No Value in Keeping You Any Longer, the Embryonic Form of the World Source
No Value in Keeping You Any Longer, the Embryonic Form of the World Source
“Who exactly are you taking orders from, to actually lure us all here like this?”
Aboard the Ancient Battleships, every expert from the Beyond felt a bone-deep chill, their faces filled with terror as they stared fixedly at Yu Feiya, radiating killing intent and fury.
At this point, even the biggest fool had figured it out. Rescuing the ancestors of the various clans was a lie—the real goal was to lure all of them here, to prevent them from returning to the Beyond before the great cosmic tunnel closed.
At this stage, everyone would likely be buried here, following the living beings of this world to become nourishment for the sacrifice.
Yu Feiya’s features were graceful and breathtakingly beautiful, her figure tall and slender as she stood at the prow of the Ancient Battleship.
At this moment, she exuded an unusual tranquility, her hair dancing lightly, her face like jade—beautiful beyond compare.
She gazed into the deep darkness, then smiled faintly. “Even now, you still can’t see who is orchestrating all of this from behind the scenes?”
“You mean... could it be Gu Changge?”
“It has to be him. Besides him, no one has such audacity, daring to shoulder such immense Karmic Hellfire and sin.”
Hearing these words, many ancient Quasi-Emperor beings were first stunned, then realization struck, their expressions changing drastically, filled with terror and disbelief.
They concluded almost instantly that Yu Feiya was working for Gu Changge.
Even if this Profound Sword World had produced some heaven-defying figure, they wouldn’t dare scheme against everyone like this. So, thinking it over and over, their thoughts landed on Gu Changge.
Because ever since the Ancient Arcane Ruins disappeared, Gu Changge had never shown himself again, and no one knew whether he had already returned to the Beyond.
Besides Gu Changge, no one else could have accomplished all of this.
“Why would he do this? Isn’t he afraid of such monumental karma?”
“How does he dare?!”
Aboard the Ancient Battleships, the many Young Prodigies who had yet to leave this world also wore expressions of horror.
They didn’t want to die here. A brilliant future and glorious prospects still awaited them—achieving the Dao in the future, looking down upon the ages, invincible in all directions.
But now this world was about to be destroyed, and catastrophe was descending. No matter how heaven-defying their talent, they would perish here, reduced to dust.
Yu Feiya shook her head gently, her gaze upon these Young Prodigies carrying a trace of pity.
Even now, they still didn’t understand—this wasn’t a question of daring or not daring.
Rather, the levels they now occupied were simply different. In Gu Changge’s eyes, everyone was no different from ants.
Merely tools for him to advance one step further on his path to the Dao.
Back in the Beyond, Gu Changge still didn’t dare reveal this so openly, but in this Profound Sword World, what was there that he wouldn’t dare do?
“So that means... the ancestors of the various clans who disappeared before were actually killed by Gu Changge too?”
“Including your Great Yu Celestial Dynasty’s old Imperial Ancestor—he was killed by him as well. Then why are you still aiding a tyrant in his evil?”
Many were shaken with rage, their words carrying terror and despair, completely unable to comprehend Yu Feiya’s actions.
She actually disregarded such an enormous grudge, and even assisted and obeyed Gu Changge’s words, luring the armies of the various orthodoxies here.
What exactly was her intention?
However, Yu Feiya no longer had the mind to answer everyone’s questions.
She raised her slender neck, gazing at the firmament, where a terrifying and vast world-destroying aura was slowly descending.
Even as countless brilliant runes surged up from the many Ancient Battleships around them, transforming into surging energy in an attempt to resist, it was all in vain.
Everything was rapidly collapsing and disintegrating; countless runes were ground away.
The terrifying Great Millstone of World Destruction was unimaginably vast, spanning across heaven and earth, wrapped in billions of strands of crimson radiance, slowly crushing downward.
The void shattered; heavenly fire and meteors fell continuously, burning everything to ash.
One Ancient Battleship after another attempted to flee at full speed, but they were quickly swept up by the shockwaves.
Amid everyone’s terror and despair, their bodies continuously cracked apart, engulfed by the flames, then burned away completely—souls and all—reduced to ash.
Even the Profound Sword World itself was collapsing. All of the void crumbled inch by inch, the earth overturned, volcanoes erupted.
Cultivators and living beings could forget about surviving within it.
In all directions of heaven and earth, ancient Sacrificial Scriptures were ignited one by one. In a trance, ancient gods and demons seemed to sit cross-legged at the ends of the world, chanting prayers of rebirth for all living beings.
These sights were too horrifying. Dark thick fog descended, blotting out all light.
