The elder truly started to panic at this moment. His opponent’s sword was far too vicious. In fact, it caused a sense of terror to grip at his heart.
Ling Han unleashed his Lightning Sword Technique at the elder.
The elder hurriedly parried, yet Ling Han’s sword technique was both quick and powerful. This exhausted him in no time, and he felt as if he would be killed if he made any mistake.
His body was drenched in cold sweat. It was as if he were treading the fine line between life and death. One mistake, and his life would come to an end. A boundless chill gripped at his body. Right now, all he wanted was to flee from this godforsaken place. He wanted to return to the sect, where he could ask a great elite to kill this young man.
However, the longer they battled, the bolder Ling Han became. The might of the Divine Demon Sword had given him a pleasant surprise. ‘As expected of something that can evolve to Divine Metal in the future. Not only is it malleable, but it’s also immensely powerful.’
It was as if the Divine Demon Sword had originally been at or even above the Genesis Tier. He simply needed to unlock its potential with his power. By doing so, he would be able to unleash a devastating might.
His Divine Sword possessed the potential to soar through the heavens; who could withstand its power?
Pu, pu, pu, pu!
Blood sprayed through the air, and the elder was drenched in blood as waves upon waves of Sword Qi slashed toward him. This was the true might of the Divine Demon Sword. The Sword Qi that it unleashed would transform in tens of thousands of sword projections, each of which was deadly.
The elder was cornered, and he couldn’t help but shout, “Who on earth are you? Why are you targeting the Heaven’s Sword Palace?!”
Ling Han almost burst into laughter. ‘Has your head been trampled by a donkey? It was clearly you people who targeted me first. Why are you twisting the facts?’
He shook his head, and said, “Since you’ve asked, I really do have great animosity toward the Heaven’s Sword Palace. One day, I’ll erase this sect from the face of the Immortal Realm!”
The elder was stunned. His opponent really did have animosity toward the Heaven’s Sword Palace?
“I’ll tell you before you die. I’m from the Lower Realm!” Ling Han said coldly. His attacks became even quicker as he spoke, and he sent tens of thousands of sword projections toward the elder.
Each sword projection was equivalent to the full-power strike of Ling Han, so how could the elder withstand them?
“Y-y-you’re Ling Han! Aaaah…!” A person suddenly flashed into the elder’s mind. However, he was instantly sent flying by the sword projections, with both of his arms being sliced off. Columns of blood spurted into the air.
However, it was as if he hadn’t felt this, and he simply stared at Ling Han in shock. There was an incredulous look in his eyes.
Everyone in the Five Sects knew of Ling Han. He had opened the sky and ascended to the Immortal Realm, destroying the Five Sects’ operation of countless years in the process.
However, only a few years had passed, so how had this person advanced from the Shattering Void Tier to the Sun Moon Tier? Moreover, his battle prowess was far too astounding. He was clearly at the middle stage of the low extreme, yet even the elder wasn’t his opponent.
Such a formidable enemy was actually lurking right under the Five Sects’ nose!
Chapter 1245 - Lovers Finally Reunite
Chapter 1245 Lovers Finally Reunite
“Old geezer, are you prepared to die now?” Ling Han asked with a smile.
The elder from the Heaven’s Sword Palace simply glared at Ling Han. Origin Power surged from his severed shoulders, transforming into two arms. Powerful immortals wouldn’t lose their battle prowess even if all four of their limbs were severed.
However, the elder had already lost his courage to battle at this moment. He was going to return to the Heaven’s Sword Palace immediately. He would report Ling Han’s appearance to the higher-ups.
This brat was far too terrifying—he was like a freak. If they left him alone for a few more years, wouldn’t he reach the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier? Or even the Heavenly Body Tier? At that time, it would useless even if the Five Sects formed an alliance. Who would be able to oppose him?
Right now, however, there were still numerous elites in the Five Sects. The strongest individuals more so possessed battle prowess that could surpass four stars. Any one of them would be able to kill this brat.
