Chapter 262: The Aura of a Sovereign Immortal
Chapter 262: The Aura of a Sovereign Immortal (Seeking Subscription)
Within the Huai Long Palace, countless True Immortal dragon descendants were filled with fear.
After their initial confusion, these dragon descendants also realized that the being who had taken action against them was most likely a Sovereign Immortal undergoing tribulation.
Only a Sovereign Immortal undergoing tribulation could suppress them so effortlessly—dozens of True Immortal dragon descendants and the Lord of Huai Long Palace, a half-step Sovereign who had transcended the Tribulation of the Physical Body.
Who else but a Sovereign Immortal could ignore the core water veins of the Jiujiang Domain and toy with Huai Long Palace, a million-li-wide palace, as if it were a plaything in the palm of their hand?
"Lord, when did we offend a Sovereign Immortal?"
"Yes, Lord, what exactly happened?"
"A Sovereign Immortal... What have we ants done to deserve their attention?"
The True Immortal dragon descendants turned to the Lord of Huai Long Palace, their voices trembling with fear.
Though they were trapped within the palace and unable to leave, basic communication was still possible.
The Lord of Huai Long Palace wore a gloomy expression, her eyes sweeping across the panicked faces of the True Immortal dragon descendants. Her brows furrowed involuntarily.
How was she supposed to know when Huai Long Palace had offended a Sovereign Immortal undergoing tribulation?
While the palace acted arrogantly, they were also cautious. They would never offend anyone or any power that might have the backing of a Sovereign Immortal. Instead, they would treat them respectfully and with deference.
"Which Sovereign Immortal is it?"
Though fear gripped her heart, the Lord of Huai Long Palace also realized that fear was meaningless. If the Sovereign Immortal truly wanted them dead, none of the dragon descendants would survive.
"Hmm?"
The Lord of Huai Long Palace raised her head and looked outside the palace.
At a glance, she saw the massive figure overlooking them.
The million-li-wide Huai Long Palace was but a fraction of the size of the being's palm. Compared to this enormous figure, the Lord of Huai Long Palace and the others were infinitesimally small; they couldn't even look up to see Lin Yuan's full form.
"This should be the Sovereign Immortal who has taken action against my Huai Long Palace," the Lord of Huai Long Palace thought to herself.
The other True Immortal dragon descendants also saw Lin Yuan, but due to their proximity, they couldn't make out his entire form. They could only confirm that this Sovereign Immortal had a human body.
A human body did not necessarily indicate that he was of the human race.
"Great Sovereign Immortal, all the beings in Huai Long Palace are willing to submit," the Lord of Huai Long Palace said immediately, her manner respectful and reverent.
She understood that the fate of the entire Huai Long Palace depended on the whim of the mysterious Sovereign Immortal before them.
"Submit?"
Lin Yuan smiled faintly.
Then he turned to the side and looked at Cang Qing, "What do you think?"
"What do I think?" Cang Qing trembled, unsure why Lin Yuan was asking him at this moment.
"Well..."
The Lord of Huai Long Palace turned to the side and immediately saw Cang Qing.
Though he appeared as a towering figure to them at this moment, the distance was much greater, allowing them to roughly make out his features.
"Is it Cang Qing?"
The Lord of Huai Long Palace's heart turned cold.
Huai Long Palace and the Dao De Xian Zong had been locked in battle for countless years. Cang Qing knew her well, and she was also very familiar with him.
However, the more familiar they were, the more desperate the Lord of Huai Long Palace felt.
The grudge between Huai Long Palace and Dao De Xian Zong was profound. The two factions had been fighting for hundreds of thousands of years, and countless lives had been lost on both sides.
Now that Huai Long Palace had fallen into Cang Qing's hands, what kind of ending could they expect?
"Never mind."
"I'll decide."
Lin Yuan sensed that Cang Qing didn't dare to make a decision, and with a slight movement of his mind, the Huai Long Palace in his palm began to disintegrate. All matter, whether it was life or non-life, turned into primordial essence energy.
