True Martial World - Chapter 996: Demonic Eye Divine Lord

Yi Yun knew how dangerous it was for him if the Fey Phantasm Sect was also in the Azure Wood Great World. However, if he were to give up on the expedition, Yi Yun had no idea where or when he could gain insights into the Dao of Primordial Chaos. It would only result in him failing to form his Major Destruction Dao fruit.

Time was precious to him, so he could not delay any further. If he missed the opportunity, it would no longer exist in the future.

"Master, since I'm already here, I have no plans on returning."

"Okay, very well!" Felicitous Rain Lord nodded. Although he knew that Yi Yun's choice was extremely dangerous, he still admired Yi Yun's guts.

At that moment, a ghastly shadow flew out of the gigantic skull. Flying beside the ghastly shadow were a few figures.

The ghastly shadow appeared lofty in the void. It did not seem like it coexisted harmoniously with the surrounding space as huge distortions appeared around the shadow. It was like it was projected from another dimension.

"Felicitous Rain."

A sinister and odd aura surged over as Yi Yun felt like an extremely cold storm was ushered into his soul. His soul felt like it was being sealed frozen.

However, when the aura reached Felicitous Rain Lord's vicinity, a cold grunt from him dispelled the aura completely.

"Why are you giving me the cold shoulder? It's just a greeting. I heard about the recruitment of your disciple some time ago. I actually planned on sending a few lowly disciples to be evaluated by you to see if they could catch your eye. Is that your newly recruited disciple?"

Yi Yun felt a few penetrating gazes that seemed to pierce through his soul being cast on him.

Yi Yun found two of the gazes familiar.

The two Supremacies that had attempted to assassinate him were here as well.

Yi Yun would not forget the names and appearances of Gui Huazi and Daoist You Ming. If not for the God Advent Tower, he would have been killed by them. And Elder Duanmu and Elder Shi, who had been escorting him, were severely injured. It probably caused quite a serious dent on Elder Shi's aspirations to make the breakthrough that he was preparing for.

"You want to fight me?" asked Felicitous Rain Lord coldly.

"Haha, why so serious? See you later in the divine residence." The ghastly shadow issued a menacing cackle before it elongated itself, turning into a crimson line in the void and vanishing oddly.

The ghastly shadow had left.

Yi Yun immediately felt the pressure vanish.

"That person is… " The ghastly shadow clearly knew Felicitous Rain Lord.

"The Fey Phantasm Sect's Demonic Eye Divine Lord, as well as a dozen or so Supremacies from the Fey Phantasm Sect." Felicitous Rain Lord's expression was ashen. "He has come as well. That Demonic Eye Divine Lord is like a wretched dog that would rush over the moment he catches a whiff of something."

Yi Yun had previously heard that the reason why the Fey Phantasm Sect acted so tyrannically was because it had produced a Divine Lord. So it was that ghastly shadow…

"Was it the two Supremacies standing beside him who attacked you?" Felicitous Rain Lord suddenly asked.

He had also sensed the two Supremacies glance at Yi Yun abnormally.

"Yes," said Yi Yun with a nod.

A faint coldness flashed in Felicitous Rain Lord's eyes , "They are nothing in the Azure Wood Divine Residence, and the Demonic Eye Divine Lord's target is very likely the Azure Wood Divine Residence as well."

The Fey Phantasm Sect's Divine Lord and Supremacies would enter the Azure Wood Divine Residence, so there was no worry that Yi Yun would be harmed by them. And although Felicitous Rain Lord had the intention of killing the two Supremacies, they were not dumb either. They were most likely going to stick close to Demonic Eye Divine Lord.

Following that, the gigantic skull rapidly departed.

Felicitous Rain Lord watched the gigantic skull disappear. Although his personality was to do as he wished, if not for the Demonic Eye Divine Lord watching nearby, he would have wiped all of the Fey Phantasm Sect's younger generation nearby that could assassinate Yi Yun.

"I cannot let Demonic Eye Divine Lord and company enter the divine residence alone. I have to go in as well. My perception can only temporarily stop them from tracking you. After that, you need to be extremely careful," exhorted Felicitous Rain Lord.

"Yes, Master," said Yi Yun.

The gigantic skull had already vanished into the distance.

And in one of the eyes of the gigantic skull, an effeminate and intricate-looking man dressed in scarlet robes stood there.

He was still looking in the direction of Felicitous Rain Lord, despite not being able to see the Felicitous Rain Lord trio anymore.

"That punk really didn't die!" You Feihua revealed a look of disbelief.

"Are you talking about that genius from the Luo clan? What's his name? Yi Yun?" At that moment, a sweet and delicate girl's voice came from behind You Feihua.

The person speaking was a blue-haired female with gorgeous looks. Her eyes sparkled brightly and her every move had a natural charm to them. The corners of her eyes were smeared with a scarlet tinge that accentuated her with a mysterious and odd vividness.

Her looks were ones that could cause disaster to befall countries and men.

"He's very young," said the woman with a laugh. She had also seen Yi Yun a moment ago. "It's hard to imagine that a youth that's not even at the Dao Manifestation realm managed to survive a full strike from you unscathed. He even managed to survive an attack from your father. It's really perplexing. How did he do it?"

You Feihua glanced at her and frowned. "Yao Chuo, don't you poke your nose into this."

"Heh heh, I'm only being curious." Yao Chuo grinned in an alluring manner.

You Feihua grunted coldly and turned to look outside.

He did not dare to do a thing after seeing Yi Yun with Felicitous Rain Lord present. Neither could he stay there for long or he would have been courting death.

However, how could Felicitous Rain Lord protect Yi Yun all the time?

"Other than that avatar that managed to withstand a strike of mine, Yi Yun must have some impressive treasures!" A strange glint flashed in You Feihua's eyes.

A treasure that could withstand a Supremacy's deathblow! At the moment that the news was made known, it was likely that the warriors who had come to the Azure Wood Great World would be moved by it.

So how could You Feihua leak the information regarding the treasure? He wouldn't mention it even to Yao Chuo.

"Yi Yun's cultivation level has reached half-step Dao Manifestation after becoming Felicitous Rain Lord's disciple. Putting aside the fact that he hasn't manifested his Dao, he's still far from me even if he has! I'm at the six-floor Dao Palace realm. Without that defensive treasure, he wouldn't even stand up to scrutiny in front of me!" A menacing look appeared in You Feihua's eyes.

Although Yi Yun had become a Divine Lord's disciple, he had only been cultivating for a few years under the guidance of a Divine Lord. As for You Feihua, he had been taught by Daoist You Ming from birth. In addition to the two full realms of cultivation separating them, You Feihua thought nothing of Yi Yun's tiny bit of strength.

It could be said that in the eyes of You Feihua, Yi Yun's treasure was already his.

"That darn Felicitous Rain Lord, why doesn't he quickly leave? If this goes on, who knows when I'll find Yi Yun again. During this period of time, he better not die," thought You Feihua.

At the instant that the gigantic skull vanished, Felicitous Rain Lord said, "The people from the Fey Phantasm Sect have left. The Demonic Eye Divine Lord's aura is also heading towards the Azure Wood Divine Residence. They aren't pursuing you." Felicitous Rain Lord looked at the Azure Wood Divine Residence and said, "Yi Yun, we will be leaving."

"Be careful." Fairy Ningshuang said with a nod.

Yi Yun bowed and when he lifted his head, Fairy Ningshuang and Felicitous Rain Lord's figures had already transformed into beams of light that headed for the Azure Wood Divine Residence.

"Felicitous Rain Lord waited for the people from the Fey Phantasm Sect to leave before he left. That's already a level of protection for me. Next, it will all depend on me." When a warrior practiced martial arts, it was impossible for him to always be protected by his master. A warrior that was unable to face danger himself had no right to seek the path of martial arts.

Yi Yun looked at the ground. This was the first time that he was visiting the Azure Wood Great World, and just as he was preparing to find a seemingly safe spot to land, two figures suddenly flew towards him from ground level.

The two figures were feeling apprehensive in the beginning, but when they noticed that Yi Yun was alone, the two figures immediately accelerated towards him.

Yi Yun immediately turned wary as he pressed a hand on his interspatial ring.

True Martial World - Chapter 995: Enemies often cross each other's paths

A few months later, a dazzling and starry burst of light flashed on the floating island.

