The Return of the Geniuses of Ages Past! (Part Two)

The Elders and disciples of the Taihua Sacred Ground were all dumbfounded.

So the Holy Land is this powerful?

They've lived all these years and they had no idea that the Holy Land had so many experts!

Even the Ye Clan Ancestor was stunned.

He lived in the Holy Land for a hundred million years, yet he was unaware that some of his ancestors were still alive and well.

Now that the Holy Land is in trouble, the geniuses of the Holy Land throughout the ages have returned one after another.

Taihua Sacred Ground is, after all, one of the Human Race Holy Land, and its foundation is quite profound. The number of Great Expert there far exceeds outsiders' expectations.

"So Lin Shiyu had this trick up her sleeve. Luckily, she arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Lu Changsheng had not expected that the Taihua Sacred Ground had such a profound foundation.

Only by deceiving your own people can you deceive your enemies.

Even the Absolute Yin Demon Venerable, who had invaded the Taihua Sacred Ground, hadn't expected this.

His face turned ashen.

Originally, he had six powerful figures from the Demon Realm on his side, but one of them was unexpectedly killed by Lu Changsheng. He still had five people left and thus held the advantage.

However, now that Lin Xuanshuang has returned to Taihua Divine Mountain with four powerful Holy Lands, his advantage has been shattered.

Lin Shiyu's side has five Great Experts, plus Lu Changsheng, who possesses combat strength comparable to Initial Mighty Expert. This puts Lin Shiyu at a significant disadvantage.

"As long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood; prepare for retreat."

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Absolute Yin Demon Venerable secretly sent a message to all the powerful figures in the Demon Realm.

"The Thirty-Six Absolute Yin Demon Swords!"

The Absolute Yin Demon Venerable wielded his Demon Sword Moves fierce and ruthless moves, capable of destroying heaven and earth. The Sword Qi was imbued with a chilling intent, and even ordinary Xiuzhenzhe affected by the chilling sword intent would have their meridians frozen.

Facing the Supreme Lore of the Absolute Yin Demon Venerable, Lin Shiyu dared not be arrogant and tried to keep her distance as much as possible.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Absolute Yin Demon Venerable summoned a Treasure Pagoda. The Treasure Pagoda's Devil Qi spread and gradually covered the entire space.

"Let's retreat!"

Powerful figures from Great Demon unleashed Talisman to stop the people from the Taihua Sacred Ground from pursuing them.

Some Talisman summoned puppets, which then became scapegoats.

Some powerful figures from the Demon Realm even detonated their Law Treasure to escape.

"Hmph, trying to escape?"

The White-Haired Elder in the Immortality Realm pointed, and Seven Immortal Swords flew out from behind him at the same time, trapping a powerful Demon Realm.

"The Thought-Severing Killing Formation!"

The White-Haired Elder shouted, Seven Immortal Swords formed Sword Formation, trapping his opponent. The sharp killing intent continuously pierced through his body, even wounding his soul.

"Great Heaven-Extinguishing Palm!"

Seeing his subordinate trapped by the White-Haired Elder, the Demon Venerable Lord of Absolute Yin Demon Venerable felt he had no choice but to help. A devastatingly cold palm force descended like a mountain!

"One Sword Across the Ages, the sixth sword technique— Eternal Separation of Celestial Beings!"

With a soft shout, Lin Shiyu unleashed a dazzling sword light, a Sword Qi that seemed capable of cleaving heaven and earth slashing towards the Absolute Yin Demon Venerable.

The Sword Qi cleaved through the chilling Demonic Claws, heading straight for the Absolute Yin Demon Venerable.

"Hateful."

The Absolute Yin Demon Venerable gritted his teeth, but he was helpless against Lin Shiyu and even had to fight back with all his might.

Lin Shiyu's cultivation level was no lower than his.

Lin Shiyu's face and tone were icy. "Your Demon Realm Army invaded our Taihua Sacred Ground, and you think you can just leave so easily? You'll have to pay a price!"

"Master is absolutely right."

Lin Shiyu's two Personal Disciples, a burly man with broad shoulders and a woman wielding a Law Treasure flute, joined forces to besiege the fallen Demon Realm powerhouse, together with the white-haired old man.

