"This is..."
The five people, including Zhang Sanfeng, who arrived first, looked at the ten divine swords floating above the nine temples. In particular, the terrifying aura emanating from the divine swords when they were close to them made them almost unable to stand and they knelt down on the ground.
Shattering Realm!
It was definitely the aura left behind by a supreme expert at the Shattering Realm.
Sensing the terrifying aura that surpassed their own level by a whole, Zhang Sanfeng and his group of five immediately thought of a supreme expert in the Shattering Realm. Only such an existence, who had completely surpassed the Celestial Person Realm, could suppress them so completely with just their aura.
You should know that they are now all true Celestial Person Realm cultivators. Although they are only at the Celestial Person Realm Early Stage, they are still far stronger than the Peak Innate of the Innate Realm.
Even they couldn't withstand it; it could only be a being at the Shattering Realm.
In other words, those ten divine swords were the swords of experts at the Shattering Realm, but for some unknown reason, they fell from the sky and landed here.
No, it didn't just fall from the sky, it was ejected from the moon.
The group looked up at the moon in the night sky, realizing that the ten divine swords had fallen from there, recalling the astonishing event that had occurred on the moon more than half a year ago.
They all realized that these ten divine swords were related to that earth-shattering change.
The group exchanged glances, but none of them moved; they simply stood there quietly waiting.
The ten divine swords were likely thrown down to find their destined owners, but the aura they carried was too terrifying. Even with their cultivation levels, they could not get any closer. In fact, they sensed a great terror, as if facing death, emanating from those ten divine swords.
If they recklessly try to seize it, they will likely meet their demise.
Everyone trusted their own martial arts intuition, so none of them dared to have any ulterior motives.
However, although we cannot obtain those ten divine swords, we can try to win over those destined to acquire them.
Before long, the second batch of powerful individuals arrived, including Zhu Yijun, Zhu Yunlu, Dingzhen, and other new generation powerhouses.
They are indeed strong. Although they do not have the cultivation level of the Celestial Person Realm like Zhang Sanfeng and his group, they have reached the Peak Innate. Moreover, they have been improved by cultivating the martial arts inheritance perfected by Wang Hao. Their combat power is far stronger than the previous Peak Innate experts.
Zhu Yunlu's current identity is not simple; she is the Empress of the Great Ming Dynasty, who oversees all government affairs. Her status is noble, and although what happened here is significant, it is not enough to warrant her personal intervention.
She came here mainly because she felt a mysterious sensation, as if some inexplicable entity was calling to them.
Therefore, when they rushed here, everyone looked up at the ten divine swords floating above the Ancient Emperor Divine Hall and realized that it was those ten divine swords that had summoned them here.
Just then, a long sword suddenly fell from the sky, stabbing diagonally into the ground, its hilt pointing towards Zhu Wudao, whose eyes were tightly closed.
Zhu Wudao is also a rising star of the contemporary era. Although he is not old, he has already reached the Late-stage Innate Realm, and his combat strength is not much weaker than Zhu Yunlu and others.
This long sword is quite strange, completely different from the swords commonly used today. Its blade is a full sixteen feet long, but the handle is only one foot long. This design is quite unreasonable, and ordinary people simply cannot use it.
However, the moment everyone saw this strange longsword, their gaze immediately turned to the longsword in Zhu Wudao's arms. Its overall shape was extremely similar to the longsword that had fallen from the sky, but it was much shorter.
Clearly, this strange longsword was a gift to Zhu Wudao. Although the aura emanating from it was far less intense than that of the ten longswords, it was not much weaker, and it was still a rare and powerful weapon.
Zhu Wudao remained silent for a moment, then naturally reached out and pulled out the strange longsword, holding it in his arms.
This long sword was a Masamune version of the genuine treasure sword that Wang Hao had forged on the spot. He had actually forgotten about his disciple Zhu Wudao just now, and when he remembered, he hurriedly used the scraps from that strange star core to forge this knock-off version of the Masamune sword.