“Igniting the Sacrificial Scriptures, sacrificing everyone, then condensing this world’s Source... So this is his true final goal.”
Yu Feiya sighed softly, watching the Ancient Battleships beside her rapidly collapse, their light shields shattering piece by piece, then breaking apart like crushed eggshells.
This kind of power was absolutely not something human strength could stop.
Perhaps only a true Immortal could contend against it.
“Th-this...”
“What exactly is this place?”
Meanwhile, within that deep and dark space, the vast army of the Profound Sword World descended, breaking through all obstacles, finally laying eyes on this place.
But when everyone saw those terrifying Dark Cages, they were all dumbstruck, unable to stop trembling, their whole bodies going cold, terrified to the extreme.
As far as the eye could see, Dark Cages one after another seemed suspended within the deepest hell, surrounded by auras of destruction, black mist surging, with no end in sight—enough to make one’s heart palpitate and shudder.
“That’s one of my Kong Mountain’s Shizu! He was captured and brought here!”
“Shizu, I’ve come to save you!”
Within the army, a middle-aged man in Daoist robes said with a trembling voice, recognizing the figure imprisoned in a cage not far away.
That was precisely a Shizu who had been taken away by crimson chains descending from the sky days ago. His cultivation had long since entered the Earth Sword Immortal Realm, and he had remained in secluded cultivation all this time.
But now, that figure was emaciated to skin and bones, black divine flames coiling around his body, letting out silent screams, his eyes filled with boundless despair and terror.
Besides that, within the surrounding cages, the crowd gradually saw figures familiar to them as well.
Even the Abundance Sword Immortal, the Snow Sword Immortal, and the others changed expressions, seeing quite a few old acquaintances now suffering torment, their minds no longer clear.
This place was like the legendary Nine Nether Hells, permeated with despair and destruction. Everyone couldn’t help but shudder.
“These cages can’t be broken open—there are terrifying Restrictions on them...”
Seeing this, some tried to step forward to rescue the many Earth Sword Immortals imprisoned within the cages, but before they could even get close, they were struck into ash by silver lightning bolts cleaving down from the depths of the darkness, without even time to scream.
The Abundance Sword Immortal and the others were all alarmed, hastily ordering everyone to stop, not daring to touch anything further.
Even the Earth Sword Immortals imprisoned within had no way to escape—those who had come from the outside world likely had even less of a chance.
“Then what do we do? Do we just watch as the seniors remain trapped in there, suffering torment?”
Princess Xuan Die saw her own clan’s old Imperial Ancestor within one of the Dark Cages, also in a miserable state barely resembling a human. Unable to bear it, she couldn’t help but ask.
“Forcing them open definitely won’t work. Since they were captured and brought here by the World’s Will back then, there must be a way to rescue them.”
“The priority now is to find where the World’s Will is, and annihilate or seal it.”
The Snow Sword Immortal shook her head gently, signaling Princess Xuan Die, Ah Qing, and the others not to panic.
Seeing that even her own Shifu said so, Princess Xuan Die didn’t continue asking.
But for some reason, unease lingered in her heart.
Although this place had gathered all the power and experts the Profound Sword World could muster,
that feeling of danger and unease kept coiling around her heart, impossible to shake off.
“I hear you’re looking for where I am?”
Just then, from the depths of this dark space, a chilling, indifferent voice suddenly rang out, carrying majestic heavenly might.
The void trembled. Vast silver thunder descended from the sky, like a world-destroying dragon, about to sweep across the present age.
A tall, indifferent figure emerged, with thick black hair and deep eyes, blurry world-light shrouding and circling his body, like a god revered by all worlds.
He stepped out from within the silver sea of lightning. His terrifying aura made everyone present change color, nearly suffocating them.
“The true body of the World’s Will!”
The Abundance Sword Immortal had pored over many ancient texts during this time, so at first glance he concluded that the figure before them was absolutely the World’s Will they had been desperately seeking.
At first, they had even placed their hopes of resisting the Otherworldly Sky Demons upon it.
But they never imagined that the World’s Will would be even more cold and terrifying than the Otherworldly Sky Demons, actually intending to destroy the world—to destroy this entire realm.
“It’s this person who seeks to destroy this world, to destroy this realm that once nurtured countless cultivators and living beings.”
The other Earth Sword Immortals’ expressions also grew grave, staring fixedly at the manifested figure.
“As long as we grind him away, or seal him, everything can return to how it was.” someone roared lowly, thick hatred surfacing in his eyes.
Everyone’s eyes were filled with hatred and fury, killing intent billowing, threatening to split this heaven and earth apart.
