Chapter 42: 39: One Step Into The Heavenly Master

He had taken a half step beyond the Celestial Phenomena Realm…

The nine Vice Sect Leaders below were startled.

It was true that transcending the limits of the Celestial Phenomena Realm was not exclusive to the Heavenly Masters of the Celestial Master Mansion.

Besides the Heavenly Masters, there were still a very few other hereditary powers,

capable of surpassing the Celestial Phenomena Realm by a small or large half step.

But those who achieved this degree were incredibly rare.

Had their Sect Leader also reached this level?

“Hmph, if I could fully absorb the Heritage of the Primordial Demon Gate, it wouldn’t just be a half step…”

The Myriad Demons Sect Leader glanced at the multitude of subordinates below, his mind involuntarily recalling everything he had experienced in the heritage site of the Primordial Demon Gate.

It was a great opportunity that he had acquired after surviving countless brushes with death.

Furthermore, he could only enter once; now he could no longer do so, not even able to confirm the corresponding location range.

As time went by,

the ultimate confrontation between the Myriad Demons Sect and the righteous factions such as the Celestial Master Mansion grew increasingly imminent.

Half a year later,

at the foot of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

The Myriad Demons Sect gathered several thousand Demon Crowd.

The Celestial Master Mansion, not to be outdone, had all their Celestial Phenomena Realm experts emerge.

They formed a stand-off against the Myriad Demons Sect.

“Hahahahaha.”

“Master Cang Qing, you wouldn’t think that I retreated in the past because I was afraid of you, would you?”

The Myriad Demons Sect Leader was wantonly arrogant, with a terrifying aura of the Demonic Tao sweeping across all directions.

Opposite him, Master Cang Qing remained calm, unaffected.

“Remnants of the Primordial Demon Gate, wasn’t it enough that you were chased and killed by generations of Heavenly Masters from my Celestial Master Mansion?”

Master Cang Qing spoke indifferently.

“What of it?”

“Your Celestial Master Mansion hasn’t produced a Heavenly Master in five hundred years.”

“In the end, this world will belong to my Primordial Demon Gate.”

The Myriad Demons Sect Leader stopped pretending and let his aura become even more formidable.

Upon hearing this, Master Cang Qing sighed inwardly.

If Lin Yuan hadn’t taken the wrong path, it wasn’t impossible for his Celestial Master Mansion to produce another Heavenly Master.

But in the current situation, it was of no use; even a Heavenly Master needed time to grow.

According to the cultivation speed of past generations’ Heavenly Masters of the Celestial Master Mansion, it would take at least fifty years to become a Heavenly Master.

When the Heavenly Masters of the Celestial Master Mansion descended from Dragon Tiger Mountain, most were already in their sixties or seventies.

Even if everything went smoothly for Lin Yuan, without any detours, it would still take fifty years for him to become a Heavenly Master.

“Today, you, Master Cang Qing, will witness my true strength.”

Seeing that Master Cang Qing didn’t respond, the Myriad Demons Sect Leader laughed heartily and simply raised his right hand, lightly pressing down.

Boom.

A terrifying presence crushed down from all around.

Seeing this, Master Cang Qing did not hesitate to draw the sword at his side.

Hum!!!

An extremely sharp sword qi burst forth, directly piercing the surrounding Demonic Qi, while slashing toward the Myriad Demons Sect Leader.

“The Celestial Master’s Sword?”

“Not bad. With your strength, by wielding the Celestial Master’s Sword and invoking the residual Heavenly Master’s power within it, you could indeed unleash a power close to mine.”

The Myriad Demons Sect Leader offered his comment.

As the current Sect Leader of the Celestial Master Mansion, Master Cang Qing was naturally cultivated as a Celestial Phenomena Realm seed since his youth, and had entered the Sword Tomb, having been chosen by one of the Celestial Master’s Swords.

The Celestial Master’s Sword, although far from being like the True Martial Sword that contains the substantial powers of the Power of Taiyin and the Power of Taiyang,

was nurtured day and night by generations of Heavenly Masters, retaining some of the Heavenly Master’s power.

A Celestial Phenomena Realm expert from the Celestial Master Mansion, following the same path and exerting full force, could completely activate the power deep within the Celestial Master’s Sword.

“What a pity.”

“Even with the Celestial Master’s Sword, it’s still an external object. Even if you can activate it, for how long can you maintain it?”

The Myriad Demons Sect Leader sneered.

