I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 237 You want me to save the world? I'll have to pay more!

"The Spirit Realm is a collection of the memories and thoughts of all living beings on Earth over billions of years. Here, there is no time or space, and therefore it is without beginning or end, and infinite. Even a powerful Emperor Realm expert could easily get lost in it and never find his way back."

The Azure Emperor's words startled Ye Qingzhou.

Because at this moment, isn't he unable to find his way home?

However, Ye Qingzhou quickly calmed down. After all, his transmigration was suspected to be part of the other party's scheme, so no matter what the person in front of him who called himself the Azure Emperor Fuxi was planning, he would at least not watch him die.

Why did you choose me?

Out of curiosity, Ye Qingzhou asked the question he most wanted to ask.

After all, he had never told anyone about his time travel. Now it seemed that this was not an accident, and that he had been summoned from Earth to Blue Star.

"I didn't choose you..."

The Azure Emperor shook his head: "I simply needed a variable to change the 'predestined fate,' so I prayed to destiny through a spacetime rift in the spirit realm. Therefore, it was destiny that chose you."

"Predestined fate? What is that?"

"That's a long story..."

Afterwards, the Azure Emperor told Ye Qingzhou about the ancient times of Blue Star, the truths and past that were buried in the dust of history.

"After the beginning of time, the world was created. After two billion years, the first life forms finally evolved on Earth. After billions of years of continuous evolution, five groups of intelligent beings, namely the Kun, Lin, Ying, Yu, and Mao, were born and established powerful civilizations."

"The Kun Clan's strongest members were the first to discover the existence of the Spirit Realm, even achieving self-realization and pioneering the path of cultivation, which led to the rapid rise of the entire clan. However, this also attracted a powerful enemy coveting Blue Star—the Taixu Divine Dynasty."

"Taixu Divine Dynasty?"

Ye Qingzhou now finally knows who Blue Star's enemy is, but other than that, he knows nothing.

Therefore, Ye Qingzhou became even more curious and couldn't help but ask, "Does the Taixu Divine Dynasty want Blue Star?"

"No, what the Divine Dynasty wants is us."

"us?"

Ye Qingzhou subconsciously felt a chill creep over him, as if it were freezing his soul.

Yes, it's us.

The expression of the Azure Emperor Fuxi also became solemn: "The Great Dao is the projection of the consciousness of all living beings in the spirit world. All things are born, exist, and die on Blue Star. Even if the physical body perishes, the traces of its existence will not disappear. Instead, they will enter the spirit world in the form of memories and beliefs, forming an ocean of information."

"This is the Way of Heaven."

As Ye Qingzhou listened to the description of the Azure Emperor Fuxi, images of ancient times suddenly surfaced deep within his consciousness.

Three and a half billion years ago, stable landmasses formed on Earth.

However, the Earth's surface is still filled with volcanoes and magma, and the water in many places is boiling and extremely hot, so only extremely thermophilic archaea and methanogens can survive.

Between 3.4 billion and 1.8 billion years ago, cyanobacteria, bacteria capable of absorbing sunlight, appeared and obtained energy through photosynthesis.

Two and a half billion years ago, through continuous genetic recombination, eukaryotic life began to emerge. But at this time, Earth still had no intelligent life, so the spirit world was empty.

Until 500 million years ago, marine invertebrates emerged, and Earth ushered in the Cambrian Explosion.

The civilization of the Kun people thus stepped onto the historical stage, dominating the oceans, land, and skies of the blue planet.

Countless Kun creatures, from birth to death, continuously enriched the spirit realm with their memories, spirit, and will, thus giving birth to the first Heavenly Dao.

The Way of Heaven for the Kun Clan!

"So that's how it is. Human nature is what we are born with. Human hearts are what we are driven by. The Way of Heaven is established to govern humanity. The Way of Heaven is constructed from the memories and beliefs of all living beings, and in turn, it can be used by humanity."

In Ye Qingzhou's view, the Heavenly Dao has no independent personality or will, because it is itself a collective subconscious formed by the memories and thoughts of countless living beings.

But this collective subconscious, for the sake of the survival of civilization and for its own growth, still possesses the instinct for survival.

"The Taixu Divine Dynasty wanted to seize the Heavenly Dao of Blue Star. In the beginning, they opened the Heavenly Gate and poured in boundless primordial energy, allowing the beings of Blue Star to use it freely. After coming into contact with the primordial energy, the Kun Clan civilization quickly became addicted to it and could not extricate itself."

