"Uh, well… actually, I’m not sure what happened."

Night Demon God stammered, then scratched his head, as if lost in a distant memory.

"I only remember that five hundred years ago, the spiritual energy on this land of Hua was extremely abundant, surpassing the entire world."

"At that time, it was called Kyushu by the world."

"Because the spiritual energy was abundant, there were many mountain gods and earth spirits on this land of Kyushu. I was one of them. There were so many mountain gods and earth spirits, and countless numbers of demon beasts and spirits. At that time, almost every mountain was occupied by a monster who ruled as king. I remember that on the mountain I guarded, there was a Black Bear Spirit, commanding thousands of lesser demons."

Hearing Night Demon God’s words, Gu Yutong blinked her big eyes, "If there were so many monsters, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

Night Demon God shook his head; "It was definitely chaotic, but not to the point of being completely out of control, because the human cultivators back then were much stronger than they are now. In that era, sects were everywhere. Some cultivated immortality, some cultivated martial arts. Those who cultivated immortality had *ludi shenxian* (earthly immortals), commonly known as *dixian* (earth immortals), and those who cultivated martial arts had martial arts supreme, commonly known as *wuzun* (martial reverends)."

"In addition to that, there were also demon cultivators, ghost cultivators, and so on… Although the forces were numerous and mixed, they were always in a delicate balance."

"Until the appearance of Tiandao (Heaven's Path), this delicate balance was broken."

"What is Tiandao (Heaven's Path)?"

Chen Xiao asked curiously.

"Tiandao (Heaven's Path) is an organization, a very powerful organization. They do not represent justice, nor are they evil. After they appeared, they were like scavengers, sweeping across the entire Kyushu, cleaning up all the mountain gods, earth spirits, demon beasts, monsters, cultivators, and martial artists that they saw…"

A few traces of horror appeared in Night Demon God's eyes, and he said with deep meaning, "What *dixian* (earth immortals) or *wuzun* (martial reverends), great mountain demons, were powerless to resist in front of Tiandao (Heaven's Path) disciples."

"If they were like that, then there’s no need to mention us mountain gods and earth spirits."

"In the end, the forces on the Kyushu land abandoned their prejudices and united. They sent out their strongest hundred people to fight Tiandao (Heaven's Path) to the death…"

"Because of my low strength, I was not qualified to participate in the war, but because of this, I escaped the disaster, and ran away in advance, crossing the ocean to Dongyang."

"Facts have proved that my decision was correct, because that world-shaking war ended in a disastrous defeat for Kyushu. Not only did they lose, they also angered Tiandao (Heaven's Path), which led to their crazy revenge."

"Tiandao (Heaven's Path) carried out a frenzied slaughter. Of the remaining mountain gods, monsters, cultivators, and martial artists, less than one in ten survived. Moreover, Tiandao (Heaven's Path) also destroyed the source of spiritual energy in Kyushu, causing its spiritual energy to dry up, so I call it a catastrophe."

"After the catastrophe, Tiandao (Heaven's Path) disappeared, just like when they came, appearing inexplicably out of thin air, and then disappearing inexplicably out of thin air."

"It's just that the days when the Kyushu continent was full of spiritual energy are gone forever. The surviving mountain gods and monsters fled to the depths of the mountains, the immortal cultivation sects escaped into the so-called immortal hidden world, and the few remaining martial artists disappeared without a trace."

After saying these words, Night Demon God fell into silence.

Gu Yutong was shocked. She didn't expect the real history to be like this. The history books didn't record it this way.

Chen Xiao didn't have much reaction. For him, Earth was still too small.

His master, the Azure Firmament God Emperor, could destroy a star system with a flip of his hand, and the entire Earth was like a speck of dust compared to it.

As for the creatures living on Earth, they were dust in the dust.

Those so-called *ludi shenxian* (earthly immortals) were just a little stronger than ordinary people, but there was no difference in essence.

Perhaps ascending to immortality was a watershed, but after all, only a handful of people could successfully ascend to immortality and leave the mortal realm.

For Chen Xiao at this moment, the most practical thing was to collect the five great Saint Relics.

So he asked, "Night Demon God, I ask you, do you know where the Jiu Yi Abyss and the bottom of the Wangchuan River are?"

As soon as Night Demon God heard Chen Xiao's words, he immediately asked, "Are you looking for the Saint Relics?"

"You really know about the Saint Relics!"

Chen Xiao's eyes lit up, "Then tell me what you know!"

"As far as I know, these Saint Relics were passed down by the Ancient Immortal Emperor in ancient times. In fact, a thousand years ago, the legends about the Saint Relics were already rife, and countless *wuzun* (martial reverends) and *dixian* (earth immortals) flocked to them… Because of this, countless bloody storms swept through the *jianghu* (martial world), but no one has ever collected all five Saint Relics."

Night Demon God said quietly.

Then he added some content, but for Chen Xiao, it was nothing more than a pile of nonsense.

After Chen Xiao had heard enough nonsense, he asked directly, "So do you know where the Jiu Yi Abyss and the bottom of the Wangchuan River are?"

Night Demon God shook his head.

Chen Xiao: "…"

"Do you have anything else to add?"

"No."

"Okay, then get ready, I'll send you on your way."

As he spoke, Chen Xiao spun the Yitian Sword into a sword flower.

"Spare me, sir, I've told you all the secrets I know, please spare my life. As long as you don't kill me, I'm willing to follow you forever."

Night Demon God begged bitterly.

He was really afraid of death, otherwise he wouldn't have survived the catastrophe five hundred years ago.

"What use do I have for keeping you?"

Chen Xiao stroked his chin and sized him up.

"I, I can guard your home. Although I am not your opponent, I have a thousand years of cultivation after all, so I am more or less useful."

Night Demon God said with a forced smile.

Chen Xiao thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was the case.

However, Chen Xiao still didn't trust this guy very much. This guy would do anything to save his own life.

"I've got it!"

Chen Xiao thought for a moment and suddenly snapped his fingers, "You can follow me, but you have to be my sword servant. Are you willing?"

The so-called sword servant meant that Night Demon God had to completely abandon his freedom, sign a contract with Chen Xiao, and attach himself to the sword to become Chen Xiao's servant.

In this way, Night Demon God would have no way to betray Chen Xiao completely.

"I'm willing…"

Night Demon God said with a wry smile.

He was a Demon God in good standing. In Dongyang, even the Emperor had to be respectful and courteous to him.

Now, however, he had to live in a sword and become someone else's servant, which was naturally not so willing.

But other than that, he had no other choice.

Soon, Chen Xiao signed a contract with Night Demon God.

Afterwards, Night Demon God abandoned Abe Furyo’s body and attached himself to the Yitian Sword.

In this way, the Yitian Sword had a sword spirit, and its power was increased by another level.

And after Chen Xiao took Night Demon God as his sword servant, he was able to communicate with him, and all of Night Demon God's spells could be used by Chen Xiao!