As A Yao killed, she fell into the abyss.
Feng Chu didn't participate at first, but when demons appeared later, he joined the slaughter. The two of them fought their way to the bottom of the abyss, and it took them more than ten days to kill all the demons hidden in the endless abyss.
Feng Chuli stood in mid-air, gazing at the boundary gate ahead.
The gate looked simple, consisting of two massive bronze pillars fixed together by a lintel. The pillars were adorned with numerous ferocious totems. Despite its simplicity, the gate was incredibly ancient and weathered. A scan with his divine sense revealed that the pillars were not ordinary bronze, but he couldn't identify the material. There seemed to be something on the lintel of the gate.
Feng Chu used his divine sense to see, and he saw a sword, a golden sword.
That sword was different from any magical artifact he had ever seen before. He sensed something inside it, and upon closer inspection, he saw a very thin golden thread, like wisps of smoke, swaying gently within the sword. This tiny golden thread emanated an astonishing metallic power.
"What is that?" Feng Chu asked.
Feng Chu didn't explain it very clearly, but A Yao understood what he was asking. A Yao said, "There is a trace of the essence of gold in that sword."
"The origin?" Feng Chu looked at A Yao.
Ayao said, "If one can achieve perfection in one's artistic conception, one can open a grotto-heaven. After opening a grotto-heaven, if one can comprehend the origin, one can open a celestial abode. If one cultivates the origin to perfection, one can open one's own realm and prove the Dao."
"Not all cultivators cultivate the realm of intent. Besides those who cultivate the realm of intent, there are also those who cultivate incense, spirit, soul, body, and mind. But no matter what they cultivate, if they want to become an Immortal Emperor, they must prove the Dao at their origin."
"You can either figure out this origin yourself or steal it."
"Rob?" Feng Chu looked at her in astonishment.
Ayao laughed and said, "Origin can also be stolen. If you have the ability, you can steal someone else's origin. In the Upper Realm, stealing someone else's origin is a very common thing. In addition to stealing someone else's origin, you can also try to merge with the origin of nature or the origin of a magic weapon."
After listening, Feng Chu stared at the golden spirit sword on the boundary gate and said, "So, if I were to devour that trace of golden essence, my cultivation would greatly increase?"
“That sword is a divine artifact, meant to seal the boundary gate and prevent the demons of the Void Realm from crossing over. But because too much time has passed, the seal has weakened, so now demons below the Integration Stage can come over from there. If this sword were gone, it would be as if the boundary gate were open, and all demons could enter the Azure Realm without restraint,” A Yao said.
“I was just kidding, how could I do something so heinous? But it’s just been sitting there for so many years, and nobody’s bothered with it,” Feng Chu said.
Ayao said, "There definitely is. This sword is not something anyone can wield. I can guess that over the countless millennia, many cultivators from the Canglan Realm who came here have coveted this sword, but they were all killed by the restrictions on the sword."
Although it's unknown which immortal left this sword behind, as an immortal, how could they not know human greed? Even knowing that taking this sword would cause widespread suffering, some would still covet it. The restrictions on the sword exist specifically to target those people.
“Although this sword possesses a trace of the essence of gold, it’s not enough; the seal isn’t strong enough. Lou Munan said he wouldn’t personally intervene, but the demons over there, under his orders, will use every means possible to blast open this gate,” A Yao said.
"Are we here to reinforce the seal?" Feng Chu asked.
Ayao nodded, gazing at Feng Chu: "I want to take a wisp of sword energy from your body to strengthen this seal."
"The sword energy within my body?" Feng Chu understood. The sword energy she was referring to was the flying swords that surrounded her natal sword.
"I want to control your body and take a derivative sword energy from the outside of your sword embryo to strengthen this seal. Is that alright?" Ayao asked.
A flicker of hesitation crossed Feng Chu's eyes.
Allowing someone else to control your body is a very dangerous act. If the other party has malicious intentions, it could very well lead you into an abyss of no return.
Ayao said, "I can swear an oath by blood."
While swearing an oath with one's Dao heart can easily create inner demons, it won't take effect immediately if broken. A blood oath is different; once broken, it will immediately backfire.
As Ayao spoke, she bit her fingertip, and a bead of bright red blood flew from her fingertip, turning into a blood-red totem in the sky. This totem contained a restraining power.
"I, Lu Xueyao, have absolutely no ill intentions towards Feng Chu, otherwise I would die a horrible death!" Ayao said.
The crimson totem flickered a few times and then disappeared.
Feng Chu looked at A Yao and said, "Actually, you don't need to swear. I owe you my life. If it weren't for you, I probably would have died there in the Burial Dragon Mountain Secret Realm."
He took two steps forward: "Come on, I won't resist!"
A Yao's primordial spirit left her body and entered Feng Chu's body.
She had to control Feng Chu's body while he was conscious. Only by making him believe in her and not resist could she make his natal sword behave itself; otherwise, his natal sword would definitely attack her.
After A Yao took control of Feng Chu's body, her figure appeared in Feng Chu's sea of consciousness. Two figures stood in the sea of consciousness, one was Feng Chu, and the other was A Yao.
Feng Chu watched as A Yao raised her left hand, extending her index and middle fingers, and looked at the sword embryo floating in the sky, which resembled a giant planet. Hundreds of thousands of flying swords surrounded the sword embryo; these flying swords were actually streams of sword energy, sword energy imbued with chaotic energy.
A Yao pointed her finger, and a flying sword flew towards her.
Before the gate to the endless abyss, a green-clad girl sat cross-legged in the air, her eyes closed. Before her, a white-robed youth gazed ahead, a phoenix totem revealed deep within his pale golden eyes. With a flick of his wrist, a longsword, as if formed from condensed mist, appeared in his hand.
The moment the sword appeared, its sword intent soared to the heavens, its ten-thousand-foot sword shadow pierced the sky, its chaotic aura permeated the world, and its divine might made the universe tremble.
Ayao manipulated Feng Chu's body, pointed her finger, and the sword energy shot into the boundary gate in front of her, merging with the Golden Spirit Sword.
The moment the chaotic energy merged with the golden essence within, the entire gate erupted with dazzling golden light. This golden light illuminated the endless abyss, turning the hundreds of thousands of miles of pitch-black abyss into ablaze with golden light, causing all the creatures surrounding the endless abyss to stare in utter astonishment.
What happened at the bottom of the endless abyss?
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Void Realm, the boundary gate was also shimmering with golden light, so dazzling that it could be seen from hundreds of thousands of miles away.
Jiang Xing, who was busy annexing the demon territory, had his divine sense dispersed but did not know what had happened. However, he sensed that the seal on the gate had become even stronger.
Fifty years—he had initially thought it was plenty of time, but now it seemed far too short. No, he had to hurry, or that powerful figure would surely kill him if he couldn't complete that person's mission.
High in the magnificent palace, the curtains were fluttering in the wind.
A tall, dark figure stood before the railing, his blood-red eyes reflecting the golden light of the sky. He chuckled lightly, "Using Feng Chu's Chaos Sword Qi to reinforce the seal, not a bad idea."
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