However, his life was extremely precious, so he definitely couldn’t die here.
This was what the elder told himself. He definitely wasn’t a coward who would do anything to live. He was simply staying alive so he could contribute more to the sect.
However, he hadn’t been able to oppose Ling Han even at his peak. Now that both his arms had been severed, how could he still escape? Although he was an elite of the Heaven’s Sword Palace, the relatively low standing of this sect meant that he had no trump cards on him.
He had spent his entire fortune on the Level Seven God Tool. Unfortunately, even this God Tool hadn’t been able to save him.
The elder fought as if his life depended on it—he was going to flee from this place. As long as he made it to Wolf Fang City, Ling Han definitely wouldn’t dare to target him anymore. Wolf Fang City prohibited cultivators of the Immortal Realm from killing each other, regardless of what animosity existed between them.
They had to focus their energy on external enemies!
Ling Han chuckled coldly. ‘You still want to escape?’
He lashed out with his sword, and tens of thousands of sword projections burst from the Divine Demon Sword. This wasn’t the Mysterious Three Thousand, but rather the inherent might of the Divine Demon Sword. If it weren’t this powerful, how could it live up to its future identity as Divine Metal?
Xiu, xiu, xiu!
The ferocity of the sword projections was earth-shattering.
Meanwhile, the elder’s Level Seven God Tool parried this attack by itself, buying time for the elder to escape.
This was the difference between God Tools and ordinary weapons—God Tools either possessed a Tool Spirit or possessed martial intent. In both cases, it was equivalent to the God Tool possessing a consciousness of its own.
Ling Han released his Divine Demon Sword, and let it battle the elder’s Level Seven God Tool on its own. With his hands now free, he retrieved his Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow.
Xiu!
The arrow was as quick as lightning as it whizzed toward the elder.
Pu!
The elder’s back instantly became a patch of mangled flesh. He wailed in agony as he collapsed to the ground. This arrow had wounded him quite severely.
At the same time, the Divine Demon Sword also unleashed tens of thousands of sword projections and suppressed the elder’s Level Seven God Tool. This was truly hard to fathom. A Level Five God Tool had actually suppressed a Level Seven God Tool! This defied all the laws of cultivation.
However, who let the material of the Divine Demon Sword be so freakish?
Ling Han dashed forward, using his finger like a sword as he unleashed his Lightning Sword Technique. Killing intent oozed from his body.
His physique was on par with Level Six God metal, and thus the attacks from his finger-sword couldn’t be underestimated. Such an attack wouldn’t be weaker than an attack from a Level Six God Tool.
The elder still wanted to resist, yet his heart was pierced by Ling Han’s Sword Qi. His body was more so slashed into two. However, immortals wouldn’t die so easily, and his divine sense dashed out from his body, attempting to flee into the distance.
Theoretically speaking, one’s divine sense would be like a fish out of the water once it left the body—it would become exhausted and eventually die. However, the more powerful one was, the slower the rate of their divine sense’s exhaustion. Elites at the high extreme of the Sun Moon Tier could survive in this state for severa
l months. This would be enough time for one to find a fresh corpse—or a living person—to possess.
“Humph!” Ling Han lightly snapped his fingers, unleashing a burst Sword Qi that caught up to the elder.
Pa!
The elder’s divine sense was instantly obliterated. He had died once and for all.
The elder’s Divine Sword instantly rang in sorrow. It was just about to flee, yet it was struck several hundred times by Ling Han’s Divine Demon Sword. The martial intent within the Divine Sword was ruthlessly erased, causing it to transform back into an ordinary sword.
Without martial intent, God Tools wouldn’t be God Tools anymore. They would simply be sharp weapons.
Ling Han put the Divine Sword away. He could let the Divine Demon Sword swallow the weapon later; he naturally wouldn’t waste it.
‘I never thought I’d come across the Five Sects in such a way. Anyhow, they actually sent people to look for this map. Judging by their actions, this map is definitely extraordinary!’
