Chapter 613: Chapter 588: Choosing a Precious Treasure
Lu Yan and Chen Xuanhuang traveled northwest, and indeed, they saw many secret signs, presumably carved by Qi Cheng.
Previously, Chen Xuanhuang had followed these secret signs to this direction.
Qi Cheng, having carved secret signs in all directions, was he planning to trap and kill everyone in the vast starry sky?
He deserves to die.
The two moved forward, and at the same time, Lu Yan’s Spiritual Sense spread out, searching for traces of Qi Cheng.
After fusing into a new Doctrine, his soul had significantly improved and transformed qualitatively. Even in the True Meteor Realm, the range of his Spiritual Sense increased immensely, covering tens of thousands of miles with ease.
"What should I name this new Doctrine?"
Lu Yan pondered.
"This new Doctrine is the fusion of nine Doctrines, ’Ninety-Nine to Unity,’ meaning all paths and all laws return to one. Thus, it shall be called ’Tao One,’ the Tao One Law."
Lu Yan made up his mind.
"I’ve spotted Qi Cheng."
A moment later, Lu Yan’s eyes suddenly brightened.
His Spiritual Sense had locked onto Qi Cheng.
The two figures shot forward like lightning, flying towards Qi Cheng’s location.
Qi Cheng was engraving secret signs on a large stone when he suddenly had a premonition and looked up, only to see two figures standing above him, staring down at him coldly.
"Chen Xuanhuang, Zhang Wei."
Qi Cheng was shocked.
He had not expected the two most monstrous figures of the boundless starry sky to come together.
He didn’t know that Lu Yan had defeated Yuan Tiandao and killed the ring-pupiled youth, nor did he realize that he had been exposed. He soon calmed down, showing a smile as he said, "Brother Chen, Brother Zhang, it’s wonderful that you’re here. Did you follow the signs I left to find me?"
"Indeed!"
Lu Yan nodded with a smile that was not quite a smile, saying, "You’ve taken quite a fancy to carving those signs everywhere."
"Haha, isn’t this to quickly gather our people together and unite our strength to have a chance of victory?"
Qi Cheng laughed.
"I’m afraid you wanted to lead us into a trap so that the people from Origin Continent could kill us."
Chen Xuanhuang coldly stated, his murderous intent spreading out.
Qi Cheng’s heart skipped beat, a flicker of panic showing in the depths of his eyes, but he quickly concealed it, forcing a smile as he said, "Brother Chen, don’t joke like that."
"Still pretending? Ji Feng has already been killed, Yuan Tiandao has been driven back, and your treachery has been exposed," Chen Xuanhuang coldly said.
Upon hearing this, Qi Cheng was greatly startled but quickly regained his composure.
He figured that Chen Xuanhuang was framing him.
Ji Feng was the ring-pupiled youth.
Could Chen Xuanhuang and Zhang Wei have killed Ji Feng?
Defeated Yuan Tiandao?
What a big joke.
That was simply impossible.
Perhaps he was in possession of some misinformation and deliberately framing him.
He pretended to be outraged and said, "Chen Xuanhuang, I considered you a friend, yet you slander me so. This is the greatest insult to my character. Unless you justify yourself today, I will not rest. In the future, I will take up this matter with the supreme powers..."
He looked as though he had been grievously wronged.
"Qi Cheng, stop the act. We talked so much to let you die with your eyes closed," Lu Yan said. With a wave of his hand, two hundred-point Jade Talismans appeared before him.
Seeing the two hundred-point Jade Talismans, Qi Cheng was struck as if by lightning, stunned on the spot.
Weren’t the hundred-point Jade Talismans on Yuan Tiandao? How did they end up in Zhang Wei’s hands?
There was only one possibility: Yuan Tiandao had truly been defeated.
But how could Yuan Tiandao, the All-Origin Body, possibly be defeated?
What’s going on?
What exactly is going on?
His body began to tremble, his face showing fear; then... he turned and ran.
But with a mere push of Lu Yan’s hand, his domain enveloped Qi Cheng, and Qi Cheng’s body was hoisted like a small chick by Lu Yan.
"Ah, let me go..."
Qi Cheng bellowed, struggling wildly, but within Lu Yan’s domain, he was powerless.
Lu Yan’s palm clenched, the domain rapidly constricted, and the endless pressure weighed down on Qi Cheng.
"Ah..."
Qi Cheng screamed as his body twisted and deformed, blood squeezing out from within him, and his bones making a cracking sound as they snapped.
Finally, with a strong squeeze, Qi Cheng burst into a mist of blood.
"Brother Zhang’s abilities are truly unparalleled and invincible, a rare sight in history," Chen Xuanhuang remarked.
Qi Cheng, also a Dual Primebody, had no power to resist in Lu Yan’s hands, easily pinched to death.
Even a first-step Creator Realm powerhouse would not be able to kill Qi Cheng so effortlessly.
This meant that Lu Yan, at the Tao Realm, had surpassed most beings who had taken the first step in the Creator Realm. Such combat power was inconceivable.
It’s worth noting that the gap between the Tao Realm and Creator Realm is insurmountable, staggeringly vast and seemingly impassable.
"I dare not accept such praise, Brother Chen exaggerates," Lu Yan modestly replied.
"Having defeated Yuan Tiandao, who was hailed as the strongest physique of all time, and not being his match, using the term ’unparalleled in history’ is not an exaggeration at all. In my opinion, among his peers, Brother Zhang truly deserves the title of ’supreme since ancient times’," Chen Xuanhuang seriously added.
