Chapter 713: Returning to One! Lightning up the Stars!
Shang Xia actually expected the institution to have some sort of deal going on with the Changbai Holy Land from the way they had been acting since a long time ago.
However, he wasn’t exactly sure about how far their cooperation went. He was shocked to discover that the Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors from both sides would actually be willing to help each other.
Because of Shang Xia’s assistance, the pressure on Ji Wenlong was greatly reduced. He chucked and gave an explanation, “Since the worlds have fused, there is no need for us to hide our relationship any longer. We formed an alliance some time ago, and today, we’re just heading over to provide some assistance. It’s not like we’re going to fight the opponents to the death…”
Soon after, Ji Wenlong started to explain what was going on. He also spoke about the wager the institution had with the Changbai Holy Land about the battlefield between the two worlds.
“If that’s the case, the Changbai Holy Land isn’t exactly doing as well as we thought…” Shang Xia sighed.
Ji Wenlong continued, “The Triple Frost Palace is backed by the Northern Sea Mystic Sect. That’s a super power that established their own Elysium and has 6 Martial Dipper Realm experts. From Patriarch Kou’s guesses, the foundations of the Northern Sea Mystic Sect should be deeper than the Eternal Palace and the Divine Capital Sect. It’s truly the strongest faction in our worlds. Facing such an existence, the Changbai Holy Land obviously has to lower their heads…”
“In that case, the Changbai Holy Land’s plan to harvest their benefits from the Liao Continent didn’t work?” Shang Xia asked thoughtfully.
“If they did, we won’t have to ally ourselves with them…” Ji Wenlong chuckled.
After Ji Wenlong’s explanation, Shang Xia seemed to understand the situation regarding the Liao and Ji Continents of the Azure Spiritual World and themselves.
Chu Jia, who finally managed to catch her breath, interrupted, “You should return to the Tongyou Paradise in case someone manages to discover your presence. Now, they’re still mistaking you for Patriarch Kou.”
Shang Xia chuckled in response, “Even if they notice me now, they won’t know where Patriarch Kou is. They will think that we have another Martial Dipper Realm expert in our ranks and will restrain themselves even more for fear of our strength.”
“It’s fine. Even though this pavilion looks like it’s exposed to the world, no one will be able to see what’s happening here if we don’t allow it to happen. Little Xia’s presence won’t be revealed.” Ji Wenlong smiled.
Only then did Chu Jia nod slightly. She was still a Martial Extermination Realm cultivator at the end of the day. She wasn’t able to understand the intricacies behind the methods used by Martial Dipper Realm experts.
After helping Ji Wenlong and Chu Jia with the pavilion, Shang Xia finally looked around and asked, “What happened here? Why do you have to endure such pressure in the Beyond Heavens Pavilion even though the holy land was successfully created?”
A bitter chuckle left Ji Wenlong’s lips. “That’s exactly why we’re facing such pressure. It’s a type of backlash we have to suffer. Originally, it wouldn’t be anything significant. However, our You Continent is too small compared to the other continents. You and Chu Jia expanded the Tongyou Mysterious World to a terrifying scale during the ascension earlier and that caused a stronger backlash.”
“Since the Tongyou Paradise was created, we managed to seal off a weakness of the world. The resulting movement will definitely alert every Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor in the world and we can probably expect some asshole to be using this chance to mess with us.” Chu Jia snorted now that she could finally speak.
Shang Xia turned to Ji Wenlong and after a short pause, the Deputy Patriarch shook his head and sighed, “There might be, but we have no evidence of that happening. We won’t know who they are either.”
Actually, if not for the fact that Ji Wenlong received a huge increase in strength the moment the Tongyou Mysterious World was promoted to the Tongyou Paradise, they might have been in deep shit. There were god knows how many people waiting for the institution to screw up and they might have done something in the dark to increase the strength of the backlash. Without Ji Wenlong’s increase in strength, he wouldn’t have been able to keep the Tongyou Paradise stable. When that happened, the pavilion they were holding would probably shatter and the resulting shockwaves would probably affect the Nine Blossom Jade Formation Disc in the Tongyou Paradise.
The moment the formation disc was affected, the Tongyou Paradise would suffer the consequences. In serious cases, it might regress back into a Mysterious World. Even if the damage wasn’t too serious, it would cause the ascension earlier to not be complete, leaving behind many hidden dangers.
After learning that Shang Xia’s identity wouldn’t be leaked, Chu Jia returned to the Tongyou Paradise now that 2 Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors were there to deal with the backlash.
Shang Xia lowered his head to look at the ground in the pavilion before smiling, “Right, does this mean this pavilion will become the spatial tunnel connecting the Beyond Heavens Pavilion and our Tongyou Paradise in the future?”
“With the Tongyou Paradise as a medium, the Martial Extermination Realm experts of the institution will be able to enter the Beyond Heavens Pavilion as they wish in the future. They no longer need the help of a Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor. If we provide some assistance, Martial Intent Realm cultivators will also be able to enter the Beyond Heavens Pavilion.” Ji Wenlong nodded and laughed.
Shang Xia changed the topic altogether and asked, “Does the situation at the Changbai Holy Land require our assistance?”
Ji Wenlong knew that Shang Xia was letting his emotions get the better of him. He quickly reassured, “You can relax. Even our Patriarch has some sort of restraint when dealing with Luo Baixu of the Changbai Holy Land. It’s not just because of the other party’s strength. Luo Baixu’s schemes are also a part of the reason why Patriarch Kou is so careful. With things progressing up to this point, he definitely has something hidden up his sleeves. The reason he invited your grandfather over was to add a layer of protection and to provide some reassurance in case anything happens.”