"The Divine Lord has left." The Oracle Fey Kingdom's Imperial Patriarch looked at the starry burst of light from afar. He could sense the terrifying power from the flash of light.

However, the floating island was still sealed. About a year ago, Felicitous Rain Lord had already settled several matters. His in-name disciples would stay behind and cultivate in the Oracle Fey Kingdom.

And on the floating island, Chi Zhuiyun watched the starry light as it flashed.

"We are already people from different worlds. Although I have no idea where you are heading, I wish you good luck." Chi Zhuiyun lowered his head and continued thrusting the spear in his hand forward.

Boom!

In front of Chi Zhuiyun, a gigantic mountain was covered in densely packed holes. About half the mountain was gone.

Although he could not chase up to Yi Yun, Chi Zhuiyun still wanted to pursue his own martial path.

Amid the stars.

"It will be a long journey to the Sinkhole. With the Meteor Cruiser's speed, it will still require a few days. Why don't you play a game of Go with me to kill time?" said Felicitous Rain Lord to Yi Yun who was sitting across him.

Yi Yun, who had not exited the abode for a few years, did not seem to have any change to his appearance. However, compared to before he entered the abode, his bearing had experienced drastic changes.

He was wearing a white robe and his hair was tied up simply. His eyes were like the night as they intermittently flashed with profound runes, and he exuded a mysterious aura.

"This disciple isn't that good at Go. Master, please go easy on me." Yi Yun said with a smile.

Stretching his hand out, a swirling beam of light flashed around his fingers. It condensed into a crystalline chess piece that was as warm as jade as he gently placed it on the board.

"Try playing Go whenever you have the time. It can help you focus and refine yourself. It is a cultivation of mind and body," said Felicitous Rain Lord as he condensed a piece from the void.

Fairy Ningshuang watched from the side as she revealed a faint smile, "The two of you are quite alike."

"That isn't a good thing. If he's like me, he will only attract hate," laughed Felicitous Rain Lord.

He had no lack of enemies.

The game of Go lasted for three days.

At the dawn of the fourth day, the Meteor Cruiser entered a strange world.

The starlight was dim and there were several black vortices swirling in space. There were gray planets and rocks of various sizes floating everywhere.

The planets were mostly silent with no life on them.

And those planets exuded different kinds of energies where most of the energies made people sense danger. In between the planets, there were space-time turbulences.

Felicitous Rain Lord's Meteor Cruiser had space-time laws protecting it, so it was unaffected as it shuttled through the space-time turbulence. All they saw was distorted space and countless flashing lights outside the windows.

And after crossing countless space-time turbulences, a gigantic star appeared in a warm and illuminated starry void.

Around the star, there was a beautiful nebula that encircled it several times. It was breathtakingly beautiful as it illuminated the starry void.

"The starry scenery of the 12 Empyrean Heavens is truly breathtaking." Yi Yun could not help but reflect on it.

But such a beautiful star emanated a deadly and silent but chaotic aura.

Yi Yun turned his head and noticed that Felicitous Rain Lord was silently looking at the star.

"This is?"

"That is the Azure Wood Great World," said Felicitous Rain Lord softly.

After such a long period of time, they had finally arrived in the Azure Wood Great World.

"The Azure Wood Great World… " Yi Yun looked at the star and he could not sense any signs of life around the star.

And in the star system that was on the brink of death, there was a new star system that was about to be born. The mysteries of the Universe where life and death could be companions was truly fascinating.

The Azure Wood Great World was too large, so when the Meteor Cruiser arrived in front of the star, it was like a speck of dust. Through the gorgeous nebula, Yi Yun could see a blob of gray shadows.

"The nebula is the space-time turbulence," said Felicitous Rain Lord.

As the Meteor Cruiser approached the star, Yi Yun began to sense the horror of the space-time turbulence as well. Even the space-time laws that protected the Meteor Cruiser could not fully withstand it.

Once they were sucked into the space-time turbulence, it was possible to be lost in the chaotic pandemonium of space-time till their deaths.

In the luster, Yi Yun saw the shadows of a few spirit cruisers and people. They were people who had previously been trapped by the space-time turbulence. To date, their souls were still trapped within it.

"This period of time is when the surrounding space-time turbulence around the Azure Wood Great World is at its weakest. But even so, there is a need for certain methods to enter it."

As Felicitous Rain Lord said, he tapped on the void with one hand.

Boom!

A palm that was dozens of times larger than the Meteor Cruiser appeared outside the window. It was nearly transparent, and it was filled with imprints of space-time laws.

Hu! Hu! Hu!

The palm pulled the space-time turbulence apart, allowing the Meteor Cruiser to immediately blast through it.

A few hours later, the Meteor Cruiser tore out of the lustrous nebula. Beneath them was a gigantic black lake, with gray building compounds around it.

Many of the buildings were toppled, and the mountains were already falling apart, while the ground was filled with cracks as well.

Only ruins could be seen on the vast plains. There was no life to it or at least from Yi Yun's perception, he could not even sense a worm.

This was indeed a dead planet that was on the brink of collapse.

Felicitous Rain Lord wanted to pursue that senior, and as Yi Yun looked at the planet, he found it hard to imagine that there were people living on it. From the moment they entered, Yi Yun felt as though the star system was repelling them.

It was like they were alien invaders.

"The place that I'm going to is the core area of the Azure Wood Great World, which is the Azure Wood Divine Residence. The Azure Wood Divine Residence is transformed from a piece of azure wood that turned into one of the divine. Where I want to go to is the Divine Tree Palace at the very core," said Felicitous Rain Lord.

"There it is."

Yi Yun looked into the distance.

A towering divine tree was stood erect on the ground while shrouding the skies. Its peak pierced through the gray clouds.

In the collapsing and dead world, the leaves of the divine tree had yet to wither surprisingly. It was truly evergreen. It was no wonder that this world was called the Azure Wood Great World.

That was the Azure Wood Divine Residence.

And below the divine tree were roots that were like mountain ranges. The roots similarly had several buildings on them.

"The Azure Wood Divine Residence has extremely strict restrictions. Supremacies and below are unable to enter. Even ordinary Supremacies can't enter the Divine Tree Palace. Around the divine residence is an important area of the Azure Wood Great World. With your cultivation level, you can move around it, but you have to be especially careful."

"The Azure Wood Great World is currently collapsing while the new world is in its nascent stages. The laws are chaotic, so there might be unexpected dangers. And the restrictions, array formations, and seals from the past have been affected by the collapse of the Azure Wood Great World. Some of them are damaged, but some of them have become even more terrifying."

"There are others. I can already sense several auras. Those people sure are fast."

As Felicitous Rain Lord said this, an immense aura suddenly surged over.

The aura only brushed past them before vanishing.

Felicitous Rain Lord frowned slightly and said, "The people from the Immortal Rain Sect have arrived as well. They are waiting for me."

Just as Felicitous Rain Lord said that, a gigantic skull appeared in the distant void. The skull was burning with purple flames as it slowly floated over.

Although it was still a great distance away, Yi Yun felt like his lifeblood was being stirred by the gigantic skull.

"That is… "

Yi Yun was stunned as he sensed an odd and sinister aura that he was familiar with but hated greatly.

"Fey Phantasm Sect. This would be tough. I never expected them to come as well." As Felicitous Rain Lord said that, he glanced at Yi Yun. The toughness that he was referring to was naturally referring to Yi Yun. The Fey Phantasm Sect could not affect him.

Felicitous Rain Lord knew that Yi Yun had a vendetta with the Fey Phantasm Sect.

The Fey Phantasm Sect wanted to swallow the six-country alliance, and several years ago, Yi Yun was nearly assassinated by the Fey Phantasm Sect after having just arrived in the Oracle Fey Kingdom to participate in Felicitous Rain Lord's disciple recruitment assessment.

Back then, the Fey Phantasm Sect had sent two experts. Logically speaking, Yi Yun would have definitely been a dead man, but Yi Yun had miraculously survived. It left the Fey Phantasm Sect astonished, and what shocked them the most was likely that Yi Yun became Felicitous Rain Lord's personal disciple. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

As such, Yi Yun's status was extremely delicate to the Fey Phantasm Sect.

On one side, they had already become enemies of Yi Yun. The brighter Yi Yun's future was, the more they did not want Yi Yun to fully mature.

And on the other side, as a disciple of Felicitous Rain Lord, Yi Yun was not someone that they dared to assassinate recklessly. They would have to pay a heavy price for that.

