Ancient Godly Monarch - Chapter 418

Chapter 418: Dragging the Sword to Moon Continent

The thousand metre demon sword, wasn’t something a Heavenly Dipper Sovereigns could move, it remained immovable ever since the ancient era.

How heavy was this sword exactly?

Nobody knew. Qin Wentian was the first one who extricated the sword, bringing it with him as he soared out of the flatlands beneath the precipice. However, he still had no way to wield it. He could only drag it as he walked on and on, one footprint at a time, the weight of the sword was weighing down on him.
If he continued on foot like that, it would take him three years before he can reach the Moon Continent.

And as Qin Wentian dragged the sword along, nobody dared to go near him. The beam of sword light, the sword intent and the sword keening was still pervading the air, yet the mournful wails had greatly weakened, as though the demon sword was moved by Qin Wentian’s will.

Several people followed behind Qin Wentian only to see that everywhere he walked past ravines were formed from the immeasurably deep sword scars on the ground. Right now, only a single thought was running through their minds – the legend of the demon sword was real.

One step, one footprint, Qin Wentian started on his journey.
Some of the spectators flew up in the air as they stared at the sight below them. Their hearts thumped when they witnessed a boundless gap opening up in the earth right before them, unceasingly moving forward as though there was no end to it.

Where was Qin Wentian heading to?

If he really went to the Moon Continent, is he going to create a ravine that’s a hundred thousand miles long?
A month later, there were some that followed Qin Wentian along while others remained outside the Sword Reverence City. As for Qin Wentian, although he stayed in the Sword Reverence City for only three months, he became a legend in the Sword Reverence City whose name would often appear in topics of discussions.
Today, outside the Morning Sun City, there was a young man with demonic arms dragging along a thousand metres long gigantic sword, walking forward. The place where he passed by, the earth was split open and a huge gap was formed. The sword qi it emanated seemed endless; and what was even more terrifying was the sword keen that echoed out unceasingly, permeating the air. As though anything that entered a ten mile radius from him would be lacerated into nothingness.

Huge waves of commotion rocked the Morning Sun City as they saw the young man dragging the ancient demon sword, through the city, creating a pathway for himself. Everyone avoided him, and no one dared to block his path. That young man continued on step by step, the steel-like expression in his eyes glimmered as they stared at the horizon as though nothing in this world would be able to shake his resolve and conviction.

Who was this young man?
Expressions of utter shock could be seen on the faces of the citizens from Morning Sun City, yet soon after, they discovered that behind this young man, there were several people who were following after him.

These people had followed Qin Wentian all the way here from the Sword Reverence City. From them, those from Morning Sun City realized that the young man was none other than the first ranker of the Heavenly Fate Rankings, Qin Wentian.

But where did that sword came from?

The nine swords that were embedded on the precipice was precisely there to pay homage to this immovable gigantic demon sword. For ages, for eons, it remained untouched, but the moment it appeared, blood dyed the precipice red, bringing waves of utter annihilation to the Li Clan and Heavenly Sword Sect, felling the experts from the Wang Clan, a top-tier transcendent power, effortlessly.

Why was Qin Wentian doing this?

Because the Pill Emperor Hall reneged on their promise, they once said that as long as Qin Wentian could defeat Zhan Chen in the Heavenly Fate Rankings, they wouldn’t interfere with the matters between him and Mo Qingcheng. However, Luo He broke her promise, and was even selecting marriage candidates for Mo Qingcheng. In a fit of rage, Qin Wentian pulled out that immovable demon sword, shocking the whole of Sword Reverence City. He wanted to drag the sword all the way to the Moon Continent.

After those from the Morning Sun City heard the story, amazement pounded their hearts. There were also some of them who followed behind Qin Wentian, they wanted to see it with their own eyes, how would Qin Wentian act when he arrived at the Moon Continent.

The people following him increased more and more. And two months later, there were already about ten thousand people behind him, they were all deeply infected by the resolute will of Qin Wentian.

He, as the top ranker on the Heavenly Fate Ranking truly deserve his reputation. If he really did carry through this voyage to the Moon Continent, and didn’t fall in his clash with the Pill Emperor Hall…from then onwards, the Pill Emperor Hall don’t even need to dream about eating or resting in peace.

And what was even more shocking was that the thousand metres long sword was also evidently moved by Qin Wentian’s actions. The weight of the demon sword substantially decreased, yet Qin Wentian still had no way to wield it, no way to soar through the skies while carrying it. But now, at the very least, he could run while dragging the demon sword on the ground. Compared to when he first started, his speed was already much faster.

The sword qi that permeated the air, grew increasingly terrifying while the immeasurably deep fissures that was left behind by the sword was now about 50,000 miles long. Incredibly spectacular.

This fissure was undoubtedly the longest in length in the entire Grand Xia.

Currently, Qin Wentian’s movement speed got even faster.

Although every step forwards exhausted a huge amount of his strength, he had no thoughts of giving up and has even achieved a distance of 1,000 miles per day just from running.
In the blink of an eye, a total of three months had passed when Qin Wentian left the Sword Reverence City. The energy within his Yuanfu had long been depleted, and his movement also gradually slowed.

In this land of wilderness, Qin Wentian continued to advance forward. Passing through mountains, cutting across rivers, stepping onto the desert.

His eyes were still fixed over the horizon. And finally…an incomparably vast ancient city appeared at the edge of his vision.

Three months… Qin Wentian had finally arrived outside the Moon Continent.

Those that followed behind him all felt that these three months were akin to three years of time. The distance traversed was simply too vast, but somehow unknowingly they eventually arrived.
Several figures soared up through the air from that vast ancient city. Naturally these people were those from major powers that had received the news.

Some of them originated from the Pill Emperor Hall, some from the Star-Seizing Manor and some, from the Hua Clan.
All these transcendent powers had grudges with Qin Wentian. Now that Qin Wentian had appeared once again in the Moon Continent, it could be said that he’s setting foot in a pool of murderous dragons and the den of tigers.

However, after the scouts appeared, they didn’t even dare to go near Qin Wentian. They stood at a distance of ten miles away as they stared at Qin Wentian as well as that astounding thousand metres long gigantic sword.

It was rumored that with the aid of this sword, Qin Wentian had effortlessly slayed the powerful experts from the Wang Clan and annihilated the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Li Clan.

Nobody knew how powerful this demon sword was exactly.
Among the scouts, there were some powerful ones and some weaker ones. Bai Fei, was also among the scouts from the Pill Emperor Hall. Looking at the silhouette of the young man that she once held in contempt, she couldn’t help but sigh in her heart.. a single figure wielding a single sword moving towards the Moon Continent yet no one dared to block his path.

Qin Wentian also noticed them, but he continued walking in the direction of the Moon Continent, paying no heed to them. Sword Qi billowed forth, those scouts couldn’t help but take a step back just from the pressure of every step that Qin Wentian advanced forwards.

“Madness.” The crowd were all infected by Qin Wentian’s emotions. He was forcing all the enemy scouts backwards just from walking straight ahead.
When Qin Wentian stood just outside the entrance of the Moon Continent, those scouts had long retreated into the depths, vanishing totally. No one dared to even go near Qin Wentian.

“Tell Luo He, that I will look for her.”

Qin Wentian’s voice was mixed within that keening of his sword and swept over everything in the Moon Continent. His words were heard by everyone there.

As the sound of his voice faded, a terrifying sword intent gushed out from him in all eight directions, forming a ten mile death zone around him. Those that were too late to escape, were all lacerated into nothingness by the sharpness that he radiated.

The killing aura that was mixed within this sword intent was simply too terrifying.
A fearsome storm was manifested and regardless of those from the transcendent powers or those that followed Qin Wentian, they were all buffeted by the powerful wind, pushing them far away.

Outside the Moon Continent, only Qin Wentian remained, together with that thousand metre long gigantic demon sword in hand.

The sword keened, the wind gusted. The storm lasted for an undetermined amount of time before it gradually weakened, turning back into nothingness.

“It ended?”

“The sword qi dissipated?”
At this moment, the faces of everyone were painted by puzzlement. After which, their silhouettes flickered as they moved towards the Moon Continent.

But when they arrived at the entrance, all of them were stunned by what they saw.

The demon sword was pierced into the ground, and stood upright and tall. The terrifying sword intent was retracted, appearing as though it had returned to sleep.

But Qin Wentian himself had disappeared.

Qin Wentian had left the demon sword outside the Moon Continent, yet he himself disappeared.

What did he want to do exactly? Why would he leave the sword behind as he entered the Moon Continent?

But regardless of the reason, this matter soon caused a great wave of commotion in the Moon Continent in an extremely short amount of time.

Qin Wentian, this young man who once cultivated in the Moon Continent had created miracles after miracles. The youngest in history to step into the ranks of a fourth-ranked Grandmaster, becoming the top ranker of the Heavenly Fate Rankings, he stood together hand in hand with Mo Qingcheng announcing their relationship to the world.

But during the ranking battle, Qin Wentian offended too many of the transcendent powers. Everyone already decreed in their hearts that he was a soon-to-be-dead man.
He even slayed Zhan Chen, and wanted to take Mo Qingcheng away. How could the Pill Emperor Hall not have a grudge towards him?

Luo He decided to take matters in her own hands and searched a husband for Mo Qingcheng.

And because of this, Qin Wentian pulled out the demon sword in the Sword Reverence City, traversing a distance of a hundred thousand miles, to the Moon Continent before proclaiming to Luo He that he, would look for her.

Nobody would ever have imagined that Qin Wentian who had just stepped into Heavenly Dipper, would dare to directly challenge the transcendent powers.

Back then Hua Taixu also obtained the position of the top ranker in the Heavenly Fate Rankings, yet in comparison to Qin Wentian, the deeds he had done weren’t so world-shaking and astounding.
Today, in the Pill Emperor Hall, all the way up at the highest steps, Luo He stood there gazing down on the Moon Continent. Her gaze was ice cold, and behind her, all her disciples were present except for Mo Qingcheng.

“Master, Qingcheng’s marriage candidates selection?” Behind her, Bai Fei asked in a low voice.

“Carry on as per normal, make the matter as grand as possible.” Luo He’s voice was as frigid as winter snow as she spat the words out. Qin Wentian’s actions were like a smack on her face?

She heard the rumors that the demon sword was extremely powerful and could even sunder the heavens. She truly wanted to see if Qin Wentian would dare to bring the sword and stormed her Pill Emperor Hall.

“Understood.” Bai Fei bowed as she replied, all the while silently sighing in her heart. She heard that the recruitment of marriage candidates for Mo Qingcheng, was Mo Qingcheng’s final chance. If Mo Qingcheng still refused, nobody knew what her consequences would be like.

The current Bai Fei, didn’t know if she should be happy or sad.

These few days, representatives of the other transcendent powers all set foot in the Moon Continent. Obviously, they were here because of the marriage candidate selection.
Although it wasn’t glorious to be marrying into the Pill Emperor Hall, its gain far outweighs the losses if they could gain the fairy-like Mo Qingcheng. Not only that, the transcendent power that the selected candidate was from would also form an unshakable alliance with the Pill Emperor Hall.

