Chapter 7: Main Text: Dream Awakening, Chaos Approaching

Main Text: Dream Awakening, Chaos Approaching

When Li Yijie finished reading,

At the moment the old man spoke his last word,

Once more, an irresistible wave of dizziness surged into his head,

Li Yijie then felt heavy-headed and light-footed and collapsed.

A few seconds before his eyes closed,

He saw only,

the entire starry sky spinning nonstop,

beneath him seemed to be some mysterious pattern,

condensing rapidly.

At the same time,

he also felt,

his body seemed to be continuously spiraling upward,

then,

he lost consciousness.

Just as Li Yijie fainted,

starlight burst forth,

unknown where they came from,

twelve huge, bright superstars,

red, green,

white, yellow,

purple, blue,

twelve each of different colors,

mysteriously brilliant,

filled with an indescribable sense of mystery and beauty.

Again, he saw,

those twelve stars tracing mysterious star tracks,

where they passed,

leaving behind brilliant star lines,

resembling vast galaxies,

hanging in the starry sky, slowly flowing.

Soon after,

a grand, magnificent pattern,

unfolded.

Only see those twelve superstars intertwining and attracting each other,

paired off,

forming six striking Gemini star systems.

At this moment,

all the starlight retracted into the star lines,

the light condensed and did not disperse,

as if it had come alive,

the starlight in the Milky Way surged like a flood,

with a rushing sound,

echoing across the vast expanse of a hundred million li of starry sky.

Just beyond this starry sky,

approximately hundreds of millions of kilometers away, the Heaven War Star Realm,

the old man stood alone,

before the Dawn Cliff at the Break-Heaven Apex,

his pallor faded,

silver radiance fully shown,

no fish tail,

moon visage returned,

a faint sword mark,

spouting silver radiance from his forehead,

truly a worldly silver youth.

At this moment,

the old man's star eyes narrowed slightly,

fixed his gaze unmoving on the starry sky where Li Yijie was,

his gaze lingering,

Seems able to pierce the star‑sea barrier of hundreds of millions of light‑years,

Staring at Li Yijie's already fainted eyes.

Suddenly,

The old man came to his senses and whispered:

Cough,

This little brat,

No matter where,

still can't change,

his restless little temperament,

really makes me worry.

I really don't know about this "time reversal",

whether it's good or bad for him,

Can he really withstand such a great calamity?

Why are the rumors about his evaluation so mysterious,

almost reaching the Grand Primordial Boundless Realm.

Yijie, Yijie,

I truly hope you can safely survive this great calamity,

I also don't know if going to the Nine Heavens Miao Star,

and whether one can return alive.

It seems,

Everyone has their own tribulation,

We must each strive to cross over,

Each hesitates!

However,

No matter what happens in the future,

I will unhesitatingly stand by your side,

Until the world,

changes for us.

I believe you,

You also believe me, eh?

Right?

I truly hope to hear,

and can once again surge with your furious retort.

Time, time,

Time ah,

Ah wu, ah wu,

Ah wu, ah wu,

……

Maybe,

When one is at the height of feeling and nature,

one tends to imagine oneself as a beast.

……

"Everyone be on guard,

this sounds like the Heavenly Wolf Emperor's voice.

all of you, stay sharp,

beautiful ladies and fine wine are all here at once!"

The chief of the Flamboyant Seven, Zeng Ailiu,

he barked at his teammates.

Before he could finish speaking,

his teammates immediately each hid themselves.

"Hehe,

These few brats are really daring,

they dare to treat me as that lowly monstrous beast,

however,

seeing as I'm 'happy' today,

I won't hold it against you."

The old man finished speaking,

then he waved his big hand,

the fathomless bottom of the Dawn's Edge,

black mist roiled,

The rumbling sound was like furious waves battering the cliff,

From below upward,

Growing larger and larger,

Deafening,

Striking straight at the nine heavens.

Immediately after,

The cliff trembled violently,

The countless sword marks engraved on the cliff wall,

Seemed to have received the king's summons,

Radiance burst forth,

The cleansing sword qi,

Five-colored and brilliant,

Wildly surging and crisscrossing,

That hidden sword intent,

Again seemed,

To want to strike straight at the nine-layer azure heaven!

Suddenly,

With a clatter,

Like lightning shooting straight to the heart of heaven,

Thunder violently struck the earth,

A sword peak tens of thousands of zhang in size,

Roaring, it shot straight up from the cliff base to the high heavens,

And upon that sword peak,

Countless sword qi intertwined and wound around each other,

Appearing to form twelve strands,

Vast and boundless,

And yet linked together in interlocking rings, the sword profound cold iron chain,

Red, green,

White, yellow

Purple, blue,

…

The twelve colors shone together,

The momentum was magnificent!