However, it was completely different in the Azure Wood Great World.

The skull drew closer. Even Yi Yun did not expect that the Fey Phantasm Sect would come as well.

How true was it that enemies often cross each other's paths!

"Yi Yun, since the Fey Phantasm Sect actually came, while I will be deep in the core of the Azure Wood Great World, what about you? What are your plans?"

True Martial World - Chapter 994: Three Beams of Sword Qi

"Yes!"

Yi Yun nodded his head in absolute seriousness.

"About that… " Felicitous Rain Lord pricked up his eyebrows. Learning the Dao of Primordial Chaos was just too difficult!

Even Felicitous Rain Lord had never had any contact to Great Dao laws that were above Space-time and Yin-Yang.

To comprehend Primordial Chaos, not only did one need opportunities, they also needed perception that only one in a quadrillion of people had.

It was unlike the Major Destruction laws. There was no place to meditate with the Major Destruction laws because the time for the Universe's destruction had yet to happen.

As for Primordial Chaos laws, the Universe had been born after all. There were still chances to gain insights into it. But even so, mighty figures of the 12 Empyrean Heavens who knew Primordial Chaos laws were a rare breed.

Therefore, Felicitous Rain Lord was unlikely to feel optimistic about Yi Yun's request to study it.

However, thinking back to the things that Yi Yun had previously done, and how they had far exceeded his expectations, Felicitous Rain Lord said, "The Universe was born from Chaos. In order to meditate over the Primordial Chaos, the most direct method is to find worlds that were recently born. It is possible to connect to the primordial Universe through those worlds where there is the existence of the nebulous Primordial Chaos.

"The 12 Empyrean Heavens is too big, so although the probability of such worlds appearing is extremely low, there are really a few spots like that. For example, the Primordial Empyrean Heaven… "

Yi Yun had previously been to the Primordial Empyrean Heaven and underwent the Luo Divine Hall's trials there. However, the landmass where the Luo Divine Hall trials was held was a rather stable place. It was a place that was naturally unsuitable to ponder over Chaos laws. As for places that were conducive to the contemplation of Chaos laws, Yi Yun was unable to head there alone.

"Without me going with you, you will not be able to reach the Primordial Empyrean Heaven." Felicitous Rain Lord sighed in silence as he looked like he was being put on the spot.

Felicitous Rain Lord had previously said that he had matters to attend to in a few year’s time. And a few years had passed while he watched Yi Yun's cultivation and attempt at manifesting his Dao in the abode. It was about time that he left.

Felicitous Rain Lord contemplated for a moment before saying, "For you to give up manifesting your Dao midway, I believe that you have thought it through. In that case, accompany me to the Azure Wood Great World."

Azure Wood Great World? Fairy Ningshuang, who was beside him, revealed a look of astonishment. "Divine Lord, are you sure?"

Yi Yun was momentarily stunned as well.

Felicitous Rain Lord looked at Yi Yun and said with a serious expression, "I was planning on heading there with Ningshuang, firstly because of my own matters and secondly to find opportunities for Ningshuang to make a breakthrough. If you were at the peak of the Dao Manifestation realm, even if you didn't ask, I would have taken you along. The Azure Wood Great World has plenty of opportunities… but now, it's the result of having no choice."

"Your cultivation level is too low to enter the Azure Wood Great World. In there, even Dao Palace realm warriors have to tread carefully," said Felicitous Rain Lord.

In the Azure Wood Great World, Dao Palace realm warriors had to tread like they were on thin ice. Yi Yun was only at the half-step Dao Manifestation realm, so he was two full realms away. It was no wonder that Felicitous Rain Lord did not consider the matter previously.

But now, he decided on the matter because of Yi Yun's desire to study the Primordial Chaos.

"You still aren't aware of what a place the Azure Wood Great World is. It's a world that is bordering on life and death. In the Azure Wood Great World, a new world is born, while as a result, the old Azure Wood Great World is collapsing."

What Felicitous Rain Lord said stunned Yi Yun. There was such a world?

"It might not be a coincidence… The last time that I entered the Azure Wood Great World, I saw a mark left behind by a senior." Felicitous Rain Lord revealed a look of reminiscence. "The reason why I'm entering the Azure Wood Great World is also for that senior. That senior's martial arts is unfathomable, one that I have never seen before. Perhaps, chasing after that senior's footsteps will allow me to seek the supreme martial path… "

Yi Yun could see a yearning in Felicitous Rain Lord's eyes.

The supreme martial path was a lifelong pursuit for a warrior like Felicitous Rain Lord.

However, after the Azure Wood Great World began collapsing, it was abandoned for hundreds of millions of years. How was he going to pursue that senior in such a world?

"Although all I saw was a mark, I kept having the nagging feeling that such a senior had yet to die. Maybe in the Azure Wood Great World, there are other inheritances left behind by that senior. It might even be possible that the senior is still alive. If that's the case, there is that tiny possibility that I'll be able to find that senior." Felicitous Rain Lord said in a tone filled with anticipation.

How could a senior that represented supreme martial arts for Felicitous Rain Lord die so easily?

"What sort of mark was it?" Yi Yun could not help but ask.

Felicitous Rain Lord seemed to cast his eyes to a distant spot through space.

"It was a flower. It constantly phased between life and death, just like the Azure Wood Great World which is the interface of destruction and birth," said Felicitous Rain Lord. "It's fine if you want to give up now."

Yi Yun looked up and said, "Master, this disciple is willing to go along with you!"

The martial path was fraught with difficulties. Yi Yun was unwilling to turn to dust after hundreds of thousands of years. He wanted to try his chances at climbing that peak of martial arts.

Since time immemorial, people who could become Divine Lords were all talented people who experienced great tribulations in life and encountered countless opportunities. If not, how could they trample on billions of warriors to reach the peak?

And the goal that Yi Yun set for himself was not limited to being a Divine Lord.

"Have you thought through it carefully?"

"This disciple has already thought it through," said Yi Yun seriously.

Felicitous Rain Lord looked at Yi Yun and nodded. "On our trip to the Azure Wood Great World, there will probably be many people from other sects and countries coming along. However, those old freaks at the level of Supremacies will target the core area of the Azure Wood Great World. It’s a place that you can't enter anyway. As for your true strength, it should be somewhere around the peak of the Dao Manifestation realm, but the people who will be going will mostly be at the Dao Palace realm. There will not be many people at the Dao Manifestation realm. Furthermore, what you face will be different from them. You will have to rely on yourself for everything."

"As your master, I'll give you three protective sword Qi."

Upon saying that, Felicitous Rain Lord stretched his out hand to draw a profound rune mid-air and placed it on Yi Yun's glabella.

Immediately, an extremely sharp aura surged towards Yi Yun. In his soul sea, there were three tiny revolving swords beside the 'Three-foot Passage Sword'.

Yi Yun could sense the terrifying power that the small swords had just from probing them.

With Yi Yun's soul sea and cultivation realm, he could only accommodate three beams of sword Qi.

"These three beams of sword Qi are produced by me, but your cultivation realm is too low. They probably will not be able to produce half of their might. But even so, they will be useful tools to protect your life."

"Do not think that you are invincible with the sword Qi. People and freaks from the various large sects and Fey kingdoms would typically have their own hidden cards. And killing in the Azure Wood Great World depends on one's ability. That has the authority over life and death, so even though you are my disciple, my name will not pose much of a threat."

In an independent world, it was unknown who the culprit was if one died, so there was nothing to speak of with respect to revenge. Furthermore, it was typically a life-and-death struggle between peers. Being killed only meant that he was inferior to others, so there was no reason for Felicitous Rain Lord to seek revenge.

"Thank you, Master," said Yi Yun. He naturally would not act willfully because of the sword Qi. They were hidden cards to ensure his survival.

"Try your best to cultivate as much as possible. Doing some last-minute preparations is still beneficial," said Felicitous Rain Lord.

After Yi Yun left, Fairy Ningshuang sighed and said, "Yi Yun's aspirations are too high. I wonder if it's a blessing or a curse for him."

"I'm worried as well," said Felicitous Rain Lord as he looked into a distance. "But if a warrior does not have any aspirations, he won't be able to go far either."

Fairy Ningshuang could tell that Felicitous Rain Lord was not supportive of Yi Yun's decision and resolution. But in the bottom of his heart, Felicitous Rain Lord recognized Yi Yun's martial heart, or he would not have bestowed three beams of sword Qi to him.

