Chapter 1438: Broken Sword

**Chapter**

"Madam, what are you doing?"

Chen Mobai saw Bai Guang's actions and waved his hands repeatedly to stop her, indicating it was inappropriate. Moreover, he was only an avatar here; even if intimacy was desired, it would have to wait until they returned.

"Here." Bai Guang merely removed her armor and handed it to Chen Mobai, making him realize he had overthought things. "This Lingxiao Immortal Armor is crucial for activating the Primordial Chaos Qi Cannon. Without it, the Immortal Sect would lack a means to contend with a Sixth-tier being. I have the World-Ending Axe in hand, so this can be returned to the Immortal Sect."

After hearing this, Chen Mobai shook his head and handed the Lingxiao Immortal Armor back: "This armor can only unleash its full potential in your hands. Besides, I've already re-forged the war artifact from the Lingxiao Treasure Hall using the Eye of Destruction..."

As the couple spoke, the artifact spirit of the Lingxiao Immortal Armor also poked its head out, both surprised and delighted to see Chen Mobai after so long. It was surprised that Chen Mobai, who had only been at the Soul Transformation stage before, was now at the Void Refinement stage.

"Thank you for helping my wife back then. Coincidentally, I've brought some materials." After greeting the Lingxiao Immortal Armor, Chen Mobai recalled his promise to it. With the World-Ending Axe present, promoting it to a supreme destruction artifact was impossible. However, if Bai Guang could truly achieve Dao Integration, then choosing a post-natal Dao related to destruction for the armor would still be viable. Of course, before that, the Lingxiao Immortal Armor itself would need to reach the peak of the Sixth-tier. Chen Mobai took out some high-grade Sixth-tier materials that matched the Lingxiao Immortal Armor's attributes and began integrating them using the 'Cantong Qi' technique. This process would take some time, so he continued to study the World-Ending Millstone before him.

"You mean this thing is also an Eighth-tier innate supreme treasure?" After hearing Chen Mobai's guess, Bai Guang's eyes lit up. She moved around the millstone, touching it, pondering how to refine and take it with her.

"You have already embarked on the Dao of Destruction, and the World-Ending Axe has acknowledged you as its master. You can only follow this Dao to its end. The Dao contained within this World-Ending Millstone cannot help you achieve Pure Yang, so don't waste your effort." Seeing Bai Guang's demeanor, Chen Mobai immediately advised her.

"If I can't use it, taking it back for our daughter would be good. With this in her possession, no one would dare to bully her in the future." Bai Guang's thought process was simple: good things should be taken.

"Madam, while that logic holds, this World-Ending Millstone carries too much significance. Our daughter might not be able to control it." Chen Mobai saw Bai Guang's slight confusion and knew she wasn't very familiar with the World-Ending Millstone or the Demon Lord. After all, not everyone had his kind of fortuitous encounters and background. He quickly began to explain everything about the Demon Lord.

"So, the reincarnated artifact spirit of this innate supreme treasure is the supreme overlord of the demonic path in this universe!" After listening to Chen Mobai, Bai Guang also understood that the World-Ending Millstone was a hot potato. The Demon Lord, being Eighth-tier and cultivating the Dao of Primordial Beginning, meant he had surely already claimed the Dao of Doomsday. Therefore, even if they could take the World-Ending Millstone or refine it, they couldn't seize this Dao. And anyone who acquired the World-Ending Millstone would not only be pursued by the orthodox Xuanmen sects but also constantly have to guard against the Demon Lord's return, who would consume them as a resource.

"At least from the information I've gathered, the Demon Lord is this World-Ending Millstone. However, after the Calamity of Xuan Palace's Annihilation, he was suppressed by Dao Ancestor Taixu. That's precisely why you've been able to survive in this Primordial Heaven for so long." Chen Mobai's words made Bai Guang mutter, "I didn't want to come in here myself; this axe brought me in."

As she spoke, Bai Guang raised the World-Ending Axe in her hand, her gaze very complex. She was happy that the axe was an Eighth-tier innate supreme treasure, but the fact that it wasn't a sword made her, a sword cultivator, a bit frustrated. Moreover, she was a woman, and wielding an axe in combat was simply too inelegant.

"For a sword cultivator, anything can be a sword. Just regard this World-Ending Axe as a strangely shaped sword." Chen Mobai instantly saw through Bai Guang's thoughts and immediately tried to persuade her. He was a pragmatist; if given a choice between a Seventh-tier flying sword and an Eighth-tier World-Ending Axe, he would undoubtedly choose the latter without hesitation. Aesthetics and appearance were secondary; power was everything.

"I suppose that's the only way. It's a shame my Sword of Forgetfulness was lost during my battle with the God of Death..." As Bai Guang spoke, Chen Mobai had already retrieved the Sword of Forgetfulness from the void.