After all, the Pill Emperor Hall’s position in the entire Grand Xia, could be considered somewhat unique.

The news regarding Qin Wentian spread like wildfire. After those people learnt of the reasons, they couldn’t help but feel that Qin Wentian was too delusional, wanting to fight against the transcendent powers all alone? Nothing but a fool’s dream. They then headed to the entrance of Moon Continent and tried pulling out the demon sword. Yet, all of them discovered that regardless of how strong they were, none among them could extricate the demon sword out from the ground, not even the slightest. Not one among them.

Qin Wentian, remained the only person who had accomplished that!

 

Chapter 419: Demon Sword Erected Outside the PIll Emperor Hall

The fact that Qin Wentian had pulled out the demon sword, and left it at the entrance of Moon Continent created tsunami-like waves of commotion that rocked all of Grand Xia.

Currently in Grand Xia, although there were plenty who didn’t know what sort of person Qin Wentian was, how many wouldn’t know of the man ranked number one on the Heavenly Fate ranking?

At the very least, in the entire Grand Xia, other than those recluses and hermits, almost everyone had already heard of this name – Qin Wentian.

As the days passed, there were many that came to try their luck and attempted to extricate the sword yet no one was able to do so. There were also several people gathered around to spectate and as they saw one cultivator after another failing, they all commented on the bizarreness of the sword and why Qin Wentian was the only one that could move it.

At this moment there was a young man clad in white, hovering in the air. This person projected an extraordinary demeanor and was flawless in his appearance. He had a bearing which elevated him above the common crowd, outstanding no matter where he went.

The instant he appeared, the gazes of many in the crowd landed on him as expressions of admiration and worship showed on their faces.

Hua Taixu, the top ranker of the Heavenly Fate Rankings two batches ago. Back then, nobody could even shake his position, he was peerless in Yuanfu throughout Grand Xia.

Not long ago, he just demonstrated his prowess. His true cultivation base now wasn’t what many people guessed – the second level of Heavenly Dipper, but was actually the third level of Heavenly Dipper instead. His combat prowess was so strong that the word ‘terrifying’ wasn’t sufficient to describe it… he destroyed a fourth level Heavenly Dipper Sovereign in an overwhelming, domineering fashion.

That battle, caused Hua Taixu’s name to once again resound throughout the Moon Continent.

As long as top rankers of the Heavenly Fate Rankings didn’t die, they would all become grand characters whose names shook the entire Grand Xia. Stepping into Heavenly Dipper wasn’t an issue for them.

Right now, Hua Taixu gradually started to display his brilliance. His current strength could already be considered pretty strong even in the perspective of Grand Xia and if he were to be given a few more years to mature, he would definitely become a top-tier character that stood on the peak of Grand Xia.

And at this moment, Hua Taixu appeared at the entrance of Moon Continent, staring at the demon sword that Qin Wentian had left behind.

Hua Taixu, Qin Wentian!
In Grand Xia, everyone tended to compare the both of them because in the eyes of the younger generations of Grand Xia, both of them represented two different eras, yet they were both the top rankers on the Heavenly Fate Rankings.

The difference was that Hua Taixu was born into a prestigious clan, a Heaven’s Chosen level character of the Hua Clan. He was already dazzling when he was born, with a magnificence unmatched in his generation.
Qin Wentian was different, he had no background to speak of yet he reached the same heights as Hua Taixu. His competitors were all blazing sons of their generations, borne of a transcendent power yet he was the one that reached the peak in the end. His story struck a chord with many youths in Grand Xia, and his story was passed on with much fascination and admiration.

Currently, the appearance of Hua Taixu observing the demon sword Qin Wentian left behind naturally caused people to feel unexpected.

At this moment, Hua Taixu slowly approached as he fixed his attention onto the sword.
There was no terrifying aura to be found, only silence. There were only faint hints of sword intent permeating the air, but the sword might produced by the sword intent was very different from what it was rumored to be like. Rumors stated that the sword qi of the demon sword was so astronomical that it could tower over the heavens. People could hear the mournful wails of the sword from hundreds of miles away and everywhere it would go, a chasm would be formed.

Yet right now, the demon sword seemed to be asleep, nobody could awaken it.

Hua Taixu contemplated the demon sword for a long time before turning and departing the area. His countenance remained as serene as ever, nobody knew what he was thinking about.

After Hua Taixu’s departure, yet another silhouette appeared in this area. And just like Hua Taixu, her appearance immediately drew the attention and focus of the crowd.
Although her features were obscured by a veil, just a glimpse of her was sufficient to cause all of the people in that area to be stunned into silence. They had no way to shift their eyes away.

This female projected an aura of otherworldliness, untouched by the mortal world. Her presence was akin to a block of ice, as though nobody could approach her. She was like a snow lotus atop an icy mountain. Arrogant and proud, standing alone at the summit with no need to associate with the world.

“How beautiful.”

Her appearance here had stolen away the breath of the entire crowd. Although they couldn’t see her features, just her beautiful eyes as well as her skin that resembled the white snow, was already sufficient for people to know that the beauty of this woman was without peer.
Yet nobody dared to go near her, it seemed somewhat blasphemous to do so, she was like a being high up in the skies where mortals like them could only watched on in wistfulness.

However, the gaze of this woman was too, fixed on the demon sword. Her eyes seemed to flash with a hint of contemplation, as though she was considering something.

She only stayed here for a moment before she turned and walked away, her mysterious appearance made the crowd wonder, who exactly was she?

Which transcendent power has a female whose beauty was so breathtakingly stunning?
When the crowd finally snapped out of their daze, they discovered that the female had already completely vanished, with no traces of her presence as if she had never appeared here before.

It was as though she was borne of their imagination, surreal and was nothing but an illusion.

“The most important event in the Moon Continent currently is no doubt the marriage candidate selection the Pill Emperor Hall is holding to select a companion for Mo Qingcheng. That female from earlier might be from a transcendent power, maybe she’s from the Mystic Maiden Sect and is here to spectate the event. In that case, there might be a chance for her to appear at the date of selection, we must definitely go there and take a look.”

This thought flashed through the minds of several in the crowd. Although they didn’t dare to blaspheme, it surely didn’t matter if they snuck a few more glances at her. Anyway, with Qin Wentian bringing the demon sword to the Moon Continent, his purpose was evidently for the marriage candidate selection. Even if they didn’t notice the appearance of the female earlier, they would have gone to the Pill Emperor Hall anyway.

At the entrance of the Moon Continent, several streams of people came and left.

The only thing that remained unchanged was the demon sword that stood tall and upright, embedded in the ground. It was as though this was it’s new location, and it would remain immovable and asleep as it was previously.

Only that person could awaken it.
Countless experts from all over Grand Xia had arrived in the Moon Continent, making the atmosphere over there extremely lively. Especially in the central region where the Pill Emperor Hall was located, it was bustling with activity.

Not too long ago, Luo He announced to the entire Grand Xia that the marriage candidate selection would be held at the heaven ascending steps of the Pill Emperor Hall. People from the transcendent powers would be granted access to the top 99 flights of steps, while ordinary people would stand beneath them, spectating the selection.
For those below thirty years of age, in addition to possessing outstanding talent and a handsome appearance, they were eligible to participate in the selection.

Since this was a marriage candidate selection for the saintess of the Pill Emperor Hall, Mo Qingcheng, the candidate’s looks naturally couldn’t be too bad. If not, the image of the Pill Emperor Hall would go down the drain. Secondly, the candidate couldn’t be too old. After all, Mo Qingcheng was still a flower who had just bloomed, her beauty exceedingly radiant. How could the Pill Emperor Hall allow her to marry a middle aged or old man? And obviously, the most important thing was the candidate’s strength and talent.
Those that came to participate in the selection would be chosen based on their combat prowess. The highest priority would be one’s strength, choosing the top three out of this multitude of participants.
As for the background of the candidates, although this wasn’t explicitly stated, this was the last priority for the selection. But of course, everyone was clear in their hearts that it was almost impossible for the Pill Emperor Hall to allow a nobody to marry Mo Qingcheng even if his strength was unrivalled among candidates of this selection.
But no matter what, first leaving aside the prestige of the Pill Emperor Hall, just Mo Qingcheng’s godly appearance alone as well as her monstrous talent in pill concoction, it was already sufficient to move the hearts of those young elites. And although Mo Qingcheng seemed to have something going on with Qin Wentian, given how grandly the Pill Emperor Hall was promoting this event, there shouldn’t be any cause for worry.
Today, many people flooded the Pill Emperor Hall. In a grand hall at the peak of the ninety-nine flight of steps, Luo He had her eyes closed as she sat in the seat of the host. Below her, were her disciples, Bai Fei and the rest, as well as the participants who were registering for the selection.
“Master, from the looks of it, disciples of the various transcendent powers have elected to participate in the selection. Although they aren’t the most outstanding in their sects or clans, they are all still extraordinary characters.” Bai Fei inclined her head and respectfully reported.
“Mhm.” Luo He nodded her head lightly. “Are there no characters like Hua Taixu and Chen Wang?”
“No.” Bai Fei replied. Luo He didn’t reply, she also knew that this time around, the selected candidate had to marry into the Pill Emperor Hall. There was no way the other transcendent powers would allow their most outstanding members to do so. If not, if the Pill Emperor Hall really chose Hua Taixu, wouldn’t that the Hua Clan would lose out on their most elite member of the younger generation?
“Are there any that are worthy of notice?” Luo He inquired again.
“I haven’t discovered any as of now.” Bai Fei shook her head and continued, “There are quite a few that didn’t originate from any transcendent powers, their cultivation is only at the first level of Heavenly Dipper. Characters like them would surely be the first to get eliminated.”
For this selection, the main targets were outstanding characters below thirty years of age. For those recently ascended Heavenly Dipper Sovereigns, they basically stood no chance at all.
“Mhm.” Luo He nodded before stating, “Go talk to your junior martial sister. Tell her there’s seven more days for her to consider. This is already the last line of my patience. If she really wishes to defy my orders, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Night arrived, silence befell the Moon Continent. However just outside the Moon Continent, there were several cultivators that went to observe the demon sword that was embedded outside the entrance. However at this moment, they discovered that the sword intent of the demon sword shot up to the skies as the sword transformed into a beam of light that zoomed towards the direction of the Pill Emperor Hall. This, naturally attracted the attention of several and the air was soon filled with people soaring through the air, as they observed the situation.
During the next morning, the experts from the Pill Emperor Hall stood at the peak of the ninety-nine steps as they stared right ahead. However in their eyes, a mixture of disbelief, anger and even shock could be seen. There was a terrifying gigantic ancient sword over 1,000 metres in length embedded in the ground outside the entrance of the Pill Emperor Hall. Although it was still a distance away, because of the immense size of the sword, it was too eye-catching.

