Chapter 489

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

Yu Zhangsheng was now completely unaware of everything in the outside world; at this moment, all his mind and spirit were immersed upon the morning sun rising within his Sea of Consciousness.

This morning sun was bright, emitting a gentle light; the light rippled across the sea of the divine soul, and amidst the shimmering waves, the dark night was instantly torn apart, heaven and earth became distinct, and chaos retreated.

"Shake!!"

Light flowed down, first a single point, then rapidly ascending, revealing the sea surface; the entire morning sun hung high in the sky, and as its radiance sprinkled down, mysterious fluctuations swept through Yu Zhangsheng's Sea of Consciousness.

Extreme Yang intent surged forth, attaching to the Sea of Consciousness; moreover, a beam of light pierced through everything, as if opening heaven and earth, and along with the morning sun's ascent, it sliced through Yu Zhangsheng's mind and spirit.

A stream of scorching heat, unknowingly, flowed through Yu Zhangsheng's meridians, circulating through his four limbs and hundred bones.

The Original Light Dao Marks flickered, and in their haziness they merged with this morning sun, continuously emitting light and heat.

Yu Zhangsheng was obsessed, falling into a wondrous state; his True Spirit bathed in the radiance, slowly walking toward this morning sun.

"Hum hum hum..."

Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit trembled, not instinctively; a strand of Sword Intent quietly erupted from upon it, and as Yu Zhangsheng drew closer to the morning sun, it grew increasingly intense.

The morning sun also swayed gently, its light becoming ever more dazzling; streams of light fell bathing upon Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit, seemingly reflecting glory with Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit.

"Boom!!"

The Sea of Consciousness surged with shocking waves, supporting Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit as it stepped on the heavens step by step, wanting to touch the sun; the morning sun emitted brilliant light, and as Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit approached, it grew ever more dazzling, falling upon Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit — not scorching, but carrying intimacy, illuminating every corner of Yu Zhangsheng.

For a time, Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit was obsessed, only feeling a warm glow; bit by bit, light fused into it, and in the outside world, atop Yu Zhangsheng's body, likewise, faint glimmers slowly emanated, flickering as if breathing, breathing in the surrounding sunlight.

Until a certain moment, within the Sea of Consciousness, Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit halted its steps, having neared the morning sun; it paused for a moment, then lightly took a step forward, walking into this morning sun.

In an instant, the morning sun trembled, seemingly excitedly echoing; as Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit entered, it suddenly contracted, all its radiance joyfully returning.

"Hum hum hum!!!"

And the Sword Intent upon Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit also reached its peak at this moment, exploding with a resounding boom, transforming into a Heavenly Sword flashing with radiance, suddenly spanning the sky.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!"

Sword Intent flowed down, and the Sea of Consciousness instantly surged with shocking waves, shaking heaven and earth, yet under the morning sun's illumination, it was slowly smoothed out; the two reached a balance.

The next moment, the morning sun contracted into a seed, and with a light tap from Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit, it turned into a speck of light fusing into the Heavenly Sword.

In a split second, the Heavenly Sword trembled, emitting a clear ring; a gentle light, with a light stroke, burst forth from the Sword Tip.

This light was gentle; a single perception of it brought forth hope, brightness... all manner of feelings rising in the heart; the Sea of Consciousness no longer churned, time and space seemed frozen, everything transforming into this single beam of light.

The Heavenly Sword stroked again, more light bursting and scattering; in a split second, invisible shackles were broken — this was the Tai Chu Light that cleaved open heaven and earth! The light was gentle, yet also contained the ultimate sharp Sword Intent; the Tai Chu Light turned into a sword, possessing the power to open heaven! The next moment, Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit lightly extended its hand, and this Heavenly Sword instantly contracted, fusing with Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit; in an instant, Yu Zhangsheng's body shook, his pupils revealing a trace of bewilderment; everything about the Tai Chu Heaven-Opening Sword rapidly surged into Yu Zhangsheng's mind, perceived by him, completed by him.

All manner of comprehensions rapidly filled Yu Zhangsheng's mind and spirit, and this Heavenly Sword also turned into a seed, emitting a hazy Sword Intent, suppressing Yu Zhangsheng's Sea of Consciousness, then slowly dissolving, fusing into every part of Yu Zhangsheng's body; as it fused, bit by bit, factors quietly changed, seemingly reconstructing Yu Zhangsheng's body.

Any Saint Level technique requires Dao Seed inheritance, because of the particularity of Saint Level techniques, they do not possess universality, and have certain subtle requirements for the cultivator's constitution and such.

And one of the functions of the Dao Seed is to directionally transform a certain factor in the cultivator's body, letting it reach the state most compatible with the Saint Level technique; only thus can the inheritance of the Saint Level technique be fully exerted.

This process was not unfamiliar to Yu Zhangsheng, because he had experienced it once before; the previous completion of the Myriad Spirits Decree also had Dao Seed inheritance.

