Supreme Sword Exalt

Mo Chenyin appeared again. The man was right across from her, blocking her escape route.

He gave her a look of admiration. “Chenyin, I never expected you to run to such a place. It seems the Nine-Revolution Mystic Art resonates with you even more perfectly than I imagined! Wonderful! It seems my efforts over the years haven’t been wasted!”

Mo Chenyin stared at him in despair. “Master, how could you deceive me? What exactly were you after?”

The man said with some passion, “To break through. Actually, I’ve had my eye on you since you were very young. You probably don’t know yet, but you have a natural Nine-Revolution Profound Yin Physique. If you transform into a Profound Yin Heavenly Demon and condense that strand of pure and essential profound yin qi, it will be just perfect to help me break through. I have been stuck at this realm for far too long!”

“I absolutely will not—”

The man smiled. “It’s too late. The Nine-Revolution Mystic Art you’ve been practicing is the opening chapter of the demonic path’s secret scripture, the Myriad Transformations Heavenly Demon Physique! Now that you’ve completed the nine revolutions, there’s no turning back!”

He extended his palm, manifesting a faint gray qi within. It was the strand of the old man’s remnant soul he had extracted back then. “Of course. One final step left.”

Mo Chenyin stood there frozen. “Grandfather...”

A flash of sword light blazed and landed on the man. Gu Han couldn’t hold back and struck.

At the same time, the demoness also seemed to go mad, relentlessly attacking the illusion. However, the man remained completely unaffected.

As if vaguely aware of all this, the man simply stared at the gray qi. “Mortals have emotions, while heavenly demons are without feeling. From having ultimate emotions to having none, only then can you achieve the purest physique of the Profound Yin Heavenly Demon and condense the strand of profound yin qi. Chenyin, I’ve treated you well all these years, allowing you to possess the ultimate emotions. Now, it’s time to let go of them!”

He let Mo Chenyin attack wildly, gently closing his palm. In an instant, the last wisp of the old man’s remnants of thought was destroyed. Mo Chenyin seemed as if struck by lightning. Her cold, detached aura grew heavier and heavier. She also grew transparent. In her eyes, two faint secluded lights vaguely appeared, becoming more vivid.

A hint of joy flashed across the man’s face. “Yes! The profound yin qi is about to be complete. It wasn’t in vain that I nurtured you all these years—”

A sudden change occurred. A terrifyingly powerful momentum rapidly approached from afar.

The man’s face showed horror. “W-what is this—”

Powerless to resist, he coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew backward. Mo Chenyin was caught in the momentum, rapidly fading.

Completely disregarding his own injuries, the man kept urging his cultivation to approach her. “No! My profound yin qi!”

A vast and boundless sword intent, along with a domineering and terrifying red mist, filled the entire illusion. The illusion was rapidly collapsing. A miserable cry sounded. The man was severely injured and forced to flee far into the distance.

A flash of sword light appeared. In the endless, deep darkness, a rift was instantly cleaved open. Mo Chenyin fell into it, narrowly escaping this life-and-death crisis.

In a daze, Gu Han seemed to see a white-clad swordsman locked in a fierce battle against a giant with six arms and three eyes.

He exclaimed in surprise, “Senior!”

Though he didn’t recognize this man, the sword intent was all too familiar. It belonged to the old blind man who had helped him twice before!

The next moment, the illusion completely vanished. The scene changed, and he found himself in the Wild Forest.

Mo Chenyin had become extremely faint, the secluded light in her eyes flourishing. Even though it was an illusion, Gu Han could still feel the unforgettable, monstrous hatred in her eyes.

Following that, the secluded light turned white and vanished into her. She transformed into a pile of dry bones, lying quietly on the spot. Thus, the world no longer had Mo Chenyin, but a demoness.

In just two short hours, Gu Han had witnessed Mo Chenyin’s entire life and thoroughly understood her past. His feelings were complex.

He looked at the demoness, wanting to say something, but suddenly noticed something off. “You—huh? What’s wrong with you?”

The demoness was full of confusion, as if she had completely sunk into the environment.

Before Gu Han could investigate, he heard a rather familiar voice. “My good disciple, we meet again!”

A humanoid figure slowly appeared before him. His features grew increasingly clear, and his aura grew stronger. It was that middle-aged man, Mo Chenyin’s master.

Gu Han’s heart sank. The man was no longer an illusion!

The man showed regret as he slowly approached her. “Chenyin, where have you taken my profound yin qi...?”

The confusion in the demoness’ eyes grew stronger, as if she didn’t notice his approach at all.

The man shook his head. “Enough. I will just take it myself.”

Suddenly, a look of terror appeared in the demoness’ eyes. She trembled as she kept retreating. “No! Don’t... don’t come near me! You’ve... already harmed me. Why... why won’t you let me go...?!”

The man’s form became more and more clear. “That’s because—”

A brilliant sword light blazed, piercing through the man.

The man glanced at Gu Han with displeasure, his form dissipating. “Ant!”

The next moment, he reappeared, his tone arrogant. “I’ll deal with you later—”

Another sword slash, and he dissipated again.

The man appeared again, staring grimly at Gu Han. “You’re asking for death! I’ll destroy—”

The sword light flashed again, dispersing his form. Gu Han saw clearly how intimidating the man looked, but he was fundamentally different from the one in the illusion. His cultivation level had only barely reached the Soaring realm.

Gu Han struck again. “You created this illusion, didn’t you?”

The man was furious inside. Gu Han attacked without stopping. The man couldn’t even form a complete sentence, let alone answer his question.

Just wait! I’ll make sure to properly torture you later! Thinking this, the man flickered, transforming into a trembling old man. It was Mo Chenyin’s grandfather!

He looked at the demoness. “Ah Yin... Quickly... save me...”

The demoness stared blankly at him, tears welling up in her eyes. “Grandfather, y-you’re not dead?”

The old man’s aura surged from the Soaring realm, to the Heavenly Tribulation realm, to the Earthly Tribulation realm...

Gu Han’s heart dropped. He finally understood that his cultivation seemed to grow along with the demoness’ emotional state.

No! This can’t go on!

Without hesitation, he used his full cultivation, his voice turning into a thunderclap that exploded by the demoness’ ear. “Sister Demoness! Wake up!”