The Dao of Reincarnation (452-453) (Patreon)

Chapter 452: Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (Part 11)

Within the Mountains and Rivers Sect.

"You are Ling Jiuxiao?"

Han Xiyue looked at the youth before her with suspicion. She had heard this youth's name before, yet her impression remained only that this youth had entered the inner sect with the first place result of the outer sect.

Ling Jiuxiao said, "If there is no second person named Ling Jiuxiao within the sect, then I should be the one Elder Han is looking for."

That fellow had said that the youth before her could represent the Mountains and Rivers Sect in battle and would even seize first place in the grand competition of the younger generation heavenly prides of the Sun and Moon Continent.

Han Xiyue was more than twelve parts disbelieving. Yet at this point, she could only choose to believe.

...

The day of the grand competition gradually approached.

Within the Mountains and Rivers Sect, there were not many disciples qualified to go and participate.

Su Chen raised a hand and opened a passage.

"Under no circumstances must you bring shame to the prestige of our Mountains and Rivers Sect."

Ling Jiuxiao's entire body trembled. "Sect Master, rest assured. This disciple swears to serve the sect unto death!"

Su Chen waved his sleeve, and the warship departed into the distance.

"This journey is destined to be less than smooth."

As everyone knew, the appearance of those with great fortune was often accompanied by rising and falling waves.

Yet Su Chen was not worried... He had still left that little fellow a branch containing residual sword intent.

When something happened, how could this Sect Master personally take action?

A single disciple of the Mountains and Rivers Sect was sufficient!

...

After many twists and turns, Ling Jiuxiao finally followed the group and arrived at Sun and Moon City.

"Elder, there are truly quite a few geniuses here."

Ling Jiuxiao sighed with emotion in his heart.

Geniuses rarely seen across the entire continent were everywhere here.

The Elder, however, paid it no mind. "What kind of geniuses are these? You brat have truly never seen the wider world. Once you leave this place, you will know just how vast heaven and earth are."

Hearing this, Ling Jiuxiao became displeased. "Have you old man ever seen anyone more of a genius than the Sect Master?"

After leaving the Great Yan Dynasty, Ling Jiuxiao finally understood just what kind of figure his own Sect Master was. Even the sacred lands showed inexplicable reverence of three parts.

The Elder: "..."

"That fellow is completely a monster. In this old man's view, he does not seem like a figure of this era at all. He is more like some ancient existence reincarnated to cultivate anew."

Correct. This was the conclusion the Elder had reached after long contemplation.

Ling Jiuxiao asked curiously, "Then between the Sect Master and you, Elder, who is stronger?"

"Naturally, this old man!" The Elder declared with absolute certainty.

Ling Jiuxiao only responded with a "heh." Had he not seen this old fellow so frightened that he dared not utter a single word, perhaps he would have believed it.

The grand competition proceeded.

Although the Mountains and Rivers Sect had risen quickly, its foundations were still far too shallow compared to other major forces.

Yet what surprised the other sects was that a dark horse named Ling Jiuxiao had charged out from within the Mountains and Rivers Sect.

All along the way, he cleared every obstacle. Even some holy sons of the sacred lands were defeated by him in two or three punches, fully displaying his peerless elegance.

Aside from this dark horse, a monstrous talent had also emerged from within the Sun and Moon Hall. He crushed everything in his path and was hailed as the one destined to take the championship, a super monster who would suppress an entire generation.

Some sacred lands even believed that this time the Sun and Moon Hall had gathered the many forces to hold the grand competition of the younger generation's heavenly prides precisely to announce the emergence of their own successor.

Without a doubt, kings would meet kings.

This dark horse Ling Jiuxiao charged all the way to the end and directly faced the successor of the Sun and Moon Hall.

At this moment, Ling Jiuxiao's momentum was boundless. He vaguely sensed that some kind of change had occurred within his body.

He described this change to the Elder in his mind.