The meaning of this, goes without saying.

This was a blatant challenge to the Pill Emperor Hall. Last night, when the sword intent shot up to the skies, the experts of the Pill Emperor Hall naturally had also sensed it. But as the overwhelming sword might swept closer and closer to them, nobody dared to get near to it underneath the pressure. And when the upper echelons of the Pill Emperor Hall went to investigate, the sword intent that radiated out was so sharp that it made even characters of their level fearful for their lives.

Finally, when the commotion was over. They discovered that the demon sword was already embedded into the ground. As for the controller of the sword, he had vanished completely, nowhere to be seen.

This, was a great humiliation to the Pill Emperor Hall. They who had countless experts within their sect, actually allowed somebody to stick a sword into the ground to provoke them, not even ten miles away from the place that they called home.

But luckily, Qin Wentian had no way to wield that demon sword. If not, by their estimations, given the power of that endless, terrifying sword might, if Qin Wentian could completely control its strength, nothing in the Heavenly Dipper realm would be able to stand up to it.

Luo He’s countenance turned ashen as she saw what happened. She was frightened by the sword might to the point where she didn’t even dare to venture outside of the Pill Emperor Hall last night.

She simply couldn’t believe that this was done by someone whom she once despised to even cast a glance at.

Now, in the morning, the demon sword was simply erected there, yet no one could extricate it and move it away!
Surely they couldn’t mobilise their supreme elder-level characters just because of an act of provocation incited by a member of the junior generation. If they truly did so, where would their face and prestige lie? They would become the laughing stock of Grand Xia!

Mo Qingcheng was currently imprisoned in a certain place in the Pill Emperor Hall. At this moment, she was bound with chains and locked up in a room yet she couldn’t help but be bewildered after sensing that endless sword might. Where could sword might this powerful originate from? How could she feel it even from where she was right now? How powerful did this sword might have to be to permeate through the atmosphere in the Pill Emperor Hall?

 

Chapter 420: Selection of the Marriage Candidate

The demon sword stood outside Pill Emperor Hall. This matter soon circulated all around Moon Continent and everyone who knew of it couldn’t help but sigh in admiration in their hearts.

This story of love touched the heart of many – a young man dragged a gigantic sword for a hundred thousand miles all the way to the Moon Continent, and even went so far as to place the sword right in front of the Pill Emperor Hall’s doorstep.

He was telling everyone that he, Qin Wentian, had returned. He would definitely make Luo He pay a price for her actions.
However, nobody thought it was possible. Although Qin Wentian had outstanding talent, his current strength was just too weak, merely at the first level of Heavenly Dipper. How could he clash with grand characters like the Pill Emperor Hall and win?

Experts were as common as clouds in the Pill Emperor Hall. What people saw was merely the tip of the iceberg, if the pillars of the Pill Emperor Hall were lured out, the consequences would be unimaginable for Qin Wentian.

Qin Wentian truly had no way to wield the demon sword – he could only drag it. If push came to shove, even if he borrowed the sword might from the sword, he would end up dying without a doubt.
What he was facing, was one of the top-tier transcendent powers, ranked within the top five in the entire Grand Xia, the Pill Emperor Hall.

Qin Wentian had the aspirations to sunder the heavens, but could he with his puny strength shock the heaven ascending hall of the Pill Emperor Hall at the top of the ninety-nine flight of steps?

The marriage candidate selection event organised by the Pill Emperor Hall for Mo Qingcheng had already caused gigantic waves of commotion throughout all of Grand Xia. Countless people all came to the Moon Continent either to participate or to be spectators of the grand selection. In addition to the smack Qin Wentian issued to Luo He’s face, the erected demon sword just outside the Pill Emperor Hall’s entrance, this storm of commotion brewed even greater in intensity.
Today, the day of the selection finally arrived.

Before the entrance to the Pill Emperor Hall, below the ninety-nine flight of steps, human silhouettes could be seen crowding on the ground. However, the cultivators all avoided a certain area. Over there, a gigantic towering sword could be seen, nobody dared to near it.

At the peak of the ninety-nine flights of steps, the experts from the Pill Emperor Hall stood there surveying the crowd. Luo He stood in the centre-most position, her countenance ice-cold as she stared at the gigantic demon sword right in front of their door step.
Qin Wentian dared to smack her face? She really wanted to see if Qin Wentian dared to come today.

If he really came, she will make sure he would never be able to return.

Shifting her gaze onto the crowd, Luo He’s voice resounded out, “Friends from the other transcendent powers, please feel free to ascend the ninety-nine steps. We welcome all of you to act as witnesses for this selection.”

As the sound of her voice faded, several figures among the crowd moved as they climbed the heaven ascending steps before they sat down on the seats at the peak of the steps that were already prepared for them.
“Participants of the selection are to stand on the ninetieth step and below.” Luo He continued, and momentarily, whistling sounds echoed in the air as numerous silhouettes appeared and squeezed on the ninetieth step. Just an instant, and the ninetieth step was completely full with no space available. If anyone else wanted to stand there, they would have to knock someone else down to take their place.

“So many people, the participants for the selection are all Heavenly Dipper Sovereigns below thirty. Not only that, their looks and talents are a cut above the common crowd. For those at Yuanfu, wanting to marry Mo Qingcheng is just a fool’s dream.”

The Pill Emperor Hall is selecting a son-in-law and the marriage partner is Mo Qingcheng. No wonder so many outstanding characters appear. Firstly, leaving aside those from the transcendent powers, the major powers a tier below them have also sent out many of their younger generations over. If any of them could really become the son-in-law of the Pill Emperor Hall, and married Mo Qingcheng, the status of that power would naturally be positively affected as well.”
However, how could it be so easy to last all the way to the end and win the selection?

“An incense stick worth of time, only those who stand upon the ninetieth step will be able to proceed upwards to my Pill Emperor Hall. This is but a preliminary test to weed out the weak.” Luo He faintly continued, “Let the selection begin.”

As the sound of her voice faded, the atmosphere became charged with nervous energy. Luo He had already told them her standards – only participants with the qualifications to stand on the ninetieth step after the time it takes to finish burning an incense, would be able to proceed to the next round.”
At this moment, those who stood on the ninetieth step all felt an overwhelming pressure bearing down on them. The Astral Souls and Novas of those who stood on the steps below them were already released into being. Instantly, battle intent and powerful auras radiated out in the air.

Complete and utter mayhem. The fight was even swifter and more brutal that what the spectators had expected.

Not even half a second had passed since Luo He’s voice faded away, yet the frenzied and chaotic combat erupted instantly. No quarters were given.
Viewing this terrifying battle that erupted instantaneously, the spectators only felt their heart violently pounding from the sight. Over there, blood splattered about, falling down like rain from the skies, while miserable screams and blood-curdling screeches mingled together to form a cacophony of pain that resounded in the air. In the mere blink of an eye, it was unknown how many of the participants had died or were seriously injured. It was just too cruel.

Although Luo He was the daughter of the Pill Emperor, she definitely wasn’t some nice soul that advocate kindness. She chose to use the most direct and brutal selection method to test the participants.

“There are a few that are quite powerful. Nobody could knock them down from the ninetieth step.”
Very quickly, the spectators soon noticed those participants who were more dazzling. Their cultivation was all approximately the second or third level of Heavenly Dipper.

For young cultivators who were below thirty and had a cultivation base at third level of Heavenly Dipper, their talents were already considered extremely terrifying. Even in the transcendent powers, only those more elite, demon-level characters would be able to achieve such a feat.

As for those below thirty who was at the fourth level of Heavenly Dipper, the spectators hadn’t noticed any yet. Even Hua Taixu didn’t achieve this. The concept of a fourth level Heavenly Dipper Sovereign was simply too fearsome to believe.

Hence, those participants with a cultivation base at the third level of Heavenly Dipper could already be considered as the peak-level participants in the selection this time around.

As for those at the first level of Heavenly Dipper, these people suffered the most, they belonged to the weakest group. They were sitting ducks and were blasted down the steps by those stronger than them. Many had injuries from the collision, they simply didn’t have power enough to dash up the ninetieth step.

“The majority of those that are able to stand upon the ninetieth step are from the transcendent powers. Chen Lie from the Chen Clan was extremely famous back in those days as well. He’s the elder brother of Chen Wang and although his talent wasn’t as outstanding as Chen Wang, his current cultivation is higher than him. He was also one of the top few rankers on the Heavenly Fate Rankings three batches ago. The Chen Clan actually chose him to represent them.”

“Hua Cheng of the Hua Clan is here as well. Although his brilliance was totally suppressed by Hua Taixu, he could also be considered one of the more powerful ones in the younger generation of the Hua Clan. Seems like it’s true that there are many cultivators who want to obtain the belle. The competition is intense indeed.”

“That person that is Wang Yifei of the Wang Clan from War Continent. His combat prowess is said to be extraordinary. I also heard that not long ago, Wang Jue was slain by Qin Wentian when the latter was pulling out the demon sword. I wonder if this matter is true or not, if it’s true, then the hatred the Wang Clan feels for Qin Wentian would surely be carved deep into their bones. If Qin Wentian appears here today, I wonder how he would be able to walk out alive. The Chen Clan, Hua Clan and Wang Clan all want him to die. Not to mention that the Pill Emperor Hall and the Star-Seizing Manor also have grudges with him.”
“Qin Wentian is actually also worthy of admiration. Who would dared to take the actions he took? But sadly, it’s destined that he would fall today. Back then, the Azure Emperor also died in the same way, surrounded by enemies too overwhelming for him to handle.”

The discussions of the crowd began to shift towards Qin Wentian again. After Qin Wentian showcased his brilliance to the world, each and every action he took caused way too much commotion. And let alone today, when he he might be here to smash the selection apart. His sword was currently erected outside the Pill Emperor Hall, there’s no way the marriage selection would proceed as smoothly as the Pill Emperor Hall has planned.

“Hey look, who’s that person? He’s quite good looking and succeeded in standing on the ninetieth step despite only having a cultivation base at the first level of Heavenly Dipper.” At this moment, someone in the crowd pointed at a figure on the ninetieth step. This person had an ancient halberd in his hands and projected an air of unmatched tyranny. For those who wanted to target him would all suffer underneath his halberd. So far, none had succeeded when they tried to knock him down.
And right now, a cultivator at the second level of Heavenly Dipper was rushing at him. This person wielded a lightning-attributed sword in his hands and the instant he neared, the power of lightning abruptly stabbed out, the Astral Nova of the attacker exploded with a terrifying light, augmenting his attack. However, the crowd only saw an ancient halberd blasting out, containing a strange and surreal; fluctuation akin to a phantasm. This halberd strike didn’t seemed to be real but the moment it came into contact with the sword, an irresistible force penetrated directly through, cancelling out the force of the sword attack, smashing into the attacker’s chest, blasting him right down the steps.

An incense worth of time passed very quickly. When Luo He announced that the first round was over, there were only a total of forty-eight participants remaining on the ninetieth step.

