The Astonishing Cultivators of Xia Province (4K)

"Thank you for your kind offer."

Lu Changsheng changed his hand gesture, the Seven Swords of the Big Dipper returned to his body, and he left.

The Seven-Star Sword Formation disappeared, Yun Tianba, the Valley Master of Blazing Fire Valley, blushed.

Before the fight, he confidently vowed to teach Lu Changsheng a lesson, but Lu Changsheng ended up teaching him a lesson instead.

The Valley Master of Blazing Fire Valley, with his cultivation at the Sixth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm, was only eliminated in the first round of the Central Continent Conference, leaving him quite frustrated.

"The Mount Shu Sect Master can actually defeat an opponent at the Sixth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm so easily; he truly True Person."

"It seems we all underestimated this person. Perhaps he can make it into the top thirty-two."

"Reaching the top thirty-two will probably be a stretch. The further you go in the Central Continent Conference, the stronger your opponents will become."

"Regardless of the final ranking of the Mount Shu Sect Master, he possesses combat strength surpassing the Sixth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm, already exceeding that of many other Sect Master. Given the Mount Shu Sect Master's potential, this is certainly not his limit; he has every chance of the Ascension to the Immortal Realm in the future."

On the viewing platform, the powerful figures from various states whispered among themselves.

The top 32 finalists in the Central Province Dao Discussion Conference are not only extremely powerful in terms of cultivation level, but also possess extraordinary Cultivation Method. Nine out of ten of them are capable of the Ascension to the Immortal Realm.

Although this was Lu Changsheng's first battle, he had already been recognized by the powerful figures of various states as having the potential to the Ascension to the Immortal Realm.

"I didn't expect this kid to be so capable, but he's still Non-Self. The difference between me and Yun Tianba is like the difference between clouds and mud."

Sun Jian of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor was slightly surprised to see Lu Changsheng easily defeat Yun Tianba, but Sun Jian didn't react much.

Lu Changsheng only demonstrated the combat strength of Dao Integration Realm Seventh Layer expert, and there was still a gap between him and a Great Completion of the Dao Integration Realm expert like Sun Jian.

Sun Jian has been at the Peak of the Dao Integration Realm for a thousand years, constantly consolidating his foundation and trying his best to solidify his realm before undergoing the Tribulation Transcendence. His combat strength ranks among the top among the Great Completion of the Dao Integration Realm experts.

Therefore, Sun Jian still does not consider Lu Changsheng to be a threat.

Yun Tianba lost to Lu Changsheng simply because Yun Tianba was too weak.

Great Wu Empress Wu Yue's eyes gleamed with a strange light.

Lu Changsheng was more capable than she had imagined.

Lu Changsheng defeated Yun Tianba with fluid and effortless movements, clearly without using his full strength.

After Lu Changsheng and Yun Tianba clashed, the powerhouses from the third and fourth Sects began to spar.

These were two powerful cultivators at the third level of the Dao Integration Realm, one wielding a sword and the other a saber, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle, their Gang Qi and clashing.

In the end, the swordsman had a slight advantage.

Pairs of powerful individuals took to the stage, representing their Sects in battle. Among them were many experts at the Great Completion of the Dao Integration Realm, who defeated their opponents with a single move.

Of the five Sects in Xia Province, the second to fight was Grandmaster Chen from the Martial Dao Alliance.

Grandmaster Chen's opponent was a powerful expert at the Fourth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm.

Grandmaster Chen had only been in the Dao Integration Realm for a little over a hundred years, and was no match for him, so he was defeated as expected.

"Haha, it's been a pleasure to witness the Cultivation Method of Sects from Other Provinces; this trip has certainly been worthwhile."

Grandmaster Chen laughed loudly, showing no concern for victory or defeat, and left the stage.

His potential is not limited to the First Layer of the Dao Integration Realm. Given time, he has a good chance of reaching the Great Completion of the Dao Integration Realm.

"It seems that only the Mount Shu Sects in Xia Province has any real strength; the other Sects are far inferior." Xia Province is, after all, a remote prefecture, and cannot be compared to our Central Province.

After Lu Changsheng and Grandmaster Chen made their moves, the experts from Other Provinces judged that Xia Province's overall strength was not that great.

"The next two to spar are Sun Jian, the master of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor, and Murong Buyi, the sect master of the Sky Mist Sect."

