Chapter 255: Chapter 174: Heavenly Secret_1
Translator: 549690339
Within the Tianshu Sect, the great array was activated, its protection formidable.
At the heart of the great array, a beam of starlight beckoned, opening the path through the void.
Within the starlight, a figure descended, a young man with white hair.
The youth’s white hair conveyed a sense of time-worn wisdom, highlighting the extraordinary temperament of a cultivator.
No sooner had his figure landed than the starlight converged, leaving no trace of a path through the void.
“This…!”
A pale-faced man with unstable aura stepped forward, his gaze filled with uncertainty as he looked at the youth, “Are you Yunji, Senior Brother? Why have you come alone to support us?”
“Hmm!?”
The youth furrowed his brows, looking at the man, then his expression showed surprise as well, “You are… Jing Yue, Junior Brother?”
“Indeed, it’s me!”
Jing Yue nodded, his face pale, an even more bitter expression on his face.
“How could this be?”
Seeing this, the youth was also shocked, “That person was so powerful that he could destroy your physical body?”
Jing Yue’s expression grew serious as he said in a deep voice, “He has achieved the Heavenly Sword!”
“What?”
“The Heavenly Sword!”
On hearing this, the youth was even more astonished, “Why didn’t the message mention this before?”
“Before sending the message, I hadn’t clashed with him, but I sensed that this person was extraordinary; thus, I sent the message in advance, fearing that we might suffer losses and that the main sect would remain unaware of the incident,” Jing Yue explained.
He shook his head, “After sending the message, I led the Golden Core cultivators of the sub-sect to swarm out, but that person had already laid down a great formation on Purple Cloud Mountain. His Array Formation Cultivation had astonishingly reached the fourth tier of the Phase Realm, resulting in heavy casualties for us.”
“Fourth tier of the Phase Realm?”
“An Array Formation Grandmaster?”
The youth’s brows were tightly knitted as he asked in a heavy tone, “That Heavenly Sword… is it truly the Heavenly Sword?”
“Absolutely!”
Jing Yue shook his head, speaking bitterly, “This person cultivates the three arts of thunder, sword, and formation simultaneously. With one sword strike, he wields the power of heaven and earth. If not for the Big Dipper great formation drawing in the Tianshu and saving my life, I fear my Nascent Soul wouldn’t have survived.”
“A Heavenly Sword cultivator!”
Upon hearing this, the youth was disbelieving, “How could it be just a Golden Core?”
Skepticism permeated his words.
This was not surprising.
The Three Sects were on guard outside, with the great formation sealed, firmly defended, with no chance for outsiders to sneak into the Void Spirit Cave Heaven.
If it wasn’t infiltration from outside, it had to be a cultivator born within the Void Spirit Cave Heaven.
But as cultivators advance, there are Heavenly Tribulations at the Nascent Soul stage, which are quite conspicuous and cannot be concealed.
Under the surveillance of the Three Sects, how could anyone quietly achieve Nascent Soul?
And a Golden Core cultivating the Heavenly Sword?
It made no sense, no sense at all.
Therefore, the youth could only doubt the truthfulness of Jing Yue’s words.
To this, Jing Yue also felt helpless, “If not for the might of the Heavenly Sword, how would I have fallen to such a state?”
His words were laced with bitterness and rage.
How could he not feel bitter, how could he not feel sad.
His Cultivation had shockingly fallen from the early stage of Nascent Soul to the mid-stage of Golden Core, and with an unstable aura and his spirit misaligned with his body, if he did not recuperate soon, he feared he could not even maintain the mid-stage Golden Core.
Such was the might of the Heavenly Sword!
The sword of heaven and earth, slaying both the person and their heart.
Had it not been for the opponent’s mere Golden Core Cultivation, had it not been for his life-saving Magical Treasure’s formidable defense, had it not been for the saving grace of the Big Dipper formation…
He would have died and his Dao vanished, turned to ash!
Now, not only was his physical body destroyed, but his Nascent Soul was also wounded by the sword.
Even if he had a backup body and seized another to be reborn, his Cultivation would unavoidably suffer a great decline.
In such a state, having to preside over the Big Dipper formation, invoking the starlight of Tianshu from beyond the realm, it had left him with barely half a life.
And now, to be doubted by others, one could only imagine the bitterness and anger in his heart.
Seeing his condition, the youth hurriedly produced a bottle of Spirit Pills, “This is the Bright Moon Pill, take it quickly!”
“Thank you, Senior Brother!”
Jing Yue nodded, took the Spirit Pills, and immediately began to meditate right there.