Also like twelve intertwined, crisscrossing eastern divine dragons,

Together they guarded the central sky-inserting sword peak!

When the black mist began to roll, Zeng Ailiu

He sharply sensed the danger,

Without hesitation,

He instinctively ordered the other six to retreat quickly.

The other six also carried out the order without fail,

Immediately executing the command.

Their chief's command

Had been,

How many times at the brink of the ghost gate,

They had snatched back their lives,

Choosing loyalty

Was equivalent to choosing survival.

For twelve years,

This belief had become as natural as breathing,

Rooted deep in their souls,

Never shaken!

As they retreated at full speed,

Zeng Ailiu still kept his eyes on the dawn-lit cliff base,

He had a premonition,

A world-shattering divine artifact,

Was about to be born,

And it was very likely hidden,

In the boundless black abyss at the cliff's base,

Perhaps he and this treasure are fated,

Then wouldn't he become famous overnight?

Thinking, thinking,

his steps slowed,

his eyes also remained motionless,

staring at everything around him.

Primordial Qi had long, under the guidance of the family‑passed‑down Elegant Profound Art,

begun to operate at a high level,

a thin yet resilient layer of azure Qi,

had already extended beyond the body,

as if constantly prepared to deliver a fatal blow.

Come, deliver a fatal blow.

When the sword scar trembled again,

Zeng Ailiu would then know this treasure,

which the present him could not possibly possess,

forcing it away would instead endanger his life,

Although it is said that opportunities arise from danger,

the price of life is higher,

not to mention his other six brothers,

He could not let them take such risks.

In his creed of life,

as long as he is a captain for even a day,

he must protect each team member's life line.

Thus,

the Elegant Seven retreated even faster.

Just as they were about to withdraw from the Summit of the Shattering Sky,

they suddenly saw a towering strange peak piercing the sky,

a chill pervaded the heavens,

its aura was imposing,

cannot be looked at directly.

However,

to the old man, this strange peak,

was just ordinary,

the old man looked at the sword peak,

his eyes lazily addressed the peak, saying:

You old fool,

still so arrogant,

you don't know how to be like me,

humble and low‑key.

Hey,

the world has changed,

not stepping out for over a decade,

a gentleman as flawless as me,

is almost on the brink of extinction.

That sword peak seemed sentient,

as if seriously scrutinizing the old man,

like an old friend not seen for years,

simply watching without words,

yet longing already resides in its pupils,

converging as deep as the sea.

Hearing the old man speak,

as if to respond to him,

the myriad sword Qi on that peak,

flew more lively,

stirring the clouds within a thousand‑mile radius,

which gathered and dispersed unpredictably.

as if the twelve sword‑cold iron chains coiled around the peak,

the swishing sound roared,

as if it echoed throughout the entire Celestial War Star Realm.

The old man, seeing this,

relaxed completely,

a force that dominates the universe,

There is my invincible, sky‑soaring heroic aura,

From the inside out,

Like ripples,

Slowly 'unleashed' outward,

Crushing the dashing Seven‑person group a thousand li away,

also to the point they can barely breathe.

Meanwhile,

The old man's eyes widened wildly,

A gaze so fine it is imperceptible,

Like a lover's hand,

Gently caressed,

Upon that Piercing Sky Sword Peak.

Then,

The old man's head, full of silver radiance, looked up to the heavens,

His big mouth roared like a dragon, saying:

"Heavenly Meow Nine Stars,

you bunch of turtle brats,

Wang Shiba Dan,

I, Emperor Yan, am back again,

The old grudges,

we will settle them together,

just give me a clean kill,

just wait!"

After the roar,

The old man's anger receded,

The whole person suddenly seemed as gentle as water,

From his eyes,

to his soles,

A feeling emanating from the heart,

Soft to the hair's tips, a world‑shaking, everlasting love,

It whispered softly from his mouth:

"My dear little Nine,

it's been twelve years,

how have you been.

Now my divine skill has been completed,

No one any longer,

can stop us from walking toward happiness,

You must wait for me!

Those scum that try to keep us apart,

big or small,

I will definitely make them regret it,

You must hold on.

And Xiao Jiezi,

I promised you,

to let you see your master's wife,

Please believe me,

that day is not far away,

I hope that you then,

will have become a true man.

Let's work hard together,

Come on, keep it up!"

After speaking,

The old man's tenderness receded,

His domineering aura exuded,

Excitedly addressing that Sky‑piercing Sword Peak, he said:

Old fellow,

All these years you have been hidden in this boring abyss,

Isn't it unbearably lonely,

Never mind,

Today let us tread upon it again,

This vast star sea,

Let's unleash our peerless splendor!

