Chapter 436: The New Divine Realm!

This sword strike—

was as simple as a child at play.

So slow it seemed as though time itself had frozen.

And yet—

where the blade pointed,

the space-time storm fell silent.

The chains of causality reassembled of their own accord, and the trajectories of the laws were rewritten.

This sword pierced through countless bubbles of collapsing and reborn worlds, crossing the barriers of boundless dimensions and planes. It went straight to the source of all catastrophe—that collapsing Seventh-Dimensional Divine Star.

In that supreme dimension where even a God King could not peer, this simple and unadorned strike tapped against the core of the Divine Star,the foundation of spacetime.

It was as if the Heavenly Dao itself held a brush to erase the rebellious causality. It was like the reconstruction of laws, making the chaotic order return to its origin.

The collapse of the Seventh-Dimensional Divine Star halted abruptly; the chaotic laws smoothed out and returned to equilibrium.

At the same time,

the chaotic storms raging outside the Divine Realm instantly lost their foundation.

They transformed into the most docile primordial energy, dissipating inch by inch into the boundless void.

With the source severed, the storms ceased of their own accord.

Li Zhexian lightly turnedhis wrist, and the Qinglian Sword returned to its sheath.

He raised his head to gaze at the endless starry firmament, a faint smile appearing on his handsome face.

"The Qinglian Sword Song began with 'Yaoguang' (Shimmering Light)."

"It both reflected the sword intent of the stars, and echoed my aspiration at the time—to rise upon the wind and illuminate the mortal world."

His fingers gently brushed the hilt.

"This final sword strike shall be called Qinglian."

"The Twelfth Form of the Qinglian Sword Song—"

"Qinglian."

"Thus, it is complete."

"At this point, the Qinglian Sword Song has reached perfection."

The gods gazed at the back of the white-robed youth, their faces filled with joy at the dispersal of the great calamity and reverence for witnessing a supreme sword dao.

Heaven and earth fell silent.

Only starlight flowed.

After a long moment,

the Sea God was the first to step forward. Straightening his robes, he bowed deeply:

"Congratulations to the Sword Lord on the perfection of his sword dao!"

His voice was like a stone thrown into a quiet lake, stirring up a thousand ripples.

The three thousand gods awoke as if from a dream, bowing one after another. Their voices rose like sparks igniting dry grass, layer upon layer, until they merged into a thunderous chorus that resounded through the cosmos:

"Congratulations to the Sword Lord, on the perfection of your sword dao!"

"Congratulations to the Sword Master, on the perfection of your sword dao!"

Not only the ordinary gods—

even Ji Dong and the other five God Kings now wore solemn expressions as they clasped their hands in formal salute.

Though they were elders,

Li Zhexian had quelled the great catastrophe of the Divine Realm.

Such merit and such a realm of cultivation fully deserved this bow.

Li Zhexian slightly turned his head.

Without any visible motion,

it was as if a gentle breeze swept through the starry sky.

A warm yet irresistible force lifted all the gods upright.

"There is still one matter unresolved."

"The karmic bonds of Spirit Beasts…"

Ji Dong shook his head with a sigh of admiration and smiled:

"Zhexian, with your current strength, the three thousand gods are no longer your match."

"The laws of the Divine Realm are yours to redraw—you can naturally secure eternal opportunity for the Spirit Beast race."

At this moment,

none of the gods voiced any objection, all nodding in agreement.

Yet Li Zhexian shook his head.

"The origin energy of the Divine Realm has been exhausted. Its territories will inevitably become barren lands."

"Hmm?!"

All eyes turned toward Li Zhexian as his hand once again rested lightly upon the sword hilt.

"I have gained an insight."

"Fellow gods…"

"Watch as I use this sword to carve out another heaven and earth, forging a perfect new realm for all living beings and the gods alike!"

"This realm shall be boundless and infinite, capable of accommodating trillions upon trillions of lives!"

Li Zhexian's voice rang out like the Dao itself.

"Calamity Rebirth!"

"Wine Boils, Sword Sings!"

"Three Swords of Elegance!"

With his current power, unleashing these sublimated divine techniques—

his aura surged again and again, surpassing the very limits this universe could contain.

Crack—crack—

Crack—crack—

The cosmic barrier shattered in response.

Great fissures spanning entire star rivers burst open.

Through the ceaselessly churning chaotic qi at the edges of the cracks, the gods caught a glimpse...

In that infinite void, various worlds floated and sank like bubbles.

There were sacred realms suffused with holy light, worlds of ethereal zither music echoing with immortal melodies, mist-shrouded paradises wreathed in clouds, and lands of the netherworld steeped in deathly aura…

And in each of these worlds stood a supreme existence whose presence rivaled that of a God King.

"Primordial Ruins!"

