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Chapter 122: A Hundred Thousand Zhang High Yin Shen (Seeking Subscription)
Chapter 122: A Hundred Thousand Zhang High Yin Shen (Seeking Subscription)
At the peak of Tian Jian Mountain, Tian Jianzi sat high, looking down at the numerous guests with a detached expression.
As the protagonist of the birthday banquet, Tian Jianzi was undoubtedly the center of attention.
"Those three youngsters should be arriving soon, right?"
A hint of coldness flashed across Tian Jianzi's face.
As the master of the number one force in the world, Tian Jianzi was well aware that the three most dazzling young talents of the Five Regions at present were sharpening their blades, intending to trample on him as they ascended to the divine seat.
It's not that Tian Jianzi held a grudge against them.
For decades, Tian Jian Men had not oppressed the younger generation.
In fact, they couldn't even if they wanted to.
It was just that Tian Jianzi had been oppressing the strong cultivators of the Five Regions for too long, and these three leaders of the younger generation wanted to break the myth of Tian Jianzi.
Using the pressure from Tian Jianzi, they aimed to forge their own path.
"Foolish."
"Today, I shall show you what the tenth realm truly is."
Tian Jianzi thought to himself.
If given enough time, Tian Jianzi wouldn't deny that those three had the potential to enter the tenth realm.
But now?
Having only reached the ninth realm, what could they possibly do to challenge him?
"This time, I must not hold back."
"By eliminating these three, the young generation of the Five Regions will suffer a heavy blow and won't pose a threat to Tian Jian Men for the next hundred years or even longer."
"Only then can I set my mind at ease and head to that place."
Tian Jianzi's thoughts fluctuated, and his gaze subtly shifted towards the north.
The far north, beyond the Northern Region and the Endless Sea.
After entering the tenth realm, Tian Jianzi had faintly felt a calling from the heavens and earth, urging him to journey northward.
The two other tenth realm elders of Tian Jian Men had experienced the same calling.
However, after following the call to the north of the Endless Sea, they never returned.
Hence, after reaching the tenth realm, Tian Jianzi had been suppressing this calling.
But in recent years, the calling had become increasingly intense, and Tian Jianzi vaguely sensed that if he continued to delay, something terrible might happen.
"Little E, when will you cultivate to the peak of the ninth realm?"
Tian Jianzi's gaze shifted slightly, landing on 'Bai Qing'er'.
Bai Qing'er's original name was Luan E, and it was rumored in the outside world that she and Tian Jianzi were childhood sweethearts.
However, that was not the case. Luan E was actually Tian Jianzi's younger sister.
It was just that after the incident with Xiahou Yuan, Luan E had completely embraced 'Bai Qing'er' as her new identity.
"Soon," Luan E replied nonchalantly.
"Once you reach the peak of the ninth realm, I will do my best to help you enter the tenth realm," Tian Jianzi said.
"When will the sect master emerge from seclusion to capture that Xiahou Yuan and bring him to me?" Luan E suddenly asked.
"Xiahou Yuan?" Tian Jianzi frowned.
He had long stopped paying attention to Xiahou Yuan.
However, seeing Luan E like this, it was clear that she still harbored a mental demon from that incident.
"Never mind," Tian Jianzi sighed inwardly.
Even as a tenth realm cultivator, if Xiahou Yuan chose to hide in a certain place, there was little he could do.
However, after decades of cultivation, Tian Jianzi had delved deeper into the tenth realm and had even comprehended several secret techniques left behind by the previous tenth realm elders.
If he was willing to pay a certain price, it was still possible to locate Xiahou Yuan.
"After the birthday banquet, I will bring Xiahou Yuan back. But, Little E, you must keep your promise to me," Tian Jianzi said in a calm tone, as if he was talking about bringing back a stray cat or dog rather than the legendary great demon who once intimidated the Five Regions.
"Thank you, Sect Master," Bai Qing'er said joyfully upon hearing his words.
Her mind was already imagining the scenes that would unfold once Xiahou Yuan fell into her hands.
Suddenly— At that moment—
The countless strong cultivators gathered at the peak of Tian Jian Mountain to celebrate Tian Jianzi's birthday suddenly realized that the world seemed to darken.
The originally sunny and mist-shrouded peak of Tian Jian Mountain abruptly turned gloomy.
"What's that?"
A cultivator looked up at the sky.
They saw a continent-like shadow descending towards Tian Jian Mountain.
"Not good!"
"Run!"
"What is this thing?"
Although the cultivators didn't know why this 'continent' shadow had appeared, they realized that staying any longer would definitely bring nothing but trouble.
So they scattered in all directions, fleeing for their lives.
As long as they could escape the shadow's coverage, they should be safe.
But it was too late.
This 'continent' shadow was descending too fast.
Moreover, it was filled with infinite yin energy, transforming into a terrifying pressure that slowed down everyone's speed.
