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The divine sword is naturally formed. As long as the spiritual energy can be gathered, the sword's sharpness will be activated on its own. Why would it need ordinary means to temper its sharpness?

"With the decline of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, it won't be long before we completely enter the Dharma-ending Age!"

"The many things left behind by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden in the past, the power of the Dragon Soul and the Goddess's Tears have all completely dissipated. As for the Fusang Divine Tree, it's best to return it to its ordinary state..."

"After all, Mount Shu has fulfilled its duty, and continuing to preserve this divine tree would only be a burden."

In the space filled with golden light, Xu Qing looked at the swords floating in the sword-forging furnace and murmured to himself.

And so, some more days passed.

On this day, the sky outside was not bright and clear.

Instead, dark clouds gathered.

From the morning onwards, dark clouds shrouded the sky, dense and overwhelming, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

The Fusang Divine Tree, however, did not emit golden light today and returned to tranquility.

This brought a sigh of relief to the people of Shushan.

As for changes in the sky? There can't be any bad weather every now and then!

The weather looks like it's going to rain.

Therefore, the people of Shushan would stay indoors if they had nothing to do, so as not to get soaked when it rained later.

However, it is clear that what seems like an ordinary day to them is actually quite extraordinary.

Deep within the Yu Abyss.

The sword-forging furnace has disappeared at some point.

A sword prototype floated in mid-air, entwined by the roots of the Fusang Divine Tree.

Golden light continuously surged towards the sword embryo, making the entire sword embryo appear incomparably sacred.

"Gathering the Yang energy of Fusang and the Yin energy of Yuyuan, Yin and Yang intertwine..."

Xu Qing stood solemnly not far from the sword embryo, his hands forming an ancient hand seal.

More somber words came from his mouth.

As the words were spoken, the last remaining divine power in his body surged wildly outward, drawing in the power of the Fusang Divine Tree, along with the ancient Yin energy accumulated in the Yu Abyss, all converging and ultimately flowing into the sword embryo.

The interplay of Yin and Yang, combined with the previously set-up spirit-gathering array.

In an instant, the sword's spiritual energy began to accumulate.

According to the previous classification of swords, this sword has become a fourth-tier sword in an instant, but that is not enough.

What Xu Qing wants to forge today is a fifth-order divine sword.

"continue!"

Thus, under his manipulation, the divine power of the Fusang Divine Tree and the Yin energy of the Yu Abyss continued to surge toward the sword, and the sword's spirituality was constantly enhanced.

Time flies, and another month has passed in the blink of an eye.

An ordinary person would have reached their limit, if not died, after enduring this for more than four months, and would have become haggard. But Xu Qing remained energetic and showed no signs of fatigue.

A month has passed.

The Yin energy within Yu Yuan has dissipated by seventy to eighty percent.

This place is located deep underground, called Yu Yuan, which is the place where the sun sleeps.

Although it is not the true place where the sun slumbers, as the place where the roots of the Fusang Divine Tree are rooted, and where Chi You was previously sealed, the Yin energy here is extremely dense. Compared with the Yin energy here, the Yin fire poison in the Luosheng Hall where the Yin Yang School is located is truly insignificant.

However, even such a dense concentration of Yin energy seemed to be somewhat insufficient at this moment.

They were all absorbed clean by this newly born sword.

Naturally, yin cannot grow alone, nor can yang produce alone.

As a divine sword, it cannot only have a dark side; otherwise, it would become a purely demonic sword.

The previous Chi You Sword was a demonic sword, which even lured its master, Chi You, into the demonic path. With this precedent in mind, Xu Qing would certainly not forge a demonic sword.

Only by combining yin and yang can one achieve balance.

Since this sword absorbed so much of the Yin energy, naturally, the Yang energy of the Fusang Divine Tree, which served as a balancing force, was also largely absorbed by the sword.

Perhaps, from the outside, the Fusang Divine Tree still appears to be a giant tree standing atop Mount Shu, but in reality, it has been hollowed out.

The solar power accumulated by the Fusang Divine Tree over thousands of years was completely absorbed into this sword.

Although the power of the Fusang Divine Tree still exists, it can still manipulate and draw upon the primordial energy between heaven and earth.

