Chapter 248: Chapter 229: Cataclysm (Part 2)

Pei Min even felt the aura and inheritance of the Huo Family ancestor in the Fire of Hope, which was because the Huo Family ancestor died because of Sword Spirit Heaven, and Sword Mountain River had always been protecting his descendants.

The Huo Family had no Nascent Soul powerhouse, yet it wasn’t divided by other forces.

Pei Min sighed.

Then another beam of light descended, and the people of the Huo Family were just about to be on guard when they all bowed in respect.

The visitor was also a Nascent Soul cultivator.

“Xinghe pays respects to Master.”

Pei Xinghe looked somewhat haggard, seemingly having fought too long in the void.

She also bowed to Huo Chixia, not because of his status or cultivation, but simply because he was her master.

Those present were all astonished.

Breaking through to Nascent Soul was exceedingly difficult, and having a master-disciple pair was even rarer.

“Back then, my destiny with Huo Chixia came to an end… Today, I feel compelled to leave something behind.”

Pei Min murmured, casually dropping a stream of light in front of the ice bed.

A flame, flickering with both firelight and sword light, floated in mid-air.

“Comprehend it yourselves.”

After saying this, Pei Min left.

[You left an opportunity and then departed.]

[Now, you are already able to bestow opportunities. If someone obtains it, they might create a story like that of a novel’s protagonist.]

[Taking this opportunity, you returned to the Jinjian Dynasty, where the Sword Mountain River has influence. The dynasty’s lifespan far exceeds that of a typical dynasty, and the Pei Family remains a colossal presence within it, though it has shifted from sharing power with the royal family to surviving through matrimonial alliances with them.]

[Neither you nor Pei Xinghe have taken much care of the Pei Family these years. You look at the Pei Family and choose not to interfere, opting instead to let nature take its course.]

[Three days later, you returned to the Clouds Above the Mountains and Rivers, the Reflection World, and the void…]

………

[In the Celestial Sword Calendar year 98,751, the Ancient Moon Void Black Insects stirred up a great calamity.]

[This was not a normal insect tide but a true catastrophe.]

“What? You want me to go to Sword Spirit Heaven?”

Pei Min looked grimly at his fellow cultivator before him.

“Why? Do you really think that Pei is afraid of those insects?”

Standing in front of Pei Min was an old Nascent Soul late-stage Sword Venerable, exuding an air of antiquity.

He slowly spoke: “This time, it is no ordinary insect tide…”

“But the once-in-three-thousand-years catastrophe…”

The old man slowly said.

Three thousand years once! Pei Min’s pupils contracted as he recalled the so-called great calamity in Sword Spirit Heaven.

These included the Demon Saint ascending to the heavens, the Netherworld Emperor, the Overseas Immortal Island, and all other large-scale events involving non-sword cultivator practitioners.

In the records of Sword Mountain River, these events were termed as the great calamity.

Once every three thousand years, each occurrence marked the peak of non-sword cultivator power, and after the events had settled, their power would be at its weakest again.

Pei Min had originally thought that the so-called great calamity was merely the recordings of uninformed cultivators in Sword Mountain River regarding the Reflection World.

For Golden Core early-stage and Foundation Establishment cultivators, such grand events indeed counted as a great calamity.

Yet for the entire Sword Mountain River, it shouldn’t mean much.

Now it seems that the so-called great calamity concerns matters not just on the ground, but above it too.

“I will not disgrace my mission.”

Pei Min cupped his hands.

[Because you are the youngest mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, you have been selected to oversee the affairs in Sword Spirit Heaven.]

[You have been authorized as the temporary leader of Sword Mountain River.]

[You have chosen the title Beidou, Beidou Sword Venerable, corresponding to your seven kinds of Sword Dao.]

[Accompanying you back to Sword Spirit Heaven are several newly advanced Nascent Soul Sword Venerables and many Golden Core Masters.]

[Your task is to eliminate the Broken Cocoon Alliance completely, allowing Sword Mountain River to put all its efforts into the void, and then you must swiftly return to the void to fight.]

[This time, the Broken Cocoon Alliance lacks the Netherworld Emperor, the Demon Saint, and Master Wuguang.]

[In the Celestial Sword Calendar year 98,752, under your guidance, the Broken Cocoon Alliance erupted, attempting to overthrow the rule of Sword Mountain River, creating an era where all paths to the Dao were equal, and all three thousand paths could attain the Dao.]

