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Chapter 975: Aurous Core Disciples Everywhere!
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Perhaps the visit by the Great Void Sect to the Ancient Longevity World aroused the suspicion of the Emperor of the Dead, or perhaps it was because of some other reasons. Either way, the Emperor of the Dead continued to hide and did not reveal any traces of him.
When the Great Void Sect entered the Purple Mist Sea and investigated till the entrance of the Black Sea, they left soon after they obtained news that the Origins Celestial Dragon had completed his Second Tribulation. Afterwards, there was no news from them. It appeared that they did not wish to further probe into the Black Sea or continue occupying the Purple Mist Sea.
After the Great Void Sect retreated, the Purple Sea Dragon King and the dragons under his command returned to the Black Sea. The other demons did not want to snatch their territories from them.
The situation in the Divine Lands and the Barren Expanses appeared to have calmed down. However, there were still many undercurrents that could turn into conflict.
In the Barren Expanses, while the dragons continued to hide in the Black Sea and showed no desire to leave, the news of the Origins Celestial Dragon's success in crossing the Second Tribulations increased the pressure on other demons. All of them sought to further improve their capabilities and power too.
Faced with the pressure from both the humans and the dragons, the other demons were much more reserved. While they did not have any major action, they started to privately form alliances and interacted with each other.
On the side of the Divine Lands, the situation was polarized along the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the Great Void Sect lines. The situation too became much more restrained.
The Mount Shu Sword Sect hid in their mountain and refused to come out.
The main disputes within the Divine Lands now were between the Great Qin Empire and the Great Zhou Empire.
Earlier, the Great Qin Empire was affected by the presence of powerful sects such as the Mount Shu Sword Sect as well their internal conflicts. Hence, there were a lot of things that they could not do. However, the Great Zhou Empire ascended rapidly and soon, it was almost more powerful than the Great Qin Empire.
However, after the scramble for the Ying Sea and the Anti-Celestial Sect War, the winds of fortune changed. The upwards trajectory of the Great Zhou stopped suddenly, and it appeared to be in decline. On the other hand, the Great Qin Empire appeared to be injected with new life. The situation between the two empires reversed.
Since the Anti-Celestial Sect War, the Great Zhou Empire had no choice but to bide their time.
On the other hand, the Great Qin Empire started to rollback the influence of the Great Zhou Empire.
While the two sides were still rational and acted with restraint, conflicts continued to burst forth, but they did not expand. The Great Qin Empire benefitted while the Great Zhou Empire was still able to remain stable.
The Celestial Sect of Wonders, however, continued to grow rapidly. Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and the rest continued to teach on Mount Yujing and traverse the lands. The foundation of the Celestial Sect of Wonders was firmly established.
Lin Feng himself remained on Mount Yujing and focused on his cultivation as well as separating the gate to the Starry Sea from the body of the White Tiger Grand Sage. Since he promised not to kill the White Tiger Grand Sage, the process was long and arduous, even with the cooperation of the White Tiger Grand Sage.
However, Lin Feng was extremely patient. He wanted very badly to obtain a stable pathway into the Starry Sea, otherwise known as the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. The benefits of it were immense.
Without mentioning the other benefits to it, one of its biggest plus points was that he could harvest Starry Purplish Grass Pill, which was vital to the cultivation of the Trāyastriṃśa Elixir of Creation. It was the only item that the Celestial Sect of Wonders was in urgent need of.
After a long time, Lin Feng was finally able to extract the gate to the Starry Sea from the White Tiger Grand Sage.
While he was very interested in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy and he had a lot of free time, Lin Feng decided not to open the gate into the Starry Sea but instead, study for a while longer.
Through the gate to the Starry Sea, Lin Feng was able to deepen his understanding of the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. At the same time, he was able to bathe in the starlight and observe the sea of stars. This allowed Lin Feng to better understand his own mantras and spells. At the same time, the framework for a new set of spells was underway in his mind.
However, it was just a framework. For it to be complete, he still needed time to do research.
He needed a lot of time to obtain the gate to the Starry Sea from the White Tiger Grand Sage as well as to find out about the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. In that time, five years had passed in the Greater World.
In that 5 years, there were many developments in the Divine Lands and the Barren Expanses. While there was no major conflict, one could sense a storm coming.
However, the Emperor of the Undead had yet to reveal himself. Other than the more junior disciples of the Great Void Sect who were active out of Mount Baiyun, the more cultivators all appeared to have sealed themselves off.
The Ancient Longevity World regained its peace. In the five years, the incident of the tear into the Netherworld Sea and the resultant chaos became a distant memory.
Xiao Zhener, who obtained the Trāyastriṃśa Elixir of Creation, quickly reached the Immortal Soul stage. However, she soon started her closed-door training. Till now, she had to yet to stop. When Xiao Zhener achieved the Immortal Soul stage, Xiao Yan made a formal visit to the Ancient Longevity World. On one hand, he represented Lin Feng and the Celestial Sect of Wonders. On the other hand, he celebrated Xiao Zhener's achievement. Afterwards, he returned to the Divine Lands.
On the brighter side, Xiao Zhener's relatives liked Xiao Yan. Lin Feng had decided that after Xiao Zhener completed her training, he would make a personal visit down to the Ancient Longevity World and propose a marriage between Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhener.
As the Ancients might not want to be seen as taking sides too soon, they might not agree to it just yet. However, Lin Feng hoped that Xiao Yan could at least get engaged.
After he told his disciples about it, everyone poked fun at Xiao Yan, who was radiant with joy. Afterwards, he continued to cultivate and better himself.
From the perspective of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, its second rapid development phase was here. Regardless whether it was the overall influence of the sect, or the cultivation of its disciples, after a long period of biding its time, the sect began to improve rapidly.
Five years ago, after Luo Qingwu formed her nascent soul, Han Yang was given his Daoist name after his master had finished her closed-door training.
The name Luo Qingwu prepared for him was Tian Shu, which originated from the first of the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper, the Tian Shu Star (Translator's Note: It's Alpha Ursae Majoris in English).
The Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper were Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang and Yao Guang.
Luo Qingwu's plan was to go for quality above quantity. Like her master, she only wanted to take eight disciples.
The first four to form their aurous cores would be known as Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji and Tian Quan. The next four to form their aurous cores would be named after the first four stars of the Southern Dipper, which were Tian Fu, Tian Liang, Tian Ji (Different 'Ji' from above) and Tian Tong.
After Han Yang formed his aurous core, many other second-generation disciples formed their aurous cores too.
The First Disciple of the Heavenly Temple, Yang Tie, formed his Aurous Core and was given the name Tian Tai. Like Xu Yunsheng's Tian Xu and Ying Luozha's Tian Bi, it derived from Zhu Yi's understanding of the Way of Changes.
The Tai Hexagram signifies the exchange of heaven and earth and the vast knowledge of all creations. It represented one-ness in terms of aims and objectives. He hoped that Yang Tie could be both resilient and flexible.
Zhao Huan of the Blizzard Valley too formed his aurous core. Yue Hongyan named him Tian Jing.
The little medicine boy who barely survived was now an important member of the sect. When he formed his aurous core, it was a purple pill, signifying that he had a bright future ahead.
Many years ago, he was cultivated into a Mortal Spiritual Elixir and other cultivators took his false core, which was only a yellow core then. That terrible experience almost ended his life and his cultivation path. Fortunately, with the careful guidance of Yue Hongyan and the Celestial Sect of Wonders, he had a chance at a new life.
During the Spiritual Conference of the Kunlun Mountains, he only possessed an Intermediate Foundation Establishment stage mastery. However, that was because he sought to strengthen his foundation and make his future cultivation path easier. Hence, like Zhou Yuncong, he kept his own mastery level at the Foundation Establishment stage. If not, he would have been in the Advanced Foundation Establishment stage then.
However, looking at it now, his efforts had not been wasted. Zhao Huan took slow but steady steps and finally, he was able to get rid of his former shackles and form his aurous core.
Tan Yunqing of the River Abode too did intense closed-door training after his return from the Barren Expanses and formed his aurous core. Li Yuanfang named him Tian Fang.
Zhuge Wanqiu too was able to successfully form her aurous core, making her father, Zhuge Zhan, extremely happy. After discussing with Shi Tianhao, they named her Tian Hong.
In the days to come, many more second-generation disciples formed their aurous cores. Soon, third-generation disciples started to develop too.
In these five years, many new disciples joined the sect and those who passed the entrance exam became Foundational Disciples. After they passed the next round of assessment, they became successive disciples.
The criteria to enter the Celestial Sect of Wonders was never low to begin with. To become a successive disciple, very few people were able to do so.
While the exceptional disciples continued to achieve stellar results, the other disciples too trained hard and built up their foundation. After a while, the Celestial Sect of Wonders experienced another massive increase in Aurous Core stage disciples.
After five years in the Greater World, there were more than 70 Aurous Core stage successive disciples in the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
Today, the Celestial Sect of Wonders continued to operate as per normal. The junior disciples started to take on more and more responsibility and more and more of them started to traverse through the land. While they did not stir up much commotion, the influence of the Celestial Sect of Wonders grew day-by-day.
Because of the high standards for disciples, there were fewer than 1000 disciples in the Celestial Sect of Wonders. There were about 100 cultivators above the Aurous Core stage, a rare percentage in the Divine Lands.
Lin Feng looked interestedly at his sect and his heart brimmed with joy. He was no longer worried about the system main quest, which required at least 10% of his disciples to be above the Aurous Core stage and 50% of his disciples to be above the Foundation Establishment stage.
He was more concerned whether he could ensure that that 1% of his sect would be above the Nascent Soul stage.
In these five years, Dao Yuting and Lin Tong formed their nascent souls.
The time the two of them spent training, including the time they spent in the accelerated-time space, was within 50 years, fulfilling the criteria.
Furthermore, what was even more exciting was the fact that Zhou Yuncong, Tang Jun, Ying Luozha, Han Yang, Huang Zhenting and Yang Tie were all in the Advanced Aurous Core stage. All of them appeared to be on the brink of soul formation.
Under these circumstances, Lin Feng was naturally not worried. Instead, he started to ponder about the new quest of the system as thoughts swirled through his mind.
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Chapter 976: Guesses About the System's Main Quest
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Currently, Lin Feng had more than 1000 disciples under him. 1% of them were in the Nascent Soul stage, 10% of them were in the Aurous Core stage and 39% of them were in the Foundation Establishment stage.
The time limit was 50 years. The system would calculate the attainments a disciple managed to obtain in 50 years. After the 50 years, even if the disciple was able to ascend into the Immortal Soul stage in one year, it would not be counted.
At the same time, if Lin Feng himself passed 50 years, then his time limit would have been reached too.
Currently, Lin Feng had no difficulty completing the system's main quest.
As he sought to deliberately control his time, Lin Feng did not spend as much time training in the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World. There was still quite some time to his 50 years' time limit. For disciples such as Zhou Yuncong, they had quite some time too.
The only way they would fail to hit it would be if they experienced a bottleneck at the Void Lightning Tribulations, or if they were reduced to ashes during the tribulation itself.
However, the possibility of that was extremely small, till the point where it could be neglected.
Furthermore, Zhou Yuncong was impeded by his status as a Yang-Incinerating Entity. After he experienced the Tribulation of the Yin Fire, he had to be extremely careful when faced against the Void Lightning Tribulation. If he was not careful, the combination of Fire and Lightning would have disastrous consequences.
While Huang Zhenting and Yang Tie had just undergone the Tribulation of the Yin Wind, they still had quite some time to the 50 years deadline. With the potential and abilities they had shown, it was more than enough.
Furthermore, Liu Xiafeng and Li Xingfei had been in the Intermediate Aurous Core stage for quite some time and were temporarily in a bottleneck. After they broke through their bottleneck, it was likely that they would experience the Tribulation of the Yin Wind. Tan Yunqing, Zhuge Wanqiu, Zhao Huan, Sun Xue'er, Ke Jing and Yan Wuwei had reached the Intermediate Aurous Core stage too. With their potential, it was likely that they could further progress.
For disciples who had just entered the sect, some of them were catching up quite fast as well. Some of the third-generation disciples had started to show their potential.
Right now, the only way Lin Feng would fail his 50 years deadline would be for him to enter an accelerated-time space and exceed the deadline. If not, it was a given that he would complete the system's main quest.
Under this situation, Lin Feng continually pondered another problem: the reward for completing the quest.
Normally, the rewards given by the system were very good. However, before he completed the quest and obtained the reward, he had no idea what it was.
However, with previous quests as references, he realized that completing the quests would greatly reward him while failing the quests would have terrible repercussions.
Right now, however, there was no repercussion for failing the quest. All that would happen was the forfeiture of his prizes.
At the same time, Lin Feng realized that the conditions of this quest were very flexible.
Numerically, he needed a minimum of 1000 disciples. The required number of disciples in each stage was given as a percentage.
Strictly speaking, the requirement of this quest only had a lower limit and no upper limit.
Hence, here was the problem. If he completed the quest based on the minimum number of disciples required, would there be any difference in the prizes he could obtain in comparison to completing the quest with more disciples?
Lin Feng had been pondering over this question for quite some time. However, there was no solution.
However, Lin Feng suspected that completing the quest under different circumstances would bring about different rewards.
Naturally, the system was very cunning and tricky. Most of the time, however, it would not use 'hidden conditions' to trick him.
For example, when Wang Lin exceeded his deadline and did not manage to form his nascent soul in 50 years, the system would pass its judgment as soon as possible. It would not pretend to be confused and then trick Lin Feng at the end.
In other words, the system was both tricky and strict, cunning and annoying. Yet, it was still rather open.
In that case, with the sarira side quest, Lin Feng recalled that the more sariras he returned, the greater his rewards were.
From this, one could see that when the criteria of the system was not clearly defined, most of the time it would give out rewards based on the degree of completion and the final results.
Of course, the criteria for completion was still unknown.
For example, it was hard to assess the current system's main quest's completion. Broadly speaking, there were two possibilities.
Firstly, it would assess based on numbers. Lin Feng had to ensure that he hit all the required percentages, while maximizing the number of disciples in each tier.
The system required that at least 1% of his disciples must be in the Nascent Soul stage. If he had 2000 disciples, then he would need 20 disciples in the Nascent Soul stage, which was 10 more than the minimum requirement.
Secondly, the system would calculate based on overall percentages. The greater the percentages of disciples he had in each stage, the better it was for him.
For example, with 1000 disciples, if he was able to produce 20 Nascent Soul stage disciples, 200 Aurous Core stage disciples and ensure that rest of his disciples were in the Foundation Establishment stage, then he might be in for a big treat.
This was because in terms of percentage, 2% of his disciples were in the Nascent Soul stage, 20% of his disciples were in the Aurous Core stage and the rest were all in the Foundation Establishment stage. This was 2 times the minimum percentage requirements.
Of course, this was just an example. It was not necessary that disciples in all three stages must exceed the minimum requirements. If his disciples of one particular stage exceeded the requirements, then the final results would be different too and the reward might be different.
Furthermore, it was also likely that the system would pass its final judgement based on the number of disciples in one stage. For example, if he met the criteria for both Aurous Core stage disciples and Foundation Establishment stage disciples, the deciding factor would then be Nascent Soul stage disciples.
However, Lin Feng himself was not sure which criteria the system would use to assess.
In the first case, completing the system's main quest would require much more resources because of the increase in number of disciples.
In the second case, it would be even more difficult. With fewer disciples to work with, he would have to ensure that most of them turned out exceptional. It was undeniably difficult and very resource-draining.
At this time, with the characteristic cunning requirements of the system, Lin Feng deduced that the second possibility was more likely.
While he did not know what the reward of the system's main quest was, Lin Feng hoped that it would be something good.
There was something that he wanted, which could not be found elsewhere. From the description of another item, he was unable to find out what it was.
That was the enhanced version of the Heaven-Slicing Seal, the Dimensional Seal!
Lin Feng had turned the system upside-down as he tried to search for the item. Hence, he believed that this item only existed as a reward.
Of course, he was not sure if the current quest would reward him with this item. He was also unsure how he could obtain it. Yet, with no other way forward, he had no choice but to give more thought about it.
With his guesses, Lin Feng began to seriously consider the prospects of completing the current quest with distinction.
Undoubtedly, the most difficult task was the formation of Nascent Souls in 50 years.
With his current hand, Lin Feng was still optimistic. However, he dared not underestimate the difficulty of doing so. Accidents do happen.
For example, the most powerful second-generation disciple was Zhou Yuncong. If he were unable to overcome his current problems, he may very well be stuck in the Advanced Aurous Core stage for many years.
Of course, other than a few extreme examples, Lin Feng was not too worried. Xiao Yan and the rest were very devoted to their disciples and they had taught them well and according to their needs.
Hence, the question Lin Feng was thinking about was of a higher level. From a sect-wide perspective, he wondered how he should obtain more resources for the sect to better their overall conditions.
After many years of hard work, the conditions of the Celestial Sect of Wonders were much better than before. In particular, the more junior disciples had much better resources at their disposal.
However, the better the resources, the tougher Lin Feng and his disciples trained the more junior disciples. This was to ensure that they did not squander what they had.
Looking at the situation now, everyone was very motivated.
Right now, Lin Feng had to further enhance the sect in all aspects. This would allow his disciples to further improve.
The gate to the Starry Sea in his hands was one good opportunity.
Lin Feng raised his hands slowly and a ball of white light appeared in mid-air. The light then turned into a jade-white door, which opened outwards. Through the door, Lin Feng could see a bright, endless galaxy before him.
At the same time, a flash of light shone from a mirror on top of the cloud-covered Mount Baiyun.
"Another gate to the Starry Sea has opened." The Tai Yi Holy Man and the Zheng Yi Holy Man both appeared on top of Mount Baiyun. The Zheng Yi Holy Man turned his head to ask, "Senior Tai Yi, do you know where it is?"
The Tai Yi Holy Man shook his head and said, "With our current situation, we don't have enough clues. The Supreme Heavenly Mirror could only sense that a gate has been opened but it could ascertain its exact location. Nor could it tell us who controls the gate."
He closed his eyes and a dark look crossed his face.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man then looked at him and asked, "Senior, are all the other gates to the Starry Sea closed? Right now, how many gates are open?"
The Tai Yi Holy Man said slowly, "There are four open gates. This is the fifth."
"With four gates to the Starry Sea, one can open the Star Tomb," said the Zheng Yi Holy Man quietly. "Since the gates to the Starry Sea are in the hands of different demons, they may ally together in the face of the Star Tomb. The more people there are, the more opportunities they have and the more likely they would ally together."
"However, in the past few thousand years, the four gates to the Starry Sea had only been opened together once."
"This was the first time the fifth gate to the Starry Sea had been opened. I wonder who holds it?"
The Tai Yi Holy Man appeared to know what the Zheng Yi Holy Man was thinking as he said, "We have only one chance to enter the Starry Sea and there's a limit on how many people we could send. Among the four of us, only one could go. If we do not even have a single gate to the Starry Sea, then there's nothing much we could do."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man said, "As the War of the Two Worlds approaches, we have to be decisive on some matters."
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Chapter 977: The Difference of a Single Step Was Vast
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The Tai Yi Holy Man crossed his eyes and 'looked' into the distance as he said with a low voice, "The Origins Celestial Dragon needs time to return to his peak. However, the situation in the Divine Lands or the Barren Expanses is changing. No one knows about the situation of the Hades Tribe."
"I shall remain on Mount Baiyun. Junior Zheng Yi, I shall trouble you to enter the Starry Sea."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man nodded his head and said, "Senior Tai Yi, it's fine. Let me make the trip."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man said, "Other than you, you can send 2 more people. Who do you plan to send?"
"Xuan Lin and Yu Yuan are helping Junior Qing Yi to manage to the situation in the Barren Expanses. Kuang Heng must undergo the tribulation once more. We shall not disturb him," said the Zheng Yi Holy Man. "Nanlai is managing the entire situation and Yuanzhen is communicating with the Great Zhou Empire. Qing Ning needs to cultivate pills. Mengqi is focusing on the Netherworld Sea. Daohan is keeping tab on the Celestial Sect of Wonders. Everyone has their role to play. I shall bring Fengzhou and Yunkong."
The Tai Yi Holy Man closed his eyes and thought for a while. Then, he shook his head and said, "Send Mengqi to the Barren Expanses and recall Xuan Lin. At the same time, bring the Drum Fairy and the Yin-Yang Elder back. Bring the two of them into the Starry Sea too."
"When the five gates to the Starry Sea open at the same time, it means that there are five major demons coming. While the demons have their internal squabbles, you may become their common target."
"In particular, when it comes to taking control of the Star Tomb, the demons may ally together first to defeat us."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man nodded his head and said, "Senior is right. I shall bring Xuan Lin and the Fengzhou. The Drum Fairy and the Yin-Yang Elder shall follow."
The Tai Yi Holy Man said, "The Ancient Ape Demons, the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage and the dragons may all be present. We do not know who the last two parties are. However, please be careful. The reason that they did not advertise their possession of the gate to the Starry Sea is surely because they did not want other demons to take it from them."
"Hence, we do not know if the Star Tomb can be opened. We need to be wary of the demons who may have obtained another gate into the Starry Sea, such as the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage, the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage and the dragons. Under these circumstances, when the four gates to the Starry Sea are activated, the Star Tomb may open."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man said, "This is a chance for our sect. If we obtain just one gate into the Starry Sea, then we can track the locations of the other gates into the Starry Sea with the Supreme Heavenly Mirror."
"Even if we cannot obtain the gate to the Starry Sea, we can prevent the demons from opening the Star Tomb and harnessing its resources."
The Tai Yi Holy Man nodded his head and said, "Exactly. As for the specifics, it's up to you, junior."
"Other than Xuan Lin, Fengzhou and I, I plan to bring some disciples who had yet to enter the Immortal Soul Stage inside as well," said the Zheng Yi Holy Man, "On one hand, it's a good form of training. On the other hand, they can undergo the Baptism of the Original Stellar Light."
"Without the gate to the Starry Sea, we only have this single opportunity."
The Tai Yi Holy Man thought for a while and said, "Be careful. This is still a dangerous environment."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man replied, "Xuan Lin, Fengzhou and I shall take care of them. I believe that they can only improve under such an environment."
After he discussed with the Tai Yi Holy Man, the Zheng Yi Holy Man prepared to take his leave. Before he left, his expression turned serious as he looked at the Tai Yi Holy Man and asked, "Senior Tai Yi, can you confirm Miao Shihao's situation?"
The Tai Yi Holy Man paused for a while and then said slowly, "More or less."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man fell silent too. After a long while, he shook his head and said, "Grandmaster Huatian never left a single light image behind. Only through cultivating the talisman in the Spirit Sea are we able to see his true face."
This made them all feel very helpless. Amongst the Four Immemorial Heroes of the Great Void Sect in the Antiquity Age, Yue Huatian was the most mysterious. No one knew how he truly looked like and very few members of the Great Void Sect itself had seen his face.
As no light image of him existed, even the Tai Yi Holy Man, the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the other elders of the Great Void Sect did not know his true face.
The Yu Yuan Holy Woman was a direct descendant disciple of Yue Huatian. Yet, she too did not know her grandmaster looked like.
Only when they obtained the talisman through the Spirit Sea and cultivated it was the Great Void Sect able to see the true face of Yue Huatian and his disciple, the Water Moon Holy Woman.
With that, the Great Void Sect realized a serious problem: the Mirror Master, Miao Shihao, who currently lived with the Celestial Sect of Wonders looked exactly like Yue Huatian.
While it was not impossible that the two of them could resemble each other perfectly, the fact that Miao Shihao knew a great deal about the inner workings of the Great Void Sect made it impossible to be just a pure coincidence.
Furthermore, Miao Shihao's animosity towards the Great Void Sect was no secret. Normally, the Great Void Sect would not care about an independent cultivator who was not even in his Immortal Soul stage.
Even if Miao Shihao formed his Immortal Soul, it would not majorly impact the Great Void Sect in terms of his powers.
However, as they slowly understood his background, the Great Void Sect could no longer sit idly by, especially after Miao Shihao threw his lot in with the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
The Tai Yi Holy Man said slowly, "Many years ago, in the Ying Sea, Yuanzhen's disciple, Mingyue, too had the same idea. She tried interrogating Miao Shihao but was unsuccessful."
"It was only when we saw the face of the Grandmaster Huatian did we realize the truth. However, it was too late. Now, if we wanted to look for him, it would not be so easy."
Lin Feng left the Spirit Sea before them. While they were still trapped in the Spirit Sea, and the Qing Yi Holy Man was busy defending Mount Taihua, Lin Feng successfully managed to barge into Mount Shu. Not only did Lin Feng's own powers increased exponentially, he was able to subjugate Mount Shu and completely cultivate his Heaven-Destroying Sword.
When the Tai Yi Holy Man and the rest were finally able to escape from the Spirit Sea and return to the Grand Celestial World, they were confronted with a scene of utter destruction.
At that time, even though the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the rest would not admit it, but if Lin Feng were to attack Mount Baiyun before the Supreme Heavenly Mirror had recovered, they would be completely helpless.
In the private discussion between the Tai Yi Holy Man, the Zheng Yi Holy Man, Qing Yi Holy Woman and the Xuan Yi Holy Man, the Qing Yi Holy Woman stated clearly that they had underestimate Lin Feng. That was her biggest mistake.
Earlier, when she misjudged Lin Feng's battle against the Mount Shu, it resulted in the Saintly Celestial Cataclysm. If time she could turn back time, she would rather abandon Mount Taihua and join the Mount Shu Battle.
The difference of a single step was vast.
Furthermore, after Lin Feng's voyage in the Barren Expanses, the Great Void Sect could ascertain that Lin Feng had not even used his full strength during the Mount Shu Battle. Their assessment of the Celestial Sect of Wonders needed more refining.
As the Supreme Heavenly Mirror was still damaged, if Mount Baiyun were to declare war on any side, the result would be Pyrrhic.
Due to the nature of Mount Yujing, the Two Elements of Creation Formation and Heaven Destroying Sword Formation, Lin Feng would have a home ground advantage if they fought in anywhere but Mount Baiyun.
The Tai Yi Holy Man and the Zheng Yi Holy Man were speechless. The Mount Shu Battle inverted the power disparity between the Great Void Sect and the Celestial Sect of Wonders. As they were trapped in the Spirit Sea, they allowed Lin Feng to complete his cultivation of the Heaven-Destroying Sword.
This was the first person they had encountered in the Modern Age who could rival them completely. As the Supreme Heavenly Mirror was still damaged, a battle anywhere else but Mount Baiyun would result in both sides suffering heavy losses.
At that time, this person was not alone. Almost half of the cultivators in the Divine Lands were behind him.
In the Anti-Celestial Sect War, it was clear that numerical advantage was useless.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man's expression was calm as he said, "Everything else is immaterial. However, if Miao Shihao provides his information to the leader of the Celestial Sect, then the Celestial Sect of Wonders may no longer be an unstable power in the next War of the Two Worlds. If Lin Feng becomes suspicious, then our plan is much more difficult."
The Tai Yi Holy Man's expression was calm too as he said, "The overall direction has been decided. If there are obstacles half-way, we shall try to overcome them."
"Senior Tai Yi is right," said the Zheng Yi Holy Man as he nodded his head. He turned to leave and prepare for his voyage in the Starry Sea.
At that moment, Lin Feng looked at the gate to the Starry Sea with a serious but calm expression.
He could not possibly know the contents of the conversation between the Tai Yi Holy Man and the Zheng Yi Holy Man. However, with these problems being so obvious, there was no way that Lin Feng had not thought about it.
He too saw the image of Yue Huatian in the Spirit Sea and if he was able to guess Miao Shihao's origins, there was no reason the Great Void Sect could not guess it. Hence, even if they did not care about him before, once they knew of his existence and background it was not hard to figure out what they would do next.
Five years ago, Miao Shihao successfully reached the Immortal Soul Stage when Lin Feng just returned from the Barren Expanses.
However, after he reached the Immortal Soul stage, Miao Shihao did not talk to anyone. He continued with his closed-door training.
Up till today, he had yet to stop.
According to Lin Feng's predictions, after Miao Shihao ended his closed-door training this time around, he would have gained much. However, it might not be in terms of abilities.
He anticipated that day.
Lin Feng sighed, and then telepathically communicated to his disciples.
After he had explained everything, Lin Feng instructed, "I will do my closed-door training on Mount Yujing. This time, the Thunder Dragon Avatar and the Avatar of Ares shall enter the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. While I do my closed-door training, Xiao Yan and Wang Lin shall remain in Mount Yujing. The rest of you will follow me."
Zhu Yi himself had left the mountain half a year ago. He traversed through the lands and he even ventured into the void to search for Middle Worlds and Outer Realms.
After Yang Qing brought Zhou Yuncong back from the Barren Expanses and settled his affairs, he left Mount Yujing to fulfill his dream, which was to heal the sick in all corners of the world. Like Zhu Yi, he was not on Mount Yujing too.
Hence, Lin Feng automatically excluded the two of them.
However, Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar was Mount Yujing, and he expressed a desire to follow Lin Feng. Wang Lin himself would remain on the mountain but his Great Satanic Avatar would follow Lin Feng. Naturally, Lin Feng allowed both avatars to follow him. The presence of both avatars would be immensely helpful in the Starry Sea.
The rest, which included Shi Tianhao, Yue Hongyan, Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu, would naturally follow Lin Feng.
The Thunder Dragon Avatar and the Avatar of Ares appeared in front of the gate to the Starry Sea. The Thunder Dragon Avatar waved his hands and he swept everyone up with his demon powers. Then, together with the Avatar of Ares, they through the gate to the Starry Sea.
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Chapter 978: A Warm Welcome to the Starry Sea
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Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and Avatar of Ares stepped through the gate to the Starry Sea and entered an inter-world passage.
By walking along the inter-world passage, they were soon able to reach the Ancient Desolate Galaxy.
When they entered the passage, Lin Feng did not rush to act. His Avatar of Ares waved his hand and one big and nine small crucibles appeared before them.
The big crucible, which stood on three legs, was adorned with carvings of the mountain and river. it was as if a river of ten thousand li long bordered by mountains were carved on top of it. That was the magic treasure the Mountain and River Void Crucible.
Around the Mountain and River Void Crucible, there were nine smaller crucibles. Together, they formed a formation and hummed loudly with the Mountain and River Void Crucible. Working together, they could tap on each other's powers.
The formation formed by the nine crucibles then joined together with the Mountain and River Void Crucible to form a spell formation of ten crucibles.
Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares continued to perform many spell gestures with his two hands as he directed mana into the Ten Crucibles Spell Formation. The Ten Crucibles Spell Formation vibrated in a mystic manner. One could feel that they were attempting to connect with the inter-world passage.
"Doing so will allow us to adjust our entrance into the Starry Sea. I shall attempt to land close to the Crucible of the Divine Lands."
Since Lin Feng was in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy, he could not miss the chance to visit the Destiny level magic treasure forged in the Antiquity Age by Emperor Xia, the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
The fame of the Nine Treasures of Heaven's Gate was widespread. In terms of battling abilities, the Heavenly Imperial Jade was deemed to be the best.
From Lin Feng's perspective, however, the Yan Heaven Crucible of the South was the most important magic treasure of heaven's Gate. It contributed greatly to the rise of Heaven's Gate. Furthermore, the Yan Heaven Crucible was one of the few magic treasures in the Divine Lands that could cultivate medicines and pills.
When Heaven's Gate was destroyed in the Antiquity Age, this Mahayana level treasure too was ruined as well. Earlier, the Yan Heaven Crucible taken by the Celestial Sect of Wonders and then passed onto the Royal House of the Northern Tribe was a replica made by the East Heaven Gate. As it was only in its Gestation level, it was much weaker.
With the flow of time, the only powerful pill cultivating magic treasure left that could rival the Yan Heaven Crucible that Lin Feng knew about was the Great Void Sect's Sun and Moon Divine Cauldron.
This too was another Mahayana level magic treasure and had existed since the Antiquity Age. It was just as famous as the Yan Heaven Crucible.
Including the Yan Heaven Crucible, the other powerful magic treasures that could be used in pill cultivation were swept away by the flow of time. Some, like the Yan Heaven Crucible, were destroyed while others were lost.
However, all these magic treasures were nothing compared to the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
The Crucible of the Divine Lands could not only be used for pill cultivation, but it was the only Destiny level magic treasure with this capability. Its supreme position could not be challenged.
Naturally, Lin Feng placed a lot of importance on the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
Till date, with the continued development of the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the increase of its power, the Ethereal Heart Cauldron could no longer keep up.
In the past few years, Xiao Yan thought of forging his own magic treasure crucible that he could use for pill cultivation.
If there were even enough ingredients, the number of pills a powerful magic treasure crucible could produce daily was incredibly high. It was extremely useful in increasing the overall power of the sect.
In terms of magic treasures for pill cultivation, none could compare to the Crucible of the Divine Lands in the history of the entire Grand Celestial World.
However, it was not easy to find the Crucible of the Divine Lands. Firstly, it was lost in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. While some of the gates to the Ancient Desolate Galaxy/Starry Sea were in the hands of humans, most were still owned by demons.
Due to differences in cultivation, powerful demons, particularly those in the Undying Demon Soul Third Level, would see an increase in their battling abilities in the Starry Sea. Their battling abilities there would be superior to theirs in the Barren Expanses.
For different demons, different environments would affect their battling abilities differently. However, the Ancient Desolate Galaxy was the best place for all demons, except their ancestral homes.
Furthermore, there were many mysteries surrounding the fall of Emperor Xia and the loss of the Crucibles of the Divine Lands.
Lin Feng tried to search for information about this in the system, but he was only able to gain a superficial understanding.
For example, while Emperor Xia fell in a battle between humans and demons, no one had witnessed the battle.
When Emperor Xia's Natal Light had been extinguished, no one could find his corpse. Even more suspiciously, no one knew where did the Crucible of the Divine Lands go.
Of course, Lin Feng now knew that the Crucible of the Divine Lands was in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. However, the fall of Emperor Xia was still a mystery.
While many Emperors of Man in the Primordial Age and the Antiquity Age fell in battle, very few died in circumstances as suspicious as that of Emperor Xia's.
Finally, as a Destiny level magic treasure, it was difficult to take possession of the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
As Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and Avatar of Ares headed straight, they soon exited the inter-world passage.
There appeared to be a faint film of light before them. It was another door.
Lin Feng gently pushed the door open and the film of light broke. After opening the door and stepping through it, Lin Feng had formally entered the Starry Sea, one of the Grand Celestial Seven Seas.
The scene before him was pitch-black darkness. Stars twinkled everywhere, and one felt as if one had entered outer space. Yet, it was an entirely separate dimension.
The lights of the star appeared within grasp and yet, light years away.
Lin Feng knew in his heart that this Outer Realm was very special. Just like how the Spirit Sea was bound tightly to the Greater World, the Starry Sea too was bound tightly to space in the Greater World.
Unlike the Spirit Sea, where the demarcation was clear, the Starry Sea had merged with space.
However, the Starry Sea and the Greater World were still two separate worlds. Through the stars, they established a curious connection. Humans and demons in the Starry Sea could both tap on the powers of the stars.
When Lin Feng saw this mystical world, he was in awe too.
However, he did not have much time to gape at his surroundings. The moment he entered the Ancient Desolate Galaxy, he was met with a warm welcome.
The moment Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and Avatar of Ares appeared in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy, he saw a swathe of powerful, demonic powers that sought to reduce everything to nothing.
As it drew closer, it was a huge formation that shone with flashing, bright light. in the Starry Sea, Mercury shone brightly.
The giant spell formation was the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation!
Without asking, one knew that the person who casted this formation was the Qiong Qi Grand Sage.
This powerful demon was used to having his way and he behaved in a reckless fashion. Once, he secretly entered the Divine Lands and casted the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation over the Sea of the Northern Wind. He almost succeeded in blowing apart the entrance to the Ancient Huanghai World, and he buried some young human cultivators there.
Because of that, he crossed paths with the Celestial Sect of Wonders. Afterwards, he joined forces with the Golden Roc Grand Sage in the Cloud Forest World and with his help, he was able to achieve the Undying Demon Soul Third Level.
However, as Lin Feng and the Celestial Sect of Wonders became more and more powerful, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage who was usually brutal and lawless could only helplessly hide himself and bide his time. He feared that Lin Feng may seek him out revenge. The Qiong Qi under his command kept a low-profile.
Right now, when Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and the Avatar of Ares appeared in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. The Qiong Qi Grand Sage was naturally shocked.
At the same time, in another direction, one could see a giant, crouching black wolf. Its body was as huge as a mountain range.
While he had only seen him once, Lin Feng was certain that the wolf was the Sirius Grand Sage that he had seen in the Cloud Forest World.
However, their previous meeting was not entirely friendly. Lin Feng swept the wolf with his supernatural awareness and realized that, like the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage, the Sirius Grand Sage improved too. Right now, he was in the Undying Demon Soul Third Level.
This demon was extremely powerful and a strong fighter. Through his gaze, Lin Feng realized that even the Xiangliu Grand Sage, who had just undergone his tribulation, may not be able to fight against the Sirius Grand Sage.
Faced with the Qiong Qi Grand Sage's Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation, the Sirius Grand Sage behaved uncharacteristically fierce. He rushed up to meet the blow.
When his blood-red eyes saw Lin Feng, he was shocked too. However, the look of shock disappeared and was replaced by bloodthirsty cruelty.
There was a third party. It was a giant ape whose entire body was gold and whose head had six, long horns.
The giant ape too had been staring at the huge spell formation. At that moment, when he saw Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and Avatar of Ares, a look of surprise crossed his face as well.
The giant ape too was an Undying Demon Soul Third Level demon.
Lin Feng had never seen him before, but he knew who he was. His appearance was a dead giveaway. He was a member of the Ancient Ape Demons. His six horns confirmed his status as the leader of the Six-Horned Divine Monkey. It was the Six-Horned Grand Sage.
This was a close ally of the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage. His own powers were remarkable too.
He too had beef with the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
When Shi Tianhao was still in the Nascent Soul stage, he killed a Six-Horned Divine Monkey Demonic Lord when he was training in the Barren Expanses. That was the grandson of the Six-Horned Grand Sage.
Ever since Lin Feng entered the Barren Expanses five years ago to hunt for the Golden Cicada, his Thunder Dragon Avatar was known to all. The Six-Horned Grand Sage recognized him immediately. His eyes narrowed, and his six horns started to shine with golden light.
Right now, a blue pillar of light shot out from the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation and came straight for Lin Feng.
On the other side, the Sirius Grand Sage too spat out a blast of blood-red light. Its original target was the Qiong Qi Grand Sage and his Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation. However, thanks to Lin Feng's sudden appearance, it was targeted at him instead.
Lin Feng did not know whether he should laugh or cry. With another sweep of his supernatural awareness, he realized that his location had undergone a lot of damage. A battle was taking place there. Unfortunately, when he landed in the Starry Sea, he landed straight in the center of the battle.
Just as the few sides battled furiously, he appeared.
Right now, the light of Mercury from the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation and the Sirius Grand Sage's blood-red light were already before Lin Feng. Where the power of the two demons met, everything was annihilated.
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Chapter 979: Escape!
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Lin Feng did not know how to respond to the fact that he stepped right into the center of someone else's battle.
He swept the Sirius Grand Sage, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage and the Six-Horned Grand Sage with his gaze. The attacks by the Sirius Grand Sage and the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation were already before him. Lin Feng was caught at the intersection point between the two powers.
"This form of welcome is beyond my expectation," laughed Lin Feng as he shook his head. He had no intention of avoiding the attack.
The Thunder Dragon Avatar and the Avatar of Ares stood to the left and the right respectively as they turned towards the attack that was only inches away from them.
The violent, physical strength of the Avatar of Ares burst forth. It was as if a tiny world was trembling non-stop.
The Holy Dragon Heavenly Armor on the Avatar of Ares' body emitted a powerful dragon awe and from the chinks in its armor, red and yellow light spewed forth.
On the head of the Avatar of Ares, steam boiled. It was as if it had turned into a light made out of world was slowly turning concrete.
In the tiny world, it was formed entirely from the martial will of Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares. Life appeared to spring forth in the world as it turned into an actual world.
Faced with the Sirius Grand Sage's blood-red demon light, the Avatar of Ares was expressionless as he extended his hands. As he reached out with his five fingers, odd streams of Qi that were like a thousand dragons started to curl in the void.
In the next instant, the Avatar of Ares grabbed onto the Sirius Grand Sage's blood-red light with his bare hands. Something appeared to be struggling viciously in the hands of the Avatar of Ares, like an animal that was trying to break free.
Shadows of humans and demons flitted across the blood-red light.
Regardless whether the shadows were humans or demons, their faces were all severely distorted and all of them brimmed with a bloodthirsty intent. They appeared hell-bent on killing all creations.
As the Avatar of the Ares slowly released its grip, the blood-red light lost its power and finally, the red in the light retreated. It then turned into a formless cloud and disappeared.
The Sirius Grand Sage's blood-red eyes stared intently at Lin Feng. They were two oceans made from blood. An icy-cold, murderous intent glazed over the red ocean.
A wolf was naturally vicious and cruel. From that move, the Sirius Grand Sage knew that while Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares may appear to be in the Immortal Soul Second Level only, he was more of a match for him.
In particular, the magic treasure on Lin Feng, the Holy Dragon Heavenly Armor, was special indeed. Combined with the Avatar of Ares, its effects were indeed extraordinary as the two of them complemented each other's abilities.
As Xiao Yan and the rest had reached the Immortal Soul stage, Lin Feng obtained four chances to improve the level of his magic treasures from the system. The first time he used it was on the Heavenly Gods-Sealing Banner. He used it twice on the Saros Magical Tree and the last time he used it was on the Holy Dragon Heavenly Armor.
Right now, the Holy Dragon Heavenly Armor was in its Metaplasia level. Combined with the Avatar of Ares, its powers were indeed exceptional.
Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares stared calmly in the Sirius Grand Sage as he slowly destroyed the blood-red ray of light.
On the other side, the Thunder Dragon Avatar faced the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation directly.
When he saw the bright, eye-dazzling light from Mercury, which appeared to be only inches away, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar, who was in the human form, smiled. His entire body flashed with light. Red, yellow, green and blue lights could be seen. On top of these lights, there was another layer of black and white light.
Faced with the attack of the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation, the Thunder Dragon Avatar did not try to dodge. Instead, he roared!
With that roar, thunder light shot out from his mouth and turned into a big, thick pillar of thunder. It met the blue light pillar from the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation heads-on!
The four-colored thunder pillar, which was cloaked with the black-and-white light, appeared to be endless. The four colors swirled about and the energy within it continually increased. Faced with the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation, it did not give way. In the end, the blue light from the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation slowly started to crack and fall apart.
When he saw this scene, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage's eyelids fluttered. In this Ancient Desolate Galaxy, regardless whether it was his own powers or the powers of the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation, both were extremely strong.
However, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar was purely demonic as well. In the Ancient Desolate Galaxy, he was like a fish in water.
Furthermore, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar was still in its Undying Demon Soul Second Level. If it were in its Undying Demon Soul Third Level, then its powers would be even stronger.
Furthermore, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar was able to resist against the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation without revealing his true form. This made the hearts of the Qiong Qi Grand Sage, the Sirius Grand Sage and the Six-Horned Grand Sage sink.
Of course, the power of the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation had not been maximized. But neither was the Thunder Dragon Avatar at its peak too.
The eyes of the Six-Horned Grand Sage flashed and he turned to leave. He turned into a ray of golden light and disappeared into the stars.
The Sirius Grand Sage looked at Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and Avatar of Ares. His huge form shuddered, and he left too.
The Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation flickered slightly in the distance and trembled. Then, it shrunk into a tiny dot and disappeared too. From the start to the end, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage had yet to reveal himself.
The three demons decided to leave at the same time.