Finally, it formed a thumb-sized essence pill.
Even for Lin Yuan, this essence pill, refined from all the True Immortal dragon descendants of Huai Long Palace, including the Lord of the Palace who had transcended the Tribulation of the Physical Body, and the palace itself, had negligible effects.
Although Cang Qing didn't dare to make a decision, Lin Yuan could still sense his thoughts.
He wanted to eliminate any potential threats.
Moreover, Huai Long Palace had a significant connection with Jun Dong Jin. In the past, Huai Long Palace had severely injured Jun Dong Jin, reducing his chances of breaking through to the Merged Dao Stage.
So, Lin Yuan never intended to spare Huai Long Palace.
"Huai Long Palace is no more," Cang Qing said, his expression stunned, not out of pity or sympathy, but because Huai Long Palace, which had been passed down for millions of years, had ended in such a dramatic fashion.
"The might of the Martial Ancestor," Cang Qing stole a cautious glance at Lin Yuan's back, his heart filled with growing trepidation.
Sovereign Immortals undergoing tribulation were high above, and if one of them took action against Huai Long Palace, they could indeed achieve what Lin Yuan had just done.
By breaking through layer after layer of barriers and seizing the entire palace.
The descriptions that Dao De Xian Zong had collected about Sovereign Immortals undergoing tribulation could also attest to this.
But the premise was that the Sovereign Immortal was nearby, not too far from Huai Long Palace. Only at a close distance could a Sovereign Immortal's strength be fully unleashed.
The further the distance, the more the power of the same attack would dissipate and weaken. Not to mention Lin Yuan, who had brought the entire Huai Long Palace with ease from across two grand domains, a distance that was not merely a matter of far or near.
It involved a profound understanding of the essence of the heavens and earth, as well as a mastery of the mysteries of space.
In any case, Lin Yuan's strength seemed a bit beyond the norm, surpassing the limit of what a normal Sovereign Immortal undergoing tribulation could achieve.
From start to finish, the Lord of Huai Long Palace had no idea that she and the entire Huai Long Palace had instantly crossed a billion li, arriving at the Wu Miao. So, she assumed that Lin Yuan was a Sovereign Immortal undergoing tribulation.
But Cang Qing saw it clearly—Huai Long Palace had originally been in the Jiujiang Domain, yet Lin Yuan had effortlessly brought it here.
"The little guy from back then... To meet again, not only has he become a Sovereign Immortal, but among Sovereign Immortals, he's also considered..."
Cang Qing's heart was filled with mixed emotions as he struggled to find words to describe Lin Yuan.
Whether it was an ordinary Sovereign Immortal or an unparalleled Sovereign Immortal, to him, the distinction wasn't that important. Either way, they were existences that he couldn't hope to look up to.
"Regarding the destruction of Huai Long Palace, just tell the truth," Lin Yuan said indifferently.
This sentence meant that there was no need to hide the fact that the mysterious Sovereign Immortal who destroyed Huai Long Palace was the Martial Ancestor.
This decision was made by Lin Yuan after careful thought. With his current strength, there was no need to conceal his identity.
There were many benefits to revealing his strength.
First, it could greatly promote the martial arts cultivation system.
It would encourage more cultivators to embark on the path of martial arts.
A cultivation system with True Immortals as the peak was completely different from one with Sovereign Immortals as the pinnacle.
As the Martial Ancestor, Lin Yuan rivaled Sovereign Immortals undergoing tribulation. Regardless of anything else, this at least proved that the path of martial arts was also a path to the heavens.
Second, Lin Yuan had always wanted to make contact with other Sovereign Immortals in the Spirit Realm, but these Sovereign Immortals were either completely untraceable or too far away.
Since that was the case, Lin Yuan decided to reveal his strength and actively attract those Sovereign Immortals to him.
"Yes," Cang Qing replied respectfully.
It was a simple matter for Dao De Xian Zong to spread the word.
The destruction of Huai Long Palace caused a huge stir in the entire Dong Yun Dao State, and even the nearby Dao States were shaken by the news.