She had followed Felicitous Rain Lord for tens of thousands of years. Felicitous Rain Lord's martial heart was also extremely firm or he would not have become the youngest Divine Lord in the 12 Empyrean Heavens. One of the reasons why Yi Yun had become Felicitous Rain Lord's disciple was partly due to Felicitous Rain Lord's acknowledgment of his martial heart.

Without such determination, one would eventually turn average even if one had astounding talent. In the process of cultivation, warriors had to face numerous enticements. Ordinary Dao Manifestation realm warriors could already become an Elder of a mid-tier sect or a guest Elder. They could enjoy a long lifespan and live a lavish lifestyle like a king.

But the pursuit of martial arts was a lonely and dark path. There were too many unknowns along it.

"It won't be long before we can enter the Azure Wood Great World," said Felicitous Rain Lord in an eager fashion.

He looked at the sky of the abode which reflected the world outside. At the moment, it was dark outside, and dazzling stars formed the milky arm of a galaxy. It was breathtakingly beautiful.

And inside Spirit Gathering Palace, Yi Yun was also looking at the milky arm of the galaxy.

Be it now, or when he was a mortal, such a sight was truly mesmerizing.

Every star might represent a Great World by itself, and in this galactic arm, there were countless Great Worlds, with trillions of lives.

As Yi Yun sat inside Spirit Gathering Palace, he pondered over the distance between him and the galactic stars. But when he stretched his hand out, it was like the stars were right in front of him.

True Martial World - Chapter 993: Great Dao Dao Fruits

The cultivation of a warrior went from the planting of a Dao Seed, and the growth of a Dao Tree, to the bearing of fruits from the Dao Tree. It was an accumulation of the insights that a warrior had in martial arts and of nature. It was also the record of a warrior's life.

Yi Yun had experienced a great deal throughout his journey.

But in the river of time, everything appeared too short and fleeting.

"In the Tai Ah Divine City, I cultivated in the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'. In the Pure Yang Sword Palace, I fused with the Golden Crow, and in the Great Empress mystic realm, I tempered myself in lava, eventually attaining pure Yang… My pure Yang laws have accompanied me to date. As such, it can condense a Dao fruit."

Boom!

A radiant sun appeared behind Yi Yun. The phantom image of the Tang Valley burst forth as the Golden Crow spread its wings and issued a loud screech. Its massive golden wings were like burning flames that could burn through everything.

These formed Dao runes that were filled with the profound aura of the Universe before they gradually merged into one. They formed a tiny ball that was bustling with life as it constantly spun.

The golden ball had totems of the radiant sun and Golden Crow engraved on the surface, and within the ball, it contained explosive power. It was Yi Yun's pure Yang Dao fruit.

Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets all things.

The 'Two' referred to Yin and Yang. At the beginning of the Universe, Chaos was first born before it split into Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang was a Great Dao!

Solitary Yang could not exist, so although Yi Yun cultivated in pure Yang laws, he had fused in a bit of the Yin that Lin Xintong had cultivated. This allowed Yi Yun's pure Yang Dao fruit to be closer to perfection.

"In the Pure Yang Sword Palace, I gained insight into the concept of Withering. In the life-and-death battle with the Black-armored Demon God, I was trapped by the Black-armored Demon God in an alternate spatial dimension. There I gained insights into the Dao of Space. I took Felicitous Rain Lord as my master and cultivated in the 'Book of Heaven's Advent', transforming the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence into a wheel of time. On the Dao of Space and Time, I have traveled far with opportunities and attainments."

Mysterious runes flew out of Yi Yun's body as they gathered together while in revolving in flux. Inside, there were celestial bodies that seemed to spin with the runes, as though they formed a small universe by itself. An ancient and immense aura emanated out of the newly condensed Dao fruit.

Not long later, the laws of space-time gradually manifested into Dao.

The Space-time Withering Dao fruit and pure Yang Dao fruit were side by side. They seemed to attract each other, but they also maintained a tiny bit of distance while they revolved like the real constellations.

Yi Yun continued to condense his next Dao fruit. An aura constantly separated from his body. The aura was not only a law, it was also the experiences and memories that Yi Yun had ever since he cultivated in martial arts. They all gathered together to produce a Dao fruit.

In his memory, Yi Yun seemed to see the scene of him standing in front of the statue of the Pure Yang Sword Palace's owner. The endless sword scar seemed to be stabbing his eyes.

"Pure Yang Sword Scar and Three-foot Passage Sword. My Sword Dao is where the heart lies. It proceeds in an indomitable fashion."

Two tiny sword scars appeared as they intermingled mid-air before forming the shadow of a sword. In the shadow of the sword was the figure of Yi Yun when he used the sword.

That was Yi Yun's Sword Dao Dao fruit.

Finally, it was the Major Destruction Dao fruit!

Yi Yun's Major Destruction Dao Domain had even visibly moved Felicitous Rain Lord. Everything in the world, be it space-time, Yin-Yang, or the Universe would eventually head towards destruction. There was nothing that was eternal.

Space-time and Yin-Yang were both Great Dao. They were close to the Origins, but the Major Dao of Destruction was one of the Great Dao of Supremacy.

Or perhaps 'one of' was not accurate, because up to date, there were only two Great Dao of Supremacy —

Chaos during the birth of the Universe!

Major Destruction during the annihilation of the Universe!

The closer a Great Dao was to the Origins, the harder it was to cultivate it. It would also naturally be harder to condense a Dao fruit.

Yi Yun had spent a good deal of time to condense his Space-time Withering Dao fruit, but the amount of time he used to condensed the Major Destruction Dao fruit was even longer.

Yi Yun's Yuan Qi was nearly fully depleted as he took out the ten-thousand-year-old Seven Heart Flower that he had obtained from the Door of Misty Rain.

It was extremely difficult for a warrior to manifest his or her Dao, and during the process, a warrior's Yuan Qi could not be replenished. To manifest one's Dao fruit needed one to nearly deplete all of the Yuan Qi that they had as one gathered all of one's insights. This process could only be done in one fell swoop.

Above Spirit Gathering Palace, the increasing aura mixed with the aura of the Dao fruits. A sense of profoundness exuded throughout Spirit Gathering Palace as various celestial phenomena happened.

Fairy Ningshuang had also come as she stood beside Felicitous Rain Lord, watching the scene.

"Yi Yun's Dao fruits have a very impressive feel to them," said Fairy Ningshuang in a moment of reflection.

She did not produce such phenomena back when she manifested her Dao.

"It's almost done. We will soon learn of the outcome." Felicitous Rain Lord was very patient.

Fairy Ningshuang nodded as she looked forward to the outcome of Yi Yun's Dao Manifestation.

As for Yi Yun, he was still immersed in the world of his soul sea.

During the Dao Manifestation process, he gradually felt like he was merging with the heaven and earth as one.

The fruits of Pure Yang, Space-time Withering and Sword Dao were revolving around Yi Yun.

Beneath him, the Major Destruction Dao Domain appeared as the destruction aura constantly intertwined.

"It's almost done." Yi Yun had such a feeling.

A blob of gray gas gradually took up form like a nebula, but it contained a terrifying aura. It was like anything that entered it would be completely destroyed.

And above Spirit Gathering Palace, a phantom towering tree appeared from time to time. The Golden Crow and Nine Neonate flew around it as they let out long roars.

On the towering tree's branches, a tiny, tender shoot transformed into a fruit. The fruit had a barely discernible aura, and each fruit was different. On careful look, they were different Dao fruits. And leaves were slowly sprouting out of those Dao fruits.

"The Dao fruits are formed," said Fairy Ningshuang as she looked at the leaves. "Six, seven and, eight."

Having eight-leafed Dao fruits was definitely an extremely breathtaking feat in factions like the Oracle Fey Kingdom and the Luo clan.

However, to Yi Yun, it was not considered to be many. It could only be considered as above average.

"Yi Yun's Dao fruit are all Great Dao Dao fruits," said Felicitous Rain Lord.

Any warrior at the Dao Manifestation realm would be considered the cream of the crop if they possessed a single Great Dao Dao fruit, yet Yi Yun had three.

The three Dao — Pure Yang, Space-time Withering and Major Dao of Destruction — were Great Dao that were approaching the Origins, especially the Major Dao of Destruction.

