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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:25:01 GMT
Chapter 135: The Eternal Goddess At an unknown location of the lofty peaks of the Ninth Heavens, there were crimson rainbows everywhere except for a dark spot in the sky. That dark spot was the darkness of the Stellar Sanctuary and it had descended from the Immortal Realm! On this lofty peak there was a huge palace and it was constructed by huge blocks of white celestium stones. Even the stairs that led to the white palace of this place was made entirely of white celestium blocks! If anyone had been to the epicenter of the Astronomic Stellar Palace before, this place was eerily similar but was much grander! And this white palace had a name and it was called the Eternal City! A forbidding heavenly maiden with three pink petals on her forehead, dressed in a golden phoenix and green peacock silken robe was standing quietly on the gigantic white platform. She was tapping gently on her long white sword scabbard and she was overlooking the vast horizon. The white celestium stones here were even more exquisite than the epicenter of the Stellar Sanctuary and were engraved with elegant images of Kirins, Phoenixes and Peacocks! She was holding a small golden Kirin cub in her arms and was looking at the dimming Pinnacle Star and was sighing melancholy, “Xiao Ping, you have sensed it as well? The Stellar Sanctuary is about to open soon. But this time, he is finally here.” Xiao Ping was a newly born Kirin cub and he was curbing playfully in her arms. The mother of this newly born cub was also the same Golden Kirin that had escaped from the Epicenter of the Astronomically Stellar Formation with this extraordinary stunning maiden. And this forbidding heavenly maiden was none other than Maiden Ziyan. But Ziyan was not her real name. It was a name that she had picked to suit the occasion. She muttered softly, “I am the Goddess Celestial Alice of the Ninth Heavens. This is the Ninth Heavens Realm that no ordinary celestial practitioners are able to traverse…” Suddenly she was smiling to herself, “Well, almost no ordinary celestial practitioners except…” She closed her eyes as she whispered gently to the winds, “Come…” A golden flare had suddenly burst forth from the clouds! It was a gigantic golden phoenix! She patted the playful Kirin cub as she said gently, “The time has come for me to make amends for my mistakes…” As she looked up in the heavens and awaited the golden phoenix, she began to recall that day fondly… There were two intruders! Two celestial practitioners had actually dared to ascend the stellar steps that led to her Eternal City. She was a startled. Not only was it near impossible for any ordinary celestial practitioners to reach the Ninth Heavens, the stellar steps were also guarded by nine heavenly Black Kirins! Out of curiosity she decided to take a look at the intruders herself. After she bade her two guardian Golden Kirins to remain invisible, she walked calmly to the top of the stellar stairs as she observed the battle below. A fine looking and white hair man in black garb was fighting ambidextrous with two black swords and another maiden that wielded a long curved sword were fighting seven Black Kirins at the same time! The other monstrous two Black Kirins were howling in pain on the ground! She had of course recognized the maiden with the long curved sword as the Goddess Isa of the Eighth Heavens. She whispered softly to command the Black Kirins to halt their attacks and to move aside. She was annoyed naturally so she said coldly, “Isa, you dare to bring a stranger to my forbidden sacred ground? How dare you break the sacrilegious laws of the Goddess Theocracy Sect? Moreover, you have dared to bring a dark celestial practitioner to my presence?” The Goddess Isa panted breathlessly as she said to the man next to her, “She is the Goddess Celestial Alice. Be respectful to her. She is the one that you want to see!” The fine looking man seemed to be startled at the golden shimmering aura of the Goddess Celestial Alice who had appeared to them in a white robe that was adorned with intricate designs of nine golden phoenixes! The Goddess Isa answered respectfully, “Sister, he is a good man. He needs to seek your audience so hear him out first.” The Goddess Celestial Alice hummed coldly, “Whatever it is, he has no edict or right to come to this place nor he has the right to say anything.” The fine looking man rubbed his nose as he smiled awkwardly, “So you are the Goddess Celestial Alice…I am the Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos. My respects to the Eternal Goddess…” But the Goddess Celestial Alice pretended not to hear him as she continued to add coldly, “Isa, have you forgotten what happens to the Goddess Aiel, the Goddess Ishtar and Goddess Astarte?” The Goddess Isa replied coldly, “The Goddess Aiel is banished to the lower realm for breaking the sacred laws of the Goddess Theocracy while the Goddess Ishtar and Astarte they are…gone for good.” The Goddess Celestial Alice said coldly, “It is good that you have not forgotten.” The Goddess Isa answered equally coldly, “You don’t have to remind me. All I request from you is to hear him out first.” The Goddess Celestial Alice replied, “What if I refuse?” The Goddess Isa hummed coldly, “Don’t forget that you are not the only one with an immortal sword. My Divine Constellation Sword may not lose to you!” The Goddess Celestial Alice asked gently, “You are threatening me?” The Goddess Isa said coldly, “Just because you are lucky enough to be the Goddess of the Ninth Heavens doesn’t mean that I am inferior to you.” The Goddess Celestial Alice said, “That is my destiny and destiny does not reverse. It is a fact and you have to accept it.” She smiled coldly, “The ultimate celestial wrath isn’t as easy as you think it is to overcome. We should meditate to further our divine state. Mortals should also cultivate themselves and depend on their own state of divinity to reach the Ninth Heavens. There is no room for dark celestials in the Immortal Realm.” The Goddess Celestial Alice aura had turned to a killing malevolent! She said coldly, “It is our duty to destroy all evils and all heretics.” The Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos interrupted with good humor, “You are much more stunning that I have been expecting.” The Goddess Celestial Alice hummed coldly, “Flattery will not get you anywhere.” The Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos smiled, “Look, I have even named my swords after you! This is the Celestial Antonym Alice and this is the Celestial Synonym Alice…” There was a sudden burst of martial startling martial outburst that radiated from the Goddess Celestial Alice when her eyes flickered deep golden as she said coldly, “How dare you!” The Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos said, “And one more thing. I am not a dark celestial despite my white hair. It just turned white when I surpassed the Greater Cosmos Position.” The Goddess Celestial Alice was in disbelief, “You manage to surpass the Greater Cosmos Position?” The Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos answered casually, “I was just lucky.” The Goddess Isa said shyly as she looked at him, “He has made his way alone to the Ninth Heavens. I was surprised as you do when he has made it to the Eighth Heavens. Like us, he is an immortal practitioner.” The Goddess Celestial Alice asked in a mild tone this time, “What is it that you want?” The Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos said, “I want to enter the Stellar Sanctuary and I seek the Universal Force. And also a way back to the lower realm. I have heard that the Pangu Clan and the Dragon Clan are now fighting with each other. I need to stop them…” The Goddess Celestial Alice smiled coldly, “You seem to have a lot of requests and all these requests are all forbidden knowledge. If you are already here, you are not supposed to know what happens to the lower realm. Isa, do you know that you have broken our sacred commandants by telling him? This will also affect your future attainment. How foolish you are!” She added, “You have better forget all of it. Today, you are not going to leave here. No one else is allowed to know about the Stellar Sanctuary and its secrets…” In an instant she had summoned the Astronomic Eulogy Divine Sword as it flew down from the heavens with a thunderous impact! The Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos gasped, “Wait!” The Goddess Isa said panicky, “There is no time no lose. Quickly take her down before she starts to unseal the seven seals of her Astronomic Eulogy Divine Sword! Her seventh seal is the Celestial Wrath…” The Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos smiled weakly, “I don’t want to hurt her…” The Goddess Isa replied with a great sense of urgency, “Then we will surely die! Hit her with everything you got before she exploits your weakness. She is protected by the Phoenix Emblem, Peacock Eyes Golden Silk Dress and is impervious to most martial forces. Be wary of that! And watch out for the two invisible Golden Kirins behind her!” Ch135 End Previous ChapterNext Chapter
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:26:07 GMT
Chapter 136: The Crimson Gates of the Stellar Sanctuary
Three groups were walking rapidly in the mountain paths below and they were looking for the entrance of the Stellar Sanctuary.
There was supposed to be a fourth group but the Three Banners Clan had suddenly abstained after getting a divine lot with the Celestial Aiel Sect.
If anyone was there in the Golden Ascension Hall and got the same draw as the Celestial Aiel Sect, they may abstain or decide to travel on their own too!
An icy demeanor maiden had stood guard over the Sagess Ai in the Golden Ascension Hall!
Even though no one had tried to ask, quite a number of celestial exponents had actually fought with her and the Celestial Aiel Sect previously!
She was not only the number one celestial exponent of the Celestial Aiel Sect, she was also one of seven most powerful newly celestial fighters in the Celestial Realm!
Not only did she had the reputation of besting Old Reverend Vanquishing Sage, she had also beaten quite a number of the very top fighters in the Celestial Realm to arrive at her present position. Indeed she had a fearsome reputation!
And the Celestial Mistress had a fearsome reputation of deploying poisons to control the various celestial clans that were under the sphere of influence of the Celestial Aiel Sect.
Also this Goddess Isa whose glares was so piercingly chilling that she could send a shiver down the spine of even the most highly attained celestial.
Therefore there were few celestial clans that wanted to be in the same group as the Celestial Aiel Sect!
The Three Banners Clan was not the only clan that had abstained after drawing the divine lot. All in all, an additional ten celestial clans had suddenly abstained after seeing the results of the divine lots!
All these clans had abstained for a number of reasons such as an existing feud with each other, fear of the other or simply because they disliked each other.
Those that had decided to go to the Stellar Sanctuary had all either grouped themselves or set off as a solitary group.
Again, the reasons for doing so were many.
Even if any celestial clans were deemed lucky enough to pick the same lot as the Lord Supreme or the Immortal Sword of Saints, chances were that these two eminent Ancient Celestials had already set off as a solitary individual without waiting for anyone!
As for Yi Ping group, he had quietly grouped with the Sagess Ai and the Deadly Wanderer as they made their way to the gates of the Stellar Sanctuary.
With Yi Ping were the Heaveness, the Universal Old Man, Yixian, Lele, Lie Qing, Youxue, Shi Shi and Yang Min.
With the Sagess Ai were Han Lin, the Celeste Wind Maiden, Jing’Er and the Goddess Isa.
The Deadly Wanderer had dismissed his clan protégés halfway when several of them were injured fatally by the torrential winds and a landslide.
He had not intended to take them into the Stellar Sanctuary in the first place so he quickly dismissed them for their own good.
They were the last group to actually move into positions for their designated destination and were late for almost a day!
The Stellar Sanctuary would shut its gates in eighty-nine more days and would disappear from the Celestial Realm for the next few centuries or perhaps even for a few millennium years!
Yet these three groups seemed to be unhurried!
Actually that was not Yi Ping’s intentions at all. He was actually eager to enter the Stellar Sanctuary; he was not only curious about the Stellar Sanctuary, he wanted to overcome the challenges inside and to aid Yu’Er, Mei’Er, Ye Yin and Shen Xingyue!
Lingfeng had said coolly, “Let wait three days when the Stellar Sanctuary has completely descended before we move on.”
Yi Ping was startled as he asked, “What if others are to enter the Stellar Sanctuary first?”
Lingfeng just smiled quietly before she nodded to the rest of the maidens.
All the other maidens were all giggling and soon even the Goddess Isa and the Sagess Ai were doing the same too!
The Sagess Ai said, “We are also setting off three days later. Why don’t we set off together?”
The Deadly Wanderer was stunned as he protested weakly, “But we will miss the…”
Youxue said coldly, “One day less, one day more. Does it matter? If you are so eager to enter the Stellar Sanctuary, you can go alone!”
Jing’Er and Han Lin were laughing softly even as the Celeste Wind Maiden was muttering softly, “That is a good idea. I don’t want to let that happen either…”
Lele laughed merrily as she brushed aside her long hair while winking at Lie Qing!
Lie Qing laughed softly, “Me either!”
Yi Ping was smiling weakly.
He knew that Lingfeng had used her Great Divine Whisper to secretly whisper her intentions to everyone.
With his current progression in his Emptiness Translucence, it was not hard to know what Lingfeng was up to. Unfortunately, he had not reached the level of attainment that could allow him to eavesdrop on her Great Whispering Divine Skill!
But when he asked the Universal Old Man for a reason, the Universal Old Man simply shrugged his shoulder and said. “There is a reason for everything. If you think hard enough, you will know why. Otherwise continue to meditate for the next three days for the answer. Treat it as a trial to test your current state of divinity.”
Somehow Yi Ping felt that somewhere something was amiss…
Three days later, all the maidens were wearing a curtain silk hat that reached all the way to their legs!
Once the Stellar Sanctuary had descended, it seemed even more massive and forbidden looking than what Yi Ping had first imagined!
The ominous shape of the Stellar Sanctuary was now lurking overhead as circular lightning arcs exploded across the skies.
The huge gloomy Stellar Sanctuary had completely landed and crashed alongside the hundreds of tall mountains, topping mountains, destroying old pathways and creating new pathways!
Its massive impact had created such a terrifying tidal force that several of the massive towering white celestium towers of the Holy Ascension Sect were toppled over and the entire vicinity was strewing with plume of dirt and dust!
Yi Ping muttered, “Now I know why they want to set off three days later…”
The Deadly Wanderer was startled as he asked curiously, “I have been thinking of the same thing for the last three days as well. Have you discovered anything? I must say that the wisdom of the Heaveness is simply beyond me!”
The Universal Old Man almost choked as he smiled weakly.
Yi Ping heaved a soft sigh even as Lingfeng said sharply, “What a surprise that Yi Ping is able to second guess it. Hmph! He does seem to be getting smarter nowadays.”
She smiled alluringly at Yi Ping as she winked at him.
Lie Qing laughed softly, “Finally there is someone dumber than Ping’Er. But let him take a guess first. He could be wrong after all.”
Yi Ping shifted uneasy as he looked at all these maidens before he said coolly, “I am not blind. You are all afraid of getting dirty. If the Stellar Sanctuary had crashed while we are going toward it then your clothes will all be very dirty.”
Lie Qing was really surprised, “Why are you so smart now?”
Han Lin was clapping her hands, “That’s right, that’s right! Bingo! It is the noblest of reasons!”
The Deadly Wanderer was stunned at the reason. He was really not expecting it!
Yi Ping could only smile bitterly, “I am not smart but I have been with all of you for far too long…”
He was naturally unhappily for he was in a great hurry to rush to the Stellar Sanctuary.
But somehow these maidens did not seem to be in a hurry!
Yixian the Celestial Fairy was looking at Yi Ping with gentle eyes. They were not in a hurry to go to the Stellar Sanctuary because they were not in a hurry to face the challenges in there. The challenges of the Stellar Sanctuary would well be their last!
Rather all these maidens would rather spend some quiet time to be with Yi Ping. For the first time since they had arrived at the Celestial Realm, they had felt at peace.
Maybe that was the calmness before the storm!
All of a sudden the Celeste Wind Maiden interrupted sharply, “There is a strong stench of blood ahead!”
Lele immediately said, “Go!”
The Celeste Wind Maiden, Lele and Youxue had sped ahead!
Yixian was quickly behind them as she warned them gently, “Be careful!”
The Goddess Isa was not slow to react either, “I am spoiling for a fight. Wait for me!”
The five of them vanished instantly as they moved away from the group!
When Yi Ping saw their swiftness movement display, he could not help feeling in awe even though it was not the first time that he had witnessed their swiftness skill.
Immediately Yi Ping and the rest of the group sped after them!
When the Deadly Wanderer saw their swiftness skill, he was stunned.
He was shouting, “Wait for…” But before he could finish, everyone had vanished into the fog!
He was left muttering, “Be careful of the treacherous cliffs and move with caution…”
After trying to follow them for a while, he sighed softly as he stroked his beard, “I think I am lost and has been abandoned…”
He was a golden celestial and his swiftness speed was not weak at all.
But still he could not catch up with them. All of a sudden, he felt old…
It was not before long that Yi Ping could finally catch up with Yixian, Youxue, Lele, the Goddess Isa and the Celeste Wind Maiden but that was only because they had stopped in their tracks!
A crimson and cinnabar colored gate stood towering over them and scattered all around the gate were scores of dead celestial practitioners that belonged to the factions of the Celestial Aiel Sect and the Martial Deviant Clan!
Yi Ping was appalled at the sight even as he tried to look into pitch black gate of the Stellar Sanctuary, “There are so many dead…what is going on here…have they forgotten about the peace treaty?”
Youxue hummed coldly, “Peace treaty? Only for convenient sake.”
Han Lin took a look at their wounds and said, “There are more dark celestials here than golden celestials. It appears that they are a vanguard for a much larger parties.”
The Sagess Ai said, “It seems that we have company inside waiting for us.”
Yang Min scanned the dead bodies as she said quietly, “The Golden Eagle Clan, the Silver Spear Protégé Clan, the Great Heroes Clan…these are the clans that are affiliated with the Martial Deviant Clan.”
Han Lin added, “And these are the protégés of the Divine Poison Sect and the Curved Swords Clan. They are affiliated with the Celestial Aiel Sect.”
Yang Min was looking at the Stellar Sanctuary which lay beyond the crimson gate as she said coolly, “So it seems that someone else has already taken the first initiative and enter the Stellar Sanctuary. We are a little late.”
Jing’Er smiled, “We are never early in the first place. It is really within our expectations.”
Han Lin laughed softly as she looked at Yi Ping, “No need to worry for us. This is our gate. You have better hurried and watch over your gate. I suspect that your gate has also been taken!”
Yi Ping was smiling bitterly.
It had taken them more than a day to find a path to this gate. Even though the perimeter of the Stellar Sanctuary was circular in diameter and seemed as easy to follow, it was not as easy as it seemed. If they had taken a wrong path to climb up to the wrong perimeter of the Stellar Sanctuary and could not find any gate, then they would have to descend down the winding path again!
And moreover the constant earthquakes and the thick fogs had the effect of severely impaired their movements and their visibilities!
That was why they had taken more than a day to find the entrance of the Stellar Sanctuary!
The Sagess Ai said quietly as she looked at the crimson gate that was in plain view in front of them, “We have arrived and it is time for our groups to part ways.”
Jing’Er nodded quietly as she looked at Shi Shi and Yang Min before stealing a shy glance at Yi Ping!
Shi Shi and Yang Min were also looking at Jing’Er with woeful expressions!
The three of them were the Three Heaven Fairies of the Melody Palace and were extremely close to one another. When they had ascended to the Celestial Realm, they had gone on their own separate ways and until recently was finally together again. But today they had to part once again.
Shi Shi muttered, “I wonder in which year, which month, which day can we meet again after this parting…”
“Sisters!” Jing’Er cried out aloud.
Jing’Er could not hold back tears anymore as she rushed into their embraces as she sobbed with such melancholy sadness that even Lele and Yi Ping could not hold back their hot tears!
Yang Min said tearfully, “Be strong! We will surely have the chance to meet again!”
Yang Min was looking at the Sagess Ai before she took a step toward her as she said, “Jing’Er has told me that you are actually Goddess Aiel the Heavenly Tears. Our respects to grand matriarch!”
Yang Min was a protégé of the Melody Palace and the founder of the Melody Palace was none other than Goddess Aiel the Heavenly Tears!
Shi Shi was also bowing her respects with her hands, “Our respects to grand matriarch!”
The Sagess Ai was smiling weakly, “What is it? It is not like I won’t return.”
Yi Ping bowed with his hands to her, “Farewell and may we meet again!”
The Goddess Isa was trembling, “You…” But she kept quiet immediately!
The Sagess Ai, the Goddess Isa, Jing’Er the Chaste Lunar Maiden, Xiao Qian the Celeste Wind Maiden and Han Lin were all looking at Yi Ping reluctantly.
The Universal Old Man was sighing softly, “Ai, be really careful…”
The Sagess Ai looked at the Universal Old Man from head to bottom, “You are sure that you are not coming with me?”
The Universal Old Man shook his head, “You know that the Heaveness and I are inseparable. Moreover she has saved my life all too many times…”
Lingfeng flipped her long sleeves over before saying nonchalantly, “If you want to follow her, I don’t mind at all. We once vowed to undertake the Stellar Sanctuary together with the Great Sage Lord. But he is no longer with us now. So that vow no longer stands. You are free to choose again.”
The Universal Old Man was startled as he rubbed his chin as he looked at the Heaveness and the Sagess Ai…
The Sagess Ai raised her thin eyebrows to say, “No need! We are fine on our own!”
The Goddess Isa smirked coldly, “With a man around, it won’t be convenient at all.”
The Universal Old man smiled weakly, “That is true…”
Everyone was looking uneasy. It was obvious that they were all reluctant to part ways!
To Yi Ping, he was actually reluctant to part with the Sagess Ai. It was because he had yet to repay her for saving Yixian’s life. If they were not able to meet again then he could never be able to repay her the debt of gratuitous that he had owed her!
But instead Yi Ping sighed softly as he looked at the Sagess Ai, “Yes, it is almost time. You ought to be careful…I will repay your kindness in my next life if I am not able to do so in this lifetime…”
He had no right to stop her from leaving…
Moreover this was their designed gate and not his!
All of a sudden the Goddess Isa had given Yi Ping a tight slap and startling everyone!
It was so sudden that Yi Ping was completely taken by surprise even though he had heard the windforce!
But the real reason why Yi Ping was completely taken by surprise was because the Goddess Isa had no malevolent intention and also because he was too unfocused!
She had burst into tears all of a sudden!
She was kicking and hammering Yi Ping with her fists as she said tearfully, “You! Why this talk about the next life again?! If you want to repay her kindness, can you do it in this lifetime instead?”
Yi Ping was stunned as he muttered, “But…”
Lie Qing was looking at Youxue and Lele…
Why was the Goddess Isa so emotional?
Even Lingfeng was startled by her as she thought, “What is going on? This Goddess Isa doesn’t seem to be the type that can be this emotional especially for someone with her attainment…”
The Sagess Ai sighed softly as she thought melancholy, “Isa, after so many years have passed…you still cannot let it go? You are not the one that that the Dark Lord loves but rather it is the…”
Yixian was saying gently to the Goddess Isa, “Is something wrong?”
The Goddess Isa quickly wiped away her tears as she turned around. But she continued to tremble emotionally with soft sniffing, “Nothing…nothing…nothing!”
Yi Ping was completely at a loss as he muttered weakly, “I…am…sorry…”
The Goddess Isa cried out with her back facing him, “You did nothing wrong. Take care and don’t die!”
“Wait!”
It was Lie Qing!
Everyone was startled and looked at her curiously!
Lie Qing laughed softly, “Actually, why don’t we go as a group into this wicked looking gate together?”
Yi Ping protested weakly, “But the divine lot…”
Lie Qing laughed jovially as she looked at everyone, “Don’t you all get it by now? The divine lots, the designated gates and the groupings do not matter at all!”
Yang Min and Youxue had a sudden realized as they said at the same time, “That is right!”
Lie Qing had just reminded them of something!
Lingfeng clapped her hands, “Why didn’t I think of it earlier?”
Yi Ping was bewildered, “What do you mean?”
The Sagess Ai said, “Then shall we have Maiden Lie Qing to explain to us?”
Lie Qing laughed softly before she said, “Suppose we leave to find our designed gate but could not find it? You must know it may be hanging in the air or even buried by the rocks. Then won’t we be forced to find another gate? If we have to find another gate then why not pick this gate in the first place?”
She smiled before adding, “Do you think that the Lord Supreme is expecting everyone to follow strictly accordingly to the divine lots and sit on the fence? Probably even as we speak, dozens of celestial clans that have abstained from the divine lot are all rushing or are already inside the Stellar Sanctuary!”
Indeed more than a hundred celestial clans had suddenly taken leave all of a sudden by giving all kinds of excuses!
The most common excuse was that they were all either escorting the allied clans or scouting for the sight of the Celestial Aiel Sect and the Martial Deviant Clan that were nearby!
Youxue added coldly, “We should have all thought of this earlier. The divine lots are but a convenient excuse for everyone to know where their enemies are going and hence avoid them. In this way, it will minimize the internal conflicts.”
Lie Qing nodded, “In fact many of the celestial practitioners have been deliberately giving secret hand gestures and expressions while in the Golden Ascension Hall. If they are not planning to go secretly into the Stellar Sanctuary, there won’t be so many that are abstaining. What is fishy is that after the divine lot has been drawn, there are ten more clans that have suddenly decided not to go to the Stellar Sanctuary.”
Lie Qing had been secretly observing everyone. Even though they had been very subtle but they could not fool her eyes!
Few were her match in the arts of subversion!
Lie Qing looked at everyone keenly, “Therefore I propose that we merge our group and simply enter the Stellar Sanctuary together. What do you all have to say about this?”
Lingfeng looked at the Sagess Ai and the Sagess Ai was looking at Lingfeng…
Finally the Sagess Ai said, “If the Heaveness wants to follow us, I don’t mind but I have to be the leader of the combined group.”
Lingfeng smiled alluring and all of a sudden she said coldly, “Fat hope!”
The Universal Old Man quickly went between the two of them as he said panicky, “At this rate we will never progress at all. Why don’t we appoint Ping’Er as temporary leader?”
The Sagess Ai and Lingfeng said at the same time, “That is fine…”
They quickly kept quiet as they looked at the rest.
The Celeste Wind Maiden said nonchalantly, “I don’t mind at all.”
Han Lin had quickly grabbed Yi Ping, “I don’t mind too!”
Lele yawned, “I am too lazy to walk up and down in a random direction just to look for a silly entrance.”
The Universal Old Man laughed jovially as he patted Yi Ping, “So let’s decide it. It will be the first time that the Sagess Ai and the Heaveness have joined hands. I can imagine the odes in the future when others speak of this moment!”
But Yi Ping was looking at the Goddess Isa instead as he said quietly, “I am sorry…for causing you to be so upset. But…”
All of a sudden he knocked his fists into a tree with a loud cracking impact, “But…I really want to know more. I don’t want anyone to be hurt because of me. I don’t want anyone that I cherish and love to fight with each other. So please, let me know what I should know!”
The Goddess Isa turned around slowly, “You really want to know?”
Yi Ping was trembling even as he nodded, “Yes, I do! So please tell me!”
The Goddess Isa said coldly, “What past is the past. The memories of the past are no more…”
Yi Ping shook his head, “The Emptiness Translucence! If I can attain the Great Emptiness Translucence and open my Heaven Eyes then I may still have some fragments of the distant memories. Whatever little I can remember, whatever little is good…”
The Goddess Isa smirked coldly, “It is impossible…”
Yi Ping said firmly, “That is not impossible. If even Yu’Er, Mei’Er and Lingfeng can remember their past life, maybe I can too!”
The Goddess Isa was truly startled as she looked at Lingfeng, “You…can remember your past life?!”
The Sagess Ai was also startled!
Lingfeng nodded, “I don’t know for Yu’Er and Mei’Er but like Yi Ping has said, my Great Emptiness Translucent is an epitome heart intricacy skill that void out all emotion like a mirror. Even though it void out all emotions but that reflection in the mirror is a reminder of the past for us to meditate upon. So it may be a possibility to remember past memories. However I must say it first. The odds are low for anyone to remember anything...”
She met the glance of the Sagess Ai as she said coolly, “The Heaveness that you know in the past is dead. I am the new Heaveness.”
The Sagess Ai was in disbelief as she probed, “You have previously passed on? But how is it possible for you to regain your memories and achieve the same state of divinity so fast?!”
The Sagess Ai and the Goddess Isa exchanged startled look with each other.
They had drawn upon only one conclusion!
That the Heaveness must be an immortal practitioner in the past as well!
The Goddess Isa asked quietly, “That Yu’Er and Mei’Er…is the Eclipse and Axis Heaven Goddess?”
Lingfeng replied, “That is right.”
The Goddess Isa said, “In that case, I will like to speak with them next time. Can you make the introductions…”
All of a sudden Yi Ping said to the Goddess Isa, “I know that you have the same attainment as the Goddess Celestial Alice. Can you open my Heaven Eyes for me? She had…once forcefully opened Lele’s Heaven Eyes for her.”
Lingfeng said, “She is different. Her heart is very pure…probably the Goddess Celestial Alice knows it as well. Even without any intervention from anyone, Lele will probably be the first one among our group to open her Heaven Eyes.”
Lele laughed softly, “That is only because I am the Joyful Goddess and have the aid of the Celestial Force…”
The Goddess Isa gasped as she looked at Lele, “The Goddess Celestial Alice will actually open your Heaven Eyes for you!? So you have seen her? Is she your protégé mistress?”
Lele replied nonchalantly, “Yes I have seen her but she is not my protégé mistress. In fact, I don’t know her at all.”
Lele was not as foolish as she looked even though she had appeared frivolous. She had remembered that they were not supposed to reveal that the Goddess Celestial Alice may be alive after all.
It was very obvious that the Goddess Isa had an enmity with the Goddess Celestial Alice!
The Goddess Isa said quietly, “I don’t believe.”
Lele was startled, “You don’t believe?”
Had the Goddess Isa discovered their lie?
The Goddess Isa said, “I don’t believe that she will expend her martial strength to aid you at all. Do you know that by doing so, she will expend nearly all her martial strength?”
Not only Lele was stunned, Yi Ping and the rest were also stunned!
The Sagess Ai said, “There is nothing to be surprise about. No one is able to aid the other to open their Heaven Eyes. It all depends entirely on the practitioner’s attainment. But if someone is able to do so, it is also not surprising how much effort is therefore required!”
All of a sudden Lele had a liking for the Goddess Celestial Alice as she murmured, “I thought that she is such a snob…I am so wrong…”
The Sagess Ai looked at Lele, “Don’t be too grateful yet. If it fails then you will surely die!”
Lele laughed jovially, “It didn’t happen. So that is alright!”
She deliberately touching her forehead and was intentional showing off to Lie Qing, Yixian, Shi Shi and Yang Min as she winked at them!
The rest of the maidens could only smile weakly!
Lele was saying to Han Lin, “Look Sister Han Lin! Do you think my fore mark is pretty?”
Han Lin forced out a smile, “Very pretty…”
The Sagess Ai sighed softly as she thought, “She doesn’t seem to get the second part into her head…”
When Yi Ping had heard that it would require the entire martial strength of the other practitioner, he had changed his mind. It was not because he was afraid of death.
No martial practitioner would give up their martial strength for another. Especially at this time!
Yi Ping managed a soft sigh as he said firmly, “Let us be on our way!”
The Universal Old Man nodded but he was soon muttering, “Someone seems to be missing…”
Just as Yi Ping had taken a step forward toward the crimson gate of the Stellar Sanctuary, he was suddenly blinded by a brilliant flash of white light and fell unconsciousness!
Everyone was startled!
