Power Comparable to a Remnant Immortal, Yet They Fear Him to This Extent
Power Comparable to a Remnant Immortal, Yet They Fear Him to This Extent
That palm strike crossed countless mountains and rivers, as if a great chunk of heaven and earth had collapsed, smashing down toward that blood-red eye, making it tremble incessantly as numerous terrifying blood-colored cracks surfaced across it.
The aftershock burst outward, spreading and sweeping in all directions, and even the world barrier of the Profound Sword World began to shatter.
“It seems it has only just awakened, so its power falls short of its peak. At most, it can only rival a Remnant Immortal.”
“Even if I cannot find the World Source, devouring it would greatly benefit my cultivation.”
Gu Changge gazed distantly at the eye formed by the Heavenly Path’s Will, then stepped forward. The void beneath his feet vanished as he swiftly appeared high in the sky.
He struck again. The Eight Barren Demon Halberd cleaved and swept, as if engulfing the entire universe, breaking apart all order.
The light there exploded, dazzling like countless suns detonating at once, unleashing boundless energy.
In that instant, a majestic phenomenon instantly enveloped heaven and earth. Stars from all heavens converged, billions of celestial bodies revolved, and Chaos Energy cascaded down in vast torrents.
Boom—
Heaven and earth seemed to collapse all at once. Cracks with no visible end split open there, and world-destroying chains shot out from within, piercing through everything, swift as light and shadow.
Crack—
Gu Changge struck continuously. All manner of immortal light flared and perished, shattering chain after chain. His white robes billowed, sleeves whipping in the wind, like a young Immortal Emperor looking down upon all ages past and present, unmatched in grace.
“Defiers shall be slain!”
The eye formed by the Heavenly Path’s Will remained cold and merciless. Even with countless cracks surfacing upon it, it seemed utterly unaffected.
Vast and boundless Heavenly Path aura interwove. The light of the Great Dao illuminated the world, manifesting all living beings of heaven and earth, the cycles of sun and moon, and the starry seas of all creatures.
In an instant, numerous terrifying scenes emerged there. Ancient tombstones evolved one after another, bronze coffins stretched across the sky, as if burying countless Absolute Beings in slumber.
There was also a Great Millstone of World Destruction descending, grinding ceaselessly, wrapped in black mist, slowly pushing forward, causing the entire world to sway and tremble along with it, collapsing without end.
It was a cataclysmic sight. Not only had the sky fallen—it had transformed into a terrifying great millstone, carrying the aura of destruction, devouring and crushing all living beings into it, disintegrating them into a sky full of light rain.
The Heavenly Path’s Will had broken free from its seal, displaying unprecedented, peerless might.
Boundless power bloomed. Life and death flickered in and out, reincarnation cycled, the heavens collapsed, and order fell silent...
For it, which possessed its own will, Gu Changge’s existence and his attacks were nothing less than the greatest provocation against its majesty. The severity of it was even comparable to that Heaven-Slaying War of old.
Yet the outcomes of the two were completely opposite.
In that Heaven-Slaying War back then, endless Cultivators and living beings had charged at it like moths to a flame, fearless of death.
But in the end, they all turned to ash midair, their souls extinguished, forever vanishing from this world.
“Defiers shall suffer the bone-corroding torment of reincarnation for eternity, never to transcend. They shall kneel upon the road of reincarnation, chanting in repentance to absolve their sins.”
But Gu Changge was completely different from those defiers.
His strength surpassed the limits this world could contain. He had even shattered the rules of order between heaven and earth, so he had genuinely wounded it.
Countless Cultivators and living beings of the Profound Sword World knelt prostrate on the ground, trembling nonstop, their faces full of terror.
This was a battle that shook the entire Profound Sword World. That place had fallen into utter chaos. Endless Chaos Energy surged out, spreading toward the desolate edges of the universe.
All the void had been pierced through, leaving devastation everywhere, a blur of ruin. Great stars fell one after another, plummeting down from beyond the sky.
“Is this a divine miracle, or a catastrophe?”
Countless Cultivators and living beings knelt on the ground, kowtowing toward the direction of these fluctuations.
It was both terror and dread, and worshipful devotion.
Even the Earth Sword Immortals standing at the peak of the Profound Sword World felt the urge to kneel rising in their hearts.
In their eyes, a battle of this level surpassed their very comprehension.
If they could glimpse even a trace of its profundity, it would be enough for them to break through their current shackles and advance their cultivation further.
The Ancient Arcane Ruins collapsed in that instant. Terrifying great ravines emerged, spreading in all directions. Endless black mist surged, blotting out the sky, devouring all living beings and Cultivators in the surroundings.
In merely an instant, that place became a land of death. Cultivators who failed to react in time were all swallowed into it, turning to ash and smoke.
“So this is the Heavenly Path’s Will we have been desperately seeking all along...”