Boom! Tian Jianzi soared into the sky.
The aura of a tenth realm cultivator burst forth, shaking the heavens and earth.
While others could flee, Tian Jianzi could not, because beneath his feet was Tian Jian Mountain, the core of Tian Jian Men.
If he ran away and something happened to Tian Jian Mountain, wouldn't he become the sinner of Tian Jian Men for tens of thousands of years?
Most importantly— Tian Jianzi felt that even if he wanted to run, he couldn't.
The invisible and boundless yin energy filled the air, slowing down even a tenth realm cultivator like him. There was no hope of escaping before the 'continent' shadow descended.
"Stop right there!"
Tian Jianzi's eyes turned bloodshot, and his aura surged several folds, resembling a god as he tried to hold back the descending 'continent' shadow.
However— Bang!
Tian Jianzi's body suddenly exploded.
The 'continent' shadow showed no signs of stopping and continued to step down towards Tian Jian Mountain.
Rumble, rumble! As the 'continent' shadow descended, Tian Jian Mountain began to collapse.
One by one, the strong cultivators exploded, their flesh and souls shattering into fragments that rained down.
Some cultivators, realizing they couldn't escape, chose to stand their ground and fight back.
But it was futile.
They all exploded one after another.
In just a few breaths— The towering Tian Jian Mountain was flattened.
Only a deep crater, dozens of miles deep, remained where the mountain once stood.
If one were to look from a thousand miles away, they would see that this crater resembled a footprint, magnified a billion times.
Buzz! Countless souls transformed into streams of light, fleeing in all directions.
The thick blood energy spread out.
That single step had crushed countless cultivators' physical bodies.
However, even without their physical forms, their souls remained, and although severely damaged, many of the cultivators' souls had not completely disintegrated.
Seizing the opportunity, they fled like mad.
At that moment— In the distant sea, ten thousand miles away, a huge 'shadow' appeared once more.
If one looked closely, they would see that this giant 'shadow' resembled a human face, with vague features that made it impossible to discern its true appearance.
This human-faced shadow opened its giant mouth and sucked deeply in the direction of the giant footprint.
Boom! In the face of this terrifying suction force—
Souls and scattered blood energy alike— All turned into dragons and rushed into the giant human face's mouth.
Hundreds of miles away, within a dense forest, Xiao Huo, Shen Lang, and Yang Bixin, three young leaders who were the focus of countless gazes and high expectations, now stood with ashen faces and rigid bodies.
Looming high like the Tian Jian Mountain, that majestic figure had flattened the mountain with a single step, and now countless strong cultivators, including Tian Jianzi, a tenth realm cultivator, had their shattered physical bodies and souls devoured by that towering figure.
Xiao Huo and the others were left utterly stupefied by what they had just witnessed.
Especially Shen Lang, who had obtained a heritage from an eleventh realm cultivator from 50,000 years ago.
Even 50,000 years ago, 100,000 years ago, or further back in time, there had never been such a terrifying scene! "This...this is a Nascent Soul?" Xiao Huo muttered, his hand unconsciously reaching for the ring on his right hand as he tried to calm his shocked mind.
"Nascent Soul?" Shen Lang and Yang Bixin took deep breaths, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Even at the peak of the ninth realm, a cultivator's Nascent Soul, with all its might, would barely reach a hundred zhang.
Perhaps a tenth realm cultivator's Nascent Soul might be able to reach several hundred zhang.
But that majestic figure before them was at least 100,000 zhang tall! If such a massive Nascent Soul existed, how powerful would its master be?
Twelfth realm? Thirteenth realm? Xiao Huo and the others dared not believe it.
Even with their extraordinary encounters, they could only aspire to enter the tenth realm, and Shen Lang, with his heritage from an eleventh realm cultivator, might have a slim chance of reaching that realm.
As for anything higher, they dared not even think about it.
It was simply too far removed from reality.
"That is the Sovereign. That is the Sovereign's Yin Soul," Si Tu Ming said, his voice filled with reverence.
Compared to the shock and terror of Xiao Huo and the others, Si Tu Ming only paused for a moment before his expression turned excited.
Back when he was still the Five-Colored Lotus, he had spent a long time with Lin Yuan and was very familiar with his aura.
Although the majestic figure before them towered over the heavens and had crushed the Tian Jian Mountain with a single step, the aura it exuded was similar to the one Si Tu Ming had felt from the Sovereign.
"The Sovereign?" Xiao Huo, Shen Lang, and Yang Bixin looked at each other, their faces filled with disbelief.
"Are you saying that majestic figure is the Nascent Soul of Demon Sovereign Xiahou Yuan?"
The three of them never imagined that Xiahou Yuan, who had long withdrawn from the stage of the Five Regions, had cultivated to such a terrifying extent. Just one of his Nascent Souls was enough to support the heavens and cover the earth; it was simply unimaginable.
