# Chapter 3079: Shang Hong Falls
Xiu Chen could barely contain his excitement as he surveyed the surroundings, saying: "What a bizarre place. The rules of time and space have been completely disrupted. Even a god who breaks in here could become lost within a square inch. Is the Sword Realm hidden within this strange dark region?"
Lan Wuteng shook his head, saying: "This god knows nothing of any Sword Realm. I only come to the outer perimeter each time, crush a Sword Talisman, and a powerful cultivator emerges to meet me. But I can only hear that mysterious person's voice; I never see their figure."
Having said this, Lan Wuteng took out a Sword Talisman and crushed it.
"Great God, please be patient. That mysterious person won't come out for another three days," Lan Wuteng said.
"That long?"
"This god does not know why either. Perhaps it is because the space-time here is too complex, making entry and exit extremely difficult."
Zhang Ruochen looked back behind him. Along the way, he had constantly felt as if someone was watching him, but when he used the Heart of Truth to sense it, or employed the methods of the Wuji Divine Dao to investigate, he found nothing.
Below the Infinite Realm, Zhang Ruochen believed no one could evade these two techniques of his.
Could it be that an Infinite Realm god was following behind?
If so, even if he died in the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain, he would have to accept it.
"Could he have discovered us?"
Shang Hong looked at the cyan Divine Talisman floating above his head, absolutely refusing to believe that a mere Zhang Ruochen could see through a Heavenly Venerable's concealment talisman.
Famous Sword God, while healing his injuries, smiled as he watched Xiu Chen and Lan Wuteng, saying: "This place must be connected to the Sword Realm. This time's harvest will be unprecedented."
Shang Hong said: "What Sword God refers to is probably not just the Sword Realm, is it? Who would have thought that the once-fearsome Xiu Chen Heavenly God would willingly submit to a Zhang Ruochen and become the artifact spirit of the Sundial?"
Famous Sword God laughed: "I have long suspected this! You must know, back then, Xiu Chen Heavenly God's original body, the Time Divine Jade, was absorbed by the Sundial. For Zhang Ruochen and those behind him to repair the Sundial, they could only suppress Xiu Chen Heavenly God's divine soul to serve as the artifact spirit."
"After the Battle of the Gods Continent, Xiu Chen Heavenly God was already at the end of his rope, with no hope of surviving the Eon Calamity. Becoming the Sundial's artifact spirit was his only path to survival. How tragic, how lamentable. A figure who once stood shoulder to shoulder with Feng Tian and Qingtian has fallen to such a state."
Shang Hong thought of something, a hint of worry appearing between his brows, saying: "Zhang Ruochen must have used the Qingping Sword to contact that native god of the Gods Continent and find this place."
"That is to say, back then, the Three Pure Ones of the Kunlun Realm indeed found the opportunity to break through to the Infinite Realm in the Sword Realm."
"Shangqing returned to the Kunlun Realm and was slain by a peerless great power of the Kunlun Realm. Yuqing and Taiqing have never appeared. Could they be in the Sword Realm? If so..."
Famous Sword God sneered: "Breaking through to the Infinite Realm is not that easy! With the talent of Wuqing Sect, it still took five eons of cultivation to succeed. Even the current Buddha Lord Mahavairocana, one of the Twenty Heavens of the Heavenly Court, cultivated for six eons, nearly exhausting his lifespan, before he could step into the Infinite."
"Entering the Infinite through the Sword Dao is even more difficult than ascending to heaven! In the past, Shangqing reached the Infinite Realm, but that is merely a legend. I am more inclined to believe this legend is false. After all, how could those peerless Tongtian-level figures of the Kunlun Realm at that time slay an Infinite of their own realm? It is complete nonsense."
"I have seen the Three Pure Ones. They had some skill. But with my current cultivation, even if Taiqing and Yuqing attacked together, they would only become ghosts beneath my sword."
As the number one swordsman below the Infinite Realm, as the Sword Dao Lord God, Famous Sword God naturally possessed unparalleled confidence.
In this world, aside from a select few, who could block the Famous Lord Sword in his hand?
Shang Hong said: "If Yuqing and Taiqing appear, wouldn't Zhang Ruochen have a chance to escape? Moreover, if the Sundial has truly fully recovered, its value would be no less than that of the Sword Realm."
