, the world darkened before him; his body was dragged backward by an invisible, immense force.

He stumbled, nearly falling, then his vision cleared—before him stretched a smooth, bright road, with the sect gate spanning both sides, inscribed in two bold, vigorous vermilion characters: Xiang Jianzong.

Around him were those he had just protected with his Seven Emotions Sword Domain…

Master!

Master…

"Look, what's that!"

A voice from beside him shattered his thoughts.

He looked up; the keen eyesight of a True Void cultivator revealed countless purple threads stretching from horizon to horizon, rising from nowhere and piercing straight into the starry river.

It was… Master's direction!

Hum~!

A flash of swordlight—then he had vanished into the void, hurtling toward the source from which the threads surged.

…

…

Starfront battlefield.

With Xu Xing's arrival, Xuan's gaze settled on him; the two human immortals immediately ceased their attack.

The shadowed human immortal shoved back the purple qi with one palm and retreated: "Watch yourself, Xu Xing—this old bastard isn't simple."

"Rest assured, Elder, I won't be careless." Xu Xing stepped forward with his sword.

Crimson radiance instantly leapt and spread across the void.

The shadowed human immortal continued retreating, while the white-haired human immortal, though reluctant, swiftly withdrew beyond the range of the crimson glow.

The profound darkness of the cosmos seemed lit by this flame-like radiance.

Vast waves of red light and rolling purple qi stood in equal opposition, pressing and encroaching upon each other, yet never merging—clearly divided.

The two immortals behind the crimson glow sought the right moment to strike.

Before Xu Xing arrived, they were the main force; now that he had come, they became the support.

As for a fair one-on-one duel? Hmm? Did someone get kicked in the head? If you can gang up, why fight alone? Yet Xuan, now surrounded by Xu Xing and the two human immortals, showed no reaction.

"After the Third Ancestor, Hun Tian Yi developed selfish desires, descended into the world as the Ancestor of Cang, known as 'Heaven.'" The calm voice continued, "It sought to seize the essence of beings who wielded the Dao, to escape the constraints of Heavenly Dao."

The same act as the Beast God Realm's Hun Tian Yi.

"Yet the Cang race was powerful, so its scheme failed."

Humming~!

The sword's ring was clear and sharp, like a single thread severing yin and yang, bringing the flame of dawn, cutting through all.

The myriad laws and concepts of a star region were severed, directly isolated from Tai Xuan Realm, becoming a world within a world.

The swordlight, wielding supreme sharpness, surged forward—its edge seemed to sever all, even the identity of "Origin of Transcendence" and the Dao it wielded were cut away.

"So, Heaven plotted against the human race?"

In a fraction of an instant, Xu Xing and Xuan's wills clashed countless times.

"Not merely the human race, but all races except the Cang."

Xuan curled his five fingers as if grasping the isolated star region in his palm.

With that grip, it seemed as if chaos had just opened, primordial void split apart—the light of heaven, earth, xuan, and yellow flashed and vanished; countless miniature worlds were born and annihilated.

Creation and annihilation, transformation and return to void—unflinching, a fist slammed into the Dao-severing swordlight.

"The highest authority of Tai Xuan Realm—the Dao-wielders are not the end. How could Hun Tian Yi's desire to escape Heavenly Dao be so simple?"

The fist of creation and annihilation crashed against the Dao-severing swordlight—great sound is silent!

The cosmos fell silent!

Ripples of wrinkles spread across the starry cosmos; even the isolated star region, now a world within a world, shattered and reformed endlessly under the shockwaves.

A thousand times?

Ten thousand times?

Or billions upon billions?

Immeasurable, incalculable! Was it eternity or an instant? Time itself seemed to lose meaning.

"If Tai Xuan Realm's Hun Tian Yi seizes the essence of a Dao-attained being, it can leap to our current realm—or even higher."

"Transformation is infinite; thus, calamity must arise."

"To obtain the fruit of transformation, one must endure boundless calamities…"

"And you… are the one chosen by Tai Xuan Realm, the most suitable to become the Heaven's Calamity."

The overwhelming, incomprehensible visions faded; Xu Xing and Xuan's forms reappeared.

A "Soul-Refining Flame" entered the star region now become a world within a world; within it lay boundless sorrow, spinning as it settled upon Xuan and blazed fiercely.

Xuan was halted for an instant by the sorrow rising within.

By the time it extinguished the flame, a vast void already stood before it.

"So that's how it is…"

Xu Xing's longsword flowed with crimson light, his eyes obscure and inscrutable.

A celestial calamity…

"Thus, you were recognized by the Xuan Realm, permitted to cultivate directly, and when you unite with the Dao, you are no different from the beings of the Xuan Realm—and outside the Celestial's calculations."

Xu Xing gazed calmly at Xuan: "You did not know this back then."

"Correct. Back then, the 'Heaven' itself deliberately concealed it; I was merely one who had attained the Dao, and could not perceive this." Xuan remained as composed as ever, "Had I known this earlier, I would have spared no effort to obliterate the 'Heaven' and all of humanity." Too bad, now speaking of this is useless.

"Xu Xing, something's coming!" the shadow human immortal cried urgently, "Kill this old bastard quick!"

