Nine Revolutions Star Technique

No matter if the Heaven-Slaying Immortal Sword Scripture truly has the possibility of revival from death, its power is still beyond doubt.

Ye Qingchen paid the price of seventy percent of his life to unleash those two strikes that killed Feng Wuxie. Although most of his strength had been drained, a part of it still lingered within him.

And now.

Ye Qingchen intended to transform this remaining power to his own use!

Being in a furnace.

That was Ye Qingchen’s only feeling at this moment.

Even though it was just the residual power, it was still immensely vast. Like an enraged wild dragon, it rampaged through every limb and sinew of Ye Qingchen, and with each surge, it felt as if his body was being torn apart!

The tearing sensation made every piece of flesh and skin feel as though being torn by this unparalleled force!

This shattering feeling seemed as if every acupoint, bone, and muscle within his entire body was about to be pulverized!

For anyone else.

They would likely have been overwhelmed by this residual power long ago.

But during this time, Ye Qingchen continuously wielded the Nine Revolutions Star Technique and the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique to control it. Like two reins, directly tying down this wild dragon.

Gradually.

This wild dragon was tamed and became more docile.

”Phew!”

”Finally subdued it!”

Ye Qingchen exhaled a long breath of turbid air, feeling the residual power of the Heaven-Slaying Immortal Sword Scripture within his body now as docile as a lamb, he couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction.

”Next, is to absorb it!”

Seated within Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, Ye Qingchen focused his eyes, with a solemn expression, he suddenly formed a seal with his hands.

Suddenly.

That vast power, following his guidance, instantly unleashed like a torrent accumulated over a hundred years, pouring into his dantian!

Boom!

At almost the same moment, a terrifyingly vast aura suddenly surged out from Ye Qingchen’s body, quickly filling the entire Ten Thousand Swords Mountain. This formidable power was immediately perceived by all.

”He succeeded!”

Lin Jiuyuan abruptly raised his head, eyes shining brightly.

Only he knew.

The extent of the immense power left by the Heaven-Slaying Immortal Sword Scripture. Over such a long period, with no activity from Ye Qingchen, he was slightly worried. Now feeling this power, he finally breathed a little easier.

”This power is...”

While setting up an array at Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, Xie Tiankuang and others were stunned.

Because.

In this rapidly escalating power, they felt a majestic pressure akin to a Celestial Venerable, just like the terrible feeling when facing Feng Wuxie back then.

”Roar!”

At that moment, a sound like a dragon’s roar suddenly erupted from the void.

And with the appearance of this dragon roar, Ye Qingchen’s aura surged sharply.

”Broke through to Celestial Saint Eighth Layer!”

Lin Jiuyuan nodded with satisfaction.

It should be noted.

As the cultivation of a cultivator increases, each advancement in realm becomes exceptionally difficult. Under normal circumstances, advancing from Celestial Saint Seventh Layer to Eighth Layer would require at least over a decade.

And this is only for geniuses.

If one’s aptitude is slightly weaker, the time required would multiply manifold!

Moreover.

Ye Qingchen had just reached Celestial Saint Seventh Layer.

”With Ye Qingchen’s current speed, perhaps in as short as three years, or at most ten years, he could reach Celestial Saint Ninth Layer.” Lin Jiuyuan stroked his chin, ”By then, he would undoubtedly be the youngest Celestial Saint Ninth Layer powerhouse in the entire Eastern Domain or even the entire Barbaric Continent!”

However.

Just as this thought occurred to Lin Jiuyuan, another dragon roar suddenly erupted from within Ye Qingchen, filling the entire secret realm.

Lin Jiuyuan’s face was momentarily frozen, mouth agape as he felt the escalating aura. After quite a while, he came back to his senses, shook his head, and smiled wryly, ”What an exceptional Ye the kid, Celestial Saint Ninth Layer!”

Immediately.

To his shock, Ye Qingchen’s aura showed no sign of stopping, instead, it continued to climb frantically, advancing unstoppably forward!

”Is he going to break through to Celestial Venerable in one go?”

Not just Lin Jiuyuan.

Even Yao Qing, Xie Tiankuang, and others were utterly stunned.

Previously, Ye Qingchen had already swept across the Western Domain, with earth-shattering strength. One could imagine, once Ye Qingchen reached the Celestial Venerable Realm, how powerful would that be?

No one dared to imagine.

However.

What puzzled everyone was that Ye Qingchen’s aura seemed to hesitate just at the brink of the Celestial Venerable Realm, unexpectedly retreating back.

”What’s going on?”

”Why didn’t Mr. Ye break through to Celestial Venerable in one go?”

Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

Only Lin Jiuyuan, after a moment of contemplation, suddenly understood, nodding with satisfaction and relief, ”Good, good! To maintain his true self in front of the power of Celestial Venerable without being swayed, truly remarkable, truly remarkable!”

