251: Chapter 251 The Emperor's Sword Across the Azure Sky, A Kiss Under the Moon

By the Spirit Lake, the bonfire flickered, casting shifting shadows across the surroundings.

Chang Xiyue stared fixedly at the biluo emperor sword in Gu Hongchen's hand, her cold and beautiful face already streaked with tears. That bone-deep, familiar aura of the Ancient Empress struck her heart like a heavy hammer.

Her delicate frame trembled violently, as if she might collapse at any moment under the weight of this massive emotional shock.

Seeing this, a flash of pity appeared in Su Xuanchen's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, he reached out with his powerful arms and pulled the uncontrollably emotional Chang Xiyue into his embrace.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Su Xuanchen's voice was low and gentle, carrying an absolute sense of stability that could soothe any terror. His broad, large hand gently patted Chang Xiyue's slender back, letting her tears soak the white robe on his chest.

Within this warm and wide embrace, Chang Xiyue's nerves, which had been stretched to their limit, finally relaxed slightly. She buried her head deep in Su Xuanchen's chest and sobbed quietly for a long time.

The night breeze brushed past, bringing with it the faint fragrance of peach blossoms.

After a full incense stick's worth of time, Chang Xiyue finally calmed her turbulent emotions. She lifted her head from Su Xuanchen's embrace, her beautiful face still adorned with crystalline teardrops and her eyes slightly red.

She took a deep breath, her gaze falling once more upon the emperor sword, which was as thin as a cicada's wing.

"Lady Hongchen," Chang Xiyue's voice was still somewhat raspy, but her logic had returned, "With only this one emperor sword, and considering the vastness of heaven and earth and the boundlessness of the Boundary Sea, how exactly are we to find that extremely hidden Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins?"

If the Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins were that easy to find, the Supreme Giants of the Dark Great Realm would have turned everything upside down long ago. Relying on just one sword was no different from searching for a needle in a haystack.

Hearing Chang Xiyue's doubt, the corner of Gu Hongchen's mouth curled into a confident smile.

"Lady Xiyue, do not worry. This is no ordinary sword."

Gu Hongchen lightly flicked the blade with her fingertip, producing a clear, resonant sword chime. She began to explain with a somewhat proud expression.

"This sword is named 'Bi Luo'. According to the deductions of our Gu Family's living fossil ancestors, when the Ancient Empress forged this emperor sword, she didn't just make one, but a pair of twin swords born from the same source!"

She paused, her tone becoming extremely certain.

"Our Gu Family possesses an exclusive Legacy secret technique passed down from the Primordial era. By using this secret technique to activate the biluo emperor sword, we can forcibly awaken the Origin mark deep within the blade, allowing these twin swords of the same source to sense each other."

"When that time comes, we only need to follow the resonant aura emitted by the blade to firmly lock onto the location of the other sword!"

Hearing these words, a brilliant flash of light instantly erupted from Su Xuanchen's originally lazy eyes.

"Twin swords of the same source? Sensing each other?"

The corner of Su Xuanchen's mouth hooked into an interested arc. Without any nonsense, he raised his right hand and made a sudden grasping motion toward the void.

Swish!

An incomparably domineering suction force erupted out of thin air. Gu Hongchen didn't even have time to react before her wrist went numb. The biluo emperor sword she had been holding tightly let out a cheerful chime, broke free from her grasp, and landed steadily in Su Xuanchen's palm.

"A good sword."

Su Xuanchen gripped the hilt, feeling the terrifying sharpness contained within the blade. He didn't even activate the abyss-like Mortal World Immortal Qi within him; relying purely on his Physical Body strength, he gripped the hilt and swung it quite casually toward the distant Void Realm.

There were no flashy Moves.

Just a single, light swing.

Chila—!!!

The scalp-numbing sound of tearing boomed!

A terrifying cyan sword light, tens of thousands of feet long, erupted from the blade of the biluo emperor sword like the first aurora of creation!

Wherever the sword light passed, the indestructible spatial barriers were sliced open as easily as fragile paper, revealing a deep, pitch-black void crack. Violent void turbulence raged wildly within the fissure.

And it wasn't over yet!

The cyan sword light continued unabated, carrying a supreme power that could sever all things, and struck directly at the Primordial Divine Mountain across the Spirit Lake—a mountain that towered into the clouds and was covered in peerless array patterns.

Boom—!

Amidst the deafening roar, that Primordial Divine Mountain, reinforced by countless great arrays that even an Immortal King would find difficult to shake, was actually sliced clean through at the mountainside by this casual strike!

At the mirror-smooth cut, an extremely sharp Emperor Dao Sword Intent remained, preventing the mountain's array patterns from healing. The massive upper half of the mountain collapsed with a crash, falling into the endless abyss behind and kicking up clouds of dust.

The entire scene fell into dead silence.

Gu Hongchen stood to the side, her entire being completely frozen in place.

Her beautiful eyes were wide and round as she stared fixedly at the leveled mountain peak. She sucked in a breath of cold air, feeling a chill rush from the soles of her feet to her crown, her scalp tingling.

"This... how is this possible!"

Gu Hongchen screamed inwardly.

She had seen Su Xuanchen strike with her own eyes! This guy hadn't used even a sliver of magic power just now; he had completely relied on the sword's own sharpness and given it a casual swipe!

A casual swipe could tear the void and level a Primordial Divine Mountain?

Is he even human?!

Gu Hongchen swallowed hard, her gaze toward Su Xuanchen filled with ghost-seeing horror and shock. She knew Su Xuanchen was strong, but every time she saw him take action, she was still frightened into a racing heart by this completely illogical, monstrous combat power.

Su Xuanchen paid no attention to Gu Hongchen, who was shocked to the point of questioning her life.