“All of you are qualified to come up here.” Luo He waved her hands before turning and walking to the seat of the host.

The forty-eight participants ascended the ninety-nine steps and arrived at the peak where the Pill Emperor Hall was located. At the peak of the steps, was a vast piece of land and surrounding them were all people from the various transcendent powers that came to spectate. As for the other spectators who had no background, they weren’t qualified to be up here.
Although only around ten to fifteen minutes have passed, the forty-eight participants remaining were all elites among elites. All of them were extraordinary characters.

Many among them were cultivators from the younger generations of the various transcendent powers. The spectators from their respective powers all had smiles on their faces. If their representative could really marry Mo Qingcheng, it wasn’t too bad even if they had to marry into the Pill Emperor Hall. This way, their relationship with the Pill Emperor Hall would only become closer.
Luo He sat on the host’s seat. Mo Qingcheng was her disciple, hence she was the host for the selection event today.

Her eyes were currently staring ahead, fixed on the demon sword erected outside their sect. That sword was even taller compared to where she was seated now. Her eyes flashed with a glint of coldness as she stared at it.

She truly wanted to see when Qin Wentian would appear. Did he really dare to show up and cause chaos during this selection?
Retracting her gaze, she then turned to the forty-eight participants as she stated, “All of you are good looking enough and possess strength above average. For the groom selection this time around, there’s no need for a ranking system. We only need to know who are the top three among the forty-eight of you. The rules are simple, right now, each of you choose your own opponent. The loser shall be ousted while the winner continues on to the next round.”

As the sound of her voice faded, the participants moved and immediately started selecting their opponents.

There were still other challenges after this round. Hence, in these earlier battles, participants would naturally all choose the weakest ones of the group. Han Qing of the Swallow Swordsmen from Yan Continent picked an opponent who was at the first level of Heavenly Dipper. His opponent had an ancient halberd and was extremely tyrannical. But regardless, with a cultivation base at only the first level, how strong could his opponent be?

Han Qing stood in front of the halberd user and calmly regarded him. He then spoke, “Han Qing of the Swallow Swordsmen. Please guide me.”
As his voice faded away, the sword in his hand buzzed as it erupted into motion. The corners of Han Qing’s lips curled up in an unpleasant smile, although the words he spoke were polite, the tone of his voice contained a unmistakable hint of disdain!

 

Chapter 421: Different Face?

Han Qing could be considered exceedingly famous throughout the Yan Continent. With a cultivation base at the second level of the Heavenly Dipper realm, he excelled in sword arts, and the speed of his sword was as fast as the wind.

He had four Astral Souls: the first two were both speed-type Astral Souls, while the last two were both sword-type Astral Souls. What he sought was speed, extreme speed.

The attack power of sword-type Astral Souls was redoubtable. Coupled with extreme speed, Han Qing would be able to strike out at his opponents far more often than they would be able to defend against, thus easily able to achieve victory.

At this moment, the young man facing Han Qing only had a cultivation base at the first level of Heavenly Dipper. Although his combat prowess was noteworthy, Han Qing was still brimming with confidence. His opponent wouldn’t be able to last ten moves under the quickness of his sword.

That young man facing Han Qing could clearly see the smirk on Han Qing’s face. Yet, he remained expressionless. No one could tell what he was thinking about in his heart.

As for the other participants, they too had already found their opponents. Forty-eight participants meant a total of twenty-four battles. Luckily, the space at the peak of the heaven-ascending steps was vast enough for everyone to battle at the same time.

“Please guide me.”

The young man, wielding the ancient halberd, calmly stated. As the sound of his voice faded, Han Qing smiled, “Please be careful then.”

The next moment, Han Qing’s sword lashed out like the wind. His silhouette concealed itself in the middle of a cyclone, and he transformed into a series of blurry after-images that moved with the speed of lightning. His sword moved so fast that his attacks were like an illusive phantom, most of the spectators couldn’t tell which attacks were real and which were illusions.

With a single sword strike, the retreat path of the halberd user was sealed off by Han Qing. His sword covered all angles. No matter where his opponent wanted to retreat to, as long as Han Qing made some variation in his attack, his attack would land for sure.

However, the halberd user seemed to have no intentions of dodging.

With a stomp on the ground, just a single step, the entire earth seemed to move with the halberd user. He was like the sovereign of this space, barging forward with immense might. The ancient halberd in his hands brutally smashed out, as tyrannical as a dragon, pressing relentlessly forward.

“Wind Shadow.” Han Qing unleashed the will of his second level Mandate. His body vanished from sight, transforming into shadows of the wind, all traces of his presence were hidden within while the sword qi exuded got stronger and stronger.

With a flash of cold light, a lightning-quick sword stabbed towards the young man using the ancient halberd. The dangerous scene made people sigh in admiration as they witnessed the profoundness of the sword technique that was augmented by the will of Han Qing’s second level insight. Such speed totally rendered the halberd user defenceless.

However, right at this moment, a resounding boom thundered out.

The ancient halberd actually collided with Han Qing’s sword head on. There were no traces of hesitation in the halberd user movement, his strike was cleanly executed to perfection.

“This…” Those spectators who were paying attention to this battle were all stunned. How had the young man wielding the halberd accomplished that? Han Qing had merged himself together with the wind, his attacks were unpredictable and extremely rapid. Although the halberd user moved later, his weapon actually came into contact with Han Qing’s sword at the exact moment of impact. How had he done that?

Of course, there were also spectators who had clearly seen the young man’s actions. What amazed them was that the instant Han Qing disappeared, the halberd was already in motion. There were no traces of hesitation, and it also possessed unerring accuracy, arriving at the point of impact an instant before Han Qing’s sword appeared there.

It was as if the young man could predict where Han Qing’s sword would land. This caused the hearts of those spectating to shiver with coldness. Han Qing’s Wind Shadow had no form to it, and that was quite a powerful second level Mandate. Yet his opponent had actually struck out directly and with absolute certainty.

Han Qing initially believed that even if this strike of his couldn’t completely defeat his opponent; at the very least, it would cause him to fumble. And right after that, he could increase his attack speed and bestow a miserable defeat to the young man. Yet reality was as such, things happened contrary to his wishes. When the ancient halberd collided with his sword, he felt an overwhelming force directly blasting into his chest. It was like a vibration of force that endlessly created waves after waves of devastation in his body.

“Chi…” Han Qing explosively retreated as he spat out fresh blood. However, his opponent similarly stepped forward, chasing after him with the speed of lightning. Han Qing paled as he roared, “I CONCEDE!”

As the sound of his voice faded, the ancient halberd stopped an inch from his throat. The young man had no fluctuations to his countenance, appearing utterly unperturbed.

This battle between them, out of all the twenty-four battles, was the battle that ended the fastest. It caused several spectators to glance over as they mused in their hearts. This young man merely had a cultivation base at the first level of Heavenly Dipper, yet he had the strength to make Han Qing spit out blood with just a single move. He must have an extraordinary background, yet…who was he? Nobody seemed to know him.

In the entire Grand Xia, they had never heard of someone in the younger generations that was talented with the halberd.

Unless, this young man wasn’t someone from the nine continents and had never appeared here in Grand Xia before this. There was a remote possibility that this might be the case. Did this young man want to use the marriage selection to catapult himself to fame with a single battle?

After some time, the first round of battles ended. There were only twenty-four participants remaining.

“The majority of these twenty-four are all talents from the various transcendent powers.”

Would Mo Qingcheng’s future husband be among these twenty-four participants?

Who would be the one selected when the entire selection concluded?

“Continue, find your next opponent and defeat them to advance.” Luo He’s voice was as serene as ever, as though she was talking about something insignificant. The instant her voice faded, other than a few characters, the other participants all started to move. They wanted to find the weakest among them to defeat before the weakest was selected by others.

Although the halberd wielding young man defeated Han Qing, his cultivation base was merely at the first level of Heavenly Dipper after all. Compared to those who were still remaining, it was obvious that the other participants felt that this young man should be one of the weakest. In fact, there were three who dashed at him right away, only to be thwarted by one of the participants who was closer to the halberd wielding young man.

He didn’t want to give others any chance to snatch his prey away, hence, he directly struck out at the halberd wielding young man.

The instant he attacked indicated his opponent was already selected. Others couldn’t interfere in an one on one battle.

But at the very moment he struck out, the halberd wielding young man moved as well, just like a beam of lightning, fast beyond belief. The speed of the halberd user didn’t lose out to Han Qing in the slightest. And with a flash of light, his ancient halberd erupted forwards. There were no variations, no twist and turns, no profoundness to his strike. A simple, direct, tyrannical strike. That was all to it.

In fact, that strike of his couldn’t even be considered an innate technique. It was just a halberd strike, as simple as that.

Yet, when this ordinary looking halberd attack erupted forth. It gave off a sense that made the spectators feel as though in the entire world, only this single halberd remained.

The attacker was someone at the second level of Heavenly Dipper. And when he gathered his strength to counter attack, the howl of a terrifying demonic flood dragon echoed in the void. The physique of the attacker transformed, dashing ahead, and issued a palm strike, clashing head on with the halberd strike, with the strength of his current flood dragon body.

“ARGHH!” A voice filled with agony rang out, the arm of the attacker was directly shattered into pieces. The ancient halberd penetrated right through and pierced right into the centre of the attacker’s brow.

This battle was similar to the last one, the halberd wielding young man only used a single move to end the battle. Also, he was, once again, the fastest winner.

Although his cultivation base was one of the lowest among the participants, his almost instantaneous conclusion of two battles attracted the most attention.

However, the remaining participants after this round of battle would all be third level Heavenly Dipper Sovereigns. Many feared that the halberd wielding young man had already reached the end of his path.

And indeed, to no one’s surprise, after this round was concluded, only twelve participants remained. As for the other eleven, all of them had a cultivation base at the third level of Heavenly Dipper.

Not only that, each and every one of those eleven were extremely famous throughout Grand Xia. The halberd wielding young man poses no threat in comparison.

Chen Lie, Wang Yifei, Hua Cheng, Shi Kuang, Xiao Yu and the rest…none of them were unknown in Grand Xia.

Luo He glanced at the twelve remaining participants with a calm expression. Although these people could be considered extraordinary characters by the masses, when it came to marrying Mo Qingcheng, Luo He wasn’t satisfied with any one of them. After all, these characters weren’t the most outstanding ones among the younger generation in their various transcendent powers.

But right now, what she wanted wasn’t to choose a good son-in-law for their Pill Emperor Hall.

Her gaze shifted onto the demon sword erected outside.

He hadn’t appeared yet.

She truly wanted to see how long he could bide his time.

“Continue.”

Luo He’s voice had no emotions in it. She didn’t even set any rules; the next round continued onwards.

There would only be three participants remaining and as to who would win the selection, she have actually decided. But this was no longer important, because it was not her original purpose when she organised the marriage selection event.

“This Luo He actually used such a method to eliminate the participants. Strange.” Many had some suspicions in their heart. This method of elimination was extremely brutal, the strong would be eliminated by someone stronger.