They didn’t know why the World’s Will wanted to destroy everything, nor did they want to know.
To them, it was this person before them who wanted to destroy their homeland, destroy their family and friends.
The reason the Profound Sword World had become like this—this person before them was the chief culprit!
“Lowly ants. Becoming nourishment and offerings for this heaven and earth is your final honor, yet you actually think of resisting.”
The true body of the World’s Will swept its gaze over everyone, its face utterly cold—completely different from the fearful expression it wore before Gu Changge.
Even a True Daoist was nothing much in its eyes, let alone this group of Earth Sword Immortals before it, who were simply no different from ants.
“Since our ancestors could seal you, so can we!”
“Don’t you dare underestimate us! Evil cannot triumph over good—human will can conquer heaven!”
A veteran Earth Sword Immortal shouted lowly, his whole body shining brilliantly, Sword Qi ringing out—fully ten million strands—slashing toward the true body of the World’s Will, fighting with his life on the line.
“Kill!”
The other Earth Sword Immortals present also roared in fury, transforming into streaks of light, charging toward the front.
Vast killing intent swept through this space, like a boundless ocean crashing forward.
“Our bodies contain a special power. As long as we combine our strength, we can definitely defeat the Heavenly Dao!”
The Abundance Sword Immortal’s whole body likewise glowed, the crown of his head blazing brilliantly, his Sword Qi biting cold. A cyan Dao Sword bloomed with endless radiance in his hand, as if one sword could level the heavens and annihilate all things.
For a moment, the boundless army charged forth, numbering in the hundreds of billions. Terrifying light bloomed, massive quantities of runes interweaving, exuding a supremely powerful aura.
Everyone’s blood and bone shone brilliantly; the essence, qi, and spirit hidden in the deepest parts of their souls were all stimulated, determined to fight the true body of the World’s Will to the death.
This was a force like a burst dam, like mountains and rivers reversing, suppressing heaven and earth, breaking through all rules.
The Dark Cages suspended here also trembled continuously, seemingly about to fall.
“It’s that damned Ancestral Symbol again...”
Seeing this scene, the expression of the World’s Will’s true body finally changed somewhat, no longer as casual as before.
Long, long ago, it had actually suffered this very loss.
The bodies of the Profound Sword World’s living beings contained Innate Spirit Swords.
These Innate Spirit Swords were actually formed from an Innate Ancestral Symbol from an extremely ancient era.
That Innate Ancestral Symbol was the pinnacle of the world’s mysteries. Some even said it was the gate of all wonders, the image of all living beings, capable of evolving into anything—but what exactly it was, no one knew.
However, for unknown reasons, that Ancestral Symbol later shattered in a single day, breaking into countless fragments that flew to all corners of heaven and earth, merging into the bloodlines of all living beings in this world.
Back then, the ancestor of the Ancient Arcane Empire also discovered this secret, which was why he gathered the power of all living beings to unite against heaven and seal it.
“Even if you can seal me once more, what use would that be?”
“When you discover the truth, you will only fall into deeper despair. All of this was long since decided—there is no possibility of changing it.”
“Even I am nothing but a chess piece. In the end, all my work merely becomes another’s wedding dress.”
The true body of the World’s Will spoke coldly. A black giant hand swept across the sky, and behind it a terrifying great millstone appeared, within which six portals flickered with light, infinite mysteries emerging.
This was the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao Authority.
The Great Millstone of World Destruction crushed onward; all the rules and order charging toward it rapidly shattered.
The six portals within opened wide, like six ancient vicious demons opening their giant maws, capable of devouring the universe and primordial chaos, extinguishing all the sword light that came slashing in.
Although everyone felt the World’s Will’s words were somewhat strange, at this moment they could no longer care about that, their hearts sustained entirely by killing intent.
The Abundance Sword Immortal, the Snow Sword Immortal, and the others all fought to the point of madness, their eyes filled with nothing but hatred, throwing caution to the wind, determined to settle life and death with the World’s Will today.
This was an absolutely overwhelming gap in power. When the black giant hand slapped down, it was like a monstrous wave striking from the depths of the sea.
Large swaths of cultivators exploded without even a muffled groan, turning into blood mist, body and soul annihilated, transforming into surging energy that merged into this space.
This battle was incomparably brutal, lasting an extremely, extremely long time.
Everyone charged forward fearlessly, yet they couldn’t even touch a corner of the World’s Will’s robe.
By the end, many had even fallen into despair, unable to see the slightest glimmer of hope.
“Kill!” The Abundance Sword Immortal and the others had long since fought until their eyes were red, their bodies covered in wounds and blood.
