Chapter 1506: God Sword, Calamity

Forging the divine sword through 36 realms took an exceptionally long time. Even a powerhouse at the Emperor's Throne realm like Emperor Release Li Youran couldn't continuously forge it. He himself needed to rest multiple times, let alone others.

Only Qin Mu remained vibrant, as if the vital qi within him was eternally inexhaustible.

The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon somewhat regretted arriving so early. However, the Southern Emperor, having been reborn, personally invited him from Eastern Extremity Heaven, so he had no choice but to come. Still, he was quite displeased about the long delay.

Qin Mu had invited him to borrow his power to imprint Qin Mu's vital blood onto the divine sword. This step was the sword consecration, and only the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon, with his profound vital blood, could help Qin Mu consecrate the sword with vital blood. However, the vital blood consecration was only needed when the divine sword was fully forged, so these days he could only watch others refine treasures.

Fortunately, the Ten Celestials were not in the Celestial Heavens during this period, but in Jade Capital City in the ancestral court, and had not yet emerged. Therefore, leaving Eastern Extremity Heaven posed no significant problem.

This divine sword was repeatedly melted and refined, with realm after realm integrated into it, consuming an astonishing amount of time. Gradually, the vast quantities of divine metals and materials dwindled. Heavenly Yin Empress noticed the waters of the Heavenly Yin Sea gradually diminishing, with the sea level receding significantly, and felt a pang of heartache.

Several more months passed. In the Dao Fire Ancestral Land, the sword's might grew increasingly formidable, causing many Celestial Craftsmen to be unable to bear it and retreat from the ancestral land. Only Qin Mu, the Mute, and Li Youran could still endure, continuing to refine the divine sword with utmost precision.

Qin Mu and the Mute unleashed the Dao Fire Ancestral Land's power to its limit, but even the ancestral land gradually struggled to soften the divine sword enough for easy forging. Seeing this, the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird whispered to Yan'er, "Take me into the ancestral land and shield me from the sword's might; I will activate the ancestral land's power." Yan'er's body shimmered, transforming into a dragon-sparrow, carrying her into the ninth heaven of the ancestral land. The Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird unleashed her primordial spirit, rousing the Dao Fire, and instantly the Dao Fire's power surged again!

Qin Mu and the others immediately sped up, seizing the opportunity to forge. Yan'er exerted herself to resist the sword's might within the Dao Fire Ancestral Land with her own strength. She could hold on for a short time, but over prolonged periods, she found it incredibly strenuous. The sword's might emanating from the not-yet-fully-forged divine sword grew stronger and stronger. The metallic energy within the sword was difficult to suppress, forming a natural sword dao domain around it, with metallic energy pervasive like swords, penetrating everywhere!

Soon, Yan'er was covered in wounds. The Southern Emperor felt a pang of heartache upon seeing this but knew that this was a critical moment where not the slightest carelessness was allowed. She could only wholeheartedly activate the Dao Fire power of the ancestral land. She was a sacred being born from the Dao Fire Ancestral Land. Although her physical body was taken by Fire Celestial Venerable for refinement, and her own great dao was forcibly seized by Fire Celestial Venerable, transforming into Fire Celestial Venerable's cultivation, her soul was an essence spirit generated within the ancestral land. She controlled the ancestral land's Dao Fire even better than the Mute. However, the metallic energy here was too strong; even the mother and daughter couldn't hold on for much longer.

Just then, the Western Emperor White Tiger suddenly leaped into the ancestral land. A horn sounded, and she exerted herself to suppress the sword's might, allowing the Southern Emperor and her daughter to finally breathe a sigh of relief. But the sword's might grew even stronger, and the Western Emperor White Tiger also began to struggle, her tiger ears constantly twitching.

"Quench!"

Suddenly, the Mute, who had been silent all this time, let out a thunderous roar. The Emperor of Darkness and the Martial Emperor exchanged a glance, immediately cast their magic, and enveloped the waters of the Heavenly Yin Sea. The sea level of the Heavenly Yin Sea instantly dropped! The seawater transformed into a black tortoise and a soaring serpent, rushing into the Dao Fire Ancestral Land under the two emperors' command. The two emperors' robes billowed as they continuously cast various dao arts, using their own cultivation to resist the nine heavens of Dao Fire within the ancestral land. Cold sweat beaded on their foreheads. "The fire power is too strong; it's difficult for the two of us to suppress it. We should have brought our own ancestral land here..." The two emperors exchanged a glance, then suddenly manifested their true forms, transforming into the Xuanwu sacred beings, stepping on the Heavenly Yin Sea, and rushing into the Dao Fire Ancestral Land, channeling the Heavenly Yin water into the ninth heaven of the ancestral land to quench the divine sword.