The burly man was clearly a martial artist who Body Tempering; he fought bare-handed, using his own body as a weapon, and was fierce and powerful.

He punched the Demon Realm the face, instantly caved in, and the terrifying force shattered the demon's nose!

The woman used a jade flute as a sword and actually displayed Sword Art, the power of which was in no way inferior to that of Immortal Sword Law Treasures.

"Demon Venerable Lord, save me!"

This unfortunate Demon Realm powerhouse was utterly unable to withstand the combined attack of three Holy Land powerhouses, especially since one of the three attacking Holy Land powerhouses was far more powerful than him. Thus, he repeatedly cried for help.

Two powerful Demon Realm wanted to go to the rescue, but were stopped by Lu Changsheng and Zhu Xinguang, a powerful figure from the Holy Land.

Zhu Xinguang was a fat man who, using his Heaven and Earth Manifestation Divine Ability to transform into a mountain, summoned a gourd that spewed out raging flames, turning the Firmament into a sea of fire and blocking a powerful Demon Realm.

Lu Changsheng stopped another powerful figure from the Demon Realm.

With the return of geniuses from all generations to the Taihua Sacred Ground, the crisis has been largely resolved.

While fighting against the powerful figures of the Demon Realm, Lu Changsheng secretly observed Zhu Xinguang genius from the Taihua Sacred Ground 150 million years ago.

Zhu Xinguang's appearance was quite ordinary, not much different from that of a typical fat man, but his Divine Ability of Heaven and Earth Manifestation were extraordinary.

For ordinary Xiuzhenzhe, using the Heaven and Earth Manifestation Divine Ability is a considerable burden on the body, and their Movement Method will also become somewhat sluggish.

However, even after using the Heaven and Earth Manifestation Divine Ability, Zhu Xinguang remained as light as a swallow.

Zhu Xinguang also possesses a Red Gourd, which can unleash the Purple Tenuity Heavenly Fire, a powerful treasure classified as Yellow-Rank Supreme Treasure.

You're very good.

Zhu Xinguang was also observing Lu Changsheng.

The performance of this junior from the Holy Land greatly surprised him.

Zhu Xinguang left the Holy Land 150 million years ago, but he has actually cultivated for more than 200 million years, so it is not surprising that he has the strength to rival the great powers of the Demon Realm.

But Lu Changsheng, in his Great Completion Great Perfection God King form, with the help of the Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill, killed a powerful Demon Realm and was able to hold off another one. Such a feat was simply astonishing.

"Thank you for the compliment, senior."

Lu Changsheng remembered.

Zhu Xinguang is indeed among the list of past Holy Saint and Candidate Saint of Taihua Sacred Ground.

Back then, Zhu Xinguang and his junior brother were both Holy Son Candidate. However, Zhu Xinguang was indifferent to worldly affairs and voluntarily gave up competing for the Holy Son Position. Later, he even left the Holy Land to gain experience.

After that, there were no more records of Zhu Xinguang in the Holy Land.

Later, even the Household Ancestor Lin, Jiang Clan Ancestor, Ye Clan Ancestor, and others realized that this senior had already passed away.

Unexpectedly, after 150 million years, Zhu Xinguang, who had disappeared for a long time, returned to the Holy Land.

"I went into the Void to find the Ziwei Ancient Star and used this gourd to absorb the Purple Tenuity Heavenly Fire. Unexpectedly, I encountered Void turbulence and wandered in the Void for a long time until Lin Xuanshuang found me."

Zhu Xinguang briefly explained his experiences during this period.

"I see."

Lu Changsheng finally understood why Zhu Xinguang had disappeared for so long.

The fact that he could live in the Void for over a hundred million years is enough to imagine Zhu Xinguang power.

Lu Changsheng also learned about the reasons for Lin Xuanshuang's long-term disappearance.

Lin Qinghan's Elder Sister, Lin Xuanshuang, is very likely searching for the missing geniuses of past generations.

The reason Lin Xuanshuang was able to find these long-lost geniuses was most likely because of Lin Shiyu's instigation.

"Ahhh!!"

The powerful Demon Realm from the Demon Realm, besieged and attacked, let out a painful scream. He was killed by three powerful figures from the Holy Land and his Soul Scattered was scattered!