"When I searched with my sword sense, I coincidentally found this sword in the black hole vortex outside. Unfortunately, its sword spirit had already vanished under the power of annihilation." Chen Mobai said with some regret, but Bai Guang happily took back her destiny flying sword.

"I'm already very satisfied to have recovered the Sword of Forgetfulness. I can re-refine it in the future and leave it for our daughter to use." After Bai Guang finished speaking, she looked at Chen Mobai with fervent eyes. "Indeed, you are my destined benefactor." After meeting Chen Mobai, Bai Guang had generally encountered good fortune, which made her glad she had connected with him when she was "subtracting to seek emptiness."

"After the spirit of your Sword of Forgetfulness vanished, it became imbued with the power of annihilation. If it's to be promoted in the future, it can only do so by anchoring itself to the Great Dao of Annihilation." "Although our daughter is exceptionally talented, for the Great Dao of Annihilation to be perfected, one would have to wait until the end of the universe. At that time, the Primordial One would also emerge. One moment she'd achieve Dao Integration, the next she'd probably be devoured by the Demon Lord. So perhaps it's best not to give her this Sword of Forgetfulness." "Besides, I've already cultivated the Profound Pointer Sword to the Sixth-tier, and our daughter, having been guided by it since childhood, is very compatible with it..." Chen Mobai reasoned with Bai Guang. For a sword cultivator, one sword was enough. Although Chen Xiaohei wasn't a pure sword cultivator like Bai Guang, the Sword of Forgetfulness was indeed unsuitable for her.

"You're right. In that case, I'll listen to you on this matter." For important matters concerning their daughter's future, Bai Guang was still willing to listen.

"Oh, right, Madam, if you truly like swords, I still have a Violet Lightning Sword. It happens to be anchored to the Great Dao of Destruction and is already Sixth-tier. You can use it when you're not using the World-Ending Axe..." Chen Mobai currently had too many magical artifacts. Not to mention the Violet Cloud Palace, an innate sacred virtue treasure, there was also the Seventh-tier Primordial Chaos Golden Dou in the Heavenly River Realm, and the Yuan Yang Sword, among others, were being refined in the Underworld, each corresponding to his Dao, all destined to be at least half-step Seventh-tier in the future. In his hands, the Violet Lightning Sword had no chance of being used anymore. However, considering its many years of diligent service, Chen Mobai still planned a good future for it. With the World-Ending Axe in Bai Guang's possession, if she could achieve Dao Integration in the future, the Violet Lightning Sword, like the Lingxiao Immortal Armor, could integrate with a post-natal Dao related to destruction and be promoted to a Seventh-tier Dao-achieving treasure.

"Violet Lightning Sword? I told that sword to follow you back then. It truly was the greatest fortune of its life." Hearing that the Violet Lightning Sword was already Sixth-tier, Bai Guang couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

"Huh? You told it to follow me?" Chen Mobai, upon hearing Bai Guang's words, looked puzzled, wondering what was going on.

"Back then, at the Shan Hai Academy, wasn't my reincarnation also there? I was naive then and injected fourteen sword qi into the white stone, revealing my identity. Hao Cao thought I wanted the Violet Lightning Sword and put me on a list, even finding other minor sword prodigies to act as a cover." "Finally, when the Violet Lightning Sword resonated with me, it sensed my unparalleled talent in sword Dao and wanted to acknowledge me as its master." "But wasn't I love-struck at the time? I felt that since you had come to Shan Hai Academy, this sword should belong to you. So, I refused the Violet Lightning Sword's acknowledgment and sent it flying to find you." Bai Guang smiled as she recounted this old memory.

Chen Mobai instantly recalled that when the Violet Lightning Sword first chose its master, it didn't initially come in his direction. According to the Violet Lightning Sword, it had simply gotten its direction wrong. Now he knew that the little guy had first gone to Shi Wanyu and only came to him after being rejected by her. "So that's it! Damn, I was tricked by this kid for hundreds of years." After hearing this, Chen Mobai couldn't help but curse, feeling he had been foolish to believe that among all his artifacts, the Violet Lightning Sword was the most loyal.

"Judge by actions, not intentions. It has at least helped you a lot." Bai Guang, however, spoke up for Violet Lightning, secretly thinking that once they returned, she would ask the Violet Lightning Sword if Chen Mobai had sought out any inappropriate women during her absence.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's first think about how to get out." Chen Mobai, being an astute person, immediately realized from Bai Guang's unusual behavior that the Violet Lightning Sword, having accompanied him throughout his life, knew most of his secrets. To say nothing else, if Bai Guang were to learn about Qing Nü's existence, a big fight would likely ensue. Once they returned, he would find an excuse, saying the Violet Lightning Sword was destroyed in a battle against a powerful enemy. Chen Mobai had already come up with a reason for the Violet Lightning Sword to remain permanently in the Heavenly River Realm.

