True Martial World - Chapter 1134: Myriad Divine Territory

"Xiaoshuang, whatever I have to teach you lies in the sword moves I have demonstrated over the past several months. How much insight you gain is up to you."

Yi Yun had used the period of time to impart all of Azure Yang Lord's heritage, as well as his own insights in it, to the Clarity Pool Sword Sect to the best of his ability.

Of course, Yi Yun's Chaos and Major Destruction Dao and Space-Time laws were unique to him, especially the former. Even if Yi Yun wanted to teach them, it would be impossible for them to learn it.

After Yi Yun destroyed the Seven Star Dao Palace, he stayed in the Clarity Pool Sword Sect for ten months. Over those ten months, he read through all the notes left behind by the divine alchemist and memorized them.

He found three potential methods to save Ling Xie'er. And in all three methods, the Red Cauldron Sect's Soul Returning Root was a crucial ingredient.

Yi Yun felt that it was time for him to leave. He had taught whatever he could, and repaid some of his gratitude to Jian Wufeng for saving him.

As for Azure Yang Lord's late wishes, he could only fulfill them in the Sinkhole. Currently, he was clearly no match for Bai Yueyin.

"Brother Yi, are you leaving?"

Jian Xiaoshuang had a feeling upon hearing Yi Yun's words.

"Yes, I'm leaving. I'll be heading for the Myriad Divine Territory."

"Myriad Divine Territory…" Jian Xiaoshuang's expression darkened with disappointment. She wanted to raise her strength as quickly as possible. It was naturally impossible for her to catch up to Yi Yun, but if she was able to go on a trip for experiential training, the gap between her and Yi Yun would likely narrow. It would also increase the chances of her seeing him again in the future.

"Then, I'll inform Master and Martial Uncle."

"There's no need. Your master and martial uncle have already gone into seclusion. They will likely stay there until they break through to the realm of Supremacy. Do not disturb them."

Jian Buyi and Jian Wufeng were already one step into the realm of Supremacy, one thin membrane short of fully entering the realm. A few months ago, with Azure Yang Lord's complete heritage, they were able to finally break through that membrane.

Once Jian Buyi and Jian Wufeng entered the Supremacy realm, the Clarity Pool Sword Sect would immediately rise to become a top sect in the Central State Divine Territory. This is because the territory lacked Divine Lords. As it was, the Luo clan that had an extensive territory of 196 states only had a handful of Supremacies.

With that result incoming, Yi Yun did not need to worry about the Clarity Pool Sword Sect's safety.

"Xiaoshuang, I'm leaving. I'm not sure how improved your Sword Dao will be the next time we meet. Perhaps you will be a Supremacy by then, too."

Yi Yun gave a faint smile. Xiaoshuang was a sworn sister that he acknowledged. If possible, he wanted to keep taking care of her.

"Alright."

Jian Xiaoshuang nodded with all her strength. With that, Yi Yun tore through space and vanished into a spatial node.

That was Yi Yun's character. He liked to leave peacefully, without any ceremonies or send-offs.

Half a day later, Yi Yun returned to the Sun Burial Sandsea once again. Without the Heretical God Fire Seed and the worldly array set up by the divine alchemist, the Sun Burial Sandsea's pure Yang gases were diminishing. Yi Yun believed that, in a few more years, it would begin to see rain. And after a century, it would not be surprising to see it transform into a luxuriant forest.

Yi Yun adeptly found the underground palace complex he had constructed previously. He bored through the ground, quickly descending hundreds of thousands of feet.

"Peng!"

Soil and rock separated as Yi Yun stepped into the array. He happened to enter the room of Ru'er, who just finished bathing but fifteen minutes ago. Her hair still dripping with water, she was tidying up her room when she saw Yi Yun appear. She stared at him with widened, round eyes.

"Brother…Brother Yi, you are back."

Yi Yun said before that it was possible he would be gone for several years, but he had returned in less than a year.

Over the past ten months, the people of the Red Cauldron Sect had been practicing the unwanted cultivation techniques left behind by Yi Yun. They felt their horizons had truly broadened.

Ru'er, in particular, had studied them with a voracious appetite. Together with the pills and relics, her strength had increased so much that she felt reluctant to leave.

"Yes, I'm back. Let's go to the Red Cauldron Sect!"

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The Myriad Divine Territory was located in the core region of the Yang God Empyrean Heaven. The area had numerous spatial nodes, allowing it to develop into one of the biggest divine territories in the Yang God Empyrean Heaven. The factions there were populated with countless experts.

With the increase in the number of experts, the competition for territory also became exceptionally intense.

The Myriad Divine Territory happened to have high-quality spirit mountains, spirit roots, and several of the large Yang God Empyrean Heaven sects. They had established their factions in the Myriad Divine Territory, so it was said that the core region was swarming with tigers and dragons.

As for the Red Cauldron Sect, it was naturally not qualified to establish itself in the core region of the Myriad Divine Territory. Instead, it lay on the periphery of the Myriad Divine Territory that bordered the Central State Divine Territory. It stood on a small mountain range with inferior spiritual energy.

Furthermore, this mountain range was not wholly owned by the Red Cauldron Sect. When Yi Yun arrived at the spirit mountain, he cast his perception out and saw one small sect after another. He was rather surprised. Typically, a sect would possess an entire mountain range. It was truly rare to see a large number of sects clumped around one. The scene resembled stalls that were haphazardly set up in a market.

"There are quite a number of sects here…" The middle-aged man was slightly embarrassed. "The Red Cauldron Sect is too small. Only the alliance of dozens of sects could secure this territory."

The competition in the Myriad Divine Territory was too intense. This was precisely the reason that the Red Cauldron Sect's sect master was so important. If the sect lacked an expert, the tiny bit of territory the Red Cauldron Sect had would be quickly annexed.

"This is our Red Cauldron Sect." The middle-aged man and the Red Cauldron Sect disciples led Yi Yun into a mountain valley.

Yi Yun looked at the valley. It was covered in lush vegetation, creating mesmerizing scenery. A fog lingered around the mountain valley, which was the Red Cauldron Sect's protective array.

However, this array was much cruder than the Clarity Pool Sword Sect's ancient array.

"Oh? Martial Uncle is back! Junior Sister Ru'er!"

"I thought all of you would be back soon. Why were you gone for so long?"

When a few disciples saw the middle-aged man and company return, they immediately and excitedly came to welcome them.

Months before, the middle-aged man had risked their lives to head to the Central State Divine Territory's Sun Burial Sandsea in search of natural treasures that could treat their sect master. It could be said that a lot of hope was placed on their shoulders.

"That's right. We are back." The middle-aged man and company were very excited as well.

However, when the middle-aged man scanned the sect, he frowned. "Why is the sect so empty? Where are Elder Ouyang and the rest?"

The few disciples immediately took on dejected looks in their eyes and depressed faces. A disciple sighed and said, "Martial Uncle, we were just about to inform you. As your expedition group had yet to return, Elder Ouyang claimed that you had failed to find anything and were too ashamed to return. It was also possible that you had pe…perished outside…"

The disciple stole a glance at the middle-aged man when he said that. What met him was a darkened expression, but the middle-aged man did not have an angry outburst. He continued, "Because of that, Elder Ouyang led quite a number of people away. Later, other disciples began leaving in succession. They even took many things from the sect, and we were unable to stop them. Even the Deep Seawood tables and chairs in the sect have been emptied out by them."

