0p0 Chapter 140: The Evil Sword and the Prophecy
Chapter 140: The Evil Sword and the Prophecy
"You are the extraterritorial demon in the prophecy who can overturn the situation between the two worlds."
An Ling's heart was pounding. "Demon from outside the domain? Isn't this adjective used to describe travelers in Blue Star's immortal cultivation novels? Could it be that the sect master already knows that I'm a traveler?"
She was really panicked this time. An Ling thought that she would try her best to hide the secret of being a time traveler until the day she died, but the leader of the immortal sect, whom she had only met twice, seemed to have seen through her identity!
An Ling tried her best to steady her breathing. After a pause, she raised her head and forced a smile, "Master, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"
Elder Wu beside them had no idea what was going on. He walked between the two men on his short legs and pressed down with both hands, trying to ease the tension between them. "Sect Master, the 'Outer Devil' is not allowed to be mentioned. Is there any misunderstanding between you two?"
The clan leader just stared at Elder Wu with his puffy eyes and ordered, "You are so well-informed. I don't believe you haven't heard of the prophecy. Now repeat the content of the prophecy in front of her."
"Ah, this..." Elder Wu looked at An Ling in embarrassment, and finally said, "There is a rumor in the world of immortal cultivation that in the near future, a demon from outside the domain will descend from the sky, holding an evil sword, and complete the unfinished business of the immortals."
The sect leader said calmly: "You and I both know that only the extraterritorial demons can restrain the way of heaven. Because of this, only the extraterritorial demons can take out the evil sword, which is the broken star in An Ling's hand!"
An Ling was silent. What extraterritorial demon? What evil sword? Could it be that when she encountered the fragment of the Heavenly Dao before, she was not controlled by it like the others, and was even able to destroy the fragment. Was it because she was a time traveler?
"Li Wanjian is my disciple, I will not let his wish go unfulfilled," the sect leader saw An Ling lost in thought and suddenly smiled, "I don't care about killing or not, I just know that he is a good boy, he has his own principles and persistence, what I can do for him is to support him unconditionally, including storing this 'Shattered Star' in the Sword Pavilion, waiting for your arrival."
"An Ling, we have never been your opposite," the sect leader said, "I don't know if anyone else has told you this, but I'll say it again. As long as you join the Canglan Sword Sect, you will have a home. There is no opposition or suspicion between family members. This was true for Wan Jian in the past, and it is also true for you. No matter what your identity was in the past, at this moment, you are my Sword Sect disciple, and I will not let others bully you."
An Ling did not believe the sect master's bold words. She just kept stroking the broken stars and asked, "Li Wanjian, what does it have to do with the fragments of the Heavenly Dao?"
Seeing that the two men had started to talk about serious matters, Elder Wu tactfully stepped back a few steps, sat cross-legged on the cushion, and listened carefully to these secrets that would definitely cause an uproar if they were spread to the outside world.
"The broken star in your hand is made of the fragments of the Heavenly Dao." The Sect Master's opening words were terrifying, and he directly pointed out the origin of the broken star. "Wan Jian said that this sword is very strange. He only touched it for a few days on his way back to the sect, and he obviously felt that his mind was affected. He could not remember things more and more, and even had a vague idea of the time he was in. Sometimes he even mistakenly thought that he had just come down the mountain and was still wondering why he had returned to the sect. Later, he had forgotten everything and would only immerse himself in the hatred of the past every day. As long as he saw a cultivator with spiritual power, he would think that the other party was his enemy and kill him directly."
"Didn't Li Wanjian kill people after he betrayed his clan?" An Ling asked.
"No, I crippled his right hand in front of everyone. That was something that happened later. However, the people in the mountains didn't feel the short period of time, and others would naturally think that he killed people after he betrayed the sect."
"He has caused a disaster. The other five clan leaders and I are going to go out together to capture him."
"At this time, he actually returned to the Sword Sect and asked to see the Sect Master, saying that he had something important to ask for."
"He told me that he was getting less and less awake and that he had to explain everything as soon as possible."
"The prophecy is true, but he himself is just a small pawn in the prophecy. His existence is just to turn fate back to the starting point."
Destiny is like a giant tree floating above the boundless ocean. Every branch and every leaf represents a different direction of the world. Just by gently turning a key point, it will lead to a series of subsequent changes, just like dominoes. As long as the timing and the connection between each event are calculated in advance, a gentle push will lead to the spectacle of "a thousand-mile dam destroyed by an ant hole" and collapse in an instant.
"He didn't tell me the specific reason, but just said that if he wanted to get the world back on track, he would have to join the Futian Army to fight against the Immortal Sect. The reason he sealed it in the Sword Pavilion was because he felt that the sword was too uncontrollable and could no longer remain in his hands."
"I didn't connect the Shattered Stars with the Evil Sword until I felt the breath of Heaven on this sword. Then I tried my best to seal the Evil Sword and curb the evil intent it exuded."
"You are the first person who has the ability to make Shattered Star interested in you and take out the sword safely. You are the first person who can truly control it. That is why I am sure that you are the extraterritorial demon in the prophecy."
An Ling felt cold all over. It seemed as if all of this had been planned in advance. From Li Wanjian to her own actions, everything seemed to be controlled by someone.
She suddenly remembered a scene she saw in the small world. The faceless man gave the broken stars to Li Wanjian as a friend. Could it be that he was the mastermind behind the scenes?
An Ling said: "I have seen Li Wanjian's life memories. The Broken Stars were given to him by a faceless man named Hu. This man was a member of the Futian Army."
"Impossible," unexpectedly, the sect leader immediately denied it. "A divine weapon like the Shattered Star is definitely not something that mortals can touch. How could it be related to the Futian Army?"
"It's true," An Ling slowly recalled and pieced together the context of the incident. "Hu approached Li Wanjian as a friend and persuaded him to join the Futian Army. Then, taking advantage of his trust, he gave the Broken Star to Li Wanjian when he was about to return to the sect to resign from you, the sect master. Li Wanjian didn't notice the abnormality of the sword and just treated it as an ordinary weapon. Later, he was controlled by the Broken Star and killed people everywhere."
"Who is this 'Hu'?" The clan leader stood up and looked at An Ling intently.
An Ling shook her head. "I don't know. This person is very secretive. Even in the illusion, he didn't reveal any clues. His face was blank and his voice was indistinguishable from male or female. I couldn't recognize any characteristics at all. The only name I know was told to me by Li Wanjian's remnant."
"I'm afraid he is the creator of the so-called 'prophecy'."