"If this World-Ending Millstone is the core of this Primordial Heaven, would splitting it open allow us to leave?" Bai Guang voiced her idea, raising the World-Ending Axe in her hand and aiming at the indentations on the millstone, intending to use the most straightforward method.

"It might be possible, but it's also possible that this entire Primordial Heaven would completely collapse, burying us with it." Chen Mobai was indifferent to this, as he was only an avatar here. However, Bai Guang was here in her true form. Although he didn't want this wife to return, he wouldn't intentionally push her into an abyss.

"Then what should we do?" As Bai Guang was distressed, Chen Mobai began to examine the legacy of the Annihilation Demon. The World-Ending Axe had brought Bai Guang here, and the World-Ending Millstone had bestowed this legacy. The key to exiting was, in all likelihood, here. Chen Mobai had previously comprehended the true essence of the Primordial Heaven Demon within the Kaleidoscope of Grand Daos. By analogy, he quickly understood the method of the Annihilation Demon as well. The so-called demonic path was indeed entirely different from the Xuanmen cultivation method of creation left by Dao Venerable Zixiao. The Xuanmen's Eighth-tier Pure Yang involved integrating two opposing innate Grand Daos, granting infinite and boundless magical power and divine abilities. The demonic path, on the other hand, took its own Grand Dao as its foundation. Starting from the Seventh-tier Undying stage, it would melt and integrate the Three Thousand Grand Daos, scattering billions of thoughts, with stars serving as vessels for its mind. In this process, it used the other Three Thousand Grand Daos to supplement its own foundation, ultimately achieving immortality and indestructibility. For instance, the Demon Lord's Dao of Primordial Beginning was based on the Dao of Doomsday. He could freely set the Daos integrated by his seventy-two manifestations in opposition to the Dao of Doomsday, possessing the same power and realm as Pure Yang. It was precisely because of this that the essence of the Demon Lord's Eighth-tier realm could change at any time. When facing any Pure Yang cultivator, he could use the most restrictive Dao against them, dominating the universe with no one able to rival him. This was the boastful remark left by the Demon Lord when Chen Mobai comprehended the true essence of Primordial Beginning. However, Chen Mobai, who knew of the Demon Lord's eventual sealing by Dao Ancestor Taixu, was not very convinced by this. In this universe, the most powerful were undoubtedly those of their Violet Cloud Palace lineage. The difference between the Annihilation Demon's method and the Primordial Heaven Demon's method was merely that the core Dao of Doomsday was replaced by the Dao of Annihilation. Similarly, there was also the "Great Freedom Heavenly Monarch" method that Chen Mobai obtained on Cangliu Star. That was left by Senior Brother Cibei, and its core was replaced by "Innate Killing Karma."

"It seems you were the first to obtain this Great Freedom Heavenly Monarch method back then." Thinking of this, Chen Mobai also recalled what Spirit Venerable had said: Bai Guang had casually found a planet, ending up on Cangliu Star, and then, because she had chosen the Dao of Destruction, she passed that legacy to Spirit Venerable.

"Yes, that's right." Bai Guang nodded after hearing Chen Mobai, remembering the incident.

"Why does it feel like Senior Brother Cibei intended to leave the legacy for her?" Chen Mobai looked at Bai Guang, pondering silently, then glanced at the World-Ending Axe in her hand, growing even more suspicious of Bai Guang's origins. Someone with such a strong background like her, Chen Mobai could only think of himself. He possessed the Pure Yang Scroll passed down by Dao Venerable Zixiao, the Ninth-tier Creation Supreme Treasure Guibao, and the Violet Cloud Palace, an Eighth-tier innate sacred virtue treasure.

"Madam, since we are husband and wife, we should be honest with each other. Think back, are there any particularly strange occurrences during your cultivation journey? Try to recall them." Chen Mobai thought that given Bai Guang could make Cibei leave a legacy and the World-Ending Axe willingly came to her, her background must be significant, likely from their Violet Cloud Palace lineage. He intended to reflect on his three entries into the Violet Cloud Palace from her memories, hoping to find clues.

When Bai Guang first heard Chen Mobai say "honest," her pretty face flushed slightly, but after hearing the latter half of the sentence, she realized her misunderstanding and couldn't help but sigh in relief. "There actually is something. When I was little, I often dreamt of a broken sword, only the blade, no hilt. This dream suddenly vanished after I entered the Dance Weapon Dao Academy..." Bai Guang recalled the dream that had plagued her since childhood. Every time she closed her eyes, a section of a snow-white, jade-like broken sword would appear directly above her head. Initially, she would wake up in a cold sweat, but over time, she grew accustomed to it. Her talent in the Way of the Sword also began to emerge, making her the first person in the Immortal Sect's history to reach the Void Refinement stage through the Way of the Sword.

"Broken sword!" Hearing these two words, Chen Mobai suddenly remembered what he had obtained from the Pill Cauldron Jade Tree.