"**My will is Heaven's will.My heart is Heaven's heart.Heaven's Will Blade—cut!"
The blade that descended was none other than the divine artifact—the Heaven's Will Blade (天意刀).
Forged from the intent of Heaven itself, it embodied divine purpose.The will of the heavens manifested as a blade—when it struck, even time bowed before it.
This wasn't just a weapon.It was the embodiment of Heaven's judgment.
Limitless edge.Unstoppable force.Inescapable fate.
The blade descended straight toward the Doomscroll of Misfortune and the churning black clouds it had formed.
The clouds might hide the sun and moon,but under Heaven's Will, they had no choice but to yield.
CRACK!!
A dazzling streak of blade light split the sky,ripping a massive rift into the dark clouds.
Through that rift, the holy purifying light surged in.
Caw! Caw! Caw!
Countless crows shrieked in agony.
They were burning alive in divine torment.
"No! My Doomscroll!"
The Darkcloud Demon howled in fury.
That scroll had been his greatest reliance—and now it had been cleaved open, not just symbolically but truly.
Now, the purifying light shone directly on the Crows of Misfortune,searing through their corruption.
"Your Doomscroll is powerful,but the Innocent Heavenly Melody Tree draws on the power of the entire world.You alone cannot resist its transformation.Being purified is your best outcome,"
Yi Tianxing said coldly, unmoving.
The crack in the Doomscroll was wrapped in the will of the Heaven's Will Blade,making it near impossible to heal.
Not only the crows, but even the Darkcloud Demon himself was now exposed to the purifying light and redemptive melody.
He could feel the demonic energy within him unraveling,his mind invaded by sacred sound.
"No! It hurts!! You dare try to purify me? That's impossible!"
In agony, he unleashed curse after curse at Yi Tianxing—the most venomous and vile ones imaginable.
But none could pierce the Auspicious Cloud of Tribulation Immunity (无劫渡厄庆云).
They dissolved in the air like smoke into sunlight.
Ancient divine music filled the demon's mind.
The pain twisted into confusion.The confusion blurred into numbness.
"Who… am I?"
"Why… am I here?"
"You are a Crow of Misfortune,"
"A guardian of the Great Yi Holy Court,"
"The most loyal servant of Holy King Yi."
"For him, and for the people, you would sacrifice everything."
"No—I'm the Darkcloud Demon!"
"I was born from boundless malice!I will never be purified!"
His two identities clashed violently inside his mind.
On the outside, his face shifted—serene one moment, savage the next.
But with each passing moment, the divine melody grew stronger.His resistance weakened.
Time blurred—was it moments or eons?
Eventually…
The loyalty to Great Yiand to Yi Tianxing etched itself into his soul.
A deep and unshakable soul-brand formed,echoing eternally in his consciousness.
"Yes… I am a guardian of Great Yi.I must be loyal to the Holy King.I will fight for the people.Even in death, I'll fall on the battlefield."
The haze faded from his eyes,replaced with faith and fervor.
"That's pure brainwashing!"Monkey whispered in awe."That tree is terrifying… even demons like him can't resist it.It's just like some Buddhist artifact."
He remembered when they traded away the tree long ago.It hadn't seemed this powerful back then.
But now?
It had become a world-purifying juggernaut.
Maybe it had only evolved in Yi Tianxing's hands.After all, what was truly yours would always find its way back.
The Darkcloud Demon bowed reverently and stepped forward.
"Darkcloud Demon greets the Master!May the Master's life be as eternal as the heavens!"
"Rise."
Yi Tianxing nodded and made a lifting gesture.
But just as the demon raised his head—
A glint of bloodlust flashed in his eyes.
From nowhere, a jet-black demonic dagger appeared in his hand.It swirled with shadow and illusion, whispering with nightmarish visions.
The blade plunged toward Yi Tianxing's heart like a bolt of lightning.
A strike too fast to dodge.
"No!"
"Watch out!"
Monkey and the others screamed.
None had expected the demon to feign submission.He had never been fully purified.He had merely bided his time,choosing the moment of greatest vulnerability for a killing blow.
A venomous viper hiding in the grass.
"Pity. You were offered the path of light,but you chose to die in the dark."
Yi Tianxing remained calm, unflinching.
He hadn't been surprised at all.He had been ready.
Just as the blade came within reach—
A silver-white ancient door appeared in front of him.
It opened.
Inside: a vortex, leading to somewhere else.
"What is that?!"
The demon's eyes widened.
Even now, Yi Tianxing had never lowered his guard.
The timing of the door's appearance was too perfect.He had no way to evade it.
His body collided with it—and a terrifying suction pulled him in.
"Nooooo!!!"
His roar echoed—but it was too late.
"Where's the Darkcloud Demon?"Monkey blinked.
"Exactly where he belongs,"Yi Tianxing said with a faint smile.
The space gate led directly into the Chaos Realm inside the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower (鸿蒙天帝塔).
Inside, he could survive for a while,but would eventually be consumed by the chaotic energy,becoming nourishment for the tower's worlds.
A fitting end for one who refused redemption.
No third option.
He was doomed.
"How could even the treasure tree fail to purify him?"the Land God asked in disbelief.
"Because he was born from the core essence of that corrupted ley line,"Yi Tianxing replied."He was a pure-blooded demon,a creature of unmatched darkness.Even divine music can't guarantee total purification.It's fine. He won't be returning."
Yi Tianxing's eyes turned to the Doomscroll still floating in the sky.
It wasn't a lifebound treasure.It had no soul-link to its owner.
Instead, it was a symbiotic companion artifact—and thus had survived its master.
"A good item," he mused."Too good to waste."
He sent it into the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower.
There, the demonic brand faded,and the scroll was reborn as a divine artifact.
The Crows of Misfortune merged with it fully,their fate tied to the scroll's survival.
And then—
The scroll created a new world within the tower.
Not a mere cave realm—a full middle-tier world (中千世界).
The tower grew again.
44 layers.
The Doomscroll became the seed of the World of Misfortune.
Yi Tianxing smiled, satisfied.
Three days passed.
The treasure tree continued to release its cleansing light and music.
Finally—the entire secret realm had been fully purified.