Nuwa, the goddess of immortality, said that cultivating immortality does not require spiritual energ

Holding the seemingly ordinary, ancient longsword in his hand, Qin Le subconsciously turned his gaze towards the direction from which it had flown.

Inside the array's protective barrier, Xiong Yaoyao was waving vigorously at him, her face full of expectation and encouragement.

Seeing her eager expression, Qin Le felt somewhat uncertain. He knew, of course, that the Xuanyuan Sword was no ordinary weapon, but the problem was…

How do I use this thing?

He asked the little clay figure of Nuwa, who was sitting on his head and dangling her tiny feet, "Mother Nuwa, how do I drive this Xuanyuan Sword?"

While the questioning was taking place, the battlefield situation was already changing rapidly.

During the brief exchange between Qin Le and Li Jiuyuan, the Jade Emperor, Ye Li, Zhenwu Emperor, and other Quasi-Saints launched an even more intense offensive in tacit agreement!

With supernatural powers and magical treasures unleashed, the light of the Dao principles intertwined, tightly binding the remaining four spheres of chaotic origin and the astonishing number of quasi-saint level chaotic beasts around them, preventing them from having any chance to interfere with Qin Le above.

They heard Qin Le's judgment clearly that the source of chaos needed to be completely destroyed before the heavens could be sealed.

Right now, their task is to buy Qin Le enough time and space.

Hearing Qin Le's question, the little clay figure Nuwa patted his hair with a grin: "Well~ we'll have to ask its original owner first. Wait here, Mommy will go ask for you~"

Upon hearing this, Qin Le had no choice but to suppress his anxiety and wait patiently.

However, Li Jiuyuan, who was protecting him, frowned and spoke again, her tone heavy:

"Qin Le, the Xuanyuan Sword... it's best not to use it lightly."

"Why?" Qin Le asked, puzzled.

Li Jiuyuan sighed and quickly explained, "The Xuanyuan Sword is already deeply bound to the overall fortune of the human race. To unleash its true power, what is needed is... the fortune of the human race itself! To destroy those four chaotic primordial sources below, the fortune consumed would likely be more than half! This price... is too high."

She was not exaggerating.

The reason why the Xuanyuan Sword has fallen to its current state as an ordinary piece of iron is that back then, in order to protect the human race, the Yellow Emperor melted down and sealed the entire race's fortune into the sword!

It was a war against the demon race that was relentless and relentless.

To prevent the human race's fortune from being attacked and depleted by enemies using secret methods, leading to the decline of the race, the Yellow Emperor performed this great feat, using the Xuanyuan Sword as a sheath to conceal the human race's fortune invisibly, making it difficult even for sages to find.

It is precisely because of this perfectly preserved racial heritage that the human race has been able to withstand calamities and become increasingly prosperous.

Now, to resolve the immediate crisis, we must sacrifice the foundational fortune that has been passed down for millennia and is crucial to the future of our race... Li Jiuyuan truly cannot bear it.

But in this desperate situation, it seems that this is the only path left to take.

This left her feeling very conflicted.

After hearing Li Jiuyuan's explanation, Qin Le's brows furrowed tightly.

Consuming half of humanity's fortune?

The price was indeed too heavy to bear, and he was naturally unwilling to do something as self-destructive as drinking poison to quench his thirst.

But are there any other options?

Just as his mind was racing, weighing the pros and cons—

A strange voice, yet filled with an indescribable majesty and righteous aura, resounded clearly and without warning directly in his mind:

"Little one, the way to awaken the Xuanyuan Sword is very simple. Just call out to it, 'Xuanyuan Sword Girl,' and that will do."

It's the voice of the Yellow Emperor!

Qin Le was stunned at first, and before he could react, the voice had already quietly disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.

At the same time, the little clay figure of Nuwa above his head patted his forehead and asked with a smile, "Little Lele, do you know what to do?"

Qin Le's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, and he nodded.

He took a deep breath, turned his gaze back to the ancient longsword in his hand, and, following the Yellow Emperor's instructions, spoke in a slightly strange tone:

"The Sword Maiden of Xuanyuan!"

The moment those four words were uttered, a sudden and unexpected change occurred!

Om-!

The Xuanyuan Sword, which Qin Le had been holding in his hand and which had been as silent as ordinary iron, suddenly trembled!

A clear, resonant sword cry, like a dragon's roar, echoed across the sky!

On that seemingly old scabbard, countless mysterious golden runes instantly lit up and flowed endlessly!

Clang—!

The longsword unexpectedly drew three inches from its sheath on its own!

The exposed blade did not have a metallic sheen, but rather a warm and restrained jade-like radiance, as if it contained the ultimate truth of heaven and earth and the prosperity of humanity!

The sword tip adjusted itself, pointing towards the gap in the sky below, and a majestic and vast, yet incomparably sharp aura suddenly erupted!

"Damn it!! You bastard, Emperor Huangdi! When you come back, I'll stab you right through with my sword!!!"