The brilliant flash of white light was only visible to Yi Ping and they were all panicky as they did not know why Yi Ping had suddenly collapsed!
In Yi Ping’s consciousness, a vivid scene was seen…
A bloodied man with long white hair stumbled weakly as he leaned against a beautiful white marble wall. He was garbed in a black robe with nine golden dragons motif.
In the hands of this bloodied man were the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice!
Yi Ping had seen this man before in his dreams!
A forbidden heavenly maiden in a golden phoenix and green blue peacock silken dress had also staggered backward.
She was Maiden Ziyan!
She was saying, “Since the first time that we have met, we have been fighting with each other. Is…that what you really desire? Is this the ending that you want and desire?”
The bloodied man said, “I don’t want to fight you anymore than you want to fight me. But you are always opposing me…”
Maiden Ziyan kept quiet before she finally mustered a soft whisper as tears dropped silently onto the ground, “I oppose you? Who is the one that gives you the access to the Stellar Sanctuary? Who is the one that show you my temple shrine in the lower realm so that you can imbue your divine sword with the Universal Force? I did so much for you at a cost of my own attainment…”
When Yi Ping saw her tears, he wanted to comfort her immediately but he was trapped in a dream and he was like a silent watcher…
The bloodied man muttered, “Are you the one that has injured Isa?”
Maiden Ziyan nodded quietly before saying, “I won’t deny it. I only did it to prevent you from going to the Stellar Sanctuary.”
The bloodied man said quietly, “Why did you do that for? I didn’t believe her when she said it but now I do. I have never expected you to betray me…”
Maiden Ziyan said melancholy, “You are not readied for the Stellar Sanctuary yet. You will surely die if you try to enter the Immortal Realm. If you want to go, I won’t stop opposing you.”
The bloodied man said quietly, “This is my destiny…”
Maiden Ziyan interrupted, “Have you forgotten the heavenly seal that is inscribed in the Stellar Sanctuary? Only the successor to the Great God Pangu will be able to open the way to the Immortal Realm. He who seeks immortality will not get it but he will pave the way of immortality for the others. The Great God Pangu in his dying breathe created the three Known Realm and sealed the Immortal Realm via the Stellar Sanctuary.”
The bloodied man said quietly, “You should understand. You are an immortal practitioner yourself. If I am really the successor of the Great God Pangu then that is my final destiny. The Great God Pangu gave up his immortal life to create the Three Known Realms. What I am going to do next is insignificant compared to the Great God Pangu…”
Maiden Ziyan was trembling and she was sobbing silently, “Then I will be the one to prove that you are not Pangu’s successor!”
There was a brilliant flash of light as they leapt forward to cross swords again!
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:27:30 GMT
Chapter 137: Inside the Stellar Sanctuary
And it is this brilliant flash of stunning light that woke Yi Ping up in cold sweat!
He found himself surrounded by all the panicky maidens who showered him with all kinds of concern!
He was startled as he stammered out, “How long have I been unconscious?”
Lele smiled warmly, “You just give us a shock! But you wake up as soon as you have fallen to the ground. That is weird…”
Yixian was inspecting his pulses tenderly as she replied gently, “Ping’Er, you appear to black out for just for a few moments. Are you feeling well? Any discomfort?”
Lie Qing was embracing him by his arm as she said tenderly, “Ping’Er, I was so worried earlier…”
Youxue heaved a soft sigh as she looked shyly at him, “Brother Ping…”
Shi Shi was wiping his cold sweat for him as she muttered affectionately, “Look at you. You must be too tired and didn’t have enough rest…”
Lingfeng had straightened him as she hit him rapidly on his back with her fingers to revitalize his energy channels as she comforted him anxiously, “How are you feeling now? Much better?”
Yi Ping was so moved by affectionately attentions that his spirits was aroused warmly that he said aloud, “I am really good…”
Han Lin said, “Good! You just give me a good scare. Let’s us hurry into the Stellar Sanctuary. I am dying to see what is inside!”
The rest of the maidens soon became enthusiastic as they eyed the darkness of the entrance with caution!
Yi Ping was soon looking at the towering crimson gate of the Stellar Sanctuary even as he muttered a quick prayer for the dead.
Lingfeng said, “If the sealed gate of the Stellar Sanctuary has already been opened, that will only mean that others are already inside.”
The Universal Old Man was trembling lightly even as he was saying, “Even though we are late by only one day but this is the first time that I have got almost three months to explore the Stellar Sanctuary. Excellent, excellent…”
Lingfeng immediately warned them, “There is an inscription on the sealed crimson gate. It is forbidden to speak of your experiences in the Stellar Sanctuary or you surely will die. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. In the past there are some practitioners that did not take this threat seriously and they had all lost their lives. The only time that we can openly share our experiences is when we are in the Stellar Sanctuary. In fact that is why the Stellar Sanctuary is also called the Great Forbidden Place. I am also not sure if it is divine forces or curses at work here but where we are stepping into is actually the boundaries of the Immortal Realm. So don’t be fooled by the exterior appearance of the Stellar Sanctuary!”
The Sagess Ai was startled as she thought, “She actually know this much?”
With quick nods and approvals from everyone, the group immediately stepped into the entrance of the Stellar Sanctuary!
The inside of the Stellar Sanctuary was equally imposing with tall stone pillars etched along the side of the long hallway.
The height of the hallway measured some sixty meters tall and twenty meters wide!
Yi Ping was stunned at the grandeur of the place as did all the first timers among the group!
Even though it was the first time that Yi Ping had entered the Stellar Sanctuary but he had a familiar feeling…
Yang Min gasped, “So this is the Stellar Sanctuary! Who will possibly want to build such a large hallway? This doesn’t seem like it is meant for us…”
As she gasped out, her soft echoes began to reverberate in the hallway!
Lingfeng whispered softly, “Everyone be careful and don’t touch anything strange. Make sure that we are always in a group…”
The Sagess Ai was also issuing the same commands, “Stay together as a group and look out for one another…”
The Celeste Wind Maiden had suddenly drawn out her Celeste Wind Divine Sword with a brilliant light as she warned everyone, “There is stench of blood ahead!”
At the end of the hallway was a flight of stairs made of huge solid blocks of grey stones that clearly marked an entrance at the top.
Immediately the entire group quickly made haste as they ascended the long flight of steps!
When they reached the entrance, they were greeted by a gigantic huge chamber that was in similar gigantic proportions as the hallway behind them.
But only this time, there was a huge black stele and lying all over the gigantic chamber were dozens of dead bodies!
Yang Min immediately turned pale as she took a step back in horror!
Even Jing’Er was flabbergasted but it was not from the scene but from one man that was lying next to the gigantic black stele!
A dead man!
The dead man was none other than the Bai Liangong, the Martial Grandmaster of the Martial Deviant Clan!
He had died a gruesome death and his heart had been torn out of his body!
Yi Ping muttered as he took slow steps forward, “What is he doing here?”
Yang Min had quickly regained her composure as she dashed past Yi Ping to give the dead body a kick as she cried out, “Good! You are finally dead! You have ruined me!”
Everyone quickly fell into silence as Yang Min vented out her bitterness…
Finally the Celeste Wind Maiden quietly stepped forward to stop her, “That is enough…”
Yang Min burst out into tearful sorrows as she turned around.
Because Yi Ping happened to be standing behind her and also because she needed a shoulder to cry on, she fell into his embrace as she cried out incoherently!
Yi Ping was stunned when Yang Min had suddenly dashed into his embrace.
He was even more flustered when Jing’Er and Shi Shi had also surrounded him in an attempt to console Yang Min!
The Celeste Wind Maiden had kneeled down to examine the dead Martial Grandmaster before she said quietly, “He was killed by the Soul Chaining Aerial Fingers.”
Lie Qing nodded after making the same observation as she said, “In other words, he was killed by Yong Le the Right Martial Protector.”
Lele had drawn the same conclusion as well, “Internal strife. This sort of thing is always happening. But why would Yong Le wants to kill him?”
Youxue looked at the Goddess Isa as she said, “If the Martial Grandmaster is not injured by the Goddess Isa’ ruse, he would not be in this state.”
By now Yang Min had composed herself as she said with a deep flush after realizing that she had been crying in Yi Ping’s embrace, “The dead here are mostly those that are loyal to the Martial Grandmaster. I have recognized most of them. Yong Le…has always been ambitious. I am not surprise if he did that. There are three other exits in this chamber. He must have taken one of these exits.”
The Celeste Wind Maiden said, “Yong Le is one of the seven most formidable fighters in the Celestial Realm. I am even more surprised that he is able to heed under the command of another for so long.”
The Sagess Ai laughed softly, “Xiao Qian, surely you are not thinking of leaving the Celestial Aiel Sect and to establish your own clan?”
The Celeste Wind Maiden said coldly, “Perhaps.”
Han Lin laughed, “I hope that you are not serious. But if you are, maybe you can consider asking me as well!”
The Sagess Ai hummed coldly, “Han Lin, do you know what the rules are for betraying your own clan?”
Han Lin simply said, “I really can’t remember! Jing’Er please help me to say something in fairness!”
But Jing’Er was looking at the black stele monument silently. She seemed to be completely mesmerized by it!
Finally she gasped out, “There is a celestial sealing within this stele monument…”
Everyone’s attention was already on the black stele monument!
The Universal Old Man nodded as he pointed at the black stele monument, “This black stele monument must be familiar to some of you here.”
Lingfeng, Han Lin and the Sagess Ai nodded at the same time…
Yi Ping smiled weakly, “What does it says?”
Lingfeng laughed softly, “I know you will say that!”
Lele sighed softly as she muttered incoherent, “I don’t understand it too…”
Youxue was also smiling weakly…
The Universal Old Man laughed, “Let me show you!”
Yi Ping was bewildered, “Show? How?”
All of a sudden the Universal Old Man hit the black stele with an execution of his Ultrapowerful Force with a mighty impact as he shouted, “Like this!”
Immediately there was a thunderous martial force explosion that shook the vicinity!
The martial power of the Universal Old Man was startling!
Yi Ping was startled for the explosive impact of the Ultrapowerful Force matched the Asper Divinity Horizon Hand!
The Universal Old Man laughed jovially, “I have just overcome my divinity calamity so therefore I don’t need to conserve my true strength anymore!”
He stole a look at the Sagess Ai who was utterly stunned by his martial display and he was immensely proud of himself!
While the monument black stele did not even bulge at all from the sudden manifestation of the Universal Old Man’s martial force, the entire chamber was suddenly vibrating furiously as though an earthquake had suddenly occurred!
Suddenly the gigantic chamber appeared to be moving and shifting shape!
When it had ceased, a black portal had appeared from one of the walls in the black chamber!
The Sagess Ai asked, “What is this?”
The Universal Old Man laughed, “This black portal will take us directly to the upper levels of the Stellar Sanctuary!”
Yi Ping was astonished as he asked, “There is a shortcut?”
The Universal Old Man nodded, “It is only discovered by the Heaveness on our third attempt here. This shortcut will be able to take us to the tenth level of the Stellar Sanctuary. This will save us the time and get us ahead of the others. Do you know that the first ten level of the Stellar Sanctuary is like a gigantic maze? It is because the floors and levels of the Stellar Sanctuary are always changing every now. If we are not careful, we will either be lost or died from its numerous traps.”
Han Lin clapped her hands as she exclaimed happily, “Wonderful! There is a shortcut!”
The Sagess Ai was looking at the Heaveness as she asked, “You have actually discovered this shortcut?”
Lingfeng looked at her curiously, “Don’t tell me you did not know about that?”
The Sagess Ai sighed sheepishly, “I really did not know…”
Lingfeng said quietly, “At the thirty level of the Stellar Sanctuary, there is an inscription that describes how to do so. You have to hit the formation center of the black stele with enough martial force. Failure to do so will result in a severe repercussion.”
The Ultrapowerful Force was an external martial power skill that released a tremendous amount of martial force with a single impact!
The Universal Old Man laughed jovially as he said to everyone, “Come let us hurry and enter this portal!”
He had already dashed into the dark portal!
Yi Ping hesitated for a while because he could not see past the portal but it did not take him long enough to follow right behind the Universal Old Man.
As Yi Ping dashed into the portal, he could feel an electrifying sensation tingling through him and he was immediately surrounded by darkness!
While he was startled, he was not afraid at all.
In that split second, he could see the stars beyond the darkness!
But before he could appreciate the beauty of the dark heavens, he was pulled into a bright light and he found himself staggering forward in another gigantic chamber!
The Universal Old Man was smiling at him as he laughed, “Do you feel wobbly? Don’t worry, it will past quickly!”
Yi Ping smiled weakly at his protégé master as he looked at his surroundings keenly. He did not feel wobbly but rather, he had a weird familiar feeling about it. As a matter of fact, he was reluctantly to leave the darkspace!
He was soon joined by the other maidens who had all stepped forth from the dark portal.
Only Lingfeng, Lele and the Goddess Isa did not seem to suffer from any ill-effects as they exited from the dark portal but for the rest of the maidens, they appeared to be nausea and were holding each other weakly!
Jing’Er and Yang Min seemed to be hardest hit. They were extremely pale!
Yixian looked at the gigantic pillars quietly as she said gently, “This place is like the same place that we have come from but is only subtly different. There are many stone beasts that are engraved in the walls here.”
The Sagess Ai nodded as she said quietly, “That is where the Stellar Sanctuary really becomes very dangerous. Welcome to the true face of the Stellar Sanctuary…”
Youxue had immediately noted that there were seven passage ways and she had an uneasy feeling all of a sudden…
Yi Ping asked, “So we can take this dark portal back to the first floor?”
The Universal Old Man laughed, “Unfortunately it is a one way portal. We can only move forward and never backward.”
Yi Ping muttered, “We can only move forward from now on…”
Lele had walked quietly next to the Goddess Isa, “Hey! Do you care to shed some clues for us in the Stellar Sanctuary? Surely with your attainment, you must be really experienced way in and way out in this place. It is not forbidden to share this knowledge now that we are in the Stellar Sanctuary?”
The Goddess Isa was startled that Lele had dared to approach her without feeling intimidated by her icy cold aura and moreover Lele did not seem to be suffering from any ill-effects!
She asked Lele, “Impressive. You are not affected by the Heavenly Stellar Formation.”
Lele laughed softly, “I have seen even more impressive formations than this. This is nothing to me. You haven’t answered my question yet.”
The Goddess Isa replied coldly to Lele, “Don’t ask me. I have never been to the Stellar Sanctuary before.”
All of a sudden Yi Ping, the Universal Old Man and Lingfeng the Heaveness were stopped in their tracks by her sudden proclamation!
The Universal Old Man stammered, “You have never been to the Stellar Sanctuary?! Then how did you get your divine sword and achieve such a stunning level of attainment?”
The Goddess Isa may be able to hide her real state of divinity but when she had fought with Yixian the Celestial Fairy previously, her true level of divinity was revealed to be an Ancient Celestial!
Maybe even higher!
That was the conclusion of Yixian and Lie Qing after the duel!
Lie Qing was the first to ask this question, “In my opinion, the fighting level of this Goddess Isa exceeds anyone that I have ever seen. Though Shen Xingyue is able to move as fast as her but she is not able to defend and attack at the same time while she is doing speed attacks…”
Yixian closed her eyes as she visualized the battle with her again as she replied gently, “When I am fighting her, I can feel the surge of her martial skills. But that is not her limit. I can feel it. Or rather, she seems to be restricted by her internal injuries. And when I…”
She hesitated briefly for a while before saying firmly, “When my Heaven Eyes is opened, I can feel that I can still go further beyond my speed. However, my mind is strong but my flesh is weak. In the end I am still unable to go beyond my physical limitations. That is why I think that if the Goddess Isa isn’t injured, she can still stretch her physical limits even further.”
Lie Qing shuddered when she had thought of that, “So you think that this Goddess Isa is really an immortal practitioner like the Goddess Celestial Alice?”
Yixian nodded.
Lie Qing concluded softly, “If there is one immortal practitioner then there must be others too…”
Yixian said, “And it appears that it is the immortal practitioners that have guided the celestial practitioners from the lower realm to this realm which we call the Celestial Realm.”
Lie Qing asked, “If so then they must be also thriving to reach an even higher realm than the Celestial Realm?”
Yixian said, “May or may not be the case. We don’t know their true purposes yet or maybe they are testing us…”
Lie Qing said unhappily, “I don’t like this feeling at all. It is like someone is watching us.”
Back to the present…
Lie Qing said to the Sagess Ai, “And you too. Do you think you can fool my eyes? Or shall I call you the Goddess Aiel instead?”
Lie Qing looked at the Sagess Ai before looking at the Goddess Isa, “So my two goddess, am I right to say that the two of you are no strangers to each other? But how long exactly have you known each other?”
The Sagess Ai hummed coldly.
Lie Qing said coldly, “What interesting feud did you have with each other?”
The Goddess Isa looked shyly at Yi Ping before she said aloud, “Aiel, you don’t have to tell them anything. It is our personal feud. It is none of their concerns.”
All of a sudden the Sagess Ai completely paused in her tracks as she turned around to ask Lie Qing, “Who is the one that instigate you? The Heaveness?”
Lingfeng hummed softly, “Definitely not! I am not interested in your affairs!”
She smiled alluringly as she looked at the Goddess Isa, “But as for her, I will be delighted to know her who she is really is.”
The Goddess Isa smiled coldly, “You think you are able to?”
Lingfeng smiled alluringly, “Since you are new to the Stellar Sanctuary therefore I must warn you first that having mutual trust is important here.”
Youxue smiled coldly, “Sister Lingfeng is right. Don’t you think so too, Brother Ping?”
Yi Ping sighed softly as he looked at Youxue and Yixian, “As long as they did not harbor any ill-intentions toward us, it is really their secrets. Let’s us not forget how the Celestial Mistress had helped us so surely she is not our foe. As for the Goddess Isa, we could not have possibly escaped from the camps of the Martial Deviant Clan unscathed without her aid.”
While Yixian gave a slight nod but Youxue continued to smile coldly as she said unconvinced, “I do want to believe that she has good intentions but don’t you think that it is too bizarre if we do not question her? Fancy the Celestial Mistress of the Celestial Aiel Sect that we all know as enemy of the major celestial orthodox clans has now become the Sagess Ai who is actually one of the two Ascendant Custodians of the Holy Ascension Sect?”
Youxue had suddenly shot her mesmerizing eyes at Lingfeng, Yi Ping, the Sagess Ai and the Goddess Isa as she said coldly, “Does the Heaveness knows her as the Celestial Mistress, the Sagess Ai or the Goddess Aiel?”
Lingfeng replied with a soft sigh, “The Sagess Ai. I didn’t know that the Goddess Aiel and the Sagess Ai is actually the same person. But I do know who is the Goddess Aiel. The Goddess Aiel is the high priestess of the Eternal Goddess Celestial Alice, the Goddess of the Pangu Clan and she dwells in the Celestial Realm…”
Lingfeng hummed coldly, “I must say what a surprise.”
The Universal Old Man immediately rushed to defend the Sagess Ai, “That is only because she did not want anyone to accord her any special treatments…”
Lingfeng the Heaveness smiled alluringly, “Oh really? The Goddess Aiel led us on a crusade against the Dragon Clan and promises us a place in the Celestial Realm. But she had remained on the lower realm. What is her purpose?”
The Universal Old Man pointed out, “That not possible. You know that she is in the Celestial Realm with us or else we wouldn’t have acquainted with her. For a time we have even fought against the monstrous denizens of the Celestial Realm together!”
The Sagess Ai hummed coldly, “I am glad that you still remember that.”
Lingfeng ignored her while continued to say coolly, “When she had first appeared to us, she had with her a divine sword, the Heavenly Tears Divine Sword. But she doesn’t have that sword anymore…”
The Universal Old Man laughed merrily as he pointed at Yixian, “That is because the Celestial Fairy has her divine sword now!”
Lingfeng nodded, “And that divine sword is known as the Heavenly Earth Sword. It is also the founding heritage artefact sword of the Melody Palace!”
The Sagess Ai laughed softly as she turned to glance at Han Lin, “So what then?”
Han Lin smiled weakly, “Yes, so what?”
Lingfeng looked at them piercingly, “She can’t possibly appear in two places at the same time. When we found a way back to the lower realm, a Goddess Aiel the Heavenly Tears had already founded the Melody Palace. And the Heavenly Earth Sword was left behind in the lower realm. That is to say, our Goddess Aiel here can move freely between the two realms…”
The Goddess Isa hummed coldly, “So what? That is not really a great feat. If I want to, I can traverse to the lower realm too.”
Lingfeng snapped her fingers, “Only the immortal practitioners can do that!”
The Goddess Isa replied quickly, “Not all obviously. The Icy Dragon Maiden is also an immortal practitioner. She can’t do that for sure.”
All of a sudden she had noticed that everyone was looking at her with startled expressions!
She asked curiously as she blinked her eyes, “What is wrong?”
Han Lin moaned, “You shouldn’t have said that and now…”
Lie Qing continued for her, “…everyone knows that the three of you are immortal practitioners!”
The Celeste Wind Maiden looked at Han Lin and the Goddess Aiel coldly, “To think that we have been together for so long and only today did I know that you are immortal practitioners. Very good, very good!”
Jing’Er was flabbergasted, “Our Celestial Mistress and Han Lin are immortal practitioners?! So is the Goddess Isa?”
Lele demanded an explanation, “Han Lin, why didn’t you tell us?”
Lingfeng asked coldly, “So may I know what brings three immortal practitioners to the Stellar Sanctuary if it isn’t for the immortal practice intricate heart formula?”
The Universal Old Man was stunned, “Ai…Aiel…is an immortal practitioner?”
Yi Ping was stammering, “You are all immortal practitioners?”
Lingfeng explained to him, “If they are immortal practitioners then they are one step ahead than anyone of us. You must know that since time immemorial, mortals have been thriving to reach the Celestial Realm. And these practitioners are known as the celestial practitioners. But for those immortal beings that we know that are from the Celestial Realm, they are known as the immortal practitioners and they have been trying to ascend to a higher realm which we all known as the Immortal Realm.”
The Universal Old Man nodded, “But alas! For the Ancient Celestials like us it is too hard for us to fathom the mysteries of a higher state of divinity without any guidance. In order for us to translucence this realm, we have to thrive to ascend to the Immortal Realm. But we are not in a real sense the true immortal practitioners like the Goddess Celestial Alice who can remain indefinitely in this realm. It is because our divine calamities simply get more and more powerful each time…”
The Goddess Isa interrupted softly, “You are partial right and partial wrong. Like you, we also have our own heavenly tribulations to overcome and cannot remain here indefinitely. But one day, we will surely ascend to the Immortal Realm because that is our given destiny!”
She seemed to be so sure of that!
Yi Ping, Lingfeng, the Universal Old Man, Youxue, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, Yang Min, the Celeste Wind Maiden, Lie Qing, Lele and Yixian were all startled!
It was because they were all equally surprised that the immortal practitioners were not spare the heavenly tribulations!
The Universal Old Man asked, “If the immortal practitioners also have their own share of the heavenly tribulations then how did you manage to survive for so long…”
Yi Ping murmured as he recalled the dark abyssal vortex that he had seen in the Astronomic Stellar Formation, “That is right…”
The Goddess Isa had a spark in her eyes as she said, “Heaven’s secrets. It is forbidden…”
But Yi Ping simply said out of the blue, “That is because they have a way to delay the inevitable through their superior divine state. In reality, the divine calamities that occurred to us are the same as them. So in a real sense, they are able to stay on for indefinite even when we have all passed on.”
The Goddess Isa, the Goddess Aiel and Han Lin turned pale immediately!
Judging from their startled expressions, Yi Ping had made the correct guess!
But before Lele, Lie Qing or even Lingfeng could question further, there was a thunderous roar that shook the entire chamber!
Almost immediately, an overwhelming killing malevolent was piercing the hearts of everyone present!
Lingfeng, the Universal Old Man and the Goddess Aiel were suddenly warning panicky, “Everyone find a place to hide immediately!”
The Heaveness and the Goddess Aiel had immediately scale up to the ceilings of the gigantic chamber with a few quick movements while the Universal Old Man was cursing as he ran up a stair, “I should have focused on my lightness skills…”
Something terrifying was approaching them!
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:28:22 GMT
Chapter 138: The Ultimate Heavens Encompassing Stroke!
Lingfeng commanded sternly, “Even if we have to split, run first!”
The Goddess Aiel was also issuing the same warning, “A divine beast is now approaching. The Heaveness and I will try our best to delay it. Quick, go!”
The two former rivals were actually working together for the first time!
The Universal Old Man was shouting, “Those who are slower, quickly run to the nearest passage and don’t look back! There is no time to lose!”
Yi Ping was startled as he turned back to look at Lingfeng and the Goddess Aiel, “Lingfeng!”
But Lingfeng pretended not to hear him!
Youxue, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, the Celeste Wind Maiden, Yixian, Lele, Lie Qing and the Goddess Isa had all stopped in their tracks when Yi Ping had suddenly turned back to confront Lingfeng and the Goddess Aiel!
The Universal Old Man was startled as he shouted, “What are all of you doing?!”
Every moment was precious!
At a few blinks of an eye, these martial practitioners could move hastily away and mystified non martial practitioners.
But at this moment, every second that had passed was crucial; that was because a terrifying monster was also approaching them with speed that matched these super martial exponents!
And by pausing in their tracks, they were wasting these precious seconds that they could use to make their escape.
But now it was too late!
A gigantic white beast with a fiery mark on its head had suddenly appeared from the furthest passage; it looked like a tiger except that it was ten times larger than a normal size tiger and had a pair of protruding long white fangs!
Yi Ping was startled at the size and ferocity of this gigantic beast that looked like it could snap his head with a single bite!
While startled, he was not afraid.
Compared to the black kirin that he had fought in the Astronomic Stellar Formation, this gigantic white beast seemed like intimidating but no less dangerous. However Yi Ping’s courage had always been like steel.
He had already brandished the Celestial Alice silently and was about to charge at the gigantic beast when he was startled by two maidens by his side; it was Han Lin and the Goddess Isa!
The Goddess Isa was smiling sweetly at him, “Just like old times, isn’t it? When we have rebelled against the Gods, we have fought together…”
But she quick smiled, “This is a rare divine beast and a powerful one. If I can get a Heavenly Relic when it dies, I may be able to restore my heavenly armor…”
Yi Ping was startled, “A divine beast?!”
Han Lin laughed jovially, “It is one of the four most powerful divine beasts despite its small size. Usually we won’t encounter it in the lower levels of the Stellar Sanctuary. Yi Ping, are you afraid now? Let big sister takes care of you!”
Yi Ping smiled bitterly for she did not look any older than him.
Again Yi Ping was startled when Yixian, Lie Qing, Lele, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, Yang Min and the Celeste Wind Maiden had also stepped quietly behind him!
Lie Qing laughed softly, “Surely you are not thinking of fighting alone?”
Lele added, “Don’t forget we are in here together!”
Yixian looked at Yi Ping tenderly, “They are right!”
Even Lingfeng and the Goddess Aiel were beside Yi Ping in an instant!
Lingfeng smiled, “Since you want to die, you need some company right?”
The Goddess Aiel was trembling quietly, “This is the White Tiger Divine Beast. Its hide is as hard as steel. We should exercise absolute caution…”
Lingfeng muttered out, “This White Tiger Divine Beast is more powerful than the Kirin that we have seen in the Astronomic Stellar Formation…”
The Universal Old Man was smiling weakly as he ran back, “Good grief. You are all so foolish!”
The White Tiger Divine Beast had actually paused in his track when it had caught sight of them.
All of a sudden it gave a terrifying resonant roar that was likened to a martial shout!
Immediately everyone reacted intuitively by defending with their internal martial arts and intricate heart formula!
The martial roar was so powerful that those without epitome internal arts to protect them could feel the flow of their vital energies reversing its flow!
Jing’Er and Yang Min immediately coughed out blood as they stumbled backward!
Shi Shi gave a startled outcry as she immediately hit their backs furiously to clear their vital channels!
Yi Ping was startled but he knew that there was no time to run because the White Tiger Divine Beast was upon them in the next instant with a single leap!
This gigantic divine beast was startling agile despite its size!
Yi Ping leapt back when the White Tiger Divine Beast had pounced on them.
He had narrowly managed to evade the sudden attack but Lie Qing, Youxue, Lele and the Universal Old Man were knocked back and hit the wall with a thunderous impact!
Lie Qing had just raised her Invincible Divine Force when she got struck!
Protected by her Golden Impervious Body and the defensive globes of her Invincible Force, Lie Qing managed to absorb most of the impact but she was left in a daze!
It was because the force that had struck her was so startling that it broke through her Invincible Divine Force!
Lele had underestimated the divine beast that she was fighting. When she had realized how agile it was, it was too late. She had to raise her Celestial Force to its fullest so that she could neutralize as much of the impact as possible.
Like Lie Qing, she could barely stand after receiving such a hard knock!
The Universal Old Man had mustered all his martial power with both hands as he displayed the Ultrapowerful Force but no sooner had he forwarded his Ultrapowerful Force, the White Tiger Divine Beast had brushed him aside with in an explosive force!
Yi Ping shouted panicky, “Qing’Er, Lele, Protégé Master!”
The Goddess Isa had raised her long sword and had slammed it into the ground just in time to block the mighty attack of the White Tiger Divine Beast. The brutal force of the attack was so powerful that a thunderous tremendous force occurred at the same time!
At the same time Yi Ping had raised his martial power to execute the Ultrapowerful Fore to hit the White Tiger Divine Beast as he made a piercing thrust with the Celestial Alice!
The White Tiger Divine Beast roared with raging pain as it slammed with lighting speed in retaliation against Yi Ping!
Yi Ping immediately split the Celestial Alice into the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice into a cross above him as the iron paw of the White Tiger Divine Beast came slamming down onto him!
He immediately mustered all his martial strength but it was too much for him as he coughed out a bout of blood!
Just when he was almost depleted of his strength, Lie Qing and Yixian were at his side as they tanked against the crushing paw of the White Tiger Divine Beast together!
Lie Qing had raised her divine sword and hovering around her were ten faint blue spheres!
Yixian had unsheathed the Heavenly Earth Sword and had pierced the paw of the White Tiger Divine Beast with her Divine Emerald Skill!
Yixian’s forehead was glowing with a blue insignia and her long raven hair had turned light blue!
And around her was a martial force that was spiraling upward against the divine strength of the White Tiger Divine Beast!
She had displayed the Absolute Defense of the Divine Emerald Skill!
The Celestial Fairy said weakly, “Ping’Er, are you alright?”
