Lu Yuan sipped his wine, finding the taste rather lacking. For wine to truly be enjoyed, it required atmosphere, scenery, and so forth.

Now, Lu Yuan realized, drinking alone held no appeal. Better to drink while watching the spectacle unfold.

With a soaring leap, Lu Yuan gave chase, beginning to observe the massive battle raging before him. Lu Yuan watched as the Ax Civilization caught up to the Strength Civilization.

Amidst the deafening roars and the relentless clash of sheer might and brutality, the Strength Civilization was utterly demolished under the Ax Civilization's assault. Another civilization was extinguished; from this moment on, Pangu’s True Lineage would consist solely of the Ax Civilization.

Civilizations, in times of peace, displayed imposing authority, wielding boundless power, commanding a thousand sects, and governing all directions. Yet, in such an ultimate decisive battle, they proved shockingly fragile.

The Medicine Civilization overtook the Poison Civilization. The Poison Civilization attempted resistance, unleashing various toxins, but the Medicine Civilization countered by deploying a myriad of elixirs.

The Vice Sovereign of the Medicine Civilization roared, "Poison Civilization Vice Sovereign, still hoping to escape this time? A sheer delusion.

Die." The usual strength of the Medicine Civilization’s Vice Sovereign only slightly surpassed that of the Poison Civilization’s counterpart, but with destiny firmly in hand this time, the Poison Civilization's leader dared not linger. Consequently, within a few dozen moves, the Medicine Civilization’s Vice Sovereign executed his foe, bringing about the final collapse of the Poison Civilization.

The Diagram Civilization pursued the Talisman Civilization, utilizing diagrams while simultaneously deploying talismans. Normally, they were evenly matched, but this was no ordinary exchange.

The Diagram Civilization relentlessly hunted the Talisman Civilization, which, after a brief struggle, ultimately failed and vanished as another civilization. The Demon Civilization was continuously harried by the Holy Light Civilization.

The Demon Civilization could not sustain the pressure for long, finally collapsing with a resounding boom under the relentless pursuit. This Demon Civilization had entered the final great battle brimming with confidence, expecting to reap substantial rewards, never anticipating their annihilation and utter destruction here.

The Thunder Civilization found itself hunted down by the Dragon Civilization. Lightning streaks and dragon shadows roared across the void.

In the end, most of the Thunder Civilization's members were slain by the Dragon Civilization, though they managed to escape, preserving slightly more than half their strength. The Thunder Civilization was one of the few not utterly destroyed.

The Bronze Civilization was not pursued by a large force, but by a single individual. This pursuer was none other than Zhou Qingxuan, whose face was etched with sorrow, his tone remarkably light: "The cause of yesterday yields the consequence of today.

Today, I shall unleash a slaughter." Though he spoke thus, Zhou Qingxuan only killed the most consequential figures of the Bronze Civilization, not many in total, yet the Bronze Civilization collapsed regardless. The Tree Civilization and the Flower Civilization were jointly pursued by the Umbrella Civilization and the Bird Civilization, leading to the simultaneous collapse of both.

The Seed Civilization crumbled easily with just a minor push; no one needed to specifically hunt them down. The Arrow Civilization was pursued solely by Yan Cangtian.

Yan Cangtian simply detested the homophonic similarity between jiàn (arrow) and jiàn (sword). Yes, Yan Cangtian was precisely that arrogant and overbearing; merely the identical sound was enough provocation for him to hunt them down relentlessly.

Such behavior was something Yan Cangtian had enacted back in Mount Hua, causing immense suffering to the Great Yuan Nation. The Vice Sovereign of the Arrow Civilization was furious.

He was a being of nine and a half epochs, nearing the realm of the Civilization Lord. If Lu Yuan had turned back to pursue him, he might have felt a sliver of apprehension, but who was Yan Cangtian?

