Prosper immediately sensed something was off.

Stormpeak Citadel and Moonveil Court must have received orders from their leaders. Otherwise, those two would never have withdrawn so decisively.

Something was wrong here.

Once he realized that, Prosper wasted no time. He led Astral Hall’s people out of the matter without even looking back.

The reason Prosper had survived this long was simple.

Caution.

"Master Heavensreach, let’s catch up another day!"

With that, Cosmos Sword Order and Divine Path Order found it even harder to move against Skyspire Order.

Putting aside the presence of the Divine Firmament Blade, Master Heavensreach was the ruler of Skyspire Order.

His cultivation stood at the peak.

His methods were unfathomable.

With only Swordmaster Celestius and Dread Master, they truly had no chance against him.

Unless the masters of Cosmos Sword Order and Divine Path Order came in person, the outcome would not even be in question.

Swordmaster Celestius decisively rode his sword light into the distance.

"Farewell."

"Farewell."

Dread Master left as well.

The situation changed so quickly that the Wandering Ascendants were caught completely off guard.

They had expected to witness a heaven shaking battle.

Instead, everything ended so anticlimactically.

Many could not help feeling disappointed.

"What a shame."

"We still didn’t get to witness the power of an Immortal Ascendant."

Caelum quietly slipped the object in his hand back into his sleeve. If anything, he looked a little disappointed.

Master Heavensreach noticed and laughed.

"Kid, were you really planning to fight just now?"

"I wouldn’t have minded."

"Hahahaha! As expected of Skyspire Order’s Heir Apparent. That spirit is unmatched. Come, this matter is settled. Back to Skyspire Order!"

With that, he transformed into a divine rainbow and shot into the sky.

Over the countless years of the Celestial Arc Realm, many people had successfully Ascended and become Immortals.

Naturally, quite a few inheritances and legacies had been left behind.

Although Immortal Legacies rarely appeared, immortal lineages themselves were not unheard of.

Among the current Great Orders of the Celestial Arc Realm, all except Astral Hall were lineages left behind by Immortals.

These immortal lineages were not desperate for the inheritance of another Immortal.

Only forces that lacked an Immortal Legacy would truly obsess over such a thing.

Prosper could not make sense of it.

Even for immortal lineages, it was strange to disregard an Immortal Legacy so easily.

Why had Stormpeak Citadel and Moonveil Court chosen not to fight for it?

Why had they willingly stepped aside?

Master Tempest had the same question.

After returning to Stormpeak Citadel, he entered a valley woven with thunder and bowed respectfully.

"Please enlighten me, Sect Master."

Boom!

An ancient voice echoed from within the thunder valley.

"Do not make an enemy of the Divine Firmament Heir. Great calamity lies there."

After this incident, the name of Skyspire Order’s Divine Firmament Heir spread throughout the Celestial Arc Realm.

Not only had he obtained an Immortal Legacy, but he had also awakened and wielded Skyspire Order’s Sovereign Relic, the Divine Firmament Blade.

He had faced several Immortal Realm Masters alone and refused to yield.

How could the world not be amazed by such an Ascendant?

Some rumors even claimed that he had killed a Worldbinder Realm Ascendant with a single strike despite only being in the Ascendant Realm.

That particular rumor sounded far too exaggerated, so few believed it.

Most dismissed it as nonsense.

"It really happened!"

Inside a tavern, a young Ascendant tilted his head back and drained his cup.

The scene remained etched in his mind.

Every time he recalled that bone chilling sword intent, his hands trembled.

He muttered to himself.

"He really killed that Worldbinder with one strike..."

The Divine Firmament Heir’s strength was far beyond the rumors.

Without seeing it personally, no one could understand how terrifying he truly was.

At Cosmos Sword Order.

A surge of sword aura swept across the river, splitting the waters apart.

Alex stood with his sword in hand, his sword energy raging around him.

Ever since returning from the estate, he had practiced his sword techniques again and again.

Yet he remained unsatisfied.

