Transcending the Nine Heavens

“Where the purple qi comes from the east, the bright moon rises over the mountains. When heaven and earth share the same light, the night’s chilly darkness is cold.”

Lang Yilang transmitted these four lines at that moment.

Chu Yang had mulled over them countless times in the past few days.

Chu Yang, do you understand?

Do I understand?

How the hell can I understand!

“Where the purple qi comes from the east” usually signifies sunrise, while “the bright moon rises over the mountains” refers to nighttime.

“When heaven and earth share the same light, the night’s chilly darkness is cold.”

This only complicates matters further! Heaven and earth sharing the same light clearly indicates daytime, and the phrase about the cold night is contradictory… What cold night could there possibly be then?

He sighed.

Chu Yang recalled Lang Yilang's words: that location cannot be specified. It can only be found by oneself! At the very least, he should have mentioned how he found it, his experience, directions, and approximate location…

But at that time, Lang Yilang’s breath was already very weak, and he was lost in reminiscing, unable to say much before he passed away. Or perhaps he wanted to say more, but he could no longer vocalize it.

Though Chu Yang owed him a favor, in his final moments, he had to ensure his brothers were taken care of before anything else. By the time that moment arrived, he was too weak to say anything further.

So, in the end, he urgently asked, “Chu Yang, do you understand?”

On the surface, this question seemed to carry another meaning: I have arranged for my brothers, Chu Yang, as the nine calamity sword master… please don’t harm my brothers! They will not be your enemies.

So, do you understand?

There’s also another possibility: do you comprehend the address I gave you?

Chu Yang was utterly confused.

In the cave, Chu Yang was lying down to rest, while the eight others around him were already fast asleep. Only Chu Yang couldn’t find any sleep.

These few lines were of great importance, related to the sixth segment of the Nine Calamity Sword!

If he couldn’t grasp it, where would he find the sixth segment of the Nine Calamity Sword?

“Sword Spirit. Do you have any information on this?” Chu Yang inquired mentally. “So many nine calamity sword masters have found it before…”

The Sword Spirit wore a troubled expression and replied, “I really don’t know. All past nine calamity sword masters found it on their own… Moreover, the storage locations are all completely different, and the conditions are also varied. Never before has it been this complicated. However, I can give you some hints based on the search trajectories of past nine calamity sword masters.”

“Hints?” Chu Yang asked, puzzled.

“Generally, when past nine calamity sword masters found the sixth segment sword that can connect the three realms, it was always in places rich in blessings and fate!” the Sword Spirit explained.

“Rich in blessings and fate?” Chu Yang responded, speechless. “Do I need to research feng shui again?”

The Sword Spirit cleared its throat a few times and said, “As for the previous lines… I find them quite easy to explain.”

“How so?” Chu Yang inquired.

“I think it’s simple. It refers to when both the sun and moon appear in the sky simultaneously. At that time, you can see that place from the right location…” The Sword Spirit said, confused. “Why do you always think so complicatedly?”

Chu Yang froze in place.

The moment when both the sun and moon appear in the sky?

Such occurrences indeed happen several times in a year… usually, they occur in the early morning or late afternoon as nighttime approaches. In that case, the last line, “the night’s chilly darkness is cold,” would be explained.

Next comes the question of what constitutes a place rich in blessings and fate.

What kind of place can be deemed rich in blessings and fate?

Damn, there are far too many such places on this continent…

After pondering extensively, he ended up with a headache and couldn’t arrive at any conclusion.