The Abundance Sword Immortal, the Snow Sword Immortal, and the others swiftly rushed out of the collapsing small world, gazing at the terrifying aftershocks in that direction with lingering fear.
They had been fortunate. The fluctuations of Gu Changge’s attack had directly shattered the barrier of that small world.
So even though the entrance to that small world had been destroyed, they had still managed to rush out, avoiding being buried and annihilated within it.
Lin En had escaped together with them.
However, compared to his earlier guilt and grief, he had now recovered. Beneath his calm expression, fury and killing intent were suppressed.
Lin En understood that none of this had been his wish.
The Heavenly Path’s Will was simply too cunning. It had actually waited for him within the Boundless Immortal Valley, setting up this scheme to release its true body.
He had not wanted things to come to this either.
The only solution now was to follow the example of the Founding Ancestor and seal the Heavenly Path’s Will once more.
Although this method was a faint hope, it was their last chance.
Otherwise, once the Heavenly Path’s Will fully revived, it would absolutely do as it had before—sacrifice the entire Profound Sword World to achieve its own transcendence.
At that point, no one, including him, would survive.
“What exactly is going on here?”
The Abundance Sword Immortal looked at Lin En and could not help but ask.
They had no idea what had happened, or why this place had undergone such a drastic change.
The Heavenly Path’s Will was clearly the final hope that everyone in the Profound Sword World had prayed for. Yet after reviving, it had displayed an intent of destruction even more terrifying than those Otherworldly Sky Demons.
“The Heavenly Path’s Will is not what we thought it was. It wants to sacrifice all of us.”
Lin En’s expression was heavy as he began to explain the truth of what he had learned to the Abundance Sword Immortal, the Snow Sword Immortal, and the others.
This included the origins of Mirror Lake and Sword City, the reason for the Ancient Arcane Empire’s destruction, and that Heaven-Slaying War in which the Heavenly Path’s Will had been sealed away.
He actually did not know much himself. It was only through the many Ancestral Heroic Spirits within Sword City that he had learned all of this.
Tracing back through time, it could be dated to tens of millions of years ago, when the Shu Sect, Kong Mountain, and other forces did not yet exist.
The sole overlord of the Profound Sword World back then was the Ancient Arcane Empire, which had nearly unified all Thirteen States.
Unfortunately, due to a great calamity, the Ancient Arcane Empire fell apart overnight, vanishing from the long river of the Profound Sword World’s history ever since.
And Lin En knew that he was a descendant of the Ancient Arcane Empire.
The reason the Ancient Arcane Empire had been destroyed back then was that it had touched upon a forbidden domain and glimpsed the Heavenly Path’s Will’s true purpose, thereby incurring heaven’s wrath.
“So there was such a hidden truth...”
After hearing everything Lin En recounted, the Abundance Sword Immortal and the Snow Sword Immortal were both frozen in place, utterly shocked, monstrous waves surging in their hearts.
They even felt their worldviews shattering, unable to believe it.
The Heavenly Path’s Will they had been searching for all this time actually intended to sacrifice everyone?
And long, long ago, a Heaven-Slaying War had erupted upon this very land?
That great war had caused Sword City to sink into Mirror Lake, and the Ancient Arcane Empire to perish overnight.
“This is too inconceivable...”
The Abundance Sword Immortal and the Snow Sword Immortal both felt horror in their hearts, unable to calm down for a long time.
Now, looking again at that terrifying blood-red eye spanning across heaven and earth, their hearts no longer held any of their earlier worshipful reverence—only endless fury and killing intent.
Not only were the Otherworldly Sky Demons trying to breach and occupy this world.
Even the Heavenly Path’s Will birthed by this world itself was actually trying to destroy everything.
“Seize them! The Ancestors’ auras have vanished, yet they came out of there alive!”
“The revival of the Heavenly Path’s Will is definitely connected to them. Seize them all—kill anyone who dares flee!”
At that moment, angry voices rang out from the Ancient Battleships not far away.
Many knights with powerful auras charged out, wielding various heavenly weapons and heavenly blades, rushing to kill the Abundance Sword Immortal and the others.
The leader’s gaze was cold, carrying killing intent, preparing to capture the Abundance Sword Immortal and his companions.
Besides these people, multiple terrifying auras also emerged from the other Ancient Battleships.
Although the True Daoists of the various forces and lineages had ventured deep into the ruins, there were quite a few Quasi-Emperor existences left behind here.
Because the Heavenly Path’s Will had revived and this world’s rules had fallen into disorder, the suppression upon them had long since greatly diminished, allowing them to exert most of their strength.
Facing Quasi-Emperor existences, even if the Abundance Sword Immortal and the others resisted with all their might, it was futile. They were quickly captured.
“What exactly happened in there? Why has my clan’s Ancestor’s aura vanished, yet you people came out alive?”
A being from the Godly Spirit Mountain stepped forward, killing intent in his eyes, demanding angrily.
