Chapter 427: Current Situation of the Continent

Listening to the laughter of the three girls beside him, Lingyun's thoughts began to drift, returning to that vast war.

The first time he descended upon this Continent, it was exactly when he had taken a great step forward in his cultivation and was feeling immensely proud of himself. At that time, the Lord of the Demon World was ravaging the world, and the entire Continent was plunged into the flames of war. Lingyun, having just arrived on this Continent, was in a phase where his self-confidence and sense of justice were overflowing, so without a word, he went straight to the lair of the Lord of the Demon World to kill him.

Relying on his own formidable strength, Lingyun killed his way step by step from the front lines of the entire Demon World army to the front of the Lord of the Demon World. However, the strength of the Lord of the Demon World at that time was even more formidable than Lingyun's, and with many powerful helpers surrounding him, Lingyun was defeated.

The battle situation at that time was extremely tragic. Driven to a desperate situation, Lingyun erupted with terrifying lethality, killing half of the powerful subordinates of the Lord of the Demon World at the time, and even leaving indelible scars on the body of the Lord of the Demon World, who had boasted of never being injured. Because of this battle, the Lord of the Demon World's offensive against this Continent was delayed by at least a hundred years, also giving the Continent Allied Forces a chance to catch their breath.

Of course, Lingyun, having achieved this, also paid a heavy price. The Precious Body he had forged through countless hardships was shattered directly in the battle, and even his soul was torn into several parts by the Lord of the Demon World using a secret technique, banished to different regions of the Continent, while another part was suppressed by the Lord of the Demon World. If not for the contingency plans he had left behind and various later reasons, there would have been no such person as Lingyun in this world long ago.

By means of the contingency plans he had left behind, each of the six parts of Lingyun's soul that had been torn apart condensed into a new body, becoming six brand-new people. In order to be able to kill the Lord of the Demon World and retrieve the final part of his soul, Lingyun's six split bodies all painstakingly practiced a craft, while simultaneously using secret techniques to each forge a Spirit Sword, eventually gathering together to become the Lingyun Mercenary Group.

As for the final battle with the Lord of the Demon World, it was merely the aftermath of that previous battle. Although the Lord of the Demon World had recuperated for nearly a hundred years, the wounds left on his body by the power Lingyun erupted with in his desperation were not so easily healed. After retrieving his final soul fragment and merging the six bodies into one, Lingyun's strength skyrocketed step by step, and he ultimately used the six flaws he had left on the Undying Body of the Lord of the Demon World during the previous battle to thoroughly execute him.

After killing the Lord of the Demon World, Lingyun left this Continent directly due to some matters. Although the Lord of the Demon World was dead, the powerful Demon Qi on his body had not completely dissipated, so Lingyun nailed his six Long swords into the corpse of the Lord of the Demon World to wear down the Demon Qi. Unexpectedly, a thousand years have passed, and the Spirit Swords he left behind are actually called Sacred Swords on the Continent.

"So that means the Lingyun Mercenary Group are the ones who saved the entire Continent!" Su Wanyue asked.

"That's right, that's right!" Aiweier nodded vigorously.

"But what makes you so sure that this sword is one of the six Sacred Swords from back then? Didn't you also say that many imitation Sacred Swords appeared on the Continent later?" Chen Jing stared at the Long sword behind Aiweier.

"I have seen quite a few of those imitation Sacred Swords, but they all lack a certain spiritual energy. Only this Long sword, which looks a bit old, gives me a very special feeling that the other Long swords don't have." Aiweier reached out and touched the Long sword behind her back.

"Then, Sister, can you let me see that sword?"

"As for that, it seems I really can't. Ever since I got this sword, it has stayed on my back and refuses to come down!" Aiweier said with a bitter smile.

"It won't come down?" Lingyun walked to Aiweier's side at some point, reached out to grasp the hilt, and took the Long sword down.

"Th-this, you, how did you take it down?" Aiweier looked at Lingyun, somewhat dumbfounded.