He withdrew the longsword and extended his slender fingers to carefully probe and stroke the crystal-clear blade.

As his fingertips touched it, Su Xuanchen's massive Divine Sense instantly permeated the internal structure of the sword. A moment later, a look of realization flashed in his eyes.

"So that's how it is."

Su Xuanchen gave a light laugh and flicked the blade with his finger.

"The material used to forge this sword is actually the legendary Bi Luo Yellow Springs Essence Gold."

He turned to Chang Xiyue and explained in detail.

"This Bi Luo Yellow Springs Essence Gold is the top Artifact Refining divine material in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms; it is indestructible and naturally contains the Origin power of Yin and Yang. However, the volume of this essence gold was simply too large, and the Laws contained within were too violent."

Su Xuanchen's gaze was deep, as if he could see through the eternal ages.

"When the Ancient Empress forged this sword, limited by her cultivation Realm at the time, she was unable to perfectly smelt the entire piece of essence gold into a single weapon."

"Therefore, she could only settle for the next best thing, following the internal grain of the essence gold to split it in two. She forged two Peerless Grade emperor swords!"

Su Xuanchen gripped the biluo emperor sword tightly, his tone becoming extremely certain.

"Same root and source, their auras are intertwined."

"The source of the induction that allows this biluo emperor sword to point the way is definitely that other twin emperor sword!"

"As long as we find that sword, we can find the Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins!"

Hearing Su Xuanchen's logical analysis, the light of hope in Chang Xiyue's eyes grew even more intense. She clenched her pink fists tightly, wishing she could grow wings and fly there right now.

Gu Hongchen finally recovered from her shock.

She coughed twice to hide her internal loss of composure. Then, she stepped forward, her expression becoming somewhat unnatural.

"That... Old Ancestor Su."

Gu Hongchen rubbed her hands, her tone carrying a hint of testing and suggestion.

"The secret technique to activate the twin swords' induction is extremely complex and profound, and it is closely linked to my Gu Family's Bloodline. In the entire Heavens, only experts of my Gu Family who have reached the True Immortal Realm or above can barely practice and master it."

The underlying meaning of her words couldn't be more obvious.

You want to find the Heavenly Court Ruins? No problem. But without someone from our Gu Family there to perform the secret technique, this sword is just a piece of scrap metal. Therefore, for this treasure-hunting journey, you must bring someone from our Gu Family along!

Hearing this, Su Xuanchen couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

He had lived for so long; what kind of schemes hadn't he seen? He saw through Gu Hongchen's little trick at a single glance.

Those old foxes of the Gu Family were clearly coveting the supreme Opportunity within the Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins that could shake the heavens. They wanted to use this sword as an excuse to force their way onto the carriage and get a share of the spoils.

Su Xuanchen's gaze turned slightly cold, and he was about to speak to put the Gu Family in their place.

But when his gaze swept over the expectant and anxious Chang Xiyue beside him, that trace of coldness instantly dissipated.

As long as it helped Xiyue find clues about the Empress, what did it matter if the Gu Family followed along for some scraps? In the face of absolute strength, any scheme was meaningless.

"Fine."

Su Xuanchen nodded very readily, making the final decision.

"Since your Gu Family's secret technique is needed, then we shall go together."

He looked directly at Gu Hongchen, his tone carrying an unquestionable dominance.

"Go back and tell your Gu Family's upper management to get ready."

"In two days, we set out on time!"

Hearing Su Xuanchen agree so readily, Gu Hongchen was filled with urgency and excitement, nodding repeatedly.

"Thank you for your grace, Old Ancestor Su!"

Gu Hongchen cupped her fists and performed an extremely solemn salute. She knew this matter was of great importance and didn't dare delay for a moment.

"I will return to the Gu Family ahead of time to report to the Old Ancestors and prepare for the journey!"

With that, Gu Hongchen acted decisively, turning into a streak of fiery red light that tore through the void as she hurried back to her Family.

With Gu Hongchen's departure, the Spirit Lake side returned to tranquility once more.

The night breeze blew gently, and the bonfire made faint crackling sounds.

Su Xuanchen put away the biluo emperor sword. He turned around and leaned quite comfortably against a thick peach blossom tree.

With his left arm around Ji Luanxi and his right around Gu Wushuang, the two women were currently sleeping soundly due to the aftereffects of the immortal wine, their breathing steady.

Su Xuanchen looked up at the bright, clear moon in the night sky, enjoying this rare peace and leisure before the great battle.

Just then, a very pleasant fragrance drifted to his nose.

Su Xuanchen turned his head slightly and saw that Chang Xiyue had approached him at some point.

Because of the emotional roller coaster just now, combined with the aftereffects of those few cups of domineering immortal wine she had drunk earlier finally kicking in, the current Chang Xiyue no longer had her usual cold, immortal-like appearance that kept people at a distance.

Two extremely alluring flushes of crimson had risen on her beautiful face.

Her cold eyes were now shimmering like water, hazy with intoxication, exuding a heart-stopping, ultimate charm.

She just watched Su Xuanchen quietly, her gaze filled with gratitude, dependence, and a certain intense emotion that had been suppressed for a long time.

Looking at Chang Xiyue in this state, Su Xuanchen's heart couldn't help but stir.

A mischievous smile curled on his lips, and he was about to tease her with a few words.

"Xiyue, if outsiders saw you like this..."

However, before he could finish his sentence,

Chang Xiyue suddenly leaned in slightly.

Her crimson, pretty face rapidly enlarged in Su Xuanchen's pupils.

A warm breath carrying a faint scent of wine blew against his face.

In the next second,

Chang Xiyue closed her eyes and, disregarding everything else, proactively kissed Su Xuanchen's lips.