He paid no mind to this handsome man in white. After trading a few defensive blows, the Arrow Civilization’s Vice Sovereign was profoundly shocked: Yan Cangtian’s strength was clearly no less than his own.

Under normal circumstances, the Vice Sovereign would have relished the opportunity to fight Yan Cangtian for three thousand rounds, but now there was no chance; destiny sided with Yan Cangtian. Thus, he could only fight on, sustaining severe damage and devastating losses, before managing to escape.

"Change your name. Stop calling yourselves Arrow.

It sounds the same as Sword. If I hear that name again, I will hunt you down once more," Yan Cangtian stated coldly.

The Vice Sovereign of the Arrow Civilization nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. He finally understood the true reason for Yan Cangtian’s relentless pursuit—merely because Arrow and Sword sounded alike!

This man was too tyrannical! He swore he would not rest until this grievance was avenged.

The Wind Civilization chased the Theft Civilization, ultimately crushing and annihilating them. Another civilization vanished into smoke.

Next, only the Formation Civilization remained. The Formation Civilization was pursued by the Artifact Civilization and the Confucian Civilization.

However, as neither the Artifact Civilization nor the Confucian Civilization possessed truly heavyweight figures, the Formation Civilization managed to escape with the bulk of its main forces. The Formation Civilization could be considered the luckiest of all.

The four great ancient civilizations—Barren, Immortal, Buddhist, and Demonic—also suffered heavy losses. The Ancient Law Civilization pursued the Ancient Barren Civilization, during which the Ancient Barren Civilization lost several of its Vice Sovereigns.

The Ancient Martial Civilization pursued the Ancient Buddhist and Ancient Demonic Civilizations, killing a significant number of their personnel. Chang'e and Zhong Ling chased the Ancient Immortal Civilization.

Although outnumbered, given the tide of fortune, they achieved considerable victories. Lu Yuan drank his wine, watching civilization after civilization fall into ruin.

A strange sense of melancholy washed over him; the destruction of these civilizations was truly like so many fireworks—a massive, brilliant display in the night sky that many people might never witness in their lifetimes. Civilizations, too, could be so easily extinguished.

The realms of Civilization were also falling, one by one. How difficult was true eternity to attain?

This war, through endless, protracted pursuit, finally reached its end. The outcome of this conflict dramatically altered the structure of the Central Celestial Dynasty.

The original three ancient civilizations—Barren, Immortal, and Buddhist—fled into the Lost Lands. Fleeing to the Lost Lands was far from simple.

Unless one possessed heaven-defying luck, the Lost Lands offered virtually no resources or treasures. The environment itself was extremely harsh.

Once they entered, the Barren-Immortal-Buddhist alliance faced nothing but constant attrition; returning to the Central Celestial Dynasty to counterattack would not be easy later on. Did they not see that the Demonic Civilization and the Ancient Combat Civilization had to intervene in this grand battle just for a chance to return to the Central Celestial Dynasty upon victory?

After such a blow, it would take the Barren, Immortal, and Buddhist civilizations several epochs just to regain their vitality. The Demonic Civilization, conversely, did not suffer extensive losses.

They had nothing to begin with and little to lose; in the end, they only lost a few Vice Sovereigns, which they had to grit their teeth and endure. The other participating civilizations fared differently.

Among those who sided with the Barren-Immortal-Buddhist alliance, only the Talisman Civilization and the Arrow Civilization managed the good fortune to escape. The other fifteen civilizations were completely annihilated or collapsed.

Both the Talisman and Arrow Civilizations fled into the Lost Lands as well. The degree to which this great battle reshaped the Central Celestial Dynasty was unimaginable.

After this, only three great ancient civilizations remained: the Ancient Law Civilization, the Ancient Martial Civilization, and the Ancient Combat Civilization—with the latter being the weakest. Additionally, there were fifteen general civilizations.

Among these fifteen, the newly established general civilization with the smallest population was the strongest, as it was bolstered by Chang’e, who possessed the realm of the Civilization Lord. Since they felt too awkward to call themselves an ancient civilization despite having a large population, this group was named the Moon Civilization.