“Even if every Celestial Phenomena Realm individual in your Celestial Master Mansion held a Celestial Master’s Sword, and joined forces to besiege me, at most you could suppress me, until your power is exhausted…”

The Myriad Demons Sect Leader’s gaze turned cold.

In fact, the Celestial Phenomena Realm of the Celestial Master Mansion couldn’t truly besiege the Myriad Demons Sect Leader with Master Cang Qing, because they didn’t have enough hands, which allowed the Demonic Sect’s Celestial Phenomena Realm experts to act without restraint.

“Die.”

The Sect Leader of Myriad Demons Sect took a step forward, a horrifying and frenzied Demonic Qi enveloping him.

“This isn’t good.”

Master Cang Qing’s complexion changed.

At the peak of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

The atmosphere here was the complete opposite of the heavy, ominous mood at the mountain’s base.

The morning sun rose, bringing with it a hint of warmth.

Lin Yuan remained seated on the giant rock, indifferent to external matters.

“Shanfeng,”

Qingping had somehow made her way up without anyone noticing.

“The Celestial Master has instructed me to tell you, you must leave Dragon Tiger Mountain now through the secret passage.”

Qingping spoke rapidly.

In the decisive battle against the Myriad Demons Sect, Master Cang Qing was not fully confident.

To ensure the survival of the Celestial Master Mansion’s heritage, Lin Yuan, the disciple recognized by the True Martial Sword, must leave.

This way, even in the most extreme case, the lineage of the Celestial Master Mansion would not be completely severed.

As long as the True Martial Sword didn’t fall into the hands of the Myriad Demons Sect, the possibility of a new Celestial Master emerging in the future would remain.

Even if it took hundreds or thousands of years, as long as a new Celestial Master emerged, he could still restore the heritage of the Celestial Master Mansion.

“Shanfeng?”

Seeing no response from Lin Yuan, Qingping called out a little louder.

However, Lin Yuan, with his back to her, remained unresponsive as if he was lost in a trance with his eyes slightly closed.

“Shanfeng?”

Just as Qingping speculated whether Lin Yuan had fallen asleep and was about to go forward and nudge him,

Lin Yuan, who had been sitting on the boulder, suddenly opened his eyes.

[Your insight is against the heavens, meditating day and night on the Dao, you’ve comprehended the fusion of Power of Taiyin and Taiyang, and significantly refined it, surpassing the Celestial Phenomena Realm….]

Lin Yuan’s eyes were clear.

“So that’s how it is.”

Lin Yuan stood up, rising from the giant rock.

At this moment, in his field of vision, all things in heaven and earth were divided into yin and yang, the two colors, merging into black and white, turning into the fish of yin and yang, intertwining and fusing continuously.

“Shanfeng, you?”

Qingping’s gaze turned blank, and for some reason, she felt that Shanfeng seemed different from before.

“Hold on a moment.”

Lin Yuan smiled faintly and reached out to grasp at the void.

A sword, unnoticed until now, appeared out of thin air, suspended above Lin Yuan’s palm.

Lin Yuan gently caressed the sword, speaking softly, “You go ahead first.”

Whoosh!

The sword soared into the sky, heading towards the foot of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

At the foot of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Master Cang Qing was clashing with the Sect Leader of the Myriad Demons Sect.

Suddenly.

The Sect Leader of the Myriad Demons Sect seemed to sense something, his expression changing dramatically as he retreated explosively.

Ancient sword descended from the sky, its point embedding in the exact spot where the Sect Leader of the Myriad Demons Sect had just been standing.

The ancient sword was only three feet long, but it contained a vast dao, overshadowing the sky as if it were as majestic as Dragon Tiger Mountain itself.

One could vaguely make out the words ‘True Martial’ engraved on its scabbard.

“The True Martial Sword?”

The Sect Leader of the Myriad Demons Sect’s expression grew serious as he looked up in the direction from which the ancient sword had come.

That was from the peak of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

At that moment.

Atop Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Lin Yuan simply let out a long sigh, taking a light step forward.

That one step traversed hundreds of yards, bringing him directly off Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Above the peak of Dragon Tiger Mountain, clouds surged, all converging towards Lin Yuan’s feet.

Lin Yuan walked on the sea of clouds, step by step heading towards the base of the mountain.

Qingping, stunned by the spectacle before her, seemed to recall something, her eyes reddening as she murmured softly, “Changqing, wake up and see, Shanfeng has taken a step into the Celestial Master Realm.”