At last—

Li Zhexian delivered the sword strike that would establish heaven and earth.

The Primordial Sword Intent, amplified to its ultimate sublimation, was born from nothingness—and returned to nothingness.

This sword was not destruction.

It was definition.

Where the sword light passed,

a great world was opened with a thunderous roar.

Its vastness encompassed the Divine Realm, the endless star domains, and even mortal realms such as the Douluo Continent, its scale far surpassing that of the old universe.

Yet—

this newborn cosmos was pure chaos:

no light, no wind, no day, no night.

"Is the Sword Lord… opening heaven and earth?!"

"But how could creating a universe be so simple? Sun and moon, stars, and the attributes of all things—how could they be formed in an instant?"

Amid the gods' astonished and doubtful gazes, Li Zhexian pointed his sword toward the chaotic firmament.

"Yaoguang!"

Star-sword intent transformed into a rain of starlight.

In an instant, countless stars appeared, flickering into being.

Behind him, a dragon's roar shook the heavens.

The Silver Dragon King's soul ring became a radiant moon; the Golden Dragon King's soul ring condensed into a blazing sun. They hung at opposite ends of the sky, capable of alternating in endless cycles.

"Scorching Frost!"

"Formless Wind!"

Two sword strikes fell.

A gentle breeze swept across the newly opened world, and water and fire manifested.

"Thunder Ash Birth!"

Rumble—!

Myriad bolts of lightning erupted in response.

Each strand of thunderous sword intent surged like roaming dragons and serpents, piercing the cosmos.

Thus was the first trace of wild, vigorous vitality infused into this nascent world.

"Let chaos be divided into the clear and the turbid!"

The sword momentum shifted once more.

"Other Shore! Blood Pagoda!"

Sword intent of slaughter and death crashed down.

It transformed into heavy, turbid qi,

sinking and condensing into the foundation that would bear all things.

"Purified Glaze!"

Pure sword intent rose immediately afterward, becoming clear, numinous qi that drifted upward, cleansing heaven and earth.

"Boundless Thought!"

Spiritual sword intent descended like spring rain.

All things in this world were bestowed with the seeds of sentience.

Though not yet sprouted,

they already contained infinite potential to one day contend for creation itself.

"A Thousand Autumns Depart!"

Time-space sword intent fell.

And so—

this world gained the flow of time.

It could witness blossoms bloom and wither,

and comprehend cycles of decay and renewal.

Just as this grand act of creation neared completion,

Li Zhexian's gaze suddenly fixed upon the depths of the cosmos.

There—

a gnarled plum tree bathed in newborn laws stretched its branches wide, blossoms falling like snow.

A smile rose to his lips.

He knew the origin of this plum tree.

Two days earlier, in order to comprehend the final sword, he had returned to the small courtyard of the lower realm and tossed a plum pit into the Primordial Ruins.

"All laws and all daos eventually find their home."

"Flowers once lost shall one day bloom in full."

Li Zhexian's Dao heart was clear and tranquil.

Gazing at the newly formed world before him,

his sword moved again.

"Aspect of All Living Beings!"

Mortal sword intent wove countless karmic threads—love, hatred, separation, reunion, emotion, and reason—into the foundation of the world.

From that moment on, this heaven and earth gained the ultimate truths capable of bearing love and loss, beginnings and endings.

"The final sword—Qinglian."

Qinglian sword intent sank into the core of the cosmos.

It showed no sharp edge, yet stood like a divine pillar anchoring the seas, harmonizing all the laws created by the previous eleven swords, forming the eternal, indestructible Dao foundation that sustained this universe's endless operation.

Li Zhexian's original intent was as sharp as a sword; his Dao heart remained unchanged.

So long as his will endured,

this world would neither collapse nor perish, running freely and eternally.

At this moment—

the world finally reached perfection.

Blue skies stretched endlessly, white clouds drifted leisurely, gentle winds brushed across newborn plains, and sun and moon alternated across the heavens.

The twelve forms of the Qinglian Sword Song—each a technique of creation.

Twelve swords, flawless and complete, giving birth to a world.

He slowly turned around, his robes fluttering lightly in the breeze of the newborn cosmos. Looking at the gods still frozen in awe, he smiled and said:

"Everyone, welcome to the New World."

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There will be 120+ side story chapters to follow, so please stay tuned!

Upcoming Side Stories Include:

Li Zhexian's grand wedding

Bibi Dong's atonement journey across the continent, encountering Yu Xiaogang and Qian Renxue

The storyteller, and the name "Spirit Master"

The lives of Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Shui Bing'er, and others in the Divine Realm

Di Tian traveling the continent with the Divine Butterfly and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion

Huo Yuhao learning of the future and, under Li Zhexian's protection, becoming a God King

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