Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 272 Dao Ancestor Escapes and Advances to First Rank

This [Xuanyuan Sword Light] is a sect treasure passed down by [Xuanyuan Daozu] after he finally crossed the [Great Abyss], shattered all the barriers of the [Abyss Prison], and achieved the [Other Shore].

It is the true power of the "Other Shore," a top-tier Dao power capable of traversing the entire "Great Abyss."

In order to advance to the Transcendent Realm, [Situ Yizhong] sacrificed this sect's most precious treasure, first completely killing the [Tethering Silk] God, and then killing all the thousand [Daoist Sins] he summoned.

Then, having lost its target, the sword light began to slash forward, heading deeper into the Great Abyss.

Along the way, nothing could diminish its brilliance!

Even if a true evil spirit were here, one would have to temporarily retreat.

Even the eroding power of the Great Abyss Heavenly River was forcibly sliced ​​open by this sword light, leaving a long trail like a shooting star.

However, upon closer inspection, a tiny figure was hidden within the trailing edge of the sword light.

He leaped in and out of the dimensional space like a nimble fish.

Each leap allowed him to traverse a considerable distance, his speed far exceeding the speed of light, allowing him to catch up with the [Xuanyuan Sword Light].

This is simply a miracle!
Jing Qian used every ounce of his strength he had.

He focused all his attention on the sword light ahead.

He squeezed out a massive amount of [Nine Desolate Immortal Qi] to serve as the energy source for his endless transmigrations.

He himself never expected that he could actually do this!
Fortunately, the [Xuanyuan Sword Light] was unstoppable, and its path remained unchanged in the slightest.

He doesn't need to worry about adjusting his direction; he just needs to focus all his energy on flashing away.

Otherwise, given the speed of that sword light, if their directions were even slightly off, they would instantly miss each other and never be able to catch up again.

Jing Qian gave himself a big thumbs up for his decisiveness!

Fortunately, I reacted quickly and put aside all other matters.

The reason he pursued it to such an extreme and fought so desperately was because this [Xuanyuan Sword Light] triggered his Dao Heart's perception.

This was exactly the promotion opportunity he had been dreaming of!
He seized the opportunity and, with another flash, caught up to the very back of the sword light.

Then, he opened up a huge void rift and placed it directly in front of the [Xuanyuan Sword Light], blocking its path.

The sword light instantly disappeared into the [Sumeru] dimension!
"It's done!"

After much effort, Jing Qian finally managed to capture the sword light of the [Other Shore] level.

For a moment, he was also extremely excited!
He's really taken the [Sumeru] dimension to a whole new level.

However, he underestimated the power of the [Xuanyuan Sword Light], and it had only been a few breaths since he trapped it in [Sumeru].

This sword light actually withstood the suppression of the [Sumeru] dimension, forcefully cleaved through the dimensional barrier, and returned to the present world!
Jing Qian was also startled. This was the first time someone had broken through the suppression of [Sumeru] with their own strength.

As expected, the power of [The Other Shore] was still beyond his ability to exploit.

He didn't dare to delay and immediately chased after them again.

One man and one sword, and they were back to their initial stalemate.

Jing Qian dared not act rashly again.

He had to come up with a proper way to deal with this sword light!

Otherwise, if he were to waste the power contained within the sword light on breaking through the [Sumeru] dimension, he would be at a huge loss!
Jing Qian's main body continued to pursue the [Xuanyuan Sword Light], while his five avatars began to emerge from his body.

As soon as the [Surveying God], [Year God], [Honoring God], [Sacrificing God], and [Nether God] appeared, they scattered to all corners of the [Great Abyss].

These five incarnations, without the [Ark of the Other Shore] by their side, are in danger of collapsing at any moment in the face of the [Great Abyss].

They relied entirely on frequent entry and exit from [Sumeru], using dimensional power to briefly alleviate the pressure.

The locations these five people went to were all carefully chosen and meticulously calculated.

After [Sacrifice God] arrived at the target location first, he suddenly opened a void rift that led directly to the [Sumeru] dimension.

Upon closer inspection, the direction indicated by this path is quite ingenious; it is precisely the direction that the [God of the Underworld] intends to go.

Not long after, the God of the Underworld arrived, and he too opened a void rift.

This time, in the direction corresponding to the [God of the Underworld] rift, [God of Tracing] was already in place, having opened another rift and was waiting.

The remaining [Year God] and [Cult God] are the same; each of them stands on a fixed coordinate and opens a void rift.

Of these, only the direction in which the [Worship God] rift points is uncertain.