These remaining civilizations were granted more fiefdoms and greater resources. Of course, rumor had it that a brand-new civilization was about to be established.

Simultaneously, after this battle, the legend of one man began to be sung everywhere. "Did you hear?

Two-tenths, perhaps three-tenths, of the merit from the final great battle belongs to one person." "Who is that person?" "That person is Lu Yuan." "Lu Yuan! I heard he specifically dismantled countless techniques, shattering the foundations of many methods used by the Barren-Immortal-Buddhist alliance." "It is also said that Lu Yuan killed the Son of the Barren." "More than that!

He not only killed the Son of the Barren but also the Vice Sovereigns of the Fox Civilization, the Star Civilization, the Bronze Civilization, the Seed Civilization, the Fire Civilization, and so forth." "Furthermore, he broke the defensive grand array they left behind, which ultimately triggered the great pursuit." "Lu Yuan is truly the myth of the Central Celestial Dynasty." Lu Yuan had transformed from a myth of Mount Hua into a myth of the Central Celestial Dynasty. Considering the immense contributions he made during the decisive battle in the Central Celestial Dynasty, he truly earned the title 'Myth of the Central Celestial Dynasty.' "By the way, I heard Lu Yuan is establishing the Sword Civilization anew." "What?

Lu Yuan is re-establishing the Sword Civilization? I must attend the ceremony!" "Me too!

Let's go see the myth of the Central Celestial Dynasty." "Me too, me too!" ...... The World of Sword had been re-established not long ago, reforged using the materials from several destroyed Lesser Thousand Worlds.

Lu Yuan’s new Sword World, a personal Lesser Thousand World he carried with him, remained in his possession. Lu Yuan gazed upon the Sword World he inhabited.

This world covered an area roughly equivalent to the entire Southern Domain, capable of accommodating over a hundred nations. In the center of this continent stood a divine sword, soaring a million zhang into the sky, incomparably majestic, flanked by two other colossal divine swords, each ninety thousand zhang tall.

In addition, at the four cardinal points of the continent stood eight slightly smaller divine swords, each ten thousand zhang high. At the very top of the central, massive divine sword was the Palace of the Sword.

Connected to the Palace of the Sword were the Eighteen Heavens of the Sword, which served as Lu Yuan's residence. Lu Yuan assumed the title of Vice Sovereign of the Sword Civilization.

Seated atop each of the two ninety-thousand-zhang divine swords were two figures: one clad in snow-white robes, radiating peerless arrogance; the other in grey attire, his face etched with profound melancholy. The eight slightly smaller, ten-thousand-zhang divine swords were reserved for the future Vice Sovereigns of the Sword Civilization.

Across the continent lay mountains and waters. One mountain housed the people of Mount Hua.

Above the continent floated several celestial bodies; the sects residing on these stars were the people of the Sword Gate. At a secluded location on the continent, the Hidden Sword Sect lay concealed—the people of the Hidden Sword Sect.

Mount Hua, the Sword Gate, and the Hidden Sword Sect—each occupied their designated place. Beyond them, Shi Fei Xian had created the Immortal Sword Sect, and Wanwan had created the Demonic Sword Sect.

Both women currently possessed strength around the seventh layer of the World Realm, a level sufficient to establish major sects in the Central Celestial Dynasty. Lu Yuan sat atop the massive divine sword, observing the myriad things below: "Thus, the Sword Civilization is established.

We have three Vice Sovereigns, the Sword Gate, the Hidden Sword Sect, the Immortal Sword Sect, and the Demonic Sword Sect, alongside Mount Hua—these are the five founding sects of this civilization. From this point forward, my Sword Civilization will flourish ever more." (The second update is delivered.

This grand, sweeping battle has finally concluded. Writing such a massive war for the first time, I hope it was not poorly executed.)