Chapter 233: Chapter 222: The Void

The night, with its bright moonlight illuminating the earth.

The sky is dotted with countless stars, incredibly magnificent.

And even during the night, the Battle Absolute Sword Institute is bustling with activity.

Pei Min stands atop a high mountain within the Battle Absolute Sword Institute, quietly observing the thriving life of the institute. His hands form a spell, and several complex spells turn into afterimages in Pei Min’s hands.

An Immortal Golden Core starts spinning rapidly, and the aura of the Mid-Stage Golden Core begins to connect with something, while Sword Essence flows along a unique and strange path.

The next second, the world spins.

The fresh breeze on the mountain turns into a bone-chilling cold wind, and the surrounding colors suddenly darken.

Pei Min slowly opens his eyes.

A gigantic Ancient Moon hangs in the sky, and at the center of the largest crater of the Ancient Moon, a figure in white stands motionless like an eternal sculpture.

“Who goes there?”

A faint voice slowly emanates from the surroundings.

“Battle Absolute Sword Institute, Mid-Stage Golden Core Sword Cultivator, Pei Min…”

“Pei Min…”

A small sword pendant, with a faint white glow on its surface, appears.

Pei Min is startled but then takes the pendant. Upon holding it, he feels a connection forming with something in the sky.

“Once you integrate with the Fire of Hope, you won’t need this Sword Talisman anymore.”

After these words fall, there is silence all around.

Pei Min looks around, but there are no instructions telling him what he should do.

However, this small sword pendant…

Pei Min flips his hand, and a light yellow small sword pendant appears in his hand. It was given to him by Vice Director Anx Lu, who spoke quite mysteriously about it.

Yet even in the Reflection World, this pendant seems to be just the most ordinary decoration, without any trace of anomaly.

Pei Min’s expression changes slightly, and white light appears in his eyes. A powerful Sword Intent erupts from his body, forming a tempest that sweeps through the surrounding sand, stones, and trees in an instant.

The Peak Sword instantly appears in Pei Min’s hand, but the next second, confusion flashes in his eyes. He cannot find any target around him with murderous intent towards him…

No, it’s up in the sky…

From the sky… there is killing intent…

Pei Min looks towards the sky.

This killing intent is not directed at Pei Min but rather at the Fire of Hope in the sky.

And its source… comes from the Ancient Moon.

Nobody tells Pei Min what to do, but at this moment, he suddenly understands.

“Go.”

A sword light shoots towards the sky like a meteor.

In an instant, it breaks through the confines of Sword Spirit Heaven, reaching the void.

This is the junction of Sword Spirit Heaven and the void, also the forefront of the Reflection World’s Void Defense Line.

On the Ancient Moon, the white-clad Immortal Demon Corpse exists as if eternally, while the writhing Void Black Insects seem to defile the nobility of this Immortal Demon Corpse.

On the cheek of the Immortal Demon Corpse, a plump Void Black Insect, seemingly bloated from overeating, wobbly falls from the Immortal Demon Corpse, landing at its feet before struggling back up onto the corpse.

Meanwhile, even fatter black insects are attracted by Sword Spirit Heaven, falling into the void with a small group of smaller black insects as they head towards Sword Spirit Heaven.

A statue of a Sword Holder floats silently in the void, and around the Sword Holder, countless Sword Cultivators with tall statures stand in the void, faintly forming a massive protective net.

The Void Black Insects descend towards a spot where there are relatively fewer Sword Cultivators.

At this moment, a white light flashes.

“Slash!”

The Void Black Insect is instantly cut in half.

A figure in white swings their long robe, dispersing powerful Sword Essence and crushing the Void Black Insect’s remains.

“Another comrade has arrived.”

In the distance, Sword Cultivators coming to support see Pei Min’s figure, smile, and salute.

“Greetings, senior.”

The unnamed Sword Cultivator doesn’t say anything but returns to their original guarding post.

Pei Min stands silently guarding the place.

Pei Min tightly holds the Sword Talisman in his hand, looking in a direction. Million miles away from here, there is a sculpture.

The sculpture is unremarkable, yet in Pei Min’s eyes, it burns with the brightest light.

The Fire of Hope…

And around him, numerous powerful Golden Core Sword Cultivators stand in the void, quietly protecting the world behind them…

“It’s not just that… Though the distance is great, I can feel the presence of the Fire of Hope… even… receive its assistance…”

A hint of five-colored light appears in Pei Min’s eyes.

He closes his eyes slightly, and part of Pei Min’s consciousness instantly enters a phantom space.

The space feels real, like a brand new world, and Pei Min looks around in confusion.

Suddenly, several Sword Cultivators appear around Pei Min.

Sword Cultivators of different appearances, genders, and ages.

They hold various types of swords, continuously demonstrating their Sword Dao.

Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.

All of the Sword Dao are those Pei Min has learned.

“This is… the feedback from slaying the Void Black Insects…”

“The Fire of Hope, the relic of the previous era, perhaps marking the previous epoch with the sacrificial line of Black Sea Sword Saint.”

“I can receive teachings from these mighty beings within the Fire of Hope, even obtain pure Spiritual Qi to enhance my cultivation…”

“This is the feedback mechanism of the Fire of Hope…”

Sword Cultivators stand up for the world, fearless of life and death. It sounds moving but overly idealistic. With Golden Core Sword Cultivators guarding the void, what about their cultivation?

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