For this third round, the participants didn’t instantly erupt into battle right after Luo He’s words. They were looking around, in deep contemplation. After some moments, one of the participants decided on his selection and started walking towards his opponent.

“Xiao Yu has chosen the halberd wielding young man as his opponent. Seems like the end result of this battle is already concluded. Xiao Yu was one of the top three Heavenly Dipper Sovereigns of the younger generation in terms of strength and talent in the Star-Seizing Manor. The might of his Star-Seizing Palms can’t be belittled.”

The young man wielding the ancient halberd looked as composed as ever, as though there was nothing that could ever shake his heart.

“Bang!” Xiao Yu stepped out, blasting forwards with his Star-Seizing Palms. The air around him vibrated as his palms shone with resplendent light. He wanted to smash the halberd user into nothingness with a single strike.

The young man struck out with his halberd, the same move as before. It was as if he only knew a single move. Yet when the ancient halberd collided with the Star-Seizing Palm imprint, both of them actually shattered at the same instant.

Xiao Yu coldly snorted. Someone merely at the first level of Heavenly Dipper also wanted to stand against him?

With a flick of his sleeve, Xiao Yu’s palms suddenly grew in size before yet another palm imprint was blasted out. This time around, the young man was enveloped by a cage of astral light. That palm of Xiao Yu seemed as though it wanted to seize the stars of that astral cage and, at the same time, seize the halberd user’s life away.

“BOOOM!” An immense burst of astral energy erupted at the location the halberd wielding young man was standing. The instant the Star-Seizing Palm imprint smashed over, a thunderous boomed resounded and caused those from the Star-Seizing Manor to stiffen, as their eyes widened at the sight before them.

An ancient halberd was currently lodged in the throat of Xiao Yu!

That palm imprint of Xiao Yu should have concluded the battle, but the instant before that Star-Seizing palm exploded the cage, his opponent actually appeared right in front of him as an ancient halberd appeared in his hands, smashing right through his throat.

The young man slayed Xiao Yu of the Star-Seizing Manor. Not only that, he did so in a domineering manner.

“Did the Venerate Heavens Sect also send out someone to participate in this selection?” Those from the Star-Seizing Manor had ashen expressions on their faces.

That movement technique the young man used right at the end was none other than Stellar Transposition, one of the nine ultimate arts of Grand Xia. Back then when the nine grand clans joined in rebellion, the art that was eventually claimed by the Venerate Heavens Sect was none other than the Stellar Transposition.

The young man then pulled out his halberd, as Xiao Yu’s body fell down on the ground. He then coldly regarded those from the Star-Seizing Manor, not bothering to reply them.

Of course, he wasn’t anyone from the Venerate Heavens Sect. He was Qin Wentian!

He suppressed his rage up till this point because he hadn’t seen Mo Qingcheng. His perception also failed to sensed Mo Qingcheng’s location.

Hence, Qin Wentian could only use the Facial Transformation Art he obtained from Di Feng’s interspatial ring in the Vermilion Bird Formation to disguise himself. He had no choice but to take the risk of appearing at the marriage selection event in front of Luo He. All of this, in order to wait for a chance to save Mo Qingcheng!

 

Chapter 422: Fatal Blow

Luo He’s eyes flashed with a sharp gleam as she stared at the young man in front of her.

Stellar Transposition, although this technique was said to belong to the Venerate Heavens Sect, after the ranking battle in the ancient kingdom, the nine ultimate arts of Grand Xia had been divulged to some of the top rankers – Chen Wang, Shi Potian. Both had obtained the Stellar Transformation, hence it only made sense that those from their clans would learn it as well. Now in order to win the selection, it wasn’t surprising that they unleashed this technique.

What truly astonished Luo He was that the ancient halberd in this young man’s hand always struck out using the simplest and the most effectives of all movements to defeat his opponent. This wasn’t the result of an innate technique or will of Mandate; it was just a strike showcasing his understanding of the ancient halberd. In that case, it was impossible to tell what the identity of this young man truly was.
But his good luck streak should have came to an end. For the next battle, his opponent would definitely take him seriously.

For him who knows the Stellar Transposition, if there was someone like Xiao Yu, suffering death from a surprise attack all because of a moment of carelessness, it would truly be too late for regrets. Xiao Yu didn’t even have the opportunity to showcase his true strength.
Although those from the Star-Seizing Manor were infuriated, they couldn’t do anything. However, they resolved that they would definitely find out the identity of this guy after this marriage selection.

This person showed no mercy, completely not giving any face, by directly slaughtering someone of their Star-Seizing Manor.
As of now, there were only six remaining participants. And after the next round, only three would remain.

Currently, the six participants are: Chen Lie, Wang Yifei, Hua Cheng, Shi Kuang, Yan Long and Qin Wentian.
Chen Lie, someone from the Great Solar Chen Clan, the elder brother of Chen Wang.

Wang Yifei, Wang Clan.

Hua Cheng, Hua Clan.

Shi Kuang, Shi Clan.

Yan Long, Beastking Hall.
The only one the spectators couldn’t see through, was the young man wielding the ancient halberd. No one knew his identity.

“All six of you fight together, free for all. Only three will remain.” Luo He’s eyes flashed with coldness. As the sound of her voice faded, the focus of the crowd landed on all six of the participants.

Luo He actually wanted them to fight in a free-for-all battle.
Chen Lie’s eyes gleamed with a blazing flame. As the Great Solar energy circulated his body, a scorching heat exuded from him. Nobody dared to go near him.

Although Chen Wang obtained a secret art, he used it in exchange for one of the nine ultimate arts – Stellar Transposition. Hence, Chen Lie might have also mastered this. In addition to his cultivation base at the third level of Heavenly Dipper, he should be one of the strongest among the current participants.

Nobody dared to make a move against Chen Lie.

Chen Wang was sitting in the area belonging to those from the Chen Clan. His eyes were flickering with an unknown emotion as he waited. If Chen Lie won, Mo Qingcheng would become his.

Today, he wanted to see if Qin Wentian would appear or not.
His eyes glimmered with a cold light when he stared at the demon sword erected outside the Pill Emperor Hall. Let’s hope that Qin Wentian wouldn’t disappoint them today.

Chen Lie didn’t move, neither did Wang Yifei. As for Hua Cheng and Shi Kuang, their gazes collided with each other, and a great battle soon erupted between them.

Hua Cheng and Shi Kuang were both extremely powerful, all their attacks were brutal and ferocious. The other four spectated their battle and didn’t make a move yet.

“Hey you, go and sneak attack one of them.” A voice transmitted into Qin Wentian’s ears, the words causing his eyes to narrow slightly. This voice belonged to Chen Lie. Seems like, these others have been secretly transmitting messages all this time.
Qin Wentian didn’t move. He remained standing where he was and continued spectating the battle between Hua Cheng and Shi Kuang.

Chen Lie’s eyebrows twitched dangerously as he coldly continued, “I’ll give you one last chance.”

Qin Wentian continued ignoring Chen Lie. However, soon after, he noticed Yan Long walking towards him, while Wang Yifei was advancing towards Hua Cheng and Shi Kuang.

Yan Long’s arm transformed into the arm of a demon beast, as terrifying demonic qi gushed forth from his eyes.
Yan Long was a beastman from the Beast King Hall. He had the bloodline of the flame dragon and possessed overwhelming strength, in addition to his lewd and greedy temperament.

“That woman is definitely mine.” Yan Long icily spoke. As he ended his sentence, he lunged towards Qin Wentian with a speed as quick as lightning.

The demon arm blasted forth towards Qin Wentian as a terrifying flame dragon claw manifested in the middle of the air. Within the draconic palm, a fearsome flame current could be seen revolving around it, and the heat was so intense that it could melt a human’s body into liquid.
Yan Long had a cultivation base at the third level of Heavenly Dipper. However, the strength of his strike was naturally beyond ordinary third level Heavenly Dipper Sovereigns given the augmentation of his bloodline.

Qin Wentian’s ancient halberd gushed forth with a formless and peculiar energy. His eyes were locked onto Yan Long’s as his silhouette erupted forth with explosive speed. This halberd strike of his was akin to an illusion, yet it arrived in front of Yan Long instantly.

Yan Long coldly snorted as he prepared to use his palms to brush the halberd aside. He wanted to have a direct showdown of strength with the might of that ancient halberd.

Yet right at that moment before the collision, a booming, thunderous sound echoed out. Qin Wentian vanished completely from sight, and at the moment he vanished, a flood of undaunted astral light drowned the area as Chen Lie appeared there, with both his palms blasted outwards. The terrifying Great Solar energy in his meridians gushed forth, unabated by anything. Initially, one of his palms were aimed for Qin Wentian while the other headed for Yan Long. Who knew that Qin Wentian would disappear right before his appearance.
Wang Yifei ended up allying with Hua Cheng, as they joined hands to fight against Shi Kuang.

BOOM!

Qin Wentian abruptly appeared over that area. His halberd strike that was originally aimed for Yan Long, now stabbed towards Hua Cheng without hesitation.

Yet how could experts on this level be caught unaware so easily? Although Hua Chen was shocked, his Great Sabre Astral Nova instantly cleaved outwards, intending to block Qin Wentian’s attack.

However, Shi Kuang’s Astral Nova smashed over. Shi Kuang’s nova was a gigantic stone golem, and that stone golem’s powerful palms immediately blasted forwards through the air, colliding with Hua Cheng’s Sabre Astral Nova. At the same time, his silhouette vanished from sight before appearing above Hua Cheng, as he punched downwards with thunderous force. The strength of his attacks had power enough to topple mountains, terrifying to the extreme.

“WANG YIFEI!”

Hua Cheng roared. And at the same instant, Wang Yifei’s spear-type Astral Nova also penetrated through the void. Yet to the surprise of the crowd, his spear-type Astral Nova wasn’t targeted at Qin Wentian nor Shi Kuang. But rather, he was aiming to kill Hua Cheng!

In a single instant, Hua Cheng turned pale. His ally a few seconds earlier instantly became his enemy. With three sovereigns joining forces, his only possible outcome was death.
“BANG!” Shi Kuang’s brutal attack rained from above, and Hua Cheng felt the entire blood and qi in his body circulating in chaos after receiving that strike. Wang Yifei’s spear sealed of all paths of his escape, while Qin Wentian’s domineering ancient halberd stabbed forth. Hua Cheng had no more ways left to neutralise or defend against this attack.

“I CONCEDE.” Hua Cheng howled. Wang Yifei’s spear Astral Nova whooshed and stabbed Hua Cheng in the back, while Qin Wentian’s ancient halberd pierced right into the centre of his forehead. This result caused those from the Hua Clan to boil with impotent anger.
Yet the battle hadn’t concluded. After Qin Wentian killed Hua Cheng, Wang Yifei immediately switched his target. His three long spears containing towering killing intent manifested in the air, penetrated through the void, and headed straight at Qin Wentian.

