Chapter 2056: Human Effort Can Overcome Anything

"Heh, do you really think this is some ordinary place?" the purple-robed man sneered. "This is the land of the Shenyu, a space created by the Master. Don't talk about a mere little you; even if ten of you came together, you wouldn't be able to escape."

"Is that so? I know this place is quite extraordinary, but I also believe that human effort can overcome anything," Chen Yu smiled slightly. "Today, I really am going to break your land of the Shenyu and thoroughly finish you all off."

The purple-robed man said nothing. He made a gesture in the air with his right hand, and an ink wash painting appeared; then, he took a step forward, closing in on Chen Yu.

At the same time, the scroll in his hand suddenly lengthened, and a writing brush appeared in his hand. He flicked the brush, and a landscape painting appeared out of thin air.

"Divine Painting Boundless? Are you a Dharma Cultivator?" Chen Yu stared at the purple-robed man and blurted out.

This was a Dharma treasure of a Dharma Cultivator; this fellow's strength was not below his own.

"The Master discovered that Dharma Cultivators have formidable aspects, so I was created," the purple-robed man smiled slightly. "My existence is specifically meant to deal with you."

"Then I am truly honored," Chen Yu sneered, flicking his Li Chen sword and attacking.

The painting brush in the purple-robed man's hand moved with ease, and with every gesture, he painted various weapons to attack Chen Yu.

Chen Yu held Li Chen and slashed forward, sword strike after sword strike.

The purple-robed man's strength had actually reached the cultivation of near Peering into Divinity, fighting Chen Yu to a standstill.

Moreover, the Dharma treasure in his hand was truly powerful; for a moment, Li Chen could not break through his defense.

The purple-robed man waved his brush to paint in the void, and a moment later, with a boom, the two of them were placed inside a palace.

This was entering the scroll; here, the purple-robed man could wave his brush to create his own world.

The Giant Brush in his hand moved continuously, and the scene around the two of them changed constantly—spring, summer, autumn, winter; sometimes a paradise, sometimes a hell.

"This, we have already entered your world, haven't we?" Chen Yu looked at everything around him and muttered.

"Correct, this is my own world," the purple-robed man looked up and smiled slightly. "It seems you can still see things quite clearly."

"Waving the brush to enter the painting—this is the power of the Divine Painting Boundless. This Dharma treasure is already close to an Immortal artifact," Chen Yu said. "I thought the God Lord's side was all products of high-tech integration, but I didn't expect that there would actually be Dharma Cultivators among them."

"The God Lord's capacity for acceptance has always been strong. When I first met him, I was almost dead; it was he who snatched me back from the hands of the King of Hell," the purple-robed man said leisurely. "So from that moment on, I decided to stay by his side and serve him."

"Fine, loyal enough. And you are his number one henchman. Following him all these years, you must have done no shortage of wicked things, right?" Chen Yu asked.

"What the God Lord says is the Heavenly Mandate. He is the Creator; everything is in accordance with the Dharma," the purple-robed man smiled slightly. "So I don't think this counts as wicked. Whatever the God Lord says is the truth."

"Hopeless," Chen Yu sighed helplessly. These people had been brainwashed far too severely.

"Heh heh, having entered my Divine Emperor Boundless, you cannot escape," the purple-robed man said with a smile. "Chen Yu, accept your fate."

"Divine Emperor Boundless is indeed powerful," Chen Yu nodded slightly. "The wielder can cross realms from Peering into Divinity to kill a Cave Profound expert."

"You understand it quite clearly," the purple-robed man smiled slightly. "You are at Peering into Divinity; we are evenly matched, but I have such a Divine Artifact in hand, so you should just accept your fate."

"If my strength exceeds yours by too much, you won't be able to unleash the true power of the Divine Emperor Boundless, and I will break out of the painting," Chen Yu said to himself.

"I think you've gone mad. Even if you break through your realm now, at best you would only break from Peering into Divinity to Cave Profound," the purple-robed man said. "You would still be trapped in the painting."

"Yes, with normal human thinking, breaking through is indeed difficult," Chen Yu smiled slightly. "But I am not like normal people, have you forgotten?"

The purple-robed man's eyes narrowed. Indeed, Chen Yu was not like normal people. He stared at Chen Yu for a long time before slowly saying, "Even if you are different, I don't believe you can break through two realms in a row. If you can break through to Entering the Saint, I will admit defeat."

"Do you think that if one can break through to Entering the Saint, they would be invincible in the current world, and even if an Immortal came, I could fight them, right?" Chen Yu asked.

"Correct, heh heh, but the saints in this world are few and far between from ancient times to the present; the sages of old are rare. I don't believe you can truly break through," the purple-robed man chuckled.

"Let's make a bet. If I break through, you will serve me. If I cannot break through, I will obediently cooperate and absolutely stop causing trouble. How about that?" Chen Yu smiled slightly.

"Fine, I accept this wager," the purple-robed man nodded slightly. "You cannot break through. To enter the Saint realm, one must possess great merit, otherwise..."

However, his words were only half-spoken when he could no longer continue. Chen Yu gathered his Qi, and his cultivation realm instantly underwent a qualitative improvement.

His strength climbed all the way, entering Cave Profound, and then breaking through to Immortal Profound, only one step away from the peak of the Dharma Cultivator, the Divine Aperture.

But when he reached this point, his power seemed to have reached its limit, and immediately after, it fell back, finally settling at Entering the Saint.

The sixth realm of the Dharma Cultivator, Entering the Saint, is a watershed. Those who reach Entering the Saint can almost be said to be the strongest in the human world.

As for Immortal Profound and Divine Aperture, those are legendary existences. Chen Yu actually had the potential to enter Immortal Profound directly.

The purple-robed man was dumbfounded, and the hand holding the painting brush trembled slightly.

Only today did he realize that he had been ignorant and ill-informed.

So a person really could enter the Saint realm in one step. Spiritual Light surged on Chen Yu's body; this was the manifestation of having entered the Saint realm.

"Those who enter the Saint realm need the support of great merit. I entered the Dao through Medicine and have saved countless people; this is my merit," Chen Yu smiled slightly. "Now, have you given up?"

"It is I who was ignorant and ill-informed," the purple-robed man nodded slowly. He muttered, "So there really is someone in this world who can enter the Saint realm in one step. Impressive, truly too impressive."

"Put down your brush. The Divine Emperor Boundless can no longer trap me; don't force me to break your Divine Painting," Chen Yu said indifferently.

"Yes, at your realm, the Divine Emperor Boundless can no longer trap you," the purple-robed man smiled. "However, this life of mine was saved by the God Lord, so even if I die, I cannot break my promise."

"Blind loyalty," Chen Yu shook his head slowly. "Even if he saved you, you have done so many things for him over these years; his favor has already been repaid."

"So now there is no need for you to die for him, and it was not easy for you to cultivate to such a high realm. Are you really willing?"

"I... what if I am not willing?" the purple-robed man chuckled. The brush in his hand slowly pointed forward, and wisps of Spiritual Light surged from the tip of the brush.