When Ru'er and company heard this, they were incensed. Many disciples could not hold it in and wanted to seek revenge on Elder Ouyang. However, the middle-aged man only sighed and said, "Forget it. They aren't worth much. Let them be. Since those people wanted to leave, there's no need to cling to them."

"Senior, sorry for making fools of ourselves." The middle-aged man turned to give Yi Yun a wry smile.

"Is your sect master alright?" Yi Yun asked. He did not care about the rise and fall of a small sect, for his only purpose in coming here was the Soul Returning Root. If it were taken away, he absolutely had to pursue Elder Ouyang.

"Don't worry about that. The sect master is protected by an array. Those disciples, including Elder Ouyang, can't crack it," said the black-dressed woman.

"Alright. Then, let me take a look at his situation." Yi Yun said.

"Yes. This way please, Senior," said the middle-aged man.

When the few disciples saw the middle-aged man and black-dressed woman speak to Yi Yun, they realized that they had brought back an outside. An outsider that looked extremely young. However, their martial uncle and aunt addressed this man as a senior.

Who was this guy?

They were perplexed as they followed the middle-aged man to the underground chamber where the sect master lay in slumber. The chamber was covered in layers of array protections and keeping the array running expended large amounts of World Stones on a daily basis.

"It's here. The array requires the combined efforts of Junior Sister Song and I to open. It's impossible for Ouyang Bo to touch this place."

Just as the middle-aged man's voice faded, he saw Yi Yun's figure flash. He had penetrated the chamber's protective array, entering the chamber directly.

Following that, Yi Yun waved his hand, causing the array to vibrate vigorously as massive Yuan Qi fluctuations were sent out.

Yi Yun could not feel at ease without seeing the Soul Returning Root. He only relaxed after he scanned the area with his perception and found it.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged man and company who were outside the chamber's array were completely dumbfounded.

Although they knew that Yi Yun was formidable, this was an array produced by an ancient array disk that expended large amounts of World Stones to maintain. It was the top protective array of the Red Cauldron Sect, yet it took Yi Yun little more effort than walking over a door sill to pass.

This made the middle-aged man feel like lamenting his inadequacy next to Yi Yun. What could he not do…?

The middle-aged man hurriedly deactivated the chamber's array and entered the chamber with his disciples.

On a stone bed lay a pale-skinned, middle-aged man. His aura was nearly negligible. If a mortal were there, they would definitely think he was dead.

Yi Yun silently stretched out his hand and took out a black wooden root about the length of a finger phalanx from the middle-aged man's chest. It looked inconspicuous but, when he held it, Yi Yun felt a baffling sense of calm.

It was the Soul Returning Root, an absolutely priceless treasure in the 12 Empyrean Heavens. If people knew of its true value, then every sect in the mountain range might be subject to a bloodbath, let alone the Red Cauldron Sect.

True Martial World - Chapter 1133: Prestige

The affairs of the world were inconsistent. The past as narrated by the Seven Star Dao Palace's palatial lord left Yi Yun having mixed emotions.

In the history of the 12 Empyrean Heavens, there had been countless geniuses that had enjoyed success and gained considerable prestige. However, they had failed in their bid to defy fate, turning into desiccated skeletons that littered the path to the peak of martial arts.

The old palatial lord was an example. As he had experienced great vicissitudes in life, he had seen through life and accepted his fate. Naturally, he did not care for the Seven Star Dao Palace's fate. Everything in life seemed to be destined.

"Brother Yi, let's…go back…"

Jian Xiaoshuang spoke hesitantly. She only knew that Yi Yun had fought with the Seven Star Dao Palace's palatial lord for a brief moment without producing an outcome. As for their conversation, she had no idea what it was.

"Let's go back. The Seven Star Dao Palace is unlikely to cause trouble for the Clarity Pool Sword Sect in the future."

Although he had wiped out the Seven Star Dao Palace, Yi Yun did not feel any form of joy. The old palatial lord's words made Yi Yun recollect on many things of the past.

Other than Azure Yang Lord, the mighty figures he knew included the Pure Yang Sword Palace's owner, who was stronger than Azure Yang Lord, as well as the mysterious divine alchemist who had reigned supreme in the Sinkhole. The divine alchemist was someone that countless warriors would beseech him to refine the various treasures in their hands…

These people had turned into history.

Yi Yun believed that if he did not perish, he was bound to accomplish great feats. He could even surpass the mighty figures he identified as seniors.

However, if he could not escape the hands of fate, he would eventually be reduced to dust. It would happen unless he could crack the cycle of reincarnation, achieving the legendary Great Dao of Immortality, making him indestructible…

However, in all of history, had anyone achieved it?

These thoughts flashed in Yi Yun's mind. For some reason, he recalled the long-haired black-dressed woman he had encountered back in the Azure Wood Great World. Perhaps, among all the peerless experts he had encountered, she was the one closest to that legendary state…

When Yi Yun returned to the Clarity Pool Sword Sect, the news of the Seven Star Dao Palace's wipe out quickly proliferated through the mouths of the disciples that had escaped Seven Star Mountain.

People knew that Yi Yun, who had disappeared for a year, had stormed Seven Star Mountain and wiped out the Seven Star Dao Palace!

Yi Yun's name quickly spread. Everyone previously knew that Yi Yun was the strongest person among the younger generation, with strength far exceeding Jian Xiaoshuang.

However, it was only limited to that. When people heard how Yi Yun had offended the Seven Star Dao Palace, which even implicated the Clarity Pool Sword Sect, many people believed that Yi Yun would be hunted and killed by the Seven Star Dao Palace. It was possible that the Clarity Pool Sword Sect would also be wiped out but no one expected to receive such a ludicrous piece of news after a year.

People originally considered them rumors. However, when people went to investigate Seven Star Mountain, they saw the palaces razed to the ground, with all its disciples gone or scattered, leaving almost no one in the sect. They had no choice but to believe.

How could Yi Yun possess such immense strength at such a young age? He was even capable of defeating experts of the older generation. This gave him sufficent influence over the entire Central State Divine Territory.

Furthermore, Yi Yun was extremely young!

Supposedly, he had only cultivated for about sixty years. His future was completely unimaginable that even becoming a Divine Lord was not even considered difficult!

The Central State Divine Territory was actually a tiny divine territory in the Yang God Empyrean Heaven. It held little presence and had only made a name for itself when Azure Yang Lord was born tens of millions of years ago.

And after that, no Divine Lords were produced by the Central State Divine Territory.

To the sects in the Central State Divine Territory, a Divine Lord was unimaginable. At that realm, a sect like theirs could be wiped out with a raise of the Divine Lord's hand. It was almost no different from pulling out a clump of grass.

Immediately, all the various large factions in the Central State Divine Territory turned nervous. Quite a number of them had some friction with Yi Yun. As such, they felt extreme unease as they racked their brains to think of ways to mend their relationships with Yi Yun.

They could not see Yi Yun himself, nor could they go to the Clarity Pool Sword Sect. Therefore, the Divine Secrets Trading Company, which was originally beneath mention, received extremely privileged treatment because of their relationship with Yi Yun.

When Old Man Ji returned to Jade Luster City with Ji Shuiyan and re-established the Divine Secrets Trading Company, more than ten sects, with hundreds of experts, came to the Divine Secrets Trading Company to celebrate their reopening.

Old Man Ji had not sent out any invitations but seeing how several hundred guests had come unwelcomed, with the lowest cultivation level at the Dao Palace realm, the people of the Divine Secrets Trading Company were somewhat dumbfounded.