"Yet another leaf." Fairy Ningshuang's eyes lit up as she was visibly moved.

However, the leaf only sprouted into a bud before it stopped growing.

"What a pity!" Fairy Ningshuang revealed a look of pity.

Felicitous Rain Lord had a slight change in expression as well before he said calmly, "There's nothing to pitiable about it. To cultivate three Great Dao at the same time and form nine-leaf Dao fruits would be too difficult. Yi Yun is now just short of the mark, but his eight-leafed Dao fruit is definitely of superior grade."

Fairy Ningshuang nodded as well. She only found it somewhat regretful when she witnessed the ninth leaf nearly grow out.

"Let's wait till Yi Yun finishes his Dao Manifestation," said Felicitous Rain Lord. With eight-leafed Dao fruits almost done, the Dao Manifestation process was also about to end soon.

However, at that moment, a look of surprise flashed in Felicitous Rain Lord's eyes.

"That is?"

Yi Yun's Major Destruction Dao fruit had already taken shape, but as he was about to lead the Major Destruction Dao fruit towards the other Dao fruits, Yi Yun stopped.

It was the final step, but Yi Yun felt something odd.

The Major Destruction Dao fruit was able to devour everything. It was the end to the Chaos of the Universe, and also the end of Dao.

Therefore, when the Major Destruction Dao fruit approached the other Dao fruits, it faintly emitted a devouring force, like it wanted to devour the other Dao fruits.

If he allowed the other Dao fruits to fuse with the Major Destruction Dao fruit, what sort of outcome would there be? Would it be destruction?

The Major Dao of Destruction could destroy everything, so it would be normal if it included Dao fruits!

Yi Yun had never heard of the fusing of Dao fruits, nor had he ever heard of anyone with a Major Destruction Dao fruit.

How was he to choose at such crossroads?

He was just short of a step to manifest his Dao, but the fusion…

Yi Yun had an intense foreboding that if he attempted the fusion, his other Dao fruits were very likely to be destroyed by the Major Destruction Dao fruit. Eventually, they would be left in emptiness and silence just like the Universe would be after its destruction.

What should he do?

Yi Yun stopped. He could not proceed any further for if he continued the fusion, what waited for him could very well be a disaster.

Furthermore… the ninth leaf eventually failed to develop fully. It caused Yi Yun to turn perplexed. Could it be that no one in the entire 12 Empyrean Heavens had ever come into contact with the Major Dao of Destruction and that it could not support a single nine-leafed Dao fruit?

The manifestation of the Dao fruits had to be done in one fell swoop. Yi Yun no longer had much Yuan Qi left, so his time was limited. He had to come to a decision.

Major Destruction…

Were destruction and finality the end?

Matter in the Universe could not remain eternal. They would eventually proceed towards destruction, including the Universe. But what happened after destruction? Could it be that all that was left was eternal 'nothingness'?

Everything in the world underwent birth and death.

A drop of water could evaporate and become part of a cloud before condensing into new drops of rain. Plants would wither, but the fruits that they bore could give rise to seeds. Mortals would die of age, but babies would grow up into adults. Stars could be destroyed, but new stars would eventually be born…

Everything in the world underwent a cycle, so it definitely included the Universe.

The destruction of the Universe was the beginnings of a new Universe. It was just that the cycle was immensely long that it was beyond the imagination of mere mortals.

New Universe…

Yi Yun suddenly seemed to realize something.

What were the beginnings of the Universe? Dao begets One, One begets Two... Before Yin-Yang and Space-time was Chaos!

Rebirth after destruction was Chaos and Major Destruction respectively. They were both two Great Dao of Supremacy!

Why were there two Great Dao of Supremacy? They might be like Yin-Yang, Space-time, Water-Fire, just two sides of the Universe.

The two could supplement each other and not a single one was dispensable.

Yi Yun had cultivated in pure Yang laws, but he did not focus on it fully. He was nourished by Lin Xintong's pure Yin, and the Great Empress Heart Sutra itself was a cultivation technique that combined Yin and Yang.

Yi Yun combined the Dao of Withering with the laws of time, but back when Yi Yun fought the Black-armored Demon God, he had been trapped in an alternate spatial dimension created by the Black-armored Demon God. He had used several years to see through the Dao of Space with the Purple Crystal, allowing him to escape. Space supplemented time and vice-versa.

Even for his Sword Dao, Yi Yun had started with gaining insights into Saber Dao at the very beginning. His first weapon was the Thousand Army Saber, and after entering the Saber tomb, he gained insight of the Saber Dao of being indomitable. At the Pure Yang Sword Palace, he had obtained the Thousand Snow flying sabers, which were, to date, a weapon he used to kill!

But only the Major Dao of Destruction was a lone and, solitary existence. Up to date, there was no other corresponding law that could be fused with it.

This caused the Major Destruction Dao to become purely destruction. It obviously possessed immense strength when used against enemies.

But on careful thought, Yi Yun had yet to fully grasp the Major Destruction domain up to date.

When he faced Shi Fei and Shi Ping, Yi Yun had produced the Major Destruction Domain which destroyed everything. If not for Yi Yun's energy being depleted, the destruction might very well continue, resulting in terrifying damage.

Destruction needed to form a union with Creation.

Only then could there be perfection. If not, it would be the present situation that he was facing. Even the Major Destruction Dao fruit that he condensed would devour the other Dao fruits, causing him to eventually fall short of success.

Upon realizing this, Yi Yun made his decision.

He needed to find a corresponding Dao for Major Destruction. If his decision was made known to others, they would definitely think that Yi Yun had gone mad.

He was only a warrior at the Heaven Ascension perfection realm, but he was planning to gain insights into two Great Dao of Supremacy!

It was impossible to do so even for a Divine Lord.

However, Yi Yun was determined to attempt it. He wanted his Major Dao of Destruction to be perfect as well. Ignoring the fact that the Major Destruction Dao fruit would destroy the other Dao fruits, but just having an eight-leaf Dao fruit did not satisfy Yi Yun.

Yi Yun suspected that it was because his Major Dao of Destruction was not perfected that resulted in his other Dao fruits to be imperfect as well. After all, the Major Dao of Destruction was his Dao Domain and also the foundations of his other Dao.

"What happened?" Fairy Ningshuang saw that Yi Yun's aura was weakening as she immediately turned nervous.

At that moment, the eight-leaf Dao fruit that was about to form on Yi Yun's Dao Tree stopped growing. The leaves curled up and wrapped the Dao fruit with them.

Yi Yun actually failed his Dao Manifestation?

"Yi Yun is now at the… half-step Dao Manifestation realm."

A number of warriors would stop at the half-step Dao Manifestation realm. Chi Zhuiyun was one such example.

However, from Yi Yun's previous stance, it looked like he planned on manifesting his Dao in one fell swoop, but now, he stopped midway? What was the reason?

Felicitous Rain Lord pondered over it as well. He too could not understand Yi Yun's decision.

"Half-step Dao Manifestation is fine too. With plenty of time for preparation, he will definitely succeed the next time." Fairy Ningshuang helped Yi Yun find an excuse.

However, Felicitous Rain Lord shook his head gently, "That's probably not what Yi Yun is thinking. His Dao Manifestation did not fail but he intentionally stopped it. He is probably not satisfied with eight-leafed Dao fruits… "

When Felicitous Rain Lord said that, he frowned slightly. Having ambition was a good thing, but how could a nine-leaf Dao fruit be so easy to condense?

Those who could condense nine-leaf Dao fruits were extraordinary talents. Furthermore, most nine-leaf Dao fruits were not Great Dao Dao fruits.

It was extremely difficult just attempting to condense a nine-leaf Dao fruit for Great Dao like Yin-Yang, Space-time, and Destruction.

And it would only be even more difficult if one wanted to cultivate in several Dao.

Felicitous Rain Lord was already very pleased with the Dao fruits that Yi Yun condensed, but Yi Yun had stopped.

Seeing Yi Yun completely give up, Felicitous Rain Lord moved and flew in front of Yi Yun. Fairy Ningshuang followed suit. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Yi Yun, why did you stop? Are you not pleased with eight-leaf Dao fruits? Your eight-leaf Dao fruits are already approaching nine-leafs. Furthermore, it's three Great Dao Dao fruits. In addition to Sword Dao, although it's not a Great Dao of nature, to warriors, it is a Great Dao when it comes to the Dao of skill."