Through the Mount Shu Battle and his fight against the Earth Dragon King and the Golden Cicada in the Barren Expanses, Lin Feng had made quite a name for himself. Right now, while his avatars were the one present instead of he himself, no one could be sure that Lin Feng himself would not appear out of nowhere.
Under these circumstances, the Sirius Grand Sage and the other demons chose to leave. However, everyone knew what they were thinking.
Regardless whether it was the Sirius Grand Sage, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage of the Six-Horned Grand Sage, all of them had arrogant personalities. However, all they could think of right now was to escape as soon as possible.
Five years ago, Lin Feng had said in his battle against the Earth Dragon King, the Golden Cicada, the Azure Sky Dragon King, the White Tiger Grand Sage and the Xiangliu Grand Sage that only those in the Vipralopa stage had the ability to challenge him. Anyone else who did so was courting death.
When Lin Feng said that, his tone was peaceful and matter-of-factly. It was as if he was recounting something that could not be more normal. However, reality had demonstrated that it was no lie.
Even if the three demons were unwilling, there was nothing they could do but to leave.
Even if they had any other intention, they had to understand the situation before they could do anything. They would surely not rush up blindly.
Hence, Lin Feng's surrounding, which was previously a battleground, became empty almost instantly.
There was only a few, broken shards of starlight and chaotic aura. The center of the battleground was reduced to chaos, which appeared to be the only evidence that a battle had taken place here.
Lin Feng did not give chase to the Qiong Qi Grand Sage and the Sirius Grand Sage. Instead, he swept the battleground with his supernatural awareness.
"Oh, this area has a very high concentration of stars. The powers of the stars here are gentler and easier to absorb," thought Lin Feng. "The three of them probably all wanted this spot. Hence, they fought."
As he had used the Ten Crucibles Spell Formation to interfere with the opening of the gate to the Starry Sea, Lin Feng hoped that this inter-world exit into the Starry Sea would bring him closer to the Crucible of the Divine Lands. It appeared that his efforts were not wasted.
This patch of stars was indeed extraordinary. It was likely a result of the Crucible of the Divine Lands, which should be hidden somewhere around here.
However, he could not sense the Crucible of the Divine Lands around him. He was unsure whether the Crucible of the Divine Lands deliberately hid himself away. Hence, even if Lin Feng himself was present, it would take some time to find him.
Because of the concentration of stars, they would naturally interfere with the search for the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
"However, I did not expect the Golden Roc Grand Sage to possess one gate into the Starry Sea," chuckled Lin Feng. "That's reasonable, though. There must be a reason for the rapid increase in the Golden Roc Grand Sage's power."
The fact that the Qiong Qi Grand Sage could come in more or less mean that the Golden Roc Grand Sage possessed one such gate into the Starry Sea. If not, he would have to trade it with someone else, likely at the price of his Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation.
After all, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage was rather infamous.
For the Sirius Grand Sage and the Six-Horned Grand Sage, they naturally entered the Starry Sea through the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage and the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage.
Lin Feng thought, "I heard that when four gates to the Starry Sea open at the same time, one could enter the Star Tomb."
The Star Tomb was a Holy Ground in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. Legend had it that with the flow of time, more and more star skulls would be accumulated in the Star Tomb.
Like its name suggested, a star skull was the bone of a star. However, it was rather special. When a star died, it would gradually return to nothing. However, the light from the stars would crystallize into something concrete, known as a star skull.
Compared to a star, a star skull possessed much more power. Furthermore, the power of the stars in a star skull was much easier to absorb.
As more and more star skulls accumulated in the star tomb, it became a huge vault of resources.
Star skulls were unique to the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. While one could cultivate the power of the stars in the Greater World and use its power, these stars would eventually die one day. Only the Star Tomb of the Ancient Desolate Galaxy could produce more star skulls.
Regardless whether it was the Primordial Age, the Antiquity Age, the Middle Age or the Modern Age, and regardless whether demons or humans control the Starry Sea, the first thing the master of the Starry Sea would do was to open the Star Tomb and collect the star skulls. Then, he would close the Star Tomb and wait for a period of time.
Before the change to the passageway into the Starry Sea in the Primordial Age, it was not difficult to open the Star Tomb. However, after the passageway to the Starry Sea changed and turned into six gates into the Starry Sea, it became more difficult to do so. One would need to open four gates to the Starry Sea to open the Star Tomb.
Originally, it was nothing. The Holy Demonic Emperor of the demons would normally collect the gates to the Starry Sea and then control it.
However, after the battle 4000 years ago which caused the fall of the Hades Emperor, the six gates to the Starry Sea were split apart and fell into the hands of different demons.
Lin Feng was not sure if the Star Tomb had been opened since the last War of the Two Worlds. If it had yet to be opened, then the amount of star skulls accumulated in the Star Tomb must be astronomical right now.
"Dragons, apes, Heavenly Charm, Golden Roc…" Lin Feng frowned. "While it is unlikely that they will ally together, it's still possible. I should prepare as soon as possible."
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Chapter 980: Another Encirclement!
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When Lin Feng saw the Qiong Qi Grand Sage, Lin Feng knew that it was very likely that a gate to the Starry Sea was in the hands of the Golden Roc Grand Sage.
Following the same principle, the Sirius Grand Sage, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage and the Six-Horned Grand Sage too knew that Lin Feng possessed one gate to the Starry Sea.
Under these circumstances, the many demons may ally together to make Lin Feng's life hard.
Since the Antiquity Age, the humans never possessed such a stable entry into the Ancient Desolate Galaxy.
After the Antiquity Age, the Starry Sea became the exclusive playground of the demons. Hence, when a human once again gained control over the gate to the Starry Sea, this might force the demons to ally together.
Furthermore, the gate to the Starry Sea in Lin Feng's hands was a huge incentive. Hence, with these two factors, the demons would naturally come together.
Obtaining Lin Feng's gate to the Starry Sea would greatly help them open the Star Tomb.
Five years ago, when Lin Feng went to the Barren Expanses. The demons became more aware of Lin Feng's prowess, which increased their sense of fear and respect. At the same time, they understood more about Lin Feng, which allowed them to better strategize against him.
Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar too gently touched the gate into the Starry Sea and a ray of light flew out and landed on top of it.
The ray of light connected with the Thunder Dragon Avatar and disappeared very quickly. A film of light appeared over the entrance to the gate to the Starry Sea once more, sealing it.
This door then vanished into the void without a trace.
The door was still open, but others could not sense it. The ray of light connecting the Thunder Dragon Avatar to it helped him quickly return to the gate if the need arose.
The Ancient Desolate Galaxy was as vast as the universe and it was an extremely large Outer Realm. Furthermore, because of the movement of the stars, the space within it could change as well. There was not a single moment where it was stable. While it was not as chaotic as the Void Battleground or as seductive as the Ying Sea, one still had to be careful while inside.
One misstep and one could get lost forever here.
The entrances into the Starry Sea hovered like solitary canoes in the ocean. Their positions shifted about non-stop.
When this had been arranged, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and Avatar of Ares started to move towards the patch where the concentration of stars was the highest.
After Lin Feng left, the space there suddenly started to tremble violently. From three separate directions, three rays of light appeared. They kept a considerable distance away from each other.
They were the Sirius Grand Sage, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage and the Six-Horned Grand Sage.
The Sirius Grand Sage's blood-red eyes swept through the void as he scoffed. Then, his gaze fell upon the path with the highest star density as he said, "He went there."
The Qiong Qi Grand Sage and the Six-Horned Grand Sage both had terrible expressions on their faces. That was their original target.
Especially the Qiong Qi Grand Sage, whose emotions were even more complex. Initially, he thought that he had found a good spot. Who knew that just as he was about to enter, the Sirius Grand Sage and the Six-Horned Grand Sage appeared.
When they saw him, the Sirius Grand Sage and the Six-Horned Grand Sage guessed that a gate to the Starry Sea must be in the hands of the Golden Roc Grand Sage.
The Sirius Grand Sage chuckled, "I have to admit that I have underestimated the Golden Roc Grand Sage. Without saying anything, he obtained a gate into the Starry Sea."
The Qiong Qi Grand Sage too smiled coldly, "Sha Yu, do you think you are the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage? From the start to the end, in the eyes of my emperor, you are nothing more than a brash clown."
"Hehe, E Chi, have you really been spoiled by the Golden Roc Grand Sage?" The Sirius Grand Sage laughed in an unfriendly manner. "If Lei Yuan (the Golden Roc Grand Sage) is not here, he won't listen to your adulations no matter how sweet they sound. Stop making me sick?"
"Everyone knows that the Qiong Qi Tribe is apt at betrayal. Do you think Lei Yuan really trusts you? In his eyes, he only trust bird-type demons."
When the Qiong Qi Grand Sage heard that, he said nonchalantly, "My emperor has the ability to make me submit. He also has benefits that I want. Hence, what's wrong with submitting to him now? Do you think I should submit to you instead, a lackey of the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage?"
The Sirius Grand Sage smiled cruelly and revealed an entire maw of pure-white teeth. It was a terrifying scene. "Hmph, E Chi, do you think you are someone important? Come, come, come. Both you and I are in the Undying Demon Soul Third Level. Without your Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation, I will beat you senseless!"
"Even with the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation, do you think you are a match for me?"
"The two of you appeared to have interacted with the leader of the Celestial Sect in the Cloud Foerst World." The Six-Horned Grand Sage, who had been silent all these while, suddenly said. Hearing these words, the Sirius Grand Sage and the Qiong Qi Grand Sage both fell silent. Then, they turned their ferocious gazes onto the Six-Horned Grand Sage.
The Six-Horned Grand Sage reminded them of their previous failures.
The Six-Horned Grand Sage ignored the gazes of the Sirius Grand Sage and the Qiong Qi Grand Sage. His expression was calm. However, when the two other demons saw this expression of his, they frowned.
He was evidently the weakest amongst the three of them. However, he appeared to be the calmest. His gaze looked straight into the patch of stars.
The Sirius Grand Sage frowned and said, "The one in the Cloud Forest World is not his real self."
In the Cloud Forest World, while Lin Feng emerged victorious, he did not reveal such terrifying powers.
Right now, he was so terrifying that both the arrogant and battle-hungry Sirius Grand Sage and the Qiong Qi Grand Sage had to avoid him.
In plain words, they could only run when they saw him.
The Barren Expanses obtained the same judgement as the Divine Lands with regards to Lin Feng. Both the Sirius Grand Sage and the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage discussed the matter to no end as they eventually concluded that Lin Feng had sent an avatar in the Cloud Forest World.
The Qiong Qi Grand Sage stared at the Six-Horned Grand Sage and asked, "Yun Guang, what do you want?" Yun Guang was the name of the Six-Horned Grand Sage.
The Six-Horned Grand Sage said calmly, "A disciple of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Shi Tianhao, killed my grandson. I must have my revenge."
The Sirius Grand Sage and the Qiong Qi Grand Sage could feel the determination of the Six-Horned Grand Sage. While the Six-Horned Grand Sage was the leader of the Six-Horned Divine Monkeys, he was responsible for the developments of his tribe and hence, he had to tread carefully. However, he could not let some grudge go.
However, he knew because of the difference in powers between him and his opponent, he may never able to settle some grudges.
The Qiong Qi Grand Sage and the Sirius Grand Sage did not find this too surprising.
Five years ago, when Lin Feng came to the Barren Expanses, the Six-Horned Grand Sage was not there. When he returned to the Lingyuan Mountains, Lin Feng had already brought Shi Tianhao back to the Divine Lands.
The Qiong Qi Grand Sage shook his head and said, "Just now, we just saw two of his avatars. We do not even know if Shi Tianhao had entered the Starry Sea…"
"He's here!" The Six-Horned Grand Sage said, "I felt him. He was with one of his avatar!"
When the Qiong Qi Grand Sage heard that, he said nothing. He knew that the Unique Gift of the Six-Horned Divine Monkey Tribe was its extrasensory abilities. They were very sensitive to enemies above their mastery level.
He looked at the head of the Six-Horned Grand Sage and realized that one of his horns was broken.
Lin Feng's avatar brought Shi Tianhao into the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. As the Six-Horned Grand Sage was very particular about this issue, he expended much of his powers in exchange for some clues.
The Sirius Grand Sage shook his huge wolf head and said, "Then you can go after the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. However, I will not accompany you. Those are his two avatars. Even if we kill both, there's not much use."
The Qiong Qi Grand Sage said, "If we kill his avatars, then he himself will come. We cannot resist him. Only His Imperial Majesty, the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage and the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage could resist him."
"He will not come," said the Six-Horned Grand Sage. "With our combined powers, we will summon the powers of three gates into the Starry Sea here and cast a spell formation. In a short time, we can seal his door into the Starry Sea."
"This Outer Realm is mystical and hard-to-understand. If we seal his gate, then he himself would not be able to come even if he sacrificed his avatar or a Physical Spell Body."
"Then, all I want is Shi Tianhao. The rest is for you," said the Six-Horned Grand Sage as his eyes flashed. "Both his avatars are good stuff, and there's also that patch of stars there."
"If everything goes according to plan, we may even obtain his gate to the Starry Sea."
The Sirius Grand Sage and the Qiong Qi Grand Sage exchanged a look. While they had been enemies just moment before, this huge benefit before them would allow them to set aside their differences and defeat their common enemy.
When the Six-Horned Grand Sage noticed this, he secretly communicated to the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage. after all, to use the power of the gate to the Starry Sea of the apes, he needed his permission. The Six-Horned Grand Sage even prompted the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage to make a personal trip down, for the prize of Lin Feng's gate to the Starry Sea and the Thunder Dragon Avatar.
To the Six-Horned Grand Sage, all he wanted was to kill Shi Tianhao. He did not care about what the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage wanted to do.
The Sirius Grand Sage and the Qiong Qi Grand Sage naturally did not trust the Six-Horns Grand Sage. They notified their people too.
Other than gaining access to the powers of the gate to the Starry Sea, they did not believe that they were able to kill Lin Feng.
At the same time, all the demons thought of the Star Tomb. Their alliance this time factored this into consideration too. However, they were unclear about how they should split the loot in the Star Tomb as their primary concern now was to stop Lin Feng.
….Could there be other gates to the Starry Sea?
Opportunities appeared abound for them.
"We should move quickly. His gate to the Starry Sea is almost gone. All we can do is to seal off a certain area," said the Six-Horned Grand Sage. "As time passes, the location radius of the gate to the Starry Sea will increase. Then, it will be harder to seal."
At that time, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and Avatar of Ares were traversing through the stars.
While the density of stars there was greater compared to other areas, the distance between stars was still rather wide. As Lin Feng continued to advance, he used his supernatural awareness to sweep the area.
The Ten Crucibles Spell Formation was vital in pointing out the way for him.
As he advanced, Lin Feng suddenly felt a tug in his heart. He stopped. There was patch of black void before him.
In the Starry Sea, there were stars everywhere, including where Lin Feng was presently located. However, before him, all he could see was pitch-black darkness without a single star.
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Chapter 981: Sealing the Gate into the Starry Sea
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Faced with the pitch-black void before him, the Thunder Dragon Avatar's eyes began to shine with light. Red, yellow, green and blue thunder light started to appear and immediately afterwards, the red, yellow and blue light disappeared. The entire thunder light turned green.
The green thunder light pierced through the void, but it was useless.
Lin Feng's face did not change. He tried to use the Ten Crucibles Spell Formation once more as he sought to combine the power of the green thunder light with the power of the spell formation.
This time, the void reacted. It trembled violently and rippled, like a water's surface.
A powerful, mystical energy could be felt in the ripple. While it was in the ripple, it did not prompt a reaction from them. Only after the power from the Ten Crucible Spell Formation was used could a reaction be sensed.
While Lin Feng could not be sure exactly sure how powerful the energy was, he was certain that it came from a Destiny level magic treasure. This power was as vast and powerful as the Heavens, as if it was capable of forming a world unto itself.
While the scene before him was still the pitch-black darkness of the void, he felt as if there was independent world in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy. It existed independently from the Starry Sea and was completely different from the space around it.
This was the Crucible of the Divine Lands, the magic treasure forged by Emperor Xia in the Antiquity Age!
Unlike the awe and dominance felt from the Imperial Palace of Emperor Tai, and unlike the eternity felt from the Immortal Dragon City, this magic treasure forged by an Emperor of Man gave off an immense feeling of heaviness.
It was as if the weight of the Divine Lands, innumerable as it was, had been concentrated into it. The heaviness felt from it was more than capable of crushing all creations under it.
"The crucible that stabilizes the Divine Lands, it's truly extraordinary," said Lin Feng interestedly. He looked at it and said, "Oh, the Crucible of the Divine Lands used its own powers and then merged with the Starry Sea. While the two are independent, they are still mutually reliant."
Under these circumstances, the Crucible of the Divine Lands did not take its original shape anymore. Instead, it took the form of a shapeless world.
To obtain this treasure, effort was needed.
Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares lightly tapped the Ten Crucibles Spell Formation, which floated in mid-air before approaching the world formed from the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
When the Ten Crucibles Spell Formation touched that world, its vibration became more obvious as a passageway shimmered into sight.
Lin Feng smiled slightly. The passageway before him was like an illusion.
Through the incorporeal passageway, Lin Feng was able to sense the inner-workings of the world formed by the Crucible of the Divine Lands. It was different from its surroundings but instead, it bore a resemblance to the Divine Lands.
Rivers flowed in the mountains, the rotation of the sun and the moon, vast expanse of fields and meadows and an immense ocean…
One felt as if one was back in the Divine Lands.
As Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares manipulated the Ten Crucibles Spell Formation to stabilize the passageway, he sensed the change in Qi in the world. There, he realized that the greatest difference between the world inside and the Divine Lands was the power of the stars he felt.
One could imagine that in the eons spent here, the world had been thoroughly nourished by the power of the stars.
Starlight shimmered in the skies and compared to the stars in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy, these were much gentler and better for cultivation.
On the other side, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar waved his sleeves and Shi Tianhao, Yue Hongyan and company appeared in front of the entrance of the Small Divine Lands World. Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar and Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar appeared too.
Shi Tianhao, Wang Lin and Zhu Yi sensed the environment in the Small Divine Lands World through the passageway and then nodded their heads in unison.
As Shi Tianhao, Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar and Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar all specialized in physical martial arts, absorbing the power of the stars in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy would greatly improve their own, physical strength and was extremely beneficial.
Among the rest, Yue Hongyan was in her Intermediate Nascent Soul Stage where she absorbed the Qi from the nine heavens and all her pores were open. Starlight entered her body and even though she did not enter the Small Divine Lands World and was only in the Starry Sea, she could feel the bottleneck in her cultivation loosening.
Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu were not Martial Way cultivators. However, they could feel that that place was a good training ground, almost as good as the environment on Mount Yujing.
"The starlight in the Divine Lands is much gentler and better suited for human cultivators than the light in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy," said Luo Qingwu as she stared at the stabilizing passageway. "For us, we had already experienced one round of Baptism of the Original Stellar Light. By being here, however, there are prospects for further improvement."
Li Yuanfang said, "That's right. However, we need to further plan. We should listen to master's instructions." Hearing that, Luo Qingwu nodded her head vigorously.
Here, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar frowned. Then, his Avatar of Ares, as well as Shi Tianhao and Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar, frowned too. Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar turned around and looked behind.
In the vast Starry Sea, three large sources of light appeared. They appeared both far and close to each other as the many rays of light coming from them criss-crossed with one another in the shape of a triangle, which then enveloped the vast, starry dimension. The power in it caused the Starry Sea to churn.
Lin Feng frowned and said, "That's the vibration of energy from the gate to the Starry Sea. However, this is not the gate to the Starry Sea itself. Instead, someone used its energy on himself."
Under the power of the three gates to the Starry Sea, the location where Lin Feng was started to vibrate violently.
Near the edge of the triangle, a bunch of stars started to shine, and a door appeared. This was Lin Feng's gate to the Starry Sea.
When this gate to the Starry Sea appeared, it slowly closed and the light from the stars gradually disappeared. All that was left was a solitary door floating in the void.
On Mount Yujing in the Divine Lands, Lin Feng stopped his cultivation. He looked at the inter-world passage with a half-smile. While the entrance on his side was unaffected, the exit from the other side had been sealed.
"Interesting, it should be the three idiots who contacted Heavenly Grandmaster, Golden Roc and Heavenly Charms. By combining the powers of their three gates, they were able to temporarily seal my gate."
He then laughed softly and thought, "I wonder if the three of them would come."
In the Ancient Desolate Galaxy, Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares cracked his neck as he said, "Zhu Yi, take over. You try to open this passageway."
Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar nodded and said, "Yes, master." While it was a Martial Way avatar, he had no problem with taking over control of the Ten Crucibles Spell Formation.
Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar exchanged a look with Shi Tianhao and smiled. They followed behind Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and Avatar of Ares as they flew towards the gate to the Starry Sea!
After they had sealed off Lin Feng's gate to the Starry Sea, three figures appeared in different directions as they approached the gate to the Starry Sea.
From one direction, two of them stood side-by-side. One of them was big man clad in black, wolf-skin robe who was more than 2 meters tall.
His long black hair hung loose, and his face was roughly-chiselled. His two eyes were blood-red. This was the human form of the Sirius Grand Sage.
Next to him was a giant beast. He had the face of a human and the body of a leopard. His ears were like those of a cow and he only had a single eye. As he walked, he held his long tail in his mouth. It was a Zhujian.
This demon was also known for its immense strength and prowess in archery.
The arrows shot from his demonic powers were extremely powerful. Those who were struck by it had a 90% mortality rate and even if one did not die from it, he would be permanently crippled.
The Zhujian Grand Sage who was walking next to the Sirius Grand Sage was evidently one who had experienced his Cardinal Tribulations. His powers were immense. Even the Sirius Grand Sage, who was usually brash and arrogant, showed him deference.
Everyone knew that the Sirius Grand Sage was the most powerful general under the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage. However, even the Sirius Grand Sage himself knew that the Zhujian Grand Sage was his senior's trump card.
The only reason he had kept such a low profile before his was because the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage deliberately arranged for him to cultivate.
In the past few years, as the power of the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage grew, the Barren Expanses became more and more turbulent. It was only then when the Zhujian Grand Sage became more and more prominent. Only then did others know that the power of the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage was exceptional indeed.
On the other side, two demons approached too. One of them bore two wings and had the skin of a porcupine. He appeared to be a cross between a tiger and a cow and was immensely brutish. It was the Qiong Qi Grand Sage.
By his side, the other demon gave off a completely different aura. That demon appeared refined and elegant. His entire body was blue, and he had an elaborate tail. His body shone with five-colored light. It was a peacock.
When the Sirius Grand Sage and the Zhujian Grand Sage saw the peacock, a look crossed their faces.
When the Golden Roc Grand Sage first came to prominence, a Peacock Grand Sage once proclaimed him to be his brother. The two of them were extremely close and could be said to be brothers.
However, as the Golden Roc Grand Sage became more and more prominent, fewer and fewer people heard about the Peacock Grand Sage. No one knew where he went.
Some thought that the ambition of the Golden Roc Grand Sage distanced the Peacock Grand Sage from him. Others thought that he had died in an accident.
Today, looking at the Peacock Grand Sage walking together with the Qiong Qi Grand Sage, everyone knew that the Golden Roc Grand Sage had always been allied with the Peacock Grand Sage. The situation should be similar to that of the Zhujian Grand Sage.
The Sirius Grand Sage's blood-red eyes flashed as he noticed that not only did the Peacock Grand Sage possess a five-colored light, his feathers appeared covered by a layer of purple light. If the Golden Roc was willing to share this power with him, it was testament to how close the two were.
Like the Golden Roc Grand Sage, the Peacock Grand Sage had started undergoing the tribulations.
The third party comprised only the Six-Horned Grand Sage. No other ape could be seen. At that moment, he looked coldly by the side as his gaze alternated between the Zhujian Grand Sage and the Peacock Grand Sage.
Between the Sirius Grand Sage and the Zhujian Grand Sage, no one was clear who was the true second-in-command after the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage.
However, the Peacock Grand Sage surely ranked right after the Golden Roc Grand Sage. His status was similar to the Crimson Gorilla Grand Sage under the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage or the Earth Dragon King of the dragons.
Even the Qiong Qi Grand Sage, who possessed the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation, ranked behind him,
The Zhujian Grand Sage and the Peacock Grand Sage finally revealed their faces. The situation in the Barren Expanses was about to become more interesting.
At this moment, everyone's gaze was focused on the gate to the Starry Sea owned by Lin Feng!
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Chapter 982: The Heavenly Charms Grand Sage's Success
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Despite the fact that the Six-Horned Grand Sage was alone, the other demons did not dare to underestimate him. Instead, they were even more wary.
No one believed that the Six-Horned Grand Sage was just going after Shi Tianhao. Everyone wanted the gate to the Starry Sea.
While everyone acted together, none of the party present had enough power to ensure that their own interests would not be compromised.
Hence, when Lin Feng saw this scene, his eyebrows arched as thought, "If the Crimson Gorilla Grand Sage did not come, does this mean that the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage himself would come?"
As he thought, Lin Feng and his group went up forward and approached the gate to the Starry Sea. They faced-off the many demons who were there.
The Sirius Grand Sage's blood-red eyes stared directly at Lin Feng. He did not waste time saying anything as he roared into the air and revealed his true form. A gigantic wolf, almost as big as a mountain, who was completely black appeared. He lunged at the gate to the Starry Sea immediately.
Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares stood in front of the gate to the Starry Sea as he stared expressionlessly at the Sirius Grand Sage. Then, he walked forward, and he extended his two hands and as he sought to grab the Sirius Grand Sage!
As he grabbed out, his left and right hands exchanged position. His left hand was at the bottom and his right hand was at the top.
As his hands exchanged positions, the heaven and earth appeared to have inverted. A powerful energy appeared. While it appeared to be derived from the Two Elements of Creation Formation, its power was strictly martial.
Faced with this power that could turn the very heaven and earth upside-down, a serious look crossed the Sirius Grand Sage's face. However, he did not stop as he continued lunging forward.
On his giant, mountain-like form, bright, blood-red light could be seen. As the light shone brighter and brighter, it was akin to a blood-red ocean.
A bloody aura gurgled, turning the stars in the Starry Sea blood-red. In the blood-red sea, one could hear the wails of innumerable doomed souls, both human and demon.
The sea of blood churned non-stop as demonic light shot everywhere. Forcibly, it broke through Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares' defences and appeared before him.
Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares' expression did not change. However, the Holy Dragon Heavenly Armor on his body started to roar. His entire body, together with the armor, grew rapidly. His body became almost as big as the true form of the Sirius Grand Sage.
The helmet of the Holy Dragon Heavenly Amor appeared, which resembled the head of a dragon. Wearing the helmet, Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares resembled a giant with the head of a dragon and the body of a man.
The chinks in the armor and vast amount of Dragon Awe Auspicious Cloud rolled out. He reached out with his two hands as his hand grabbed onto the front paw of the Sirius Grand Sage. His other hand held the giant wolf's head down.
His bloody, wide maw was only inches away, but the Avatar of Ares did not pay any heed to it. He raised his hand, lifting the giant wolf as he kneed the soft underbelly of the Sirius Grand Sage!
The Sirius Grand Sage bellowed in anger as stars started to shine in the blood-red sea around him, emitting a demonic, brutal blood-red light.
His body flipped and he avoided the attack of the Avatar of Ares. Despite his size, he was extremely agile. He flashed about in the void and one could barely see where he was. In the next instant, he was behind the Avatar of Ares. He opened his mouth and sought to bite down on his neck!
Only the eyes of the giant, who had the head of a dragon and the body of a human, could be seen from his helmet. His two eyes shone with an icy-cold light.
The originally thick and heavy Holy Dragon Heavenly Amor suddenly changed. As yellow and red light intersected, a golden dragon made from light started to swirl around it. Then, the golden dragon exploded as it turned into ten thousand rays of light flying in all directions.
As the light sliced through the void, it was unimaginably violent. Its offensive powers could not be underestimated as the entire sky was cloaked with a golden light. Then, it concentrated together once more as it shrouded the Avatar of Ares, covering it entirely.
The Sirius Grand Sage chomped down. While he managed to break through the golden light with that bite, he himself suffered for it; it was like biting a porcupine.
After he realized the golden light could be broken, the Sirius Grand Sage became even more aggressive. He did not care about anything else as he continued to bite at Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares. At the same time, his two front claws viciously slashed forward.
However, he was blocked by the golden light. Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares suddenly ducked as he avoided the attack of the Sirius Grand Sage. His body retreated and then, he tackled the underbelly of the Sirius Grand Sage.
He extended his elbow outwards, and tackled him heads-on as he made a beeline for the Sirius Grand Sage's belly.
Before he could touch his belly, the void between Lin Feng's elbow and the Sirius Grand Sage's belly had been utterly destroyed and reduced to nothing.
The Sirius Grand Sage did not doubt the strength of the power. He knew that once Lin Feng's elbow made contact with his soft spot, he would be severely crippled even if he was in his true form.
The Sirius Grand Sage howled and a purple light shone in his two eyes. His body flipped violently and once again, Lin Feng forced him into a retreat. However, he opened his mouth and a ray of blood-red light shot out, knocking the Avatar of Ares back a few steps.
In the next instant, the Sirius Grand Sage roared. The sea of blood around him became unclear and an odd aura, which resembled the Chaos present at the moment of Creation, could be vaguely seen. Then, the aura started to concentrate.
Everything around the Sirius Grand Sage appeared to be absorbed by the aura. It was as if in the aura, a tiny universe was forming.
This was the secret attack of the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage, the Tiny Chaos Curse of Possession!
When the aura touched its true target, the development of the tiny universe would be inversed. Immediately, it would return to its initial stages as it disappeared into nothing, along with its target.
The Avatar of Ares arched his eyebrows as he waved one his palm and summoned the Fences of Heavens. While the power of a Martial Way avatar could not be compared to the power of Lin Feng himself, he was still able to temporarily seal the Sirius Grand Sage's curse.
Then, he punched out as he completely destroyed the ball of aura that he paused in mid-air.
At that moment, the Sirius Grand Sage lunged forward once more. The gurgling blood ocean churned non-stop as it broke through the golden light on the Avatar of Ares' armor. Afterwards, he slashed out with his claws, leaving terrible marks in the void.
Bloody, red light flashed from these marks. While the Avatar of Ares was not injured, he could feel the energy in his body being sapped away. It was as if he was losing blood rapidly.
"Eh? The Cursed Bloody Claw did not come from the Hunyuan Demonic Code. It appeared to be one level higher. Could it have come from the first chapter of the Demonic Book of the Heavenly Tao?" Lin Feng's eyes flashed as he said, "The Heavenly Charms Grand Sage did succeed, but I wonder if this was complete."
As he thought, the Avatar of Ares did not retreat. Instead, he used his Four Appearances Doomsday Hammer and counterattacked!
As Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares battled with the Sirius Grand Sage, the others too fought viciously.
The Thunder Dragon Avatar went after the Qiong Qi Grand Sage and his Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation once more. This time, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar revealed his true form. Vast, titanic demonic power coursed in the surroundings, forcing the Qiong Qi Grand Sage into a disadvantageous position.
The Qiong Qi Grand Sage's eyes flashed as he contemplated whether he should use all his energy and activate the final change in the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation.
At that moment, the Peacock Grand Sage who came with him started to shine with five-colored lights. As the five-colored light came at the Thunder Dragon Avatar, it shredded the Four Appearances Two Elements Divine Thunder around him away.
"The Mystic Five-Colored Light of the peacocks is truly extraordinary."
While the Peacock Grand Sage had vanished off the face of the world for quite some time, his Mystic Five-Colored Light was still famous. Everyone in the Grand Celestial World knew about it, so naturally so did Lin Feng.
Like the Azure Dragons' Azure Dragon Flame, this attack was a good counter against many other attacks.
Compared to the Azure Dragons' Azure Dragon Flame, which could burn non-stop as it negated the enemy's attacks, the Peacock Grand Sage's Mystic Five-Colored Light would only activate when a light shone past it.
However, while it may not last as long as the Azure Dragon Flame, the Peacock Grand Sage's Mystic Five-Colored Light possessed more destructive energy.
After Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar glanced at the Peacock Grand Sage, his attention refocused on the Qiong Qi Grand Sage.
It was not because he did not view him as a threat. Instead, it was because he had other means to counter him.
Just as the Avatar of Ares battled against the Sirius Grand Sage, he raised his hand and revealed a dark gold, flashing tree branch. It was the Saros Magical Tree. However, he did not use it against the Sirius Grand Sage but instead, he sent it after the Peacock Grand Sage.
The Saros Magical Tree was a Mahayana level magic treasure and could use all its powers. As dark gold light flashed, they immediately immobilized the Mystic Five-Colored Light of the Peacock Grand Sage.
While the Mystic Five-Colored Light was able to shred away the dark gold light, the Saros Magical Tree continued to produce more dark gold light, preventing the Peacock Grand Sage from doing anything.
His expression did not change but he looked at the Saros Magical Tree with a heavy expression. He had already passed his Cardinal Tribulations Beginner Stage and he was not weak. His opponent was an Undying Demon Soul Saros Steel Tree Grand Sage. While his defensive powers were extraordinary, till the point where it could block the Azure Dragon Flame, it was unable to completely resist against his Mystic Five-Colored Light.
To be frank, he was not afraid of his enemy's defenses when he used the Mystic Five-Colored Light.
The Peacock Grand Sage's Mystic Five-Colored Light was one of the few weaknesses of the Saros Steel Tree.
At that moment, however, the Saros Magical Tree pinned him down. He was unable to break through his defenses.
Furthermore, this was an independent action by the Saros Magical Tree. Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar was not good at using treasures and his Avatar of Ares was too busy battling the Sirius Grand Sage to care. If Lin Feng was in direct control of it, then its powers would be even greater.
While he heard the Golden Roc Grand Sage talk about this magic treasure, it was only through battling it himself did the Peacock Grand Sage realize its powers.
The Zhujian Grand Sage battled against Shi Tianhao. Next to Shi Tianhao, there was a wide longsword covered with mystic runes. Its entire body was light golden and a powerful sword will that shook the universe could be felt from it.
It was the Cang Heaven Spell Blade.
When the Cang Heaven Spell Blade fell in Lin Feng's hands five years ago, it chose to submit. He thought that he could further improve himself by going after the Nine Heavens Sword sword shadow in Chu Yang's body and hence, he came into conflict with the Celestial Sect of Wonders. The two sides had no history of enmity before that.
Hence, he battled the Zhujian Grand Sage with Shi Tianhao, preventing him from approaching the gate.
On the other side, when the Six-Horned Grand Sage saw Shi Tianhao, his eyes flashed with a cruel light. He wanted to rush forward but he was stopped by Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar.
The battle was now a stalemate as everyone battled chaotically around the gate to the Starry Sea.
As Lin Feng battled his enemies, he used his supernatural awareness to guard against any possible, sudden intrusions by the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage, the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage and the Golden Roc Grand Sage.
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Chapter 983: Encircling the Small Divine Lands World
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Amidst the vast Starry Sea, powerful waves of mana rose and fell like the crashing of the waves. A chaotic battle centered around a gate to the Starry Sea was underway. Fighting ceaselessly, the space between the Starry Sea and the outer space of the Greater World blurred.
The powers of Lin Feng and the other combatants even collapsed some stars.
The Zhujian Grand Sage held his long tail in his mouth as he stood up. His shuddered with his left elbow and from the churning, black light around him, a giant bow appeared. His right claw grabbed at the bowstring and pulled back. Immediately, a black arrow made from light appeared in the bow and it was aimed straight at Shi Tianhao.
Shi Tianhao frowned as he sensed immense danger. Black light swirled around the arrow tip as if it was a whirlpool. It absorbed the spiritual energy from the surrounding stars like a black hole.
In the next instant, the Zhujian Grand Sage release his right claw and a blazing white light shone from the black hole. An arrow made up of black and white light went flying straight at Shi Tianhao.
With the cultivation of the Zhujian Grand Sage, his arrow was able to pierce through space and time. The moment it left the bow, it appeared right before its target.
Only an equally powerful cultivation who had understood the secrets of space and time would be able to see the arrow clearly.
As the black and white arrow shot out, it re-appeared just inches away from Shi Tianhao. The vast distance between the Zhujian Grand Sage and Shi Tianhao appeared non-existent.
When it re-appeared, it shot straight at Shi Tianhao like a real arrow.
Even so, the arrow was still ridiculously fast when it re-appeared.
If his opponent had been anyone else, the Zhujian Grand Sage would have killed him immediately as the opponent would not even have time to react to the arrow.
Even Shi Tianhao had to use all the power in his body to dodge the arrow. He could feel it flying narrowly past him.
Had it been anyone else, he might have resisted with brute force. However, in the face of the Zhujian Grand Sage's Turbid Wave Demonic Arrow, his instincts told him that it was best for him to dodge it.
However, Shi Tianhao was not someone to take a blow like that lying down. The power of the Kun Peng burst forth from his body and turned into a light image of the Kun Peng. This allowed his speed to increase rapidly as he made a beeline straight for the Zhujian Grand Sage.
The Zhujian Grand Sage did not mind a close-quarter fight with Shi Tianhao. His left claw, which held onto the bow, moved sideways as it parried a strike from Shi Tianhao's Stone Sword. The powerful force sent Shi Tianhao flying back.
His physical strength was one of the best among all demons. It was even superior to that of the Zu'e Grand Sage and the Lu Yuan Grand Sage. While the Lu Yuan Grand Sage and the Zu'e Grand Sage were in their Undying Demon Soul Third Level, he had already passed his Cardinal Tribulations First Stage.
However, since he last returned from the Barren Expanses, Shi Tianhao too balanced his time between cultivating on Mount Yujing and going on personal expeditions. His powers too improved tremendously from when he just formed his Immortal Soul. This shocked the Zhujian Grand Sage too.
"Had I been in my Undying Demon Soul Third Level, I may be helpless against him," thought the Zhujian Grand Sage with a trace of fear in his heart. However, as he was now a Cardinal Tribulation Beginner Stage demon, his demonic powers were extraordinary as well. Even if Shi Tianhao battled against him with his Immortal Soul powers, there was still a disparity.
Furthermore, they were in the Starry Sea, a place advantageous to the Zhujian Grand Sage.
With the help of the Cang Heaven Spell Blade, the Zhujian Grand Sage was unable to react properly in time.
Shi Tianhao and the Cang Heaven Spell Blade did not slow down the tempo of their attacks. The Zhujian Grand Sage's Turbid Wave Demonic Arrow was too toxic. Even if it may not kill, it would surely cripple one severely, rendering him unfit for battle.
While Shi Tianhao possessed the Origin Holy Light, he did not want to experience it.
With every arrow the Zhujian Grand Sage sent out, Shi Tianhao and the Cang Heaven Spell Blade both had to dodge. However, the Zhujian Grand Sage did not dare to approach the gate to the Starry Sea. No matter how strong he was or how terrifying his arrows were, defense was not his strong suit. In the face of Shi Tianhao's ferocious blows and the wild slices by the Cang Heaven Spell Blade, the Zhujian Grand Sage did not dare take risks too.
As the two sides battled non-stop, the Six-Horned Grand Sage stared at Shi Tianhao. He wanted to join forces with the Zhujian Grand Sage to slay him immediately to avenge his grandson. However, with that short lapse in concentration, an ink-black huge hand grabbed onto him.
That was the hand of Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar. A powerful, black aura began to spread in mid-air as it enveloped the Six-Horned Grand Sage.
The Great Satanic Avatar had the emotionless, cold face of Wang Lin. However, the avatar gave off a cruel, vile aura. It was much more cruel and cold than the aura of Wang Lin's Destructive Stage of the River Styx at its peak.
Wang Lin naturally knew about the incident when Shi Tianhao killed the Six-Horned Divine Monkey Demonic Lord. Looking at the Six-Horned Grand Sage now, how could he allow him to go after Shi Tianhao?
This caused a murderous intent to form in Wang Lin's heart. The cold, murderous aura crystallized as the gigantic hand of the Great Satanic Avatar grabbed at the Six-Horned Grand Sage's head.
The Six-Horned Grand Sage had no choice but to focus on Wang Lin. He smirked and revealed his true form, turning into a pure gold monkey. He roared as he made a rush for Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar.
Two palms, one black and one white, smashed against each other in mid-air. As the Six-Horned Grand Sage was slightly shorter, he almost fell flat onto the ground.
With Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar, he was in no disadvantage in a physical brawl against the Lu Yuan Grand Sage five years ago. Furthermore, the Lu Yuan Grand Sage was stronger than the Six-Horned Grand Sage.
Wang Lin was expressionless. This attack of his was derived from the Ancient Satanic Sect's Avīci Divine Claws. Then, he combined his understanding of his sect's teaching from The Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues to form this attack, known as the Netherworld Heaven-Covering Claw. It was much more powerful than the Avīci Divine Claws he used against the Lu Yuan Grand Sage.
The Great Satanic Avatar's terrifying, black claw grabbed onto the golden monkey's claw as he forcefully tightened his grip.
The bones in the Six-Horned Grand Sage's claws started to snap. The sound they made were akin to the explosion of the stars.
The bones in the hand of an Undying Demon Soul Third Level demon were about to be shattered by Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar!
Unlike the battle between Shi Tianhao and the Zhujian Grand Sage, which placed Shi Tianhao at a disadvantage because of location, Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar was cultivated from the Avīci Satanic Appearance, the bodies of many Heaven-Carrying Ants and an immense amount of Primordial Magnet Power.
In the Starry Sea, while the Great Satanic Avatar's powers would not increase exponentially like a demon's, it still benefitted from it. At the very least, it was not at a disadvantage.
The Six-Horned Grand Sage's face was contorted with rage as he roared non-stop. His five horns shone non-stop. By breaking one of his horns, he lost a lot of his essence and he was no longer at his peak. If not, even if he was no match for Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar, he would not be in this sorry state.
He bellowed in anger as he stared at Wang Lin. A golden ring appeared in one of his eyes as it turned around non-stop.
As the light swirled, Wang Lin's huge Great Satanic Avatar started to shrink in size. The space where he was located too started to distort. Everything started to swirl as if they were all caught in a whirlpool, whose center was the eye of the Six-Horned Grand Sage.
"Eh?" Wang Lin scoffed coldly. A black-and-white Demonic Door appeared above Wang Lin's head and flew open. Behind the door, one could see a perfect world. It encompassed changes in both the past and the present. What had happened could not be changed. However, one could still control the present.
This was one of Wang Lin's Four Appearances Boundary Spell, the Ancient and Modern World. As the door closed, infinite possibilities for the future appeared within grasp. A power that appeared capable of changing the past appeared as it sought to turn around time.
Under the pressure of the Ancient and Modern World, it was able to stop the power of the Six-Horned Grand Sage.
While the Great Satanic Avatar was a Martial Way avatar, it was still able to use Wang Lin's many attacks. While its powers were weaker compared to an attack casted by Wang Lin himself, using it properly would still be immensely beneficial.
While the Great Satanic Avatar was powerful, and it was hard for the Six-Horned Grand Sage to pin him down. Now, with the help of the Ancient and Modern World, the golden ring in his eye was no longer able to distort space. The Great Satanic Avatar's form slowly stabilized once more.
However, the Six-Horned Grand Sage took advantage of this opportunity to free himself from Wang Lin's Netherworld Heaven-Covering Claw. Subsequently, he did not retreat but instead, he attacked as he lunged forward.
As he roared, another of the Six-Horned Grand Sage's five remaining horns snapped!
Starlight shone down on his body. As the Six-Horned Grand Sage cultivated the power of other stars and combined it with his broken horn, it turned into a terrifying, golden light as it came slicing down on Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar.
The Great Satanic Avatar raised his arm expressionlessly to block, but his arm was cut clean off!
The Six-Horned Grand Sage was finally able to seize the initiative. His body twisted as he broke free from Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar and he pounced towards Shi Tianhao.
