Chapter 1870: Ancestral Sword Shadow
【Life Creation God: Li Suo】
【Supreme Treasure Held: Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal】
『A Creation God bearing powerful world-creation, life-creation, and light divine power. Possessing a merciful heart that pities life and pities the world, a sacred power that redeems all beings and all things, and a countenance and divine radiance surpassing the immortal dust of creation.』
『Legend has it that when the Primordial God created heaven and earth, he bestowed three parts of charm upon all things. The remaining seven parts were all given to Li Suo.』
『Wherever her divine form passes, a thousand stars and ten thousand moons all turn to withered dust.』
"Tch!" Following Yun Che's gaze, Qianye Ying'er let out a disdainful snort: "This so-called ancient Dragon God clan, when praising a woman, actually uses such exaggerated words."
Yun Che unconsciously glanced at Qianye Ying'er... When it came to female beauty, Qianye Ying'er and Shen Xi were undoubtedly the pinnacle of this world, and moreover, a pinnacle that could not be surpassed even in fantasy.
Even if this ancient Creation Goddess, praised with such flowery words in the Dragon God's ancient texts, appeared in the present world, purely in terms of appearance and jade-like body, she could not surpass Qianye Ying'er and Shen Xi, who had already reached a realm where no further surpassing was possible.
Probably...
『Both the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor and the Element Creation God were captivated by Li Suo, yet their long years of ardent pursuit all ended without result. The Heaven-Slaying God Emperor, for the sake of inheritance, painfully severed his feelings and chose the clan emperor of the Tianluo God Clan as his empress; within a mere ten thousand years, he had thirty thousand concubines. However, the Element Creation God's heart remained unchanged, remaining alone and solitary, lamented and pitied by the world.』
"..." Yun Che sighed inwardly. In truth, the Element Creation God later shifted his heart to the Calamity Demon Emperor, but this union that transcended taboo was destined to remain unknown to the world, and even less could it be blessed by the world... especially their daughter.
As for the Evil God's past bitter love for Li Suo, the Calamity Demon Emperor, after breaking through the realm and returning to the world, still harbored a grudge when faced with everything turning to dust, and the name "Li Suo" was almost gnashed through her teeth.
The Demon Emperor... was also a woman after all.
『The fierce battle erupted, and heaven and earth suffered catastrophe... The Nine Disaster Demon Emperor, seeking to annihilate the light divine power and seize the Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal, repeatedly broke through dimensions, descended from the heavens into the Life Divine Palace, and scattered the nine calamity demon poison that covered the sky and obscured the sun... The Life Divine Palace collapsed... There was no longer any life divine breath in the world...』
『The Life Creation God fell, and all realms were enraged, all spirits mourned. Yet... to this day, the remains of the Life Creation God still cannot be found... Perhaps because of fear that the light divine aura released by her remains would be completely destroyed by the Nine Disaster Demon Race...』
Mo E was the first Creation God to pass away, while Li Suo was the first Creation God to fall. After all, her light divine power was the most feared by the demon race, yet her combat power was the lowest among the four Creation Gods and four Demon Emperors.
According to what the Ice Phoenix Divine Spirit said, Li Suo was the most respected and admired Creation God among all spirits among the four Creation Gods, and the Ice Phoenix Divine Spirit also considered serving under Li Suo's command as the greatest honor of her life.
Presumably, when news of her fall spread back then, it must have caused sorrow throughout all realms.
【Element Creation God: Ni Xuan】
【Supreme Treasure Held: Cosmic Thorn】
From the record of the supreme treasure held, it could be seen that even the Dragon God clan did not know that the Cosmic Thorn had long ceased to be in the Evil God's hands, having been exchanged for the Calamity Demon Emperor's Heavenly Poison Pearl.
『A Creation God who controls the extreme divine powers of the five elements—water, fire, wind, thunder, and earth—and can transcend the laws of elements. Born for battle, with protection as his mission. His nature is bold and easygoing, unbound by worldly etiquette, not relying on divine renown. He delights in traveling through all realms and bestowing grace upon the world.』
『He was a close friend to all successive Dragon Gods of our clan, and he has a great debt of gratitude toward our clan that cannot be repaid in ten thousand generations.』
『Extremely devoted in love, he spent his entire life ardently in love with the Life Creation God without change, lamented by all successive Dragon Gods.』
『...The Element Creation God and the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor agreed to battle at the core of the Primordial Chaos, the reason unknown. Perhaps it was because the Element Creation God was angered that the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor's act of exiling the Calamity Demon Emperor would incite the wrath of the demon race, breaking the balance between the two races and leading to endless calamity.』
『No one could approach this battle, and the outcome was unknown to anyone. After this battle, the Element Creation God abandoned his title as Creation God, sealed himself as the Evil God, and thereafter lived in seclusion. Few saw his traces afterward. When the Dragon God visited, he was also refused with a single sentence from afar... The Dragon God once said: The Evil God's heart was like ash and dust, his sorrow endless, seeking only to be forgotten by the world.』
『After the Creation God War, the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor's lifespan collapsed and diminished, suspected to have forcibly released the power of the Ancestral Sword. If this is true, then the Element Creation God's divine power had already surpassed the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor?』
『Forcibly releasing the Ancestral Sword's power would severely damage one's lifespan. What reason could have caused the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor to pay such a price to defeat the Element Creation God?』
『If it was merely to maintain the dignity of the "First God Emperor," it should not have come to this.』
『The Heaven-Slaying God Emperor lived out his life and passed away, the Evil God went into seclusion, and the Order Creation God and Life Creation God never mentioned a single word. The cause and reason may be forever buried in dust.』
Yun Che sighed inwardly: The truth back then, even the powerful Dragon God clan could not know, yet he, in the present world, knew it all.
