Chapter 860: Testing the Quality

Zhang Sheng had a total of five hundred and twelve immortal swords, each with a fixed rank and position; they were not cultivated at random. If even a single one were missing, his Dao path would be incomplete. Even if it were only a negligible point, it would still be incomplete.

After his Dao heart shattered and he picked up the pieces, stepping onto an immortal path that was stronger and more difficult than the one before—Little Wei Yuan knew all too well how hard that was. He understood in his heart that if there were any flaws in Zhang Sheng's Dao heart this time, he might never recover. From then on, his immortal path would be severed, and he would not even be able to pass the Dharma Form stage.

To have his Heaven-reaching Dao path cut short halfway twice in a row—no matter how one interpreted it, it was the will of Heaven. However, with the Ancestral Shaman making the moves and the Heavenly Shaman as the piece, it was not an exaggeration to call it the will of Heaven.

Therefore, upon seeing that Dao sword of Zhang Sheng's, Little Wei Yuan knew he had no choice at all.

This sword was, in fact, the Dao path of two people.

Little Wei Yuan had walked for a short distance when he discovered something was wrong. The three suns in the sky overlapped, unexpectedly producing an irresistible penetrating power, as if they were shining into his very internal organs; the blood and organs inside his body were being heated simultaneously. Moreover, the heating was not from the outside in, but from the inside and outside at the same time.

In the blink of an eye, Little Wei Yuan's internal organs and blood were heated to the point where water could boil. Little Wei Yuan's blood was now a nearly transparent pale pink; this level of heat was not yet enough to constitute fatal damage. However, the temperature was still rising continuously, and it far exceeded the temperature of the surrounding environment.

Little Wei Yuan naturally knew that those three suns were highly problematic and that he could no longer be exposed to the sunlight. Thus, he walked quickly to a weathered stone platform and found a small patch of shadow beneath the overlapping sunlight, temporarily avoiding the sun.

However, the Great Desolate Realm had three suns, each at a different angle; finding a patch of shadow was quite difficult. As the suns moved, Little Wei Yuan discovered that the shadow he was hiding in was getting smaller and smaller, and soon this hiding place would be unusable.

Little Wei Yuan poked his head out to look at the suns in the sky, suddenly feeling some doubt. According to the angles of the suns in the sky, it shouldn't be so devoid of blind spots. But Little Wei Yuan took another look at the massive celestial body and discovered that it was also reflecting sunlight, so he understood at once.

Little Wei Yuan looked again at the weathered rock platforms scattered sporadically across the desert, feeling that finding a small patch of shadow right away seemed to be a matter of considerable luck.

Since he had confirmed that this was the Great Desolate Realm, Little Wei Yuan suddenly didn't want to work so hard anymore.

Thus, he molded earth into stone, and in the blink of an eye, he molded a statue of Tianyu. Then, recalling the past, he placed a wisp of Tianyu's aura into the statue, bowed three times, and said, "Tianyu, if you hear my call, hurry and appear before me!"

He waited for a moment; the shadow was only half its original size, but the statue had no reaction at all.

It seemed the sacrificial ritual had gone wrong. Little Wei Yuan recalled the methods of worship from the Human Realm and bowed three times again, saying, "Lord Tianyu, please appear before me. I thank your whole family."

Still no reaction.

Little Wei Yuan tried several times, even thanking the parents of the Great Desolate suns, but it was still useless. Little Wei Yuan had no choice but to give up; it seemed that either Tianyu was too far away, or this set of methods didn't work in the Great Desolate Realm.

Little Wei Yuan sighed and circulated his spiritual sense. Fortunately, the powerful spiritual sense tempered through years of missions was still there, and he could still easily divide it into one thousand and twenty-four tasks. Such intelligence and wisdom—looking across the entire Great Desolate Realm, he was likely among the top tier.

Little Wei Yuan picked up his spear and left the shadow, heading toward the depths of the Great Desolate Realm, preparing to let the Strength Shamans here witness what was called wisdom.

……

Above the Immortal Heaven, Yan Shi sat in the courtyard, sulking by himself. Although it could be considered the best result, and the Ancestral Master's two swords had been kept, he still couldn't swallow the frustration of not being able to kill a few miscellaneous immortals.

Yan Shi had not expected that after cultivating for hundreds of years, there would still be a day when he would be so angry that his hands would shake. This Dao heart was truly not transparent.

But given the situation at the time, it was already the best ending. Even the arrival of the Bao family's ancestor, who hadn't appeared for hundreds of years, was to mediate in the direction of everyone taking a step back. In fact, Yan Shi also understood that the temptation of breaking the deadlock was simply too great.

He could understand the logic, but he just couldn't swallow this frustration.

Just as he was sulking by himself, the courtyard gate was suddenly knocked. Yan Shi was startled, then became solemn. He walked over and opened the gate to see a bald woman with green pupils standing outside, holding a plain-looking long spear in her hands.

How sharp was Yan Shi's vision? He saw at a glance that this spear was a magic treasure refined with Little Wei Yuan's heart's blood, and it was an artifact spirit he himself had enlightened.

The green-pupiled woman said, "Great Khan Yinyue entrusted me to return a favor. If he joins forces with you, he can send this spear to Little Wei Yuan's side."

Yan Shi's pupils constricted, and he said slowly, "So the Great Khan's Dao of Karma is also so profound."

The green-pupiled woman said, "It is still slightly inferior to yours, so it requires you to send this spear out."

Both were immortals; as soon as Yan Shi took the spear, he understood. Yinyue had already added a divine ability, 【Protect Master】, to it with powerful karmic force. If he added a 【Break Void】, sending the spear into the void, it would automatically return to Little Wei Yuan's side in the netherworld.

Yan Shi was terrified that Little Wei Yuan might encounter an accident, so he didn't hesitate. He reached out and wiped the spear, and another luster appeared on it. Then, Yan Shi threw it, and the long spear plunged into the void.

"Wait a moment..." the green-pupiled woman called out a bit late.

"What is it?"

The green-pupiled woman's expression was somewhat strange: "Is the Immortal Lord's aim accurate?"

Yan Shi said proudly, "Naturally precise!"

The green-pupiled woman said, "If it's too precise, won't it stab Little Wei Yuan?"

Yan Shi was startled, then laughed out loud and said, "This..."

At this moment, his heart suddenly stirred, feeling that the spear he had just thrown had already stabbed something, and with no small result.

"What's wrong?" the green-pupiled woman asked.

"Nothing." Yan Shi naturally wouldn't say that the spear had just wiped out thirty thousand of Little Wei Yuan's people's luck.

……

In the center of a deep and lofty hall, twelve chairs were placed in a circle. In front of each seat was a brazier; currently, only seven braziers were burning, while the other five were extinguished, causing the seats behind them to vanish into the darkness.

Hui Ye sat on one of the chairs, her brazier burning with a dark silver light that could barely illuminate her. ===== CHAPTER 861 =====