High Martial Arts: I Travel Through Heaven and Earth Through Dreams

Chapter 301 can be considered a barely successful attempt.

"However, even with these ninth-tier powerhouses involved, the Tianxuan Realm still suffered repeated defeats against the demon invasion."

"The demon race is simply too powerful, and their numbers keep growing. Even the ninth-tier powerhouses from the Heavenly Profound Realm, who can fight ten against one, are helpless against such overwhelming numbers."

"Finally, when thousands of ninth-tier demon emperors appeared in the demon army, the ninth-tier powerhouses of the Tianxuan Realm had no choice but to use their last trump card, which was to ask the upper realm for help."

"So, did they get what they asked for?"

Lin Hanzhou couldn't help but ask.

The Five Elements Sword Saint's memories were also interrupted here.

The man in black robes paused for a moment, then continued.

"I guess you could say I got what I wanted, albeit barely."

Lin Hanzhou was slightly puzzled.

What does it mean to barely manage to get what you've asked for?

Is there any doubt about this?

The black-robed man's next words quickly dispelled Lin Hanzhou's doubts.

"They didn't get a celestial being to descend to the mortal realm, but instead they received a celestial sword."

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy?"

Lin Hanzhou tapped the rim of the teacup lightly with his fingers, a hint of great interest flashing in his deep eyes.

"A complete immortal artifact?"

"That's right."

Nightshade nodded, his tone carrying an undisguised sense of awe and longing.

"A peerless, deadly sword called [Demon Slayer]!"

"A million years ago, when those thousands of immortal ninth-tier demon emperors descended, when the defenses of the entire Tianxuan Realm completely collapsed, when all the powerful humans were plunged into despair..."

"That immortal sword descended from the sky!"

"Its mere wisp of sword energy instantly pierced through the demonic bodies of dozens of ninth-tier Demon Emperors, utterly annihilating them without even a chance to revive!"

"You can probably guess what will happen next in the battle."

"Those ninth-tier powerhouses, although unable to fully refine this immortal sword, cannot even unleash one percent of its power."

"Even so, relying on this sword, they still slaughtered those thousands of arrogant ninth-tier demon emperors like dogs, leaving them routed and utterly defeated!"

"That battle was so fierce that the void collapsed and the sun and moon lost their light!"

"With the immortal sword leading the way, the human army advanced with unstoppable momentum, directly reaching the spatial passage where the demons invaded the Tianxuan Realm."

"They want to achieve their goal in one fell swoop, completely destroying the spatial passage and eliminating any future threats!"

At this point, Nightshade's voice suddenly paused.

His eyes became somewhat strange, carrying a hint of irony, a hint of helplessness, and a hint of sorrow for humanity.

"However……"

"At this most crucial moment, when final victory is just around the corner."

"An accident... or rather, an inevitable tragedy, has occurred."

Lin Hanzhou's heart skipped a beat, and he blurted out, "Internal strife?"

"That's right."

Night Shadow let out a cold laugh.

"Human nature is always susceptible to temptation, especially when faced with the allure of immortal artifacts, which can overturn everything."

"Whoever controls the Immortal Sword will be the absolute ruler of this world!"

Who wouldn't want to be the supreme king?

"Moreover, the ninth-level powerhouse who was in charge of wielding the immortal sword at that time—the Overlord—was also an idiot."

"Relying on the immortal sword in his hand, he actually wanted to take the opportunity to subdue all the other ninth-tier powerhouses, forcing them to sign soul contracts and completely submit to him!"

"Those old monsters who have lived for tens of thousands of years, each one extremely proud and arrogant, will definitely not agree to it."

"Thus, a civil war that should never have happened broke out at the gates of the demon race's stronghold."

Nightshade shrugged, his tone becoming somewhat playful.

"The remaining sixty-odd surviving ninth-tier powerhouses instantly reached a tacit agreement and joined forces to launch a sneak attack on that Overlord Emperor!"

"That battle was even more brutal than the fight against the demons!"

"In the end, although the overlord was protected by the immortal sword, he could not withstand the onslaught of wolves and tigers and was severely injured."

"And the last straw that broke the camel's back was still us, the reincarnated ones."

"At that moment, a reincarnated being seized upon the stalemate between the Overlord and the powerful figures launched a fatal attack, directly destroying the Overlord's physical body and soul!"

"Unfortunately, that overlord was also a ruthless person."

"In his final moments before death, he used all his remaining strength to throw the Demon-Slaying Sword into the deep void!"

"The deep void is an absolute forbidden zone that even ninth-order powerhouses dare not easily venture into, filled with spatial turbulence capable of annihilating everything."

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy has been lost."

"The good news is that the demons' spatial portals were also completely destroyed in the aftermath of that chaotic battle."

"Although the immortal sword is lost, the threat from the demon race has been temporarily eliminated."

"But the price was also terrible."

Night Shadow raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the rooftop, looking at the once shattered sky.

"Before it plunged into the deep void, that immortal sword unleashed one last terrifying burst of sword energy."

"It was that very sword strike that cleaved the entire Tianxuan Realm continent in two!"

"Half of it is the Old World beneath our feet."

"And the other half, which is the New World, is where those ninth-order powerhouses used to be located."

At this point, Nightshade picked up the teacup in front of him and took a small sip.

"The reason why those ninth-order powerhouses call this place the Old Continent is because the Great Dao Laws here are so severely lacking that it is impossible for a ninth-order being born."

"The laws of the Great Dao are relatively well preserved in the New World, which is why all the ninth-order powerhouses are there."

After listening to this, Lin Hanzhou fell into deep thought and asked another question.

"What direct connection does this have with the Demon Extermination Hall hunting down us reincarnated beings?"

"Was it because the location of the ascension platform was leaked that it was exposed?"

"No, it's not just that."

Nightshade shook his head, his tone becoming unusually serious.

"Later, the reincarnated ones of that generation, like people who didn't care about their lives, ventured into the deep void in search of the Immortal Sword."

"For them, the Immortal Sword is more important than anything else. As long as they find the Immortal Sword, they can take it out even if they die."

"Originally, this matter was nothing, but what those reincarnated people didn't know was that the demon race was also constantly sending people to the deep void to search for the immortal sword."

"As expected, because of the reincarnated person, the demons followed the trail and discovered the location of the Heavenly Profound Realm."

"Then, the demons invaded the Tianxuan Realm from beyond the heavens, and the first to be hit was the New World."

"Fortunately, because of the damage to the Heavenly Profound Realm, the main force of the demon race cannot enter; at most, only ten ninth-order demon emperors can come."

"It was precisely for this reason that the ninth-tier powerhouses of the New World were able to resist the invasion of the demon race."

"As for how the identities of those reincarnated individuals were exposed, it was due to the deduction of a ninth-level powerhouse."