They had no choice but to add dozens of tables but even so, there were large numbers of itinerant warriors that had gathered outside the Divine Secrets Trading Company for various reasons. However, there was no place for them to sit. Instantly, a tiny faction like the Divine Secrets Trading Company became the focus of attention in the Sun Burial Sandsea.

As for the Bloodlust Sect, it got wind that when the Divine Secrets Trading Company was annexed by the Heaven Amplification Trading Company, Yan Tiancong had abducted more than ten beautiful young girls from the Divine Secrets Trading Company and had planned on offering them to one of their Bloodlust Sect disciples. This gave the Bloodlust Sect a huge fright!

They finally realized that Young Master Blood Jade, who had vanished a year ago, had been killed by Yi Yun.

The Bloodlust Sect was an unorthodox sect and was extremely protective of its brethren. If anyone were to kill their disciples, they would chase the culprit to death. However, Yi Yun had already made the kill and they lacked the courage to seek revenge. Not only did they not seek revenge, they even came with fabulous gifts to seek forgiveness from the Divine Secrets Trading Company. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

The person that led the entourage was the Bloodlust Sect's deputy sect master. A figure who enjoyed such a high status had personally come to visit Old Man Ji.

After the Bloodlust Sect, the Heaven Secrets Chapter had come too.

Years ago, Old Man Ji had left the Heaven Secrets Chapter in a hateful rage. He had been deemed a traitor of the sect and now, the newly instated sect master had come to seek his forgiveness. He indicated that if Old Man Ji was willing, he could return to the sect to be its Grand Elder. The Heaven Secrets Chapter had also brought with them excellent gifts and they did not mention a word of the Heaven Secrets Compass…

The gifts given to Old Man Ji from over a dozen sects were enough to buy the Divine Secrets Trading Company several times over. He felt mixed emotions on this matter.

The Divine Secrets Trading Company had only been slightly involved with Yi Yun but it made a powerful faction like the Bloodlust Sect panic. It even made the Heaven Secrets Chapter that had a vendetta that stretched across decades to come to him like obedient grandsons. The status Yi Yun held was hard to imagine.

As for Yi Yun, he did not appear at the reopening celebration at all.

Old Man Ji knew that these factions had come to the Divine Secrets Trading Company in the hopes of seeing Yi Yun to establish ties with him. However, for several months, Yi Yun stayed in the Clarity Pool Sword Sect and never left it once.

Many factions had gathered in the vicinity of Clarity Pool Mountain in the hopes of meeting Yi Yun; however, they had no way of finding the entrance and gave up hopes.

"Young Master Yi said a few days ago that he might leave in a few months time."

Ji Shuiyan sat beside her grandpa. Despite seeing the bustling scene in front of her and how the Divine Secrets Trading Company appeared to be in the full flush of success, she could not perk her spirits up at all.

Yi Yun was leaving after all.

Back in the Sun Burial Sandsea, Ji Shuiyan had saved Yi Yun, intertwining their fates together. But after a few months, this connection was probably coming to an end.

Ji Shuiyan knew very well that she might not have a chance to meet Yi Yun in the future. It made her turn especially sentimental.

"Everyone has their own lives. He stands at a height that's too high away from us. It was our great fortune that we met him."

Old Man Ji sighed. Yi Yun had left large amounts of pills and cultivation techniques for the Divine Secrets Trading Company as a way of thanking them for providing the mother-child Heaven Secrets Compass pair to indicate the location of the Yang spirit, as well as the life-saving gratitude he received from the jade burial suit. But in fact, what Yi Yun had brought to the Ji family far exceeded what they had given Yi Yun.

True Martial World - Chapter 1132: Palatial Lord

Yi Yun originally thought that the greatest threat to his storming of the Seven Star Dao Palace would be the Seven Star Dao Palace's palatial lord. Be it the siege of the Clarity Pool Sword Sect or the expedition to the Sun Burial Sandsea, only the deputy palatial lords had appeared. The palatial lord continued to remain a mystery.

Yi Yun did not know what the palatial lord’s cultivation level was. But he was confident that even if he couldn’t match the palatial lord, he was at least able to inflict a serious blow on the Seven Star Dao Palace before retreating safely.

However, the sudden appearance of the elder, and the words he spoke, greatly surprised Yi Yun.

The elder said, "Sigh…the survival of the Seven Star Dao Palace…It is a matter I need to do something about it."

Suddenly, the elder vanished from where he stood, immediately making Yi Yun wary.

Whew!

The elder's figure abruptly appeared in front of Yi Yun. He struck out with his palm and an immense and terrifying Yuan Qi enveloped Yi Yun completely as if a mountain was crashing down on him.

So powerful!

The broken sword in Yi Yun's hand hummed as sword beams rose up, stabbing straight at the palm!

The clash between the two even caused the surrounding sea of clouds to disperse completely!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The elder and Yi Yun retreated several steps simultaneously!

The elder was very strong.

He had managed to withstand Yi Yun's strike just with his palm.

"Again!"

Yi Yun's eyes burned with fighting spirit. The Three-foot Passage Sword, Sword of Time slashed out!

The Sword of Time that fused Space-Time laws and Pure Yang laws was flowed like a stream, but was as intense as a burning inferno. It seemed to lunge at the elder as if it came from an ancient era.

The elder's eyes remained as still as water in the face of the attack. A long saber suddenly appeared in his hand in response. It was as heavy as a mountain as it ruthlessly sliced down at Yi Yun’s sword beam.

Boom!

The surrounding ground immediately ruptured into countless cracks like a spider’s web.

Yi Yun felt extreme pain in his wrist, and his skin felt like it had been pricked by saber-like Yuan Qi aftershocks.

The elder did not get away so easily, either. Yi Yun's sword was extremely sharp and his stance grew as he fought. Each strike was stronger than the last.

The sword beams and saber flashes interwove with one another as thunderous blasts caused the immortal mountain beneath their feet to constantly rumble.

"Yi Yun is fighting someone!" At that moment, Jian Wufeng and company had arrived. From afar, they could see the constant clashes of Yuan Qi and the astounding sonic booms.

The only person that could fight Yi Yun in such a manner was the Seven Star Dao Palace's palatial lord.

As for the palatial lord, he was a mystery that Jian Wufeng and company had never witnessed before.

"Indeed, there are no limits to the younger generation. I dare not believe that you are a junior." As the elder spoke, he suddenly retreated a thousand feet backward and stored his saber into his interspatial ring.

Yi Yun was surprised. What was the elder doing? Was he going to stop fighting?

A true victor had not yet been determined.

However, if they had to continue fighting, Yi Yun felt that he would lose to the elder. After all, his cultivation level was lacking.

Although his nomological insight was outstanding, he was still at a disadvantage if he could not catch the enemy unaware. When the time came, all he could do was retreat.

The elder sized up Yi Yun and said, "It's no wonder you caused such a huge stir, made Liu Ruyi fear you so greatly, and managed to obtain the Sun Burial Sandsea's treasure."

"You asked me if I cared for the Seven Star Dao Palace…Truthfully, I don't care that much for it. I doubted your prowess as a junior so I wanted to spar with you. Now that we have fought…"

"Oh?" Yi Yun was surprised. The palatial lord spoke too casually. If someone didn’t know the situation, they would just think that the elder had seen a junior from his sect and simply wanted to give him some advice.

There was actually a sect master that did not care for his sect's survival?

"You don't have to find it odd." The elder read Yi Yun's thoughts. "When I was young, I was labeled an extraordinary genius. I was dedicated to the pursuit of the peak of martial arts. At a young age, I became the successor to the Seven Star Dao Palace's palatial lord and had a limitless future."