From the starry expanse, a vast purple ocean surged forward, sweeping endlessly and drowning the entire starry region.

Neither real nor unreal, the beings and objects within its engulfed range suffered not the slightest effect.

Even the shadow human immortal's "Soul-Refining Flame" could ignite only a small portion—and it was instantly replenished! The light of the Ten Thousand Realm Dao Anchors was drawn forth!

"Your mission is now complete. It is time to take all you gained from the Xuan Realm and return home." Xuan's voice, calm and spreading, carried far.

"Old bastard! You're full of shit!"

The shadow human immortal cursed violently.

Yet Xuan paid no heed, stepping forward, his voice resonating like the Dao's tone, echoing throughout the realm.

"The Dao's Origin returns to its source."

A cosmic decree, the righteous voice of Heaven and Earth! Boom—

The entire Xuan Realm suddenly trembled!

From the True Immortals who wield the Dao down to the tiniest ant, all felt it! "Now, I, as the Origin of the Dao, act on behalf of the Xuan Realm to bestow this reward, honoring the Xiang Jianzong for safeguarding the Celestial Order!"

"Sword Sovereign, of the same Dao lineage, follow him!"

"Xiang Xiang Yuanjun, bearing the Dao Calamity, follow him!"

"Seeing Hong Zun, yielding the Dao's opportunity, follow him!"

Hearing each name Xuan called out, the shadow human immortal's eyes burst with rage, his Soul-Refining Flame surging wildly, engulfing and attempting to refine Xuan within.

Yet Xuan allowed the flames to scorch him, unmoved, and bowed remotely toward Xu Xing: "Farewell, Xiang Jianzong."

"Farewell, Xiang Jianzong!" The cry rang out—and the entire cosmos stirred; the Xuan Realm echoed in response!

Xu Xing felt overwhelming repulsion surging from all directions—the Xuan Realm's own "farewell." Yet it was Xuan who had stolen authority to enact this.

Had normal Hun Tian Yi existed, He could never have crossed that boundary to achieve this.

But now, Hun Tian Yi had been extracted and sealed by the Immortals; its avatar lay silent.

And Xuan, as the Xuan Realm's first transcendent being, its first Dao-attainer, could steal authority and reshape it!

Even if only once, it was enough! The repulsive force surging from all sides—far exceeding that of True Immortals—was so immense Xu Xing could barely hold his ground.

"Xu Xing!"

"Brother of the Dao!"

Both tried to assist, but merely drawing near caused them to be violently repelled.

The countless Dao Anchors' light had reached Xu Xing's location and suddenly contracted into a rope no thicker than a thumb, binding his waist and dragging him outward! Struggling against the Xuan Realm's repulsion was already at his limit—this Dao Anchor's light seemed the final straw…

Xuan rose, watching Xu Xing plummet swiftly toward Qing Xu.

"Farewell, Xiang Jianzong."

The stolen authority vanished.

Yet at the last moment, He noticed one True Immortal, deeply bound to the Xiang Jianzong, had not been sent away.

Too bad…

Then!

Xuan stepped across the starfront battlefield, heading toward the Central Continent!

The two Immortals' expressions changed drastically; they immediately moved to block him.

The light of Martial Dao shook the starry expanse; brilliant martial fists struck across.

Yet Xuan, as before, made no evasion, offered no resistance, letting the fist impacts strike his body.

There was only one chance—he must conserve his strength.

…………

Central Continent, Xiang Jianzong.

In the Sword Sovereign's Hall, Bie Xuening, who had been in seclusion, suddenly felt overwhelming repulsion surging from all directions.

Extending her awareness, she instantly understood the cause.

She also saw Xuan crossing the starline barrier, entering the realm of the Immortals' power.

Before she could respond, she, like Xu Xing, was swept up by the repulsive force, shattering the Sword Sovereign's Hall, and plummeting toward Qing Xu.

Simultaneously, Xiang Xiang Yuanjun and Seeing Hong Zun—also deemed "gifts"—could not escape; both fell toward Qing Xu.

Seeing Hong Zun was a tall, elegant elder with half-black, half-white hair, clad in a black-and-white Dao robe, as if myriad Dao currents guarded his body.

Now he struggled fiercely against the relentless repulsion, inwardly baffled.

Though he knew such thoughts might be improper, he couldn't help it.

You could say the Sword Sovereign and little sister were understandable…

But the third one should've been Lingzu, right?

I've got grandchildren everywhere—and I'm being bundled up as a "gift" and shipped out too!

What nonsense!

Sigh~ All this elaborate scheme by Xuan…

Though Seeing Hong Zun fought fiercely against the Xuan Realm's repulsion, he soon reached the skies above Qing Xu.

He glanced left and right…

Well!

He was the first one to arrive! It was a bit awkward…

"…"

No!

It must be that those three were farther from Qingxu! Yes, he remembered that the Xiang Jianzong's straight-line distance from Qingxu was hundreds of kilometers greater than that of the TaiShang Dao Sect!

Just as his figure fell into Qingxu, on the verge of tumbling out of the world.

Purple mist filled every corner of the sky above the central continent! (End of chapter)

【127】 Purple qi filled the sky across every corner of the Central Continent! (End of chapter)