He was trying to sense his own location and establish contact with Jing Qian, who was still moving away at high speed.

When Jing Qian's main body sensed the changes in the five avatars, he did not hesitate to open up another rift and block the [Xuanyuan Sword Light].

He once again channeled the sword light into the [Sumeru] dimension.

However, this time, he did not attempt to trap the [Xuanyuan Sword Light] inside [Xumi].

The void rift he created was directly connected to the void rift created by the [Sacrifice to the Gods].

The [Xuanyuan Sword Light] actually passed directly through the two connected rifts, changed its position in the mortal world, and slashed out from the direction indicated by the [Sacrifice to Gods] rift!
Moreover, the direction in which the sword light slashed out again was also meticulously calculated, pointing precisely at the location of the [God of the Underworld]!
When the sword light traversed billions of miles and arrived in an instant, it was swallowed up by the rift created by the [God of the Underworld].

This time, the sword light slashed out from the crack created by [Tracing God], heading towards the location of [Year God].

The same operation was repeated between [Year God] and [Worship God].

After the [Xuanyuan Sword Light] entered the void rift created by [Chongshen], it emerged again, having completed a full circle, and appeared in front of Jing Qian's true form.

And so, [Xuanyuan Sword Light] was trapped in a spatial cage that Jing Qian had meticulously woven for him.

It appears to be traveling infinitely through the mortal world, but in reality, the location where it appears is completely under the control of Jing Qian and his avatar, and it only revolves within a closed loop.

Each crossing was too swift. This sword light did not possess consciousness, and when it did not perceive any obstruction, its restrained sword energy did not erupt at will.

If Jing Qian hadn't intervened, this sword light should have struck one of the unfortunate [Abyss Prisons] and shattered it completely.

At this moment, however, its magical power was contained, leaving only a few increasingly long trails in this [Great Abyss].

Each appearance of the [Xuanyuan Sword Light] dissipates the power of the [Great Abyss] around the void rift to a certain extent.

To a certain extent, this also created a safe zone for the several avatars.

The avatars can now maintain this spatial rift more firmly.

To prevent the sword light from accumulating too much power, after getting used to it for a while, Jing Qian even went so far as to manipulate the direction of the spatial rift. After absorbing the sword light once, he shot it back in the exact opposite direction.

In this way, the original incarnations that absorbed the sword light all became projectiles.

The light of the Xuanyuan Sword still hasn't broken free from this cage!
Slowly, the trail left by the sword light, as it traveled through the abyss time and time again, carved out a vast and structurally complete six-pointed star, shimmering with extremely brilliant colors.

This strange phenomenon could even be observed by many beings watching the Great Abyss.

Many powerful [Abyss Prisons], and the [True Evils] and [Great Evils] suppressed within them, have also been observed.

Those who were not far away had already begun to converge here.

[Da Yuan] Such a strange change must have a great opportunity behind it. Those who are confident in their own strength are unwilling to miss it.

Jing Qian's high-profile behavior undoubtedly made him a big splash in front of the entire [Da Yuan].

But he was completely unaware of this and didn't care.

Trapping the [Xuanyuan Sword Light] was only the first step. Next, it was the advancement of [Mending the Heavens], which he had deduced countless times, was absolutely certain of, and was eagerly anticipating!

The huge six-pointed star shone for a while, and a figure inexplicably appeared beside Jing Qian.

However, the [Feast God] had cleaned up the battlefield where [Tethered Silk] was located and arrived in time.

He nodded to Jing Qian's main body, then raised his hand to take control of the void rift.

At this point, the [Xuanyuan Sword Light] was completely controlled by the six avatars, and Jing Qian was finally freed from their grasp.

He simply sat cross-legged on the ground, his mind shrunk into his sea of ​​consciousness, and thus began his path of advancement with a carefree spirit.

Jing Qian's divine soul avatar entered the [Ruins of the Mind] for the third time, rushing towards the [Clock of Time].

Not long after, he was once again swallowed by the illusion and fell into the battlefield with [Pure Yang].

[Pure Yang Dao Ancestor] once again saw his outstanding junior and spoke directly:
"Kid, how much strength can you improve in such a short time? Why did you come back again?"

"My third sword strike is not easy to withstand. If you don't have some tough skills, you'll just die again."

"Judging from your method of resurrection, it should be the secret technique passed down by that scoundrel [Yanfu]."

"Such a secret technique is bound to be costly and difficult to execute, why waste it here?"

"Let's let things settle down a bit more before trying again!"

The earnest teachings of the Pure Yang Dao Ancestor were naturally well-intentioned.

