Chapter 229 - 125: Advent of the Daoist
Chapter 229: Chapter 125: Advent of the Daoist
In the Palm of the Human World, when the Immortal Sect’s gate opened and cultivators stepped through the Celestial Gate to ascend to the Mountain Sea Realm, it was the Fourth Year of Daqian. When Su Chen left, it was already the Fifteenth Year of Daqian.
Now.
Eleven full years had passed.
However.
Throughout the Eastern Domain World—or at least within the territories of the Profound Celestial Sect—Su Chen, searching Chu Shan’s memories, had never once heard of anyone from the Palm of the Human World. Not Kong or Zhuo, paragons of the Immortal and Demon Sects from a millennium ago, nor the two breathtakingly talented Immortals, Mr. Sword and the Great Yu Sword Immortal.
Great Yu Yue, the Great Yu Pill Immortal, and all the others had vanished without a trace.
It was as if.
They had never descended upon the Mountain Sea Realm at all.
In the Palm of the Human World, where Spiritual Qi was weak and immortality was nearly impossible, they were already stunningly talented, dominating the Great Yu Era. It made no sense that in the Mountain Sea Realm, where Spiritual Qi was richer, they would all be unknown and fade into obscurity.
It was simply impossible.
’Eleven years ago.’
’What in the world happened...’
’And even...’
’Even Gushan Jue, who was good friends with Kong, a prodigy at the Qi Cultivation Golden Robe Level, had become a wanted villain of the Extreme Realm, unwelcome in the Eastern Domain...’
Su Chen wanted to see Zhuo and ask him just what had happened.
In the distance, more and more people gathered around the body of Li Daoist, the guardian at the Foundation Establishment Realm. They tried to find a trace of the killer, but their efforts were in vain.
"Disperse!"
"All of you, disperse."
"If anyone dares to leak word of this, don’t blame us for being merciless..."
A Foundation Establishment Ancestor from the Daqi Royal Family, whose lifespan was nearing its end, had been forced to appear. His grim gaze, filled with warning, swept over everyone present.
The wrath of the Profound Celestial Sect!
No country could withstand it.
But the death of a Guardian at the Foundation Establishment Realm could not be hidden. Within the Profound Celestial Sect, the Fate Tokens of all the secular guardians had long been kept!
「A few days later.」
Su Chen, who was reading in the Book Collection Martial Pavilion, sensed a powerful aura descending.
’This is a cultivator at the Later Realm of Foundation Establishment!’
’Very strong!’
’Perhaps they achieved a Second Foundation Establishment after building their Dao Platform, or maybe they’re a terrifying existence at the Spirit Mark Foundation Establishment Level.’
But that had nothing to do with Su Chen.
He didn’t move a single step.
He remained in the Book Collection Martial Pavilion, still reading, hoping for some insight that would allow him to grasp the rudiments of his fourth sword.
Unfortunately, it was too difficult.
Instead, as he laid low in the Daqi Imperial Palace, the Innate Dragon Qi—born from the Xuanyuan Fruit that was nurtured by refining the Fortune of All Living Beings within his body—was now greedily devouring the masterless fortune of the Daqi Country. In these past few days, a third Dragon Pattern, and then a fourth, had appeared on Su Chen’s Profound Robe...
Only a Dynasty could gather fortune and open the terrifying path of cultivation for the Royal Race.
The Five Great Sects, who controlled over a thousand countries, did not permit the birth of Dynasties.
This masterless fortune, in turn, benefited Su Chen.
’If this continues...’
’I should have all ten strands of Dragon Qi and be ready for Foundation Establishment...’
Was this speed slow?
Slow!
But there was no other way.
The Ten-Sound Demon Dragon was unique in this world. His path was untrodden, and Su Chen could only feel his way forward, step by step.
"Greetings, Upper Envoy!"
"We are terrified! We fear our Guardian at the Foundation Establishment Realm was murdered by an Extreme Cultivator..."
In the distance, within the Imperial Palace, the Tributors of the Royal Race, along with the Emperor, Crown Prince, and Innate Great Cultivators, all led by the Royal Family’s aged Foundation Establishment Ancestor, knelt in terror before a white-robed youth. He was the messenger from the Profound Celestial Sect, sent to handle the matter of the Extreme Cultivator and the death of the Guardian Immortal Master.
"No matter."
"I have a skill that allows me to see the last thing a person saw before they died..."
the White-clothed Daoist said indifferently.
Soon, he arrived before Li Daoist’s corpse and extended his palm.
At this moment, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
’Could it be... the Heavenly Peeping Skill?!’
Only the Old Emperor, who looked sickly and on the verge of death, felt his mind tighten.
’In the Foundation Establishment Realm, there are three great Killing Dao Skills.’
’The third is called Farewell Wind.’
’The second is this very Heavenly Peeping Skill.’
’All three Killing Dao Skills possess inconceivable power. The prodigies who created them each have a terrifying battle record of using their respective skills to slay a Core Formation cultivator.’
’If this really is the Heavenly Peeping Skill, even if he has only grasped a fraction of its essence, this will be a huge problem.’
’Heaven knows...’
’...how many of my Extreme Cultivator boys in this Imperial Capital he’ll expose.’
’It really is the Heavenly Peeping Skill!’
Watching the terrifying Dao Charm on the White-clothed Daoist—a charm that resonated with heaven and earth—the Old Emperor’s eyes turned dark as water in an instant, yet he dared not reveal even a sliver of Killing Intent.
A Daoist like this, who mastered the Heavenly Peeping Skill—even a fraction of it—was a treasure.
There was bound to be a guardian powerhouse nearby.
And they were definitely Core Formation Great Powers, just like him.
’This is trouble.’
’I hope the one who killed the Foundation Establishment Guardian wasn’t one of my damn pups...’
But the Old Emperor knew full well.
Once the Heavenly Peeping Skill was used, the killer would inevitably be exposed.
Even if the killer was above the Foundation Establishment Realm, there would be no exception. Because this was the Heavenly Peeping Skill, one of the three great Killing Dao Skills.
But.
An unbelievable scene occurred.
"Let me see just what kind of sacred figure you are!"
Amidst a vast expanse of white.
Soon, the White-clothed Daoist, his eyes closed, locked onto a stray fragment of Li Daoist’s Life Soul. A third eye appeared on his brow, glowing with a silver radiance as it peered into the Life Soul.
The next moment.
"Hahaha! I see it!"
The White-clothed Daoist let out a light laugh.
However, in the very next instant, all he saw was a colossal Tree Whisker whipping toward him.
BAM!
That silver, radiant eye was instantly blown apart.
"Ah!"
"My Heavenly Peeping Skill..."
PTHOO!
The White-clothed Daoist spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Even the terrifying Dao Charm on his body, the one that represented the Heavenly Peeping Skill and resonated with heaven and earth, vanished in that instant, dissipating like smoke.
His Heavenly Peeping Skill had been broken!