"So, the emergence of primordial energy led to the Cambrian explosion?"

Ye Qingzhou asked.

"good."

The Azure Emperor nodded: "The Kun tribe used primordial energy as their foundation to refine their bloodline, thus evolving into the first batch of powerful martial gods, reaching the pinnacle of their power. However, is there ever a free gift in this world? The primordial energy bestowed by the Divine Dynasty was actually malicious. In the end, the Kun tribe's resistance failed, and the first great calamity of heaven and earth descended."

"Therefore, vital energy is more like fertilizer that fattens crops, and once the fruit is ripe, the divine dynasty will come to harvest it."

"Yes, and the Dao Fruit that the Kun Clan painstakingly cultivated with their own resources was harvested by the Divine Dynasty, causing the world to fall into a state of deathly silence."

The Azure Emperor looked sorrowful: "This harvest has happened four times already. After the Kun tribe, the Scale tribe, the Rooster tribe, and the Feather tribe all failed in their struggles and became fish on the chopping block, with their Dao fruits being plucked by the Taixu Divine Dynasty."

"As expected, the vital energy is poisonous."

Ye Qingzhou immediately understood the reason for the failure of the Kun, Lin, Ying, and Yu clans. The Yuan Qi was the bait thrown out by the Taixu Divine Dynasty. This special energy can enhance the interference of consciousness on matter, just like a kind of "currency".

When there is no vital energy, the strong on Earth need a certain power, so they can only forge their own path and comprehend the laws of nature. The hardships and difficulties they endure are beyond the comprehension of outsiders.

But with primordial energy, things are different. As long as you breathe in and out primordial energy, you can transform it into internal breath, and then evolve the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth.

Just like people in the Stone Age who needed a porcelain bowl, they had to make it themselves. The technical difficulty involved was enough to make anyone's scalp tingle.

However, in modern society after industrialization, you can easily buy these items from the shelves for just a little money, and the variety of styles is dazzling.

Vitality is like money.

While this approach is convenient, it also presents significant problems. Without understanding the underlying principles, it's equivalent to not mastering the core technology.

The consequences of this trend are predictable.

The power of the four tribes—Kun, Lin, Ying, and Yu—is built upon primordial energy. This is like a castle on the beach; once the waves come, everything will vanish.

"When will the fifth harvest begin?"

"It started seven thousand years ago."

The Azure Emperor's answer greatly surprised Ye Qingzhou: "Although the flames of civilization of the Kun, Lin, Ying, and Yu tribes were extinguished, a small number of ancient beings still escaped the calamity, continued their own tribes, and helped the Mao tribe establish civilization and resist the invasion of the divine dynasty. In that battle, the heavens were shattered and the gods fell."

"We have paid a heavy price, and the war has dragged on to this day, with the outcome still undecided. But at least we have driven the power of the Divine Dynasty out of Blue Star, using the method of severing the connection between heaven and earth to isolate the enemy outside the celestial realm. And the Spirit Realm is Blue Star's last barrier."

Are the Five Emperors all guarding the Spirit Realm?

Indeed.

The Azure Emperor's answer filled Ye Qingzhou with awe.

In fact, not only the Five Emperors, but all the ancient emperors made a vow that once they died, they would not seek resurrection, but would enter the spirit world to resist the invasion of the divine dynasty.

This is truly a case of the emperor guarding the nation's gates and the monarch dying for the country!

No one will surrender, because the ancestors of the Kun, Lin, Ying, and Yu tribes have already taught everyone a bloody lesson: even if you want to be a dog for the Divine Dynasty, it is impossible.

Those who reach the Martial God realm all bear the power of the Great Dao within themselves, making them natural targets for the Divine Dynasty. Even if they kneel down and beg for mercy, it will be of no use.

Below the God of War, the Saint of War and the Grandmaster are still immature "fruits," and they still have a chance to be dogs of the Divine Dynasty.

This is why, within the Kunlun Grotto-Heaven, the Queen Mother of the West only summons martial gods and powerful warriors, and not martial saints or grandmasters.

The spirit realm is a spacetime node in the universe. It is free from the constraints of time and space, and therefore, through the spirit realm, the power of the divine dynasty can be projected without end, instantly traversing countless light-years to descend upon Earth.

