Could It Be That I've Reached the Deity Transformation Stage?
Xiang Shan and the other three slowly crawled out of the human-shaped hole, looking around in terror.
They are searching for that powerful figure, the one who ambushed them.
Unfortunately, due to Yao Xiudao's age, the group only considered Yao Xiudao a once-in-a-millennium genius for achieving Foundation Establishment at the age of 13.
Therefore, they naturally did not believe that Yao Xiudao was responsible for their injuries; it must have been a powerful figure hiding in the shadows who did it.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard they tried to use their divine senses and searched every place within a radius of dozens of miles, they still couldn't find any other cultivators.
So they straightened their clothes and said to Yao Xiudao, "Kid, you said you've already become someone else's disciple, right? To be honest, we naturally knew that."
As Xiang Shan spoke, he carefully scanned the surroundings again with his divine sense. Only after confirming that there were no other cultivators did he continue, "But your so-called master is definitely a coward. He probably ran away long ago after sensing our presence!"
Hearing Xiang Shan say this, Xia Wushuang, Wu De, and Nie Yang pondered for a while, then their expressions brightened.
"Haha, kid, you see? We Demon Sect members may be wicked, but we are still upright and honorable."
But look at these self-proclaimed righteous people. They spout benevolence and morality, but they're nothing but hypocrites, complete scoundrels. So, I advise you to be sensible and come to our Blood Saber Sect. I can help you kill them and avenge your parents."
Hearing the four men's words, Yao Xiudao stopped crying, wiped away his tears and snot, and looked at the four old men with red eyes.
"Roll!"
In an instant, Yao Xiudao unleashed his full aura, releasing an extremely powerful pressure.
Xiang Shan and the others were dumbfounded; they felt an aura of death rapidly descending upon them.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three explosions rang out, and the spot where the four people stood turned into a blood-red mist.
Immediately afterwards, Yao Xiudao looked at his parents and burst into tears again.
He was only 13 years old, and yet he suffered such a fate. He couldn't understand why.
He once had the opportunity to visit the city and happened to hear a storyteller say that there were demons and monsters in this world.
These demons and monsters are terrifying; they devour people, especially in desolate mountains and wilderness where they roam freely, and anyone who comes into contact with them becomes their meal.
Of course, there are also immortals in this world who vanquish demons and monsters.
It is precisely because of the existence of immortals that the people in the villages, towns, and cities within a radius of a hundred miles are able to live in peace.
Because those demons and monsters dare not come; if they did, the nearby Shengyuan Sect and Ten Thousand Dharma Sect would annihilate them.
Humans also have the opportunity to become immortals, because some immortals will come to the mortal world to select mortals with Spiritual Roots to cultivate.
He was only 10 years old at the time, and when he learned about these things, he became very fascinated by immortals.
From that time on, he dreamed that one day he would also be taken by an immortal to cultivate in the immortal sect.
Today, his dream has come true.
An immortal found him, took him as a disciple, and taught him immortal arts.
He had finally managed to cultivate for a while and even successfully Tribulation Transcendence, but then four old men arrived.
These four old men were from the four major sects in the vicinity. To be honest, he never expected that he would be so lucky today, with so many immortals vying to take him as a disciple.
Unfortunately, he already had a master, so he politely declined.
But who knew that these four people would actually fight over him, and even after he escaped, they actually found him again.
That wasn't all. The immortal who had been smiling at him suddenly changed his expression and severely injured his parents without warning.
"What kind of immortal is that? What's the difference between them and demons?"
Yao Xiudao grew angrier the more he thought about it. At that moment, he suddenly didn't want to be some kind of damned immortal anymore; immortals were all bad people anyway.
"Ah!"
With that shout, cracks appeared in the space around Yao Xiudao.
He was stunned by what he saw, wondering if he really was that powerful.
So he stopped, looked carefully at his hands, and then grabbed at something in front of him.
He used all his energy, and then, a terrifying scene unfolded.
Suddenly, a dark crack appeared before their eyes, accompanied by a terrifying sonic boom.
In addition, calamity clouds even gathered in the sky.
At this moment, in the sky, the Heavenly Dao has come here once again.
It stared at Yao Xiudao in the wheat field below, looking puzzled, wondering if its senses were playing tricks on it.
He carefully examined Yao Xiudao's cultivation level and found that it was impossible to discern; he appeared to be just like an ordinary person.
However, the Heavenly Dao thought this was normal; it must be that Yao Xiudao had cultivated a technique to conceal his aura.
Then the calamity clouds disappeared once more.
Yao Xiudao stood there dumbfounded, now realizing just how strong he had become.
He had heard storytellers say that only legendary Deity Transformation cultivators could tear through the void.
"Could it be that I'm already a Deity Transformation Stage expert?"
Yao Xiudao muttered something to himself, then laughed, but as he laughed, he started to cry again.
He looked at his parents beside him and cried even harder.
He slapped himself hard across the face, then did it again.
He hated himself for being so foolish. He was so strong, yet he was afraid, which led to his parents being seriously injured.
"Father, Mother, I'm so sorry! I couldn't protect you. I'm useless!"
Yao Xiudao knelt beside his parents, weeping bitterly.
Meanwhile, on a mountain shrouded in mist, Qin Hao looked down at the training ground with great satisfaction, becoming more and more pleased with himself.
"Hmm, not bad. After searching for so long, this is still the most suitable place!"
As he spoke, Qin Hao used a Changing Heaven and Earth Divine Ability to appear directly in the sect below.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into my Sword God Sect?"
Qin Hao had barely appeared when he was spotted by an old man.
The main reason was that Qin Hao happened to appear next to the old man, so the old man immediately realized something was wrong.
"I am the Ancestor of Eternal of the Eternal Divine Church. I have come today to recruit disciples. Are you interested in joining my Eternal Divine Church?"
Qin Hao said with a smile.
"Hmph! The Eternal Divine Church, what a trash sect! Never heard of it. But you, how dare you trespass into my Divine Sword Sect? You're simply courting death!"
Qin Hao didn't seem to care, and simply said, "Sigh, I gave you a chance, but you missed it. Well, there's nothing I can do now; you can only be an outer disciple."
With that, Qin Hao walked towards the training ground...