They roared as they charged, casting life and death aside. At this moment, their essence, qi, and spirit faintly emitted resonating sounds, as if mountain torrents were flowing, as if the great sea was howling.
Everyone’s blood and qi seemed to connect together, piercing through the sky, like the legendary Astral River’s ribbon of light—incomparably magnificent.
Boom!
A blurry ancient deity, dressed in beast-skin garments and holding an ancient stone artifact, was actually condensing and manifesting at this moment—incomparably tall, as if standing upon the dark clouded peak, about to battle the true body of the World’s Will.
“The Ancestral Symbol manifests again?!” The true body of the World’s Will changed color, once again seeing this sight that had once suppressed it.
The Abundance Sword Immortal and the others were also dumbfounded, never expecting that at this moment, such a world-shaking figure could be summoned. That aura that swallowed the ages was truly heart-trembling.
However, they had no time to think too much. The world-shaking figure before them had already clashed with the World’s Will.
In just an instant, even more terrifying shockwaves swept forth, directly piercing through this space, letting them see the miserable scene of the Profound Sword World outside.
Countless Sacrificial Scriptures ignited from every location. All the fallen living beings and cultivators transformed into surging energy, becoming offerings for this heaven and earth.
“The power that sealed the World’s Will back then actually came from this. So this is the key to the World Source.”
“The so-called offerings merely serve as a catalyst.”
Gu Changge stood at the deepest part of this space, watching all of this from afar, his expression without the slightest ripple.
In his view, this condensed world-shaking figure was clearly the Source permeating every corner of this heaven and earth.
The next moment, he raised his palm and pressed down. Instantly, a vast world-sound reverberated, covering and suppressing ten million miles.
Weng—
Thick, terrifying chains like mountain ranges spanned heaven and earth, piercing through this universe, seemingly rooted in the deepest part of this world.
Gradually, dazzling, brilliant runes began to emerge upon these chains.
Clusters of rules and order transformed into light, wrapped up by them, drawn in from all directions of heaven and earth.
Above every chain was dragged a ball of hazy radiance, only fist-sized, yet surging with world-like vast aura, rising and falling, capable of crushing the ages.
“The embryonic form of the World Source, but still not quite enough. Perhaps this is just right.”
Gu Changge looked at the hazy radiance held above these chains, shook his head gently, then took a step out from this space.
Wherever he passed, a deep and dark great road extended, swallowing up the many Dark Cages on either side.
The many figures imprisoned within were devoured completely in an instant, not a trace remaining.
Vast energy, guided by the Sacrificial Scriptures, converged toward this place.
Deep in the space, the world-shaking figure locked in battle with the World’s Will was also affected by this Aura of Darkness at this moment, its form becoming blurry, unable to continue solidifying.
“Not good!”
The instant it sensed this aura approaching, the World’s Will’s expression immediately changed, filled with fury and unwillingness.
“You promised me—as long as I worked for you, you wouldn’t erase my sentience!”
It understood Gu Changge’s intention immediately, staring into the depths of the darkness with a nearly twisted expression, filled with terror and rage.
The people of the Profound Sword World, including the Abundance Sword Immortal and the Snow Sword Immortal, watched this scene in shock, completely unable to comprehend what had happened.
Why would the World’s Will, which had been fighting evenly with that world-shaking figure, suddenly let out such a despairing and unwilling voice?
Such a voice truly made them shudder, their hair standing on end. How much unwillingness and deep despair did it contain?
“I never said I would spare you. You seem to have overthought things. Besides, the karma that needed to be borne—you’ve already borne it.”
“You no longer have any value worth keeping you around for.”
Gu Changge shook his head gently, his expression carrying a trace of what seemed like regret, his figure slowly walking out from within the darkness.
He spoke casually, as if merely stating a simple fact.
But the information contained in his words made everyone’s bodies turn ice-cold, horrified to the extreme—even their souls seemed to freeze.
The Abundance Sword Immortal, the Snow Sword Immortal, Princess Xuan Die, and the others were directly stunned, unable to believe what was before their eyes.
“I captured everyone for you, bore all the karma for you, and now that the deed is done, you kick me away like this. What a ruthless heart you have!”
Seeing that Gu Changge had no intention of sparing it, the World’s Will let out a miserable laugh, filled with thick venom and unwillingness, its body continuously collapsing, scattering into rain of light.
Its life and death had been under Gu Changge’s control all along.
Now, Gu Changge needed only a single thought to make its will collapse, returning it to dust.
Even though it controlled the Heavenly Dao Authority, possessing heaven-reaching magic power and might, it was all utterly useless.