In the boundless Chaos Space, two colossal, strangely shaped sabers, each spanning ten thousand li, danced and clashed with blinding speed. Both blades whipped up immense quantities of chaotic spiritual energy, enveloping themselves in vast, circular blades with diameters exceeding one hundred million li. These two brilliant, crystalline halos of razor energy ground and smashed against each other in the void, generating a deafening roar. Countless unfortunate chaotic beings shrieked mournfully as they were swept into the spinning blades, exploding into mists of blood in the blink of an eye.
At a safe distance from the titanic sabers, a small expanse of stardust, spanning a hundred zhang in radius, was solidified by magical power, transforming into a miniature landmass. A few sofas were arranged upon this land, with a coffee table set before them, laden with fine wines, fragrant teas, and an array of fresh fruits and pastries.
Dozens of massive light screens hovered around the landmass, broadcasting the frenzied duel of the two great sabers from every possible angle.
Occasionally, a screen would abruptly go black. Gu Wuchen, seated on a sofa, would hastily retrieve handfuls of miniature reconnaissance satellites from his storage ring and launch them. These satellites would rush to the sectors devastated by the saber aura, taking over the duties of their destroyed predecessors, continuing to relay high-definition footage. "Excellent, excellent! While these Primordial figures possess unfathomable attainment and incredible divine abilities, they seem utterly uninterested in this sort of high technology!"
The Corpse Emperor sat upright on a sofa, chuckling as he watched the images on the screens, nodding in continuous admiration. (.)
If they had attempted to spy on the final battle between the Great Reincarnation King and Soul-Slasher using magical arts or divine powers, the subtle fluctuations in magical energy would undoubtedly have alerted them. However, these high-tech reconnaissance satellites, devoid of any magical signature, were mistaken by the Great Reincarnation King and Soul-Slasher for mere ordinary metal scraps, causing them to ignore their presence entirely.
It was fortunate, too, that these satellites were luxuriously crafted from innate-grade materials; otherwise, they would never have withstood the corrosive assault of the chaotic spiritual energy.
Gu Xiechen reclined with his legs crossed on a sofa. Behind him, Mao E, leading several Yin Immortals cultivated from Yin Spirits, massaged his shoulders and kneaded the pressure points on his head. In his hands was fragrant tea sourced from Earth, while beautiful, flower-like Yin Immortals constantly fed him fresh fruit and pastries. Before his eyes, two Grandmist-level Great Divine Powers were risking their very lives to stage a spectacular duel. With a profound sigh, Gu Xiechen nodded. "The zenith of human pleasure can be no greater than this. Ah, Master, how much longer must we watch these two old wretches until they both suffer mutual destruction?"
The Corpse Emperor glanced sideways at the screens, calculating internally for a moment before nodding. "Their fundamental natures are similar, and their powers are not vastly different. The Great Reincarnation King has deeper cultivation, but he wasted too much strength fighting you and was heavily wounded by Soul-Slasher’s sneak attack. Right now, he is only marginally stronger than Soul-Slasher."
After a brief calculation, the Corpse Emperor sneered, "Judging by their current magical energy levels and consumption, it will take them three to five years to determine a victor. Furthermore, they won't simply fight until both are ruined. These cunning old foxes will immediately withdraw and flee the moment things turn unfavorable. Trying to snatch an easy profit from them won't be so simple."
After a moment of contemplation, Gu Xiechen performed another calculation, then suddenly laughed. "I have divined that the Great Evolution Fierce Sabers have a karmic connection with me. If I do not seize this heavenly technique, I am destined to suffer heavenly retribution. Ah, Master, in a few days, I will have to trouble you to send word back to them, telling them that I might be delayed here for a few years!" The Corpse Emperor looked at Gu Xiechen with surprise, pondering for a moment before slowly nodding.
Not just Gu Xiechen, but even the Corpse Emperor felt a strong covetous desire upon witnessing the terrifying might of the two Great Evolution Fierce Sabers. If not for the impropriety of a master competing with his disciple for such treasures, he would have been tempted to rush in and hasten the battle between the Great Reincarnation King and the other.