"It is said that one of these two is Peak of the Dao Integration Realm expert, and the other is a Dao Integration Realm Seventh Layer expert."

"Murong Buyi is really unlucky; he actually encountered the third strongest expert in Central Province right from the start."

Everyone cast sympathetic glances at the Sky Mist Sect Master.

With the strength of the Sky Mist Sect Master, he might have been able to enter the top fifty if he had a bit more luck, but he drew Sun Jian, who Peak of the Dao Integration Realm, in the first round. It can only be said that he was unlucky.

Lu Changsheng frowned, eager to witness the true strength of the strongest group of cultivators in Central Province.

"Master Sun, please enlighten me."

The sect leader of the Sky Mist Sect secretly broke out in a cold sweat.

He encountered Sun Jian, the master of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor, who was known as the number one swordsman in Central Province.

He wasn't confident he could defeat Sun Jian; he was only thinking about how to lose gracefully so as not to embarrass himself in front of his disciples and the major Sects.

The sect leader of the Sky Mist Sect took a deep breath, and the Immortal Sword behind him was drawn.

"Buzz!"

With a resounding Sword Cry, a myriad of rays of light appeared, and the wind and clouds surged!

The terrifying pressure caused the land of Dragon Field to sink, and Sword Qi flowed in the air like a raging wind!

"This is the kind of aura only Upper-Grade Immortal Sword possesses!"

"The Sky Mist Sect is the largest Sects in Haozhou, established for hundreds of thousands of years. It's not surprising that twenty or thirty members of the Ascension to the Immortal Realm and possess Upper-Grade Immortal Sword as their Sect-Guarding Law Treasure."

"It seems Murong Buyi to go all out to try and save face under the lord of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor, so as not to suffer a crushing defeat."

"Master, keep it up! Our Sky Mist Sect is a major sword-cultivating sect, after all. We must make Ten Thousand Swords Manor use their Sects's Sect-Defending Cultivation Method!"

The powerful figures from various states, as well as the Elders and disciples of the Sky Mist Sect, were not optimistic about Murong Buyi. However, they believed that Murong Buyi possessed Upper-Grade Immortal Sword, and coupled with the Sky Mist Sect's Sect-Defending Cultivation Method, he might be able to force Sun Jian to use the Ten Thousand Swords Manor's Sect-Defending Cultivation Method.

Success is achieved if Sun Jian is forced to use the Supreme Lore of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor.

Unexpectedly, Sun Jian showed no intention of using the Sect-Guarding Law Treasure. Instead, he accepted a tree branch offered by a disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor, saying, "I will only use this tree branch to spar with you."

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The crowd erupted in an uproar.

Sun Jian is too arrogant. He doesn't even want to use a proper magic Law Treasure and just uses a tree branch as Law Treasure.

Lu Changsheng, however, did not believe that someone as arrogant as Sun Jian would be so presumptuous without being certain of success.

This only shows that Sun Jian's Sword Art has reached an unbelievable level, which is why he used a tree branch to deal with Dao Integration Realm Seventh Layer and possesses Upper-Grade Immortal Sword Murong Buyi sword.

Murong Buyi was not angered by Sun Jian's use of tree branches to fight him. Instead, he went all out, pouring his vast True Qi into the Upper-Grade Immortal Sword!

The sword's power surged, causing the earth to crack and hills to crumble!

Murong Buyi used Immortal Stage Upper-Grade Swordsmanship, which is also one of the strongest Swordsmanship in this world!

Facing the vast pillar of Sword Qi unleashed by Murong Buyi, Sun Jian placed his left hand behind his back and waved a tree branch with his right hand... As soon as Sun Jian moved, Sword Domain naturally formed, with countless Sword Qi crisscrossing and surging, as if Sun Jian were the master of ten thousand swords.

Sun Jian's sword intent even affected Murong Buyi's Sword Qi.

Murong Buyi's expression changed drastically. He realized that his Sword Art had been affected by Sun Jian, and the Sword Qi formed by his True Qi was in chaos, causing the brilliant Sword Qi pillar to vibrate violently.

"To influence the Sword Qi of others with one's own sword intent—this is... Supreme Sword Art that transcends the Immortal Stage."