"The Seven Star Dao Palace has never been an orthodox sect. From its establishment, this sect has reeked of blood. I never wished to become the Seven Star Dao Palace's palatial lord, and I was never satisfied with a small place like the Central State Divine Territory. I wasn't even satisfied with the Yang God Empyrean Heaven. At the age of one hundred, I left the Central State Divine Territory and went on experiential training for a millennium. Finally, I entered the expert-filled Sinkhole and established myself there. However…"

When the elder said this, he sighed. "When I was on the crest of success, I accompanied hundreds of experts to a mystic realm in the Sinkhole in search of opportunities to make a further breakthrough. But I encountered a terrifying danger. Nearly all the hundreds of experts with me perished. Although I did manage to return, my Dao Palace was shattered, crippling my cultivation…"

As the elder spoke, he gradually shook his head. Yi Yun was stumped. Had his cultivation been crippled? How tremendous a blow was this to a warrior?

"From that moment on, I was confined to a fate of mediocrity. After so many years, my strength has recovered to its present state. I returned to the Seven Star Dao Palace, becoming its palatial lord…"

"Certain things are destined. The Seven Star Dao Palace has its fate, and I became sick of the mundanity of the world. I gradually secluded myself in the back mountain, leaving the four deputy palatial lords vying for power as they ran the Seven Star Dao Palace together. I had expected that the trip to the Sun Burial Sandsea would have such an outcome. Even without you, if the true Yang spirit did appear in front of those four, there was bound to be a life-and-death battle among them."

"Then, the ultimate victor would probably hope to refine the Yang spirit and return to kill me, thinking that such a tremendous improvement in strength would lead to them becoming the Seven Star Dao Palace's palatial lord…"

The elder slowly mentioned his thoughts, confounding Yi Yun. This elder was so aware of everything, yet he did nothing to stop them?

"Right or wrong, success or failure may be gone with a turn of the head. There is nothing in this world that lasts forever. It is the same for the Seven Star Dao Palace. I have seen glory in the past and no longer care for the present struggles. Just like how Azure Yang Lord had once established the Grand Qian Empire, but the only thing left is a remnant vestige in the form of the Clarity Pool Sword Sect, as well as the minute aura in your sword. A divine empire had once flourished, but what of it now?"

Yi Yun was surprised. The elder actually knew so many things of the past. He even knew about Azure Yang Lord.

The Clarity Pool Sword Sect was considered a reclusive sect in the Central State Divine Territory. Their relation to the Azure Yang Lord was something few people knew.

"Senior, you mentioned that the Great Qian Empire is gone. I would like to ask if you know about Bai Yueyin? She was formerly the Azure Yang Lord's wife. She betrayed him and finally took control of the Grand Qian Empire." Yi Yun's tone turned a lot more respectful in his questions.

Bai Yueyin was extremely talented and was once Azure Yang Lord's love. They had controlled the divine empire together and were called the sacred emperor and sacred empress.

Eventually, Bai Yueyin had betrayed Azure Yang Lord.

She had sabotaged Azure Yang Lord before his battle with Sha Hongxue from the Fey race for the title of Divine Lord. She left with a rusty sword tip that Azure Yang Lord had brought back from the Sinkhole, causing Azure Yang Lord to suffer an abject defeat at Sha Hongxue's hands. He lost his title as Divine Lord and fell into mediocrity, eventually reaching the Tian Yuan world.

Later on, he met the ancient Great Empress in the Tian Yuan world, gradually restoring his strength. He created the Great Empress mystic realm and left the God Advent Tower behind, which eventually came into Yi Yun's hands.

It also meant that Bai Yueyin had a sword tip in her hands. And that sword tip…

Yi Yun clenched the pure Yang broken sword tightly. He knew that the sword tip belonged to the other half of his pure Yang broken sword.

However, considering Bai Yueyin's terrifying martial talent, and all the years she had to grow, her current strength was probably unfathomable.

Yi Yun had no intention of immediately taking the sword tip from her. He was only curious as to why, despite betraying Azure Yang Lord, she had allowed the Clarity Pool Sword Sect to continue surviving in the Central State Divine Territory.

"Bai Yueyin?" The elder shook his head. "I do not know of this person. However, the successor of the Grand Qian Empire later uprooted the faction entirely and left the Central State Divine Territory to head for the Sinkhole."

Headed for the Sinkhole?

Yi Yun frowned. Even Azure Yang Lord did not know why Bai Yueyin had betrayed him. However, why did she give up the divine empire's massive territory…?

Bai Yueyin was shrouded in mystery. Since she had left the Central State Divine Territory, it was made sense that the Clarity Pool Sword Sect had managed to survive.

"Senior, you have been in the Sinkhole before. Do you know which part of the Sinkhole the Grand Qian Empire is in?" Yi Yun wanted to know where the other half of the sword tip was brought to. Furthermore, he had acquired Azure Yang Lord's heritage. He was bent on avenging Azure Yang Lord's near-death experience and subsequent loss of everything.

The elder suddenly said with a laugh, "You have wiped out my sect, yet here you are, asking me so many questions. That's a little overboard. Now that everything is settled and you have fought me, it's time for you to leave. Now that I’m the only one here, I will finally be able to have some peace and quiet."

With that said, the elder did not stay a moment longer. He turned and walked into the palace.

"Gong!"

The palace's door closed, leaving Yi Yun standing in the square and staring at the tightly-closed door.

The elder was like an ancient well. He was tranquil but with a glorious past. Yi Yun shook his head. Since the elder was unwilling to answer any more questions, he would not receive an answer even if he forced one.

"The Myriad Divine Territory is a place where exchanges happen. Perhaps, I'll be able to obtain some information there." Yi Yun thought to himself.

Finally, he took a look at the immortal mountain. If the elder kept up his attitude of indifference, then from that day on, the Seven Star Dao Palace no longer existed in the Central State Divine Territory.

True Martial World - Chapter 1131: Storming the Dao Palace

The gray inferno raged in the void, leaving Jian Wufeng to take a deep breath. In just a year's time, Yi Yun had become unknown to him. From the looks of it, Yi Yun had obtained a divine item in the Sun Burial Sandsea, causing his strength to increase by leaps and bounds. However, Jian Wufeng and Jian Buyi knew that the real reason Yi Yun could even obtain and refine such a divine item was that he was a power to be feared.

Even ignoring the fact that he had defeated the deputy palatial lords of the Seven Star Dao Palace, just being able to refine the Yang spirit into his body at the Dao Manifestation realm was unbelievable.

"You, come here." Yi Yun grabbed a heavily injured person from the Seven Star Dao Palace from across the void and held him high.

The person was in such excruciating pain that his mind was not his own. When he saw Yi Yun he trembled in fear, but his eyes flashed a ruthless look as he hoarsely roared, "Yi Yun, to dare attack us, you and the Clarity Pool Sword Sect will not escape from the Seven Star Dao Palace's revenge!"

"Revenge?" Yi Yun smiled slightly. "There's no need to wait. I shall now personally pay a visit. Lead the way to your Seven Star Dao Palace."

Although Yi Yun had killed High Ambassador Yu Heng before he could crush the voice transmission charm, he didn't care if the transmission did send. When he decided to take action, he had decided to settle this once and for all.

"Yi Yun…wants to storm the Seven Star Dao Palace now?"

Yi Yun's words left Jian Wufeng and company reeling in shock once again.