Willing to resort to despicable schemes, willing to shatter his own principles, and even willing to forcibly release the Ancestral Sword's power... All that the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor did was to completely annihilate the "taboo" created by the Element Creation God and the Calamity Demon Emperor... that absolutely could not be allowed to exist.
The battle between the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor and the Element Creation God decided the fate of the taboo existence "Ni Jie." And before the battle, the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor must have never dreamed that he, known as the First God Emperor, would actually not be a match for the Element Creation God.
The "Divine-Demon Forbidden Canon" (Evil God Art) jointly created by the Element Creation God and the Calamity Demon Emperor gave rise to a power that surpassed even the First Creation God. What an immense irony this was for the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor, who had inscribed "Divine and Demon cannot coexist" into his very will.
By forcibly releasing the Ancestral Sword's power to defeat the Element Creation God Ni Xuan, the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor Mo E knew his victory was not honorable, so he had to take half a step back... Annihilate Ni Jie's demon soul, preserve her divine soul, but forever conceal her origins.
Thus, Ni Jie split into Hong'er and You'er.
Entrusting Hong'er to the Sword Spirit God Clan, and concealing the unwilling-to-be-annihilated You'er in the Dark Abyss of the Lan Ji Star... The Element Creation God, under extreme pain, sorrow, self-blame, guilt, powerlessness, and disappointment, abandoned his title as Creation God and went into seclusion forever.
In those years, he might have occasionally secretly watched from afar Hong'er (Ling Wanhu), who had become the princess of the Sword Spirit God Clan, living happily and without worries every day, but he surely dared not visit You'er... The sorrow and bitterness within were known to no one.
Qianye Ying'er said: "According to modern records, the cause of the divine-demon fierce battle back then was the demon race's attempt to seize the ownerless Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword. In truth, the real fuse was planted by the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor of the divine race."
"The wrath of the demon race, the shattered balance between the two races, one Creation God dead and one in seclusion... Even without the Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword as a catalyst, any spark could have ignited it. Hmph, how ironic."
"Moreover, the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor considered himself the emperor of the righteous path. Presumably in his eyes, he was sacrificing himself for the world and would never think he did anything wrong." Qianye Ying'er snorted coldly: "Zhou Xuzi would have to bow and admit defeat before him."
What the ancient Dragon God recorded about the four Creation Gods was undoubtedly far beyond what current records could compare. Combined with some truths that Yun Che knew, it painted a clearer picture of the Creation Gods in his mind.
Yun Che said nothing, turning the ancient text to the fourth page.
What this page recorded was still not Dragon God history, but rather...
The Seven Great Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasures!
Yun Che's gaze instantly sharpened, and his attention intensified several times over.
The four Creation Gods were already ancient legends and dissipated dust, but the Seven Great Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasures remained to this day.
Moreover, except for the Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword, the other six supreme treasures had all appeared in the world.
And a full four of them had fallen into his hands... The Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal, the Zhou Tian Pearl, the Heavenly Poison Pearl, and the Lunhui Mirror.
The Cosmic Thorn was also by his side.
The Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword had never appeared, while the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel... had, along with Mo Li, forever fallen beyond the chaos.
【First Supreme Treasure: Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword】
『Born from the yang side of the chaos core, a divine sword with pure and sacred power, the first sword of the chaos world, the ancestor of all vessels in the world. Legend has it that it contains the Primordial God's power left by the Primordial God, possessing power strong enough to defy order.』
『The Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword has existed to this day, never having a true master. Perhaps due to the existence of the Primordial God's power, no one in the world is worthy to be its master. It only recognized the righteous soul of the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor Mo E and remained by his side. The name "Heaven-Slaying God Emperor" also arose from this.』
『The Primordial God's power can only be wielded by the Primordial God himself. Even if another spirit gains recognition from the Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword, they will inevitably suffer severe backlash when activating it.』
『Forcibly releasing the Ancestral Sword's power, even for a Creation God, reduces lifespan by thirty percent; 【If a divine spirit releases it, reduces lifespan by ninety percent】; if any mortal spirit releases it, instant annihilation.』
"..." Yun Che was shocked inwardly.