After a moment of silence, the Elder said, "This may be the legendary path of seizing fortune... The Sun and Moon Hall, holding this grand competition of heavenly prides, is not out of kindness. Rather, they wish to gather the fortune of the entire younger generation of geniuses on the Sun and Moon Continent to forge a super monster who combines talent and fortune in one body!"

Ling Jiuxiao's heart jumped at these words. "Elder, do you have a method to break the situation?"

The Elder said, "The method to break the situation is both difficult and simple. As long as you can defeat that monster cultivated by the Sun and Moon Hall, the method of seizing fortune will naturally be broken. It may even reverse, and the fortune that the Sun and Moon Hall has seized for that monster over countless years will become wedding clothes for you."

Hearing this, Ling Jiuxiao felt this was good news!

The Elder perceived Ling Jiuxiao's thoughts and continued, "You brat, do not rejoice too early. If you defeat that monster of the Sun and Moon Hall and ruin the countless years of accumulation of the Sun and Moon Hall, will the Sun and Moon Hall let you off?"

Ling Jiuxiao said, "Elder, is there any other method?"

"None."

Ling Jiuxiao: "..."

He had known the Elder was unreliable.

Ling Jiuxiao said, "Elder, suffering losses is not this brat's character. Do not forget that we still have a great killing weapon in our hands."

The Elder did not speak, as if tacitly agreeing.

At that moment, wind and clouds surged between heaven and earth.

A divine and martial man sat cross-legged in the air, resembling a manifested deity who set commands for the world.

This person was the strongest successor of the Sun and Moon Hall, Zhu Mingyang!

"Will you choose to step down yourself, or be defeated by me?"

Zhu Mingyang's gaze was calm, transcendent above worldly affairs. Surrounding star rivers revolved with him as the center. At this moment, his fortune was about to reach its peak. Smooth sailing in every direction, when the time came even heaven and earth would share the same fortune, allowing him to prove the Dao at the peak of this era.

Ling Jiuxiao looked at that figure and said with a serious expression, "I choose the third option."

Zhu Mingyang uttered a soft sound of doubt. "Oh? Regrettably, you have no third option."

Ling Jiuxiao: "I have a third choice, and that is to defeat you!"

In an instant, the clouds settled and the wind cleared.

Behind Ling Jiuxiao, an eight-armed divine demon dharma form abruptly appeared, blotting out the sun and sky. The qi of divine demons shocked the four directions.

"Divine Demon Battle Body. Does this legendary physique actually truly exist?"

The Divine Demon Battle Body was an invincible physique of the ancient era. It was said to have once caused the gods and demons of the heavens to fall, and thus was called the Divine Demon Battle Body.

Han Xiyue fell into doubt.

"Is this truly a disciple of our Mountains and Rivers Sect?"

It seemed that the fellow had not deceived her. Their Mountains and Rivers Sect truly seemed to have a chance to contend for first place in the grand competition of the younger generation heavenly prides of the Sun and Moon Continent!

Han Xiyue suddenly tears streamed down her face.

"Father, your choice was not wrong... Our Mountains and Rivers Sect is truly about to recover its former peak and make its name known throughout the Sun and Moon Continent."

The foremost heavenly pride of the younger generation of the Sun and Moon Continent!

Yet looking at those two young faces, Han Xiyue suddenly fell into silence. If she remembered correctly... that "poser's" age did not seem much greater than theirs, did it?

If he came to participate in the grand competition of the younger generation heavenly prides of the Sun and Moon Continent, would there still be any suspense left regarding the honor of this competition?

There would not!

It turned out that the true monster of the Sun and Moon Continent had long since been within the Mountains and Rivers Sect. Everyone else was merely competing for a vain title!

Chapter 453: Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (Part 12)

Ling Jiuxiao and Zhu Mingyang fought intensely.

Even though the Divine Demon Battle Body of Ling Jiuxiao had not yet been fully unlocked, it already possessed invincible potential.

