The Sword of World Domination Emerges, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao's Intent
The Sword of World Domination Emerges, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s Intent
(Chapter 629: The Function of the Epoch Dao Fruit, The Agreed Deadline Has Arrived — Seeking Subscriptions)
“Is there something special about that place?”
In the courtyard, Gu Changge stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his hair lustrous like black jade, radiating a crystalline glow. His entire being seemed otherworldly, as if he could step into the sky and ascend as an immortal at any moment.
Gazing into the distance at the two forbidden grounds deep within the Shu Sect, he asked the Shu Sect disciple who had come to deliver spirit melons and spirit fruits.
“Reporting to Young Master Gu, that is the direction of the Sword Pavilion and the Sword-Forging Pool. Normally, only elders and core disciples may enter and leave freely. If any other disciple dares set foot there, their cultivation will be crippled and they will be expelled from the Shu Sect,” the female disciple of the Shu Sect explained upon hearing his question.
The Sword Pavilion contained records of countless techniques and sword arts, while the Sword-Forging Pool held divine weapons and sharp blades. The two complemented each other, and this was what had established the Shu Sect’s hegemonic position in the Profound Sword World.
However, under normal circumstances, both the Sword Pavilion and the Sword-Forging Pool were sealed off, and outsiders were not permitted to set foot in them.
“I see.”
A thoughtful look appeared in Gu Changge’s eyes, and he suddenly thought of something.
Since Tuo Ba Xiaoyao also had the identity of a Shu Sect disciple, then the secret method he had used to refine the Sword of World Domination into the Primordial Foetal Sword of World Domination must have come from the Shu Sect.
If Tuo Ba Xiaoyao wanted to save his sister, then he was bound to come to the Shu Sect once more.
However, Gu Changge’s goal was only the Sword of World Domination. He didn’t actually care much about Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s life or death.
So judging from the current situation, the Sword of World Domination would sooner or later be separated from Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s body and willingly delivered into his hands.
During this process, Gu Changge only needed to watch out for any little tricks Tuo Ba Xiaoyao might pull.
The greater part of his attention was still focused on the World Source.
The developments of this period had unfolded exactly as he had anticipated.
Because the war had grown increasingly brutal, all the powers of the entire Profound Sword World had united to resist the Otherworldly Sky Demons together in Southbarren State.
Moreover, many powers were also dispatching disciples to search and investigate everywhere, attempting to find traces of the Heavenly Path’s Will.
This was actually good news for Gu Changge. As long as the Heavenly Path’s Will manifested, he could naturally follow the vine to find the melon and locate the World Source.
However, he had a feeling that the Heavenly Path’s Will of the Profound Sword World was deliberately evading everyone’s pursuit and would not reveal itself easily.
Furthermore, the Tree of Epoch was about to mature. It was also time to release the news...
Gu Changge’s consciousness sank into his own Inner Universe, gazing at that lush and ancient towering tree. Strands of Chaos mist cascaded down, within which it seemed as if the stars of the heavens were condensing.
In a trance, one could see a river spanning endless epochs flowing beneath this towering ancient tree.
Numerous fragments of time fluttered about, reflecting scenes of antiquity — lightning being born, Chaos withering, heaven and earth shattering, universes collapsing...
The Tree of Epoch, which had been on the verge of withering to death, had now once again burst forth with vitality.
The soon-to-ripen Epoch Dao Fruit was like a magnificent and dreamlike nebula, rising and sinking among the treetops, as if propping up the azure sky of myriad ages.
This Epoch Dao Fruit carried the incomplete Fortuity accumulated over hundreds of millions of years in the Beyond, as well as a portion of shattered rules.
If it were fused with the Heavenly Path rules of the Beyond, it could cause the environment of heaven and earth to transform drastically in an instant, returning to the most prosperous and glorious era.
The reason it was so difficult to become an immortal in the Beyond, the reason the Celestial Gate would not open, was primarily because the battle of the Forbidden Epoch had shattered the rules, and the environment of heaven and earth no longer permitted it.
And now, although the Epoch Dao Fruit was nearly ripe,
Gu Changge only needed to seal it within his own Inner Universe. Unless he willed it, no one could penetrate its aura.
