Checking in for 100,000 Years

By the surging river.

A black carriage remained stationary, with Ye Yun sitting inside, quietly lost in thought as he gazed upon the river water.

He suddenly sensed something and looked in a certain direction.

Eight Sword Lotuses, how could that be enough? At minimum, there must be nine. If there could be ten, that would be even better...

Ye Yun gave a slight smile.

Among the two sword marks, one of them was his own.

As disciples of the Dragon God Sect, Luo Li and Jun Moxiao naturally had an inherent advantage in comprehending Ye Yun's Sword Dao.

And among the two sword marks, the other one was primarily based on Ye Yun's sword mark, as if one was the emperor and the other an imperial consort.

A hundred thousand years have passed. The world has changed tremendously, from the Ancient Era until now, some people are no longer present, but there still exist some traces in this world...

Ye Yun lightly sighed, his eyes filled with an air of desolation.

Walking the Great Dao alone.

At this moment, no one could understand the loneliness in Ye Yun's heart.

Perhaps only continuous Cultivation and growing stronger could alleviate this loneliness.

He gently closed his eyes.

「On the third day, at noon.」

Under the gaze of the crowd, two golden Sword Lotuses once again appeared above the heads of Jun Moxiao and Luo Li.

"Impossible! What kind of monsters are these two? They can simultaneously comprehend the ninth golden Sword Lotus?"

"This is unbelievable! For five hundred years, the prowess of the two sword marks has been declining severely. Yet, these two foreign youngsters could comprehend nine golden Sword Lotuses. This is beyond imagination!"

"If only our Shenfeng Dynasty had Cultivators like them..."

In an instant, the entire Enlightenment Square was like a pot of boiling water, with everyone buzzing with excitement.

From the Ancient Era to the present, a full 100,000 years had passed.

People who had comprehended nine Sword Lotuses could be counted on one hand.

But now.

These two unknown foreign youngsters achieved it at the same time.

The Sword Dao Talent of these two was too terrifying.

They were simply monsters.

Lin Ye of the Shaoyang Sword Sect, seeing the nine golden Sword Lotuses atop Jun Moxiao's head, his face turned instantly pale.

He muttered to himself, "Are they... even human?"

At this moment, he finally admitted his defeat.

He was just a bit short of the sixth golden Sword Lotus, but Jun Moxiao... had already comprehended nine Sword Lotuses.

This is what a gap looks like.

Those prodigies in the front row of Enlightenment Square watched this, each shaking their heads and sighing.

In front of Jun Moxiao and Luo Li, they felt insignificant. None among them had even managed to comprehend six Sword Lotuses.

The many of them had been completely outperformed by Luo Li and Jun Moxiao.

Luo Li and Jun Moxiao seemed to have entered a marvelous state. They kept their eyes closed, comprehending the two sword marks of the Sword King Stone.

Above each of their heads, the nine golden Sword Lotuses rotated gently, emitting golden light, giving an exceptionally sacred feeling.

"They're still continuing to comprehend..."

"My God, what on earth do they want to do?"

"Nine Sword Lotuses is already the limit!"

Countless people widened their eyes, staring intently at the two figures before them.

At this moment, Li Shaobai also stopped his comprehension; he sensed he had reached his limit.

But when he saw Jun Moxiao and Luo Li's backs, his breathing quickened, and he fell into a state of immense shock.

It's clear... their state of comprehension isn't over yet.

Could it be they can still break through?

But, in 100,000 years, no one has ever broken through to the tenth golden Sword Lotus, have they?

Li Shaobai was extremely agitated. He held his breath, silently anticipating a miracle.

「And at this moment.」

Within the Mystical Space inside the Sword King Stone Cliff, the man wearing the silver mask was trembling slightly out of sheer excitement.

It had been a full 10,000 years, had it not?

And now, another two aberrations with nine Sword Lotuses had emerged!

As a Guardian of the Sword King Stone, he had guarded it for a full thousand years, all in the hope that such aberrations with nine Sword Lotuses would appear again.

These Guardians had passed the mantle from generation to generation since the Ancient Era, spanning a full 100,000 years.

However, with the continuous weakening of the sword marks on the Sword King Stone in the last few thousand years, these Guardians also sensed a crisis.

Perhaps in another hundred years, the sword marks on the Sword King Stone might be gone.

As Guardians, they would then have nothing to guard.

Hence this time, this Guardian resolved to seek an heir among those comprehending the Sword King Stone, someone to inherit the Sword King Palace established by the Guardians.

Their Sword King Palace didn't belong to the forces of the Shenfeng Dynasty. It was an obscure underground force with only a few dozen members.

Despite that, he, as the first master of the Sword King Palace, had a cultivation base at the Peak of the Tenth Level of Destiny Realm.

With such a cultivation base, even in the Plough Heaven Dynasty, he was a formidable figure.

Time was slowly passing by.

At this time, everyone in Enlightenment Square was watching Luo Li and Jun Moxiao, awaiting their next performance.

「By nightfall.」

The two sword marks on the Sword King Stone suddenly shone brilliantly, illuminating the surrounding thousands of miles, making everything bright as day.

This astonishing phenomenon instantly stupefied everyone.

The Sword King Stone emanated bright light, illuminating thousands of miles.

Everyone squinted, looking towards the Sword King Stone, where a shocking scene unfolded.

Within this radiant light, two figures emerged.

A man adorned in white robes, his back turned to all sentient beings.

He had an extraordinary aura, appearing like an unparalleled Divine King, standing high atop the Nine Heavens' Peak, gazing down on all mortal beings.

And beside him, stood an incomparably beautiful woman. Even just a fleeting glimpse of her back was enough to suggest her unparalleled beauty.

"The Ancestor... That's the Ancestor..."

The man in the silver mask in the Cliff Space suddenly looked agitated, knelt, and tears of excitement streamed down his face.

That incomparably beautiful woman was the founder of their Guardian lineage.

It was this founder who had commanded them to guard the Sword King Stone for eternity, until the day the sword marks disappeared, marking the completion of their guardianship.

And generation after generation of Guardians, adhering to the founder's ancient teachings, had silently guarded the Sword King Stone, never leaving it throughout their lives.

The disciples wearing Bronze Masks behind him, seeing their master suddenly kneel and weep profusely, were all deeply shaken and also knelt behind him.

"What on earth is this?"

"Could these be the Life-Death Realm Powerhouses who left the two sword marks on the Sword King Stone in the first place?"

"These ancient Great Mystical Power Users were too powerful. They left two sword marks that have endured for 100,000 years..."

On Enlightenment Square.

All the Cultivators, utterly shocked, stood up, staring in stunned silence at the two supreme figures. In that moment, they seemed to have turned into stone statues.

Just then.

Above Jun Moxiao and Luo Li's heads, light flashed once more, and their respective tenth golden Sword Lotus appeared.

Ten Sword Lotuses!

They had broken the 100,000-year record for all Cultivators who had comprehended the Sword King Stone!