Chapter 1271: Fortune Should Be Shared Alone

Pure Nine-Lotus Lantern: .........

Upon this thought, Chen Mobai no longer hesitated.

The Kui Beast, after all, grew increasingly ferocious with each blow, its mastery and understanding of the three Great Daos visibly sharpening under the relentless barrage of lightning tribulations.

In the Heavenly River Realm, true spirits of the Kui Beast's caliber rarely had opportunities for direct combat. This was especially true after its breakthrough, as it had remained hidden to avoid exposure. It had only practiced and experimented with the three Great Daos awakened within its bloodline alongside True Monarch Tianling.

Now, with the Myriad Sword Dharma Body as a formidable opponent, the Kui Beast, driven by a murderous intent, exerted its full power. As the battle intensified, its control over the three Great Daos within its body became increasingly adept and effortless.

Had it not been for the sheer resilience of the Primal Chaos Bell and the wondrous Sky-Shattering Sword Domain, the Second Nascent Soul would likely have been obliterated long ago if it had been present instead.

However, if the battle continued this way, the Myriad Sword Dharma Body would eventually deplete its energy, especially since the Kui Beast constantly replenished its essence from the endless lightning tribulations. With the Violet Lightning Sword unable to penetrate its defenses, there was an immediate need to re-forge the sword to break the stalemate.

With a thought, Chen Mobai commanded the Myriad Sword Dharma Body to hurl the Violet Lightning Sword towards Hesitation Mountain, which lay behind it.

The Divine Transformation cultivators from the Heavenly River Realm, observing from the Ninth Heaven, naturally witnessed this scene.

They, too, were curious how the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation would navigate this tribulation.

In a flash, the Violet Lightning Sword vanished into the Heavenly Curtain Earth Net Formation, swiftly appearing before the familiar figure seated atop the mountain. Its blade vibrated intensely, conveying its message: "Master, where did this brute ox come from? Its power completely counters mine. Against any other opponent, I would surely help you cleave them with a single stroke!"

Responding to the Violet Lightning Sword's somewhat aggrieved declaration of reluctance, Chen Mobai offered a faint smile and extended his right hand. In the open palm of his five fingers, a wisp of pure white light pulsed like an electric current.

"There is a method that can help you, neutralize the Kui Beast's dominance over you, and even lay the groundwork for your future ascent to the seventh rank. However, it may be exceedingly painful, and there's a risk of failure. Are you willing to attempt it?"

Chen Mobai had always shown great respect to others. Even though the Violet Lightning Sword was his own weapon, he still sought its consent before attempting to infuse it with the power of destruction.

The Violet Lightning Sword had accompanied Chen Mobai for two centuries, witnessing its master's progression from Foundation Establishment to Divine Transformation. It had also greatly benefited, ascending to the sixth-rank level.

Throughout this journey, it had learned a crucial lesson: any promise its master made would eventually come to fruition!

Thus, upon hearing this, it declared without the slightest hesitation and with unwavering resolve: "The future or not, it matters not. As long as I can assist my master, I am willing to endure any hardship or fatigue!"

"Excellent!" Chen Mobai nodded in satisfaction. Before the Violet Lightning Sword could even react, he unleashed the destructive power from his palm directly into its blade.

Despite its readiness, the Violet Lightning Sword still let out a piercing shriek. In that instant, it felt as though its entire blade had been shattered and then reassembled.

"Bear with it," Chen Mobai comforted. "Once you pass this stage, you will no longer be an ordinary weapon, but a sword capable of embodying the Great Dao of Destruction."

As he infused the destructive power, he preemptively severed the connection between the *Can Tong Qi* and the Violet Lightning Sword.

After all, this was the Violet Lightning Sword's unique destiny; even as its master, he felt it was inappropriate to share in its agony.

Fortunately, the Violet Lightning Sword possessed some prior experience in this area, having once been subjected to the 'Sword of Dao Annihilation.' Prompted by Chen Mobai, it gritted its 'teeth' and, at the peak of 'One Sword Breaking Ten Thousand Laws,' activated the Dao Annihilation technique.