Old coot,

Come on,

Let's take it back together,

Let's claim the king's glory that belongs only to you and me!

Just as the old man finished speaking,

that sword peak trembled violently throughout,

as if a vigorous peerless youth,

as if his hot blood were boiling,

A booming roar echoed through the entire firmament,

It shook the surrounding clouds for hundreds of millions of li, shattering them into fragments.

As for the carefree seven-person group stationed at the foot of Broken Heaven Mountain,

needless to say,

the shock was indescribable,

Zeng Ailiu was even more captivated, unable to take his eyes off it,

as if he had seen some peerless beauty!

Then came another huge rumbling sound,

as if a giant dragon were breaking free of its cage,

The divine phoenix achieved nirvana.

Zeng Ailiu only saw that heaven-piercing strange peak,

flying out from the cliff,

tumbling rocks rolled like a fierce flood,

black mist surged like a raging river,

sword qi like a dragon,

Four parts intertwined and surged,

that thunder could not split it,

the wind could not be heard,

having endured hundreds of millions of calamities,

yet the Dawn Cliff wall still stood proudly,

also riddled with countless wounds,

as if it had instantly aged a thousand years!

The old man saw this,

and smiled with relief,

He knew very well the temperament of the 'Old Sword',

and he was the same:

following his heart's whim,

unrestrained and loving freedom,

valuing affinity of hearts,

seeking nothing worldly!

Back then he was fortunate to be at the bottom of this Dawn Cliff abyss,

he met the Old Sword,

thus they fell in love at first sight,

and became brothers of different kinds.

In the old man's heart,

the Old Sword was no longer just a sword,

but his comrade-in-arms,

his confidant,

his life!

He believed the Old Sword was alive,

though perhaps it had suffered some great calamity,

and its spirituality had merely been dormant.

That's fine too,

If the Old Sword were to come back to life,

as a person,

he would not only have to endure human emptiness and loneliness,

but also endure the impermanence and helplessness of life,

What's even more cruel,

between people,

is that it's impossible to last forever.

On this one-way journey,

It is either a living separation or a deathly parting,

And any one of these,

is a hundred times more painful than the previous ones,

a thousand times, ten thousand times, even a hundred million times,

The reason people suffer,

is also largely because,

failing to be with the one they like,

to be together forever!

Sometimes,

the old man also wants to become a sword,

a sword like Old Sword's,

together with his beloved friend,

to fiercely battle the Nine Heavens Star Sea together!

To make a sword,

When he feels angry,

then sword qi surges wildly,

stirring up the Nine Heavens,

taking the enemy's head from a thousand li away,

with a shake, the matter is settled,

then he finds himself a hundred million li away,

both carefree and at ease,

Such a sentiment,

how blissful it is!

This weary world of toil,

the endless coming and going of the mortal realm,

how greatly it binds!

To be a sword

When he wants to laugh,

then he shakes like a dragon,

no need to worry about how the shake looks,

just seeking a joyful shake,

Such nonchalance,

want to shake, then shake,

say go, then go,

how many people dream of this pursuit!

The old man's heart has countless times,

has prayed like this:

If there is an afterlife,

I want to be born as a sword,

one blade in the blazing fire, swaying freely,

one blade among mountains and rivers, heart joyfully leaping,

one blade holding the impartial heavenly principle,

one blade with foot upon the worldly sentiments as cold as frost,

Finally my two blades become one, hardness and softness united, the accomplished are invincible!

That omnipotent existence,

let me in the next life be a sword,

let that unrestrained spirit go to the end!

In this laugh of the old man,

containing all his feelings,

perhaps only his old friend,

Old Sword,

could share a tacit understanding!

The old man hasn't yet had time,

to become immersed unable to extricate himself

his thoughts just returned from the past to reality,

the old man laughed again and said:

Old fellow,

come with me,

keep it low-key,

Don't scare those little guys.

Heading out to mess around,

Everyone has their own hard-to-recite sutra!

You know,

right?

I always have a feeling,

they're not bad people,

although their mouths are a bit nasty.

moreover my intuition tells me,

they'll become friends with Xiao Jiezi!

Just finished speaking,

then said let's go and left,

all I saw was the old man stepping onto the peak,

like night's black robe,

shaking violently against the fierce wind,

it seemed to be getting excited too,

unable to control itself,

along with that wind,

it started shaking the "cha cha"!

In the blink of an eye,

wind and smoke had all dispersed,

only that silent Breaking Heaven Peak remained as always,

like a person waiting!