Though Ye Qingchen’s action could have reached the Celestial Venerable Realm in one fell swoop. But cultivation is not something that happens overnight. Now having advanced two layers in succession, is already rare in the world.

If he had directly stepped into the Celestial Venerable Realm, it might have caused his foundation to be unstable.

Everyone thought to themselves, having seen Ye Qingchen again.

Ye Qingchen sat cross-legged there, like a vast, untroubled sea. What made everyone even more apprehensive was the aura of the Heaven-Slaying Immortal Sword Scripture faintly exuding from him!

”Ye Qingchen, your current strength...” Lin Jiuyuan couldn’t help but ask in astonishment.

The others also quickly looked on, eyes full of curiosity.

Needless to say.

Ye Qingchen’s current strength could no longer be judged by ordinary logic.

They were eager to know, at what level had Ye Qingchen’s Nine Revolutions Star Technique reached.

”Even without using a secret technique, I have more than a seventy percent chance of killing Feng Wuxie if we meet again!”

Boom!

As these words fell, everyone was suddenly shaken.

Lin Jiuyuan’s eyes widened even more.

One must know.

Entering the Celestial Venerable Realm is difficult, seizing it even more so, and killing a Celestial Venerable is as challenging as ascending to the heavens!

He knew this from personal experience.

As the master of the Taotian Palace, he reached the Half-Step Celestial Venerable at the age of thirty-nine, but after that, he exhausted every means over a hundred years without progressing further.

With his Half-Step Celestial Venerable strength, he managed to suppress Feng Wuxie for a hundred years, but only he understood the hardship involved. Anyone else would have likely been outdone by Feng Wuxie long ago.

As for killing a Celestial Venerable, that was something he wouldn’t even dare dream of!

Yet now.

Ye Qingchen actually said that if he met Feng Wuxie again, he had a seventy percent chance of killing him!

And Feng Wuxie was no ordinary Celestial Venerable!

”Not a Celestial Venerable, but better than one!”

This was the thought in everyone’s mind.

Zheng!

At this moment.

A crisp sword hum suddenly erupted from Ten Thousand Swords Mountain.

It started very faintly, but eventually, it resonated like a roc soaring up to ninety thousand miles, echoing throughout the entire Ten Thousand Swords Mountain. A sword light rapidly ascended from the mountain, flying in, and slowly hovered before Ye Qingchen.

”Is this the Gui Xu Sword?”

Everyone quickly looked over.

What they saw was.

After being tempered by the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, the Gui Xu Sword was completely white as jade, covered in countless tiny golden runes, giving it a mysterious and ancient feel.

It was formed from fragments of the Eight Divine Soul Swords.

”I didn’t expect you to transform so thoroughly! This already surpasses the Celestial Tier, doesn’t it?”

With a light grasp of the palm, the Gui Xu Sword emitted a joyful sword hum. Ye Qingchen felt a deep connection to it surge into his heart.

Slowly raising his head.

Ye Qingchen spoke loudly:

”Since the array is complete, let’s leave this secret realm now!”

”Yes!”

Everyone respectfully responded.

...

Day by day passed.

The final deadline from the Celestial God Sect was drawing increasingly near, and everyone felt the end approaching.

However.

Before Elder Gu left Heavenly Return Valley, he still could not see Ye Qingchen.

And from the Jiang Family, news came that Jiang Churan was already on her last breath, possibly dying at any moment.

”Ye Qingchen, if you can hear me, please respond!” Elder Gu, after failing once again to enter the valley, stood bloodied in front of Heavenly Return Valley, crying out: ”Jiang Churan is now at death’s door, if you truly care for your fellow disciple, come out and see her, fulfill her last wish before she dies...”

”Fulfill her last wish...”

”Last wish...”

The plea echoed, filled with hatred, regret, and despair.

Yet.

Inside Heavenly Return Valley, it remained swirling, without any response, as if a stone had sunk in the sea.

Seeing this, Elder Gu felt utterly desolate.

He no longer intended to wait.

His delay here was too long, Jiang Churan couldn’t hold on any longer. He wanted to return to the Jiang Family, return to Jiang Churan’s side, and accompany her in the last moments of her life.

However.

Just as Elder Gu was about to turn away, suddenly, the calm Heavenly Return Valley shook violently. He looked up abruptly and witnessed a wondrous scene.

A massive light pillar soared abruptly into the sky, tearing through the clouds that had shrouded Heavenly Return Valley for a hundred years!

Countless walking corpses and Yin Spirits disintegrated instantly under this light, quietly vanishing.

”What is that?”

Elder Gu was stunned.

In his shock, he saw a figure slowly emerge from within.

Elder Gu only needed one glance before his expression changed dramatically, fear surged in his heart, and every hair stood on end!

”Master of the Celestial God Sect’s Water Department—”

”Yao Qing!”