Ziwei shaken

"A Great Ability wielding a Saint Weapon as his guardian-does anyone know which sect's Divine Son this is?"

In the distance, seeing that the battle had ended, a cultivator raised this question.

"Exactly! He so ruthlessly killed the Taiyin Sect's Divine Son from five hundred years ago, now their grand elder. Whose successor is he, to act so forcefully? Why have we never heard of him before?"

"And this Great Ability and the Saint Weapon in his hands are unfamiliar too. I have absolutely no recollection of either."

Everyone was startled. Only now did they realize that no one knew the slightest thing about these two men's origins. This was highly unusual.

In an age when the Great Dao suppressed cultivation, reaching the realm of a Great Ability required untold years. How could someone leave no trace at all?

Moreover, every Saint Weapon on Ziwei was renowned. Now a Saint Weapon of unknown origin had appeared, something even stranger than the mystery surrounding these two men.

After all, people could use Mystic Arts to change their appearance, but that Saint Weapon had made no particular effort to conceal itself when it struck!

"Could cultivators from beyond our world have descended?" Someone thought of this possibility, instantly shocking everyone around them.

But others disagreed. "Not necessarily. Deep mountains shelter tigers and leopards; vast seas conceal dragons in their depths. On a world as enormous as Ziwei, there are always reclusive masters hidden in the countryside, unknown to others.

"He might be the disciple of an overseas master, or perhaps a Saint living in seclusion among the mountains and forests."

"That's true."

Some nodded in agreement. Ziwei was simply too vast. Even a Saint would need considerable time to travel across all of it by flight alone, without traversing the void.

Li Wangxian remained utterly unruffled by the astonished onlookers' discussions and guesses about their identities.

Having anticipated this, they had naturally altered their appearances. In that extraordinary state, Li Wangxian had refined this disguise Mystic Art to near perfection, making it comparable to the Great Art of Changing Heaven and Earth in the Source Heaven Book. Now it could even conceal their fundamental essence.

Furthermore, since the extraordinary power had awakened, his attainment in the Dao had advanced tremendously, and his innate affinity with the Dao had deepened further. Dao traces now surrounded his every movement. Li Wangxian did not believe anyone could see through to his true appearance, not even with a heavenly eye.

As for Uncle Jiang, although he had yet to fully master the improved Mystic Art, the aura of the awakened Saint Weapon also concealed him. Unless a Saint happened to be present, no one could see through his disguise either.

I still have to disguise myself. In the end, I'm simply not strong enough!

Li Wangxian fell silent. He had no doubts about his talent; in the near future, he was destined to stand above Ziwei.

But it was an indisputable fact that he was still only a minor Dao Palace cultivator. Only those who survived to maturity could be called geniuses. Those who died young were nothing.

Once I return, I need to cultivate yin and yang together as soon as possible and advance into Four Extremes, Dragon Transformation, and even Immortal Platform.

Having made up his mind, Li Wangxian waited for Uncle Jiang to retrieve the Saint's Skull and the nether bamboo, which had unexpectedly survived the Saint Weapon without being completely shattered. Then the two continued strolling toward the ancient grounds' exit.

Thud, thud, thud!

Their footsteps were neither hurried nor slow. Every cultivator in the distance watched them walk out of the ancient grounds, step by step, yet not one dared speak up to stop them.

A few cultivators from major sects felt unwilling to let matters rest and desperately wanted to ask for an explanation. They did not dare seize the fortune for themselves. Who could still entertain such thoughts after remembering that terrifying Saint Weapon and Duanmu Yun's miserable death?

But some desperately wanted to know what fortune this place had held. Had the Human Emperor's Immortal Scripture actually emerged?

Yet when they recalled the two men's consistently indifferent expressions and tones, from their arrival to their decision to kill Duanmu Yun, their courage vanished in an instant. In the end, they did not dare speak.

Li Wangxian had thought the two of them would leave in style under everyone's gazes. What he had never expected was that a little girl would be completely unafraid of him.

She was a little girl of eight or nine, wearing a little purple dress, exquisitely delicate and adorable. At that moment, she pressed her hands against her little cheeks and made a face at Li Wangxian.

Li Wangxian paused. This little brat looked rather familiar.

Hmm? Isn't she the little girl who asked my name outside the Ninefold Thunder Domain?

Then he noticed the beautiful woman beside the little girl, several old men whose cultivation was unfathomable, and a group of divine generals in divine armor surrounding them.

Looks like she has quite a background! After a few inward remarks, Li Wangxian ignored the little girl's provocation and walked out of the Taiyin Human Emperor's ancient cultivation grounds with Uncle Jiang.

Li Wangxian and Uncle Jiang left without any fuss, but the hurricane they had stirred up had only just begun to spread.

That day, all of Ziwei was shaken. News thundered across the world that what appeared to be the Taiyin Human Emperor's Immortal Scripture had emerged outside Tianyuan City and fallen into the hands of a graceful young man.

Reed Continent, Divine Continent, He Continent, and the other great continents all received this explosive news.

There was no one on Ziwei who did not know the Taiyin Human Emperor.

He was a figure from ancient ages, whose legends spread even throughout the starry universe. Towering over past and present, peerless across generations, he had ushered in humanity's glory.

His battle prowess in particular had truly startled gods and brought immortals to tears. Invincible through the ages, he had known only solitude, fighting throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands without a single worthy opponent, alone and desolate on the Road to Immortality.

His scripture expounded the deepest secrets at the very origin of heaven and earth. Even now, it remained one of humanity's most renowned foundational scriptures, which later Great Emperors had studied and drawn upon.

Now that what seemed to be the Human Emperor's Immortal Scripture had emerged, how could Ziwei not be thrown into an uproar?

All of Ziwei was discussing the matter, and amid those discussions, the mysterious youth's conflict with the Taiyin God Sect naturally did not escape anyone's attention.

"The mysterious youth mercilessly ordered his guardian to wield a Saint Weapon and kill the Taiyin God Sect's grand elder, Duanmu Yun. Was he seeking justice for the Human Emperor's descendants?"

Some ordinary, low-ranking cultivators found it immensely satisfying. They had long resented certain major sects. Now that someone powerful had stepped forward to champion the cause, they were naturally delighted.

"Disloyal, unjust, inhumane, and unfilial-who on Ziwei would dare condemn the Taiyin God Sect like that? Just where did this youth come from?"

"Whatever his background, he has touched the Taiyin God Sect's forbidden reverse scale this time. A great calamity may soon descend upon He Continent."

Some cultivators on He Continent sensed that things were turning ominous. The Taiyin God Sect would never let this matter rest, while the youth on the other side was clearly no easy opponent either.

If the two clashed, blood would inevitably flow deep enough to float shields, and all of He Continent might plunge into chaos.

Sure enough, the Taiyin God Sect soon learned the details and flew into a rage.

"No one has ever insulted the Taiyin God Sect like this and escaped unscathed!

"Do not think concealing your identity leaves you free of all worries. Know that for an undying lineage like ours, finding someone could not be simpler."

An elder of the Taiyin Sect issued this declaration in an ancient city, sending the world into an uproar. Clearly, even if the mysterious youth's background was extraordinary, the Taiyin God Sect had no intention of letting the matter go. They would pursue it to the end.

"Some people should understand that only a genius who reaches maturity can become an immortal blossom. One who dies young is nothing."

The elder's subsequent words shook the world even more. Were they intending to snuff out a prodigy and blot out the sky with one hand?

Starting today, the protagonist's name has been changed to Li Wangxian.