Chapter 1171: Two Excited Swords

As of this moment, Sir Star Ring was revealing the true nature of Fourth True Monarch’s power. Similar to the situation with the thirteen coffins, he couldn’t manipulate them perfectly. But on a fundamental level, and in terms of personhood, they were a dramatically awesome force.

A sound rang out that surpassed any sounds of nature. It was greater than any dao resonance, as if it represented the order of the universe and the rules of the starry sky. The moment it happened, the carpenter’s square made of millions upon millions of stars in his left eye became manifest externally, revealing the power of order!

It was laid down to form the boundary of the world. It stood upright to outline the upper limit. It was inverted to determine the depth of the world. It was placed vertically to establish distance! Gradually, all of that converged into a square around Xu Qing. It became... a square world around Xu Qing.[1]

Within that independent world, chains began to flow, almost as if it were a prison isolated from the outside world. Xu Qing was being cut off from the local space-time! And that would leave him without a foundation! This was the way to vanquish his sea of chaos!

A very serious expression appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes as he realized that he couldn’t block this manifestation of order. Within this world, his consciousness was like a mortal being suffocated. It felt very uncomfortable.

That was because as he was separated from the space-time of the fourth world, he lost the augmentation of space-time, and he was losing the foundation he needed to keep his consciousness inside of Young Lord Aurora. All of a sudden, images appeared around him. They were blurry versions of himself, and they represented his consciousness, which had come and fused into Young Lord Aurora. But now... he was being separated, and so was his consciousness.

And yet, things weren’t over yet. Next, the circular compass in Sir Star Ring’s right eye manifested outside, and began to draw a circle around Xu Qing!

When the circle appeared, rumbling sounds filled heaven and earth, and great daos trembled. Within that circle was an infinitude of circles, layer upon layer all with a beginning but no end, creating life and death. This was reincarnation!

All of the circles were spinning at different rates, creating a terrifying gravitational force! It weighed down on Xu Qing, and combined with the previous force of expulsion to make it even stronger. It was going to fully drive Xu Qing’s consciousness out of the body of Young Lord Aurora, and expel it from this space-time.

Inside, Xu Qing sighed regretfully. In this version of history, Fourth True Monarch was truly a formidable person with great potential. He knew that he was no match for this. Yet he wasn’t flustered; from the moment he had decided to fight Sir Star Ring, he had begun preparing thoroughly.

As the images around him began to disperse, he reached up and rubbed his lips. That caused thunder to rumble. Countless lightning bolts converged, and cracking sounds rang out as they turned into the hand of an old man. When that hand appeared, everything in existence went still.

Next, the fingers of the hand formed an incantation sign. The sign created a resonance with heaven and earth. Everything trembled as the natural and magical laws of the world were affected, including all order and rules.

This was Young Lord Aurora’s canon... Three-Karmas Ten-Evils Seal! Black karma fire erupted all over Xu Qing, then spread out in all directions. The fire was so intense it could burn anything it touched, and in the blink of an eye, the world that was separating him from everything else turned into a sea of flames. Then it swept back inside of Xu Qing, filling him and turning into a sealing mark!

When the mouth could not speak, when the karma of the mouth was pure, when the body was at peace, when one was fully without concern, ten thousand thoughts could flourish! Sealing one’s own mouth would seal one away from death! This was sealing the karma of the mouth![2]

This sealing was resisting the force of expulsion! The world trembled as black karma fire covered Xu Qing. Then he looked up at Sir Star Ring, his eyes glittering. The hand of lightning went into a different incantation sign. Thunder rumbled.

As was said, the body could not tread a vile path, could not harm life, could not kill, steal, or be obscene. The karma of the body was absolutely pure. When the body was pure, nothing in existence could defile it. No wickedness could stain it. This was the second of the three karmas. The karma of body sealing!

When the body does not move, and was not within karma, it could not be expelled. It was as if it didn’t exist, and thus there was nothing to expel. This karma supported reincarnation!

Xu Qing stood there like a reef amidst crashing waves. No matter how the wind and rain raged, he stood tall. How could his reincarnation be expelled?

The square world trembled. The circle of reincarnation shook. The sound of it spread in all directions.

Seeing this, Sir Star Ring’s heart filled with determination. He knew that this fight was going to be his last chance. Eyes glittering, he extended the index and middle fingers of his right hand and pushed them against his eyes, one on each eye! The eyes turned crimson, as if the seas of stars within them had become soaked in blood. Within the blood-red seas of stars, the power of order emanated a blood-red glow that turned into punishment that rumbled toward Xu Qing.

“Punishment!”

The square world and circle of reincarnation were bolstered by the power. Blood-red light raged, causing the force of expulsion to start working even more dramatically.

Xu Qing shivered from head to toe, and felt more clearly than ever that he was being expelled. In fact, he felt like he was almost completely separated from Young Lord Aurora’s fleshly body. Above that body appeared... a projection of his true image.

“As I expected, it’s you!” When Sir Star Ring saw the true manifestation of Xu Qing’s consciousness, his killing intent raged. Holding nothing back, he went all out to expel him from the world.

But then, the projection of Xu Qing, as well as Young Lord Aurora’s fleshy body, raised their hands. And up above, the hand of lightning went into another sign.

It was the third of the three karmas from Three-Karmas Ten-Evils Seal. It was... sealing the karma of will!

