Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 252 The Supreme Grandmaster Returns to the Mortal Realm

"Who is he?" Zhao Min narrowed her eyes and asked subconsciously.

The uninvited middle-aged Taoist priest introduced himself with a smile: "The Supreme Master has come from the East."

Ling Donglai?
Zhao Min's pupils dilated, revealing an expression of utter shock. She exclaimed, "He learned swordsmanship at ten, studied the I Ching at fifteen, and achieved mastery at thirty, even glimpsing the Dao of Heaven and Man."

In the entire universe, there was no one left who could rival him.

He then traveled the world, from India in the south to Persia and Europe in the west, and Russia in the north, seeking out wise men everywhere, but found none worthy of discussing the Way with him. Disheartened, he returned.

I then realized that the way of Heaven is truly difficult to achieve through others. Thus, I trapped myself within these ten perilous passes.

After nine years of intensive practice, he achieved profound enlightenment, untangling the final knot in his knot, and was able to depart gracefully.

Zhao Min was naturally familiar with Ling Donglai.

After all, he was the only person in the era of Meng Chixing and Phagpa to shatter the void and ascend to immortality.

His legend is the closest ascension myth to any other country in the Central Plains and beyond.

"Didn't he confine himself to the Ten Deadly Barriers, unravel the secrets of life and death, and ultimately ascend to immortality?" Zhao Min asked, voicing the deepest question in her heart. A person already recognized by the world as having broken through the barriers and ascended to immortality.

Why have they returned to the human world?

"Old Daoist, I am also extremely curious." The middle-aged man looked intently at Ling Donglai. It was strange that a mythical figure who had already ascended to heaven was still alive in the mortal world.

Li Changsheng and Mo Yi's gazes also fixed on Ling Donglai.

“I want to know this question, too.”

Ling Donglai looked bewildered. He looked up at the sky, as if gazing at the heavens and peering into the upper realm, seeking an answer, but there was no one to answer him.

"What do you mean?" Li Changsheng frowned, feeling a silent terror creeping into his heart. What did it mean that Ling Donglai didn't know either?
Ling Donglai lowered his head and looked down at his hands, murmuring, "I think I should have already ascended. Since being trapped in the Ten Deadly Barriers, I have deciphered the secrets of life and death. My divine sense can travel ten thousand miles in an instant, traversing the heavens and earth. I can even easily tear open the Heavenly Gate, step through it, and ascend to the Upper Realm."

"But why am I still in this world?"

Ling Donglai was puzzled and confused, unable to figure it out no matter what he did.

Li Changsheng gave Ling Donglai a deep look, feeling utterly absurd: "Back then, your ascension caused a great stir throughout the world. The Central Plains and overseas countries all looked up to your deeds. Martial artists all over the world regarded you as their lifelong pursuit and goal. Yet now you've even forgotten why you're still in the mortal realm?"

Ling Donglai sighed deeply: "I...I really forgot."

"If you don't mind, may I test you a little?" the middle-aged Taoist asked, frowning.

"you are?"

Ling Donglai looked at the other party with doubt. The realm of the celestial being on land, where yin and yang rotate and life is endless, was a realm that he had not been able to reach before he trapped himself in the Ten Deadly Barriers and cracked the secret of life and death.

How long has it been since then, and yet another unparalleled grandmaster has appeared in Taoism?
“He is someone who could have ascended long ago, but was trapped at half a step due to his obsession and was unwilling to ascend.” Li Changsheng pointed at the middle-aged Taoist priest and said in a teasing tone, “His name is Zhang Sanfeng. He became famous when you were traveling around the world. He was an unparalleled genius who showed his talent. He is also the person in the Nine Provinces who is most likely to break through the void after you.”

When Li Changsheng first saw Zhang Sanfeng, he was also startled. He did not expect that this old Taoist had broken through to the Celestial Realm at some point. In his early years, when he was a Land Immortal, he fought against him with the power of a Celestial Realm cultivator but could not defeat him.

