Chapter 281: The Strongest of the Thousand Martial Arts Temple, the Realization of Divine Power

Chapter 281: The Strongest of the Thousand Martial Arts Temple, the Realization of Divine Power

Elder Hong's face turned gloomy as his opponent's strength suppressed him. The remnant of the Myriad Stars was indeed a force to be reckoned with.

"May I ask which member of the Myriad Stars you are?" Elder Hong asked as he continued to slash with his sword, only to be blocked by the old man.

The Alliance Master of Luo State breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that a surviving powerhouse from the Myriad Stars Martial Arts Institute had come to their aid. He cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Senior, for your help!"

Turning around, he charged towards one of the elders of the Sword Pavilion.

The old man tapped his cane, and the bright moonlight wheel behind him grew brighter, though it remained incomplete.

Boom!

The radiant moonlight poured down, causing Elder Hong's sword light to weaken and lose its sharpness, becoming slower.

Elder Hong's expression changed.

However, a sickly red flush appeared on the old man's face, indicating that the power he was displaying was extremely taxing on his body.

"To possess such strength, are you one of the Thirty-Six Heroes of the Myriad Stars?" Elder Hong asked with a gloomy face.

The most renowned group in the Myriad Stars Martial Arts Institute was the Thirty-Six Heroes, each of whom was a heaven-defying genius possessing a spiritual body, capable of rivaling the heaven-defying geniuses of the Super Celestial Sect.

"He is indeed remarkable. Even though his spiritual body was crushed in the past, he not only managed to avoid becoming disabled but has also become so powerful.

"It must be said, Moon, you are quite a character!"

Suddenly, a cold and arrogant voice rang out.

Accompanying the voice was a long spear, which was thrust forward. Moon's cane nearly flew out of his hand, and his body staggered backward.

The incomplete bright moon behind him trembled as if it could collapse at any moment.

Moon's expression changed, and he retreated, looking at the newcomer with a gloomy face. "Huang Liang, it's you!" he said in a low voice.

"That's right, it's me!"

The newcomer held a long spear in his hand, with yellow sideburns on his face and a detached gaze that held a hint of killing intent.

"Elder Huang, why are you here?" Elder Hong asked hurriedly, offering a respectful salute.

Huang Liang replied calmly, "I heard that there is a heaven-defying genius among the loose cultivators named Xu Yan, who cultivates an extraordinary sword path. After some investigation, I discovered that the sword path he cultivates is a secret technique stolen from our Thousand Martial Arts Temple.

"Today, I have come to slay the thief and retrieve our secret technique!"

Elder Hong nodded, understanding the situation. "I see."

The sword techniques of the Sword Pavilion originated from the Thousand Martial Arts Temple. If the Sword Pavilion's techniques were stolen, then they were also stolen from the Thousand Martial Arts Temple—there was no difference.

"Despicable! Your Thousand Martial Arts Temple is still so shameless!" Moon coldly laughed.

"You, a miserable dog, have no right to speak. Today, I shall slay you, this miserable dog!" Huang Liang said as he lifted his spear. Suddenly, a majestic and vast power infused the spear, causing the space around it to ripple.

It was as if that mighty power had stirred up the very fabric of the heavens and earth.

A vast aura, akin to that of the heavens and earth, emerged from Huang Liang, and a faint yellow light appeared on his body, causing Elder Hong to feel as if he were being pressed down by a massive mountain.

His expression changed, and he hastily retreated.

Was this the might of a supreme expert from the Super Celestial Sect?

"Do you see it now? This is the power of a supreme expert from the Super Celestial Sect. How could a mere loose cultivator comprehend it? Years ago, my uncle defeated your spiritual body with this might, and today, I shall utterly annihilate you!" Huang Liang said coldly to Moon.

Moon's face paled, his expression gloomy as anger and unwillingness mixed with a deep sense of powerlessness filled his eyes.

The Super Celestial Sect was stronger than he had imagined.

"I never expected that you, Huang Liang, a good-for-nothing, could reach this level and become such a powerful expert!" Moon said with a self-deprecating smile.

The person he had once looked down upon was now a supreme expert.

"Moon, up until now, it is you who is the good-for-nothing!" Huang Liang said coldly.

"Moonlight Shines Eternally? What a joke. It's time for you to disappear!" Huang Liang thrust his spear forward. The spear glowed with the might of the heavens and earth, and before the spear light even reached him, Moon was already spitting blood, his body staggering backward, his physical body showing signs of cracking.

"Is this the power of a supreme expert? My teacher couldn't withstand it back then, and I can't withstand it now!" Moon felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Years ago, it was also a supreme expert from the Thousand Martial Arts Temple who had made his move. His teacher had been unable to withstand the attack, and his spiritual body had been crushed. Now, he was facing a similar fate.

Only when truly facing this attack did Moon understand how terrifying it was and what kind of assault his teacher had faced back then.

It was as if the might of the heavens and earth had been infused into this attack.