Normally, his conclusion would be correct.

But this time, Jing Qian dared to challenge him again, which brought him a huge surprise.

He then spoke with considerable arrogance:
"Master, your disciple has a big surprise for you!"

"Just you wait and see!"

After saying that, he didn't give the Pure Yang Dao Ancestor any chance to react and directly tore open a void rift in front of him.

This rift, in its shifting between reality and illusion, is connected to an avatar far away in the depths of the Great Abyss.

The light of the Xuanyuan Sword was originally meant to strike the Sacrifice God again, but in an instant, the direction indicated by the void rift had completely changed.

Jing Qian forcibly dragged it from the Great Abyss into the Ruins of the Mind, and brought it before the Pure Yang Dao Ancestor!
Faced with the sudden sword light of the Other Shore, the Pure Yang Dao Ancestor was stunned for a moment, and did not even put up any resistance or hide.

He was all too familiar with this sword energy; it was clearly the aura of his little brother, Xuanyuan!
As the only two great swordsmen among the Ten Ancestors of Daoyuan, Chunyang and Xuanyuan have a relationship that is that of teacher, friend, and enemy!
Seeing this sword light now, how could he not understand that his little brother must have already broken through the [Tide's Roar], pierced through the [Great Abyss], and broken through the [Other Shore] realm?

The Pure Yang Dao Ancestor, who had been imprisoned for 100,000 years, couldn't be happier.

"Hahaha, good!"

"Boy, you can continue on your way, lest you disgrace the prestige of my Pure Yang sect."

The Pure Yang Dao Ancestor smiled nonchalantly, offering no resistance, and was annihilated in the sword light, body and soul.

The illusion shattered, releasing Jing Qian.

Without further hesitation, he gathered all his magical power and plunged headlong into the Clock of Time.

Thus, Jing Qian's scheme succeeded, and with the help of the [Xuanyuan Sword Light], he finally achieved his long-cherished wish.

He completely transcended the [Mountain of Immortal Qi], without being tainted by the power of [Daoist Sin]. Relying on his strength and luck, he successfully achieved a great ascension beyond his current level.

He is about to skip the entire second rank and advance directly to the first rank, [Time Sequence], from the third rank [Heaven Mending] minor cultivation.

In this world of cultivation where the Great Abyss has appeared, this is undoubtedly the highest achievement on the path of cultivation!
His future is limitless!
……

Deep within the Great Abyss, in a cabinet displaying various figurines, a small figurine holding a small sword and with a fierce expression suddenly began to tremble.

Upon closer inspection, the tremor originated from the tip of his sword.

A surge of powerful sword energy burst forth from the tip of the sword, completely shattering the power that had sealed him and turned him into a puppet.

Immediately, the sword energy began to spread rapidly, quickly enveloping the entire figure.

The little people came to life just like that!

Then, the little man walked along the shelves of the closet to the side of this floor.

Upon closer inspection, he was located on the top shelf of the closet.

This cabinet has three layers. The "Lingshan Tathagata" statue was placed in a corner of the third layer back then.

And in these three cabinets, the number of figurines decreases from bottom to top.

Needless to say, the items placed on the top floor must be the owner's most cherished possessions.

Then, the little man holding the sword, upside down, dragged it to a figurine. Suddenly, he swung his leg, kicking the figurine hard in the lower back, sending it flying.

The figurine rolled around a few times with a clang, then lay face down on the ground, its body emitting a dazzling purple electric light.

Before long, he actually washed away the mud seal and came back to life.

The little man opened his eyes and was immediately paralyzed. He spoke rather urgently:
"【Pure Yang】, you've tricked me again!"

"Why did you wake me up when the cabinet door wasn't even open?"

"Do you think it's easy for me to accumulate this little bit of magical power?"

"Now look what's happened, it's all going to be wasted!"

The little man wielding the sword raised his great sword and knocked the idiot to the ground again.

He opened his mouth and said:
"If I weren't in poor condition, and crossing the Great Abyss alone was too difficult, I would never have dragged you, you idiot, along."

"You just wait and see!"

After saying that, he turned his head and faced the cabinet door in front of him.

The carved cabinet doors may look like ordinary objects, but the two Dao Ancestors, Chunyang and Shenxiao, inside, are well aware of how powerful the seal on them is.

Shenxiao couldn't figure out what Chunyang was pretending to be, and he was completely helpless.

Suddenly, the Pure Yang Dao Ancestor made a move, forcefully pressing his hand against his chest and using it as a knife to cut open his chest cavity.