However, just as he moved, thousands of Heaven-Carrying Ants burst from the Great Satanic Avatar's broken stump of an arm as they crawled around his stump. In the next instant, black light shone brightly around his broken stump and a brand-new arm grew from it! It looked as good as new.
The Great Satanic Avatar looked emotionlessly at the Six-Horned Grand Sage and his body flashed. Once again, he blocked his path. His right hand was curled into a fist as he smashed down on the Six-Horned Grand Sage's head.
In that fist, one could sense the combined powers of the Heaven, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Water, Fire, Mountain and Pond. They fused together, and its power grew without limit!
As the power of the punch grew, it then destroyed itself. Its destruction released even more energy as its force increased terrifyingly.
This was the peak Martial Way attack of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, the Heavenly Hammer of the Eight Trigrams!
The Six-Horned Grand Sage could not be more depressed. While the Great Satanic Avatar before him appeared slightly weaker, he was in a worse shape. The most crucial thing was that he missed out on the advantage he had gotten when he broke another of his horn.
No matter how unwilling he was, the Six-Horned Grand Sage could only give way. If not, the punch from the Great Satanic Avatar would crack his skull open.
As he continued battling with Wang Lin, the rage in his heart grew.
He roared into the sky.
Far away, another roar sounded. Golden rays of light started to shine. However, instead of going towards the gate to the Starry Sea, they went straight for the Small Divine Lands World.
They were Six-Horned Divine Monkeys. They roared as they attacked Yue Hongyan, Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu who were standing near the Small Divine Lands World.
The Six-Horned Grand Sage wanted to distract Lin Feng and Wang Lin. At the same time, the Sirius Grand Sage, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage and the other demons roared into the sky too.
Wolves with blood-red eyes, a horde of Qiong Qi and a flock of golden rocs could be seen in the distance. In groups, they rushed towards the Small Divine Lands World.
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Chapter 984: Cultivation Slaves?
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Suddenly, a whole bunch of demons appeared in the distance. As they were unable to approach the gate to the Starry Sea, they decided to attack the Small Divine Lands World.
An expression finally crossed Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar's face; it was one of utter coldness as he frowned slightly. Black light started to appear around his body.
His avatar was not very powerful by itself. However, as he cultivated numerous Heaven-Carrying Ants into it, it could split itself into thousands of Heaven-Carrying Ants, which could also re-form into his true form. The possibilities were immense.
A bunch of Heaven-Carrying Ants separated from his main body. While it would weaken the power of the Great Satanic Avatar, it could be used to stop the demons from approaching the Small Divine Lands World.
"Don't worry, Third Junior," said Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar without turning his head around. He continued to focus on solidifying the passageway into the Small Divine Lands World.
Wang Lin's gaze flashed as he realized that Yue Hongyan and Luo Qingwu were already battling with the demons.
When Lin Feng started fighting with the Sirius Grand Sage and the rest, Li Yuanfang had already casted numerous spell formations near the entrance to the Small Divine Lands World. With these formations, he waited for intruders.
Faced with the enemies, Li Yuanfang swept them with his gaze as he said, "There's one Undying Demon Soul First Level Six-Horned Divine Monkey, one Undying Demon Soul Second Level wolf and the rest are all in their Demonic Lord Stage."
He gently brought his palms together as he said in a low voice, "Open!"
Three, gigantic spell formations started to shine near the entrance of the Small Divine Lands World brightly. Stacked together, they appeared to be a three-storied pagoda.
The spell formation at the very top appeared transparent. One could hear the howls of wind from it. it was the Nine Heavens Squall Formation, which broke through the void to summon the powers of the squalls from the Nine Heavens.
The middle layer was a mystic, complicated spell formation. It appeared to be formed from black, sandy granite. However, a layer of white light shone over it. It was Li Yuanfang's Light Dust Spell-Manifesting Formation, formed from opening the East Gate of his Heluo Heavenly Gate Formation.
The bottom-most layer was one formed from flashing, black light. it looked ordinary and unremarkable. However, one could hear the howls of wind from it.
This was the Black Nightmare Saint-Trapping Formation, formed from opening the West Gate of his Heluo Heavenly Gate Formation.
Li Yuanfang extended his palms forward and the three spell formations congregated together and merged.
The Nine Heaven Squall Formation on top sunk and the Light Dust Spell-Manifesting Formation gradually disappeared. However, one could still hear the howls of wind.
Right after that, the Light Dust Spell-Manifesting Formation, which swallowed the Nine Heavens Squall Formation, sunk into the Black Nightmare Saint-Trapping Formation at the very bottom. Nothing happened afterwards. The Black Nightmare Saint-Trapping Formation was still quiet, but it became evidently more dangerous.
This scene alone made the many approaching demons extremely fearful. With their mastery, even if they were not good at discerning spell formations, they still could tell that it was dangerous.
Casting a spell formation required extreme precision. Once a spell formation was disturbed, one's effort might be wasted.
A single extra talisman, a single extra formation pattern or one fewer formation pattern could result in a chaotic mess.
However, Li Yuanfang's Black Nightmare Saint-Trapping Formation now contained another, extremely complicated spell formation: The Light Dust Spell-Manifesting Formation.
What made the rest even more shocked was the fact that the Light Dust Spell-Manifesting Formation had a formation in it too, the Nine Heavens Squall Formation.
The three formations stacked on top of each other. Not only did they interfere in each other's workings, they further strengthened each other and were even more terrifying.
Even demons like the Six-Horned Grand Sage frowned when he saw this.
It was extremely difficult to cast a spell formation as there were many restrictions and rules. One needed to expend a huge amount of time and resources. However, the power of a spell formation could not be underestimated when it was properly used.
Hence, in the face of Li Yuanfang's three spell formations, no one knew what powers were within.
Even Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar nodded his head when he saw it. "When Sixth Junior ascended into the Intermediate Nascent Soul stage, his powers increased too."
From a certain perspective, Martial Way cultivators and spell formation cultivators were each other's worst enemies as they could effectively each other.
If the distance was close enough, Martial Way cultivators would be able to kill spell formation cultivators easily, especially if the latter did not have a protective treasure along with him.
Hence, when Li Yuanfang first joined the sect as a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, Lin Feng gave him an Aurous Core Stage magic item, the Xuanjing Silk Belt, to protect himself from Martial Way cultivators.
After Li Yuanfang formed his aurous core, Lin Feng gave him the Nascent Soul Stage magic item, the Azure Heavens Thunder Bead to compensate for his lack of offensive prowess.
Now, Li Yuanfang did not need to use these items anymore. He gave both to his disciple, Tan Yunqing.
Ultimately, however, if Li Yuanfang faced off against powerful Martial Way cultivators or demons, he still had to be careful. If he did not have adequate time to cast his spell formations, he might face unimaginable consequences if he was ambushed.
However, conversely, as long as spell formation cultivators did enough preparation, they would be able to wear down a Martial Way cultivator of the same level. As Martial Way cultivators needed to approach their targets to attack, this was extremely disadvantageous when fighting against spell formation cultivators.
For example, right now, as Li Yuanfang had done the necessary preparations, even the Undying Demon Soul Second Level Crimson Grand Sage found it difficult to deal with him.
As the Six-Horned Divine Monkeys were extremely sensitive to danger, he could feel that in the seemingly calm Black Nightmare Saint-Trapping Formation, there was a magic treasure within. It complemented the power of the spell formation, making it even more fearsome.
Though, in reality, the Crimson Grand Sage wasn't scared at all. After all, the disparity in their powers was too wide. His main concern was Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar.
Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar appeared extremely arrogant. Even in the presence of the many other demons, he did not seem to care. Instead, he focused on stabilizing the Small Divine Lands World.
Now, its entrance was covered by the Black Nightmare Saint-Trapping Formation and he could not see what was going on before that. Who knew if Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar was hiding in the spell formation, preparing to strike at any time?
They were like a last resort that had to be utilized. His leader was battling intensely with Wang Lin and one could not determine the victor immediately. They needed to break the stalemate.
The Six-Horned Divine Monkey Demonic Lord that Shi Tianhao had killed was a blood relative of the Crimson Grand Sage.
The Crimson Grand Sage roared and charged into the Black Nightmare Saint-Trapping Formation. At the same time, the leader of the Blood-Eyed Black Wolf, the Blood Mane Grand Sage, became cloaked with a churning fog of blood as he rushed into the spell formation as well.
The Six-Horned Divine Monkeys and the Blood-Eye Black Wolves followed their leaders. The Golden-Feathered Great Rocs were not led by a Demonic Saint Stage demon, but they too turned into golden light as they charged into the formation too.
The moment they entered the spell formation, the demons there were all hit by a wave of giddiness. They almost lost their senses and as they could only see pitch darkness, hear nothing and smell nothing. Even their brains appeared to be functioning slower.
In reality, gusts of freezing-cold squalls were coming straight for them!
While the Crimson Grand Sage and the Blood Mane Grand Sage were affected, their mastery were much higher. They roared in anger as they swatted away the black tornadoes around them. They also helped members of their respective tribes block off the Nine Heavens Formless Squalls.
The demons calmed themselves down as they continued charging into the spell formation. The Crimson Grand Sage was expressionless as he revealed his true form. He reached out with his claw as he grabbed one of his claws and snapped it off.
"Roar!" the Crimson Grand Sage used his powers to turn the broken horn into waves of golden light. Then, as it shone radiantly in the Black Nightmare Saint-Trapping Formation, the golden light intersected with the ferocious, black wind.
The Crimson Grand Sage's eyes began to shine with light too as he illuminated the void before him with his gaze. Li Yuanfang's spell formation started to shake as well.
Then, two figures came charging out from Li Yuanfang's spell formation, coming straight at the demons. They were Yue Hongyan and Luo Qingwu.
Yue Hongyan's Seven Merciless Stars Armor shone with a purple light. The wild, deadly killing intent burst forth without any restraint and then concentrated onto the Royal Extermination Pole-Ax in her hands.
The green and black pole-ax brimmed with a destructive power that seemed capable of reducing everything to the ashes. Combined with the murderous intent of the Seven Merciless Stars Armor, they formed a power that seemed capable of rivalling an army alone, striking cold terror into the hearts of the demons.
At this moment, stars started to shine in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy as they further reinforced the powers of these two magic treasures. Enveloping Yue Hongyan, she used the Heaven-Crossing Squall of her Divine Spears of the Four Appearances Heavenly Spell. Every demon present, except the Crimson Grand Sage and the Blood Mane Grand Sage, was either killed upon contact or wounded.
The Ancient Desolate Galaxy strengthened Yue Hongyan more than they did for the demons.
On the other side, Luo Qingwu waved her black, icy Xuanche Sword in her jade-white hands. As she wielded her sword, one could hear landslide and tsunamis in the void. Endless amount of black oceans appeared in front of the demons. Black waves crashed towards the demons.
The water from the ocean was black and chilling to the bones. It appeared to be devouring every single source of light and was extremely dark, cold and brimmed with Yin energy. It seemed similar from the Yin-Yang Ocean underneath Mount Yujing, but it was not from there. Instead, it was formed from Luo Qingwu's own mana.
With her Xuanche Sword, the crashing, black waves concentrated together and the cold, dark and Yin sweater turned into innumerable, large, black-colored ice swords. The tip of the swords was as big as the peak of a small mountain as it gave off a bone-chilling sword Qi. These swords came slashing towards the demons.
This was the Nine Yin Vast Ocean Sword, one of the techniques from Luo Qingwu's Great Four Appearances Saint-Slaying Sword. A single sword radiance contained the power of an entire, ice-cold ocean. Due her unique status, this attack was more powerful than her Heavenly Wind Formless Sword.
As he watched his tribesmen die under the hands of Yue Hongyan and Luo Qingwu, the Blood Mane Grand Sage roared and blood-red light churned around him. he charged towards them. His scarlet eyes had shadows of greed and rage in them as he stared at the two women and said, "The two of you are excellent cultivation slaves (Translator's Note: Cultivation slaves are usually females who exist to enhance the Yin cultivation of male cultivators, often through sexual intercourse.)
He roared once more and said, "My children, get them! Every one of you shall have a piece of them!"
The wild howls of the wolves could be heard everywhere. Blood-red waves appeared around every single wolf as they descended upon Yue Hongyan and Luo Qingwu.
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Chapter 985: The Price of Greed
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The Blood-Eyed Black Wolves were one of the descendants of a pure-blooded Sirius. In the entire Grand Celestial World, they were infamous for their bloodthirstiness and their lust.
Under the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage, they became a lot more restrained. However, their fundamental nature did not change.
While she knew about it, Yue Hongyan still faced the group of wolves pouncing at her with bright, almond-shaped eyes. Her thin, sharp eyebrows were arched, and she gave off a terrifying killing aura.
The Royal Extermination Pole-Ax in her hands cut a solitary line through the void and then struck out like a bolt of lightning. It was impossibly fast as it pierced right through the first Demonic Lord stage black wolf that pounced onto her!
Yue Hongyan used her Flashing Electro-Star Holy Spear rapidly as she killed two more Demonic Lord stage wolves. At that moment, the Blood Mane Grand Sage was before her as he attempted to chomp down on her head.
Looking at the Blood Mane Grand Sage, Yue Hongyan arched her eyebrows and the rage in her eyes grew even more. Her Flashing Electro-Star Holy Spear was replaced by the Unstoppable Thunderstorm Spear. She did not try to dodge as she stabbed at the mouth of the Blood Mane Grand Sage!
Green and black light swirled as a crazy amount of thunder congregated into a thick, large pole-ax. Had the blow made contact, she would have smashed the Blood Mane Grand Sage's head into a bloody pulp.
"Your two magic treasures were able to harness the power of the stars. If we devour them, it would be very helpful."
The Blood Mane Grand Sage roared as he twisted his neck suddenly. He dodged Yue Hongyan's spear and he chomped at her from up front. With his teeth, he was able to grab onto the Royal Extermination Pole-Ax.
Black light flashed on top of the Royal Extermination Pole-Ax and thunder boomed off it. The spear continued to thrust forward as it gritted against the teeth of the Blood Mane Grand Sage. Sparks of lightning crackled in mid-air.
As Yue Hongyan wielded her spear, she took in a deep breath and blood coursed even faster through her veins. It was as if there was a tsunami coursing through her blood vessels.
Compared to the Blood Mane Grand Sage, Yue Hongyan was extremely small. However, her tiny frame burst forth like a volcano with a terrifying amount of power. She heaved with her two shoulders and like an ant carrying a mountain, she was able to lift the gigantic Blood Mane Grand Sage up!
The pole-ax trembled under her force and the Blood Mane Grand Sage's body shook in mid-air too. The huge amount of power trembled so violently till the Blood Mane Grand Sage's teeth were sore from biting onto the pole-ax. He almost let go.
"How could an Intermediate Nascent Soul Stage cultivator possess such power?" The Blood Mane Grand Sage was shocked. He did not dare to slow down. His needle-like fur stood up and a bloody fog began to spew forth from his body, which then turned into a sea of blood.
In the sea of blood, there were countless souls of humans and demons, which rushed towards Yue Hongyan in unison.
The Seven Merciless Stars Armor on Yue Hongyan shone brightly. Purple light flashed like knives as they sliced at their surroundings and destroyed the oncoming souls.
Here, Li Yuanfang started to use the spell formation too. A black tornado and waves of formless Nine Heaven Formless Squalls came right at the Blood Mane Grand Sage. The black tornado suppressed his ability to think as the Nine Heaven Formless Squalls sliced at his body.
A rusty, yellow clock could be seen in the black tornado. The clock started to chime and with each chime, the Blood Mane Grand Sage's demon soul felt as if it was being squashed under a huge weight. That was Li Yuanfang's Soul-Repressing Clock.
As Li Yuanfang was not yet in his Immortal Soul stage, he was unable to maximize its powers. However, by combining it with the Black Nightmare Saint-Trapping Soul Formation, its powers were indeed extraordinary.
Not only was the Blood Mane Grand Sage affected, the other Blood-Eyed Black Wolves too were knocked dizzy.
The Six-Horned Divine Monkeys and Golden-Feathered Great Rocs were in a similar plight. In such an environment, the Golden-Feathered Great Rocs were unable to use their advantage in speed.
However, as Li Yuanfang focused all his attention on the Blood Mane Grand Sage, the Crimson Grand Sage had it easier. Golden light came battering down on Li Yuanfang's spell formation like rain.
As Li Yuanfang sat in the center of the spell formation, his expression was unimaginably cold. He performed spell gestures with his two hands rapidly as he used the power of the spell formation and the Soul-Repressing Clock against the Blood Mane Grand Sage.
While Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar was still trying open the passageway into the Small Divine Lands World, he turned around to look at the Blood Mane Grand Sage and the Crimson Grand Sage who were in the center of the spell formation.
He reached out with his hand and performed a gesture. The shadow of a dragon appeared in the void. It roared and then, Li Yuanfang sat on top of it.
With the help of Zhu Yi's Soaring Dragon Spell, spiritual energy started to appear on the top of his head. Then, they turned into a giant that shimmered in and out of existence. One could only see that it had four faces and eight arms and that it was extremely intimidating.
When the giant appeared, Li Yuanfang was able to better control and manipulate the spell formations.
When Luo Qingwu heard the words of the Blood Mane Grand Sage, she was briefly taken aback. Then, she smiled as if she had heard a joke, "He!"
She took a step back and she summoned a shadow, which appeared by her side. The shadow resembled her perfectly.
Her supernatural awareness, her mana and her appearance were identical to her. The only difference was the shadow's mastery, which was in the Beginner Nascent Soul Stage.
Luo Qingwu herself waved and the Xuanche Sword appeared in the hands of her Soul-Imprinted Avatar. The Soul-Imprinted Avatar was telepathically connected to her. She rushed forward with her sword and attacked using the Nine Yin Vast Ocean Sword.
The black, brutal seawater turned into the blade of a sword and as the Soul-Imprinted Avatar lashed out with her sword, a dark, icy-blue sword radiance shone. A faint, white light could be seen in the vast, black ocean water.
The churning waves suddenly stopped and turned to ice. However, they were not black glaciers but white ones instead.
After Luo Qingwu used her Nine Yin Vast Ocean Sword, the sword then turned into the Ten Terrestrial Yin-Terminating Sword.
The glacier then turned into huge, ice sword as it cut a wide swathe in front of it, sending the demons in furious retreat. Those who could not dodge it were turned into ice immediately. Then, they crumbled into dust.
Luo Qingwu herself, stood behind her Soul-Imprinted Avatar. Her gaze was focused on the Blood Mane Grand Sage whom Yue Hongyan was fighting. A half-smile crossed her face. This expression slightly resembled that of her master, Lin Feng.
She raised her right hand and a thick, bamboo cane appeared in mid-air. On the emerald-green bamboo cane, one could see fire flickering on it.
As Luo Qingwu waved her hand, the bamboo started to shrink. Finally, it was only about a few inches long. When it landed in her hand, it was if she was holding the handle of a sword without a blade.
Luo Qingwu's right hand held the Seven Treasures Bamboo Fire Cane and she pointed it at the Blood Mane Grand Sage. Her left hand took the shape of a sword gesture as she said, "Strike!"
On the other end of the Seven Treasures Bamboo Fire Cane, a fire appeared. It was a great, green flame. This was one of the Seven Primordial Fires of the world, the True Torch of Kṣitigarbha!
The green flames concentrated on the end of the Seven Treasures Bamboo Fire Cane and started to shrink.
The green fires danced less and less and finally, it appeared to have concentrated into something solid.
From action to inaction, like the vast, green earth, this was the strongest form of the True Torch of Kṣitigarbha. Right now, it was at its most concentrated form.
Under Luo Qingwu's control, the True Torch of Kṣitigarbha gradually took the shape of a blade. However, its tip was only about 20 inches long.
As Luo Qingwu wielded the Seven Treasures Bamboo Fire Cane as a sword handle, the 'blade' of the sword was made from green flames. It was as if she was wielding a short sword.
Soon afterwards, the tip of the green flame started to shine with a different-colored fire. Now, the fire was the pure-white Pure Yang Primordial Fire.
The milky-white Pure Yang Primordial Fire started to concentrate at the tip of the True Torch of Kṣitigarbha. Then, it extended forward as it gradually enveloped the sword tip formed from the True Torch of Kṣitigarbha. Finally, it became a sword blade about 20 inches long.
The sword made from fire in Luo Qingwu's hand was now about 40 inches long. Its back half was green and its front half was white. The distinction was clear.
Afterwards, a pure-gold Grand Sun Primordial Flame started to blaze too. It became the third segment to the blade. The blazingly-bright light from the sun continued to shrink and finally, it turned into a pure-gold, almost transparent blade.
The three segments of the blade quickly condensed. Then, a fourth segment made from the Nanming Primordial Fire, started to condense into a blade too. However, unlike the other three, it condensed much slower. Inch by inch, centimeter by centimeter, it slowly took shape.
While it was slow, it was firm and unmovable. Finally, it took a concrete shape.
In the green, milky-white, pure-gold and golden lights that shone, one could see red and blue light as well. Luo Qingwu used the Seven Treasure Bamboo Fire Cane as the handle and the four primordial fires as the blade to form a longsword about 80 inches long. It was pointed straight at the Blood Mane Grand Sage.
"Even with the Seven Treasures Bamboo Fire Cane, it is still hard to form this 80-inch-long blade," said Luo Qingwu with a smile. Then, she waved her right hand and the activated the longsword in her hand. In pitch-black darkness, this sword left long tails of flames behind as she wielded it. It sliced straight at the Blood Mane Grand Sage!
The terrifying aura it generated made even the Blood Mane Grand Sage, an Undying Demon Soul Second Level demon, narrow his pupils in shock. Color drained from his face.
This was Luo Qingwu's Seven Fires Sky-Reaching Sword of her Great Four Appearances Saint-Slaying Sword!
She controlled the fires through her sword and as her blade grew longer and longer, its powers stacked. While it was not as powerful as Xiao Yan's Heaven Fire Lotus, which combined the powers of all the Seven Great Primordial Fires, it was still terrifying. With her Seven Treasure Bamboo Fire Cane, Luo Qingwu was able to control the primordial fires and maximize the potential of this magic treasure.
Under these circumstances, even though she was only in her Nascent Soul Stage, the Seven Treasure Fire Bamboo Cane's powers would reach an unimaginable level. It was as if an Immortal Soul Stage cultivator was wielding it.
It could not change as quickly as the Heavenly Wind Formless Sword, nor did it engulf a huge area like the Nine Yin Vast Ocean Sword. However, in terms of pure destructive powers, it was Luo Qingwu's most powerful move!
The Blood Mane Grand Sage sought to retreat. However, Yue Hongyan wielded her pole-ax with more and more aggression. The terrifying killing aura came crashing down at him.
Coupled with Li Yuanfang's spell formation that was suppressing him, the Blood Mane Grand Sage's soul felt trapped. He could barely move.
As the Seven Fires Sky-Reaching Sword came crashing down, the Blood Mane Grand Sage could only forcibly twist his body to dodge. However, his back legs were still struck.
Compared to the giant frame of the Blood Mane Grand Sage, the Seven Fires Sky-Reaching Sword was no bigger than a strand of hair. However, the moment he touched it, its fearsome power burst forth.
Green, milky-white, and needle-like golden light, as well as gold fire intermixed with blue and red, blazed intensely. These fires rose and fell like the waves and possessed an immense, destructive power. With a powerful sword will pushing it, it turned into a heaven-destroying giant sword. Straightway, it sliced the Blood Mane Grand Sage's rear legs and tail clean off!
The huge chunk of flesh and blood were instantly reduced to nothing by the intense flames!
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Chapter 986: The Great Void Sect Appears!
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Taking the blow from Luo Qingwu's Seven Fires Sky-Reaching Sword squarely, the Blood Mane Grand Sage was instantly wounded heavily, with both his true form and his Undying Demonic Soul suffering injuries.
However, this blow had also kindled his savagery. Among the wild howls, the vast blood sea suddenly contracted, enveloping his enormous physique as it transformed into a streak of thin, blood-red light. Maneuvering past Yue Hongyan, he charged right at the one who injured him – Luo Qingwu.
Previously, the Seven Fires Sky-Reaching Sword strike had already almost depleted the Primordial Fire stored in the Seven Treasures Bamboo Fire Cane, as well as consuming much of Luo Qingwu's own Mana. However, facing the rampaging Blood Mane Grand Sage, coming straight at her, the purple-clad girl's expression was steadfast as always. Mustering her remaining strength, she did not continue to control her sword, but rather raised her left hand to her face, obscuring her eyes.
The next moment, a streak of black light suddenly lit up on her fair, flawless forehead.
The black light was so pure that it was beyond description. Crystal clear like the purest polar ice, it resembled a clear, unadulterated black ice crystal, within which countless divine runes were inscribed.
The black divine light expanded. Wherever it reached, all was silent.
During the infinitely many years that have passed since the beginning of time, there was once one who meditated on the Great Tao of the universe. He proposed that the destruction of the universe was not actually a particularly cataclysmic event; rather, in utter silence, everything will return, irreversibly and irresistibly, to the eternal darkness. No light, no heat; soundlessly, the Heaven and the Earth are annihilated, and all of Creation will walk the final path.
Right now, this black divine light emitted from Luo Qingwu's forehead was evidently manifesting this terrifying, yet silent transformation.
Luo Qingwu's Holy Light of Creation – Void Annihilation Divine Light!
Although due to the limitations of Luo Qingwu's current cultivation level, the Void Annihilation Divine Light was only the tip of the iceburg, however, it had already displayed shocking, boundless potential.
Illuminated by the Void Annihilation Divine Light, although the blood-red light formed by the Blood Mane Grand Sage did not return to the eternal graveyard right away, he was still frozen in mid-air temporarily, exposing himself and his movements.
The blood fog surrounding him rapidly condensed, forming blood-red ice crystals before fragmenting and disappearing into nothingness.
With just this slight pause, Yue Hongyan had already swerved around, her ferocious Unstoppable Thunderstorm Spear chasing right after the Blood Mane Grand Sage. It slammed into the Blood Mane Grand Sage's back with enormous force, causing his entire body to shudder. His protective blood fog having already been disintegrated by Luo Qingwu's Void Annihilation Divine Light, Blood Mane Grand Sage's back was now a mess of blood and flesh.
The Blood Mane Grand Sage howled, berserk. Ignoring the numerous major injuries on his body, he suddenly flipped his body around, his huge jaws clamping down towards Yue Hongyan.
The lower half of his body was firmly nailed in place by Yue Hongyan's Royal Extermination Pole-Ax, but the upper half suddenly transformed into blood-red light. Abruptly, his physique contracted thousand-fold, becoming just like an ordinary wild wolf; however, his speed and strength increased rather than decreased. With a flash, he had already charged in front of Yue Hongyan, biting towards her neck.
At this moment, the Blood Mane Grand Sage was also putting his own life on the line. He tore his own body in half, just to deal Yue Hongyan a dying, fatal blow.
At this critical juncture, Yue Hongyan tilted her body slightly, evading the critical spot – her neck as the Blood Mane Grand Sage's teeth sank straight into her shoulder.
Brilliant light gushed out of the Seven Merciless Stars Armor as the smell of murder roared; they formed blades of purple light, slicing into the Blood Mane Grand Sage's flesh.
However, the Grand Sage was a fearsome one as well. He did not yield even a little ground, biting down and refusing to budge. The feral strength was such that even the Seven Merciless Stars Armor let out ear-piercing screeches.
The raging blood-red light blasted through the Seven Merciless Stars Armor into Yue Hongyan's body, in an attempt to end her with brute force.
Yue Hongyan's face remained expressionless. Her right shoulder, clamped between the Blood Mane Grand Sage's jaws, cannot utilize any strength, but her right hand was still holding the Royal Extermination Pole-Ax. Meanwhile, her left hand relaxed, and then formed a fist forcefully.
She let out a resounding cry as she raised her left fist forcefully into the air.
The scene suddenly transformed. Among the howls of the raging wind, a patch of heavy thunderclouds seemed to appear above their heads. Within the thunderclouds, thunderclaps rolled as lightning flashed continuously; then, a torrent of rain poured down. The wind and the rain howled, enveloping the entire world in their vision.
Raging thunder, penetrating wind, flashing lightning, torrential rain. In an instant, they poured straight down, blasting the Void apart and going berserk like the basic elements – Earth, Air, Fire, Water. Immeasurable strength was created, and then annihilated without pause.
Taught by Lin Feng himself directly, the result of using the Four Appearances Heaven Cleaving Script to drive the Heavenly Hammer of the Eight Trigrams – the Four Appearances World-Destroying Hammer!
Yue Hongyan's left fist smashed down with heaven-collapsing momentum. Within a thousand-kilometer radius, even the sky and the ground were trembling as her fist smashed through the Void and the cosmos.
The fist, white as jade, smashed into the Blood Mane Grand Sage's skull with a thunderous sound. It crushed this wolf Grand Sage's skull decisively, reducing it to smithereens as red and white exploded everywhere.
"Aaah-ooooo!" The Blood Mane Grand Sage's pained howl was trapped in his mouth as his skull was blasted apart. The shame of being slain by a few Nascent Soul cultivators, mixed with the fear of death and bitter remorse, caused his Demonic Soul, already on the verge of disintegrating, ripple uncontrollably.
Mustering his final strength, the Blood Mane Grand Sage's entire true body exploded into a vast cloud of blood. Under the command of his Demonic Soul, it formed an arrow of blood, piercing right through Yue Hongyan's shoulder!
A hole was blasted in Seven Merciless Stars Armor as the momentum hurled Yue Hongyan backwards.
The blood arrow pierced Yue Hongyan's shoulder, exiting from the back of the scapula and shot towards the horizon. Now, the Blood Mane Grand Sage sought vengeance, but merely hoped to escape with his life.
Having attained Undying Demonic Soul, although his physical body had been utterly destroyed and himself injured to the extent that he was hovering at the verge of death, if he received timely medical attention, there was a chance of saving his life. Even if he will lose much of his power, there will still be the hope of survival.
However, several black tornados in the Black Nightmare Saint-Trapping Formation suddenly dropped down, immobilizing his remaining Soul immediately.
Although her face was deathly pale, Yue Hongyan pursed her lips tightly and did not make a sound. Completely ignoring her own injuries, she changed the Royal Extermination Pole-Ax over to her left hand and, swinging it in a vicious arc, shattered what remains of the Blood Mane Grand Sage's Soul.
"No!" A shrill, mournful howl emitted from the Blood Mane Grand Sage's Demonic Soul. However, he could only watch as he met his end – his Soul annihilated, his body obliterated!
A Demon Grand Sage who had attained Undying Demonic Soul – slain!
As Yue Hongyan slashed down with the Pole-Ax, her body shuddered. Blood erupted from the wound on her right shoulder, forming a scorching heat wave that radiated outwards.
To a physical martial arts cultivator like her, physical damage and loss of blood was a very serious problem. Without timely medical attention, the damage would be fundamental.
However, at this instant, Luo Qingwu had already appeared before her. As she made a sword gesture with her right hand, the index and middle fingers of her left hand pointed upwards like erect swords. Bright yellow sword radiance extended from the tip of her finger; although bladed and erect, it did not appear bellicose, but rather, betrayed a vibrant sense of life.
With a wave, the tip of the glowing sword of light on Luo Qingwu's left hand pointed straight at Yue Hongyan's wound and thrust.
Yue Hongyan's eyes were closed as she stood where she was, making no attempt to dodge and allowing Luo Qingwu's sword radiance to stab her. Luo Qingwu's sword radiance did not add further injuries, either.
Wherever the bright yellow sword radiance reached, the wound on Yue Hongyan's right shoulder began to heal rapidly instead. Her bones, her sinews, her blood vessels all received healing as vibrant life force erupted from them.
One of Luo Qingwu's Great Four Appearances Saint-Slaying Sword – the Virtuous Earth Sword of Life.
All life nurtured by one sword,
Infinite life force at the blade.
This sword gathered the essence of the righteous Earth as its own sword concept, and then forged the Central Wutu Divine Light in the Swelling Earth into the Treasure Light of the Virtuous Earth Divine Sword. It can nurture life, catalyzing the vigorous life force.
With the aid of Luo Qingwu's Virtuous Earth Sword of Life, although Yue Hongyan was still rather weak, her injuries were no longer a threat.
However, at this moment, Li Yuanfang's formation was shaking more and more vigorously as it was about to be tore apart by the Crimson Grand Sage.
Luo Qingwu's Soul-Imprinted Avatar stopped the other Blood-Eyed Black Wolves while the Six-Horned Divine Monkey and the Golden-Feathered Great Roc were charging the Formation relentlessly, as they moved closer to the entrance of the Small Divine Lands World.
The Crimson Grand Sage, meanwhile, even broke through the blocking Black Nightmare Hurricane and the Nine Heavens Squall, charging before Yue Hongyan and Luo Qingwu as his enormous claws, glittering with golden light, raked at their heads.
The eyebrows of Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar raised slightly as he turned to look at the Crimson Grand Sage in the formation.
"Hmm?" At this precise moment, something clicked in Zhu Yi's heart. Raising his head and looking in a different direction, he saw several Mana signatures, resembling white clouds, appeared from the distant, star-lit sky, falling towards the entrance of the Small Divine Lands World.
A voice sounded from amongst them. "This Mana signature and power concept…could it be the Crucible of the Divine Lands?"
At the same moment, in the distant place, a series of strong Mana ripples suddenly passed through the battlefield around the Cosmic Gate.
In the starry sky, white cloud vapor suddenly erupted, vast like the great oceans and engulfing the entire universe.
Amongst the white clouds, two figures appeared. One an old, white-clad man, his hair white as snow; the other a middle-aged man, his face calm as water.
However, the appearance of this two caused every single person present to cast their gazes on them.
Supreme Elders of the Great Void Sect, the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man extended his palm, his five fingers already grasping that Cosmic Gate!
However, upon touching the Cosmic Gate and sensing the signatures and ripples within, the Zheng Yi Holy Man's brows raised slightly. "Not a Cosmic Gate without a master, it had already been controlled by someone…this sensation, it's not the Demonic powers of Demons, but the Mana of human cultivators?"
He turned to look at Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares and Thunder Dragon Avatar, who were currently engaged in battle with the Sirius Grand Sage and the Grand Sage of Qiong Qi. "No wonder people from the Celestial Sect of Wonders appeared here…they have in their hands a Cosmic Gate!"
At this moment, an enraged roar sounded in the air. "Let go!"
A massive black shadow charged out from the side as gigantic claws, so large they obscured the sun, grabbed at the Cosmic Gate.
It was an enormous black ape, its eyes scarlet red. Without striking any intimidating gestures, its great Demonic powers appear ready to penetrate the Heavens. A Vipralopa Stage Heavenly Demon Ape!
The current patriarch of the Immemorial Demon Ape Clan – the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage!
The Zheng Yi Holy Man's gaze stiffened slightly as he made an arcane gesture with his left hand, and six multicolored halos appeared before him.
These six halos were of a different color each, and the images within were different as well. They resembled six distinct, independent small worlds; the power of the six worlds lent themselves to the Zheng Yi Holy Man together, forming streaks of divine light.
The Seven Worlds of the Great Void – Heavenly Six World Holy Ritual!
The Zheng Yi Holy Man grasped the Cosmic Gate with his right hand as his left palm slammed into the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage's giant claw. The brutal battle caused the Void where their hands met to be shattered instantly; the star projections of the Greater World universe in this starry sea disintegrated in large patches, causing the real stars in the Greater World to become clouds of dust as well.
The Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage bared his teeth as his rampaging strength, blood, and Demonic powers resonated together. His body expanded non-stop, becoming ever more enormous as he began to materialize his true form.
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Chapter 987: You Yourself Is the Key to Victory…or Defeat
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Upon manifesting his true form, the immense, sky-shattering strength caused even the Starry Sea around the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage's body to tremble.
In the distance, the Small Divine Lands World shook slightly.
Lin Feng, looking at the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage, nodded. "Heavenly Demon Ape…they really do live up to their name."
As a Heavenly Demon Ape, one of the few races that could match up to the Dragons, the Elephants, the Turtles, and the Ants in physical strength, the strength that the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage was displaying now was in no way inferior to the Earth Dragon King. Apart from physical strength, his violent Demonic powers even appeared to be somewhat superior.
If the Monkey showed his true form, his diamond-hard, indestructible body might be superior in defense, but in terms of pure strength, he would not be able to beat the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage either – unless he transformed into a Heavenly Demon Ape as well with his Ten Thousand Transformations.
With the exception of that era when the Emperor of Extremity, Shenyuan, led the rise of the Extreme Spiritual Divine Monkey Clan, commanding the Ancient Ape Demons and dominating the Barren Expanses, the Heavenly Demon Ape had always been the strongest of the Ancient Ape Demons. In the Primordial Age, as well as the time since the death of the Emperor of Extremity until now, the Heavenly Demon Ape Clan had always held the leadership of the Ancient Ape Demons.
Setting aside the Monkey, who goes in solitude and answers only to himself, the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage was currently the strongest of the Ancient Ape Demons.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man looked at the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage, his gaze calm and composed. "Yin Yang Elder, Drum Fairy. Thank you for your trouble."
The Void Yin-Yang Bell and the Formation Bursting Drum appeared at the same time. One had black and white currents hovering around its body, the other, bright golden light flashing around its body.
"Zzzzz", with a buzz, the body of the Void Yin-Yang Bell, which appeared to be formed by countless voids folding and solidifying, started to spread furiously at this instant. It was as if a world, condensed to a singularity, was suddenly restored to its original form.
The layers and layers of space was interacting and rubbing incessantly with the Starry Sea world as they pressed each other. However, it did not appear intense, but rather, embraced a feeling of balance and harmony.
The black and white Yin-Yang currents formed rolling clouds as well, surrounding and circling the edge of the space.
At the other side, the Formation Bursting Drum transformed into a streak of golden light and shot into the rolling clouds, gilding the vast world formed by the Void Yin-Yang Bell with a layer of gold.
This golden glow merged with the expanding folded space, first forming the foundation and the floor, and then the pillars, the crossbeam, the bricks, the doors, the windows, et cetera all rose out of the ground, finally solidifying into an impossibly magnificent gold-colored hall.
White clouds of fortune framed the splendid hall formed by the world, huge as it can be. From within the hall came the chants of countless saints and buddhas, like a holy kingdom had descended upon the Ancient Desolate Galaxy, its splendor and glory illuminating the greater world.
None other than the Destiny magic treasure, Great Void Holy Pavilion!
From the Pavilion, waves of light rippled outwards, as if it was going to make the entire Starry Sea world into its garden.
As his eyes opened and shut, the gesture formed by the Zheng Yi Holy Man's left hand changed yet again. Amidst his fingers, white clouds circled and golden light flashed. It was as if countless figures were among the clouds and flashing light, chanting and singing as one.
His palm seemed to be lifting up a wondrous world, where divine voices ring; it was like the holiest of holy lands, a celestial kingdom which all aspires to.
Eight Heavens of the Great Void – Shen Heaven Holy Paradise!
Meanwhile, the Great Void Holy Pavilion had shed its original shape, completely transforming into a destiny world. From the outside, it resembled a huge, golden egg, surrounded by white gas.
Within the destiny world, thousands of figures flickered, like thousands of gods and buddhas manifesting their true forms.
The power concept within was similar to that of the Shen Heaven Holy Paradise, but intricate in its own way, forming an incredibly wondrous holy land.
Infinitely many characters of the Great Way appeared, forming currents of light, each of which being composed of billions of runes and formations.
With the support of the Zheng Yi Holy Man's Shen Heaven Holy Paradise, its strength became even vaster, stopping the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage and preventing him from taking even one step beyond the line.
The most awe-inspiring, and also the most destructive clash since the beginning of the battle had now commenced. Mana and Demonic powers crashed into each other, causing the entire Starry Sea to tremble and shake relentlessly.
In the dark, starry sky, light flowed as an entire meteor shower erupted, radiant and breathtaking, as if the stars themselves were hurtling towards land.
Seeing this scene, Lin Feng smiled slightly. "Indeed, they do live up to their reputations…outstanding, each of them."
His gaze stopped on the Zheng Yi Holy Man's left hand, which was clutching the Cosmic Gate, and could not help but chuckle.
Another one who thought that sealing the Cosmic Gate would prevent his true body from arriving. Little did he know that with the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm, he could swap his true body into this Starry Sea any time.
It's just that Lin Feng's true body was studying spells and did not want to be distracted, and thus allowed his Avatar and disciples to fight the Sirius Grand Sage and the other demons – and therefore, using them as practice for his disciples.
Of course, this was also because the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage, the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage, the Golden Roc Grand Sage, and the rest did not show themselves before this.
Now, although the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage had arrived, but what no one expected was that so did cultivators from the Great Void Sect. Thus, Lin Feng did not rush to send his true body over, but rather, watched the battle between the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage and the Zheng Yi Holy Man with considerable interest.
"The Dragon Clan, the Ape Clan, Heavenly Charms, and Golden Roc – they have a Cosmic Gate each. Plus my own one, that would already be five Cosmic Gates; maybe I had guessed wrongly and Hades do not have a Cosmic Gate, the last one had always been in the hands of the Great Void Sect?"
Lin Feng, pondering the question, shook his head slightly. "Shouldn't be; I cannot feel the Mana resonance of the Cosmic Gate."
While the Zheng Yi Holy Man clashed with the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage, the Xuan Lin Holy Man was not sitting on his hands either as his gaze swept from the Peacock Grand Sage to the Sirius Grand Sage, the Zhujian Grand Sage, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage, and the Six-Horned Grand Sage.
He did not hurry to make his move. To the Great Void Sect now, what they would love to see was a lose-lose situation between the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the Demons, where they wore each other down. However, although the Xuan Lin Holy Man did not move, but by merely standing there, he forced the Sirius Grand Sage and the others to divert some attention to keeping an eye on him.
It's just that, under the gaze of his eyes, seemingly flowing with emotion but also seemingly an empty void, Shi Tianhao and the others were also slightly unsettled.
In the battlefield now, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar had a slight upper hand against the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation-wielding Qiong Qi Grand Sage. His Avatar of Ares was exchanging blows with the Sirius Grand Sage in what can be considered a stalemate.
The fighting elsewhere, meanwhile, was not going well for the Celestial Sect of Wonders. The Six-Horned Grand Sage had resolved to not care about Shi Tianhao and focus on handling Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar; it was currently a draw, but the Six-Horned Grand Sage had a slight upper hand. Meanwhile, for the battles of the Saros Magical Tree against the Peacock Grand Sage and Shi Tianhao and the Cang Heaven Spell Blade against the Zhujian Grand Sage, the Celestial Sect of Wonders side was at a disadvantage for both.
Still, although the tide was increasingly clear, but turning an edge into a victory was not an easy, let alone fast thing to accomplish for the advantaged side.
In this sort of situation, the Xuan Lin Holy Man's presence became striking – he might become the kingmaker any time.
The Xuan Lin Holy Man, his face emotionless and calm, stood in the Void as he silently gazed at the Celestial Sect of Wonders party, his eyes flashing. He was using this rare chance to observe the Abhijnas and various skills of the Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples.
After Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares dodged a wave of the Sirius Grand Sage's attacks, he looked at the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man and shook his head, smiling.
Even if his true form did not arrive, he had more cards to play than were on the table now.
Lin Feng had never liked to count on someone else to bring forth victory.
"Open!" Suddenly, a point of light flashed between the Avatar of Ares' brows. It flew out and, with a resounding boom, expanded amidst the stars, transforming into an enormous formation, stretching out to the furthest corners of the universe.
None other than the Two Elements of Creation Formation; not the formation formed by Lin Feng's Mana, but the real Two Elements of Creation Formation – one of the strongest few formations that survived in the Divine Lands.
The Six Paths, engaged together in creation, was almost going to create a complete new world directly. Boundless light spread out into the surroundings, unstoppable.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man, controlling the Great Void Holy Pavilion, met a direct blow from the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage with one of his own; sparks flew and the stars shifted. As their fighting reached the fiercest point, the Zheng Yi Holy Man had to release the Cosmic Gate temporarily.