Fortunately, in the original design, the blade of the Masamune sword is as thin as paper, using very little material. The hilt, which uses the most material, is mostly wrapped and filled with Metal Essence.
With such a unique design, the star core material used in the end was no more than the size of an egg, just enough to forge it into shape.
Although this counterfeit version of the Masamune treasure sword has a thin blade, its special star core material contains some of the primordial power of the Will of Heaven and Earth, making it a primordial treasure of this world.
As long as it exists within this world, this precious sword will receive the blessing of the Will of Heaven and Earth, making its blade indestructible.
At the same time, it was also thanks to his advancement to the Shattering Realm that he was able to reconnect with the overall magnetic field of the Solar System, which gave him the ability to forge that star core; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to do it in such a short time.
Of course, due to the haste, and the fact that it lacked the Kamui power of the eight Confucian School swords and the Divine Sense clone, this counterfeit version of the Masamune Blade was weaker than the ten finely crafted divine swords.
Even so, that counterfeit version of the Masamune Blade was still quite formidable.
Moreover, in order to showcase the high-end nature of this knock-off version, he specially increased the blade to 16 feet, which is equivalent to four meters in length, meeting the standard of the game version, making it look quite magnificent.
No one objected much when they saw Zhu Wudao accept the Masamune sword, because it was obvious that it was deliberately given to Zhu Wudao, and they wouldn't have the right to steal it even if they wanted to.
Not to mention that Zhu Wudao is backed by the Great Ming Dynasty and the Old Zhu Household, whose strength is extremely formidable. For example, the Copper Armor Army led by Zhu Yijun alone is enough to make everyone wary.
Keep in mind that they were all Great Grandmaster, and they cultivated the Blood Essence Martial Path, which is known for its combat power, making them incredibly strong.
What's even more terrifying is that kind of Battle Formation Martial Dao; once you leave the formation, your combat power will be elevated to an incredibly exaggerated level.
There were not just five Celestial Realm experts in the entire world, but a total of six, but the sixth one died at the hands of the Copper Armor Army.
Faced with such ferocious and terrifying combat power, no one dared to underestimate the strength of the Old Zhu Household, and naturally no one dared to object to Zhu Wudao obtaining that Masamune sword.
As if sensing that all those destined to meet had arrived, the ten swords that had been hovering above the Ancient Emperor Divine Hall rose into the air and flew towards Zhu Yunlu and the others.
That's right, the destined people arranged by Wang Hao were Zhu Yunlu and other disciples who had previously inherited his various pseudonym-based inheritances. Only these people could truly unleash the power of the ten divine swords and grow rapidly.
While reaching the Shattering Realm is out of the question, reaching the Celestial Person Realm shouldn't be a problem.
Zhu Yunlu and the others instinctively reached out and grabbed the hilt of the divine sword. Their bodies trembled as a message entered their minds from the sword.
"Cousin!"
"Master!"
"My husband!"
Zhu Yunlu, Fairy Yushu, and the others wept bitterly, for the message was the last words left by the master of the divine sword.
This was the most disastrous plan Wang Hao had ever devised: to create the illusion that the downfall of his various pseudonyms would once again put pressure on the entire Central Plains, driving the people of the Central Plains to cultivate even more frantically to improve their strength.
Only when the Central Plains have more and stronger warriors will he be able to draw upon greater power in the final battle.
Therefore, this step must be carried out.
Of course, this is mainly because he couldn't personally return and control the progress of the plan, so he could only resort to this kind of one-off, crude plan.
The advantage of this approach is that it can get things done in one go, forcing everyone to reach their full potential under intense pressure. However, the downside is that it introduces a great deal of uncertainty.
However, there's no other way around it; compared to doing nothing, this extreme choice is clearly more effective.
Of course, there were some side effects, namely that his disciples and his girlfriend Fairy Yushu, were heartbroken.
As everyone accepted the divine weapon, the aura emanating from it quickly receded, becoming ordinary.
This immediately ignited everyone's greed.
