The Best Under Heaven

"Those three lured Xuan Yue to seal the rift in the Demon Realm; they all deserve to die!"

Xuan Chi's eyes also flashed with anger. "Junior Sister Xuan Qing, have you taken them down?"

"Naturally, all three of them have been captured by me and are currently outside Wuchen Residence! No matter who they are or what their status is, daring to commit such a grave offense deserves to die a thousand deaths!"

Xuan Qing said with murderous intent.

Upon learning that Xuan Yue was poised to become the World Sword Master, all the Celestial Person of their main lineage were overjoyed.

Over the years, he has spared no effort in teaching Xuan Yue.

He can choose whatever resources and Cultivation Method he wants, with the sole aim of training him to become a talent as quickly as possible.

It doesn't need to be too high, as long as he can cultivate to become Celestial Person, the future...

If the True Person of the Beginning were to pass away, Xuan Yue would be able to support their lineage and contend with the Jade Void and Pure Void lineages, thanks to the power of the divine weapon after they recognized him as their master.

However, if the news that Xuan Yue could become the next Sword Master of the World Sword were to spread, it would be hard to guarantee that the people of the Jade Void and Pure Void lineages would have other intentions. Therefore, they have always kept Xuan Yue's existence a secret and only allowed him to live within a few miles of Wuchen Residence.

It was precisely because of their strict blockade, and their unwillingness to let Xuan Yue have any contact with the outside world, that he developed a rebellious mentality. Half a year ago, he suddenly ran away and wanted to travel the world.

Result...

When the three people brought him back, he had already been severely injured by the Demonic Spirit.

"Although we don't want to bother our master, this kind of injury... can only be treated by our master."

Xuanwu Dao.

"Master personally guided Xuan Yue's cultivation and recognized him as a disciple. He would not stand idly by and watch his soul be eroded by the demonic nature left by the Demonic Spirit."

Xuan Qing nodded, his gaze drifting towards the small courtyard nestled amidst green hills and clear waters.

Rumors circulated that the world's number one expert and the only true True Person on land in the world, Wushi Zhenren, might have perished. However, almost all the high-ranking officials above the Celestial Person Realm in the Sanqing Palace knew that this great man from a hundred years ago still existed in the form of a pillar stabilizing the sea.

The two True Person, Wu Nian and Wu Zhong, fought fiercely but never broke each other's bond, precisely because of the intimidation emanating from this Earthly True Immortal.

For some reason, Master has not left Wuchen Residence since a hundred years ago, and often there is no fluctuation at all, as if he has fallen into a state of suspended animation, so they dare not disturb him unless it is a big deal.

Soon, the three arrived outside Wuchen Residence.

An old man who had been guarding the manor immediately stepped forward.

"Uncle-Master Wuzhen."

Upon seeing the old man, the three of them bowed simultaneously.

"This is that little guy, Xuan Yue?"

The old man, Wu Zhen, ignored the three of them and focused his gaze directly on the unconscious boy.

"It's him."

Xuanqing nodded, then asked, "Master... has he woken up?"

"This kid is lucky; his senior brother has been conscious for a month now."

"A month?"

The three Celestial Person, Xuanqing, Xuanwu, and Xuanchi, couldn't help but show their surprise.

You should know that in the past, Master could only maintain a conscious state for an hour, or even the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

If this continues for a month...

"Master, is he about to fully awaken?"

Xuanqing asked expectantly.

"This..."

Wu Zhen hesitated for a moment.

At this moment, his expression changed, as if he had received some news, and he said, "I will take you to see my senior brother."

After speaking, he led the three of them, along with the unconscious Xuan Yue, into Wuchen Residence.

After crossing a field, we came to a small pond about three acres in size with crystal clear water.

At this moment, under an ancient tree that is at least three or four hundred years old beside a small pond, an old man with white hair and a beard that reaches almost to his waist is sitting cross-legged, looking at a painting on a stone table in front of him.

To be precise, there are three paintings.

The three paintings appear to be divided into three layers, superimposed on each other.

And in the lower of these three paintings...