However, with the primordial energy of heaven and earth becoming increasingly scarce, it is no longer possible to accumulate such powerful solar energy again. In fact, as the world changes and the primordial energy dissipates, the power within the Fusang Divine Tree will only decrease, and one day it will no longer be the divine tree of yesteryear.

This is also what Xu Qing previously said about returning the Fusang Divine Tree to normalcy.

The outside world, of course, had no idea what Xu Qing was thinking.

However, for the people of Shushan, their mood during this period was not lighthearted, but rather exceptionally somber.

Simply because there hasn't been a sun for over a month.

At first, the sky was overcast, and they thought it was going to rain, so they just stayed indoors and didn't think much of it.

However, the next day, the third day... and more than a month passed.

The rain never fell; instead, the sky remained perpetually gloomy.

One or two days could be considered strange weather.

But there has been no sun for more than a month, which is a bit strange.

Especially when the Shushan people tried to leave the mountains and go down to the foot of the mountain to get away from this place, they found that the sun was shining brightly outside.

In other words, only the area where Mount Shu is located is shrouded in dark clouds.

Dark clouds covered the sky, obscuring the sun.

What does this signify?

This is clearly a sign of impending doom!

Upon discovering this, the people of Shu Mountain were filled with dread.

Why did these signs appear? They hardly thought about it; the answer was already in their minds.

"Yu Yuan!"

"Something must have happened to Yu Yuan!"

"High Priest, you shouldn't have let that person enter the Abyss!"

Some of the Yu Yuan guards came to the High Priest's side and began to complain to him.

They were unaware that the High Priest had received a "divine revelation," only that he had allowed an outsider to enter the Yu Abyss, into the forbidden area guarded by their Shu Mountain clan.

They didn't actually know what was inside the Yu Yuan.

However, the ancestral precept passed down through generations of the Shu Mountain clan is that once the things in the Yu Yuan are released, they will endanger the entire world.

"There are some things you would never understand!"

Faced with the doubts of his clansmen, the High Priest of Shushan simply sighed and did not offer much explanation.

If he had a choice, he wouldn't actually want Xu Qing, a stranger he'd just met, to step into the Abyss of Yu.

But who can blame us when the goddess gave us divine revelation!

The Shushan Clan exists to fulfill the mission entrusted to them by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden. Their purpose is to complete the mission given to them by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

Once the goddess gives divine revelation, even if many things are illogical, the High Priest of Shushan has no choice but to obediently follow this option.

"If something really happens, I will find a way to make amends!"

After a long silence, the High Priest of Mount Shu only uttered this one sentence.

As for how to make amends, or whether he even had the ability to do so, he didn't say.

Seeing the High Priest's actions, the Yu Yuan guards, despite still having many questions, could only obediently keep them to themselves.

Fortunately, apart from the sky above Mount Shu remaining shrouded in dark clouds, there were no other changes, which allowed everyone to breathe a slight sigh of relief amidst their tension.

this day.

The Fusang Divine Tree, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.

"what happened?"

Why is the divine tree behaving strangely?

The Fusang Divine Tree stands atop Mount Shu, and its unusual activity immediately attracted the attention of the entire Mount Shu.

Someone spoke up, expressing their doubt and curiosity.

The high priest of Shushan also had a furrowed brow.

Splash!

The Fusang Divine Tree swayed, bursting with golden light. In a trance, it seemed as if a blazing sun rose from it, then transformed into a divine rainbow, shooting high into the sky.

boom!!

In an instant, the dark clouds that had shrouded Mount Shu for more than a month were broken.

As the sunlight fell, it mingled with the light emanating from the Fusang Divine Tree, and auspicious clouds appeared, replacing the previously dense dark clouds.

In a hazy vision, the people of Mount Shu saw many phantoms, immortals and auspicious beasts, appearing amidst auspicious clouds.

This scene did not last long.

Before long, the strange phenomena disappeared again.

All of this seems rather inexplicable.

However, it is not difficult to understand if we consider what happened in Yu Yuan.

Inside the Yu Abyss, a long sword with an ancient design quietly fell into Xu Qing's hands.

The divine sword is finally complete!