Gao Boyang's capture stirred up a commotion in Hou Qian.

At this critical moment, when troops were pressing on Daqian's borders, someone unexpectedly captured the commander of the Feilian Army, who was stationed in Shu Province. Ji Chengtian was immediately furious.

But his anger was destined to be in vain. Due to the demon cloud's cover and the swift capture, the soldiers of the Feilian Army could not see who captured Gao Boyang.

Moreover, in the current situation at Hou Qian, they could not spare experts to investigate. Threatening Daqian was more important than Gao Boyang.

Thus, Ji Chengtian could only send Zhengtian Daoist, who remained in Hou Qian, to lead the Shenxiao Dao traitors to investigate. As for the rest, he was helpless.

On the other side, Xuanyin Sword Residence and others, carrying Gao Boyang, traveled day and night, flying from one end of Hou Qian to the other side, landing quietly in the Lian Family in Hong Province.

"Daoist Master, the person is delivered." Xuanyin Sword Residence cupped his fists toward Qing Yu, who was dressed in a white robe.

Today, Qing Yu wasn't wearing a Daoist robe but appeared in white, his white hair flowing, looking exceptionally distinguished.

He had already been waiting there for three days, and today, Gao Boyang finally arrived.

Seeing Gao Boyang pierced through the scapula by the Demon Soul Chains, with Sword Qi emanating from his limbs, Qing Yu revealed a satisfied smile.

"The so-called great calamity by Elder Shiming is merely a fabrication. The real calamity will be orchestrated by the Nine Heavens. And to truly trigger the celestial momentum with human might, a tribulation guide is needed."

Qing Yu took a step forward, squatting slightly, gazing at the still defiant Gao Boyang, "The Evil Qi of the Three Evil Stars, though far inferior to the Heavenly Demon Evil Qi appearing once every thousand years, it also possesses the Heavenly Evil and can serve as the tribulation guide.

You are the seeds of the great calamity, also the key to unlocking it."

"Heh, even if I die, I won't let you use the Po Jun Star Power." Gao Boyang stared directly into Qing Yu's eyes, grinding his teeth to pieces, uttering a resolute voice.

"Don't overthink it."

Qing Yu stood up, looking down at Gao Boyang, "Do you think the initiation of the great calamity requires your consent? Moreover, do you believe you are indispensable?"

"After the emergence of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sky Demon, Elder Shiming realized he would be a better tribulation guide. After all, the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sky Demon, who is the Sword God, possesses the Ten Thousand Tribulations Evil Qi, born for the calamity. For his advancement, he will surely become the initiator of the calamity.

It was then that Elder Shiming's attention to you diminished significantly, not even bothering to find the Primordial Spirit of the Greedy Wolf Star Lord. From then on, you became abandoned pieces."

Qing Yu waved his hand, indicating the Sword Residence to take Gao Boyang with him.

Together, they entered the underground from the Lian Family's rear mountain, heading towards the Molten Lava Pool deep below.

As they walked, Qing Yu continued, "Though you have become abandoned pieces, you still have value. Since you cannot become the tribulation guide of the great calamity, forge me a tribulation device... "

With the lives of you three.

Qing Yu thought to himself.

Once the great calamity truly erupts, the strength of the Sword God, as the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sky Demon, will rise uncontrollably. Already extraordinarily formidable, the Sword God, after becoming the initiator, will reach unimaginable heights, even Qing Yu dares not speculate.

Therefore, a method to contain the Sword God must be devised in advance.

At this moment, an old idea resurfaced in Qing Yu's mind.

Qing Yu once thought of forging an evil weapon with the lives of the Three Evil Stars, but due to consecutively drawing divine and demon weapons, the plan was temporarily shelved.

Later, Qing Yu wanted to use them as upgrade materials to reforge the Great Evil King into a Doomsday Myth. But a mere Doomsday Myth did not meet Qing Yu's expectations.

After all, in this world, there is no Desolate God, and Qing Yu could not make the Doomsday Myth reach the level of the original work.

Thus, Qing Yu considered emulating the great calamity device of heartlessness from Fengyun, choosing the right time, letting the Doomsday Myth become a tribulation device, absorbing tribulation qi to forge an unrivaled evil calamity weapon.

This way, it not only indirectly weakens the future Sword God but also adds an ultimate evil weapon to his own arsenal. A win-win situation, isn't it magnificent.

With this in mind, they arrived at a spiral staircase.

Unlike last time, this forging destination was even deeper, directly reaching a thousand fathoms underground. If taken by foot, it would take several moments at least.

Thus, they chose to fly.

Descending from the center of the spiral staircase, before long, they reached the thousand-fathoms-deep underground.

Here, high-temperature molten lava flowed continuously, and Lian Lin, at the True Pill Realm Peak, was sweating profusely and appeared quite distressed.

Yet, contrary to his distressed appearance, his expression was extremely excited, gazing at the lava pool as if looking at a dream lover. At least his wife, Lian Feihong, was not getting any attention from Lian Lin at this moment.

"Patriarch Lian, Mr. Lian, thank you for waiting." Qing Yu gracefully landed, untainted by even a speck of dust, and smiled.

"Not at all, with Chen'er studying martial arts at the Zhenwu Sect, it's Daoist Master who should be thanked for the effort!" Lian Feihong replied with a smile.

She and Lian Qingchen frequently communicated through the Thousand-Mile Mirror Light Array and naturally knew that although their daughter was not Qing Yu's disciple, she received no small amount of guidance from Qing Yu.