It consists of a dozen or so irregular circles.

Some of these circles exist alone, while others are encircled by another circle.

But all the circles are enclosed within one large circle.

Just like three paintings stacked one on top of another.

"Master."

Xuanqing, Xuanwu, and Xuanchi looked at their master, whom they hadn't seen for three or four years, and bowed to him with excitement, their eyes filled with fervor.

This is their master!

The True Person of No Beginning!

The greatest martial arts master in the world!

The only true immortal on land in Qiantian!

A true peerless genius!

Back then, he cultivated himself into Celestial Person in just twenty years!

Yes, he began cultivating at the age of twelve and Celestial Person at the age of thirty-two!

Even though his parents were high-ranking members of the Sanqing Palace and he had been using precious medicines to build his foundation since childhood, such talent is still a once-in-a-millennium occurrence.

Without raising his head, Wushi True Person's gaze fell on the dozen or so irregular circles. He sighed and erased one of the circles.

After erasing the circle, the weariness in his eyes deepened.

Even...

Overwhelmed.

After a while, he looked up again and gazed at his disciples.

His eyes were devoid of any emotion, like a stagnant pool of water.

Even the three disciples could sense a deathly aura inside.

"Master!?"

Xuanqing couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"It's alright."

The gaze of the Beginningless True Person fell upon Xuan Yue, whom they had brought...

"Let me see."

He said directly.

"This disciple is unfilial; I have troubled my master with such a small matter."

Xuanqing stepped forward and laid Xuanyue down, making her lie flat.

Looking at her master's white hair and increasingly aged appearance, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness in her heart.

Then, considering the three culprits who caused Xuan Yue to be injured by the Demonic Spirit...

"Zong Xuan, is that it?"

She was already considering how to vent her anger.

Their main lineage dared not offend the Yuxu and Yuqing lineages, but apart from these two lineages, there was no one in the world they could not kill.

"The Wound of the Demonic Spirit".

The True Person of Beginning spoke calmly, showing no sign of discomfort.

Everyone knows that he is an invincible immortal on land.

What they didn't know was that two hundred years ago, he had already established himself as the number one in the world, but because he had nowhere else to go, he chose to cultivate the path of the Celestial Master.

Although the path of the Celestial Master requires refining essence into qi, which would affect cultivation level, he was already at the pinnacle of cultivation at that time, so a partial loss of essence and qi was nothing to him.

And...

Compared to the cultivation system, he has more talent in the path of the Celestial Master.

In fact, he achieved the status of Heavenly Lord earlier than Wanwu Sheng and Zhang Daoyan, who were recruited by the royal family.

The term "peerless genius" seems to have been created specifically to describe them in their youth.

After a quick glance, True Person already knew what was going on.

He calmly made his move, sending a wisp of his spiritual consciousness into Xuan Yue's body to eradicate the demonic energy.

But the moment he came into contact with this demonic energy, a sword cry that seemed to resonate through the soul seemed to echo throughout the world.

"Clang!"

The sword's cry shook the heavens.

It resonated like a great bell in everyone's mind, illuminating the depths of everyone's soul.

Not to mention the True Person Wushi, who was a Heavenly Lord, even Xuanqing, Xuanchi, Xuanwu, and Wuzhen, who were just Celestial Person, could feel it clearly.

In their hazy vision, they seemed to see a sword, blazing brightly like the sun, shooting straight into the sky, releasing boundless light and heat, illuminating the entire world with its vast and powerful force.

That sharpness, that ferocity, that destructiveness...

It directly solidified the thinking of the Four Celestial Person.

"Heavenly Sword!"

After a long while, Wuzhen, whose cultivation was the most refined, finally let out a roar filled with shock and anger.

However, the sword light that suddenly erupted from Xuan Yue and pierced straight up along the spiritual consciousness of Wu Shi True Person was shattered by Wu Shi True Person's manifested True Spirit.

Just as this sword light was shattered, an even more intense, violent, sharp, and fierce sword light streaked across the sky, breaking through the air while Wushi True Person was suppressing the sneak attacking Sword Qi.