The sound of the clashing blades grew ever more piercing as days slipped by. On the thirty-sixth day, the Corpse Emperor rose with a look of dissatisfaction, brushed off his posterior, and transformed into a streak of dark light, fleeing towards the direction of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Before leaving, he did not forget to instruct Gu Wuchen to send him a recording of the fierce sabers' on-site confrontation. For the Corpse Emperor, battles between such Grandmist-level Great Divine Powers held immense inspirational value.
Gu Xiechen agreed to the Corpse Emperor's request, focusing all his attention on the Great Reincarnation King and Soul-Slasher.
The ferocity of the two fierce sabers intensified. After thirty-six days of standoff, the blades had truly become enraged. The Great Reincarnation King was encased in a sheath of ghastly pale saber aura, while Soul-Slasher was wreathed in purplish-white saber energy. These two colors of energy collided rapidly in the void, constantly sparking off massive arcs of fire. Occasionally, a stray spark would land on a celestial body within the Chaos Space, causing that body, regardless of its size, to shatter instantly.
Their protective saber auras had compressed to a diameter of ninety million li. The intensely bright, dazzling halos now measured only about ninety million li across. However, the surging saber power contained within the halos was a full one hundred thousand times stronger than at the beginning. When the two colossal halos struck one another, the residual shockwaves of saber energy swept out for hundreds of millions of li, causing immense suffering among the chaotic beings in the Chaos Space.
The two massive, endlessly rotating blades were voraciously drawing in the surrounding chaotic spiritual energy, as if frantically plundering everything nearby. Chaotic beings, large and small, were dragged in from everywhere with wails of agony, unable to resist being sucked into the whirling blades, only to be torn into sprays of blood across the void in an instant. Even stars of extremely high density and gravity within the Chaos Space were forcibly pulled into the halos. These supremely durable celestial bodies were effortlessly pulverized by the sabers, scattering the precious innate materials contained within them, only for these treasures to be instantly pulverized by lingering blades of light.
Gu Xiechen watched the myriad colors of innate-grade materials disintegrating into dust, unable to help but clutch his thigh in heartache. "What a pair of prodigal spendthrifts!"
Mao E and the Yin Immortals couldn't help but titter at Gu Wuchen's pained grimace. Having been nourished by the Taiyin Profound Pearl for thousands of years, Mao E, who now possessed the cultivation of a mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal, spoke in a calm voice: "Exalted One, if you desire these worldly goods, Mao E can take the sisters out to gather some from the surroundings."
Gu Xiechen’s eyes lit up, and he swiftly released the tens of thousands of Yin Immortals nurtured within the Taiyin Profound Pearl, along with the indigenous Taiyin Immortals, Taiyin Spirit Beasts, and Taiyin Spirit Birds incubated in the Taiyin Space. He commanded them to hurry out and collect the rare treasures from the surrounding chaotic stars.
Naturally, Gu Xiechen emphatically stressed the paramount importance of personal safety—they must never risk their lives for a single rare treasure.
Mao E smiled and led the host of tens of millions of Yin Immortals and Taiyin Immortals, who accepted the command and shot off in all directions like streaks of cold light.
The Yin Immortals under Mao E’s command were those originally cultivated from Yin Specters, while the Taiyin Immortals were natives incubated within the Taiyin Profound Pearl. Under Gu Xiechen’s arrangement, these Yin Immortals and Taiyin Immortals had all formed couples, thus they always moved in pairs when undertaking tasks.
Because these Yin Immortals had cultivated within the Taiyin Profound Pearl, they harbored a trace of Taiyin Qi within their bodies. Chaotic spiritual energy, which was a lethal poison to ordinary Immortals, could be refined by these Yin Immortals using their Taiyin Qi into their own magical power. Moreover, the Taiyin Qi converted from Chaotic Qi was of a higher quality and greater purity, giving Gu Wuchen confidence in letting them operate in the vicinity.
