At this moment, Tian Yongheng suddenly felt two familiar presences outside of his cave abode.
Yan Jingfei and Lu Qingfeng?
Knowing who they were, he let them, and soon, both of them were infront of him.
They cupped their fists and bowed, before Yan Jingfei began to speak, "Master, that phenomenon outside was...?"
"Hm? Did it cause that much of a commotion? I got insights into the Sword Dao and just created a new Divine Power." He explained, casually waving his hand.
Hearing him say that, Yan Jingfei’s eyes widened in pure shock, her banda trembling slightly.
"Just"..? Creating a Divine Power is no ordinary feat! Only the founding ancestors of the major factions could’ve ever done such a thing, and I doubt even they could do it so easily! How can master talk about it so casually?
Does he not think of this as that great of a feat or is he simply being humble?
But why would he need to act humble in front of his disciples!?
At this point, Yan Jingfei’s mind was in complete turmoil. Her common sense was being overturned bit by bit because of Tian Yongheng from the moment she came to know him.
"Is that the only reason you came here to see me?" Asked Tian Yongheng calmly, his gaze fixated on Yan Jingfei.
Hearing his voice, she finally managed to calm herself after a couple moments.
"No...master, actually just some time ago, my father contacted me. And he told me that...
The Supreme Elders of the White Firmament Sect and the Sky Sword Sect are planning on opening that Golden Core Realm cave abode which I told you about in the next five years!"
"...Huh?"
...
At the same time, the Yan Immortal Dynasty.
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At the Imperial Palace, in the Emperor’s cultivation chamber.
Yan Zhangwei circulated his Spiritual Energy cautiously with a pale complexion. It was as if he had lost all vitality.
"Hgh...those damn old fogeys..they had to announce that news just as I was about to breakthrough to the Ninth Stage of Acquired Realm!
Hearing that sudden statement, I accidentally evoked a Heart Demon and almost lost my life because of the backlash!" He couldn’t help but curse Li Chung and Mo Chao for this.
Not only did he fail to breakthrough, his cultivation also plummeted greatly. From his deduction, it would probably take him over a decade just to recover from this injury and get back to his level before attempting to breakthrough again.
But he was not worried about that. He was worried about what will happen now if Li Chung and Mo Chao really got the Golden Core Realm inheritance from that cave abode.
There are only two things that can happen; the first, if the Infernal Blaze Sect and his Yan Immortal Family willingly surrenders to them and hands over the entire Yan Immortal Dynasty to them. The second, they destroy both factions and take the Yan Immortal Dynasty forcibly.
The first was no different from allowing them to take all the resources and agreeing to be a subsidiary force for them, and the second was even worse.
It was a very bad position to be in. No matter what they did, they would lose everything in the end.
Only if...Tian Yongheng can compare to them..
Thinking of this, another thought appeared in his mind.
Yun Ping was also severely injured when he contacted me a couple years ago, I wonder if he’s fine now? I’ll go see him after some time.
With that, he continued to circulate his Spiritual Energy.
On the other side, the Infernal Blaze Sect, Sect Master Hall.
Yun Ping sat in a lotus position with a bare upper body, some of his body parts glowing red.
His face was covered in sweat, his expression full of agony as he tried to dispell the contamination of the Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy which was running amok in his body and Sea of Consciousness and get it under control.
Damn it...had it not been for that Acquired Realm Demon Beast, I wouldn’t be in this situation.
It had been three years of Yun Ping trying to get the foreign Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy in his Sea of Consciousness under control.
More than three years ago, he had received a piece of news that a Fire Attribute Demon Beast in the early stages of Acquired Realm was running rampant on the outskirts of the Yan Dynasty.
Hearing this, he immediately went out to subjugate it all alone because he thought that there might be no problems since it was just in the outskirts of the Yan Dynasty.
A Demon Beast’s meat would be really helpful to one’s cultivation as it could help them increase it passively, just like how eating nutrients could help increase the growth hormones of a mortal human child. Specially when the Demon Beast was in the same major realm as him and also the same Attribute as him.
Yun Ping had Three-Elemental Spiritual Roots himself, but since almost all the Infernal Blaze Sect’s cultivation techniques were based on the Fire Attribute, he also mostly cultivated techniques and spells of the Fire Attribute.
He thought that he could potentially advance his cultivation by thirty or more years in just three years because of that Demon Beast’s meat, that’s why he rushed in all alone.
But when he reached the spot where the sightings of that Demon Beast were last seen, he encountered more than a thousand Demon Beasts in the Qi Condensation Realm and Foundation Establishment Realm.
In fact, they didn’t pose much of a threat to him, but the entire situation changed when a Demon Beast at the Eighth Stage of Acquired Realm, the same level as him, appeared.
There were also tens of Demon Beasts in the later stages of the Acquired Realm, but that Demon Beast on the same level as him posed a much greater threat to him. Although they were similar to each other in terms of strength, that Demon Beast’s Fire Attribute Demonic Energy was much stronger than his own Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy.
After a fierce battle that lasted for 12 days and 12 nights, Yun Ping finally found the perfect opportunity to kill that Demon Beast.
But the injuries he had sustained during that time were not to be taken lightly. A great amount of that Demon Beast’s Fire Attribute Demonic Energy had invaded his Sea of Consciousness during their many exchanges, spreading throughout his body and was now constantly suppressing his own Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy.
He had already purified the Demonic Energy and turned it into Spiritual Energy with the help of a few special items he had, but it was still too repulsive even now.
In fact, his Three-Elemental Spiritual Roots consisted of the Fire Attribute, Wind Attribute and Water Attribute, but he had never cultivated any spell or cultivation technique related to the Water Attribute, otherwise, he wouldn’t be in this situation right now in the first place.
He only cultivated the Fire Attribute and Wind Attribute with specific cultivation techniques and spells because they went well with eachother and wouldn’t take too much time, unlike the Water Attribute which contradicted the Fire Attribute.
Although he also had to cultivate his Water Attribute because of his Three-Elemental Spiritual Roots, he never used any specified cultivation technique for it and only cultivated it normally because it would’ve taken too much time then.
Ahh...how I wish I had cultivated my Water Attribute properly too.
He lamented inwardly, focusing on the situation at hand.
...
Back to the Eternal Peak.
Tian Yongheng furrowed his brows inwardly as he listened to Yan Jingfei patiently.
"You’re telling me...they’re planning to explore that deceased Golden Core Realm expert’s cave abode in the next five years?" He couldn’t help but double check.
"Yes indeed, master." Yan Jingfei replied solemnly.
"I was about to tell you it’s location earlier, but you were in seclusion at that time..."
"No, it’s alright. You need to go there and get that Tracking Talisman to obtain the inheritance of Goddess Jiang, right?"
"Yes. The inheritance can only be obtained with the help of that Tracking Talisman, and if somebody else were to get their hands on it, then I’m afraid..." Yan Jingfei lowered her gaze as she spoke, her mind wandering around.
Although I know that everything that’ll happen will be within master’s calculations, I still can’t take any chances...please forgive me for not trusting you enough, master.
"I understand. Prepare yourself, then. I’ll talk to your father and fellow daoist Yun about this later on. I’ve just broken through to the Innate Realm and have many things to do. You have also broken through to the Third Stage of Acquired Realm in the past ten years, so go and rest. After everything is done...
We’ll set off to get your opportunity." He elaborated roughly.
Hearing his words, Yan Jingfei’s eyes beamed with excitement and admiration towards him.
She quickly bowed, cupping her fists, "Yes, master!"