[Cultivators who usually lurked in the shadows all emerged, knowing that Sword Mountain River was now vulnerable, hoping to destroy the Clouds Above the Mountains and Rivers during this time, causing the sword cultivators to lose their advantage and engage in a long-standing confrontation with Sword Mountain River.]

[You pretended to be weak, to lure the snakes out of their nests.]

[In the Celestial Sword Calendar year 98,755, the Broken Cocoon Alliance fully erupted from their previous small-scale skirmishes.]

[The cultivators of the Broken Cocoon Alliance formed an immortal army, naming it the Cyan Heaven Immortal Army.]

[Claiming to dispel clouds and fog and recreate a clear sky, the Cyan Heaven Immortal Army received countless responses in Sword Spirit Heaven, even luring some sword cultivators driven by greed into their ranks.]

[The Cyan Heaven Immortal Army was vast and formidable, and within a few months, it had conquered various Sword Dynasties, establishing sects all over the land, causing the sword cultivators descending from the mountains to retreat step by step.]

[You spent three years perfecting a lie, claiming that all Sword Mountain River’s powerhouses had gone to conquer another great world, causing even the Sword Mountain River’s disciples to panic.]

[The Broken Cocoon Alliance cultivators cut off the connection between heaven and earth, shattered the Pillars of Spiritual Qi, allowing Spiritual Qi to return to the earth, and Spirit Veins started appearing all over the land.]

[The Broken Cocoon Alliance set up camps at several entrances of the mountains and rivers, turning them into battlefields to isolate many sword cultivators from descending the mountains.]

[The Broken Cocoon Alliance formed twelve Heaven and Earth Sects, representing the most powerful twelve sects among them, acting on behalf of the interests of all cultivators.]

[In the Celestial Sword Calendar year 98,756, three major Nascent Soul cultivators of the Broken Cocoon Alliance joined forces to severely injure a Nascent Soul Sword Venerable, greatly boosting the Broken Cocoon Alliance’s morale. A powerful individual, who had never appeared before, made a move and displayed a peak Nascent Soul cultivation, aiming to kill this severely injured Nascent Soul Sword Venerable.]

“Today, you shall be the first Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator I kill, but you won’t be the last,” a cold voice echoed in the fleeing Sword Venerable’s ears.

A tall figure dressed in black, with a third eye on his forehead and a spear in hand, appeared before Sword Venerable Guanghong, blocking his path.

“The Alliance Leader of the Broken Cocoon Alliance…” Sword Venerable Guanghong’s expression was grave.

The Broken Cocoon Alliance Leader smiled and said, “This Venerable Vice Leader Zeqing, Great Saint Guangxiao, Netherworld Emperor, Heart-Devouring Elder—all things they could not accomplish will be achieved by our alliance.”

A glimmer of sinister light flashed in Venerable Zeqing’s eyes.

“However… you think I don’t know what you’re planning…” a haunting voice whispered in Sword Venerable Guanghong’s ear.

“Trying to lure the snake out of its hole? You think our alliance is that foolish…”

The Sword Venerable’s pupils contracted.

“The Alliance Leader has gained Great Creation, but breaking through to Divinity Transformation still requires some time…”

“Today, you’ll lose both the lady and the soldiers…”

“Killing you and destroying Sword Mountain River’s foundation on the ground will be enough to cause you significant harm…”

Murderous intent flashed in Venerable Zeqing’s eyes.

Sword Venerable Guanghong’s entire body trembled, his eyes showing a hint of fear.

“Afraid now? Even the once-unmatched sword cultivators have days when they fear…”

The third eye in Venerable Zeqing’s forehead opened, greedily looking at Sword Venerable Guanghong, as the tip of his spear pointed at Guanghong Sword Venerable’s throat.

Sword Venerable Guanghong’s body trembled.

Then…

“Haha, how amusing.”

Venerable Zeqing’s face darkened, and his spear burst with intense light and tremendous power.

The next moment, a sword light flashed, and Sword Venerable Guanghong’s longsword was positioned in front of him.

“It’s about time.” A cold voice came from behind Venerable Zeqing.

“What?!” Venerable Zeqing’s pupils shrank as he leaped back in vigilance, holding his spear, and when he saw the newcomer, his pupils nearly contracted into pinpoints.

Only a white-clad figure stood in mid-air, holding a longsword.

In their other hand, they clutched the hair of another figure.

That person was tall and imposing, with an aura as vast as a mountain. Only his face showed an expression of grotesque disbelief, his eyes bulged, dead but not at peace.

“Alliance Leader!”

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