Felicitous Rain Lord obviously wished that Yi Yun was able to condense a nine-leaf Dao fruit, but he was afraid that Yi Yun would waste too much time by aiming too high. Time in one's youth was very precious. If it was wasted, it would affect one's potential.

Yi Yun knew that Felicitous Rain Lord was watching his entire Dao Manifestation process, but he did not directly answer Felicitous Rain Lord's question. Instead, he said, "This disciple will keep in mind Master's teachings. This disciple has a question for Master. Where will this disciple be able to gain insights into the Dao of Primordial Chaos?"

"What?"

Felicitous Rain Lord was stunned. Primordial Chaos? Why was Yi Yun asking about one of the Great Dao of Supremacy of the Universe for?

"Don't tell me that… you want to gain insights into the Primordial Chaos?"

True Martial World - Chapter 992: Preparation for Dao Manifestation

Yi Yun had never exited Spirit Gathering Palace ever since he entered it.

The 'Book of Heaven's Advent' floated in front of him while his his eyes were tightly shut.

And around Yi Yun, there were occasional images that flashed.

Cultivation knew nothing about time. Furthermore, when it came to cultivating the Dao of Time at the level of the 'Book of Heaven's Advent', even if many warriors were given the opportunity to read the 'Book of Heaven's Advent', it would be like they were reading an indecipherable book, leaving them baffled.

And most terrifying of all was that when cultivating the 'Book of Heaven's Advent', they would immerse themselves into the turbulence of time, losing themselves. Time might pass in a flash and by the time they awaken, too much time would have passed but they would’ve gained nothing to speak of!

That was the most horrifying matter regarding the 'Book of Heaven's Advent'. It was also something that Felicitous Rain Lord pondered deeply over before he allowed Yi Yun to cultivate the 'Book of Heaven's Advent'.

Yi Yun was in no hurry to immediately begin cultivating the 'Book of Heaven's Advent'. Instead, he immersed himself in the passage of time, and from there, comprehend the meaning of time. Slowly, he felt he himself become an embodiment of time.

The flashing figures were of no importance to Yi Yun, they were just scenes that had previously appeared in the Spirit Gathering Palace as vestiges of time.

Yi Yun also saw his past, as well as people that he happened to chance upon, as well as their past.

Everyone had their own time, but time treated everyone equally.

Powerful warriors possessed extended lifespans, but the worlds that they resided in could be destroyed. They would also slowly wane over a long process. There was no such thing as true eternity.

Phew—

Yi Yun breathed out while in his meditation.

The air that he spewed out was at times fast and at times slow. It would flow backward sometimes when he breathed out.

Yi Yun's body also began to undergo changes. His appearance returned to point of when he looked even younger, but it kept switching back to his original appearance. He went from a nascent look to a sharp look, and from a sharp look to a genteel look, and from a genteel look back to a nascent look. It kept repeating.

Yi Yun suddenly opened his eyes!

"So that is how it is. By training one's body to become an embodiment of time before cultivating the Three-foot Passage Sword, it would be perfection."

Yi Yun was thankful for Felicitous Rain Lord's arrangements. The cultivation technique and sword technique supplemented each other and by combining both together, it would be extremely powerful once mastered.

The 'Book of Heaven's Advent' had five stages, but the breakthrough of every stage required a great deal of time and it was extremely difficult. Furthermore, the cultivation of each stage had a corresponding minimum level of cultivation needed.

"The first stage requires Dao Manifestation, but despite not having broken through to the Dao Manifestation realm, my Yuan Qi intensity is already sufficient. Even if it's not enough, consuming some relics and herbs would do."

Yi Yun took some relics and the spirit herb that he had obtained from the Door of Misty Rain out of his interspacial ring.

The spirit herb was supreme-grade to begin with. Many warriors coveted it during the assessment. Even Tianya Haoyue wanted one for his breakthrough to the Dao Manifestation realm. However, those people would never have thought that Yi Yun would use it for the cultivation of a cultivation technique.

Looking at the 'Book of Heaven's Advent' in front of him, Yi Yun stopped moving as memories flashed past his mind.

By cultivating the 'Book of Heaven's Advent', the 'Great Empress Heart Sutra' would become his past.

Back in the Tian Yuan world, he had dual cultivated the 'Great Empress Heart Sutra' with Lin Xintong. All those scenes had surfaced in Yi Yun's eyes a moment ago.

"Now that I've become a Divine Lord's disciple, cultivating the 'Book of Heaven's Advent' will be the moment that I truly move up to the upper echelons of the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven ever since I came here."

"Xintong, no matter where you are, I will find you, even if the 12 Empyrean Heavens are vast and with danger lurking at every turn."

"Time to begin. This reclusion is for me to finish cultivating the first stage of the 'Book of Heaven's Advent'. I wonder how long it will take. Without any talent, it would be difficult to comprehend it using an entire lifetime. There might be a possible of losing myself in the turbulence of time, never to awaken!"

Yi Yun closed his eyes and a fluctuation appeared from the 'Book of Heaven's Advent'. A abstruse aura that seemed to come from a remote past began to swirl around Yi Yun.

Slowly, the entire Spirit Gathering Palace was enveloped by the aura.

The Spirit Gathering Palace began phasing in and out of existence. At times, it would look normal, and at other times, it would look like a ruin.

Time was formless but the changes that it brought were tangible.

With Yi Yun's Yuan Qi draining away, the spirit herbs beside him flew up. They gathered together mid-air to produce drips of spirit fluid that dripped into Yi Yun's body.

Immediately, Yuan Qi surged as Yi Yun's skin effused a glow.

But Yi Yun, who was busy cultivating, did not seem to know anything about this.

As though he had manifested himself as sand, he quietly witnessed the passage of time.

The 'Great Empress Heart Sutra' Yuan Qi in Yi Yun's body was slowly replaced by the abstruse aura, as his bearing also began changing.

Phew.

Yi Yun continued to keep his eyes closed, but a sword beam flashed around him.

While cultivating the 'Book of Heaven's Advent', he understood the existence of time, while he simultaneously cultivated the Three-foot Passage Sword.

Runes even began to appear beneath Yi Yun. These runes gradually came together and formed the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence.

The 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence was the highest martial art that Yi Yun had learned up to date. It represented the Major Dao of Destruction, but it did not mean that it was immutable. Yi Yun could inject the Dao that he had into the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence.

The Dao of Time runes were like vestiges of all matter that landed on the river of time. From the Cloud Wilderness to the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven, whatever Yi Yun had seen and experienced formed into pieces of those fragments.

After these fragments were added to the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence, it made the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence look as though it was a wheel of time that bore the load of endless history.

The wheel of time transformed into a sword beam as it slashed out in front of Yi Yun. It was silent and left no trace, but after the sword beam slashed, the ground in front of Yi Yun cracked. It was covered in moss that spread out for a thousand feet.

But due to the palace array's workings, the crack gradually repaired itself.

The years flew by by without one knowing how long had passed.

Only at an unexpected moment did Yi Yun suddenly open his eyes.

In his eyes, it was like there was a passage of time that was like surging water. And his aura seemed to have additional feeling of time.

He seemed to be immersed in the world, and was part of the world.

"The first stage of the 'Book of Heaven's Advent'... completed." Yi Yun breathed out lightly.

He looked at the relics and spirit herbs on the ground that had been completely consumed.

As for his hair, it had become a lot longer.

"How long has it been? Two years? Three?"

Yi Yun did not know. While cultivating the laws of time, the passage of time had turned into oblivion. That was the profound mystery of the 'Book of Heaven's Advent'.

Yi Yun circulated the Yuan Qi in his body. He could clearly sense the transformations in his body. The boundless Yuan Qi in his body surged out like a river, but it felt like there was something imperfect about it.

"This tiny bit of imperfection might be a result of me not having manifested my Dao or have any Dao fruits."

"Should I manifest my Dao?"

Such a thought flashed in Yi Yun's mind.

He felt that he had already finished all of his preparations.

His Yuan Qi was brimming and everything had reached its peak.

Having redone his cultivation, all of the martial arts that he had grasped were perfectly merged with the 'Book of Heaven's Advent'.

Yi Yun would improve in his realm by manifesting his Dao.

It could be said that be everything was perfect when it came to timing, location and person.

"Time to manifest my Dao!"