He had also been planning all along to use this Epoch Dao Fruit to set up a scheme. Because at his current realm, the Source of ordinary True Daoists was already of little use to him.
His targets were those beings who had been trapped at the True Daoist realm for many years, who had reached a bottleneck — beings who could step into the Immortal Path at any moment if only heaven and earth permitted it.
If those existences learned that the Epoch Dao Fruit had ripened, they would absolutely come searching like madmen, stirring up endless storms of blood.
Such figures were equivalent to standing at the very pinnacle of the Beyond. Describing their strength as that of Remnant Immortals would not be an exaggeration.
With a casual gesture, they could shatter universes and tear through Astral Rivers, destroying heaven and earth at the slightest whim.
If an ordinary great world were chosen, they wouldn’t even need to descend in their true bodies — a mere wisp of their aura would be enough to shatter it.
Let alone setting a trap to imprison them within and then hunt them down.
That was simply unworkable.
So how to choose the location for his scheme had become a problem for Gu Changge.
After this period of investigation, Gu Changge felt that the Profound Sword World before him was actually not very suitable. The existence of the Heavenly Path’s Will would become an unpredictable factor.
He temporarily set aside this plan. After all, it would still take some time before he broke through to the Immortal Path realm, and he could scheme further in the meantime.
Soon, several more days passed. Outside, the flames of war raged on. Of the Thirteen States of the Profound Sword World, four states had already fallen, occupied by the various orthodoxies of the Beyond.
(Seeking flowers 0)
The general situation was lost. At least on the surface, there was no possibility of reversal whatsoever.
And in the Shu Sect, Gu Changge met someone he had expected.
Still, he put on a somewhat surprised expression and smiled, saying, “It seems you’re quite punctual.”
The newcomer was none other than Tuo Ba Xiaoyao. However, he had arrived as a guest from beyond this world, not as a disciple of the Shu Sect.
Therefore, the many disciples and elders of the Shu Sect dared not slight him. Learning that he had come to find Gu Changge, they hurriedly led the way and brought him over.
Today was the final deadline Gu Changge had agreed upon with him. If he did not hand over the Sword of World Domination to Gu Changge today, then his sister, Tuo Ba Qing Yu, would vanish from this world.
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao did not dare gamble with his sister’s life.
Fortunately, when he had snuck into the Shu Sect some time ago, he had found that jade slip in the Sword Pavilion and discovered the method to break the Primordial Foetal Sword of World Domination.
“I want to know that my sister is safe,” Tuo Ba Xiaoyao said with a slightly darkened expression, getting straight to the point.
“You hand over the Sword of World Domination first.”
Gu Changge stood up and said casually, “You’re in no position to negotiate terms with me right now.”
Princess Xuan Die, Ah Qing, and the others who had rushed over upon hearing the news all stood outside the courtyard, somewhat puzzled.
They could tell that although Tuo Ba Xiaoyao also came from the Outer Territory, he did not seem to be on the same side as Gu Changge.
Though he maintained his composure, the hatred in his eyes was hard to conceal.
The Sword of World Domination...
Only the Snow Sword Immortal’s delicate brows furrowed slightly beneath her mask. She felt those three words were somewhat familiar, as if she had heard them somewhere before.
“Gu Changge, don’t go too far!”
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s expression remained gloomy, his fists clenched so tightly they creaked.
Gu Changge smiled, then suddenly waved his sleeve. A ripple spread through the void before him.
Immediately afterward, a scene appeared within it.
In a tranquil mansion, a young woman was being watched by numerous experts, unable to move an inch. Her face was full of anger and unwillingness, mixed with fear and unease in the deepest part of her eyes.
“Qing Yu!” Tuo Ba Xiaoyao recognized at a glance that the young woman was none other than his sister, Tuo Ba Qing Yu, who had been captured on Gu Changge’s orders.
Seeing that she was safe and sound, he let out a long breath, and the worry in his heart lessened somewhat.
“Are you satisfied now?” Gu Changge smiled with an unreadable look in his eyes.
