Chapter 157: Fairy, Please Stay (Grand Finale)

"What about this time?"
"Unclear, let's observe first!"
With the sacred land's ancient elders speaking out, even the Holy Master could only mutter and lower his head.
...
Pei Yuxin, Yun Yi, and Hong Lang were trying their best to maintain the seal, naturally failing to sense the abnormal commotion of the Purple Sun Sword Sect at the very first moment.
When they suddenly felt that something was wrong, Yun Yi's face turned pale with shock, "Retreat quickly!"
The two peak masters were no pushovers and immediately evacuated at top speed.
Then, they witnessed a breathtaking sight: a massive purple flying sword descending from the sky.
"Gulp~"
"Gulp~"
Instantly, the sound of several people swallowing saliva echoed.
Being the "youngster" and thus entitled to speak without restraint, Jiang Lingyun took the lead, "Master, I think I just saw the Purple Sun Immortal Sword!"
Hong Lang glanced at his foolish disciple. Nonsense, his master's eyes weren't blind!
However, he kept these words to himself!
At this moment, the water in the Sword-Washing Pool instantly evaporated by a large margin.
As the water level dropped, Cao Xuan's figure was revealed, surrounded by seven flying swords.
He possessed a natural Azure Sky Sword Intent, and his very first accomplished sword intent had been comprehended from Jiang Lingyun's Lofty Mountain Sword Intent.
The subsequent seven accomplished sword intents were all comprehended from the remnant swords within the pool.
Yet none of this mattered now, as Cao Xuan had been gazing into the "abyss"!
Suddenly sensing a "radiant sun" directly above his head, he immediately and without hesitation activated [Consummate Sword Intent Comprehension]!
[Consumed one share of Consummate Sword Intent Comprehension!]
[Comprehending the Purple Sun Sword Intent; this sword intent takes the form of the purple sun, resembling the birth of a radiant sun!]
[You entered the Gochen Immortal Realm and the Purple Sun Dao Palace in the guise of a mortal, instantly drawing the heavy attention of everyone in the Dao Palace.]
[Not because your talent was peerless, but because even the lowest-ranking person in the Dao Palace was a Great Luo Golden Immortal!]
[You successfully obtained the acknowledgment of the Purple Sun Immortal Sword as its master, leaving even the sword herself utterly bewildered.]
[At this moment, the Purple Sun Immortal Sword was still a complete immortal artifact. Mortals, let alone touching her, would die instantly upon mere contact with her Dao essence.]
[......]
[Five years later, having died five thousand seven hundred and eighty-six times, you finally comprehended a trace of the Purple Sun Sword Dao, causing the Purple Sun Sword Spirit to look at you with newfound respect.]
[......]
[Five thousand years later, having lost count of how many times you had died, your Purple Sun Sword Dao intent reached the Minor Accomplishment stage!]
[The Purple Sun Immortal Sword completely acknowledged you as her master, feeling a deep curiosity toward you—an immortal who could never truly die!]
[Your cultivation realm subsequently broke through to the Tribulation-Crossing Stage, and having survived the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, you attained the realm of an Immortal!]
[......]
[Fifty thousand years later, without having died even once, you carried the Purple Sun Immortal Sword and challenged all directions purely to temper your sword intent!]
[After being beaten to death one hundred and eight thousand times, your Purple Sun Sword Dao intent reached Great Accomplishment!]
[Your name became etched in the memories of all Dao Palaces and sacred lands, earning you the title of the Undefeated Golden Immortal!]
[That's right, you had already broken through to the realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal!]
[......]
[Endless years flowed by, and you became a supreme Immortal Emperor of the Gochen Immortal Realm!]
[Due to your undying nature, even certain Dao Ancestors of the immortal palaces had to steer clear of your锋芒 (sharp edge).]
[On this day, experiencing a sudden flash of insight, you comprehended the Dao of the Sword and attained the status of Sword Dao Ancestor!]
[The Purple Sun Sword Intent reached Consummation!]
[On this day, the Gochen Immortal Realm trembled, for this meant the Purple Sun Dao Palace was about to become invincible, and the Gochen Immortal Realm would soon be renamed the Purple Sun Immortal Realm!]
[......]
[Ding~ Simulation ended. Consummate Purple Sun Sword Intent comprehended!]
...
Cao Xuan opened his eyes, deep and profound.
He did not know how many years had passed after his simulation ended and he vanished.
The Purple Sun Dao Palace was breached by countless figures in black, and that dimension's Gochen Whip acted without restraint.
The Purple Sun Immortal Sword, merely an ordinary immortal artifact, was nevertheless able to fight to a standstill with this supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, even suppressing it by a fraction.
Regrettably, with no one wielding her, and though her Dao intent was formidable, her physical material still fell somewhat short compared to the Innate Spiritual Treasure; in the end, she escaped the Gochen Immortal Realm only after sustaining heavy injuries.