He forcibly ripped out that incredibly strong, beating heart.

Then, he gritted his teeth and crushed his own heart.

An extremely terrifying sword light erupted from it.

It was actually the [Xuanyuan Sword Light] that Jing Qian used to kill him!
It's unclear how the Pure Yang Dao Ancestor managed to do it, but he managed to perfectly move the sword light of the Other Shore into this sealed place through a phantom clone.

The power of the Xuanyuan Sword was unparalleled. Following the guidance of the Pure Yang, it forcefully cut a finger-sized notch into the closet.

The two miniature figurines, which came to life, instantly transformed into two streaks of light and slipped out through the gap.

As the Divine Firmament flew, it asked:
"Where did you get the [Other Shore] sword light?"

"Did that kid, Xuanyuan, really succeed?"

……

The two Dao Ancestors had barely escaped the closet when the hole in the closet door began to be repaired rapidly.

This escape window can only last for a very short time.

Upon closer inspection, there are six figurines on the third-floor cabinet, all made of wood and stone, still lying dormant.

Just then, two of the figurines seemed to sense the change and began to tremble violently, as if they were coming back to life.

Unfortunately, the window of opportunity for escape was far too short for them to break free of the seal.

The same scholar-like cultivator was the first to remove the seal from his mouth, thus gaining the ability to speak.

He then spoke:
"The law stipulates: Anything that is broken or damaged must not be repaired!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the repair speed of that small hole did indeed slow down a little.

This "Sage of Words" possesses extraordinary supernatural powers; his words become law, and his boasts instantly materialize. He has used every means at his disposal to escape.

Unfortunately, the release of this [Word of Power] divine ability consumed a lot of his magical power, which slowed down the speed at which the seal was broken.

This back-and-forth movement did not increase his chances of escaping.

On the contrary, the serpentine banshee who hitched a ride with him was able to focus on reviving and break free of the seal even faster.

After she successfully revived, she immediately transformed into a streak of light and fled outwards.

However, the hole was finally nearing completion.

Unfortunately, this streak of light was abruptly blocked in the middle of the hole.

The serpent-tailed banshee has a human upper body on the outside and a serpent tail on the inside.

She was extremely decisive, and she deliberately exploded her own body, severing herself in two, leaving only half of her body to escape from the closet.

But the "Sage of Words" was completely left behind and could not escape.

Two and a half Transcendental Powers successfully escaped from the cupboard, which is unprecedented.

Their resurgence will profoundly impact the entire situation in the Great Abyss.

However, even a powerful being who has transcended worldly concerns is severely weakened after being imprisoned for so long.

Especially the female demon, who lost half of her physical body.

Whether they can survive the trials of the Great Abyss is the first step to their true resurrection.

……

[Chunyang] temporarily destroyed his own core in order to escape.

Even though he was already a Dao Ancestor who had transcended the physical realm and whose physical body was once extremely powerful, after being suppressed for 100,000 years, he was now incredibly fragile.

He is currently suffering from serious injuries.

Fortunately, he had a protector named Shenxiao beside him, who was a companion he trusted.

After the two left that terrifying secret realm, they appeared in the deepest part of the Great Abyss, which was at least six or seven times deeper than the place where Jing Qian and Qian Si fought.

It's not really that different to say these are two different worlds.

The attrition power here is ten or even a hundred times greater than that of the outer layer, and it is not something that two Great Crippled Dao Ancestors can easily resist.

Without a reliable "Ark of the Other Shore," the two were practically unable to move an inch.

Shenxiao said urgently:
"【Chunyang】, where is your ship?"

The weakened [Pure Yang] waved his hand, panting as he said:
"Don't worry, I'm recalling them!"

"..."

"Damn it, these unfilial descendants!"

His Pure Yang Sword Box had long been destroyed by his lads!
The high-quality materials that were separated out have long been completely devoured.

It's really not fair to blame the younger generation for selling off their ancestors' land without a care in the world.

He didn't say beforehand that it wasn't allowed to be sold, did he? Don't you think so?

At this very moment, within the Pure Yang Cave Heaven of the Sumeru dimension, the old white ox lying on the ground turned its two nimble ears and woke up.

It carefully sensed the surroundings, then vomited out half a fragment of the Pure Yang Sword Box from its stomach.

When everyone was dividing the spoils back then, as a veteran of [Pure Yang Heaven], everyone assumed that Master Niu would also get a share.

It has successfully preserved it to this point.

With a flick of its horn, it propelled the fragment of the sword box out of the cave and into the mortal world.