Yi Yun sat back down on the ground. In Spirit Gathering Palace, he was determined to manifest his Dao fruits in one fell swoop and break through to the Dao Manifestation realm!

By stepping onto the path of heaven ascension, and manifesting his own Great Dao!

What warriors practiced wasn't martial arts, but their fates.

As a mortal, he wanted to go against the heavens.

Past thoughts flashed in Yi Yun's mind as his aura began to rise.

In the abode, Felicitous Rain Lord, who was meditating, opened his eyes and looked at Spirit Gathering Palace.

Yi Yun's aura was increasing in intensity. The sky above the Spirit Gathering Palace was filled with wind and clouds, but as immense Heaven Earth Yuan Qi gathered, it swept all the lingering fog around the immortal mountain away.

The Heaven Earth Yuan Qi circulated to form a wheel of time, and in the wheel, there were sword beams flying around it with golden light flashing.

"He's manifesting his Dao." Felicitous Rain Lord watched quietly. "I wonder what that child's Dao fruits will be like?"

True Martial World - Chapter 991: Sword of Time

Yi Yun immersed himself in the 'Book of Heaven's Advent'. A tiny portion of what was recorded on the stone disc was text, but most of it was filled with scenes of the samsara of all matter that manifested the Dao of Time.

Time gradually passed, as Felicitous Rain Lord waited by the side. He sensed that Yi Yun had gained certain insights, so he did not disturb him.

Six hours later, Yi Yun opened his eyes.

"What did you see?" asked Felicitous Rain Lord.

Yi Yun put his hand out and tapped the void with a finger.

Immediately, the concept of Withering appeared on his finger tip, as a dull and arid aura emanated from it.

A look of surprise flashed in Felicitous Rain Lord's eyes.

"This is the Withering concept that this disciple grasped by a matter of chance," said Yi Yun. "Time permeates everything. A Destruction Dao Domain represents the end of time, while the Withering concept has the elapsing of time."

The Withering concept was something that Yi Yun comprehended in front of the Dao Tree in the Pure Yang Sword Palace. After that, he had absorbed the Death Soulwood, but after he came to the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven, his Withering concept began to appear to lack in power. Without any improvement to the concept, it could no longer keep up with his strength.

But now, Yi Yun had freely produced the Withering concept as his heart wished.

"Not bad, Yi Yun. For you to have such insights, and you having grasped the Withering concept, it looks like there's no need to choose." Felicitous Rain Lord gave Yi Yun a satisfied look. As a Divine Lord that was proficient in the Dao of Time, Felicitous Rain Lord possessed great talent in the Dao of Time, but he had never thought of finding a disciple that was similarly highly talented in the Dao of Time.

Finding a personal disciple was not easy in the first place, so to find someone with the same talent would be too much to ask for.

"You must be prepared to undergo arduous cultivation," said Felicitous Rain Lord. "The Dao of Time is abstruse and profound. Although it is said that every Dao can gain an inkling of the Origins of the Universe when they reach a high attainment, I believe that the Dao of Time is one of the Great Dao that is closest to the Origins."

Yi Yun nodded. His Withering concept had been something that he comprehended after experiencing the life of a Dao Leaf from the Pure Yang Sword Palace Dao Tree.

"Then, I shall choose this 'Book of Heaven's Advent'," said Yi Yun.

With the 'Book of Heaven's Advent' in hand, he felt that it resonated with him.

"Good, then I'll teach you a set of sword techniques. I originally believed that this set of sword techniques might not be suitable for you, but since you possess the Withering concept and are also about to cultivate in the Dao of Time, you can give the sword techniques a try," said Felicitous Rain Lord. However, he did not produce a manual.

He made a few hand seals as a small and shimmering sword appeared. With a swish, the sword shot straight at Yi Yun's glabella.

Yi Yun's heart leaped. "That is?!"

The tiny sword showed no animosity, so Yi Yun allowed the tiny sword to pierce his glabella. Immediately, there was a loud bang!

Like a tumultuous thunder, Yi Yun felt his entire soul sea reverberate. At that instant, Yi Yun looked like he arrived at a world formed from sword Qi.

As though he was standing in the void of space, everything around him was surging with sword Qi.

Felicitous Rain Lord's voice seemed to come from an ancient world. "This is the core set of sword techniques in the heritage that I have learned. Its owner was the strongest Divine Lord that previously cultivated in the Dao of Time. The sword technique's name is the 'Three-foot Passing Sword'."

"Time flies like an arrow and the lives of people curve like bows!"

"This set of sword techniques does not have a manual, it only has scenes of the swordplay. Watch well!"

Suddenly, a swift sword beam shot from afar. Immediately, the firmaments trembled as the void shattered. The sword beam seemed to possess the most heartlessness of time. As though time was shuttling past, it looked distant but also in close proximity at the blink of an eye. Wherever it passed, space would collapse, turning everything to dust.

"This strike's name is the Sword of Time!"

Sword of Time!

Yi Yun was astounded. Previously, the Pure Yang Sword Palace's owner's strike was very powerful as well, but all Yi Yun saw was the scars of the strike. Now, he could see a strike with his own eyes!

Experiencing the terror of that strike himself gave Yi Yun the feeling that it was completely different to a sword scar.

This was the difference between having a true master and picking up an inheritance.

The Sword of Time did not slash physical embodiments, it slashed their vitality!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The terrifying sword beams caused the world to constantly collapse. Yi Yun's soul sea could not withstand it either as his consciousness underwent tremors. He awoke from the world of sword Qi.

However, Yi Yun realized that there was an additional small sword in his soul sea. It was the cultivation technique inheritance that Felicitous Rain Lord left behind.

The Purple Crystal's ability automatically swept past the sword. There was no consciousness imbued in it, only a cultivation technique.

"One shouldn't bite more than he can chew. Begin cultivating the Book of Heaven's Advent first as well as the first strike of the 'Three-foot Passing Sword' — Sword of Time."

"There won't be anyone disturbing you in the abode. You can cultivate in Spirit Gathering Palace."

Felicitous Rain Lord's abode was extremely expansive. There were many palaces, and Spirit Gathering Palace was one of them.

When Yi Yun reached Spirit Gathering Palace, he realized that the palace was enveloped by Yuan Qi. It was likely because of the spirit gathering array that resulted in it being misty and blurry.

"I wonder how far he can go in the next couple of years." Felicitous Rain Lord watched from afar as Yi Yun entered Spirit Gathering Palace. His expression revealed a reflective look.

"Azure Wood Great World… "

At that moment, an aloof and beautiful figure gradually appeared behind Felicitous Rain Lord.

"Where's Chi Zhuiyun?" asked Felicitous Rain Lord.

Chi Zhuiyun was only an in-name disciple, so there was no need for him to personally impart cultivation techniques to him. However, Felicitous Rain Lord would also inquire about him.

"He has already taken up residence on the island. I got Tian Xun to impart cultivation techniques to him. I'll give him advice from time to time," said Fairy Ningshuang.

She traced Felicitous Rain Lord's gaze and looked at Spirit Gathering Palace. She said in surprise, "Yi Yun has already begun entering reclusive training?" She looked at Felicitous Rain Lord again and said, "Why?"

Fairy Ningshuang had followed Felicitous Rain Lord by his side for tens of thousands of years, so she was very familiar with his personality.

"The Azure Wood Great World is about to open. Shi Changsheng represented the Immortal Rain Sect when he provided me with the news. This time, I believe that there will be many people heading for it," said Felicitous Rain Lord.

The last time that he entered the Azure Wood Great World, it was still a very concealed location. Many people did not know of the situation inside, but after the first experience, there would definitely be many people entering it when it opened a second time.

"When the time comes for me to go, I have no idea how long it will take for me to come back. I only have these couple of years to teach Yi Yun. I wonder how much he will learn?"

Having taught him the Three-foot Passage Sword… was equivalent to passing on his mantle. As for the remnant page of the 'Ten Thousand Fey Divine Canon', it was not something that could be learned if one lacked the strength.

"The Azure Wood Great World… join me on the expedition," said Felicitous Rain Lord. Fairy Ningshuang had accompanied Felicitous Rain Lord to many places before. "Maybe there will be an opportunity that we will find in there for you to make a breakthrough."