Yi Ping was startled, “Xian’Er, Qing’Er!”
Lie Qing smiled weakly as an irresistible force was crushing down onto her, “Don’t worry. I am alright. We can win…”
Yi Ping was anxious despite what she had said. It was because she was one of the first to be hit by the White Tiger Divine Beast!
The White Tiger Divine Beast became enrage as it withdrew its paw and slammed it down upon them again!
At the same time Lingfeng, the Goddess Isa , Youxue, Lele, the Celeste Wind Maiden and the Goddess Aiel were hitting the White Tiger Divine Beast with all their killing techniques hoping to distract it!
Their puny attacks managed to slow down the White Tiger Divine Beast as Yi Ping, Lie Qing and Yixian leapt out of danger before the powerful paw of the White Tiger Divine Beast hit the ground with a crackling powerful impact!
The Goddess Isa raised her long curved sword as she evaded blow after blow from the White Tiger Divine Beast while warning aloud, “This is a divine beast. It is impervious to most attacks, including our divine swords!”
But while she was warning the others, Han Lin, Lingfeng and the Goddess Aiel were all hit by the White Tiger Divine Beast and they were sent flying backward!
The divine strength of this White Tiger Divine Beast was simply too irresistible!
Yi Ping coughed out more blood in his anxiety when he saw that Lingfeng had taken a brutal hit!
Yi Ping was still trembling from the earlier exchange but he mustered his entire strength as he hit the face of White Tiger Divine Beast with the Asper Divinity Horizon Hands!
Three bursts of martial force exploded around him as he leaped and hit the face of the White Tiger Divine Beast with a large resounding impact!
Even though the martial power of the Asper Divinity was earthshaking, there was no significant impact to it at all!
But before the White Tiger Divine Beast could react, Yi Ping had sliced a dozen slashes against it with the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice!
The slashes were furious, swift and exploded into furious martial force!
But still, it was not enough to pierce through the hide of the White Tiger Divine Beast which was harder than steel!
All of a sudden the White Tiger Divine Beast had struck him and had flung him hard against the walls!
Yi Ping coughed out more blood as he tried to pick himself weakly but he soon stumbled to his knees on the ground; he had barely any strength left now and some of his bones seemed to be broken too!
The Goddess Isa gasped aloud when she saw Yi Ping flying and slamming with a thunderous bang against the white celestium wall!
That distraction was fatal; the White Tiger Divine Beast struck her with its paw and had pinned her on the ground!
The Goddess Isa coughed out blood as she landed with a thunderous impact onto the floor even as the huge paw of the White Tiger Divine Beast had struck her again and pinning her down!
In that single instant, the all-powerful battle maiden was down!
When the group began the fight with the White Tiger Divine Beast, it soon became apparent to them that the attacks of the Goddess Isa were a class above them. It was because none of them could even hurt the White Tiger Divine Beast except for her!
All of a sudden she had become the soul of their group as they attacked the divine beast with all their techniques!
But now she was down!
The battle had barely begun and their group was all but almost annihilated!
In their group, only Shi Shi was not injured but that was only because she was frantically attempting to treat the injuries of Yang Min and Jing’Er!
And now it was up to the Heaveness, the Goddess Aiel, the Celestial Fairy and the Celeste Wind Maiden that were holding the fort!
Yixian and the Celeste Wind Maiden exchanged quick knowing look at each other; they decided to make an all-out attack to free the Goddess Isa!
Almost at the same time they had flew with startling speed as they slashed furiously at the White Tiger Divine Beast!
Youxue had suddenly flashed to the White Tiger Divine Beast as she hit it with a smashing explosive blow, “Dominating Force!”
But her dominating force could not even bulge the White Tiger Divine Beast!
The White Tiger Divine Tiger gave a hallowing roar and immediately Youxue, Yixian and the Celeste Wind Maiden were forced to retreat!
It was only then when Yi Ping had witnessed such a heartbreaking sight that Yi Ping was filled with deep remorse. His moment of hesitation had cost his group dearly!
Lingfeng had warned him, “When we have entered the Stellar Sanctuary, you mustn’t be as impulsive as before. It is because not all the denizens of the Stellar Sanctuary can be settled by force of arms. Numbers mean nothing in the Stellar Sanctuary! We can only win through guile and caution!”
Yi Ping muttered weakly, “Everyone, I’m sorry. It is all my fault…Isa…!”
All of a sudden Yi Ping managed to muster all his strength to shout, “ISA!”
There was a burst of extraordinary brilliant burst of martial force from Yi Ping and at the same time the ground beneath him began to crack with furious bursts of explosive martial force!
The Goddess Aiel was in a tricky situation and she was losing her fight with the White Tiger Divine Beast when Yi Ping had suddenly called out the name of the Goddess Isa.
Because the attention of the White Tiger Divine Beast was upon Yi Ping now, the Heaveness seized the opportunity to snatch the Goddess Aiel to safety as she lifted her fingers at the White Tiger Divine Beast!
There was a brilliant shard that seemingly knocked the White Tiger Divine Beast slightly aside!
Lingfeng mustered her Divine Invigorate Force to aid the Goddess Aiel before she asked weakly, “Are you alright?”
The Goddess Aiel could only nod weakly as she eyed the Heaveness, “That is your divine sword? You have concealed it very well…”
All of a sudden, the Goddess Aiel was startled by what she was seeing!
There was a golden insignia mark with two golden circles on Yi Ping’s forehead!
All of a sudden Yi Ping had leapt forward and did a double slash straight on the face of the White Tiger Divine Beast with the Heavens Encompassing Stroke and drawing blood!
Not once but twice!
The White Tiger Divine Beast roared with agonizing pain as it stumbled backward and as a result it had released its hold on the Goddess Isa.
The Goddess Isa was almost on her breaking point when the White Tiger Divine Beast had released its crushing hold on her!
She was startled when Yi Ping had lifted her soothingly to him as he asked her gently, “Isa, are you alright?”
She was even more startled when Yi Ping had touched her gently on her forehead. Immediately she could feel a renewal of her vigor and she could breathe gently again!
A fiery mark had appeared on her forehead when Yi Ping had touched her gently!
The Goddess Isa gasped in disbelief as she muttered, “My Heaven Eyes which is sealed by the Goddess Celestial Alice is now unsealed? How is it possible? Yi Ping…Dark Cosmos Lord…”
The others were less startled by the sudden awakening of the Goddess Isa’s Heaven Eyes but more by Yi Ping; he was being surrounded by golden aura and the two Celestial Alices were enveloped by a rainbow halo!
Yi Ping said quietly to the White Tiger Divine Beast, “Go!”
To the utter surprise of everyone, the White Tiger Divine Beast began to take a few steps back before it turned around to flee completely out of sight!
Lingfeng was gasping, “The Great Emptiness Translucence! He has finally attained it…”
But the Goddess Aiel was saying with trembling voice, “The Goddess Isa has awakened…for good or bad…and…”
She was staring at Yi Ping, “It can’t be…”
Han Lin had staggered weakly next to her, “Aiel, is he…”
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:29:18 GMT
Chapter 139: The Great Arcanum
Yi Ping said gently to the Goddess Isa, “I am Yi Ping. I am not the one that you have known...”
But the Goddess Isa tapped her fingers gently on his lips before whispering firmly, “I know it is you. Your mark is the mark as before. Your expressive eyes are the same as before. The first time that I have looked upon you, I already have the familiar feeling that it is you…and it is you…”
She paused for a while before whispering softly and her eyes were lit with delight, “You are just a badass. You still such a bad liar, ain’t you?”
Yi Ping smiled bitterly, “What do you mean?”
The Goddess Isa smiled shyly, “Silly! Are you still pretending to be such a fool? If you are not the Dark Chaos Lord, you won’t be able to unseal my Heaven Eyes!”
At this moment Yixian, Youxue, Lele, Lie Qing, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, Yang Min, the Celeste Wind Maiden, the Goddess Aiel and Han Lin had quietly gathered around Yi Ping and the Goddess Isa.
They were not deaf and could hear their whispered conversations!
They were bruised and were hit hard but their eyes were spirited!
The fight with the White Tiger Divine Beast may have only lasted briefly but they had all almost lost their lives!
Yi Ping’s intervention could only be said to be extremely timely!
Lele was the first one to break the silence in their group as she interrupted them with a soft smile, “Ping’Er, you have opened your Heaven Eyes? Just like me! How wonderful!”
She was not blinded and like the other maidens, she had noticed that Yi Ping’s divine state seemed different now. In fact, he looked differently from earlier!
But that was Lele. No powers above seemed to restraint her natural aptitude to approach people!
Moreover that was Yi Ping, her husband!
So why should she fear him even if he seemed differently now?
Yi Ping smiled at Lele, “Yes, it does appear to be so.”
Lele laughed softly, “Can I touch your head?”
Yi Ping smiled gently to her, “Why not?”
Lele laughed softly as she caressed his forehead gently, “Beautiful!”
Yi Ping asked, “Lele, are you well? How are your injuries?”
Lele sighed softly as she looked at the Goddess Isa who was still in Yi Ping’s embrace, “My injuries are inconsequential. However you are holding a stranger now. I am not so glad about it.”
Yi Ping was suddenly flushing while the Goddess Isa gasped shyly as she took a step backward and pretended to arrange her dress!
Youxue was looking at Yi Ping with her mesmerizing eyes as she said softly, “Brother Ping, are you alright?”
Yi Ping smiled gently to her, “Xue’Er, I am alright. Are you alright too?”
Youxue smiled mesmerizing, “Don’t you worry. Am I not standing well and good in front of you now?”
She stole a glance at Yixian and Lie Qing before she said shyly, “You forget that I am protected by the Divine Emerald Skill, the Golden Impervious Body, the Icy Heavenly Tears and the Divine Virtuous Force.”
She laughed softly, “I am more worried about you!”
Yi Ping smiled weakly as he looked fondly at her.
She was actually the first maiden that he had met when he had first wandered the martial fraternity. At that time she had astonished him with her startling martial power and still today, it was still equally startling!
He had always suspected that her true martial strength exceeded even his protégé master the Universal Old Man!
It was because he had heard from the other maidens that Youxue had singlehandedly defeated Ximen Nanqing and his Dominating Aura Skill!
And she had even mastered Ximen Nanqing’s Dominating Force!
Because that she had successfully merged the Icy Heavenly Tears and the Divine Virtuous Force into one, her internal arts became known as the Golden Invincible Skill.
Shi Shi the Stellar Heaven Fairy looked quietly at Xiao Youxue. That day in the garden courtyard she had actually witnessed the duel between Ximen Nanqing and her!
She could not believe her very eyes when she seen seven hovering wisps of spatial energies around her; that was obvious the Invincible Divine Force, a secret divine skill that was known only to Lie Qing the Heavenly Temptress and Dugu Yunzi the new protégé mistress of the Infinity Sword Celestial Clan!
She had kept quiet because Youxue had said to her, “Dear elder sister, please don’t tell anyone what you have seen. I don’t want to let the others know…that I know the Invincible Divine Force…”
Youxue quickly added, “I didn’t steal the intricate formula of the Invincible Divine Force from Lie Qing. The Divine Virtuous Force shares the same origin as the Invincible Divine Force. But through the epitome intricacy formula of the Icy Heavenly Tears, I am able to decipher some of the epitome secret arts of the Invincible Divine Force. It helps that I have mastered the Golden Impervious Body first.”
By a freak encounter in the Astronomic Stellar Formation, Shi Shi was an ancient celestial practitioner now. But the martial level of Yixian the Celestial Fairy, Lie Qing the Heavenly Temptress, Youxue the former Endor Vixen Fairy and even Lele the Joyful Goddess surprised her to no ends!
She had remembered Yixian, Lele and Lie Qing as her former protégé disciples, as Revelation Star, Melody Star and Luminous Star. Again, fate brought them together…
But was it simply too much of a coincidences?
Because of the White Sage?
Or is it because of the Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos?
Her thoughts were quickly interrupted by Lie Qing who said aloud, “Ping’Er, they are not the ones who are concern about you!”
Yi Ping muttered, “Qing’Er, you…you have not completely recovered from the last battle and alas, you are injured because of me too…”
Lie Qing smiled softly, “If I am not around, who is going to take care of you? Now that Yunzi is not around, I just have to do doubly hard!”
Lele said softly, “Sister Lie Qing! I am working just as hard too! Look at my bruises!”
She had meant it metaphorically. It was because in her present state of divinity and the opening of her Heaven Eyes to the Lesser Heavens Position, her Celestial Force was greatly augmented.
As her Celestial Force was one of most powerful internal arts and augmented by the opening of her Heaven Eyes to the Lesser Heavens Position, any bruises had already quickly vanished!
Yi Ping and Lie Qing could only smile weakly at Lele as they suppressed the urge to argue with her. It was because they were literally no match for her limitless spirit state!
Lie Qing almost wished she had practiced just as hard with her internal arts whenever she seen how spirited Lele had been!
But then Yixian was also an internal art practitioner but she did not seem to be as expressive as Lele. Or rather, Yixian was more refined and had a higher state of cultivation; her level of mental and spirit state exploded exponential when she was in battle.
It was because in a fight, most martial practitioners would conceal their true state of divinity!
The party that exhausted their state of divinity and gave way to panic, fear or hesitation would lose the fight!
In a fight, no doubt that true skills played an important part but that only represented a third of the winning chance.
Another third depended on the physical and mental conditions of the martial practitioner!
Yet another third depended on the divine state of the martial practitioner which was represented by their fighting spirit, fighting will and confidence!
A good example was Yi Ping who had persisted against stronger opponents through his undying fighting spirit!
Lie Qing giggled before she smiled affectionate at Yi Ping, “Ping’Er, you have become so strong now. You have driven away that divine beast! I think you are stronger than me now?”
But before Yi Ping could reply her, Lie Qing had fallen into his embrace!
She closed her eyes sleepily as she muttered, “That…is really a tough fight just now…”
Yi Ping nodded gently as he caressed her back gently, “That is right…”
Lie Qing had tanked for him despite her injuries earlier…
Yixian had also walked quietly beside Yi Ping as she said gently, “Ping’Er, are you well? Do you feel any discomfort?”
Yi Ping was touched as he muttered, “Xian’Er, I am well. Are you good?”
Yixian smiled gently as her heavenly eyes beamed, “I am well too.”
Yi Ping turned to ask the other maidens, “Lingfeng, Shi Shi, Han Lin, and Xiao Qiao, are you well? Are the rest of you well?”
The Goddess Aiel, Jing’Er and Yang Min were secretly disappointed that Yi Ping did not mention their names while Han Lin and Xiao Qiao the Celeste Wind Maiden were secretly pleased!
Lingfeng said tenderly, “Don’t worry, we have all pull through this time. I hope that we can exercise extra caution in the future. Alright?”
Yi Ping had a sudden smile, “Lingfeng, you are so caring now. I almost cannot believe that it is you.”
The eyes of Lingfeng was extremely alluring and she expressed her irritation with a suddenly flicker of her expressive eyes, “Is this the way you are supposed to talk to your grand protégé mistress?”
Yi Ping muttered softly, “The Lingfeng that I know is always bullying me while the grand protégé mistress that I have known is always avoiding me…”
Lingfeng was suddenly startled as she looked queerly at him, “That isn’t the Yi Ping that I know. How do you know I am always avoiding you?”
Yi Ping was stumbled for words when the Universal Old Man laughed, “I must have told him somehow. My Heaveness, I have almost broken both my arms earlier. You should show a little concern for me.”
Lingfeng said none too amusingly, “You can still joke now so that only means you are still well. So why should I waste my concern for you? After all…”
She smiled at Yi Ping, “He is my husband now!”
Yi Ping was flushing now!
Youxue laughed mesmerizing, “That is right. He is our husband now…”
Yi Ping had a sudden nosebleed when he looked at Youxue; he had suddenly recalled the scene when he was all alone with her in their previous incarnations. At that time when he was the White Sage, he was locked up together with the Endor Vixen Fairy (Youxue)…
He ended up looking at her enticing eyes…
Youxue was amused, “What happens? You are thinking of something dirty?”
She emphasized her tone coldly, “You must be for sure.”
Lingfeng chipped in, “Obviously he is. What else do you think?”
Yi Ping began to stammer for words, “I…I…”
Cornered by two of the most quick cognitive brilliant minded maidens in the entire fraternity, Yi Ping was at a loss of words.
It was because he had to think doubly hard of choosing the correct choice of words before he could reply them!
Yixian said gently, “Youxue, Lingfeng. Give Ping’Er a break. We should decide quickly on our next course of action. Don’t you think so?”
Her words may be gentle but she seemed to have a mysterious hold on everyone.
Although Yixian’s light blue ravishing hair had reverted to raven black but the blue insignia on her forehead remained and it seemed to have a mysterious fixation on everyone!
It was only then that the Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel had taken notice of the blue insignia of her Heaven Eyes!
The Goddess Aiel gasped aloud, “The Goddess Ishtar!”
The Goddess Isa was immediately startled!
Even she had suspected that the Celestial Fairy was an immortal practitioners but that was only a guess.
But now that the Goddess Aiel had mentioned it, she was startled that the Goddess Ishtar was not only an immortal practitioner but also one of the immortal practitioners of the Goddess Theocracy!
The Goddess Aiel and the Goddess Ishtar were extremely close. When the Goddess Ishtar had transgressed the sacred laws of the Goddess Theocracy and was punished to be voided out of the Three Realms, she had given her most precious artefact, the Heavenly Tears Divine Sword to the Goddess Aiel.
That was how the Goddess Aiel came to be known as Goddess Aiel the Heavenly Tears.
The Goddess Isa immediately mused, “So even the Goddess Ishtar is also back. It seems that the days of the Goddess Theocracy are now numbered!”
The Goddess Aiel was trembling as she held Yixian’s hands gently, “We have much to talk. Your mortal body may have perished but your immortal soul is eternal. I have often wondered when I will be able to see you again…Ishtar…”
Yixian was startled but she quickly put forth a gentle smile, “I am not the Ishtar that you know. You are not the Sister Yichi that I know too. Destiny must be playing a prank upon us. But I do hope that we can have the destiny to become good sisters.”
The Goddess Aiel clapped her hands jovially, “Wonderful!”
Yi Ping did not know why too but the scene moved him immensely!
The Goddess Aiel was smiling and her smiles were so expressive that it seemed too surreal.
It was like he was in a dream…
The Goddess Isa said quietly, “I have a presumptuous request. Join me. Aiel, join us please…”
The Goddess Aiel asked curiously, “Us? Who else is with you?”
The Goddess Isa pointed at Yi Ping, “Who else?”
Yi Ping quickly said, “Isa, let’s give up…”
The Goddess Aiel was also saying, “Isa, you can’t win against the Goddess Theocracy. You can’t win against…”
The Goddess Isa interrupted coldly, “I can’t win against the Goddess Celestial Alice just like I can’t win against her in the past? Is that what you mean to say?”
The Goddess Aiel nodded gently, “Even if you join hands with the Goddess Ishtar, it is still impossible…”
The Goddess Isa replied coldly, “The Astronomic Stellar Formation is no more. The Goddess Celestial Alice is no more. Now that I have rekindled my immortal state, we can destroy the Goddess Theocracy completely.”
She asked coldly as she looked at the Goddess Isa, Han Lin and Yixian, “You are not joining my cause? Han Lin and you? And the Celestial Fairy?”
Han Lin smiled weakly, “Can I even be considered as a true immortal practitioner? Your noble cause is too lofty for my sights.”
The Goddess Aiel smiled weakly, “Even though I was banished for transgression in the past, I am very much part of the Goddess Theocracy. The Goddess Ishtar and Goddess Astarte were voided out of the Three Realms completely for their transgression. I don’t want it to happen to me…”
The Goddess Isa hummed coldly, “It all depends on who is the current Eternal Goddess now that the Goddess Celestial Alice isn’t around anymore.”
The Goddess Aiel replied quietly, “The Holy Goddess Asura of the Seventh Heavens gives the heavenly edicts on behalf of the Goddess Theocracy now. But her few edicts were few in between. These immortal practitioners can’t be bothered with the practitioners that are in the First Heavens of the Celestial Realm and that include the ex-immortal practitioners that have been ex-communicated.”
The Goddess Isa had a startled expression in her eyes, “Asura? That is a surprise choice. So she is the Eternal Goddess now? The Goddess Theocracy will surely be ruined in her hands for sure. It is time to step down and give way for the other immortal factions then!”
The Universal Old Man had almost burst out, “There are other immortal factions?!” But he managed to resist the urge to do so…
Everyone especially Lingfeng the Heaveness, the Universal Old Man, Shi Shi, Yang Mi, the Celeste Wind Maiden and even Han Lin were all paying their full attention to their conversations that they scarcely dare to breathe!
It was because divine information that the Goddess Isa and Goddess Aiel were exchanging now was so precious in the Celestial Realm that the celestial practitioners nearly did not know anything about the Immortal Realm or the immortal practitioners!
Han Lin was a Dragon Practitioner and she too, was thriving to be an immortal practitioner. Like the Ancient Celestials, the Dragon Practitioners were also promised to be revealed the secrets of heavens so that they could cultivate as immortal practitioners and became immortal beings.
That promise was hidden in the Stellar Sanctuary!
The Goddess Isa had simply assumed that Han Lin had attained as an immortal practitioner during her long absence. Or rather, in her eyes the Goddess Aiel and Han Lin were already immortal practitioners?
The Goddess Aiel said to the Goddess Isa, “As far as I know, Asuna did not proclaim herself as the Eternal Goddess. Maybe that is the reason why the other Heavens Goddesses have ordained her to be interim leader of the Goddess Theocracy. And as you have known already, the Goddess Celestial Alice is trapped in the Astronomic Stellar Formation by the…”
She paused for a while as she smiled weakly at Yi Ping, “But that is her fate. Now that she is finally gone, there will probably be a new Eternal Goddess soon enough. But no matter what, there will be upheavals in the heavens for sure…”
Han Lin and the Celeste Wind Maiden were exchanging secret looks…
Yi Ping had a painful look in his expressions as he thought of Maiden Ziyan…
The Goddess Isa had suddenly noticed the expressions that were in Yi Ping, Han Lin, the Celeste Maiden, the Universal Old Man and Lele!
The Goddess Isa asked coldly, “What is wrong with you all? Are you afraid to fight with the immortal practitioners?”
Lie Qing laughed softly as she fingered her long braid hair, “Isn’t that obvious? Are you gullible or not? It seems that even Han Lin and the Celeste Wind Maiden know about it. It seems that the Goddess Celestial Alice is still the Eternal Goddess for she had survived the collapse of the Astronomic Stellar Formation.”
The Goddess Aiel and the Goddess Isa were so stunned that they were staring blankly!
Yi Ping said gently to the Goddess Isa, “Isa, let it go...”
The Goddess Isa had suddenly burst into tears much to the startled surprise of anyone as she raised her trembling fingers rapidly as she divined tearfully, “If…Alice has indeed overcome the Astronomic Stellar Formation then…there is a chance that she may transcend beyond the sixth immortal level to the seventh immortal level…”
The Goddess Aiel was also muttering, “The sixth immortal level is the Greater Cosmos Position of the Heaven Eyes. No one has ever gone beyond the sixth level before…”
The Goddess Isa said with trembling voice, “…Except for the Dark Cosmos Lord. Beyond the Greater Cosmos Position is the Seventh Cosmos Position…the ultimate seventh sense…the true immortal awakening…”
Yi Ping nodded gently as he sighed softly but he did not say a word for his mind was in a far, far away place…
The Goddess Isa laughed hilariously as she leaned against the wall as she looked at everyone, “How can you all remain so calm? Do you not know that a calamity is going to befall you very soon?”
Lele asked immediately with sympathizing eyes, “Isa, what is wrong? What does it matter if the Goddess Celestial Alice is still around? She doesn’t look so bad…”
The Goddess Isa interrupted coldly as she trembled, “She doesn’t look so bad?”
She laughed coldly as she pointed at Yi Ping, “She…kills him! Now you know why?”
Lele was shocked as she asked, “Surely not? She really does not look that bad and has even aided us in the Astronomic Stellar Formation. I think if she wants to kill us all, she will surely be able to but we are all still standing here now.”
The Goddess Isa hummed coldly, “That is because she is only waiting for an opportunity to free herself and overcome her heavenly tribulation at the same time! You may not believe but this is all part of her plans. She is not the Eternal Goddess for nothing. She will stop the Dark Cosmos Lord again. It is because it is the duties of the Goddess Theocracy to stop anyone from entering the Immortal Realm! Just like she had killed him once, she will do it again!”
This time everyone was shocked!
But Yi Ping continued to remain compose as he said quietly, “That is her duty. I don’t blame her at all.”
The Universal Old Man immediately asked panicky, “She will kill us all? We are many. Even if she wants to stop us, she can’t possibly defeat the whole lot of us am I right? But what is the point? I doubt very much that we can ascend to the top levels of the Stellar Sanctuary given such a short time…”
The Goddess Isa replied coldly as she looked at Yi Ping, “Maybe you can’t but he will be able to.”
Everyone was looking at Yi Ping now!
Lingfeng asked softly, “You…are you really the Dark Cosmos Lord?! You better be honest with me. You have always been honest so you have better maintain this good point of yours!”
Yi Ping smiled weakly as he said as he touched his forehead, “I think so. I have little memories of the past incarnation or maybe that is just an illusion…”
He paused as he looked around the Stellar Sanctuary and at all the maidens, “This entire place and every one of you are eerily familiar to me. It is like I have seen you before somewhere, some place before…”
He looked at Yixian as he muttered, “Revelation Star…the Goddess Ishtar…”
He looked at Lie Qing and Lele, “Luminous Star and Melody Star…”
The Goddess Isa said quietly, “Your Heaven Eyes is the same mark as the Dark Cosmos Lord and your immortal level is the Seventh Cosmos Position!”
Lie Qing, Yang Min and Jing’Er were gasping!
Lele asked, “Yi Ping’s Heaven Eyes is the Seventh Cosmos Position? The same as the Goddess Celestial Alice now?”
Lingfeng nodded quietly, “I have never seen anyone that has attained the Seventh Position but if it comes from the Goddess Isa then it must be the truth. And from the look of it, it does seem like it.”
The eyes of the Goddess Isa were bleary, “In the end, you still don’t quite remember me and what we have been through…”
Youxue said coldly, “Don’t worry. He has always been very heartless.”
Lele laughed softly, “I think so as well!”
Lingfeng however was looking at Yi Ping curiously…
Yi Ping looked quietly at the Goddess Isa, “I remember you as Isa and some memories of us fighting together. I…”
He was at a loss to explain it!
All of a sudden Lingfeng said quietly, “That is because he has practiced a divine skill known as the Emptiness Translucence and now he has managed to further this divine skill to the Great Emptiness Translucence. The intricacy heart of the Great Emptiness Translucence is the Great Reflection of the Awareness. If he is the Dark Cosmos Lord or…the White Sage…he may remember scenes of it. However that is not the true intention of this divine skill. He is just lucky that he can recall some of us. That’s all.”
The Goddess Isa asked, “What kind of a divine skill is the Great Emptiness Translucence?”
Lingfeng explained coolly, “The Great Emptiness Translucence is just a skill to remember the innate reflexes of the practitioner without thinking about it. That is all.”
She may have explained it so casually and clearly but everyone knew that there was more to the Great Emptiness Translucence than this!
Everyone divine skills had their true heart intricacy formula and uses. It was considered rude to ask even in the first place.
Lele whispered softly, “Sister Lingfeng, will you teach me the Great Emptiness Translucence?”
Lingfeng smiled, “It is not a skill that is suitable for everyone. It has taken me a long time to find the…White Sage…”
She was suddenly melancholy…
The Goddess Isa nodded quietly, “I…understand it now…”
All of a sudden she said to Yi Ping with a gentle smile, “You are Yi Ping now. As for your past, I will surely tell you more if you really want to know. But maybe not here...”
She flashed a shy look at everyone before taking a longing look at Yi Ping, “They all have sharp ears…”
Yi Ping had a deep flush as he noticed the look of her affectionate eyes. He began to rub his nose as he smiled awkwardly, “We should continue on our way now…”
The Goddess Isa added shyly, “Then you mustn’t remember Alice too. She is the cause of your downfall. As for us, I am sure that we have plenty of time now to be together…”
All of a sudden she had collapsed gently into Yi Ping’s arms much to the startled shock of everyone!
Lele said with great indignity, “He is someone else husband now!”
Lingfeng muttered, “I am going to give him a kick and make sure he can’t walk again…”
Yi Ping dare not touch the Goddess Isa and he was trying to push her away while saying panicky, “Isa…Goddess Isa…we…I…there are others…”
Youxue said coldly, “So someone is saying that if there are no others around then he can do it as he pleases?”
Lie Qing was muttering, “I think I am going to give up my Heavenly Temptress title to her now…”
Yang Min, Jing’Er, Han Lin, the Goddess Aiel and even the Wind Celeste Maiden were all sighing secretly at Yi Ping and the Goddess Isa; it was because they had suddenly realized while the Goddess Isa had a lot more courage in pursuing her devotions than them!
The Goddess Isa did not seem to hear them as she whispered poetically, “Yi Ping, destiny parts us but united us again. Do you think that this time we can duel celestial together?”
Yi Ping was completely stunned that he was muttering incoherently!
The Goddess Isa whispered, “The Great Arcanum…”
All of a sudden there was an earthquake as the entire place began to shake violently!
Lingfeng was startled as she explained quickly, “Someone else is here and it seems that they have just broken through this level!”
The Universal Old Man was startled as well, “So fast?”
Youxue was saying panicky, “Let’s us go quickly!”
Lie Qing took a look at Youxue before she laughed softly, “Yes, we better hurry or else all the martial and celestial treasures will be seized by the others!”
Youxue smiled enchantingly, “Isn’t that our intentions for coming here? Heavenly Temptress Lie Qing?”
The Universal Old Man asked, “So which way should we go? There are seven passages and we can’t go to the passage where the divine beast had just gone too…”
Youxue pointed at the passage that was on top of three white platforms, “Let’s try that!”
Lingfeng nodded, “If Sister Youxue says so then we should go in that direction immediately. If there is anyone that I can entrust with my life in a maze then it is her!”
Yi Ping said awkwardly to the Goddess Isa, “Let’s go…”
The Goddess Isa nodded gently as she smiled, “Anything you say!”
Immediately Youxue and Lingfeng had reached the entrance of the passage that they were going to and they were quickly followed by the rest!