The Great Reincarnation King and Soul-Slasher were locked in such a brutal conflict that all nearby chaotic beings had been annihilated, meaning no powerful chaotic entity posed a threat to these Yin Immortals. As long as Gu Xiechen kept a close watch on the two fierce sabers and prevented the duelists from discovering the Yin Immortals' stealthy operations, their safety was absolutely assured. (.)
Time continued to flow. The protective saber halos around the Great Reincarnation King and Soul-Slasher had compressed to a radius of just one million li.
Compressed to this extent, the halos had become brilliantly translucent and crystal clear, like refined glass, and the glare was no longer as blinding as before, instead taking on a delicate, crystalline beauty. Yet, the destructive energy contained within the two halos was hundreds of millions of times more potent than at the start. When the two halos made silent contact, the chaotic spiritual energy within a diameter of ten billion li was instantly repelled, creating a ten-billion-li-wide vacuum in the Chaos Space.
Gu Xiechen watched the duel of the fierce sabers, utterly absorbed. His hands subconsciously traced the flight path of the two blades.
Every strike was naturally perfect; every move was the pinnacle of subtle mastery; every blow contained a sliver of terrifying Heavenly Dao of slaughter. As Gu Xiechen’s hands followed the trajectory of the two fierce sabers crossing the void, faint wisps of saber energy began to shoot from his fingertips.
With a mere point of his finger, a piece of 'Nine-Fire Thousand-Forged Purple-Melt Gold' drifting nearby was silently cleaved into two halves by the saber energy emanating from his fingertip. Seeing the bisected piece of purple-gold material, Gu Xiechen subconsciously gasped sharply.
This innate material, which was light as a feather with a purple-gold hue but possessed hardness and sharpness hundreds of times superior to White Gold Essence, was exceedingly rare. It was formed when White Gold Essence, created naturally by heaven and earth, underwent thousands of forges using nine types of heavenly fires, followed by countless bombardments by natural lightning fires generated within the Chaos Space—at least a thousand times—to finally coalesce into a single piece of Purple-Melt Gold.
This Purple-Melt Gold was the premier choice for forging innate magical artifacts, especially sharp implements like swords and sabers. Such a precious, supremely hard and sharp material could not withstand a mere wisp of saber energy from Gu Xiechen's fingertip, illustrating the profound mystery of the saber trajectory he was imitating.
The trajectory traced by the two fierce sabers diving and striking in the void was clearly a supreme, Grandmist-level cultivation method—a supreme killing divine ability dedicated to cultivating unparalleled saber energy, using that energy to nourish baleful energy, and using baleful energy to drive the saber energy, ultimately achieving the unity of saber energy, baleful energy, and the mind.
The paths carved by the Great Reincarnation King and Soul-Slasher were distinct. In Gu Xiechen’s estimation, the two fierce sabers seemed to have each grasped a portion of this supreme Dao of Slaughter. If the trajectories of both sabers were combined, they could unleash an even greater killing power.
All his vital essence, spirit, and intent were silently channeled into his eyes. Countless runes flickered faintly within Gu Xiechen’s pupils. An aura of ancient desolation subtly radiated from his gaze, which had suddenly become piercingly bright. At the core of his eyes, a glimmer of starlight slowly rotated—just like the dual eyes of the Great Sage Pangu that Gu Xiechen had witnessed in his visions, eyes capable of seeing through chaos.
Under the scrutiny of these divine eyes, which surpassed the Profound Eye of Reincarnation by an immeasurable margin, not a single movement of the two brilliant saber halos could escape Gu Xiechen’s notice. "Within those two saber halos, each spanning a million li in diameter, the Great Reincarnation King and Soul-Slasher had already reverted to human form, standing upon strange, curved streaks of saber light. Their hands were constantly forming seals and releasing power, their hand movements mirroring Gu Xiechen's own." (To be continued. If you wish to know what happens next, please log into [website name] to read!)H