NOVPUB"Visiting relatives, Little Lu?" Celestial Master Guiyuan saw Yun Mengmeng coming all the way calling ’Second-in-command’, his first reaction was that Yun Mengmeng came to the Seek Dao Sect looking for Lu Yang.
"No, it’s Xiao Zhi, oh, her full name is Yun Zhi, she’s my good sister and also the Eldest Senior Sister of the Second-in-command, especially strong."
"Especially strong? Stronger than you?" Celestial Master Guiyuan was surprised. Lu Yang’s Eldest Senior Sister is still a disciple of the Seek Dao Sect, isn’t she? She hasn’t even reached the Elder level, how could she be considered "especially strong"?
"Stronger than you too."
"Oh, really strong?" Celestial Master Guiyuan couldn’t quite accept this statement.
He always believed that strength and realm were not absolutely related, whether one was strong or weak was something known only after clashing in battle. He had challenged Jiang Pingan, who had already become immortal, with this belief ten thousand years ago.
Regardless of the outcome of the battle, the most important thing was to stick to one’s own principles.
Ten thousand years ago, he had also wanted to challenge Meng Junzi, who had also become immortal, but unfortunately, Meng Junzi had not accepted the fight.
Although at that time, Meng Junzi insisted that he had not become immortal, but was a Semi-Immortal, he had become disheartened after losing to Jiang Pingan and stopped fighting altogether.
Celestial Master Guiyuan didn’t believe Meng Junzi’s tale at all.
If your spirit is disheartened, shouldn’t you go out, pretend to be weak and challenge others to regain your confidence? What are you doing staying at home all day? Are you the type of person, Meng Junzi?
Meng Junzi must have become an immortal and was harboring some evil plan to trap others.
Understanding this, Celestial Master Guiyuan didn’t bother with Meng Junzi anymore. 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
"Grandmaster, calm down, you really can’t beat the Eldest Senior Sister, even the Vast Sea Ancestral Master lost to her." Lu Yang hurriedly tried to pacify, Grandmaster Guiyuan had suffered enough from being chopped and blasted in the box, it would be terrible for something else to happen.
"You’ve formed the Embryonic Spatial Dao Fruit, and you can’t beat that young one called Yun Zhi?" Celestial Master Guiyuan turned and asked.
"Can’t beat her." Vast Sea Daoist Lord openly admitted. Ever since he and Ao Ya became a Daoist couple, he had come to terms with it. Being unable to defeat Yun Zhi was not something shameful; it shouldn’t be taken to heart too much.
"Where is Yun Zhi, I want to meet her."
"Xiao Zhi has gone out, but judging by the time, she should be back soon." Yun Mengmeng replied whenever asked.
Lu Yang thought to himself, Sister Mengmeng, you’re really fanning the flames here, why on Earth would you tell Grandmaster that the Eldest Senior Sister is coming back?
"Grandmaster, we still have old acquaintances to see." Lu Yang quickly changed the subject, trying to draw Celestial Master Guiyuan’s attention.
"There are more?"
"Actually, there are quite a few Semi-Immortals in our sect, not just Three Semi-Immortals in one Sect; there are some familiar faces amongst them."
"Is that so? Let’s take a look." Celestial Master Guiyuan was indeed intrigued by Lu Yang’s words.
Then Lu Yang led him further and further away, until they arrived at a very familiar place—Captive Peak.
The Grandmaster Child sensed Lu Yang’s arrival and stood up with a smile to greet him: "Little Lu, you’re here; who have you caught this time... Guiyuan Grandmaster?!"
Have we actually captured the Ancestor Grandmaster? No, what am I thinking?
Captive Peak has never had so many visitors: Yun Mengmeng, Dai Bufan, Daoist Xiantian, Meng Jingzhou, and Vast Sea Daoist Lord vaulted in.
Chasing Moon True Person couldn’t leave Great Snow Mountain and couldn’t come.
Vast Sea Daoist Lord walked at the end of the group. He had finally taken Daoist Xiantian as his disciple and maintained his seniority. Now with the return of Celestial Master Guiyuan, he had become number two again.
As the one who revitalized the sect, is it so hard to be number one in the Seek Dao Sect?
"Guiyuan, you’re still alive?"
Celestial Master Guiyuan heard a familiar voice but couldn’t initially remember who it was. Following the voice, he located a person who surprised him considerably.
"Void?"
Void Venerate, a Semi-Immortal of the Great Yu Late Period, one of the continental hegemons, was defeated by both Jiang Pingan and Meng Junzi.
Celestial Master Guiyuan was bewildered at seeing the Void Venerate. Indeed, this was someone familiar, but the problem was he had been unable to find this familiar person even when he wanted to, eighty thousand years ago—how did he end up in Captive Peak now?!
"Si Lei!" Si Chen God Lord saw Si Lei God Lord being dragged in like a dead dog and regardless of the Captive Peak’s rule against loud noises, he couldn’t help but shout out in shock.
Hearing someone calling him, Si Lei God Lord sluggishly opened his eyes and saw Si Chen God Lord, who had been missing for a long time.
"Si Chen, what are you doing here?"
Si Chen God Lord’s tears flowed freely. Wasn’t it obvious that he had been captured?
Meng Jingzhou, seeing the deep affection between the two Divine Monarchs, handed Si Lei God Lord over to the Grandmaster Child, allowing the two God Lords to be neighbors in Captive Peak.
The prisoners on Captive Peak became slightly restless. It was Lu Yang again, capturing another Semi-Immortal.
