A sharp glint of saber light flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes, as if to sunder the heavens.
At the same time, an astonishingly powerful Sword Qi surged skyward.
The surrounding void instantly heated up. Flames blazed, distorting space itself as if threatening to burn it to nothing.
Boundless flames then coiled and condensed in Gu Yun’s hand, forming a Fiery Flame Long Saber. In the next instant, he slashed out at the four figures above him.
In a flash, a trail of fiery saber light cut across the sky, like a meteor from beyond the heavens reversing its course to ascend, radiating a blinding glare.
The terrifying aura it released nearly evaporated the lake below, and a thick mist instantly spread out.
Seeing this, the pupils of the four men above constricted to the size of pinpricks, their faces etched with disbelief.
"This... How is this possible?!"
What they thought was a little lamb they could crush at will had, in the blink of an eye, turned into a ferocious tiger aiming for their lives.
Before them,
countless sparks gathered, transforming into a sea of crimson fire.
From within the sea of fire, a supremely brilliant saber light burst forth, incinerating the void. A fiery sonic boom echoed through the sky, suddenly generating a vast and boundless momentum.
It seemed to tear and incinerate the very void, as if to annihilate all of existence, as it slashed toward them in an instant!
The four wanted to flee, but the terrifying fiery saber light was already upon them.
They immediately threw up a defense, working together to condense a True Essence Light Shield several dozen feet wide in the air, completely covering themselves.
BANG!
But when the terrifyingly powerful saber light touched the True Essence Light Shield, its unstoppable momentum shattered it as easily as if it were tofu.
It then instantly annihilated the four men in the air, as if they had never existed.
All that remained was the water from the lake, vaporized by the terrifying flames, causing a thick mist to fill the massive valley.
Gu Yun’s ink-black eyes glanced at the spot where the four had been annihilated into ash. He swept his gaze around; only the mist from the evaporated lake remained. There was no reason to linger.
Gu Yun’s figure flashed, streaking across the sky toward the horizon like a bolt of lightning, leaving only an afterimage that slowly faded in the air.
...
「One month later.」
Dongling City, Great Yan Dynasty, Eastern Profound Domain.
As one of the more developed cities in the Great Yan Dynasty,
a single glance revealed a magnificent, sprawling cityscape of buildings of all shapes and sizes, rising and falling like a mountain range.
Inside the city, the streets teemed with people, a constant hubbub of voices filling the air.
Countless mortals walked about, with the occasional Spiritual Martial Realm Cultivator of modest cultivation wandering among them.
There were aloof Sword Cultivators with cold faces and longswords on their backs, and brawny Body Cultivators whose muscles coiled like dragons.
There were also cultivators in white Daoist Robes carrying large gourds.
But most were mortals, hawking their wares in the marketplace. The entirety of Dongling City presented a scene of thriving prosperity.
At this moment,
in a three-story tavern named Baiyujing,
a young man in a white robe sat by a window on the second floor. He had a handsome face and an aura like that of a mortal. He swirled the wine cup in his hand, inhaling the rich, mellow aroma.
He would take a small sip from time to time, listening to the conversations around him.
"Hey, did you hear? A few months ago, our Great Yan Dynasty trembled as if the earth dragons had turned over. Do you know why?"
A tall, thin Spiritual Martial Realm Sixth Layer Cultivator in a black robe said to the others at his table.
"Heh! Who do you take me for? Everyone knows about that."
"They say two Harmonization Giants from the Profound Celestial Sect made a move and completely crushed the Ancient Nether Sect."
"That battle didn’t just shake our Great Yan Dynasty; it felt like the entire, vast Eastern Profound Domain trembled."
A sharp intake of breath was heard.
"It was actually Harmonization Giants?!"
According to legend, a giant at the Unity Realm could live for several thousand years. Their vast and mighty power could shake heaven and earth, making them like Immortals from the heavens—beings a hundred times stronger than even a Tongxuan True Monarch.
In the vast Eastern Profound Domain, with its hundreds of billions of people over several millennia,
perhaps a hundred or so True Monarch Level figures of the Tongxuan Realm had been born.
But as for giants of the Unity Realm, only one had emerged in the Eastern Profound Domain in thousands of years: the old ancestor of the Ancient Nether Sect.
As for the two Unity Realm giants from the Profound Celestial Sect, they had descended from an outer domain.
This showed just how rare the Unity Realm was. It could be said that a single Unity Realm expert could suppress an entire domain.
The Eastern Profound Domain was vast, comparable to a hundred Blue Stars. It was so boundless that an ordinary True Martial Realm Cultivator flying through the air would need decades, or even longer, to cross it.
Even across the entire Celestial Essence Continent, Harmonization Giants were considered top-tier experts.
"Then was the Ancient Nether Sect’s Harmonization Giant from a thousand years ago also destroyed?" someone asked doubtfully.
"Of course! Otherwise, how could the Ancient Nether Sect, the hegemon of the Eastern Profound Domain a thousand years ago, have possibly collapsed and been wiped out?"
A brawny man slammed his hand on the table angrily.
"You’re full of shit!!"
"How could a Harmonization Giant perish so easily?"
"You have to understand, a Harmonization Giant could probably destroy our entire Great Yan Dynasty with a single breath!"
Another cultivator sneered at him. "Heh heh, you’re underestimating the Profound Celestial Sect.
"Either one of those two Harmonization Giants from the Profound Celestial Sect is more powerful than the Ancient Nether Sect’s ancestor. With both of them attacking, how could he not be defeated and killed?"
Sitting by the window, Gu Yun gently sipped the mellow wine in his cup, listening to the heated argument.
’The Ancient Nether Sect has been destroyed.’
’It was probably the two Supreme Elders from the Sect who acted.’
’With two Harmonization Giants making a move, what could the Ancient Nether Sect possibly use to defend itself? How could it not be annihilated?’
’Harmonization Giants... They’re just too far beyond my reach.’
Gu Yun sipped the mellow wine and shook his head gently.
He was currently only at the True Martial Realm Sixth Layer, still a long way from the Tongxuan Realm.
A month had passed since he left the Supreme Secret Realm.
Traveling at a leisurely pace, he had arrived in the Great Yan Dynasty.
According to a message from his family a few days ago, they were facing a crisis. Some people had grown greedy for a mysterious, incomplete technique the family possessed.
This was a perfect opportunity. He planned to return to his family and, while he was at it, clean out the enemy!
The tavern was now packed. Seeing that Gu Yun, who had an aura like a mortal’s, was occupying a spacious spot by the window all by himself, a few men inside swaggered over,
walking with a gait that showed no respect for anyone, and surrounded Gu Yun.
"Hey, punk! Sipping fine wine, sitting by the window all alone... you really know how to live, huh?"
"How about you let us brothers have a drink with you?"
"What do you say, brothers?"
The brawny, scar-faced man joked brazenly to the two men beside him.
"Boss, look how pretty this punk is. Why don’t we..." a thin man said lewdly to the brawny, scar-faced man.
"I agree, this kid’s got a handsome face. He’d be a perfect fit for you, Boss!" the other lackey chimed in.
"Oh? My two little brothers seem to have a point."
The brawny, scar-faced man took a serious look at Gu Yun and found that he was indeed handsome.
He then licked his lips, his gaze burning as he stared at Gu Yun.
"Little fella, how about you consider serving me?"
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