A rough, deep, and furious male voice boomed from the sword, making Qin Le's eardrums ring.

This voice... has absolutely nothing to do with the words "Sword Maiden".

After cursing the Yellow Emperor, the sword spirit seemed to turn its anger towards Qin Le. The sword slightly shifted, its tip pointing at him, its voice filled with scrutiny and impatience:

"Boy! Wake me up! What brings you here? Speak quickly!"

Qin Le composed himself, pointed to the four primordial chaos sources engaged in fierce battle with quasi-saints from the Three Realms in the battlefield below, and stated directly:

"Senior Xuanyuan Sword, this junior needs your help to completely annihilate those four primordial chaos sources."

"Agreed." The spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword answered decisively, simultaneously stating the price: "The price is one-third of the current fortune of the human race. Are you sure you want to pay?"

Hearing this, Li Jiuyuan, who was protecting Qin Le, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

One-third, although still a huge loss, is a blessing in disguise compared to half of what she had expected, and is still within an acceptable range.

However, Qin Le spoke again, asking a question that surprised everyone: "Senior, is there... a way to do this without consuming the human race's fortune?"

If possible, he didn't want to use even a tiny bit of human fortune.

That concerns the future of countless people.

"Yes." The spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword seemed unsurprised by the question, casually offering another option: "Offer me a 'complete Great Dao,' or that will suffice."

A sacrifice... for a grand road?

Qin Le was stunned.

Li Jiuyuan was also stunned.

Only the little clay figure Nuwa, who had been sitting on Qin Le's head as if watching a play, subtly curled the corners of her mouth into a slight smile of "I knew it," as if she had everything under control.

After a brief moment of astonishment, a bright light suddenly burst forth in Qin Le's eyes!

Without any hesitation, with a thought, he forcibly summoned the Dao of Cause and Effect mark in his sea of ​​consciousness, which had been temporarily sealed by Nuwa with mysterious methods and appeared as a hazy halo, and it floated on the palm of his outstretched left hand.

"Senior, is the Dao of Cause and Effect sufficient?"

Qin Le held the Dao imprint that exuded a profound and ethereal aura, his tone filled with barely suppressed anticipation and excitement as he looked at the Xuanyuan Sword.

Looking at the crystal-clear, flowing Daoist mark of cause and effect in Qin Le's palm, the Xuanyuan Sword Spirit fell silent.

To be precise, I was a little confused.

"You…" The sword spirit's voice was filled with obvious astonishment and disbelief: "Just how many Great Daos have you comprehended, kid?!"

It wasn't too surprising that Qin Le could produce a complete Great Dao imprint, after all, the boy was surrounded by the aura of the Great Dao.

The problem is... after stripping away and sacrificing this Great Dao of Cause and Effect, the unique Dao aura and oppressive aura surrounding Qin Le, which belonged to the level of the Great Dao, did not weaken at all!

This means that he has at least one more, or even more, complete paths to follow!

"Not many." Qin Le grinned, his tone relaxed: "Time and space, creation, life, and cause and effect—just these four. Currently, only cause and effect can be sacrificed. If that's not enough… please wait a moment, senior. Give me two hours, and I'll comprehend another one on the spot and offer it to you."

To sacrifice a major road?

To outsiders, this might be a price more painful than cutting off one's flesh and bones, a price that is severing one's path.

But for Qin Le...

Comprehending a new path seems to be as simple as waiting two hours.

One isn't enough?

Then let's figure out another one!

The cost to him was almost negligible.

Beside her, Li Jiuyuan's lips twitched violently beneath her mask.

Although she knew Qin Le had terrifying comprehension, hearing his Versailles-like remarks still left her speechless.

With high comprehension, one can truly do whatever they want...

"..." The spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword seemed to be stunned by Qin Le's simple and unadorned words. After a few seconds of silence, it sighed softly, its tone complicated: "You kid... you really are a complete freak."

Without further ado, he finished speaking.

The Xuanyuan Sword trembled slightly, and its three-inch-long, warm and jade-like tip slowly emerged, precisely pointing at the Dao of Cause and Effect mark floating in Qin Le's palm.

Om-!

The moment the two made contact, the Great Dao Imprint seemed to have found its home, transforming into countless fine golden streams of light containing endless principles of cause and effect. These streams flowed along the sword tip and were continuously absorbed into the ancient blade of the Xuanyuan Sword.

At the same time, Qin Le clearly felt that all his understanding and perception of cause and effect, and even all his connections with this Great Dao in the dark, were being rapidly stripped away and taken away!

Like the receding tide, leaving behind an empty beach.

As the last wisp of golden light disappeared into the sword, the mark of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect vanished completely. Qin Le's palm was now empty.

An indescribable sense of emptiness, accompanied by a fundamental lack of understanding, quietly rose in Qin Le's heart.

He knew that from this moment on, the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, as well as all the immortal laws and supernatural insights related to cause and effect, would be completely severed from him, with no possibility of resuming.

This is the irreversible, absolute price to pay for sacrificing an entire Great Dao.