For a long while now, Austin had ruled the Sword Cosmos well.
The senior members of the Long Sword Sect as well as those of the Sky Sword Sect had made a
Heavenly Vow that they would serve Austin well and dutifully take orders from him.
It meant that Austin had two super forces served under his command.
The Flying Immortal Sword Sect had severed its ties with the outside world, and they were under no
pressure to get involved in matters concerning the Sword Cosmos.
Meanwhile, Austin had promised the mysterious girl that he would not give the Xi'men Clan a difficult
time.
Moreover, the people of the Xi'men Clan knew better than to dare and cross Austin again.
In short, all four super forces had declined, and could no longer pose any threat to Austin, not to
mention, compete with him over the ruling power of the Sword Cosmos.
Austin had indeed become the supreme ruler of the Sword Cosmos, the most powerful being in the
cosmos.
In addition, the Curry Sword Sect had become the most powerful super force in the Sword Cosmos.
One day, Austin summoned all the governing gods of the Long Sword Sect and the Sky Sword Sect.
He asked them to be on the lookout for the more than ten governing gods from Blade Cosmos.
He ordered them to eliminate those governing gods as soon as their location was identified, even kill
them at first sight.
Those governing gods of Blade Cosmos who had gone into hiding in the dark could still pose a serious
threat to the Sword Cosmos.
Although their strength had been weakened, they could still wreak havoc in the Sword Cosmos if they
joined together and attacked at the same time. Austin did not want to take that risk.
"Mr. Lin, although we have defeated the army of the Blade Cosmos, we can't lower our defenses. The
most powerful being in the Blade Cosmos is still Donovan.
He and Master Sword are of the same age and his strength is unfathomable.
If Donovan showed up in person, instead of his avatar, and made a move against us, we will all be in
grave danger.
In the Sword Cosmos, you are the only one who can fight against him head to head.
It is best that you get yourself ready for such an event,"
the supreme grandmaster of the Long Sword Sect advised Austin.
"I know. I have already begun preparations.
Besides, even if I hadn't made a move against the army of the Blade Cosmos, Donovan would still not
let us go.
He dreams to conquer the entire Sword Cosmos, that greedy bastard.
Well, whatever comes, we will face it together,"
Austin said flatly.
"Mr. Lin, you are right. You do make a good point,"
the supreme grandmaster of the Long Sword Sect agreed, nodding his head.
In the following days, nothing eventful occurred. The inhabitants of the Sword Cosmos lived in peace
and contentment.
Austin had given the high-ranking figures of the Curry Sword Sect all instructions to manage the
cosmos well.
Especially, he had asked them to allow all forces to compete against each other in order to strengthen
themselves and develop on their own,
and the Curry Sword Sect was not allowed to interfere.
Only when certain events threatened the safety of the Sword Cosmos or disturbed the peace and order
of the cosmos, could the Curry Sword Sect intervene and take over as necessary.
He wanted all the forces and races to develop freely without the people of the Curry Sword Sect getting
in the way.
Because of Austin's management strategy, the Sword Cosmos had developed and improved rapidly in
a short amount of time.
In the past, the Blade Cosmos' army and the four super forces of the Sword Cosmos got involved and
even interfered. As a result, the other forces in the Sword Cosmos, especially the weaker ones were
overshadowed and didn't have much chance to improve and expand their influence.
But now, things were different under Austin's rule. The army of the Blade Cosmos had been obliterated,
the Curry Sword Sect didn't hinder any development and the people of the four super forces stayed
low-key, even seldom showing up in public.
For the rest of the forces, the Sword Cosmos was a perfect place for them because it provided the best
environment for up-and-coming forces that were looking to improve and develop.
During this period, the Sword Cosmos was thrived and flourished.
Time flew like an arrow and in the blink of an eye, fifty years had passed.
All the sects and clans had significantly grown stronger.
It was the age of peace, growth and abundance in the Sword Cosmos.
After having experienced all kinds of hardships and battles, it had finally ushered in an era of
prosperity.
It was hard to imagine that so many disasters had befallen this cosmos.
"What a wonderful time! Powerful masters have constantly emerged one after another and they all
shine brightly!"
"As the old saying goes: if we survived the hard times, good things will happen to us. It turns out that
it's true. Our cosmos has entered a golden era after all kinds of trials and tribulations!"
In the Sword Cosmos, the high-ranking figures of all the races and sects happily expressed their
thoughts.
Every force had developed and grown stronger in the past five decades.
This was a very rare period.
Every single force had developed well, and had produced plenty of outstanding young disciples.
Over time, there were many promising young talents in each force.
Even the semi-governing gods, not to mention the governing gods, seldom showed up in public in the
past years.
They all knew that as long as Austin was alive,
it was best that they behaved themselves and remained hidden to stay out of trouble.
None of them dared to even think about ruling the cosmos.
They had acknowledged Austin as the real ruler.
He had conquered the Sword Cosmos on his own and he deserved the highly distinguished position.
No one had the guts to go head-to-head with him.
Those genuine divine gods and ordinary divine gods would travel around the cosmos.
However, even in a peaceful and prosperous era, there were still conflicts, albeit mild and non-
threatening, among the forces. They fought over interest or cultivation resources.
It was not an uncommon sight to see.
After all, this was the world of cultivators—
cruel and ruthless.
Once more, time flew by. Yet again, in the blink of an eye, another few decades had passed.
The Sword Cosmos had become a better and more respected cosmos.
All the forces thrived and excellent cultivators appeared.
The people of the four super forces rarely showed up.
Meanwhile, the Curry Sword Sect would occasionally send its men to patrol in the cosmos.
Their main purpose was to warn other forces not to cross the line. Of course, they could also dispatch
people to go settle the urgent events.
But Austin never appeared
as if he had completely gone off the grid.
The forces hadn't heard any news about him,
but how could anyone forget him?
Austin's name was often mentioned all over the Sword Cosmos.
There were countless temples, built to worship Austin in each world or star.
All the mortals would go to those temples, drop to their knees and bow to his statues and beg him to
bless them during certain times and occasions.
Back then, Austin had led the people of the Sword Cosmos to fight with the army of the Blade Cosmos
and thankfully was able to eliminate them.
Not all, but creatures in the Sword Cosmos would never forget what Austin had done for their cosmos.
The creatures began to call him, the Guardian of Homeland,
which meant that he was a divine god who guarded their homeland.
Every time they held sacrificial activities related to protecting their homeland, they would mention
Austin's name.
Time sped up and elapsed, and many things had changed.
In the blink of an eye,
more than one hundred years had passed.
To mere mortals and weak cultivators, one hundred years was almost an entire lifetime.
Miraculously, no war had broken out during that entire period.
After more than one hundred years' of rehabilitation, the Sword Cosmos had become almost
unrecognizable with all the positive changes that it had gone through.
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