(Chapter 630: The Sword of World Domination Emerges, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s Intent — Seeking Subscriptions)
The courtyard was not large, but it was extremely serene and quiet.
A small bridge over flowing water, pavilions and waterside terraces, wisps of mist curling about, spirit mushrooms and sacred flowers covering the ground — it was like an immortal realm independent of the mortal world.
Yet at this moment, the atmosphere here was deathly still and solemn.
Even Ah Qing, Princess Xuan Die, and the others who had arrived later couldn’t help but feel a palpitation.
Let alone the Shu Sect elders who had brought Tuo Ba Xiaoyao all the way here — their faces turned slightly pale. They had never expected that this man actually had a grudge against Gu Changge.
However, since Gu Changge showed no particular reaction, they dared not say much.
“Remember what you promised me. You are not to harm a single hair on my sister’s head.”
In the courtyard, gazing at the scene in the void, the great stone in Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s heart finally settled, though his tone remained ice-cold.
“Rest assured, I, Gu, never go back on my word.”
“Since I promised you, I will naturally honor it.”
Gu Changge chuckled softly — “nine-five-three” — and with a light roll of his sleeve, the scene in the void dispersed like bubbles with a pop.
Watching the scene vanish from the void, everyone fell silent. Not understanding the truth of the matter, they dared not speak carelessly.
Although it looked very much like Gu Changge had captured the sister of the Tuo Ba Xiaoyao before them and was using her to threaten him into handing over some item,
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao clearly also came from the Beyond. Before figuring out his purpose, who knew whether he was friend or foe?
“I hope you won’t go back on your word.”
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao stared coldly at Gu Changge.
As his words fell, a brilliant radiance began to spread from the spot between his brows, like a palm-sized sword talisman, crystalline throughout, wreathed in ancient patterns.
True Dragons, White Tigers, Vermilion Birds, Taotie, Bifang — all kinds of terrifying ancient ferocious beasts emerged, transforming into sword shapes, clanging and ringing.
At the same time, a supreme sword intent interwove, as if it would pierce through the universe, pressing down on everyone present.
At this moment, all the elders and disciples of the Shu Sect felt a heart-palpitating terror. Their Spiritual Swords were being suppressed, as if about to submit before the Emperor of Swords.
Weng weng weng—
Within the Shu Sect’s forbidden ground, the Sword-Forging Pool, countless divine swords were now trembling and humming, as if about to awaken, bowing in submission toward Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s direction.
“This is...”
“Why is our Shu Sect’s Sword-Forging Pool undergoing such a disturbance?!”
The many elders and disciples’ expressions changed drastically. Their entire bodies trembled, their skin feeling as if it would be pierced by sword gleams and burst into ash.
They simply could not believe it. This was the first time they had encountered such a strange situation. Even the Spiritual Swords within their bodies were being suppressed, nearly bowing down in submission toward Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s direction.
The Sect Master of the Shu Sect arrived as a streak of sword rainbow, landing outside the courtyard, watching all of this with utter shock.
He recalled a scene recorded in the ancient texts.
Back then, the Shu Sect had produced a peerless genius whose Spiritual Sword possessed just such a mysterious phenomenon, causing countless divine swords in the Sword-Forging Pool to stir, as if an Emperor of Swords had been born.
Unfortunately, that rare genius died young. While observing a shifu’s tribulation, he was unfortunately struck dead by the lightning tribulation.
This was one of the Shu Sect’s great regrets.
And now, upon Tuo Ba Xiaoyao, the Shu Sect’s Sect Master was once again witnessing the terrifying phenomenon that had appeared back then. Only — why could Tuo Ba Xiaoyao employ some of the Shu Sect’s secret arts?
This shocked him immensely. Great waves surged in his heart as he speculated about Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s identity.
Unlike the Shu Sect Sect Master’s astonishment, the Snow Sword Immortal, Ah Qing, and the others had sharp light in their eyes, staring fixedly at the blurry sword shadow gradually emerging from between Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s brows, their hearts equally unsettled.
In the Profound Sword World, every cultivator was accompanied at birth by a Spiritual Sword, which divided them into different talents and determined their future cultivation speed.