"That person's means were indeed spectacular, but they couldn't withstand this attack!" Moon's mind flashed back to the powerful killing move displayed by the young man on the back of the big cat.

Although the move was powerful and majestic, with the momentum of the great trend of heaven and earth like a descending dragon, it was unlikely to be able to withstand this spear, which seemed to be infused with the might of the heavens and earth.

This was the might of a supreme expert from the Super Celestial Sect!

Boom!

Moon's expression turned solemn, his eyes cold. "Huang Liang, you good-for-nothing. Even if I, Moon, were to die at the hands of a child, I would never die by your hand.

"You are not worthy!"

He roared, and the incomplete moon behind him suddenly flew out of his body, transforming into a true incomplete bright moon.

Immediately afterward, his cane shattered, and a powerful force surged out of Moon's body, infusing the moon.

Boom!

Suddenly, the moon erupted with tremendous power, exploding instantly. The dazzling light illuminated the surroundings, temporarily blocking the spear for a few breaths.

When the light faded, Moon was no longer there.

Huang Liang coldly harrumphed, "Moon, I never expected that you could cultivate the might of your spiritual body to such a level. Now that you have used the origin of your spiritual body to block me for a moment, you have completely disabled yourself.

"You won't live much longer. Moonlight Shines Eternally has truly disappeared!"

Huang Liang did not pursue Moon, who was now disabled, and even if he did, he might not be able to catch up with him right away.

With a detached gaze, he looked at the loose cultivators of the Alliance of Myriad Worlds.

"Lowly loose cultivators, how dare you commit such an offense? You deserve to be punished!"

Huang Liang swept his spear, and it smashed down, instantly killing two God-forging warriors.

"Run!"

The Alliance Master of Luo State's eyes turned red.

Huang Liang was too strong. A God-forging warrior facing him was like a small warrior facing a God-forging warrior—the difference in their strengths was like the difference between heaven and earth!

A supreme expert from the Super Celestial Sect!

"Run? Let's see how many of you can escape!" Huang Liang said with a detached expression. He took a step forward and thrust out his spear, and a force as heavy as a mountain pressed down. The God-forging warriors who had been fleeing were instantly frozen in their tracks.

By the time they managed to break free from that oppressive force and tried to escape again, the spear light had already annihilated them.

"Kill!"

The Alliance Master of Luo State roared and, along with the other two peak God-forging warriors, launched an attack on Huang Liang, burning their essence blood and using a desperate martial arts secret technique.

They did this just to stall Huang Liang for a moment and give the others a chance to escape!

Boom!

The Luo State branch of the Alliance of Myriad Worlds was almost completely annihilated, and the powerful experts, including the Alliance Master of Luo State, had all perished.

Only a handful of God-forging warriors managed to escape.

...

"Grandpa, what's wrong? Don't scare me!" Moon anxiously cried, tears streaming down her face as she looked at her grandfather, whose face was devoid of blood and whose breath was weak.

She hastily took out spiritual pills and fed them to her grandfather.

"Moon, hurry and leave. If you haven't reached the Refining God Realm, don't wander outside. Escape to the Jade Sea; I won't last much longer!" Moon Changming said weakly.

Moon hurriedly carried her grandfather and fled through the mountains, wiping away her tears as she asked, "Grandpa, who did this to you? I'll definitely take revenge for you!"

Moon Changming caressed her head lovingly and said, "Moon, let it go. Just focus on cultivating and live your life happily."

"No, I won't be happy without you, Grandpa. I won't rest until I avenge you!" Moon insisted.

"Cough... I can still hold on for a few more years; I won't die just yet!" Moon Changming coughed and reassured her.

Then, he remembered something and said, "Moon, take me to that cave. While I heal, go find Xu Yan and tell him that the strongest member of the Thousand Martial Arts Temple is coming to take back his sword techniques. Tell him that they shamelessly claim he stole their temple's secret sword techniques.

"Tell him to flee quickly to the Jade Sea; that might be his only chance for survival."

Moon bit her lip and resolutely said, "I understand, Grandpa. I'll kill that scum from the Thousand Martial Arts Temple!"

Moon Changming gave a bitter laugh.

"Moon, promise me that until you become one of the strongest, you won't reveal your identity or take action."

"I promise, Grandpa," Moon nodded.

...

At the manor, everything was peaceful as usual.

Neither Li Xuan nor Xu Yan and the others could have imagined that the Thousand Martial Arts Temple would be so shameless as to come and take their sword techniques, even falsely accusing them of stealing their temple's secret techniques.

"The laws of heaven and earth are truly profound. I've managed to understand them, but I can't put them into practice yet. With my current strength at the Divine Prime Realm, it's impossible for me to wield the laws of heaven and earth.

"If I were at the Divine Might Realm, with my understanding of the laws of heaven and earth, I should be able to wield them.

"The realm above Divine Might is about controlling the laws of heaven and earth for one's own use. I've almost finished creating the cultivation method, but Xu Yan hasn't comprehended the Divine Might Martial Arts yet."

Li Xuan marveled inwardly.