The Goddess Aiel was muttering to Han Lin, “Maybe we should exercise more caution. After all, this is the Stellar Sanctuary…”
Han Lin grabbed her, “Go! Or we lose track of them!”
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:30:13 GMT
Chapter 140: Trials of the Stellar Sanctuary
The passage was dimly lit but Lingfeng and Youxue had moved swiftly in front of them.
All of a sudden Yi Ping could see an entrance but Lingfeng and Youxue had stopped suddenly in their tracks.
Yi Ping and the rest of his group were immediately greeted by howling windblasts that were making its way through the imposing passage!
Yang Min was startled as she asked, “Where does the wind come from?”
The Universal Old Man smiled weakly, “Nothing is improbable inside the Stellar Sanctuary. This is one part of the trials. You shall see it soon enough!”
Lele was startled, “This is part of the trials?”
The passage had led them into a gigantic chamber with a stone platform at the end of it!
It was because the path had suddenly ended into a bottomless abyss!
Yi Ping was startled when he had caught up with Youxue and Lingfeng, “There is no path in front of us?”
Youxue said breathlessly as she turned around, “Not quite. There are two paths as a matter of fact.”
Yi Ping gasped softly as he nodded slowly.
Indeed there were two paths that were in inconspicuous view!
Yi Ping stepped to the edge of the platform as he peeked into the darkness of this gigantic chamber.
That was the first path!
Even though it was a bottomless abyss that was in front of him but he could see rows of towering pillars that stood in the middle of the abyss.
The pillars were separated by a distance of five meter each and in the darkness at the other end was a stone platform with a gigantic towering heraldry gate!
When Lingfeng saw the expressions in Yi Ping’s eyes, she smiled gently. “It is exactly what you have thought. To reach that gate over there, we must leap over the top of the pillars. If we miss a step then we will drop into the abyss.”
Yi Ping muttered, “This requires not only a good lightness swiftness skill but also courage…”
Youxue nodded, “And luck too. It is the strong winds here that are making the jump difficult and dangerous…”
Yi Ping looked to look at the second path which could lead them to the other side of the platform.
The second path was not so obvious for it began at the edge of the platform and was narrow. In order to walk this path, a person must lean against the wall and tread carefully.
Yi Ping furrowed his eyebrows as he stared blankly at the second path. Finally he said, “The second path seems to be the most dangerous.”
Jing’Er looked nervously at the two paths before she muttered, “The winds that are on the edge seems to be blowing stronger than the middle…”
The Universal Old Man said solemnly, “Indeed! Even though the second path looks less dangerous, it is as difficult as the first path! The winds are indeed much stronger on the second path than the first. This place is a test of the practitioner’s martial skills no matter which path we will eventually choose. Unless of course if you decide to give up at this point.”
The Goddess Aiel said solemnly, “Jing’Er, you have never been to the Stellar Sanctuary before. Maybe this is too difficult for you. If you want to give up, that is perfectly alright. Live to fight another day…”
Jing’Er smiled.
She took a quick look at Shi Shi, Yang Min and Yi Ping before smiling, “Mistress, it is all too easy to give up. But do you know that if there are others that come along the way here, I may not be safe either. I will come with you no matter how perilous it is. Let destiny decides my fate instead!”
The Goddess Aiel stared blankly for a while.
Even though she had an emotionless expression on her, her heart was sorrowful!
It was because she did not want to lose Jing’Er. The Stellar Sanctuary was not meant for most celestial practitioners. Originally her intentions were to delay the advance as much as possible. It was entirely possibly to be lost for months in the first ten levels of the Stellar Sanctuary…
Han Lin sighed softly for she knew what was troubling her heart but she said nothing…
Lie Qing smiled, “So all of us will have to choose one of the two paths, am I right? It does seem to be a difficult choice to make but it is actually a really simply decision…”
Yi Ping looked nervously at Lie Qing and the rest of the maidens, “The first path requires extremely good swiftness skill while the second path requires a strong foundation in internal martial arts…”
Youxue continued softly, “If a practitioner is either good with lightness swiftness skill or internal martial arts then this route is actually impassable. I wonder if there is another alternate way to that sealed gate?”
Lingfeng shook her head, “No my good sister. It is exactly as you see it now. We are lucky that we are able to find the entrance to the eleventh level so soon. It is exactly as you can see it now. The entrance will change once every full moon, Even though the trial will also change but there is no promise it will be any easier.”
Yi Ping nodded slowly as he said, “I guess that we have no other choice but to attempt it then but first let us ask the others first…”
There was an outburst of windforce that suddenly struck everyone as the Goddess Isa leapt over on top of ten pillars in a single breathe and had reached the other end of the platform in a blink of an eye!
Yi Ping was stunned as her astonishing swiftness skill!
He smiled weakly, “We are here as a group. We ought to ask if everyone is comfortable with the attempt first.”
The Goddess Isa flushed shyly. When she had heard Yi Ping muttered, “I guess that we have no other choice…” She had immediately taken off!
She was all too eager to prove to Yi Ping that she would not be a burden and could be a most valuable aide!
The Goddess Isa muttered as she took a step forward, “At most I will leap back…”
Lingfeng immediately shouted panicky, “Hold! Don’t move!”
The Goddess Isa was startled by her and asked curiously, “Yes? Why?”
Lingfeng immediately said, “There is a deathtrap in the middle of this chamber! Many a practitioner has perished on their way back. It is because the winds in the middle are blowing in the opposing direction!”
The Goddess Isa had a sudden realization as she muttered gratefully, “Thanks…”
If she had attempt the backward leapt then she may risk falling into the bottomless abyss!
She was grateful to Lingfeng but she had actually forgotten to remember her name!
She cursed softly to herself, “I must remember her name. After all, she is my benefactor. If she did not warn me then I may really fall…”
The reason why she did not remember most of the maidens’ names because she deemed it too unimportant!
She had been too disdainful for most of the maidens. As long as they were not immortal practitioners, she did not think their names were worth remembering!
But now she was beginning to have a second opinion!
Yi Ping heaved a soft sigh of relief as he said to Lingfeng, “Thanks…”
Lingfeng smiled alluringly, “Why are you thanking me for? Don’t expect me to help you on this!”
Yi Ping smiled gently. He knew that Lingfeng was teasing him. Whenever Lingfeng was teasing him, he was surprising light hearted and was even aroused in spirits!
Since the first time that he had met Lingfeng, she had always been like this. He was actually more afraid that after she had regained her memories as the Heaveness, she would actually ignore him!
Lingfeng tapped her foot as she looked at everyone, “So who is next?”
Yi Ping quickly asked, “Is there anyone who is uncomfortable or unwell…”
Lingfeng stepped on Yi Ping’s foot as she whispered softly, “What are you doing? You are deliberately going against me!”
Yi Ping rubbed his nose as he looked gently at her, “I know that you will ask the others the same next so I am just helping you to ask.”
Lingfeng was flushing all of a sudden when she had noticed Yi Ping’s gentle look!
She muttered, “Whatever!”
Lie Qing smiled broadly, “What an enviable pair!”
Lele said unimpressed, “Let’s get going!”
Yi Ping quickly looked away from Lingfeng was flushing and he too began to flush lightly!
Lele added, “Let me try next!”
Lele had already leapt to the top of the first pillar that was in front of her and in just a few blinks of an eye she had reached the other end!
She appeared to be slowing down and even falling backward at the last two pillars which were the ninth and tenth pillar respectively!
Lele said breathlessly, “Lucky!”
Yi Ping broke into cold sweat and was relieved that Lele had managed to make it across the platform. If something happened to Lele, he really was at a loss to explain to Lele’s grandfather the Jade Emperor and his daughter in the future!
Youxue said emotionlessly, “That is really such a close call. I will suggest that unless the others have the lightness skill level of the Joyful Goddess, it is better to take the second path!”
The Universal Old Man shouted amidst the howling winds, “Let me take the lead for the second path first so that you can all know what it is like. There is still time to give it up.”
As he went to the side of the platform, everyone could immediately see the winds at the edge was indeed blowing very hard that even the robe of the Universal Old Man was flurrying strongly!
The Universal Old Man gave a loud martial shout, “The Thousand Weight Fall!”
Immediately a burst of martial force exploded outward!
While everyone could see that the Universal Old Man had quickly gained control of his balance but he was still taking extremely slow step forward!
They knew that the martial power of the Universal Old Man had to be astonishing for he was an Ancient Celestial and ranked in the records as one of the seven top ancient fighters. But even he was now taking slow steps!
So they could imagine the furies of the winds that were at the edge. Moreover, the Universal Old Man had not reached the narrow path that was at the edge of the wall yet and in order to reach the other end of the platform through this second path, at least three hundred steps on the second path were required!
Jing’Er smiled weakly and she could feel her knees growing weak, “This is…like taking the Divine Calamity and I am not prepared…”
Han Lin said solemnly, “It is not too late to give it up yet. The Stellar Sanctuary is extremely perilous especially at the higher levels. It is not just the traps and trials that we have to face. There are also divine beasts and abyssal monsters. We can all get kill with just a fluke bad luck.”
Yi Ping broke into cold sweat again upon hearing Han Lin!
It was not because he was afraid!
He was never afraid of getting killed but he was fearful for all his love ones!
He muttered, “I am sorry, I shouldn’t have brought you all here…”
Yixian smiled gently, “Ping’Er, it is we who insist on coming. The Stellar Sanctuary is indeed one of the most mysterious places in the Celestial Realm. If we have missed it then I am afraid that we may have to wait for centuries for its next appearance!”
Lingfeng added, “Yi Ping, you are hesitating now. I know what you are thinking. Be strong and don’t let us distract you.”
Yi Ping could only smile bitterly because he was not able to do so!
Lingfeng continued coolly, “Now you know why the Immortal Saint of Swords and the Lord Supreme will rather take the challenges alone? While numbers give courage at the beginning of the trial especially for the unknown but for every death that you have witnessed, courage and willpower are lost. Many celestial practitioners have emerged from the Stellar Sanctuary with broken spirits!”
This was the firsthand experiences of the Heaveness. It was because she had indeed lost many friends and companions in the Stellar Sanctuary!
It was only fortunate that she had been alive till now!
Yi Ping was staring blankly as he muttered, “Yu’Er, Mei’Er, Ye Yin, Xingyue, Yunzi…I wonder how you are now…”
The Goddess Aiel murmured softly, “The Stellar Sanctuary is extremely perilous not just for the celestial practitioners. Over the years, countless immortal practitioners are also killed in here…”
Yang Min gasped, “Immortal practitioners are also killed in here?!”
This revelation was not only startling to Yang Min but to the rest of them too!
The Goddess Isa immediately warned the Goddess Aiel with the Thousand Mile Resonant Mile, “Aiel! It is forbidden! They are not ready for this knowledge yet and telling them more than necessary will be detrimental to their future attainment!”
The Goddess Aiel immediately kept mum leaving everyone to look at one another with a curious look!
Youxue said as she pointed at the Universal Old Man, “Look!”
The Universal Old Man had finally reached the edge of the platform after taking twenty slow steps!
On the edge of the platform was a small ledge and the small ledge was indeed the second path!
The Universal Old Man had cautiously treaded on the small ledge with his back was facing the wall!
It looked like he could topple and fall any time!
Jing’Er was gasping, “He is so big…will he fall?”
Lingfeng said solemnly, “Not to worry. Even though his pot belly is big but he will be alright. He has gone through this trial countless times.”
Lie Qing gasped softly, “No wonder the second path is not as easy as the first. It is not only an internal art and martial power test, it is also a test of sheer perseverance and endurance! If the practitioner cannot perseverance throughout the entire path, then they will fall into the bottomless abyss below and looking at it now, it is going to be difficult.”
Shi Shi nodded slowly, “I garner that a practitioner has to overcome at least the fifth Divine Calamity to stand a chance…”
Youxue added coolly, “Even if the practitioner is able to reach the other end of the platform, they will surely be exhausted or wholly drained. Any hostile encounters in the midst of treading the path or shortly afterward will surely spell the end of the practitioner…”
The Celeste Wind Maiden continued, “…and moreover we do not know what waits behind that seal gate yet…”
Han Lin said, “But no matter what, we got to make our choices now. This is now time to put our life time martial arts to the tests.”
Yi Ping said, “I will go last. Everyone be careful…”
Yixian asked, “Ping’Er, be careful too. Which path will you take?”
Yi Ping said quietly, “I have not decided yet…”
It was true.
But he quickly added, “Don’t worry for me. I will surely make it across. I just want to take a closer look at the surroundings first.”
Lingfeng nodded as she looked quietly at Yi Ping. Surely Yi Ping would have no problem making it across to the other end. She knew that Yi Ping was worried for them. If they did not make it across first then his spirit would not be able to quiet down. If his spirit cannot be quieten down then there is a big chance that Yi Ping would fail to make it across!”
The state of the mind was equally important in a duel. Skill, fighting spirit, courage and willpower played an equal role in it. If Yi Ping’s willpower and fighting spirit suffered a setback then his concentration would be terrible and he would fail in this trial!
The rest of the maidens were all highly skilled martial practitioners and only knew it all too well!
If they want Yi Ping to be well then they must all do their best to reach the other end of the platform first!
Lie Qing laughed softly, “I will take the second path.”
Lie Qing immediately took a gentle step to the side of the platform. As she inhaled deeply, five bursting blue halo burst around her!
Immediately there was a pressuring gravity around her as she executed the Invincible Divine Force!
She laughed softly and in a much less time than the Universal Old Man, she had reached the ledge!
The Universal Old Man said solemnly to her, “Don’t say I didn’t warn you. You should conserve as much martial strength as possible. The winds will only get stronger as we approach the end…”
Lie Qing winked at the Universal Old Man, “Hurry, I am getting bored already. The winds here are only so and so only. It doesn’t seem difficult at all. I am almost fooled earlier.”
The Universal Old Man was startled as he observed her. While it took him all his effort just to speak, Lie Qing was indeed looking extremely casual!
He immediately thought, “The Invincible Divine Force is able to nullify the martial winds here?”
These martial winds were no ordinary winds and could disrupt the intricate energy channels of the practitioner and the practitioner must maintain a constant defense against it…
He was all too familiar with Lie Qing’s Invincible Divine Force by now but now he was being surprised by it?
Yi Ping heaved a soft sigh of relief when he saw that Lie Qing had little trouble with the second path. He was worried that Lie Qing had not recovered from her injuries yet.
He had felt much stronger than before and was bursting with vital energies after he had consumed the Aiel Rejuvenation Divine Pill. Similarly, Lie Qing had also consumed it and may have received a boost to her martial level.
Youxue said coolly after she took an enticing look at Yi Ping, “Oh well! Which one should I pick?”
In terms of lightness swiftness movement and internal martial art, Youxue was equally good. She looked at Yixian and Shi Shi, “Sister Xian’Er, Sister Shi Shi, shall we all take the second path? Sister Shi Shi, you can ask your sisters to come along with us too!”
Shi Shi smiled gently at Yang Min and Jing’Er as she said, “Let’s go together!”
Yixian smiled and her smiles were like peach blossoms that were extremely beautiful to behold!
Yi Ping was drunken simply by beholding her!
Yixian turned to ask Jing’Er and Yang Min politely, “Maiden Jing’Er and Maiden Yang, I know that you are equally capable of making your way through to the other side. However I still like to propose that we all take the second path so that we can all take of each other? What do you say, my protégé mistresses from my previous life?”
Jing’Er and Yang Min were startled that Revelation Star was taking the second path and even offered to go together with them!
They were not fools especially for Yang Min. It was obvious that Yixian and Youxue were subtly offering to help them. They had seen their lightness swiftness skill. Especially for Yixian, her lightness swiftness skill was simply extremely astonishing and she could simply have taken the first path!
Jing’Er smiled, “Yes, why not?”
Yang Min smiled, “I am afraid that we aren’t fit to be address as your protégé mistresses anymore. But yes, we can certainly make a move together!”
Yi Ping was relieved that Yixian and Youxue were offering to help Jing’Er and Yang Min…
As they moved together, Yixian and Youxue immediately displayed the Divine Emerald Skill as they contested against the martial windforce with flurries of martial windforce of their own!
In no time, they were all beside the Universal Old Man and Lie Qing as well as they lined in a single file on the ledge!
The furies of the lashing martial windforce seemed to be abated considerably!
This had the effect of lessening the pressure on the Universal Old Man. He looked at Yixian who was constantly displaying the Divine Emerald Skill with her right fingers as he thought, “The range of her Divine Emerald Force can be extended this far? It is hard to believe or it is because of the martial power of her Heaven Eyes?”
Jing’Er and Yang Min were really afraid that they may not be able to make it but when Yixian had displayed her Divine Emerald Force, they felt a soothing force that was constantly holding them and protecting them as they displayed the Thousand Weight Fall.
Yang Min’s lightness swiftness skill was not weak. In fact, it was even better than Shi Shi and Jing’Er but her confidence had suffered a huge dent when she was enslaved by the Martial Deviant Clan.
Shi Shi the Stellar Heaven Fairy was now an Ancient Celestial due to a freak incident in the Astronomic Stellar Formation. Her Thousand Weight Skill was sufficient to get her across as long as she could maintain her focus.
As for Youxue, the depth of her internal strength was startling and even absurd. She could probably rely on her Thousand Weight Skill to get her across and did not have to display the Divine Emerald Skill. Like Yixian, she was only using the Divine Emerald Skill to aid Shi Shi, Yang Min and Jing’Er!
For that, Yi Ping was extremely grateful to both of them!
The Celeste Wind Maiden said quietly, “I will take the first path.”
Yi Ping called out, “Be careful!”
The Celeste Wind Maiden smiled quietly. She dared not look into his eyes!
There was a flurry of winds as the Celeste Wind Maiden displayed her epitome lightness swiftness skill as she leapt gracefully from pillar to pillar and finally to the other end of the platform seemingly effortlessly!
Her lightness swiftness skill was one notch better than Lele!
Even though Yi Ping had witnessed her lightness swiftness skill before, he was still in awe. The ravine that she had taken them across was even harder than this…
The Goddess Aiel said, “I will take the second path.”
As she walked down the second path, she had immediately executed her Inverting Universe as she calmed down the conflicting martial windforce around her.
She was soon by the ledge but all of a sudden the Universal Old Man and Yi Ping were flustered!
Yi Ping nose was suddenly dripping with blood as he muttered the intricate heart formula of the Absolute Spirits, “See no evil…evil can’t penetrate my pure heart…”
It was because the dress of the Goddess Aiel was too little and skimpy. When the winds blew, this caused her dress to lift upward!
The Goddess Aiel quickly said shyly, “Don’t look please…”
The Universal Old Man was sighing softly. It was because he did not have a good view…
Lingfeng said coldly, “Ai, I will help you to dig out the eyes of the offenders…”
The Goddess Aiel smiled weakly, “How vicious you are. One is your husband and the other is your close companion.”
Lingfeng smiled alluring as she took a quick look at Yi Ping, “No matter!”
Yi Ping smiled bitterly as he said, “Really so vicious…”
Lingfeng stepped on his foot before aloud, “I will pick the first path then!”
The Heaveness was renowned for her unique swiftness skill and her present incarnation Lingfeng was exceptional gifted in it too!
Before Yi Ping could say a word more, Lingfeng had already made her way quietly across to the other end of the platform as she joined the Goddess Isa, Lele and the Celeste Wind Maiden!
Yi Ping heaved another sigh of relief.
Yang Min muttered softly as she looked at the other end of the platform, “So that is the swiftness level of the Heaveness…”
After witnessing the epitome lightness swiftness skill of the Heaveness, the Goddess Isa, the Joyful Goddess and the Celeste Wind Maiden, the martial difference between them were all too apparent to her and she was secretly afraid of the trials that were in the higher levels of the Stellar Sanctuary…
Han Lin said aloud as she walked toward the second path, “It seems that it is my turn next. I will take the second option of course…”
Yi Ping called out, “Maiden Han Lin, be careful!”
All of a sudden he found himself looking silly!
It was because like the Goddess Aiel and Lingfeng, Maiden Han Lin had been to the Stellar Sanctuary on a number of occasions. Maybe to her, it was really not a big deal.
Han Lin began to blush a deep red as she smiled at Yi Ping, “I…I will be alright!”
She began to take slow steps toward the ledge.
But unlike the other maidens and the Universal Old Man who had displayed the Thousand Weight Skill, Han Lin was just taking slow steps!
This immediately got Yi Ping curiosity as he muttered, “I wonder what skill she is displaying now?”
The Goddess Aiel laughed softly as she used her Thousand Miles Resonate Skill, “This is the secret internal art of the Dragon Practitioners, the Unifying Divine Force. While not quite like the Thousand Weight Fall of the celestial practitioners, the Unifying Divine Force is able to synergy the practitioner’s internal strength to that of the external force…”
She quickly added after noticing that Yi Ping seemed to be a little lost, “In short, it is a skill that is able to minimize the impact of external forces by replicating it.”
Lingfeng was laughing alluringly, “He probably requires at least ten years to understand this martial guiding principle.”
Yi Ping smiled weakly, “It does sound like an awesome skill.”
Han Lin who had reached the ledge of the second path had overheard Yi Ping, said delightfully. “It is! Next time, let me show you more of my other secret arts!”
The Goddess Aiel interrupted, “Don’t be careless and focus on getting across to the other side first.”
Han Lin hummed coldly, “At this level, I will probably get across with just my eyes close…”
All of a sudden she gasped when she had missed a footing!
Everyone was startled and their hearts had skipped a beat as Han Lin fell from the ledge; they could do nothing but watched in horror as she plunged into the bottomless abyss!
There was a sudden flash of white blur as Yi Ping plunged into the bottomless abyss along with Han Lin, shocking everyone as they cried out for his name panicky!
Yi Ping caught hold of Han Lin and raised the Celestial Alice as he stabbed the walls with the Celestium Alice causing flickering of bursting light as they continued to fall into the bottomless abyss. The walls were impervious to his attempts even though he had used his entire martial strength!
Han Lin had turned extremely pale as she muttered weakly, “You foolish! Why did you make the jump? Now we are both goner…”
Yi Ping did not seem to hear her as he gave a loud bellowing martial shout. All of a sudden his forehead began to glow a deep golden color as he pierced through the walls with the Celestial Alice as thunderous shockwaves ripped throughout the vicinity!
The Goddess Aiel gasped, “The walls of the Stellar Sanctuary are made of Star Celestium and this type of material is only found in the Immortal Realm. He can actually pierce through the walls with his martial strength?”
Yi Ping said weakly to Han Lin, “Maiden Han Lin, are you alright?”
Han Lin replied weakly, “You shouldn’t have jumped down just like this. So what if you have caught hold of me? The martial winds here are so powerful that it is like a vortex. Now both of us have to die…”
Yi Ping pulled Han Lin to her and lifted her up to his shoulders as he muttered weakly, “Maiden Han Lin, you will be alright. I will surely save you…”
Han Lin was gasping aloud and she was flushing shyly!
It was because she was sitting on top of Yi Ping’s shoulders and she could feel her thigh rubbing against his neck!
She muttered, “How embarrassing…”
Yi Ping had broken into cold sweat as he continued to focus above him while saying, “I am going to push you to the top…”
Han Lin panicky said, “What about you then? Surely you don’t intend to sacrifice yourself? Is it worth it to sacrifice yourself? Just for me? There are so many people that are waiting for you on top…”
Yi Ping said weakly, “I will think of a way…are you ready? I can’t hold on much longer…”
He had mustered his entire martial power just so that he could pierce through the walls and he had to support Maiden Han Lin; he was almost completely spent of his strength now!
Han Lin nodded as she said tearfully, “I…I am ready!”
Yi Ping said, “Pardon me…”
He grabbed hold of her bottom and used his last remaining martial strength to push her upward!
Aided by Yi Ping, Han Lin had mustered her entire martial power at the same time as she scaled up the wall!
The truth was that her martial strength was insufficient to go all the way up as the powerful martial windforce was soon pulling her downward again!
Yixian quickly intervened by displaying flurries of windforce all around Han Lin!
Even though there was a limit to what Yixian could do and she could only neutralize the powerful martial windforce only briefly but that blink of an eye was sufficient for Han Lin to muster her martial strength again and for Youxue to lift her up again with her Divine Emerald Skill as she landed on the narrow ledge again!
She was quickly caught by the Goddess Aiel who muttered, “Han Lin, are you alright?”
But Han Lin did not seem to hear her as she cried out tearfully, “Yi Ping! You badass! You must come up at this very instant!”
She tried to see where Yi Ping was but could not. It was because the bottom was engulfed with a supernatural darkness and their voices were quickly drowned by the howling winds!
Han Lin cried out hysterically, “He is still at the bottom and is clinging onto the wall. Everyone, do something!”
The Universal Old Man shouted panicky, “Ping’Er, hold on! We will think of a way!”
Yixian, Youxue, Shi Shi, Yang Min, Lie Qing and Jing’Er were crying his name aloud as well!
And so were Lingfeng, the Goddess Isa, the Goddess Aiel, Lele and the Celeste Wind Maiden!
Han Lin gasped, “I didn’t hear from anyone of you earlier but now, it is all too clear. That only mean that Yi Ping is not able to hear from us…”
While Yi Ping was not able to see or hear what was happening above him, he was relieved that Han Lin was now safe. That had to be the only conclusion because Han Lin had not fallen down again!
He closed his eyes as he inhaled deeply, “Is this the end of me already?”
All of a sudden he could hear the voice of the Goddess Aiel who was using the Great Whispering Divine Skill, “Hopefully you are able to hear me. I am going to use my Inverting Universe Divine Skill at the count of three. Muster whatever strength you can and leapt upward as fast as you can!”
Yi Ping’s eyes were beaming!
Hope!
He could feel some of his strength returning as his hopes renewed!
“One…two…”
He had two options.
One was to use the Celestial Alice as a spring board and dashed upward with his lightness swiftness skill…
“…three! Now!”
But he decided to choose the second option…
Yi Ping gave a great shout as he summoned all his strength. He pulled the Celestial Alice out as he mouthed a vital breathe with the Divine Revelation!
It was not because he was unwilling to part with the divine sword but because this Celestial Alice had already become part of his soul!
“The Asper Divinity!”
Three martial outburst of martial force exploded around him and temporary neutralizing the extreme hostile martial windforce that was lashing against him!
“The Celestial Antonym Alice, the Celestial Synonym Alice!”
A divine echo sung from the Celestial Alice as it split into two divine swords and two tranquil rainbow halos were radiating brightly!
The double golden circle mark that was on Yi Ping’s forehead began to burn fiercely as Yi Ping divine harmonized with the Celestial Alice!
There was a vision of two golden suns that had suddenly appeared of him! And below the two suns were an endless ocean of clouds that seemed to be stretching for infinity!
But before he could ponder further, he had burst forth to the top again and landed gently on the ledge!
All the maidens were all rejoicing with bliss when they had suddenly seen him burst forth from the darkness!
The Goddess Aiel had turned extremely pale but she was smiling weakly, “You have made it…”
Han Lin was smiling too and she was shedding tears of joy, “I am sorry. It is all my fault…”
Lie Qing’s eyes were fluffy as she said tearfully, “You! You have given me a good scare. Don’t forget that we have vowed to be together till the oceans dried up and the rocks crumbled to dust!”
Yixian had turned extremely pale. It was because her heart intricacy formula was the emotionless rhyme. In her anxiety for Yi Ping, her vital channels had reversed upon itself!
Yi Ping muttered weakly as he looked at the forbidden looking sealed gate that was in front of him, “I am alright now…we should make haste…”
An ominous feeling awaited him behind that sealed gate!
And what was that feeling when he had divine harmonized with the Celestial Alice earlier?
What was that supernatural strength that he had suddenly felt and what was that vision of two golden suns that he had seen earlier?
Somehow he knew that the real Stellar Sanctuary only started at this point!
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:31:02 GMT
Chapter 141: The Peacock Heresy
It took Yi Ping, the Universal Old Man, the Goddess Aiel, Han Lin, Yixian, Youxue, Shi Shi, Jing’Er and Yang Min a good one hour to finally reach the other end of the platform!
While the Goddess Isa, Lele, the Celeste Wind Maiden and Lingfeng were watching at a safe distance, they were nearly nerve racked just by watching them treading slowly in a single file and anxiously hoping that nothing would happen to them!
The martial windforce was lashing most furiously from the middle onward. It was so furious that they could see the furies of the forceful winds on their faces and from their flurrying clothing!
Lingfeng cursed softly, “Old Man, you sure like to take your time…”
Even though the distance was far and the winds were muting the voices but the Universal Old Man had heard the Heaveness. It was because the Heaveness was an internal art expert and while her alluring voice was soft, it could easily be picked up by another internal art practitioner.
The Universal Old Man cursed under his breath as he said to Yi Ping, “If I were to lose my concentration and fall down the bottomless abyss, remember to light a joss stick for me. Remember to ask the Heaveness along for she is the cause of my demise.”
Yi Ping was smiled bitterly…
Lie Qing was laughing softly, “I help you to remember!”
The Goddess Aiel chipped in, “I will take vengeance for you for sure. Rest in peace then!”
Han Lin was in no mood for humor. Usually, she was able to make fun in any difficult situation but not today!
She took a peek at Yi Ping and quickly shied away!
Her heart was strangely beating very fast when she was looking at Yi Ping!
The truth was that she had taken a liking for Yi Ping but that was it. She knew very well that it was impossible between them and was reluctant to mess around with either the Goddess Isa or the Goddess Celestial Alice. It was because she knew that Yi Ping was the Dark Cosmos Lord!
But earlier Yi Ping had risked his life to save her!
He had actually jumped down to catch hold of her without any hesitation. If there was any hesitation on his part, he would never, never be able to catch hold of her!
She simply could not believe that Yi Ping could jump down for her sake…
And when she had thought of him clinging close to her…
“Han Lin, what are you doing? You seem to be in a daze.” The Goddess Aiel asked her.
Han Lin muttered, “Nothing…”
The Goddess Aiel muttered, “Don’t you fall again. This time I surely won’t have the strength to save either of you…”
She took a peek at Yi Ping…
Yi Ping of course did not dare to look at her. It was because she was too scantily dressed and she was thoroughly embarrassed that she did not bring an extra dress along…
Han Lin quickly muttered with flushes of red, “Fat hope! I am just careless…this is so embarrassing…”
Jing’Er looked at Han Lin quietly. She had never seen her with such expressions before…
Even the Goddess Aiel was not in her usual self.
The Goddess Aiel was sighing softly to herself.
