Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"This is a debt you owe me, and you must fulfill it, understand?"

……

On the playing field.

Yun Li looked at the ancient sword floating in the air, her gaze complex.

"The emotions left in your sword are not bloodlust, anger, or fear; what it left you is... a sense of hope?"

Gu Jian did not answer, but instead repeated a sentence that the swordsman had said.

"[They already know how to fight the monster, but one last monster still roams the world. Slay it, my old friend.]"

He left me there and never looked back.

In the end, all they saw was the corpse of a demonic monster, pinned to the snow by an ancient sword.

The heavy snow fell, obscuring his figure.

The swordsman's story ends here.

"So, this is the past of the Hero's Sword that the Kalevala people speak of?"

Yun Li had mixed feelings.

"Did you really help the humans of that world end the battle?"

"No, I couldn't do it," Gu Jian sighed.

"As a weapon, I will only become the beginning of the next conflict."

"The rulers of the Kalevala people have always regarded me as the symbol of their natural right to rule, and they have fought and waged wars to obtain me."

“I’ve had enough of those people’s filthy thoughts, and I’m no longer willing to kill for anyone.”

"So—I went back to the tombstone where that guy was buried."

"From then on, no one could pull me out of the stone tablet."

Yun Li couldn't help but ask, "But why did you let Yinzhi take you out?"

Gu Jian replied, "Because... even after so much time has passed, I still want that person to return to their hometown."

“I felt pain when I learned during the sword-giving ceremony that I would be given to the best swordsman to fight on the front lines again.”

"That man engraved his deepest desire—[to end the battle]—into the blade of my sword."

A giant golden tree appeared before everyone's eyes.

Beside the giant tree stands a stone monument as tall as it.

For countless years, the ancient sword remained stuck in the stone tablet and beneath the golden tree until the silver branch arrived.

"As something forged, my function was predetermined from the beginning; I must become a weapon, constantly slashing and killing."

"But when my mission is accomplished, will I be able to have the same right to choose my own destiny as that person?"

"Therefore, I ask the Pure Knight to help me leave, so that I will no longer be trapped in the cycle of killing and fighting."

"I don't want to become a sword that kills."

"My war... is long over."

"The years I spent as a tombstone were the best years of my life."

……

"He represents our youth!!"

In the audience, a large number of Frozen Pear's fans began to wail.

Because of suspected bribery of the organizers, not only the bald man, but also these fans will be invited for questioning.

Apart from this group, the rest of the audience were moved by the memories carried by Gu Jian.

"That was so touching! That swordsman dedicated his life to ending the battle!"

"This is the spirit of our [hunting]!"

"What kind of trashy celebrity is he? Compared to this swordsman, does he even deserve to be called a swordsman?!"

Yinzhi stood before Yunli and nodded slightly:

"I imagine Miss Yunli is now just as moved as I was back then by the pure beauty flowing through the sword."

Huaiyan walked to the group with his hands behind his back, silently staring at the ancient sword.

"Although I have heard the delegation tell the legend of this sword, delving deeper into the sword's memories, the story is still quite bizarre."

He looked at Yun Li.

"Yun Li, I believe that Gu Yun's experience will change you."

"..."

Yun Li was silent for a moment, then spoke:

"That's why Grandpa kept it from me; he didn't want me to make a hasty decision..."

She sighed and looked at the broken ancient sword before her.

"I originally thought that the demonic sword forged by Suiyang would only leave behind slaughter and anger, but I never expected that someone would leave behind [the desire to end the battle], and even change the demonic sword."

"..."

"I was too extreme."

"Guyun is undoubtedly a hero's sword. I... I apologize to everyone for my previous rudeness."

Da Hao stepped forward and said with a faint smile:

"Now that Miss Yunli has been cleared of suspicion and the sword has been found, isn't it time to return it to its sheath?"

"Do not."

Yun Li remained steadfast in her opinion.

"I will still melt this sword down!"

“I heard its true desire.”

"Gu Yun, you're tired of fighting, and you don't want to fall into someone else's hands again, to fight battles you don't want to fight, is that not true?"

Lonely Cloud sighed:

"But this is the destiny I was born with as a sword. I am destined to fall into someone's hands and fight."

"Isn't that what weapons are made for?"

"No one would leave a good sword unused and then bend down to pick up a pebble, or even a brick or a worn-out shoe..."

Yunli: "..."

Gu Yun continued:

Can the wind choose to stop blowing? Can the clouds choose to stop drifting? No, this is the fate of all creation.

"Can't I just cast you into other objects?" Yun Li said, her arms crossed.

Once Gu Yun is no longer a sword, there will be no more fighting.

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Dahao panicked and quickly looked around to see if Pavol was there.

“But this is a prize from the martial arts ceremony. What if the Kalevala delegation finds out…”

At this moment, Pavor stood behind Dahao, already moved to tears.

"Melt, melt! How can we turn a blind eye to the wish of the Hero's Sword?"

He looked up again. "By the way, what about the customs duties on goods entering Kalevala...?"

“A direct reduction of 80%!” Huaiyan replied.

"Melt! Melt it all the way! I'll add more firewood if the fire isn't hot enough!!"

Gu Yun: "..."

Chapter 1017 Now?!

In addition to the ancient sword, the Kalevala delegation also brought a golden sapling.

In the middle of Jinren Lane.

Yan Huan was carrying shopping bags when she happened to see Yin Zhi, Pavor, and others standing in a corner.

Pavor dug the soil himself, while Yinzhi worshipped from the side, and Yunli and Huaiyan slowly walked towards the two of them.

"Oh? General Huaiyan and Miss Yunli?"

"How did you find the time to come and attend the ceremony?"

Huai Yan smiled faintly:

“My granddaughter was so inspired after hearing the heroic tales told by [Mika Chiwasha] that she specifically asked me to bring her here to see them.”

Yunli nodded.

Pavor stared at the golden sapling and exclaimed:

“I am a descendant of the guardians of the monument in Kalevala. My family has been guarding the huge monument left by that nameless hero for generations.”

"For hundreds of years, a golden tree has grown under the stone tablet, and its branches have never withered or decayed."

“The Kalevala people see it as proof of the existence of mythology.”

"Before setting off, I broke off a branch from this golden tree, hoping to transplant it here as a testament to the hero's return to his hometown."

“Very good.” Huaiyan nodded.

"The immortal boatman did not set up a coffin or memorial tablet. He can rest in peace in his hometown, where people come and go and the smoke of cooking fires is lively. He must be very satisfied."

Pavor added:

"The hero once asked the ancestors to carve some words on the stone tablet."