Chapter 1872: Ancestral Sword Shadow

**Life Creation God: Lisha**

**Treasured Object:** Primordial Seal of Life and Death

The Creation God who wields powerful world-creation, life-creation, and light divine power. She possesses a benevolent heart that pities all life and the world, the sacred power to redeem all beings, and a divine countenance and glory that transcends the dust of creation.

Legend says that when the Ancestral God created heaven and earth, he bestowed three parts of their splendor upon all things, and the remaining seven parts upon Lisha.

Where her divine posture appeared, a thousand stars and ten thousand moons would turn to dust.

"Hmph!" Following Yun Che's gaze, Qianye Ying'er scoffed disdainfully, "This so-called ancient Dragon God Clan, when praising a woman, actually uses such exaggerated language."

Yun Che subconsciously glanced at Qianye Ying'er. When it came to a woman's appearance, Qianye Ying'er and Shen Xi were undoubtedly the ultimate in the world, an extremity that could not be surpassed even in fantasy. Even if this ancient Creation Goddess, praised with such effusive words in the Dragon God's ancient records, were to appear in the present world, her beauty and jade-like physique alone should not surpass Qianye Ying'er and Shen Xi, who already represented an impossible peak... right?

Both the Heaven Punishing God Emperor and the Element Creation God were captivated by Lisha, yet their long, ardent pursuits bore no fruit. The Heaven Punishing God Emperor, for the sake of his lineage, painfully gave up, choosing the Emperor of the Tianluo God Clan as his empress and taking thirty thousand concubines within merely ten thousand years. The Element Creation God, however, never wavered in his devotion, remaining alone, a source of sighing and lamentation for the world.

Yun Che sighed inwardly. In reality, the Element Creation God later shifted his affections to the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, but this union, which transcended all taboos, was destined to remain unknown to the world, much less be blessed by it... especially their daughter.

The Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, upon returning to the world after breaking through its boundaries and finding everything turned to dust, still harbored a deep grudge regarding the Evil God's past infatuation with Lisha, almost gnashing her teeth at the mention of Lisha's name.

The Devil Emperor... was also a woman.

A fierce battle erupted, plunging heaven and earth into catastrophe. The Nine Sabers Devil Emperor, in order to obliterate the divine power of light and seize the Primordial Seal of Life and Death, shattered dimensions, causing the Heaven-Bestowed Life Divine Palace to descend, unleashing the Nine Sabers Demonic Poison that blotted out the sky. The Life Divine Palace collapsed, and there was no longer any divine life aura in the world.

The Life Creation God fell, enraging all realms and plunging all beings into sorrow. However, to this day, her remains have not been found... perhaps because the Nine Sabers Devil Clan, fearing the divine light aura emanating from her body, completely destroyed them.

Mo E was the first Creation God to pass away, but Lisha was the first to fall in battle. After all, her divine power of light was the most feared by the devil race, yet her combat power was the weakest among the four Creation Gods and four Devil Emperors.

According to the Ice Phoenix Divine Spirit, Lisha was the most respected and admired among the four Creation Gods by all beings. The Ice Phoenix Divine Spirit considered it a lifelong honor to have served under Lisha.

It is certain that when the news of her fall spread, all realms were plunged into grief.

**Element Creation God: Nixuan**

**Treasured Object:** Cosmic Spire

From the record of his treasured object, it is evident that even the Dragon God Clan was unaware that the Cosmic Spire was no longer in the Evil God's possession, but had been exchanged with the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor's Sky Poison Pearl.

A Creation God who controlled the ultimate divine powers of water, fire, wind, lightning, and earth, and could even transcend elemental laws. Born for battle, with a mission to protect, he was open-minded and easygoing, unconstrained by formalities, never relying on his divine name. He loved to travel through all realms and bestow favors upon the world.

He was a close friend to all generations of our Dragon Gods and bestowed upon our clan a profound grace that cannot be repaid even over ten thousand lifetimes.

He was exceptionally devoted in his affections, infatuated with the Life Creation God throughout his life without change, a fact lamented by all generations of Dragon Gods.

The Element Creation God and the Heaven Punishing God Emperor agreed to a battle at the Primordial Core. The reason is unknown, perhaps because the Element Creation God was enraged by the Heaven Punishing God Emperor's act of banishing the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, fearing it would provoke the devil race's wrath, disrupt the balance between the two races, and lead to endless future troubles.

No one could approach this battle, and its outcome remained unknown. After this battle, the Element Creation God renounced his Creation God title, declared himself the Evil God, and vanished from the world. Few have seen his traces since. When the Dragon God sought to visit him, he was met with a distant refusal. The Dragon God once said: "The Evil God's heart is like ash, his sorrow endless, wishing only to be forgotten by the world."

