"Brother Yi, I'll go with you too."Cai Yan, hearing the commotion outside and spotting Yi Tianxing, immediately spoke up.
"Alright. Steward Cao, protect Zhao Ji carefully."Yi Tianxing nodded and agreed calmly.
"Yes, master," Cao Zhengchun replied respectfully. A glint flashed through his eyes. With his previous foundation, his cultivation had already reached the third level of the Divine Sea Realm and was close to penetrating all eight extraordinary meridians. It wouldn't be long before he broke through.
The Eternal Continent's world energy was far richer than that of the previous world. With such superior conditions, cultivation speed increased tremendously.
At the town entrance—
Long Aotian looked at Zhang Yue, now turned into a golden statue, and the disdain on his face deepened. Sneering coldly, he said, "With such little strength, he's nothing more than someone I could crush with a single finger. Since we've already started fighting, there's no need for more words. Today, this Xuanhuang Town will become the foundation for establishing my sect. As long as you submit to me, I'll lead you to the pinnacle of life! The sect I found will become the peak of the Eternal Continent."
He aimed not to establish a fortune dynasty but a sect.
There are ten major cultivation paths: Life, Fate, Feng Shui, Accumulating Virtue, Studying, Stealing, Physiognomy, Worshiping Deities, Befriending the Noble, and Health Preservation.
When numerous prodigies built villages and tribes, opening Fate Pools and gathering fortune, it was cultivation through destiny — ultimately forming dynasties, manipulating yin and yang, ruling over all living beings. At their peak, dynasties could reverse the heavens and suppress the world.
Feng Shui involved the Dao of Formations, encompassing both small-scale formations and great natural laws, capable of altering fortune and even fate itself — to the point of reversing dynastic fates and changing the heavens.
Accumulating virtue referred to gathering merits, often practiced by Buddhist and Daoist cultivators. Merits could render one immune to all evil and fortify the sect's longevity through the accumulation of fortune.
Clearly, Long Aotian had chosen the path of establishing a sect.
The geographic location of Xuanhuang Town, coupled with its strong and vigorous human populace, far exceeded other settlements. Long Aotian instantly saw its value and coveted it.
Since he had made his move, he no longer feared escalation.In his mind, no enemy could stand before him. All would be crushed to dust.
He was absolutely confident in his strength.He considered himself the darling of heaven, the secret heir of the Heavenly Dao. That's how arrogant he was.
"Hmph. Saying such things in my Xuanhuang Town — don't you think you should first ask if I agree?"A cold voice echoed through the air.
"Long Aotian, if you want to soar to the heavens, I don't care. But if you run wild in my Xuanhuang Town, acting with impunity, you're sorely mistaken if you think there's no one here to stop you. Today, I'll suppress you and throw you into the Heaven Prison. We'll see how long your arrogance lasts."
Yi Tianxing's voice rolled like thunder across the area.
"The mayor is here! Wonderful, Long Aotian's end has come!"
"What dogshit Long Aotian — in front of our lord, he'll surely be crushed!"
"Can't wait to see him locked in the Heaven Prison! Let's show these troublemakers that Xuanhuang Town isn't a place they can just mess around in!"
The surrounding citizens erupted in cheers, their faces filled with excitement.They had absolute faith in Yi Tianxing's strength.
BOOM!!
A massive aura swept across the area, forcing the gathered townsfolk to quickly part to the sides.
Yi Tianxing walked through the opened path, step by step, locking eyes with Long Aotian. Around him swirled a vast momentum, an invisible force generated from the spirit and will of Xuanhuang Town's people.This force clashed head-on with the rampant arrogance exuded by Long Aotian. A deafening rumble seemed to echo through the void. Even the shockwave forced the citizens further back.
"Good. To stand unfazed under my aura without flinching — this is a first. You must be the lord of this town," said Long Aotian, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.
Normally, just a slight surge of his aura would suppress opponents by thirty percent, sapping their will and making resistance seem hopeless. That aura had made him invincible until now.
Yet Yi Tianxing stood unaffected.
Long Aotian's aura was formidable — but Yi Tianxing cultivated the "Heavenly Dragon Emperor Scripture", instantly unleashing a powerful counterforce that easily expelled the suppression. He remained completely unaffected.