In order to preserve the flame of civilization on Earth, to safeguard the last fruits of the Dao, and to prevent the planet's spiritual energy from being completely exhausted, all the ancient emperors guarded the Spirit Realm and sealed the Heavenly Gate.

However, prolonged defense inevitably leads to defeat, as the power of Earth is far inferior to that of the Divine Dynasty.

Moreover, during the final war that began seven thousand years ago, many powerful figures from divine dynasties died on Blue Star. However, their deaths did not end in death. Over the years, they have been restless, wanting to launch a coordinated attack from within and without to break through Blue Star's celestial defenses, breach the Spirit Realm's defenses, and reopen the Heavenly Gate.

Rather than saying that the primordial energy "overflowed" from the secret realm, it would be more accurate to say that the separation of heaven and earth could no longer completely prevent the primordial energy from penetrating the blue planet.

The Azure Emperor looked at Ye Qingzhou, his expression solemn yet subtly expectant: "The calamity of primordial energy has plagued Blue Star for billions of years. The defeat of the Kun, Lin, Ying, and Yu races has already allowed the divine dynasty to erode most of Blue Star. If we are defeated again, the Heavenly Dao of Blue Star will be completely annihilated, and the entire planet will fall into eternal death. This is our predetermined fate."

"Can't we reinforce the seal?"

"I tried it, but it didn't work."

The Azure Emperor's tone was extremely heavy: "Primordial energy has invaded the core of Blue Star. Every wisp of spiritual energy contains spiritual energy, so much so that any living being born on Blue Star has its soul marked with primordial energy and falls under the control of the Divine Dynasty. You have cultivated the 'Qimen Dunjia,' so you should understand what this means."

"..."

Ye Qingzhou fell silent.

The symbolic and numerical thinking in "Qimen Dunjia" allows Ye Qingzhou to disregard probability and directly lock in a guaranteed success. As long as all the data is known, failure is impossible.

The Book of Changes, created by the Green Emperor Fuxi, is the beginning of all classics. Its ability to perform divination based on innate principles is probably even greater than that of the Qimen Dunjia.

Does the Divine Dynasty not have similar methods?

The Divine Dynasty not only possesses this knowledge, but it is also far more powerful than the I Ching. Under the cover of its vital energy, the Blue Star is completely transparent to the Divine Dynasty.

Therefore, all resistance is doomed to failure, because the outcome has already been predetermined by the Divine Dynasty.

Unless, a variable arises that the Divine Dynasty cannot control.

"So, I'm that variable?"

Ye Qingzhou finally understood why the Azure Emperor had summoned his soul from Earth to Blue Star, and even specially selected someone with the same name to allow him to possess the body so that he could integrate more quickly.

The Azure Emperor made no attempt to conceal this: "Your soul bears no imprint of primordial energy, which is why you are 'out of the calculation.' Your existence as a variable is the only hope for Blue Star to break free from 'predestined fate.'"

"So, the legacy of the Sword Emperor and the Flame Emperor was also deliberately left to me by you?"

"That's not it."

"no?"

Ye Qingzhou was stunned. He thought that all of this was arranged by the Azure Emperor, and even vaguely guessed that the Azure Emperor's Great Dao should be related to time and fate.

The Azure Emperor laughed and said, "Indeed, no. The Sword Emperor's lineage originally belonged to someone else."

"Someone else?"

Recalling the process of obtaining the Heart Sword Secret Technique, Ye Qingzhou instantly understood who "someone else" referred to: "Xu Yuebing?"

You guessed half right.

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"The Sword Emperor's legacy was originally intended for the Xu Yunxi and Xu Yuebing sisters. They possess the bloodline of the Feather Clan's Azure Bird Clan and are destined to become key figures in the final battle. However, after meeting you, the Sword Emperor changed his mind. Like me, He chose to place His bets on you."

"..."

Ye Qingzhou inwardly grumbled, wondering if he had stolen Xu Yuebing and Xu Yunxi's opportunity.

Of course, he didn't get the benefits for nothing; he also took the blame for the two sisters.

I originally thought that if the sky on Earth collapsed, there would be tall people to hold it up.

The person who was supposed to go up and take the lead ended up being himself?

There's really no such thing as a free lunch!

What right do I, an Earthling, have to save the planet?