Famous Sword God stared at Shang Hong, smiling: "Yes, Zhang Ruochen has lost his value. It is time to send him on his way. But Xiu Chen, with the Sundial as his divine body, cannot be underestimated. We must carefully arrange things so they cannot escape."
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Although Zhang Ruochen sensed an invisible crisis approaching, he did not know where it came from. He only thought it was fear of the Dark Night Realm Gate and the uncertainty of Taiqing and Yuqing's attitudes.
Legend had it that the Three Pure Ones were as close as brothers.
Shangqing had fallen. How could Taiqing and Yuqing not hate the Kunlun Realm?
And why Biliuozi killed Shangqing remained unknown to this day.
Zhang Ruochen successively summoned the Six Divine Swords, the Sword Ancestor's Sword Soul, and the Sword Seal, using the Heart of Truth to sense them, but found nothing.
Just as he took out the Qingping Sword to sense again, a series of piercing sword cries suddenly echoed through heaven and earth. The sound seemed capable of penetrating divine bodies, stabbing straight into the divine soul.
Zhang Ruochen's expression changed dramatically. He immediately unfolded the repaired Yin Yang Eighteen Formations to block the impact of the sword sounds.
"It's Famous Sword God!"
Xiu Chen's eyes showed shock and anger.
Outside the formation, in the dark void, dense sword rain descended, filling all six directions and four sides.
Countless Sword Dao Rules enveloped the Yin Yang Eighteen Formations.
Sword qi ran rampant, illuminating the darkness.
Famous Sword God wore a white robe and bright gown, with a feathered crown on his head, looking like a handsome young master, like a jade banished immortal. He walked out from the Sword Dao Rules, laughing: "Xiu Chen, it seems the memories I left you on the Gods Continent are quite deep! Consider surrendering to me, bringing the Sundial. Why humiliate yourself by attaching yourself to a child?"
Xiu Chen's eyes were full of anger, saying: "In this god's eyes, you are nothing but a child."
Famous Sword God frowned, saying: "Why are you so ungrateful? Void Heaven's single sword strike could not kill me. Heavenly Mother's divine power could not harm me; instead, it made me stronger. Surrendering to me is turning from darkness to light, is pledging allegiance to a future Heavenly Venerable."
If he were to surrender, Xiu Chen would rather surrender to Wu Yue than to Famous Sword God, who had humiliated him.
But why had he not surrendered?
It was because Wu Yue and Famous Sword God were both too powerful. Surrendering to them would mean being a slave for life.
But following Zhang Ruochen, after one eon, there was hope of regaining freedom. Moreover, Zhang Ruochen's cultivation was far inferior to his, so there would be many places where he needed to rely on Xiu Chen. Thus, Xiu Chen's status would be relatively higher.
Xiu Chen glared at Zhang Ruochen, saying: "What are you doing? How could you be followed without knowing?"
Zhang Ruochen's brows were deeply furrowed as he stared at Famous Sword God, saying: "How could you, relying on yourself alone, block Void Heaven's single sword strike? It was Blade Venerable who gave you a blade strike, allowing you to save your life, right? So, you should have a concealment talisman from Blade Venerable on you?"
"Haha!"
Shang Hong laughed loudly, stepping out from the concealment talisman. The talisman, already covered in cracks, fell into his hand, saying: "Zhang Ruochen, you guessed wrong this time. It was not Blade Venerable's concealment talisman, but the ancestor of the Shang Clan. You never thought you would end up like this, did you?"
"Xiu Chen, let's go!" Zhang Ruochen said decisively.
Zhang Ruochen, Xiu Chen Heavenly God, and Lan Wuteng simultaneously flew into the Sundial. Then, a large number of Time Imprint light points appeared around the Sundial, flying toward the dark void.
"Boom!"
They had not flown far before the Sundial was blocked by dense sword qi and knocked back.
Shang Hong's voice was full of mockery, saying: "This Sword Dao Divine Domain was condensed by Famous Sword God using Sword Dao Essence. Below the Infinite Realm, the number of people who can break through this divine domain and escape can be counted on one hand. Where do you think you can flee today?"