"Who wrote the Grand Primordial Book, and how did they manage to depict the laws of the Grand Primordial World? What kind of strength and cultivation realm did they possess to achieve such a feat?

"From what I understand so far, the Spirit Realm doesn't seem to have such powerful beings.

"Moreover, the Spirit Realm is just one part of the Grand Primordial World. I can't help but feel that the Grand Primordial World seems to be divided into several regions."

Li Xuan's curiosity grew.

The Grand Primordial Book had been obtained by Meng Chong in the royal palace of Wu Kingdom. Why would such a treasure be found in a remote place?

And who was the one who wrote this book?

"It's a good thing that I have the Grand Primordial Book. It will help me create my cultivation method, and with it as a reference, the cultivation method I create will more easily surpass the Grand Primordial Martial Arts."

Li Xuan was in the process of memorizing the eighth page of the Grand Primordial Book.

"Fang Hao's strength has improved again. This pace isn't slow at all."

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

Meng Chong and Su Lingxiu were also close to breaking through, and Xu Yan wasn't far from perfecting his Divine Will Realm.

...

Xu Yan was currently contemplating the Wisdom Sword Realm. The more he contemplated, the more profound it seemed, and he couldn't help but marvel at the profundity of the third realm of the sword path. He felt that with his current level, it would be impossible to comprehend it.

"Master was right. If I refine my primordial spirit, perhaps I'll be able to comprehend the Wisdom Sword Realm."

With these thoughts, Xu Yan continued to contemplate the Divine Might Martial Arts.

After such a long time, he had already comprehended the cultivation method of the Divine Prime Realm, but he still hadn't figured out the Divine Might cultivation method.

"Divine Might is the refinement of the primordial spirit. Once the primordial spirit is formed, Divine Might will naturally arise... But how can I make Divine Might arise within me?"

This was the most challenging part to comprehend.

The refinement of the primordial spirit involved the fusion of Divine Prime and Divine Will, leading to a transformation and the eventual refinement of the primordial spirit. The physical body would also become stronger due to the refinement of the primordial spirit.

The Divine Prime would also undergo a transformation, elevating it to a whole new level.

Xu Yan's mind conjured up the image of the laws of heaven and earth, which his master had imparted to them. He was instructed to contemplate it in his spare time, and with each passing day, he gained a deeper understanding.

At that moment, Xu Yan's mind conjured up an image of his master reading a book, his casual and natural demeanor belying his true power as an extraordinary expert.

"The way of nature? Returning to the basics..."

His mind then flashed back to the scene of his master's display of power during the Heaven's Pride Competition, where he had manipulated the grand momentum of heaven and earth, creating a grand formation with just a thought. It was a spectacular display.

"The grand momentum of heaven and earth is imperceptible and invisible, yet it exists between heaven and earth... The heavenly mechanism is also invisible, but one can sense its presence in the depths of their soul.

"It is because of this heavenly mechanism that cultivators can cultivate, the spiritual energy is gentle, and cultivators can refine spiritual energy.

"The laws of heaven and earth are even more elusive, difficult to understand, and challenging to control. They are the fundamental rules of heaven and earth.

"If one can wield the laws of heaven and earth, they will truly possess the mighty power of heaven and earth. What kind of realm is that?"

Xu Yan pondered and contemplated.

"Heaven and earth have their laws, but does the martial path also have its laws? If cultivators are like heaven and earth, can they also refine their own laws?"

In that instant, a flash of insight struck Xu Yan.

"That's it, Divine Might!"

He suddenly became excited and elated.

"Divine Might Realm, refinement of the primordial spirit, and the natural emergence of Divine Might. Isn't this the law of the martial path? The laws of heaven and earth are the rules of heaven and earth, encompassing all things within;

"And Divine Might is the law of a cultivator, the law of the martial path, and their own law.

"When the primordial spirit is formed, the law becomes clear, and Divine Might arises naturally. Divine Might is the cultivator's own martial law, just like the laws of heaven and earth.

"The martial path has no limits. The emergence of Divine Might signifies the birth of one's own martial law. If one continues to cultivate, there will come a day when they transcend the heavens and earth.

"Free from the constraints and shackles of heaven and earth, is this the pinnacle of the martial path?"

Xu Yan was thrilled as he felt he had grasped the fundamental essence of the Divine Might Martial Arts.

The emergence of Divine Might signified the birth of one's own martial law.

"Master exists within heaven and earth, yet heaven and earth are unaware of his presence, so he has transcended heaven and earth and stands at the pinnacle of the martial path, almost reaching the level of the Grand Dao?

"It must be so. That's why Master's every action, though seemingly ordinary, has returned to the basics because he has transcended the constraints and shackles of heaven and earth!"

Xu Yan's face lit up with excitement, and he took a deep breath to calm his mind. He carefully contemplated the Divine Might Martial Arts, and he had already understood the cultivation method of the Divine Might Realm. All that was left was to refine and perfect it so that he could fully comprehend the Divine Might Martial Arts!

(End of Chapter)

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