Ascension Day

Chapter 262: Chapter 124: Incident on the Other Shore

Xu Ying was dazzled, marveling at the sight.

‘The Ancestral Dragon wanted to rule the Divine Land and reign supreme even after death. It’s not surprising he’d cast the Twelve Golden Men to guard his posthumous empire. The land is so magnificent; if it were me, I’d also want to remain with these mountains and rivers forever.’

Just as he thought this, a violent tremor came from up ahead. Nuo Masters had encountered a restrictive seal.

Xu Ying looked over. Bright Grotto Heavens illuminated the sky. The Grotto Heavens, large and small, were exceptionally dazzling. There must have been several hundred Nuo Masters pushing their Cultivation to the limit to fight against the seal!

Suddenly, the Grotto Heavens in the sky, large and small, were extinguished one after another, leaving only eight. Then, those eight Grotto Heavens also abruptly dimmed.

‘A Grand Nuo who cultivated Eight Cave Heavens died, and so quickly, too!’ Xu Ying was secretly alarmed.

A moment later, they arrived at the site of the battle. Many corpses floated on the Mercury River, piled up on the banks by the current. They were scattered about in disarray, their deaths incredibly gruesome. Few bodies were whole; they had been sliced to pieces by some unknown force.

“Look over there! There’s a sword under the gate!”

Someone raised a hand and pointed forward. Xu Ying followed their gaze and saw the Mercury River flowing through a towering mountain. The mountain had two peaks with a sheer cliff between them. The cliff was hollowed out in the middle, forming a gateway.

Beneath this gateway was tethered a sword, still dripping with blood.

The sword glowed with a red light, swaying gently in the breeze and periodically unleashing a chilling, murderous aura.

It seemed that the last group of Nuo Masters came here, triggered this sword, and were all slaughtered by it!

“A Dragon-slaying Sword!”

Yuan Qi was knowledgeable and explained to Xu Ying, “This is what Nuo Masters use to slay Demon Dragons that stir up trouble. They’re often hung under bridges. If a Demon Dragon causes a flood and passes under the bridge, it will be slain by the Dragon-slaying Sword. That’s why I’m not too fond of traveling by water.”

Suddenly, the Dragon-slaying Sword’s power erupted. With a flash of light, invisible Sword Qi caused the Mercury River to splash up in white blossoms. Da Zhong appeared, shielding Xu Ying and Feng Xian’er, and was struck by the Sword Qi with a resounding CLANG!

Da Zhong was sent spinning by the impact, deflecting the force within the Sword Qi. It cried out, “This sword is so strong!”

All around them, more than a dozen Qi Refiners were caught off guard and instantly decapitated. Their bodies fell onto the river’s surface!

The others each activated their Divine Powers to resist the Sword Qi. Dong Meiqing soared into the air, flying toward the Long Sword against the onslaught of Sword Qi. The higher he went, the more intense the Sword Qi became. Even for a great expert of the Ascension Stage like him, he had to focus all his attention on combating the Sword Qi!

The Sword Qi in the air formed a torrent, attacking Dong Meiqing from all directions with ever-increasing power!

Dong Meiqing was actually forced into a continuous retreat. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he summoned his Primordial Spirit and shattered the swarm of Sword Qi, which gave him a moment’s respite to fly in and snatch the Long Sword!

The Long Sword was a Bronze Sword over ten feet long. It was extremely thin and light; a slight swing produced a flurry of sword-flashes and a swath of green light!

Dong Meiqing was both shocked and delighted. He suppressed the Bronze Sword’s restlessness and focused wholeheartedly on its Refinement.

Everyone who saw this was extremely envious.

“This sword is not from the Pre-Qin era. Swords from that time were thicker than this.”

Xu Fu glanced at it, his expression changing slightly. He said, “This is a sword from the Zhou Dynasty. This sword has a master. Dong Meiqing, let go!”

Just as Dong Meiqing was about to let go, the Bronze Sword suddenly coiled around his arm like a Spiritual Snake. With a gentle twist, Dong Meiqing’s arm was severed at the shoulder!

Dong Meiqing cried out in pain as the Bronze Sword coiled toward his neck, giving him no way to dodge!

Suddenly, a hand reached out. Fingers flicked repeatedly against the sword’s tip. The Bronze Sword, like a long snake, was flicked so hard its body trembled and it was forced to uncoil!

Xu Fu flicked the Bronze Sword away, only for it to stab straight back at him. In an instant, it created an Abnormal Phenomenon of a Sword Dao sky, where the sun and moon shone side-by-side and beautiful mountains basked in their light!

Xu Fu raised his hand to meet it. All the Sword Qi converged on his palm, and the Bronze Sword focused it all to a single point, stabbing into his hand!

The sword’s light pressed against the center of his palm, its body trembling violently, but it could not advance.

Xu Fu pushed his palm forward. With a series of CRACKS, the Bronze Sword shattered, exploding inch by inch. The sword tried to turn and flee, but it was as if it were stuck, unable to turn its blade.

As Xu Fu’s palm pushed forward, the Bronze Sword quickly exploded all the way to the hilt. He then gave one more heavy push, and a berserk power erupted, crushing its way along the Sword Master’s brand!

BOOM!

Far away, in mountains over a hundred li away, a mushroom cloud suddenly rose. A violent shockwave shot out in all directions close to the ground, triggering countless restrictive seals in the mountains. Terrifying powers surged one after another!