At this very moment, the radiance of the Two Elements of Creation Formation rolled on; the Zheng Yi Holy Man, seeing this, felt his long white eyebrows vibrate. "This formation of his…it can change positions at well, hard to deal with, indeed."
The Zhujian Grand Sage, the Peacock Grand Sage and the Six-Horned Grand Sage, seeing this, felt their hearts tighten slightly as well.
The Sirius Grand Sage, who was facing it directly, was even going to curse out loud. Mount Yujing and the Two Elements of Creation Formation…both can be freely moved at will. Lin Feng unveiling this formation was pretty much openly exploiting the fact that they could not move their own Mountain-Guarding Formations into the Ancient Desolate Galaxy.
"Oh, right, after he fought into Mount Shu, he got another, even more ruthless sword formation, which apparently can be moved as well…" Once they thought of this, from the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man to the Demons, all of them have their eyebrows scrunched tightly together.
The Qiong Qi Grand Sage had his eyes fixed on the unfolded Two Elements of Creation Formation tightly. His Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation was the rare strong formation that could be moved freely as well; in terms of quality, it could match up to the Two Elements of Creation Formation.
However, right now, although the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation had all of its essential treasures – and of remarkable quality as well – but the core treasure to anchor the formation was missing, unlike Lin Feng's Two Elements of Creation Formation, which had fourty-nine Two Elements Micro-Dust to anchor the core.
The Qiong Qi Grand Sage's own Abhijna and demonic powers were below that of the Thunder Dragon Avatar and the Avatar of Ares as well. If he were to confront the Two Elements of Creation Formation with brute force, it would be a massive waste for the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation.
Within the Two Elements of Creation Formation, a vast patch of fog could be vaguely seen. There seemed to be fourty-nine small dots of light, forming a wonderful yet mysterious formation. The dots flashed together; the next mount, they seemed as vast and momentous at the Greater World, filled with the mysterious concepts of Creation for all life.
Heaven and Earth, Life and Death, Yin and Yang, Eternity and Instant, Illusion and Reality, Light and Darkness. The six changes engaged at once as boundless light spread outwards, forming a massive barrier that swept towards the Sirius Grand Sage.
Seeing no alternative, purple flashed in the Sirius Grand Sage's pupils as he leaped, his entire body forming a streak of violet radiance as he fled towards the Zhujian Grand Sage.
The Zhujian Grand Sage, temporarily repelling Shi Tianhao and the Cang Heaven Spell Blade, looked at the ferocious Two Elements of Creation Formation. An unprecedented grimness came over his face as he slapped his posterior vertebra. Black light flashed as a large bow, formed from bone, appeared in his claws.
A dark red line of blood squirted out, landing on the bow. With a swipe of his claw, the Zhujian Grand Sage forged an arrow of blood and nocked it onto the bone bow, drew the bow, and aimed right at the Two Elements of Creation Formation.
The aura of the Zhujian Grand Sage's own demonic powers instantly faded significantly, however, the savage, evil air of the bone bow and the blood arrow only grew, so bone-chilling and blood-curdling that no onlooker dared to look at it.
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Chapter 988: Yes, It's You I'm Bullying
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The Zhujian Grand Sage let out a deep roar as he released his claw. The blood arrow shot out in a streak of red light and disappeared into the Void; the next time its trace reappeared, it had already landed on the Two Elements of Creation Formation.
At the same time, the Sirius Grand Sage had unleashed everything in his arsenal. Around him, blood-red stars moved, covered in an unholy purple glow.
The purple glow reflected into the starry sky, causing the constellations to appear to be dyed in purple as well. The light flashed, meeting the Two Elements of Creation Formation.
In this purple sky of stars, the trajectories and patterns of planetary motion became completely chaotic and totally impossible to predict or map.
As the stars transited from order to chaos, it seemed to affect the operation of the Two Elements of Creation Formation as well, pushing it towards havoc.
At this moment, the Zhujian Grand Sage's blood arrow had arrived as well. Once it touched the massive light screen formed by the Two Elements of Creation Formation, the blood arrow exploded, forming a giant whirlpool of demonic powers that swirled ceaselessly, stirring the formation as if about to swallow the entire Two Elements of Creation Formation whole.
With this obstruction, the momentum of the Two Elements of Creation Formation was slightly hampered, but the strong formation continued to operate as it began to crush the chaotic starry sky and the blood arrow whirlpool.
However, seizing this opportunity, the Zhujian Grand Sage and the Sirius Grand Sage fled towards the horizon promptly.
Just as the Sirius Grand Sage moved, a tall figure, clad entirely in thick dragon-scale armor, charged before him, the fist smashing towards his skull.
"You're pushing it!" The Sirius Grand Sage erupted in rage, but, glancing at the Two Elements of Creation Formation, he did not retaliate in the end. Instead, he tilted his body, dodging the punch from Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares and continued to flee.
"Yes, it's you I'm bullying. What are you going to do about it?" Lin Feng said, his voice emotionless.
Apart from immense physical strength, his Avatar of Ares was exceedingly skilled in last-minute alteration as well. Once his fist lost its target, its momentum changed instantly as he spread his fingers, changing the fist into a claw and tearing towards the Sirius Grand Sage's face!
This time, the Sirius Grand Sage wasn't able to dodge. Tilting his head slightly, his right eye region still landed within the grasp of the Avatar of Ares' claw. The Sirius Grand Sage closed his eyes promptly; for him, although the eyelid was fragile as well, but if he kept it closed, even ordinary Immortal Soul cultivators and Undying Demonic Soul demons might not be able to harm the eyeball within.
However, the opponent he was facing was Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares!
The thumb, the ring finger and the pinky finger stabbed outside the Sirius Grand Sage's eye, but the index finger and the middle finger pierced right into the orbit!
The Sirius Grand Sage let out a pained howl. His demonic powers erupted with full force, repelling the Avatar of Ares; however, as the Avatar of Ares retreated, his index and middle fingers hooked and pulled, tearing out one of the Sirius Grand Sage's blood-red eyeballs!
"Lin! Feng!" The Sirius Grand Sage stared at Lin Feng venomously, however, seeing the already returning to normal Two Elements of Creation Formation, he did not dare to stay any longer and escaped towards the horizon, still howling.
A sea of blood tossed on his fur as unholy light, purple and blood-red, flickered together. All of the radiance converged onto the Sirius Grand Sage's body as he abruptly leapt forward, sucking up the Zhujian Grand Sage and together, fled towards the distance with nary a look back.
After that shot previously, the Zhujian Grand Sage was almost completely drained, but he still drew his bow again and shot out another Turbid Wave Demonic Arrow, halting the momentum of the Avatar of Ares, who was about to give pursuit.
On the other end, the immense radiance of the Two Elements of Creation Formation destroyed the blocking chaotic sky and blood arrow whirlpool together, and then expanded outwards again. The blazing light caused the Sirius Grand Sage and the Zhujian Grand Sage to flee helter-skelter, such that the Sirius Grand Sage could not even help his Clan near the entrance of the Small Divine Lands World.
With the flight of the Sirius Grand Sage and the Zhujian Grand Sage, the Demons' united front collapsed instantly. In addition, Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares, as well as Shi Tianhao and the Cang Heaven Spell Blade, were now all released from their battles.
By now, the tide of the battle had turned completely. Seeing the present situation, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage and the Peacock Grand Sage were forced to retreat as well; if they did not leave now, if they hesitated for so much as a moment, the target of the Two Elements of Creation Formation would switch to them instead.
The Peacock Grand Sage was suppressing the Saros Magical Tree; with the initiative, he was free to attack or defend. Hurriedly, he repelled the Saros Magical Tree again and flew to the battleground where Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and the Qiong Qi Grand Sage were duking it out. Five-colored magical light, beautiful yet powerful, dropped down, neutralizing several bolts of Four Appearances Two Elements Divine Thunder the Thunder Dragon Avatar released.
Seizing the chance, the Qiong Qi Grand Sage activated the strongest transformation of the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation – Nine Luminaries Peak, finally linking up with the Peacock Grand Sage. With the help of the Peacock Grand Sage, he finally fled into the distance, without being intercepted by the Two Elements of Creation Formation.
The Six-Horned Grand Sage, however, was in a dismal situation. He tried to break away, but was tied down by Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar without consideration for injury; being the weakest of the Demons, he did not even have time to escape and could only watch as the Two Elements of Creation Formation devoured him.
"Save me, Clan Master!" The Six-Horned Grand Sage let out a wretched cry as he disappeared into the Two Elements of Creation Formation's radiance. In the Formation, demonic powers fluctuated violently as golden light flashed, but soon, they faded gradually.
The Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage's pupils contracted slightly as he repelled the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Great Void Holy Pavilion with brute force, charging towards the Two Elements of Creation Formation.
The Six-Horned Divine Monkey was not the same Clan as him, however, as he was the current Master of the Ancient Ape Demons and was acclaimed as the common Master by the monkey clans, he naturally had the obligation to protect the other ape clans.
Just like the Middle Age, when the then-Master of the Crimson Gorilla Ape Demon Tribe was slain by Mount Shu. Other ape clans can choose not to care, but the Emperor of Extremity, Shenyuan, stormed up Mount Shu instead.
Gazing at the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage and the Two Elements of Creation Formation, the Zheng Yi Holy Man did not give chase. He stretched out his hand again, grabbing towards the Cosmic Gate floating in the Void.
However, at this instant, both Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares and Shi Tianhao arrived before the Cosmic Gate. The master and the disciple gazed at the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Great Void Holy Pavilion, their expressions ostensible smiles.
Just the two of them would not be able to stop the Zheng Yi Holy Man from retrieving the Cosmic gate, but with a strike of his elbow, the Avatar of Ares simply reopened the closed Cosmic Gate, and the Zheng Yi Holy Man could only stop in his tracks, silent.
At the other side, the Thunder Dragon Avatar stood protectively beside the Two Elements of Creation Formation, blocking the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage's attacks together with the Two Elements of Creation Formation.
The Thunder Dragon Avatar was blasted backwards, all of its thunder scattered, and the Two Elements of Creation Formation shook violently as well. However, in the end, it was not broken by the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage.
Meanwhile, within the Two Elements of Creation Formation, the boundless radiance squeezed together. The immense strength of the flipping of the Two Elements was so much that the Heavens shook, causing the Six-Horned Grand Sage to howl continuously with pain.
The remaining horns on his head snapped one by one, forming streaks of dancing golden light, but all of them were crushed by the Two Elements of Creation Formation.
The Formation was like a terrifying millstone, squeezing the Six-Horned Grand Sage at the center. First his flesh and bones, then the Undying Demon Soul – all of them, annihilated.
With a blood-curdling howl, the Syncretic Star Soul Six-Horned Grand Sage was slain by the Two Elements of Creation Formation!
Sensing the demonic powers fluctuations and Awareness of the Six-Horned Grand Sage fade gradually, the glow in the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage's crimson-red eyes grew even more terrifying, the violent, chilling aura almost filling half the Starry Sea.
He turned and glanced at the reopened Cosmic Gate, and then at Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar, the Two Elements of Creation Formation, and the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Great Void Holy Pavilion at the side. In the end, he did not try to fight to the end and leapt, breaking away from this patch of starry sky.
However, before his departure, the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage snorted. With a swing of his hand, he blasted a patch of star projection apart, throwing the Spiritual Energy flows in the entire Starry Sea into disorder.
The fragmented starlight, converging with the raging Spiritual Energy in the Starry Sea, formed a terrifying torrent, blasting towards the entrance of the Small Divine Lands World!
A moment before, at the entrance to the Small Divine Lands World, the Crimson Grand Sage had run into big trouble. After breaking Li Yuanfang's formation with much effort, he saw a tall figure with his back to him, completely clearing an Inter-world passage.
Once the Inter-world passage had been cleared, the tall figure did not say anything but simply retreated a step, stepping in front of him and blocking his attacks towards Yue Hongyan, Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu, followed by a palm strike!
Divine Palm of the Three Enclosures – Heavenly Market Enclosure Divine Palm!
The Palm smashed down, and infinite starlight glittered. The power of the physical martial arts of Emperor Chen was far greater in the Starry Sea than the outside world.
The Crimson Grand Sage raised his arms, meeting Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar in a brute force showdown – and was instantly sent staggering backwards.
Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar did not give pursuit, but instead raised his head and looked upwards. There, several clouds have just descended; among the misty white stood various figures.
The others, Zhu Yi did not care for; however, the man at the front was a different story. A middle-aged man with a calm expression, the Void was his robe and the clouds the edge. A Way of the Virtual Entity master.
Zhu Yi had never met him before, but he could also identify the direct Mount Baiyun lineage of his cultivation.
The man was none other than Cai Fengzhou, a member of the Supreme Elder Council of the Great Void Sect. At this instant, as he gazed at the Small Divine Land World, a peculiar look came across his face. "This…this is the Crucible of the Divine Lands? And I was only here because of the attraction of the battle…I had not thought that I would see this treasure."
Although those behind him have not yet attained Immortal Soul, but all of them were direct disciples of the Great Void Sect and were well read and knowledgeable; hearing Cai Fengzhou mention the name 'Crucible of the Divine Lands', a look of shock came across the face of everyone.
Cai Fengzhou withdrew his gaze, setting it on Zhu Yi instead. Zhu Yi, calm, met his gaze.
At the other end, the Crimson Grand Sage was stuck between a rock and a hard place. A bizarre impasse suddenly befell he entrance of the Small Divine Land World.
However, quickly, the appearance of the Two Elements of Creation Formation shattered the equilibrium of the battle in the distance. When the Crimson Grand Sage saw the Six-Horned Grand Sage being swallowed by the Two Elements of Creation Formation and the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage not being able to save him either, any remaining home instantly vanished from his heart. Hastily, he retreated towards the distance with his subordinate Six-Horned Divine Monkeys.
Seeing the withdrawal of the Qiong Qi Grand Sage and the Peacock Grand Sage, the Golden-Feathered Great Rocs spread their wings and fled as well. Meanwhile, the Blood-Eyed Black Wolves had followed the Blood Mane Grand Sage and attacked Luo Qingwu and Yue Hongyan previously and suffered heavy losses; escaping successfully now would be extremely difficult.
Zhu Yi and Cai Fengzhou furrowed their brows in unison and both moved to intercept the Crimson Grand Sage. However, at this very moment, the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage unleashed a roaring wave, surging towards the entrance of the Small Divine Land World like a massive, violent tidal wave.
The eyes of Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar flashed. Right now, he had other things to care about than dealing with the Demons; commanding his Mana, he scooped up Yue Hongyan, Li Yuanfang, and Luo Qingwu, then charged straight into the Inter-world passage.
Cai Fengzhou acted the same way as well, scooping up the Great Void Sect disciples behind him and entering the Inter-world passage together.
The terrifying torrent formed by Starlight Spiritual Energy crashed into the Small Divine Land World, causing the entire world to shake violently. The remaining Blood-Eyed Black Wolves, Six-Horned Divine Monkeys, and Golden-Feathered Great Rocs were swept up in it as well and flushed into the Small Divine Land World in a flood.
The impact of the torrent caused the Small Divine Land World to tremble heavily. The world, originally appearing to be shapeless, started to shift; layers of space started to fold and merge continuously. Light, appearing to be heavy and dense, gushed out, the radiance ostensibly solid as the vast and boundless territory of the Divine Lands.
The shape of a massive crucible gradually materialized out of the Void.
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Chapter 989: The Contest with Far-reaching Consequences
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On the world of light formed by the Two Elements of Creation Formation, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and Avatar of Ares stood calmly. Meanwhile, Shi Tianhao, Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar, as well as Saros and the Cang Heaven Blade, stood together behind Lin Feng.
In the distance, opposite the Two Elements of Creation Formation, was the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man. Right now, the Great Void Holy Pavilion had shrunk to a dot of light, hiding itself in one of the Zheng Yi Holy Man's eyes. Outside of battle, being nourished by the Zheng Yi Holy Man's Immortal Soul could help the Great Void Holy Pavilion to exist indefinitely without disintegrating.
Nourished by the Zheng Yi Holy Man's Mana, the Great Void Holy Pavilion could still participate in the next battle; only when it reached its limits or was damaged will it separate into the Void Yin-Yang Bell and the Formation Bursting Drum again.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man gazed at the Two Elements of Creation Formation in front of them silently as well.
On one side of the Celestial Sect of Wonders party and the Great Void Sect party was the Cosmic Gate; on the other, the Crucible of the Divine Lands, which had already revealed its true form.
The two treasures both hovered in the Starry Sea serenely, not making a sound.
Lin Feng glanced at the Crucible of the Divine Lands. It was an enormous, four-legged, square-shaped crucible; it appeared to be forged with bronze, and intricate patterns were carved on its body.
Looking closely, in the patterns and designs, Lin Feng could spot Mount Kunlun, the Yangtze and the great rivers, the Hengduan Mountains, the peaks of the Southern Wilderness, the vast sea in the East, the glaciers and snowy plains of the North…
The immeasurable world, the untold sights, the myriad geographies…all of the Divine Lands could seemingly be found on this great bronze crucible.
From this crucible, one could clearly sense the heaviness and majesty that stemmed from encompassing the entire Divine Lands, the entire world of Humanity.
The inscriptions and ridges on the crucible were like the mountains and rivers, valleys and plains of the actual Divine Lands.
Every single millimeter, without a single error.
Lin Feng could even faintly see that actually, the inscriptions on the crucible were changing continuously – corresponding to the constant transformations, major or minor, of the geographies of the real Divine Lands in the Greater World.
"The Crucible of the Divine Lands of Emperor Xia…extraordinary, extraordinary indeed." Seeing, Lin Feng nodded repeatedly.
Having reached his kind of heights, Lin Feng's perspectives and thoughts were different from the ordinary people.
For example, from Lin Feng's perspective, the most valuable of the Nine Treasures of the ancient Heaven's Gate was the Yan Heaven Crucible, rather than the Heavenly Imperial Jade, the strongest in battle.
For the same reason, among the Destiny-realm magic treasures forged by the successive Emperors of Man, the strongest in battle used to be Imperial Palace of Emperor Tai. Now, the Immortal Dragon City, originating from the First Emperor, had been completed, and was even strengthened constantly with Lin Feng's help.
It was still hard to say who was the strongest in battle among the Destiny-realm magic treasures forged by the Emperors of Man; the Emperor of the Dead's Life and Death Book had much potential for evolution as well.
However, from Lin Feng's perspective, among the Destiny-realm magic treasures forged by the successive Emperors of Man, the most valuable was not those which are strong in battle, but rather, this seemingly ordinary Crucible of the Divine Lands.
In fact, to the Great Void Sect, or even the Great Qin Empire who controlled the Immortal Dragon City, the Great Zhou Empire who controlled the Imperial Palace of Emperor Tai, and the Emperor of the Dead who controlled the Life and Death Book, the value of the Crucible of the Divine Lands was extremely high – one should not simply look at its fighting prowess.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man were constantly communicating between themselves as well.
"Uncle, can we bring forward the plan?" The Xuan Lin Holy Man asked through voice projection, "The current situation of the Ancient Desolate Galaxy is a very good opportunity as well."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man shook his head slightly. "Do not be impetuous, Xuan Lin."
After a moment of silence, the Xuan Lin Holy Man, slowly, said, "It is I who have been anxious. The opportunity is good, but the situation here is beyond our control; also, the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders is still in a flexible situation, and the Origins Celestial Dragon would not be lured out of the Black Sea so easily either."
"It's just that according to the information feedback from the Barren Expanses, the recovery time of the Origins Celestial Dragon might very well be even shorter than the twenty years predicted by Uncle Tai Yi."
"A turning point is needed." The Zheng Yi Holy Man, his expression calm and composed, said.
The Xuan Lin Holy Man nodded as his gaze swept past the Cosmic Gate and the Crucible of the Divine Lands. His voice was somewhat deep; "It's the situation in front of us now that is really unexpected; the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders had controlled a Cosmic Gate."
"The Crucible of Divine Lands, vanished since the Antiquity Age, is hidden in the Starry Sea – and also appeared at this time."
The Xuan Lin Holy Man's gaze stiffened slightly. "No…all of this is not a coincidence. I'm afraid it had something to do with the Celestial Sect of Wonders; the clues found at the Heaven Lake Sect back then were real, and those clues fell into the hands of the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, which is how we have the events today."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man's gaze fell on the Crucible of the Divine Lands as well. "This treasure, its influence is far-reaching…"
Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar stared at the Cosmic Gate, and the Avatar of Ares looked at the Crucible of the Divine Lands as well.
In the status quo of the Divine Lands, the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the Great Void Sect were the two co-equal superpowers in a rather delicate situation. The impact of the final ownership of this Destiny-realm magic treasure, in the long run, was much greater than in the short.
Not the only decisive factor, but one of the decisive factors.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man can foresee this, and so can Lin Feng. To the younger disciples of the Sect, to the development of foundational strength, the impact of this magic treasure was far-reaching.
This, was the number one Elixir-making magic treasure in the history of the Grand Celestial World, superior to the Great Void Sect's Sun and Moon Divine Cauldron and the ancient Heaven's Gate's Yan Heaven Crucible.
Massive amounts of elixir would not make a top master. Every single top master was the result of the synthesis of all sorts of innate talent as well as chance and nurture; different experiences, different trials, and finally, through paths none can reproduce, onto peaks none can hope to attain.
One could have more than enough bricks and mortar, but whether it was a majestic palace or just a large, shoddy brick kiln – there were just too many factors involved.
However, it was irrefutable that at the very least, sufficient construction materials was one of the basic conditions to build the great hall.
Massive amounts of resources would not make top masters, but they can produce large amounts of low- to mid-tier talents. At least, they would greatly expand this level of talents as well as allow the good talents to grow in a smoother and less time-consuming manner.
With an expanded base of low- to mid-tier talents, even if the probability remained the same, the final number of high-tier masters would still increase.
The old Great Void Sect, the Heaven's Gate at the end of the Antiquity Age, the foremost Holy Land of the Satanic Way in the history of the Divine Lands – the Ancient Satanic Sect…it was the same for all of them.
When Emperor Xia forged this crucible, this was part of what he had in mind. However, his aspirations were left unfulfilled; soon after the Crucible of the Divine Lands was completed, Emperor Xia was killed mysteriously in the War of the Two Worlds, and the Crucible of the Divine Lands went missing with him as well.
Today, this treasure finally emerged; naturally, Lin Feng and the Zheng Yi Holy Man both have their eyes on it.
The same applies for the Cosmic Gate as well. To control a stable path to the Starry Sea meant enormous amounts of resources, materials, baptism of starlight, et cetera.
Lin Feng and the Zheng Yi Holy Man confronted each other in the Void of the Starry Sea without speaking; their gazes oscillated between the Cosmic Gate and the Crucible of the Divine Lands, and finally, stopped together on the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
Both of them saw the ripples caused by the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage previously. Also, they saw Zhu Yi and co., and the Great Void Sect cultivators led by Cai Fengzhou, enter the Small Divine Land World projected by the Crucible of the Divine Lands together.
Now, the Crucible of the Divine Lands showed its original form, thus Zhu Yi and the others were naturally inside the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
Apart from themselves, even the roaring waves surged in through the original Inter-world passage as well, wrecking havoc within the Small Divine Land World. It was precisely because of this that the Crucible of the Divine Lands revealed its form.
In fact, right now, the inside of the Crucible of the Divine Lands was still rather chaotic.
Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar shielded his fellow disciples; before them was Starlight Turbulence. It was as if the sky and the earth were incessantly flipping and rotating, and they could not even tell up from down, left from right.
Protected by Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar, Yue Hongyan, Li Yuanfang, Luo Qingwu, and the others looked at the turbulent world outside and all of them shook their heads repeatedly. "Thank god it only caused disorder of the Spiritual Energy, rather than angering the Crucible of the Divine Lands itself."
The Starlight Turbulence were gradually calming, but violent waves would erupt from time to time, causing even Zhu Yi to feel a chill down his spine. "Unless I have the Higan Golden Bridge, otherwise, even if my true body was here, against these mad waves directly, it would hardly be easy. Even if I do not run into danger myself, under such Mana reverberations, I would probably not be able to safeguard my Juniors."
Fortunately, the raging waves were constrained to part, rather than the entire world inside the Crucible of the Divine Lands, so Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar was still able to shield the Celestial Sect of Wonders party. Cautiously, he navigated the internal world of the Crucible of the Divine Lands, seeking a place where the Starlight Turbulence was weak and calm.
After staring at the Starlight Turbulence for a moment, Luo Qingwu realized something. "This Starlight Turbulence was merely the catalyst; the important part is that it stirred the massive amounts of the Spiritual Energy within the Crucible of the Divine Lands to riot together."
Thinking of this, she spread her palm, and the Xuanche Sword appeared. As the blade moved, the sword Qi blazed like the most intense fire, and invisible sword will formed a visible furnace in the air.
This, was one of the ancient Heaven's Gate's Great Nine Heavens Holy Sword Technique – Yan Heaven Sword.
After the Cang Heaven Spell Blade swore allegiance to Lin Feng, this sword technique of the ancient Heaven's Gate belonged to the Celestial Sect of Wonders as well. Having observed the Cang Heaven Spell Blade, Luo Qingwu dabbled in the way of the Great Nine Heavens Holy Sword Technique as well; although she did not study it intensively, but by analogy, it can inspire and stimulate her own Way of the Sword.
The South Yan Heaven Sword in the Great Nine Heavens Holy Sword Technique was the foundation built by the masters of the ancient Heaven's Gate after studying the lineage and cultivation of Emperor Xia.
After Emperor Xia's own clan gradually fell into oblivion, his lineage had been slowly lost and became broken, with only a few fragmented spells still circulating.
In the history of the entire Divine Lands, Emperor Xia was one of the most outstanding in terms of Water-type Mantras. However, in addition, Emperor Xia was actually rather skilled in Fire-type Mantras as well. His Universe Furnace used the universe as the furnace, Destiny as the work, and Yin and Yang as the charcoal, smelting an entire world and suppressing the enemy. Aggressive and mighty, to the extreme.
The Heaven's Gate's Way of the Yan Heaven Sword referenced and integrated the essence of this Universe Furnace.
Luo Qingwu flourished her blade and without further explanation, Zhu Yi instantly understood her thoughts and nodded, drawing her sword will into his Great Sun Avatar's Mana.
Stimulating his blood energy, his power concept radiated outwards, and he instantly sensed that he had established a link, tiny to the extent that it was almost indiscernible but most definitely existed, with the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
The Great Sun Avatar punched the completely empty air in front of him. The chaotic spiritual energy flows…calmed somewhat.
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Chapter 990: Unknown Developments
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Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar merged the sword will of Luo Qingwu's Great Nine Heavens Holy Sword Technique Yan Heaven Sword into his own fist will. Vaguely, it resonated with the internal world of the Crucible of the Divine Lands; where the fist will reaches, the raging Spiritual Energy turbulence calmed somewhat.
After a moment of thought, Zhu Yi said, "I shall start the Four Appearances Sky Formation. Fourth Junior, Sixth Junior, Little Junior, aid me. We will immobilize the turbulence in the surrounding space first and establish a footing in this world."
As he spoke, the island-sized Turtle, the mountain-like Kirin, the Great Dragon, enveloped by clouds, and the Phoenix, glowing with radiance, all appeared above the Great Sun Avatar. The Four Appearances congregated, the rolling spiritual energy forming a massive circle. This circle recurs eternally, harmonious and self-consistent, bearing and encapsulating the profound Way of the Heavens.
Within the circle, images of the Four Appearances surfaced one by one – none other than Zhu Yi's Four Appearances Sky Formation.
Although it was used by the Great Sun Avatar, and thus not as strong as Zhu Yi's true body, but it was still formidable.
Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar stood on the leading place – that of the Great Dragon. Meanwhile, Luo Qingwu landed on the place of the Kirin as she continued to control the sword will of the Yan Heaven Sword in the Great Nine Heavens Holy Sword Technique, merging into the Four Appearances Sky Formation.
Li Yuanfang stood on the place of the Turtle, and Yue Hongyan on the place of the Phoenix. Together, they aided Zhu Yi and Luo Qingwu as they powered up the Four Appearances Sky Formation.
The giant circle of light formed by the formation expanded outwards, finally immobilizing the chaotic spiritual energy within a certain radius, causing them to return to normal.
However, the circle of light was still constantly expanding and contracting in a back-and-forth with the spiritual energy outside the formation, unable to completely stabilize.
"Sixth Junior, Little Junior, summon your respective Soul-Imprinted Avatar. With your two Avatars as the lead, and together with Tiantai and the others, supplement the formation and completely stabilize it."
Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu nodded together. Their Soul-Imprinted Avatars, identical to themselves, revealed their forms and stood at the periphery. The places they occupied were the 'Heaven' and 'Earth' places of the Eight Trigrams.
Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar flicked his sleeve, and several figures landed within the formation.
Two teenagers, clad in the purple, standardized robe of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. The Taiji pattern was embroidered on the front, while there was a radiant flame symbol on the sleeve – the mark of the Inferno Precipice line of the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
The teenager with a steady expression and sharp gaze was Tang Jun. Now, he had already attained peak Advanced Aurous Core and was only a step away from forming the Nascent Soul.
The other teenager, his expression relaxed but also with some unruliness mixed in, was Liu Xiafeng, currently at peak Intermediate Aurous Core. He had encountered a significant bottleneck at this level and had stopped there for quite a while. However, he was only a stone's throw away from Advanced Aurous Core; once he broke through the bottleneck, he could immediately pass the Tribulations of the Yin Wind.
Although his cultivation level had been surpassed by Lin Tong and Tang Jun, who entered the Sect after him, but Liu Xiafeng's gaze was crystal clear, his cynical smile unchanged. There was no negative effect on his mental state.
Beside Tang Jun and Liu Xiafeng stood a teenager of average stature, his expression calm and peaceful. He first bowed towards Zhu Yi. "Master."
His robe was the same as Tang Jun and Liu Xiafeng, the only difference being the symbol at the sleeve. It was three horizontal black lines, same as the figure of the 'Qian' trigram.
This teenager was none other than the First Disciple of the line of Zhu Yi's Heavenly Temple, Yang Tie.
Beside Yang Tie stood a pretty, purple-clad young woman, with a serene and refined air around her. The symbol at her sleeve was a half-black, half-white design.
Unlike the Taiji pattern, in which the Yin and Yang blend and black and white give rise to each other, in this half-black, half-white pattern, a straight line down the middle split the circle into two equal halves, like a black semicircle and a white semicircle that were pieced together.
Like Liu Xiafeng, this young woman was at peak Intermediate Aurous Core, a step away from Advanced Aurous Core. Wang Lin's Successive Disciple, Li Xingfei.
Beside Li Xingfei stood a teenager with coldness in his appearance. He was wearing purple, tight-fitting clothes; a Taiji design was embroidered on the front, and the symbol on the sleeve was a complete circle formed by two semicircle arcs, one gold and one green.
The only Successive Disciple of Yang Qing's Nirvana World, Zhou Yuncong.
The Nirvana World was the least in numbers among the various offshoots of the Celestial Sect of Wonders; until today, he was the only Successive Disciple of Yang Qing's line.
Right now, like Tang Jun, Zhou Yuncong was peak Advanced Aurous Core, just one step away from forming his Nascent Soul. However, he had been stagnant at this step for even longer than Tang Jun.
The special body type, Yang Incinerating Entity, allowed him to be outstanding in battle, in addition to numerous benefits during cultivation. However, it also caused him to face a great many more difficulties compared to others.
Unlike the solemn and cold Zhou Yuncong, the teenager beside him had a cheerful smile on his face as he observed the internal world of the Crucible of the Divine Lands outside, turbulent and chaotic with spiritual energy, with curiosity.
A sheathed sword hang from his waist; on the front of his purple robe was the Taiji pattern, just like the others, while the symbol at his sleeve was a solid black circle. That was the symbol of Luo Qingwu's Qingwu Pavilion.
This merry teenager was the First Disciple of Luo Qingwu, Han Yang. Now, he was already Advanced Aurous Core as well.
This time, the six of them was brought into the Ancient Desolate Galaxy by Lin Feng and his disciples partly to build experience, and partly because right now, they were all at a bottleneck period in their cultivation. If they were to take something away from this experience, they will benefit significantly from it, for a long time to come.
Especially Tang Jun, Zhou Yuncong, Liu Xiafeng and Li Xingfei. If they were to take something away, it was almost guaranteed that they could surge past their current level.
After the six bowed towards Zhu Yi, Yue Hongyan, Li Yuanfang, and Luo Qingwu respectively, they stood according to the directions of the Eight Trigrams according to Zhu Yi's instructions, forming an array together with Luo Qingwu and Li Yuanfang's Soul-Imprinted Avatars and guarding the periphery with Zhu Yi and the other three at the center.
The Four Appearances and the Eight Trigrams, one inside and one outside. The two formations, under the charge of Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar, stabilized the surrounding Void completely and sealed it off from the turbulent spiritual energy outside, temporarily setting up a safe space in the internal world of the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
After the Four Appearances Sky Formation stabilized completely, Zhu Yi nodded. "Although the spiritual energy turbulence is still extremely violent and chaotic, after this, it will become weaker and weaker until it settles down completely."
He looked at Yang Tie and the rest. "However, it would take a long time, so we will stay here to stabilize the formation. As for you all, you can stop your formation first, and go to explore the periphery of the formation, extending the stabilized area outwards and opening up a passage."
"A Destiny-realm magic treasure like the Crucible of the Divine Lands, it is vast as the Heavens, but will not materialize to others outside. First, you must find a way to interact with it, and only then can you discuss other things."
"Rest assured, Master. We will be careful." Yang Tie answered immediately.
"Walk towards different directions, to save time." Li Yuanfang said.
"Don't spread out too much either. After all, the terrain is unknown," Yue Hongyan said. "You and Little Junior's Avatars can explore one direction each; Tiancang, Tiantai and the rest, they shouldn't split up, but go in one direction together."
Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu nodded together. "What Fourth Senior said is right."
Zhu Yi said, "Although it's to save time, but do not be anxious. Just control the power of the formation to extend forward and progress steadily; after the spiritual energy in this world stabilize completely and we do not need to maintain the formation any longer, we will catch up with you all quickly."
"Mater, what if we run into those from the Great Void Sect?" After a moment of thought, Yang Tie asked.
"Although there's the shielding of the formation, but with the effects of the spiritual energy turbulence outside, this place is bad for voice projection communication, and our Awareness, having to contend with the spiritual energy turbulence, would not be able to lock onto you all either. Thus, everything will depend on you, acting with your own discretion." Zhu Yi said calmly.
"If the Great Void Sect's Way of the virtual entity level Supreme Elder Cai Fengzhou was to approach the formation, I will be able to sense him instantly. Then, I will take care of it; you do not need to worry."
"Normally, Cai Fengzhou will be protecting the disciples of his Great Void Sect. They will not separate," Zhu Yi raised his head and looked at the distant horizon outside the formation, where extremely violent tides of turbulence will rage from time to time. "However, if he encounters a similar tide previously, perhaps there will be unknown developments. You all just have to react according to changing circumstances."
Having said that, Zhu Yi's expression was calm as ever, without the slightest trace of worry.
Yang Tie and the other five remained composed and unflustered as well as they saluted Zhu Yi in acknowledgement as well. After bowing towards Zhu Yi, Yue Hongyan and the other two, they took their leave and turned, heading towards the distance.
Meanwhile, Luo Qingwu and Li Yuanfang's Soul-Imprinted Avatar flew towards a different direction respectively as well.
Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar, Yue Hongyan, as well as Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu's true bodies still remained where they were, stabilizing the Four Appearances Sky Formation.
Yang Tie and the other five advanced forward. Although as their cultivation level increased, they were alone even when venturing out on expeditions and trials and rarely adventured together like this, but the six were still very well coordinated.
Han Yang walked point. The sword on his belt had already been unsheathed; the Yan Heaven Sword, identical to Luo Qingwu's, led the area of the formation as it extended forward, gradually opening up a path.
Yang Tie and Tang Jun, one on either side, followed him closely, constantly surveying the surroundings.
As the area of the formation extended forwards, sometimes, the power of the formation will become unstable. Unavoidably, small amounts of spiritual energy turbulence will leak in, instantly forming terrifying storms.
There was no need for Han Yang to be distracted; Yang Tie and Tang Jun will settle it for him.
Liu Xiafeng and Li Xingfei followed behind closely, while Zhou Yuncong brought up the rear, his attention on the rear of the party as well.
"Hmm?" Han Yang suddenly stopped, bringing his sword back to his chest as he gazed to the distance, outside the formation. There, spiritual energy turbulence raged as it transformed into a land of wild storms.
The original world already became chaotic and fragmented. One could discern, faintly, that it used to be a valley, but it had already shattered, forming a mound of mismatched rocks. Mud and rocks were suspended in mid-air as they collided with each other constantly.
In the center of the storm, one could, indistinctly, spot some human figures.
Tang Jun and the rest gazed in that direction together, to see that the figures were clad in white, with white clouds embroidered on the front. None other than the typical garb of Great Void Sect disciples.
These few were trapped in the center of the storm as spiritual energy turbulence charged and pounded incessantly. They were all Nascent Soul or Aurous Core cultivators; in this sort of condition, they were struggling to survive and danger might befall them any second.
Seeing this, Tang Jun, Yang Tie, and the other disciples can't help but stare at each other.
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Chapter 991: To Save or not to Save?
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Seeing the Great Void Sect disciples struggle with danger in the center of the spiritual energy turbulence, Tang Jun, Yang Tie and the others couldn't help but stare at each other.
Deep in thought, Yang Tie muttered, "They probably met the spiritual energy tide Master mentioned, which caused them to be separated from that Way of the virtual entity master of the Great Void Sect. Now, the spiritual energy turbulence outside is still very intense; it would be exceedingly dangerous for any cultivator below Immortal Soul."
Staring closely at the figures, Liu Xiafeng could not help but let out a low sound of surprise. "Oh, there's even an old friend."
The others all looked at him. Liu Xiafeng shrugged. "One of them, the short, Advanced Aurous Core man. His name is Wan Zhenglun; not long before, when I left the Sect for my experiential trials, I ran into him."
After a pause, he continued. "Then, we both had our eyes on a Celestial Star Stone at once. Neither of us can claim to be first, so we decided to settle it in a contest of strength; in the end, I won."
"We did not have any bad blood between us. He left; I got the Celestial Star Stone, so I did not pursue him either."
Tang Jun and the others all nodded. Liu Xiafeng said he did not pursue; that means he indeed did not pursue.
Among the second-generation disciples, at the same level of cultivation, Liu Xiafeng was one of the three who were the best in teleportation spells. After he formed his Aurous Core, the mantra he gained from studying the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams was a rather wonderful teleportation spell named the Heavenly Vein Flowing Qi.
As for the other two, one of them was Han Yang, who was beside Liu Xiafeng right now. After studying mantras known for speed such as Mount Shu's Shaoze Sword, the You Heaven Sword – the fastest of the Great Nine Heavens Holy Sword Technique of the ancient Heaven's Gate, the Grand Escape Spell in his own Sect's Eight Spells of the Heavens and the Earth, et cetera, he meditated on the Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues and created a set of Heaven Movement Sword, extremely swift and sharp in attack.
The third, meanwhile, was Ying Luozha, who was not present here now. His Wolf Movement Way had its unique attributes as well, but it was a perfect fit for Ying Luozha himself; if others wanted to cultivate it, it would be harder.
Gazing at the four Great Void Sect disciples – three male and one female – trapped by the spiritual energy turbulence, Yang Tie said, in a deep voice, "We are all humans, after all. Although we are still competing in this Crucible of the Divine Lands, but since we saw them, it would not be good to walk by the other side of the road and ignore them. After all, we are not enemies with the Great Void Sect."
Han Yang smiled. "As for whether the other side think so as well, it would be hard to say."
At the level of Lin Feng, Xiao Yan and co., the situation in the Divine Lands was already rather delicate. The standoff with the Great Void Sect had already been established; under the surface, undercurrents flowed.
However, on the surface, from the perspective of ordinary disciples, even if the two were not exactly harmonious, they could hardly be considered enemies either.
Lin Feng and his disciples would not deliberately teach confrontational ideas to disciples either, but rather, let things work out on their own.
As for the Great Void Sect, although the Sect Leader, Yan Nanlai, and the Supreme Elder Council members have already formed a consensus, but much deliberation was still needed to let the situation develop according to their plans. Right now, it hadn't been communicated to the younger generation disciples either.
Therefore, in general, these years, be it the Celestial Sect of Wonders or the Great Void Sect, the interactions still exist; it was still far until all pretenses were abandoned.
It's just that there was no 'first' in scholarship and no 'second' in martial arts. As the two great peaks of the world of human cultivators, the younger generation of disciples of the two sects would naturally look upon each other not so fondly.
There were no major conflicts between the disciples of the two who entered the mortal world for experience, but no shortage of minor brushes.
"Even if they regard us as enemies, so what? Just let them come." Tang Jun said calmly.
"Yes, so I don't really care. You all can make the decision." Han Yang laughed lightly.
"Facing natural calamity, better to lend a hand," Li Xingfei said. "Although there might be competition afterwards, but when have we feared competition?"
Liu Xiafeng chuckled. "Don't look at me, you all. As I said, I don't have any beef with that Wan Zhenglun; it wasn't me who lost out back then."
"However, it's not much to lend them a hand, but the problem is, what about after that? To save them, we would need the aid of the power of the formation and Junior Han's Yan Heaven Sword; then, they would be received into the formation as well."
With this sentence, the others' eyes flashed simultaneously. Han Yang said, lazily, "Most likely, they will continue walking with us. If we were to ask them to follow our path to where Master and the others are, they would most likely not be willing; or perhaps, even think that we are treating them like prisoners."
Yang Tie said, "Even if they are willing to go to Master and the others, we would not feel at ease either. Master and the rest are busy contending with the turbulence outside, and are in fact less able to sense within the formation. If something happens, it might affect the entire formation."
Tang Jun, calmly, said, "Walk in the same directly, yes. However, each will have to depend on his own ability."
He pointed at the spiritual energy turbulence outside, which had not yet calmed down. "We just have to get them out from the center of that particularly violent turbulence storm. Although the turbulence outside is not calm yet, but as long as they fortify their position and do not move recklessly, at the very least, their lives would not be in danger."
After a slight pause, Li Xingfei asked, "What if they refuse?"
"We aren't compatriots in the first place. If they want to be parasites and suck our blood, they can dream on," Tang Jun said flatly. "Helping them now is minding other people's business on our part. We do not expect their thanks or anything in return; if they could be a little self-conscious, that would be alright."
"If they are not, then we will have to lend another hand and throw them out."
The conflict between the two sides was not intense, so they would not leave them to die or take advantage of their peril.
Like Han Yang, Tang Jun was completely unconcerned about possible competition, or even future trouble.
However, he was not interested in aiding the enemy actively.
From Tang Jun's perspective, that was not called being tolerant or thinking big. It was being irresponsible and unfair to one's own.
Yang Tie said, "Fighting within the formation will affect the formation as well; better to just bring them along. If they were to make any moves, it would in fact be easier for us to react."
Liu Xiafeng patted Tang Jun's shoulder. "Junior Tang, even if something happens, I believe we will be able to handle it."
At the other side, Li Xingfei also said, "Interactions with other powers are not all confrontational either. After all, the Great Void Sect is different from the others like the Hall of the Dead, the Great Zhou Empire, and the Mount Shu Sword Sect; right now, our Sect and them do not have irreconcilable differences yet."
Tang Jun looked at her and Liu Xiafeng and Yang Tie, and finally nodded.
He was a person with very clear ideas, and would not deviate from them easily. However, unlike his uncompromising style towards others, he was much more amenable to his fellow Sect disciples. Although he had different thoughts, he did not plan to start an argument with his fellow Sect disciples because of them, but only became more alert himself to guard against possible sudden developments.