The way he wiped out this group from the Seven Star Dao Palace was truly astounding. But these people did not make up the main force of the Seven Star Dao Palace.

The Seven Star Dao Palace was a top-tier sect in the Central State Divine Territory. It was protected by a massive array and had no shortage of experts.

However, they could no longer stop Yi Yun. With the Seven Star Dao Palace grunt in hand, he transformed into a stream of light and flew far into the distance.

"Let's follow," said Jian Wufeng. Jian Xiaoshuang was following behind like she was in a dream.

Just fifteen minutes ago, they had been besieged and unable to leave. In the blink of an eye, Yi Yun had turned the tables and was about to storm the Seven Star Dao Palace.

The Seven Star Dao Palace was located on an immortal mountain in the Central State Divine Territory. Clouds covered the mountains with a thin, everlasting air lingering. When seen from above, seven palaces were laid out like a seven-starred constellation. It had a massive presence. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

To mortals and ordinary warriors, this place could be called the Seven Star Immortal Palace. It was a famous and sacred place that was not to be violated.

But on this day, a figure with electrifying killing intent came crashing down from the sky, before landing in the square in front of the Seven Star Dao Palace's entrance.

"Who is it!?"

The disciples guarding the entrance immediately rushed forward. All of them took a domineering stance, as they wanted to know who was foolish enough to appear at their entrance without any proprietary or thought.

Bam!

A person that was on his last breath slammed in front of them. The disciples were immediately stunned when they saw this.

The figure was in a tragic state. His entire body was charred black, and from the clothes he wore, they could tell he was from the Seven Star Dao Palace.

"Elder…Elder Chu!?" One of the disciples managed to recognize the person, and only barely.

This was actually one of their Elders!

"Elder Chu, what happened? Didn’t you go to wipe out the Clarity Pool Sword Sect? Why are you in this state…" The disciple asked in disbelief.

Elder Chu looked up into the sky above the square, right at Yi Yun's figure. "Quick…we…have all been killed by him…"

The disciples felt their heads buzz. Only then did they recall that a figure had thrown Elder Chu in front of them.

They looked up in shock at Yi Yun. This was the person that had killed Elder Chu and the rest?

At that moment, Yi Yun began speaking. He said, "Today, I'm here to wipe out the Seven Star Dao Palace. Anyone who hinders me shall be executed without a second thought."

"If you value your life, all you need to do is get out of my way and descend the mountain."

Yi Yun looked at the palaces in front of him. All of them would soon be dyed red with blood.

However, Yi Yun would not kill the tens of thousands of Seven Star Dao Palace disciples. All he wanted was to erase the existence of the Seven Star Dao Palace in the Central State Divine Territory.

"Wipe out my Seven Star Dao Palace? What an ostentatious claim!" The two disciples felt emboldened to yell at Yi Yun, for they had the entire Seven Star Dao Palace backing them from behind.

But in an instant, they felt a gentle breeze as the figure flew past them.

Puah Puah Puah!

Instantly, sword scars appeared on the two disciples as they spewed blood from their mouth and died!

The remaining disciples turned limp with fear. Their limbs turned cold. They could not see how Yi Yun had made his move. All they saw was two people die in a flash!

With that, none of them dared oppose him. They scampered down the mountain in fear.

Yi Yun came in front of the mountain, only to be stopped by the array's fluctuation. He slashed down with his broken sword.

Slash!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The entire entrance vibrated and alerted everyone in the Seven Star Dao Palace.

"How audacious! Who dares attack our entrance!"

A few Seven Star Dao Palace experts charged out as they shouted fiercely. However, all they got was a sight of Yi Yun.

A sword beam flashed past as blood splattered across the sky!

Yi Yun walked through the entrance with a sword in hand. However, his clothes were not stained by blood at all.

"Quick, stop him!"

"Who is this person?"

The Seven Star Dao Palace disciples that dared to try and stop Yi Yun were effortlessly slain by sword slashes, unable to even get close to him.

Soon, the Seven Star Dao Palace disciples stopped trying to approach Yi Yun. His slow stroll and mysterious countenance were like a demonic murderer king in their eyes.

It exemplified the saying, 'if God is in the way, I'll slaughter Him. If Buddha stops me, I'll slaughter Him too!”

Yi Yun walked past a palace and raised his hand. The Heretical God Fire Seed's gray flame enveloped the entire palace, razing it quietly.

The immortal palace of yesterday quickly turned to ash under the Heretical God flame. Gray smoke billowed into the sky.

Countless warriors, and even mortals, witnessed this scene from below the mountain and even thousands of kilometers away.

They shuddered in fear. What sort of terrifying enemy did the Seven Star Dao Palace, that had stood there for such a long period of time, provoke?

"Friend, do not be too hasty to act so ruthlessly."

At the moment Yi Yun came in front the final palace, an elder appeared in front of him and said this lightly.

Yi Yun came to a stop. Throughout his entire trip through the Seven Star Dao Palace, this was the first time someone had managed to make him stop.

The elder appeared to have been standing there the whole time. Only when he spoke did Yi Yun notice him. He had an unfathomable aura that made Yi Yun feel threatened.

This person…

"Are you the Seven Star Dao Palace's palatial lord?" asked Yi Yun.

He had engaged in wanton murder this entire time, but the palatial lord had not appeared. It was truly odd.

"Palatial lord? If you say so. I am but an old man that simply stays here and watches the mountains and the sea of clouds to pass the time," said the elder.

"Friend, you have burned down the Dao Palace. The few deputy palatial lords that went to the Sun Burial Sandsea have not returned, nor has there been news of them, so they have likely died by your hand. Now, the disciples of the Seven Star Dao Palace have all scurried down the mountain. The Seven Star Dao Palace can be considered destroyed. It is time for you to retreat."

Yi Yun looked at the elder calmly and asked curiously, "Are you really the palatial lord? Why does it seem like you don’t care if the Seven Star Dao Palace exists or not?"

True Martial World - Chapter 1130: Sea of Flames

Who is it!?

High Ambassador Tianshu turned wary. He discerned that a young man had torn through space before appearing. Was that where the Clarity Pool Sword Sect's spatial node was located?

"Haha!" To think you are actually revealing the spatial node's location to me. That’s equivalent to telling me how to crack the array!"

High Ambassador Tianshu guffawed. How foolish was this person, that they’d send the Clarity Pool Sword Sect to the gallows?

However, High Ambassador Tianshu stopped after two chortles. When he saw how the youth approached him with sword in hand and sensed his strange aura, it sent a chill down his spine.

"Who are you?" High Ambassador Tianshu asked with furrowed brows. He had guessed that the person came from the Clarity Pool Sword Sect, which meant he was likely a member of its upper echelons. He looked young, but he could very possibly be an old monster.

"Your Seven Star Dao Palace has been pursuing me, and yet you as a high ambassador of the Seven Star Dao Palace doesn't recognize me?" Yi Yun said sarcastically as he appeared within two hundred feet of High Ambassador Tianshu. When High Ambassador Tianshu heard Yi Yun's words, he was baffled.

"You are…Yi Yun!?"

High Ambassador Tianshu was alarmed. He had obviously gotten a description of Yi Yun's face but he was certain that Yi Yun would die in the Sun Burial Sandsea, so he did not pay too much attention to it. He was only truly concerned about the Clarity Pool Sword Sect's ancient array, hoping to practice his skills in array techniques by cracking it.

How could he possibly fathom that Yi Yun would return safely after going to the Sun Burial Sandsea a year ago? Even stranger, how did he suddenly possess such a powerful aura?

In an instant…

Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!