The river’s surface exploded with a series of CRACKS, splashing mercury everywhere and raising monstrous waves!

A tall figure in archaic clothing darted through the mercury waves. The river’s surface beneath his feet exploded continuously as he shed the force of Xu Fu’s palm strike. Even so, the shock still made him cough up blood, and his aura fell into disarray.

He finally managed to disperse the power of Xu Fu’s attack and stabilize his aura. He couldn’t help but feel shocked and horrified. ‘Who is this person? I already have a Half-Immortal Body, yet he wounded me with a single palm strike. Could he be a True Immortal?’

He swallowed the blood that rose in his throat. A clear fragrance that permeated the Divine Soul spread from the blood—the scent of an Immortal Elixir.

He couldn’t bear to spit out this mouthful of blood.

Suddenly, another Golden Man awakened nearby. Its terrifying aura suppressed the entire area, making it hard for those with weaker Cultivation to even breathe.

The young man in archaic clothing immediately concealed his aura and vanished, avoiding the Golden Man.

A short while later, Xu Ying and the others arrived. Xu Fu gently raised his hand, and a single drop of blood flew up from the river’s surface, landing on his fingertip.

Xu Fu sniffed it lightly and smiled at Xu Ying. “An authentic Immortal Elixir has indeed arrived. I was originally worried there wouldn’t be enough Immortal Elixirs to revive the Ancestral Dragon, but now I can rest easy. With this Immortal Elixir, the Ancestral Dragon can definitely be resurrected!”

Da Zhong and Yuan Qi were utterly confused. “What Immortal Elixir?”

Xu Ying suddenly shivered, instantly understanding Xu Fu’s intention!

The Nuo Masters he had lured here to seek treasure were the very Immortal Elixirs he intended to use to resurrect the Ancestral Dragon!

Nuo Masters open various Secret Treasuries and obtain the Immortal Elixirs within, but they are unable to refine them. They can only accumulate them inside their bodies, so every Nuo Master is a type of Immortal Elixir.

Nuo Masters who have opened different Secret Treasuries are different kinds of Immortal Elixirs. Some can enhance Divine Sense, some can boost Primordial Qi, and some can increase Physical Activity—all with various functions.

Sacrificing these Nuo Masters is the key to resurrecting the Ancestral Dragon!

“And that person who hung the sword under the mountain gate to kill latecomers must be someone who returned from the Other Shore World!”

Xu Ying said to Yuan Qi and Da Zhong, “The Immortal Elixir contained in this person’s blood is exceptionally pure. It seems that besides Grand Ancestor Chanchan, others have also returned from the Other Shore World.”

Yuan Qi and Da Zhong were shocked. “A true Pre-Qin Qi Refiner has appeared?”

Zhu Chanchan’s Cultivation of the Nuo Technique slowed her Cultivation progress. This Ancient Qi Refiner probably didn’t cultivate Nuo Techniques and focused solely on Qi Refining and the Refinement of the Immortal Elixir in his body.

Since this person could clash head-on with Xu Fu, he was most likely also a great expert at the Ascension Stage!

“Logically speaking, no one should be able to return from the Other Shore, right?”

Xu Ying pondered, “Why is it that after Chanchan returned, other Pre-Qin Qi Refiners have also come back from the Other Shore World?”

Da Zhong guessed, “Could it be that Pei Du and the Guo Family Ancestor spread the news about Grand Ancestor Chanchan, and the other Nuo Master Families also used their own Grotto Heavens to enter the Other Shore World and rescue the Pre-Qin Qi Refiners?”

Xu Ying thought about it. That was indeed a possibility. He smiled and said, “I was thinking some calamity had occurred on the Other Shore, allowing the Ancient Qi Refiners there to escape. What Lord Zhong says makes sense.”

Up ahead, Nuo Immortals were fighting ferociously, shaking the heavens and earth as they battled the seals of the Lishan Mausoleum. The commotion was terrifying.

Xu Ying saw nine Grotto Heavens shining as brightly as nine suns. A Nuo Immortal’s own Hidden Scenery even emerged, carrying an immense power that not even the Immortal Mountains in the sky could suppress!

‘This aura… it’s an expert from the Yuan Family!’

Xu Ying was surprised. Those nine Grotto Heavens were Yellow Court Cave Heavens. The powerful Divine Sense fluctuations that reached them even disrupted the thoughts of some Qi Refiners, making it difficult for them to concentrate and nearly causing them to fall into the Mercury River!

This was the terrifying power brought by the Yuan Family’s Yellow Court Secret Treasury!

Xu Ying had cultivated the opening of the Yuan Family’s Primordial Dao All Heavens Sensing, so he was no stranger to this kind of Divine Power!

‘Could it be Yuan Wuji!’

The youth’s heart pounded wildly. He whispered, “If Yuan Wuji is here, then did Weiyang come too?”

Yuan Qi looked at Da Zhong with a worried expression and said, “Ying’s memory still hasn’t fully recovered. He’s mistaking Yuan Weiyang for Yuan Rushi.”

Da Zhong comforted him, “It’ll be alright, it’ll be alright.”

Yuan Qi asked, deeply concerned, “Should we tell Ying the truth?”

Da Zhong said with a grin, “You tell him, and I’ll beat you to death. Seriously.”