Chapter 603: Integrating True Intent into the Sword Array

But its Flying Escape speed was ultimately no match for the speed at which the Starry Sky Heaven and Earth was collapsing. A terrifying suction pulled the Blood Shadow in, reducing it to the most primitive Heaven and Earth Primordial Power.

‘Just because I can’t find you doesn’t mean I can’t deal with you… I’ll just flip the whole board and start over.’

Bai Zichen looked at the Gang Wind that had reappeared on all sides, took a deep breath, and once again deployed the Star River Sword Array.

Sure enough, the Blood Demon revived a few days later.

“Kid, stop!”

The Blood Demon was clearly terrified, shouting as soon as it appeared.

“Let’s both stop here and go our separate ways. I vow to never come after you again, nor will I reveal the news that the Taibai Sword Sect still has an heir to your Sect’s old enemies! As the last heir, you should know that the enemies of the Taibai Sword Sect are beings you absolutely cannot afford to provoke. Back then, the Sword Sect was annihilated in its prime just like that, let alone a lone heir like you.”

“Your life is now in my hands. What right do you have to negotiate with me?”

Bai Zichen’s interest was piqued. He slowed the Star Sword Light slightly, forming a cage.

The Blood Demon’s words contained a crucial point that caught his attention, one that seemed to touch upon the truth behind the Taibai Sword Sect’s destruction.

Although he had no interest in starting some new Taibai Sword Sect like Zhuo Xiong, let alone seeking revenge.

But he had, after all, cultivated the Cave Profound Godslaying Sword Scripture and had the Star River Sword Array in his possession. No one would believe him if he claimed to have no connection to the Taibai Sword Sect.

‘I need to find out exactly who the Taibai Sword Sect’s enemies are, lest I unknowingly make a host of new adversaries without even realizing it.’

From the Blood Demon’s tone, these enemies were still in the Human World.

Of course, it was also possible that the Demon was just spouting nonsense to save its own life.

“So what if you can confine my revival point within your Sword Array? With my resources, I can revive at least ten thousand more times. How long can your Sword Array last? This is nothing but a mutual, pointless drain on our core power.”

This time, when the Blood Demon spoke, it had lost its previous arrogance.

“You’re welcome to try and see how long my Sword Array can last.”

Bai Zichen replied curtly. As long as he didn’t directly command the stars to attack and merely manifested the Sword Light, the current Star River Sword Array could last for several years without issue.

“But what’s the point? I am bent on escaping and have over a hundred life-saving Divine Techniques at my disposal… It would be simple to drag this out for several days each time, just to live a little longer. With tens of thousands of revivals, it would take you at least several hundred years to truly kill me. Even if you could do it, is it really worth spending that much time?”

The Blood Demon choked on his reply. Considering the Star River Sword Array’s performance had already exceeded its imagination, it truly didn’t have the confidence to refute him.

“For someone of your age and Cultivation, this is the crucial time to focus on your Cultivation and strive for Divinity Transformation. A single misstep could lead to eternal regret. I can give you a scroll of Divinity Transformation Insights. That should be enough, right?”

“No need. Tell me who the true mastermind was behind the destruction of the Taibai Sword Sect.”

Bai Zichen was unmoved. He wouldn’t take so-called Divinity Transformation Insights from an Ancient Demon even if they were a gift.

Leaving aside whether Divinity Transformation Insights from the Heavenly Demon Realm would even be useful to a Human Race Cultivator, just verifying the authenticity of the contents and checking for hidden flaws or errors would be a massive headache.

No matter how pathetic it looked now, the Blood Demon was ultimately a Descent Great Power. If it modified a scroll of Divinity Transformation Insights, how could a mere Nascent Soul True Monarch possibly tell?

“I can only tell you this: all the Demon Race members from the Heavenly Demon Realm who were in the Human World took part in this matter. Among them were true Venerable Void Refiners!”

The Blood Demon stared intently at Bai Zichen’s face, wanting to see an expression of shock and panic.

“We triggered the descent of the Outer Celestial Demons ahead of schedule and used a Secret Technique to make their landing point inside the Taibai Sword Sect’s Mountain Gate… Besides the Demon Race, there was another power that wanted the Taibai Sword Sect dead even more. They were the ones who paid us, concealed the changes in the Celestial Secret, and prepared countermeasures in case of any accidents.”

“Who was it? Which power?”

Bai Zichen blurted out, pressing for an answer.

“Dispel your Sword Array and let me leave. Then I will naturally tell you.”

A hint of triumph appeared on the Blood Demon’s face. It felt it had grasped the crucial point; no disciple of the Taibai Sword Sect could resist wanting to know the truth of the past and seek revenge.

