Chapter 214: Transformation
You tossed the Ancestor Wuchi’s corpse before the crowd and said calmly, “Leaving the sect to join another, I do not blame you. But joining hands with the Profound Heaven Holy Land to deal with Heavenly Blade Sect disciples—that, I will not allow!”
The crowd stared at the Ancestor Wuchi’s corpse and said nothing for a long time.
You paid them no mind, and instead asked the Ancestor Ghost Blade about the Heavenly Blade Sect’s current situation.
With a Great Vehicle cultivator from the Profound Heaven Holy Land stationed at the Heavenly Blade Sect, you naturally did not dare go take a look.
“Alas, in the Heavenly Blade Sect today, only Ancestor Yunyi is barely holding back the Profound Heaven Holy Land’s Great Vehicle cultivator by relying on the Forbidden Grounds.”
“Two years have passed now, and there is no telling how much longer he can hold on!” the Ancestor Ghost Blade said with a sigh.
Hearing this, you too fell into silence. A Great Vehicle cultivator was still far too powerful for you as you were now; not something you could handle.
“The future of the Heavenly Blade Sect… I leave it to you.” The Ancestor Ghost Blade patted your shoulder.
“Ancestor?”
“This seat does not have much lifespan left. Before long, I will pass on.” The Ancestor Ghost Blade spoke with a sense of desolation, his eyes full of reminiscence.
Hearing this, you fell silent.
“Still, there is one good thing. On you, this seat has seen the future of the Heavenly Blade Sect!”
“Keep at it, Sect Master!”
You settled down in this desolate, uninhabited village. Every day was either cultivation or guiding the Heavenly Blade Sect disciples in theirs.
A year later, the Ancestor Ghost Blade came to find you. The deathly aura about the old Ancestor seemed to have given way to renewed vitality.
“Sect Master, this seat is leaving. The future of the Heavenly Blade Sect is in your hands!”
Looking at the Ancestor before you, you fell silent.
You knew that once the Ancestor Ghost Blade left this time, he likely would never return.
The Ancestor Ghost Blade only laughed at himself. “This old bag of bones, before I die, taking two enemies down with me—not bad at all!”
In the end, the Ancestor Ghost Blade still left…
Half a month later, word spread across all of Central State: a mysterious powerhouse of the Heavenly Blade Sect had, before dying, taken two Tribulation Transcendence cultivators of the Profound Heaven Holy Land with him.
The moment you heard the news, you silently erected a cenotaph for the Ancestor Ghost Blade.
The Heavenly Blade Sect disciples knelt to the side, weeping beyond control, the fire of vengeance burning fiercely in their eyes.
The next day, you disbanded the Heavenly Blade Sect and drove out every Heavenly Blade Sect disciple gathered here!
“Sect Master! I will not leave!”
“In life I am a Heavenly Blade Sect man, in death I am still a Heavenly Blade Sect ghost!”
Your gaze swept over the Heavenly Blade Sect disciples unwilling to leave, and you said in a deep voice, “To rebuild the Heavenly Blade Sect, empty words will not do it. Strength will!”
“Once your cultivation reaches the Great Vehicle stage, every one of you can rebuild the Heavenly Blade Sect!”
“The Heavenly Blade Sect has not disbanded. It is hidden within your hearts!”
“Go. Cultivate in hiding, conceal your names. One day, the Heavenly Blade Sect will appear again!”
In the end, the disciples all left. You took one last look at the Ancestor Ghost Blade’s grave, then turned and departed.
You roamed throughout Central State, challenging powerful Tribulation Transcendence cultivators one after another, tempering yourself.
You set down the vengeance of the Heavenly Blade Sect’s destruction, forgot the Ancestors’ entrustment, and let go of the obsession in your heart.
You threw yourself wholly into cultivation, using the blood of Tribulation Transcendence powerhouses to temper your cultivation.
Ten years later, you paved your own path to Tribulation Crossing with the corpses of Tribulation Transcendence cultivators!
Through ten years of constant battle, the foundation of your cultivation had already reached perfection, and your grasp of the world’s laws grew ever more proficient.
The road to breaking through to Tribulation Transcendence had, without your noticing, already opened for you!
You entered secluded cultivation.
You took out the supreme-grade spirit stones seized from the Profound Heaven Holy Land and made an all-out sprint toward Tribulation Transcendence!
In the first year, you absorbed three thousand supreme-grade spirit stones. The spiritual power within your body was vast as a sea, boundless and without end, clearly having reached the limit of what you could currently attain.
In the third year, the Power of Law you had comprehended left your body, forming thread-like strands that wrapped around you completely, turning into a cocoon.
This cocoon not only concealed your aura entirely, but also protected your safety. Ordinary cultivators did not dare approach at all.
You stayed within the cocoon. The spiritual power in your body began to undergo a certain change, and the power of your Primordial Spirit did as well.
Without realizing it, you fell into a deep sleep.
You did not know how long had passed. In a hazy daze, you heard someone whispering around you.
“What is that thing?”
“Sss! Look, so much Power of Law!”
“With so many Law paths entangled here, this thing is definitely extraordinary.”
Having slept for so long, you were roused by these few voices and slowly opened your eyes.
“Damn it, how is this Power of Law so strong? I am a dignified Fusion realm cultivator, and yet I cannot get close!”
“Fellow Daoists, let’s go at it together!”
Your thoughts returned to normal, and the long-dormant energy within your body began to erupt. Just as those Fusion realm cultivators tried to approach, the cocoon that had sealed you for a hundred years exploded in an instant!
The powerful energy aftershock instantly left those Fusion realm cultivators severely wounded and spitting blood. Watching you walk out step by step, their eyes were full of shock.
“Senior, spare us!”
“We were only passing by and accidentally disturbed you, Senior. Please spare us, Senior!” The Fusion realm cultivators felt the waves of pressure emanating from you, and immediately fell to their knees, begging you again and again.
Boom!
Before you could even speak, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, and a terrifying fluctuation swept over. Your Heavenly Tribulation had arrived!
You glanced at the few kneeling on the ground, then your figure shot into the sky. Facing the imminent Heavenly Tribulation, you chose to meet it head-on.
As for the several Fusion realm cultivators below, since they had now entered the range of your Tribulation Crossing, whether they lived or died was up to fate.
Facing the Heavenly Lightning descending from the sky, you waved your hand casually. The surrounding spiritual power obeyed your command, converging in your palm and becoming part of your strength.
As you were now, a lift of your hand or a step of your foot could already influence the surrounding world’s momentum!
BOOM————!
The first bolt of Heavenly Lightning fell, and you casually shattered it.
The Heavenly Lightning Body-Refining Art within you began to circulate of its own accord. The scattered power of Heavenly Lightning was absorbed by you, constantly tempering your physical body.
The second bolt of Heavenly Lightning fell, comparable to a full-power strike from an early-stage Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, and you took it with ease.
Your body, dormant for a hundred years, was thoroughly revived after the baptism of Heavenly Lightning.
Looking at the Heavenly Lightning still gathering power, you lost your patience and chose to plunge headfirst into the Heavenly Tribulation!