Gradually, the fluctuating white electric light on the blade began to expel wisps of purple iron slag. These were inferior materials within the sword body, rapidly purged during the re-forging process by the destructive power.

The refining process, which would have ordinarily taken Chen Mobai centuries to accomplish with the *Can Tong Qi*, was completed in mere breaths under the influence of the destructive power, as if accelerated by a factor of tens of millions.

Soon, the Violet Lightning Sword visibly diminished in size, but what remained was pure essence. Its core had been entirely replaced by the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Gold. Previously, its entire form radiated purple light, but now it bore wisps of golden patterns, and within its flashing sword light, faint strands of white electric energy were discernible.

Witnessing this, Chen Mobai realized his vision had come to fruition!

The Violet Lightning Sword had indeed integrated the power of destruction, fulfilling his expectations.

"How do you feel?"

After successfully re-forging the sword, Chen Mobai immediately communed with it using the *Can Tong Qi*. The Violet Lightning Sword's pained groans, "Oh, oh," resonated in his sea of consciousness: "Master, I feel as if I've grown stronger, yet simultaneously as if I'm on the verge of death."

Chen Mobai, after assessing its condition, stated that this was a normal phenomenon.

All Great Dao cultivation in this world is attained through such means.

Only power forged through hardship and suffering is truly cherished and stable.

For instance, he, as its master, also underwent arduous cultivation for over two centuries to achieve his current cultivation realm.

"Is that so?"

Although the Violet Lightning Sword perceived the 'pain' it felt as distinct from the 'hardship' of arduous cultivation, it had, after all, experienced relatively little. Moreover, its spiritual essence was still trembling from the recent refinement by the destructive power, leaving it somewhat disoriented.

"When have I ever deceived you? Enough of this. A formidable enemy is at hand. You were quite battered by that Kui Beast earlier. Now that you've been empowered again, it's time for revenge!"

Chen Mobai, fearing that excessive contemplation might disperse the Violet Lightning Sword's spiritual essence, used the *Can Tong Qi* to sense its newly stabilized blade. He then immediately pointed towards the Myriad Sword Dharma Body, which was currently battling the Kui Beast while wielding the Primal Chaos Bell over the distant Profound Sea.

"Understood, Master!"

Reminded of how the Kui Beast had brutalized it, nearly breaking its blade, the Violet Lightning Sword cast aside these minor details. It regrouped, transformed into a streak of purple lightning, shot across the sky, and descended once more upon the battlefield.

The Kui Beast, currently locked in a struggle with the Primal Chaos Bell, spotted the Violet Lightning Sword's return. It merely cast a fleeting glance before dismissing it.

In its estimation, the sword's sole function was to provide it with energy.

However, compared to the boundless lightning tribulations, the Violet Lightning Sword's charging effect was rather insignificant.

While the sharpness of a sixth-rank sword could barely penetrate its energy armor, the wounds it inflicted were akin to acupuncture needles on the Kui Beast's vast and robust physique.

Precisely for this reason, the Kui Beast remained focused, preparing to unleash its vital energy through boundless lightning, continuously elevating its Great Dao of Strength. Its aim was to breach the Primal Chaos Bell's defenses, or even 'strike the ox through the mountain' – a direct attack – to obliterate the Myriad Sword Dharma Body beneath the jade bell.

It could already sense that the Myriad Sword Dharma Body's aura had diminished by thirty to forty percent compared to its initial state, and victory in this battle was soon to be within its grasp.

Thus, when the newly re-forged Violet Lightning Sword lunged towards the Kui Beast, the latter merely coalesced the pure light on its surface into an energy armor.

Such a dismissive attitude infuriated the Violet Lightning Sword, whose temperament was akin to a child's.

"This brute ox despises me! I'll make you realize: 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young sword merely because it seems weak!'"