Most critically, Ling Jiuxiao had a cheat! He had the guidance of an old grandpa. He also possessed the Heaven-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Divine Art, an Emperor Scripture.

It was true that Zhu Mingyang was the most monstrous talent of the Sun and Moon Continent. It was also true that he possessed absolute peak fortune.

Regrettably... the one he encountered was an even higher-level child of great fortune, truly favored by the Mandate of Heaven, with someone operating behind the scenes. He was completely incomparable to this false child of fortune.

In the end, Zhu Mingyang was pitifully pinned under Ling Jiuxiao and beaten.

"Still showing off?"

"This young master hates two kinds of people most in this life."

"One is the kind who shows off in front of me, and the other is the kind who does not let this young master show off!"

Zhu Mingyang wanted to open his mouth, yet a punch from Ling Jiuxiao smashed all the teeth in his mouth to pieces, leaving him stammering and unable to speak.

At that moment... some great experts saw countless strands of golden fortune gathering from Zhu Mingyang's body toward Ling Jiuxiao's body.

Witnessing this scene, some of the powerhouses among them ground their teeth in fury.

"This is fortune... The Sun and Moon Hall has such great boldness. They actually wished to use the fortune of the heavenly prides of our sects as the foundation to forge an absolute top monster."

"This grand competition of the younger generation heavenly prides of the Sun and Moon Continent is completely a conspiracy!"

"Ridiculous, ridiculous. They spent such a great price to scheme, yet in the end only made wedding clothes for another!"

"..."

When the great experts of the Sun and Moon Hall saw their own successor being pinned down and beaten by someone, how could they still endure it?

"Brat, why do you not stop at once?"

A thought suddenly arose in Ling Jiuxiao's mind. Adhering to the principle that since he had already offended them, he might as well offend them to death, Ling Jiuxiao laughed and said, "Old thing, does your Sun and Moon Hall still intend to use the strong to bully the weak?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Ling Jiuxiao regretted them.

"Elder, what do we do now?"

"You brat are very bold. Even this old man in his youth was not as bold as you."

"Elder, stop joking. The Sun and Moon Hall seems to truly lack martial virtue and intends to use the strong to bully the weak."

"You are also old. Why not help this brat a little?"

The Elder said unhappily, "If this old man could act, he would long since have slapped the Sun and Moon Hall to pieces. Regrettably... this old man is powerless to help."

Ling Jiuxiao: "..."

As expected, still unreliable.

Fortunately, he still had something he could rely on.

Facing the threat of the Sun and Moon Hall, Ling Jiuxiao calmly pulled out a branch from behind him.

"Old fellow, do not think that this young master has no backing behind him. If you force this young master to act, your Sun and Moon Hall may very well be destroyed this very day."

"..."

This scene left everyone stunned.

Although they all despised the actions of the Sun and Moon Hall and even fully approved of Ling Jiuxiao's act of beating the successor of the Sun and Moon Hall, they only approved of it and offered spiritual support as a mere gesture.

The Sun and Moon Hall dared to act this way precisely because they did not fear exposure. The title of the foremost force of the Sun and Moon Continent was not given in vain.

Yet this brat not only beat the successor of the Sun and Moon Hall but actually threatened the Sun and Moon Hall with a single branch?

Hiss~

This was simply a madman.

Even the elders of the Sun and Moon Hall were left stupefied.

"Good brat, you actually dare use a single branch to frighten this seat!"

The elder of the Sun and Moon Hall was furious.

He wanted to slap this bold and reckless brat who dared to provoke the Sun and Moon Hall and did not know the height of the heavens and the depth of the earth into oblivion.

Everyone present could not bear to watch the scene that was about to unfold.

Han Xiyue's face turned pale. Her delicate body swayed as if about to collapse. This was the first time since the six great sects had gone to the Mountains and Rivers Sect that Han Xiyue had felt such powerlessness!