People from the Seven Star Dao Palace started flying over after they sensed the situation. The four deputy palatial lords of the Seven Star Dao Palace had gone to the Sun Burial Sandsea so, under the present circumstances, the people staying behind to watch the Clarity Pool Sword Sect were only the Seven Star High Ambassadors and the Dao Palace Elders.

"To think that someone would willingly come and seek death. I thought the entire Clarity Pool Sword Sect was old turtles governing a bunch of young turtles. What Clarity Pool? It's clearly a pool used to rear a bunch of cowardly turtles."

A person flew over while laughing loudly. However, when he landed in front of Yi Yun, he choked on the words he had yet to finish. The person was someone familiar to Yi Yun—High Ambassador Yu Heng.

"Yi Yun!? You…"

High Ambassador Yu Heng was surprised. As the Seven Star High Ambassador that had the greatest amount of contact with Yi Yun, he understood Yi Yun the best. He could clearly sense Yi Yun's domineering aura after a year. A sweep of the cackling gray flames in his eyes made one freeze.

Could it be…

High Ambassador Yu Heng suddenly realized that the only way for Yi Yun to have such a dramatic increase in strength was because he had a fortuitous encounter. He could not help but link it to the Sun Burial Sandsea's phenomenon. Did Yi Yun reap a huge harvest at the Sun Burial Sandsea?

"You actually managed to escape Deputy Palatial Lord Liu and company?" High Ambassador Yu Heng asked. Logically speaking, there was no way Yi Yun could have survived an encounter with the four deputy palatial lords.

"Escape?" Yi Yun sneered. He did not wish to waste his breath on these people. "You should ask them when you meet in hell."

"What?" Before High Ambassador Yu Heng could react to the underlying meaning behind Yi Yun's words, he saw a pure Yang sword beam slice through the void, appearing in front of him in the blink of an eye.

"Little bastard, do you think you are my match?"

High Ambassador Yu Heng had a gruesome expression as his whisk flew out of his sleeves, sending thousands of silver threads out at Yi Yun's sword.

Cha! Cha! Cha!

The silver threads wrapped around Yi Yun's sword beam.

Without a change of expression, Yi Yun swept his right hand, producing his Destruction Dao Domain that devoured the silver threads!

Peng Peng Peng!

The whisk's silver threads were severed!

High Ambassador Yu Heng's heart beat violently. He was alarmed and furious. Yi Yun's strength was more terrifying than he could have imagined.

"I do not know what fortuitous encounter you have had, but even if you received all the benefits of the Sun Burial Sandsea, you can never match me!"

High Ambassador Yu Heng roared as his body merged with the whisk, transforming into a stream of light that shot straight at Yi Yun's throat.

Seeing High Ambassador Yu Heng's imposing strike, Yi Yun flicked his finger and sent a gray fire plume floating at him.

The tiny fire plume appeared inconspicuous at first, but it quickly seemed to make the heaven and earth lose all temperature. It was as if all the surrounding powers of pure Yang and fire had been consumed by the tiny plume.

"Burn, Heretical God Fire Seed."

Yi Yun softly said as the tiny fire plume suddenly burst!

Surging flames spread out as if gray constellations of stars had plummeted to the mortal world!

"This is!?"

High Ambassador Yu Heng and High Ambassador Tianshu were completely enveloped by the gray flames. They desperately conjured their Yuan Qi barriers to protect them but to no avail. Their barriers were consumed by the inferno.

Immediately following that, tragic screams sounded out from everywhere. The Seven Star Dao Palace disciples that had rushed over were burned to ash!

"Ah, ah, ah!"

High Ambassador Yu Heng let out a hoarse bellow, for he finally understood that he was no match for Yi Yun at all. When he recalled Yi Yun's words about going to hell to ask his question, he finally realized the horrifying possibility—

Perhaps the four deputy palatial lords of the Seven Star Dao Palace had been killed by Yi Yun!

The four deputy palatial lords had been killed by Yi Yun alone. How was this possible?

And yet, Yi Yun had released a terrifying inferno that slaughtering them like they were pigs or chickens. He had no choice but to believe in this shocking conclusion!

He gritted his teeth and crushed a voice transmission charm, sending out information on the current happenings, as well as calling for reinforcements. But in a moment, Yi Yun had already appeared behind High Ambassador Yu Heng.

"Whew!"

Yi Yun thrust out his sword, completely condensed from the Heretical God flames. The terrifying Heretical God's flames tore through High Ambassador Yu Heng's chest, completely consuming his innards in flames!

Black ash spewed out of High Ambassador Yu Heng's mouth as his eyes gradually lost their luster. What sort of fire was this…

"Peng!"

High Ambassador Yu Heng transformed into a cloud of flying ash!

As for High Ambassador Tianshu, who was not as strong as High Ambassador Yu Heng, he had been engulfed by the Heretical God flames. His Yuan Qi barrier had been eaten through, causing his flesh and skin to rupture. It was an excruciating pain.

"Wait! I have thirty-six scrolls of array techniques obtained from an ancient ruin. I can give it to you as long as you…"

High Ambassador Tianshu's voice came to an abrupt halt as the pure Yang broken sword swiped across, separating his head from his neck.

Both the Seven Star Dao Palace High Ambassadors were dead!

Meanwhile, Jian Buyi, Jian Wufeng, and Jian Xiaoshuang had arrived outside the battlefield through the spatial node. Since Jian Wufeng's practice in spatial dimension laws was inferior to Yi Yun's, it took him a longer time to travel through the spatial node. He appeared just in time to witness the devastation.

The scene of the Seven Star Dao Palace disciples that had entrapped the Clarity Pool Sword Sect over the past year being consumed by the inferno left them reeling in shock. The gray flame was just too terrifying.

Could it be…that this was the Yang spirit that Yi Yun had obtained from the Sun Burial Sandsea?

However, according to Jian Wufeng and Jian Buyi's experience, the more powerful a worldly spirit item, the harder it was to command. How could such a terrifying Yang spirit be refined by a junior like Yi Yun?

True Martial World - Chapter 1129: Squaring Things

Old Man Ji was still unsure of what was happening when he was teleported out. He saw a crowd of people gathered around him, and among them stood a trembling Ji Shuiyan. Her eyes were welling up.

"Grand…Grandpa…"

Ji Shuiyan was completely in a daze. Was she dreaming? So much time had passed and there had been no news of Grandpa. Furthermore, he was at the core of the Sun Burial Sandsea, a place fraught with extreme danger. Even so, there he was, still alive.

"Yan'er?" Old Man Ji was also shocked.

"Miss!" The girls Xin'er and Yue Xiao could not curb their emotions, and their tears poured out. The Divine Secrets Trading Company had been wiped out and they were captured by Yan Tiancong. Then they were almost given away as sex slaves, so this reunion after a separation of life and death made it impossible for them to stay composed.

"Xin'er, Yue Xiao, why are you here? Didn't I instruct you to escape in the secret tunnel?"

"Miss, it's a long story. It's all thanks to Young Master Yi…" As Xin'er spoke, she could not help but throw herself into Ji Shuiyan's arms. Although she was Ji Shuiyan's servant, they were as close as sisters.

Yi Yun withdrew the God Advent Tower and walked away. He had no intention of disturbing Ji Shuiyan's reunion.

However, the tiny God Advent Tower had been noticed by Jian Wufeng. He was quite stunned. Could that tiny tower be…

The Clarity Pool Sword Sect had a replica of the founding ancestor's God Advent Tower, but Jian Wufeng wondered if the one in Yi Yun's hands was another replica or the real deal. However, fake or no fake, the value of the tower was inconceivable. It was something he could sense simply from the aura it exuded.