And now, clearly the Extreme Yang Dawn Glow, plus the Original Light Dao Marks and various factors, under specific conditions, turned into a Dao Seed, completing the Tai Chu Heaven-Opening Sword, causing this technique to truly ascend to the Saint Level! The entire process did not last long, extremely swift; when the artistic conception in the Sea of Consciousness dissipated, Yu Zhangsheng also slowly opened his eyes; within his pupils, a trace of Sword Intent flashed, a soaring momentum seemed about to erupt from his body, then was suppressed down by Yu Zhangsheng.

"Huu..."

Yu Zhangsheng let out a long breath of turbid qi; a moment later, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"The Tai Chu Heaven-Opening Sword has successfully advanced to a Saint Level technique; this counts as adding another trump card for me, a Saint Level technique focused on offense; thus, under a full power eruption, perhaps even a Sub-Talisman Peak expert I could threaten."

"In other words, if a Spirit Transformation doesn't appear, Sub-Talisman cultivators pose no great threat to me."

Yu Zhangsheng stretched his body, murmuring in his heart, lightly waving his hand; the light before him, within his perception, began to twist.

The next moment, the light strangely took shape, moving with Yu Zhangsheng's thought; the outline of a sword appeared, and within it was contained a faint yet sharp Sword Intent.

At this moment, light, too, can become a weapon.

Yu Zhangsheng's gaze condensed, he pursed his lips finding it interesting; with a wave of his hand, the light instantly returned to calm.

"The Extreme Yang Dawn Glow truly has great use for me, however, this process was a bit too smooth."

Yu Zhangsheng lowered his brows, looking thoughtful, pondering, gaining a clear realization in his heart.

"The Extreme Yang Dawn Glow is a catalyst; with it as the Dao Seed foundation, and the Original Light Dao Marks as the bridge, giving me the opportunity to comprehend the Extreme Yang Dawn Glow, thereby causing the Tai Chu Heaven-Opening Sword to ascend."

"Besides that, the reason it was so smooth is probably still because of the particularity of the Original Light Dao Marks and the Tai Chu Heaven-Opening Sword... the former came from the former Profound Heaven Holy Son, the latter from my Senior Brother whom I've never met, Cao Jinxian..."

Yu Zhangsheng pondered, slowly swallowing a mouthful of saliva, then lightly inhaling a breath.

"And if my judgment is not wrong, Cao Jinxian is the former Profound Heaven Holy Son, a reincarnated body, or a reborn return; in any case, they are the same person..."

"That is to say, the Original Light Dao Marks and the Tai Chu Heaven-Opening Sword are essentially of the same origin; plus with the Extreme Yang Dawn Glow's assistance, only then was it so smooth, a matter of course, completing the Tai Chu Heaven-Opening Sword, ascending to a Saint Level technique."

Yu Zhangsheng's gaze deepened slightly, lowering his brows, continuing to ponder.

"Speaking like this, it seems... the traces of Cao Jinxian on me are becoming more and more... and many times, everything is too coincidental, as if an invisible big hand is pushing things along, letting these events happen as a matter of course."

"Is it an illusion?" Yu Zhangsheng contemplated deeply; for a long time, he lightly sighed, shook his head, suppressing these thoughts.

"Never mind; anyway, for me, increasing my own strength is the hard truth. As for the rest, take it one step at a time..."

Yu Zhangsheng sighed lightly; on his body, the shadow of Cao Jinxian indeed seemed to be growing more and more; the karma between them also growing deeper.

For a time, Yu Zhangsheng also couldn't tell if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

"However, now that I've broken through to Sub-Talisman, then... next upon returning to the sect, some matters can also be completed."

Yu Zhangsheng turned his thoughts, his mind and spirit sinking into the Inner Landscape; there, the Profound Turtle was also opening its eyes, facing Yu Zhangsheng, silent; Yu Zhangsheng nodded, slowly withdrawing his mind and spirit.

The Profound Turtle Yu Zhangsheng currently contracted was merely a single strand of the Profound Turtle's Origin Dharma Body; as for its True Body, it was still sealed and suppressed underground in the Wanxiang Sect's Yunwu Valley; precisely because of this, some of the Profound Turtle's might had not fully erupted.

"Back then, because my cultivation base was insufficient, I still couldn't fully contract the Profound Turtle, so with Master's help, I first contracted this strand of Origin Dharma Body; even just like this, the Profound Turtle's help to me remains enormous."

Yu Zhangsheng pondered, his gaze sighing with emotion, recalling the past, a faint smile on his lips.

"Now, after so many years, I have also reached the Purple Mansion; it is time to go unseal the True Body, to fully contract it. When that happens, the complete Xuan Yin Phantom Turtle should give my strength another leap forward."