One must know that this sword was like sticky candy; when it first came to her, she didn't know how much effort she had spent, yet she hadn't been able to take it down. But now, Lingyun had taken it down directly—what was going on here?

Lingyun reached out and flicked the Long sword lightly, and a hum emanated from it. The Long sword, which had originally looked very dilapidated, actually overflowed with a glimmer of light amidst this hum. But along with the light, there was also terrifying Demon Qi.

"How can there be Demon Qi in a Sacred Sword?" Aiweier's expression changed slightly.

"It is normal for it to be tainted with Demon Qi after the Sacred Sword suppressed the Lord of the Demon World for so long." An invisible vortex appeared in Lingyun's hand, sucking the Demon Qi into it.

The Demon Qi sucked into the vortex seemed to sense a crisis and began to struggle frantically. However, the vortex in Lingyun's hand seemed to possess terrifying power, directly crushing this wisp of Demon Qi into fragments.

"Can you introduce the current situation on the Continent to me? The place where we few live is far from the center of the Continent, and we don't know much about the current state of affairs." Lingyun loosened his hand, and the Long sword in his hand spun a circle before falling back behind Aiweier.

Seeing this, Aiweier's little face couldn't help but fall. When she saw Lingyun take the Long sword away, she had thought she could get rid of this Long sword, but now it seemed she had really thought too much.

"Our Elf Race has been in seclusion for a long time, so I don't know the specific situation on the Continent very well, and I can only give a rough idea." Aiweier was silent for a moment before speaking slowly.

Because the Natural Magic mastered by the Elf Race had powerful lethality against the Demon World army, the Elf Race had always been a primary target for the Demon Race. After the Holy War ended a thousand years ago, the deeply wounded Elf Race retreated into the forest guarded by the Elf Ancient Tree to begin healing the wounds they sustained in this Holy War. The God Race, led by their God King, returned to the God Realm and were also temporarily in seclusion. The powerful Dragon Race likewise returned to Dragon Island in the endless sea to recuperate.

On the Continent, the main races remaining were the Orcs, Dwarves, and Humans. After the Holy War ended, the three races fell into a chaotic war over their respective territories until a few hundred years ago, when they finally established a peace agreement and stopped infringing upon each other. The Continent is currently in a relatively peaceful period; after all, after hundreds of years of chaotic war, the three races have all suffered losses and can no longer afford to wage war again.

"A peaceful period for the Continent, then?" Lingyun touched his chin and said thoughtfully. "Then how are things with the Humans now?"

"Humans, ah, there are quite a few things going on with the Humans! Three hundred years ago, the only Human Empire fell into turmoil, and the entire empire collapsed, shattering into three new empires and a pile of scattered, tiny countries. These three countries are currently in a state of mutual contention, but when facing the Dwarves and Orcs, they still stand united against a common enemy," Aiweier said.

"I didn't expect you to have such a clear understanding of the situation on the Continent!" Lingyun said with a light laugh.

"It's not that I understand it very clearly, it's just that little sister Weiwei likes these things and keeps nagging about them in my ear, so I remembered them!" Aiweier said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Then, Sister Aiweier, what are your thoughts now?" Chen Jing asked.

"What are my thoughts? My thought now is, of course, to go home!" Aiweier said, her little face falling instantly. "But this place is really too far from the Morning Light Forest. If I go back by myself, I don't know how long it will take."

"Lingyun..." Chen Jing's gaze fell upon Lingyun.

Lingyun put away the Scroll he had been looking at and revealed a smile on his face: "Then let's go together!"

"Go together?" There was a hint of undisguised surprise in Aiweier's tone. "Our Elf Race does not welcome outsiders; you wouldn't even be able to get past the defensive perimeter set up by the Elf Ancient Tree on the outskirts!"

"You don't need to worry about that. I have some history with the Elf Race, and I don't think the Elf Ancient Tree will turn me away!" A smile appeared on Lingyun's face.

"Alright then, if you can't get into the Morning Light Forest when the time comes, don't blame me!" Aiweier shrugged and said.