Zhang Ruochen's voice came from within the Sundial: "Shang Hong, now that the Sword Realm is about to emerge and the Sundial is right before you, aren't you afraid Famous Sword God will silence you?"
Shang Hong's gaze suddenly froze.
"Don't let that kid sow discord. You once saved my life. I would never do such a thing," Famous Sword God said.
Zhang Ruochen said: "If you believe him, you are too naive. Now that you know the location of the Sword Realm, the greatest benefits will surely be taken by Shang Tian. The Sundial, being a time supreme treasure, will also be taken by Shang Tian. Famous Sword God has lofty ambitions, seeking to become a Heavenly Venerable. How could he give up these two great benefits of the Sword Realm and the Sundial?"
Shang Hong naturally understood Famous Sword God. Now, in the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain, with such great interests before him, how could he not have the idea of taking everything for himself?
He glanced at Famous Sword God and saw his sharp gaze, murderous intent fully exposed.
"Swoosh!"
Shang Hong immediately retreated far away.
Almost at the same time, Famous Sword God used his arm as a sword and swung it out.
"Pfft!"
The sword turned into an arc of light, as if splitting open a world, cutting through the Divine Realm World and slicing Shang Hong's divine body in half at the waist.
This sword strike contained Famous Sword God's powerful Sword Dao Will, and a large number of Sword Dao Rules surged out. It was precisely because of this that Shang Hong's two halves of his divine body, after separating, immediately turned into blood water.
The blood water then turned into blood mist, all life essence ground away.
With just this one sword strike, a Great God was slain.
But Famous Sword God's face showed no joy; instead, it revealed intense worry.
Because Shang Hong was no ordinary figure. Before the sword strike reached his body, he had already separated his Three Corpses. Famous Sword God had only slain one of his corpses. The other two corpses fled in two directions, their bodies burning with blood qi, escaping at extreme speed.
"Famous Sword God, you have quite the nerve, daring to actually kill me. Even if you obtain the Sundial and the Sword Realm today, you will still bear the wrath of Shang Tian."
Famous Sword God glanced at the Sundial trapped in the Sword Dao Divine Domain, summoned the Famous Lord Sword, activated its divine artifact power, and swung a sword strike from across the void.
One of Shang Hong's corpses had already fled more than a hundred thousand miles away, but it was still struck by the sword strike. The divine body exploded, and the divine substance was ground away by the divine artifact.
How could Zhang Ruochen sit idly by? While Famous Sword God went to kill Shang Hong's last corpse, he joined forces with Xiu Chen to activate the Six Divine Swords, forming the "Six-in-One Sword Startling God Formation," breaking through the Sword Dao Divine Domain and immediately fleeing far away.
"Where do you think you're going?"
The Famous Lord Sword descended from the sky, stabbing straight down, knocking away the Six Divine Swords and colliding with the Sundial. The power of time could not block it.
"Boom!"
The Sundial was blasted away.
Within the inner space of the Sundial, besides Zhang Ruochen and Xiu Chen, the other five gods all screamed in agony, injured by the sword dao impact power that penetrated through.
"Famous Sword God has reached the pinnacle of the Taizhen Realm. Within a hundred million miles, everything is his battlefield. His true body went to kill Shang Hong, but he can remotely control the Famous Lord Sword to deal with us," Xiu Chen said.
Zhang Ruochen knew well how powerful Famous Sword God was. His combat strength surpassed Xue Jue and Huang Tian, who were at the initial stage of the Taixu Realm. Killing ordinary Taixu Realm Great Gods was as easy as taking something out of his pocket.
Without the Void Heaven single sword strike, such a figure could never be fought head-on.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Why aren't you using your escape secret technique?" Zhang Ruochen said.
"We can't escape!"
Famous Sword God, carrying Shang Hong's head, stepped on a winding sword river. In an instant, he crossed a million miles and descended above the Sundial. His divine might pressed down, solidifying space.
Around him swirled three small suns, each one a Divine Source.
A Great God like Shang Hong, before him, did not even have the chance to self-destruct his Divine Source.
"Bang!"
Amid Shang Hong's curses, his head was crushed into blood mist by Famous Sword God.