Yuan’s Ascension

In terms of mana foundation, I lag three or four stages behind regular Void Refiner/Elysian Field powerhouses. However, once I apply understanding of the Dao’s profundities, his power experiences a massive boost. Through my sword array, the power I can unleash is tenfold theirs. Wu Yuan wasn’t surprised that he could annihilate six Void Refiner and Elysian Field powerhouses with just a flick of his fingers.

When he unleashed his might, it was nothing short of earth-shattering.

In terms of combat power, after upgrading his immortal root, Wu Yuan’s qi refiner self was no less powerful than his body refiner self. In fact, with the aid of the nine lifebound flying swords, it was slightly stronger, especially in the aspect of domains.

Killing a few early-stage Void Refiner/Elysian Field cultivators was hardly a challenge for him.

Senior Brother Jiang Huan, a High Eldritch, can slay Archimmortals as easily as slaughtering chickens. As one progresses to higher cultivation phases, killing higher-phase enemies becomes increasingly difficult. The fact that I can kill a few Void Refiner/Elysian Field cultivators while still at the Amethyst Cradle phase isn’t anything to be proud of. Wu Yuan didn't feel that what he’d done was some extraordinary feat.

He had long set a clear goal: to rise in strength step by step, matching his two senior brothers, and eventually becoming the most dazzling disciple under Master Kua Chi. Perhaps one day, he would even stand shoulder to shoulder with Master Kua Chi!

However, if I rely solely on the sword domain without fully harnessing the Dao’s profundities, I still can't kill Feng Sheng.

The sword domain he currently unleashed applied the full extent of the Longevity Dao’s profundities he had comprehended, along with the first-level True Intent stage of the Celestial Body Dao.

Combining the two Daos, his overall Dao comprehension level was slightly stronger than the second-level Dao Field stage of a single Lesser Law, but not yet at the third-level Dao Field stage. If he went all out, he could match the third-level Dao Field stage of a Lesser Law.

To accumulate blood mist, he knew he had to engage in slaughter and bloodshed.

Ninth-rank fighter? No! Wu Yuan estimated that his ethercrystal laurels would soon reach the legendary rank, or even higher.

The plans for his two true selves were clear. His body refiner self would never reveal the profundities of the Longevity Dao. His qi refiner self could display both Daos, though he would intentionally limit his Celestial Body Dao comprehension to a level weaker than his body refiner self.

I’ll hide it for as long as I can. Wu Yuan thought, his eyes growing cold. The Immortal Court will only know that I'm a peerless genius from the Huo Cang Region.

Li Xia? What relation could such a person have to him?

To date, Li Xia’s breakthrough to the Amethyst Cradle phase hadn’t been made public, and few in the sect knew Wu Yuan had left.

With layers of cover-ups stacked on top of each other, the possibility of someone making the connection between his two true selves was very small. After all, quite a few peerless geniuses comprehended the Celestial Body Dao across various factions.

At this moment, Feng Sheng, in a state of panic, was swinging his war saber desperately, struggling to escape as lightning streaked around him.

Each blade ray left a gash thousands of li long in space, shattering the sword lights capable of injuring Void Refiner/Elysian Field powerhouses. The sword domain couldn’t harm him at all.

Lightning continuously sparked from Feng Sheng’s body as his aura erupted, increasing his speed from two hundred li per second to six hundred li per second. If not for Wu Yuan keeping him suppressed within the ten-thousand-li sword domain, Feng Sheng’s strength would have allowed him to break out of the domain’s range multiple times.

It could be said that if Wu Yuan relied solely on the sword domain, he could only suppress Feng Sheng. To kill him? He would have to wait until Feng Sheng’s vital ether was depleted.

Boom! Boom! Boom! The nine lifebound flying swords converged to form an earthy-yellow divine sword.

As the divine sword took shape, its terrifying sword intent emerged. A strand of sword qi shot through outer space, as though splitting the very heaven and earth. The entire expanse of outer space seemed to change in hue.

This! This! Feng Sheng was utterly terrified. He continued to strengthen his defenses, not daring to face the sword head-on.

“What terrifying sword intent.”

“This? Are these flying swords controlled by the commander all mid-grade spirion artifacts?” Pei He, Bing Roushui, Lie Shier, and Yu Zhuo’s faces turned pale.

Even knowing that the divine sword wouldn’t strike them, its sword intent alone was enough to make most Void Refiner and Elysian Field powerhouses tremble.

