Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 745 - 466: Challenge_2

Chapter 745: Chapter 466: Challenge_2

“So be it!”

After a long while, a sigh was heard, and the words that followed were resolute, “A great vow has been made, even if it means retrieving grains from a fire, I must go all out!”

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Elsewhere, atop Fulong Mountain, within Mingxiao Taoist Temple.

Xu Yang sat alone in the hall, taking stock of his gains.

Thirty years had passed, and his strength had greatly increased.

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First, in terms of cultivation, he had already achieved Deity Transformation and there was a good chance he would reach Return to Void within a hundred years.

A mere mortal, Return to Void in a hundred years.

Even by his current standards, the speed of his progress was rather exaggerated.

The reasons for this were twofold, one in himself, an accumulation over several lifetimes, combined traits, leading to rapid progress in recultivation as if by divine assistance.

The other was because, as the Lord of Tribulation Clouds, he received the aid of the Heavenly Dao.

Over these thirty years, under his guidance, the Blessed Lands and Ancient Sects of the Eastern District, whether willingly or forcibly, had all been integrated into the mundane world.

The amount of merit gained from so many Blessed Lands entering the world can be imagined.

Though he had devoted these merits to Xuanyuan to aid in refining the Nine Rituals Heavenly Sword, there was still a peculiar effect that, without affecting Xuanyuan, significantly boosted his cultivation.

Thus, in just thirty years, he achieved Deity Transformation and was on the verge of Return to Void!

This was not only an improvement in his cultivation but also a result of his management.

The Wandao School was successfully established, and although it was still in the investment phase, it could meet some basic needs.

For instance—Magic Artifacts!

The current Wandao School might not be able to refine Spiritual Treasure Magical Artifacts, but it was self-sufficient in the basic Spiritual Artifact Skills, even supplying them to various places.

Xu Yang had even constructed the White Jade Capital; with the five billion Artifacts Level White Jade Capital coupled with Xuanyuan, which had now become a Low-Grade Immortal Artifact, the resulting Immortal Spirit Mech Armor’s combat power is easy to imagine, surpassing the former Divine Martial Mech Armor by who knows how much, and slaying Integration powers is even easier.

Besides that, the Admiring Eye of Heaven also reached the Great Achievement Realm. With the aid of the Heavenly Dao, he finally got a glimpse of the whereabouts of figures like Longteng from the Demon Sect.

These Demon Path followers, with Cultivation not exceeding Deity Transformation, relied solely on their Cave Heaven treasures and Superior to Supreme-grade Immortal Implements for protection, which allowed them to conceal their Heavenly Secrets and evade his detection.

But now that his Cultivation had advanced to Deity Transformation, and Xuanyuan had been nurtured by the merits of the Heavenly Dao into a Low-Grade Immortal Artifact, working in tandem with the Admiring Eye of Heaven and the Nine Rituals Sacred Skills, pinpointing the whereabouts of people like Longteng was no longer difficult.

Thus, he decisively took action, killed his way to their doorsteps, and eradicated these “minor annoyances!”

Speaking of which, the Illusion Demon Lord was quite unfortunate. Initially, with his sophisticated Divine Power in illusions and guard within the Phantom Demon Great Formation, he could even hold his own against Mahayana True Immortals, or even stand undefeated.

But facing Xu Yang, he fell under three sword strokes, the formation broken and the man dead.

There was nothing he could do. The Divine Power of illusion and the Phantom Demon Great Formation were no hindrance to Xu Yang at all.

He had cultivated the Heavenly Sword technique and Xuanyuan Sacred Method, had the capability to dominate heaven and earth, and possessed the Admiring Eye, which could penetrate the Nine Serenities and Three Realms, exactly the nemesis to such illusionary techniques.

As for the Phantom Demon Great Formation… having been conferred the title of Nine Rituals Heavenly Venerate, and in cooperation with the East Victory Heavenly Court, after bitter cultivation in the Earth Immortal Realm for over a thousand years, his Array Formation skills were close to breaking through to Eighth Order but were at the threshold.

The Phantom Demon Great Formation was merely Sixth Order, so what obstacles could it present to a Seventh Rank Array Formation Immortal Master who was about to advance to the Eighth Order?

Therefore, the Illusion Demon Lord died unjustly. Although he was an Integration Great Power and had a cultivation advantage, he was dimensionally suppressed by Xu Yang, a Seventh Rank Array Formation Immortal Master and “Nine Rituals Heavenly Venerate,” utterly crushed.

If such was the fate of the Illusion Demon Lord, then Longteng and Shenxiao were even more needless to say, it was akin to an eternal old monster beating up tender newcomers. Although it cannot be said to be an undeserved victory, it somewhat amounted to bullying.

But the victor takes all, too much talk is of no avail, just look at the outcome.

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This live broadcast, though not long, was quite fruitful.

Whether it was the Illusion Demon Lord, an Integration Great Power, or true Demons like Longteng, their family wealth was extraordinary. The latter even brought along the potentiality of their Cave Heavens, extraordinarily wealthy, such that even the Illusion Demon Lord had to rely on their support to get through the Mundane Tribulation.

But now, all of it had fallen into his pocket.

Not just Longteng, but other Demon Cultivators, the several great Cave Heaven Taoists who had conspired to integrate the Demonic Blessed Lands into the world, and the Demon Path forces that had been openly and secretly opposing him, stirring up chaos over the years, were all netted in one fell swoop, just not broadcasted “live.”

After all, given “Li Xuanyuan’s” current standing, these little shrimps really weren’t suitable for sharing the stage with him. Picking a couple of representatives for a broadcast was enough; showing all would invite comments of “lengthy airtime.”

