Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 19: A Chance Encounter with Master Ji Er
Chu Yang crashed to the ground, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, pounding the earth with his hands: "Oh my god... my father... you finally left... I was suffocating... what kind of situation is this, brother..."
Chu Yang wailed and laughed for a long time, releasing his pent-up feelings. After a while, he got back on his feet, looking around at the surroundings that felt somewhat strange and disoriented, a sudden emptiness settling in his heart.
It seemed as if he had lost something, yet it also felt like he had gained something; in short, his emotions were strangely tumultuous!
After a long time, he sat up, propping his chin on his hands, lost in thought. For a moment, his mind was in chaos, as if thousands of thoughts were swirling in his mind, yet there were no concrete ideas...
"You are finally whole," the Sword Spirit in his mind sighed deeply. "Congratulations, Lord Nine Calamity Sword Master, your inner demon has dissipated! What remains are just some obsessions..."
"Whole?" Chu Yang asked, dazed and unconsciously.
"Indeed, being abandoned by your parents has always been your inner demon... Although you've never spoken of it, this deep-seated hatred has always been in your heart, perhaps you didn't even realize it. Every time you see others with their parents, you feel jealousy! Thus, you are envious of everyone!" The Sword Spirit said ruthlessly: "The reason you don't accept Wu Qianqian is also partly due to this..."
"This kind of hate can only be resolved by your parents; no one else can help you! If you continue to harbor this hatred, when you break through to the saint level and become supreme, your inner demon will turn you to ashes!" The Sword Spirit sighed in relief: "However, I never expected that your inner demon would be resolved so early this time."
"Well, Sword Spirit, do you think it's right for me to not acknowledge them now?" Chu Yang was troubled. His parents had suffered for him for eighteen years! Even if he had ten thousand Ninefold Pills, how could they ease his mother's pain from the past eighteen years?
Thinking about the life they had led over the past eighteen years, Chu Yang felt a pang in his heart.
In a sense, he was much luckier than his parents because, although he was an orphan, he had a master; moreover, he had always been filled with resentment about this matter!
Undoubtedly, a life full of hatred was far more bearable than an aching desperation filled with love.
For in these eighteen years, his loving mother had her heart torn apart and bleeding at all times... How could a normal person endure such pain?
"Yes! That is absolutely correct!" The Sword Spirit affirmed without hesitation. "Do not think that not acknowledging your parents is unfilial and pressure you psychologically; in truth, if you were to recognize your lineage now, that would be the greatest unfilial act!"
"Filial... unfilial..." Chu Yang murmured, his gaze lost.
"You are the Nine Calamity Sword Master! The entire Nine Heavens is a responsibility you cannot escape; even if you don't want to, fate will push you to fulfill it." The Sword Spirit slowly said: "You currently do not have the ability to protect your family. If you acknowledge your lineage, even if you do nothing and just eat and wait for death, someone will inevitably come to investigate the background of the Chu Family's young master."
"When that time comes, everything about you being a disciple of Sky Tower, an orphan, transforming into Chu King of Hell, and then rising from an ordinary martial artist to a sword king in a year and a half will all be unearthed."
"At that time, the nine great sovereign clans seeking the Nine Calamity Sword Master will be the first to suspect you!" The Sword Spirit continued: "Even if they cannot confirm you are the Nine Calamity Sword Master, for the nine great sovereign clans, they would rather unjustly kill ten thousand than let one slip away! Because the impact of the Nine Calamity Sword Master on them is too great... they would never hesitate to wipe out a so-called innocent Chu Family."