…

"Feng Sheng is finished!"

"He's dead."

Within a hall of the Voltari Temple on Battlefield 36, three Archimmortal-level beings observed the battle projection before them, watching Feng Sheng’s current plight.

A peerless genius from the Fourth Immortal Hall of the Immortal Court had been ordered to kill the enemy. Naturally, the Voltari Temple paid close attention to him.

When Wu Yuan unleashed his power, killing six Void Refiner and Elysian Field cultivators, Feng Sheng had immediately called for help.

The entire entry-level Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield was, in reality, under the supervision of the Cang Feng Eldritch World and Voltari Temple.

At the very least, once a battle broke between immortal cultivators, both camps could instantly investigate the situation through the voidrealm.

Peerless geniuses at the Dao Field stage couldn’t break through to the Void Refiner/Elysian Field phase and go on a rampant massacre due to this tacit understanding.

Why did no one break it? Because, once broken, the other camp would immediately find out.

The moment these peerless geniuses unveiled their might, they would swiftly be noticed by the enemy camp. If they acted too recklessly and arrogantly, they would be targeted.

It was just like how Feng Sheng was ordered to kill the arrogant ninth-rank fighter, Ming Jian. However, he unexpectedly hit a wall.

"Nine swords? They are likely lifebound flying swords," one Archimmortal said in a deep voice. "His Dao comprehension level isn't too high, roughly on par with Feng Sheng’s."

"Yes, his Dao comprehension level places him among the top hundred of the Immortal Hall."

"But his immortal root is heaven-defying. A peerless genius at the third-level Dao Field stage (Lesser Law) has an eighty percent chance of losing to him in a life-and-death battle." The three Archimmortals of Voltari Temple concluded.

"To defeat Ming Jian with absolute confidence, it would require a genius ranked in the top ten of the Immortal Hall."

"Report it. Such a peerless genius must be investigated thoroughly. We’ll wait for the decision from the higher-ups." The three Archimmortals reached a consensus.

They were only responsible for supervising Battlefield 36. However, the three Voltari Temple Archimmortals didn’t realize that Wu Yuan was not even revealing his full strength.

…

"King-rank strength."

"This Ming Jian already possesses the strength of a king-rank fighter." Almost simultaneously, at the Blood Eldritch Temple, the headquarters of the Eldritch World in Battlefield 36, four Archeldritches received a notification from the Monitoring Spirit. They immediately watched the battle, quickly analyzing it.

"He has the strength to obtain the king-rank title, but whether he ultimately obtains the title depends on his actual performance and willingness to continue slaughtering."

"Indeed."

"But Feng Sheng is dead for sure."

"He can't escape." The four Archeldritches smiled, naturally pleased to eliminate a genius from the Immortal Court.

"Have we found anything about his background?" the lead Archeldritch in purple battle armor asked.

"No, we can only ascertain he hails from the Huo Cang Region of the Eternal Sun Immortal World. However, our intelligence database has no record of a corresponding Amethyst Cradle peerless genius named Ming Jian," another female Archimmortal quickly responded.

"That's normal. Perhaps he’s a peerless genius secretly raised by the Eternal Sun Immortal World," the purple-armored Archeldritch stated.

"The Eldritch World’s regulations state that any peerless genius with legendary-rank strength must be reported. Report it. We’ll let the higher-ups decide," the purple-armored Archeldritch commanded.

The other Archeldritches and Archimmortals nodded. While surprised by Wu Yuan’s strength, they weren’t overly shocked.

Legendary-rank? King-rank? Throughout their long lives, they had seen many monstrous prodigies.

Moreover, despite Ming Jian’s brilliance, he was a genius from the Eternal Sun Immortal World, here to temper himself on the Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield. In the future, he would have little to do with the Cang Feng Eldritch World.

Of course, this was because they were unaware of Wu Yuan's true age; otherwise, they wouldn't be so composed.

…

The upper echelons of both camps were merely spectators, watching the battle through the voidrealms. Neither side would intervene.

This was the law of the battlefield.

Forget the battles between two Amethyst Cradle phase geniuses, even in high-level battlefields, where monstrous prodigies of Jiang Huan’s caliber clashed, neither side would interfere much.

This was what it meant to temper oneself in battle!

Intervene? That would break the mutual understanding between both sides at the highest level, likely causing a rapid escalation in the war. In the worst-case scenario, perhaps the Sovereign-level beings might take action personally, triggering a grand war!