All of a sudden she had a sudden thought, “If the Dark Chaos Lord is able to aid the Goddess Isa to open her Heaven Eyes again then he may be able to help me to open my Heaven Eyes again? Should I ask him later? But will he? He just aids the Goddess Isa and has expended at least half of his martial strength. Am I asking for too much?”
She muttered softly, “Maybe the Celestial Fairy can help me to ask him? We are such good sisters previously…my Heavenly Tears Divine Sword…”
Yixian asked gently, “Yes?”
The Goddess Aiel muttered, “Nothing. I just talking to myself…I really happy to see you again Ishtar…”
Yixian smiled weakly, “I am not the one you know. But nevertheless I am really grateful that you have saved my life that day. I have a familiar feeling with you…”
The Goddess Aiel smiled, “Same here…”
But her thoughts quickly returned to what happened that day…
She had felt that she had ruined herself while pretending otherwise. That day when she had exercised her Inverting Universe Intricate Energies to aid the Goddess Isa, Yixian, the Celeste Wind Maiden, Jing’Er, Lie Qing and Yi Ping, she had actually stripped herself…
Even though Yi Ping had closed his eyes at that time but the thought that she was stripping in front of a stranger caused her to be extremely uncomfortable.
To be honest, she did not want to aid Yi Ping at all at the last minute!
But somehow she was quite impressed by him when he had defeated the Mad Conqueror and got rid of him for her…
“What am I doing? For goodness sake. My honor is ruined…” She thought miserably as she held her short skirt tightly down…
And it was an embarrassing pose that she had to maintain for an hour or so…
An hour later, the Universal Old Man was the first to reach the other end of the platform. When he did, he was so exhausted that he had fallen almost flat onto the ground!
But that did not stop him from quickly turning over to look at the naked white slender legs of the Goddess Aiel.
He almost choked when he saw the state of her flimsy and see through silk dress that was almost blown tattered apart!
And Lie Qing too! Her skirt was also too short!
Lie Qing gasped coldly, “You! I dare you to look!
And his nose began to bleed!
For the Goddess Aiel was extremely beautiful and as heavenly moving as the Goddess Isa and the Celestial Fairy!
The Heaveness Lingfeng tapped the Universal Old Man on his shoulder as she said with displeasure, “If you don’t exercise your intricate energies to clear your energy channels now, you are going to get phenomenon deviation soon.”
But the Universal Old Man did not seem to hear her as he stared blankly at the Goddess Aiel!
The Goddess Aiel muttered weakly, “Hey…don’t…look…please…”
But there was not a single response from the Universal Old Man!
So Lingfeng slapped him on his face hard!
But the Universal Old Man continued to stare blankly with his mouth wide-open at the Goddess Aiel!
Lingfeng gave him a martial imbued hard slap as she said coldly, “You are really afflicted by phenomenon deviation! You lecherous old man!”
It was only then that the Universal Old Man seemed to recover from his daze as he stammered hastily, “I…I…no…I was just…thinking…about the…difficulties ahead…”
Just then, Yi Ping, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, Youxue, Yang Min, the Goddess Aiel and Han Lin had all stumbled weakly on the platform!
But that did not stop the Goddess Aiel from rushing angrily forward to lift her leg and gave the Universal Old Man a kick on his face!
The Universal Old Man stared at her skirt as he muttered, “Can you do that again…”
Before he could finish what he had intended on his mind, Lele and Youxue were next to him in an instant as they kicked him hard!
Youxue was exasperated, “Yi Ping, is this your protégé master?!”
The Universal Old Man protested weakly, “If I am Yi Ping then you won’t kick me…”
Lele said coldly as she brandished her long scythe, “What did you say? If I don’t castrate you today then I am not the Joyful Goddess!”
The Goddess Aiel said coldly, “Good! I will surely help you!”
The Universal Old Man was panicky as he protested, “I am a highly attained celestial practitioner. How is it possible for me to be sway by mortal emotions…”
The Goddess Aiel hummed coldly, “My foot!”
Yi Ping was also panicky as he rushed forward. If it was Lele then everything was possible!
He mustered all his last remaining strength as he stepped between the Universal Old Man and the upset maidens, “No wait please!”
Lingfeng said coldly, “Go ahead. I won’t help him. I happen to have a Sunflower Sacred Scroll with me. That is especially good for eunuchs.”
The Universal Old Man protested weakly as he received several kicks at the same time, “Never! I will never be a feminine gay…”
Yi Ping was now clumsily intercepting blows after blows and kicks after kicks from Youxue, Lingfeng, Lele and the Goddess Aiel at the same time. But he was really too weak and exhausted to stop them…
Shi Shi, Jing’Er and Yang Min were smiling weakly. The Universal Old Man was renowned throughout the lower realm and the Celestial Realm. They could not believe that it was the renowned Universal Old Man was getting beaten up right in front of their eyes!
The Celeste Wind Maiden was also staring in disbelief too!
But she soon looked the other way and stared melancholy at the ground.
Who could understand her innermost feelings?
As a dark celestial practitioner, she had longed to be a Golden Celestial and yearned to be one of the seven top fighters in the Celestial Realm. She used to think these only two things mattered to her. But now she had finally got what she had dreamed but why was she feeling empty all of a sudden?
Or she had finally known what she had always been yearning for after meeting Yi Ping?
But he was like a fleeing cloud that was impossible to hold on to!
Lie Qing had also joined in to hit the Universal Old Man as she said coldly, “If I don’t gorge your eyes out then I am not the Heavenly Temptress!”
The Goddess Isa raised her eyebrows as she asked innocently, “So this is an internal strife? Aiel, do you need my help?”
The Universal Old Man turned as white as sheet when he had heard the Goddess Isa!
Yi Ping was in a daze and he had almost fainted with shock!
The Universal Old Man panicky said aloud, “There is no time to lose. Someone else is ahead of us. It will be terrible if the Lord Supreme or the Immortal Saint of Swords gets ahead of us! We must hurry and enter the sealed gate!”
Lingfeng answered coldly, “We still need an hour or so to recuperate your martial strength or it will be suicide to simply barge into the sealed gate…”
All of a sudden Yang Min had coughed out a bout of blood and causing everyone to freeze in place!
Shi Shi and Jing’Er were panicky as they cried out, “Sister! Min’Er!”
Yang Min had turned ashen and she was trembling uncontrollably!
Jing’Er gasped panicky when she had touched her, “Her body…is so hot!”
Yi Ping was also shocked as he asked panicky, “Maiden Yang…are you alright?”
To everyone’s surprise, Yang Min opened her eyes weakly to look at Yi Ping.
Yang Min was shivering, “I…”
She was looking extremely pale!
Yi Ping was startled by her appearance and he quickly looked around at the other maidens for help!
Shi Shi was asking panicky, “Sister, are you alright?”
She quickly examined her pulses and said angrily, “Bai Liangong! You!”
Yang Min smiled weakly, “Shi Shi…I am alright…”
However everyone could see that it was not the case!
Yixian had also come to Yang Min aid but as soon as she touched Yang Min, she gasped softly. “Her vital energies are completely in disarray…”
Lele nodded as she examined Yang Min quickly before saying, “Even my Celestial Force is not able to neutralize her conflicting energy channels. She is burning hot and cold at the same time!”
All of a sudden Yi Ping could feel a sudden burning sensation coming from Yang Min and she was looking flustered!
The Goddess Aiel immediately said after taking a look at Yang Min, “How vicious!”
Yi Ping immediately asked, “What’s wrong?”
The Goddess Aiel gently touched the forehead of Yang Mi before she hit the back of her neck, “It is the effect of a certain type of drug. If I am not wrong, it is the Peacock Heresy, a powerful aphrodisiac…”
Yang Min had already broken into beads of perspiration and she was muttering incoherently!
Shi Shi immediately pleaded to the Goddess Aiel, “Please help her…”
The Goddess Aiel smiled bitterly, “I don’t have an antidote for her. There is no antidote for this type of drug as far as I know. Usually celestial practitioners like us are immune to the hypnotizing effects these type of drugs but still that also depend on the state of divinity of the practitioners. But there are certain powerful prescriptions that offer no immunity and the Peacock Heresy is one of them. There are many side effects to this drug. It is really so vicious of Bai Liangong to use such a manipulating drug on her.”
Jing’Er was pleading, “Mistress, surely you have a remedy? You are so skillful in herbalism. Please do something about it.”
The Goddess Aiel sighed softly, “I just say I don’t have any remedy and there isn’t any antidote to it…”
Yi Ping pleaded panicky, “May the Celestial Mistress helps her please. I am sure you are able to do something…”
The Universal Old Man muttered, “What a bad timing. If even the Sagess Ai says that there is nothing she can do, we shouldn’t try to impose upon her. Ancient celestial practitioners like us are …”
He quickly corrected himself, “Immortal practitioners like her are incapable of lying.”
The Goddess Aiel who was also the Sagess Ai interrupted, “Maybe there is a way but I am not so sure about it.”
Yi Ping quickly asked anxiously, “May the Celestial Mistress enlightens us!”
Jing’Er and Shi Shi too were pleading anxiously, “May the Sagess Ai enlighten us please!”
The Goddess Aiel muttered shyly, “There are two options as a matter of fact…”
Everyone was startled!
Yi Ping was stammering, “Two options? Quick, tell us…”
The Goddess Aiel looked at the other maidens before she said nonchalantly, “Isn’t this obvious? She must lay with a man to preserve her life.”
Yi Ping was stunned. It took him a little while to recover, “What is the second option?”
The Goddess Aiel replied coolly, “Actually it is possible to use internal strength to force the effects of the drug out. But only someone whose internal strength isn’t negative or positive is able to do so.”
Lingfeng asked curiously, “Really? How come I do not know about it?”
The Goddess Aiel replied calmly, “Any practitioner that has managed to attain the Lesser Cosmos Position will be able to use the Diaspora Force to expel the Peacock Heresy.”
Yi Ping stammered, “Really?”
The Goddess Aiel nodded, “And you are the only one who has attained past the Lesser Cosmos Position.”
Yi Ping muttered, “But I don’t know any Diaspora Force…”
The Goddess Isa interrupted with a smile, “You better believe her. The Goddess Aiel used to be at the Lesser Cosmos Position before she got expelled from the outer heavens.”
Lingfeng was startled as she gasped, “So high!”
Lele asked, “Is it hard?”
Lingfeng smiled bitterly, “More extreme than you can imagine…”
The Goddess Aiel said blankly, “That is my punishment…that is the past now. Anyway I do remember the intricacy heart formula of the Diaspora Force. It is worth to try but does Yi Ping has any strength left?”
It was because Yi Ping had fought with the divine beast, opened the Heaven Eyes of the Goddess Isa and had just been through an exhausting trial. Till now, he had not rest yet!
Yi Ping muttered weakly, “No matter. I have to try…”
Yang Min was moaning weakly, “So hot…”
She had begun to loosen her attire and even pulling her outer attire off!
Yi Ping was startled as he called out, “Maiden Yang, you must be strong and focus your will. I am going to recite the Absolute Spirits to you. Recite after me…The Will of the Absolute…”
Yang Min had suddenly put her hands on his face and pulled him to her bosoms as she muttered incoherently, “I don’t want…to recite anything…I just want you…”
The Goddess Aiel turned ashen, “Too late! The Peacock Heresy has already attacked her vital heart!”
Jing’Er stammered with shock, “What shall we do now?”
Shi Shi covered her mouth tearfully, “Min’Er, you will be alright…Min’Er…”
Yi Ping could feel the burning sensation that was from Yang Min as he tried to push her away but most of his martial strength had already been spent…
Yang Min alluring eyes were hurt as she asked Yi Ping, “Why are you pushing me away? You…don’t like me? Or…you think I am unworthy of you?”
Yi Ping stammered, “No…”
As he tried to break free of Yang Min, he turned around for help. “Someone help me…help me up…”
But to his surprise, all the maidens were not making any moves!
Yi Ping was startled, “Everyone?”
Lie Qing picked up Yang Min’s outer garment as she started to remove her outer garment. This was soon after followed by the rest of the maidens slowly except for the Goddess Aiel who did not wear any outer garment…
Yi Ping was stunned, “Everyone? What…?”
The Universal Old Man was staring wide-eyed and his jaw simply dropped!
Lingfeng said quietly, “Yang Min is one of us. We are not going to let her die here. It will be such a bad omen. We are going to make a curtain…”
Lele said coldly, “Count yourself lucky, Ping’Er. You bet I will be upset with you for a long time…”
The Universal Old Man muttered, “Maybe…let me…”
After all everyone could tell that Yang Min was a most exquisite lady. She was extremely moving and brilliant as well…
Immediately Lingfeng, Lie Qing, Lele, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, Han Lin and the Goddess Aiel said aloud at the same time, “No!”
The Goddess Isa was in a daze as she muttered, “I…everyone…are they going to…of all places…”
She was blushing shyly because she had recalled that day when she was forced to strip in order to receive treatments from the Goddess Aiel…
Lingfeng tapped her foot lightly as she stared coldly at the Universal Old Man, “You better go back to the entrance and don’t let me see you.”
The Universal Old Man was stunned as he muttered, “But I just come from there…”
Yang Min was hugging Yi Ping tightly while still moaning incoherently, “You…don’t like me?”
Yi Ping said panicky as his mind was now in a daze, “No…yes…no…I mean…”
All of a sudden Yang Min was kissing him as they rolled on the ground.
Just when Yi Ping was about to push her away when she had loosen her grip on him, Yang Min had suddenly removed her inner garment and stunning him!
Shi Shi said panicky, “Quickly, make the curtain!”
Yi Ping called out panicky to the Goddess Aiel, “What is the intricacy heart formula of the Diaspora Force? Quickly tell me…”
The Goddess Aiel replied, “Too late now. Oh, did I forget to tell you this? That even if I tell you the intricacy heart formula of the Diaspora Force, you still have to remove her clothes in order to aid her?”
Jing’Er said shyly to Yi Ping, “You…have better take good care of my sister in the future or else I won’t spare you!”
Yi Ping was a complete daze as he stammered aloud, “But…you…are all here…”
Lie Qing smiled softly, “What? Do you need me to teach you or have you forgotten what you did to the Ascension Goddess and Sister Xian’Er that day?”
Yi Ping was stunned as he stammered, “You know…”
Yixian said shyly, “Qing’Er, you!”
But before Yi Ping could protest further, he was once again rolling on the ground with Yang Min as she kissed him…
Her kiss was heavenly and Yi Ping was suddenly overwhelmed by her aromatic sensation that he was not resisting anymore…
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:31:54 GMT
Chapter 142: The Guardian of the Tenth Floor
The curtains were made from the outer garment of the maidens and were fastened together by their weapons.
It was not the weird make shift curtains that got Yang Min’s attention nor was she attentive to the others that were at the other side of the curtains.
It was Yi Ping!
And now Yang Min was looking shyly at Yi Ping as she gathered her clothing close to her, “Thank you…”
Yi Ping was flustered, “I…sorry…”
Yang Min and Yi Ping immediately said at the same time, “You don’t have to…say sorry (Yang Min)…say thank you (Yi Ping)…”
Both immediately became flustered as they looked down hastily!
Yi Ping said hastily, “I will teach you the Absolute Spirits Intricate Formula so that the effects of the Peacock Heresy will not happen again…”
Yang Min nodded quietly, “And…?”
Yi Ping stammered, “And…?”
Yang Min looked dolefully at him, “Nothing else?”
Her eyes were extremely woeful that it caused Yi Ping to be extremely startled.
Yi Ping asked, “Maiden Yang, what is wrong?”
Yang Min said ruefully, “Why are you being still so polite to me?”
“Because he is dumb!” It was Lele who had said aloud from behind the curtains!
Yang Min and Yi Ping became flustered again. They had forgotten that the others are behind the curtains!
It seemed that time had stopped for them…
Yang Min quickly said, “You can address me as Min’Er. That is what my sisters Shi Shi and Jing’Er have always addressed me…”
Yi Ping murmured, “Min’Er…”
Yang Min gave a gentle smile, “Good. That is right.”
She soon turned to look at the curtains as she said firmly, “But you don’t have to feel responsible for anything. I am…no longer chaste a long time ago. After all, you are only trying to help me. What we just experienced was only a physical exchange and not a spiritual exchange…”
“What a callous remark!” It was Lie Qing and she had interrupted coldly from behind the curtains!
“It is really is!” It was Lele!
The Goddess Isa blurted out too, “Only a physical exchange? Hmph!”
“Poor Yi Ping. Fancy he is just a tool that just got made use of.” It was Lingfeng and she was equally sarcastic!
Youxue was also remarking coldly, “Or maybe she is secretly wishing otherwise but pretending to be likewise!”
The sharp remarks from these maidens caused Yang Min and Yi Ping to be completely quiet as they looked shyly to the ground…
“Yi Ping, you must take care of Min’Er.” It was Jing’Er and her voice was trembling…
Shi Shi said melancholy, “Ping’Er, you have no idea what you are missing…”
Yi Ping really did not dare to look at Yang Min for she was too heavenly to behold that Yi Ping was secretly reciting the Absolute Spirits Intricate Formula to calm himself down…
Yang Min said quietly, “Thank you. We should get ready to storm the sealed gate now, am I right?”
Yi Ping nodded as he replied, “That is right…”
Yang Min said, “Good! Let’s get ready! I am dying to know what is on the other side already!”
Yi Ping nodded as he said, “Let go then!”
Lingfeng interrupted, “Not so easy!”
Yi Ping was startled, “Huh?!”
Lingfeng said nonchalantly, “Wait for another hour or so. We still need the time to recuperate our lost vital strength. But not too long because the longer we stay here, the more tired we are.”
It was true. It did not matter how good their mediation techniques were; if they had stayed here far longer than necessary, their strength would eventually be sapped by the relentless martial winds that were ever present here!
In short, they were all taking short burst of rest and tried to focus all their martial strength as much as possible within this crucial hour for the forthcoming fight!
Yi Ping was solemn as he asked quietly, “Lingfeng, please tell me what we will encounter inside?”
Lele asked, “I am curious too. Why can’t we just barge into the gate instead of suffering from the nerve racking martial windforce that is here?”
There was a soft laughter from Lingfeng from behind the curtains as she said, “It may be nothing.”
Yi Ping was startled, “Nothing?”
Lingfeng explained, “On every floor of the Stellar Sanctuary, there are eight different entrances to the next level.”
The Goddess Aiel gasped, “Eight? I didn’t know about it…”
The Universal Old Man laughed jovially, “The Heaveness has been researching the Stellar Sanctuary for a long time and is more attentive than most.”
Han Lin laughed softly, “What kind of an immortal practitioner are you? You didn’t know anything…”
The Goddess Isa said quietly, “I didn’t know either.”
There was silent from behind the curtains. It was obvious that Han Lin did not dare to poke fun at the Goddess Isa!
Lingfeng continued, “The entire Stellar Sanctuary is organized according to principle the eight trigrams and nine palace hall diagram. Naturally when it is organized in this way, there is a life and a death gate…”
Lie Qing was startled as she interrupted, “If this is the life gate then there won’t be anything inside and we can go directly to the next level? But what if it is a death gate?”
Lingfeng said quietly, “Then be prepared for the worst.”
Lele said unhappily, “What is it? You are saying that the Stellar Sanctuary is a place that depends entirely on luck? There are a hundred levels to this place and what are the odds of not encountering the death gate?”
Han Lin laughed jovially, “So that is why the Lord Supreme divides everyone for the gates. But those who are ignorant choose not to listen and band together in numbers!”
Jing’Er was startled, “And if they choose the death gate at the same time, they will perish together?”
The Goddess Aiel said, “Also, at all times, there are divine beasts roaming the different levels of the Stellar Sanctuary. With so many people, they are easy targets for the divine beasts…”
Shi Shi asked anxiously, “Is there any way for us to know where the death gate is?”
She was asking the obvious!
But Lingfeng replied, “It is hard but not impossible.”
Everyone was startled that the Heaveness had a way of knowing! What an astonishing surprise!
The Goddess Aiel was startled, “So how?”
Lingfeng replied, “We need to find the other seven gates first before the entire floor shifts itself. Once we can map out all the gates location it will be possible to divine the death gate or at least very least avoid the gate which seems the most likely.”
It was as good as not saying!
The difficulties in finding the other seven gates were not only fraught with dangers but also extremely time consuming!
And they only got three months left!
Yi Ping waited for Yang Min to be modesty dressed before he stepped through the curtain as he said, “Then it may be a risk that we have to take. One hour then, so be it…”
But as he stepped forth through the curtains he was startled to see all the maidens were flushing red and looking sheepishly while the Universal Old Man was sitting with his back facing him.
The Universal Old Man turned around to meet Yi Ping’s glaze and startling him further; his face was badly bruised!
The Universal Old Man smiled bitterly as he said with some difficulty, “I just have a fall. That’s all. You don’t need to be surprised. At least I am not a eunuch…”
Yi Ping could only smile bitterly as he looked at all the maidens who were all looking shyly at him and that included Yixian!
One hour later…
Yi Ping and his group were looking quietly at the bronze sealed gate with intricate gold patterns…
Yi Ping raised his voice, “Let’s go in!”
Yi Ping took the led even as Lingfeng and the Universal Old Man stepped forward at the same time.
He said, “Allow me.”
He looked at the towering gate as he tried to push the gate open but failed.
He growled.
Lingfeng giggled and it was followed by the Goddess Aiel and Han Lin.
Yi Ping asked, “We need a key to open this gate?”
Lingfeng laughed softly, “This gate needs ninety years of martial power to force it open. That is why.”
Yi Ping had a sudden realization.
All the trials of the Stellar Sanctuary seemed to be aimed at draining the practitioner’s strength!
The Goddess Isa said quietly, “Let me have a go then.”
Yi Ping said weakly as he insisted, “Let me…”
Without waiting for the Goddess Isa to reply him, Yi Ping had mustered his entire martial power as he pushed against the gate with a great martial shout. “Ultrapowerful Force!”
A powerful burst of martial force struck the sealed gate with a shattering impact and forcing it to swing open as it revealed a long towering passage!
Lingfeng immediately urged everyone, “Hurry, once the gate has fully swung open it will swung itself shut again!”
With that, everyone hastily entered the towering passage!
Immediately, they could feel a sense of relief!
It was because they had finally broken freed of the martial windforce which was sapping their strength!
Among them, Jing’Er and Yang Min were walking with half their eyes closed. It was because they were simply too tired!
Shi Shi said to them, “Unless it is absolute necessary, stay at the back first.”
Jing’Er and Yang Min nodded weakly.
The passage itself was imposing and it soon led to another imposing chamber.
At the end of the chamber were a gigantic bronze statue of a humanoid with a bull head and a shimmering light behind it!
Lingfeng gasped, “Demon Bull King!”
Even the Goddess Aiel had turned ashen as she muttered, “Everyone, I think we have found the death gate…”
Han Lin muttered out, “I know I shouldn’t have followed you…”
They were referring to the bronze humanoid statue with the bull head and in its massive hand was an equally massive long axe!
It was thrice as tall as them and its eyes were a deep glowing red!
Yi Ping was startled when he saw the red glowing eyes. It was because it looked like the statue was alive!
Scattered around the chamber was messy debris of an earlier fight!
The Goddess Aiel scanned the chamber quickly and immediately noticed there were aftermaths of sword energies scattered around the chamber, “Sword energies! The Immortal Saint of Swords has been here?”
The Universal Old Man muttered, “The guardian statue is still here. The Immortal Saint of Swords has lost…”
Lingfeng immediately said, “Rubbish. He isn’t that weak and is like a cockroach. I wish though!”
Yi Ping smiled bitterly as he looked around, “Don’t be so mean…”
Lingfeng smiled coldly to Yi Ping, “Alright. Then I wish he is dead. You are happy now?”
Yi Ping smiled weakly, “That is not what I mean.”
But they had no time to contemplate any of this!
It was because the statue appeared to be cracking and moving!
It was only then that Yi Ping realized that it was not a bronze statue but a living entity and its entire body seemed to be made of bronze!
Indeed a burst of martial force had just erupted from around it as it howled furiously!
Lingfeng said panicky, “Get ready! This monster is not easy to defeat and be on your alert. We are unlikely to survive one hit from it!”
As soon as Lingfeng had warned them, the Demon Bull King had raised its gigantic axe and swung it at them!
Immediately a burst of powerful martial force exploded towards them!
Yixian immediately stepped forth as she raised her fingers to display the Divine Emerald Skill to meet the incoming force!
Youxue called out panicky, “No wait!”
But as soon as Yixian had used her martial power to display the Divine Emerald Force, she was struck by a tremendous force that sent her sliding ten steps backward!
Youxue immediately stepped in as she displayed the Divine Emerald Force with her right hand and the Dominating Force with her left hand!
Immediately there was a shattering burst of incredulous martial explosion that flung Youxue and Yixian backward at the same time!
Youxue and Yixian had immediately coughed out blood but they were quickly caught by Lingfeng and the Goddess Aiel!
Yi Ping was panicky, “Xian’Er, Xue’Er!”
The Goddess Aiel had displayed her Inverting Universe Divine Force as she neutralized the weakened offensive martial force as she said weakly, “This monster is impervious to most martial forces. Only divine weapons and superior sword techniques are able to defeat it. Hurry!”
But halfway through her warnings, Yi Ping had already raised the Celestial Alice as he intercepted the Demon Bull King when he saw it preparing a charge at them!
There was several resounding furious sparkling as sword and axe struck at the same time!
Yi Ping gasped as he was forced back three steps, “So strong!”
But the Demon Bull King was also forced back one step back!
Lingfeng gasped as she raised her palm to catch Yi Ping from behind him with her Divine Invigorate Force, “You…can actually knock it back?!”
At the same time the Celeste Wind Maiden had raised her Celeste Wind as she unleashed flurries of sword strokes on the Demon Bull King as she seized the opportunity to attack it when it was off-guarded!
Her windy sword techniques exploded furiously on the body of the Demon Bull King with loud thunderous explosive forces that were so powerful that everyone was forced to raise their defenses up or take backward steps!
But her sword strokes seemed to have no effect as the Demon Bull King made quick recovery as it swung its axe against her!
Before the axe had reached her, the imploding wind force had already struck the Celeste Wind Maiden and sent her flying backward!
Yi Ping raised the Celestial Alice to shield himself from the furious martial windforce as he shouted panicky even as he took forceful steps forward, “Xiao Qian!”
But because he had not recovered from his previous exchange with the Demon Bull King, he coughed out a bout of blood!
The Goddess Isa had raised her Divine Constellation Sword as she turned aside the daunting martial windforce with her own martial windforce as she intercepted the Demon Bull King thus saving the Celeste Wind Maiden from the worst!
Lie Qing was not slow to react either as she hit the Demon Bull King hard with seven bursts of lethal sword energies, “Pandora Merciless Strike!”
This time the Demon Bull King staggered one step backward!
Lele quickly seized the opportunity to slash the Demon Bull King on its kneecap with the Divine Echo and causing the Demon Bull King to become even more enraged as its eyes turned a deep crimson!
Immediately bursts of martial windforce erupted around it and pushing everyone backward!
The Demon Bull King seemed to be glowing red and the air around them was suffocating hot!
It was so hot that steams of vapors were condensing all around them!
The Universal Old Man warned, “Raised your martial power to its highest level and step back. In no time, we will all be boiled alive by the heat. Alas, why am I so unlucky today…”
Lingfeng had raised her Divine Invigorate Force to calm the temperature around her as she smiled bitterly, “Fried alive you mean.”
The Goddess Isa warned quietly, “It is really upset now. Oh well, guess we hit it hard enough.”
Lingfeng smiled bitterly at the humor of the Goddess Isa.
Lele gasped breathlessly to the Goddess Isa, “You still have the humor to joke. Our martial strength is almost drained…”
She stopped. It was because Yi Ping, Yixian, the Goddess Isa and Lie Qing were standing in front of them and suddenly the furious heatwave had calmed down.
She was not the only one who was startled. The Universal Old Man, the Heaveness, the Celeste Wind Maiden, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, Yang Min, Youxue, the Goddess Aiel and Han Lin were startled as well!
Yi Ping was holding the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice. There was lit of burning sparks around him but otherwise the furious heatwave did not have any effect on Yi Ping!
Yi Ping himself was also surprised that he could stand straight in the face of the superheated air. He would learn later that the blood of the Kirin that was his veins would cause him to have a latent resistance against heat.
But at his moment as he grasped the two Celestial Alices, he would feel life force energies coursing through to him and filling him with strength as his vigor recovered.
Even the slight movement of the two Celestial Alices would cause small fluttering martial windforce to occur!
Somehow when he had awakened his Heaven Eyes, his Boundless Force also appeared to have grown in strength too!
Yixian had suppressed the fiery heat with her epitome Eternal Heavenly Tears as she drawn out the Heavenly Earth Sword while Lie Qing was shielded from the fiery heat by nine hovering protective martial force!
There was a faint golden aura around the Goddess Isa as she touched her forehead gently as she muttered, “How wonderful is this feeling. I have finally got my divine strength back…”
The Demon Bull King bellowed with a mighty terrifying scream that shook the entire place as it charged forward at them!
Lingfeng panicky called out, “Yi Ping! Don’t engage its charge…”
But it was too late!
Yi Ping had already swung the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice as he met its charge headlong with a smashing crash!
“The Heavens Encompassing Stroke!”
Yi Ping had executed the Heavens Encompassing Stroke with both Celestial Alices at the same time!
There was a thunderous explosive burst of martial impact as the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice shimmered and released incredulous amount of force that knocked the Demon Bull King backward!
But the Demon Bull King was quick to recover as it slashed furiously at Yi Ping, Yixian, Lie Qing and the Goddess Isa at the same time!
Even though the Demon Bull King was large, its attacks were not slow at all. In fact it was raining hacking blows one after another with such incredulous force that the air and ground around it was exploding thunderously!
A bursting martial cloud of debris and dust were soon mushrooming around them!
The rest of the group could only see Yi Ping, Yixian, Lie Qing and the Goddess Isa turned into shade of shadows as they retaliated against the Demon Bull King with dozens of attacks in a blink of an eye!
They could only see was their shadowy movements and the beaming light of their swords!
The shadowy figure of the Demon Bull King was towering over them as it swung its axe to and forth with incredulous speed as it exploded the ground continuous with its gruesome ear-piercing impact!
Indeed lesser mortals would never have dared to approach it!
But Yi Ping, Yixian, Lie Qing and the Goddess Isa were hitting it with dozens of attacks in all directions!
