Chapter 192: The Sect’s True Foundation! The Great Battle Arrives
The Blazing Venerable glanced warily at Ancestor Yunyi, who lay beside you, and did not step forward. His figure gradually faded away.
“What happened?” Ancestor Mo Yang arrived late, frowning as he looked at the unconscious Ancestor Yunyi.
You recounted everything that had happened in the Imperial City, one by one, and finally asked, “Ancestor, do you have some old injury on your body?”
“Old injury? Do I?” Ancestor Mo Yang froze, clearly not knowing either.
You frowned and slowly rose from the ground. After the recovery just now, your movements were no longer hindered.
“There’s nothing to be done about it. We can only go to the Forbidden Grounds and ask the other Ancestors to come out of seclusion.” You lifted Ancestor Yunyi onto your back once more and led everyone toward the sect’s Forbidden Grounds.
“There is a Great Vehicle stage expert lurking outside the sect. From now on, the sect is fully sealed. No one is permitted to enter or leave!” you ordered, as the Sect Master.
Arriving at the Forbidden Grounds, you looked at the dozens of graves before you and waved your large hand. “Dig. Dig out all the Ancestors!”
“What?” The assembled Ancestors immediately froze. Dig them all out?
“If you don’t want the sect destroyed, then do as I say!” You placed Ancestor Yunyi back into his coffin, then looked at the assembled Ancestors and spoke with utter seriousness.
“Dig!” Ancestor Mo Yang took the lead, and nine Body Integration stage powerhouses picked up iron shovels and began to dig.
“Who is calling me?” One grave was dug open, and an aged voice rose from within the coffin. The Power of Law surged around it, twisting the entire void.
“This… this is another Great Vehicle stage Ancestor!” Just from the phenomenon of his emergence, you could tell this person was definitely a Great Vehicle stage powerhouse!
Even as you were shocked, you knew Ancestor Yunyi was saved!
“This disciple is the one hundred and first Sect Master of the Heavenly Blade Sect. Today I specially request the Ancestor to emerge and protect our Heavenly Blade Sect!”
“The one hundred and first, is it? I have slept for so long.” A voice came from within the coffin, and in the next instant a figure suddenly appeared outside it, looking toward the unconscious Ancestor Yunyi beside you!
“Ancestor…” You explained the crisis the sect was about to face, and finally pointed at Ancestor Yunyi and asked.
“Can the Ancestor tell why Ancestor Yunyi collapsed and has not woken since?”
“Ah, I never imagined that wound still hadn’t healed!” Ancestor Tyrant Saber, whom you had dug out, sighed.
“Leave this matter to me. The rest of you, dig out all these old fellows here!”
“After sleeping so long, it’s time to come out and move around a bit!” Ancestor Tyrant Saber’s figure vanished.
“Continue!”
By the time you had dug out every Ancestor in the Forbidden Grounds, only then did you see the Heavenly Blade Sect’s true foundation!
“Ten Tribulation Transcendence stage powerhouses! Five Great Vehicle stage supreme experts!”
“Hisss, truly terrifying!”
“We must first go restore our cultivation. Do as you please.” The Ancestors you had just dug out departed one after another. Having slumbered so long, they needed to adapt to this world and restore their cultivation.
With so many incomparably powerful Ancestors present, your heart finally relaxed for the moment.
“If even these Ancestors cannot hold off the Imperial Family’s attack, then there’s no need for me to struggle anymore. I’ll just restart!” you said with feeling.
“But before that, I need to raise my cultivation!” You turned your gaze toward the idle Ancestor Mo Yang.
“???” Sensing your gaze, Ancestor Mo Yang turned and glanced at you, at a loss.
“Ancestor, you surely don’t want the Heavenly Blade Sect’s Sect Master to die for no clear reason, do you?” You grinned.
A day later, your cultivation recovered to its peak state, and you immediately sought out Ancestor Mo Yang.
“Ancestor, when I undergo Dao Integration shortly, please suppress all my other Powers of Law, leaving only one,” you instructed.
“Understood. Hurry up and begin. I want to see just how you brat undergo Dao Integration.” Ancestor Mo Yang urged impatiently.
You emptied your mind and began to enter meditation.
Once again you entered that mysterious state, becoming one with the Law and the Great Dao.
Three days later, you withdrew from that state.
“How is it?” Ancestor Mo Yang asked from the side.
“Again!” After a brief settling, you entered meditation once more.
With the experience of the previous two times, your Dao Integration grew ever more adept.
Seven days later, you merged the tenth Power of Law into yourself.
“Stop!” Seeing that you wanted to continue cultivating, Ancestor Mo Yang could not help himself and hurriedly called out to stop you.
“Stop training. Rest a while. There’s no rushing the path of cultivation.”
You looked at Ancestor Mo Yang’s exhausted expression and scratched your head awkwardly. “Many thanks for the Ancestor’s assistance these past days. Rest assured, This Sect Master will certainly bring the sect to glory and live up to your expectations!”
“Ah, I’m afraid there will be no chance for glory.” Ancestor Mo Yang sighed.
“Hm? What happened?”
“See for yourself.” Ancestor Mo Yang took out a voice transmission jade talisman and handed it to you.
“The Turtle Breath Sect, the Seven Colors Sect, the Lan Clan, the Mo Clan, the Qing Clan, the Xiang family, and the Imperial Family have already gathered a great number of cultivators and are advancing toward our Heavenly Blade Sect. They are expected to arrive in three days. We request the Sect Master and all Ancestors within the sect to make the decision!”
“Hisss! It seems the Imperial Family is dead set on wiping out our Heavenly Blade Sect!”
“What about the Ancestors?” you asked.
“People have already been sent to invite the Ancestors. A game of this level is no longer something you or I can influence,” Ancestor Mo Yang said.
You nodded in agreement.
“Best to wait for the Ancestors to return before making any decisions.”
With such a major event unfolding, you had no mind to continue secluded cultivation here. You simply wandered through the sect, preparing defensive measures.
Three days later, you received word. Five Great Vehicle stage Ancestors, plus ten Tribulation Transcendence stage Ancestors, jointly declared, “Fight to the death, no retreat!”
You knew this battle was unavoidable!
“Relax. With us old fellows here, the heavens won’t be overturned!” Ancestor Yunyi appeared beside you and smiled.
“Ancestor, you’re alright?”
“Just an old wound. Nothing serious.” Ancestor Yunyi waved his hand dismissively.
“As the Sect Master, with a great enemy before us, you are needed to take charge of the overall situation.” Ancestor Yunyi explained his purpose.
“This…” You hesitated somewhat. After all, with so many Ancestors now emerging, what say did you, with only the Return-to-Void realm, have?
“Cultivators at the Tribulation Transcendence stage and above will be handled by us.”
“As for those at the Body Integration, Void Return, and Spirit Transformation stages, leave them to you!”
“We will not fail your command!” You cupped your fists.