Chapter 3485: The Full Story

Chapter 3485: The Full Story

“Before that, while the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens did face a rapid decline in strength due to the deaths of their three ancestors, they still possessed a special status in the Immortals’ World. They still had some residual might that prevented many organisations from openly oppressing them and were still a respected sect throughout the entire Immortals’ World.”

“However, ever since that Immortal Emperor joined the Sacred Beast clan, it was like the shattering of a legend. The Sword Sect of Violet Heavens’ status immediately plummeted. Many organisations in the Immortals’ World were completely disappointed in the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. From that day onwards, the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens progressively weakened. They were riddled with internal conflict as well.”

“After all, while the Sacred Beast clan was technically a part of the Immortals’ World, they were not intrinsically immortals but remnants of the Daemons’ World. Many immortals were unable to see past their nature as daemons.”

“The immortals of the Immortals’ World could coexist peacefully with the Daemon race and share equal statuses with them, but the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens had been the greatest organisations in the Immortals’ World after all. It could go on a decline and could be destroyed, but it would never lose its former pride.”

“For a very long time in the past, the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens had served as the representative of the Immortals’ World. In the end, the strongest great elder of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens at the time actually defected to the Sacred Beast clan. That truly was a large blow to all the immortals in the Immortals’ World.”

“Ever since then, fewer and fewer organisations in the Immortals’ World supported the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. There were even many organisations on good terms with the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens that publicly announced they would be distancing themselves from the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens without any connections anymore. Coupled with the hidden efforts of some organisations with ulterior motives in mind, the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens ended up being a sect loathed and cursed by all.”

“Without any reputation and status and after losing the assistance and support from all the organisations, all the enemies that the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens had provoked during their prime gradually became fearless. Many people who feuded with the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens pointed their swords at the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. In order to get their revenge and to achieve their various objectives, they oppressed the disciples of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens and carried out numerous assassinations.”

“That period was truly the darkest days for the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. Many disciples that ventured outside were met with horrible deaths. Large quantities of resources and pieces of territory that belonged to the sect entered the hands of other organisations. The foundations and wealth of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens gradually turned them into a cake that everyone wanted a slice of.”

“In the beginning, these people were all relatively cautious. They did not dare to go overboard, but they became more and more fearless towards the end. There were even experts who publicly intruded on the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens and stole many legacies and resources.”

When he mentioned this, the master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets’ face was filled with sympathy.

“What about the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens’ protective formation? The Great Void Sword Formation of the Demonic and Divine was personally cast down by our old master. With that sword formation around, even Grand Exalts would struggle to get through it. Don’t tell me the Great Void Sword Formation of the Demonic and Divine is gone too?” Zi Ying asked in confusion.

“The Great Void Sword Formation of the Demonic and Divine was heavily damaged towards the end of the war back then. It was severely ruined, such that it possessed less than a tenth of its former defensive power. It could not even stop Seventh Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalts any more. Its quality was far too high. With the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens’ feeble strength after the war, they were incapable of repairing it.”

“Coupled with how the great elder took away a large portion of the Great Void Sword Formation of the Demonic and Divine’s foundations when he joined the Sacred Beast clan, the Great Void Sword Formation of the Demonic and Divine no longer exists,” said the master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets.

After hearing that, even Jian Chen’s face darkened, let alone the sword spirits. The Great Void Sword Formation of the Demonic and Divine was a Grand Exalt’s formation, yet in the end, even a large portion of its foundations had been taken away by a traitor. That was simply unforgivable.

For a moment, even Jian Chen began grinding his teeth, tempted to tear that traitorous Immortal Emperor from the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens to shreds.

“Senior, didn’t any Grand Exalts stand forward to address all the injustices that the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens faced?” Jian Chen asked after a moment of silence.

The master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets sighed heavily. “After the war with the Saints’ World, the five Grand Exalts were either dead or injured. Even the Grand Exalts that managed to survive were too busy with themselves, so where would they find the energy to bother with the matters beneath them?”

“During this time, the Immortals’ World went for over a million years without any news regarding the Grand Exalts. No one knew about their conditions. They did not even know if they were still around.”

Jian Chen fell silent. He thought of the Grand Exalts of the Saints’ World. The seven Grand Exalts of the Saints’ World had been either dead or injured as well. Even the Grand Exalts of the Saints’ World had ended up in such a state, so how could the surviving Grand Exalts of the Immortals’ World be any better?

The master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets continued, “Under those circumstances, the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens should have vanished into the river of history a long time ago. If it were not for the Waymight clan that leant the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens a hand during a critical moment, the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens definitely would not have lasted that long.”

When he heard the Waymight clan again, Jian Chen’s eyes immediately shone with mixed feelings. “How did the Waymight clan assist the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens?”

“Political marriages! The Waymight clan stood forward when the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens was in the most danger. They held political marriages with the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. During that time, several talented male disciples of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens were married off into the Waymight clan. The daughter of the sect master at the time, as well as many female disciples, were also married into the Waymight clan. Through this connection with the Waymight clan, the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens managed to avoid the threat of destruction.”

“However, the assistance from the Waymight clan had only slowed the process of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens’s destruction. The Sword Sect of Violet Heavens had only managed to buy a few extra hundred thousand years through the Waymight clan.”

“During this time, the organisations that secretly targetted the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens never stopped, such that many talented disciples of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens perished for various reasons.”

“As a result, the several hundred thousand years that the Waymight clan earned for the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens did not allow them to truly develop. It only extended their existence in this world for a little longer.”

“Around one million and two hundred thousand years after the war with the Saints’ World, one of the most beloved great-grandsons of the sect master of the Immortal Ascension sect, one of the twelve courts of heaven, visited the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. Because he defiled the granddaughter of an elder of the sect, he was heavily injured by the elder in a fit of rage, and his cultivation was crippled too.”

The master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets looked at Jian Chen and said, “You must have noticed the fishiness of this as well. That’s right, this was indeed a scheme. It was a trap that the Immortal Ascension sect set up intentionally. They used this opportunity to make things difficult for the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens, wanting to completely destroy the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. Enraged, even the Waymight clan was unable to stop the Immortal Ascension clan.”

“The Waymight clan submitted over this matter, refusing to make an enemy out of the Immortal Ascension clan for the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. The Sword Sect of Violet Heavens immediately ended up on the verge of destruction.”

“But fortunately, in the final moments, the Samsaric Immortal Exalt who had vanished for many years appeared. He only issued a single message back then—in the war with the Saints’ World, the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens had made many meritorious contributions. No one, no organisation was allowed to destroy the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens!”

“During that time, the Samsaric Immortal Exalt’s message spread through all thirty-three heavens of the Immortals’ World. He did not make an appearance, but his message alone had frightened away the Immortal Ascension clan.”

“His message was even more effective than the political marriages of the Waymight clan. It was also from that moment onwards that no person or organisation across the thirty-three heavens dared to consider destroying the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens again.”

“However, senior Samsaric only managed to save the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens from destruction. The Sword Sect of Violet Heavens still had to rely on itself to resolve the various conflicts, both open and hidden, surrounding it.”