Lingfeng was incredulous as she gasped, “They didn’t flinch at all. They can actually withstand the might of the Demon Bull King…”
The Universal Old Man was gasping, “So that is the strength of the practitioners of the Greater Heaven Position and above…”
Lele muttered, “Lie Qing didn’t have any marking at all…”
The Universal Old Man smiled weakly, “True but do you know that her Invincible Divine Force is renowned throughout the Celestial Realm as well?”
Lele asked, “Is it?”
The Universal Old Man nodded, “And your Celestial Force…”
Lingfeng shot the Universal Old Man a sharp look, “You talk too much.”
Lele muttered unhappily, “Secrets again? Lingfeng, do we still have secrets among us? Do you still remember how I risk my life to help you save Yi Ping?”
Lingfeng smiled coldly, “And you end up taking him for good.”
Lele laughed softly as she muttered shyly, “Alas! That is an accident!”
All of a sudden everyone had frozen on the spot!
It was because the fighting had suddenly stopped!
It was because Yi Ping had suddenly caught the full blunt of the onslaught of the Demon Bull King with the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice!
An implosion so loud that the entire chamber was shaking violently!
It was so violent that the Goddess Isa, the Celestial Fairy and the Heavenly Temptress were flung aside!
Lele cried out panicky, “Sister Xian’Er, Lie Qing!”
The Goddess Isa quickly swung her divine sword backward to stabilize herself before hitting the wall with a loud impact!
She muttered weakly but it was audible in everyone’s ears due to her superior internal strength, “Curse it. I am too careless. I didn’t think that it still have such a powerful secret killing technique…”
But the same could not be said for Lie Qing as she coughed out blood as she landed with a tremendous impact on the wall and all her hovering energy spheres were dissipated in a single instant!
As for the Celestial Fairy, she had displayed the Absolute Defense Stance of the Divine Emerald Skill as she lifted her left hand to cushion the slinging force. But she too crushed into the wall with a thunderous explosive impact!
But both the Demon Bull King and Yi Ping appeared to be not moving!
The towering Demon Bull King soon emerged from the thick dust. Even though it was covered with multiple cuts and slashes but it did not appeared to have any effect on its bronze body!
Yi Ping had caught hold of the gigantic axe with the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice as he crossed the divine swords over his head!
All of a sudden the Demon Bull King began to move!
However the movements of the Demon Bull King were incredulous slow as it staggered backward before it fell on its knees with a loud impact!
Then it tried to get up clumsily but it soon staggered backward again before falling with a loud crashing impact!
It was only when the Demon Bull King had released its heavy weight upon Yi Ping did he recovered his sense as he said trembling, “I…I have won?”
As he collapsed onto his knees while holding the Celestial Alices for support, everyone could see that his arms were shaking uncontrollably!
Lingfeng was startled as she covered her mouth tearfully…
The Goddess Aiel too was gasping as she covered her mouth, “He kills the Demon Bull King?! But how?”
Han Lin collapsed weakly beside the Goddess Aiel as she stared in disbelief, “This is the death gate…we have actually pulled through the death gate!”
The Goddess Isa hurried to Yi Ping as she smiled at him gently, “Yes silly, you have won! You are indeed the Dark Chaos Lord! But first…”
She turned towards the Demon Bull King as she raised her Divine Constellation Sword toward it.
Yi Ping gasped aloud, “What are you doing?”
Immediately there was an implosion as the Demon Bull King shattered into thousands of pieces and there were three silvery lights!
Immediately the Goddess Isa had a smile as she caught hold of the three silvery lights!
The Goddess Isa said wryly, “Don’t worry. This immortal monster is not real at all. It is only part of the Stellar Sanctuary. If we don’t shatter its body, the next party that comes along will be in for a nasty treat.”
Lingfeng said coldly, “For someone who says that she has never been to the Stellar Sanctuary, you sure know a lot. Surrender it now.”
The Goddess Isa asked coldly, “Surrender what?”
Lingfeng said coldly, “The three Heavenly Relics!”
The Heavenly Relics were the most divine of all metals and one of the reasons why so many celestial practitioners were risking their lives in the Stellar Sanctuary!
It was the divine metal that divine weapons were made of!
The Goddess Aiel muttered, “Isa, we are in it together but you have seized all the Heavenly Relics. Is that fair?”
The Goddess Isa said coolly, “We have so many of us here and not all play an equal role. Moreover I am the one that have found the Heavenly Relics first. According to the first rule for the Stellar Sanctuary, finder is keeper! Unless of course, you want to fight with me for it. That is fine with me.”
Lie Qing cursed softly under her breath, “She sure learns fast for someone that sleeps for thousands of years…”
Han Lin moaned, “If I have my Heaven Eyes back, I will surely teach you a lesson…”
The Goddess Isa had heard her as she said coldly, “But I remember how you have lost to me.”
Han Lin smiled weakly, “That is because you have a divine sword in your hands. Dare you not to use your divine sword!”
Yi Ping said weakly, “Isa, give me the other two Heavenly Relics. Keep the other one for yourself. I know that you need one for your armor.”
To the surprise of everyone, the Goddess Isa quietly handed over the other two Heavenly Relics to Yi Ping without a word!
Yi Ping said, “Thank you.”
As Yi Ping clasped the two Heavenly Relics, he immediately noticed how heavy it was!
But he quickly said, “Later, we will think of the best way to distribute all the loots that we have found in the Stellar Sanctuary. I will try to be as fair as possible to everyone…”
Yang Min smiled, “Anything. I believe in you.”
Jing’Er looked at Yang Min with a quiet soft sigh…
Han Lin looked at Yi Ping shyly, “I put my faith in you.”
The Goddess Aiel was smiling shyly as well, “Anything…”
The Goddess Isa said gently, “I am good with it too.”
Yi Ping turned to look at the group especially Lie Qing and Yixian as he asked weakly, “Xian’Er, Qing’Er, you are both alright?”
Lie Qing winked at Yi Ping, “I am alright. I just got a little careless only.”
Yixian nodded gently, “I am alright!”
She walked to him and held him, “Ping’Er, are you alright too?”
Yi Ping nodded, “I am alright too.”
He looked at the shimmering portal at the end of the chamber, “Is that the entrance of the next floor? Let’s go…”
Yi Ping had suddenly noticed that Lingfeng was silent so he asked, “Lingfeng, what is wrong?”
Lingfeng said quietly, “Nothing. I am wondering who else has been here other than us? Or someone else is luring us here intentional?”
The Universal Old Man laughed, “It doesn’t matter anymore. We have pulled through now. Let us be on our way first. We can always ponder along the way!”
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:32:54 GMT
Chapter 143: The Eight Heavenly Dragon Generals
Yi Ping was dumbfounded by the sight that was in front of him as he stepped forth from the shimmering portal!
Ahead of him were lush meadows and rolling grasslands with lofty mountains behind.
It was a sight that he had not seen for a long time and it reminded him of the lower realm.
But still there were obvious differences!
One was that the entire heaven was white with lofty clouds covering it and not a single blue sky could be seen!
Two was that dozens of floating islands dotted the heavens above!
Yi Ping murmured, “I thought that we are in the Stellar Sanctuary? Isn’t this supposed to be the eleventh floor of the Stellar Sanctuary?”
Yi Ping was not the only one who was astonished.
Shi Shi, Jing’Er, Yang Min, Yixian, Lele, Lie Qing, Youxue and the Celeste Wind Maiden were gasping breathlessly at the grandeur view!
Lele asked, “Where are we?”
Lie Qing was also asking, “Are we still in the Stellar Sanctuary?”
Lingfeng the Heaveness laughed softly, “Of course we are still in the Stellar Sanctuary. We have never left it in the first place!”
The Goddess Aiel smiled mysteriously at them as she said, “Welcome to the Immortal Realm!”
Her sweeping statement immediately stunned everyone except for Lingfeng, the Universal Old Man, Han Lin and the Goddess Isa!
The Universal Old Man laughed jovially as he patted his pot belly, “Or rather a glimpse of the Immortal Realm!”
Yi Ping stammered, “This is the Stellar Sanctuary as well as the Immortal Realm? But how do we reach the twelfth floor if um…there are no floors here?”
He was actually horrified even though the entire scene looked entirely tranquil.
He knew that he had only one target in sight; that was to reach the top of the Stellar Sanctuary.
Why did he have to do so?
Was it because the very last time that he had seen Maiden Ziyan, he had noticed her woeful look and ever since then it had been etched deeply into his memory?
That night she had said to him, “If you know who I am then we may not be friends and things may not be the same again.”
Or was it because she had hinted to him that he was the one that had almost driven her to end her life?
That night…
He shook his head in disbelief, “But I don’t understand. What is the reason that you want to take away your own life?”
He seemed to hit the crux of her heart; she stumbled slightly backward with blank expressions while muttering, “That is because…”
She inhaled deeply, “…I have promised someone. If someone can awaken the Celestial Alice then I will destroy the Astronomic Stellar Formation on my own accord….”
He clenched his fists and his eyes were burning with fury, “That someone! He is too cruel to ask you to do such a thing! You have almost perished inside because of that!”
She turned around while muttering, “Is that so? I don’t think so.”
She had turned around and was looking quietly at him, “That is because he is right here now.”
Was he that cruel someone that she was mentioning?
Or was it because of what she had said, “If you want to find me, you must ascend the Stellar Sanctuary or look for me in the Immortal Realm of the Ninth Heavens. I will be at the Eternal City that is beyond time reckoning. You must come…”
Or was it because she had pleaded with him as she made a tearful dash out of the room, “Even if I wait for you for a thousand years, you must come…You mustn’t forget about me and must come!”
Yi Ping muttered to himself, “The Eternal City that is beyond time reckoning…”
His thoughts were interrupted by the maidens who had never been to the Stellar Sanctuary that were behind him as they too were startled by what they were seeing.
Lele gasped, “This is the Stellar Sanctuary? Or rather, are we still in the Stellar Sanctuary?”
Shi Shi was stumped by what she was seeing, “How do we reach the next level then?”
Yang Min despite her intelligence was too dazed for words as she looked around her as she muttered, “There are so many floating islands in the skies…”
Indeed!
Shi Shi was muttering, “It is so beautiful especially the waterfalls that are on top of some of these floating islands…”
Jing’Er murmured, “Why won’t these floating islands fall…where are we?”
Lingfeng smiled, “You will soon know…”
All of a sudden there was brilliant light in the heavens above!
A shimmer in the lofty skies above could be seen that was shaped like a towering figure of a man in a meditating pose and there was a stunning light that was behind him!
This towering figure that hovered in the skies seemed to be shaped by shimmering grey clouds which made his apparition seemed all too real!
Yi Ping was stunned by the sight as he muttered, “What is that?”
He was in awe but he was not the only one.
There seemed to be an invisible emanation that seemed to cause everyone to develop a compelling fascination with the apparition!
The Goddess Isa had turned completely ashen as she fell upon her knees as she gasped with trembling voice, “The Great God Pangu!”
The Goddess Aiel laughed softly, “Don’t worry, that is not real. That is what I have thought too when I have first come here in the past.”
The Goddess Isa muttered softly, “Really?”
The Goddess Aiel nodded as she said firmly, “Yes, it is only a mirage. Nothing else.”
All of a sudden, the apparition in the skies above reverberated aloud, “Welcome to the Inner Stellar Sanctuary…”
The Goddess Isa was even more startled as she gasped, “The Great God Pangu can speak! He is real…”
Han Lin laughed jovially, “He is not real. He is always repeating the same thing to anyone that has reached to this point. I can almost recite what he is going to say next!”
The Goddess Aiel laughed gently as she said, “This mirage only exists in the minds of those that first reach here. How that can possibly happens, I do not know.”
The apparition reverberated, “Only the enlightened ones will be able to reach this place so that they may grasp the secrets of the divine. This realm is the recreation of the Eternal Realm. Blessed are those that are able to catch a glimpse of it!”
Lie Qing, Lele, Jing’Er, Yang Min, Yixian, Youxue and Shi Shi were gasping in astonishments!
Youxue gasped, “The Immortal Realm? So that is how it looks like?”
The apparition had paused for a while before resuming, “Surely you must be wondering who I am. I am the Great God Pangu!”
The apparition added with a laugh, “You must be wondering where the next level is. It is the mountains that are just beyond the plain. The pain that is beyond is called the World’s End. But beware there are many mountains out there. How do you know which is the true mountain that will lead you to the true Eternal Realm?”
The Universal Old Man muttered, “I don’t want to find the Eternal Realm. I just want to find the immortal practice and the way to the Immortal Realm…”
He looked at the Goddess Aiel and the Goddess Isa as he thought, “Why am I in the Stellar Sanctuary and risking my life? We have two immortal practitioners here. Isn’t it simpler to ask them for the immortal practice instead…but one question still remains; where is the Immortal Realm and how to reach it?”
Lingfeng was also secretly looking at the Goddess Aiel and the Goddess Isa as she thought, “All along, we have thought that the forbidden Eternal Realm is the Immortal Realm that we are thriving for. How wrong we are! It seems that there is an even higher realm that the Immortal Realm…”
Han Lin yawned softly, “The highest mountain peak naturally…”
The apparition laughed, “The highest mountain peak naturally will lead you to the true immortal realm…”
Han Lin continued, “And it is located in the center of the World’s End.”
The apparition laughed, “And it is located in the center of the World’s End!”
Yi Ping turned to the look at the mountains in the horizon and he was startled to see that these mountains had no peaks! It was because these mountains were so lofty high that it had reached into the misty canopies that were above!
The apparition turned solemn, “It is up to you to reach the World’s End and to find the gate to the Eternal Realm. Naturally, the extreme difficulties that you will have encountered and the more powerful guardians that you will encounter along the way is the indication that you are near to the end…”
Han Lin yawned, “He is stating only the obvious. While you may be seeing a multitude of mountains that can be approach from many sides but there are only one straight path. The mountains will get higher and higher as we approach the middle.”
The apparition began to shimmer and start to flicker, “…the Forbidden is lifted for those that have reached this realm. Use whatever means you can without restrictions without fear of the Divine Wraths for there are none in this realm.”
Han Lin said aloud, “No more. He is about to vanish soon and that is when our true journey starts!”
The Goddess Aiel said, “That is the end of his message.”
Lingfeng nodded as she gave a soft sigh, “From this point onward, the Forbidden is lifted. We can freely discuss about the forbidden without any repercussions. But be warned, you are not to discuss about anything that you have seen or heard when we have made it out of here or you will surely die…”
The Universal Old Man nodded, “That is right. Let us be on our way…”
All of a sudden the vanishing faint blue apparition above flickered again as it turned golden as the apparition resonated, “You have finally come! My long wait is worth it! Good!”
All of a sudden Lingfeng, the Goddess Aiel, Han Lin and the Universal Old Man who thought that they knew it all had suddenly turned ashen for they had heard it too!
Jing’Er stammered out after noticing their expressions, “Isn’t the mirage supposed to disappear already?”
Yang Min stole a glance at Yi Ping before chuckling, “Maybe this Great God Pangu is getting senile and getting long winded!”
All of a sudden there was a sudden freak of blue lightning bolt that struck the ground in front of her!
Yang Min immediately turned ashen as she fell upon her knees as she cried out in fright, “Great God Pangu, forgive me…”
Yi Ping had drawn out the Celestial Alice as he stared at the apparition, “What are you?! Don’t you harm Maiden Yang!”
The Goddess Aiel, the Universal Old Man, Lingfeng, Han Lin and even the Goddess Isa were all panicky trying to calm him down by urging softly, “Be respectful!”
The apparition seemed to stare at Yi Ping while saying, “You dare to be disrespectful to me?”
Immediately everyone could feel a terrifying presence that was threatening to overwhelm them and they were all trembling with fear!
Lingfeng was stunned, “This isn’t supposed to be happening. It is all just in the mind…”
The Goddess Aiel murmured softly, “But we are all in Stellar Sanctuary as well. What if we are all in the Great God Pangu mind as well…”
The Goddess Isa was pleading, “Yi Ping…you got to restraint yourself…we are in the presence of an entity that is above us…”
Yixian said, “Ping’Er, you must stay calm. Focus yourself with the Emotionless Rhythm that I have taught you. Perhaps this Great God Pangu is able to sense the emotions of the mind.”
But Yi Ping said defiantly, “If anyone wants to get any of my acquaintances then I will fight them. Great God or not.”
The apparition seemed to laugh silently before vanishing out of sight all of a sudden to the utter surprise of everyone!
“You have finally come! Good, good, good! Perhaps this time round you will finally be able to succeed. As promise, this is what I have owed you.” That was the last words of the apparition before it completely vanished but not before striking Yi Ping with a white streak of lightning!
Everyone was startled!
But that white streak of lightning seemed to have disappeared as soon as it struck Yi Ping.
Yi Ping was grasping his chest but he had felt nothing extraordinary while muttering, “Where did he go?”
As he turned around and was about to ask the rest for answers, he was startled to see Lingfeng, the Goddess Aiel, the Goddess Isa, Han Lin and the rest looking at him weirdly.
The Goddess Aiel was next to Yi Ping in the next instant as she whispered politely, “Can I examine your pulse?”
Yi Ping nodded weakly, “Yes…”
The Goddess Aiel did not waste any time to examine his pulses earnestly before she stammered out, “I think...I am going to faint. I feel a strong intricate energy in his pulse…”
The Goddess Isa immediately reached out to feel Yi Ping’s pulse as well as she helpfully offered a suggestion, “Is it the Pangu Intricate Energy?”
The Goddess Aiel turned pale immediately as she murmured, “I do not know for sure…”
The Goddess Isa was smiling, “The Goddess Theocracy has a forbidden legend…”
The Goddess Aiel looked blankly at the Goddess Isa as she interrupted softly, “Do you think he is the one?”
Han Lin asked curiously, “What are the two of you exchanging? Quick share it or I will be mad!”
The Goddess Aiel said quietly, “I cannot tell you. This is one of the forbidden secrets of the Goddess Theocracy. If I reveal it to you then I am afraid that the Goddess Isa will not spare you.”
The Goddess Isa added, “Trust me I surely will.”
Han Lin said unhappily, “The two of you are the outcasts of the Goddess Theocracy. What is wrong with the two of you? To think that you are still keeping the secrets for the Goddess Theocracy. What do you think Yi Ping?”
Yi Ping was startled that Han Lin was suddenly asking for his opinion. Now that he had reached the Great Emptiness Translucence, he could see the affections within her eyes for him. This was something that he was most afraid of!
Lele growled softly, “When did Yi Ping becomes your friend?”
Even the quiet Celeste Wind Maiden could not resist adding a snide remark, “Alas! It seems that she has forgotten about Jing’Er and me already!”
Han Lin began to fluster as she protested weakly, “Isn’t it obvious that the Great God Pangu is referring to Yi Ping?”
The Celeste Wind Maiden smiled coldly, “Oh that I really do not know. He could be referring to the Celestial Fairy, the Heavenly Temptress or even the Goddess Isa. After all, the Goddess Isa seems to recognize him!”
The Goddess Isa smiled weakly, “That is because the Great God Pangu is the High God of the Pangu Race and I am his priestess…”
Yang Min suddenly asked, “Huh? You mean that the Goddess Theocracy is actually the Priestess Order of the Great God Pangu?”
Just as the Goddess Aiel was about to say something, she had suddenly noticed that the Goddess Isa had unsheathed her divine sword!
The Goddess Aiel was startled as she stammered fearfully, “I…I didn’t say anything!”
Even Yi Ping was panicky, “Isa, hold!”
But the Goddess Isa was looking at her surroundings as she shifted her eyes around her, “I am too careless. There are actually three super exponents in this vicinity and I have failed to notice them!”
Everyone was startled as they quickly turned around to scan the surroundings!
But to the visible eyes, there were no one!
But Yi Ping suddenly said, “I sense that there are five others in this vicinity…”
The Goddess Isa resonated with her Thousand Miles Divine Skill as her crystal clear voice echoed gently, “I know that you are there. Why don’t you show yourself up?”
Three shadows began to leap into view from the horizon of the terrain.
In a blink of an eye, three old monks had quietly walked into view!
The old monk in the middle was garbed in a yellow robe while the other two old monks were garbed in a black robe.
The old monk in the middle was carrying a long scepter which immediately caught everyone’s attention; judging by the divine aura of the long scepter, it was a divine weapon and a potent one!
But everyone was trembling slightly when they had caught sight of them; Not only were their eyes were a deep golden in color but their foreheads all had a red dot!
The Universal Old Man had immediately stepped in front of Yi Ping as he raised his palm, “Be wary! They are not to be underestimated!”
Yi Ping was startled for he had never seen his protégé master been this serious before!
The Goddess Isa shot them the same warning as she gasped, “On your guard! They are no ordinary foes! They are all at least in the Greater Stellar Position and above!”
Yi Ping immediately pointed his sword at them as he raised his voice, “Who are you?”
The Goddess Aiel hummed coldly at them, “I am really surprise!”
The old monk in the middle laughed, “We want to be discreet but unfortunately we got found out. What have we here? So it is the Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel! Why are you in the company of the mortals?”
The Goddess Isa hummed coldly, “You shouldn’t be here at all. This place is forbidden to you.”
The old monk in the middle laughed again, “What is forbidden and what is not forbidden? Is there to draw a line so precisely?”
The old monk on the left said coldly as he looked at them one by one, “I am really surprise at the number of divine weapons that are in your group. Unfortunately, it seems that we are three and you are only one.”
The Goddess Isa hummed coldly, “Even though there are three of you, do you think I am afraid of you?”
Lele was fuming as she interrupted, “So in your eyes, the rest of us are invisible?!”
The old monk on the right said coldly, “That is right! While the lot of you have divine weapons and some of you have even managed to open your Heaven’s Eyes but I can’t say for your state of divinity. Alright then! To prevent further bloodshed and to aid you to cultivate your immature state of divinity further, we just have to take away your heavenly relics and your divine swords!”
Immediately Lele answered back coldly, “Insolent! You dare? Just who are you?!”
The old monk on the right raised his palm as he said quietly, “You have to be polite when addressing me or you be burned in the furies of hell!”
All of a sudden a powerful palm force exploded forcefully outward as he raised his palm!
Immediately everyone could feel that the entire air seemed to be collapsing upon them with a suffocating pressure and that the entire ground seemed to be moving as well!
Yi Ping immediately shouted as he raised right palm forward as he displayed the Ultrapowerful Force, “The Big Dipper Hands! Everyone back!”
The Universal Old Man raised both his palms forward to display the Ultrapowerful Force too while the Goddess Isa swung her Divine Constellation Sword to deflect the incoming earthshaking force!
Immediately there were several thunderous claps of impact as the Universal Old Man was forced back several steps back while Yi Ping was forced to take three steps backward!
The ground below Yi Ping and the Universal Old Man had exploded with a thunderous impact for each step backward that they had taken!
Immediately the Universal Old Man began to wobble before coughing out blood!
Yi Ping was panicky, “Protégé master!”
Even the Goddess Aiel panicky cried out, “Old Man!” But so great was the martial windforce that she was flung more than ten steps back!
Lingfeng tried to step forward to aid the Universal Old Man but she too, was not able to resist the martial windforce and was pushed back!
The Universal Old Man fell upon his knees as he muttered, “I am alright! I won’t die just yet!”
Only the Goddess Isa remained where she was!
Lele, Lie Qing, Yixian, the Celeste Wind Maiden, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, Yang Min, Han Lin and the Goddess Aiel were all forced to stumble backward by the earthshaking shockwave even though they were sheltered by the Goddess Isa, Yi Ping and the Universal Old Man!
The Celeste Wind Maiden stared blankly at the old monk that had just raised his palm. He had continued to stand casually on the same spot and had made no further move.
She thought fearfully, “What is going on? Why is it that I have such a loathsome feeling in my heart? I didn’t even have this feeling earlier…if they had attacked at the same time then how are we going to stand against them?”
The old monk that had just attacked said coolly, “You must know that I have already restrained myself and have given you my mercy just as Heaven is merciful to us all. I know that most of you are already drained by earlier battles and I didn’t want to take advantage of your pitiful straits. So don’t force me.”
He turned to Yi Ping to say, “It seems that you are much stronger than your protégé master. However, it is still futile to resist us. But how did you know our Big Dipper Hands? You have seen it before?”
Yi Ping hummed coldly and refused to divulge a single word!
The old monk continued, “It seems that the whole lot of you is really pitiful. If you have known who we are, you won’t be so impolite!”
The Goddess Isa interrupted coldly, “Don’t forget that it is us that have won supremacy over the Celestial Realm and not you.”
The old monk laughed, “You have won? The truth is that we have gone into retreat to further our attainments and to avoid worldly conflicts.”
The Goddess Isa interrupted coldly, “The truth is that you have lost and we have won. Today none of you will be allowed to leave here alive!”
The old monk on the left laughed jovially, “Shouldn’t that be the opposite?”
Yi Ping stepped forward as he managed a weak smile, “Old Seniors, why don’t you enlighten us who you are first?”
He turned to the Goddess Isa to say, “Isa, calm down first. Perhaps they didn’t mean us any harm. Why don’t we talk over it first?”
The Goddess Isa said quietly, “Maybe they won’t harm you but they won’t let me off.”
The Goddess Aiel said quietly, “The same goes to me too.”
Yi Ping said, “Maybe not…”
The old monk in the middle said coolly, “She is right. We won’t let them off. They have to come with us or they will have to face the consequences!”
Yi Ping was startled as he said angrily, “What feuds do you have? You are monks! Surely you can’t be so unreasonable?!”
The old monk in the middle replied, “What feuds do we have with them? They have killed hundreds of us!”
Yi Ping was startled as he looked at the Goddess Isa, “Is that true?”
The Goddess Isa nodded quietly before saying, “That is right. But Yi Ping, you don’t understand. We have no other choice.”
Yi Ping muttered, “No other choice?”
The old monk in the middle stared coldly at them before saying, “It seems that you did not know anything about what happens in the past. But I don’t fault you at all. Of course the Zen Practitioners did not want you to know their dark history at all!”
Yi Ping was startled, “The Zen Practitioners?”
The old monk nodded slowly, “There exist two groups of immortal practitioners in the Celestial Realm in the past; the Zen Practitioners and the Arhat Practitioners.”
Lingfeng was startled, “So you are the Arhat Practitioners?”
That was not exactly a question.
It was because this was the first time that she had heard that the immortal practitioners were actually divided into two main groups!
The old monk in the middle raised his long silver scepter at the Goddess Isa before saying,
“The Zen Practitioners and the Arhat Practitioners have been fighting each other for thousands of years without gaining an advantage over each other. However none of the conflicts actually develop into a full conflict between the two groups. The Zen and Arhat Practitioners are in turn grouped into many different clans. There are numerous conflicts among the Zen Practitioners and for the Arhat Practitioners as well. However one day…”
The Goddess Isa interrupted coldly, “However one day, the Arhat Practitioners decide that they want to seize the Stellar Sanctuary for themselves! Of course we won’t allow that to happen!”
The old man slammed his long silver scepter to the ground with a thunderous impact as he said furiously, “Rubbish! The Stellar Sanctuary is an artefect from the Great God Fan Tian. Just because it appears in your domain, it does not mean that you are the rightful owner!”
When he had slammed his long silver scepter into the ground, the shockwaves were so tremendous that everyone could feel the depth of the old monk’s internal strength.
Yi Ping was startled that the long silver scepter had actually sunk deep into the ground as he thought, “His internal strength is so strong. Will I be able to win him if a fight breaks out later?”
The Goddess Isa hummed coldly, “What a joke. Don’t tell it is yours? What Great God Fan Tian? It is obviously an artefact from the Great God Pangu!”
The Goddess Aiel whispered to the rest as she offered to clear some of their confusion, “It is an endless debate that continues to this day between the Zen Practitioners and the Arhat Practitioners. The Great God Pangu and the Great God Fan Tian refers to the same divine entity.”
The old monk with the long silver scepter said coldly, “The ten millennium years are up and you have wasted ten millennium years without finding out the true purpose of the Stellar Sanctuary. For ten millennium years, you have subjected the mortals to endless suffering and prevent many from seeking enlightenment.”
The Goddess Isa replied coldly, “You are twisting the facts, ain’t you? Those people that are behind me used to be mortals and now they are celestial practitioners. Did you not see how we have repopulated the Celestial Realm with them and prepare them to be immortal practitioners?”
The old monk hummed coldly, “You are saying that the dark celestial practitioners are also part of your plan? And even the mortals are living in the Celestial Realm now? One word, the Zen Practitioners have screwed up everything. Now it is time for the Arhat Practitioners to take your place.”
The Goddess Isa answered coldly, “I am really surprise that the renowned Lord Tian Zhong, one of the eight Heavenly Dragon Generals is actually capable of such a crude language!”
Lord Tian Zhong hummed coldly, “I am already polite to you but you are simply asking for it!”
Yi Ping was only playing scant attention. It was because he was looking at his surroundings. It was because earlier he had detected the presence of two others. But it seemed that the other two seemed to know that they had been detected by him and had taken further steps to remain invisible!
Or maybe he had been mistaken? It seemed strange that he was the only one that had detected them…
Are they friends or foes?
All of a sudden Lord Tian Zhong said malevolently, “Today the Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel must come with us!”
Without giving any warning Lord Tian Zhong had raised his long silver scepter against the Goddess Isa!
The Goddess Isa was not slow to react as she raised her Divine Constellation Sword as she said aloud, “Everyone back! This is not your fight!”
Immediately there was a beaming bright clash that exploded thunderous as the two divine weapons struck at the same time!
The imploding shockwaves were so great that almost everyone was forced to take hastily steps backward or forced to exercise their martial skills to defend against it!
At the same time the Goddess Isa and Lord Tian Zhong had coughed a bout of blood!
It was because their first strike was also their most powerful strike and they had exercised all their martial power as well as all their internal strength into it!
But Yi Ping had raised the Celestial Alice and displayed the Horizon Swordplay immediately to dissipate the exploding martial shockwave and at the same time he was shouting angrily as he intercepted Lord Tian Zhong and the Goddess Isa , “If you want to fight us then ask the other two to come out of their hiding places instead of sneaking around like tortoises!”
Lord Tian Zhong was a little startled that Yi Ping could dissipate their martial shockwaves without any ill-effects.
As he stepped back hastily when he was intercepted by Yi Ping, he shouted angrily. “Rubbish! There are only the three of us. Do you think we need to resort to any tricks to bring your exhausted party down? You have no idea who you are talking to and who I am!”
The Goddess Isa however was looking at her surroundings even as she exclaimed weakly, “There are two others in the vicinity? I didn’t sense any. Yi Ping, are you mistaken?”
Yi Ping was startled, “You didn’t sense them?”
