Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

The Human King Realm.

Kings among men, existences who stood at the pinnacle of the Eastern Continent’s martial power.

Every single Human King was an unparalleled treasure to their respective factions, indescribably precious.

Even in an Upper Grade Dynasty, the death of a Human King Realm Powerhouse was an event that would warrant national mourning.

However, it was rare for a Human King Realm Powerhouse to fall unless they were actively seeking their own death.

But now!

Pei Shenghai, a mighty expert at the Fourth Stage of the Human King Realm and a revered Elder of the Jiuhua Celestial Sect, had perished right here. The one who had slain him was none other than Jiang Chen, who had just stepped into the Union Palace Realm Ninth Stage. What’s more, Jiang Chen hadn’t even lifted a finger to kill him—his feet hadn’t moved an inch from where he stood.

With a single thought, Pei Shenghai, a grandmaster at the Fourth Stage of the Human King Realm, had been sent to the Yellow Springs!

This scene left everyone utterly and profoundly shaken.

Gai Shi swallowed hard and rubbed his eyes. "Holy shit... Am I seeing things?"

Zhao Hongluan, her face numb with shock, shook her head. "I... I don’t think so!"

Zifeng Hanshuang’s pretty face was flushed red as she jumped up and down in excitement. "Killing a Human King with a single thought! That was so cool!"

Even the Black Emperor, perched on Jiang Chen’s shoulder, had its eyes wide open, staring intently at Jiang Chen as a sharp glint flashed in its pupils. ’This kid’s cultivation speed is simply terrifying. The strength of that Divine Thought Power just now... he’s probably broken through to the Spirit King Realm, right? It seems once we’re done here, I can have him go claim the Celestial Demon Ancient Castle!’

As everyone stared at him in shock,

Jiang Chen wore a faint smile, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly. "Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"You’re too much of a monster! You had me worried sick for nothing!" Gai Shi said with exaggeration, lightly punching Jiang Chen on the chest.

Zhao Hongluan and Zifeng Hanshuang also laughed. "Jiang Chen, it’s only been half a month. How did you get so strong? Could there be some treasure at the bottom of that Ice Lake that can rapidly boost one’s strength?"

"There was a treasure, but getting it was a brush with death!" Jiang Chen said with a sigh.

’If the God-slaying Sword hadn’t shown its might at the critical moment, I really would have died in that Ice Lake.’

They were all taken aback for a moment, then nodded in understanding.

They had all had their own fortuitous encounters, so they naturally understood that the greater the opportunity, the greater the danger!

The Black Emperor flapped its fleshy wings and flew back from Pei Shenghai’s corpse. It tossed a Storage Ring from its claws to Jiang Chen.

Seeing the Black Emperor’s intense stare, Jiang Chen chuckled. "Don’t worry, I’ll give you everything I don’t need later!"

The Black Emperor grinned, revealing a human-like smile.

Jiang Chen’s Divine Thought had already reached the Spirit King Realm. With a single thought, he shattered the Restriction Pei Shenghai had left on the Storage Ring. He found that it did indeed contain quite a few treasures, but to the current Jiang Chen, they were nothing special.

After a quick search, he found his own Storage Ring, as well as another Mystic Sect Sword Order.

Putting his own Storage Ring back on, he tossed Pei Shenghai’s to the Black Emperor. Jiang Chen toyed with Pei Shenghai’s Mystic Sect Sword Order, then took out his own. ’Is this Mystic Sect Sword Order really just a key to open the Mystic Sect, like the Ice Emperor said? If that’s all it is, then Pei Shenghai probably didn’t know the secret of the Sword Order. So why did he pursue me so relentlessly?’

This was precisely what puzzled Jiang Chen.

After he had obtained the Mystic Sect Sword Order and bound it to himself, he had been in a rush to get to the Profound Celestial Ice Field to find the Profound Celestial Ice Marrow, so he hadn’t studied the Sword Order in much detail.

Now it seemed...

The secret of this Mystic Sect Sword Order was likely not as simple as it appeared on the surface!

"Jiang Chen, what’s that?" Gai Shi asked.

