Chapter 666: Purple and Green Twin Swords

Chapter 666: The Purple and Azure Swords

In the underground world of Zheng Yang Sect, Tai Xu Gu Long yawned and stretched out to sleep. Before his eyelids fully closed, he muttered,"Sleep."Then he added,"And from now on, stop waking me up in the middle of the night. It's annoying."

With that, Tai Xu Gu Long cut off his connection with Ye Chen.

Tsk!

Ye Chen shook his head dismissively, not taking it to heart.

Next, he inscribed the Divine Injury Secret Art onto a jade slip, intending to give it to Chu Ling'er once she awoke.

After finishing that, Ye Chen didn't rest. With a sweep of his hand, he summoned over a thousand spirit swords.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The swords resonated in unison, each gleaming with colorful light, a dazzling display. All were high-grade treasures he had accumulated over time.

Buzz!

He then summoned the Great Luo Divine Cauldron, its immense pressure causing the entire space to tremble.

Gather!

Ye Chen softly commanded, drawing the thousand spirit swords into the Great Luo Divine Cauldron. Immortal fire and heavenly thunder followed, surging inside.

He planned to refine swords using the cauldron.

The Great Luo Divine Cauldron was forged from Great Luo Divine Iron, which originated from the flesh of a Great Luo Golden Immortal and had been tempered by the essence of the sun and moon for countless ages. Using it for sword refining would yield extraordinary results.

Let's begin!

Ye Chen took a deep breath and stood before the cauldron, personally controlling the heavenly thunder and immortal fire to temper the spirit swords.

At the same time, he activated the refining techniques, purging impurities from each sword, extracting their essence, and enhancing their weapon spirit power through repeated fusion and tempering.

After an unknown amount of time, the thousand swords melted into two masses of divine material—one radiating purple light and the other azure light.

Condense!

With Ye Chen's command, the purple material solidified into a purple sword blank, shaped according to his vision. The azure material followed, forming an azure sword blank.

The immortal fire and heavenly thunder enveloped both blanks, continuously forging and polishing them.

Clang! Clang!

Soon, the sounds of sword cries echoed from within the Great Luo Divine Cauldron.

Under the relentless hammering of immortal fire and heavenly thunder, the purple sword blank transformed into a majestic purple divine sword, and the azure one into an azure divine sword. Both swords rang out sharply, their sword auras flickering even without spiritual energy infusion. Lightning coiled around them, radiating formidable power.

Ye Chen worked meticulously, carving every intricate detail with care.

So absorbed was he that he didn't notice Chu Ling'er had awakened and was standing not far behind him.

"What powerful swords," Chu Ling'er exclaimed in awe, gazing at the Purple and Azure Swords in the Great Luo Divine Cauldron. Even from a distance, she could feel the sharp, overwhelming sword energy.

"How much refining material must have gone into this!" she murmured in amazement.

Though impressed, she stayed back, not wanting to disturb Ye Chen.

Time passed slowly, and dawn arrived in the blink of an eye, but Ye Chen continued his work, refining with utmost care.

The process stretched on until nightfall, yet the Purple and Azure Swords in the cauldron grew even more extraordinary.

Amidst the sword cries, mystical phenomena appeared on the blades—faint sounds of heavenly dao harmonies intertwined, and even the Great Luo Divine Cauldron vibrated with a constant hum.

"Truly peerless divine weapons!" Chu Ling'er marveled again at the phenomena surrounding the swords.

Release the swords!

As she watched, Ye Chen shouted and struck the cauldron with his palm.

Clang! Clang!

Instantly, a purple and an azure divine rainbow shot skyward, piercing the void. In the night, they shone brilliantly, drawing the attention of many elders in Qian Qiu Ancient City.

Finally, Ye Chen withdrew the immortal fire and heavenly thunder, grasping the Purple and Azure Swords in his hands.

Clang! Clang!

Even Ye Chen couldn't help but admire his creations. The swords shimmered with fierce sword auras, lightning wrapped around them, and bursts of sword energy shot out, each one intimidating.

"I'll name you Divine Spirit Sword and Immortal Spirit Sword," Ye Chen said with a weary but satisfied smile.

"I knew you were skilled at alchemy, but I didn't realize your weapon refining was this impressive," Chu Ling'er said, stepping forward.

"Of course," Ye Chen grinned.

"Show-off."

"Here, Immortal Spirit Sword and Divine Spirit Sword—pick one," Ye Chen said, suspending the swords before Chu Ling'er.

"For me?"

"Naturally, for you. One for you, and one for my master."

"You should keep them for yourself!"

"Why so polite? I have plenty of treasures."

"You should still keep them!"

"Take them." Ye Chen pushed Divine Spirit Sword toward her. "There, I've chosen for you—Divine Spirit Sword for you, and Immortal Spirit Sword for my master."

"But..."

"No buts." Ye Chen handed her the jade slip with the Divine Injury Secret Art. "This is what I got from Lord Long yesterday. It's a soul attack technique. I tested it—it's much stronger than your Absolute Spirit."

"A soul attack technique?" Chu Ling'er's eyes lit up; she loved anything related to the soul.

"And these are for you too." As she marveled, Ye Chen gave her a storage bag.

"What's this?" Chu Ling'er opened it and saw an array of items—spiritual artifacts, secret scrolls, spiritual herbs, spirit stones—all in vast quantities.

As she looked, her brows furrowed slightly, as if realizing something. She quickly looked up at Ye Chen. "Are you planning to leave again?"

"Me? No, not at all!"

"Don't lie to me." Chu Ling'er said urgently, "I heard about it. Yan Huang is gathering troops to seize Heng Yue. Once everything's ready, you'll challenge Yin Zhi Ping as Qin Yu."

"Damn, who blabbed?" Ye Chen muttered under his breath. He hadn't wanted Chu Ling'er to know, to spare her worry, but somehow she had found out.

"Our strength already surpasses Heng Yue's. Why risk yourself like this?" Chu Ling'er grabbed Ye Chen's hand, looking at him pleadingly. "Please, don't go."

"Don't you have faith in me?" Ye Chen smiled at her.

"You're the one without faith." Tears welled in Chu Ling'er's eyes. "If you did, you wouldn't be handing over all these treasures like you're saying goodbye."

"Come on, giving my wife some treasures doesn't mean I'm preparing for the worst."

"You're lying." In the moonlight, the mist in Chu Ling'er's eyes turned to frost.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Ye Chen smiled and gently wiped away the tears from her eyes. "Last time, over thirty Quasi-Heavenly Realm and more than a thousand Empty Realm experts couldn't take me down. This time will be the same. Don't underestimate my tricks—I have plenty of ways to stay alive."

"Be good and wait for me to come back." With a warm smile, Ye Chen turned away gently.

"Ye Chen." Chu Ling'er hurried forward and hugged him from behind, pressing her face against his back, her voice choked. "Don't do this. You're making me so scared right now."

"Please, just don't go." She held him tighter, her tears soaking his clothes, afraid that this young man would become nothing but a memory, forever out of reach.

The courtyard fell silent, filled only with the muffled sounds of the woman's suppressed sobs.

"We need a reason to draw Tong Xuan and the others out of Heng Yue. No one is more suited for this than me," Ye Chen finally said, breaking the silence. "I'm the commander of the three armies. I have to be responsible for my soldiers. I don't want the path back home to be paved with their blood and bones."