The reason they hadn't touched the ten divine swords earlier was because the aura they emitted was too terrifying; they couldn't even get close, let alone seize them.
But now that the terrifying aura emanating from the divine sword has completely subsided, if not now, when?
"What right does this foreign cult have to enjoy the divine weapons of my Huaxia? Hand them over at once!"
One of the Celestial Person Realm experts who was with Zhang Sanfeng suddenly turned his gaze to the little Long Ling Longling, or more precisely, to the Great Vajra Sword in his hand.
As one of Wang Hao's disciples, and having always been committed to the integration of nomadic and Huaxia peoples, the Long Ling Longling naturally had the right to obtain a divine sword.
Zhu Yunlu and others all have powerful forces behind them. Although the little Long Ling Longling is the current representative of the Esoteric Sect and a living Buddha of our time, Tantric Esoteric Sect has been wiped out by Zhu Yijun's Copper Armor Army since it led the southward invasion of the grassland tribes. Its strength has been greatly reduced.
Such a person naturally doesn't need to worry about much.
Once the celestial elder made up his mind, he made a ruthless move without hesitation, grabbing at the Great Vajra Divine Sword.
" Indestructible Golden Body!"
The High Person Longxiang, who was always guarding Long Ling little lama Longling, roared and rushed forward, unleashing the Indestructible Golden Body that Wang Hao had taught him.
A dazzling golden light burst forth from within, rendering it as if it were cast from pure gold, revealing an immortal and indestructible Divine Charm.
High Person Longxiang has not been idle over the years. He has been cultivating diligently, especially after the destruction of the Esoteric Sect. He has already raised his cultivation to the Peak Innate, and his strength is in no way weaker than Zhu Yunlu and others.
Unfortunately, he was not a celestial being.
"Overestimating yourself!"
The old man at the Celestial Person Realm sneered and threw a punch that sent the High Person Longxiang, who had activated his Indestructible Golden Body, flying. The Indestructible Golden Body was almost shattered, but even so, the Venerable still coughed up a mouthful of golden blood, clearly suffering a serious injury.
What enraged him even more was that as his body was sent flying, the little Long Ling, who had been protecting him, was revealed.
The Long Ling Longling showed neither joy nor sorrow. With a thought, he thrust out the Great Vajra Divine Sword in his arms, piercing the chest of the old man in the Celestial Person Realm like Inazuma. The indestructible golden sword energy instantly extinguished his life force.
How is that possible?
With wide, aged eyes, the old man at the Celestial Person Realm stared in disbelief at the Great Vajra Divine Sword piercing his chest.
The moment the divine sword erupted, he felt as if a towering divine sword was pressing down on him, rendering him unable to move and leaving him no choice but to close his eyes and await death.
His protective aura was pierced through without any resistance, just like a bubble, and then pierced through his body.
A powerful expert at the Celestial Person Realm died so tragically, which seemed both bizarre and somewhat inevitable.
"Well!"
Zhang Sanfeng, who was the first to come to his senses, sighed. He recognized the man; he was an old friend. Unfortunately, the man had been blinded by greed and had committed such a despicable act, and most importantly, he had failed.
Don't they realize that those divine swords possessed such a terrifying aura that they wouldn't completely dissipate?
Moreover, it's very likely that a Shattering Realm expert deliberately left it there; wouldn't they leave some kind of backup plan on it?
Don't think that the Celestial Person Realm experts are very strong. Compared with the Shattering Realm, who are truly powerful enough to Earth Annihilation the world, they are not much stronger than ants.
To rudely seize such an opportunity left behind by an existence is simply courting death, and one would not deserve to die!
Furthermore, you're not even a pure Huaxia, so what right do you have to represent Huaxia?
Zhang Sanfeng and other experts at the Celestial Person Realm could understand this matter, but others were unaware of it. Everyone was stunned when they saw that expert at the Celestial Person Realm die.
What a joke! That's a Celestial Person Realm expert!
He was killed in one strike just like that?
If it can't even resist, what kind of magical sword is that?