The Snow Sword Immortal was hailed as the greatest genius of the Profound Sword World in three thousand years, so the Spiritual Sword accompanying her was naturally no simple thing.
Thus, she could feel even more keenly the terror of the sword foetus Tuo Ba Xiaoyao had condensed.
It was a dreadful power that transcended the heaven and earth of this world, that transcended the rules of this world.
She even felt that the instant its power erupted, it would be enough to destroy the Profound Sword World.
The Sword of World Domination... could this be Gu Changge’s true purpose in descending upon the Profound Sword World?
The Snow Sword Immortal’s gaze shifted slightly, and she couldn’t help but look toward Gu Changge. Just now, she had naturally heard those three words — the Sword of World Domination.
But thinking about it that way didn’t seem quite right either. After all, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao came from the Beyond, not from the Profound Sword World.
There was no need for Gu Changge to go through such trouble, coming to this world for the sake of someone from the Beyond.
“No — this man can actually use the Shu Sect’s secret arts. What is going on?”
“What exactly is his origin? Could he be a disciple of the Shu Sect?”
Soon, the Snow Sword Immortal noticed something strange, and her pupils beneath the mask contracted slightly.
The secret arts Tuo Ba Xiaoyao displayed to separate out the Sword of World Domination carried a dense aura of the Shu Sect.
Without the level of a core disciple, it would be impossible to perform them.
She believed that among those present, besides herself, the other elders with discerning eyes could absolutely see it too.
“What is going on?”
“The Sword of World Domination — what is that?”
The many elders of the Shu Sect were also extremely shocked at this moment, exchanging glances repeatedly, utterly bewildered.
Weng weng—
At this moment, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao stood in the courtyard with his eyes closed, his robes stirring without wind, his hair whipping about.
The crystalline sword talisman swirled between his brows, about to condense into a true physical form.
Terrifying Sword Qi swept through heaven and earth, causing countless divine swords of the Shu Sect to tremble and hum, clanging incessantly. There were even visions of ascension on rosy clouds emerging — ancient ancestors worshipping and praying to a blurry immortal, offering up sacrifices. Faintly, everyone heard an ancient and profound world-sound, incomparably vast, resounding through the firmament.
Even separated by a great distance, everyone felt their lungs and internal organs suffer a dreadful impact.
From the direction of the Sword-Forging Pool, countless strands of Sword Qi burst forth, slicing skin, threatening to grind souls into dust.
“I will give you the Sword of World Domination right now.”
“Go ahead and catch it!”
At this moment, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao was enveloped in endless cyan light, and a trace of madness showed through his gaze as he let out a low roar.
A crisp sword cry abruptly resounded through heaven and earth. A cyan immortal sword less than an inch long suddenly flew out from between his brows, wreathed in endless cyan cloud patterns, with Immortal Path rules rising and sinking within it.
It was an immortal sword resplendent to the extreme, as if it had been tempered by the heavens tens of millions of times. The moment its true form appeared, it stirred the sword chants of countless blades within the Shu Sect.
Countless divine swords were moved, sliding 0.9 of the way out of their scabbards where they stood, about to fly toward this immortal sword, piercing the sky, streaking across the firmament, their edge astonishing the world.
Hong long long—
Heaven and earth trembled. The void itself seemed about to be crushed to pieces by this sword gleam. Countless divine swords flew over, blotting out the sky and sun, plunging the earth into darkness.
In the several hundred thousand years since the Shu Sect’s founding, just how many divine swords had it accumulated? They were simply beyond counting.
Yet at this moment, they all flew over involuntarily, forming a vast and boundless sea of swords.
It was a soul-shaking sight. Even figures like the Shu Sect’s Sect Master changed expression at this moment, unable to control their own weapons.
Even those as powerful as Earth Sword Immortals felt their skin about to collapse, unable to withstand these countless terrifying sword gleams — let alone everyone else.
This power was enough to destroy heaven and earth.
“He actually dares to make a move against Young Master Gu?!”
Ah Qing and Princess Xuan Die saw through Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s intent and couldn’t help but widen their beautiful eyes in shock.