Feng Wanli had misunderstood.
Jun Changxiao had no connection with the Guixu Sword Saint.
Actually, it wasn’t strange that he overanalyzed. The main thing was that when mentioning sword dao in the Cangyun System, everyone’s first thought was of that secluded senior.
Moreover, activating the Fifth Form unleashed such terrifying sword momentum. If he were older and more immortal-like, people would easily suspect he was the Guixu Sword Saint himself.
Resolving a peak-level Heaven’s Secret Realm expert like Feng Wanli proved that the upgraded Unbearable Blade had caught up with the current version.
“Awesome!”
Returning to his study, Gou Sheng couldn’t stop smiling.
During this period, he’d been quite frustrated because he couldn’t contend with the Heavenly Demon Emperor and could only keep his tail between his legs while wandering the universe.
With the Unbearable Blade strong again, he could recklessly rampage once more!
“Kekeke!”
The laughter of a petty villain came from the study.
“Thud!”
Suddenly, the sound of falling replaced the strange laughter.
The camera turned over to see the triumphant Jun Changxiao lying on all fours in the study. The energy in his dantian was sealed, and he couldn’t muster even a thread of strength.
From these symptoms…
That’s right, Gou Sheng had gone weak again!
“Didn’t you say there were no side effects!” Jun Changxiao roared in his heart.
After the Unbearable Blade upgraded, he had played with unsealing and sealing it back and forth several times, but nothing had happened. Yet today, weakness suddenly struck—of course he couldn’t accept this.
The System said, “If I’m not mistaken, the host can unseal it at will and take it out to play. But once you enter combat, it will trigger the side effect.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao was speechless.
“It’s already pretty good.” The System consoled, “At least it cut out the unsealing procedure.”
“Good my ass!”
Jun Changxiao said, “When there was a seal before, did I ever lack Unsealing Talismans? Now what’s the difference between cutting it out and not cutting it out?”
“…”
The System was at a loss for words.
Indeed, in some critical life-and-death situations, Gou Sheng really hadn’t lacked Unsealing Talismans. He could unseal whenever he said so. Therefore, whether it unsealed or not had become meaningless.
…
The unsealing mechanism was canceled, but the side effects remained.
This made the triumphant Jun Changxiao immediately enter a state of depression.
Originally, he thought that if the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s subordinates caught up again, he’d directly use the Fifth Form to annihilate them all.
Now?
He had to reconsider.
“Alas.”
Lying in the Spacetime Secret Realm, Jun Changxiao gazed at the distorted space and thought, “When all is said and done, my own strength is too weak. Without borrowing external power, I simply can’t fight the Heavenly Demon Emperor.”
The more this was the case, the more determined he became to establish an alliance-type organization to resist the Heavenly Demon Emperor.
“From this moment on!”
Jun Changxiao’s gaze became serious, “The Jun Alliance is established!”
“Boom!”
Outside, in the dark endless universe, when Gou Sheng put his casually spoken words into action, suddenly a thunderclap sounded on flat ground. No matter how distant the plane, they could faintly hear the commotion.
“What was that sound just now?”
“Thunder, probably?”
“It seems to come from the distant depths of the universe!”
Many warriors from various systems were discussing it, their eyes showing a trace of awe.
And in an inconspicuous area of the Cangyun System, a black-clothed person flying at extreme speed heard the thunder and suddenly stopped. His eyes showed excitement, “The one who will change the Upper Universe’s pattern… has finally appeared!”
“Who is it!”
“Who exactly is it!”
…
“Hmm?”
In Guixu Realm, the Guixu Sword Saint sitting in the bamboo forest drinking tea also heard the thunder.
He gently set down his teacup, his ears echoing with words left by an old friend: “When heavenly thunder shakes the universe, a new era will begin.”
“Could Weibuzi’s prophecy… be coming true?”
“Swish!”
Just then, a black shadow appeared out of thin air and said respectfully, “Master, we just received intelligence that the Eternal Sect’s Sect Master consecutively destroyed several of the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s fleets.”
“Oh?”
Jian Guixu was somewhat surprised.
The Heavenly Demon Emperor was extremely terrifying in both strength and power. For his disciple’s sect to dare fight him showed some courage.
“Pass down the order.”
Jian Guixu stood up, his indifferent-to-fame aura replaced by sharp sword momentum, “All Sword Alliance members assemble. Officially declare war on the Heavenly Demon Emperor!”
“This…”
The black-clothed person was somewhat worried, “Isn’t it too hasty?”
Jian Guixu said, “I believe many old fellows have already taken action. After all, they’ve been waiting for Weibuzi’s prophecy to come true, waiting for the one who will change the universal pattern to appear. Now that the heavenly thunder phenomenon has arisen, it represents that the opportunity has arrived.”
“Opportunity?”
The black-clothed person didn’t understand, “You mean?”
“Cannot say, cannot say.” Jian Guixu acted mysteriously.
…
The thunder penetrated the universe, alarming many great figures. For a time, undercurrents surged in many planes.
“Swish!”
At a pond in a certain realm, a white-haired person reeled in his fishing rod, then left carrying his fish basket.
His back gradually transformed from plain to sharp. That feeling was as if he transformed from an old person on the verge of death into a vibrant young person.
“Boom!”
A barren mountain in a certain realm slowly tilted.
The middle-aged man who seemed about to lift the entire mountain casually took out a nine-ring broadsword from the bottom, laughing, “Old partner, with this opportunity appearing, we can’t miss it.”
Similar situations successively played out in many planes.
Originally very ordinary people, after hearing the heavenly thunder, whether in momentum or mentality, seemed to be rejuvenated.
…
In a magnificent great hall.
The Heavenly Demon Emperor sat in the head position.
He also heard the thunder sound and even recalled what Weibuzi once said—only when heavenly thunder filled the universe would it represent the appearance of the one who would change the pattern.
“Your Majesty!”
The strategist reported with a grave expression, “Intelligence from various branches indicates that many strong people and forces who had been living in anonymity have successively appeared. They seem to want to oppose us.”
The Heavenly Demon Emperor said disdainfully, “Just a group of worthless trash.”
He wasn’t afraid of many enemies. Even if opposed by the entire world, he even welcomed them opposing him, because then he could have more reasons to accelerate the conquest of the Upper Universe.
“Pass down the order.”
The Heavenly Demon Emperor’s eyes flashed with intense killing intent, “Anyone who resists this Emperor, along with their plane, must bear the risk of being destroyed.”
“Yes.”
The strategist withdrew.
The Heavenly Demon Emperor leaned back in his chair and said calmly, “Weibuzi, although you calculate without omission, don’t forget that with this Emperor’s cultivation, I can completely defy fate and change destiny. In this Upper Universe, only this Emperor is qualified to change the pattern. Others are unworthy!”
…
The Upper Universe became extremely strange after the heavenly thunder sounded.
Jun Changxiao lay in the Spacetime Secret Realm like a lump of mud recovering, beginning to plan how to develop the Jun Alliance.
Alliance.
Meaning alliance.
So the first thing to do was recruit allies.
“After the side effects disappear, I need to wander around the various planes.” Jun Changxiao muttered.
The sudden inspiration to develop an alliance-type force came from the Night King Alliance. He believed that opposing the Heavenly Demon Emperor definitely couldn’t be done by one person’s power alone. He must unite everyone.
“Why would people follow you?” The System unhelpfully threw cold water again.
“Just because…”
Jun Changxiao paused slightly and pointed at himself.
“I understand.” Before he could speak, the System preemptively said, “Just because the host is thick-skinned.”
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