Chapter 115: The Great Dao of the Jie Sword

A thousand years passed.

Zhou Wang did not die; on the contrary, he grew stronger and stronger.

It was the Ji Family instead, and who knows how many Sons of Heaven they had cycled through.

As slaves to the Heavenly Dao, although they died, their souls were extracted by the Heavenly Dao to become Sons of the Zhou once again.

Yet even so, they were still no match for Zhou Wang.

As the last generation of the Human King, he awakened at the critical moment.

With the help of Tongtian, he could be said to have propped up a collapsing building, turned the tide, acted as the sky-supporting white jade pillar and the sea-bridging purple gold beam; now, he has even established the Martial Dao, giving the entire Human Race a brand-new starting point.

They no longer need to worry about their natural aptitude, and even if it is aptitude, it is viewed through human eyes.

It is no longer based on the so-called spiritual roots or qualifications of immortals and gods.

On a hilltop outside Chaoge.

This mountain had nothing peculiar about it; rather, it was plain and unremarkable.

Yet it was on this very plain and unremarkable hilltop that Laozi, manifested by Taiqing, appeared.

"Tongtian, I have come; do you not welcome me?"

Laozi spoke with the full air of an elder brother.

"If you want to come, that is your choice."

"From beginning to end, I have never invited you!!"

Tongtian held a wooden sword, practicing earnestly as if he were a beginner.

The wooden sword was simple, with nothing special about it.

The sword techniques Tongtian wielded were even more ordinary than ordinary.

Even a beginner in sword refining would look better than Tongtian.

Yet this plain and unremarkable sword technique, in the eyes of Laozi, filled him with dread.

This sword was no longer the Human Dao Three Swords, but had truly become Tongtian's own Sword Dao.

"What is the name of this sword??"

Laozi seemed moved.

Back then, Tongtian had obtained the Immortal Execution Four Swords and made new progress in the Sword Dao.

As the eldest brother at the time, the Taiqing Saint said nothing, but deep down, he was extremely jealous.

Later, at Emei Mountain, he founded the so-called Shushan.

That place was filled with immortal cultivators who used swords.

And the person who founded this mountain, named Changmei, was in fact merely a nominal disciple of the Taiqing Saint in secret.

All of this was simply because Taiqing had taken a fancy to Tongtian's Sword Dao, so he descended into the mortal world and used Changmei's hands to steal and pass down the sword inheritance.

The so-called Sword Flying and the Purple and Green Twin Swords were just Taiqing stealing Tongtian's Sword Dao methods.

Now, seeing this and feeling greedy, Laozi seemed to have ideas again.

"Even if I were to teach you the Sword Dao, you would not be able to learn it."

Tongtian did not put away his sword; instead, he began to evolve the sword technique with extreme delicacy before the Taiqing Saint.

The sword technique was ordinary, but every strike seemed to knock against the world itself.

Like a butterfly effect, he thrust the sword.

At first, the world had no response, but under the Heavenly Dao, how could there be a place to hide?

In the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, every strike Tongtian landed would create a chain reaction at the infinite ends of the world.

Moreover, every move and every stance used not a shred of magic power, yet the power was already close to the Dao.

Such terrifying sword technique, and Tongtian was showing it without reservation.

But the more he watched, the more Laozi felt his heart tremble.

"Tongtian, you are bold!!!"

When he saw the end and discovered the true meaning of this sword, the Taiqing Saint suddenly rose up and scolded Tongtian.

"I named my sect the Jie Sect, and though I am now the Lord of Humanity."

"This Lord of Humanity title of mine is also aimed at the word 'Jie' (Intercept)."

"Big Brother, what do you think of my Jie Sword????"

Tongtian put away his sword and looked at Laozi with a smile.

"You actually dare to steal the power of Opening the Heavens; have you gone mad!!"

It turned out that Tongtian's so-called Jie Sword had actually intercepted the Opening Heaven Great Dao within the Great Desolate World.

Naturally, it was not the true Opening Heaven Great Dao, but rather using the sword as a guide to trigger certain mysterious powers.

"This is not stealing, but realization!!" "Without the Three Paths, I can still touch the Opening Heaven Great Dao."

"Therefore, I am stronger than you all!!!"

Tongtian lowered his sword.

From the moment he became the Lord of Humanity, his definition of the word 'Jie' in his heart became increasingly clear.

Before, it was simply intercepting a glimmer of survival, which meant going against the grain.

Now that he had become the Lord of Humanity and borrowed the authority of Humanity, he had gained much and seen through many things.

"Are you trying to break with us completely?"

Laozi looked at Tongtian with deep sorrow.

"Speak, why have you come here this time??"

Faced with hypocrisy, one can only use reality.

Otherwise, if I keep blathering on, I don't know how much time will be wasted.

Relying on the power of Humanity and through a thousand years of effort, I have already begun to form new ideas regarding the Dao of Interception.

I was just thinking of pressing on in one breath to continue my comprehension.

Yet at this very moment, the Heavenly Dao of Taiqing Heaven has arrived.

"We are the Three Pure Ones; even if we are beaten to death, our bones remain connected."

Laozi's voice changed, and he spoke with a face full of sincerity.

"What is it you want to obtain from me??"

Tongtian sneered.

This sudden card of realization is truly disgusting.

"If you want to leave, we will not stop you, but the Pangu Origin on your person cannot leave."

Laozi looked at Tongtian with shamelessness.

"That is my own possession; by what right should I take it out?"

"As long as you possess the Pangu Primordial Spirit, you will never be able to sever the Three Pure Ones Karma."

Laozi began to argue his case.

"Do you truly want the Pangu Origin from my body???"

Tongtian held his sword vertically against his chest.

He looked as if he intended to strike immediately if the conversation went sour.

"If you return, we, the Three Pure Ones, will still be brothers."

"If not, you will never be able to repay this karma."

"And as for the Human Race, you must step aside!!!"

Looking at Tongtian, Laozi completely exposed his own ambition.

"You are also a Heavenly Dao Master; what difference is there between you and me? Stop trying to lecture me from the moral high ground."

"I admit that in the beginning, you were a very competent eldest brother, and I was once sincerely convinced by you."

"But the you of now is no longer the Taiqing I once held in my heart."

"I can choose not to give you the Pangu Origin, because I have no need to do so at all."

"However, just as you said, the Three Pure Ones Karma is ultimately rooted in the Pangu Primordial Spirit and Origin."

"Since I have already comprehended the great meaning of the Dao of Interception, I must naturally fight for a glimmer of survival for my disciples and for my eternal Human Race."

"Of course, I am not as hypocritical as you."

"I will tell you the truth: I have long wanted to abandon this Pangu Primordial Spirit."

"I just couldn't find a suitable reason; since you have come, I shall grant your wish!!!"

"From this day forward, there are no more Three Pure Ones in the Great Desolation."

Tongtian spoke slowly, as if he were discussing a trivial matter.

When he laid his words out completely, he directly extracted the origin power of the Pangu Primordial Spirit from his own body.

Rip!!!

It was as if his spinal cord had been pulled out; even as the current Lord of Humanity, Tongtian's face turned terrifyingly pale in an instant.

This was the foundation of his sainthood, and it was something that had accompanied him ever since he first gained consciousness.

Moreover, it was precisely because of the Pangu Primordial Spirit's origin that the current Tongtian existed.

(End of chapter)