Chapter 1417, Three Slashes! The Divine Blade Stained with Blood

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

“Cut…* A sudden roar erupted like thunder.

 

In the next instant, that illusory long blade shuddered slightly, then, without the slightest delay, cut downward toward the colossal tree that overshadowed the entire Heavens.

 

*Crack…* It sounded as if something had shattered, but it also appeared as though nothing at all had happened, because that phantom blade had already passed cleanly through Yu Zi Yu’s True Body.

 

And yet Yu Zi Yu himself remained perfectly calm.

 

However, what no one knew at this moment was that the sacred being born from Yu Zi Yu’s Primary Root, the Azure Dragon…

 

*Rooooooaar…* A majestic Dragon roar suddenly rang out within the unseen nothingness.

 

Visible to the naked eye, a vast Azure Dragon, long beyond measure, with no end in sight, emerged from the clouds.

 

*Clatter, clatter…* Phantom chains crisscrossed the Heavens, the metallic din echoing into the far reaches of the horizon.

 

Each of these phantom chains had tightly bound the Azure Dragon Form.

 

These were the Chains of the Heavenly Dao, and also the shackles restraining the Azure Dragon.

 

However, now, even as those chains remain in place….

 

*Rooooooaar…* An even more terrifying Dragon roar pierced the firmament.

 

Along with it, the Azure Dragon’s aura surged at a speed visible to the naked eye, as though some unseen restraint had just been severed.

 

And at this moment, if one were to look closely at the Dragon’s brow, they would see a thin line of blood slowly emerge.

 

The phantom blade Yu Zi Yu had summoned had not slashed his Main Body. It had slashed the Azure Dragon.

 

It had cut through that hidden yet inferable connection between the Azure Dragon and the True Body.

 

In the past, if someone had observed carefully, they might still have deduced that the Dragon of the Heavenly Dao was merely Yu Zi Yu’s second body.

 

But now, even if the Gods and Buddhas filled the Heavens and exhausted every method of divination, they would be unable to calculate it.

 

It was as if the Azure Dragon had become a completely independent lifeform.

 

And yet, born of the same essence, the Azure Dragon’s bond with the True Body was now even deeper.

 

It was an indescribable, inexpressible connection.

 

And this was the most profound mystery of the Grand Divine Ability, One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.

 

Every being who mastered this divine art became one of the most inscrutable existences across all worlds, because one could never know what other identities lay hidden beneath their True Form.

 

For example, in a certain era, an era when the Daoist Sect flourished like never before, there once appeared a peerless genius who was simultaneously the Master of the Daoist Sect and the Sacred Son of the Demon Sect.

 

What was even more absurd was that he was also an Ancient Buddha of the Buddhist Sect.

 

Unpredictable, yet terrifying beyond measure.

 

If One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones were not so dreadful, so awe-inspiring, how could it ever be acknowledged as one of the most terrifying Grand Divine Abilities?

 

Especially when such a divine art had fallen into the hands of someone skilled in calculation, masterful in schemes like Yu Zi Yu

 

…

 

However, it was clearly not the time to dwell on such thoughts.

 

“Cut…!”

 

Another thunderous roar echoed forth.

 

In response, within the depths of the Void, a six-winged Purple Dragon threw back its head and roared to the Heavens.

 

*Rooooooaar…* The piercing Dragon roar rolled through the Void, shattering clouds and space alike.

 

Void Energy surged endlessly. However, the six-winged Purple Dragon Roar did not fade, It only grew more piercing.

 

At this moment, if one were to look closely, they would also see a thin line of blood appearing at its brow.

 

And amid the spreading bloodstain, the connection between the two grew even stronger.

 

And with it, a unique perspective flowed directly into Yu Zi Yu’s consciousness.

 

At this moment, it was as though he possessed three perspectives at once.

 

It was profound beyond words.

 

However, it did not end just here.

 

“Cut…* Another thunderous shout echoed across Heaven and Earth.

 

Along with it, deep within the dimension where Yu Zi Yu was cultivating, the silver-haired figure seated cross-legged upon the crown of Yu Zi Yu’s True Body suddenly shuddered.

 

A thin line of blood slowly appeared at his brow as well.

 

However, at the very instant this bloodstain emerged, the silver-haired figure seemed to undergo a sublimation, his aura rose without pause.

 

*Crack…* With a crisp sound, he stepped directly into the Half-Step Hegemon Realm.

 

“It still needs some settling and refinement…” The sudden voice came from Yu Zi Yu’s True Body.

 

And at this moment, if one were to look above Yu Zi Yu, they would discover that the phantom blade was stained with blood.

 

One saber, three slashes, and the divine saber was stained in blood.

 

Only now it could be said that Yu Zi Yu had truly succeeded in cultivating One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.

 

As for the proof? All he needed to do was lift his gaze, where he saw the steles floating in space slowly crumble one after another, until they turned to ashes and vanished from the world.

 

Those steles had borne the Dao Marks of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.

 

Now that the Dao Marks had all been absorbed, the steles naturally disappeared.

 

However, if one day Yu Zi Yu were to fall, the Dao Marks integrated into his body would return to Heaven and Earth, to be engraved once more upon the fabric of existence.

 

Why was it that across countless eras, with inheritances without end, only Grand Divine Abilities endured eternally?

 

Because true Grand Divine Abilities were acknowledged by Heaven and Earth themselves, they were the perfect arts.

 

Each one was incomparably precious, cherished even by the Heavens.

 

Epoch after epoch, the only reason they shine ever brighter was because of this.

 

They were like the exquisite fruits borne by each era, fruits that would always be protected.

 

“Dao Arts endure forever…” With a soft sigh, Yu Zi Yu took a step and stepped out from the colossal, sky-shrouding Divine Tree itself.

 

Immediately after, that towering Divine Tree dissolved into boundless radiance, pouring endlessly into the newly condensed humanoid body of Yu Zi Yu.

 

He was once again clad in golden imperial robes, his features indistinct as before. But his aura was now truly restrained.

 

However, if one were to peer into the depths of Yu Zi Yu’s eyes, they would surely see Dragon phantoms coiled deep within his pupils: one azure, one violet.

 

And right then…

 

*Crack…* A faint sound rang out as a thin blood mark seeped from his brow.

 

It was Yu Zi Yu’s Crimson Heavenly Eye.

 

But now, deep within that blood-colored eye, a silver-haired figure could also be seen, flickering in and out of existence.

 

“Three bodies as one… three forms, unified into a single whole.”

 

With a soft chuckle, Yu Zi Yu also realized that behind him amid the churning chaos, three indistinct figures now stood.

 

One wore azure robes, divine and immortal in bearing, sacred beyond measure.

 

One was clad in purple, profound and mysterious, so deep that none dared meet his gaze.

 

And the final one, was dressed in silver robes; his every moment sent ripples through space, as though space itself was rejoicing.