All Complete

From the First Annihilation to the Ninth Annihilation, it constructs a complete, self-consistent sword path system from beginning to end.

From the physical attack that shatters stars, to the energy manipulation that transforms into the Great Yin, to the elemental destruction that incinerates all things, then to the dominion of space that traverses without distance, the law of time that travels against the river of ages, the destruction of principles that shatters laws, the dissolution of existence where the self returns to nothingness, the mastery of the void where the Dao and self unite, and finally to the return to the primordial sword where all laws return to nothingness.

This is a path.

A path from "the one who wields the sword" to "the sword itself" to "the Dao itself" to "nothingness."

A complete path from the mortal to the saint, from the saint to the Dao, and from the Dao to nothingness.

From the system, Gu Changyuan learned that the ranks of cultivation techniques in the Immortal Realm are divided into Earthly Immortal, Earthly Spirit, Celestial Phenomenon, Dao Truth, and Return to Origin.

Five ranks, from low to high, from shallow to deep.

The grade of the Tai Xu Nine Annihilations Sword Canon clearly reaches the level of Return to Origin.

Gu Changyuan even had a feeling that the final annihilation of this sword canon—"Primordial Return to the Sword·Nothingness"—

Might surpass the scope of Return to Origin and touch upon something higher, something not even recorded in the Immortal Realm.

No wonder Ye Qingxue could only grasp the surface.

It wasn’t that her talent was insufficient; it was that the ceiling of this sword canon was too high.

For her to touch even the surface at the peak of Human Immortal cultivation was already extraordinary.

If another person had come along, they might not even have been able to understand the words "Tai Xu Nine Annihilations Sword Canon."

Gu Changyuan withdrew his right hand, his fingertip leaving Ye Qingxue’s brow.

That sword intent followed the original path back and submerged again into Ye Qingxue’s consciousness sea.

Ye Qingxue lifted her head, looking at Gu Changyuan, her eyes filled with anticipation and a trace of barely noticeable nervousness.

Gu Changyuan looked into her eyes and spoke slowly.

“This sword canon should have reached the highest level. Given your current cultivation, it is indeed difficult to comprehend.”

Gu Changyuan continued, his tone without blame or disappointment, only the calmness of stating a fact.

“But don’t worry. As your cultivation improves, your grasp of its subtleties will also improve. When your cultivation is sufficient, understanding will naturally follow.”

“Of course, if you still have questions later, you can ask me.”

Ye Qingxue felt a warmth in her heart—an indescribable feeling, like walking a long road and suddenly seeing someone waiting for you at an intersection.

From the first time she met her master, to the establishment of the Heavenly Human Sacred Land, and now to the ascension and creation of the Heavenly Court,

There was always someone who could guide her and tell her—you haven’t gone wrong, keep walking, I’m watching over you.

“Yes, Master,” she said.

……

Afterward, rooms on the Human Peak lit up one after another, and one after another fell into silence.

Lin Jingyu, Bai Ling’er, Yue Lingxi, Xiao Yi, Qin Yu, Fang Yuwei, Yun Tianhe, Xu Mengyao, and Han Feng—nine figures—each assuming their forms, rode a blaze of immortal light and rushed together to the Celestial Palace Courtyard, landing before Gu Changyuan.

This time, all had ascended to immortality, breaking the shackles of the lower realm, and the system-sealed top-tier immortal techniques were fully unsealed. Each person’s inherited cultivation method underwent a transformation, their grades soaring, fully revealing their supreme edge.

Lin Jingyu stood in a blue robe, his Green Lotus Sword Intent rising gently, elegant yet overwhelmingly domineering.

His lifebound technique had fully advanced, evolving into the "Green Lotus Sword Canon·Nine Songs."

Lotus Birth, Lotus Bloom, Lotus Fall, Lotus Heart, Lotus Realm, Lotus Tribulation, Lotus Annihilation, Lotus Crossing, Lotus Return.

Nine realms, from the growth of the lotus to its return to nothingness.

Bai Ling’er’s eyes sparkled with agility, her array patterns flickering faintly as her lifebound technique evolved into the "Illusory World Thousand Array Record."

With her lifebound artifact, the Illusory World Mirror, as the foundation, Bai Ling’er, during her cultivation, pushed all the arrays she had comprehended in her life to their limits.

She then used her soul power to "engrave" the complete array diagrams into the Illusory World Mirror.

In battle, there was no need for array materials, no need to draw array patterns, no need to trigger time—her mind moved, and the arrays were instantly released from the Illusory World Mirror.

Yue Lingxi’s "Great Yin Heavenly Chapter" evolved into the "Great Yin Sovereign Chapter."

From "Heaven" to "Sovereign"—a difference of one word, but different in essence—Heaven is nature, Sovereign is mastery.

It involved the power of moon tides and stars, where the moon sets and stars fall, and the soul perishes.

Xiao Yi’s "Burning Heaven Nine Transformations" was perfectly sublimated, evolving into the top-level immortal fire Dao true interpretation, "Great Sun Incineration True Interpretation."

Qin Yu’s cultivation method evolved into the "Chaos Derivation Heaven Technique."

Relying on his supreme Five Elements Chaos Body, he perfected the Five Elements Great Dao to its utmost, then reverse-derived the primordial source of Heaven and Earth Chaos.

With the Five Elements Chaos Body as the foundation, he derived disorder from order and chaos from rules.

Fang Yuwei’s lifebound technique, "Nine Heavens Phoenix Cry," unlocked its complete form, gaining two top-level divine skills—Heavenly Sound Edict and Soul Pacification Ode.

Yun Tianhe’s eyes were clear and penetrating, faint golden light swirling in them as the "Reality-Breaking Heaven-Slaying Record" was fully unsealed.

It was divided into eight chapters: Chapter Seven—True Sight, the golden pupils resonating with the Heavenly Dao; Final Chapter—Reality-Breaking Return to Truth, slashing through illusions to see the real.

Xu Mengyao’s "Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Sky Heart Sutra" was perfectly evolved, unlocking two ultimate skills—Eternal Ice Coffin and Mirror Reflection·Cold Sky Snow Dance.

Han Feng’s "Wind-Riding Travel" was completely transformed, advancing into the carefree supreme immortal technique "Free and Unfettered Journey."

His lifebound wings, the Azure Firmament Wings, unlocked the ultimate divine ability, Extreme Heaven Escape, which could tear space upon vibration and perform short-distance space jumps.

At that moment, the courtyard was full of people.

The ten demonic beast disciples stood a little further away, since the ten senior siblings’ cultivation methods had just evolved and surely needed their master’s guidance.

The ten human cultivators stood in a row before the rocking chair.

In the past few days, their study of the new techniques had been equally superficial, only scratching the surface.

Gu Changyuan took in everyone’s expressions and spoke slowly, carefully explaining the hierarchy of immortal techniques, the true grades of each technique, and the subtleties of cultivation.

He noticed that these new techniques no longer seemed limited to the Great Dao that matched his disciples’ physiques; they had also branched into other Great Dao.

For example, Yue Lingxi’s Great Yin Sovereign Chapter extended outward to techniques involving moon tide power and star power.

Clearly, this was designed to let her later delve into these two Great Dao, then merge the three Great Dao to activate the Great Yin Sovereign Chapter.

This was within Gu Changyuan’s expectations, after all—entering the true immortal realm was itself a complete transformation in a cultivator’s understanding of the Great Dao.

For most cultivators, especially those with top-tier talent like hers, it was natural to extend outward and gain insights into more Great Dao.