Though exhausted and having grown a few strands of white hair, the improvement in her abilities was evident. Moreover, after gaining white hair, Lian Qingchen even took on a semblance of Qing Yu's ethereal demeanor, appearing more otherworldly.

"It was my duty." Qing Yu courteously replied.

At this moment, Lian Lin finally withdrew his gaze from the lava pool, turned to Qing Yu, and solemnly clasped his fists, saying: "After two years, I have not failed the Daoist Master's trust. The Doomsday Myth is only one final ritual away from completion."

The blade of the Doomsday Myth has begun to take shape, currently drawing power from the underground lava; however, even so, it is still not enough to justify Qing Yu's two-year wait.

The final ritual requires merging the Great Evil King into the Doomsday Myth and using the Three Evil Stars as a sacrifice to bring forth this demon sword tribulation device.

"If that's the case, let's begin," Qing Yu said.

The Sword Maiden brought out an unconscious person bound with black iron chains from a small room on the side. He was the Seven Killings Star Lord, Liang Nixing.

Xuan Yin Sword Residence lifted Po Jun Star Lord, Gao Boyang.

Meanwhile, Qing Yu drew out a sword and a blade from the system space. The blade was the Great Evil King, and the sword was the Greedy Wolf Sword, containing the primordial spirit of Greedy Wolf Star Lord Jashu.

Stepping onto the lava, the Earth Kunlun Power surged, Earth Essence rolled, conjuring a platform above the lava, etched with a mysterious array map having three circles as its corners, with a void in the center amidst the turmoil of lava.

"What on earth are you doing?!"

The still-awake Gao Boyang felt an intense sense of foreboding and struggled continually. But in his current state—with his power sealed and his limbs and scapula pierced—what could he possibly achieve?

Ultimately, he was thrown onto one of the circle's points by Xuan Yin Sword Residence like a chick. Simultaneously, Seven Killings Star Lord, Liang Nixing, was thrown onto another circle, while the Greedy Wolf Sword harboring Greedy Wolf Star Lord Jashu's primordial spirit was inserted into the third circle.

The three Evil Stars were complete.

Qing Yu tossed the Great Evil King into the central lava, watching it slowly sink into the molten depths.

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Meanwhile, in another part of Hong Province, a swordman clad in a white robe, youthful yet exuding an ancient aura, landed on a barren mountain devoid of a single blade of grass.

This barren mountain was an active volcano, its body continuously coursing with lava, known as Sky Melting Mountain.

Many years ago, the renowned swordsmith of Sword God Lake, Gongye Baiduan, made his home within this mountain.

Sponsored by Ji Chengtian decades ago, Gongye Baiduan never left the mountain, wholly devoted to forging swords. This dedication has spanned several decades.

During that time, Qing Yu sought Gongye Baiduan to forge a sword for himself. But awkwardly, Qing Yu was not a qualified swordman, hence Gongye Baiduan did not invest much effort.

The sword forged, Eternal Brightness, was indeed a rare treasure, but due to Qing Yu's ghostly rapid progress, Eternal Brightness ultimately could not keep pace and was shelved by Qing Yu.

But the young swordman visiting Sky Melting Mountain today was indeed a qualified swordsman, unlike Qing Yu's half-baked nature. Yet his purpose was not to seek a sword.

With a slight wave of his hand, rocks quietly parted under his Sword Qi as the swordman descended into the mountain to the heart of the lava pool, landing on the sword casting platform.

"Clang——"

Seeing the visitor, Gongye Baiduan's large iron hammer trembled continuously, the swordsmith himself was agitated beyond control, showing immense excitement.

"Gongye Ruizhi, seventh-generation descendant of the Gongye Family, greets the ancestral master!"

Gongye Baiduan collapsed in a gesture likened to falling mountains and leaning jade pillars, kneeling and bowing deeply.

"Ruizhi's descendants, huh······"

The Sword God looked at the tall and burly man before him, eyes revealing a trace of reminiscence, "I didn't expect, after nine hundred years, you all still persist."

Gongye Ruizhi, another disciple of the Sword God. Unlike Sword Master Shen Yunji, Gongye Ruizhi was more skilled at sword forging due to his family's heritage.

The Sword God's technique of using defeated swords from Sword Immersion Lake as material to repair his heavenly talent by drawing Geng Metal Energy did not originate from him but from Gongye Family's sword-restoring techniques.

And Gongye Baiduan is precisely a descendant of the Gongye Family.

"An ancestor once said, the ancestral master will surely break free. By then, he can fulfill the ancestor's old dream and elevate heavenly talent further." Gongye Baiduan said.

"Get up first,"

The Sword God reached out to lift Gongye Baiduan, witnessing his mature face displaying childlike joy and excitement, unintentionally expressing, "You've all suffered."

The Gongye Family has given too much for the Sword God compared to that other disciple.

Gongye Baiduan had never met the Sword God, but upon their first meeting, he recognized him, indicating the Gongye Family made sure their descendants remembered the appearance of the Sword God through generations.

"Ancestral master, please look."

Having just been helped up, Gongye Baiduan couldn't wait to unleash his palm's wind, agitating the lava and raising a mighty heat wave.

This swordsmith, who devoted himself to forging swords, is also a warrior of the Divinity Realm, otherwise he couldn't have raised such a fierce tide of lava just with the breeze of his palm.

Beneath the swirling lava pool were countless swords floating, each non-ordinary. Ordinary swords would have long been melted by the lava.

And these sword devices were merely a corner of this lava pool.

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