Ling Han retrieved the treasure map again. However, he knew pitifully little about the Cloud Apex Planet, so he couldn’t figure out the location marked on the map for the life of him.
‘I guess even the Five Sects couldn’t make head nor tail of this map. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have run around randomly. They would have definitely gone to retrieve the treasures.
‘I’ll see how things go. If I’m lucky enough to come across the illustrated area, it won’t hurt to look for the marked location and retrieve the treasures. Otherwise, there’s no need for me to waste my time.’
Ling Han returned to his original spot, and continued to wait for the Purple Moon Army’s movements. Meanwhile, he retrieved the egg and placed it beside himself so that it could enjoy more time in the sun. Perhaps this could speed up its growth.
Several days passed, and Rabbit and the old ginseng finally returned. They both appeared especially disheveled. As it turned out, they had come across elites from the Netherworld. If it hadn’t been for their ability to tunnel underground, they would have definitely been made into rabbit meat and old ginseng soup.
Rabbit tugged at Little Han, and said, “Little Han, hurry up and come with Uncle Rabbit. We’ve got to take revenge.”
“Yeah, that’s right, Grandpa Ginseng has never suffered so badly before! We can’t let it slide like this! That one-eyed dragon almost chopped my third leg off! I’ve got to use a 20-year-old dudou to suppress my fright.” As he said this, the old ginseng retrieved a pink dudou and took a huge sniff. His expression instantly became carefree and relaxed.
Pa!
Ling Han immediately kicked him aside.
How could a spirit of the five elements be so sleazy?
Compared to him, Rock Spirit was completely like a saint.
“I don’t have time!” Ling Han rejected their request, and said, “But since you two have so much time on your hands, hurry up and observe the Purple Moon Army for me. I need to know when they’re setting off.”
“As expected of someone I have high hopes for!” The old ginseng ran back over, and his expression was as if he were looking at a fellow sleaze. “However, you’re much greedier than Grandpa Ginseng. You actually want to target an entire army! Even Grandpa Ginseng has to admire your courage.”
Ling Han chuckled as he launched another kick. There was a wretched wail as the old ginseng flew toward the horizon.
“Brat, have you had enough yet?!” This voice became more and more distant. In the end, the old ginseng became a little star in the sky. Peace and quiet finally returned.
“Huh?!”
Ling Han suddenly stood up. 50 kilometers away, a brigade of soldiers was walking out from the encampment of the Purple Moon Army.
With his eyesight, he could naturally see 100 kilometers away. Anyhow, he was observing from this far away because the Purple Moon Army had an elite at the Eternal River Tier keeping guard. The perceptive ability of such an elite would definitely be terrifying. Thus, he didn’t dare to venture too close. Otherwise, he’d have no one to complain to if he were mistaken for an enemy scout and killed.
Although killing fellow cultivators was forbidden, who would dare to question the actions of an Eternal River Tier elite?
Might was right! This had been proved time and time again.
In any case, there was finally movement from the Purple Moon Army—although this was only a small brigade.
Ling Han activated his Eye of Truth. This way, he would be able to see the appearance of everyone more clearly.
This brigade was only 100 strong, and Ling Han started his observation from the head of the brigade. When his gaze moved one-third of the way down, his eyes suddenly locked onto a person. There was a look of emotion on his face.
It was the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden!
Chapter 1246 - Meeting Alchemy
Chapter 1246 Meeting Alchemy
10,000 years had passed, and he was finally able to see his lover again.
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden was a prodigy, and she had advanced to the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier in just 10,000 years. The most beneficial aspect of this was that her countenance hadn’t aged a single bit. She was still just as beautiful as before.
She had been the number one beauty in the Lower Realm, and even after arriving in the Immortal Realm, she was still a breathtaking beauty. Otherwise, why would Prince Xie have fallen in love with her at first sight? However, beauties like her weren’t one of a kind anymore. If this weren’t the case, Xie Donglai would have had no chance with her. Numerous other higher-ups would have taken her as their concubine.