As strong as a Creation God, releasing the Ancestral Sword's power once actually cost a full thirty percent of their lifespan!
And that was a Creation God, with an extremely long life, nearly immortal!
The Heaven-Slaying God Emperor Mo E had used the Ancestral Sword twice in his life... Once to exile the Calamity Demon Emperor and the nine hundred demon gods, and once to forcibly defeat the Element Creation God, who had cultivated the Divine-Demon Forbidden Canon.
That is to say, his lifespan was directly reduced by sixty percent.
No wonder, as the First Creation God, he died so early.
And if a true god used it, it directly consumed ninety percent of their lifespan. Even an extremely young deity would be on the verge of death on the spot.
This Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword, when slaying heaven, first slays itself.
『The Heaven-Slaying God Emperor lived out his life and passed away, and the Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword vanished without a trace.』
『...The Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword suddenly appeared at the chaos core, shocking all realms and stirring the demon race. The Ancestral Sword must not fall into demon hands. The divine race under the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor's command, to protect their former master's sword, all exerted their full strength... But the demon race's ferocity was ten times beyond expectations. This battle was so brutal it nearly collapsed the heavens and shattered the world.』
『The tragic battle with the demon race finally erupted, sparked by the Ancestral Sword. Yet... the Dragon God sighed deeply: This battle cannot be blamed on the Ancestral Sword. The hatred and resentment of the demon race had long been deeply planted; a mere spark could ignite it.』
『...』
『...The entire clan mobilized, ten thousand realms collapsed, blood stained the sky... The Heaven-Slaying Divine Clan entrusted the Ancestral Sword to our clan, and without the burden, concentrated their hearts on battle... When will this calamity and disaster ever end.』
『...』
『...The location of the Ancestral Sword was finally known to the demon race; ten thousand demons surged forth... Demon poison devoured life, the sky dimmed, demonic energy filled the heavens, death aura was like an abyss, how utterly despairing...』
『...The Dragon God was severely wounded, his clan withered, despair approached. The princess was severely injured and on the verge of death, her breath as faint as a thread, demon poison invading her soul. The Dragon God wept bitterly, then suddenly forcibly shattered the Dragon God Seal, releasing a wisp of the Primordial God's power contained within. But instead of using it to slay demons, he used it as a medium to seal the princess's dying body into the Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword and cast it into the Reincarnation Well.』
『Yet... The demon race, driven mad, in order to seize the Ancestral Sword, actually forcibly shattered the Reincarnation Well until it collapsed and was destroyed...』
『From then on, the world had no more reincarnation.』
『The whereabouts of the Ancestral Sword, the whereabouts of the princess, even the heavenly mandate knows not.』
The records concerning the Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword ended here. And the text of the last few paragraphs was no longer vigorous and neat, but chaotic and disordered. Especially the final few lines, which were barely distinguishable.
Clearly, the divine dragon who carved the ancient text was nearing the end of its life at that time.
Although none took the initiative, the end of the Divine-Demon Era was filled with the shadow of the Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword's blade.
From then on, the world had no more reincarnation... These eight words, Yun Che stared at for a very long time.
The theory of reincarnation, it turned out, was not just a false legend. In ancient times, there truly existed reincarnation. The Reincarnation Well, guarded by the Dragon God clan for generations, was the medium for reincarnation.
The Reincarnation Well was destroyed into a dead well during the Divine-Demon War, and thus the world no longer had reincarnation.
Back on the Tian Xuan Continent, Yun Che had once encountered a false reincarnation... That was the "Eternal Night Reincarnation" that happened to Fen Juechen, orchestrated by Xuanyuan Wentian, spanning a thousand years.
However, when Yun Che later flipped through the Eternal Night Illusion Demon Scripture, he discovered that this so-called "reincarnation" forbidden art was essentially nothing more than a taboo preservation and grafting of life force, bloodline, and soul. The process not only violated Heavenly Dao but was also extremely cruel, inevitably leading to defects in life force and soul, thus causing Fen Juechen's extreme temperament and bitter fate. Even if he did not die, he could not exist in the world for long.
But...
In this present world where the Reincarnation Well was dead, Yun Che himself had genuinely experienced reincarnation.
Moreover, it was a special reincarnation that retained all memories, completely different from common understanding and even legends.
The Reincarnation Well...
The Lunhui Mirror...
...
Now, the Reincarnation Forbidden Land in the Dragon God Realm was the location of the ancient Reincarnation Well. However, it was an eternal dead well that seemed impossible to revive with any power.