With a ringing sword cry, the Violet Lightning Sword, guided by Chen Mobai's divine consciousness, unleashed the destructive power it had just integrated.

Chen Mobai understood perfectly that such a vulnerability from the Kui Beast would likely surface only once. If he failed to seize this chance for a decisive strike, even if he could later pierce its armor, he might not truly be able to slay it should it choose to stubbornly defend and flee.

The Violet Lightning Sword, originally radiating brilliant purple light, now began to emanate a cold, stark white electric glow. The instant it made contact with the Kui Beast's pure light energy armor, it pierced through with the ease of cutting tofu, sinking into its back unimpeded.

The chillingly sharp sword tip pierced through the Kui Beast's fur, flesh, muscles, and bones, plunging directly into its heart.

As the blade pierced its heart, the Kui Beast instantly felt a chill run down its spine, and an ominous premonition surged through its mind. It immediately recalled the power of its three Great Daos, concentrating them at the wound to prevent the Violet Lightning Sword from penetrating further.

To its shock, however, the stark white electric glow shimmering on the Violet Lightning Sword's blade – which it could ordinarily suppress and control at will – now defied the command of the Great Dao of Thunder. Fortunately, its Great Daos of Armor and Strength could still function.

True spirits like the Kui Beast, with their bloodlines fully awakened, possess astonishing vitality. Even with the sword tip piercing its heart, its vital energy remained robust, and it even erupted with fierce savagery.

Upon realizing the Great Dao of Thunder's ineffectiveness, it immediately lashed its tail, wrapping it with the power of its Great Dao of Armor. Ignoring the excruciating pain in its chest, it coiled its tail around the Violet Lightning Sword's hilt, which was lodged in its back, and with colossal bovine strength, began extracting it inch by inch.

However, at this crucial moment, the Myriad Sword Dharma Body, which had endured prolonged suppression, also shone with renewed vigor. Within the *Sky-Shattering Sword Domain*, countless fifth-rank sword intents, manifesting as gleaming stars, erupted into brilliant light. Like a cascade of rising meteors, they converged into a resplendent river of sword intent, forming a supreme sword formation that empowered the newly reborn Violet Lightning Sword.

This strike was Dao Annihilation!

With each fifth-rank sword intent star that merged into the Violet Lightning Sword, the white glow radiating from its blade intensified.

As all the sword intents within the sword domain converged and condensed upon the blade, a wisp of pure light erupted, dazzling and blinding, making it impossible to look directly at.

In the Ninth Heaven, every Divine Transformation cultivator who witnessed the white light emanating from the Violet Lightning Sword's blade felt a bone-chilling dread, and even their Soul Manifestations trembled uncontrollably.

"What Great Dao is this?"

"What a terrifying aura!"

"What kind of sword has the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation truly forged?"

While these Divine Transformation cultivators recoiled in awe and fear, the Kui Beast, directly confronting the sword, was already letting out continuous wails of agony.

Its vaunted Great Dao of Armor, upon contact with the blade's white light, dissolved as if ice transforming into water. The pure light energy armor wrapped around its tail was effortlessly cleaved apart by the white light extending from the blade.

Amidst a spray of blood, the Kui Beast's tail was severed and fell into the *Sky-Shattering Sword Domain* below, where it was collected by a sword intent activated by the Myriad Sword Dharma Body.

Deprived of its tail to extract the blade, the Violet Lightning Sword, like an unbridled wild horse, plunged once more towards the Kui Beast's heart.

While the Great Dao of Strength could offer resistance, the Kui Beast's physical strength was already waning after the Violet Lightning Sword pierced its heart. It had just mustered a burst of energy, and with its tail gripping the blade, it had been able to combine its efforts with the Great Dao of Armor to force the sword out.

However, under these current circumstances, the Kui Beast found itself utterly helpless.

The Great Dao of Thunder, which permeated its entire body, encountered the same issue it had previously faced against the Violet Lightning Sword: upon contact with the white light, it was, shockingly, co-opted by the sword, amplifying the blade's sharpness.

