It had not been easy for the Divine Path Sect to produce a Formation Dao prodigy. Did he think it was easy?
In the end, the Divine Path Sect Master found Zhou Qiongtian at the bottom of a cliff and breathed a sigh of relief. Later, he killed all the cultivators who had pursued Zhou Qiongtian. However, the forces behind them were also a top-tier power and an old rival of the Divine Path Sect.
After this incident, Zhou Qiongtian was well protected by the Divine Path Sect and was basically never allowed to leave it.
As times changed and years flowed by, several decades passed in the blink of an eye, like a white colt flashing through a crack.
Zhou Qiongtian's Formation Dao attainments reached Grandmaster level, while his cultivation rose from Cycle Early Stage to Saint Early Stage. With such terrifying talent, once he grew up, what would those forces hostile to the Divine Path Sect do?
This terrifying talent aroused the wariness of several other top-tier powers, and they joined forces to attack the Divine Path Sect.
"Hand over Chu Tiange, or the Divine Path Sect will be wiped out today!" Dozens of Saint Kings and over a thousand Saints occupied the skies above the Divine Path Sect, their gazes icy and their tones indifferent.
"Impossible!" The Divine Path Sect Master roared. Chu Tiange was the Divine Path Sect's Supreme seed and absolutely could not be handed over.
"Stubborn beyond redemption!" Numerous Saint and Saint King experts charged toward the Divine Path Sect. Though the Divine Path Sect was a top-tier force with formidable strength, its opponents were several top-tier powers. The gap between enemy and ally was vast.
After the sect-protecting formation was breached, the Divine Path Sect swiftly suffered devastating casualties and collapsed into disarray.
"Tiange, run! You are the hope of the Divine Path Sect—you cannot die! As long as you live, the Divine Path Sect will not perish!" The Divine Path Sect Master held off eight Saint Kings alone as he roared.
"Junior Brother Chu, live on! We'll carve out a path for you!" Ye Xueqi was drenched in blood. She had already become a Saint King expert, fighting bloodily amid the crowd.
Zhou Qiongtian said nothing and followed behind Ye Xueqi. Along the way, Ye Xueqi killed an unknown number of enemies, and her injuries grew ever more severe. In the end, she carved out a bloody path, at the end of which lay a hidden teleportation formation.
Zhou Qiongtian left. Not long afterward, far away from there and under a new identity, he heard the news that the Divine Path Sect had been destroyed. Waves surged through his heart as he clenched his teeth, fury and killing intent filling his eyes. Two clear streams of tears fell.
Humans were not grass or trees; how could they be without feeling? Although Zhou Qiongtian knew this was an illusion, several decades of experience seemed to have changed him somewhat.
Zhou Qiongtian shook his head hard and muttered, "I am Zhou Qiongtian of the Zhou Clan, not Chu Tiange of the Divine Path Sect."
Several centuries later, the destruction of the Divine Path Sect had faded from everyone's sight. Time washed away everything.
On the Azure World, sects and lineages were almost wiped out every day. The destruction of a top-tier power might stir up towering waves for a time, but as time passed, even those towering waves would become a single splash.
That day, the Mystic Moon Sacred Land was wiped out. Many cultivators cried out in shock. The Mystic Moon Sacred Land was a top-tier power, yet it had suddenly been exterminated, giving people something to boast about and marvel at. It was also one of the forces that had besieged the Divine Path Sect centuries ago.
At first, the other forces did not connect the two. Then, within a month, two more top-tier powers were wiped out in succession. They had both been among those responsible for the destruction of the Divine Path Sect centuries ago.
Back then, four top-tier powers had besieged the Divine Path Sect. Now, only one remained.
The Azure Nether Sacred Land.
A man stepped out of the void. His expression was cold, and he spoke little, merely setting up formations by himself. Dense Law Power shrouded the entire Azure Nether Sacred Land.
This man was actually a Supreme!