Tallying it up, including Longteng, a total of five true Demon Daoists were taken down this time, and more than twenty Immortal Implements were confiscated, all of Superior, Middle, and Lower Grades, comprising the potentiality of the True Demon Cave Heavens.

In addition to the Immortal Implements, there were many pills, Talismans, Spirit Stones, and several unique treasures exclusive to the True Demon Cave Heavens, like the Demonic Dragon Blood from the Beiming Dragon Abyss, rarities seldom seen in the world, invaluable whether for Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, Array Setting, or personal cultivation.

It really proved that saying, “committing crimes gains the gold belt.” With the substantial resources contributed by these true Demons, the recently reorganized Wandao School would surely advance by leaps and bounds, thriving and accomplishing the objective of “fully resolving the Blessed Lands.”

Apart from this…

Xu Yang reached behind with his opposite hand, took off the Sword Box, and laid it across his lap, where a sharp gleam could be seen flickering within.

The Demon-Slaying and Immortal-Refining Sword!

A supreme Immortal Artifact!

Supreme Immortal Artifacts, ranked at the eighth order, correspond to the cultivators of the Mahayana Realm.

Although Xu Yang possessed three major avatars, had attained the fruit of Mahayana, and even advanced towards the Tribulation Realm, he still lacked the ability to refine supreme Immortal Artifacts.

His prowess in Artifact Refining was at the seventh order, he could at most refine Superior Immortal Implements; supreme artifacts remained a significant challenge for him.

When Xu Yang pressed his hand down lightly on the Sword Box, the palm of his hand actually tingled painfully, hurt by the sword’s sharp gleam.

This was still with Li Xuanyuan inside, whose “Nine Rituals Heavenly Sword Technique” was suppressing it.

From this, one could see the might of the Demon-Slaying and Immortal-Refining Sword – truly deserving of its status as a supreme sword among the Immortal Clan’s Flying Swords.

This sword came from the hands of the Mysterious Heaven Sect Leader.

The Mysterious Heaven Sect Leader, an Eight Calamities Immortal and also an eighth-order Artifact Refining Immortal Master, had refined a total of nine Immortal Clan’s Flying Swords including the Demon-Slaying and Immortal-Refining Sword, which became the treasured heirlooms of the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect, renowned throughout ancient and modern times, and famous across the world.

In ancient times, such a figure was also extraordinary!

If Xu Yang had seized this sword, should the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect come into the world, and not get destroyed in a calamity, then the Mysterious Heaven Sect Leader would definitely have a fight with him.

Judging a person by their sword, if the Demon-Slaying and Immortal-Refining Sword had such an edge, then the Mysterious Heaven Sect Leader would surely be no less formidable.

An Eight Tribulations Sword Immortal is not a True Immortal, but is even superior to a True Immortal!

It’s very possible that he would seize the opportunity to overcome the final calamity and achieve the fruit of a True Immortal of the Sword Dao.

How to deal with such a formidable enemy?

Only Xuanyuan!

Xu Yang gently stroked the Sword Box, and faint sounds of sword ringing stirred but soon returned to calmness.

In thirty years, the blessed lands of the Eastern District would sparsely unravel.

Through this merit, Xuanyuan was nurtured and advanced to become a Low-Grade Immortal Artifact.

But being just low-grade, how could it match the powers of the Tribulation Realm’s might, let alone a Nine Tribulations True Immortal?

It must be refined into a superior grade, to create the Nine Rituals Heavenly Venerable, to have the power to contend.

This was Xu Yang’s current pinnacle of combat strength – Xuanyuan Sacred Method, Nine Rituals Heavenly Venerable, capable of challenging a True Immortal.

Without any accidents, as long as all the blessed lands in this world were unraveled, Xuanyuan could advance to a Superior Immortal Artifact.

By then, even if Cave Heavens came into the world, Calamity Immortals and even True Immortals descended to the mundane world, he would have the power to fight.

But this was still not enough!

This world didn’t just have Nine Tribulations True Immortals among Human Immortals; above them were Earth Immortals and even the unique Heavenly Immortals, there were Immortal Emperors and Buddhas, Heaven Kings and Saints…

Despite Xu Yang’s current state, where he could reverse-kill Integration level cultivators with a Nascent Soul body, spanning three entire major realms to slay enemies, that was only possible in the early stages and below the Immortal Realm.

Once in the Immortal Realm, at most he could only use the power of the Mahayana, combine Heavenly Mechanics Methods, Nine Rites Xuanyuan, to contend with Calamity Immortals and the slightly weaker True Immortals.

As for Earth Immortals and Heavenly Immortals… he wasn’t so deluded to consider them yet!

Therefore, although Xu Yang seemingly had no rivals in the world, dominating all under the heavens, his actual situation was like treading on a tightrope, a single misstep could lead to eternal doom.

The perils within needed no further explanation!

But Xu Yang was utterly unafraid, with not the slightest hint of worry.

On the contrary, he was quite looking forward to the day it would come.

Without challenges, where is the fun?

Since coming to this world, he had done many things, but they were mostly child’s play, taking advantage of the weak – truly dull.

He was looking forward to a real challenge, to see Earth Immortals, meet Heavenly Immortals, and even catch a glimpse of that Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.

Of course, curiosity aside, he wasn’t keen on actively seeking death.

Xuanyuan needed refining, Mecha required building, and with the passage of time, the resources at hand would become his greatest capital.

Then, he would fully experience the splendor of this world, and also truly understand the capabilities of the Desire Realm Heavenly Demon.