Emperor Kai raised an eyebrow. Although he wasn't a master of forging, he could tell that the Mute's silence was due to his need to control his Dao heart, making it compatible with the Dao Fire Ancestral Land to control the Dao Fire to the greatest extent. As a forging master, precise control over the Dao Fire was essential; speaking could lead to errors. Now that the Mute had spoken, it indicated that the sword forging had reached its final and most crucial stage!

"Is this divine sword finally about to be completed?" He felt a surge of excitement. The Carefree Sword in its sheath jingled and vibrated, seemingly about to fly out on its own. Emperor Kai turned his head to look around, only to see Village Chief Su Muzhe, Imperial Advisor Jiang Baigui, and thousands of sword dao masters from Yankang. Their own swords were also jingling and vibrating. Some sword pills had even slipped from their owners' control, floating and spinning in the air, while numerous divine swords slowly flew through the sky. As those divine swords flew, they emitted waves of humming sounds, as if on a pilgrimage!

"This sword is a bit too powerful." Emperor Kai's heart tightened, and he suppressed his Carefree Sword. He was a supreme master of the sword dao; if his Carefree Sword were to unsheathe and fly out to participate in this pilgrimage of ten thousand swords, wouldn't it imply that he considered himself weaker than Qin Mu? Although he had high hopes for Qin Mu, believing his talent and potential to be astonishing, when it came to sword dao, Qin Mu was still far behind.

In the ancestral land, Qin Mu, Li Youran, and the Mute transformed into three towering giants, using their vital qi as hammers to forge the divine sword. The divine sword stood tens of thousands of feet tall, making even the three giants appear tiny before it. The divine hammers they had refined were shattered by the overflowing sword might of this divine sword. Now, only their vital qi could forge this sword, yet even the most minute rune particles in their vital qi would be cut to shreds by the surging sword qi.

The three giants were covered in evaporating sweat. Seeing this, the Blind Man immediately cast out a formation diagram, enveloping all the formation masters. Yan Yunxi, seeing this, couldn't help but show surprise and also stepped into the diagram. As soon as the Blind Man's formation diagram appeared, all the formation masters instantly became part of the formation. Their magic power converged, merging into one, forming layers of celestial palaces, astonishingly creating a grand celestial court composed of formations. Even Yan Yunxi became part of the formation. She looked up, and from below, saw the celestial court's towering peaks, pushing the path of formations to its extreme, and couldn't help but marvel.

The Blind Man, acting as the core of the formation diagram, led thousands of formation masters in unison into the Dao Fire Ancestral Land. With a combined roar, they activated the formation, imprinting Qin Mu's great dao domain into the sword. At the same time, the Blind Man controlled the formation, gathering everyone's strength to embed numerous formations into Qin Mu and the other two's vital qi hammers, preventing their vital qi hammers from being shattered by the sword's might!

Qin Mu, Li Youran, and the Mute continuously roared, their massive hammers flying up and down, ceaselessly forging the divine sword. The vital blood of the three surged, and their bodies were covered in evaporating sweat, which turned into white mist swirling around them, merging with their vital blood. White dragons seemed to traverse the sea of vital blood, almost becoming tangible! As their sweat mist flowed, there were even intermittent sounds of dragon roars and cries!

Suddenly, the Mute roared again, "Sword Dao Quenching!" The three simultaneously retreated, clearing the space.

Within the Dao Fire, the divine sword's might suddenly broke through the Western Emperor White Tiger's suppression, leaving a bloody mark on her snow-white skin. The moment the sword's might broke through the Western Emperor White Tiger's suppression, a huge gash was torn open in the sky above the Heavenly Yin world. Brilliant sword light shot up, piercing through the Heavenly Yin world and sweeping across Xuandu. In Xuandu, stars suddenly extinguished one by one, and long star rivers and celestial rivers were severed by the sword light, revealing enormous gaps that remained unhealed for a long time.

The Western Emperor White Tiger gritted her teeth and blew her war horn, attempting to suppress the surging metallic energy. At this moment, thousands of divine swords formed a torrent, their sword dao erupting, and they roared into the ninth heaven of Dao Fire, dancing up and down around the divine sword! Cling, cling, cling! Countless crisp sounds erupted almost simultaneously. Those divine swords did not strike the giant sword directly, but it was as if they were clashing with it. In an instant, almost all the divine swords were suppressed.