After the Creation God battle, the Heaven Punishing God Emperor's lifespan significantly decreased, presumably because he forcefully unleashed the power of the Ancestral Sword. If this is true, did the Element Creation God's divine power actually surpass that of the Heaven Punishing God Emperor? Forcefully unleashing the Ancestral Sword's power would severely reduce one's lifespan. What reason could have compelled the Heaven Punishing God Emperor to pay such a price just to defeat the Element Creation God? If it were merely to uphold the dignity of the "First God Emperor," it should not have gone to such an extreme.

After the Heaven Punishing God Emperor's lifespan ended and the Evil God went into seclusion, the Order Creation God and the Life Creation God never mentioned a single word about the matter. Its causes and reasons might forever be buried in dust.

Yun Che sighed in his heart: The powerful Dragon God Clan was unaware of the truth back then, yet he, in the present world, knew it all.

He resorted to despicable schemes, sacrificing his own principles, and even forcefully unleashing the Ancestral Sword's power... All of these actions by the Heaven Punishing God Emperor were aimed at completely annihilating the "forbidden entity" created by the Element Creation God and the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor—something he absolutely could not tolerate.

The battle between the Heaven Punishing God Emperor and the Element Creation God determined the fate of "Nijie," this forbidden existence. Before the battle, the Heaven Punishing God Emperor surely never dreamed that he, known as the First God Emperor, would not be a match for the Element Creation God.

The "Divine-Devil Forbidden Tome" (Evil God Art), co-created by the Element Creation God and the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, actually produced power that surpassed the First Creation God. For the Heaven Punishing God Emperor, who had "gods and devils cannot coexist" etched into his will, this was an immense irony.

After forcefully unleashing the Ancestral Sword's power to defeat the Element Creation God Nixuan, the Heaven Punishing God Emperor Mo E knew his victory was dishonorable and had to concede slightly: he annihilated Nijie's devil soul but preserved her divine soul, demanding that her origin be forever hidden.

Thus, Nijie split into Hong'er and You'er.

He entrusted Hong'er to the Sword Spirit God Clan and hid You'er, whom he couldn't bear to erase, in the dark abyss of the Blue Pole Star. Overwhelmed by extreme pain, sorrow, self-reproach, guilt, powerlessness, and disappointment, the Element Creation God abandoned his Creation God title and went into seclusion. In those years, he might have occasionally, quietly observed Hong'er (Ling Wanhui) from afar, now a princess of the Sword Spirit God Clan, living happily and carefree each day. But he surely dared not visit You'er... The depth of his bitterness was known to no one.

Qianye Ying'er said, "Current records state that the cause of the fierce Divine-Devil War back then was the devil race's attempt to seize the unclaimed Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword. In reality, the true fuse was laid by the Divine Race's Heaven Punishing God Emperor."

"The devil race's fury, the broken balance between the two races, two Creation Gods—one dead, one in seclusion... Even without the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword as a trigger, any small spark could have ignited it. Hmph, how truly ironic."

"Yet, the Heaven Punishing God Emperor proclaimed himself an emperor of righteousness. Presumably, in his eyes, he sacrificed himself for the sake of the world and would never believe he did anything wrong." Qianye Ying'er coldly snorted, "Even Zhou Xuzi would have to bow his head before him."

The Four Creation Gods recorded by the ancient Dragon Gods were undoubtedly far beyond what contemporary records could compare. Combined with some truths Yun Che knew, a much clearer image of the Creation Gods was painted in his mind.

Yun Che said nothing, turning the ancient book to the fourth page. This page still did not contain Dragon God history, but rather... the Seven Profound Heavenly Treasures!

Yun Che's gaze instantly sharpened, and his attention became several times more focused. The Four Creation Gods were ancient legends and vanished dust, but the Seven Profound Heavenly Treasures had survived to this day. And apart from the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword, the other six treasures had all appeared in the world. Moreover, a full four of these treasures had fallen into his hands: the Primordial Seal of Life and Death, the World-Defying Heaven Bead, the Sky Poison Pearl, and the Samsara Mirror. The Cosmic Spire was also by his side. The Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword had never appeared, and the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations... had fallen forever outside of chaos with Jasmine.

**First Treasured Object: Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword**

A divine sword born from the yang side of the chaotic core, possessing the purest and most sacred power. It was the first sword in the chaotic world, the ancestor of all weapons. Legend says it contained the Ancestral Divine Power left by the Ancestral God, possessing power strong enough to defy order.

To this day, the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword had never had a true master, perhaps because of the Ancestral Divine Power within it, no one in the world was worthy to be its owner. It only recognized the righteous soul of the Heaven Punishing God Emperor Mo E, remaining by his side. The name 'Heaven Punishing God Emperor' also arose from this.