During his 140 years of seclusion at Azure Cloud Peak, Lu Changsheng mastered four sets of Immortal Stage Upper-Grade Swordsmanship: the Divine Sword Thunder-Riding True Formula Divine Sword Fire-Riding True Formula, the Divine Sword Fire Control Technique, the Divine Sword Water-Riding True Formula, and the Divine Sword Wind-Riding True Formula. Therefore, he knew the limits of Immortal-Stage Upper-Grade Cultivation Method.

The Supreme Sword Art of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor clearly surpasses the Immortal Stage.

Ten Thousand Swords Manor truly lives up to its reputation as the number one sword-cultivation Sects in Central Province; its accumulation of Sword Dao far surpasses that of Mount Shu.

Sun Jian had initially said he would share a portion of his Supreme Sword Art with Xia Ningxue to study them together.

For an ordinary cultivator at the Dao Integration Realm, this is already an immense stroke of luck.

However, Xia Ningxue completely disregarded the Supreme Swordsmanship of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor.

"I never imagined that there were Swordsmanship in the world that surpassed the Immortal Stage. Such a level of Swordsmanship shouldn't exist in this realm."

Situ Kong was also deeply shocked by the Supreme Swordsmanship that Sun Jian used.

Most of the sword cultivators present were completely mesmerized by Sun Jian's Swordsmanship, taking this opportunity to deepen their Sword Dao Comprehension.

Even a glimpse of Swordsmanship surpassing the Immortal Stage can grant them unprecedented insights.

Sword cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm were completely baffled and found it difficult to gain any insight from it.

Swordsmanship that surpass the Immortal Stage have far exceeded their level of understanding.

This is equivalent to an elementary school student seeing an advanced mathematics textbook and being completely clueless.

"The Ten Thousand Swords Manor's Sect-Defending Cultivation Method — 'No Self, No Sword' —is a sword technique that transcends the Immortal Stage and shouldn't exist in this Swordsmanship. Even our Stars Pavilion doesn't possess Swordsmanship of this level."

The Stars Pavilion Master stood with his hands behind his back, watching Sun Jian unleash his Supreme Swordsmanship. Even with his level of cultivation, he dared not easily accept the Sect-Defending Cultivation Method from the Ten Thousand Swords Manor.

Sun Jian and he were both Peak of the Dao Integration Realm experts. There was no difference in their cultivation Cultivation Method, only the difference in their cultivation techniques and their Cultivation Method with them.

The Dragon Tiger Sect Master Zhang Qinlong, the Great Martial Empress Wu Yue, the Xuan Tian Sect Master, and other peerless experts watched intently as Sun Jian unleashed his supreme sword technique.

Sun Jian is very likely to be one of the last few opponents they will encounter.

"No, my cultivation level is still no match for the Peak of the Dao Integration Realm expert. Their Cultivation Method are no worse than mine; my only advantage lies in the more comprehensive range of Cultivation Method I've comprehended."

Lu Changsheng witnessed Sun Jian's attack. As expected of a Peak of the Dao Integration Realm expert and the third most important figure in Central Province, Sun Jian's cultivation level was far superior to his own.

Under the suppression of such a high realm, even if Lu Changsheng used Eleventh-Rank Immortal Pill and fought desperately, he might not be able to defeat someone with genuine cultivation.

The lords of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor, the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master, and the Stars Pavilion Master— these are all great figures who have cultivated for tens of thousands of years. Their cultivation levels are the result of genuine, hard work. The temporary boosts from using Immortal Pill are naturally no match for cultivation accumulated over many years... Non-Self can fuse the essence of four Immortal Stage Upper-Grade Swordsmanship and create my own Swordsmanship that surpasses the Immortal Stage, this time it will be difficult."

Lu Changsheng fell into deep thought.

A short while later, the Sky Mist Sect Master was defeated, but he was completely convinced of his defeat.

It's not shameful at all to be defeated by the master of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor and the Ten Thousand Swords Manor's Sect-Defending Cultivation Method.

After defeating the Sky Mist Sect Master, Sun Jian looked at Lu Changsheng with a provocative expression.

Originally, Sun Jian wouldn't have needed to use the Ten Thousand Swords Manor's Supreme Sword Art to overwhelm his opponent simply by virtue of his cultivation level.