It wasn't because of Huai Long Palace's influence, but because even if Huai Long Palace had obtained the essence of heavenly water, it would still be difficult for them to rival the most core grand domains within a Dao State.
"Which Sovereign Immortal made a move?"
"I'm curious too. It's just Huai Long Palace. A Sovereign Immortal could easily destroy it with a word, so why bother doing it themselves?"
"Finally, a Sovereign Immortal has appeared in the Dong Yun Dao State."
True Immortals from the Xuan Wang Realm, the Dong Yun Dao State, and even other Dao States were stirred into a frenzy.
After all, this was a Sovereign Immortal.
At the peak of the Merged Dao Stage, True Immortals would have to travel through three thousand Dao States and wait for countless years before they might catch a glimpse of a Sovereign Immortal.
As countless forces discussed the origins of the mysterious Sovereign Immortal...
A power called the Dao De Xian Zong from the Xuan Wang Realm publicly announced that the mysterious Sovereign Immortal who destroyed Huai Long Palace was none other than the Martial Ancestor of Wu Miao.
This news spread like a hurricane.
The true identity of a Sovereign Immortal undergoing tribulation was an extremely important piece of intelligence.
"The Martial Ancestor of Wu Miao? I vaguely remember Wu Miao as a cultivation system focused on forging the physical body. Their strongest members should only be comparable to True Immortals. How could such a cultivation system produce a Sovereign Immortal?"
"Is this for real? A mere Wu Miao, confined within a city, actually has a Sovereign Immortal sitting in it?"
"It should be true. Even if Dao De Xian Zong had the guts, they wouldn't dare to spread false news about a Sovereign Immortal's identity, would they?"
Although many True Immortals doubted the information about the mysterious Sovereign Immortal originating from Wu Miao, they didn't dare to openly refute it.
Who were they to joke around?
If you refute another major power, they might not be able to do much to you, especially if they are located in a different realm. Even a half-step Sovereign Immortal would be powerless in such a situation.
But if you refute a Sovereign Immortal, there would be no escaping their wrath, no matter how far you fled in the desolate lands of the three thousand Dao States.
"I can't hold back anymore. I'm going to the Xuan Wang Realm to visit that Martial Ancestor. He's a peerless existence comparable to a Sovereign Immortal."
"Me too. If the Martial Ancestor agrees to take me as a disciple, I'm willing to give up my current cultivation and embark on the path of martial arts."
"Take you as a disciple? Don't you look at yourself in the mirror? He's a Sovereign Immortal-level powerhouse. Why would he take you as a disciple?"
A large number of True Immortals from nearby Dao States began making their way towards the Dong Yun Dao State.
At the peak of the Merged Dao Stage, True Immortals would go to great lengths for a chance to meet a Sovereign Immortal, even if it meant traveling tens of thousands of miles.
Whenever a Sovereign Immortal revealed their presence in a certain location, they would attract countless True Immortals from far and wide.
Compared to the True Immortals who came out of curiosity...
Countless low-level cultivators were even more excited.
"So, the martial arts cultivation system can also produce Sovereign Immortal-level powerhouses?"
"Perfect! My spiritual roots and talent aren't that good, and my potential in the Immortal Path is limited. I've decided. I'm going to Wu Miao to pay my respects and become a disciple."
"Yes, the martial arts cultivation system has a Sovereign Immortal-level expert. Becoming a martial arts cultivator is infinitely better than joining those ordinary sects. Most sects have never had a Sovereign Immortal appear."
Wu Miao.
Many martial arts cultivators were stunned.
"What? Not only has our Martial Ancestor returned, but he's also become a Sovereign Immortal-level powerhouse, and he casually destroyed Huai Long Palace?"
"Th-this..."
Many new disciples of Wu Miao felt like their luck had suddenly taken a turn for the better.
Originally, joining Wu Miao meant that they would inevitably lag behind the disciples of Dao De Xian Zong and Xuan Wang Dian. But now, those disciples would have to look up to them, wouldn't they?