...
The Purple Sun Sword Spirit, originally drawn to this mass of sword Dao rule power, wore an expression of nearly drooling.
"With this mass of sword Dao rule power, I should be able to recover quite a bit!"
However, ancient memories suddenly flashed through her mind, momentarily subduing her excited mood.
"...Hmm?"
"Why did I suddenly think of my master?"
Ever since the Purple Sun Immortal Sword was forged, the only master she had truly acknowledged from the bottom of her heart was that Undefeated Golden Immortal!
Even when he eventually became a Dao Ancestor and mysteriously vanished, in her eyes, it was still that image of the Undefeated Golden Immortal—battling the heavens and earth, dashing and unrestrained—that remained the deepest in her memory.
"Eh, why has the sword Dao rule power disappeared?"
Only after briefly reminiscing did the Purple Sun Immortal Sword abruptly realize that the rule power was gone.
When she snapped back to reality, only Cao Xuan's figure remained before her.
Feeling the consummate Purple Sun Sword Intent radiating from him, along with the faint ripples of sword Dao, the Purple Sun Sword Spirit froze.
Deep within her memory, a figure from endless years ago surfaced in her mind.
The exact same "mortal," the exact same cultivation realm, with the only difference being that the person before her now possessed an extra layer of consummate Purple Sun Sword Intent!
"I remember now... Right, when Master first appeared in the Immortal Realm, he was merely at the peak of the late Golden Core stage!"
Forged within the Immortal Realm, anyone below the Immortal realm—even formidable figures in the Tribulation-Crossing stage—was merely a "mortal" in her eyes.
It was only after spending so many years in the lower realms that she suddenly understood her former master had merely been a humble Golden Core cultivator.
...
Cao Xuan opened his eyes, a trace of excitement flashing within them.
"Consummate Sword Spirit Root, or perhaps the legendary Flawless Spirit Root?"
"Ah, empty, lonely, and cold!"
Cao Xuan could feel that his body currently required a massive amount of spiritual energy, completely free of any bottlenecks in his cultivation realm.
Just at this moment, however, he suddenly noticed a peerless woman wearing a purple long dress and a phoenix crown, resembling a female emperor, standing before him.
His right eye darted swiftly to the side as he brought up his panel.
[Name: Purple Sun Sword Spirit]
[Multiplier: 9000 times]
[Grade: Immortal Artifact (Damaged)]
[Traits: Boundless Sharpness, Peerless Elegance, One Sword Breaks All Laws, Impervious to All Magic, Void-Crossing, Purple Qi Comes from the East, Radiant Sun's Birth, Sword Qi Coursing Everywhere]
Just as expected. Yet he could not expose himself yet, so he only smiled and said, "This immortal fairy..."
Hearing Cao Xuan's words, the Purple Sun Sword Spirit's eyes instantly moistened.
That's right, it was her master—the phrase her master used most frequently in the Immortal Realm: "Immortal fairy, please stay a moment!"
The tone and expression with which he uttered those two words, "immortal fairy," were an exact match.
The Purple Sun Sword Spirit threw herself into Cao Xuan's embrace, instantly refining—cough, cough, instantly being refined!
Cao Xuan only felt a chest full of fragrant warmth before his body and mind instantly bound with a flying sword.
"Eh, this feeling... why does it feel so much like..."
He did not mention the simulation, but in the perception of the Purple Sun Sword Spirit, it was like a repetition of endless years ago.
"Wuu wuu, Master!"
"Little Zi, I've finally found you!"
With a youthful lad like Cao Xuan being tearfully embraced by a voluptuous female emperor, what kind of sight was this?
Fortunately, after just a moment, she transformed back into a "familiar" long purple sword, which he grasped firmly in his hand.
"Holy crap~"
The moment Cao Xuan gripped the purple immortal sword, paired with his consummate sword spirit root, it felt as though the gates to heaven and earth had been thrown open.
Using the immortal sword as a conduit and the spirit root as an auxiliary, the *Purple Sun Dao Scripture* flooded instantly into his mind.
This was not the fragmentary *Purple Sun Sword Scripture*, but the complete *Purple Sun Dao Scripture* of the Purple Sun Dao Palace—the very scripture he had once cultivated all the way to the realm of Dao Ancestor!
Spiritual energy converged upon Sword-Washing Peak, blasting Pei Yuxin and the others away!
...
A century later, just as all the sacred lands were slowly beginning to forget that towering pillar of purple light that had stood for a hundred years—
When newcomers had come to regard it as a new cultivation secret realm of the Purple Sun Sacred Land—
That pillar of light suddenly vanished, and a figure with a purple immortal sword strapped across his back stepped forward.
As a female cultivator at the Great Accomplishment stage realized something, she turned pale with fright and tried to flee.
A voice as warm and smooth as jade suddenly rang out beside her ear:
"Immortal fairy, please stay a moment!"
...
(Main Story Ended)