Nevertheless, as one of the Heavenly River Realm's foremost true spirits, the Kui Beast made the most astute decision at this critical juncture.

Confronting the Violet Lightning Sword, which was on the verge of piercing its heart, it abruptly ceased all resistance.

Caught off guard, the Violet Lightning Sword transformed into a stark white streak of light, plunging directly through its back and emerging from its chest, completely impaling the Kui Beast.

With a resounding boom, the Violet Lightning Sword, having pierced through the Kui Beast, found itself unable to control its terrifying newfound power and shot directly upwards into the Ninth Heaven.

A Soul Manifestation observing the spectacle above the battlefield happened to be directly in the Violet Lightning Sword's upward trajectory. Although it had already employed its fastest escape velocity, it was still grazed by the rapidly ascending blade.

This unfortunate Divine Transformation cultivator was none other than Reclusive Master Wuxuan from Profound Mist Peak in Zhongzhou.

His five-colored mountain peak, a manifestation of his Soul, was merely grazed by the blade's edge. Yet, it was as if a mountain had crumbled; one of its corners began to fracture, dissolving into countless multi-colored grains of sand that dispersed.

These multi-colored grains of sand descended into the Ninth Heaven, where they combined with the pure qi of the Nine Heavens, transforming into exceptionally pure Five Elements spiritual energy.

Reclusive Master Wuxuan couldn't help but let out a pained cry.

This Soul Manifestation was the product of nearly a thousand years of his arduous cultivation. Each scattered grain of sand, representing Five Elements spiritual energy, would require him several years to re-condense and replenish.

In other words, merely being grazed by the Violet Lightning Sword inflicted damage to his Soul Manifestation equivalent to a century of his cultivation.

"That sword of the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation is truly formidable!"

Witnessing this scene, everyone present was once again stunned.

"The Great Dao of Destruction!"

At that moment, a solemn voice resonated in everyone's ears.

The speaker was none other than the Grand Righteous Qi Immortal from the Thousand Autumn Brushwood Forest. His aged face was solemn, his eyes fixed on the Violet Lightning Sword, which, having shed all its terrifying power, had once again transformed into a streak of electric light, descending towards the Profound Sea battlefield below.

"It's actually the Great Dao of Termination! Didn't they say the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation cultivated the Path of Sacred Virtue?"

True Immortal Taixu had actually harbored similar suspicions, but the Great Dao of Destruction was exceedingly rare, preventing him from confirming it. Upon hearing the Grand Righteous Qi Immortal's words, he secretly nodded, then inquired with a hint of doubt.

"The Great Dao of Sacred Virtue has long been claimed by the Ancestral Master. Given that he received the inheritance of the Longevity Sect and possibly even has contact with True Monarch Yiyuan in the Spirit Void Immortal Realm, he likely became aware of this.

Continuing cultivation on this Great Dao, even with immense talent, one could at best reach the Void Refinement stage; whether one could even achieve Void Refinement would depend entirely on the Ancestral Master's favor.

Under such circumstances, given his ambition, he would undoubtedly seek out another unoccupied Great Dao. It is said that when the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation first rose to prominence, he dominated the Eastern Continent with a purple lightning flying sword, earning the title of the Eastern Desolation's foremost sword cultivator. After his Divine Transformation, that sword vanished, and he began wielding a newly appeared sixth-rank Sacred Virtue sword. Now, it seems he was likely attempting to imbue *that* sword with the Great Dao of Destruction.

However, the Great Dao of Destruction is incredibly challenging. His ability to imbue it into a sword today should be credited to the Kui Beast for seeking him out. Under the immense pressure of a life-or-death crisis, it allowed this sword to endure and achieve such a crucial and successful breakthrough."

The Grand Righteous Qi Immortal integrated all the information he possessed regarding the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation, combining it with what he had personally witnessed today, to construct what he believed to be the 'truth'.