Checking in for 100,000 Years

"Are you also from an Eternal Realm Sect?"

The old man in red robes suddenly sprung up as if his backside was on fire before swiftly landing again, standing ramrod straight like a steel spear. He stared fixedly at the black-robed youth before him.

After watching for a moment, he shook his head and sneered, "An Eternal Level Sect wouldn't have a piece of trash like you! Coming to a major Sect to compare skills? You're obviously lying!"

"I..." Big Black Horse was rendered speechless with rage. As fury erupted within him, he charged forward, swinging his sword at the old man. He simply couldn't communicate with the red-robed old man any longer; it was better to just attack.

"You're no match for me in a head-on confrontation!" The old man in red laughed coldly. Behind him, a magnificent golden Divine Dragon Phantom appeared, as thick as a barrel and stretching thirty feet long. Its golden head was held high, its tail coiling around his waist. He slashed out with his sword, the sword light imbued with the Divine Dragon Phantom.

BOOM!

The two swords collided mid-air with a deafening crash.

Big Black Horse retreated two steps, feigning shock. "The Dragon God Sword Technique! Truly as amazing as its reputation!"

"You're just finding out now? Don't forget, my Divine Dragon Sect was also an Eternal Level Sect a hundred thousand years ago!" The old man in red, immensely pleased with himself, roared excitedly and charged forward with his sword again.

BANG! BANG!

Sword light crisscrossed as the two battled once more. For a while, the fight was a complete stalemate.

Naturally, Big Black Horse was deliberately suppressing his strength, keeping it just a notch below his opponent's, all to complete his mission. This way, the Sect Master of the Dragon God Sect could display his true level of skill.

Ye Yun watched quietly from the side. He said nothing, nor did he interrupt the ongoing match. The fight lasted for about the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

"The sparring ends here!" Suddenly, the old man in red voluntarily leaped out of the combat circle, resting his sword behind his back as he spoke calmly.

He realized he couldn't defeat his opponent. And his opponent... seemed unable to defeat him either. It was better to call it quits and give each other a graceful way out.

"Many thanks, fellow Daoist!" Big Black Horse also sheathed his sword and glanced in a certain direction. He noticed his Master, Ye Yun, was slowly walking their way.

"Master!" Big Black Horse immediately bowed respectfully.

Ye Yun nodded, his gaze turning to the red-robed old man.

"There's another person?" The old man in red was greatly alarmed. As a high-ranking Cultivator at the Fourth Level of the Destiny Realm, he hadn't even noticed another young man in white within the hall.

"Who are you?" the old man in red demanded loudly.

"I am Ye Yun," Ye Yun replied with a smile.

"Ye Yun?" The old man in red robes was stunned. He blinked, then immediately bellowed, "How can you have that name?"

"Is my Master's name something you can slander?" Big Black Horse glared at him angrily from the side.

"Why can't I?" Ye Yun lightly patted Big Black Horse's shoulder, gazing calmly at the red-robed old man.

Big Black Horse was taken aback. He hadn't expected his Master to be so patient; he couldn't help but admire him inwardly.

The old man in red looked at Ye Yun and said with a smirk, "The thirteenth Sect Master of our Dragon God Sect was also named Ye Yun. He was a supreme figure who dominated an era. By using that name, you risk inviting divine punishment."

Hearing the old man's words, Ye Yun chuckled. "It's amusing how highly you all think of yourselves. Do you genuinely believe you're the successors of the Dragon God Sect?"

As he spoke, starlike runes began to flicker incessantly in Ye Yun's eyes, constantly morphing and evolving. The old man in red opposite him was instantly dumbstruck.

It wasn't just him; every single person in the Dragon God Sect was affected by Ye Yun's Sky Exterminating Phantom Eye at that moment. Ye Yun completely read the memories of all Cultivators in the Dragon God Sect at or above the Destiny Realm. This process was incredibly swift, lasting only a few breaths.

The red-robed old man suddenly dissolved into a wisp of green smoke and vanished. Subsequently, everyone else in the Dragon God Sect also turned into wisps of green smoke and disappeared.

Ye Yun chuckled again as he glanced around the grand hall. The grand hall itself then dissolved into a plume of smoke and vanished. Every building on all the mountain peaks met the same fate.

The vast Dragon God Sect disintegrated in an instant. In the blink of an eye, only bare mountain ranges remained.

Big Black Horse, watching from the side, found it utterly exhilarating. Master's Sky Exterminating Phantom Eye was truly formidable! Such a large Sect, with seventy to eighty thousand people, all gone in an instant. All the buildings too. Such a potent Divine Pupil Skill was simply terrifying!

Gazing at the now-barren mountains, Big Black Horse suddenly asked softly, "Master, did we gain anything?"

Ye Yun shook his head. Although he had read many memories, he hadn't found any of the information he sought. This Dragon God Sect's lineage had also persisted for over ten thousand years, and the current generation's Sect Master merely clung to the Cultivation Techniques passed down by their ancestors.

Ye Yun had annihilated this Dragon God Sect because they had stolen a massive amount of the true Dragon God Sect's destiny and luck. Such a sect had no reason to continue existing. Even if these people were innocent in their own minds, they had unknowingly acted as accomplices. From Ye Yun's perspective, this was absolutely unforgivable.

"Let's go." Ye Yun tore open the void and, with a single step, brought Big Black Horse beside the carriage. He entered the carriage, and Big Black Horse began to pull it along the road.

On the way, Ye Yun fumbled at his wrist for a moment, then suddenly produced some small silver insects. He took out a small vial and placed all but one of the insects inside. He then gently flicked the remaining one with his finger. That small insect vanished into the void.

The silver insect quickly reappeared near the original mountain gate of the Dragon God Sect, quietly concealing itself amidst the grass and trees. Ye Yun had left this one insect behind because he suspected the mastermind pulling the strings might send someone to investigate. If they did, he would have a chance to capture and interrogate them. This silver insect was exceptionally skilled at concealing its aura and form; not even an Eternal Realm Cultivator could detect its presence.

"Master, where are we headed next?" Big Black Horse asked from the front.

Ye Yun pondered for a moment. A sect called the Tian Heng Sect came to mind, and he said with a smile, "Let's go to the Tian Heng Sect then."

Big Black Horse acknowledged and slowly began to pull the carriage onward. Ye Yun was in no hurry.

「A month later, they arrived at the foot of the mountain where the Tian Heng Sect was located.」

By then, Ye Yun's cultivation realm had broken through again, reaching the Fourth Tier of the Divine Monarch Realm. Breaking through two minor realms in just one month—such astonishing cultivation speed would be considered unparalleled throughout the ages, even if word of it reached the Divine Land.

For Ye Yun, realm progression was as simple as drinking water and eating food. Coupled with the vast amounts of heavenly treasures he had to aid his cultivation, achieving such a terrifyingly fast rate of advancement was only to be expected.

During this time, although the three young disciples of the Dragon God Sect had not formally broken through, they were now only a step away from reaching the Ninth Tier of the Divine Bridge Realm. For this trip to the Tian Heng Sect, Ye Yun planned to help them break through one minor realm.