As though they were trying to affirm what Ji Wenlong had said, an extraordinary aura emerged from the Azure Spiritual World. It broke through the invisible barrier that separated the Beyond Heavens Pavilion from the world and it started to spread about in a tyrannical fashion as though to announce their presence to the world.
At the same time, Shang Xia could feel the world origin around him fluctuating wildly as though it was cheering for the new appearance.
“Could it be…” Shang Xia seemed to have thought of something.
Ji Wenlong looked in the direction where the aura emerged and a light flashed in his eyes. It quickly disappeared and he spoke casually, “You’re right. That’s the phenomenon when someone enters the Martial Dipper Realm. It seems like it came from where the Changbai Holy Land is and they should have produced their third Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor.”
“Why would they…” Shang Xia hesitated slightly. It seemed a little different from what he was thinking.
“The Changbai Holy Land did this on purpose. The person who broke through didn’t rely on the power of their holy land and they don’t plan on hiding themselves in there. The appearance of the majestic aura earlier was to scare the Triple Frost Palace a little. They probably wish for the Triple Frost Palace to give up on their plans.”
A Martial Dipper Realm expert was truly qualified to change the outcome of any situation.
Even though Shang Xia had heard the same thing being said many times, this was the first time he understood its true meaning.
He nodded subconsciously. A holy land was more than capable of hiding the birth of any Martial Dipper Realm expert, but they chose to reveal it to the world anyway. There was only one thing he couldn’t quite get. He couldn’t understand why his breakthrough wasn’t discovered back then in the Celestial Remains. After all, there were over a dozen Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors in there. He felt that they should have realized something.
Was it because the process of my breakthrough was too mild and I didn’t cause too much of a disturbance? Or did Patriarch Kou make a move to hide it from the others? Could it be because I was hidden deep in the Void Prohibition Zone back then?
Many thoughts ran through Shang Xia’s mind and he turned to ask Ji Wenlong again, “Elder Ji, you have always been in the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, have you noticed anyone else entering the Martial Dipper Realm?”
With the fusion of the worlds, a large amount of world origin would definitely leak out during the process. That was a heaven-sent opportunity for many experts who were trying to make a breakthrough.
Ignoring those experts who were part of holy lands or even the Elysiums, there should definitely be others trying to advance into the Martial Dipper Realm.
Ji Wenlong nodded solemnly in response. “I can’t be sure if they’re too far away, but if we’re talking about breakthroughs close to our You Continent, I managed to sense at least 3 phenomena that happened after successful breakthroughs.”
He pointed vaguely in those directions and continued, “One of them came from the Bing Continent, and the other happened beyond the ocean. It might have happened in the Qing Continent.”
Amidst their conversation, a strange yet mystical wave filled the worlds.
Shang Xia and Ji Wenlong stared at each other in shock as their bodies trembled slightly.
“Did you feel that?”
“The fusion is complete!”
They spoke at almost the same time, but the meaning behind their words was clear.
Shang Xia asked, “Will the new World’s Will be more inclined to our Azure Origin World or the Azure Spiritual World?”
“Shit! Both worlds will be joining for real and the battlefield between the two worlds will experience large-scale destruction!” Ji Wenlong yelled over Shang Xia.
The border continents experienced massive earthquakes as soon as the words left his lips. Tornados, volcano eruptions, hailstorms, and lightning showers started to happen as the earth shifted. Even space itself seemed to twist.
“Stay here and deal with anything that happens. I’ll head back to the border of the You Continent to pick Yun Jing and the others up. I’ll also help integrate 60 percent of the battlefield between the two worlds with our You Continent!” Ji Wenlong yelled hurriedly, but he seemed to be suppressing a trace of excitement in his voice.
He disappeared as the final words entered Shang Xia’s ears.
In the past, Ji Wenlong refined the Earth Essence Fate Dipper and he was extremely sensitive to the movement of the earth.
With the birth of the Tongyou Paradise, he possessed pretty impressive strength as long as he remained in the You Continent. At the very least, he wouldn’t be defeated by cultivators of the same level.
Nearly 30 years ago when the Azure Spiritual World crashed into the Azure Origin World, nearly two-thirds of the You Continent was destroyed. The rest of the land consisted of the Thousand Leaf Mountain Range and the spatial barrier that separated the continent from the battlefield between the two worlds. In the end, they were only left with the Tongyou City and the Changfeng City.
Now that the Azure Origin World had fused with the Azure Spiritual World, the You Continent would finally be able to increase its landmass again!
With 60 percent of the battlefield between the two worlds, the You Continent would basically double in size!
With the disappearance of the spatial barrier, they might be able to increase the size of their land by nearly a quarter.
Just like that, the You Continent would possess two-thirds the land area of the Yan Continent of the Azure Origin World which was the next smallest continent on the Azure Origin World back then.
With Ji Wenlong’s departure, the pressure on Shang Xia increased by several times.
Naturally, he knew that it wouldn’t last forever. The moment the You Continent’s expansion was complete, the pressure from the backlash would dissipate greatly.
Before Shang Xia started to feel Ji Wenlong’s movements where he expanded the continent, Shang Bo returned.
Shang Bo was stunned to see Shang Xia alone in the pavilion, but he quickly understood what had happened. With a single step, he arrived beside Shang Xia and tapped his spear heavily into the ground below. With a loud thud, Shang Xia felt the pressure lessen again.
“Did Ji Wenlong head over to expand the continent using land from the battlefield between the two worlds?” Shang Bo asked casually.
Shang Xia nodded, but he didn’t seem to be paying attention to what his grandfather was saying. Instead, his gaze danced around the Beyond Heavens Pavilion and he seemed to be a little uneasy.
Shang Bo quickly discovered his grandson’s strange behavior. “What are you looking at?”
“Grandpa, don’t you think that the Beyond Heavens Pavilion is a lot brighter than usual?”
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