The might of a true Heavenly Scripture wasn't so easily overcome.
"You want to seize my Xuanhuang Town. If I don't step forward, would you claim the entire town as your personal property? One's tone should match their strength. Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to invite you into our Heaven Prison."
Yi Tianxing's voice was cold, his gaze sweeping over the golden statue of Zhang Yue. He instantly decided — someone like Long Aotian must not be allowed to rise. Anyone who dared would be killed without mercy.
If Long Aotian, Zhao Ritian, and Ye Liangchen ever teamed up, who knows what chaos they would unleash?Better to eliminate them now — one less threat at a time.
"If you want to throw me in prison, you'd better prove you have the strength!"Long Aotian sneered.He drew the battle sword from his back.
The moment the sword was drawn, an overwhelming aura surged into the scabbard. As it came free, a brilliant sword light burst forth like a shining river.Within that sword light radiated an incredibly sharp sword intent — sharp enough to tear through the darkness like the first ray of dawn.
Brilliant, stunning, swift as lightning, unstoppable.
As the sword slashed out, all light in the world seemed drawn into the blade.
With one sword strike, even the heavens could be split apart.The very air trembled. Day seemed to turn to night.
This tyrannical sword intent struck despair into any opponent caught within it — an overwhelming force crushing all resistance.
"So terrifying... What a terrifying sword intent!"Yi Tianxing's pupils shrank.The pressure of the sword was immense — it locked all space, leaving no room to dodge, only the tragic fate of being cleaved in two.
Many ordinary cultivators would already collapse under such intent, losing the will to fight.
But Yi Tianxing didn't.After participating in the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament and forging his own spear intent, his willpower had become incredibly resilient — far from something a mere sword intent could destroy.
Instead, a fierce fighting spirit surged in his eyes.
Long Aotian? Bring it on!!
With a thought, a bronze war spear instantly flew out from within the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Pagoda inside his Divine Sea.
Gripping the spear tightly, he thrust it forward—
Crystalline Snow-White LightShattering Jade Spear Intent — Radiating Across the Nine Provinces!!
With a single thrust, the spear tore through the void, exuding pure, flawless divine brilliance.
Sword intent clashed against spear intent.
CLANG!!BOOM!!
Spear and sword collided violently.
A devastating sword intent tried to tear apart the Shattering Jade Spear Intent — yet while the sword intent was sharp without end, the spear intent surged endlessly like a mighty river.
The nine white jade imprints on the war spear flashed, each eruption bolstering the spear intent stronger and stronger, wave after unstoppable wave.
Thus, the sword intent could not shatter the spear intent.
Simultaneously, a terrifying brute force erupted from the war spear—
This sheer physical strength determined the clash's outcome.
With a deafening roar, the sword light was shattered by the unstoppable spear.The terrifying force pushed the battle sword back, straining even Long Aotian's grip and tearing at his tiger's mouth.
"What terrifying strength!!"Long Aotian's expression changed.
Pure physical power — at least sixty to seventy thousand jin!It crushed his sword intent head-on.
"Could he have innate divine strength? Even my sword intent crumbled before his brute force. Difficult opponent indeed. But — for Long Aotian, nothing is impossible! Dragon Spirit, lend me your power!"
Long Aotian's voice rang out internally.
From the dragon-shaped ring on his finger, a flash of light emerged. A mighty surge of power instantly flooded into Long Aotian's body.
In that instant, he felt a torrential, overwhelming strength coursing through his blood and flesh.
"As you wish — but you can only bear part of my strength now. Even so, your power will skyrocket.Beware, that Yi Tianxing is a body cultivator — nearing the Black Cauldron Eight Resonances level! Even with my power, you'll barely reach about eighty thousand jin of strength. But with your swordsmanship and sword intent combined, you can suppress him."
Hearing this, Long Aotian's fighting spirit soared.
"Yi Tianxing — take another strike from me!!" Long Aotian roared with laughter.
Once again, he drew his sword and slashed forth—
The sword light blazed even brighter, tearing through the void, its sword intent ferocious enough to shred skin and flesh.
CLANG!!
Yi Tianxing didn't speak.In the same instant, he thrust his spear again.The spear intent burst out, sweeping across the heavens and earth!