Although he was alarmed, Jian Wufeng did not probe further. Regardless of its authenticity, it was an opportunity that belonged to Yi Yun.

"Seniors," Yi Yun came before Jian Buyi and Jian Wufeng and asked, "What's the situation here at the Clarity Pool Sword Sect?"

In fact, Yi Yun had his guesses when he saw everyone prepared for battle the moment he passed through the spatial node and entered the sect.

A hint of anger flashed in Jian Buyi's eyes as he said, "The people from the Seven Star Dao Palace have been constantly searching for our location in a bid to crack the array. They have been extremely aggressive! They know we are monitoring them so they keep making declarations, asking us to surrender as soon as possible and tell them your location. I had no choice but to seal the entrance. Not a single disciple has been outside for experiential training.”

Yi Yun was not surprised when he heard that. After his leap in strength, these people could no longer cause a stir in his heart.

"Let's not talk about that. Now that you have safely returned, and considering our Clarity Pool Sword Sect hasn't fallen after a year, we’ll be safe even if we gave them a few more years. As for you, what happened in the Sun Burial Sandsea?" Jian Wufeng knew that Liu Ruyi and company had gone to the Sun Burial Sandsea. What he didn’t know was if Yi Yun had bumped into them. He was curious as to how Yi Yun was able to return safely without any trouble from them.

"Let's talk about those things in the future. Since I have returned, it's time to square the vendetta with the Seven Star Dao Palace." As Yi Yun spoke, a cold glimmer flashed in his eyes.

Jian Wufeng, Jian Buyi, and the surrounding disciples were stunned. Square the vendetta? Now?

Before they could ask him anything, Yi Yun suddenly took a step forward and instantly moved to the spatial node that connected the Clarity Pool Sword Sect to the external world. He reached out and tore the space open. A huge stride was taken and, with the flash of a beam, a broken sword appeared in his hand. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

He had been walking in mid-air, crossing a thousand feet with a single step; hence, he appeared to vanish in the blink of an eye.

"Yi Yun!?"

Jian Wufeng was alarmed when he saw this scene. He had a hunch when he heard Yi Yun say those words, but he never imagined that Yi Yun would just leave without discussing such a huge matter!

There were people from the Seven Star Dao Palace outside!

“Junior Brother, let's quickly follow him!" Jian Buyi was also shocked. Although Yi Yun had returned with an extremely powerful aura that even the sect masters felt pressured by, and a pair of mysterious gray eyes, the opponent was still the powerful and unfathomable Seven Star Dao Palace!

Once the spatial node's location was exposed, it could lead to the cracking of the Clarity Pool Sword Sect's array. At the very least, it would expedite the process.

Jian Buyi and Jian Wufeng could only tear through space to accompany Yi Yun.

Jian Xiaoshuang gritted her teeth and, at the instant when space mended itself, her petite figure flashed inside it, following her masters.

She was unsure of how she felt about all this. While being besieged by the Seven Star Dao Palace, Jian Xiaoshuang had been constantly telling herself to endure any grudges. Even if the Clarity Pool Sword Sect was massacred, she had to escape with the grudge on her shoulders and live on in shame. Her goal was to wait till she had the strength to bury the Seven Star Dao Palace with her own hands!

But today, seeing Yi Yun casually rip through space before charging out, a militant enthusiasm suddenly rose up in her heart, and she could not help but charge out too.

Perhaps it was her trust and reverence of Yi Yun. Or she had been infected by Yi Yun's immense confidence. Whatever the reason, all she wanted to do was face and witness everything alongside him.

"Junior Sister Xiaoshuang!"

Jian Fenghong was alarmed. He could ignore the fact that Yi Yun and the two seniors had gone out, but Jian Xiaoshuang had left as well!

Jian Fenghong was momentarily flustered. He knew that he would be useless outside and that it was better to stay behind to keep up the morale of the others. He raised his hand and projected the situation outside in the sky.

Instantly, killing intent rose inside the Clarity Pool Sword Sect.

Everyone was nervous and confused. Although Yi Yun was very powerful, why did he choose to battle the Seven Star Dao Palace now? The Seven Star Dao Palace had four deputy palatial lords, a mysterious palatial lord, and the seven high ambassadors!

"Cowards of the Clarity Pool Sword Sect, I know you can hear me! I once advised you to open the gates and pledge allegiance to the Seven Star Dao Palace, and I would ensure your safety. Unfortunately, you have all refused my kind exhortations. Now, I have changed my mind. The day I, Tianshu, crack the array is the day your Clarity Pool Sword Sect meets with a massacre!"

Outside the Clarity Pool Mountain stood a seven-starred robed, middle-aged man with long hair guffawing. He was one of the seven high ambassadors of the Seven Star Dao Palace—High Ambassador Tianshu.

High Ambassador Tianshu had studied arrays for tens of thousands of years. His knowledge of the art of arrays was said to be the best in the Seven Star Dao Palace. Upon hearing that the Clarity Pool Sword Sect had an ancient array protecting it, High Ambassador Tianshu yearned to have a go at cracking the Clarity Pool Sword Sect's array.

He knew that the ancient array was intricate, but no matter how intricate it was, it was definitely not at its peak after being around for so many years. His cracking of the array was only a matter of time. He enjoyed the feeling of slowly pushing the Clarity Pool Sword Sect to its death as he gradually provoked the despair in their hearts.

"Hahaha! I know you have risked everything on Yi Yun, but that little bastard doesn't know his own strength. He actually went to the Sun Burial Sandsea to seek death. My Seven Star Dao Palace's four deputy palatial lords have gone there and it is certain they will return fruitful. Yi Yun is just a Dao Manifestation realm junior, an ant under our foot. He is definitely doomed!"

High Ambassador Tianshu laughed loudly as he estimated that he would need no more than a year to crack the array. As an array expert, he enjoyed the process of cracking an array.

But suddenly, High Ambassador Tianshu felt his heart skip a beat. The array flags in his hand stiffened as he suddenly looked up. He saw a person tearing through space and emerging a thousand feet above him!

True Martial World - Chapter 1128: Return

Throughout the past year, the Clarity Pool Sword Sect had been under constant siege by the Seven Star Dao Palace. However, the Clarity Pool Sword Sect had a massive array to defend itself, and two experts holding down the fort. As for the Seven Star Dao Palace, it did not attempt any large scale invasions.

Instead, they had increased their manpower. They also sent array experts to survey the Clarity Pool Sword Sect's mountain on a daily basis to search for a way to crack the array.

Under these circumstances, the Clarity Pool Sword Sect was very much in danger. Even drops of water eventually wear down a stone, so no matter how impervious the Clarity Pool Sword Sect's array defense was, it wouldn’t stop the spatial node from eventually being discovered by the Seven Star Dao Palace.

The sect had sealed the gates, forbidding anyone from entering or leaving. They began expending their stored resources.

It wasn't a long-term solution, and Yi Yun had left the Clarity Pool Sword Sect a year ago. He went off to the Sun Burial Sandsea, making the Clarity Pool Sword Sect's Sect Master, Jian Wufeng, and Grand Elder, Jian Buyi, extremely worried.

They had placed all their bets on Yi Yun. If anything untoward were to happen to him, they would lose terribly. When the Seven Star Dao Palace experts that had gone seeking treasures in the Sun Burial Sandsea eventually returned, their Clarity Pool Sword Sect would simply await annihilation.