Zhou Yuncong was silent from the start to the end as he stood where he was, aloof, without agreeing or disagreeing.
His opinion was the same as Han Yang – an unconcerned attitude.
Yang Tie looked at Han Yang. "We will need you to do it."
"No problem," Han Yang smiled, unsheathing the sword at his belt again. "However, this turbulence storm was stronger than those encountered previously. It would not be sufficient to use only this sword; I am going to use the Sword of Fatality, Xiongchong. Everyone, help me keep an eye on things and be ready to stabilize the formation at any time."
Han Yang's sword was not some divine blade, but a Foundation Establishment stage sword. It was a sword he received not long after becoming Luo Qingwu's disciple; relative to his cultivation level now, it was obviously unable to keep up.
Although his Master was Luo Qingwu, his Way of the Sword was not exactly the same as Luo Qingwu. With regards to the Way of the Sword, his talent was not being the companion of the sword like Luo Qingwu either, so he did not forge a natal sword like Luo Qingwu's Xuanche Sword.
However, the reason he used this Foundation Establishment stage sword until now without swapping was not that this sword was still sufficient. Rather, it was because in fact, there was not much difference between swapping and not swapping.
With a thought, on Han Yang's right arm, covered by his sleeve, countless tiny runes and patterns, packed together densely, suddenly surfaced, glowing with black light.
As if they have a life of their own, these runes gushed along Han Yang's arm towards the sword in his right hand, like a massive flood.
On the back of Han Yang's exposed right hand, on his fingers, a swarm of tiny, ant-sized runes flowed. Finally, all of the runes flowed onto the sword in his right hand.
The blade, the rain-guard, the grip…the entire sword was covered by the masses of black runes. The runes merged and disappeared, leaving the entire sword glowing with black light.
Then, tiny cracks opened up on the black blade and grip. In the cracks, blood-red light flashed; black fog hovered on the sword as an evil and murderous air surged. It was unholy to the gaze.
From it, the Mana scent revealed the level of might and strength that only a Nascent Soul stage sword would possess.
Han Yang, his expression relaxed, wielded this black unholy sword and unleashed another Yan Heaven Sword. The sword force was far more intense than previously, and far more ferocious as well.
Relying on the Four Appearances Sky Formation set up by Zhu Yi and the others, Han Yang's sword caused the area of the formation to extend greatly forwards, while also slashing the turbulence storm surrounding the Great Void Sect cultivators apart.
It's just that his sword force was too fierce, causing the sword will of the Yan Heaven Sword itself to become unsteady, and the link with the formation became unstable as well.
Tang Jun and the others were by his side, ready to help deal with the negative consequences if the formation were to splinter.
However, Han Yang's control was rather precise. He seemed to be at the edge of losing control, but in the end, he still controlled the sword force steadily and did not let his sword will break the link with the Four Appearances Sky Formation.
The turbulence storm was broken open, and the four Great Void Sect cultivators entered the inside of the Four Appearances Sky Formation as well.
Although they were engulfed in danger previously, but the expression of the four Great Void Sect cultivators were still calm and collected, demonstrating considerable confidence and experience.
It's just that, seeing that it was Han Yang and other Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples that helped them, they were slightly embarrassed as well.
Especially when one of them, a short teenager, saw Liu Xiafeng, his eyes noticeably darkened.
All four were wearing the normal garb of the Great Void Sect – a white robe, with a white cloud embroidered on the front.
The highest among them in terms of cultivation level was a teenager who appeared gentle and refined, Intermediate Nascent Soul. His gaze when looking at the Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples was rather complex, but was still sufficiently polite and cupped his hands in greeting. "Dan Xiang of the Great Void Sect. I give my thanks to friends of the Celestial Sect of Wonders."
Beside him stood an energetic and spirited teenage girl with a sharp gaze. She also thanked Han Yang and the others politely. "Zhao Mingxiu of the Great Void Sect thanks you, my friends, for your aid."
As for the other two, apart from the short Wan Zhenglun, the other was a skinny, somewhat pale teenager, hawk-nosed and thin-lipped with a cold expression. He cupped his hands in greeting as well, but his tone was noticeably much colder and more distant. "Yang Zhao of the Great Void Sect, greetings."
Wan Zhenglun stared at Liu Xiafeng again, and finally cupped his hands as well. "Wan Zhenglun of the Great Void Sect, greetings."
Han Yang looked at Wan Zhenglun and let out a light chuckle, turning to look at Liu Xiafeng. Liu Xiafeng naturally knew what he meant and smiled, shrugging.
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Chapter 992: The Great Void Sect Is No Longer the First Choice
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Among the four from the Great Void Sect, apart from the Intermediate Nascent Soul Dan Xiang, the other three were all Advanced Aurous Core cultivation. Although there were differences between observed age and actual age, none of them were particularly old.
Looking at them, Yang Tie asked, "Friends, what are your plans for now?"
Dan Xiang and the others scanned the surroundings, and then looked at Yang Tie and co. "You are going to open up a path and explore outwards?"
Yang Tie nodded calmly. "That's right."
Dan Xiang and the other three met each other's gazes for a moment. Pensively, Dan Xiang spoke again. "The direction you are heading in now is where we were separated from Elder Cai and the others. We wish to reunite with our Sect elders as soon as possible, so we hope that we can travel ahead together with you…"
Hearing these words, a peculiar look came across all of the Celestial Sect of Wonders party's faces as they smiled slightly, causing Dan Xiang and co. to be baffled as well as slightly irritated.
It used to be that wherever they go, they would take over the leadership of their party without question.
Especially since Dan Xiang was the only Nascent Soul cultivator among those present; however, facing Tang Jun and other Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples, it was inappropriate for them to do this.
The relations between the two sides were not really harmonious, and Tang Jun and co. weren't here on their own either. One look at the Four Appearances Sky Formation they were in now, and tone could tell that Tang Jun, Yang Tie and the others have not strayed from Zhu Yi and the rest. Now, they were all under the protection of Zhu Yi, Li Yuanfang and co.
Unlike Mount Shu disciples, who were commonly caustic and intractable, Great Void Sect disciples were mostly well mannered, as well as being far more mild and gentle in their ways. However, in reality, the pride in their hearts was only stronger than that of the Mount Shu disciples.
It's just that the outward appearance of this pride was rather special, such that it was easy to cause others to have to wrong impression.
Their pride was not disdain, not insolence, not arrogance. In contrast, it was being unassuming, it was politeness and patience.
It was a deep-rooted sense of superiority; because your level was so far away from mine, I will tolerate your ignorance and clumsiness, and not sink to your level.
Just like how a human would not be angered by the provocations of an ant, or try to demonstrate his superiority or strength to one.
Since the Modern Age, whenever Great Void Sect disciples walked in the outside world, even when they faced Mount Shu Sword Sect cultivators of similar level, or when they used to face the Buddhist disciples of the Great Thunderclap Temple, this psychological high ground was always present.
However, today, when they faced Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples, this psychological high ground had already been gradually crumbling.
Even without mention of the score for skirmishes between the top echelons of the two, solely for the younger generation disciples category, the Great Void Sect had never had the advantage when facing the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
In Xiling City, in the battle of fates between the two Shis in the Dragon Battle Arena, the Nascent Soul Shi Tianyi was slain by the then-Aurous Core Shi Tianhao.
Before the battle of the two Shis, the Advanced Aurous Core Great Void Sect disciple Bai Xiqian was felled by the spear of the then-Beginner Aurous Core Yue Hongyan, being crippled outright.
During the Spiritual Conference of the Kunlun Mountains of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Chen Xingyu - the Great Void Sect's up-and-coming talent, one of the finest masters of the younger generation – was already Aurous Core stage then. Although he was lowered to Advanced Foundation Establishment by the Celestial Sect of Wonders' Dharma Hall, he was still stronger than when he was originally at Advanced Foundation Establishment.
However, even so, Chen Xingyu was still defeated by the Celestial Sect of Wonders second-generation successive disciple, Zhou Yuncong, who was Advanced Foundation Establishment as well then. The Yin-Terminating, ultimately, fell to the Yang-Incinerating.
One did not even need to go too far back – there was an example right there.
Not long ago, the Advanced Aurous Core Wan Zhenglun had just been defeated by the Intermediate Aurous Core Liu Xiafeng, adding another notch to the scoreboard for the Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples.
Today, although the overall strength of the Great Void Sect was still supreme in the Divine Lands, but in terms of the performance of younger-generation disciples, it was already being gradually surpassed by the Celestial Sect of Wonders. The name of the First Holy Land was already shaky.
Each power in the Divine Lands had its own sphere of influence; in the surrounding areas, it had the absolute advantage when selecting talents and disciples. Once those with potential show themselves, they will be inducted into the Sect.
The major powers would also frequently venture out to seek talents, to prevent those with potential from falling through the cracks.
Meanwhile, the young men and women who lived in the mortal world, but long for the Way of cultivation would also yearn for the great powers whose names and stories they have been hearing from infancy.
However, there was an exception. The Three Great Holy Land of the old days – the Great Void Sect, the Mount Shu Sword Sect, and the Great Thunderclap Temple.
Their sphere of influence radiated outwards to cover the entire Divine Lands. When selecting talents, they were doing so from the pool of the entire human world; every single person who sought the Way of cultivation longed for them, wishing that they could one day be inducted into their Sects.
Among them, the most influential was the Great Void Sect, being way stronger than that of the Mount Shu Sword Sect and the Great Thunderclap Temple. Every young talent, as well as their families, who was accepted by the Great Void Sect would regard it as an enormous honor.
At the same time, because the Great Void Sect took the elite, quality-oriented approach when selecting disciples and the threshold for entry was ridiculously high, the test of time had proved that the disciples it accepted were all incredibly talented cultivators of great potential. Therefore, in the eyes of many teenagers, being accepted by the Great Void Sect in itself was a sort of affirmation of themselves.
However, today, this had already begun to change subtly.
With a reputation accumulated over the years, there were still many young talents who yearned to be inducted into the Great Void Sect. However, with the rise of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, as well as the growth of its influence in the Divine Lands, more and more people started to turn their attention to the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
The first choice of many was still the Great Void Sect, but there were also many for whom the first choice had became the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
Particularly, some who might not be outstanding in terms of innate talent can also be inducted into the Celestial Sect of Wonders. In time, their achievements were not only not little, but possibly even greater than if they had entered the Great Void Sect.
Unlike the Mount Shu Sword Sect, who only valued Way of the Sword talents, or the Great Thunderclap Temple, whose ascetic Buddhist way of cultivation caused many to hang back, right now, the Celestial Sect of Wonders had really impacted the talent recruitment of the Great Void Sect severely, and the impact was only getting greater.
Just like how the overall influence of the two sides were equal in the Divine Lands, now, even their ability to attract young talents appeared to be equally matched.
Therefore, when facing others, Great Void Sect disciples can still keep up the pride within them. However, facing Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples, they were no longer able to maintain their psychological high ground.
Looking at Tang Jun, Yang Tie, and the others in front of him, Yang Zhao's face grew even paler and his gaze even colder. Dispassionately, he asked, "With all due respect, friends of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, who is the leader of you all now?"
His gaze swept past the symbols on Tang Jun and the other five's sleeves, and finally, stopped on Tang Jun, Yang Tie, and Liu Xiafeng.
Hearing this, Yang Tie's expression did not change, but his brows furrowed slightly. Liu Xiafeng did not speak either, but his eyebrows rose lightly.
This question…was not intended to be harmless.
Tang Jun smiled coldly. His gaze swept past Yang Zhao's face without halting, finally stopping on Dan Xiang as he said calmly, "Four friends from the Great Void Sect, if you wish to come along, it would not be a problem. It's just that the formation we are in right now was set up by our Sect's elders, so please do not use your Mana frivolously to prevent being targeted by the formation."
Dan Xiang looked around at the surrounding environment and nodded instantly. "Rest assured."
Tang Jun grunted in affirmation. "There is no time to lose. We should continue moving."
Yang Zhao looked at him, his cold gaze becoming deep and forbidding instead, and even more daunting.
No one answered his question, but what Tang Jun did just now was an intangible reply.
You did not need to ask who was our leader here, because anyway, you were not the leader for your side.
Yang Zhao did not speak any further and followed after Dan Xiang calmly together with Wan Zhenglun and Zhao Mingxiu, along with the Celestial Sect of Wonders party.
The team was still led by Han Yang, who cleared the way at the front. However, the sword he was using now had already transformed back to its original, ordinary appearance; the simple, nondescript Foundation Establishment stage sword, once seen by the Great Void Sect disciples, attracted some attention as well.
After all, the lavish conditions and arsenal of Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples was no longer a secret across the Divine Lands. There were many who were in agreement, but also many who feel that this would not be beneficial for the improvement of the cultivator's own skills, leading to much controversy in the Divine Lands.
Han Yang's position as the second-generation First Disciple of Qingwu Pavilion was not exactly a secret in the Divine Lands. After all, he was already Advanced Aurous Core cultivation; however, with his current cultivation level, it was naturally rather surprising that the sword he used was only Foundation Establishment stage.
Han Yang, though, did not care much about the opinions of others. Instead, now, he was teasing Yang Tie. "Senior Yang, they say that five centuries ago, those with the same surname are all of the same family. That Yang Zhao of the Great Void Sect, he does not seem to be very close with you."
Yang Tie smiled. "Maybe the split back then wasn't so amicable."
Li Xingfei, quietly, said, "That man isn't ordinary. His Mana and his mind are both rather deep and enigmatic."
Liu Xiafeng nodded. "Although I did not actually clash swords with him before, but my impression is, at the very least, he is stronger and more dangerous than Wan Zhenglun."
Stronger and more dangerous. They seemed to be similar in meaning, but Li Xingfei and the other all knew that, a lot of times, stronger was not the same as more dangerous.
Danger was always worthy of vigilance.
"If he does not have an Immortal Soul magic treasure with him, I would not worry about it," Tang Jun said calmly. "Unless he takes advantage of the spiritual energy turbulence in the Crucible of the Divine Lands world now to make trouble."
Han Yang said, "I myself are more interested in that Zhao Mingxiu, Ms. Zhao."
Liu Xiafeng started chuckling, "Oh, Junior Han is finally maturing."
Han Yang shook his head, laughing. "What? I'm interested in her because she's one of the rare sword cultivators in the Great Void Sect."
With this sentence, the interest of Tang Jun, Yang Tie, and the others was piqued. Even Zhou Yuncong, who had been silence all this while, turned and looked over.
Han Yang nodded. He slashed with his sword again, clearing a path forward, as he spoke. "Although she had not drawn her sword, or discharged her sword will or Mana, but I could feel it vaguely."
Pensively, Yang Tie spoke. "The Great Void Sect's Way of the Sword was derived from their two Mantras, the Mantra of the Great Oblivion and the Yin Yang Mantra of the Void. It is not an independent Way of the Sword; according to rumors, it is rather intricate as well, just that it is indeed rarely seen."
"What we do not know is, whether this Ms. Zhao cultivates the Heavenly Sword of Oblivion or the Great Void Dual Polarity Mystic Sword Mantra?"
As they were speaking, Han Yang, Tang Jun, and Zhou Yuncong's expressions suddenly changed. The faces of Yang Tie and the others suddenly turned grave as well as they raised their heads and looked, to see, outside the area of the formation, an exceptionally violent spiritual energy tide smashing towards where they were standing.
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Chapter 993: Each Has His Own Strengths
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Overall, the chaotic spiritual energy turbulence in the internal world of the Crucible of the Divine Lands was tending towards calm.
However, in limited areas, they would still cause massive waves from time to time that did not lack in destructive power.
Right now, the huge tide crashing towards Han Yang and the others was rather violent. Seeing this, Dan Xiang and the other three appeared solemn as well; this tide was far more ferocious than the spiritual energy turbulence that trapped them just now, to the extent that even many Immortal Soul cultivators would not be able to withstand it.
Rather, it could match up to the previous tide that led to them being separated from Cai Fengzhou and the others.
Fortunately, Han Yang and the rest were now inside the Four Appearances Sky Formation set up by Zhu Yi and co. Zhu Yi and the other three will control the power of the formation to shield against the impact of the tide.
Immediately, Han Yang stowed his sword. In this sort of conditions, he obviously could not continue to clear the path forward; otherwise, if he were to destabilize the formation, the consequences were immediate and fatal.
However, even so, under the impact of the spiritual energy tide, the formation started to shake violently.
The ground under the feet of the younger-generation disciples trembled incessantly. After all, they were at the periphery of the formation, in addition to being inside a newly cleared passage; inevitably, the protective power of the formation would be slightly weaker.
Cracks appeared in the Void in front of their eyes as uncontrolled spiritual energy burst in like sharp blades, charging at the party.
The Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples, walking at the front, instantly faced this sudden danger heads-on.
However, they did not panic. Yang Tie, who was standing at Han Yang's side, took a step forward and stood in front of Han Yang. With a flick of the wrist, a small shield appeared on his palm.
Activated by Yang Tie, the small shield met the wind and grew in size, instantly becoming a square-shaped shield measuring a meter across.
The shield lit up with a glow that extended to the four sides, coalescing into four corners that flashed with white light and causing the entire shield to resemble an upright square.
And then, another layer of light covered the shield and continued to extend outwards, forming an even larger upright square.
As this went on, the glow expanded constantly, causing the shield to become larger and larger, protecting Yang Tie and the others behind it.
This was the Nascent Soul magic item that Zhu Yi granted to Yang Tie due to his position as the First Disciple of the Heavenly Temple – the Shield of Turning Heaven's Will, one of the best in terms of defense among Nascent Soul magic items.
After Yang Tie raised the Shield of Turning Heaven's Will, beside him, Tang Jun made an arcane gesture with both his hands. A white halo appeared.
This halo was composed of runes, flashing with white light and forming a circle. It encircled everyone present as the runes flowed constantly, and as a result, the halo rotated and turned constantly as well. From it, a power concept of wholeness flowed, forming a strong defense.
This spell, named the World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will, was a mantra most Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples studied and used specifically for defense.
Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi, and co. were all men of incredible talent and abilities; none of their personalities favored passive defense. However, as Masters, they must teach students according to their individual aptitude and needs; they cannot expect that every single disciple will be identical to his Master.
Particularly since when younger-generation disciples ventured outside, it was inevitable that they would meet unknown dangers. Therefore, in the interest of caution, when compiling the basic spells and Mantras of the Sect, Xiao Yan and the others specifically created this World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will.
As one of the few dedicated defensive spells of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, this spell was exceedingly reliable where defense was concerned.
The power concept of Yang Tie's Shield of Turning Heaven's Will hailed from the same source as this spell.
Not only did Tang Jun cast the World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will immediately, the others from the Celestial Sect of Wonders also knew that now was a crucial moment.
Therefore, not only did Liu Xiafeng and Li Xingfei cast the World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will together as well, even Han Yang and Zhou Yuncong did the same.
The fighting styles of the two of them were tilted towards aggressive attack as well, and they were not particularly passionate about defense. However, under the guidance of Luo Qingwu and Yang Qing, they have a good command of the World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will as well.
Five bright white halos appeared together, enclosing the party and the Shield of Turning Heaven's Will. As the runes, glowing white, rotated, they resonated with the power of the Shield of Turning Heaven's Will, supplementing each other and fortifying the defense even further.
Meanwhile, the owner of the Shield of Turning Heaven's Will, Yang Tie, did not cast the World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will. Instead, his gestures switched rapidly; a yellowish-brown light appeared on his left hand, while an azure-blue drop of water appeared on his right.
In the yellowish-brown light was a mighty power concept of the heavy earth. Silent and heavy; appearing ordinary, but exceedingly vast, as if it could bear everything and hold infinity.
None other than the Central Wutu Divine Light.
As for the azure-blue drop of water, although it was suspended in mid-air, but every single person can feel its impossible weight – as if that tiny drop weighed tons.
One of the Six Great Primordial Waters of the universe - Great Chaos Primordial Water.
The Six Great Primordial Waters each had its own unique capabilities. The River Styx Primordial Water purified all; the Blood River Primordial Water was the ultimate of unholy; the One Heavenly Primordial Water merged all; the Xuanming Primordial Water was the ultimate of coldness and freeze; the Grand Moon Primordial Water was the ultimate of Yin, being able to command water with water.
The distinguishing attribute of the Great Chaos Primordial Water, meanwhile, was its incredible density and weight. After forming Mana, it was vast yet intricate, boundless and endless, torrential, with world-flooding momentum and potential.
The Great Void Sect disciples, looking at Yang Tie, appeared solemn. "First Disciple of the Heavenly Temple, the Celestial Sect of Wonders – Yang Tie. Exceptional indeed."
These years, Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples have often ventured out on experiential adventures; many of them have already gained considerable reputations.
Yang Zhao was expressionless as his gaze swept past Tang Jun, Han Yang, and Zhou Yuncong. "People say that among the second-generation disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, at the same level of cultivation, the three strongest are the First Disciple of the Inferno Precipice, Tang Jun; the First Disciple of the Qingwu Pavilion, Han Yang; and the First Disciple of the Nirvana World, Zhou Yuncong."
"But from the looks of it now, this Yang Tie is not one to be trifled with either."
He was speaking to his fellow Great Void Sect disciples with Mana voice projection, so Dan Xiang replied with Mana voice projection as well. "The water should be Great Chaos Primordial Water. As for that yellow light, although I don't know the details, but it contains the true concept of the earth and the soil."
"This man, his character is steady and stolid. His mantras and Mana also tend towards defense; in spite of his passiveness, in terms of the vastness of the total Mana reserves, he probably exceeds even Tang Jun and the other two. Although he might be lacking in offensive ability, it would be extremely hard for someone to defeat him too."
There was something else that Dan Xiang did not say. If they were comparing total size of Mana reserves, even him, the Intermediate Nascent Soul Great Void Sect disciple, did not dare say he can defeat Yang Tie, who cultivated the Great Chaos Primordial Water and the Central Wutu Divine Light.
However, having been selected to be brought into the Ancient Desolate Galaxy by Cai Fengzhou, Zhao Mingxiu, Yang Zhao, and Wan Zhenglun were also elite, talented disciples carefully nurtured by the Great Void Sect. Naturally, they possessed good judgment too.
This induced them to recall some rumors about Yang Tie.
All major powers of the Divine Lands paid much attention to the outstanding younger-generation disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
Compared to Tang Jun, Han Yang, and Zhou Yuncong, who were quick and merciless with the sword, Yang Tie's reputation was slightly more subdued, but now, his name had already been spread through the Divine Lands as well.
Every single cultivator similar to Yang Tie's cultivation level, who had fought him previously, said that it was absolute torture to battle him. It was as if they could never hope to see the possibility of victory; in the end, almost all of them were grinded down and defeated by Yang Tie through attrition. It was slightly better if his opponent was willing to throw in the towel; if not, when they fought to the end, the results were particularly aggrieved.
Yang Tie's face was still expressionless; his gaze contained only coldness. Meanwhile, Wan Zhenglun's expression was slightly peculiar, and his gaze was unsteady, as if he was daydreaming. It was only when it landed on Liu Xiafeng did Wan Zhenglun's gaze become focused again.
Zhao Mingxiu turned and looked at Dan Xiang. "Senior Dan, should we lend a hand?"
Dan Xiang hesitated, in thought, while Yang Zhao said quietly, "They did not seem to be requesting our help; then, let us see what they have in store."
Zhao Mingxiu frowned, but the scene in front of her eyes quickly attracted her attention.
Yang Tie suddenly brought his hands together; the Central Wutu Divine Light on his left hand and the Great Chaos Primordial Water on his right abruptly merged into one.
Seeing this, the eyes of Zhao Mingxiu, Dan Xiang, and the other two glowed as they saw the yellowish-brown light merge with the countless drops of Great Chaos Primordial Water, finally coalescing into one and forming an exceedingly vast and heavy power.
This power formed an ocean of radiance, expanding outwards, but was constrained to within the radius of Tang Jun and the other four's World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will. The radiance glowed brighter and brighter, adding itself to the Shield of Turning Heaven's Will and the World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will, forming a sphere of light.
The spell that Yang Tie realized from studying the Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues – the Central Chaotic Heavens Sealing World Spell!
The strongest defensive spell among the original mantras created by second-generation disciples.
The immense defensive strength caused Dan Xiang's gaze to stiffen as his heart felt heavy.
As Great Void Sect disciples, they have reason to be proud. With intricate mantras and astonishing Abhijnas, they enjoy enormous advantages against disciples from other Sects and rarely encounter strong enemies at the same cultivation level – and it was definitely not impossible to slay enemies of higher level either.
However, at this moment, gazing at that giant sphere of light, the Intermediate Nascent Soul Dan Xiang had no confidence at all that he could penetrate its defense. Deep down, in his heart, he even doubted that even if he advanced to Advanced Nascent Soul and attained Cosmic Form, he would be able to do anything to him.
This realization filled Dan Xiang's heart with heaviness. "And this is only the second-generation disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders…they are only Aurous Core cultivation…they are already like this, then, the Nascent Soul Yue Hongyan would be even more unimaginable…it looks like it would be difficult, difficult indeed to get even for that arrow, that day…"
This was still the result of the Great Void Sect disciples having arrived late previously. Dan Xiang had not seen the scene of Yue Hongyan, Luo Qingwu, and Li Yuanfang cooperating to slay the Blood Mane Grand Sage; or else, there would be even more anguish in his heart right now.
Although this type of violent tide appeared powerful and terrifying, it came fast and went fast. The power of the Four Appearances Sky Formation flowed, swiftly patching up the cracks.
Later, when they met with similar events, Yang Tie and the other disciples coordinated smoothly, and they did not meet with any real danger.
As time progressed, the spiritual energy turbulence outside gradually returned to a complete calm, and they no longer posed any real threat. The Four Appearances Sky Formation that enclosed them was gradually removed as well.
The party continued to move forward. Dan Xiang and the others did not part ways with them either, but there was still little interaction between the two sides.
However, at this instant, another intense spiritual energy turbulence storm assailed them abruptly. Yang Tie and co. did not lose their nerves and still blocked it with smooth coordination.
Although this spiritual energy tide was not as violent as the previous ones, it was still not the sort that ordinary cultivators below Immortal Soul could defend against. Now, having left the protection of the Four Appearances Sky Formation, Yang Tie and co. needed to concentrate fully as well.
With the joint defense of the Shield of Turning Heaven's Will, the five layers of the World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will, and the Central Chaotic Heavens Sealing World Spell, some cracks appeared on the sphere of light as well, but were swiftly patched by the flowing radiance. However, in every single place, new cracks surfaced constantly.
For a moment, the two sides were locked in a stalemate, both checking each other.
This kind of violent spiritual energy storm could not last for long, and would die down swiftly.
However, at this instant, Wan Zhenglun, with an obviously distracted look on his face, took a step forward seemingly innocuously – or not? As his Mana fluctuated, it unexpected touched one of the cracks!
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Chapter 994: Always Be Vigilant
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Dan Xiang was thinking about other things, and thus, was naturally distracted from his surroundings, his senses being less sharp than usual.
However, after all, he was Intermediate Nascent Soul cultivation, and thus, swiftly realized that something was wrong. Shocked, he looked at Wan Zhenglun. "Junior Wan, what are you doing?"
With a burst of Mana, Dan Xiang restrained Wan Zhenglun. Zhao Mingxiu looked at Wan Zhenglun with surprise as well, and simultaneously, Yang Zhao's eyes flashed.
Restrained by Dan Xiang's Mana, Wan Zhenglun recovered from his absent-minded state. However, his gaze did not clear up, but rather, turned even sharper and more obstinate.
"Senior Dan, since the Antiquity Age, our Sect has been the strongest force in the Divine Lands. By right, we should reign over the world and have the Heavens bow before us. How can we stand by and look on as a puny Celestial Sect of Wonders walk all over us?"
Wan Zhenglun took a deep breath, his face calm, but his gaze sharp as steel. "Now, this Celestial Sect of Wonders is the greatest obstacle to our Sect's command of the Divine Lands. Uncle Pang Jie, the Man with Polycoria, and Senior Bai…our Sect has lost more than just a few disciples to the Celestial Sect of Wonders!"
"Senior Dan, even if we do not talk about the others first, Senior Bai is still suffering in the Small World now!"
Hearing this, Dan Xiang's expression did not change, but his gaze abruptly turned deep and foreboding.
Bai Xiqian, who was injured by Yue Hongyan that day, was a junior who shared the same Master as him – and also his partner.
Since that day, ten years have already passed in the Greater World. However, to Dan Xiang, that day when he saw Bai Xiqian return to Mount Baiyun, gravely injured and her soul damaged, was just like yesterday.
In the battle between Yue Hongyan and Bai Xiqian, the martial arts and spells of both were aggressive and violent to the extreme. Life and death hang in the balance – it would be impossible for either side to show mercy or restraint, or it would be herself who perish.
If the Xuan Lin Holy Man had not arrived in time that day, Bai Xiqian would have met her end that day.
Even so, she was more dead than alive and almost could not be resuscitated. Fortunately, the Great Void Sect had enough accumulated resources, and only so that Bai Xiqian's life was saved; but even so, she had been bedridden since then, unable to even stand up, not to mention restoring her cultivation.
These years, Bai Xiqian had always been recuperating within an alternate world with a different rate of time flow. However, it was not one that accelerated time, but rather decelerated it; it was to allow her to suffer less pain while those close to her, like Dan Xiang, looked for ways to heal her in the outside world.
Although he knew that day, Yue Hongyan and Bai Xiqian had a fair battle, but whenever Dan Xiang saw the only half-alive Bai Xiqian, he still felt an impossible-to-control rage within him.
Although Bai Xiqian and him were partners, were disciples taught by the same Master, but in fact, their views were not the same. Bai Xiqian was part of the Radical Faction, while his views were relatively neutral, and even tilted towards the Conservative Faction. However, because of the Bai Xiqian incident, he viewed the Celestial Sect of Wonders rather poorly.
It's just that previously, Han Yang and the others aided him in escaping his predicament. Apart from causing him to be embarrassed, it also temporarily suppressed the hostility in his heart.
However, looking at the slightly agitated Wan Zhenglun, Dan Xiang couldn't help but fall into a silence.
Once he became silent, the Mana with which he was restraining Wan Zhenglun naturally relaxed. Wan Zhenglun did not speak further either; with a wave of his Mana, rolling clouds shot towards Yang Tie and co., who were resisting the spiritual energy tide.
"Senior Dan! Senior Wan!" After her astonishment, Zhao Mingxiu's eyebrows furrowed tightly. "If you wish for a battle with the Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples, then just fight. Why do we have to do this? Aren't we inviting ridicule with this?"
Yang Zhao said coldly, "Junior Zhao, it is precisely because you all are too conservative most of the time that now, anyone dares to walk all over our Sect."
Of the four present, both Wan Zhenglun and him were part of the Radical Faction, while Zhao Mingxiu was a standard Conservative. When other Sects were concerned, Dan Xiang tilted towards the Conservative Faction, but when facing the Celestial Sect of Wonders, he bore enmity as well.
Gazing at Zhao Mingxiu, Yang Zhao said, expressionlessly, "There will definitely be a war between our Sect and the Celestial Sect of Wonders in the future, not to mention we are competing for the Crucible of the Divine Lands now. Such a crucial item…how can we give it up to the Celestial Sect of Wonders so easily, and allow them to grow even stronger?"
"For enemies, we do not need to consider morals, but only the results," Yang Zhao's gaze was indifferent and his voice cold. "Our Sect has protected the Divine Lands all these years…this was not achieved through goodwill and friendship."
"It is true that our Sect is the first and foremost Holy Land of the Righteous Way, however, that was because of our strength. Others extrapolated from that and hope that we are just, honest and virtuous gentlemen, because gentlemen can be deceived with reasonable ways. They can tie up our hands, benefiting them."
Quietly, Yang Zhao said, "What others think is their issue. However, if we actually take it seriously, it would only cause our hands to be tied and be unable to use all our cards."
Zhao Mingxiu's eyebrows were furrowed tightly. "Senior Yang, I'm sorry, but I cannot agree with your ideas. Yes, some actions of our Sect can hardly be considered just or righteous either, but it was all to guard and preserve the Divine Lands, to protect the world of humanity. That, is the ultimate goal."
"Mingxiu is not a dogmatic person. For the grand plan, sometimes, one is unable to consider the small matters; however, at the very least, we must have some basic principles. When we do things, we should at least have a clear conscience."
Dispassionately, Yang Zhao said, "Are you saying that Junior Wan and I are biting the hand that fed us, that we are betraying our consciences?"
Staring directly into his cold eyes, Zhao Mingxiu said, sternly, "Whether you have a clear conscience, that is a question for you yourself, Senior, to answer. However, regardless of whether your conscience is clear, this sort of behavior would make us laughing stocks; regardless of the outcome, do the disciples of our Sect really not have even the confidence to contend with others face to face?"
At this moment, a slight smile surfaced on Yang Zhao's originally expressionless face as he took a few steps, inserting himself between Zhao Mingxiu and Wan Zhenglun.
He said calmly, "To the contrary, Junior Zhao, regardless of the outcome, it was not suitable for us to clash with the Celestial Sect of Wonders heads-on now. This has nothing to do with our individual strength or confidence."
Zhao Mingxiu was taken aback for a moment, and a vague look of realization came across her face. Looking at her, Yang Zhao nodded. "They are all core disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders; given the arrogant style of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, if anything were to happen to them, the Celestial Sect of Wonders would not sit by and ignore it."
"It is true that I despise the Celestial Sect of Wonders. However, we must acknowledge that this Sect already has the ability to pose a real threat to our Sect. I do not know how the elders really view the Celestial Sect of Wonders; if we were to harm these Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples, it might affect the plans of the elders of our Sect."
Yang Zhao's voice was flat, as if he was talking about some minor, insignificant event. "However, the Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples are really irritating. What should we do then? An accident would be the best possible outcome."
He looked at Yang Tie and the others. "Junior Zhao, what you thought about was that Junior Wan is exploiting their unfortunate circumstances, but what I thought about was that, although we have left the formation of the Celestial Sect of Wonders masters now, but will any traces be discovered?"
As he spoke, Yang Zhao suddenly raised his hand, releasing a talisman. The talisman dissapitated with a bang, forming streaks of light that subtly enveloped this part of the world.
It's just that these streaks of light did not stop people from moving through, and they have no defensive power either. Their purpose was isolation – blocking the Awareness of cultivators outside and stopping them from communicating with the inside. As the purpose was singular, it was extremely powerful when it came to this single purpose as well.
Zhao Mingxiu's frown grew even tighter. "Senior Yang, you…"
When Yang Zhao raised his hand, Wan Zhenglun halted his pace slightly, but after seeing his action, he can't help but laugh. Raising his hand, a streak of Mana landed on the sphere of light enclosing Yang Tie and co., pricking a crack.
Right now, the struggle between the light sphere and the spiritual energy storm outside was in a delicate balance. With this streak of Wan Zhenglin's Mana, the light sphere instantly began to reverberate slightly; the spiritual energy storm halted suddenly, and then, immediately, turned even more brutal and savage.
Seeing this scene, Dan Xiang was silent. He did not step forward to help Wan Zhenglun, but did not attempt to stop him either, and merely stood by, watching silently.
Meanwhile, Yang Zhao gazed at Zhao Mingxiu and said, carelessly, "To be fair, when they helped rescue us from our predicament previously, I felt somewhat grateful as well. However, apart from that, I felt more shame and embarrassment from being aided by those I despise. And because of this, I loathe the Celestial Sect of Wonders even more."
"I do not dispute that, in the eyes of the masses, and even the eyes of some fellow Sect disciples like you, Junior Zhao, the actions of Junior Wan and I are worthy of contempt and disgust. What do you call it in the parlance of the mortal hoi polloi? Without class? Dishonorable?"
Yang Zhao's face was dispassionate, his gaze filled with coldness. "All of it does not matter. The Buddhists emphasize laying down your blade and achieving salvation; however, to me, cultivation is following your heart and seizing opportunities. Since I still have obsession in my heart, I will follow my heart; once my wish was fulfilled, my obsession will be resolved and everything will flow."
He gazed at Zhao Mingxiu. "Junior Zhao, I know that you have your principles and ideas as well, so I do not mind that your views conflict with mine. If you want to stop Junior Wan, then I will stop you too; we will resolve it with our own abilities. Even if you stop me, stop Junior Wan today, it would not be a big deal; Junior Wan and I would find another opportunity in due time. However, I do not believe that you can go through me."
Yang Zhao smiled emotionlessly. "Junior Zhao, I have always known that you are formidable in battle. However, at the very least, you will not be able to go past me quickly; with this time, Junior Wan would have already completed his task over there."
Zhao Mingxiu took a deep breath and turned to look at Dan Xiang.
Dan Xiang was the most advanced cultivator among them; if he were to act, he can restrain Wan Zhenglun and Yang Zhao in a short span of time.
However, right now, Dan Xiang had clearly demonstrated that he was not planning to intervene. In a way, that meant implicit consent.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Mingxiu strongly suspected that if Yue Hongyan was among those trapped by the spiritual energy storm right now, Dan Xiang might even strike together with Wan Zhenglun.
At this very moment, the spiritual energy storm, altered by Wan Zhenglun, abruptly strengthened and expanded. Meanwhile, the defenses of Yang Tie and co. started to become unstable instead; with this, the situation instantly turned treacherous.
Inside the light sphere, Yang Tie, Liu Xiafeng, and Li Xingfei let out a sigh simultaneously. Tang Jun, though, shook his hand in their direction instead. "The same kind of rice can feed a hundred kinds of man; this isn't some rare event in the first place."
Gazing at the flowing barrier in front of him formed by runes and characters, he smiled coldly. "As expected, you must always be vigilant."
As he spoke, Tang Jun temporarily deactivated his World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will. The light sphere became even more unstable, shaking as if it was on the verge of collapse.
However, a blue-green light suddenly lit up within Tang Jun's pupils. Amidst the blue-green light, one can observe, faintly, a small flame flickering constantly within each eye; just that this flame wasn't bright, but rather, pale white in color.
Milky white Pure Yang Primordial Fire glowed on Tang Jun's body. However, as this milky white Pure Yang Primordial Fire swayed, it gradually changed color, turning to a pale white that almost resembled gray, while simultaneously flickering blue-green.
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Chapter 995: Never Merciful When Retaliating
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Pale-white flames, flickering with a blue-green glow, appeared on Tang Jun's body. Wherever the flames illuminate, it was as if time came to a standstill. The feeling it evoked was not warmth, but rather, one of desolation and decrepitude, that time flowed by like water and left only an icy cold in the heart.
"Kill, or leave them alive?" Han Yang smiled nonchalantly. Beside him, Zhou Yuncong still did not speak, but indistinctly, black light emerged in his eyes; the sharp scent of blood caused even his fellow disciples to feel a chill down their spines.
"That, will depend on their own skill," Tang Jun said emotionlessly.
Han Yang smiled. Although he was still sustaining the World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will, he abruptly opened his mouth. Out of it flew a little black dot.
Flying into the wind, the little black dot expanded rapidly, transforming into a giant sword case. Measuring 2.7 meters and square-ish in shape, it landed quietly in front of them.
This, was one of the two Nascent Soul magic items that Luo Qingwu gifted to Han Yang, the second-generation First Disciple of the Qingwu Pavilion. Its name was the Mystic Origin Qi-Wielding Sword Case.
Within it was stored the nine squared – eighty-one – streaks of sword Qi, ferocious and incredibly sharp, that were accumulated over time. When the magic item was first forged, its power was already significant; with Han Yang's constant nurturing and accumulation, with the passage of time, its strength would only increase.
Since he acquired this sword case, Han Yang had never actually used it in battle yet; the sword Qi accumulated was already incredibly terrifying. If they were to be unleashed at once, the sword Qi would cover the entire sky, casting a shadow that would cause the mountains and the rivers themselves to tremble. Its attack and destructiveness were rarely matched among Nascent Soul magic items.
Anyone could feel the fury within Zhou Yuncong's heart now – but he did not move. Instead, with a simple thought, a gentle glow lit up on his body.
As the light converged, a half-black, half-white robe suddenly appeared outside his purple clothes. Yin and Yang energy intersected, adding themselves to the World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will and betraying a strong yet mysterious power concept.
From this power concept flowed a sensation of the rotation of Yin and Yang, halting evil outside the gates. It was not simple indestructibility like the Shield of Turning Heaven's Will, but it had a greater toughness. As black and white, Yin and Yang rotated and flipped, it shifted away damage from the outside, conquering the big with the small, and the unyielding with the yielding.
This, was one of the two Nascent Soul magic items that Yang Qing gifted to Zhou Yuncong, the second-generation First Disciple of Nirvana World. A protective magic item that Yang Qing prepared especially for Zhou Yuncong, as he was powerful in offense but less capable in defense, it was named the Radiance Spell Robe.
Yang Qing and Luo Qingwu were both still Nascent Soul cultivators; when forging Nascent Soul magic items, to achieve outstanding quality and power, naturally, one must expend massive amounts of time and energy. The same goes for Yue Hongyan and Li Yuanfang.
However, Xiao Yan and Zhu Yi were already well versed in the craft of item making, as well as having already attained Immortal Soul. With their aid, the quality of the magic items that Yang Qing and the other three passed to their own First Disciples were in no way inferior to Tang Jun's Pure Yang Magic Robe or Yang Tie's Shield of Turning Heaven's Will.
Zhou Yuncong activated the Radiance Spell Robe, and the powerful defensive force immediately filled the gap left by Tang Jun's departure – and even exceeded it, allowing the sphere of light, already teetering under the impact of the spiritual energy storm, to stabilize again.
Looking at the others, Tang Jun said in a low voice, "The spiritual energy storm made the space here extremely chaotic. Later, when we move, we might be separated if the spatial dimension becomes scrambled. Then, we can reform by following Mana signatures."
Everyone nodded together. Sustaining the Shield of Turning Heaven's Will and the Central Chaotic Heavens Sealing World Spell, Yang Tie said, "We have at least ten breaths' worth of time."
"Ten breaths. Enough." Tang Jun laughed.
Han Yang chuckled as well. "What are we waiting for then? Let's go!"
As his words trailed off, he slapped the Mystic Origin Qi-Wielding Sword Case. The cover at the top of the case was blasted open as streaks of violent sword Qi burst out like savage beasts.
The pale-white flames surrounding Tang Jun started to roll as well as they landed on the sphere of light.
Wherever the pale-white flames touched, it was as if the flow of time suddenly became slow. At this moment, the runes and characters that had been flowing relentlessly on the surface of the sphere of light seemed to become almost stationary, and the spiritual energy storm outside took the opportunity to charge in.
However, when those berserk spiritual energy turbulence came into contact with the pale-white flames, they suddenly became sluggish as well, as if they have been frozen.
At this moment, the sword Qi in Han Yang's Mystic Origin Qi-Wielding Sword Case shot straight up, charging into the fray and dispersing both the runes on the sphere of light and the spiritual energy turbulence.
Outside the sphere of light, Dan Xiang was the first to realize that something was wrong as he looked up, in shock. Zhao Mingxiu and Yang Zhao, still locked in their standoff, turned their surprise gazes towards the sphere of light as well, to see the surface of the sphere of light convulse suddenly. A crack opened on its own, and violent sword Qi and pale-white flames erupted from it.
However, what caused the Great Void Sect disciples to be so astonished was that, although a huge gap had been opened, the sphere of light did not collapse because of it. It was still operating as normal, blocking the spiritual energy storm from other directions.
Meanwhile, the sword Qi and flames that burst out from the gap caused the spiritual energy storm in this direction to become even more chaotic and frenzied.
Wan Zhenglun's pupils contracted sharply. He realized that now, it was not just him who was destroying the balance – the other side was even more destructive.
In this sort of scenario, the spiritual energy storm, already unstable, intensified even further as it prepared to expand. Both its power and its area were expanding; the edges of the storm enlarged relentlessly, on the verge of swallowing him as well.