Jiang Chen paused, then waggled the Mystic Sect Sword Order in his hand. "This thing is called a Mystic Sect Sword Order. It’s the very reason Pei Shenghai went to all the trouble of chasing me from the Cloud Domain into the Profound Celestial Ancestor Realm."

"Mystic Sect Sword Order?"

"What is that? I’ve never heard of it!"

Gai Shi and the others all shook their heads.

Jiang Chen said, "Have you heard of the Mystic Sect?"

"The Mystic Sect?"

Gai Shi froze, his eyes flashing. "Are you talking about the Mystic Sect that once unified the entire Eastern Continent, with a Demigod Sect Leader and nine Emperor Realm experts under its command?"

Jiang Chen nodded. "That’s the one!"

Gai Shi raised an eyebrow and looked at Jiang Chen curiously. "Could it be that these two Sword Orders in your hands are related to the Mystic Sect?"

"Yes!"

Jiang Chen nodded and continued, "This Mystic Sect Sword Order is the key to reopening the Mystic Sect. I was framed by Pei Shenghai and fell into the Ice Lake, where I faced countless dangers..."

He then told Gai Shi about the Ice Emperor.

He even revealed the deal he had made with him.

Gai Shi was utterly astounded. That was an Emperor Realm Powerhouse!

Who would have thought that an Emperor Realm Powerhouse was truly slumbering within the Profound Celestial Ancestor Realm? The Ice Emperor! He was one of the Nine Emperors of the Mystic Sect from the Ancient Era.

Immensely powerful!

In the Ancient Era, he was a supreme Overlord who dominated the Eastern Continent!

Who could have imagined he was still alive?

And...

From the sounds of it, he wasn’t the only one of the Nine Emperors of the Mystic Sect who had survived to this day.

Gai Shi took a deep breath, his expression turning grave. He looked at Jiang Chen and said in a low voice, "Jiang Chen, this involves an Emperor Realm expert. It’s a matter of great importance. I’m afraid this will cause a massive upheaval throughout the entire Eastern Continent. Countless lives will be affected. This is already beyond what we can handle. Are you sure getting involved in this isn’t a bad thing?"

"I didn’t have a choice at the time. Besides, fortune favors the bold. We’re talking about the number one Sect of the Eastern Continent from the Ancient Era, one that might even hold the legacy of a Demigod. I don’t deny that this could be a crisis, but you can’t deny that it’s also a heaven-sent opportunity," Jiang Chen said, his eyes burning with intensity.

Fortune favors the bold!

If one only pursues safety and stability, they’re likely to live a life of mediocrity.

This was a heaven-sent opportunity!

Even though Jiang Chen knew that making a deal with a powerhouse like the Ice Emperor was no different from asking a tiger for its skin, he was unwilling to miss out!

’The gap between myself and Xiang Tianwen is just too vast. If I want to catch up to him, or even surpass him, within a few years, I have to take the unconventional path.’

Gai Shi was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath. "You’re right! Fortune favors the bold. For us who cultivate the Martial Dao, we’re walking a heaven-defying path. On this road, it’s like rowing a boat upstream—if you don’t advance, you fall back... Jiang Chen, whenever you decide to open the Mystic Sect, you have to call me. I’ll brave the Ancient Profound Sect with you!"

"Alright!"

Jiang Chen nodded, and the two slapped their palms together.

Breaking contact, Gai Shi asked, "By the way, are you planning to give the Mystic Sect Sword Order to the Ice Emperor now?"

"No!"

Jiang Chen shook his head, his gaze burning as he looked at the two Mystic Sect Sword Orders in his hands. "I still feel there’s more to these Mystic Sect Sword Orders than meets the eye. I plan to study them for a bit here before I hand them over to the Ice Emperor!"

"Alright then, I’ll act as your Protector here!"

Gai Shi said.

Zhao Hongluan and the others also nodded.

Jiang Chen nodded. "I’ll be counting on you!"

He sat down cross-legged in the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture, placed the two Mystic Sect Sword Orders in his palms, and began to study them with his full concentration...

[Eighth Chapter of the day! Damn, this part-time job is a scam, I have no time at all. Little Tian will keep writing. Five more Chapters to go today!]