The Azure Nether Sacred Land's Holy Lord sensed that aura, and his expression changed drastically. He came before the man, disbelief filling his eyes. "Chu Tiange, you're actually a Supreme!"
Zhou Qiongtian said nothing, as though he had not even heard the Azure Nether Sacred Land's Holy Lord. He simply continued setting up the formation. It was a Venerable Tier Grand Formation composed of countless formations, linked ring upon ring.
The Azure Nether Holy Lord was horrified and realized that Zhou Qiongtian had been responsible for the destruction of the previous three top-tier powers. "Chu Tiange, stop!"
The Azure Nether Holy Lord immediately attacked, unleashing his strongest methods. But he was merely a Saint King; even Saint King Great Perfection was still only a Saint King.
His attack could not even break through the defensive formation around Zhou Qiongtian's body. Zhou Qiongtian spoke calmly, "Those who kill will inevitably be killed. Since you wiped out the Divine Path Sect, you should have been prepared to be wiped out yourselves. Today, I shall destroy the Azure Nether Sacred Land and settle this karma."
Numerous Saints and Saint Kings of the Azure Nether Sacred Land flew into the sky, terror written across every face. They discovered that they could no longer escape the Azure Nether Sacred Land—the trapping formation within this grand formation had long since taken shape.
Sensing the Supreme aura on Zhou Qiongtian, some begged for mercy while others attacked, but all of it was futile.
The Azure Nether Sacred Land was wiped out.
The illusion ended there. Zhou Qiongtian opened his eyes, and before him was still the Azureflame Mountain Valley. Vaguely, he seemed able to control the heaven-shaking grand formation beneath his feet!
His Formation Dao attainments had reached Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster. In the entire Azure World, no more than five people possessed such Formation Dao attainments!
Not only that, Zhou Qiongtian had experienced the power of the Supreme Realm, making his future cultivation path even smoother. Before the Supreme Realm, there were almost no bottlenecks left for him.
Ding! Congratulations to the host for seizing the opportunity of the Child of Destiny, Lin Tian. Destiny Points+!
He looked at Lin Tian across from him, severely injured, his eyes vacant and his expression lost. Killing intent surged in Zhou Qiongtian's eyes.
Zhou Qiongtian used the Fortune Sensing Divine Ability to examine Lin Tian's destiny. Lin Tian's destiny was already less than one-tenth of what it had been at its peak, while black destiny occupied half of it, meaning Lin Tian's chance of falling had reached fifty percent!
"Why? Why?! I clearly followed the correct method—why did you obtain the inheritance?" Lin Tian roared, disbelief filling his eyes. "Could it be that he deceived me, or hid a crucial step from me?"
In truth, Lin Tian had been too eager to obtain Chu Tiange's inheritance. What he did instead became like drawing legs on a snake. If he had proceeded step by step, Chu Tiange's inheritance might truly have been his.
He had devoted all his energy to raising his Formation Dao attainments, reaching Grandmaster level, comparable to the Divine Path Sect Master. Yet he had failed to fulfill Chu Tiange's inheritance requirements.
Chu Tiange's inheritance had three requirements. First, one's Formation Dao attainments had to reach Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster. Second, one had to avenge the Divine Path Sect. Third, one had to swear to pass down the Divine Path Sect's inheritance.
Lin Tian had not fulfilled a single one. Given enough time, he might have achieved them, but there were no ifs. Zhou Qiongtian had fulfilled all three requirements before him.
Zhou Qiongtian slowly approached Lin Tian. He used the power of the formation to prevent Lin Tian from fleeing, while a strand of Law Power shrouded Lin Tian's body. Lin Tian's face turned deathly pale, and he could not move.
"Heh heh, I can finally kill you. You slipped away like a loach so many times, but you've finally fallen into my hands." Killing intent filled Zhou Qiongtian's eyes, though a smile sat on his face.
At that moment, a sudden change erupted!
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