Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 829: The Connecting World

"Excellent! Master Spirit Void, this way please!"

Su Qinian had been brimming with enmity toward Spirit Void Old Ghost before.

Things had changed now, though. Spirit Void Old Ghost wasn't a foe anymore; instead, he was a respected elder favored by the ancestor, a loyal ally delivering precious gifts to the Moon Shadow Sect.

He deserved nothing less than the proper welcome for such a valued guest.

Even if the Moon Shadow Sect disciples around him still viewed him with caution, getting hailed as 'Master' consecutively by Su Qinian and Chen Huaian left Spirit Void Old Ghost feeling dizzy with delight and a surge of arrogance.

In truth, he was merely a ghost cultivator whom everyone despised and wanted to eliminate—what sort of 'Master' was he really?

The ancient beasts from rival sects dreaded his power, yet they mocked him privately as a freakish, neither human nor ghost old relic who refused to die. It was only at the Moon Shadow Sect that he recaptured the sensation of being truly alive.

Since Chen Huaian had recognized him and called him Master, how could the other Moon Shadow Sect disciples possibly cling to their biases against him?

A true Master ought to carry himself with the poise of one!

Spirit Void Old Ghost tugged at his beard, squinted his eyes, clasped his free hand behind his back, and strove to appear as otherworldly and sage-like as he could, channeling the air of a venerable senior. Under the watchful eyes of the assembled disciples, he trailed Su Qinian toward the rear mountains.

"This old guy proves surprisingly simple to please..."

As he observed Spirit Void Old Ghost's departing figure, Chen Huaian couldn't stop the thought from crossing his mind.

The initial encounter with Spirit Void Old Ghost had marked the old ghost as a yellowish spot edged in orange-red on the Cangyun Realm's map, signaling he might turn hostile at any instant.

Today's reunion was different; the instant their eyes met, that orange-red marker faded to a soft yellow.

He wasn't sure why, but right at that meeting, Spirit Void Old Ghost had clearly curbed his aggression.

And presently, Spirit Void Old Ghost glowed as a deep, lively green, radiating an aura of vitality and growth.

"It's unfortunate that Heart Hearing doesn't work on ancient powerhouses like Spirit Void Old Ghost in the Great Ascension Three Tribulations realm, or else I'd know precisely what's on his mind..." Chen Huaian shook his head with a touch of sorrow.

"Those aligned with the Dao attract many allies; those opposed to it stand alone." Gazing at the six treasures clutched in Chen Huaian's grasp, the Spirit Beast Sect Master sighed deeply. "Today's happenings reveal that Senior bears the heaven and earth's Destiny Energy.

Whatever Senior requires materializes right away—isn't that the essence of 'as one desires, so it becomes reality'?

This junior had figured assembling those materials would demand endless effort, time, and toil, perhaps even proving impossible. Yet who imagined they'd be bundled up and handed straight to Senior.

And that deliverer was none other than the very karmic seed Senior sowed personally just half a month back."

Renshou pondered the mysterious, inscrutable nature of fate and karma.

Chen Huaian furrowed his brow, however. Before, his primary form hadn't reached the Great Ascension Stage, leaving his grasp of those hidden laws weaving through heaven and earth—the elusive karma and destiny—quite shallow.

His primary form had now crossed into the Great Ascension Stage.

Every gesture and utterance he made quietly shaped the currents of heaven and earth's energy.

He'd delved deeper into those enigmatic, profound mysteries.

Moreover, the Dao he'd grasped was none other than the ultimate Great Dao of liberty and boundless freedom.

Thus, Renshou's remarks stirred not delight in him, but doubt.

All of this struck him as far too convenient.

It resembled a vast drama with every line scripted ahead, all events plotted within this world's confines, and he himself trapped inside, with no way out.

Was some force orchestrating this on purpose?

And what goal did they pursue...

...

"Tsk, looks like this young one has picked up on something already."

In the Upper Realm of the Cangyun Realm.

White Sword sat in lotus position before a sand table, a faint smirk curling his lips as he eyed the growing haze cloaking the heavenly secrets over the Moon Shadow Sect.

As Chen Huaian grew stronger, his perception of heavenly secrets sharpened.

