This was the first preparation he made after his soul awakened, and it was also the decision he made to restore his strength.
After millions of years, the power of the Heaven-Slaying Ancestral Sword Spirit had long since been drained away by the relentless erosion of time, leaving little behind. Therefore, he must find a way to restore his strength, which requires a vast amount of true divine power. Clearly, such a powerful force no longer existed in the divine realm, so he turned his attention to the other world connected to the Well of Samsara.
“What… did you say…?” Although Yun Che had been mentally prepared, upon hearing Yun Gu’s complete account of what had happened, the rage he had suppressed for so long in his heart was still as surging as a tidal wave, difficult to quell.
To achieve his goal, the Heaven-Slaying Ancestral Sword Spirit was so unscrupulous that he completely disregarded the safety of Shen Xi and her daughter. It seemed as if in his eyes, they were nothing more than tools to be used and discarded at will.
No one could tell whether the mysterious light emitted by Long Bai was the result of his own loss of control or the inevitable result of being controlled by the soul of the Zhutian Ancestral Sword Spirit.
“My good disciple, why are you so excited? Aren’t Shen Xi and Yun Xi safe and sound now? Although I took advantage of them back then, the outcome was still good. If it weren’t for me, I’m afraid their situation would be even more difficult right now.” Yun Gu sneered, looking at Yun Che’s almost insane appearance, his eyes filled with disdain.
In his opinion, a person who can be easily swayed by emotions must be very easy to manipulate.
Yun Che's five fingers dug deeply into the flesh of his palm. At this moment, the anger in his heart had reached its peak, and his hatred for the Ancestral Sword Spirit of the Heaven Slaying Sect also climbed to an unprecedented height. However, in the end, he still managed to suppress his anger, but the expression on his face and the movements of his hands all revealed the pain and torment in his heart.
"Both Long Bai's actions and Shen Xi's choice were within my expectations. In truth, my soul wasn't very powerful at the time, and couldn't even defeat Shen Xi. But with her defenseless, Long Bai's attack was still extremely deadly."
"Shen Xi's face was filled with astonishment at the time. She screamed helplessly and angrily cursed Long Bai. She had long lost her usual composure. Her mind was blank, and she had only one thought in mind: to save the fetus in her womb. It was at this moment that I gave her a hint, telling her that jumping into the Well of Samsara might offer a glimmer of hope. In the end, with no other choice, she followed my advice, jumped into the Well, and arrived in the Abyss." Yun Gu narrated the story in a calm tone, as if it were just a trivial matter.
“Could it be that you knew about the existence of the Abyssal World from the very beginning?” Yun Che’s eyes were red as he demanded again in a stern voice, “Back then, even the Ancestral God didn’t know what kind of changes had occurred in the World of Annihilation. How could you have known that entering it would gradually restore your strength?”
Yun Che had seen the soul of the Ancestral God before and asked him this question. The Ancestral God's answer greatly surprised him.
Although the World of Destruction was created by her, she had no idea what the World of Destruction had become like today.
"No, I don't know. I was just trying my luck. But during the million years of silence in the Zhutian Ancestral Sword, I noticed that part of the power of the God Realm has been continuously flowing into the abyss. So, I placed my hope of recovering my strength on that unknown journey." Yun Gu shook his head. He was not omnipotent and omniscient.
"As you can see, the changes in the Abyss World were completely beyond my expectations. Furthermore, an unexpected event occurred during this process. Crossing the Well of Samsara consumes a huge amount of energy, and my soul was completely depleted, causing it to fall into a passive, dormant state."
“Since then, the Zhutian Ancestral Sword has become an ordinary, simple iron sword. Even if a mystic passes by and sees it, he probably won’t even take a second look.” Even Yun Gu had not anticipated such a change.
"For a long time afterwards, my soul slowly absorbed energy. The most direct source of energy was undoubtedly the True God Power within Shen Xi. Therefore, shortly after giving birth to Yun Xi, Shen Xi's power gradually dissipated, and she fell into a state of silence."
Yun Che tightly closed his eyes and covered his ears with his hands, as if this could block out the cruel reality he had just heard. However, his mind uncontrollably surfaced the tragic scene of what Shen Xi and her daughter had endured.
They arrived in the abyss with great anticipation, but what awaited them was not the long-desired freedom, nor a happy and fulfilling life, but the beginning of a tragedy. Due to the unique nature of her bloodline, Yun Xi was forced to sacrifice her source blood in exchange for a foothold, and she grew up step by step in this dangerous abyss.
At this moment, Yun Che's guilt towards Shen Xi and Yun Xi surged like a flood, nearly drowning him.
"One day, you suddenly appeared in front of the Zhutian Ancestral Sword. At that time, you were faintly emitting a faint aura of the Ancestral God. My soul keenly sensed your powerful life breath, and at that moment, my dormant soul awakened again." Yun Gu spoke slowly, with an elusive meaning in his words.
"I never thought that you would appear in the world of the abyss. But at that moment, a brand new plan emerged in my mind, which is to use you to quickly restore my strength." A strange and greedy light suddenly shot out of Yun Gu's eyes, as if he saw endless hope.
"So, I began to quietly and slowly return Shen Xi's power to her, gradually bringing her soul's awakening closer and closer. I knew in my heart that you came to the Abyss with the determination to destroy the entire Abyssal world. Therefore, you would definitely engage in fierce battles with the True Gods of this world, and you would definitely kill many of them."
"And Shen Xi, she would obviously choose to help you without hesitation. So, when you swung the Heaven-Slaying Ancestral Sword with all your might in your final moments in the Pure Land, the surging True God power within you was absorbed by me in an instant. Even the other True God powers that lingered in that patch of Heavenly Dao couldn't escape my clutches."
"My strength gradually began to recover. After returning to the God Realm, my spiritual power was finally fully restored. It was at that moment that the Heaven-Slaying Ancestral Sword no longer needed Shen Xi as its sword spirit. So, after absorbing her remaining true divine power, I allowed her to fully awaken."
"At the same time, with just a thought, I can easily sever the connection between Shen Xi and the Ancestral Sword of Zhutian. From the moment I met you in the Abyss World, I have been carefully planning for today's situation." Yun Gu spoke slowly, his tone carrying the calmness of someone who has masterminded everything, as if he had everything under control.
“However, your growth rate has exceeded my expectations.” Yun Gu stared at Yun Che, his eyes filled with complex emotions, seemingly filled with joy, yet also with a silent lament. “Since returning to the God Realm, in less than a year, you’ve already possessed power comparable to that of the Creator God. You’ve even mastered a trace of the power of the First Ancestor.”
“I will give you the answer in half a month. During this period, I hope you won’t disturb me. I will also not tell anyone else about the secret between us today.” Yun Che spoke word by word.
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