"This is bad."

Seeing that things were going badly, Lin Beichen disappeared immediately.

"This grudge must be settled by me. Let's go!"

The Demon Lord of Absolute Yin Demon Venerable's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

His subordinates were killed, and as the Demon Venerable, he was powerless to do anything about it, causing him to lose face in front of his other subordinates. He had to get revenge.

The Absolute Yin Demon Venerable gathered many Demon Realm figures from the Demon Realm into the Demonic Fall Tower, then with a flick of his black robe, he transformed into a wisp of black mist and vanished into thin air.

Lin Shiyu had no good way to deal with the Absolute Yin Demon Venerable was trying his best to escape, and could only watch him leave.

Even a being like the Absolute Yin Demon Venerable would find it difficult to escape without sufficient means to stop him.

"Finally, we won..."

The disciples and Elders of the Taihua Sacred Ground were overjoyed to have survived the ordeal.

The Holy Land's genius has returned, and Holy Land crisis has been resolved.

There's no need to worry about the Demon Realm Army attacking in the short term.

The Sects affiliated with the Taihua Sacred Ground were overjoyed.

They thought they were on the verge of death, but the Holy Land's power exceeded their expectations, making them even more devoted to it.

"Master, I am late, please forgive me."

A burly man and a woman playing the jade flute came to see Lin Shiyu.

The two of them were Lin Shiyu's Personal Disciples, and in terms of seniority, they were probably second only to Lin Shiyu in the Taihua Sacred Ground.

Lin Shiyu gently shook her head. "You two cultivate in the Five-Spirit Ruins, which is not connected to the Three Realms. It's not your fault that you don't know about this place."

The woman playing the jade flute smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Lin Xuanshuang coming to the Five-Spirit Ruins to inform us; otherwise, we might really have missed it."

Lin Xuanshuang walked over. "I was able to find you seniors smoothly only because I followed the instructions of the Ancestor."

Lin Xuanshuang's gaze returned to Lu Changsheng and Zhu Xinguang, especially Lu Changsheng: "You're the Peerless Genius the Ancestor mentioned? My father even willingly handed over the position of Sacred Lord to you. At first, I found it strange, but now that I see, you're indeed extraordinary. I've also heard about my sister..."

"Elder Sister!"

Lin Qinghan stopped in time and secretly pinched Lin Xuanshuang.

"I have met Miss Xuan Shuang."

Lu Changsheng was somewhat surprised.

Sisters Lin Xuanshuang and Lin Qinghan look alike, but their personalities are completely different.

Lin Xuanshuang has a fiery and impulsive personality, while Lin Qinghan is as calm and composed as still water.

"Haha, our Holy Land has gained another genius! Things are looking up for us now!"

Zhu Xinguang patted Lu Changsheng's shoulder hard, and a strange force almost shattered Lu Changsheng's shoulder.

Although Zhu Xinguang did not exert any force intentionally, the strange strength he naturally displayed was already terrifying.

It seems that Zhu Xinguang is an extremely strong Body Tempering expert.

"Young man, you're quite good. You have the potential to surpass my great-grandfather in the future."

The white-haired old man put away the seven Long Swords and also expressed great admiration for Lu Changsheng.

The master he was referring to was naturally the Taihua Goddess.

"May I ask your esteemed name, senior?"

"I am Shi Niandao."

"So you're a senior."

Lu Changsheng remembered this genius from the Taihua Sacred Ground.

This is the Personal Disciple of Ye Jiangjin, the Personal Disciple of Taihua Sword Maiden, and a former Sword Dao prodigy.

Later, for reasons unknown, Shi Niandao left the Taihua Sacred Ground and disappeared without a trace.

Shi Niandao's seniority is lower than Lin Shiyu's two Personal Disciples, but Shi Niandao's strength may not be weaker than the strong man and the woman with the jade flute.

Lin Shiyu once told him that she had taught the sixth sword stance of the Taihua Sacred Ground's Sect-Guarding Secret Art, "One Sword Across the Ages," to no fewer than ten people.

Lu Changsheng thought about it carefully and realized that what Lin Shiyu had said was true.