“Very well. It’s time to end this…”

Nascent Soul Xiaobai sighed softly, closed its eyes, and pressed its small hand downward.

The Sword Light, which had been gathering power for a long time, roared to life. It blasted the Blood Demon, who hadn’t even had time to react, to pieces, scattering it into clouds of blood mist.

No matter what flowery promises the Blood Demon made, he was never going to let it leave.

Once a Demon like that was set free, the disaster it would cause would be endless. There was no telling how many living beings would suffer a cruel fate at its hands.

Besides, even if he did release the Sword Array, the Blood Demon wouldn’t keep its promise and truthfully recount the history of the Taibai Sword Sect.

For an Ancient Demon, keeping one’s word was a foreign concept.

Besides, after all it had said, he could already guess the general picture.

‘The Ancient Demons and the Celestial Demons are competitors, but when it comes to dealing with the Human Race, they are close allies. Ever since the Immortals of the Earth Immortal Realm returned and the Ascension Platform vanished, the trend of the Demon and Monster Races joining forces has become even more apparent. Since the Ancient Demons mobilized in full force, how could the Celestial Demons not have been involved…’

Nascent Soul Xiaobai murmured to itself, feeling as if another layer of the mystery shrouding the Taibai Sword Sect’s destruction had been peeled away.

‘The Ancient Demons charged into battle while the Celestial Demons plotted from the shadows, intercepting any Human Race Divinity Transformation Cultivators who might have come to the Sword Sect’s aid. If the Great Powers from the Upper Realms of both races truly joined forces, it’s no wonder the Taibai Sword Sect was destroyed. Who could have withstood so many Divinity Transformation Cultivators, let alone Venerables whose true cultivation was at the Void Refining Realm?’

In the Near Ancient era, the Ancient Demons and Celestial Demons that remained in the Human World were all barely surviving by exhausting all their means, their power not even a tenth of what it was in their prime.

‘But they were ancient beings, after all. If they were willing to pay any price, they could still unleash terrifying power for a short time.’

In the entire Cultivation Realm, perhaps only the Moral Sect had the foundation to resist them.

“Are you crazy? Why did you go back on your word!?”

The newly revived Blood Demon cursed loudly. It had thought it could escape with its life, but instead, it had died once more.

It had only managed to survive to this day by relying on a Secret Technique. Every death was a drain on its Power of Origin.

A few hundred more deaths, and it would probably have to regress back into a Demon Seed and sleep for another ten thousand years before it could awaken.

“You’re just wasting your effort! I swear, one day I will place your Divine Soul in the depths of the Blood Sea to be burned night after night! I will refine your physical body into a blood slave to serve me! And your sect mates, your kin—they will all become Blood Beasts!”

The Blood Demon roared several times, but receiving no feedback, it revealed its true nature and vented its tyrannical fury.

‘I am different from others. To this day, I can’t borrow much power from my own Great Dao; I can only channel it through the Qing Emperor Longevity Sword… What would happen if I infused the Time True Intent into the Sword Array?’

Nascent Soul Xiaobai’s eyes snapped open, revealing a sharp glint. It reached out, grabbed the River of Time behind it, and scooped up two handfuls of river water, sprinkling them onto the twelve Flying Swords.

Possessing the Time Path, one of the most mysterious, unfathomable, and powerful Great Daos in the world, yet having no other way to utilize it, was like entering a Treasure Mountain only to return empty-handed.

All this time, he had been silently contemplating how to make use of it.

The reborn Star River Sword Array was now a more distinct embryonic form of a world, giving it the foundation to withstand the Time True Intent.

And the Time Ring Body gave the Time True Intent a tangible form, unlike his own Sword Intent, which would vanish the moment he tried to manifest it.

When the Star River Sword Array merged with the Time True Intent, the Starry Sky Sword Intent already present within the array showed no resistance. In fact, it welcomed it.

The evolutionary speed of this heaven and earth instantly increased a hundredfold. The Twelve Stars expanded and grew wildly, and within the depths of the Milky Way, brilliant specks of starlight appeared as new celestial bodies were born.

The Blood Demon discovered in horror that the Star Sword Light striking its body now contained an indescribable power.

Outside the array, its blood light was rapidly shrinking. Thousands of miles away, a well exploded, and spring water gushed out as a streak of blood light flashed and vanished.

Tens of thousands of miles away, all the Blood Beasts in an underground Blood Pool cried out mournfully before falling silent.

Hundreds of thousands of miles away, at the bottom of a volcano, a blood-colored dagger aged through countless years in an instant, decaying and crumbling into fragments when washed over by the lava.

“What is this technique? No, this isn’t the power of the Sword Array!”

One after another, its revival contingencies failed. For the first time, the Blood Demon was truly panicking. It discovered that even the blood in its body was flowing slower.