"Celestial Sect of Wonders madmen!" Wan Zhenglun's expression changed slightly and he was about to retreat; however, without warning, the pale-white flames and the turbulence storm merged into one and had already descended upon him.
This, time, even Dan Xiang's expression changed slightly. "It's the innate power of that Tang Jun's Fire Lord Body!"
Tang Jun had been walking in the mortal world for quite a while, and his Fire Lord Body was no longer a secret. However, even so, Dan Xiang and co. have not expected that those pale-white flames would be so odd and unnatural.
The turbulence storm within the Crucible of the Divine Lands world caused spiritual energy to become completely chaotic, such that it was impossibly hard to command them. If one's Abhijna or Mana did not vastly overpower the turbulence storm, then passive defense was the only option; or else, the cultivator's own Abhijna and Mana would probably ben scrambled by the spiritual energy storm as well.
However, Tang Jun's pale-white flames intertwined with the turbulence storm, but its own capabilities and functions were not the slightest bit affected.
Touched by the pale-white flames, Wan Zhenglun immediately felt that all things and happenings around him have became extremely fast, rendering him unable to react.
"It's not that other things have became fast, but I who have become slow…" Wan Zhenglun was dumbstruck. With this slowdown, he had already been seized by the turbulence storm.
Even more frightening, under the effect of the pale-white flames, even the sword Qi in Han Yang's Mystic Origin Qi-Wielding Sword Case weren't affected by the spiritual energy turbulence outside. Gleaming with incredible cutting and penetrative power, they slashed towards Wan Zhenglun, who had seemingly fallen into a stupor.
Reaction, action, consciousness…everything had already became slow for him. In addition, being swept up by the turbulence storm, the Mana and spiritual energy around Wan Zhenglun have all been scrambled, such that he cannot release even a single spell.
Fortunately, being a disciple of the Great Void Sect, he did not lack battle experience. When he retreated just now, he had already activated his magic item instantly.
To be able to enter the Ancient Desolate Galaxy was to be valued by the Great Void Sect; therefore, his protective magic item would not be bad either. Wan Zhenglun raised an inkstone – a Nascent Soul magic item as well. From within the inkstone, large amounts of jet-black ink emerged, forming a large patch in front of him.
Although being swirled by the spiritual energy turbulence, their spiritual energy was diminished, the ink still formed a patch of black cloud, blocking the would-be fatal sword Qi for Wan Zhenglun.
However, the sword Qi nurtured by Han Yang's Mystic Origin Qi-Wielding Sword Case was incredibly powerful. Only hindered for a moment, they have already ripped apart the black cloud, already in disarray, slashing towards the incapacitated Wan Zhenglun.
Dan Xiang's eyes flashed as he appeared before Wan Zhenglun. Forming arcane gestures with his hands, he chanted, "Calm, the wheel of time; to nature, return. Chaotic magic, follow the will of Heaven. By this decree!"
The Great Void Sect spell, Chronograph Reversal, which erases the abnormalities of time caused by external force in the area.
Touched by the pale-white flames and reduced to a lifeless, stationary puppet, Wan Zhenglun's eyes became alive once more under the effect of the immense power of the spell. He hastily shot backwards, evading the slash of the sword Qi.
However, at this moment, a figure charged out from the gap in the sphere of light, riding with the frenzied spiritual energy storm and appearing before Dan Xiang and Wan Zhenglun in a matter of seconds. None other than Tang Jun!
Tang Jun let out a long roar as his body rippled. Purple-blue flames, deep, eerie and dark, lit up, instantly forming a limitless sea of blue fire and dying the entire world purple-blue. It contained the concept of absolute destruction – seemingly more savage and violent than the spiritual energy turbulence.
Dan Xiang's pupils contracted slightly. "It is rumored that he is the only disciple of the Lord of the Inferno Precipice, Xiao Yan, who mastered the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire. It seems that it's true."
Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire, the demonic fire that can annihilate worlds. In terms of pure destructive power, it was outstanding even among the Seven Legendary Primordial Fires!
At this instant, purple-blue demonic fire surrounded Tang Jun's entire body, making him appear like a Devil Lord from the Netherworld Sea. Behind Tang Jun, a giant beast can be seen indistinctly. It had the head of a dragon, the body of an elk, the tail of an ox, the hoofs of a horse, and the scales of a fish.
A Kirin!
However, unlike the Kirin form generated by Zhu Yi's Celestial Kirin Mantra – magnificent, virtuous, and dignified – Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire enveloped this Kirin formed by Tang Jun's Mana entirely, emitting a sense of violent savagery and dominance.
The Fire Kirin seemed to have merged with Tang Jun's body. Qi and blood, fiery like a volcano, erupted from Tang Jun's body as his punch hurtled towards Wan Zhenglun; the sky-collapsing momentum evoked fear in even Dan Xiang's heart.
The martial arts Abhijna created by Tang Jun after he, having cultivated the Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues, absorbed a Kirin horn that he acquired by chance and integrated the power of the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire – the Fire Kirin Wicked Fist!
There was no time for the Nascent Soul magic item, the inkstone, to protect its Master. If Wan Zhenglun took this punch squarely, his body and his Soul would be blown up together!
Hurriedly, Wan Zhenglun casted the Great Void Sect's Dimension-less Transformation spell. Transmuting his body into the form between Real and Unreal, he attempted to evade Tang Jun's fist. Seeing this, Tang Jun let out a cold laugh as he threw a glance towards Dan Xiang. "If it was him who used this, it might make it. As for you, it's just a waste!"
Pale-white flames lit up yet again within his eyes. However, this time, its effect was not on Wan Zhenglun, but rather, on Tang Jun himself.
Instantly, Tang Jun's speed increased!
In the instant right before Wan Zhenglun's body melted into nothingness, Tang Jun had already appeared before him!
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Chapter 996: Those Who Deserve To Die, Shall Not Live!
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Tang Jun dashed crazily before Wan Zhenglun and Shan Xiang's face changed. Shan Xiang tapped his finger lightly and multiple black and white whirlpools appeared once again that obstructed Tang Jun's path towards Wan Zhenglun.
"Let's talk it out, let's not be hasty," Shan Xiang lowered his voice and spoke.
Tang Jun shot a look towards him and laughed coldly, "Since you didn't intervene earlier, then you will shut up and wait. If you don't intervene, then we will discuss this afterwards but if you wish to intervene then I will attack you as well."
Shan Xiang drew a deep breath. "Junior Wan simply wished to aid you, but his pure intentions ended up with an undesirable outcome. It's all an accident!"
"Hmph," Tang Jun chuckled once and said, "Do you believe your own words?"
Shan Xiang's eyes grew dark and solemn. "A feud between our sects is not something that you and I can bear responsibility for. Your master, the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, and your other masters may not be happy to see this."
Tang Jun's eyes were ice cold. "I will have to consult that bastard standing behind you about this."
Shan Xiang's brows locked together and started to feel a little enraged. "I'm giving you a way out and you're still pushing your luck. Are you comparing us to the Sword of Radiance Sect or the Purple Clouds Sect?"
His thoughts stopped there as the hostile look in his eyes gained intensity. Shan Xiang glared at Tang Jun and said, "Not a single drop of gratitude towards an act of kindness. Since that's the case, then you guys can handle the Spiritual Energy Hurricane by yourselves." As he spoke, Yin and Yang Dao mana exploded forth from within the void and crashed towards Tang Jun and propelled him backward into the light sphere at the center of the hurricane.
At the same time, he extended his mana outward and grabbed Wan Zhenglun, who was still trapped by the Spiritual Energy Hurricane and attempted to drag the latter out.
Yang Zhao glanced at Zhao Mingxiu and stepped forward to help. Zhao Mingxiu bit her lip and heaved a heavy sigh before she came forward as well. However, her target wasn't Tang Jun as she attempted to help Shan Xiang bring Wan Zhenglun out of the Spiritual Energy hurricane.
Tang Jun looked up at Shan Xiang and laughed coldly. "Nascent soul intermediate stage, nascent soul intermediate stage from the Great Void Sect. Ha, so what?"
"The mantras and mana of the Celestial Sect of Wonders are not something that can be gauged by the usual standards of the Divine Lands. This applies to even adversaries from the Great Void Sect!"
With a long howl, Tang Jun's Pure Yang Daoist Robe lit up with milky-white sparks of fire that encircled his body and protected him against the power of Yang Zhao's Supreme Nine-Holes Mantra of the True Gods that rained streak of light repeatedly towards him.
The Ksitigarbha Pure Yang Mirror flew up and blocked off a nascent soul stage magic item that resembled a stumpy sword.
Tang Jun himself channeled the Fire Qilin Wicked Fist to battle against Shan Xiang's Yin Yang Chaos Bolt, and blasted open each and every black-white whirlpool.
Wang Zhenglun reappeared in his vision and Tang Jun flashed his teeth with a wide smile. A golden crown formed purely from light shimmered above his head, with a glowing radiance that was as blinding as sunlight and made it seem like a tiny sun was rising from the top of his head.
Rays and rays of Grand Sun Primordial Fire barreled down towards Wan Zhenglun.
Shan Xiang, Yang Zhao and Wan Zhenglun all drew cold breaths at the same time as their eyes closed into slits. "An aurous core stage cultivator with three different nascent soul stage magic items?! Were they obtained by pure luck alone, or were they gifted by his sect? That's a little too much, isn't it?"
Shan Xiang slapped his palms together as great volumes of Yin and Yang energy gathered to form a waterfall that resisted the Grand Sun Primordial Fire before it surged towards Tang Jun like a raging dragon.
Wan Zhengluo, with the help of Shan Xiang and Yang Zhao, managed to catch his breath and regain his orientation. Even though he was still swept up by the chaotic Spiritual Energy Hurricane and the flow of his mana in his body was still rather restricted, he still managed to channel the Black Ink Inkstand and slammed it towards Tang Jun!
Tang Jun stood his ground fearlessly as the white flames around him integrated into the Spiritual Energy Hurricane. With the support of the mana from Yang Tie and the others behind him, he was temporarily unperturbed by the disturbance from the Spiritual Energy Hurricane and was still able to channel his mana and mantras flexibly.
Faced with the combined attacks from Shan Xiang, Yang Zhao and Wan Zhenglun, the fire in Tang Jun's eyes grew ever so bright. The primordial fire around his body permeated the skies and everything transformed into white flames that flickered with azure light and turned the area all around into a dull pale white color.
Wherever the flames touched, time seemed to slow to a stop, but sped up in the next moment and flashed by in the blink of an eye.
Shan Xiang and the others could feel an ancient and barren aura enveloping their bodies that caused their physical body, souls and mana to age and weaken with dazzling speed. They felt as if they were entering their helpless and dull autumn years.
Shan Xiang and company respectively channeled the Chronograph Reversal Spell and attempted to counter the sinister effects of Tang Jun's Ashen Flames.
However, the dull-white sea of fire under the control of Tang Jun caused time to change speed with an incredibly unpredictable pattern. Shan Xiang and the others were unable to keep up with the intense oscillations between fast and slow, and their minds were at a loss while they started to feel a stuffiness in their hearts that almost caused them to vomit blood.
Tang Jun combined his studies of the Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues with the powers of his own Ashen Flames to form a new mantra – the Ashen Green-Yellow Overturn!
Under the pulverizing pressure from this spell, the offensive forces of Shan Xiang and company crumbled into pieces and lost all sharpness.
Tang Jun himself was going through a difficult time as channeling this spell caused his own body to experience the tumultuous changes in the speed of time. However, after long years of toiling cultivation along with the fact that the Ashen Flames were a part of him, he was able to adapt to the effects much better than his opponents.
He stepped forward as his entire body seemed to transform into a flaming Qilin and he trail-blazed across the void towards Wan Zhenglun.
A look of fury flashed across Shan Xiang's eyes as he exclaimed, "Ji!"
With that loud exclamation, a scroll flew out and unrolled itself to reveal a black-and-white painting of mountains and rivers in front of Tang Jun. It exuded a powerful gravity that threated to suck Tang Jun inside.
Tang Jun laughed heartily as he stretched out his arms in front of him like the gaping mouth of a flaming Qilin and clamped his hands down, trapping the painting inside.
Violent streams of Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire rained down upon Shan Xiang's nascent soul stage magic item, the Yin Yang Scenery Painting.
Black and white light flashed on the painting as it tried to resist the corroding flames of the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire. Streams of transparent water poured out from the painting with an unprecedented transparence and clarity that resembled the clearest and most transparent existence between Heaven and Earth.
The streams of flowing water emanated with faint fragrance and revealed a mystical force of Mother Nature that seemed to run through all beings of the world.
It was the One Heavenly Primordial Water of the Six Great Primordial Waters. Under the combination of Yin and Yang energies, the One Heavenly Primordial Water stood up against the insidious Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire.
Tang Jun nodded his head faintly at what he saw.
With regards to the saying that referred to Mount Shu cultivators as a class above the rest, Tang Jun was of the opinion that this saying was more applicable towards cultivators from the Great Void Sect. Even though they could not be compared on the same scale, this was the truth for the vast majority of the cultivators of the world.
This included even cultivators from the Celestial Sect of Wonders and not just those from the outside world. Tang Jun was one of the relatively more outstanding disciples in the second generation, and ranked amongst the three most powerful cultivators in the same level of mastery. The reason was because he had been able to replicate the feats of his master and his senior uncles.
The news had not yet been spread into the outside world, but the other members of his sect were aware of the facts. Not too long ago, when Tang Jun was gathering experience in the outside world and when he was only in the aurous core advanced stage, he had crossed an entire level of mastery without external help, all by himself, and defeated a nascent soul advanced stage grandmaster who had already cultivated the cosmic form.
From Tang Jun's perspective, Shan Xiang was even more powerful than that nascent soul advanced stage grandmaster that he faced. The Yin Yang Scenery Painting from the Great void Sect was also more powerful than normal nascent soul stage magic items.
"Still… So what?" Tang Jun's channeled more power into his palms as the explosive force that resembled the gaping mouth of a devilish Qilin closing together continued to add power onto the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire that was raging against the Yin Yang Scenery Painting.
"No!" Shan Xiang exclaimed in shock flew over in an instant while he stacked more Yin Yang Chaos Bolts together and enveloped Tang Jun within.
However, Tang Jun's hands moved up and down with conspicuous ease and blew the One Heavenly Primordial Water from the Yin Yang Scenery Painting into smithereens. The black and white lights were extinguished as the explosive force that seemed like it could tear the heavens expanded outwards and tore this high-quality nascent soul stage magic item into two!
Shan Xiang roared furiously as the black and white Yin Yang Chaos Bolts started to tremble violently. They were imitating the power of an apocalypse, and he wanted to detonate the Chaos Bolts – along with Tang Jun – into pieces!
Tang Jun laughed coldly once more and said, "Since you don't want to recognize the chance I'm giving you, then I shall scrape your face clean today."
He clasped his hands together and slammed them downwards. Innumerable forces surged around I the void and, in the next moment, four gigantic pillars of light shot up into the sky and protected Tang Jun within while they pierced through the Yin Yang Chaos Bolts at the same time.
Shan Xiang watched on unbelievably as the Yin Yang Chaos Bolts that had been pierced seemed to lose all liveliness and began to crumble by themselves; it was no longer something that resembled an apocalypse, but rather a kind of dissipation that was as weak as a feather.
The four giant pillars of light collapsed together and trapped Shan Xiang in the middle. He could only hold on to dear life and use everything in his power to resist this pressure and was unable to break free.
Tang Jun said softly, "Have you mastered the Yin Yang Heaven Crushing Earth Grinding Spell, or the Yin Yang Limitless Mystic World technique? If not, then I am no longer interested in wasting my time on you."
His words pierced Shan Xiang's heart. There had only been four cultivators below the immortal soul stage from the Great Void Sect who mastered the Yin Yang Heaven Crushing Earth Grinding Spell, and this included even his ancestors. This counted in Bai Xiqian as well, who had been crippled earlier on.
However, Shan Xiang quickly discovered that it was not Tang Jun's intention to mock him, and was a simple statement of an undeniable and objective fact.
Shan Xiang's soul and body were going through unbearable agony under the pulverizing pressure from the giant pillars of light, and his entire being of mana felt like it was about to be crushed.
What made him feel even more despondent was the fact that Tang Jun shook his head and turned his attention away from him – and his gaze turned back towards Wan Zhenglun.
In a flash, Tang Jun appeared before Wan Zhenglun and said, "Those who deserve to die, shall not live."
Zhao Mingxiu watched Tang Jun and Wan Zhenglun and sighed before she started to cast a spell with both hands. "Ji!"
Two streaks of sword radiance, one green and one red, surged into the sky towards Tang Jun. Zhao Mingxiu's expression was one of determination. "I may not agree with Senior Wan's actions, but we come from the same sect after all and I will not sit by and watch him get slaughtered by outsiders! My friend, watch it!"
In the next moment, an acute sword Qi burst forth from the light circle at the center of the hurricane and intercepted Zhao Mingxiu's two sword radiances. Han Yang's laughter came out from withint he light circle and saidm "I'm sorry man, I'm stealing one of yours."
"As you wish," Tang Jun replied as a faint smile appeared on his face. "Nine breaths have gone by."
Nine breaths had passed, and the chaotic forces of the hurricane that was initially subdued by the power of the Ashen Flames and the light circle started to grow more violent and explosive and out of control. In an instant, the hurricane swept up Zhao Mingxiu, Shan Xiang, Yang Zhao and the others inside.
Wan Zhenglun continued to struggle as he tried to tear himself away from the chaos of the hurricane. However, a fist that resembled a fiery mountain filled up his field of vision in an instant!
"Die!"
Between the echoes of this ear-splitting roar, Wan Zhenglun's head was blown into smithereens by Tang Jun's fist!
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Chapter 997: You Have A Sword, I Have A Sword – Let's Battle!
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"Junior Wan!" All they could do was watch, as Wan Zhenglun passed into the void with a single strike of Tang Jun's Fire Qilin Wicked Fist. Even his soul was consumed by the fearsome flames of the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire. Shan Xiang and the two others were devastated.
The chaotic hurricane in the void became even more violent and eventually swallowed Tang Jun as well. The light circle at the center of the hurricane shattered into pieces and dissipated into specs of flowing light.
However, this was all within the calculations of Tang Jun, Yang Tie and company. The sudden and explosive flare of the spiritual energies were incurred intentionally and personally. Their actions caused the chaotic hurricane that was just starting to quiet down to flare up once again – even though it was explosive and violent, it was also very temporary.
The chaotic Spiritual Energy Hurricane split open the void around everyone, and swept them all into the crack in space. Under the continuous flow of spiritual energy, everybody separated and disappeared without a trace.
At the far end of the horizon, three white clouds split open the void and arrived on scene. Their strength and mana seemed superior to that of Shan Xiang, but they were obstructed by the spinning hurricane and the various cracks in the void. All they could do was watch as Shan Xiang and company, along with the disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders, vanished into the cracks in the void.
However, due to the cracks in the void, the chaotic spiritual energies had a path for catharsis and thus caused minimal harm to everybody caught inside the hurricane. Tang Jun, Yang Tie and the others devised this plan from the moment Wan Zhenglun played his trick on them to resolve this perilous situation.
They took a risk to give Tang Jun enough time in order to dish out justice to Wan Zhenglun, who deserved his punishment.
In the void, Zhao Mingxiu managed to recall her two streaks of sword radiance to protect herself. However, the tumultuous flow of spiritual energy within the void continued to shake her around and when she regained her senses her surroundings had changed completely. She had no clue where she was.
"It's Senior Chen and the others…" She thought back to the moment right before she was swept into the cracks in the void and identified the three clouds that had finally arrived. She shook her head, and heaved a heavy sigh.
However, she immediately recalled that Wan Zhenglun had just been executed by Tang Jun right before her eyes. She had mixed feeling – on the one hand, even though she felt that Wan Zhenglun had it coming, she was infuriated by the domineering and overbearing attitude of the disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
After all, Wan Zhenglun was from her own sect. Even though she did not approve of his actions and perhaps even despised them, she was unwilling to see her senior perish at the hands of others. From her perspective, she was naturally inclined to let her elders and masters settle this matter.
"Those three that just arrived are stronger than Shan Xiang. From the looks of it, even without the sudden chaotic hurricane, you guys will fight with one another anyway?" A lazy voice rang out in her ears from the side and gave her a slight shock.
She turned around sharply and saw a youth watching her quietly from far away. He was clad in a purple robe and had a sword casing strapped behind his back – it was Han Yang.
Han Yang wore a casual smile on his face as he said, "Aren't you guys secretly blaming Wan Zhenglun as well? He made a move stupidly and brought every single one of you into the fray."
Zhao Mingxiu regained her orientation and stared back at Han Yang. "I may not agree with Senior Wan's actions, and regardless of Senior Chen's opinions and regardless of whether our sects will engage in a contest for the Crucible of the Divine Lands, I have no intention to antagonize you guys. In the end, you guys just helped me escape."
Han Yang chuckled and replied, "If you guys hadn't provoked us, we would never had picked a fight with the disciples from the Great Void Sect. I had no interest in battling the four of you just now, but I did find your swordplay rather interesting – it seems like it isn't devised purely from the Great Void Dual Polarity Mystic Sword Mantra?"
Zhao Mingxiu's brows furrowed as she heard his words and her eyes narrowed into slits. "You look down on the mantras of the Great Void Sect?"
Han Yang raised an eyebrow at her remark and replied calmly, "That's not it. I am not all-powerful like the Founder. As of today, besides my own sect and from my own perspective, the Great Void Sect is still a giant entity that is high and mighty and insurmountable. Powerful cultivators are produced and the mantras from the Great Void Sect are extremely mystical and profound as well."
"However, the issue is that: as I am compared to my Founder, like a light from a firefly before the radiance of the Sun and Moon, the four of you are the same in comparison to the immortal soul stage cultivators from your sect."
Zhao Mingxiu took a deep breath and started to cast a sword spell with her hands and the red and green streaks of sword radiance drifted in front of her body and pointed straight towards Han Yang.
"I am extremely grateful for what you did to save us before this. However, this is related to the reputation and the glory of my sect, and I have been nurtured and cared for by the elders from my sect for far too long – I cannot let this go."
Zhao Mingxiu lowered her voice and said. "I do not approve of Senior Wan's actions. His execution by one of your sect members is not something I can interfere with either, and should be settled by our masters or by the other senior elders from our sects."
"I will repay this debt in the future, for saving my life. But now, I wish to challenge you to a duel!"
Her face was solemn and serious. She was faced with a second-generation disciple from the Celestial Sect of Wonders, and Han Yang's reputation matched that of Tang Jun. Objectively, even if one of them was stronger than the other, the gap was very small.
After watching Tang Jun's display of prowess, Zhao Mingxiu was certain that she was no match for Han Yang.
However, there was no way she could avoid this fight with Han Yang as this concerned the reputation of the Great Void Sect.
"The mantras and mana of the Celestial Sect of Wonders are not something that can be gauged by the usual standards of the Divine Lands. This applies to even adversaries from the Great Void Sect!"
Tang Jun's words still rang loud in her ears, and this brought great humiliation to Zhao Mingxiu. What made her heart bleed even more was the fact that the battle that just transpired only served to prove his statement right.
His words seemed to rip open the last cover that the Great Void Sect had covering them. "In the same level of mastery, you guys are no match for us."
This distressed Zhao Mingxiu, who had been plying the craft with the Great Void Sect ever since she was a little kid.
In other times, she would have been able to swallow this down, return to the mountain and continue cultivating and seek her own retribution against the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders in the future. However, she developed a very strong opinion about what just happened with Wan Zhenglun. She wanted to prove that the disciples of the Great Void Sect had the standard and the confidence to face off against their opponents.
Even though she knew her chances of victory were incredibly thin, she had the courage and the pride.
The emotions dissipated from her eyes and only concentration remained. The sword radiance before her seemed to sharpen as well and she clasped her hands together as a greeting towards Han Yang. "Zhao Mingxiu of the Great Void Sect – let's battle."
Han Yang looked Zhao Mingxiu up and down with a rather surprised look and the smile on his face faded away. His eyes grew sharp and replied, "We didn't expect any reciprocation when we gave you guys a helping hand. You don't have to concern yourself about that."
He was still standing there with a casual posture. His sword was still sheathed, but his voice grew serious. "Han Yang of the Celestial Sect of Wonders – I accept your challenge."
Zhao Mingxiu drew up the swords in her hands as the two streaks of sword radiance, one green and one red, split open the void and slashed towards Han Yang!
Both these swords were nascent soul stage magic items, and both complemented each other!
These items that originated from the Yin Yang Mantra of the Void and the Great Void Dual Polarity Mystic Sword Mantra had always complemented each other. One was Yin by nature and the other Yang, and these two swords fired off at the same time and split open the void.
Zhao Mingxiu was only in the Aurous Core Advanced Stage. However, the Great Void Sect had bestowed these two swords upon her and this was enough to show the emphasis that the inner circle of her sect placed on her.
It was also evident from her display of profound and intricate swordplay that she had understood the essence of the Great Void Dual Polarity Mystic Sword Mantra to the highest possible level. The two streaks of sword radiance were tailed by a black stream of energy and another white one as both seemed independent yet catalyzed each other at the same time. Sword mind and sword energy enveloped the void and permeated everything.
Zhao Mingxiu's Red Sky Sword and her Green Void Sword were one of the more powerful Nascent Soul Stage magic items that belonged to the Great Void Sect. Combined with her swordplay, their powers were greatly enhanced.
The two sword radiances glimmered and darted around with unpredictable movement. They appeared at a location far away from Han Yang but disappeared immediately after, and showed themselves right behind him in the next moment.
Han Yang nodded his head faintly and said, "Indeed, you're stronger than that Yang fella and the Wan fella. Even Shan Xiang can't be too careful when battling you."
Zhao Mingxiu spoke gently, "You have a sword, I have a sword – let's battle!"
Han Yang's expression was calm and kept his sword sheathed. However, he grew a lot more intense. "My sword is called the Sword of Fatality, Xiongchong, and is a Nascent Soul Stage magic item. It is the most powerful when unleashed, in its truest and realest state."
"I have another Sascent Soul Stage sword, but it was damaged before our venture into the Starry Sea and is still undergoing repairs. I wasn't able to bring it into the Starry Sea, so I may have to embarrass you a little, but please don't take it to heart. I have no intention of humiliating you – on the contrary, even though I think you can't beat me, you have gained my respect."
With that, a flash of red light appeared on the tips of the fingers on his left hand as he pointed them towards the Zhao Mingxiu's sword radiances. In the next moment, uncountable streaks of red light and black-colored sword Qi surged out from his fingertips and blanketed the sky.
This was the first stance of Han Yang's very own Destructive Sword Mantra, the Destructive Sword Heavenly Net.
This net intertwined with the void as it surged across, and wherever the flickering red and green light rays appeared, they clashed violently with the black-colored sword Qi and crackled.
Zhao Mingxiu made a gesture with her hands and directed her sword radiances. The Great Void Dual Polarity Mystic Sword Mantra did not only possess unpredictable transformations, it also possessed a ferocious aggression. The combined assault of the two swords forcefully pierced through Han Yang's net of sword Qi.
The comparatively softer and malleable Green Void Sword entangled itself into Han Yang's net of sword Qi, and worked together with the relatively direct and tougher Red Sky Sword to break open the net and pierced straight towards Han Yang.
Zhao Mingxiu felt her heart skip a beat as there was not a single trace of happiness on her face. "It's a trick!"
The moment the Red Sky Sword broke through the trappings of the net, it paused momentarily and before it could gather speed, Han Yang reached out with his right hand!
Zhao Mingxiu's reaction wasn't slow either, and immediately attempted to retract the Red Sky Sword. However, it was far too late as Han Yang rotated his right hand and gripped onto the hilt of the Red Sky Sword!
What just happened petrified Zhao Mingxiu. Tiny but voluminous amounts of black-colored glyphs and runes flooded from Han Yang's right hand like a flowing river, and everything poured onto the surface of the Red Sky Sword. They crept upwards and eventually covered the entire sword – from the bottom of the hilt to the tip of the blade.
The Red Sky Sword trembled violently and rung as if it possessed emotions and was infuriated. However, there was nothing it could do to stop what was happening and could only watch as the runes and glyphs that resembled tiny black ants crawled all over the body of the sword.
In the next moment, the black glyphs connected into a single entity and solidified abruptly. The Red Sky Sword, which was radiating with fiery light and had an edge like autumn water, was completely transformed into a long sword that was black from top to bottom.
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Chapter 998: Care To Share Some Love?
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The surface of the longsword in Han Yang's hands seemed to crack open on the surface. The crack became increasingly obvious and flashed with red light that resembled long rivers of blood. Behind the layers of thick black mist, the blade became less and less visible and all that could be seen was the streaks of flashing red light.
Zhao Mingxiu could feel that her connection with the Red Sky Sword had been completely severed, and the sword mind and sword Qi embodied within the Red Sky Sword had disappeared as well. All that was left was a ferocious black sword that was vastly different from what it was before.
Han Yang was calm as he gripped the hilt of the black sword, titled it to the side and knocked away the Green Void Sword that was still in the air.
Zhao Mingxiu retrieved the dull-looking Green Void Sword as she bit her lip tightly and glared at the black longsword in Han Yang's hands.
She could tell that Han Yang was not using his full strength, and perhaps even restrained the power of the Sword of Fatality, Xiongchong. Otherwise, he could have snapped the Green Void Sword in two with just one strike.
"A fine sword," Han Yang glanced at the black sword that was still quivering in his hands. This faint trembling was not caused by the clash with the Green Void Sword – the Red Sky Sword was still trying to resist the control of the Sword of Fatality. However, this tremble was getting weaker and weaker, and quickly disappeared entirely.
However, Han Yang released the imprisonment of the Sword of Fatality and the black light dissipated as they surged back into his right hand like a wave of water. The Red Sky Sword returned into existence, and Han Yang wasn't about to wait for it to cause him any more trouble and tossed the sword back in front of Zhao Mingxiu.
Zhao Mingxiu did not take this "opportunity" to launch another assault at Han Yang. Instead, she retrieved the Red Sky Sword with an inscrutable expression.
"Forgive me," Han Yang clasped his hands together in greeting and said quietly, "Good fight, my friend."
Zhao Mingxiu closed her eyes and kept away the Red Sky Sword and the Green Void Sword. After a moment of tasting the bitterness in her mouth, she said, "I'm not as powerful as you – fine skills you have there, Han Yang."
Xiongchong, the Sword of Fatality was indeed stronger than her Red Sky and the Green Void Swords. However, Han Yang was practically able to snatch the Red Sky Sword with his bare hands and this was enough to display the gap between their abilities and level of mastery.
Han Yang grinned and watched Zhao Mingxiu with amusement. "You're too humble. My duel with you confirmed one thing – the Great Void Sect's swordplay does in fact incorporate some of the profundities of Mount Shu's Saintly Celestial Sword Qi."
"When the Founder slammed Mount Shu till they sealed off the mountain, the Yu Yuan Holy Woman travelled to Mount Shu immediately afterwards. Even though she was only there for a short while, from the looks of it, she did not return empty-handed."
Zhao Mingxiu nodded her head quietly and denied nothing. Even though the Great Void Sect was not too keen on spreading something like this, but it was not important enough to be kept a secret and they were not sensitive to the outside world knowing about this.
Han Yang laughed and shook his head. "The Essentials of the Great Void Tao is indeed impressive."
The Mount Shu Sword Sect dominated all other swords with one of its own, and masked the truth as it permeated its own sword mind across the entire world while the various swords of the universe fed the Saintly Celestial Sword in return with their own essences. The sects who were adept with swordplay and 'received' the influence of the Saintly Celestial Sword found their paths toward excellence obstructed by an invisible force, and it was a waste even if these sects produced top-level prodigies and talented cultivators. At a certain level, the more they tried to break through to the next level, the more energy they fed to the Saintly Celestial Sword, and was an impossible endeavor unless they did everything from the start by erasing their foundations.
When the Great Void Sect obtained inspiration from the Saintly Celestial Sword Qi, they simply incorporated it into their own Daoist lineage.
Before the birth of the Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues, the Essentials of the Great Void Tao was touted as the most profound and powerful Dao encyclopedia in the Divine Lands.
There was no need for complete incorporation and assimilation. One simply had to extract anything from the book that was useful for personal cultivation, whichever part that allowed their own swordplay to grow to the next level.
Even though Han Yang was only in the Aurous Core Stage, he had his own insights about swordplay and it was only natural that he could see that Zhao Mingxiu's limiting factor was her level of mastery. Her understanding regarding the more sophisticated and higher-order ways of the sword of the Great Void Sect was but the tip of the iceberg.
He was sure that there were other more powerful sword cultivators with much deeper understandings about the way of the sword in the inner circle of the Great Void Sect.
Zhao Mingxiu glanced at Han Yang's right hand and asked, "The spell that you just used… Does your sword not have a tangible form?"
Han Yang's eyes returned to their original composure and the sharpness evaporated. The same lazy smile reappeared on his face and he replied, "My sword is called the Sword of Fatality, Xiongchong. In normal times, it doesn't have a material form. However, anything that I touch can be converted to become the physical form of the Sword of Fatality."
"No matter the size, and no matter the shape. Anything can be converted – but unfortunately, I have yet to reach the level where I can convert literally anything into the sword and I am truly regretful. For now, it's better if I use something with the shape of a sword as the mold."
The Spiritual Energy Hurricane in the inner world of the Crucible of the Divine Lands started to subside and Heaven and Earth returned to their original states – mountains and rivers appeared once again, and flora and fauna returned into existence.
Han Yang reached out towards a tree a distance away and snapped off a branch through the air, which returned into his right hand.
It was a normal tree branch that could be broken off by normal individuals using their bare hands. However, black light flashed again in Han Yang's right hand and the mass of black glyphs crept up the tree branch before enveloping it completely.
In the next moment, the shape of the tree branch remained unchanged, but the surface flickered with black light and a small crack appeared on the surface. Fearsome blood-red light could be seen flowing within, and an evil aura permeated outward that shattered the void all around.
A seemingly normal and weak tree branch became an extremely powerful Nascent Soul Stage magic item in the hands of Han Yang.
However, Zhao Mingxiu could feel that the Sword of Fatality that was currently in Han Yang's hands was fearsome and terrifying, but was incomparable to the state it was in when it corrupted the Red Sky Sword.
The act of transforming the Red Sky Sword into the Sword of Fatality, Xiongchong, seemed to combine the powers of both the Sword of Fatality and the Red Sky Sword together.
While Zhao Mingxiu was unable to detect the existence of the Red Sky Sword, the ripples of power were much more obvious and overbearing than they were now.
The Sword of Fatality, with the Red Sky Sword as the foundation, could be said have a destructiveness and power that surpassed that of any other nascent soul stage magic item; its level was far greater than any other nascent soul stage magic item could achieve.
"No wonder you said your sword will be in its truest and most powerful state when it's using another nascent soul stage sword as a mold," Zhao Mingxiu muttered under her breath as her eyes returned to the tree branch in Han Yang's hands that no longer looks like a tree branch, and suddenly asked, "your sword – is it forged using the body of the Hua Gui?"
Han Yang retracted the black light of the Sword of Fatality as he heard her words and the tree branch returned to normal. He tossed the branch to the side, smiled at Zhao Mingxiu and said, "The teachings of the Great Void Sect have broadened your horizons. You are right – I defeated and killed a demonic lord stage Form-Stealing Demon."
The Hua Gui were extremely rare and was also known as the Form-Stealing Demon. They had a fixed physical form in their infant years, but with the passage of time and growth, their mature form no longer had a fixed form and their physical appearance resembled something like a dull-grey floating shadow.
Its natural talent was that it could attach itself to other beings, usually demons but sometimes even humans, and take control of its targets body. The Hua Gui did not steal the souls of their targets, but it was a corruption of the physical body.
Hua Gui in the undying demon soul stage were not only able to corrupt beings with form, they were also able to infect their targets' immortal souls and undying demon souls.
Once attached, the Hua Gui were unable to channel the spells and mantras of the targets, and were unable to extract things like memory and thoughts. However, they were able to control bodily movement, and were able to "borrow" the target's demonic energy or spiritual energy to channel the Hua Gui's own spells and mantras.
The success of this attachment was related to the difference in strength. In normal times, as long as the target was slightly weaker than the Hua Gui itself, it would have a relatively high chance of success.
Due to this extremely powerful natural talent, the Hua Gui Tribe had stirred waves inside the Barren Expanses before.
However, because of this very fact, they were like the Blood River Faction and the Puppet Sect of the human race. The Hua Gui racked up enemies and incurred the wrath of many, and were typically unwelcome inside the Grand Celestial World and were thus perennially poached and killed.
This was the reason why the Hua Gui were very near extinction today, and hardly seen anywhere in the world.
The Hua Gui that was defeated and executed by Hua Yang was in the demonic lord stage, and this meant it was even more rare and exotic.
Han Yang's Sword of Fatality, Xiongchong was forged using the remains of this Hua Gui King, including its demonic soul, and the Formless Divine Metal as the main materials. Luo Qingwu sought Xiao Yan's help to forge it, and even managed to obtain some Qiong Qi blood essence from Shi Tianhao and added some Blood River Primordial Water as well.
The Qiong Qi's natural talent was the ability to channel waves of black and dirty water with effects that were similar to the Blood River Primordial Water; both were able to contaminate the adversary's mana, and were sometimes able to gain control over the opponent's mantras or magic treasures.
Besides the combination of these materials, Luo Qingwu and Han Yang even attempted to incorporate the essence of the Heaven-Destroying Sword Qi. This nearly destroyed the set of original materials, and great risk was endured before the sword was completed.
Even if Han Yang used a tree branch as the mold, the Sword of Fatality would still be ranked amongst the most powerful Nascent Soul Stage magic items in the entire world. It was far more powerful than Zhao Mingxiu's Red Sky Sword and the Green Void Sword.
When the Sword of Fatality used the Red Sky Sword as its mold, it became much more ferocious and domineering.
Han Yang got excited suddenly and asked, "When the three clouds appeared, you said 'Senior Chen'. Are you referring to Chen Xingyu?"
He did not even wait for Zhao Mingxiu's reply and laughed, "Tsk tsk, now I am beginning to find the Wan fella a little too irritating. If only we were there for Chen Xingyu and the other two."
Zhao Mingxiu's mouth hung open but was momentarily at a loss for words. She wanted to chide Han Yang for his outrageousness, but immediately recalled the entire process of their duel and developed a feeling that Han Yang wasn't being that outrageous after all. She grew a little conflicted.
As they conversed, the ground beneath their feet trembled and the inner world of the Crucible of the Divine Lands started to shake violently – the mountains shook while the earth quivered.
"What's happening?" Both Han Yang and Zhao Mingxiu could feel chills shoot down their spines.
Outside the Crucible of the Divine Lands, Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar extended a claw while the Zheng Yi Holy Man reached out with his own hand, and both grabbed the edge of the Crucible of the Divine Lands at the same time.
The Avatar of Ares had the Two Elements of Creation Formation above its head and was standing right next to the Thunder Dragon Avatar with his hands behind his back and watching the Zheng Yi Holy Man at the same time.
Shi Tianhao and Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar were standing behind Lin Feng as well. The Xuan Lin Holy Man was standing beside the Zheng Yi Holy Man, and both sides were in a state of preparation to get into action at any time.
Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares tilted his head to the side and Shi Tianhao nodded his head before he sprang into action and leaped into the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
The eyes of the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man sparkled as the energies of the Great Void Pavilion permeated outward.
Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares and his Thunder Dragon Avatar continued to watch them with inscrutable expressions while the Two Elements of Creation Formation continued to rotate in the void above. The Cang Heaven Spell Blade started to take physical form beside Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar as well.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man decided not to take any action in the end. They turned their gazes turned towards a spot in the starry sky in space, at the lonely gate to the Starry Sea.
The Gate of the Starry Sea glimmered in the void and followed the flow of spiritual energy in the Starry Sea. It seemed as if the gate was about to disappear forever.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man said slowly, "Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders – care to share some love?"
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Chapter 999: I Can Integrate Pretty Well With The Supreme Heavenly Mirror
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The Zheng Yi Holy Man had one hand on the edge of the Crucible of the Divine Lands while his vision was directed at the gate of the Starry Sea over the edge of the horizon.
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow as he heard his words and said plainly, "What do you want, Zheng Yi Holy Man?"
The Zheng Yi Holy Man said slowly, "This gate to the Starry Sea is just a pathway towards the Starry Sea in your hands. Even though it has considerable value, it has a far greater value towards the Divine Lands as a whole and has important uses."
Lin Feng's expression remained unchanged. "Do you mean to say, that the Supreme Heavenly Mirror can borrow one of the gates to the Starry Sea to determine the locations of the other five?"
The Zheng Yi Holy Man answered, "We are more than fifty-percent certain."
Lin Feng nodded his head. "Fifty-percent? That's not too bad."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man immediately waved towards the gate to the Starry Sea drifting in the distance as he heard those words.
However, there was an abrupt ripple of energy on the other side of the door that fixed the gate to the Starry Sea in its original place and rendered the Zheng Yi Holy Man unable to retrieve it.
The Xuan Lin Holy Man's brows creased into a frown as the Zheng Yi Holy Man returned his gaze towards Lin Feng.
"I am inferior to the profound considerations and farsightedness of the Great Void Sect – you have my gratitude," Lin Feng wore his usual casual expression and his voice as plain as ever. "Even though I have never interacted with it before, I think I can integrate pretty well with the Supreme Heavenly Mirror."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man's long white eyebrows quivered as he stared straight into Lin Feng's eyes. "So, the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders is taking me for a fool."
Lin Feng answered matter-of-factly, "What do you mean by that? If you really want talk about that, I should be the one admonishing you for always patronizing me instead."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man was still calm and neither happiness or anger could be seen on his face. His hand started to caress the body of the Crucible and he said, "In that case, then there is no further room for discussion and negotiation in the other matters."
Lin Feng smiled faintly and replied, "How do you wish to discuss? If I gifted this gate to the Starry Sea to you guys, will you stop contending with me for the Crucible of the Divine Lands? Heh, I think not. My understanding of the Great Void Sect is not deep enough, but there are some basic things that I am highly aware of."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man shook his head slowly and said, "Of course not."
The Xuan Lin Holy Man said calmly, "The Crucible of the Divine Lands is far too important and its effects are too far-reaching. The Great Void Sect cannot sit back and do nothing about it. However, if you are more concerned about society and is willing to give us the gate to the Starry Sea, we can talk about the issue with the Crucible."
"A single destiny-level magic item cannot be separated into to, and thus splitting it is out of the question. There are two solutions – we can choose a neutral middle world and put it there, so it doesn't belong to the Celestial Sect of Wonders and neither will we bring it back to Mount Baiyun, and we will watch over it together. Otherwise, we can fix a schedule and we will take turns to take care of it."
A look of amusement came over Lin Feng's face. "Oh? Is that your grand plan?"
The Zheng Yi Holy Man spoke slowly, "The Crucible of the Divine Lands is the Divine Lands' Crucible, and this was also the wish of Emperor Xia."
Lin Feng chuckled and answered, "By the same logic, the Supreme Heavenly Mirror is also the Divine Lands' Supreme Heavenly Mirror – shall we settle that with the same method?"
The Zheng Yi Holy Man's expression remained unchanged but the Xuan Lin Holy Man started to frown.
Lin Feng glanced at the Xuan Lin Holy Man and said, "The Supreme Heavenly Mirror is distinct from the Supreme Yin-Yang Mirror. Even though my knowledge is limited, I still know this for a fact."
The Xuan Lin Holy Man relaxed the muscles on his face and his expression returned to normal. The Xuan Heaven Seal and the Cang Heaven Spell Blade were both in Lin Feng's hands. While the state of the Xuan Heaven Seal was still unknown, the Cang Heaven Spell Blade had clearly converted to his camp.