However, in order to establish his authority, he used Sword Art that surpassed the Immortal Stage in the first round, defeating the Sky Mist Sect Master in one move.

"Sun Jian is really hot-tempered; it seems he has some issues with Lu Changsheng."

The Dragon-Tiger Sect Master noticed that Sun Jian was clearly hostile towards Lu Changsheng, and immediately found it interesting.

Lu Changsheng's disciple Chen Xiaoyao, had a grudge against his son. If Sun Jian could teach Lu Changsheng a lesson on his behalf, it would save him the trouble of taking action himself.

The competition continued, and when it was Great Wu Empress Wu Yue's turn to make a move, she defeated a cultivator at the Sixth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm with just one palm strike.

The crowd fell silent.

Great Wu Empress Wu Yue of the Great Wu Dynasty didn't possess any special Martial Technique; her technique was simply a plain and unadorned palm strike.

The sensation she caused was no less than that of Sun Jian of the Ten Thousand Swords Manor.

Peak of the Dao Integration Realm expert possesses significantly higher combat strength than other cultivators.

The third person to appear in Xia Province was Nameless Old Monk from Boundless Temple.

Lu Changsheng was quite interested in this person.

The Nameless Old Monk appeared to be only at the Refinement of the Void Refinement Realm, yet Lu Changsheng always felt that this person was extraordinary.

According to High Person Wuxiang, this Nameless Old Monk was of a higher generation than him, and his cultivation level was definitely not that simple.

"You old bald monk, your opponent is me."

A sword cultivator, dressed in Sword Attire, stood in the air. His cultivation at the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm was something he could be proud of.

The Nameless Old Monk appeared to have only the cultivation level of the Void Refinement Realm, and in his view, he was just there to make up the numbers.

However, what happened next left everyone in disbelief.

The Nameless Old Monk opened his eyes, and a magnificent Buddha Light shone forth. When the Buddha Light disappeared, the sword cultivator at the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm was already being pressed to the ground and rubbed by the giant hand of the golden Buddha.

A deathly silence.

Everyone present was deeply moved by the Nameless Old Monk.

They thought Lu Changsheng was the only expert in Xia Province, but they never expected that Boundless Temple would have a second peerless expert!

Even the cultivators from Xia Province looked at High Person Wuxiang in surprise.

During the Calamity of the Demon Race, the people of Xia Province never saw this Nameless Old Monk.

If the Nameless Old Monk had appeared then, how could the Demon Lord have run rampant?

Yu Xuanji said, "It seems that your Boundless Temple's divine monk has finally emerged from seclusion; he has discovered a new Great Dao."

High Person Wuxiang nodded. "His 'Withered Glory Divine Art' is an ancient divine skill passed down from High Antiquity, requiring one to hover between life and death. Only the vast amount of Power of Faith accumulated by our Boundless Temple can allow him to exist in a state between life and death, ultimately enabling him to master this divine skill."

Grandmaster Chen was utterly astonished. "Could it be that this divine monk is the Divine Monk Wule from 25,000 years ago? Rumor has it he has long since passed away, but I never imagined he was in seclusion cultivating a divine skill, and had even mastered it. If that's the case, then our Xia Province also has a master of the Great Completion of the Dao Integration Realm!"

A master of the Great Completion of the Dao Integration Realm!

The cultivators in Xia Province were incredulous, their eyes filled with shock.

Who would have thought that Xia Province would have Great Completion of the Dao Integration Realm, and a great figure from over 20,000 years ago!

With the appearance of the Nameless Old Monk, no one dared to underestimate Xia Province anymore.

Two powerful individuals from Xia Province have already advanced to the second round!

Moreover, Xia Province also has a Peak of the Dao Integration Realm expert!

Such a lineup is enough to make the powerful figures from Other Provinces take Xia Province seriously.

Even more surprisingly, Xia Ningxue, with her cultivation at the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm, defeated the Profound Saber Sect Master, who Sixth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm.

This is the third strong individual from Xia Province to advance to the second round.

Yu Xuanji was the last to compete.

Yu Xuanji, with the Literary Sage Physique, defeated an opponent who was also at the First Layer of the Dao Integration Realm, becoming the fourth Xia Province powerhouse to enter the third round.

Five people from Xia Province participated, and four of them advanced to the second round!

Some people died, but they weren't completely dead...