"Not enough. Still nowhere near enough."

His junior stood nearby, unable to understand.

"Senior Brother, is the Divine Firmament Heir really that strong?"

Alex paused.

After a long silence, he answered.

"Strong enough to make you despair."

Hearing that, his junior still could not imagine just how powerful the Divine Firmament Heir was.

But if Alex himself said such a thing, then that person must be far beyond him.

Skyspire Order.

Skyreach Monastery.

Buzz.

Strands of terrifying Sword Intent swept through the heavens and earth, sharp enough to cleave the sky apart.

The plain and unremarkable Bladeleaf swayed gently in the wind, yet the Sword Intent it released was horrifying.

Caelum activated the Secret of Transcendence and condensed a fist sized mass of Primal Essence.

He poured it all onto the Bladeleaf.

The Bladeleaf absorbed it happily, then swayed from side to side as though drunk.

Caelum was amazed.

"This Sword Intent is getting more terrifying by the day. It’s already far above the Divine Firmament Blade."

The Bladeleaf was the first thing Caelum had ever nourished.

It seemed to have no grade at all, which meant Caelum had never been able to determine what level it belonged to.

Unlike ordinary Spirit Herbs, it possessed remarkable spirituality.

There was one thing Caelum could sense clearly.

Its Sword Intent was constantly growing stronger.

If a battle had truly broken out that day, and if he had released the Bladeleaf, none of the Great Orders present would have been able to withstand its power.

Not even the Immortal Realm Masters.

The Divine Firmament Blade alone could rival Immortal Realm Ascendants.

The Bladeleaf now surpassed even the Divine Firmament Blade.

That was Caelum’s true confidence.

His saber was different.

It did not possess the same spirituality as the Bladeleaf.

It would not absorb Primal Essence on its own. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Caelum had to nourish it personally.

Since he had been focused on cultivating, he had not spent much time on it.

As a result, the saber still had not advanced into a Sovereign Relic.

Besides, the gap between a Celestial Grade Divine Armament and a Sovereign Relic was enormous.

The time required to nurture such a transformation was far greater than before.

Caelum understood that well enough.

Inside the quiet chamber.

The Bladeleaf absorbed the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, its Sword Intent growing ever stronger.

Caelum sat cross legged.

He was studying the Worldbreaker Physique Art in his mind.

As a cultivation method designed specifically for the Worldbreaker Divine Physique, the Worldbreaker Physique Art differed greatly from ordinary cultivation methods.

Ordinary methods focused on energy refinement.

The Worldbreaker Physique Art focused on tempering the body.

When paired with the many Divine Powers that could be developed through it, its might could shake past and present alike.

It was an unrivaled immortal art.

Even among Immortals, there were differences in strength.

An Immortal who cultivated the Worldbreaker Physique Art was far beyond any ordinary Immortal.

Caelum decisively switched from the Divine Firmament Codex to the Worldbreaker Physique Art.

There was no comparison between the two.

He possessed the Worldbreaker Divine Physique.

The Worldbreaker Physique Art suited him perfectly.

Boom!

Vital Essence surged through his body like a roaring tide.

It rushed through his limbs, bones, and meridians, producing thunderous echoes.

Caelum’s already terrifying body and Vital Essence grew even stronger.

[Cultivation Increased]

[Realm: Ascendant Layer 2]

...

The Worldbreaker Physique Art and the Secret of Transcendence operated together.

Now that he had entered the Ascendant Realm, his cultivation speed had slowed even more compared to the Awakened Realm.

Without him noticing, spring passed into autumn.

[Cultivation Increased]

[Realm: Ascendant Layer 180]

Buzz.

Caelum was stirred awake by a strand of sword aura.

He looked to the side.

The Bladeleaf had already absorbed all of the Primal Essence.

Its overwhelming Sword Intent was now deeply restrained, as though it could cut down the stars beyond the nine heavens at any moment.

Caelum activated the Secret of Transcendence again.

Then he poured another mass of Primal Essence onto the Bladeleaf.