The Ancestral Divine Power could only be controlled by the Ancestral God. Even if other spirits gained the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword's recognition, they would suffer severe backlash when activating it. Forcefully unleashing the Ancestral Sword's might would reduce a Creation God's lifespan by thirty percent; a Divine Spirit's by ninety percent; and a mortal's would lead to instant annihilation.

Yun Che was inwardly astonished.

As powerful as a Creation God, unleashing the Ancestral Sword's might just once would reduce their lifespan by a full thirty percent! These were Creation Gods with extremely long lives, nearly immortal and indestructible! And the Heaven Punishing God Emperor Mo E had used the Ancestral Sword twice in his life: once to banish the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor and nine hundred devil gods, and once to forcefully defeat the Element Creation God who had cultivated the Divine-Devil Forbidden Tome. This meant his lifespan was directly reduced by sixty percent. No wonder, despite being the First Creation God, he died so early.

If a true god used it, they would directly lose ninety percent of their lifespan; even a very young divine spirit would be on the verge of death instantly. This Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword, while punishing heaven, first punished its wielder.

When the Heaven Punishing God Emperor's lifespan ended and he passed away, the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword disappeared without a trace.

The Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword suddenly appeared in the chaotic core, astonishing all realms and causing a violent reaction from the devil race. The Ancestral Sword could not fall into demonic hands, so the Divine Race under the Heaven Punishing God Emperor went all out to protect their former master's sword. However, the devil race's ferocity was ten times greater than expected, and the battle was so brutal it nearly shattered heaven and earth.

The tragic war with the devil race eventually erupted with the Ancestral Sword as the trigger. Yet... the Dragon God sighed deeply, this war could not be blamed on the Ancestral Sword. The devil race's hatred and resentment were already deeply rooted; a momentary spark could ignite it.

The entire clan mobilized, all realms collapsed, blood stained the sky... The Heaven Punishing God Clan entrusted the Ancestral Sword to our clan, and with no further burdens, they concentrated on battle... When would this disaster and calamity end?

The location of the Ancestral Sword eventually became known to the devil race, and ten thousand devils swarmed towards it... Demonic poison devoured life, the sky turned dark, devil qi filled the heavens, and death aura was like an abyss—how utterly despairing...

The Dragon God was severely wounded, his kin perished, and despair drew near. His princess was gravely injured, on the verge of death, her breath faint as a wisp of smoke, her soul corrupted by demonic poison. The Dragon God cried out in anguish, suddenly shattering the Dragon God Seal to release a wisp of Ancestral Divine Power contained within. But instead of using it to punish the devils, he used it as a medium to seal his dying princess's body into the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword and cast it into the Samsara Well. However... the devil race, in their madness, to seize the Ancestral Sword, violently destroyed the Samsara Well until it collapsed... From then on, there was no more samsara in the world.

Where the Ancestral Sword went, where the princess went, even fate could not know.

The record of the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword ended here. The text in the last few paragraphs was no longer vigorous and neat, but chaotic and disordered; the final sentences were even barely legible. Clearly, the Divine Dragon who inscribed the ancient records was nearing the end of its life at that time.

Although not all were active, the end of the Divine-Devil Era was marked by the shadow of the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword.

"From then on, there was no more samsara in the world..." Yun Che stared at these eight characters for a very long time.

The concept of samsara was not just an empty legend after all. In ancient times, reincarnation truly existed, and the Samsara Well, guarded by generations of the Dragon God Clan, was the medium for reincarnation.

The Samsara Well was destroyed and became a dead well during the Divine-Devil War, and from then on, there was no more reincarnation in the world.

On the Profound Sky Continent, Yun Che had once encountered a false samsara... that which happened to Fen Juechen, orchestrated by Xuanyuan Wentian, the "Eternal Night Samsara" spanning a thousand years. However, when Yun Che later reviewed the Eternal Night Devil Tome, he discovered that this so-called "samsara" forbidden art was essentially a forbidden sealing and grafting of life essence, bloodlines, and souls. The process not only violated heavenly principles but was also extremely cruel, inevitably leading to defects in life essence and soul, thus making Fen Juechen's temperament extreme and his fate tragic; even if he didn't die, he couldn't exist for too long.

But... in this present world, where the Samsara Well was dead, a true samsara had genuinely occurred within Yun Che himself. Moreover, it was a special kind of samsara that retained all memories and was entirely different from common knowledge or even legends.

The Samsara Well... the Samsara Mirror... The Samsara Forbidden Land in the current Dragon God Realm is where the ancient Samsara Well was located. However, it is an eternally dead well that seems impossible to revive with any power.