Then, the sword box transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the void.

The old white ox didn't tell anyone and quietly lay back down in its original spot.

This lifeboat was turned into a lifebuoy, which was only good enough to make do.

……

With boundless confidence, Jing Qian broke free from his constraints and ascended the [Clock of Time].

The qualitative change in spiritual practice has finally arrived!
Once upon a time, when he was strengthening his [Lifespan] destiny, he was fortunate enough to set foot here with the help of the [Sumeru Great Dao Stele].

He was even the key figure in completing the sixtieth [Time Sequence], pushing this [Time Sequence Clock] to a new stage.

However, relying on external forces to trick and project one's thoughts here is fundamentally different from relying on one's own hard power to truly cross the threshold and ascend to this place.

Here, he will truly comprehend the power of [time sequence], traversing the past and future, and achieve true advancement.

Compared to his fellow cultivators, Jing Qian lacked the support of the Destiny Stele on the Immortal Qi Mountain and the tempering of at least a thousand years of cultivation within the second rank realm, so his foundation should have been weak.

However, his [Nine Desolate Immortal Qi] had already reached the Great Perfection of three thousand layers, and had even begun to refine [Qi Essence] on its own, which was even stronger than the mana quality of many [Time Sequences].

His title of "Emperor of the Great Ruins of Sumeru," along with two high-grade titles and three "Saint Bones," are also standard configurations for a powerful being of the "Time Sequence" level.

In addition, his entire outfit is so luxurious that even a detached person would drool over it.

Even though he came from a higher level, his foundation was already an indisputable [Time Sequence] embryo, enough to support him in completing the advancement.

He swiftly fled towards the mark he occupied on the [Clock of Time], which was the 356th mark.

He will complete his final promotion there!

Meanwhile, the changes in the [Time Clock] have also attracted the attention of some people.

At this stage, the debate over timing has begun to evolve towards its climax.

The ownership of each [time sequence] is sought and probed by countless people.

When Jing Qian ascended, he appeared to many uninformed "Time Sequences" as a minor "Heaven-Mending" cultivator, revealing himself to the world with a great treasure.

At the same time, three beams of divine light shot out from the Clock of Time and swept towards Jing Qian.

This situation is actually quite rare!

For other cultivators, fusing with [Time Sequence] to advance to the first rank and ascending to the [Clock of Time Sequence] are the same thing.

There is no other room or opportunity for major repairs to be carried out in this situation.

But Jing Qian is different. He is one of the very few who obtained the [Time Sequence] at the middle third rank and occupied the scale.

In fact, he even skipped a level and ascended directly to the top.

Right now, this is another hurdle in his promotion process!
Just then, three surging sword energies shot out from the other three markings, shattering the three [divine lights] that dared to attack one by one.

Two more beams of divine light rose from the two markings, covering Jing Qian's path to his own marking and protecting him.

The three beams of sword light and the two beams of divine light combined to create a powerful aura above the Clock of Time, startling almost all the powerful beings of the Time Realm.

Everyone speculated about whose second-generation member had been promoted, wondering why they had such a grand entrance!
Needless to say, this is naturally the five senior figures of the same sect, [Ren Chong], [Zhu Yun], [Yuan Yang], [Gui Mao], and [Wu Yan], standing up for Jing Qian.

Jing Qian's years of cultivation haven't been for nothing!
The strength of his own cultivation foundation is one aspect, but the life-and-death friendship he forged with his teachers is no joke.

With the protection of five patriarchs, his advancement was free from any external tribulations!
Jing Qian's [Eye of Age Rings] shot out a dazzling light, marking each of the marks that dared to attack him.

It's not an exaggeration to say in advance that they're finished.

He then plunged headlong into his own measurements.

The boundless aura of the Great Dao of Time erupted wildly within this scale.

Jing Qian felt as if all the past and future had erupted into chaos, instantly becoming a jumbled mess that dragged him into a vortex of time.

Here, he could neither see nor discern, seemingly becoming a clay sculpture eroded by time.

But he knew clearly that the key to truly advancing to the first rank of [Time Sequence] was to embrace time, comprehend time, and break through time, thus completely digesting the power of [Time Sequence].

Without hesitation, he opened his heart and began to embrace the power of time.

And that [Celestial Coffin] inexplicably appeared on this marking.

This coffin contains one of Jing Qian's most wondrous treasures, the [Time Sequence].

He raised his hand and lifted the coffin lid, then lay down inside.

That power of [Time Sequence] erupted instantly, and within the coffin, it began to truly merge with him.

(End of this chapter)