Qin Wentian stomped on the ground, choosing to use Stellar Transposition with no hesitation. A burst of astral light flooded the area, and when he appeared again, he was standing high in the air.
At this moment, Chen Lie had already defeated Yan Long. As he noted the scene of Hua Cheng dying, a glacial light flickered in his eyes. There were only four participants remaining. In that case, things were simple.

“Do you want to scram of your own volition, or do you want us to aid you forcibly?” Wang Yifei’s cold gaze swept onto Qin Wentian who was standing in the air.
Qin Wentian stared around and noticed the eyes of all the three remaining participants were fixated on him.

Even for him, it was almost impossible to deal with three characters of their level. The might of twelve Astral Novas could flatten almost anything he could throw out in response. There was completely no way to fight against that, unless… he had a method that could slay one of those three instantly before the other two could react.
“Although Luo He said only three will remain. The remaining three would obviously be ranked as well. If you kill me, I don’t think you would find the other two to be easy opponents.” Qin Wentian’s transmitted his voice to the three of them. The eyes of all three flashed with sharpness, yet no one replied. They only stared at him; it was unknown what they were planning in their hearts.

All four of them harboured ill intent.

“My strength is the weakest. Even if I enter the top three, I wouldn’t amount to much of a threat to you. Is there really a need to eliminate me now?” Qin Wentian transmitted again, but of course to Chen Lie and the other two, they didn’t know if Qin Wentian was only talking to them alone or to all three of them.
“Die.” Wang Yifei stepped out towards Qin Wentian. Three Astral Novas hovered in front of him, as an incredible sharpness radiated from him.

Chen Lie and Shi Kuang also slowly advanced towards them both. Qin Wentian’s countenance turned ice cold, but he continued transmitting words to each of them in private. Naturally, the content of each of his speeches was different.
Finally, as Wang Yifei’s Astral Novas blasted out, Qin Wentian also aimed his attack at Wang Yifei. Shi Kuang’s gaze hardened with resolution as he abruptly dashed towards Wang Yifei, slamming out a palm.

Chen Lie still remained motionless, but right now, since the remaining three participants appeared to have already been decided. Naturally, he wouldn’t mind adding frost onto snow. His silhouette vanished, and the pincer attack by Qin Wentian and Shi Kuang instantly became a triangle formation, with Wang Yifei in the centre.
Just like what Qin Wentian had secretly transmitted to the other two. Wang Yifei was the only one among them that didn’t know the Stellar Transposition. He was the easiest to eliminate.

“I ADMIT DEFEAT.”
Seeing Shi Kuang’s and Chen Lie’s Astral Novas blasting towards his way, with astral light shimmering around their feet, Wang Yifei turned pale with fright. He knew that all three of his opponents were skilled in Stellar Transposition. If they timed their attacks to land at the same instant, he would die without a doubt. However, he was filled with extreme reluctance because he knew that the plot of that halberd wielding young man had succeeded.

When Wang Yifei conceded, the situation changed. Chen Lie’s Astral Novas no longer targeted him. Instead, it turned full circle and zoomed towards Shi Kuang. At the same time, Chen Lie’s silhouette disappeared in a brilliant flash of astral light as he used Stellar Transposition.

Qin Wentian’s silhouette similarly vanished as he shifted the trajectory of his attacks towards Shi Kuang as well. It seems that the coordination between Qin Wentian and Chen Lie was pre-planned.

This was the plan Qin Wentian proposed to Chen Lie. Naturally, Qin Wentian’s cooperation was done to perfection. Chen Lie was extremely satisfied. He had no objections because after Shi Kuang is eliminated, Qin Wentian was basically a dead man. At that time, was there still a need to select any participants? He would only be the one remaining.

Golden Draconic Armor enveloped Shi Kuang, augmenting his defence, but Chen Wang’s and Qin Wentian’s strikes were just too powerful. Both of them ignored the consumption rate of Stellar Transposition and directly used the speed it provided to boost the power of their attacks. Spectating that grand battle, the hearts of the spectators were all filled with a hair-raising chill. And finally, underneath the pressure of Chen Wang, Shi Kuang was struck with a full-powered halberd attack by Qin Wentian. That impact caused all of his inner organs to violently shudder. Seizing the opportunity, Qin Wentian struck out another time with his ancient halberd and directly used the force to toss Shi Kuang off the steps.
At long last, Chen Lie and Qin Wentian were the two participants left.

With no hesitation, a malevolent expression glimmered in Chen Lie’s eyes as a Great Solar Palm imprint directly blasted out. His left palm clutched onto Qin Wentian’s ancient halberd while a terrifying fire dragon manifested from his right, wanting to devour everything in sight.

“BOOOM!” A terrifying sword intent suddenly exploded out. In a single instant, the manifestation of a kingly sword, imbued with killing intent, penetrated into the body of the fire dragon. The remaining momentum carried over as the sword continued piercing towards Chen Lie.
Chen Lie’s countenance stiffened, as a gigantic figure made of flames soared towards Qin Wentian. But right at that moment, Qin Wentian’s silhouette vanished. The entire space was suddenly filled with the terrifying sounds of a sword melody. Chen Lie only felt a boundless sword intent locking down onto him; he instantly reacted and vanished using Stellar Transposition.

“BOOM, BOOM, BOOOOM!” In the middle of the air, floods of astral light constantly erupted. The two of them executed Stellar Transposition continuously. Their speed was so fast that not even the spectators could see their movements clearly.

“Their rate of energy expenditure…how long can they sustain it?” The hearts of the crowd were trembling at how intense the clashes were. Luckily, this was already the last battle.

Buzzzz….
The sound of sword keening intensified. A crisp sound rang out, and after which, the spectators only saw Chen Lie appearing, with his hands clutching around his throat. Fresh blood unceasingly seeped out, while Qin Wentian stood right at the side of him with a sword in his hands.

This sword focused on agility and didn’t really have much attack power. But when in coordination with Stellar Transposition, the speed of its attack was extremely formidable. Qin Wentian seized an opportunity and sliced Chen Lie’s throat with a quick attack. The speed of his sword strike was as such that nobody saw it clearly. The spectators only saw a flash of cold light. Everything was just too swift for their eyes to follow.

Chen Lie, dead. Shi Kuang, seriously injured. Of all three remaining participants, Qin Wentian was the only one in perfect condition.

Was this the ultimate objective of this young man? He planned step by step, before unleashing his true strength and killing Chen Lie. This young man was too terrifying.
Those from the Chen Clan stood up, their eyes glimmering with cold fury as they stared at Qin Wentian. Waves of killing intent gushed forth and enveloped him.

Even Luo He stood up, as she also stared intently at Qin Wentian.

“Senior Luo He, is there really still a need to continue on with the selection?” Qin Wentian inquired. Right now, there were no more opponents that could put up a fight. He was the only one remaining.
Although the spectators couldn’t understand how someone at the first level of Heavenly Dipper achieved this, they could clearly see with their own eyes that the last battle with Chen Lie required true strength to win. His terrifying sword attacks had gotten him the victory. Although Chen Lie’s overall strength might be higher, he wasn’t faster than Qin Wentian’s sword.

As for Luo He, could she still select a dead participant or an injured one to be her son-in-law? Qin Wentian was the only choice remaining!

 

Chapter 423: Tyrant

Luo He’s initial plan was totally disrupted by the appearance of this young man.

Her gaze shifted to the demon sword erected just outside of the Pill Emperor Hall. The person she was waiting for hadn’t appeared yet.

“Who are you, what power are you from?” Luo He coldly asked.

“Junior is named Si Yan. I don’t belong to any transcendent power and I have been cultivating on my own all this while. Now that the competition has ended, would Senior Luo He be able to bring Miss Qingcheng out for us to meet?” Qin Wentian smiled, appearing somewhat impatient. No matter who it was that won the selection, in the prospect of marrying Mo Qingcheng, almost all men would be impatient.

And now, only he was left out of the three participants.

“Si Yan?” Luo He contemplated. Surnamed Si…and knew the Stellar Transposition technique. She couldn’t help but to link it up with the power Si Qiong had originated from.

“Bring Qingcheng out.” Luo He then instructed as her disciples behind her went to carry out her orders. Qin Wentian’s heart involuntarily pounded, yet he forced himself to remain calm. He mustn’t be distracted at this moment.

Today, regardless of the price he had to pay, he would definitely bring Qingcheng away.

Luo He was still on her guard, staring intently at him. She then slowly spoke, “You said that you are not from any major powers? In that case, where did you learn Stellar Transposition?”

“From an elder of my clan.” Qin Wentian laughed. Since he revealed the fact that he knew Stellar Transposition, he knew that Luo He would definitely ask. The transcendent powers that knew Stellar Transposition weren’t very many, that was also the reason why he named himself Si Yan, he had already planned to mislead Luo He right from the get go.

“Oh? Where is your clan located then? Will the elders of your clan allow you to marry into my Pill Emperor Hall?” Luo He coldly continued.

“Naturally. although the elders of my clan are stricter to my older brothers, and invested a lot of resources into nurturing them, they take a much more relaxed stance towards me, allowing me to roam Grand Xia as I please. There isn’t anything to object even if I join the Pill Emperor Hall. Let alone the fact that this marriage with such a beautiful woman .” Qin Wentian replied sincerely, he had long since prepared his speech and hinted that his elder brothers were all more outstanding compared to him.

“You have yet to reply my question. Where is your clan located?” Luo He continued pursuing.

“Not in Grand Xia.” Qin Wentian softly replied. Luo He then continued, “Not in Grand Xia, then where is it?”

“Does Senior really need to inquire so deeply?” Qin Wentian tolerated the fluctuations in his heart, he appeared as serene as ever, giving people no chance to tell what was he thinking in his heart.

Luo He coldly stared at him. At this moment, Mo Qingcheng’s silhouette appeared far off in the distance, there were several figures walking behind her as well.
The Mo Qingcheng at this moment, was as beautiful as ever. However, it was evident that there were traces of exhaustion and worry on her face, causing the spectators to involuntarily wished to protect her.

“Halt.” Luo He quietly commanded. “Truth to be told, this disciple of mine still has some misgiving towards the matters of marriage. But as her master, I have no choice but to do what’s good for her. I’ve temporarily sealed her cultivation and will try to persuade her, hoping that she would understand my actions today in the future.”

The moment Luo He’s voice faded, Qin Wentian’s perception could sense a few powerful presences that suddenly appeared here, as though they were on guard against something. Her words made Qin Wentian’s heart clench, as a swift look of coldness flashed past his eyes.

The Pill Emperor Hall were on their guard, they had all been waiting for him to appear.
“For this selection, since you achieved such an outstanding result, you are naturally at the top of my list. However before that, you still have to undergo a background check by my Pill Emperor Hall. Now, come with me, I’ll lead you to a place.” Luo He softly commented.

Qin Wentian hesitated for a moment, he didn’t move. Luo He’s eyebrows were raised as she then asked, “Why? Are you unwilling? If that’s the case I would have to select another participant then.”

