Heaven Slaying Blade

This is the source of everything!

It is also the beginning of the chaos of the entire Tunnel.

After the ancestor of the Chu Clan royal family suffered a calamity countless years ago, the ancient clans within the Tunnel remained orderly. Meanwhile, they discovered the utility of the Investiture of the Gods, which could control all top-tier geniuses from the lower universes, using them to resist the invading beings from the Gray Land!

This greatly reduced the internal damage among those ancient clans!

It should be known that before this, the offspring of these ancient clans had to personally go to battle. Every great war resulted in countless casualties!

This was the fundamental reason why the whole Tunnel could not truly develop during those years.

With the Investiture of the Gods, with the Edict of the Investiture of the Gods, this problem can be said to have been perfectly solved!

Those ascended cultivators from the lower universe were once lords of their universe, unruly and powerful in combat. They were the most perfect warriors!

However, during that long epoch, no one dared to disrespect the royal family of the Chu Clan.

On one hand, the elder figures of those ancient clans were grateful in their hearts for the kindness of the ancestor from the Chu Clan royal family, considering they were once under his command. The Chu Clan royal family... was also the only royal family in the entire Tunnel!

On the other hand, there was fear among these people that the ancestor of the Chu Clan royal family might one day... reincarnate!

This was the fundamental reason for their respect toward the Chu Clan royal family!

If they ever did something outrageous, and one day that supreme existence reincarnated, they would be utterly dumbfounded.

Thus, the endless years passed little by little like this.

Time went so distant that too many died, and many events once known to many gradually became small waves in the river of time, submerged in the vast waves of the ages. Under the control of the ancient clans' Supreme ancestors, these past matters were gradually forgotten by people.

Finally, several epochs ago, a genius suddenly emerged from the royal family of the Chu Clan!

He was a true genius, definitely an extraordinary Heavenly Genius!

The title of the peerless Young Master Chu was not just called by the royal family of the Chu Clan; it was universally acknowledged by almost everyone in the Tunnel!

He was exceptionally outstanding!

Though the world of the Tunnel has never been short of various excellent geniuses, none could compare to Young Master Chu.

He was like a dazzling pearl that would learn anything he touched.

Array studies, artifact forging studies, alchemy studies... as well as all kinds of peculiar things, he was proficient in all!

This kind of person is simply heaven's favorite!

His knowledge was so diverse that it struck terror in people's hearts!

Soon after the title of peerless Young Master Chu emerged, all Supreme ancestors of ancient clans outside the royal family of the Chu Clan gathered secretly for a meeting.

The meeting was documented, and only the heads of the ancient clans had the privilege to access it!

For no matter how secretive an affair might be, someone must have the authority to know. Otherwise, on some future day when the family suffers calamity, everyone may be baffled and full of grievances, completely unaware of what transpired.

This kind of situation is absolutely unacceptable to these ancient clans!

Thus, Dongfang Sheng had the privilege of viewing the record of that meeting.

To outsiders, it was unimaginable to think that almost all ancient clans' Supreme ancestors were sitting together discussing a matter.

But in reality, only a true insider like Dongfang Sheng understood that the atmosphere was extremely tense back then, those Supreme ancestors as noble as they may seem, were almost dying of nerves!

Because at that time, they collectively deduced and confirmed one thing.

That peerless Young Master Chu was very likely the genius ancestor once seen in the Chu Clan royal family who crafted the Investiture of the Gods... also their former lord!

But he was certainly not a reincarnated entity!

This point was already confirmed by those Supreme ancestors at that time.

Had he been a reincarnated entity, with our lord's ability, he certainly would have awakened his divine soul. Furthermore, he wouldn't have made such a great name before he became exceptionally powerful.

They concluded that Young Master Chu must be a flower blooming from Nirvana!

Though the meeting records did not explain the so-called flower of Nirvana. Even Dongfang Sheng, whose cultivation reached the pinnacle of the ancestral realm, had some difficulty understanding it. Based on his forceful interpretation, it should resemble mirrored individuals in a mirror universe.

The Young Master Chu might be the... other side of the ancestor from the royal family of the Chu Clan ten thousand ages later.

However, he himself was aware that this explanation was extremely far-fetched. Probably untenable.

At that time, the appearance of Young Master Chu brought enormous upheaval to all ancient clans within the Tunnel.

Yet what truly made all ancient clans fearful was the actions of that genius, Young Master Chu, thereafter.

He actually developed a method to sever the divine identity! Moreover, he succeeded!

On one hand, his actions shook the fundamental interests of all the ancient clans within the Tunnel. Although... this interest was actually given by the ancestor of the Chu Clan's royal family. But in such moments, who would still remember this? Who would still mention it?