"This matter also brooks no further carelessness; that seal will not last much longer either."

Inside the Inner Landscape, the Xuan Turtle that was resting likewise pondered, and in the end shook its head; a trace of a smile appeared in its vicissitude-laden gaze.

"He really did it; seeing this move, it was played correctly."

The Xuan Turtle murmured to itself; back then, constrained by various factors, it ultimately chose to entrust its life to Yu Changsheng, splitting off a Source Dharma Body to contract, laying the arrangement early, just waiting for Yu Changsheng to ascend to the Purple Mansion within a hundred years to unseal it unharmed, sharing the same life source.

Now, Yu Changsheng has already reached the Purple Mansion, yet the whole process took only a few years; the speed was so fast that even it felt a sense of disbelief.

However, recalling the storms Yu Changsheng has weathered these years, the Xuan Turtle did not find it particularly strange; more than anything, there was only sighing wonder and incredulity, which ultimately turned into a smile.

"The time to see the light of day again is near……"

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On the other side, inside the flying boat's pilot cabin, Yuan Menghua was concentrating on piloting the flying boat, controlling it to speed swiftly, like a long rainbow tearing across the sky, wind howling.

Magic power and spirit stones were being consumed crazily, yet Yuan Menghua showed not a trace of heartache, only occasionally turning her head, gaze passing through the pilot cabin to look toward the Luo Ya Abyss, light flickering in her eyes, a hidden unease in her heart.

"Although Blood Xuan True Venerable holds a Divine Weapon, he also cannot guarantee he can completely intercept those two Spirit Transformation cultivators from Qingzhou."

"And Changsheng's dazzling performance inside the Luo Ya Abyss has inevitably drawn their attention; it is impossible they will just let it rest… I fear they will catch up very soon."

"We must seize the time to return to the Sect, then make long-term plans."

Yuan Menghua let out a light sigh, a touch of worry surfacing on her face.

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The flying boat shuttled, speed very fast; after one day, it successfully landed in Qingyan City.

Qingyan City, the city lives up to its name; the entire city is built of green rock, looking quite distinctive; as for this city, its scale is not large, the strongest, the City Lord, is merely at Golden Core cultivation base.

Because its location is rather special, situated in the middle between the Southwest and the Wanxiang Sect, therefore in earlier years the Wanxiang Sect once spared no expense to set up a Space Transmission Array here, which can directly return to the Wanxiang Sect base, shuttling between the two places.

It is just that because opening the Space Transmission Array once costs dearly, and when they came the Wanxiang Sect party was not in a hurry, therefore Yuan Menghua did not choose to take the Transmission Array.

And now, the situation is urgent, so naturally she does not care about the cost of opening the Transmission Array.

The Qingyan City Lord is called Chen Yan, a middle-aged man, looking rather refined; though a Loose Cultivator, he possesses Golden Core cultivation base, and within a thousand li radius he has quite some reputation, dominating one side, yet also at peace with the world.

Somewhere in the southwest of Qingyan City, and at this moment Chen Yan, with a face full of humility, slightly bowed his body, accompanying Yuan Menghua at her side.

"Adult, the formation your Sect left behind, these years the younger generation has always deliberately had people keep a hand on it, and there is not the slightest damage; please rest assured, Adult."

Chen Yan, face full of respect, slightly lowered his head and cupped his fists toward Yuan Menghua and said.

Yuan Menghua nodded slightly, gaze falling ahead; a circular Transmission Array, as spirit stones were thrown in piece by piece crazily, was charging, slowly rippling with light.

"You have a heart."

Yuan Menghua replied with a sentence; from the moment their flying boat landed in Qingyan City, Chen Yan had already sensed it, and at the first moment followed at her side, extremely respectful; such bearing also made Yuan Menghua fairly satisfied.

Because Qingyan City is too far from the Wanxiang Sect, plus there are no famous resources nearby, therefore regarding Qingyan City's existence, the Wanxiang Sect did not choose to interfere, merely setting up a formation here as a hub for circulation.

And guarding the formation's safety, although the Wanxiang Sect did not state it explicitly, naturally fell into the hands of the Qingyan City Lord; this point, without needing deliberate instruction, Chen Yan would also pay attention; at this moment the Wanxiang Sect is such a colossus, not someone he can provoke.

Even the massive spirit stones needed for this activation of the formation were all paid by him; though it pained him, he did not show it in the slightest; this situation also made Yuan Menghua secretly satisfied.

Before long, when the formation finished charging, Chen Yan secretly let out a breath; Yuan Menghua waved her hand, the Wanxiang Sect party immediately entered the formation; in an instant the formation's light reached its peak, space faintly beginning to blur, enveloping everyone.

"Respectfully seeing off the Adults, a safe journey."

Chen Yan lowered his brows, cupped his fists toward Yuan Menghua and the others and said. (Chapter End)