Outside Xiaoyao City.
Finally, the three outstanding scions of the Jun Family—Jun Haiqiu, Jun Nangong, and Jun Yunxun—arrived at Xiaoyao City.
"Has our ancestor, Wuji, become a Sovereign Immortal?"
The three Jun Family members looked at each other, unsure. They weren't Cang Qing, and it had taken them a significant amount of time to rush to Xiaoyao City from Dao De Xian Zong.
During their journey, they had received news that the Martial Ancestor was a Sovereign Immortal-level powerhouse.
"Ancestor Wuji disappeared for hundreds of thousands of years, and when he reappeared, he's a Sovereign Immortal-level powerhouse? I feel like I'm dreaming."
The three Jun Family scions felt like happiness had come too suddenly and too overwhelmingly. It was almost too much to bear.
They had always believed that Ancestor Wuji would be powerful, as they had grown up listening to legends about him. However, they had never imagined that he would be on par with a Sovereign Immortal.
A Sovereign Immortal was not a status that could be easily attained.
If it were that easy, there would be many more Sovereign Immortals in the three thousand Dao States of the Spirit Realm.
"Now that Ancestor Wuji has become a Sovereign Immortal, will he still want to see us?" Jun Haiqiu asked hesitantly.
After all, this was a Sovereign Immortal—an existence that loomed high above, looking down upon the three thousand Dao States.
"Regardless, he's still our ancestor from the Jun Family. Let's pay him a visit," Jun Nangong said after some hesitation. They had already reached Xiaoyao City, and even if they couldn't meet him, they had to try.
In the Fourth Heaven.
A purple-robed elder suddenly stopped and glanced at the location of the Dong Yun Dao State below.
"I never expected that even in such a remote Dao State, a fellow cultivator would appear." The purple-robed elder was also a Sovereign Immortal undergoing tribulation.
The Spirit Realm was vast and boundless, and Sovereign Immortals were extremely rare. It was not easy to meet a fellow cultivator, so the purple-robed elder naturally wanted to pay a visit.
"Martial Ancestor... I've never heard of this title. Could it be a newly ascended Sovereign Immortal?" the purple-robed elder speculated to himself.
Some Sovereign Immortals were extremely famous, such as the Supreme Sovereign Immortal and the Unsurpassed Sovereign Immortal, whose names shook the three thousand Dao States. Even other Sovereign Immortals had to show sufficient reverence towards them.
Martial Ancestor?
The purple-robed elder considered himself well-informed and well-connected, but he had never heard of a Sovereign Immortal with that title.
Thus, he assumed that this Martial Ancestor had only recently ascended to the Sovereign Immortal realm, which seemed like a reasonable guess.
Whoosh.
The purple-robed elder instantly appeared outside Xiaoyao City and stopped on a distant mountain peak.
"Let me see what kind of aura this newly ascended Sovereign Immortal has." The purple-robed elder's eyes faintly glowed with a purple light.
After reaching the Sovereign Immortal realm, their life force began to influence their surroundings and even connected with the Spirit Realm itself, manifesting an aura that reflected their cultivation.
This aura had no concrete form and was difficult to perceive, but the purple-robed elder cultivated a secret technique that allowed him to capture this Sovereign Immortal aura to some extent.
"A newly ascended Sovereign Immortal's aura should be relatively weak. Those veteran Sovereign Immortals, or even the Unsurpassed Sovereign Immortal, their auras alone are enough to stir up the Nine Heavens."
As the purple-robed elder observed, he thought to himself, "The longer one cultivates at the Sovereign Immortal stage, and the stronger they become, the greater their influence on their surroundings, which in turn makes their aura even more terrifying, akin to certain phenomena in the Nine Heavens."
By observing this aura, one could also gauge the Sovereign Immortal's strength to a certain extent.
"What?!?"
The purple-robed elder's expression changed the more he observed, and eventually, he revealed a look of shock.
(End of Chapter)
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