Moments later, as the Spirit Pills were assimilated, Jing Yue’s aura gradually stabilized.
“Huff!”
Jing Yue opened his eyes and took a long breath.
The youth asked with concern, “How do you feel?”
“Worthy of the Bright Moon Pill,” Jing Yue praised, then shook his head, “But the Heavenly Sword was too powerful; even the Bright Moon Pill can’t heal the sword wound. It seems that in this life, I have no hope of returning to the Nascent Soul stage.”
Hearing this, the youth fell silent, only after a while did he ask, “Is that person truly a Heavenly Sword cultivator?”
Jing Yue gave a wry smile, “If Senior Brother doesn’t believe it, you can try for yourself.”
The youth shook his head, not taking up the conversation, instead he said, “If that person is truly a Heavenly Sword cultivator, then there is only one possibility.”
Jing Yue’s gaze sharpened, “You mean to say…”
“The Void Spirit Monarch!”
The youth took a deep breath, “Golden Core Cultivation achieving the Heavenly Sword, there’s only one possibility in this world — a great power reborn. And in this realm, who else can be called a great power besides the Void Spirit Monarch?”
“This person must be the reincarnation of the Void Spirit — that’s the only way to explain it!”
“This…”
Jing Yue furrowed his brows, hesitantly saying, “If this person is the reborn Void Spirit Monarch, shouldn’t he accumulate strength in secret, restore his Cultivation, retrieve the Purple Mansion Immortal Treasure, and regain control of this realm’s Cave Heaven? Why would he expose himself so openly and make such a commotion?”
“This…”
On hearing this, the youth also frowned, “Perhaps there is some reason?”
Jing Yue gave a bitter smile, “What reason?”
The youth was silent for a long time before saying, “Regardless of whether this person is the Void Spirit Monarch, we can’t let him rampage unchecked.”
“You speak truly, but Brother, you alone, can you really withstand his Heavenly Sword?”
Jing Yue looked at the youth, “Why not send more people to assist?”
“How could I not wish to bring others with me?”
The youth sighed helplessly and said, “The incident occurred suddenly, and the timing wasn’t right. Furthermore, the Sect Master and the others went to the Ten Thousand Star Sea. Only Uncle Bei Chen, with his mastery in Array Formation, could send me here alone.”
“The Sect Master went to the Ten Thousand Star Sea?”
Upon hearing this, Jing Yue was also startled.
The Void Spirit Monarch, a Cave Heaven, resists external forces.
Even True Monarch Tianshu would have to wait a hundred years for the right celestial timing to open a passageway.
A hundred celestial timings, when the space becomes volatile and reveals its weakness, only then can a temporary path be carved out.
Currently, as the timing had not arrived, forcibly opening a passageway would require a significant sacrifice and could not transfer many cultivators.
Jing Yue was well aware of this, but he had assumed that for the Sect Master, True Monarch Tianshu, it would not be difficult to send five or six Nascent Soul cultivators here.
Yet unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the Sect Master had gone to the Ten Thousand Star Sea.
“Could it be…”
“Indeed!”
Jing Yue’s gaze was inquiring, and the youth did not conceal it, saying solemnly, “The Sect Master’s journey to the Ten Thousand Star Sea is for his own breakthrough opportunity. In comparison, even the Void Spirit Realm must be put out of mind.”
Hearing this, Jing Yue was solemn, “The Sect Master is about to make a breakthrough?”
The youth smiled, “Isn’t that to be expected?”
“This… indeed, indeed it is to be expected!”
Upon hearing this, Jing Yue also nodded, feeling a mix of emotions.
The Big Dipper Immortal Sect’s True Monarch Tianshu, has been the most prominent cultivator of the Northern Domain over the past ten thousand years.
It is said that he was born with the blessing of the Seven Stars, a Big Dipper Star Body, seen once in ten thousand years, his innate talent even surpassing that of an upper-grade Heavenly Spirit. The master of the Big Dipper Immortal Sect personally took him under his wing, admitted him into the most powerful Tianshu Gate among the Seven Paths, making the young man thrive with pride and vigor.
He did not disappoint, advancing rapidly on his path of cultivation, defeating all the prodigies of the Northern Domain. Unrivaled among his peers, crossing boundaries to fight was a common occurrence for him. He was hailed as the number one immortal genius of the Northern Domain, and, being benevolent, cultivated extensive connections, not only becoming sworn brothers with the elders of Green Jade Mountain and Medicine King Valley but also many other friends and acquaintances.