Fairy Ningshuang nodded gently. Many years ago, she had suffered a near-death experience, and although she eventually became a Supremacy through Felicitous Rain Lord's help, she failed to improve any further. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

In the Azure Wood Great World, there might be a possibility for her to break the shackles. Even if she did not find anything, it did not matter. Being able to travel the world with Felicitous Rain Lord was what she was most content with.

True Martial World - Chapter 990: Book of Heaven's Advent

"Yi Yun, accompany me to the Felicitous Rain Abode. The abode only permits entry to me and Ningshuang. But since you have become my personal disciple, you can enter it as well," said Felicitous Rain Lord.

Yi Yun turned curious. Felicitous Rain Lord had constructed an additional abode on the floating island?

Boom!

With a flick of a sleeve, the sight in front of Yi Yun's eyes turned blurry. He sensed space distorting and at the next moment, he had entered a space with a door behind him.

"This is?" Yi Yun immediately looked around when he found his footing.

It was a massive and lofty abode. Past the door was a vast world, with a tremendous immortal mountain. In the clouds, there was a palace that could be vaguely seen. A terrifying pressure emanated inside the abode, and the immortal mountain contributed the most to the pressure.

"That is where the remnant page of the Ten Thousand Fey Divine Canon are stored," said Felicitous Rain Lord. "This is an abode that I obtained from an enemy a long time ago."

Obtained from an enemy? For a person to possess such an abode, he would definitely be an extraordinary Supremacy even if he wasn't a Divine Lord. Felicitous Rain Lord had only become a Divine Lord recently, so it was very likely that the abode had been obtained before he became a Divine Lord.

The Azure Yang Lord and the Great Empress had left behind a similar abode in the Tian Yuan world. As for the Pure Yang Sword Palace's owner's abode, it was a fragment of a world. It was much larger and majestic than the two abodes, so it was unknown how powerful the Pure Yang Sword Palace's owner was.

Upon seeing the abode, Yi Yun felt his heart stir. A portable abode like that was extremely convenient. By bringing such an abode with him, he could go anywhere in the expansive world.

Felicitous Rain Lord read Yi Yun's thoughts as he said with a laugh, "It's good for a warrior to have ambition. With strength, an abode is nothing. When you are out traveling, you will encounter many wealthy people that will end up courting their own deaths."

Yi Yun was unsure how to respond when he heard that. Felicitous Rain Lord was frank and casual — they were obvious traits from the way that he did not put on airs with his disciple.

"I watched your assessment, so I understand your martial path, laws, and talent well. Your Dao Domain is very special as it contains the concept of Destruction! But your cultivation technique and foundation no longer can keep up with the rest," said Felicitous Rain Lord.

His test of Yi Yun was not only to see how Yi Yun passed the assessment but more importantly, it was for him to observe the strengths and weaknesses of Yi Yun.

A Divine Lord had a long lifespan, but the number of personal disciples that they would recruit wasn't a large number.

Yi Yun's cultivation technique was the Great Empress Heart Sutra, which was a top cultivation technique in the Tian Yuan world. But with Yi Yun's growth in strength, and the changes in his martial arts, the Great Empress Heart Sutra was gradually becoming unsuitable for him.

Yi Yun wanted a master precisely for cultivation techniques.

Felicitous Rain Lord took the lead as he said, "Follow me."

The lush immortal mountain had a towering palace compound, and Felicitous Rain Lord led Yi Yun through the maze of palaces before entering a large and opulent palace.

Upon entering it, Yi Yun was immediately attracted by what he saw.

There were countless books flying mid-air. These books released powerful shock waves that stopped Yi Yun from having the urge to pick any one of them for reading.

The flying books were all sealed.

"The cultivation technique books here were collected by me over the years. Some come from the heritage of sects or martial arts of family clans. There are more than ten thousand books here," said Felicitous Rain Lord.

Yi Yun was secretly appalled. That was a lot!

A Divine Lord's book collection was unimaginably huge.

Once a Divine Lord like that established his own sect, he could immediately create a mighty faction.

"I have read all of these cultivation technique books," said Felicitous Rain Lord.

Who knew how much time he took to read them all.

"There is no need for you to be anxious about the remnant pages of the 'Ten Thousand Fey Divine Canon' for the moment as they are too profound for you. Furthermore, it has missing pages. What you need now is a complete and systemic cultivation technique."

As Felicitous Rain Lord said this, he stretched his hand out to grab at the flying books. Immediately, a few books floated in front of him.

"This 'Heavenfire Burning Solar Sutra' is a heritage cultivation technique of the Golden Crow clan. You possess a pure Yang body which makes it very suitable for you to cultivate it. This cultivation technique has an indomitable style which is brutal and ferocious. The Golden Crow clansmen that cultivate this technique are known as Berserkers, characterized by their red hair and crimson eyes. They are all burly and courageous, so in the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven, they are often hired by people to participate in wars." Felicitous Rain Lord introduced.

Berserker? Yi Yun imagined himself with red hair and bulky muscles… That cultivation technique seemed to suit Chi Zhuiyun better.

"This 'Sacred Blood Sutra' takes a strange path. Once you attain a profound level in it, your whereabouts will be unknown and unpredictable. In times of need, you can burn your blood essence and produce a strike that far exceeds your limits. In the future, when you are out traveling, there will be many times that your life will be on the line."

It was a cultivation technique to protect one's life.

The cultivation technique was not bad, but Yi Yun was hesitant about it. As a warrior, he preferred to take a more orthodox path. It was the best way after all.

It was not his goal to practice martial arts to constantly think about escaping or surviving.

Felicitous Rain Lord noticed how Yi Yun had no interest in the 'Sacred Blood Sutra' before he nodded and said, "By choosing this, it will suit your situation. But by not choosing it, it suits my intentions as well."

As a newly risen Divine Lord, Felicitous Rain Lord had no lack of instances when he killed people. His martial path was one about settling grievances and vengeance quickly.

"This manual comes from a peerless figure that once ruled over the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven… "

Felicitous Rain Lord took out an ancient stone disc and said, "If you are interested, you can attempt it. As for its strength, it's hard to tell if it's strong or not."

There was such a cultivation technique? Even a Divine Lord could not tell?

Yi Yun curiously looked at the stone disc.

"It's called the 'Book of Heaven's Advent'. It is a cultivation technique that deals with time. I too have some attainments in the Dao of Time, but my Dao of Time comes from another cultivation technique, so it's already too late to change."

"The Dao of space-time is unpredictable in its changes. Time existed ever since the birth of the Universe, that is why it's called 'Heaven's Advent'."

"Time will not stop because of the death of people or the annihilation of matter, unless, the entire Universe is completely destroyed. That will be 'Heaven's End'."

"From Heaven's advent to Heaven's end, the 'Book of Heaven's Advent' is the beginning of time for the Universe."

"Many warriors have talent in martial arts but they find it difficult to progress when it comes to the Dao of space-time. That's the reason why I said that it is hard to tell if it's strong or not," said Felicitous Rain Lord. "You can try taking a look at it first."

The Dao of space-time was the unification of two systems. Be it space or time, just any one of them was a Great Dao. Many warriors wished to grasp any of one them, but the amount that they could grasp was minute. Felicitous Rain Lord wanted Yi Yun to take a look at it to show him its difficulty as well.

Yi Yun took the 'Book of Heaven's Advent' disc and as he directed his perception into it, he immediately felt like the world had flipped over. The celestial bodies were constantly revolving as his ears heard a rustling sound that resembled falling sand.

A surging river appeared. It was the River of Forgetfulness. And in it were countless figures. Scenes of their experiences from life to death quickly flashed inside the River of Forgetfulness.

Yi Yun even saw the birth of the Universe. After a tremendous big bang, the nebulous Chaos appeared. Chaos Stones floated inside the nebula, with some of them forming landmasses, while others gave birth to the earliest Ancient Fey.

They quickly combined to form large worlds, but later on, the worlds collapsed, putting an end to life. Everything returned to nothingness once again.

Yi Yun watched the scenes one after another. At the beginning, his feelings were constantly influenced by what he saw, but slowly, he seemed to extricate himself from them and watched the scenes as a third party.

In the Tian Yuan world, Yi Yun had previously gained insight in the Dao of space during his battle with the Black-armored Demon God. Now, it was the Dao of Time.

The things in front of him turned blurry as Yi Yun returned to the interior of the palace once again. He was still maintaining the movement that he did previously, while his hand was still carrying the Book of Heaven's Advent. Everything that he had just experienced was just an illusion.