These two Mahayana-level magic items had existed since the Antiquity Age. Some of the more esoteric information were relatively obscure, but information that were not so secret were naturally understood.
This was especially so for the final years of the Antiquity Age. The intelligence group of the inner circle of the Heavenly Gate Sect were relatively well-informed.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man shook his head. "In that case, then there is really nothing else to be discussed."
Lin Feng continued watching him but the faint smile gradually disappeared from his face. His expression as plain once again as he said, "There is nothing much to be discussed since the very beginning."
"The gate to the Starry Sea belongs to me. The contest for the Crucible of the Divine Lands can be resolved by a showdown of our own abilities – it is that simple," Lin Feng continued blandly, "What makes you think that the Great Void Sect can assume the role of Leader and delegate these things and decide what happens to them?"
"And, what makes you think that you can use the Crucible of the Divine Lands, which doesn't even belong to you in the first place, to exchange for this gate to the Starry Sea that actually belongs to me?"
The Zheng Yi Holy Man stared into Lin Feng's eyes as Lin Feng returned the gaze calmly. Lin Feng's tone was ever so casual. "I know that of the separation in the inner circle of the Great Void Sect, both you and the Xuan Lin Holy Man perceive the Great Void Sect as the great dictator of the Divine Lands and think about issues with this mindset. I don't blame you for developing thoughts like these."
"However, the inner circle of the Great Void Sect doesn't just comprise the two of you, and the current general direction of the Great Void Sect doesn't seem to be aligned with yours either."
"Secondly…" Lin Feng shook his head before he continued, "The Divine Lands of today, even if everyone in the inner circle of the Great Void Sect shared your opinions, you guys are in no position to call yourselves the dictators of the Divine Lands."
Once this came out, the Zheng Yi Holy Man's face grew complicated while the Xuan Lin Holy Man's pupils started to contract.
Lin Feng's voice had always been so casual an indifferent, as if he was merely describing something that was as normal as anything else, as if he was recounting something that everybody knew and something that nobody doubted.
After a long while, the Xuan Lin Holy Man's eyes returned to its original composure and said, "Dictator? You can't say that about yourself either."
Lin Feng said softly, "Therefore, we should just rely on our own abilities. Anybody that acts a class above the rest will only be mocked by everyone."
The Xuan Lin Holy Man nodded his head subtly. "The Tai Yi Holy Man and the sect leader have much to regret."
Lin Feng shot a plain look at him and said, "I have always had much respect for the Tai Yi Holy Man and the others. If they're like what you make them out to be, I will end up underestimating them."
"Since there's a perception of the world as a chess board, then there will surely be a time when one of these chess pieces will jump out of the chess board and become a rival chess player."
"The usual happiness and returns from success should be matched with a comparable ability to take responsibility for failure, and an ability to be decisive, calm and adaptable in the face of unforeseen circumstances."
"If one wallows in defeat and continues to be stuck in a cycle of despondence, sadness and regret…" Lin Feng chuckled and said casually, "In that case, the chess player often becomes the chess piece instead."
The Xuan Lin Holy an watched Lin Feng quietly and said after a pause. "You are absolutely right, I have misspoken."
The stars shimmered within the Starry Sea, and every single star undulated in the dark universe. Both parties were in a standstill, and both entered a state of contemplation.
All of a sudden, the Zheng Yi Holy Man flipped his palm and a sphere of light drifted between him and Lin Feng. The light shadow gradually revealed the appearance of the Tai Yi Holy Man.
The Tai Yi Holy Man's eyes were closed but he was "looking" at Lin Feng. His voice was amiable as he spoke, "Whatever conflicts that exist between us is not beneficial for the Divine Lands."
"I hope you will place society's interests above your own. The Crucible of the Divine Lands is far too important for the future of the Divine Lands, and it will be better for the power of humans in general if it belongs to society."
"The gate to the Starry Sea is obtained by serendipity, and you can do whatever you want with it and it's not in our place to interfere. However, I am starting to think that we can cooperate and seek out the other five gates to the Starry Sea. This will be a great outcome for the Divine Lands and for both of us as well."
Lin Feng watched the Tai Yi Holy Man and nodded his head after a moment of consideration. "We can cooperate to find the other five gates of the Starry Sea. That is a feasible plan, but the details of how we shall proceed will be discussed after I return from the Starry Sea."
"As for the Crucible of the Divine Lands, I will communicate with the original soul of the Crucible and we will see."
The original soul of Destiny-level magic item existed but were vast and resembled more of the will of an independent world. They rarely revealed themselves to the world, and existed in the dormant state as if they were half-asleep or half-awake.
Whether it was Lin Feng or the Great Void Sect, whichever party wanted to assume dominance over the Crucible of the Divine Lands would have to communicate with its original soul.
Of course, this level of communication would be dissimilar to the typical method used with Gestation, Metaplasia and Mahayana level magic items. It could be done with normal conversation, but could also be done with pure consciousness.
The Tai Yi Holy Man nodded his head in approval and said, "That will be best." With that, the light projection vanished.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man was quiet from the beginning to the end. However, once the light shadow of the Tai Yi Holy Man disappeared, a few other light shadows lit up in his consciousness, which belonged to the Tai Yi Holy Man, Yan Nanlai, the Qing Yi Holy Woman and the Xuan Yi Holy Man.
The Tai Yi Holy Man, the Qing Yi Holy Woman and the Xuan Yi Holy Man remained silent while Yan Nanlai heaved a faint sigh. "The Starry Sea was lost in the final years of the Antiquity Age, and we finally have a chance to take it back."
The Zheng Yi Holy Man nodded his head slowly in agreement, while the Qing Yi Holy Woman chimed in. "Everything that's been happening points towards the fact that the recovery of the Original Celestial Dragon is faster than expected, and we should push forward our original plan."
"We need an opportunity," the Xuan Yi Holy Man said, "The Emperor of the Dead is still in hiding and nowhere to be seen."
"Even if we have a chance to take back the Starry Sea, the environment is still unsuitable and we are unable to take control of the whole situation. The demons are similarly unable to do so, and Lin Feng is still noncommittal. The Black Sea, and only the Black Sea, has a suitable environment."
The Qing Yi Holy Woman said, "It's still acceptable if we can lure the Origins Celestial Dragon out of the Black Sea. However, he can only be humiliated once in his lifetime and his determination will be eternal and unshaking."
The elders of the Great Void Sect entered a state of contemplation. After a long while, the Tai Yi Holy Man said slowly, "We will proceed with the original plan and wait for the opportunity."
Everyone else nodded in agreement.
At the same time, Lin Feng was communicating with Wang Lin through his consciousness. "How are things, Wang Lin?"
The Great Satanic Avatar's physical features were exactly the same as Wang Lin himself, and he answered, "It's an old trick of playing the likeable good guy and making the other out to be the enemy – simple and effective."
This was a simple and practical technique in the process of negotiations. One threw out conditions that were completely unacceptable to lower the expectations of the other party before proposing a comparatively milder resolution. This had a higher probability of success than throwing out the latter proposal from the very beginning.
Lin Feng said, "This is very simple, but the information contained is not that simple. The reason is because the Tai Yi Holy Man and the Zheng Yi Holy Man are working together but the process damaged the Zheng Yi Holy Man's dignity – this is a form of formless suppression of the Radical Faction's influence in the Great Void Sect."
Wang Lin's eyes sparkled. "The Tai Yi Holy Man's mana projection was directly brought into the Starry Sea by the Zheng Yi Holy Man. If the Zheng Yi Holy Man was unwilling, this wouldn't have happened. In other words…"
Lin Feng nodded his head faintly and the corner of his mouth curved into a smile. "The Great Void Sect is starting to unify and share a common direction and… it may not be an attitude of appeasement."
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Chapter 1000: The Great Antiquity War
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Lin Feng's gaze was composed as he communicated with Wang Lin using his consciousness. "Even though the Great Void Sect is able to have a unified voice most of the time, the difference in the direction of their compass will lead to invisible infighting of some sort."
"And this giant entity, once it's able to achieve a consensus in their general direction and unify their thought systems once and for all, their potential power is extremely incredible."
Lin Feng smiled faintly and said, "History has proven this point more than once before."
Wang Lin shared a tranquil look while the Great Satanic Avatar continued to exude its fearsome and evil aura. Both states seemed to contradict one another, yet existed concurrently in harmony.
He answered softly, "Master, I understand what you're trying to say."
Lin Feng's eyes closed a little and nodded his head but said nothing more. He turned towards the Zheng Yi Holy Man.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man had the same countenance as always, and the Zheng Yi Holy Man flicked his finger and an undulating white cloud of mana landed on top of the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares made a similar gesture and a streak of purple energy surged out and touched the Crucible of the Divine Lands as well.
The colossal frame of the Crucible quivered, and immediately opened up in the next moment. The space around the Crucible morphed and twisted, and the entire area became something like an independent world in void space.
This world flickered with streaks of light, and appeared to condense together to form a light projection. Images flashed by, and the pictures presented by the light projection were magnificent and spectacular.
Gusts of wind billowed around as the white clouds rolled in the sky between heaven and earth. Powerful cultivators clashed with one another and shook the world; there were powerful human cultivators who split open the earth with a single step, and world-dominating great demons who tore open the sky.
A single human cultivator stood between Heaven and Earth and possessed a strength of body so impressive and a size so huge that he resembled a giant divine being – it was a third-level immortal soul stage cultivator of the Martial Way.
He was locked in battle with a third-level undying demon soul stage Heavenly Demon Ape, and was not at any kind of disadvantage. His fists were like great hammers as he rained them down on his opponent, and the Heavenly Demon Ape, who were known for their physical strength, was unable to gain the upper hand.
"That's the Giant Spiritual Heaven-Splitting Hammer?" Lin Feng's eyes sparkled as he watched the Way of the Virtual Entity human cultivator, who seemed like he was from the ancient Great Spirit Sect.
The Great Spirit enjoyed a relatively reputable existence during their time, and they possessed immense physical strength that rivaled those of other great demons.
However, the entire lineage disappeared during the Antiquity Age and no longer existed in the world today.
Still, the history of their lineage left a mark in the history of the Divine Lands. Even though Lin Feng had never seen the Great Spirit Heaven-Splitting Hammer before, legends were able to describe the salient features of this technique fairly accurately and thus he was able to recognize it with one look.
As the powerful cultivator from the Great Spirit Sect continued to lock horns with the Heavenly Demon Ape, the heavens separated and a Bastille Black Dragon that had already begun to experience the alpha tribulations surged out.
Even though it was a little straightforward and mean, Jieyu was like an earthworm compared to this Black Dragon King.
This Black Dragon King was engaged in battle with a monk who emanated Buddhist light from all over his body that enveloped the entire area. The surroundings appeared like Nirvana Land.
Buddha statues, Vajras, Bodhisattvas and Gatés were chanting Buddhist scriptures inside the layers of Buddhist light.
The Black Dragon King was extremely vicious as well. The tiny world formed by Buddhist light shivered and trembled under the repeated assaults from the Black Dragon, as if it would fall apart at any moment.
At this very moment, the clash between the Great Spirit Sect cultivator and the Heavenly Demon Ape affected the Black Dragon King and caused him to halt his attack.
The monk switched stances, and took the offensive. He extended a palm that seemed like it could bear the weight of the entire world and dragged the Black Dragon King into the Nirvana Land.
Lin Feng, the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man applauded this move at the same time. "The Nirvana World Palm – impressive!"
One of the most powerful techniques of the Buddhist sect – the Nirvana World Palm!
This was a spell that was only accessible to powerful monks who had mastered the Five Tathagata Dharmas of the Compass and had successfully completed the tribulations. Even though it was not as aggressive and ferocious as the Vairocana Zen Palm, it possessed its own complexities.
In the Divine Lands today, after the last war between the worlds, this mantra suffered a fate similar to the Vairocana Zen Palm. Both spells never saw the light of day again, and could be said to have been lost ever since.
Even though the Black Dragon King had formidable physical strength, the continuous and layered ravaging from the Nirvana Land rendered him unable to break out of his prison.
The monk poised between heaven and earth, and held up a tiny world with one hand with a Black Dragon King was inside, writhing and struggling incessantly to break free.
However, because he had to maintain his imprisonment of the Black Dragon King, the monk was unable to face other enemies. At this moment, a radiant beam of light flashed across the sky and struck the monk, injuring him. The monk had no choice but to retract the Nirvana Land in his palm and focused on defending himself.
The Black Dragon King escaped his arrest and was infuriated. He continued to launch vicious onslaughts against the monk, and even vented his anger at the human cultivator from the Great Spirit Sect and swiped down towards him with a single claw.
The Great Spirit Sect cultivator raised both of his arms to protect himself and clashed with this claw head-on and with all his might, but ended up with bloodied and damaged flesh.
This third-level immortal soul stage cultivator started to bleed, and each drop of blood was like a tiny Sun and burned with such scorching heat that nobody could come near and evaporated every drop of water in the immediate proximity.
The Great Spirit Sect cultivator was eviscerated by the claw of Black Dragon King, and the surrounding area immediately became like a hot oven.
The Heavenly Demon Ape wasted no time and before the Great Spirit Sect cultivator could react, he pounced forward and wrapped his arms around the human cultivator in a deadly bear hug.
The demon ape snarled as he strengthened the vice-grip and constricted his arms with all his might. The force was comparable to the human cultivator in his peak condition, and was applied with extreme explosiveness.
Excruciating sounds could be heard coming from the body of the human cultivator.
This was unlike the normal sounds of breaking bones – rather, it gave onlookers a feeling as if the entire world was falling apart, and the stars were exploding in the sky. It wasn't shrill and piercing, but had a deep tone and was intensely harrowing.
The Great Spirit Sect cultivator tried his best to resist the pressure, but was placed at a disadvantage from the start as he was just injured and lost the initiative at the same time. At this point, he longer had any strength and power left to fight against the Heavenly Demon Ape behind him and could only howl into the sky, even though he was unwilling to resign to this fate.
This howl from the third-level immortal soul stage cultivator annihilated the spiritual energy all around and shook the clouds above. However, with every passing second, he was slipping further away and no matter how hard he tried, it was impossible to turn the tides back around – he could only watch as his body was devastated bit by bit under the iron grip of the Heavenly Demon Ape.
However, just at this moment, the skies trembled once again and the Black Dragon King that was pursuing the monk and the Heavenly Demon Ape were struck dumb momentarily as their expressions changed. At the same time, the skies changed.
The Heavenly Demon Ape immediately released the Great Spirit Sect cultivator and leaped into the sky. However, it was too late and the entire region became like a giant furnace and locked him inside.
The Bastille Black Dragon, who was more powerful than the Heavenly Demon Ape, suffered a similar fate as he let loose ear-splitting roars into the sky while he attempted to break through this barrier. In the end, his attempts were futile and he ended up bruising his head until he started to bleed.
The scene before Lin Feng, Wang Lin, the Zheng Yi and the Xuan Lin Holy Man abruptly changed.
The light projection and the entire world vanished, and an inscrutable and sturdy giant crucible appeared.
Peering in from the top of the Crucible, one could see a Bastille Black Dragon and a Heavenly Demon Ape struggling and squirming as they resisted against powerful air waves that resembled both raging flames and crashing waves.
A single person was standing by the side of the crucible and placed a hand on its body. He wore a posh dragon robe and had a flat crown on his head. His physical features were blur, but he exuded a dignified and powerful aura.
Using the crucible to cook great demons – there was no question that this was Emperor Xia and the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
However, Lin Feng's brows creased a little as he witnessed the scene. "This is mainly reliant on the power of the crucible. Emperor Xia seems to be injured, and it also appears to be relatively severe. Who caused this? It can't be the Emperor of Extremity, Shenyuan."
He turned his head and glanced at the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man. Both of them had a plain look on their faces, and no changes could be detected in their eyes.
Since the demise of Emperor Jue, Xuan Shang, and since the disappearance of the Great Void Holy Man and the Buddha into the Death Sea, the most powerful cultivator in the entire Divine Lands was not the successor to the throne, but the cultivator that came after the Great Void Sect – Wen Chiyang.
For a relatively long period of time, recognizing Wen Chiyang as the most powerful cultivator in the entire Grand Celestial World was not too far-fetched.
The Supreme Heavenly Mirror sustained heavy damage after it was used to defeat and kill Xuan Shang. Afterwards, the Great Void Holy Man had no choice but to use the Supreme Heavenly Mirror once again to open the pathway into the Death Sea. This was the reason why after his departure with the Buddha, the Supreme Heavenly Mirror was practically unusable.
In the subsequent long years, it was Wen Chiyang who bore the mantle of defending the entire Divine Lands on his shoulders as he intimidated and fought against the great demons of the Barren Expanses.
Even if one was undefeated in single combat, this did not mean that one could not be defeated in the end and many powerful human cultivators perished in the various war between the worlds; the position of Human Emperor changed hands multiple times as well. However, overall, the Divine Lands had a slight advantage over the Barren Expanses during in that Age.
However, for some unknown reason, Wen Chiyang seemed to have a run-in with his own sect and ultimately departed from Mount Baiyun and resorted to cultivating by himself. He only showed himself during the war between the worlds.
This situation was eventually reversed by the reign of the Emperor of Extremity, Shenyuan. He turned the tables against the humans, and the Barren Expanses became the stronger world.
In one of the subsequent war between the worlds, the Emperor of Extremity swept across the entire Divine Lands and ended up launching an assault on Mount Baiyun. Wen Chiyang flew across boundless distances to give his own sect a helping hand while the Supreme Heavenly Mirror, which was still in the process of recovery, held down the fort and battled against Shenyuan.
Wen Chiyang sacrificed his life and the Supreme Heavenly Mirror sustained another round of heavy damage, but ultimately caused severe injuries to the Emperor of Extremity.
The Emperor of Extremity, after he was heavily injured, had no choice but to temporarily pass on the throne and cultivate on his own in an attempt at recovery in seclusion. It was not until many years later, during the final years of the Antiquity Age, did he return to the world.
However, it was this very war between the worlds that led to many unexpected and mysterious occurrences.
The first was that Wen Chiyang's corpse was nowhere to be seen and people even became doubtful of his death. Several events in the Middle Age seemed to prove this point that he was still alive, but most of this information was relatively secret and unknown. In current day, it was no longer possible to verify all of this and nothing conclusive could be obtained.
The second was that under the circumstance that Wen Chiyang faced off against the Emperor of Extremity, Emperor Xia was mysteriously fatally injured and the Crucible of the Divine Lands went missing as well.
Lin Feng continued to observe the elegant posture of Emperor Xia as his eyes closed into slits. "If historical records are accurate, Emperor Xia never engaged in furious battle with the Emperor of Extremity, and had never been injured in his various clashes with powerful demons. How can he be suddenly injured? Why do I feel like his injury feels a little familiar?"
Light shadows flickered, and seemed to come from the void while it also appeared to come from the Crucible of the Divine Lands. Emperor Xia was in pursuit of a Cardinal Tribulations Beginning Stage Extreme Spiritual Divine Monkey, and this monkey was unleashing his natural talent – the Extreme Spiritual Celestial Blessing – and continued to run in an attempt to escape from the clutches of Emperor Xia.
However, Emperor Xia managed to catch up with this Extreme Spiritual Divine Monkey in the end and was prepared to make the killing blow.
However, just when the Crucible of the Divine Lands had this Extreme Spiritual Divine Monkey trapped, a streak of black light appeared out of nowhere and swept up Emperor Xia!
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Chapter 1001: A Spectacular Scene
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Even though the light projections became blurry and obscure, Lin Feng and the rest of them could tell that the pictures presented by the light projection were depicting the war between the worlds that let to the death of Emperor Xia.
The surroundings suggested that it was the Barren Expanses. From a chronological perspective, the battle between the Emperor of Extremity and Wen Chiyang was already over, and Wen Chiyang had since vanished from the world. Shenyuan brought his injuries back to the Barren Expanses, while Emperor Xia united the powerful human cultivators of the Divine Lands to take back what had been lost and even stretched their offense into the Barren Expanses.
This war between the two worlds was reaching its final stages.
Even though the humans launched their own offensive against the demon world, this was merely a battle of pursuit as the Divine Lands suffered considerable losses of their own and had no more power to launch a real invasion of the Barren Expanses.
According to historical records, it was during these final stages of this war between the worlds when Emperor Xia mysteriously met his demise.
The dusts of war were about to settle, and Emperor Xia, who was one of the most powerful cultivators of the human race during that time, abruptly met this hand. This was inexplicable, and became a popular conundrum of the Middle Age that baffled people in the time to come.
The reason was because his body was never found. This gave people hope, that he was still alive, but in the long passage of time afterwards led to disappointments time and time again.
Lin Feng studiously observed the light projections before him. The light projections displayed by the Crucible of the Divine Lands was hinting at the solution of this perennial puzzle.
For example, Lin Feng never knew that Emperor Xia was already heavily injured during the ending stages of the war.
At this point, Emperor Xia was getting ready to eliminate the Extreme Spiritual Divine Monkey that was imprisoned by the Crucible of the Divine Lands, when he was suddenly swept up by a streak of black light!
In the deepest recesses of that black light, layers of white mist glimmered and seemed to be full of life. On the other hand, the streaks of black light were dreadful and deathly, and embodied the grimmest and gloomiest notions of death.
Lin Feng's eyes sparkled with revelation once he saw this black light.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man, who had no reaction previously when they witnessed the injuries on Emperor Xia's body, also reacted to this new scene as their expressions changed a little as well. This scene seemed to confirm a theory that they had since a long time ago, and they heaved a heavy sigh at the same time. "This was the case, indeed. It's a pity for Emperor Xia."
A human figure shimmered within that black light that possessed both concepts of life and death.
It was the face of a handsome middle-aged man, and his sideburns were a little aged. Amicableness and warmth was juxtaposed against a chilly and murderous aura, as this person exhibited these two qualities with seamless harmony. It gave others an incredible and unbelievable feeling, yet was also charged with a unique charisma and charm.
What was more glaring were his eyes. His eyes were pitch black, and when his eyes were open, there was pure darkness inside his sockets and nothing else.
Even though they had never seen this man before, Lin Feng and the others immediately recognized this person.
He was the successor to the throne after Emperor Xia – also known as Emperor Dou.
However, people were more used to calling him the Emperor of the Dead.
He was above the rest, controlled the samsara cycle and practically determined life and death – that Emperor of the Dead.
Lin Feng shook his head at this scene. "The Emperor of Violence was typically recognized as the first mutinous and treacherous human emperor. Nobody knew that the Emperor of the Dead actually came before him."
During the time of the Human Emperors, the reason why thrones frequently changed hands was due to the fact that most human emperors perished in great battles against the demons. Human emperors typically met unfortunate fates, and situations where the throne was ceremonially passed down to successors were considered special and rare.
Till the third generation of Human Emperors, which was also something regrettable for everyone, was when the Emperor of the Dead was overthrown by the collective forces of the Great Void Sect, the Emperor of the Ancients and the other powers of the Divine Lands. When the Emperor of the Ancients suffered heavy injuries from in the subsequent war of the worlds, he was betrayed and murdered by the Emperor of Violence. In the end, the Emperor of Violence was also thrown out by a united Divine Lands and so ended the era of Human Emperors.
The only thing was, before this, nobody knew that Emperor Xia was not injured by the hands of demons but was crossed and ultimately murdered by the Emperor of the Dead.
In that light projection, the Emperor of the Dead had Emperor Xia arrested and the Extreme Spiritual Divine Monkey took this opportunity to resist and held up the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
Lin Feng could instantly tell that the Emperor of the Dead had been plotting for a very long time, kept his plans under wraps and fooled everyone else.
Even when Emperor Xia was uninjured, he was still no match for the Emperor of the Dead. Now that he sustained heavy injuries, he was unable to channel the Crucible of the Divine Lands and was a lot weaker than the Emperor of the Dead.
The final outcome was that Emperor Xia was murdered by the Emperor of the Dead, and the Crucible of the Divine Lands ventured far and wide and disappeared from the world. The Extreme Spiritual Divine Monkey that also suffered heavy injuries while battling against the Crucible was killed by the Emperor of the Dead as well.
Between the flashes of light projections, the Crucible of the Divine Lands returned to the Starry Sea. Eventually, when the Emperor of the Dead assumed dominance over the Starry Sea, he focused on searching for the Crucible but was his attempts were fruitless.
The Starry Sea had a unique characteristic – it was dissimilar to the Spirit Sea or the Ying Sea, both of which can be completely controlled by a single person. This person was able to channel the entire power of the seas against a certain target.
This characteristic helped the Crucible of the Divine Lands to avoid the clutches of the Emperor of the Dead while it hid itself away inside the depths of the Starry Sea to recuperate, up till today.
The light projections ended here, but the whatever happened after the death of Emperor Xia was clear.
During that particular war between the worlds, the Emperor of the Dead had yet to reveal his thoughts and ambitions but appeared in the world and rose to power. He ascended to the highest position of the Divine Lands and reigned supreme over the entire world and became the next Human Emperor.
In reality, due to the fact that Emperor Xia's death was full of unsolved riddles and doubts, the Emperor of the Dead's reputation after his ascension to the throne gradually decayed. People that came after had always suspected that the Emperor of the Dead had something to do with the death of Emperor Xia, and this theory was never disproven. The only problem was that nobody knew the truth except the Emperor of the Dead himself, and this theory could never be verified.
Today, one of the longest puzzles of history was resolved.
"However…" Lin Feng squinted his eyes again as mysterious sparkles lit up once again. "It's a fact that Emperor Xia died at the hands of the Emperor of the Dead. However, the injuries that he sustained before was not caused by the Emperor of the Dead. In the end, Emperor Xia was usurped and was taken advantage of by the Emperor of the Dead, who had been lying in wait for a long time, when he was already heavily injured."
"So, who hurt him?"
As thoughts continued to spin in his head, Lin Feng's gaze turned towards the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Xuan Lin Holy Man and noticed that their expressions had returned to normal.
The two of them had similar speculations about the death of Emperor Xia, and they were able to verify their suspicions today. However, they seemed to be unsurprised by the fact that Emperor Xia was injured before this, and it was apparent that they knew what happened.
They were clearly hostile towards the Emperor of the Dead, but they also took pity on Emperor Xia.
This complemented the information Lin Feng obtained from the Cang Heaven Spell Blade. Amongst the various human emperors of the Antiquity Age, Emperor Xia shared the friendliest relationship with the Great Void Sect. Emperor Xia's daughter's partner was a disciple from the Great Void Sect.
However, what happened afterwards was especially spectacular for Lin Feng.
The Thunder Dragon Avatar was not as suited to communicate with magic items as the Avatar of Ares, even though the former was higher in mastery and power.
Once the light projections dissipated, Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares and the Zheng Yi Holy Man extended their mana deep within the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
Objectively, the power of the Avatar of Ares was inferior to that of the Zheng Yi Holy Man. However, the Crucible of the Divine Lands seemed to have a neutral attitude towards his mana while it appeared to subtly reject that of the Zheng Yi Holy Man.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man was still calm, and he seemed unsurprised as well but heaved a sigh inside.
If he channeled the power of the Great Void Pavilion and combined it with his own, he would probably still be able to get the Crucible to submit over a long period of grinding. In the end, even though the Crucible of the Divine Lands rejected him, it wasn't a complete and violent rejection and there was still room for maneuvering.
Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar was standing right beside the Avatar of Ares, and the Two Elements of Creation Formation was also orbiting the skies above its head. It was clear that Lin Feng wasn't about to watch him beat the Crucible into submission.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man and the others were able to be here from the effects a single-instance magic item, so the number of people and their levels of mastery were limited. The Tai Yi Holy Man and the others could come to their aid.
The Supreme Heavenly Mirror could shine into the Starry Sea, but it was separated by the strength of an entire world on one hand – on the other hand, if they entered a violent contest with Lin Feng in the Starry Sea, the situation would not be under the control of the Great Void Sect.
This was especially so as Lin Feng's gate to the Starry Sea was just there in the distance. If the situation called for it, his original body could descend into the Starry Sea at whim.
Even though the Zheng Yi Holy Man was hardheaded and had a strong personality, he had no choice but to give up thoughts of using brute force.
While his power was far greater than that of Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares, he was unable to gain the upper hand – the Zheng Yi Holy Man was afraid of giving his all as Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar was glaring at him from the side.
The Small Divine Lands World formed by the Crucible of the Divine Lands was motionless under the contest between Lin Feng and the Zheng Yi Holy Man. It was extremely dense, much like the vast and sprawling lands of the entire Divine Lands.
However, streaks of light flickered incessantly on the surface of the Small Divine Lands World, and the stars in the night sky radiated with blinding brilliance.
During their small contest, both Lin Feng and the Zheng Yi Holy Man were not entirely focused on one another. While they vied for the upper hand, they were watching the surrounding lands of the Starry Sea and the vast night sky, to ward against the possibility of a giant group of demons ambushing and besieging them.
Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar and the Xuan Lin Holy Man stood at the side and quietly observed the situation while they kept watch for their respective seniors and paid attention to the surroundings.
The retreat of the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage and the other great demons previously did not mean that they wouldn't return in force after reorganizing themselves.
"Eh?" Lin Feng felt his heart skip a beat as his consciousness linked up with the gate to the Starry Sea.
He could feel that his gate to the Starry Sea was trembling with an unusual rhythm, and it was clear that something was off.
Very swiftly, the entire Starry Sea started to shake and specks of stars over the horizon gradually connected to each other to form a single patch. The originally tranquil and dark void space instantly lit up with bedazzling light.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man and the others detected the changes in the Ancient Desolate Galaxy as well.
"Someone is trying to open the Star Tomb!" The Zheng Yi Holy Man exchanged a look with the Xuan Lin Holy Man. Even though the two of them had never witnessed previous powerful cultivators who tried to open the Star Tomb and assume dominance over the Starry Sea, they were able to recognize the situation before them by referencing to their own encyclopedias and knowledge.
Lin Feng's eyes squinted a little. "One, two, three… four! There's one more gate than when I locked my own before this. This is the combination of four different gates to the Starry Sea."
He stared ahead at the brilliance of the stars in the distance and thought to himself, "Four gates to the Starry Sea… Does this represent a sign that the Star Tomb is about to be opened?"
Frankly, these series of changes came as a surprise to Lin Feng. According to his estimations, the great demons would attempt to claim his gate to finish the numbers to collect four gates.
Besides his own, the other known gates respectively belonged to the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage, the Golden Roc Grand Sage, the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage and the dragons.
Today, after the completion of the Second Tribulation of Destiny by the Original Celestial Dragon, the possibility that the three great demons would cooperate with the dragons to open the Star Tomb was far too unlikely.
"Does that mean that this is the sixth gate to the Starry Sea?" Lin Feng's brows furrowed into a frown. "Or does this mean that the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage and the others have another plan?"
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Chapter 1002: The Gap Between Help And No Help
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Lin Feng watched the starry sky that was brightening up as the corner of his mouth curved upwards. "The Heavenly Charms Grand Sage, the Golden Roc Grand Sage and the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage – could they have decided to help me and the Great Void Sect lure the Original Celestial Dragon out of the Black Sea?"
The Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage and the others probably had no clue why the Great Void Sect were inside the Starry Sea. They didn't know whether the Zheng Yi Holy Man was going to be the only one, or whether other powerful cultivators from the Great Void Sect were reinforcing him. However, at least they knew that the Zheng Yi Holy Man and the Great Void Pavilion were already in front of their eyes.
Lin Feng had a single gate to the Starry Sea on his hands. If there were no unforeseen circumstances, Lin Feng's original body could enter the Starry Sea at whim.
Even if both parties had some form of conflict, if the Original Celestial Dragon came out of the Black Sea before he was back to his full power and entered the Starry Sea, Lin Feng and the Great Void Sect were quite likely to team up against this great demon who had already completed the Second Tribulation of Destiny.
Of course, even if Lin Feng and the Great Void Sect were able to defeat the Original Celestial Dragon, they would have to pay a great price. This was undoubtedly a beneficial outcome for the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage and the others.
If the Original Celestial Dragon refused to enter the Starry Sea, then opening the Star Tomb could only be good for them and nothing else.
The large volumes of star skulls contained within the Star Tomb was unimaginable wealth to any demon race, and would vastly increase their powers.
Lin Feng exchanged a look with the Zheng Yi Holy Man. They were both acutely aware of the implications of the situation before them, but remained silent and said nothing to each other.
Even though the Crucible of the Divine Lands transformed into the Small Divine Lands World once again, the contest of power between the two parties did not stop.
The Star Tomb was still quite a distance from their current position. For people like Lin Feng and the Zheng Yi Holy Man, it was not something too far to be reached, and the opening of the Star Tomb was an endeavor that required time as well. Everything that had happened so far was just a preamble.
For both of them, taking control of the Crucible of the Divine Lands and rushing over to the Star Tomb was the optimal decision.
After all, opening the Star tomb required the combination of four gates to the Starry Sea. The star skulls were considered supreme treasures to these demons, and were equally useful to humans as well.
Assuming control over the Crucible of the Divine Lands would boost their own powers at the same time. Even though the main strength of this treasure was its ability to forge medicine and pills, this was not enough to mask the fact that it was still a Destiny-level magic treasure, and contained incredible power within.
The Xuan Lin Holy Man and Wang Lin's Great Satanic Avatar were watching each other with unbelievably calm expressions.
Even though they had never battled each other before, he could faintly feel that the Great Satanic Avatar was no match for the Xuan Lin Holy Man. The Great Satanic Avatar was injured in the battle he just had with the Six-Horned Grand Sage, and this further reduced his chances of victory.
While he had the Cang Heaven Spell Blade, the Xuan Lin Holy Man definitely had magic treasures in his possession as well. His magic treasures would also be seamlessly harmonious with his mantras as both originated from the Great Void Sect, thus he would be able to maximize their powers.
Still, Wang Lin was not too worried as he knew how to use Lin Feng's Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm. If the need arose, he would simply swap his original body and the Heavenly Gods-Sealing Banner over.
His understanding was not as deep as his master's, and the efficacy of the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm would also be limited by the dimensional power between the Starry Sea and the Greater World. However, the gate to the Starry Sea was right there and within reach.
If not for the fact that doing so would weaken their defenses over in the Divine Lands, Wang Lin's original body would have charged in with the Heavenly Gods-Sealing Banner a long time ago.
Compared to him, the person that should be anxious was the Xuan Lin Holy Man.
The gap between help and no help, in a standoff and relatively equal matchup such as this, became a lot more conspicuous.
The truth was that the Xuan Lin Holy Man wasn't feeling too good, but it wasn't because of Wang Lin's presence before him, and neither was it because the other members of the Celestial Sect of Wonders could descend into the Starry Sea at any time.
What distressed him was that before the contest of mana began, Lin Feng had instructed Shi Tianhao to enter the Crucible of the Divine Lands.
The most powerful entity from the Celestial Sect of Wonders currently inside the Crucible was Zhu Yi's Great Sun Avatar. The Great Sun Avatar had solid fundamentals in the first place, and Zhu Yi had since been able to completely cultivate it, further increasing its power. It was no longer something that typical second-level immortal soul stage cultivators could match.
On the other hand, the most powerful cultivator from the Great Void Sect who was currently inside the Crucible was one of the members of the Supreme Elder Council – third-level immortal soul stage cultivator, Cai Fengzhou.
Now that Shi Tianhao was in the mix, even though the Xuan Lin Holy Man still had confidence in Cai Fengzhou, he had no choice but to recognize that the situation was slowly slipping out of their hands and he no longer had enough confidence of success.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man was still engaged in the power contest with Lin Feng's Thunder Dragon Avatar and the Avatar of Ares. Due to the special circumstances, he was unable to gain the upper hand. In such a situation, if Cai Fengzhou and the others were able to interact with the original soul of the Crucible of the Divine Lands and obtain some kind of progress, they would be able to link up with the Zheng Yi Holy Man from the inside and would gift them with an advantage in the wrestle for control over the Crucible, which could eventually be converted into a high chance of overall victory.
The Celestial Sect of Wonders were facing the exact same situation.
Under the effects of Lin Feng and the Zheng Yi Holy Man's contest, the lights flashing on the outside of the Small Divine Lands World became increasingly radiant, and their connection with the Crucible of the Divine Lands also grew more intimate. The outer regions of the Small Divine Lands World suddenly trembled, and several light projections surfaced.
Lin Feng and the Zheng Yi Holy Man's eyes sparkled at the same time. The pictures presented by these light projections were not some flashback to days long past, but were a reflection of what was currently going on inside the Crucible.
In a set of light projection pictures, a group of human figures could be seen. Every single one of them were wearing white robes embroidered with white clouds – it was the classic uniform of the Great Void Sect.
One of them was a thin-looking man with pale skin, a sharp nose and slim lips. He wore a cold expression, and his face betrayed tinges of weakness and frailty while his mouth was open in speech.
This was Yang Zhao, who had previously been sucked into the crack in void space and managed to tear himself after some effort. He was considered lucky as he quickly reunited with the fellow members of his sect.
There were multiple cultivators from the Great Void Sect in front of him, and it was clear that they deferred to the leadership of three individuals. The level of mastery of the person in the middle was the highest, and it was a nascent soul stage cultivator who had completed the cosmic soul – she was a woman, and had a calm look on her face as she listened to Yang Zhao.
This lady seemed like she was only twenty years old, and there were only tranquility and composure in her eyes. Strictly speaking, she wasn't considered pretty and an optimistic judgment would place her slightly above average. She could not be compared to the other female cultivators of the Great Void Sect like Yan Mingyue and Bai Xiqian.
However, she had an elegant and graceful aura that left quite an impression upon others. The only thing was that there were tinges of indifference hidden within her calm expressions.
A handsome-looking youth stood to her right and had a dignified posture – he was the disciple that entered the Spiritual Conference of Mount Kunlun with Lin Daohan and Yan Mingyue all those years ago, and also one of the more outstanding disciples of the younger generation of the Great Void Sect, Chen Xingyu.
Zhou Yuncong possessed the Yang Incinerating Entity, and Chen Xingyu was similar as he possessed the Yin Terminating Entity and faced many challenging obstacles in his path of cultivation.
Compared to Zhou Yuncong, who had to experience the Tribulations of the Yin Fire right after forming the aurous core, Chen Xingyu had a relatively more stable process after forming the aurous core. However, the main checkpoint that he had to pass afterwards was far riskier.
For people with the Yin Terminating Entity, after they had formed the aurous core and ascended to the aurous core intermediate stage from the Tribulations of the Yin Fire, they would have to go through the Tribulations of the Yin Wind right away.
In other words, after Chen Xingyu formed the aurous core, he would have to experience both tribulations one after another at the same time if he wished to continue along his path of cultivation.
If he was successful, he would be in the advanced aurous core stage and without any form of imperfections. If not, he would simply cease to exist.
For Chen Xingyu and his Yin Terminating Entity, either tribulation was already considered risky, and experiencing both one after another only made it worse.
Zhou Yuncong had stagnated at the Foundation Establishment Stage for a very long time, and Chen Xingyu ended up with a similar situation as he stuck around in the aurous core beginner stage for a prolonged period. Finally, under the protection of his mentors, he successfully passed the tribulations.
Afterwards, the challenge of the Void Lightning Tribulations that he had to experience was similar to that of Zhou Yuncong – it was relatively more difficult for them than for other cultivators.
However, this person lived up to his reputation of a young prodigy under the guidance and care of the Great Void Sect, and was already a nascent soul stage cultivator today.
On the path of cultivation in the future, the checkpoints and other milestones that he had to break through still contained more difficulties than other cultivators. He was practically in the same boat as Zhou Yuncong.
"Junior Wan was killed Tang Jun, and Senior Shan and Junior Zhao, along with the other members of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, were sucked into the crack in the void." Yang Zhao recounted the events that transpired. Chen Xingyu and the others were already there by then, but were ultimately a step too slow and they already knew everything that came afterwards.
"Please advise us on what we should do now, Senior Mu." Yang Zhao clasped his hands together in greeting after finishing his speech and said nothing more.
Chen Xingyu glanced at Senior Mu, who was the leader of the pack, and said quietly, "Senior, Junior Zhao and Senior Shan are still nowhere to be found. We should search for them first, and make a decision after meeting up with Senior Great Uncle Cai."
Senior Mu's name was called Mu Xuan, and she had the highest level of mastery amongst the younger generation of disciples from the Great Void Sect who ventured into the Ancient Desolate Galaxy.
She said softly, "We shall search for them first. We will not only loo for Junior Shan and Junior Zhao – we will also be looking for the people from the Celestial Sect of Wonders."
To her left was another youth with a relatively bigger and taller stature. He was standing in the same line as she was, and was also in the nascent soul beginner stage like Chen Xingyu was.
However, his personality was the complete opposite of the well-mannered and gentle Chen Xingyu. This person was a lot more hardheaded, and exuded an intense aura of aggression.
This youth's face was toned and full of detail, and he revealed a look of disapproval and unhappiness. He stared at Yang Zhao and said, "You have humiliated all of us, and the Great Void Sect."
Yang Zhao did not attempt to defend himself or explain anything, and simply bowed his body in respect.
It was not just because this person before him was higher in mastery. His standards, mantras and mana were possibly more powerful than even that of Shan Xiang, who was in the nascent soul intermediate stage. This man was called Guo Chaoyang, and was part of the Radical Faction like he was, and was also one of the youths with the greatest potentials to become the future leader of the Radical Faction.
Even though the two factions of the Great Void Sect were starting to combine their schools of thought and their general direction, the separation between the Factions still existed. The competition between the successors to both factions were all over the place as well.
Ever since Pang Jie's imprisonment and after Shi Tianyi's death, there was nobody else from the Radical Faction who could even come close to touching Lin Daohan's position. There was hardly anybody from the Radical Faction with the mere potential to do so.
However, in the next generation of disciples, there was someone who could hold his own against Chen Xingyu.
It was this tall youth currently standing beside Mu Xuan and Chen Xingyu.
Before Guo Chaoyang, Yang Zhao did not cover anything at all, and recounted the story truthfully and objectively, from his actions to his own thoughts.
Guo Chaoyang glared at Yang Zhao and shook his head repeatedly. "It's nothing much if you and Junior Wan have a problem with the Celestial Sect of Wonders, because I also had a problem with them. However, what's with this backstabbing nonsense, and repaying a favor with treachery? Victory wouldn't have been glorious or sweet, and now you guys have lost everything."
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Chapter 1003: Another Clash
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Guo Chaoyang stared at Yang Zhao with an expressionless face and lowered his voice. "If you think receiving help from the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders is a form of humiliation, then you can simply reject t heir help."
"You said that you had no idea beforehand and only knew they were from the Celestial Sect of Wonders after entering their magic formation, that's fine, so all you had to do was turn around and leave. Why did you have to follow them around?"
"If you think that receiving favors from them was too much and unacceptable, all you had to do was make it clear on the spot and openly challenge them to a battle. Even though that's still going against the favors they had just given you, it would still retain some of the Great Void Sect's strength of character."
"What's up with the backstab afterwards? Did you guys believe from the bottom of your hearts that you guys were no match for them in a head-on battle?"
"Yang Zhao, what happened to all the things you have learned with Wan Zhenglun on Mount Baiyun?"
Guo Chaoyang's expression was cold and fierce. However, before Chen Xingyu and the others, he ended up giving Yang Zhao a chance and save him some face as the latter was also from the Radical Faction.
However, his tone was a lot more indignant and merciless during his conversation with Yang Zhao using voice-projection.
Yang Zhao contemplated for a moment before he answered quietly, "Senior Guo, even though I am unwilling to admit it, Junior Wan I are undoubtedly no match for them. Even Senior Shan, who's in the nascent soul intermediate stage, was also unable to defeat that Tang Jun from the Celestial Sect of Wonders."
Guo Chaoyang's face relaxed a little and answered slowly, "Are you trying to say that you agree with Tang Jun's statement, that the disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders cannot be defeated by others of the same level of mastery, even if they're faced with cultivators from the Great Void Sect?"
