Chapter 763 - Sky Immortal? (1/2)

“why did his sigh sound like it came from a wizened old man? i thought chen beixuan had killed all the elders in the yuntian palace, including cloud heaven thearch. who is this old man?” someone questioned.

“i wager that he’s not just any ordinary elder. he must be a legendary character,” an elder said with a solemn expression laced with disbelief.

countless gazes landed on the mirror expectantly.

chen fan stood on top of a patch of cloud, looking down at kunxu curiously. could there be someone else inside the yuntian palace? if that was the case, how did he compare with the azure mystic sect master and the cloud heaven thearch? it would take at least eight core formation cultivators to defeat chen fan.

the voice came up again, “fellow cultivator has a great potential. there’s no doubt that you will reach the golden core in time. but why do you push me again and again?”

golden core?

everyone was shocked.

what was that? no one had ever heard of such a thing.

“you know of the golden core, so you must be an old pract.i.tioner, a survivor of the ancient cultivation world. you must also know that this world is nothing but a jail for me and i am only after one thing.”

chen fan sneered.

for people on earth or kunxu, a sky immortal was the peak of cultivation. they had no clue what was beyond the sky immortal realm.

however, for the real cultivators, the grand golden core was only the beginning of the cultivation journey. after that, essence core, soul formation, void returning… each level was more powerful than the one before. a dao reunion cultivation could wield as much energy as the solar system.

then and only then, a cultivator would be considered a sage.

“the path of heaven.”

people in kunxu were shocked when they heard the name.

“the path of heaven? i thought that was only a legend that had been debunked a long time ago. does it really exist? is that why chen beixuan is here?” many people asked themselves.

even the sect masters were perplexed by the revelation.

people were convinced that chen fan had gone there to subjugate the realm of kunxu. it was that conviction that united them under the same banner, driving them to sacrifice themselves for the future of kunxu. however, little did they know that chen fan didn’t intend to lord over kunxu. there was no point in paying the ultimate sacrifice from the outset.

the thought chaffed people’s minds. the members of the seven exalted sects even broke down in tears.

“the path of heaven is sealed, please return.” the voice said lightly.

“let me in, or else i will topple your sect and kill all of your disciples. i will find you and hunt you down no matter where you are.” a flame came up in chen fan’s eyes.

without entering the path of heaven, chen fan would need at least thirty more years to attain the golden core. it was unacceptable. chen fan would undo anyone who dared to stand between him and the path of heaven.

“do you think i’m a pushover?”

the timbre of the voice grew cold.

“open the path of heaven or come out and fight me,” chen fan pressed on.

“very well. i, yun tianxuan have presided over kunxu for eons, and you are the first one to challenge me. the thought of your hard work to achieve such a high level of attainment made me take pity on you, but since you don’t appreciate my good will, i will have to do away with you.”

there was anger and conceit mixed in that sharp and cold voice.

the girl in a black outfit watched as his master started to shake uncontrollably in fear.

“master, are you all right?” the girl asked.

the sect master of black water sect stammered as he replied, “yun… yun tianxuan! that’s the real name of ancestral patriarch yunxiao!”

“ancestral patriarch yunxiao?”

the girl was taken aback at first and then her face paled.

it was a household name for the people of kunxu. everyone knew that he was the disciple of the founding ancestral master of yuntian palace. the last sky immortal in kunxu.

“i thought he had reached nirvana three thousand years ago.”

the girl was shocked, and even as she was going to ask more, a loud blare was heard.

“boom!”

a puff of aether qi was shot out from the yuntian palace that pierced the clouds, creating a large hole that revealed a starry sky. suddenly, a terrifying presence rose from the yuntian palace, as if a ravenous beast was waking up.

a deadly pressure and heaviness hung in the air.

bang!

the ground around the heavenly capital gave in and sank about three inches. it was as if a giant palm had pressed onto the land.

many people were forced onto their knees, and even the immortal state warriors struggled to remain standing. fortunately, an iridescent dome appeared above the city, sheltering the residents from the deadly pressure.

a vast wave of energy was swept across the land.

“this… this is?”

many people gaped in disbelief.

“clank!”

the gate of a stone chamber at the innermost courtyard of yuntian palace was blasted open. amidst the dust, an iron boot emerged first. the boot was covered with mystical patterns.

as soon as the foot pa.s.sed the threshold, an icy gale was roused stirring the clouds.