Lord Tian Zhong hummed coldly as he halted the other two old monks, “Hold. I don’t need any help to bring the two of them down.”
He proceeded to say coldly to Yi Ping and the Goddess Isa, “If you want to fight me together or even your whole party, on the account that you are all not fully rested I don’t mind giving you an advantage. But you don’t have to resort to any tricks and should fight me with honor!”
The Goddess Isa whispered softly to Yi Ping, “Even though Lord Tian Zhong is a hateful person but he isn’t the type to lie…”
Yi Ping was startled, “I am mistaken?”
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:33:44 GMT
Chapter 144: The White Sage
But before Yi Ping could contemplate further Lord Tian Zhong had swung his long scepter at him!
Yi Ping took a quick glance at Lele, Lie Qing, Lingfeng and Yixian as he shook his head before he raised the Celestial Alice to say aloud, “I am alright. I have recovered half of my martial strength already!”
Everyone was astonished!
Lingfeng had quickly recovered up to thirty percent of her martial strength but that was only because of the effects of her Divine Invigorate Skill and that she had not been fighting at her full strength.
As for the Universal Old Man and the rest of the maidens, they were all battle weary and could barely muster their full strength to oppose this new threat!
Yixian nodded slightly as she took a step back as she closed her eyes in deep meditation. If she wants to help Yi Ping then she had to recover her martial strength as quickly as possible!
Lingfeng whispered softly, “Be careful!”
Lele cursed softly while Lie Qing was smiling weakly.
The Goddess Aiel whispered anxiously, “Yi Ping no please. Lord Tian Zhong is one of the super exponents of the Immortal Realm. You are not his match…”
Han Lin almost fainted but there was nothing that she could do!
There was a thunderous impact when Lord Tian Zhong had swung his long scepter and struck the Celestial Alice.
Yi Ping immediately coughed out blood as he was forced to take three steps back as he thought, “His martial prowess is like an unstoppable tidal wave…”
Yang Min, Shi Shi and Jing’Er gasped out at panicky the same time when Yi Ping had coughed out blood!
Youxue and the Celeste Wind Maiden were muttering, “Yi Ping…”
But Yi Ping murmured, “I am alright. He is not that strong…”
But before Lord Tian Zhong could swing his long scepter again, the Goddess Isa had displayed several wide cutting strokes to intercept him!
And at the same time Yi Ping had made a quick dodge as he separated the Celestial Alice to attack ambidextrously!
Lord Tian Zhong was taken aback as he exclaimed aloud, “Your divine sword is actually two divine swords?!”
Yi Ping answered coldly, “That is right!”
In a blink of an eye, Yi Ping had turned and slashed a dozen times at him!
Lord Tian Zhong was startled, “What is this swordplay?”
Yi Ping answered, “The Perfect Swordplay!”
Immediately bursting dust clouds flew out from the ground!
And everyone could only see three flashing shadows in the midst of the dust cloud as weapons and palms impacted thunderous from within!
Yi Ping had shouted as he slashed with the Celestial Antonym Alice, “Heavens Encompassing Technique!”
The Goddess Isa had also displayed her secret sword technique at the same time, “The Omega Constellation!”
Lord Tian Zhong had also shouted, “Dragon Subduing Demon Destroyer Stroke!”
Immediately there was a thunderous impact that ripped with such an earthshaking impact that everyone was swept off their feet, including the two other Arhat Practitioners!
When the thunderous impact had ended, Yi Ping and the Goddess Isa were both flung off and slammed onto the ground with a thunderous impact!
The eyes of the Goddess Isa turned gray immediately as she muttered weakly, “I…I have actually lost…I guess that I have slept for really too long and maybe this time…I can’t awake anymore…”
The Goddess Aiel forced out a bout of black blood from her mouth as she witnessed the grisly sight of the Goddess Isa whose forehead was bloodied. She exercised all her internal strength to call out, “Isa! Be strong! Other than the Goddess Celestial Alice, you are the strongest Goddess! You have lost only because we have been through three exasperating trials earlier!”
Such was the powerful impact of their clash of martial energies that the Universal Old Man and the rest of the maidens were exercising their internal strength to purge the external energies out or it would be fatal to them!
Yi Ping was convulsing as he coughed out black blood but he quickly mustered all his strength to crawl next to the Goddess Isa to say to her, “Isa!”
Lord Tian Zhong took a deep breath as he circulated his vital energies to restore his vital energy channels but he was otherwise unharmed, “I have won. Dead or alive, the Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel must come with us…”
“I won’t forgive you!”
It was Yi Ping!
He had risen to his feet and he was shivering, not with fear but with teething rage!
Lord Tian Zhong was startled, “You are still alive? After getting hit by the martial forces of my Subduing Dragon Demon Destroyer Stroke?”
“I won’t allow you to take Isa away. Or Aiel.”
The Goddess Isa was deeply touched by Yi Ping’s gesture that she murmured tearfully, “Silly you! I am so glad that you have survived the impact…but…that is enough. If you don’t provoke him further…then he won’t bother with a junior like you…”
Lord Tian Zhong hummed coldly, “But if he wants to die then it is my duty to fulfill his wish too!”
Yi Ping turned to say gently to the Goddess Isa, “I won’t let you die. I won’t let anyone take you away…I won’t….”
Lord Tian Zhong interrupted coldly, “Such brave words! Such foolhardy words! Stupid!”
Yi Ping turned to Lord Tian Zhong to smile weakly, “I may be silly but I am not stupid. I believe that there are goodness in this world and that is what we are all thriving for all the time, am I right to say so?”
All of a sudden Lingfeng began to shudder as she opened her eyes in shock!
It was because this was the same words that a mortal used to say to her!
Much later after he had overcome his Divine Calamity to become a celestial practitioner, he had taken the celestial name of the White Sage of Emptiness!
Lele’s fingers were trembling!
The White Sage had said that to her all too often!
Unlike Yixian or Lie Qing, Lele had remembered her past memories as Melody Star when she had accidentally stumbled into the deadly Celestial Annihilating Star Formation and in just a blink of an eye she had undergone a hundred years of celestial practice. Because of that she had even reversed her dark celestial state at the same time too!
But she had concealed this secret deep within her heart!
She was extremely close to Revelation Star (Yixian) and Luminous Star (Lie Qing) in the past. But they could no longer remember her as Melody Star…
She had felt extreme loneliness because everyone that she knows did not remember her anymore…
Yi Ping had turned around to look gently at Lingfeng and Lele!
Yi Ping said quietly, “This time it seems that my Great Emptiness Translucence is here to stay.”
Lingfeng gasped to herself, “Is that a hint that he remembers everything?”
Yi Ping turned to look at Lord Tian Zhong as he said weakly, “Our fight is not over yet. But I am warning you first, don’t force my hands or you may die!”
Lord Tian Zhong laughed aloud, “You must have received quite a hard knock on your head. Look at you, you are half-dead already!”
Yi Ping said quietly, “It seems that you have already reached the Lesser Cosmos Position.”
Lord Tian Zhong was startled but he soon composed himself to say, “You can tell? Since you can guess my state of divinity, surely you are well aware you have no hope against me.”
Yi Ping said slowly, “I didn’t guess it. I can sense the emanations of your divine aura. Just to let you know, I am at the Seventh Cosmos Position now.”
Lord Tian Zhong laughed, “What a joke. Do you even know how arduous it is even to reach the Heaven Position or even the Cosmos Position? Even if it is true but with your current injuries, I can crush you like an ant effortlessly!”
Yi Ping raised the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice as he said quietly, “But first, can we invite our two friends to come out of their hiding place first?”
Lord Tian Zhong hummed coldly, “Not this trick again…”
But no sooner had he muttered it, there were two flashes as two heavenly maidens, one in white and one in black appeared at the opposite ends of the horizon!
Everyone was stunned!
Yi Ping had been right!
There were two others that were secretly watching them!
Lord Tian Zhong and the two other old Arhat Practitioners were also stunned and they had turned ashen!
Who may they be that they could even cause the Lord Tian Zhong to be fearful?
Even the Goddess Isa and Goddess Aiel had completely turned as white as sheet!
The Universal Old Man muttered to the Goddess Aiel, “They are friends or foes?”
The Goddess Aiel began to tremble as she whispered anxiously, “Either way, we are in a big trouble. The maiden in white used to be a Zen Practitioner but she has since joined the side of the Arhat Practitioners. The maiden in black used to be an Arhat Practitioner and is also one of the Eight Heavenly Dragon Generals. However she has since defected and joined the Goddess Theocracy.”
Everyone was stunned!
So that means that these two heavenly maidens were not on the same side?
Slowly Lord Tian Zhong turned to the heavenly maiden in white who was fingering a long willow branch, “Our respects to the Goddess of Mercy. I didn’t know that the Goddess of Mercy is here today…”
He stole a glance at the heavenly maiden in black before continuing, “It seems that we have an extra company today. The Goddess Asura is actually here. I wonder if the Goddess of Mercy will be able to aid us against her?”
The Goddess Asura!
No wonder the Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel had both turned ashen!
It was because the Goddess Asura was said to be the current Eternal Goddess of the Goddess Theocracy!
The Goddess of Mercy replied coldly, “On account of what must I aid you? After all, we are from a different immortal clan. I am not interested in wasting my strength to fight one of the strongest practitioners in the Immortal Realm!”
Lord Tian Zhong was stunned as he stammered, “You are not helping us?”
The Goddess of Mercy answered coldly, “No! Why don’t you ask if your opponent is interested to fight you first before asking for my aid?”
Lord Tian Zhong smiled weakly, “The Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel are both from the Goddess Theocracy. If she doesn’t help then I will really be surprised!”
The heavenly maiden in black said serenely, “Oh? Actually I don’t intend to aid them at all…”
She seemed to stare at the Goddess Aiel, “But I am really annoyed when someone has suggested that the Goddess Isa is the second best fighter in the Goddess Theocracy…”
She added coldly, “…therefore I have decided to punish them myself.”
Yi Ping interrupted coldly, “Then you have to get past my sword first!”
But instead of getting angry with him, the Goddess Asura began to smile alluringly to him instead. This caused Yi Ping to be startled!
The Goddess Asura smiled gently, “You are Yi Ping? That is your divine sword the Celestial Alice? No wonder the Goddess Celestial Alice thinks of you day and night.”
Yi Ping was even more startled as he muttered, “Maiden Ziyan…”
Lord Tian Zhong gasped, “The Celestial Alice Divine Sword!”
All of sudden the Goddess of Mercy raised her eyebrows as she resonated with a surprise expression, “What? That is the Celestial Alice Divine Sword? The divine sword of the Dark Cosmos Lord?”
She had all of a sudden interrupted coldly as she walked forward, “I have decided to enact my great mercy by showering my compassions for my fellow Arhat Practitioners…”
Lord Tian Zhong and the other two old monks were speechless!
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:34:33 GMT
Chapter 145: The Goddess of Mercy vs. the Goddess Asura
The Goddess Asura hummed coldly as she stepped forward, “So you are hankering over the Celestial Alice Divine Sword. Do you think that I will allow you?”
The Goddess of Mercy smiled coldly as she began to take rapid steps forward, “Did you just say that you want to teach them a lesson? Let me offer you my compassionate help too!”
The Goddess Asura answered coldly as her golden eyes began to flicker, “Humph! Humph! No need. I can handle it. The Celestial Alice Divine Sword belongs to the Goddess Theocracy and not to anyone else…”
She stole a glance at Yi Ping before saying, “And it is decided by the Goddess Theocracy that this Yi Ping will temporary hold the Celestial Alice Divine Sword on our behalf. Anyone that has funny designs on the Celestial Alice Divine Sword shall face the consequences of opposing the Goddess Theocracy!”
Yi Ping smiled bitterly when he had caught her glance as he thought, “Just a few moments ago, we are about to draw swords against each other. Is she really on our side or she has an ulterior motive?”
The Goddess Isa mustered what little strength she had to say feebly, “Yi…Ping…she has her own agenda…don’t be a fool to trust…her…”
The Goddess of Mercy gave a wryly smile as she said, “Oh but there are four of us here and only one of you right now!”
Everyone was half-amused.
That was exactly what Lord Tian Zhong had said to belittle Yi Ping and his group earlier!
The Goddess of Mercy was implying that none of them were their match except for the Goddess Asura!
The Goddess Asura smiled coldly, “As if I am afraid of you!”
Yi Ping shook the dust from his robes as he said coldly to the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy, “I say again. I will protect Isa. If you want to get her or my sword then you have to fight me first. All five of you can have a go at me at the same time!”
The Goddess of Mercy took a closer look at Yi Ping before she answered coldly, “Mortal, you speak too hasty. There is always a higher peak and someone greater. Repent now or I shall make you pay dearly for your blasphemy.”
Yi Ping replied coldly, “You really think you are a Goddess and above us?”
The Goddess of Mercy smiled coldly, “Naturally I am.”
All of a sudden Lele was on her feet as she said weakly, “You call yourself the Goddess of Mercy? What happens to your compassion?”
Yi Ping, Yixian and the rest were startled that Lele was on her feet again after such a short time.
Yixian was worried that Lele may be forcibly suppressing the harmful martial energies that they had received earlier. If so, the repercussion would be extremely severe as she may suffer a phenomenon deviation or serious internal injuries. Moreover even if she did purge out the erratic energies out, what was the point? She was not their match!
Yixian herself had already purged out the erratic energies but she was concentrating on regaining her martial strength and waiting for an opportunity to intervene.
So she said hastily, “Lele, calm down please.”
Han Lin was also startled as she urged at the same time, “They are all true immortal practitioners. At our current condition, we won’t stand a chance…”
The Goddess Aiel had popped a pill into her mouth in the meantime as she hastily sought to regain her martial strength even as she was cursing softly, “What a waste of my good pill. What a bad timing…”
The Celeste Wind Maiden smiled weakly at her, “My Mistress, do you have any more pills to spare?”
The Goddess Aiel looked at her pouch before replying artfully, “It is dangerous to consume my pills in your current state…”
Han Lin was half-amused as she interrupted softly, “What a good excuse! When she is fully recuperated, do you think that she will require your divine pills?”
The Goddess Aiel began to flush lightly as she smiled weakly, “Han Lin, this is not the time to start an internal strife.”
Han Lin replied coldly, “Now is not the time to be selfish or be calculating either. Xiao Qian may be our last hope. Even if we can’t defeat them, she may survive to exact vengeance for us a thousand years later!”
The Goddess Aiel smiled weakly as she took a divine pill and handed over to the Celeste Wind Maiden, “Xiao Qian, your swiftness movement skill has almost no equal. Run if you are able to and don’t forget to seek vendetta for us!”
The Celeste Wind Maiden took a forlorn look in the direction of Yi Ping before looking at the Goddess Aiel, Han Lin and Jing’Er, “We have known each other for such a long time that we are not simply a master and servant relationship. We are like…close sisters…”
She popped the divine pill before she smiled gently at them, “We are a group of bickering sisters. Even though my Mistress has always been selfish and calculating but I know that in the end she has always put our best interest in her heart. Therefore I refuse to leave and will fight to the very end instead!”
The Goddess Aiel cursed softly, “Why are you so foolish…”
The Celeste Wind Maiden smiled, “Other protégé mistresses and masters will have flown into a terrible rage when others have consumed their most precious divine pill or talk back to them but you are different from all the others that I have known. You have never for once lost your temper at us. I have always suspected that your selfish antic is to hide your true state of divinity from the others. I am right. No one suspect that you are an immortal practitioner.”
The Universal Old Man could not help interrupting weakly as he coughed out a bout of black blood, “If you have known her while she is still the Sagess Ai then you will surely know that she is the best and is selfless. The real selfish one is actually me. I have freaked out at her generosity and…”
He looked at the Heaveness before sighing softly, “…that I have joined another group of celestials because I have thirsted for the knowledge and treasures of the Stellar Sanctuary…”
The Goddess Aiel was beaming with tears as she said coarsely, “No more please…”
Lie Qing said quietly, “She is certainly a really bad actress.”
The Universal Old Man said weakly, “…now I know why. She is actually an immortal practitioner. All along I have a precious treasure beside me but I did not know how to treasure her…”
The Goddess Aiel looked away as she cried softly, “No more please! Enough!”
Lingfeng the Heaveness caught the Universal Old Man on his shoulder as she shook her head gently.
The Universal Old Man sighed miserably…
Meanwhile, the Goddess of Mercy seemed to stare blankly for just a while before her golden eyes flickered all of a sudden as she said coldly to Lele, “That is just my immortal title when I was still a Zen Practitioner but it has no meaning now. I am much more enlightened now. If I don’t go to hell and experience the agonizing suffering then I won’t attain enlightenment.”
Lele immediately interrupted coldly as she raised her Divine Echo, “Rubbish!”
She raised her voice to say coldly, “I am the Joyful Goddess, Prime Celestial of the Celestial Palace. I hereby challenge all of you!”
The Goddess of Mercy smirked coldly, “Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Fa, Reverend Du Shang, what are you all waiting for?”
Reverend Du Fa who was the old monk standing on the right side of Lord Tian Zhong immediately said, “We will naturally make a move but is not now!”
The Goddess of Mercy asked coldly, “What do you mean?”
Reverend Du Shang said, “We have no wish to interfere with the Goddess Asura or with you. After all, we are low ranking immortal practitioners.”
Lord Tian Zhong said solemnly, “That is right. We are only teasing them earlier. After all, we are fellow immortal practitioners.”
Lie Qing laughed coldly as she said, “They are waiting for the outcome of the duel between the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy. Then they will seize the opportunity to nail down these two troublesome foes and to seize the Celestial Alice Divine Sword for themselves. This stratagem is called downplaying oneself to wait for an opportune time and planning an offensive by faking a withdrawal!”
The Goddess of Mercy stared at Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Fa and Reverend Du Shang coldly before saying, “The Arhat Practitioners of the Enamel Sect are really humorous.”
Lord Tian Zhong stroked his long white beard before saying, “However as far as I know the Goddess of Mercy from the Eight Lotus Immortal Sect is not known for retracting her words and will go to great lengths to ensure everything she has said is followed to the tiniest detail.”
Reverend Du Shang added wryly, “Even to the point of betraying the Zen Practitioners and to join the Arhat Practitioners because of her pledge.”
The Goddess of Mercy smiled coldly, “Very good. It seems that you know me more than I know myself.”
Reverend Du Shang smiled, “It is because you are an eminent immortal practitioner in the Immortal Realm after all.”
The Goddess of Mercy then proceeded to look coldly at Yi Ping, Lele and the Goddess Asura.
Yi Ping said quietly as he clasped tightly the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice, “I am ready!”
Lele raised her long black scythe on her right hand and the Divine Echo on her left hand as she said, “I am ready as well!”
The Goddess Asura took out a black rod that had two golden hexagon heads from behind her. With a sudden spin, it had become a long black staff with two golden hexagon heads as she hummed coldly, “Whatever!”
The Goddess Isa was startled, “The Symphony of Destiny!”
Even the Goddess Aiel was startled, “How did she get that divine staff?”
Lingfeng’s curiosity was piqued, “What is that staff?”
The Goddess Aiel said quietly, “That is not just a divine staff. That is an immortal weapon that is wielded by the Goddess Celestial Alice.”
Lingfeng was startled, “It is an immortal weapon?”
The Goddess Aiel nodded slowly, “Like the Heavenly Earth Sword and the Divine Constellation, it is also an immortal weapon. It is a very formidable weapon….but how did she come into possession of it…”
The Goddess Asura smiled coldly, “That is because I am an Ex-Eternal Goddess of the Goddess Theocracy. That is why. What so surprising about it? The Symphony of Destiny is the leadership sectarian symbol of the Goddess Theocracy.”
The Goddess of Mercy, Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Fa were puzzled.
Lord Tian Zhong asked, “Ex-Eternal Mistress? What do you mean? You have retired already and have appointed another as Eternal Goddess?”
The Goddess Asura chuckled jovially as she smiled amusedly. Finally she smiled at them before saying, “Haven’t you heard? The Goddess Celestial Alice is back so naturally I have to step down. But by her grace, I am allowed to keep the Symphony of Destiny.”
Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Fa had turned pale immediately!
Reverend Du Fa stammered, “She…is still alive? Where is she now?”
The Goddess of Mercy was startled as well.
The Goddess Asura replied, “Naturally she is here in the Stellar Sanctuary as well. Maybe she is around the vicinity but with your present divinity, it is impossible for you to sense her.”
Immediately Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Fa were scanning their surroundings nervously!
Yi Ping was startled as he asked, “She is here?!”
The Goddess of Mercy said calmly to the three Arhat Practitioners, “Don’t fret. She is just calling a bluff. Given her unfriendly disposable toward us, if the Goddess Celestial Alice is here she would have shown up already. Moreover there are four of us and only two of them.”
Lord Tian Zhong asked nervously, “The Goddess Celestial Alice is really here?”
The Goddess Asura hummed coldly, “What? Are you fearful already? You know that by the decree of the Goddess Celestial Alice, the Stellar Sanctuary is forbidden to all the other immortal practitioners.”
The Goddess of Mercy smiled coldly, “We are the Arhat Practitioners and we don’t care about the stupid rules that are set by the Zen Practitioners. All we are care of now is that the Pangu Immortal Formation is now broken and we are free to enter the Stellar Sanctuary.”
Yi Ping muttered, “The Pangu Immortal Formation?”
The Goddess of Mercy continued, “Do you really think that the rest of the Zen Practitioners really care about the edict of the Goddess Celestial Alice? Along the way, I have sent several of them into oblivion!”
The Goddess Asura hummed coldly, “Serves them right for defying the edict of the Goddess Celestial Alice!”
The Goddess of Mercy was slightly taken aback as she asked, “Have you no compassion for your fellow Zen Practitioners?”
The Goddess Asura replied nonchalantly, “They know that they are risking their lives by coming here. Even if you don’t kill them, they would have been killed by the numerous denizens and immortal formations of the Stellar Sanctuary. Since the result is predictable, why should I grieve for them?”
The Goddess of Mercy hummed coldly, “Then may I know why the Great Goddess Asura is here in the Stellar Sanctuary? Why waste your precious immortal life for foolish immortals like us?”
The Goddess Asura laughed softly, “I am risking my life? What makes you think so? I don’t think so.”
The Goddess of Mercy furrowed her golden eyes as she muttered, “Oh?”
The Goddess Asura said, “While this is your first time in the Stellar Sanctuary, this is already my seventh time in the Stellar Sanctuary.”
The Universal Old Man was startled as he muttered, “It is her seventh time?! The Stellar Sanctuary has appeared only seven times throughout the history of the Celestial Realm. As for me, this is only my fifth time in the Stellar Sanctuary…”
The Universal Old Man was one of the first ancient celestial practitioners to enter the Stellar Sanctuary. He had only missed the Stellar Sanctuary only twice. The first time was because due to the immerse distance he was not able to make it in time to the Stellar Sanctuary. The second time was because together with the Heaveness and the Great Lord Sage, they had decided to explore the Astronomic Stellar Formation.
Lingfeng was muttering, “How is it possible?”
The Goddess of Mercy was also muttering, “How is it possible? But even then…”
The Goddess Asura laughed softly as she continued for her, “But even then the trip to the Stellar Sanctuary can still be treacherous and there is still the Pangu Immortal Formation. The Pangu Immortal Formation is created by the Goddess Celestial Alice and so naturally, there are instructions on how to bypass it in the Goddess Theocracy. That is one advantage of being an Eternal Goddess. Am I right to say so?”
She smiled gleefully before continuing, “And of course, not many people know that there is a map of the Stellar Sanctuary. I don’t have to fight if I feel I am taking a risk. Most of the time, I am a silent observer.”
She stole a glance at the Universal Old Man and the Heaveness, “There are only the two of you now. There used to be the three of you.”
She shot a look at the Goddess Aiel, “Do you really think that the Goddess Theocracy isn’t aware that you have been secretly entering the Stellar Sanctuary? By my grace, I merely observe and take no action.”
The Goddess Aiel said defiantly, “Don’t forget that I had been banished to the Celestial Realm. Therefore I have the right to enter the Stellar Sanctuary…”
The Goddess of Mercy interrupted coldly as she took out a large golden mirror, “That is enough talk already!”
The Goddess Isa gasped softly, “The Heavens Sundering Mirror!”
The Goddess of Mercy said icily, “That is right! That is my immortal weapon. I didn’t want to take the Heavens Sundering Mirror out but since the Goddess Asura has already taken the Symphony of Destiny out, she is leaving me with no other choice!”
Lord Tian Zhong clasped his long scepter as he exclaimed aloud, “Good! The Heavens Sundering Mirror! An immortal weapon that is the equal to the Symphony of Destiny!”
The Goddess Aiel was gasping nervously, “If the two immortal weapons clashed against each other, the consequences of their impact cannot be imagined!”
Lingfeng was also trembling slightly as she warned, “If the Universal Force is within these two immortal weapons then it is advisable for us to steer as far away as possible.”
The Goddess Asura hummed coldly as she agreed, “That is right. Enough talk already.”
As she said, she lifted the Symphony of Destiny gently in front of her but everyone could feel a cold fluttering wind gushing against them!
Yi Ping was startled as he muttered, “Even at this distance, I can feel her martial strength…is it due to her unfathomable internal strength or her immortal weapon? And how does my divine sword fare against these two immortal weapons?”
The Goddess Asura said coldly as she walked rapidly toward Yi Ping, “Four versus one?”
The Goddess of Mercy smiled gently, “You are underestimating Lord Tian Zhong and his fellow Arhat Practitioners. Maybe you are not aware that they have almost perfected their Subduing Demons Tri-Formation. Even for me, I may not be able to defeat the three of them at the same time!”
Lord Tian Zhong smiled weakly, “Thank you for reminding us…”
Lie Qing whispered to her group, “This is called inflating the ego of the others so that they will become overconfident. In this case, confident is the decisive factor in their confrontation against the Goddess Asura.”
The Goddess of Mercy laughed softly as she too, walked rapidly toward Yi Ping. At the same time, her mirror began to glow with a brilliant light that even her face appeared to be gleaming brightly!
Yi Ping had also stepped forward as he looked at Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Fa and Reverend Du Shang as he said weakly, “Don’t force my hand…”
Lele had also stepped next to Yi Ping as she whispered to him, “Most likely the Goddess of Mercy will be trying to engage the Goddess Asura. It is because she cannot afford to allow a dangerous foe on her back. Therefore we will just focus on that Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Fa.”
Even though it was a just soft whisper but to these super exponents, they could clearly hear her plans.
But Lele was not afraid to let them know their intentions. It was because she was stating the obvious!
Yi Ping nodded carefully but he said, “Lele, I can handle this alone…”
To the utter surprise of Yi Ping and to everyone, Lele nodded and took three steps back as she said nonchalantly. “You can fight alone. I am too weak to fight anyway.”
Han Lin smiled, “Lele, you have just given me a good scare. No matter what, Lord Tian Zhong is leagues above us and it takes courage to admit our failings. It is not a shame to admit defeat in the face of a superior opponent…”
All of a sudden they were interrupted by a furious implosion when the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy had made their moves against each other!
A series of icy cold windforce immediately stirred from around them!
The Universal Old Man was startled, “They are obviously internal arts practitioner but they were able to create such a strong icy wind…”
The Celeste Wind Maiden immediately said as she lifted her sleeve to take a step back, “…it is similar to sword energies but it is not…”
Yixian said, “They are both negative internal arts experts…”
As the Goddess Asura attacked the Goddess of Mercy with her Symphony of Destiny, the air around her exploded thunderous when she had imbued her immortal weapon with her martial power!
The Goddess of Mercy parried the Symphony of Destiny with the Heavens Sundering Mirror. There was a brilliant light that was followed by a thunderous implosion!
Immediately the ground beneath them gave way as imploding dusts scattered in all directions!
Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Fa, Reverend Du Shang and Yi Ping had barely taken a step forward when the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy had attacked each other!
In a blink of an eye, the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy had displayed a dozen ingenious strokes!
As the Goddess of Mercy swung the Heavens Sunder Mirror, a beacon of light flashed past the Goddess Asura. As that beacon of light struck the ground, it exploded thunderously into a pillar of towering flames!
The Goddess of Mercy said icily, “I will disintegrate your golden body into dust and destroy your soul once and for all!”
As the same time she had suddenly displayed a flurry of palm attacks charged with her deadly martial power with her left hand as she shouted, “Thousand Weaving Hands!”
The Goddess Asura hummed coldly as she slammed the Symphony of Destiny into the ground. Immediately a thunderous burst of martial explosion so earthshaking erupted from around her that everyone could feel the ground shaking underneath them!
But her opponent was the Goddess of Mercy who quickly parted the martial explosion with her Heavens Sundering Mirror and her Thousand Weaving Hands as she flew into her!
The Goddess Asura was not slow to react either as she raised both hands into dozens of claws as she cried out, “The Phantom Claws!”
Immediately there were dozens of explosive flurries!
Even an immortal practitioner like Lord Tian Zhong and the Goddess Isa could barely count the number of exchanges that had taken place!
The Goddess Isa gasped out, “I have heard that the Goddess of Mercy has an epitome martial divine skill that is called the Thousand Weaving Hands. Today I have finally witnessed it…she can actually part the martial outburst of the Symphony of Destiny with her bare hands…”
The Goddess Aiel muttered, “Who will win? But whatever is the outcome, it won’t be good for us…”
Lord Tian Zhong laughed as he looked piercingly at Yi Ping, “No matter who wins or loses in the end, you won’t get to see it. That is because it won’t take long for us to defeat you and seize the Celestial Alice from you...”
Yi Ping interrupted coldly with a shout, “Fat hope!”
When he had shouted, he had already leapt forward!
Lord Tian Zhong raised his palm forward, “The Big Dipper Hands!”
And the other two old monks did the same too as they mustered all their martial power to shout at the same time, “The Big Dipper Hands!”
Yi Ping shouted, “The Asper Divinity!”
All of a sudden there was three bursts of martial outburst that swirled around him and exploding outward!
Immediately the entire ground beneath them shook violently as the four imploding forces made a headlong collision!
Everyone that was concerned for Yi Ping was gasping!
Even the movements of the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy seemed to be slowed down…
As Yi Ping invoked the Asper Divinity, almost immediately he had raised the Celestial Antonym Alice which was the heavier divine sword of the two as he shouted, “Heavens Encompassing Stroke!”
And at the same time he had also raised the lighter Celestial Alice to shout next, “The Divine Horizon Sword!” as he sent dozens of piercing windforce forward to neutralize the crushing effects of the three Big Dipper Hands!