Thoughts and actions could be both righteous or evil. The good would be kept, and the evil would be expelled! Good karma could include refraining from greed, anger, or unorthodox opinions. It could bless the body, become boundless benevolence, and illuminate anything and everything with great auspiciousness. Bad karma could include embracing greed, anger, or unorthodox opinions. It could lead one to worship false deities, make one as dark as a wretched devil, take away light, and bring misfortune.

This seal did not lock down the body or bind the mouth. It put fetters on canon! You could say that the first two karmas affected oneself, while the third karma would be directed at the enemy!

As it appeared, it bound order and restricted rules. What was more, it completely enveloped Sir Star Ring.

Afterimages sprang up around him as the projected image of his consciousness was locked onto by evil karma. Clearly... the sealing of the karma of will was driving his consciousness out of his body! Both of them were trying to expel each other!

The projected consciousnesses of Sir Star Ring and Xu Qing were visible above the heads of Fourth True Monarch and Young Lord Aurora. Xu Qing faced the pressure of reincarnation and the square world. Sir Star Ring was being burned by karma fire, and his evil karma could not be tolerated by heaven and earth, and thus, he was being expelled. They were both fighting back viciously against the other!

This was a clash of canon. It was a clash between Fourth True Monarch and Young Lord Aurora. It was a clash of order versus eternity. And most of all, it was a fight between Xu Qing and Sir Star Ring!

As the clash went on, the expelling force from the square world began to weaken. The driving away caused by the circle of reincarnation slowed down. But they did not disappear. They could be slowed, but similar to how a torrential downpour could be blocked temporarily, they could not be reversed.

As Sir Star Ring saw that, and as the karma fire burned around him, he fought back against the force of expulsion to raise his hand. At the same time, his eyes shone with determination. He would pay whatever price he had to in order to drive the consciousness of his enemy away.

Xu Qing’s eyes shone brightly as he prepared to take out the marriage contract.... That was his ultimate trump card in this fight; if utilized at the right time, it could completely reverse the situation.

But just as Xu Qing and Sir Star Ring were both about to go all out to defeat each other... the sword furnace down below began to rumble loudly!

An aggressive will, like none other in the world, erupted from inside the sword furnace! It was a sign the immortal swords were about to come out into the world.

Hordeslayer and Rampart had fused their consciousnesses with the sword embryos, and had previously intended to let the process go along naturally and come out into the world on the wedding day. But given how things were progressing, they suddenly felt a lot of pressure. That was especially true considering that Xu Qing and Sir Star Ring were fighting right in front of them. That... got them very nervous.

Therefore, they had done everything in their power, even if it meant changing history and causing waves, to come out into the world that very night. It meant coming out early, and that could result in complexities with the others. But they didn’t care.

It didn’t matter to them if Sir Star Ring won or lost. And they couldn’t care less if Xu Qing lived or died. Even if the two of them bashed each other’s brains out at the same time, or if space-time got turned completely upside-down. It would have nothing to do with Hordeslayer and Rampart. All they cared about were their own goals!

As of this moment, the space-time waves got even more intense. For the immortal swords to come out into the world now... was a significant change to history!

Sir Star Ring’s expression flickered.

He chose this location with the express purpose of forcing them to do this!

Unfortunately, he was locked in such close combat with Xu Qing that he couldn’t interfere.

The sky dimmed as countless lightning bolts shot toward the sword furnace. One after another, they slammed down onto the furnace. All of a sudden, sword light erupted from inside, creating a multicolored beam that shot high into the sky.

Within that beam of light... emerged two immortal swords that were both black and white in color! The immortal swords had come out into the world! The lightning then turned black and white as it encircled the two swords. A thrumming sound echoed out, reaching deafening proportions, and a sword might weighed down, so immense it seemed it could shatter heaven and earth.

From within all that came the excited laughter of Hordeslayer and Rampart.

“Sir Star Ring, and you, the unknown, detestable cultivator, we brothers must thank you. If it weren’t for your little game and the stimulus it provided, we wouldn’t have been as confident in gaining enlightenment.”

“In fact, our enlightenment might have failed. But thanks to the help from you two, we not only came into the world early, but also, we gained deeper enlightenment!”

“And now, our canon has become even more impressive!”

Laughter rang out from the two immortal swords. Hordeslayer and Rampart were clearly very excited, and they were about to send their consciousnesses back to the outside world. But before they left, they had more to say.

“Have fun playing around, kids. Grandpa isn’t gonna stick around! If the two of you have the chance, come to the north and see how outstanding we are in real life. After all, you performed a real service to us here!”

“That’s especially true of you, you unknown, detestable, shameless, unreasonable idiot who possessed the young lord. I can’t believe you dared try to tell us what to do! Keep on dreaming, why don’t you?”

Xu Qing looked at the two immortal swords, and he heard the words being directed at him. His eyes narrowed.

The next instant... a pure white jade slip flew out from his host! It was the very same betrothal gift that Immortal Lord Aurora had given to Immortal Lord Nineshores. It was blank, but could be imprinted with divine will to allow any item from the immortal palace to transfer ownership to the bearer!

1. If you skipped the big footnote in the last chapter, I suggest you go back and read it to make sure you understand this part fully. In a word, when Sir Star Ring mentioned “nothing can be accomplished” he references a term that contains the characters for square and circle. ☜

2. Much of the wording comes from different parts of

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