993 The Path Ahead Is As Tough as Steel (1/2)

The Grand Brightness Realm Sword had already reached the sword realm, which was different from the previous 33 heavens.

The previous 33 heavens of the sword path hadn't gotten rid of the old way of entering the path, while the new sword entered the sword realm in a new way similar to the supreme consciousness realm, which was why it was named sword realm.

However, the sword realm was still different from the supreme consciousness realm.

The supreme consciousness realm cared more about the effects of consciousness on externalities. Upon entry, everything would gradually become still. It was the highest attainment in visualization.

However, Founding Emperor's sword realm focused more on attacking and was the highest attainment in sword instead.

The Grand Brightness Realm Sword was already hard to understand and comprehend for Qin Mu. Yet, on top of this heaven, there was another one, which gave Qin Mu goosebumps.

Finally, Founding Emperor unleashed the thirty-fourth heaven of the sword path. It was the Upper Clarity Sword Realm. With that blade, the entire Founding Emperor Celestial Heavens nearly boiled.

The Founding Emperor Era's old guards had hot tears in their eyes as their voices morphed into a torrent. They called out Qin Ye's name in unison. Their passion was like a great flood that swept the newer generations of gods and devils of Carefree Village into worshipping Founding Emperor.

Their call was as passionate, crazy, and irrational as the one done by the masters of creation towards the Grand Emperor.

Qin Hanzhen and his wife frowned as they looked at the irrational crowd. This passion was something they had never seen before, which unnerved them.

Yan Yunxi frowned too, for she too was also unnerved.

She hadn't seen the Upper Clarity Sword Realm yet. It should be a sword skill that Founding Emperor pioneered when coming to Carefree Village. However, that wasn't the key.

The key was how the old guards and the newer gods and devils saw Founding Emperor as an omnipotent god. Founding Emperor and Qin Mu both used the 33 heavens of the sword path. The old guards were awakened by the spirit within it as if they had returned to the glory days.

However, the situation was more complicated than she anticipated.

Qin Ye didn't become Founding Emperor from the start. He became that era's leader after battling with their enemies.

He had too many legendary stories with him, and he became the symbol and backbone of an era.

At the end of the Founding Emperor Era, even the old guards saw Founding Emperor as an omnipotent, everpresent, omniscient being. They wouldn't doubt any of his decisions.

This was also why the old guards lost their spirit and why the Founding Emperor reform failed after coming to Carefree Village.

They had erected a god in their Dao hearts, which was Founding Emperor. He became their faith.

When this image of him fell, so did their faith, causing them to collapse.

Now, the 33 heavens of the sword path seemed to have returned them to the era where they blindly worshipped Founding Emperor.

Yan Yunxi was confused. The idea of making Founding Emperor a god in everyone's hearts wasn't a good idea!

Qin Mu used Founding Emperor's 33 heavens of the sword path to revitalize the crumpled Dao hearts of the old guards, which was a good thing. Yan Yunxi even put off the idea of having Qin Mu beat up Founding Emperor.

However, Founding Emperor's charisma was too strong. Pinning the spirit on an era would only cause the era to repeat itself!

'Founding Emperor must lose.'

Green veins popped out of her forehead as she bit her teeth. She began to miss Woodcutter Wen Tiange as she thought, 'If Wen Tiange was here, he would have found a way to not let this happen! Unfortunately, that b*stard swore to never enter Carefree Village…'

The Founding Emperor Era wasn't an era of a person. The Founding Emperor reform wasn't the reform of Founding Emperor only.

Now, as history repeated itself, she found herself helpless.

The Upper Clarity Sword Realm displayed frightening levels of power, to the point of near invincibility, in front of everyone. Qin Mu fought hard, but it seemed like he couldn't even take a blow!

In the blink of an eye, he was covered with injuries.

He recognized this sword realm. In the masters of creation's city in the Great Void, Celestial Venerable Huo left behind his own Great Dao imprint when he faced Founding Emperor.

Founding Emperor's sword realm burst forth and forced Celestial Venerable Huo to raise his cultivation level to the peak. Nevertheless, he was still hurt by the Upper Clarity Sword Realm!

He did everything he could against Founding Emperor's sword realm, deploying all sorts of sword skills, including his Calamity Sword. However, he was still pierced by Founding Emperor's sword in one strike.

At that moment, the cheers of the people in Carefree Village peaked as well. The passionate cheering reached the clouds and shook Carefree Village!

Founding Emperor clutched the Carefree Sword, his face as calm as always, as nothing could touch his Dao heart.

Yet, there was some sorrow flowing from his eyes.

At that moment, suddenly, yellow sand rolled in. At that moment, the sky was filled with it. The winds howled as if an invisible giant spread a yellow desert across, forming a peculiar sight of a thousand mile desert in the sky.

Founding Emperor stood in it, raised his sword, and looked forward.

Toot toot.

Above the Founding Emperor Celestial Heavens, a uniquely loud horn rang as if a war was about to begin. Giants used their vital qi and sounded the horn of war, and the echoing sound brought murderous intent with it.

In front of them, the ferocious winds swept up the sands, forming a sandstorm that buried the Founding Emperor Celestial Heavens.

Qin Mu's figure walked out from the dust storm, and countless stars flashed in the sky. Behind him, a Primordial Tree sprouted and grew at a terrifying speed. It became a towering tree that reached the sun and moon. It reached outer space too.

Founding Emperor looked up and saw Heaven Duke, and beneath him was Earth Count.

Around him, celestial palaces rose from the desert one after another, and rolling dust spilled out of the celestial palaces. Some of the evil celestial palaces floated in the sky, while some sank into the ground.

Old gods guarded the various celestial palaces of this vast celestial heavens. Countless imposing ancient gods and devils were the oldest domain of this land. They once controlled the fate of the masses.

As Qin Mu walked, heaven and earth moved with him, pressuring Founding Emperor.