The Speedrun Begins with Choosing Hunter

Chapter 413: Chapter 399: Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers

For the first time, undisguised shock appeared in Elder Pei’s eyes. At his level, there were very, very few things left in the world that could still shock him.

Before, it had just been a guess.

’Who would have thought? "A Mustard Seed Can Contain Mount Sumeru" is actually real?!’

To think there was actually someone in the world who could use such a technique—one that legends claimed only a Buddha could possess.

Elder Pei stared at Bai Yuan in astonishment. "What did you see in there?"

Bai Yuan replied, "I entered a place like an Immortal Realm. Ethereal music filled the air, and an Immortal Hall sat within it. I could reach out and touch the very clouds."

Elder Pei’s eyes grew brighter and brighter. "Can I go in?"

Bai Yuan shook his head. "I’ve already tried. I can’t get back in."

Upon hearing this, a look of disappointment crossed Elder Pei’s face.

The place Bai Yuan had reached could very well be the legendary Land of Ascension. How could he not be excited? This was the highest realm countless ancestors of the Daoist Sect had pursued for ten thousand years.

Elder Pei wouldn’t give up. "Donor Bai, why don’t you try again?"

Bai Yuan also knew that words alone would never be enough to dissuade Elder Pei.

Elder Pei was generally unconcerned with worldly affairs, but the matter of ascension was an obsession for every Daoist Sect.

With that, a brilliant light once again burst forth from his body.

Elder Pei stared intently at Bai Yuan. The time it takes to drink a cup of tea went by, but there was still no reaction. Only then did the light in the old Daoist’s eyes finally fade.

He let out a soft sigh. "It is all fate."

The Land of Ascension had been within reach, yet it had slipped right past him. ’What a pity,’ Elder Pei thought to himself.

Afterward, Elder Pei asked for many more details. Once he confirmed that Bai Yuan had used the Dragon and Tiger Vajra Strength to open the entrance, he immediately declared that he would also practice this technique from the Buddhist Family.

If the people of Xuanfa Temple were to learn that the Grand Celestial Master of the Dragon Tiger Sect was cultivating a supreme Buddhist Secret Technique, one could only imagine how they would feel.

After Bai Yuan and Elder Pei walked out of the cave, Bai Yuan spoke up. "Elder, I have a presumptuous request."

Elder Pei replied, "Speak."

"I made a promise to the Qilin Demon to restore its freedom. I was wondering if the Dragon Tiger Sect might release it."

Elder Pei pondered for a few moments, then said, "This demon has been at Dragon Tiger Mountain for ten thousand years. Its ferocity has long been worn away, so releasing it is not out of the question. However... I still harbor a selfish hope of witnessing the Land of Ascension. I would like to keep it for another hundred years, after which I will naturally set it free."

Hearing this, Bai Yuan let out a long sigh of relief.

’As for waiting another hundred years, the Qilin Demon probably won’t mind.’

The differences between demons of various bloodlines were vast. Their lifespans could vary by tens of thousands of years, a truly terrifying thought.

The Jue Emperor of the Xuanjiang Merfolk had to endure a lightning tribulation every thousand years, but exotic beasts with potent ancient bloodlines, like the Qilin Demon and the Lili, could postpone their tribulations for tens of thousands of years.

A hundred years was nothing. For the Qilin Demon, it might pass in a single nap.

With that worry settled, Bai Yuan took his leave.

His departure would likely cause some turmoil within the Dragon Tiger Sect, but that was no longer his concern.

This trip had been an immense windfall for him.

’That was a Nine Heavens Profound Soldier!’

Only two were known to the public, and both were powerful enough to reshape the world.

’My policy is no first use of the Nine Heavens Profound Soldier... unless I can’t resist, of course?’

In the past, Bai Yuan could only let himself be swept along by the currents of the world. But now, with a Nine Heavens Profound Soldier, he had the confidence to flip the whole table.

’Of course, it would still be best to avoid using the Nine Heavens Profound Soldier if possible.’

The Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers were meant exclusively for Martial Saints. Anyone beneath that realm would naturally have to pay a price to wield one.

This also confirmed that the mysterious expert was indeed a supreme powerhouse who had reached the Martial Saint Pass.

The implications of a Nine Heavens Profound Soldier were too great, which was why he had concealed the existence of the Immortal Hall.

But what kind of man was Elder Pei?

A complete fabrication would never have fooled Elder Pei; the best approach was to mix truth with lies. In any case, he was carrying the palace with him now.

As for the Dragon and Tiger Vajra Strength... even if Elder Pei actually mastered it, the Immortal Hall was still there, and he would still be unable to enter.

The real key that allowed Bai Yuan to enter the world within the hall was not the Dragon and Tiger Vajra Strength, but the Divine Mansion Technique he circulated simultaneously. That was why the Lili had said the Divine Mansion Technique was the key to the Divine Mansion.

Bai Yuan did not head straight down the mountain. Yue Xiaobai was still in Elder Pei’s courtyard on Dragon Tiger Mountain, and he couldn’t very well just abandon them.

He had explored nearly all of Dragon Tiger Mountain during the previous heaven-worshipping ceremony, so he was very familiar with the mountain paths.

Before long, he arrived at the familiar small courtyard.

He had just reached the entrance when his right foot, poised to step over the threshold, froze.

In the small courtyard, aside from Yue Xiaobai, there was another Daoist with a transcendent air. The man himself looked plain, but when paired with his red robes, he became anything but.

A red-robed Daoist—the most venerated position below the Purple Gold Celestial Master.

The Daoist had already sensed Bai Yuan. He turned his head and gave a gentle smile. "Donor Bai, since you have a connection with my Junior Martial Uncle Pei, and I am a few years your senior, would it be acceptable for me to call you Xiaobai?"

"By the way, I am Shi Yan."

Hearing the name Shi Yan, Bai Yuan’s pupils contracted slightly.

’The number one person in the Dragon Tiger Sect under the Celestial Master... Shi Yan!’

The man who had once caused a dispute between the Court and the Dragon Tiger Sect, prompting Emperor Li Chengyuan to create the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

In a way, Bai Yuan had this very Daoist to thank for the benefits he reaped from the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

Shi Yan was older than both Guihai and Divine Dust. Though they were all called prodigies of the younger generation, Shi Yan had already broken through the Mingxin Pass forty years ago, and his foundation was now exceedingly profound.

Perhaps in a few more decades, he, too, would break through the Divinity Communication Barrier, just like Xu Dingchun.

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