Duan Qingshui and Mo Xiaochou, who had been captured from Buddha Country, had the strongest reaction. They had the lowest cultivation levels and had arrived at Captive Peak last with no witness to its gradual expansion.
Now they had witnessed it.
Being in Captive Peak had offered them more insights than they ever would have gained in the outside world.
"Grandmaster, on my way here, I happened to capture a Great Qian Mid-Stage cultivator." Yun Zhi’s voice came from outside Captive Peak.
Everyone turned around in unison and saw Yun Zhi dragging an unfamiliar cultivator into Captive Peak. Noticing so many eyes on her, she appeared slightly surprised.
However, she didn’t think much of it until she saw Celestial Master Guiyuan at the forefront, which made her react noticeably, dropping the unfamiliar cultivator to the ground and crossing her arms to give a salute.
"Junior Yun Zhi greets Grandmaster Guiyuan."
"Are you Yun Zhi?" Celestial Master Guiyuan sized her up, with a cultivation level so profound it seemed bottomless, feeling palpably stronger than Yun Mengmeng.
No wonder she was rated by Yun Mengmeng as "particularly strong".
"I hear you’re very strong?"
"Where does this talk of great strength come from, Grandmaster jests, it is merely the flattery among acquaintances."
"Whether it’s flattery or not, we will know once we try!"
"How dare I cross hands with Grandmaster? If by chance I were to injure Grandmaster, the guilt would weigh heavy on me."
Celestial Master Guiyuan, upon hearing this, laughed in spite of his irritation: "I wish to see how you might even harm me!"
Yun Zhi saw that Celestial Master Guiyuan’s intent to fight was resolute, apparently unavoidable, and with a light sigh, said, "Since it’s come to this, I won’t dampen Grandmaster’s spirits, but Captive Peak is cramped and I fear I cannot move freely. Would Grandmaster please step outside?"
"Very well!"
Considering Celestial Master Guiyuan’s cultivation level, Yun Zhi led him to the depths of the Seek Dao Sect, where mountains stretched on and they could fight to their heart’s content.
All the onlookers followed, buzzing with excitement.
"War Armor, come!" Celestial Master Guiyuan shouted loudly, and the War Armor, kept in the great hall and worshipped with incense offerings, stained with blood, heard its master’s call and flew swiftly towards him.
This was Celestial Master Guiyuan’s War Armor, also one of the foundations of the Seek Dao Sect. Those in the Body Integration Realm who donned the armor could rival those in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, its power unmatched.
Celestial Master Guiyuan donning the War Armor seemed to transport him back to that era, a hundred thousand years ago, when the world was engulfed in the flames of war.
"Please begin, Grandmaster."
"You want me to strike first? Such arrogance from the younger generation!"
Celestial Master Guiyuan stomped fiercely, causing the earth to crack. He merged with the land, transforming into a titan that called forth wind and rain!
As he and the earth became one, as long as he stood upon the land, an unending power would surge forth. This move had given the God Lord Si Lei considerable trouble!
Yun Zhi lightly leaped, soaring tens of thousands of feet high, her expression unchanged, her jade fist clenched. The golden bell tied to her wrist jingled melodiously.
Bang!
Her fist hammered into the chest of the towering titan, who slowly toppled and shattered into pieces.
Celestial Master Guiyuan reverted to his original size, lying on the ground, his eyes devoid of life.
He was strong, but not strong enough to prevail.
He recalled again those glorious days a hundred thousand years past when he fought valiantly through bloody battles, breaking through boundaries in the heat of combat to become a universally renowned master, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Five Great Immortal Sects thereafter.
In those days, he called upon friends, overcoming countless insurmountable foes, filled with youthful exuberance.
Was he to show restraint here, facing a junior?
No!
Celestial Master Guiyuan sprang up with a Kip Up.
If he couldn’t beat Yun Zhi alone, then they would attack together.
"Vaste Sea, come aid me!"
"Ah? Oh." Although unsure of Celestial Master Guiyuan’s intentions, the words of a Grandmaster were to be heeded, nonetheless.
Vast Sea Daoist Lord obediently arrived at the battlefield, seeing the fervent fighting spirit in Celestial Master Guiyuan’s eyes.
Both ancestors of the Seek Dao Sect, in that moment, they had a telepathic understanding, grasping each other’s thoughts without a need for words. Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s heart blazed with renewed hope!
They were to conquer Yun Zhi, to restore the dignity of their seniors!
"Unity!"
Celestial Master Guiyuan activated the embryonic Unity Dao Fruit, uniting with Vast Sea Daoist Lord as one!
The merging of two Semi-Immortals into one being unleashed power, elevating their realm to an inconceivable height!
Vast Sea Daoist Lord had long known of the techniques possessed by Celestial Master Guiyuan, and today he truly comprehended the unfathomable strength of these methods!
Now, they felt as though they were invincible!
This was the power of unity, the power of collaboration!
When people band together, their combined strength can cut through metal—the idea that no enemy is unbeatable when united as one!
Celestial Master Guiyuan often faced foes he could not vanquish, but he was never alone; he had trustworthy companions to whom he could entrust his back!
"Yun Zhi, do not hold back out of consideration for our status, go all out..."
"Cloud Falling Palm."
The clouds above transformed into the shape of a palm. As the cloud palm descended, it pierced through the layers of the void, crashing down directly.
Boom—
As the dust settled, the unification dissolved, and the two ancestors lay at the center of a large crater, their eyes void of spirit.