Why did men cultivate to become stronger? Wasn’t it for power and beautiful women?
Anyhow, after being stared at for so long, the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden surprisingly noticed the unwelcome attention. She looked in Ling Han’s direction.
“What’s wrong?” a woman next to the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden asked. She was an ordinary-looking woman, and she had noticed the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden’s slight change in expression.
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden smiled faintly before shaking her head, and saying, “It’s nothing!”
However, a feeling of apprehension gripped at her heart. Had the Xie Clan found her already?
Ling Han watched as the brigade left the Purple Moon Army’s encampment. He then hurriedly followed after them.
The old ginseng caught up to Ling Han, and shouted, “Brat, don’t forget Grandpa Ginseng when you’re flirting with women!” Beautiful women and whatnot were his favorite.
Rabbit snickered, and said, “Good-for-nothing!” However, he also followed after them. This was because Ling Han was heading toward the depths of the Two Realm Passageway. He was still hoping that Ling Han would exact revenge for them.
The group of three “people” tailed the brigade of soldiers. However, the Regulations of heaven and earth in this place were especially strange, and this made it extremely hard to advance quickly. After walking for a day, they had only managed to advance 500 or so kilometers. Such a slow pace would be unfathomable in the outside world.
Night fell, and the brigade stopped to set up camp. They needed to rest for the night so that they could stay in peak condition.
Ling Han and the others stopped someplace far away from the brigade. They would also rest for the night.
However, the old ginseng was unwilling to behave, and he insisted on sneaking into the female’s camp during the night. In the end, he was viciously beaten by Ling Han. What a joke, his wife was in that camp, so how could he tolerate the old ginseng sneaking over to peep?
“Brat, you’re so disloyal! Can you really pick up so many women by yourself? You’re having the lion’s share, so can’t you at least leave some scraps for Grandpa Ginseng? A thousand curses upon you!” The old ginseng was both angry and exasperated.
“If you utter any more nonsense, I’ll cook you into soup!” Ling Han threatened.
“Do it
! Do it!” Rabbit started to drool, and it said, “Uncle Rabbit will prepare some firewood!” He tossed a pile of firewood onto the ground. This wasn’t any ordinary firewood, but firewood that was made from rosewood. Fire lit on such kind of wood was extremely good for alchemy and tool refinement.
Using such firewood to cook… was incredibly extravagant.
The old ginseng was shocked. He pointed at Rabbit, and said, “Holy f*ck, you sh*tty rabbit, you were still calling me brother during the day. So, it turns out that you had your eyes on my flesh!”
“Carrot, if you don’t go to hell, who’s going to go to hell? Sacrifice yourself for the good of the world. Uncle Rabbit will remember you forever!” Rabbit pretended to be serious. It rubbed its chin, and said, “Little Han, should we wash this old ginseng first?”
“Wash your mom!” The old ginseng hurriedly fled into the distance. He was afraid that they would become serious, and really chop him into pieces.
Ling Han wasn’t in the mood to deal with these two living treasures. He started to mull over how he would strike a conversation with the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden.
The next day, the brigade of soldiers broke camp, and advanced another 500 or so kilometers.
They repeated this process, and after four days, they arrived in the depths of the Two Realm Battlefield. The surroundings became increasingly harsh. Not only was there a lack of Spiritual Qi, but the clash between Regulations also became increasingly evident. The Regulations of the Immortal Realm were stronger in some places, while the Regulations of the Netherworld were stronger in other places.
This led to a strange phenomenon. For two beings who were equally as powerful—one from the Immortal Realm and one from the Netherworld—the being from the Immortal Realm would be stronger in some places, while the being from the Netherworld would be stronger in other places.
Thus, it was extremely important to pick a suitable location if one wanted to battle in this place. Otherwise, those who should win might end up losing, and those who should lose might end up turning the tables.
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