“Can I interact with Miss Mo first? I wish to see what she thinks about this.” Seeing how Luo He refused to let Mo Qingcheng come closer, Qin Wentian couldn’t help but probe.

“Sure, why don’t you come over here first.” Luo He nodded. Qin Wentian hesitated no longer, he then lifted his foot and prepared to move towards Luo He.

Those spectators from the various transcendent powers all had their eyes fixed on Qin Wentian.

Something fishy was going on, they somehow sensed it.

Qin Wentian continued slowly walking towards Luo He.

Luo He calmly stared at him, as though everything was normal.
Finally, when Qin Wentian neared her, at that very instant, Luo He’s hands suddenly snaked out, blasting towards Qin Wentian.

BOOM!

Qin Wentian stomped the ground. A flood of astral light erupted as his silhouette disappeared. Binding vines could be seen at the place where he was standing at, if he was slowest in the slightest he would have already been captured by Luo He.

Luo He’s hand continued, and remained outstretched in the air. She turned her gaze towards Qin Wentian as a cold light flashed past her eyes. “You are indeed powerful. In that case, there’s no doubt about it. You are…Qin Wentian!”

As the sound of her voice faded, those from the Chen Clan, Wang Clan, and Star-Seizing Manor all respectively stood up, staring at the young man before them. A terrifying killing intent merged together and permeated the air, enveloping Qin Wentian.

BANG!
Astral light erupted once more as Qin Wentian vanished from sight. The moment he vanished, a middle aged man from the Chen Clan could be seen appearing at the place he was standing at before, making a grabbing motion as the Great Solar energy from him incinerated the air.

As for Qin Wentian, he unhesitantly executed the Stellar Transposition one time after another. His speed was so fast that not even his silhouette could be seen. After a short while, he stood atop the demon sword as the coldness in his eyes beyond the limits of coldness.
“Indeed, my guess was right.” Earlier, Luo He was just speculating. She had suspicions in her heart when that young man managed to become one of the remaining four. With Qin Wentian’s character, how could he fail to come? And even when Mo Qingcheng appeared, Qin Wentian still failed to show up and on the contrary, the young man named Si Yan indicated that he wanted to interact with Mo Qingcheng.

Hence, Luo He decided to probe by launching a sneak attack. And as she had expected the Si Yan in front of her, was none other than Qin Wentian!

The eyes of the crowd were totally and completely fixated onto Qin Wentian. The facial features of Si Yan rearranged themselves and soon after, a whole new face appeared right before them.

Many in the crowd gasped, it was truly Qin Wentian.

The top ranker of the Heavenly Fate Rankings. He broke through into Heavenly Dipper and mixed himself in with the other participants to participate in the selection. After Shi Kuang was injured and after Chen Lie was killed, he became the only candidate remaining. He almost succeeded but at the final step, Luo He’s suspicions were aroused, and hence, she decided to probe by launching an attack.

Upon seeing Qin Wentian appearing, Mo Qingcheng froze. Her beautiful eyes misted over when she looked at his silhouette standing atop the demon sword.
She understood Qin Wentian. From the time when he stood in front of his adoptive father to protect him from Chu Tianjiao’s wrath, to the time when he travelled thousands of miles to slay Hua Xiaoyun for what he did to her. She knew that the young man in front of her would give up his life for her, no matter what she said now, Qin Wentian would never give up trying to save her, he would rather die trying than not try at all.

Her heart was filled with agony. It was all because of her that Qin Wentian threw himself into this net. This kind of heartache made her entire body tremble in pain,

“If something untoward happens to you, I will join you in eternal slumber. I wouldn’t want to live any more.” Mo Qingcheng bit her lips, resolution filled her eyes when she gazed at Qin Wentian, transmitting her voice over.

She knew that words couldn’t help anymore when things already arrived at this situation.
The only thing she could do, was to live and die together with him, with that young man who sacrificed everything because of his love for her.

“You can’t die, I won’t permit you to die.” Qin Wentian stared at Mo Qingcheng, the resolution in his eyes didn’t lose out to hers in the slightest.

“Luo He, you promised never to interfere between Qingcheng and I as long as I defeated Zhan Chen. Now, you blatantly broke your promise and went all out, even using Qingcheng as bait to lure me out. Is this the behaviour of the supposedly saintly and prestigious Pill Emperor Hall?” Looking at the numerous silhouettes dashing his way, Qin Wentian’s lips curled up in a sardonic grin as he sliced his palms open, causing his blood to drip onto the demon sword.

At that instant, the mournful wails of the demon sword echoed out as a towering sword intent shot straight up towards the heavens.
“Saintly Pill Emperor Hall? If you don’t hand over Qingcheng today, even if I die, I’ll make sure to bury the entire Pill Emperor Hall along with me.”

Qin Wentian’s blood endlessly splashed onto the demon sword. His other arm metamorphosed into the arm of a demonic beast as the demonic qi from him blasted out at full force. With a howl of rage, he attempted to lift the demon sword but right now, it was still impossible for him to do so. He could only drag the demon sword forward as he advanced step by step towards Luo He.
The sounds of sword keening filled the entire space. The dangerous and terrifying sound of the sword melody enveloped everything in a radius of ten miles around him. For those within that radius, a bone-chilling sword intent seeped into their bodies, causing them to shiver relentlessly.
“For those who have nothing to do with this matter, I can give you a chance to retreat.” Qin Wentian’s voice merged together with the sword melody and rang out in this space. Several innocents immediately retreated, they didn’t want to be dragged in for no reason. After which, even more experts appeared from the Pill Emperor Hall and prepared to encircle Qin Wentian.
Yet even those experts were trembling. That sword intent was just too terrifying, they could sense that an aura of utter annihilation was contained within it.
The legendary demon sword was rumored to resent the heavens for being too low. Qin Wentian fed his blood to the sword and dragged it for a hundred thousand miles, using three months of time to arrive at the Moon Continent before embedding this sword right outside the Pill Emperor Hall.
When the rumors reached them, everyone felt that it was too absurd, no one believed it. Yet right now as they felt the endless explosiveness sword might that was pressing down onto them, even experts on Luo He’s level also felt stifled by that aura. Not only that, the demon sword was still far away, how powerful would it be then if someone could wield it in battle?
At the peak of the ninety-nine steps, experts were as common as the clouds. They were all concentrated there, waiting for Qin Wentian to toss himself into the net. There were too many secrets on Qin Wentian. Even leaving aside the secret of how he managed to pulled out the demon sword, just the Divine Stele as well as possession of the nine ultimate arts of Grand Xia was already sufficient to drive any of the transcendent powers crazy with greed.
But right now, none of these experts dared to rush up. They could only stare silently as Qin Wentian advanced forwards step by step.
Every step that Qin Wentian took was filled with an inconceivable heaviness. Wherever the sword passed, fissures could be seen on the ground as Qin Wentian dragged the demon sword towards the bottom of the ninety-nine steps.
“BOOM!” Qin Wentian stepped onto the first step.
This very day, Qin Wentian dragged the sword up with him as he ascended the ninety-nine steps step by step.
“All of you leave first.” An expert from the Chen Clan waved his hands to those behind him. It was useless for members of the younger generation to remain. They would only serve as incompetent baggage in the upcoming battle. Chen Wang paled, how awe inspiring was he back then? Yet now with Qin Wentian in front of him, he could only choose to retreat.
Not only the Chen Clan, the various transcendent powers all commanded the members of their younger generation to retreat before they joined together with the experts of the Pill Emperor Hall and surrounded Qin Wentian.
“Since you took the trouble and dragged the demon sword all the way here, I’ll make sure you remain here forever.” Luo He’s countenance was extremely frosty as she stared at Qin Wentian below the steps.
Qin Wentian inclined his head, as his cold eyes bore into Luo He’s as a voice freezingly cold resounded from his mouth. “If the Pill Emperor Hall doesn’t collapse, I won’t be leaving this place today.”

“DIE!”

Instantly, an endless sword might swept over Luo He. Luo He’s countenance immediately stiffened. Ancient gigantic trees appeared around her, protectively caging her within. The trees were destroyed by the sword might, before being rebirthed by Luo He somehow. That process continued on unceasingly, never ending.
Right now, in the air space above the Pill Emperor Hall, quite a number of exceedingly powerful figures appeared. They stood with their hands clasped behind their back, their eyes glimmering like torches and exuded an insurmountable aura as they gazed at that young man dragging up that demon sword.
Other than them, there were also other experts who were silently spectating from the darkness as well.
Today, the top ranker of the Heavenly Fate Rankings, Qin Wentian barged into the Pill Emperor Hall all alone, for the sake of Mo Qingcheng. He even stated with arrogance that if the Pill Emperor Hall didn’t collapse, he wouldn’t leave here today. Even if he fell today, the magnitude of his actions were already sufficient to be recorded in the annals of history.
At this moment, far far up above the clouds, two figures appeared there.
One of them wore a simple unadorned blue robe yet the aura he exuded was far beyond terrifying. It was as if he was the Sovereign of this entire world.
There was also another figure who was languidly lying down on a blanket of clouds. The muddy look in his eyes faded as a strange light glimmered within. His eyes glinted with the expectation of watching a show as he peered downwards at the scene playing out in the Pill Emperor Hall.
Dragging the demon sword along for a hundred thousand miles, barging through the Pill Emperor Hall all alone. So many experts of the opposing transcendent powers all gathered to stand against him; but ultimately, whose blood would dye the skies and clouds red?

Translator Note:

Anyone wanna guess who these two mysterious figures are?

 

Chapter 424: Utter Despair

Qin Wentian slowly continued upwards, resoluteness flashing in his eyes as he stared at the top of the steps. No one could block him.

“KILL!” Qin Wentian spat out, and instantly, sword keening filled the entire space. The ancient trees and long vines protecting Luo He were instantly shredded apart. And at the same moment, the sword qi intensified. The rate of rebirth of the ancient trees and vines couldn’t keep up with the rate of destruction.

“Bzzz!” A terrifying flash of light directly shot towards Luo He, that light manifested into a gigantic sword before sweeping out a horizontal slash as an aura of destruction devastated the surroundings. Abruptly, a silhouette appeared in front of Luo He, blocking that strike as he stared downwards at Qin Wentian.

“Everyone, although the demon sword is powerful, as long as we kill Qin Wentian, with no one controlling it, the sword shouldn’t be of any threat to us.” As the sound of that person’s voice faded, the experts surrounding Qin Wentian all unleashed their Astral Novas. The pressure bearing down onto this space was so stifling that it made people breathless.

However, it was as though Qin Wentian didn’t care about what they did. His blood continued flowing onto the demon sword, as he walked upwards step by step.

“My intent, is the sword’s intent.”

Qin Wentian’s voice calmly echoed out, merging together with the sound of the sword melody, with no differentiation between the two.

His voice, was also the sound the sword was producing.
His will, was precisely also the sword’s will.

