Chapter 575: Chapter 463: The Gate of True Martial Revealed!

Tianhuang Mountain, the mountain gate of the Qianyuandao Sect, now lay in ruins.

Broken stone pillars were slanted into the earth, the remnants of the cracked palace scattered in all directions, and on the ground were countless grooves of varying depth.

These were the traces left by the battle between Yuanji and Shi Qiu Daoist, and even after three months, one could still feel the heart-palpitating remnants of primordial qi.

A group of Qian Yuan Sect disciples, clad in cyan Daoist robes, were busily shuttling through the ruins, transporting stones and wood, rebuilding the sect.

Each one was drenched in sweat, yet their faces carried a mix of solemnity and fatigue.

There was no choice, the battle strength of an Outer Realm Grandmaster level was too terrifying. Even though Shi Qiu Daoist and Yuanji tried to restrain their power during their clash, the aftermath was still enough to devastate hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers, and too many buildings on Tianhuang Mountain were destroyed.

Fortunately, the disciples of the Qian Yuan Sect had some experience with this.

Twenty years ago, when the Demon Lord Lichangkong swept over the Qianyuan Daoist Sect, the battlefield was also at this peak of Tianhuang Mountain, and the destruction then was also quite severe.

Though rebuilding it now remains difficult, it is accompanied by a bit more familiarity.

In a corner of the ruins, a few young disciples of the Qian Yuan Sect put down the wood they were carrying, leaned against a broken stone pillar to rest, and couldn’t help but talk softly.

"Huff... this labor is really exhausting,"

said one disciple, wiping sweat from his forehead, with a tone of complaint, but then he turned his words, showing a hint of fear:

"Honestly, this battle was even more terrifying than the last time the Demon Lord stormed the mountain! That Shengquan Yuanji was only at Outer Realm cultivation? I felt his strength was even greater than the legendary Demon Lord!"

"You can’t say such things carelessly!"

A nearby older disciple quickly stopped him, eyes filled with awe:

"The Demon Lord stormed the mountain nearly twenty years ago. Over the years, even his disciples have become so powerful; the Demon Lord’s own cultivation must have progressed to a terrifying degree, perhaps having reached the threshold of a Martial Saint."

"True..."

The disciple who spoke earlier nodded:

"When the Demon Lord last stormed the mountain, the Sect Master’s cultivation wasn’t as strong." That’s

"This time, the Sect Master wielded the ’Heavenly Sword’, a sword reaching the heavens, with Sword Qi sweeping across Tianhuang Mountain. At the time, I thought victory was certain, but who would’ve thought Yuanji would be so monstrous! He physically withstood the Heavenly Sword, only suffering slight injuries, his physique is just too terrifying!"

"Indeed!" another disciple chimed in, "By the way, is the Sect Master still meditating at the mountaintop?"

"He is!" the older disciple nodded, a flash of anticipation in his eyes.

"Since the battle with Shengquan Yuanji, the Sect Master seems to have gained some insight. Since then, he’s been meditating in a deep pit at the mountain top, day and night deducing swordsmanship."

"For fear of disturbing the Sect Master’s contemplation, the elders deliberately cleared the area within ten miles, strictly forbidding anyone from approaching."

"It’s already been three months!" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

A young disciple’s eyes flashed with excitement: "Could it be, the Sect Master might seize this opportunity to break through and achieve Martial Saint?"

"How is that possible!"

The older disciple shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his tone:

"Becoming a Martial Saint isn’t so easy! Even though the Demon Lord Lichangkong dominates the Southern Heaven, invincible in the world, he still hasn’t become a Martial Saint."

"In the tens of thousands of years of Southern Heaven’s history, only four Martial Saints have emerged, each one a figure of unparalleled renown, even greater than the Demon Lord."

At this mention, the faces of several Qian Yuan Sect disciples showed a trace of pride.

After all, among those four Martial Saints, one was the founder of their Qian Yuan Sect, which was a cause for their pride.

A newly inducted young disciple, full of surprise, asked:

"Huh? The Demon Lord hasn’t achieved Martial Saint? I heard from the senior brothers that the celestial phenomenon that covered the entire Southern Heaven over ten years ago wasn’t due to the Demon Lord becoming a Martial Saint?"

The nearby disciple shook his head, with a tone filled with certainty:

"Your information is outdated! A Grandmaster from the Heaven Ranking personally went to verify it at the Cyan Dragon Association, and the Demon Lord has not achieved Martial Saint."

"Moreover, the celestial phenomenon last time was a hundred times grander than what was recorded in our sect’s martial strategy when our founder achieved Martial Saint, covering the entire Southern Heaven, resonating with mountains and rivers."

"The sect’s elders surmise that such a phenomenon should not be caused by mortal warriors but might be due to changes in the primordial nature of heaven and earth, like the blood rain that swept through Southern Heaven in past years."

Several disciples nodded one after another and stopped speaking, but in their hearts, they felt a profound aspiration and reverence for the mysterious celestial phenomenon and the legendary realm of the Martial Saint.

At the same time, at the peak of Tianhuang Mountain, in the massive pit left from the battle between Yuanji and Shi Qiu Daoist on that day.

Shi Qiu Daoist sat cross-legged, eyes tightly closed, his profound Daoist robe long worn by the wind and yet, not affecting his focus in the slightest.

Sword Qi swirled around him, pale golden Sword Intent circled, shuttling around him, tearing through the cloud sea above, creating a vacuum area spanning a hundred feet.

Since the battle with Yuanji, Shi Qiu Daoist had been meditating here, his heart spirit immersed in his sea of consciousness, continuously deducing that move "Heavenly Sword."

During the battle that day, Yuanji’s domineering fist intent allowed him to progress further in his understanding of the "Heavenly Sword," noticing many previously undiscovered flaws.

He strongly believed that as long as he perfected the "Heavenly Sword," his battle power would certainly rise to a new level.

Then, he would proceed to Qingshi Valley to challenge Yuanji once more, and perhaps even the Demon Lord...

Just as Shi Qiu Daoist reached a critical point in his deductions, with the Sword Intent in his sea of consciousness nearing perfection, he suddenly felt that the primordial qi between heaven and earth seemed to have undergone a violent upheaval!