Now that Zhang Sanfeng has entered the realm of terrestrial celestial beings, achieving perfect harmony of Yin and Yang and complete primordial unity, he will undoubtedly become even stronger.

“He is indeed an extraordinary junior.” Ling Donglai nodded slightly. Standing at the peak of the Celestial Realm, he could not see through Zhang Sanfeng completely, but he could feel the threat, which was itself an incredible thing.

Although he didn't know why he was still in the mortal realm, in Ling Donglai's memory, he was someone who had once shattered the void, and a terrestrial celestial being who had only recently broken through could pose a threat to him. It was terrifying.

It should be understood that although the realm of terrestrial celestial beings is the same, the difference between them is as vast as that between terrestrial immortals and ordinary martial artists below the Vajra realm.

The newly arrived celestial being was able to make Ling Donglai feel threatened.

It was almost like a Vajra Realm, which was as shocking as making a Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena feel threatened.

Just then, Li Changsheng glanced at Zhao Min, who was quietly preparing to run away, and pointed around: "Little girl, don't think nonsense."

"We have four Celestial Realm experts here, one of whom has even broken through the void. If we let you escape, wouldn't all our cultivation have been for nothing?"

Zhao Min's subtle actions naturally did not escape the notice of those nearby.

Zhao Min stiffened, a sheepish look on her face.

"Why you failed to ascend and are still in the mortal realm, let's put that aside for now." Li Changsheng glanced at the bewildered Ling Donglai, then looked at Zhao Min with a smile: "Now, can you hand over the Heavenly Sword?"

I've heard of the Heavenly Sword.

Mo Yi and Zhang Sanfeng immediately put aside their doubts about why Ling Donglai had reappeared in the world.

Even Ling Donglai himself turned his gaze over.

Under the watchful eyes of four celestial beings, Zhao Min felt unprecedented pressure. After careful consideration, she sighed and spread her hands, saying, "The Heavenly Sword is not in my hands."

"Ok??"

Li Changsheng, Mo Yi, Zhang Sanfeng, and the others all showed expressions of doubt and disbelief.

The matter of the Heavenly Sword has caused a great stir throughout the land, and Zhao Min's achievements have now shaken the nations. In the battle at Cihang Jingzhai, it is even suspected that Zhao Min used the power of the Heavenly Sword to kill dozens of heroes and immortals.

Now that Zhao Min says the Heavenly Sword is not in her possession, the others naturally don't believe her.

"You need not look at me like that. The Heavenly Sword has indeed changed hands." Zhao Min said calmly. She knew she could not lie in front of the celestial beings on land, so she simply told the truth: "In the battle of Cihang Jingzhai, I was at my wit's end. I used the Heavenly Sword to activate the power of the He Shi Bi and killed the world with one sword. But this also made the Heavenly Sword and the He Shi Bi seem to have gained a spirit. They tore through the void and disappeared."

At this point, Zhao Min took a deep breath and deliberately revealed a hint of contempt: "Otherwise, so what if he is a celestial being? It's not like I haven't killed him before."

That was extremely impolite of you to say it.

However, neither Li Changsheng nor Mo Yi could find any words to refute Zhang Sanfeng.

The Battle of Cihang Jingzhai has already spread throughout the world, and various news about that battle has been circulating widely. They naturally know that among the many terrestrial immortals who besieged Zhao Min that day in order to seize the Heavenly Sword, there was Zhu Fajia, who had already achieved the physique of a celestial being and could be considered half a celestial being, and later, two terrestrial celestial beings sent by Prince Su also made their move.

But in the end, Zhao Min is still alive and well here.

After the battle at Cihang Jingzhai, all the world's top experts and the two terrestrial celestial beings disappeared.

Add to that the massive ravine stretching out outside Luoyang, and Zhao Min's claim that she wielded the Heavenly Sword and had slain celestial beings was not an exaggeration.

Ling Donglai looked completely bewildered, as if he had become disconnected from the world.

Since when did a terrestrial immortal dare to look down on a terrestrial celestial being?
(End of this chapter)