At this moment, Qin Wentian felt the synchronization between him and the demon sword deepened by a few degrees.
And at this moment, an expert from the Great Solar Chen Clan walked out. With a blast of his aura, a terrifying heat scorched the air as the flames from the Great Solar energy emitting from him actually transformed into a flame demon from hell. That flame demon then rushed Qin Wentian. It was immense in size, with a single strike of its palms, it was sufficient to shatter everything underneath the impact.

Qin Wentian continued on as though he didn’t see what was happening. He doggedly continued walking up the steps one by one.

“BOOOOM!”

His footstep landed on the next step. But the instant his footsteps landed, the endless sword qi coalesced into a towering giant sword, piercing right through the flame demon with no conscious action on his part. Sparks flew in all four directions, as they turned into ashes underneath that overwhelming sword intent.

This scenario caused everyone to be startled. How strong was the sword intent in the area near Qin Wentian?
“Brother Wang.” That expert from the Chen Clan glanced at another expert from the Wang Clan. That Wang Clan expert walked out with a ball of silken thread in his hands. Instantly, he tossed out that ball of silk as it transformed into a sky-encompassing net, intent on trapping Qin Wentian within.

That incomparably terrifying sword qi slashed down on it, yet it had no way to lacerate that. Evidently, that ball of silken thread was an extremely powerful divine weapon.
Qin Wentian inclined his head. He didn’t glance at the sky-encompassing net, but rather, his eyes were fixed on the Wang Clan expert. His eyes contained a frigid coldness so icy that it was as though it had the power to freeze the soul of people he stared at.

That Wang Clan expert only heard the sharp shrill of a bird. Instantly, his countenance grew incredibly ugly to behold. Right in front of him, a gargantuan roc whose wings blotted out the sun could be seen soaring towards him, using its razor sharp wings trying to slash his throat.

“BOOM!” The silhouette of that gigantic roc vanished yet the sound of sword keening never ceased. The heart of the Wang Clan expert pounded with trepidation. The next instant, he only felt a wave of coldness flashing past his throat. Startled awake from fear, that Wang Clan expert explosively retreated with a speed as fast as lightning but everything was already too late.

All this took time to describe, but everything happened in just an instant. Fresh blood seeped out from the throat of that expert, the eyes of the spectators all widened in shock, they couldn’t believe that they saw was real.

As the figure of that Wang Clan expert fell down in the air, the sky-encompassing net transformed back into that ball of thread, falling down onto the ground with him. With his death, the divine weapon had no one controlling it any longer.

“Sword keening producing a manifestation attack? Isn’t that the second level insight in the Mandate of Swords, Sword Melody?”

Qin Wentian borrowed the power of the demon sword. His intent, was the sword’s intent.

The pupils of the spectators all narrowed, feeling a chill in their hearts. This young man was too fearsome.
The demon sword that was immovable since the ancient era, even though Qin Wentian had no way to completely control it and had to drag it along with him, the slight bit of energy he could borrow from the sword was already powerful enough to render all these people helpless.

Everyone in Grand Xia had never imagined that the demon sword buried underneath the Sword Precipice would have such a level of power.

If someone could really control this sword, wouldn’t he sweep through the entire Grand Xia, standing unrivalled at the very summit?

However, the legend of this demon sword had already been spreading for a very long time. Those powerful characters at the peak of Grand Xia had definitely tried to pull it out before. Obviously they had failed, as the demon sword had never left the precipice.
Yet, why would a young man, albeit him being the top ranker of the Heavenly Fate Rankings, was able to succeed? He plundered the ancient luck, he represented Heavenly Fate. Was this sword destined to belong to him ever since time immemorial? That shouldn’t be the case right?

But the reality was right in front of their eyes!

Currently, Qin Wentian was one man, dragging along one sword, stepping up the heaven-ascending steps of the Pill Emperor Hall.

Qin Wentian finally arrived at the peak. When he took the final step, the entire Pill Emperor Hall trembled from the pressure. The demon sword was just behind him, slashing apart the ninety-nine steps and when he stopped, his gaze flashed with a bone-chilling coldness as he stared at those experts from the Wang Clan who didn’t choose to depart.

“You guys regard me as worthless, as someone you would casually be able to kill any time. In that case, I regard the whole lot of you as ants. So what if I make an enemy out of the entire Grand Xia?”

As the sound of Qin Wentian’s voice faded, the coldness in his eyes erupted in intensity. The sword’s keening continued on unabated, as the intensity of the sharpness increased in the area where the Wang Clan’s experts were standing at. A massive wind kicked up, the shadow of the gigantic roc from before blotted out the skies once more, and with a flash of light, a pair of terrifying wings that resembled an indestructible pair of incomparably sharp swords slashed past. Everywhere the swords swept over, blood would fall like rain from the sky. In but an instant, countless experts had all fallen.
Just like what Qin Wentian said. These transcendent powers had never once put him, the top ranker of the Heavenly Fate Rankings, in their eyes at all. To them, he was something that they could effortlessly wipe out as long as they dedicated the manpower to it. He was nothing. A genius who fell before he matured, wasn’t a genius. In their eyes, Qin Wentian was already a dead man. What they were thinking about was how should they split the secrets and treasures on his body after his death.

Since that’s the case, there was nothing more to talk about. Killing him is the best solution.

“BOOOM!”
Qin Wentian advanced and dragged the demon sword forwards. The sound of the sword keening rang out unceasingly, as the killing intent within it magnified.

Luo He’s heart pounded with terror. The power of this sword was far beyond her expectations.

“DIE!” Qin Wentian howled in rage. Instantly, a terrifying draconic shadow lunged towards Luo He, intent on devouring her. Luo He’s expression faltered, as an ancient tree manifested in front of her, blocking that attack. Booming sounds continuously thundered out, Luo He was then flung backwards, slamming onto a stone wall by the impact of that collision.
Qin Wentian didn’t even spare a glance at her. Instead, he walked towards Mo Qingcheng.

“Those who block me, die.”

The coldness of his voice was something impossible to describe. Those around Mo Qingcheng directly slumped onto the ground, deader than dead, dying underneath the pressure of the sword keen. Only Mo Qingcheng remained unharmed, the look in her eyes appeared slightly lost as she stared at Qin Wentian.

“I will definitely bring you away.” Qin Wentian’s voice contained hints of steel within.
Mo Qingcheng shook her head sadly, her body was enveloped by a powerful surge of energy as a voice sounded out.

“You won’t be able to bring her away.”

In the sky-high? great hall of the Pill Emperor Hall, the gaze of a person shifted onto Qin Wentian. His eyes were unfathomably terrifying, penetrating through space as that surge of energy grew increasingly mightier.

As the sound of his voice faded, Mo Qingcheng’s body was dragged away by an invisible force. Qin Wentian watched on helplessly as Mo Qingcheng was being dragged away, yet he had no way to do anything to prevent that.
The moment he stepped away from the demon sword, not only could he not save Mo Qingcheng, he might not be able to even save himself.

Mo Qingcheng stretched out her hands, an expression of extreme reluctance and longing flashed past her eyes. Qin Wentian’s heart was bombarded by agony.

And just like this, Mo Qingcheng got further and further away from him, eventually vanishing from the edge of his vision.
Qin Wentian burned with cold anger. His perception followed Mo Qingcheng through, all the way till the end of the Pill Emperor Hall.

It felt as though a forbidden gate was opened and Mo Qingcheng was being sucked within. That forbidden area was filled with mist but to his extreme horror, Qin Wentian could feel a sense of evil lurking within there.

“Take good care of yourself dumbo.”
Mo Qingcheng closed her eyes in resignation, as streaks of tears painted her face. Her only hope was that regardless of what happened to her, Qin Wentian would still be able to live on in safety.
“Bzzz” Mo Qingcheng’s body fell down into the abyss below. Qin Wentian’s perception followed her down only to find his senses assailed by that monstrous evil.

“BOOOM!”

With a thunderous sound, the forbidden gate slammed sharp, blocking his sense of perception. Qin Wentian had no way to see what was underneath that clift. He only knew that there was an incomparable, extremely terrifying existence lurking under there.

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”

Within the Pill Emperor Hall, a voice ragged with agony and despair howled out, merging together with the mournful wails of the demon sword as well as the sharpness of the sword keen. Qin Wentian inclined his head and howled his heart out, he rapidly dashed forwards, moving towards the forbidden gate as his killing intent swept over everything in the region. Even though it was targeted at them, the spectators could feel the blood running through their veins turning cold.

Why was Qin Wentian acting in such a crazed manner?

“Swish, swish, swish…” Several figures appeared in the great hall, surrounding Qin Wentian. They impassively gazed at that young man howling in dejected madness, yet their eyes were emotionless, as though they were looking at a dead man.

“Despair? This is only the beginning.”

A cold voice drifted over, after which, the experts surrounding Qin Wentian abruptly acted. In an instant, a number of stone pillars descended from the heavens, slamming onto the ground, surrounding Qin Wentian.

“BOOM, BOOM, BOOOM!”
The stone pillars were linked by an invisible force, those figures icily stared at Qin Wentian as one of them spoke, “Daring to offend my Pill Emperor Hall? Your female companion has been consigned to eternal damnation while as for you, we will strip you of your soul bit by bit.”

As the sound of his voice faded, a terrifying pressure concentrated in the centre of the stone pillars as it bored down onto Qin Wentian. Under that might, the entirety of Qin Wentian’s body was trembling involuntarily, out of his control.

“These are all vice-leaders characters of the Pill Emperor Hall. They actually activated the Soul Annihilation Formation to deal with Qin Wentian. Regardless of how powerful his sword is, there’s no outcome for him other than death.” Someone sighed, feeling pity for this young genius. No matter how talented Qin Wentian was, he was doomed to die today.

Also there was Mo Qingcheng. Sadly, this immortal couple was broken up by the evil schemes of others.
Yet Qin Wentian was as though he hadn’t heard their words. He inclined his head, and stared up at the cruel heavens with eyes that seemed as though they came from the deepest depths of hell. A tear drop slowly trickled down from his eyes.

Only to see, his lips were currently murmuring something.

In that moment, a wind gusted throughout the Pill Emperor Hall. A cold wind, an extremely extremely cold wind.
At that very instant, columns of star light shot down from a number of far-reaching constellations, landing onto Qin Wentian’s body.

He continued standing there, his expression so serene that it was terrifying. It felt as though he hailed from the primordial era, and was like an ancient divinity, accepting the worship of those of this world.

Between the Heavens and Earth, a massive demonic wind kicked up as the sound of demonic chanting filled the air.
“With the chant of the demonic divinities, the ancient will stretching across the skies. Gathering the demonic qi from the eight directions, devouring the astral energy from the starry skies. I connect and fuse them as one, i offer my mortal body as a sacrifice. Transform my destiny into that of a demon.” An archaic voice echoed, seemingly originating from the primordial era. Qin Wentian’s teardrop fell onto the ground and in that instant, his body shuddered violently, undergoing a world-shaking transformation!