Chapter 1077: If Only One Had Known Earlier, Why Bother Now

"Ye Yuan, it won't kill us, will it?"

Feeling the oppressive sword aura, Ye Qing still had lingering fear.

The proud sword strike of Zhuxie earlier had left an extremely deep impression on Ye Qing.

Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem like it. It seems to be... asking me to accept it!"

Ye Qing was stunned and said in disbelief, "Are you kidding me? This Zhuxie Sword is a divine artifact. Why would it be so eager for you to accept it?"

Ye Yuan struggled to get up, but because his injuries were too severe, it caused him heart-wrenching pain.

"Help me over there!" Ye Yuan said.

"Are you... really going over?" Ye Qing was still somewhat afraid.

"Nonsense! If it wanted to kill us, we'd be dead already! Hurry up!" Ye Yuan urged.

Ye Qing had no choice but to help Ye Yuan up and walk step by step to the Zhuxie Sword.

When Ye Yuan approached, the Zhuxie Sword suddenly became dazzling, emitting a pale yellow light.

Ye Qing was startled and involuntarily took a step back.

This step back, however, pulled at Ye Yuan's wound, causing him to grimace in pain.

"I say, you're also a spiritual being of heaven and earth, how can you be scared by a sword? How embarrassing!" Ye Yuan said irritably.

Ye Qing said sheepishly, "The might of the divine path is unimaginable!"

Ye Yuan rolled his eyes, but he actually understood Ye Qing very well. That strike just now, let alone Ye Qing, even he himself was deeply shaken.

That was true divine might!

Ye Yuan knew that although that strike did not surpass the limits of the divine path, it definitely used the laws of the divine path!

The power of that sword strike should be the strongest strike that could be unleashed in this current world.

This sword strike made Ye Yuan yearn even more for the divine realm.

But Ye Yuan understood that he was still too far from the divine realm!

Taking a deep breath, Ye Yuan stepped forward and grasped the hilt of the Zhuxie Sword.

"Swish!"

Ye Yuan's whole body trembled, directly sending Ye Qing flying.

Ye Qing rolled a few times on the ground, scrambled up, and was about to save Ye Yuan, but was horrified to find that Ye Yuan's injuries were healing at a visible rate!

This Zhuxie Sword was actually helping Ye Yuan heal his injuries!

At this moment, Ye Yuan was completely enveloped in a yellow light, looking serene and very comfortable.

Seeing this scene, Ye Qing was extremely astonished. Could it be that this Zhuxie Sword had truly acknowledged Ye Yuan as its master?

How strange!

Ye Qing knew that Ye Yuan had obtained many treasures over the years, with incredibly good fortune.

But something like today, where a divine artifact came to him on its own, was too absurd, wasn't it?

Even when obtaining the Sacred Dragon Token, Ye Yuan had gone through life-and-death trials and passed the ultimate test to get it.

But then again, the treasures Ye Yuan now possessed were simply heaven-defying.

The Ninth Grade Primordial Spirit Fire, Ninth Grade Primordial Magnetic Spirit Wood, Sacred Dragon Token, Haotian Tower, Haotian Stele, Soul-Calming Pearl—any one of them would drive the world crazy.

But something like today, where a divine artifact eagerly sought to be accepted by Ye Yuan, was truly unprecedented.

It must be said that Ye Qing's eyes nearly popped out.

In fact, Ye Qing was not the only one whose eyes nearly popped out.

Jian Shisan and the others were not yet dead; although they had lost a lot of essence blood, they were not in mortal danger. However, their strength would probably take a big hit.

They could not move their bodies at this moment, but they had not fainted.

The scene of Ye Yuan accepting the Zhuxie Sword fell into their eyes, almost causing them to faint.

They had clearly seen the earth-shattering sword strike of Zhuxie just now. Its power shook their minds.

Such a supreme treasure had acknowledged Ye Yuan as its master without doing anything?

Why had such good fortune not fallen upon them?

At this moment, Ye Yuan felt completely comfortable all over. The pain and fatigue from the battle quickly vanished.

Abundant primal power flowed into his primal power sea, and imperial energy also began to rise.

What surprised Ye Yuan was that this primal power was not ordinary primal power, but... divine primal power!

In his primal power sea, that tiny bit of divine primal power was almost exhausted, but unexpectedly, the Zhuxie Sword replenished it.

In no time, the divine primal power in Ye Yuan's body increased to more than when he had entered the Haotian Tower before.

With this Zhuxie Divine Sword, the power of Ye Yuan's Divine King Domain would greatly increase!

Ye Yuan knew that this divine primal power was merely a remnant after Zhuxie's sword strike.

But this little bit was already more than enough for Ye Yuan.

Even if his primal power sea were filled with divine primal power, Ye Yuan could not unleash the true power of Zhuxie. His own strength was still too weak.

Ye Yuan had never expected that this time, misfortune would turn into blessing. Not only had his divine primal power greatly increased, but he had also obtained another divine artifact!

The Xingyue Sword was now somewhat of a hindrance for Ye Yuan.

Having absorbed so much divine primal power, Ye Yuan's cultivation had reached the peak of Dao Profound Second Layer, and he was on the verge of breaking through to Dao Profound Third Layer.

But his essence blood loss was too severe, making it impossible to break through. Helpless, he had to suppress his cultivation and wait until his essence blood recovered before making a breakthrough.

After doing this, Ye Yuan activated a technique and stored the Haotian Stele into the Haotian Tower.

At that moment, the Zhuxie Sword disappeared with a "whoosh."

Ye Yuan was first startled, then showed a look of understanding.

Inside the Haotian Tower, the Zhuxie Sword hung quietly above the Haotian Stele, the two echoing each other from afar, like old friends who had not seen each other for years.

No wonder the Zhuxie Sword had acknowledged him as its master. It was all because of the Haotian Stele!

Moreover, when the demoness had emerged earlier, the Zhuxie Sword had not appeared until the Haotian Stele came out, then it made a shocking entrance.

It seemed that the key to drawing out the Zhuxie Sword was still the Haotian Stele!

Could it be that these two treasures had originated from the same source countless years ago?

After doing all this, Ye Yuan came to Jian Shisan and the others and said with emotion, "If you had taken Jian Wushuang away back then, he wouldn't have ended up like this! There are divine objects here, but breaking through to the divine realm is no easy feat! How could this world possibly give birth to a miraculous thing like the Dao Spirit Fruit?"

Hearing Ye Yuan's words, Jian Shisan turned his head away in pain and shame.

In the previous great battle, Jian Wushuang had ultimately failed to escape his fate and was killed by the demon vine.

Thinking back now, how sincere Ye Yuan's warning had been! If they had not been blinded by greed, how could they have ended up like this?

The fall of Jian Wushuang was a huge blow to the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Although he was not a Void Profound powerhouse, he was the successor to the sect master, trained with great resources by the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Now that he had fallen, the Heavenly Sword Sect faced the danger of a generational gap.

The decline of a holy land often began from this point.

Ye Yuan sighed and said, "You have seen the situation today. The demon race has been planning for this day for who knows how many years. There is no point in us fighting among ourselves any longer. This Eternal Medicine Garden has many spiritual herbs. I will refine a few Xuan-grade pills later to help you recover your essence blood."