“Don’t worry about it. You haven’t even spent a decade in this life and are already worrying about successors…  Anyway, both of us are alone for now. Want to learn more about that existence who transmitted the Dao to your disciples in beginning of the Era?” Nineorigin’s voice was quite calming as she asked him.

“Let me guess, it was you wasn’t it?” Heifeng Jiansui couldn’t help his deadpan expression as he pointed at her.

“Uh, maybe I should have waited for you to ask…” Nineorigin didn’t look too surprised that he found out.

“It would have been difficult for anyone else to be the teacher… Only you can justifiably be the person who knows the Dao and cultivation paths of this era. Of course, I would have preferred if it was one of the Perennial Lords or Immortal Kings who were my Sect Disciples, but…” Heifeng Jiansui simply shook his head and walked, Nineorigin following.

The Sword Contemplation World was beautifully designed. Heifeng Jiansui set the Clear Jade Sword as the core and his entire Quintessence Sword Dao was used to hide it. This made the Sword Contemplation World the core of the Ninelight Stellar Circuit, transforming it with the power of the two Sword Daos.

Under the swordlight that shone like stars and upon the earth that was paved with swords, Heifeng Jiansui and Nineorigin walked together, hand in hand as they conversed.

“You are set on reestablishing your Quintessence Sword Sect this era, aren’t you?” Nineorigin’s sudden question was a surprise.

“Of course. Want me to join your Nineorigin Sect?” Thinking about it, this was the only reason he could think of.

“That’s right, considering it?” Shamelessly asking, she looked at his reaction.

“Well, why not? I’ll diverge after I reach Immortal King to reform my Quintessence Sword Sect. But it will take hundreds of years to reach that point.” Nineorigin was surprised at his affirmation. “Anyway, I was planning to join, but my father could only promise me the seat of an Outer Sect disciple at most.”

“Don’t worry, you can be a core disciple or a successor disciple if you want… You can suck my sect’s resources dry, I won’t mind!” Heifeng Jiansui couldn’t help but notice Nineorigin’s tinkling laugh.

“Anyway, only hundreds of years to reach Immortal King? Your disciples took near a million years and you want to accomplish it only a few hundred? If you were retreading the Quintessence Sword Dao then it would only be natural. But you have decided to follow the path of Void, won’t it be harder?” Nineorigin curiously asked him.

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“I don’t plan to follow the path of Void… In this era, I will follow the path of Worlds.” As Heifeng Jiansui expected, Nineorigin’s shock cold be plainly seen.

“Are you sure? The path of World Creation is basically something you will embark upon on reaching the level of Perennial Lord. Stepping on to it this quickly…” She thought for a moment before whispering, “Are you doing it for my sake?”

“I suppose that is part of the reason. In any case, World Creation is something I want to embark on even in my previous life.” Heifeng Jiansui’s answer didn’t seem to be to her liking as she pouted before increasing her walking pace.

Nearly breaking into a run to catch up, he was suddenly asked by her, “Hey, I wanted to ask you… The apex of the Sword Dao reached by you is the Quintessence Sword Dao. The apex of the Sword Dao reached by the Clear Jade Daoist is the Clear Jade Sword Dao. Both reaching the apex of the Sword Dao, how are they so different?”

“The reasons are simple. My Sword Dao focuses on slaughter, quintessence of close combat swordsmanship and the Nine Elements while Clear Jade Sword Dao focuses on clear heart void of desire, flying sword techniques and quintessential transformation of sword and heart. Both of them approach the apex of sword arts, but both of them are different. Actually back then, my Quintessence Sword Dao was unparalleled without competitors. By comparing with the Clear Jade Sword Dao, I refined my Quintessence Sword Dao.” Heifeng Jiansui had a nostalgic expression as he answered.

“I suppose you want to know about the Clear Jade Daoist, right? He was a person of two eras before. He broke through to Chaos Sovereign, leaving his sword behind as a legacy. He is only one of the three existences among the 8 eras that have passed by to become a Chaos Sovereign in my Nineorigin Chaosworld.” Without needing to ask, Heifeng Jiansui was swiftly answered by the World Spirit.

“Then this must be Ninth Era I suppose… Who were the other existences who became Chaos Sovereigns?” Heifeng Jiansui couldn’t help but ask.

“In the First Era, The Black Phoenix who you descend from became a Chaos Sovereign. The White Phoenix in the Third Era became one as a result of his actions. Then came Clear Jade Daoist in the Seventh Era. And you broke through as well during the end of the Eighth Era. That’s the entire list. There were 66 other Perpetual Emperors as well. As for Immortal Kings and others, I can’t recount.” Nineorigin didn’t need to count nor did she want to.

“Their legacies… As the World Spirit, can you point of their locations in this era?” This was the question he was most interested in.

“I can do that, actually I made a list of it already. As the head of the Nineorigin Sect, I need resources and as the World Spirit I can find out extraction spots. Of course, Perpetual Emperor legacies need existences above the Nine Paths of Cultivation…” Nineorigin seemed glum as she said this.

“You have two Perpetual Emperors. Use them as you please.” Heifeng Jiansui was sure that the Yin-Yang Supreme Couple didn’t mind being used like this.

“That’s right… Anyway I wanted to ask you something… Back then, you said something about the bonds of Karma between us.” Nineorigin asked him probingly.

“Yeah. Karma is intangible and untraceable, but it impacts fate, luck and destiny. I saved you by sacrificing my Chaoseed, destroying my cultivation of a Chaos Sovereign. Due to that, I am a world saving hero. I suspect I won’t experience much bad luck or misfortune as long as I live in this Era.” Heifeng Jiansui said this with a thoughtful expression.

“You said something about solidifying the threads of Karma…” Nineorigin asked him.

“It is a concept that relates to Fate and Destiny. For example, a man and a woman have formed karma with each other due to past life, and that faint karma might lead them to meet. This is the so called ‘red string of fate’. If they marry each other, their faint karma will bloom into the amount they gathered in their past life as a couple as the thin red strings bind together. They might even regain memories of their past life together as well.” Heifeng Jiansui said this scratching his head.

“It seems we have a similar understanding… In truth, you must know that I have difficulty comprehending Daos other than those innate to me and this Chaosworld, right? I researched many legacies of Perpetual Emperors and Immortal Kings, but didn’t find any way to boost my understanding. After that, I realized that both of us share an intimate fate due to Karma. After researching several legacies of Luck, Fate and Destiny, I have pieced together a path for me to grow… However, it requires us to solidify our karma…” Nineorigin’s face seemed to turn red as she spoke.

“I don’t mind. Let’s solidify our karma…” Heifeng Jiansui’s casual response caused Nineorigin’s face to brighten. “Let’s enter a master-disciple relationship.”