In such a situation, no one in the Clarity Pool Sword Sect could relax.

Jian Xiaoshuang practiced arduously every day. She meditated, battled and cultivated the Clarity Pool Sword Sect heritage, as well as the cultivation techniques and Sword Dao that Yi Yun had left behind.

The things Yi Yun left behind had opened all sorts of doors for Jian Xiaoshuang. Now, she could see her martial path on a higher level.

However, Jian Xiaoshuang also felt immense stress.

Her sworn brother had been gone a year, with his fate uncertain. Over the past year, the Seven Star Dao Palace was a looming threat that placed the Clarity Pool Sword Sect in extreme danger.

Jian Xiaoshuang wanted to have the power to change things herself, no matter how tiny her impact was.

Everything required strength.

She had even made plans for the worst. If Yi Yun perished in the Sun Burial Sandsea and the Clarity Pool Sword Sect was eventually invaded by the Seven Star Dao Palace, then she would have to escape before the Clarity Pool Sword Sect was completely massacred. She would bear the burden of a blood vendetta. She would practice her sword techniques diligently, so that one day she could charge up to the Seven Star Dao Palace and settle the grudge.

The Seven Star Dao Palace was extremely powerful, so she might need a thousand years or even ten thousand years for it to even be possible. A more likely outcome would be her dying with her grudges. Every time she thought of that, Jian Xiaoshuang choked up.

"The Seven Star Dao Palace is trying to crack the array again."

As Jian Xiaoshuang was working hard at practicing her swordplay, her sparring partner, Jian Fenghong commented. Over the past year, this happened on a daily basis. They never knew if today would be the day the Seven Star Dao Palace succeeded.

"Ignore them. Again!"

Jian Xiaoshuang raised her sword and charged at Jian Fenghong. Jian Fenghong turned serious as he carefully faced her in battle.

He could sense the improvement in Jian Xiaoshuang's Sword Dao. It truly was a rapid improvement and, if it continued, his Sword Dao might not be sufficient to guide her in a year's time.

Their two swords clashed as Jian Fenghong produced his Hard-Soft Sword Intent. Suddenly, the space within the Clarity Pool Sword Sect vibrated violently as if something unexpected had happened.

"Oh? Has the Seven Star Dao Palace found a way to crack it?"

Jian Fenghong's expression changed. Ignoring his sparring with Jian Xiaoshuang, he ran to the entrance with a sword in hand. Jian Buyi and Jian Wufeng had also flown out of their palaces.

"The spatial node is vibrating. Someone is entering through the spatial node!"

Jian Wufeng furrowed his brows as he circulated all his energy. The aura that was coming in through the spatial node made him panic!

This person was extremely powerful.

"Could it be the Seven Star Dao Palace?" Jian Buyi questioned.

He obviously hoped that the person coming through the spatial node was Yi Yun. However, the person's immense aura only gave him ominous thoughts. If the Seven Star Dao Palace was coming, their Clarity Pool Sword Sect would be in for a slaughter. They might not even have the time to move the fire seed of their Clarity Pool Sword Sect.

"Ka-cha!"

Space trembled and, in an instant, a spatial rift appeared. A pair of hands stretched out, tearing apart the entire space.

Following that, a youth dressed in azure-clothes stepped out of the spatial rift. Despite the intense energy fluctuations, the youth had casually torn apart space as though he were pulling away curtains.

When they saw the youth's appearance, Jian Buyi and Jian Wufeng were stunned. They were prepared to attack, but the person that had passed through the spatial node was…Yi Yun!?

When did Yi Yun's aura become so powerful?

"Brother Yi!" Jian Xiaoshuang was stumped too. She was prepared to fight a bloody battle and tear out a path to escape. After only a year, how did Yi Yun's aura become so powerful?

"Senior Wufeng, Senior Buyi." Yi Yun bowed at the two and said with a smile, "Sorry for worrying the two of you. My expedition to the Sun Burial Sandsea has been quite fruitful, but my return was delayed."

"Yi Yun, you…" Jian Wufeng sized up Yi Yun. "You have broken through to the Dao Palace realm!?"

Before Yi Yun left, he was only at the mid-stages of the Dao Manifestation realm. Yet here he stood at the Dao Palace realm.

Was it possible to make such a huge leap in cultivation in a year's time?

Jian Wufeng had never heard of anyone cultivate at such a pace since time immemorial.

"There was a unique opportunity that had existed for hundreds of millions of years in the Sun Burial Sandsea. I used it to make a fortuitous breakthrough. However, it came at a great cost…"

When Yi Yun came to that, he felt a little melancholic. Ling Xie'er's soul was severely injured and she had lost all consciousness. He was unsure if he could successfully wake her up.

Upon hearing Yi Yun's words, Jian Buyi could not help but twitch the corner of his lips. What sort of opportunity was it? How was it so heaven-defying? He could not fathom it at all.

"To increase your cultivation level by so much in a year's time. How is your foundation? Is it stabilized?" Jian Wufeng was very worried. Many peerless geniuses would deliberately suppress their cultivation level to consolidate it properly, afraid that having too quick a breakthrough would result in an unstable foundation and cause a lack of nomological insight.

"There are some problems." Yi Yun nodded. "However, it was an extremely dangerous situation. I had no other choice but to make a hasty breakthrough. However…the few Dao fruits I had condensed when I manifested my Dao were nine-leafed. So nomological insight isn't a problem. As for my foundation, I will need quite a bit of time to consolidate it."

"What…did…you just say?"

When Jian Wufeng and Jian Buyi heard the first half of Yi Yun's statement, they felt somewhat sympathetic towards him. Yi Yun's breakthrough was too fast, resulting in an unstable foundation. However, when they heard the latter half they gaped, unable to close their mouths immediately.

When he manifested his Dao…the few Dao fruits he condensed…were nine-leafed?

Nine-leafed! And a few!?

Yi Yun had nonchalantly mentioned it. Not only Jian Wufeng and Jian Buyi were shocked. Even Jian Fenghong and Jian Xiaoshuang, who were beside, had the same reactions.

When warriors manifested their Dao, an eight-leaf Dao fruit meant an extraordinary genius. A nine-leaf Dao fruit was a legend. As for multiple nine-leaf Dao fruits, that was something they had never heard of before.

If it were any ordinary person who had said that, they would have thought the person to be crazy. However, when Yi Yun said it, they had no choice but to believe him. Only possessing multiple nine-leaf Dao fruits could explain why Yi Yun was so monstrous.

The difference between people was truly ridiculous…

Just as Jian Fenghong was sighing, Yi Yun saw Ji Shuiyan coming from the crowd that was arriving.

"Oh? Miss Shuiyan!"

Yi Yun was eternally grateful towards Ji Shuiyan. If not for her Heaven Secrets Compass, he might not have survived his trip to the Sun Burial Sandsea. Yi Yun was extremely relieved that not only had he been able to find the Heretical God Fire Seed, he was also able to save the Divine Secrets Trading Company and Ji Shuiyan's grandfather.

Finally, he could repay his gratitude toward the Ji family.

"Young Master Yi."

Ji Shuiyan gave a bashful smile. She had long caught sight of Yi Yun. However, due to her reserved nature, she felt that her status was too low relative to his. Hence, she did not come forward.

Yi Yun took a step forward and came in front of her. With a wave of his hand, a tiny pagoda flew out and spun in mid-air. It rapidly increased in size, and sent out a beam of light. An azure-robed elder and a bevy of girls emerged from the God Advent Tower…