521: Chapter 521 The Heavenly Emperor (86)

Before anyone could react, the man in linen robes struck again.

He made no exaggerated movements, merely walking slowly across the chaotic battlefield.

With every step he took, a Fallen Giant was effortlessly cut down by him.

Each of his strikes was nothing more than a simple flick of his joined fingers.

However, that invisible Sword Intent became the nightmare of all Fallen Beings.

It ignored all Law defenses and all Emperor body barriers, accurately striking the connection points between the Saint Race Origin and the possessed shells, forcibly separating them.

Abyss Lord's indifferent face also showed shock and anger.

It abandoned its entanglement with Heavenly Emperor Dong Jue and turned to flee into the Void Realm.

"Trying to leave?"

The man in linen robes finally spoke, his voice ancient and calm.

He raised his eyes, his gaze piercing through space, locking onto the Abyss Lord.

He pointed a finger distantly in the direction of the Abyss Lord.

This finger carried no Sword Intent.

But the Abyss Lord's body trembled violently as if struck by lightning.

Its Puppet body, formed from the Central Heavenly Court Heavenly Emperor's shell, was actually forced back tens of thousands of miles by this single finger.

"Roar!"

The Abyss Lord let out an unwilling roar. It did not fight again but tore through the Void Realm at all costs, taking all remaining Fallen Beings with it, transforming into a black torrent, and fleeing in disarray.

In the blink of an eye, the black tide receded completely.

Only a devastated battlefield remained, and a group of Human Race Emperors, shaken to their core, who had survived the calamity.

The man in linen robes did not pursue.

The Emperors of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces slowly gathered, each face bearing awe and gratitude.

Heavenly Emperor Dong Jue walked before the man in linen robes and bowed deeply.

"Many thanks to Senior Murong for saving us."

"Had it not been for Senior, we would likely not have escaped this calamity today."

The man in linen robes did not look at him; his gaze passed through the crowd and landed on Ye Yun.

The moment that gaze swept over, Ye Yun felt his Heart Sword in his divine sea resonate distinctly.

The man in linen robes showed shock for the first time.

He took a step, and his figure already appeared before Ye Yun.

The Four Heavenly Emperors and the Emperors of Expedition all grew tense.

What was this Ancestral Court powerhouse going to do?

"You, come with me."

The man in linen robes spoke without extra words, his tone undeniable.

An invisible power enveloped Ye Yun, completely isolating him from the outside world.

The next moment, both disappeared from their original spot.

...

In a silent, void space.

The man in linen robes, who was the elder from the Ancestral Court, stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Ye Yun with a serious expression.

"Where did you learn your sword art?"

The elder got straight to the point, a hint of excitement in his voice.

Ye Yun was silent for a moment, then casually fabricated that he had accidentally learned this sword art in a dream.

After listening, the elder fell into a long silence.

"So that's how it is."

He raised his head, looking at Ye Yun again, his expression becoming solemn.

"Do you know the Origin of the 'Heart Sword' you wield?"

"This Junior does not know."

"This sword is the most core Legacy of my 'Ancestral Court' lineage."

The elder revealed his identity.

"This old man is one of the current guardians of the Ancestral Court."

"And the Ancestral Court, since its establishment in the Primordial Era, has had only one mission—to resist the 'Eldritch'."

Ye Yun listened quietly, knowing that a secret, sealed for eons, was about to unfold before him.

"The founder of the Ancestral Court was a mysterious Sword Cultivator named Pei. He possessed extremely high talent and immense power, reaching a legendary Realm—Immortal."

Immortal!

Ye Yun's heart was greatly shaken.

Above Heavenly Emperor is Immortal.

This was a Realm that only existed in the most ancient myths.

"A few close friends at the same level as Ancestral Master Pei once called him the 'Son of Prophecy,' saying that he was born in response to a calamity, destined to end the Eldritch turmoil."

The elder paused here, his tone becoming somewhat complex.

"But Ancestral Master Pei himself denied this claim. He said that all his achievements did not come from destiny, but from three mysterious teachers."

Three teachers?

What terrifying existences must teachers who could train an 'Immortal' be?

Ye Yun's heart trembled, but he didn't interrupt; he knew there was more important information to come.

"A very, very long time ago, the map of our world was twice its current size."

The elder's voice became distant, as if recalling an ancient history.

"No one knows when, but some beings began to be contaminated by an invisible 'Eldritch' power. They lost their minds, transforming into 'Fallen Beings' who only knew slaughter and Devour (devour). A catastrophe sweeping the entire world thus erupted."

"Initially, our ancestors could barely resist. Until Ancestral Master Pei appeared, he created the 'Heart Sword' specifically to counter the Eldritch, dealing a heavy blow to the Fallen Beings."

"But because of this, it attracted the most frantic retaliation from the 'Eldritch'."

Dread and sorrow flashed in the elder's eyes.

"That was a turmoil beyond description. The source of the Eldritch was thoroughly enraged, and the other half of the entire world quickly fell. Countless powerhouses perished, and even the Ancestral Court was nearly annihilated."

"To solve the problem at its root, Ancestral Master Pei made a crazy decision."

"He used his body as a sword and an Immortal Spirit as a sacrifice, unleashing the strongest sword strike of his life."

"That sword strike directly split our world, along with its continental plates, into two."

Ye Yun suddenly looked up; he thought of the Boundary Sea that lay between the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.

That sword mark that ran through heaven and earth.

"Boundary Sea..."

"Exactly."

The elder nodded. "That sword strike created the current Boundary Sea. It sealed the true source of the turmoil—a supreme Eldritch existence referred to as 'Emperor' by the Fallen Beings—along with that completely polluted other half of the continent, at the other end of space-time."

"That severed world is what the beings of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces now call the 'Cursed Land'."

"And after the 'Emperor' was isolated, the Ancestral Court led the remaining powerhouses in a counterattack, driving all remaining Fallen Beings within the Three Thousand Dao Provinces into a special isolated zone, and setting up numerous checkpoints to prevent their return."

"That isolated zone is what later generations called the 'Land of Expedition'. And the true meaning of 'expedition' was not conquest, but guardianship."

This long-sealed secret changed Ye Yun's understanding of this world.

The truth of the expedition and the Origin of the Boundary Sea were all answered at this moment.

"It's just a pity..."

The elder's voice was filled with regret.

"In that great turmoil that decided the fate of the world, the most crucial core part of the Heart Sword was lost."

"The lost core was precisely the part capable of 'truly erasing the Eldritch'. Since then, the Heart Sword passed down by the Ancestral Court only has its form, but lacks its essence. All we can do is sever connections and expel them, but we cannot completely obliterate them from the root."

"And Ancestral Master Pei, after unleashing that supreme sword strike, disappeared without a trace. There are legends that he is in that Cursed Land, engaged in a continuous struggle with that Eldritch 'Emperor'."

After the elder finished speaking, he cast his gaze back to Ye Yun.

His ancient eyes held a sparkle.

He looked at Ye Yun, his voice trembling slightly.

"It has been countless eras."

"We have been searching, we have been waiting."

"Now, we have finally waited."

The elder extended his hand, pointing at Ye Yun's glabella.

"That Heart Sword core, lost for countless eras, capable of truly erasing the Eldritch."

"Now, it is reappearing within you."

"Ye Yun."

"You are the only hope of this era."