The Taihua Sacred Ground may have produced no fewer than ten Great Expert starting with the Taihua Sword Maiden.

After all, only Great Expert could possibly master the sixth sword technique of "One Sword Across the Ages".

Because the Holy Land was stable, most Great Expert went out to gain experience and seek the method of Eternal Immortality.

Some perished along the way, while others survived.

Now that they have learned of the Sects's predicament, they immediately rush back.

Apart from Lin Xuanshuang, who had reached the Great Perfection of the God King Realm, the other four returning geniuses from the Holy Land were all Great Expert in the Immortality Realm. The Taihua Sacred Ground suddenly gained four more powerful beings, greatly increasing its strength.

Including Lin Shiyu, the Household Ancestor Lin, and the Jiang Clan Ancestor, the Taihua Sacred Ground has seven powerful figures, which is a formidable fighting force.

"This junior pays respects to all the venerable ancestors!"

The Ye Clan Ancestor, along with a group of other ancestors, came to pay their respects to the several geniuses who had returned to the Holy Land.

For the Ye Clan Ancestor, Shi Niandao, Zhu Xinguang, and others were all considered to be ancestor-level figures.

Shi Niandao was a special Personal Disciple Ye Jiangjin, the progenitor of the Ye Clan.

Shi Niandao and the others nodded.

In their eyes, even the Ye Clan Ancestor was still just a junior.

"Xuan Shuang, you've improved quite a bit recently; it seems you've had some fortuitous encounter."

Liu Yue'er stroked Lin Xuanshuang's hair, her eyes filled with affection.

Lin Xuanshuang replied, "Mother, some things happened after I left the Holy Land. I'll tell you the details later."

"Alright." Liu Yue'er looked at Lu Changsheng, "Changsheng, now that you are in charge of the Holy Land, the Holy Land Holy Land is in dire need of rebuilding and needs to be reorganized."

I will handle it properly.

Lu Changsheng glanced at the devastated Holy Land.

The Demon Realm Army of the Absolute Yin Demon Venerable invaded the Taihua Sacred Ground, and the Taihua Sacred Ground paid a heavy price as a result. Many Taihua Sacred Ground Elder perished, and the Holy Land still needed to appease and win over the various Sects, large and small, that were affiliated with the Taihua Sacred Ground.

"However, before that, I need to make a trip to the Heavenly Fire Holy Land."

Lu Changsheng had not forgotten that before he went to the Chaotic Realm, he had asked First-Grade Artifact Refining Grandmaster from the Heavenly Fire Holy Land to forge an Immortal Sword.

Now, many years have passed, it's time to retrieve the sword.

"Qinghan Sister Qinghan, Senior Sister Xuan Shuang, and Master's Wife, I'll trouble you to handle the matters of the Holy Land for now."

"All right."

As the Deputy Sacred Lord, Lin Qinghan took it for granted that Lu Changsheng would simply wash his hands of the matter.

Lu Changsheng was not interested in power; the Sacred Lord was more of a figurehead.

In reality, the Taihua Sacred Ground is still managed by the Lin Household family.

Lin Xuanshuang was somewhat surprised. "Being Sacred Lord is really easy for you."

Lu Changsheng smiled slightly and said, "If Senior Sister Xuan Shuang wants to become the Sacred Lord, I can step down at any time."

"No, I'm a carefree person too."

Lin Xuanshuang seemed to be a detached person, otherwise she wouldn't have left the Holy Land and let her younger sister take over.

"Xiaoyao, go to the Heavenly Master Sect and retrieve the Mnemonic for the Heavenly Master Sect's Heavenly Master Demon-Subduing Painting."

Lu Changsheng didn't forget to remind Shen Xiaoyao.

The Heavenly Master Sect's Sect-Guarding Treasure, the "Heavenly Master Demon-Subduing Painting," is in Shen Xiaoyao's possession.

If Shen Xiaoyao could obtain the Mnemonic to activate the Heavenly Master Demon-Subduing Painting, his combat power would increase exponentially.

"Yes."

Shen Xiaoyao also wanted to let the Heavenly Master Sect know as soon as possible that their Sect-Guarding Treasure had returned.

Moreover, Shen Xiaoyao also wanted to return to the Heavenly Master Sect to check on the situation.