Lu Yan continued to demur.
The title of "supreme since ancient times" is not something he dared claim for himself, as the supreme powers were watching.
There were still many days until the three-month period ended.
In the days that followed, Lu Yan and Chen Xuanhuang worked together, marking signs while searching for companions in the vast starry sky.
Time flew by, day after day.
They found many companions from the infinite starry sky; however, as time went on, encounters with the Tianjiao from the Origin Continent became less frequent.
It was unclear whether they were concealing their identities in response to the messages from Yuan Tiandao or for some other reason.
But Lu Yan didn’t care, as their points were already sufficient.
Soon, the three-month period had arrived.
In the outside world, the strongest figures took action, guiding all the Tianjiao from both sides out.
Then came the tallying of points for both sides.
In fact, it was just a formality, as the outcome was already known to both sides.
As expected, the side of the infinite starry sky emerged victorious.
"Emperor of the Nine Worlds, a bet is a bet and a loss is a loss,"
Yin Xiantian said, looking toward the Emperor of the Nine Worlds.
"Rest assured, we keep our word. We will retreat, cede territory, and allow you to settle,"
The Emperor of the Nine Worlds was clearly in a bad mood, his expression somewhat grim.
His gaze fixed on Lu Yan, as if trying to see through him.
At the same time, his hands were constantly forming seals, attempting to deduce Lu Yan’s true origin.
But a moment later, he came up empty-handed.
A layer of fog seemed to enshroud Lu Yan, cutting off the Heavenly secrets and rendering them indeducible.
This was not the power of other supreme beings, but Lu Yan’s new Law, which isolated the Heavenly secrets.
"Ninety-Nine to Unity is actually so astonishing; it can isolate Heavenly secrets, block deductions, and exist beyond them,"
The Emperor of the Nine Worlds was somewhat shocked.
Not just him, but the Immortal Ancestor, the Holy Ancestor, and others tried to deduce using Secret Techniques, but they also came up with nothing.
"Let’s go!"
With a single word, the Emperor of the Nine Worlds turned and left.
Soon, the people from the Origin Continent disappeared without a trace.
Whereas Lu Yan and others followed the supreme beings back to the Desolate Heaven Cosmic Country.
Afterwards, the supreme beings returned to their respective forces, ready to migrate.
The news spread throughout the infinite starry sky at the speed of a hurricane, throwing the entire starry sky into a frenzy.
"We won, Zhang Wei defeated Yuan Tiandao. This time, he is the one with the greatest achievement,"
"My God."
When the news reached Taiyi Palace, it completely erupted into cheers.
Then, the Palace Master of Taiyi Palace personally went to the Five Elements Heavenly Arch to welcome everyone and head to Taiyi Palace together, preparing to go to the Origin Continent.
Upon receiving the news, the people from the Five Elements Heavenly Arch were indescribably excited.
Months later, forces large and small from throughout the infinite starry sky gathered on Desolate Heaven Star.
Of course, with so many cultivators throughout the starry sky, not all could go to the Origin Continent.
After all, the resources of the Origin Continent were limited.
Mostly, those who could go belonged to the True One powers or Pseudo-Zhenyi Forces, or those with close relationships to these powers.
Additionally, cultivators beneath the level of Immortality were mostly not taken along.
Unless they were of an extraordinary status.
For those below Immortality, their lifespan is inherently limited and they’re not greatly affected by the ebb of the dying age.
Nevertheless, the number going was still astonishingly large, more than Desolate Heaven Star could accommodate.
However, beings at or above the Creator Realm possess worlds within their bodies, and people from major forces were taken into these mighty beings’ inner worlds.
Inside a grand hall.
The ten existing True Ones from the infinite starry sky once again gathered.
In the center of the hall were Lu Yan, Chen Xuanhuang, and others who participated in the recent confrontation.
But there were only twenty-five of them.
The other eleven had fallen in the confrontation.
Luckily, Lu Yan the dark horse emerged, slaying Ji Feng and defeating Yuan Tiandao, making Yuan Tiandao hide and heal, not daring to show his face. Otherwise, who knows how many more would have fallen.
"Zhang Wei, you have made the most significant contribution this time. As we’ve said before, the one with the greatest merit will be rewarded with a Supreme Treasure. As sovereigns, we never go back on our words. If there is a particular Supreme Treasure you desire, please speak, and we will see if we can fulfill it. If not, we will bring out what we can for you to choose from,"
The Ruler of Desolate Heaven said.
At these words, the other Tianjiao cast envious glances.
But it was merely envy.
The news of Lu Yan defeating Yuan Tiandao had already spread, and no one dared to feel jealous.
In his heart, Lu Yan was also excited.
A Supreme Treasure—something he had long yearned for.
Although he possessed the Dao Book, fragments of the Innate Magic Seal, and shards of the Dao stele, none were complete.
The Dao Book was barely whole, but it was too heavily damaged; apart from assisting, its own might was difficult to unleash.
"Junior wishes for a battle knife,"
Without much hesitation, Lu Yan voiced his request.
Since the techniques he created were Knife Techniques, choosing a weapon naturally led him to a battle knife.
"A battle knife? That can be arranged; we have just the knife in our possession,"
The Ruler of Desolate Heaven smiled, glancing toward Yin Xiantian.
With a wave of his hand, Yin Xiantian sent a battle knife flying towards Lu Yan.
Lu Yan instinctively caught it, immediately feeling its mountainous heft, as if he had grasped a planet.
This knife was pitch black with a cold glint. Lu Yan could feel it contained terrifying energy within its blade.