At first, Chen Huaian's every action lay fully exposed to him, but now it seemed shrouded in fog, vague and elusive.

Still, he could track Chen Huaian's circumstances via alternative means.

Should Chen Huaian's moves stray from his blueprint, he could merely assign a mission to... but these days, even if Chen Huaian veered off course, it held no consequence.

For...

The merging process was on the verge.

"Awaken sight!" White Sword wove hand seals swiftly, unleashing ten thousand threads of silver-white sword qi from within him.

His eyes slitted faintly, and a pale golden "Dao Pattern" surfaced on his brow. Upon reopening them, his pupils became a vast cosmos—innumerable nebulae bloomed and faded inside, galaxies swirled like specks of dust, and the glow of countless stars twinkled hazily in their depths.

His fingers twisted gently, causing the lights and shadows in his golden eyes to focus sharply.

At last, they fixed upon a world wrapped in a soft blue glow.

Nine white whirlpools on that world's surface soared skyward like divine spires. Even through the boundless stellar ocean, the furious spiritual energy surges within the whirlpools remained vivid, resembling nine radiant beacons aflame in the cosmos, etching the planet's details into his vision.

"Every one of the nine Wells of Heaven stands open, all unsealed by Chen Huaian himself.

With such karmic ties, we can pinpoint that world's position entirely!

At long last... the merger commences!"

A spark of elation burst in White Sword's gaze.

He seldom revealed his feelings.

Yet now, he failed to contain the thrill and soaring ambition in his chest.

With a single breath in and out, the sword qi encircling him rushed inward, absorbed completely.

The Cangyun Realm sand table ahead stirred on its own, grains lifting like animated beings to form a golden "sand stream" that trailed his fingers into his forehead's core.

As the stream kept flowing, voids behind him rippled, and the "Origin Core," akin to a hovering blazing sun pulsing with chaotic essence, gradually emerged.

By now, the Origin Core's exterior bore dense golden Dao Patterns.

As White Sword channeled his energy, the patterns quivered in sync.

Each quiver echoed with heaven and earth, releasing a deep toll like an antique bell.

Next, myriad silver-gray "Karmic Chains" unfurled from its heart.

They sprawled through the emptiness like a vast web, as though intent on rending the firmament. They anchored firmly into the void's depths, reaching toward a far-off realm.

White Sword's hands blurred in seal-forming, chants spilling from his lips.

*Buzz buzz buzz—!*

The Origin Core shook with intensifying ferocity.

Pulled by unseen forces, the Karmic Chains shot toward Earth Star, breaching stellar barriers to link exactly with the nine whirlpools there.

Once the last chain latched on, the Origin Core blazed with intense radiance, and space around White Sword wavered like disturbed waters.

He ceased his circulation, and calm slowly returned.

Save for the fervent gleam in his eyes, like flickering embers.

"It's complete."

White Sword whispered to himself: "All preparations are set; we await only the final spark. The two worlds shall slowly unite. Now, we must gather sufficient might to challenge that world's Divine System."

The disturbance White Sword wrought was far from minor.

Yet when Tu Shan Yue and Real Person Jade Compassion arrived, all had reverted to quiet.

"White Sword brother, didn't you promise to join me for a chess game today? Tricking me once more!"

Tu Shan Yue toyed with her fingers, her sulky pout capable of suspending a bottle of soy sauce.

White Sword filled her thoughts entirely. Whatever he'd just accomplished, she brushed it aside, unwilling to probe further.

Only Real Person Jade Compassion, detecting the lingering chaotic energy in the atmosphere, appeared pensive.

And moreover...

The Sword Bearer rarely grinned.

But today, his lips seemed reluctant to flatten.

A major event had surely transpired!

"Oh, yes!" Recalling abruptly, she addressed White Sword, "Spirit Void Old Ghost has settled into the Moon Shadow Sect. Blessed by its immense Destiny Energy and abundant spiritual energy, he can no longer hold back his bottleneck. His tribulation approaches soon... So, do we stick to the plan and let him perish under the heavens' wrath?"

White Sword, hands folded behind, pondered with eyes shut briefly before replying coolly, "Spare his life."

Meeting Jade Compassion's baffled look, he offered a nonchalant reason.

—"I require capable hands at this crucial time!"

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