Once something is given away, it belongs to someone else! Even if the giver wants to personally destroy those gifts, they cannot! Because what he destroys already belongs to someone else!

Therefore, the Supreme Elders of the ancient clans within the Tunnel gathered once more for a second meeting.

It was after this meeting that a great change occurred in the Tunnel, the Chu Clan's royal family was destroyed, the ancient history of the Tunnel was rewritten, and many truths were completely obliterated in the passing years.

But what made those Supreme Elders uneasy was that the peerless Young Master Chu quietly disappeared long before the Chu Clan's royal family was annihilated!

Later, there were rumors saying he sensed the danger and set up a plan in advance, undergoing reincarnation! The dharma instrument capable of severing divinity also vanished! His blade was missing too!

There were also claims that Young Master Chu was secretly executed by the Chu Clan's internal members!

Because developing a dharma instrument that could sever divinity equally harmed the immense interests of the Chu Clan's royal family. Such actions, even if Chu Mo was the most outstanding young Heavenly Genius of the Chu Clan or the next generation family head, were unacceptable!

In any case, whichever the saying, Young Master Chu had already disappeared. Completely vanished from the Tunnel world.

Now, over tens of epochs and a million years have passed. Everything in the Tunnel has long since returned to its former tranquility. Except for household heads of ancient clans like Dongfang Sheng and those in the Supreme Realm. Those who truly know the secrets of the Chu Clan's royal family are already very few.

Those who know the complete truth... are almost non-existent!

Now, a group of people appeared at the ruins of the Chu Clan's royal family, seemingly intending to rebuild the Chu Clan. For young people like Dongfang Wang, this might merely mean the reappearance of descendants of the Chu Clan's royal family. In their hearts, it might not even cause any major stirrings. They might even feel a slight guilt—because the Chu Clan's royal family was annihilated by the "Great Ancestor", and its territory was divided among the ancient clans.

The Dongfang Family, being the immediate beneficiaries, surely carry some guilt.

Perhaps, according to Dongfang Wang's friendly nature, he might even suggest that the family set aside some land to return to them.

But how could things be so simple?

If the person appearing there is truly just a simple descendant of the Chu Clan's royal family, then even Dongfang Sheng would readily give them a large portion of territory, even providing abundant wealth and resources! Allowing them to rebuild their family, permitting the Chu Clan's royal family to appear in the world once more.

But the issue is, what if the one returning is the former Young Master Chu?

If it truly is him... then how should he be dealt with?

Kill him once more?

The Supreme does not bear the consequences, so perhaps there is no fear of killing Young Master Chu again. Only, would this time's Young Master Chu be so easily killed by them?

In his room, Dongfang Sheng slowly paced. His mind was a mess, uncertain if he should report this matter to the family's Supreme Ancestor at such a time.

After hesitating for a long time, Dongfang Sheng still decided to observe for a while before doing anything.

Reporting uncertain matters to the Ancestor would only show his maturity.

A person of his status and age, even being evaluated this way by an ancient clan, couldn't tolerate it.

......

Dongfang Wang sat atop a gigantic blue Dragon.

The blue Dragon was about a thousand feet long, exuding a cold and chilling aura all over.

This was a creature of the Great Saint Realm, though not in the ancestral realm, its combat power was by no means weak. Especially in controlling the Cold Ice attribute, even Human Clan cultivators specializing in the Cold Ice path might not match it.

Dongfang Wang was straightforward by nature, possessing a mind yet rarely using it, since he seldom needed such scheming. He preferred making friends.

The people from the Elite Alliance had approached him before, but due to being overwhelmed with tasks, his already high status within the family, and lack of great ambition, he declined.

But this didn't hinder his friendships with people like Luo Feihong and Gu Bingbing.

Regarding Chu Chu, Luo Feihong's partner, he didn't view her with the strange eyes some other direct descendants of the ancient clans did.

He admired Chu Chu greatly!

A woman of humble origin... yes, from the lower universe, a symbol of impoverished low birth in the eyes of these ancient clan descendants.

But to have accomplished such great deeds, to control such an alliance in her hands. It shows her capability.

Dongfang Wang even invited senior members of the Elite Alliance over to the Dongfang Family for a visit whenever free.

This time, with such a commotion happening at the Chu Clan's royal family site, Dongfang Wang wasn't particularly invested. Like his father, the family head Dongfang Sheng thought; Dongfang Wang was more curious about this group appearing at the Chu Clan's royal family.

Soon, Dongfang Wang, riding on the blue Dragon, appeared at the edge of the royal family ruins.

He didn't rashly intrude, but directly used spiritual consciousness fluctuations to send a message: "I am Dongfang Wang from the Dongfang Family, here to visit!"

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Delivered at the third night watch.

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