Can't you Earthlings save yourselves?

While inwardly ranting, Ye Qingzhou knew it was too late to protest now, since there was no turning back after time travel, and besides, she actually quite liked Blue Star.

After all, the people here know martial arts, speak nicely, and are all talented.

Even so, Ye Qingzhou still refused to be free labor. Saving the world was such a difficult and risky task that he had to be paid extra!

So he brazenly looked at the Azure Emperor: "Ahem, Your Majesty, you are the head of the Five Emperors. The Sword Emperor bestowed upon me the secret teachings of the Heart Sword and the divine weapon Dragon Abyss. You can't just leave without giving something in return, can you?"

"You little brat..."

The Azure Emperor shook his head and chuckled, not angry at all. Instead, he said, "You actually received the bargaining chip I gave you a long time ago, but you just didn't realize it."

"Um?"

Ye Qingzhou expressed his doubts about this.

The Azure Emperor glanced at Ye Qingzhou with annoyance: "I left a wisp of the Dao of Time and Space in your heart. It can not only protect your soul and enable it to successfully cross the river of time and space, from Earth to Blue Star, but also make your sword intent contain the characteristics of transcending time and space."

Then, the Azure Emperor changed the subject: "Of course, if you don't like it, I can take it back."

Time and space are the most supreme laws of the Dao!

Not a fool!

"No, I like it very much, I was just asking casually."

It was only then that Ye Qingzhou realized how special his sword intent was. In fact, even before he comprehended the Ascending Dragon technique when he killed Zhan Lie, Ye Qingzhou had already noticed that his sword intent was different from others.

Especially the sword intent, with its characteristic of traversing the long river of time and space.

He once thought this was a perk of time travel, after all, his soul came from Earth to Blue Star, which meant he had traversed the long river of time and space.

It is reasonable that the soul, after such a baptism, would possess a quality that transcends the long river of time.

In retrospect, this characteristic was actually a gift from the Azure Emperor. Otherwise, his soul would not have been able to complete the transmigration and would probably have been annihilated in the long river of time in the spirit world.

With the help of this wisp of the Dao of Time and Space bestowed upon him by the Azure Emperor, he might be able to touch the Great Dao of Time and Space and wield supreme power.

Compared to divine weapons and cultivation techniques, the value of Daoist essence is clearly far greater.

The Azure Emperor is truly generous!

He truly deserves to be called the first of the Five Emperors!

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Shouldn't I head back?"

"Yes, you really should go back."

After saying this, the Azure Emperor made no further comment, instead asking Ye Qingzhou, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

"..."

If I could walk, would I need to beg you?

Ye Qingzhou rolled her eyes, but since she needed his help, she could only plead in a low voice, "Please, Your Majesty, help me."

As a result, the Azure Emperor vanished without a trace. Ye Qingzhou found that his consciousness had been transported to the void, and at the same time, he heard the Azure Emperor's laughter from the depths of his mind: "No need to beg me, the way home is in your heart, feel it with your heart..."

What kind of feeling am I getting?!

If Ye Qingzhou hadn't known he couldn't win, he would have loved to draw his sword and have a go at the Azure Emperor.

Why don't you just send me back directly?

They had to pull this stunt.

Are all big shots this perverse?

"Your Majesty, are you still there?"

After repeatedly asking questions into the void and finally confirming that the Azure Emperor had left, Ye Qingzhou had no choice but to focus his consciousness on his mental world.

"Feel it with your heart?"

This statement is clearly an implication from the Green Emperor.

Ye Qingzhou pondered, "The Spirit Realm is a zero-dimensional space, without beginning or end, boundless and limitless. If we search for a way out aimlessly, we'll probably be lost forever. Wait a minute..."

Suddenly, Ye Qingzhou realized something was wrong: "How did the Azure Emperor find me? That's right, it was the mental mark! Using that as an anchor point, he was able to sense my arrival and even pull me into his mental world."

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou had already figured out how to leave the Spirit Realm.

Then, his mind sank completely into the depths of his inner world, and sure enough, he successfully triggered a resonance in his soul and found an anchor point to return to the real world.

It was as if an invisible thread connected his consciousness with another consciousness, drawing them together.

Following this resonance, Ye Qingzhou's mind and will were finally able to leave the seemingly empty spirit realm, and his soul transformed into radiance, descending from the sky and entering someone's body.