He was no longer fierce, but this made Yang Zhao's face even paler. In the end, Yang Zhao nodded his head faintly and said, "Senior Guo, both you and Senor Chen are unprecedented talents of the younger generation and are already in the nascent soul beginner stage. Your mantras and whatnot are also stronger than that of Senior Shan, and you have the ability to hold your own against Senior Mu, who is already in the nascent soul advanced stage."
"The Great Void Sect doesn't produce talents like you guys all that often."
"However, it is a fact that I can't beat Tang Jun of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, who is in the aurous core advanced stage."
Guo Chaoyang's expression became even warmer. The tense lines on his face began to reveal tinges of happiness and a smile could be faintly seen. "Cannot be measured by the typical standards of the Divine Lands – this is familiar."
"This statement used to be what others say to refer to us, no?"
The smile on his face gradually disappeared, and his expression returned to normal. "It's a pity that Dao Yuting and Lin Tong are not inside the Ancient Desolate Galaxy."
Of the second generation of disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders, two individuals were in the nascent soul stage – Dao Yuting, who was under Wang Lin's guidance, and Lin Tong, who was under Xiao Yan's mentorship. This news was already spread throughout the entire world.
Yang Zhao glimpsed at Guo Chaoyang and said slowly, "Tang Jun, Zhou Yuncong and Han Yang share the same reputation, and are collectively known as the three strongest cultivators in the second generation of disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders. I'm afraid that even Lin Tong and Dao Yuting are no match for them."
While he spoke, he glanced at Chen Xingyu out of the corner of his eye.
Yang Zhao revered Guo Chaoyang for his talent and his powers. However, in the various internal competitions of the Great Void Sect over the years, Guo Chaoyang had battled Chen Xingyu on multiple occasions and they were practically of the same standards.
Due to the fact that Chen Xingyu had the Yin Terminating Entity, he faced a great many challenges in his path to cultivation. This was the reason why Guo Chaoyang, who entered the sect after him, attracted more attention for his speedy rise through the levels of mastery. He closed the gap in standards between the two of them, and if nothing unexpected happens, he would probably ascend to the nascent soul intermediate stage before Chen Xingyu.
However, in a competition between cultivators with the same level of mastery, they were about the same.
During the Spiritual Conference of Kunlun, Chen Xingyu battled with Zhou Yuncong. Chen Xingyu, who was already in the aurous core stage, but had his level of mastery suppressed by the Celestial Sect of Wonders' Dharma Hall into the foundation establishment advanced stage to match that of Zhou Yuncong. However, due to the fact that he had already seen the world and gathered more experience than his opponent, Chen Xingyu was definitely more powerful than he was when he had just reached the foundation establishment advanced stage.
The final result – Chen Xingyu still lost the battle.
Inside the Small Divine Lands World, Zhou Yuncong had yet to have direct contact with anyone, but Tang Jun's display of skills sent chills down his spine.
Having a host of magic treasures and whatnot was one thing, but even if it was a showdown based on pure mantra and mana, Yang Zhao had no faith that Shan Xiang, who was in the nascent soul intermediate stage, would emerge victorious.
Tang Jun was as such, then Han Yang and Zhou Yuncong would have similar capabilities as they shared the same reputation.
Guo Chaoyang said quietly, "I understand what you're trying to say. However, this isn't enough to sway my beliefs. In my heart, the Great Void Sect possesses the most supreme existence within the Divine Lands, and even the entire Grand Celestial World. You, as a disciple from the Great Void Sect, should defend the honor of our sect as much as you have received our glory."
"If someone attempts to challenge our dignity, then the disciples of the Great Void Sect will have to step forward. This is our responsibility, and an honor."
"Even if we fail or if we are defeated, the Great Void Sect will not and cannot be defeated."
Guo Chaoyang extended his hands and opened his palms before him as he observed the lines and patterns on his palms. "I have never been idle or pedantic, and the domination of the Great Void Sect was not something obtained through simple preaching and spreading the gospel. Some things that need to be done, have to be done."
"However, there is a preamble to all this. The royalty will always be right, and everybody else is just in the way. For the Great Void Sect to reign supreme over the world, we have to be strong enough to do so!"
"Without this as our foundations, then all the successful tactical maneuvers that we have done shall be destined to be ephemeral," Guo Chaoyang continued to stare at Yang Zhao. "The seniors in our sect have to take care of the bigger picture, and there are so many other things that they have to concern themselves with. We will never know how they plan things and how they think things through, but the younger generation of disciples from the Great Void Sect should prioritize being able to defeat the younger generation of disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders, before thinking about playing tactical tricks on them."
"Over the eternal passage of time, the Great Void Sect has endured through endless waves of harrowing experiences. We have never fallen before, and we will not fall now. We have to ensure that the sect will continue to endure when we succeed our seniors. When you doubt this belief, how can you have the motivation to keep going?"
Yang Zhao chewed on his words for a while before he said slowly, "Senior Guo, I implore you too think again. If I may say something disrespectful towards Senior Mu, even though she is already in the nascent soul advanced stage, everybody knows that both you and Senior Chen's natural talent and potential are far greater than hers."
"If you and Senior Chen are defeated, then we will have lost our last string of hope."
Guo Chaoyang was calm as he casually disregarded Yang Zhao's words and said plainly, "Yang Zhao, you still don't understand. However, I am not forcing you to follow me in my beliefs."
"There is one thing that you have to pay attention to. Once you've lost the confidence and the resilience, even if you can gain the upper hand by playing some deceitful trick, we will be going down a slippery slope. We will end up losing the present, and eventually the future as well."
"In the end, if I lose and if Chen Xingyu loses as well, our generation will have lost. However, the generation after us and our disciples, our grand disciples, will have another chance to catch up."
Even though he had always been respectful towards Guo Chaoyang, Yang Zhao was not a blind follower. He lowered his voice and said, "If we can eliminate them out right now, not only will we win over the present, we will not lose the future!"
"If we lose, we will only fuel their rise and end up benefiting them. Even if everything turns out like you have described, we may not win the future!"
Guo Chaoyang glanced at him and a look of disappointment came over his eyes. "Yang Zhao, you still don't understand."
"We are not the same as Chen Xingyu and the others. In the hope that the Great Void Sect can dominate the world, we are not afraid to eliminate anything and everything that obstructs us on this path, but that's just a means to an end."
"What's important is your heart. If your beliefs have been swayed and your mind has been weakened, if you don't let go of this wary attitude and spend your days and nights in anxiety, you will come to realize that one after another disciple from the Celestial Sect of Wonders, one after another Tang Jun, Zhou Yuncong and Han Yangs will emerge before you and you will never be able to eliminate them all."
"And you will only become weaker and weaker, till the point where someone steps all over you and you will never see the light of day again," Guo Chaoyang said coldly, "In recent months, your level of mastery has stagnated. The reason is because your mind is not calm and stable, and even your mantras and mana seem like they are regressing. Don't tell me you're not aware of that."
Yang Zhao fell into silence as his face grew pale. Guo Chaoyang tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Our seniors are taking care of the big picture and how to go about doing things, and all we have to do is follow orders. As for ourselves, we have to take it upon ourselves to protect the glory of the Great Void Sect."
"Let's travel together to find Senior Shan and Junior Zhao. If we meet the people from the Celestial Sect of Wonders along the way, we will challenge them openly."
Guo Chaoyang's voice grew cold and hard. "Even if Junior Wan was wrong, if he is still a disciple of the Great Void Sect and hasn't been expelled from our walls, he should be dealt with by the laws of our own sect. The Celestial Sect of Wonders will pay for murdering him."
"It's okay if Lin Tong and Dao Yuting are not inside the Starry Sea. There's still Yue Hongyan, Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu, eh?"
Yang Zhao was slightly taken aback. "Senior Guo…"
Guo Chaoyang turned around with a calm look on his face. "Tang Jun of the Celestial Sect of Wonders dares to challenge Senior Shan, when he is only in the aurous core advanced stage and Senior Shan is already in the nascent soul intermediate stage. I'm in the nascent soul beginner stage – and do I not dare to do something similar as well?"
"Objectively, I don't have enough confidence to win but the outcome of the battle is another thing altogether. At the very least, we will have to engage in open battle with them."
Yang Zhao lowered his eyes and said nothing as he knew that Guo Chaoyang wanted to take back what Yang Zhao and the others had thrown away.
Victory was another thing altogether, but the cultivators of the Great Void Sect are courageous and unafraid.
Stronger individuals did not need to prove anything to weaker ones, but in a clash between two powerful individuals, anything could be done but there was no room for the mind to be weak.
Mu Xuan and Chen Xingyu watched Guo Chaoyang and Yang Zhao as they faced each other in silence. They could feel that there were messages being voice-projected between them, but they made no attempt to probe and neither did they interrupt and simply waited there patiently.
Ding Runfeng, together with Bai Xiqian, had clashed with Yue Hongyan and the others at Xiling City before. Fan Xuefeng, who had displayed her own excellences during the Spiritual Conference of Mount Kunlun, stood side by side in silence but they gazed at Yang Zhao with complicated looks on their faces.
After a long while, Guo Chaoyang turned towards Mu Xuan and said, "Senior Mu, let's go."
Mu Xuan had a plain look and nodded subtly as the group of cultivators of the Great Void Sect returned to their journey towards the inner regions of the Small Divine Lands World.
Chen Xingyu, Guo Chaoyang and Mu Xuan felt their hearts skip a beat at the same time as they casted their gazes across the horizon. They could see the flickering of human shadows, and every single one of them were dressed in purple – they were from the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
It was Yang Tie, Liu Xiafeng, Li Xingfei and Zhou Yuncong.
Yang Tie and the others saw Chen Xingyu and company and were slightly taken aback as well. Subsequently, they frowned in unison when their eyes landed upon Yang Zhao's body.
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Chapter 1004: When Have The Disciples Of The Celestial Sect of Wonders Been Afraid Of Anything?
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The two parties were just there, staring at one another, as the disciples of the Great Void Sect and the Celestial Sect of Wonders were stunned to see each other.
Zhou Yuncong and Chen Xingyu's gazes met at practically the same time – one was ice-cold and soul-piercing while the other was warm and plain.
Yang Tie, Liu Xiafeng, Li Xingfei and the others surveyed the group of disciples form the Great Void Sect. Their eyes paused on Chen Xingyu, Guo Chaoyang and Mu Xuan before everybody's eyes became fixated on Yang Zhao.
When they were trapped inside the Spiritual Energy Hurricane, Yang Tie and others were still alert to the happenings in the outside world.
Even though Yang Zhao was not complicit with Wan Zhenglun, he stopped Zhao Mingxiu and subsequently obstructed Tang Jun in his attempt to exact revenge on Wan Zhenglun. Yang Tie and company were highly aware of these facts.
Yang Zhao's face was unchanging and seemed as indifferent as ever.
Mu Xuan and Guo Chaoyang wore inscrutable expressions as well and said nothing. Chen Xingyu retracfted his gaze from Zhou Yuncong's body and turned towards Yang Tie and the others before he clasped his hands together in greeting. "I have already heard about whatever happened before from Junior Yang. Firstly, I'd like to thank everyone for helping them out, for helping Senior Shan, Junior Yang, Junior Zhao and Junior Wan to escape."
Yang Tie answered quietly, "You flatter us."
His personality was relatively more stable and casual compared to Tang Jun and others, but that didn't mean that he was susceptible to praises.
On the contrary, he was a chip off the old block from his mentor, Zhu Yi. He was straightforward, reciprocatively polite and was firm when dealing with hostilities.
Zhou Yuncong's chilly eyes were still fixed on Chen Xingyu, Yang Zhao and the others. Traces of icy light flickered in his pupils.
Liu Xiafeng glanced at Chen Xingyu and said, "Don't thank us too soon. It seems as if somebody from your sect wasn't willing to recognize our help. We tried to help them, and ended up 'helping' out a conflict of hatred."
Yang Zhao was about to speak when Guo Chaoyang raised his hand to stop him, and the former immediately closed his mouth.
Guo Chaoyang's eyes shifted from Yang Tie and then to Liu Xiafeng and the others before he said, "You are right – they should have shown some gratitude. However, whatever happened afterwards can indeed be said to be a conflict of hatred."
Li Xingfei said softly, "It's a pity that I can't tell where the rules and discipline of the Great Void Sect are. If they exist, how can Yang Zhao still be standing there like he is now?"
Yang Tie matched Guo Chaoyang's gaze and chimed in. "If you wish to correct others, you have to correct yourself as well. If not, your words don't mean a thing at all."
Liu Xiafeng looked at Guo Chaoyang and shook his head. "What did you just say? It didn't matter whether or not Wan Zhenglun did anything wrong? Is there still a discussion regarding the rightness of his actions? Or are you trying to say that your opinions are in line with Shan Xiang and you believe that Wan Zhenglun was simply trying to help us, except the execution was wrong and everything was just an accident and misunderstanding?"
He laughed coldly and asked rhetorically, "Do you really think everybody on scene were blind?"
Chen Xingyu frowned a little but said nothing. Beside him, Mu Xuan had been quiet all along but she suddenly spoke her piece. "If Junior Wan is still alive, there would have been something to talk about. Now that he's that, talking no longer serves a purpose."
Liu Xiafeng raised his eyebrows. "You have the balls to do it, but you don't have the balls to admit it?"
Mu Xuan said softly, "Junior Wan met his end at your hands, and admitting to whatever happened doesn't make a difference anymore. Both of our sects are here for the Crucible of the Divine Lands, and a violent conflict is bound to come. Since we have just crossed paths, then we might as well begin right here and now."
Chen Xingyu's brows furrowed again as he glanced at Mu Xuan, and Mu Xuan turned around and shot him a plain look.
Fan Xuefeng tugged on Chen Xingyu's sleeve and passed a voice-projected message, "Senior Mu has been holding back for a long time."
Chen Xingyu heaved a sigh as he understood the meaning of Fan Xuefeng's words.
Mu Xuan was in the nascent soul advanced stage, but she wasn't all that old. Her master was the previous All-Under-Heavens Strider of the Great Void Sect, Pang Jie, who was eventually imprisoned under the Great Void Demon-Crushing Stone.
When Pang Jie was still young and when his level of mastery was relatively low, he brought Mu Xuan back to Mount Baiyun when she was still a young girl serendipitously, and this eventually led to Mu Xuan joining under his mentorship as his disciple. It was rare for someone in the Great Void Sect to have a disciple at such a young age, like Pang Jie did.
Everybody in the inner circle of the Great Void Sect who knew about the two of them took pity on them. When Mu Xuan grew up, the feelings she had towards Pang Jie started to overtake that of their original mentor-disciple relationship.
When Pang Jie was silenced under the Great Void Demon-Crushing Stone, Mu Xuan displayed a strange and sinister indifference and there was no overreaction.
However, she started to practice the Mantra of the Great Oblivion, and her progress was cracking and she advanced at breakneck speed.
This prospect fell into the eyes of the Great Void Sect, yet those who witnessed this were full of worry instead of feeling happy for her.
The Mantra of the Great Oblivion pursued the act of leaving love behind rather than the state of heartlessness. The core was about forgetting love, and in some sense, there was a little emotion within all the indifference.
The deeper the emotion, the greater the returns once it was forgotten.
Those who held themselves back did not have pure love in their hearts, but had far too complicated love that he or she could not untangle themselves from. The more boats they were stepping on, the worse their situation might end up.
However, if one could grasp the concept of developing passion from a state of heartlessness, and forgetting about it once it was obtained, then the speed of progress would be alacritous and the power of the mantra would be equally breathtaking.
At the very least, the progress of cultivation and mastery would be a lot faster than the Yin Yang Mantra of the Void.
When Pang Jie was imprisoned under the stone, Mu Xuan was not as emotionless and heartless as she seemed and was not completely without reaction.
It was quite the contrary – she was releasing the feelings she had for Pang Jie in their entirety, as they could not be held back any longer.
However, there was still an existing problem. Cups would overflow when they were full, and everything that's good would come to an end once it had reached its peak, and it would start turning bad. If she was perennially mired in her feelings and never found her way out, she would end up in a situation like walking to the peak of a mountain without a path back down; she would fall straight down, over the cliff.
In most cases, this problem of the mind was not independently manageable by these cultivators. While they needed to work it out by themselves, they also needed some luck and opportunity from the outside world.
Under Mu Xuan's ice-cold appearance, she had practiced the Mantra of the Great Oblivion to something that was charged with extreme emotion. While she enjoyed skyrocketing progress in her mastery, it became harder and harder for her to understand the true meaning of 'forgetting love', and she could no longer do it by herself.
They key to unlocking this knot in her heart was Pang Jie. However, it was not about whether or not he could come out from under the Great Void Demon-Crushing Stone. Rather, it was up to the people of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, who indirectly led to Pang Jie's sentence.
There was nothing she could do about Lin Feng, but this knot in her heart could be transferred onto Lin Feng's disciples and his grand disciples.
If she could break through his tough obstacle successfully, she even had a chance to ascend to the immortal soul stage.
However, if this dragged out too long and if it stretched beyond the limit, she would start to degrade and this had unimaginable consequences. Many seniors of the Great Void Sect who practiced the Mantra of the Great Oblivion served as perfect 'examples' for Mu Xuan.
The Yin Yang Mantra of the Void was relatively more stable, but cultivation was a little more difficult and progress was naturally slower as well. However, there was not much hidden side effects or problems that one had to be concerned about.
On the other hand, the Mantra of the Great Oblivion was a lot easier to practice and progress was a lot faster. If one could see through its important checkpoints, improvement would be even faster. However, if one was not able to get through the hurdle of 'passion' and was unable to untangle the knot in the heart, then the consequences would be unpredictable.
This problem of 'passion' was not limited to just romantic relationships. Besides love, kinship, friendship and everything that had to do with compassion and empathy in the world and every other sort of passion and emotion could be used to empower the Mantra of the Great Oblivion, but could also become hurdles to cross.
Even though she was Pang Jie's disciple, Mu Xuan had always been soft-spoken, and had a neutral viewpoint towards the views of the Conservative Faction and the Radical Faction. She was positioned nearer to the middle, and even today, she was not part of the Radical Faction like her mentor was.
Still, this did not affect her hostility towards the Celestial Sect of Wonders. This was both personal and related to her upwards path of cultivation.
If this was a purely personal matter, Chen Xingyu would have attempted to advise her against this decision. However, there was nothing he could say against the latter reason.
Guo Chaoyang, Ding Runfeng, Yang Zhao and the others were not too surprised by her reaction. Guo Chaoyang glanced at Yang Tie and company and said quietly, "If you can still contact your fellow sect members, I suggest you do it quickly."
Yang Tie eyes swept across Mu Xuan, Guo Chaoyang and Chen Xingyu before he said, "Nascent soul advanced stage, nascent soul beginner stage – such high levels of mastery. But, so what?"
They were still young, and they were only a host of aurous core advanced stage cultivators who were faced with a host of outstanding cultivators from the younger generation of the Great Void Sect. Despite all this, Yang Tie was calm and stood where he was and faintly exhibited an elegant and dignified aura.
"Wan Zhenglun had it coming, and you guys can't tell what's right from wrong. If you wish to fight, then let's fight. When have the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders been afraid of anything?"
Yang Tie clasped his hands together and said, "I am Yang Tie of the Celestial Sect of Wonders – let's begin."
Before him, besides Chen Xingyu, Mu Xuan and Guo Chaoyang, Ding Runfeng, Fan Xuefeng and a few others were also in the nascent soul beginner stage. The Great Void Sect even had other nascent soul stage cultivators present as well.
Yang Tie's company had merely four people, and they were all in the aurous core stage. Yet, they didn't lose out on mannerism against Chen Xingyu and the others.
Even though Liu Xiafeng and Li Xingfei were only in the aurous core intermediate stage, they wore casual looks on their faces with extreme composure and both of them clasped their hands together as well.
"I am Liu Xiafeng of the Celestial Sect of Wonders – let's begin."
"I am Li Xingfei of the Celestial Sect of Wonders – let's begin."
There was a faint trickle of black smoke surrounding Zhou Yuncong's body and was conspicuously menacing and fearsome. Zhou Yuncong had an aura that seemed to surpass that of even Yang Tie.
Even though he was quietly cultivating by himself on Mount Yujing most of the time and did not typically venture outside, Zhou Yuncong's was known as one of the strongest disciples of the second generation of disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders, and had a ferocious reputation.
He took no prisoners in the battles that he had during his rare expeditions into the outside world. He was not easily drawn into a fight, but he was merciless once he was drawn into one.
Even though Zhou Yuncong never said a single word ever since they met each other, the person who was deemed by the host of Great Void Sect disciples to be the worthiest of attention was this cold-looking youth from the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
Guo Chaoyang frowned a little and was about to speak before Yang Zhao stepped forward from beside him and said softly, "Senior Guo, let me go."
"Good!" Guo Chaoyang glanced at him and his eyes betrayed tinges of approval and contentment while he nodded his head.
Yang Zhao said no more and turned back around to face Yang Tie and the rest.
He clasped his hands together and said plainly, "Yang Zhao of the Great Void Sect – let's begin."
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Chapter 1005: The Celestial Sect of Wonders, The Local Tycoon
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Yang Zhao's expression was plain as he looked at Yang Tie and said quietly, "Let's begin."
He was not too convinced about what Guo Chaoyang said to him before this, but Guo Chaoyang's observation that his level of mastery was not only stagnant, it was starting to show signs of regression. Yang Zhao was acutely aware about this problem.
He was very clear about his own problems, and even though he was unwilling to admit it, Yang Zhao knew that the rise to power of the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders distressed him a little. This problem of regression was purely psychological and on an emotional level.
The antagonistic attitude he possessed towards the Celestial Sect of Wonders, his insatiable need to eliminate them, and the sense of humiliation he felt when the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders gave him help – everything stemmed from his own confusion and came from the doubts he had about himself, and led to the erosion of his Daoist heart.
Before this, his subconscious mind told him that the way to correct his state of mind was by slaying outer demons and proceed to delete his own inner demons and the ones in his heart.
However, after his conversation with Guo Chaoyang, his mentality was different now and he resolved to openly challenging the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders to see who was stronger.
Zhou Yuncong's eyes turned ice cold as he watched Yang Zhao's every move. His body quivered but Yang Tie raised his hand to stop him and said softly, "Senior Zhou, let me take this round. We need you to anchor our lineup."
Li Xingfei passed a voice-projected message and said, "Speaking of anchoring down the formation, you're more suitable for this job."
Yang Tie answered, "I'm not as passive as Senior Zhou."
Liu Xiafeng giggled and said, "Both you and Yuncong should wait, and let me handle this round instead."
Li Xingfei disagreed. "You just battled with Wan Zhenglun, and they're a lot more familiar with you. Let me take this round."
"It doesn't matter. So what if they're more familiar with me?" Liu Xiafeng stretched his fingers and said, "I don't have enough confidence against the nascent soul stage disciples of the Great Void Sect, but anybody below will be no match for me."
Li Xingfei laughed at his comment and said nothing else. Yang Tie chuckled as well and nodded his head. "Good luck, Senior Liu."
Zhou Yuncong glanced at Liu Xiafeng. Of the second generation of disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders, his personality was the most withdrawn and didn't typically interact or socialize with others. He only usually conversed with Liu Xiafeng and Yan Wuwei.
He opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out in the end and he simply nodded his head solemnly towards Liu Xiafeng.
"I'm not worried as I have you guys around." Liu Xiafeng smiled enchantingly. He understood what Zhou Yuncong wanted to express – Zhou Yuncong wanted him to do everything in his ability against Yang Zhao, and he did not have to worry about anything else. If Mu Xuan, Chen Xingyu and Guo Chaoyang wanted to interfere, Zhou Yuncong himself would step forward as well.
Liu Xiafeng flicked his collar, stepped out and arrived before Yang Zhao. He clasped his hands together in greeting and said, "Liu Xiafeng of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, and you are Yang Zhao of the Great Void Sect – let's battle."
He paused for a while before he said plainly, "Are magic items and talismans allowed in our battle?"
It was better to resolve this point before anything else. Typically, in a relatively equal and just contest, both parties only used their respective mantras and mana, and left out their magic items and other possessions.
Using magic items and whatnot, and not limiting the battle typically suggested that the contest was more like a showdown to the death.
When magic items were used, the determinant of victory was no longer reliant on the strength of the battling parties' respective mantras and mana.
This fact was a lot more obvious the lower the level of mastery. In the end, for aurous core stage cultivators, a single magic item could determine the outcome of the battle. Even nascent soul stage magic items and talismans could turn the tides of battle in an instant.
Even for people like Liu Xiafeng and Yang Zhao, who came out from the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the Great Void Sect, were like that.
A single nascent soul stage magic item and a single nascent soul stage talisman may not be able to determine the victor – but what about a few?
"We'll only use our mana and mantras, nothing else." Yang Zhao was decisive.
Once this was said, Mu Xuan's brows creased a bit but she released them in the next moment. Chen Xingyu's face was unchanged, but his eyes thinned a little and the sparkle in his eyes dimmed as well.
Guo Chaoyang's expression grew cold and hard, and shook his head faintly.
He was extremely aware that Yang Zhao was not unwilling to fight Liu Xiafeng to the grave. If he could defeat and kill Liu Xiafeng, Yang Zhao would be more than happy to do so.
From Yang Zhao's recount of their experience with Tang Jun, Guo Chaoyang knew that Yang Zhao's rationale for choosing this method of not using other possessions came from his fear that Liu Xiafeng had a host of magic items just like Tang Jun did.
Tang Jun held off both Shan Xiang and Yang Zhao and eventually murdered Wan Zhenglun. Besides the strength of his mantras and his mana, an aurous core stage cultivator had three nascent soul stage magic items in his possession and his financial background was astounding.
Furthermore, the three nascent soul stage magic items in his possession were all high-quality ones – the Grand Sun Crown, the Ksitigarbha Pure Yang Mirror and the Pure Yang Daoist Robe.
The backing he had from his family and sect was even more lavish than more nascent soul stage cultivators, and amazed people like Yang Zhao and the others.
The magic items that the disciples from the Great Void Sect had in possession were naturally above-average. Besides Shan Xiang, who was already in the nascent soul intermediate stage, both Yang Zhao and Wan Zhenglun were only in the aurous core stage and they already had nascent soul stage magic items to protect themselves. Compared to the other powerful sects outside, they could be considered the local tycoon.
However, everything was relative. When they stood beside Tang Jun, Yang Zhao and the others felt as poor as ever.
The Great Void Sect had a long history and enjoyed a sprawling establishment. The resources and magic treasures they had stored and prepared were voluminous, and the idea of fully equipping all of their disciples was not something entirely impossible.
However, even though the Great Void Sect wanted to ensure the fundamental safety of their disciples in their adventures in the outside world, they were unwilling to bestow too many magic treasures, as they wanted to prevent their disciples from being too reliant on magic items and hindered their own masteries.
The treasure room of the Great Void Sect had a great many nascent soul stage magic items in store, but the ones that were comparable to the Grand Sun Crown, the Ksitigarbha Pure Yang Mirror and the Shield of Turning Heaven's Will were a lot rarer.
The reason was because, even though the Grand Sun Crown and the other items were still nascent soul stage items, they were forged by Xiao Yan, who was already in the immortal soul stage, thus it was naturally different from magic items forged by nascent soul stage cultivators.
There were a lot of immortal soul stage cultivators inside the Great Void Sect. Not only were there a lot of them, the Great Void Sect had the most immortal soul stage cultivators in the Divine Lands compared to any other place.
However, immortal soul stage cultivators spent the majority of their time cultivating their own mantras and forging and nurturing their own magic treasures. Nobody would bother creating nascent soul stage magic items as this was effectively a waste of their time.
Typically, when people like Xiao Yan reached the immortal soul stage, their situation should be similar to the aforementioned, but it could not be helped that they were even richer than Tang Jun…
Some immortal soul stage cultivators didn't even have magic items of their own. However, the gifts bestowed upon Xiao Yan and the others by Lin Feng, the magic items that they picked up for themselves along the way, along with the ones they looted from their enemies – everything added up.
This gave them time to forge some magic items for their respective disciples, and they even had the spare time to help Yang Qing, Yue Hongyan and the others who were not yet at the immortal soul stage.
Of course, this wasn't known to the world. If not, they would have been labelled shameless everyone else.
Not that Lin Feng and his disciples were too particular about these kind of things, as long as they were happy. Besides, it was not the first time that they were called names and scolded by the outside world.
Furthermore, besides forging these magic items themselves, Xiao Yan and the others were used to picking up useful magic treasures and all kinds of exotic items, and they were not about to let powerful nascent soul stage magic items slip through their fingers either…
Over the years, they would return from their travels with full backpacks from the various harvests. Many of these magic treasures were no longer useful, and it was only natural that they would give them to their respective disciples.
On the other hand, due to the existence of Lin Feng's Talent Analysis Device, while disciples that were substandard in the measures of Innate Ability, Intelligence, Luck and Determination were still allowed to join the sect, they would never let go of those who had off-the-charts values for these statistics. Many of the younger generation of disciples had a great future ahead of them…
In reality, the Celestial Sect of Wonders had their own rules about bestowing magic treasures to its disciples. A good balance was important as they wanted to avoid their disciples developing an overreliance on exterior items, and ended up overlooking personal mantra and mastery.
What was happening now was already the after-effects of these controls…
Sometimes, Lin Feng would laugh at himself as his disciples were using outrageously high statistics to plug the gap between the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the other established powers who had the benefit of being around for a long time.
Therefore, even though they were not as 'rich' as Tang Jun, Yang Tie and the other first disciples were outfitted by their respective masters like local tycoons as well. Even Liu Xiafeng, Li Xingfei and the others were not that far behind, and if magic treasures were thrown into the mix, Yang Zhao may not even be able to keep up.
However, both Guo Chaoyang and Yang Zhao found it unfathomable that every single aurous core stage cultivator in the Celestial Sect of Wonders were as 'rich' as Tang Jun, but Yang Zhao was still unwilling to take that risk.
Everything fell into Guo Chaoyang's eyes. He could tell that even though Yang Zhao was the one that initiated the challenge, he wasn't emboldened enough and still carried several psychological burdens.
There was nothing wrong in trying to increase his chances of victory. However, the problem was that Yang Zhao knew almost nothing about the background of his opponent, and yet he chose the most conservative response. This meant that instead of trying for victory, he was trying his best to prevent defeat – Guo Chaoyang was naturally displeased by this attitude.
After all, the opponent he was facing right now wasn't Zhou Yuncong or Yang Tie, both of whom were in the aurous core advanced stage – Yang Zhao was battling Liu Xiafeng, who was one level lower.
While it was true that Liu Xiafeng defeated Wan Zhenglun before, Yang Zhao's battle prowess was similarly stronger than Wan Zhenglun as well.
The method chosen by Yang Zhao, to avoid the usage of exterior items, also momentarily astonished Liu Xiafeng and Yang Tie and the others.
Liu Xiafeng checked out Yang Zhao and felt a little puzzled by his reaction, but wasn't too concerned as he nodded his head decisively and said, "Alright."
With that, their mana pools started rippling from their bodies as Liu Xiafeng's body began to glow with dazzling golden light.
Radiant golden light flickered all around his body and was blinding to the naked eye, and caused Yang Zhao to squint his eyes unwittingly. "Grand Sun Primordial Fire?"
The golden light around Liu Xiafeng's body appeared like sharp spikes as they condensed together to form a pure-golden ball of flame. It was, of course, the Grand Sun Primordial Fire, and was also known as the Great Heaven-Illuminating Sunfire.
He was Xiao Yan's disciples and practiced the Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues as well as the Burning Heavens Mantra. Using that as the outline, he dabbled in the Scripture of the Great Heaven-Illuminating Sun and managed to assimilate a little bit of the primordial fires and eventually cultivated the Great Heaven-Illuminating Sunfire.
His body glowed like a tiny Sun within the sphere of golden flames.
Yang Zhao watched him calmly and asked, "According to my knowledge, Liu Xiafeng, you are one of the earliest ones of the second-generation disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders? You should be the first disciple of Elder Xiao Yan, am I right?"
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Chapter 1006: The Trap
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
"Eh?" Liu Xiafeng raised an eyebrow as he heard Yang Zhao's question and a grin appeared on his face. "What are you trying to say?"
Yang Zhao continued, "Elder Xiao Yan's first disciples seems to be Tang Jun. I heard he only joined the Celestial Sect of Wonders during the third grand opening of the mountain gates?"
Liu Xiafeng shrugged his shoulders and answered casually, "Your idea of sowing discord amongst us – that's quite a low blow, isn't it?"
"Sowing discord? There's no need," Yang Zhao said plainly, "The reason is because the gap between you and Tang Jun is simply too great. Anybody can tell that you are no match for him – so what value is there for me to sow discord between the two of you?"
Liu Xiafeng raised both his eyebrows and stared straight at Yang Zhao. Yang Zhao said softly, "According to the normal time of the Grand Celestial World, Tang Jun joined the Celestial Sect of Wonders during the Spiritual Conference of Mount Kunlun seven years ago, the third time your sect has opened its mountain gates."
"And you? I think you joined up during the first opening ceremony, no? I can't quite remember the exact number, but it must have been more than ten years," said Yang Zhao as a faint smile appeared on his face, "The only thing I don't know is, how much time have the both of you sent in the caves that speed up time?"
"Objectively, who has spent a longer period of time cultivating?"
"You're already in the aurous core intermediate stage, and that's an achievement in itself. If I'm not wrong, you are ready to experience the tribulations of the Yin Winds as well, eh?"
"It's a pity that Tang Jun is about ready to attempt the Void Lightning Tribulations."
Liu Xiafeng watched him silently before he flashed a vibrant smile. "I don't mind telling you how many years I've spent cultivating because that's not a big deal. My question is – how many years did you take to reach the aurous core advanced stage?"
Yang Zhao shook his head slowly. "I've said before, it's not my intention to sow discord as there is really no need for that."
"This just occurred to me all of a sudden, so I just wanted to ask. Although one can say that Elder Xiao Yan's choice of First Disciple is a great one."
Liu Xiafeng laughed again and said, "If you don't wish to tell me, that's fine. Let's just get into it."
With that, his figure flashed and arrived before Yang Zhao before he struck down with his palm.
When Tang Jun was battling against Shan Xiang, Wan Zhenglun and Yang Zhao, Liu Xiafeng was helping out with maintaining the defensive power of the World Spell of Turning Heaven's Will. However, the entire process fell into his eyes and he was aware that Yang Zhao was a pure spell cultivator.
Since this was the case, closing the distance between them was the best approach against Yang Zhao. The shorter the distance between them, the greater the advantage for Liu Xiafeng.
The disciples under Xiao Yan's Inferno Precipice were relatively adept with the Martial Way, and Liu Xiafeng was one of those more outstanding ones.
Liu Xiafeng's strike seemed like it was out of sync with the ferociously burning flames of the Grand Sun Primordial Fire around his body, as it was a slow and flowing like a stream of water.
It was a form of the Celestial Sect of Wonder's Fist of the Eight Trigrams – the Ridgewater Palm.
This form was not complement to the Inferno Precipice and its lineage of mantras, and was rarely used by disciples of the Inferno Precipice.
However, as Liu Xiafeng's palm struck down, the stance abruptly changed and he clenched his palm into a fist – the Ridgewater Palm was transformed into the Flaming Fist Form, and violent power exploded outward!
A soft and flowing move was instantly transformed into a tough and ferocious one with seamless continuation and appeared incredibly smooth.
The strength released from this change of form was far greater than that of directly using the Flaming Fist Form from the very beginning.
The spike-like rays of golden light from the Grand Sun Primordial Fire flickered on his iron fist as his whole being seemed like a tiny Sun that was crashing down on Yang Zhao's head.
This scene fell into the eyes of Yang Tie and company, and their eyes started to sparkle. "This change in form is highly representative of his understanding of the Fist of the Eight Trigrams."
The company from the Great Void Sect also shared the same opinion as they watched Liu Xiafeng's assault. "This transformation shows that he has a deep understanding of the mantra."
Yang Zhao's brows creased as he faced the burning radiance, but his expression was as calm as ever, as if he had seen Liu Xiafeng's ferocious stance coming from a mile away, and was simply surprised and approving of the power of this sudden transformation.
Just as Liu Xiafeng made his first move, Yang Zhao's body immediately drifted backwards as he stepped backward as if he was on a staircase that was extending neverendingly – it was one of the Vanishing Spells of the Great Void Sect, the Elite Vanishing Heaven-Ascending Spell.
While Liu Xiafeng's Flaming Fist Form was fearsome with the support of his Grand Sun Primordial Fire, this retreat meant that he was about to miss his target.
Liu Xiafeng whistled and unleashed his own Vanishing Spell from the Eight Spells of the Heavens and Earth, the Grand Vanishing Spell, and pursued Yang Zhao.
The Eight Spells of the Heavens and Earth and the Fist of the Eight Trigrams were mantras devised purely by the Celestial Sect of Wonders. They were both mantras that had been studied, refined and understood repeatedly by Xiao Yan and his juniors and eventually passed down to their disciples, and seemed simple enough but was filled with unpredictable transformations.
While the difficulty of learning these mantras were reduced, these mantras had room for power increments and these conflicting points required consistent balance and effort in mastering them.
Every single disciple of the younger generation entering the Celestial Sect of Wonders were not exempt, and everybody tried their best to master these two mantras.
As their levels of mastery increased and their experiences became richer over time, they would obtain a deeper understanding of the great theories of heaven and earth. It was possible that the day would come when they would stop using the Fist of the Eight Trigrams and the Eight Spells of the Heavens and Earth, but these two mantras were considered relatively sophisticated for aurous core stage cultivators.
Yang Zhao unleashed the Elite Vanishing Heaven-Ascending Spell to dodge Liu Xiafeng's strike, but Liu Xiafeng was ruthless as he caught up with him in a second and gave him no room to breathe.
"Good move." Even though Yang Zhao was frustrated, his eyes were as calm as usual and seemed relatively satisfied with the current situation.
All of a sudden, he howled into the air and a strange tune came out of his throat. Every note connected to each other to form a crisp rhythm, which was part of an ancient folk song.
The sounds were drifty and hard to predict, and there were concepts related to the vastness of the world contained within.
Pale white clouds were released from the effects of the song and gradually enveloped the entire area.
Yang Tie, Li Xingfei and Zhou Yuncong frowned a little as they heard this song. Yang Tie glanced at Li Xingfei and asked, "Senior Li, is this the Great Void Sect's Supreme Drifting Song Spell?"
Li Xingfei's eyes were fixed on the thick white clouds. "I have never seen this before, but I think you're right."
The Supreme Drifting Song Spell originated from the Mantra of the Great Oblivion, and combined the effects of voice energy with other mantras; the drifting sounds of the song fused together with the material clouds.
Great Void Sect cultivators who were positioned within the clouds followed the song and their physical bodies became drifty and illusory as well, and their opponents would find it difficult to determine their movements.
When Vanishing Spells such as the Supreme Drifting Song Spell, the Elite Vanishing Heaven-Ascending Spell and the Flow of Time and Space were used at the same time, it was difficult for the opponent to hurt the practitioner.
The flowing clouds drifting around seemed endless, and were so soft that it felt like they could absorb anything. It was incredibly difficult for Liu Xiafeng to unleash the power of the Grand Sun Primordial Fire to burn everything out.
Even though this mantra wasn't a passive defensive spell, it was one of the mantras that incorporated the most intricate principles of the Great Void Sect's defensive mantras.
If this spell was combined with unpredictable mutability, then its defensive powers would be even more outstanding.
While the song was still ongoing, another voice could be heard that resonated between the clouds. "If Tang Jun was here, the power of his Ashen Flames and the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire might render this spell useless."
"Or, Zhou Yuncong's Yang-Incinerating Vital Spirit would also have been able to break my mantra."
"It's a pity that you're not either of them, and all you can do is be trapped inside and there's nothing you can do."
The Supreme Drifting Song Spell was not merely used for hiding and defense. The vast white clouds continuously eroded Liu Xiafeng's mana, and worked against the mana that he used for personal protection.
The Grand Sun Primordial Fire was violent and explosive and forced the white clouds to retreat upon contact. However, the rolling white clouds returned in a jiffy and this process repeated itself as it whittled down Liu Xiafeng's mana.
Liu Xiafeng wasn't too frustrated in this dire situation. Yang Zhao's words, which were meant to taunt him, did not seem to have much effect either.
He changed his spell and started to collect voluminous amounts of Grand Sun Primordial Fire and conjured a small and unassuming pill. However, it contained massive amounts of detonation power and it erupted with such force that an entire patch of white clouds cleared away in an instant.
However, Yang Zhao's figure flashed once and his mantra started to transform between reality and illusion. He recovered quickly, and used the Elite Vanishing Heaven-Ascending Spell along with the power of the white clouds to disappear once again.
Following the drifting sounds of the song, the white clouds permeated the entire area once again and enveloped Liu Xiafeng.
A faint smile appeared on Yang Zhao's cold face as he looked down at Liu Xiafeng.
When Wan Zhenglun lost to Liu Xiafeng, he returned to the mountain in humiliation. Still, he knew what was important and reported the process of his battle with Liu Xiafeng.
His personality played a part, and he also had a relatively deep understanding of the great theories of heaven and earth. Liu Xiafeng's cultivation of the Heavenly Classic of the Ways Virtues gave him an opportunity to devise his own mantra, called the Heavenly Vein Flowing Spell, which was also a vanishing spell.
Amongst the second generation of disciples from the Celestial Sect of Wonders of the same level of mastery, Liu Xiafeng was one of the three disciples most adept with Vanishing Spells.
Yang Zhao was roughly informed with Liu Xiafeng's abilities from the words of Wan Zhenglun. Even though he had never seen them before, he was acutely aware that Liu Xiafeng's Vanishing Spells were sophisticated and powerful.
From the very beginning, Yang Zhao wanted to challenge Yang Tie and not Liu Xiafeng.
Yang Zhao was familiar with Yang Tie's battle prowess. He had heard stories before, and witnessed it with his own eyes when they were still inside the Spiritual Energy Hurricane.
Most people would develop headaches battling Yang Tie as they would feel that their strikes were slow and useless, and their powers had no targets.
There was a public consensus that they would rather clash head-on with people like Tang Jun, Han Yang and Zhou Yuncong than grind it out with Yang Tie.
Offence is the true form of initiative, and prolonged defense would inevitably lead to a mistake. However, Yang Tie's historical record proved that as long as the gap in mastery wasn't too great, he was able to grind down his opponent till the very end, and this even included cultivators who were higher in mastery and power than her was.
If there was a chance of winning the war of attrition against Yang Tie, his opponents usually played their hands out anyway and took it slow against him. However, their chances to emerge victorious were roughly one in a hundred.
Yang Zhao had the patience to grind it out with Yang Tie. From another point of view, Yang Zhao's favorite opponents were similar to Yang Tie. Faced with Tang Jun, Zhou Yuncong and Han Yang who were masters of violent assaults, Yang Zhao had no chance at all.
Now that his opponent was switched to Liu Xiafeng, Yang Zhao was not afraid at all. From the information passed on by Wan Zhenglun, Liu Xiafeng wasn't too good with aggressive moves.
The only problem was that if Liu Xiafeng unleashed his Heavenly Vein Flowing Spell and played guerilla warfare with him, it would be difficult for Yang Zhao to win the battle as well.
Therefore, instigating Liu Xiafeng and making him angry so that he would fall into the trap that Yang Zhao had so carefully laid out was the best approach.
Subsequently, Yang Zhao planned to show some weakness and display hysterical and confused emotions to give Liu Xiafeng the illusion that victory was within reach, and mislead him into continuing his forceful attacks that weren't his strong suit.
From the moment his opponent was confirmed to be Liu Xiafeng, the trap had been set up. Yang Zhao was patiently waiting for Liu Xiafeng to fall inside, for him to struggle – the more he struggled, the tighter the trap became.
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