Facing the pressure of a Saint, the current strength of the Mountains and Rivers Sect was far too insignificant, so insignificant that it could not even protect its own genius disciple.

Yet... a scene that astonished everyone appeared.

The scene they had imagined of Ling Jiuxiao being slapped into the air did not occur.

Accompanied by the appearance of a vast sword qi, that elder of the Sun and Moon Hall directly vanished without a trace, not even leaving any mark of existence. The sword qi did not stop and actually slashed toward the barrier of the Sun and Moon Hall. The entire small world of the Sun and Moon Hall was directly split into two.

"That sword qi..."

"It is the sword qi of that sword path powerhouse who slew the Great Demon Saint of the Myriad Demons Realm that day!"

"Could this brat have a connection with that sword path powerhouse? Or... is that sword path powerhouse the hidden expert behind the Mountains and Rivers Sect?"

That the Mountains and Rivers Sect had a hidden expert behind it had long been known to many forces.

Because no one else would be so bored as to slay a great demon in the depths of the Myriad Demons Realm and then leave the name of the Mountains and Rivers Sect.

Of course, if it were an enemy, doing so was also possible. Yet after investigation by the major forces, they discovered that the Mountains and Rivers Sect was not worth being framed by a powerhouse of at least the Saint realm.

Even so, no one dared to connect the existence that had slain the Great Demon Saint of the Myriad Demons Realm with the Mountains and Rivers Sect.

"If that sword path powerhouse truly has a connection with the Mountains and Rivers Sect... perhaps today's matter still has a turning point!"

Ling Jiuxiao was shocked. This sword qi was so fierce?

One sword had cleaved the Sun and Moon Hall apart.

"Elder... it seems there is still another strand of sword qi inside."

Ling Jiuxiao held the branch. For some reason, he felt something strange. Just now, he had clearly used the sword intent within the branch, yet after using it up, it had actually automatically replenished?

"Brat, this is a good thing. Listen to this old man. Just go all out and do him in. The sword qi in your hand is completely capable of destroying the entire Sun and Moon Hall."

With the Elder's encouragement, Ling Jiuxiao was full of motivation. Facing the furious trembling of the terrifying aura from the depths of the Sun and Moon Hall, not only did he feel no fear, but he was instead eager to try.

"What great boldness, to actually dare destroy my Sun and Moon Hall!"

The foundation of the Sun and Moon Hall was a peak Great Saint.

The roaring voice gave Ling Jiuxiao a great fright.

He hurriedly swept the branch in his hand downward.

Accompanied by the eruption of a sky-shocking sword qi, the roaring voice completely vanished along with the sword qi.

The world became quiet.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

A peak Great Saint, a powerhouse who dominated the universe, had just died like that?

"Sun and Moon Hall... just who did this!"

From the depths of the Sun and Moon Hall, a withered figure leaped out of a coffin. Looking at the completely destroyed Sun and Moon Hall, he appeared like a madman.

"There is still a living one?"

Ling Jiuxiao could not help but sigh that the foundation of the Sun and Moon Hall was truly powerful.

"The Sun and Moon Hall lives up to its name as the foremost force of the Sun and Moon Continent.

"Yet I am sorry. It seems I have another strand of sword qi again."

Ling Jiuxiao discovered that the branch had actually replenished another strand of sword qi. He lightly swept it, and the aura of heaven and earth falling silent appeared once more.

Zhu Mingyang stared woodenly at the shattered Sun and Moon Hall. The two peak Great Saints of the Sun and Moon Hall had just fallen like that.

"From this day forward, our Mountains and Rivers Sect is the foremost force of this Sun and Moon Continent. Does anyone among you object?"

Ling Jiuxiao's spirit soared with heroic ambition. At this moment, he slaughtered Saints as if slaughtering dogs.

Yet... when he had used the sword qi within the branch just now, he seemed to have seen the outline of a green-blue figure... It somewhat resembled his own Sect Master.