Suddenly, a sword light flew in. Emperor Kai Qin Ye's hand rested on the hilt of the Carefree Sword. The Carefree Sword did not unsheathe, but rather his figure transformed into a streak of sword light! Emperor Kai strode in like a flash, entering the ninth heaven of Dao Fire. With a *clang*, the Carefree Sword unsheathed. His body moved with the sword, leaping up and down around the giant sword, unleashing the Thirty-Five Heavens of Sword Dao. Cling, cling, cling, the crisp sounds were slow. Each of Emperor Kai's swords accurately struck the giant sword, as if he were contending with a grandmaster of the sword dao. As his sword dao unfolded, the giant sword's might began to converge and contract into its body. As his sword dao domain unfurled, the pressure on other sword dao masters significantly decreased. They each unleashed their own insights into the sword dao, and thousands of divine swords erupted with distinct and extraordinary powers. Among them, the sword dao domains of former Imperial Advisor Jiang Baigui and Village Chief Su Muzhe were the most striking.

The Mute roared, "Mu'er, imprint vital blood!" Qin Mu's Divine Treasure domain unfurled, activating the Tyrant Body Three Elixirs Art. Violent vital blood surged skyward, roaring as it rushed into the giant sword! However, even with his exceptionally powerful vital blood, it was difficult for it to assimilate with the sword's might and integrate into the sword body!

The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon raised an eyebrow, his robes fluttering, but he did not immediately act. He thought, "You made me wait so long without a single apology, so I'll make you wait a bit too..." Suddenly, the Carefree Sword's sheath flew whistling, landing and sticking into the ground at his feet.

The corner of the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon's left eye twitched. He stepped forward, and his vital blood, primordial and vast, surged with purple energy into Qin Mu's body, causing Qin Mu's vital blood to surge wildly! With his assistance, Qin Mu's vital blood immediately became compatible with the receding sword might and sword qi, integrating into the sword body.

The giant sword gradually shrunk. The giant sword and Qin Mu's vital blood merged, showing a tendency to become compatible with each other. This was the most crucial step: only with the vital blood assimilated could the long sword transform at will and become his divine weapon. The giant sword grew smaller and smaller, shrinking from tens of thousands of feet to hundreds of feet, then to tens of feet, gradually reducing to about twelve or thirteen feet.

The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon also felt his vital blood rapidly draining. Among the Four Ancient Emperors, his vital blood was the strongest. If he forcefully expended more vital blood, he could indeed help Qin Mu completely forge the divine sword, but it would cost him a portion of his cultivation. He was hesitating when suddenly the Western Emperor White Tiger's horn flew above his head. The horn blared loudly into his ears with a prolonged *toot*! The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon's vital blood immediately swelled several times over. Vast purple energy surged and roared into Qin Mu's body, causing Qin Mu's vital blood to surge wildly, pouring into the divine sword! The divine sword grew smaller and smaller, transforming into a five-foot blade.

The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon felt annoyed and glanced at the Western Emperor White Tiger, only to see the empress turn her head, stick out her tongue, and make a playful face at him. All anger in the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon's heart vanished. He thought, "This girl is quite cute, but hard to deal with. Forget it, I won't bother with her..."

In the center of the ninth heaven of Dao Fire, a five-foot divine sword was plunged, its sword light like a pristine white lake. The divine sword appeared to be thrust into the lake water, occasionally emitting jingling sounds that caused ripples to spread outwards. Seeing this, everyone retrieved their divine swords. The Southern Emperor also ceased activating the Dao Fire Ancestral Land, and the Blind Man collected the formation diagram. Emperor Release Li Youran looked at the Mute, only to see him still standing in the Dao Fire, eyes closed in contemplation, with the Dao charm around him growing increasingly strong. Li Youran smiled and quietly withdrew.

Qin Mu stepped forward and drew the divine sword. The lake-like sword light fully retracted into the sword body. He gripped the divine sword and flicked it gently. A clear sword cry rang out, and in Xuandu beyond the heavens, a star suddenly extinguished and fell from Xuandu.

"A fine sword." Emperor Kai walked over, scrutinized the sword in his hand, and asked, "Does it have a name?"

"Yes." Qin Mu, forming a sword art with his left hand, gently slid his fingers from the hilt to the tip. Sword light flickered in his eyes as he exhaled a breath of true essence: "It's called, Calamity."