The Three Friends of Bright Moon, sworn for a thousand years, with Green Jade Venerable and the Bright Moon Pill King still at Divinity Transformation, while he had already reached the Return to Void, continuing to advance rapidly on that path. It was rumored that he aimed to reach the Integration Realm before turning three thousand years old.
Now, he journeyed to the Ten Thousand Star Sea, a perilous place with connections to the stars, seeking the opportunity for Integration.
Such an immortal genius, such a prodigy, wasn’t his breakthrough expected?
Jing Yue couldn’t even bring himself to envy him.
Because the gap was too wide.
“The Sect Master’s voyage to the Ten Thousand Star Sea, who knows when he shall return. The senior members of the Immortal Sect must protect him, too busy to care for this place.”
The youth spoke gravely, “Uncle Bei Chen advised me when he sent me here that if the enemy is too strong, then we should just defend the Great Array. In another ten years, the celestial timing will come, and by then, even if the Sect Master is not back, he can send a group of Nascent Souls here.”
“Ten years?”
Hearing this, Jing Yue couldn’t help but smile wryly, “Will he give us ten years’ time?”
“Don’t worry, Junior Brother.”
The youth reassured, “Cultivation is the foundation. Unless this person becomes a Nascent Soul, with just a Golden Core body, even if he cultivates the Heavenly Sword, he won’t be able to break through the Tianshu Great Array overseen by you and me.”
Jing Yue looked at him, feeling quite helpless, “What if he condenses the Nascent Soul?”
“That…”
The youth paused mid-sentence, then smiled wryly, “Then, we can only resign ourselves to fate.”
Jing Yue fell silent, speaking only after a long while, “This person has already reached the peak of Golden Core, and can soon condense the Nascent Soul. If he is indeed a reincarnation of the Void Spirit, then even without Nascent Soul Condensing Spiritual Objects, there is still a great chance of success.”
The youth listened and fell silent as well.
“Let’s just do our best and leave the rest to fate.”
At last, Jing Yue seemed more at ease, “If we are unlucky enough to meet disaster, the Sect Master will avenge us with blood.”
“Junior Brother need not be so pessimistic, this person may not necessarily be a reincarnation of the Void Spirit.”
The youth hesitated for a moment, but ultimately stood up and said, “I have brought an artifact with me that can reveal the root of this person.”
“Oh?”
Jing Yue raised an eyebrow in surprise, “What is it?”
The youth smiled, made no verbal reply, but pointed to his forehead.
Suddenly, Spirit Light flashed, and upon his forehead opened a vertical eye.
Though it was an eye, it was not made of flesh and blood but had the quality of metal, resembling a treasured eye.
“This is…”
“The Eye of Heavenly Mechanism!”
The youth smiled, “Junior Brother, do you know why, out of so many Nascent Soul candidates, Elder Bei Chen chose me to come here?”
“This…”
“It’s because I am well-versed in Array Formation and have dabbled in the Skill of Heavenly Mechanism. Even if I cannot defeat that person, I can still defend the Great Array.”
The youth laughed lightly, “This Eye of Heavenly Mechanism is an artifact I acquired at great cost, a wondrous creation of the Pavilion of Heavenly Mechanism. Although it is only of medium-grade quality, it is enough to investigate any Golden Core. It can even glimpse into the foundation of a Nascent Soul.”
“The Treasure of Heavenly Mechanism.”
Jing Yue’s eyes hardened, still worried, “This person’s background is unclear; even if he is not the reincarnation of the Void Spirit Monarch, he must be the incarnation of a significant figure. Brother, using the Skill of Heavenly Mechanism on him…”
“What of a great figure?”
“Within the Cave Heaven, beneath the Array Formation, can he harm me?”
“At most, I’ll bear the backlash of the Heavenly Mechanism, merely a few decades of lifespan, which I can still afford!”
The youth seemed unconcerned and spoke forcefully, “Hand over the control of the Tianshu Great Array to me, let me see what his origins really are!”
“This… alright then!”
Hearing this, Jing Yue had no choice but to yield control of the Great Array.
The transfer of array mastership, the flow of power, all augmented the youth’s being.
The youth activated his mana, and above his forehead, the closed metallic eye slowly opened, casting forth a divine light that penetrated the void.
An expanse of void, chaos, but soon an image appeared.
What kind of scene was it?
Beings divine!
They beheld deities, barefoot and with loose hair, clad in dark robes, standing on tortoises and snakes, eyes fierce, wielding swords, exuding a formidable aura.
Indeed…
“What demon dare causes havoc here!”
With a loud shout, True Martial, with loose hair, came brandishing his sword.