Experts of the other races also pressed forward menacingly. Even Yu Feiya was no exception, her delicate brows tightly furrowed, unease in her heart.
She too had sensed that the aura of her clan’s old Imperial Ancestor had vanished—he had most likely perished within the ruins.
“They were all killed by Gu Changge.”
Lin En swept his gaze over the many experts around him, took a deep breath, and then spoke slowly.
He understood that Gu Changge’s identity in the Beyond was no small matter. Even these experts before him were deeply wary of him.
But regardless, it was an indisputable fact that Gu Changge had killed those True Daoists.
Lin En had no intention of taking the blame for Gu Changge, nor did he have the ability to.
Moreover, if these people went to seek revenge on Gu Changge, it could also relieve some of the pressure on him and help him find a way to escape.
The expressions of the Abundance Sword Immortal, the Snow Sword Immortal, and the others changed drastically. They had never imagined Lin En would be so decisive and bold, directly stating in front of everyone the fact that Gu Changge had killed those True Daoists.
Although they had witnessed everything with their own eyes, who would dare casually speak such words aloud?
Gu Changge was a terrifying existence who could battle the Heavenly Path’s Will itself!
If he wanted to kill everyone, he would not even need to act personally. Just relying on that subordinate of his would be enough to sweep away everything!
Lin En’s words caused the expressions of everyone from the Beyond to change in unison.
Many of them even radiated shocking killing intent, stepping forward and roaring angrily,
“Stop spouting nonsense! How dare you slander Young Master Changge! You’re courting death!”
Although Yu Feiya felt these words were not very realistic, she could not help but shudder slightly, feeling that Gu Changge truly was capable of such a thing.
Ever since he admitted to killing Tuoba Xiaoyao, Yu Feiya had known that Gu Changge had no scruples whatsoever. Even destroying this entire world was something he would not care about in the slightest.
So killing those True Daoists was not impossible either.
“If you don’t believe me, you can ask the others. We saw it with our own eyes back then. Or do you think we were the ones who killed them?” Lin En said with a calm expression, without the slightest panic.
After all, that was an ironclad fact. He had not slandered Gu Changge. Whether it was true or false could be determined with a single investigation.
“I think you’re just trying to frame Young Master Changge. Why would he lay a hand on my clan’s Ancestor?”
The expert from the Godly Spirit Mountain had a cold expression filled with killing intent. Terrifying pressure crushed down, and he simply did not believe Lin En’s words.
In his view, his clan’s Ancestor had previously curried favor with Gu Changge and earned his regard. How could he possibly have been killed by him?
Lin En’s words were nothing more than an attempt to provoke hatred between them and Gu Changge, so he could profit as the fisherman from their clash.
“You’re at death’s door, yet you still try to sow discord between us and Young Master Changge. Utterly laughable.”
An expert from another clan stepped forward, speaking coldly. Quasi-Emperor aura pressed down, leaving the Abundance Sword Immortal and the others unable to breathe.
With the world’s rules gone, the Quasi-Emperor aura was vast and boundless, simply impossible to withstand.
The gazes of the other experts were equally terrifying. When they fell upon this place, they seemed about to tear the sky apart.
The disappearance of their Ancestors’ auras was a grave matter, but offending Gu Changge was likewise no small trouble.
Moreover, if their Ancestors truly had been killed by Gu Changge, then once they uncovered the truth, Gu Changge would certainly not let them leave alive.
So the best course of action was to pretend for now that they knew nothing.
After safely returning to the Beyond, they could then seek a way to take revenge.
Lin En had no idea what the people of the Beyond were thinking. He still shook his head and said, “If you still don’t believe me, then feel free to use Soul Search to verify it. These people all witnessed everything with their own eyes back then.”
As he spoke, he pointed at the Abundance Sword Immortal and the others behind him. The Earth Sword Immortals who had escaped from the small world were not limited to just the Abundance Sword Immortal’s group—there were others as well.
Those people were neither kin nor friends of his, so Lin En naturally threw them out without the slightest hesitation.
“Soul Search?”
Hearing these words, the expressions of the Abundance Sword Immortal and the others all changed. The soul was the very foundation of a Cultivator’s life. The slightest mishap would endanger their life.
At best, they would be left mindless; at worst, they would die.
Lin En’s words were truly vicious. He did not treat the other Earth Sword Immortals as people at all.
However, Lin En’s expression remained indifferent, turning a blind eye to all of this. If he wanted to save the Profound Sword World, some necessary sacrifices had to be made.
“I think this man harbors malicious intentions. How could Young Master Changge do such a thing? This is nothing but baseless slander. Lock him up. We’ll deal with him once Young Master Changge returns.”
However, the expression on Lin En’s face quickly froze. He felt incomparable shock and disbelief.
The people here actually paid no heed to his words at all, directly ordering him to be locked up. They feared Gu Changge to such an extent... that they did not even dare to doubt him!