"Of course," Si Tu Ming said, his voice filled with conviction. "I would recognize the Sovereign's aura anywhere."
Si Tu Ming was equally shocked, and he had suspected that Lin Yuan was powerful. Back then, when he had used the Disintegration and Burning God Great Law, which should have resulted in certain death, he was forcefully saved by Lin Yuan.
During that time, Si Tu Ming had vaguely sensed the boundless aura within Lin Yuan.
However, even Si Tu Ming never expected Lin Yuan to be this powerful, capable of obliterating the Tian Jian Mountain with just one of his Nascent Souls.
By 'obliterate', it wasn't just a symbolic destruction, such as sweeping away countless strong cultivators from the Tian Jian Sect or crushing Tian Jianzi.
It was a physical obliteration.
The entire Tian Jian Mountain had been flattened.
"Xiahou Yuan..." Xiao Huo and the others thought carefully, and they realized that in the Five Regions, there was indeed someone who held a deep grudge against the Tian Jian Sect and would not hesitate to flatten their mountain gate—Demon Sovereign Xiahou Yuan.
And Xiao Huo and the others didn't think Si Tu Ming would be bold enough to impersonate such a powerful being, for if word of this reached the Demon Sovereign's ears, the entire Demon Path would suffer the same fate as the Tian Jian Mountain.
As Xiao Huo and the others whispered among themselves, far away, hundreds of miles away, that majestic figure, over 100,000 zhang tall, suddenly turned its massive head and looked in the direction of the dense forest where they were hiding.
Boom! With just a glance, Xiao Huo, Shen Lang, and Yang Bixin felt a pressure like never before.
It was as if the heavens were collapsing and all creation was being destroyed.
"No..."
Xiao Huo, Shen Lang, and Yang Bixin instinctively knelt on the ground, unable to bear the weight of that majestic figure's gaze.
Although they were hundreds of miles apart, Xiao Huo and the others knew that such a distance was but a few steps for that towering figure.
"Interesting."
The Yin Soul, as tall as 100,000 zhang, seemed to have discovered something. Its body suddenly dispersed, turning into countless Yin forces that vanished from the spot.
It wasn't until half a period of time later that Xiao Huo, Shen Lang, and Yang Bixin dared to raise their heads again.
Only after confirming that the majestic figure had truly left did they finally heave a sigh of relief.
"Now...what should we do?" Yang Bixin, with her gentle disposition, asked softly after a long silence.
Upon hearing her words, Xiao Huo and Shen Lang fell silent.
According to their original plan, they were supposed to challenge strong cultivators and pave their path to the tenth realm.
As the strongest cultivator in the Five Regions, Tian Jianzi was naturally their target.
But now that Tian Jianzi was dead, their challenge was futile.
However, in Tian Jianzi's place, a figure far more powerful than him had appeared—the one Si Tu Ming called 'Demon Sovereign Xiahou Yuan'.
And challenging the Demon Sovereign? What a joke! Forget about the Demon Sovereign's true body, even just one of his Nascent Souls, or more accurately, just a glance from it, made them feel like the heavens were collapsing.
Xiao Huo, Shen Lang, and Yang Bixin were indeed ambitious, but they weren't foolish enough to court death.
The reason they dared to challenge Tian Jianzi was that they had the confidence to protect themselves and retreat safely even if they failed.
But facing the Demon Sovereign... Xiao Huo, Shen Lang, and Yang Bixin exchanged glances, feeling utterly deflated.
Their confidence in their cultivation had been shaken to the core. What was the point of cultivating further? Wouldn't they just be crushed under that majestic figure's foot?
Or perhaps they wouldn't even need a foot.
Just a glance or a hint of killing intent would be enough.
Deep underground, in the Earthly Palace, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.
Buzz! Streams of Yin forces gathered, and the Yin Soul appeared before Lin Yuan.
"Is it done?" Lin Yuan asked casually.
As the main body, he shared a 'perspective' with his Yin and Yang Souls.
To be precise, a single consciousness was split into three, and Lin Yuan could easily review everything that his Yin Soul had experienced when it crushed the Tian Jian Mountain.
His question of 'is it done' was merely a casual inquiry.
"A 100,000-zhang Yin Soul," Lin Yuan mused, his eyes calm.
Regardless of which world it was, a 100,000-zhang entity would be considered a towering existence.
If converted to other units, with one zhang equaling 10 meters, 100,000 zhang would be 1 million meters.
That was 600 li.
Even in the main world, such a massive being would be considered a fifth-order life form, one of the strongest on the planet.
Of course, Nascent Souls were different from physical bodies. Nascent Souls were not limited by flesh and blood, and as long as one's cultivation realm was high enough, they could grow infinitely.
(End of Chapter)
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