Upon seeing that figure, Xuan Qing, who had just woken up, opened his eyes wide.

His face was filled with disbelief.

"Zongxuan!?"

Wrong!

Who is Zong Xuan, some nobody!

The true master of the Heavenly Sword is...

"Xuantian Venerable!?"

"Boom!"

Sword Qi pierced the air!

The world was filled with a chilling atmosphere!

The void within a radius of dozens of miles seemed to be torn apart by this storm of sword Sword Qi.

"The Heavenly Sword."

The Beginningless True Person sighed with some emotion, and instinctively reached out, as if to grasp something...

But then, it seemed like she had thought of something else.

"They're gone..."

In that brief moment of distraction, the boundless sword light of the Heavenly Sword, illuminating heaven and earth and killing all things, had already reached the front of the Beginningless True Person.

Almost simultaneously.

It is located in a mountain range thousands of miles away from Wuchenju.

This is the location of the Jade Void lineage.

At this moment, inside a palace, an elderly man who looked to be in his early fifties, dressed in a Daoist robe and exuding an air of otherworldly wisdom, was quietly comprehending the profound mystery of the "Way to Pacify the World".

But at that very moment, the sword he wore at his waist, which he constantly tried to refine and recognize as his master by purifying it with his divine sense, suddenly trembled.

"Beginningless!?"

The old man suddenly opened his eyes. "We agreed back then that each person would spend a hundred years comprehending the divine weapon. Do you want to break your promise? Do you think I don't know you've found a new master for the World Sword? Now you want to take it back? Dream on!"

The next moment, he suddenly slapped the sword at his waist, unleashing a powerful burst of divine sense. Behind him, a divine sense avatar tens of meters tall manifested. Then, the violent power of his divine sense, like a torrent, bombarded and washed over the sword on his body. After a short while, the violently vibrating sword quieted down again.

The sword light of the Heavenly Sword was dazzling.

The True Person of Beginning showed no sign of panic.

Even though the sword light of the Heavenly Sword was already close at hand, the mere glint of its sharpness cutting through the void caused the four Celestial Person beside him—Xuanqing, Xuanchi, Xuanwu, and Wuzhen—to scream in agony. Their bodies seemed to be constantly being cut by the sword light, and even bloody marks appeared on their bodies...

However, he calmly formed a sword shape with his fingers and aimed it at the light of the Heavenly Sword little by little.

But just as he made his move, he seemed to sense something.

The "spark" in his eyes seemed to have dissipated by more than half.

Just like...

To re-enter that state of suspended animation, like being in a deep sleep.

He tried to force himself to awaken his spirituality and to bring himself to his senses.

Their gaze even pierced through the void, reaching the true spirit world.

Under the reflection of the true spirit world, it seemed that a life form containing terrifying spiritual power was churning, even shaking a small part of the true spirit world.

In that real spirit world, there was a faint figure.

He is like a lighthouse, holding high the torch, illuminating the true spiritual realm and dispelling the darkness.

This figure seems to be exactly the same as the True Person Wushi.

But at this moment, he sensed something, let out a long sigh, and took a step towards the surging, wildly churning spiritual energy that was shaking the real spiritual realm.

Before the Heavenly Sword, the Beginningless True Person, who had tried to "awaken," ultimately proved powerless.

Final...

He gave up.

"The Heavenly Sword... has an owner."

He looked at the peerless divine weapon that pierced the sun with a white rainbow, carrying endless sharpness and sword light, and a trace of relief flashed in his tired eyes.

"Destiny!"

"Call out!"

The Sword Qi pierced through.

The Heavenly Sword pierced through the head of the Beginningless True Person in an instant.

He looked at the new master of this peerless divine weapon.

The peerless genius who achieved Celestial Person by harnessing the fortune of the Great Qian Dynasty—Xuantian Zun.

This was the number one expert in the world after the death of the Heavenly Emperor, the only true immortal on land in the Qian Heaven and Earth Realm, whose spirituality collapsed under the Heavenly Sword.

"That's... good."