Yixian was trembling as she prayed softly, “Ping’Er…”
It was because she knew the effects of using three epitome techniques at the same time could cause a serious repercussion!
Lie Qing was startled as she gasped too. Was it even possible to use two or three epitome techniques at the same time without negating the earlier techniques?
Golden intricate lines began to surface on the Celestial Synonym Alice as it took the form of a golden dragon with five claws!
To the utter surprise of everyone, Reverend Du Fa was suddenly cut down even before Yi Ping had reached him while Lord Tian Zhong seemed to have received an invisible hard knock as he was forced back three steps with his long scepter raised defensively in front of him!
He too was wondering what was going on!
But before he could ponder further, Yi Ping had unleashed the Heavens Encompassing Stroke at them with the Celestial Antonym Alice!
Lord Tian Zhong roared angrily as did Reverend Du Shang as they raised their staff and palms at Yi Ping!
Yang Min suddenly said, “This is the same technique that had defeated the Demon Bull King!”
There was a tremendous explosion as the three of them clashed together!
All of a sudden Yi Ping had fallen backward as he coughed out a bout of blood while Lord Tian Zhong and Reverend Du Shang were flung off to the side!
All the maidens began to shout panicky, “Yi Ping, Ping’Er!”
Lord Tian Zhong simply could not believe that Yi Ping had the martial strength to force them back!
But he calmly got to his feet together with Reverend Du Shang and the bloodied Reverend Du Da; it was because they had already won!
Reverend Du Shang said breathlessly, “He is just a mere celestial practitioner but his show of martial strength was pretty impressive.”
Indeed Yi Ping was on his ground and he was struggling to stand now. All of his martial strength had departed from him!
Yixian, Lie Qing, Yang Min, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, the Celeste Wind Maiden, Lingfeng, Youxue and Han Lin were all crowding around Yi Ping panicky.
Even the Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel had risen to their feet as they looked at Lord Tian Zhong defiantly!
Lord Tian Zhong warned coldly, “Get lost or don’t blame me for being nasty!”
Just as he was about to take a step forward, there were two screams that had come from the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy!
It was because Lele had suddenly interrupted their fight!
Lele had locked her palms at both the Goddess of Mercy and the Goddess Asura at the same time!
What was going on?!
The Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy had both turned extremely pale while Lele seemed spirited all of a sudden!
The Goddess of Mercy gasped softly, “You! You dare to drain our internal strength!”
The Goddess Asura gasped feebly, “The Celestial Force! How did you learn this demonic skill?! What is your relationship with the Jade Emperor!?”
Lele muttered softly, “He is my grandpa! I didn’t want to use this skill but the two of you leave me with no other choices!”
The Goddess of Mercy gasped weakly, “Impossible! The Jade Emperor is still alive?!”
Lele said icily, “What do you think?”
The Goddess Asura had broken into a cold sweat as she muttered to the Goddess of Mercy, “This is not the time to ask this. Quick release your hold on us…or….”
Lele said, “Or I will pay dearly for this?”
The Goddess of Mercy gasped weakly, “Please! Let go of us…I don’t want my years of attainment to be ruined…”
Lele said coldly, “Then beg me! The two of you!”
The Goddess of Mercy said weakly, “I plead with you…”
The Goddess Asura gasped painfully as she cried out, “I begging you to stop…anything you say…”
Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Fa had all turned ashen when they had heard the name of the Jade Emperor being mentioned!
Reverend Du Shang stammered, “This is really the true Celestial Force?”
Reverend Du Fa asked, “Do we help the Goddess of Mercy or not?”
Yi Ping was startled but he quickly composed himself as he urged hastily, “Lele let them go immediately!”
Everyone else was also startled at this sudden reversal!
No one had noticed Lele when she had suddenly interrupted the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy!
Lie Qing asked, “What skill is this?!”
Lele whispered softly, “The Boundless Celestial Absorbing Skill…”
Lele had once asked the Jade Emperor, “Grandpa, I don’t understand why the Holy Amalgamate Skill has the ability to drain the others of their internal strength but the Celestial Force did not seem to have the ability. I have thought that the Holy Amalgamate Skill originates from the Celestial Force? Or is it because my Negative Celestial Force lacks the ability to drain?”
The Jade Emperor laughed, “Lele, you are asking me a question yet you are giving me so many answers to choose from.”
Lele said unhappily, “It must be that our Celestial Force is weaker than the Holy Amalgamate Skill! Or is it because you taught me a weaker version of the Celestial Force. Or because you enjoy letting the Celestial Liege bullies me!”
The Jade Emperor turned solemnly, “Our Celestial Force does have the ability to drain practitioners of their internal strength. Unlike the Holy Amalgamate Skill which only drains the internal strength of the practitioners temporary, our Celestial Force can drain the internal strength of the other practitioners permanently and add it to our own!”
Lele asked, “Oh really? Even from practitioners with a different internal strength from us?”
The Jade Emperor replied solemnly, “Yes. However you can only use the absorbing skill only once and is always exclusive reserved for your strongest opponent.”
Lele asked excitedly, “You mean I can drain the Invincible Divine Force and add it as my own?”
The Jade Emperor laughed, “The Invincible Divine Force is an exception and you must never absorb it.”
Lele asked curiously, “Oh?”
The Jade Emperor warned solemnly, “Or you will end up being drained of your internal strength by the practitioners of the Invincible Divine Force. It is because the most important intricate heart formulas of this unique divine skill are the ‘Drain Intricacy’ and the ‘Negate Intricacy’. The moment that you have tried to amalgamate your opponent’s internal strength is also the moment the practitioner of the Invincible Divine Force is able to absorb it back. So be warned!”
Lele looked a little disappointed as she gave a soft sigh but she quickly asked again, “Then what is the name of this secret absorbing art?”
The Jade Emperor replied gently, “The Boundless Celestial Absorbing Skill.”
Lele clapped her hands happily, “Then Grandpa you must teach me. Then I will be able to teach my brother a lesson!”
The Jade Emperor sighed softly, “I didn’t say I will teach you.”
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:35:22 GMT
Chapter 146: The Heaven Sundering Divine Calamity
Yi Ping shouted coarsely, “Lele, let them go and I mean now! Or you will surely die!”
He could barely stand but his eyes were firm and fierce!
Yixian, Lingfeng and Lie Qing were startled for they had never seen Yi Ping with such a fierce expression before!
Lele muttered as she looked at Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Fa and Reverend Du Shang, “But we still have strong foes ahead of us…”
But nevertheless she had suddenly released her hold on the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy who immediately crumbled to the ground!
As Lele released her hold on the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy, everyone could see that her golden eyes had turned a deep golden and a golden aura seemed be radiating around her!
Even her Heaven Eyes seemed to be flickering!
A golden sun had suddenly appeared in the white skies and the entire vicinity was suddenly filled with a warm golden light before it disappeared all of a sudden!
Yi Ping heaved a soft sigh of relief, “Lucky!”
The Goddess Aiel, the Goddess Isa, Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Shang all had a stunned expression!
Lord Tian Zhong muttered, “How is it possible? She is an immortal practitioner now…”
The Goddess Isa gasped, “It didn’t descend…the…”
She was soon coughing weakly but the Goddess Aiel continued for her, “The Heaven Sundering Divine Calamity did not descend!”
The Goddess Isa continued, “Before a celestial practitioner can ascend to be an immortal practitioner, they have to first overcome the Heaven Sundering Divine Calamity…”
The Goddess Isa looked at Yi Ping shockingly as she asked weakly, “You know this will happen, didn’t you?”
Yi Ping said simply as he shook his head, “I only know that if Lele continues to drain their internal strength to a certain limit, she will surely suffer a backlash. I didn’t know about the Heaven Sundering Divine Calamity. But if things go to the extreme, it will surely suffer a reversal!”
That was why Yi Ping had to stop Lele!
That was why he was warning her fiercely because he cared for her!
Lele had a tiny tear droplet in her eyes as she muttered, “Thank you, Ping’Er…”
But she quickly said hurriedly as she flushed, “So you do care about me. I am flattered!”
Lingfeng and the Universal Old Man began to listen with interest!
The Universal Old Man stammered, “I have never heard of this divine calamity before. So this is the divine calamity that we are seeking for in all these years…”
Shi Shi nodded quietly as she muttered, “Yes it is…”
Yang Min said, “We all know that there is the Immortal Realm after the Celestial Realm and that are there immortals but no one has ever ascended to the Immortal Realm except for the Dark Chaos Lord. That is why we are all here in the Stellar Sanctuary so that we can seek the elusive Immortal Practice to further our enlightenment.”
She stole a look at the Goddess Aiel before asking, “But it seems that the Immortal Realm is as disorderly as the Celestial Realm.”
The Goddess Aiel muttered quietly, “But even then, don’t give up trying. I can only say to you that it is true that the Immortal Realm has no Divine Calamity. When you have gone through the Nine Heavenly Wrath Tribulations, you can awake your Heaven Eyes and one day you will find the path to the First Heaven of the Immortal Realm.”
Lingfeng the Heaveness was startled as she asked, “What do you mean? You mean that the purpose of the Nine Heavenly Wrath Tribulations for the Ancient Celestials is just to open the Heaven Eyes?!”
The Goddess Aiel nodded, “Why do you think my Heaven Eyes is sealed? The Immortal Realm is an invisible realm and only visible to the most enlightened practitioners.”
She looked quietly at the Heaveness and at the Celestial Fairy before saying, “You are lucky that you can prematurely open your Heaven Eyes without losing your life. That can only happen if the practitioner is extremely lucky or enlightened. That is all that I can say to you.”
Lingfeng muttered, “The First Heavens of the Immortal Realm…where is it?”
The Goddess Aiel smiled weakly, “You don’t have to worry about that first. The Stellar Sanctuary has numerous secrets and knowledge that even the Immortals thirst for but is forbidden to them. It is because the Great God Pangu decreed that the Stellar Sanctuary can only descend to the Celestial Realm.”
Youxue asked curiously, “Why can’t the Immortals descend to the Celestial Realm? Isn’t it such a simple thing?”
The Goddess Aiel smiled gently, “It is not because they did not want to but they can’t!”
Youxue said, “Oh?”
The Goddess Aiel explained, “Firstly, they can’t descend to the Celestial Realm. Just like you can’t return to the Mortal Realm anymore, the Immortals in the Immortal Realm are unable to descend to the Celestial Realm. But of course, there are many means to move between the three realms but there is an exacting price to pay for it. Unless it is necessary, even the Goddess Celestial Alice is reluctant to descend to the lower realms.”
She paused briefly before continuing, “Secondly, no one knows for sure where the Stellar Sanctuary will be descending next. Thirdly, the Pangu Immortal Formation that surrounds the Stellar Sanctuary hides it from the prying eyes of even the most powerful immortal practitioners.”
Youxue muttered anxiously, “That means that these immortal practitioners that are in the Stellar Sanctuary are either the most powerful Immortals or those with the most resources at their disposal...”
The Goddess Aiel nodded quietly, “That is right.”
In the meantime, the Goddess Asura had sat in a meditation position with her eyes closed as she muttered softly to Lele, “Thank you…”
The Goddess of Mercy was also in a meditation position but with her right hand touching her bended forehead, “You don’t have to be grateful to her. After all, she has stolen our precious internal strength.”
There were tears on the cheek of the Goddess Asura as she whispered softly, “This is all pre-destiny. Why should I be bothered?”
The Goddess of Mercy said melancholy, “Then why are you crying?”
The Goddess Asura replied coldly, “The dust has got into my eyes.”
The Goddess of Mercy asked again, “You have lost a lot of your internal strength?”
The Goddess Asura replied coldly, “Not a lot. Just one tenth! What about you?”
Actually she had lost one fifth of her internal strength but she refused to admit it!
The Goddess of Mercy opened her eyes to look at the Goddess Asura before saying, “I didn’t lose a lot either. It is just one tenth too.”
Actually she had lost a fifth of her internal strength too!
Lele was amused as she said, “I am just next to you but the two of you are chatting as though I am invisible!”
The Goddess Asura replied quietly, “We have lost to you. There is nothing left for me to say. I was too careless and underestimate you.”
The Goddess of Mercy took a look at Yi Ping before saying melancholy, “We shouldn’t have crossed palms with you. Alas! Do you know that given our martial strength, the Boundless Celestial Absorbing Skill won’t work on us for we will certainly be able to free ourselves in a nick of time! But you have taken advantage of us and used the Boundless Celestial Absorbing Skill when we are least suspecting…”
All of a sudden the Goddess Isa said panicky, “Lele, kill them now! They are just dragging the time. In no time, they will be able to recover their martial strength!”
Lele was startled as she muttered, “Kill them? They are defenseless now…”
All of a sudden Lord Tian Zhong leapt into the air with his palm with a great martial shout toward the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy, “If you are too soft hearted then let me help you!”
Lord Zhong Tian had wanted to use the opportunity to seize the Celestial Alice from Yi Ping but he had noticed that the Goddess Aiel, the Celeste Wind Maiden, Han Lin, Yixian and Lie Qing had formed a defensive circle around Yi Ping!
However he had noticed that the Symphony of Destiny and the Heavens Sundering Mirror were lying temptingly on the ground!
These two were immortal weapons of the most powerful class!
If he could seize it then he would be able to increase his level of enlightenment and also gained for himself a formidable immortal weapon!
The bloodied Reverend Du Fa also made a leapt toward the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy as he shouted, “Protégé Brother, let me help you. Junior Protégé Brother, go and seize the Celestial Alice!”
Reverend Du Shang cursed softly, “What a good deal that I got here. While the two of you are seizing the immortal weapons for yourself, I got to seize the Celestial Alice which is a public property…”
Yi Ping had suddenly leapt forward to intercept Lord Tian Zhong and Reverend Du Fa as he coughed weakly to the Celeste Wind Maiden, “Maiden Xiao Qian, can you hold off Reverend Du Shang for just a while?”
In a blink of an eye, the Celeste Wind Maiden had already raised her Celeste Wind Divine Sword to intercept Reverend Du Shang!
Reverend Du Shang was startled at the ferocious speed of the Celeste Wind Maiden as multiple sword strokes appeared in front of him. He was forced to take a step back even as he sent explosive palm forces of the Big Dipper Hand toward her!
Lie Qing raised her Perpetual Darkness as she sent a piercing cold sword energy toward Reverend Du Shang, “Maiden Xiao Qian, let me help you!”
The Goddess Aiel had also raised her hands to send fluttering windforce around her as she displayed her Inverting Universe, “I am not afraid of you. With or without my martial strength!”
Han Lin said coolly as she jumped up, “Don’t forget about me as well!”
Immediately there were several shockwaves that exuded from the ground!
Reverend Du Shang was startled when the shockwaves negated the effects of his Big Dipper Hands as he took another step backward, “What is that?”
Han Lin replied coldly as she raised her hand into a cutting stroke, “I am not afraid of you either!"
Lingfeng was also beside Han Lin as she hit the palm of the Reverend Du Shang, “Don’t forget about me too!”
Because Reverend Du Shang had found himself fighting against so many opponents at the same time, he was not able to use his full strength against Lingfeng or else he would surely be able to send her flying backward.
Yixian had also displayed several sword strokes with the Heavenly Earth Sword at the Reverend Du Shang as she said coldly, “I especially dislike foes that take advantage of others when they are down.”
The Goddess Isa saw a shimmer of hope as she muttered, “Everyone…”
At the same time Yi Ping had raised the Celestial Alice at Lord Tian Zhong as he intercepted him!
There was a bursting martial impact when swords and staff had crossed paths!
Lord Tian Zhong was startled as he hummed coldly, “I didn’t expect that you still have this much strength but you will soon realize that your actions will be futile!”
He did not know that Yi Ping had been through many arduous fights and had by several lucky encounters had also consumed many miraculous things. So what seemed to be extremely draining to the others may not be the case for Yi Ping!
Reverend Du Fa was about to seize the opportunity to strike Yi Ping when Youxue had suddenly repulsed him with the Divine Emerald Force!
Reverend Du Fa was startled as he raised the Big Dipper Hands with all his might against her but Youxue had raised her hands to receive his blow!
There was a thunderous impact and Reverend Du Fa found himself taking three steps backward as he coughed out blood while Youxue remained where she was serenely!
He was stunned as he coughed out more blood, “My Big Dipper Hands will lose to you?! That is impossible!”
Youxue said coldly, “Not everyone is as weary as from the earlier battles. Not everyone is impressive by your show of martial powers.”
Reverend Du Fa was startled when he saw that Youxue had a golden aura around her, “The Golden Invincible Body!”
She had the right to say so because her internal strength foundation was as unfathomable as Yi Ping!
By now Lele had recovered her wits and had raised her Divine Echo against Lord Tian Zhong as she said coldly, “Don’t you dare!”
Lord Tian Zhong had raised his long scepter as he shouted, “Two versus one is still futile. This time I won’t be merciful. The Dragon Subduing Demon Destroyer Stroke!”
Yi Ping had raised the Celestial Synonym Alice with his left hand as he shouted, “Asper Divinity!”
Three rings of explosive martial force had burst around Yi Ping as they clashed against each other with a thunderous impact!
Lord Tian Zhong shouted, “Your martial strength is still not enough…”
All of a sudden Yi Ping had raised the Celestial Antonym Alice with his right hand to display the Heavens Encompassing Stroke as he struck the divine staff of Lord Tian Zhong with yet another thunderous impact!
At this happened in the same instant when he had just executed the Asper Divinity.
Lord Tian Zhong was startled that Yi Ping was able to use two techniques simultaneous but he remained composed as he shouted, “You are just wasting your faltering strength…”
As he retaliated against Yi Ping after displaying the Dragon Subduing Demon Destroyer Stroke, he had raised his left hand toward the head of Yi Ping with the Big Dipper Hand in an explosive display of his martial power!
“Mortal, you have overestimated yourself. Do you think that the Immortals are a bunch of monks and priests that meditate all day in the Immortal Realm? Let me tell you this, we…”
Lele gasped out, “Ping’Er, be careful!”
But to the utter surprise of Lord Tian Zhong, Yi Ping had swirled the two Celestial Alices as he retracted and slashed and defend against him!
Everyone could see that Yi Ping had suddenly picked up speed as he made dozens of perfectly executed sword slashes at the same time!
Lord Tian Zhong was gasping with shock, “Impossible you have actually incorporated palm attacks into your swordplay…”
Lord Tian Zhong had been right. Yi Ping had used the Asper Continuum Horizon Hand into his perfect swordplay. But what shock him was that Yi Ping could actually bend the disorderly principles of palm strokes into the orderly principles sword strokes without losing the imbued martial power. He could scarcely believe that this Yi Ping was not even fighting at his full martial strength!
Before he could barely react against these powerful slashes, the two Celestial Alices that were in Yi Ping’s hands had impaled through his defenses with the explosive might of two Ultrapowerful Forces!
Lord Tian Zhong however did not fall as he grabbed the two Celestial Alices with his bare hands, “Who…are you…”
As he turned his head to look at Reverend Du Fa and Reverend Du Shang, he was startled to realize that he was now being surrounded by a group of unfriendly stares!
Where had happened to Reverend Du Fa and Reverend Du Shang?
At the same time when Yi Ping had impaled Lord Tian Zhong, Lingfeng the Heaveness had struck down Reverend Du Shang with a hidden short sword that was in her sleeve!
And she still got the beaming short sword in her right hand that seemed to be transparent in the bright light!
That was the Heaveness’ hidden divine weapon, the Allusion Divine Sword!
Lingfeng coughed out a bout of blood as she quickly displayed the Divine Invigorate Force to recuperate. It was because she had deliberately allowed Reverend Du Shang to hit her so that she could surprise him with her hidden divine sword!
As Du Shang fell onto the ground, he still could not believe his eyes!
Finally his last words were that muttered were, “…you…the…Celestium…Silk…”
Indeed!
Lingfeng was protected by the Celestium Silk and it was the Celestium Silk that had dissipated the bulk of his martial power when he had struck her!
The Goddess Aiel quickly come to the aid of Lingfeng as she jabbed her back with her fingers as she said softly, “That must have hurt. I do have a divine pill with me that may be useful for you…”
Lingfeng was startled at the gesture of the Goddess Aiel as she asked, “You…you are not upset with me anymore?”
The Goddess Aiel smiled gently, “As long as you keep my secrets when we are out, I will not.”
As for Reverend Du Fa, he was lying still on the ground in front of Youxue with his eyes wide-opened in disbelief!
Youxue said softly, “Maybe you have the Heaven Eyes to manifold your martial strength but you shouldn’t have underestimated your opponent. Compare to the best fighters of the lower realm, you are still far from it!”
Yi Ping looked at Youxue before asking weakly, “The Dominating Force and the Eighteen Hands? Xue’Er, it seems that your martial skills have improved again.”
Youxue looked at Yi Ping mesmerizingly, “You are not the only one improving, you know. If he was not in a hurry to disengage from me to seize the immortal weapons, I won’t have much of a chance. But he was not focusing at all.”
That was indeed Reverend Du Fa’s greatest mistake for he had allowed himself to be distracted when he was fighting a dangerous opponent such as Youxue and for belittling her!
Lord Tian Zhong began to laugh aloud even as blood began to foam from his mouth, “We have…all met…our demises…but rest assured that…my fellow immortal practitioners will seek vendetta for us…”
All of a sudden Lord Tian Zhong had breathed his last!
Yi Ping said quietly, “Rest in peace.”
“Good! These troublesome monks are gone now. But there are still the two of us here!” It was the voice of the Goddess Asura!
Everyone quickly turned around and was startled that the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy were on their feet and they were looking as lively as before. It was as though as nothing had happened to them!
They immediately turned pale!
How did they make such a quick recovery?
The Goddess Isa said weakly, “Too late…”
The Goddess Asura fingered her Symphony of Destiny as she looked at the Goddess of Mercy and at Lele, “It seems that we have an unfinished fight?”
Lele smiled weakly as she looked sheepish, “What do you want? You can’t expect me to return you your internal strength? It is irreversible.”
The Goddess Asura said coldly, “I can capture you and force you to teach me the Celestial Force. Then I will make you return my internal strength to me.”
Yi Ping staggered forward as he gasped his divine swords tightly, “Don’t hurt Lele!”
The Goddess Asura said coldly, “After what she has done? Surely you know that it is a taboo to drain the internal strength of others. Moreover the Immortal Realm has an edict to eradicate all the practitioners of the Celestial Force.”
The Goddess of Mercy interrupted coldly, “So you are planning to learn the Celestial Force to regain your internal strength? Did you say that it is all predestined earlier? If your intention is to practice the Celestial Force then I should remove you first.”
The Goddess Asura smiled coldly, “You should be standing on my side. After all, your precious internal strength was also stolen from you. Moreover the Celestial Alice that you have been coveting is right in front of you.”
The Goddess of Mercy smiled coldly as she said, “That is when you are wrong. I am not only on their side now but I will help them to get rid of you!”
Everyone was startled by her sudden proclamations!
The Goddess Asura was startled, “What do you mean?”
Yi Ping was also bewildered by the Goddess of Mercy. It was because she was the one that had started the offensive first and now she was saying that she was on his side?
The Goddess Isa warned Yi Ping, “Don’t fall for her tricks!”
The Goddess Aiel was also saying the same, “It may be a trick to lure us to group against the Goddess Asura and then when she has done with her, the next target will be us!”
Lie Qing hummed coldly while Shi Shi said, “Let them fight among themselves first. We mustn’t believe a single word from any of them!”
The Goddess of Mercy heaved a soft sigh as she looked shyly at Yi Ping, “You have just saved my life twice. You must know that in the Immortal Realm, I am renowned for my beauty and I have plenty of suitors. However I am disdainful of them. Therefore I had made a vow to pledge myself to the man that is destined to save my life twice. You must know that I have few worthy opponents even in the Immortal Realm and those who can best me are often those that others dare not offend. Therefore to this day, I am still single.”
Everyone including Yi Ping was stunned!
She had already made it so plain obvious that even if Yi Ping was a wooden block, he would be able to understand it!
The Goddess Isa, the Goddess Aiel and the Goddess Asura were all speechless!
It was because the Goddess of Mercy had indeed made such a vow and she famously would never retract her vows!
Yi Ping had a spinning headache as he asked, “Twice? When did I save your life?”
The Goddess of Mercy replied shyly as she looked at him, “The first time was when you had stopped the Joyful Goddess from draining my internal strength further and the second time was when that Lord Tian Zhong had the intention to seize my Heavens Sundering Mirror.”
Yi Ping quickly said, “This is nothing at all. Anyone will have done the same too.”
The Goddess of Mercy hummed coldly, “Anyone will have done the same? You are wrong.”
The Goddess Asura sighed softly, “So you are really on their side…”
The Goddess of Mercy answered coldly, “Then you should leave now. The sooner it is the better!”
The Goddess Asura broke into a sly smile as she said, “I am afraid that you will be disappointed. Do you think that I will be afraid of you now?”
The Goddess of Mercy asked, “What do you mean?”
The Goddess Asura replied coldly, “In your current state, you may not be able to utilize the full potential of the Heavens Sundering Mirror anymore. Therefore why should I be afraid of you?”
The Goddess of Mercy remained composed as she answered coldly, “You can try.”
The Goddess Asura fingered the Symphony of Destiny as she said coldly, “I don’t like to repeat myself. Any immortal practitioners that are found in the Stellar Sanctuary must be eliminated. That is the edict of the Goddess Celestial Alice…”
All of a sudden there was a small gentle roar as a small golden Kirin cub appeared from nowhere!
To the utter surprise of everyone, the small golden Kirin cub began to jump jovially around Yi Ping!
Yi Ping was startled, “Where did it come from?”
Lele immediately replied, “Maybe it likes you!”
The Goddess Asura had turned pale immediately as she said, “I got to go now. Farewell!”
And in a blink of a few eyes, she had vanished from view!
Everyone was stunned!
Lele was the first to regain her wits as she said, “We should hurry and go too. Maybe the mother of this baby cub is right behind us!”
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:36:14 GMT
Chapter 147: Prelude to Battle Heavens
The towering pristine mountains stood in front of the meditating Yi Ping but he was clearly not in the mood to admire the breathtaking views.
Two days had passed after the battle with the three Arhat Practitioners of the Enamel Sect. Although still battle weary, Yi Ping had almost fully recuperated from his injuries and regained much of his martial strength.
The pace of his own recovery astonished even Yi Ping himself. It was because his injuries and strength often took months to recover!
The Goddess Aiel had explained, “It is different in the Stellar Sanctuary. Maybe it is because time flows differently here. The recovery time here is ten times faster than outside the Stellar Sanctuary.”
At this moment a golden Kirin cub was sleeping in his lap and at the same time he was being surrounded by a dozen breathtaking heavenly maidens who were meditating next to Yi Ping!
The Universal Old Man was looking in envy but he was also bewildered. It was because he could not understand how so many maidens could have fallen for Yi Ping especially when he was the not the responsive and romantic type.
While there was nothing strange about it, it was indeed strange that they could actually come together and put aside their differences. More strange as these maidens were not weaklings and they all had their fierce individual personalities.
Even the Universal Old Man did not dare to offend them so easily!
They were obviously rivals but they were surprising docile now!
He pretended to look in the other way and continued to meditate.
Even though he knew that the Goddess Aiel did not have him in his heart anymore, he was not sad at all. It was because he really owed her too much. From her expressions when she was looking at Yi Ping, he knew where her heart belonged for it was exactly the same as when the Heaveness looked at Yi Ping!
He was soon thinking, “I know Ai only too well. She is not the type that expresses herself well. There are so many maidens around Yi Ping and many of them hardly even have the chance to even express their affections for him…”
He was soon smiling, “When she got bored of Yi Ping, she will surely remember me…”
Yi Ping heaved a soft sigh as he opened his eyes.
But as soon as he opened his eyes, he was immediately surrounded by a dozen beautiful maidens as they gathered around him as they showered him with all kinds of concern!
Lie Qing immediately asked, “Ping’Er, are you alright?”
The Goddess Isa tapped Yi Ping lightly on his right shoulder, “Are you feeling much better now?”
Yang Min said shyly to him, “Did you rest well?”
A chorus of jovial laughter and warm smiles were immediately heard from the rest of the maidens, “Yi Ping! Ping’Er!”
To the utter astonishments of the Universal Old Man, Yi Ping and the rest of the maidens, the Goddess Aiel and the Goddess of Mercy had suddenly nodded to each other and were massaging Yi Ping’s back; their eyes were affectionate and they were looking at him attentively!
Yi Ping was so stunned that he panicky said, “Huh? No need…”
The Universal Old Man’s jaws almost dropped when he saw that the Goddess Aiel was voluntarily massaging Yi Ping’s back!
Even Han Lin, the Celeste Wind Maiden and Jing’Er were a little startled by the action of the Goddess Aiel. It was because they have been with the Goddess Aiel for hundreds of years and had known her only too well. It was frankly quite impossible for their lazy mistress to lift her fingers to do almost anything and she preferred to sleep most of the time!
That was why she had even ordered her clan protégés to prepare a large bed sedan to carry her to the Unmoving Mountains!
And around Yi Ping were Yixian, Lele, Lie Qing, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, Yang Min, Youxue, the Goddess Isa, Han Lin and the Celeste Wind Maiden who were all looking or chatting around him affectionately.
This caused Yi Ping to be really awkward as he quickly said, “I am really alright now. We should be on our way now.”
The Goddess Aiel touched the pink mark on her forehead gently as she said, “Thank you! Without your help, I will never be able to unseal my Heaven Eyes again. Finally I can return to the Immortal Realm. This is the least that I can do for you.”
The Goddess Isa whispered softly, “Thank you!”
Yi Ping smiled weakly, “This is really not worth mentioning. I just hope that you won’t be upset with Maiden Ziyan…err…Alice for sealing your Heaven Eyes.”
The Goddess Aiel whispered softly, “Don’t worry. I have never blamed her at all. Or else…”
She stole a glance at Yixian before looking at the Goddess Isa, “Or else, I will never be able to unite with Ishtar or put aside my differences with Isa.”
The Goddess Isa said quickly, “Whatever! If she doesn’t pick on me, I won’t cause her anymore trouble. But you know, she is a really mean and troublesome person!”
Yi Ping smiled weakly, “Troublesome maybe but mean, I don’t think so…”
The Goddess Isa whispered, “Don’t be too quick to judge because you do not know yet!”
Lele suddenly asked, “Yi Ping, why this small Kirin following you?”
The Kirin had also awakened from its sleep and was jumping in front of Yi Ping and around the maidens. It seemed to be extremely playful and was constantly seeking their attention!
Yi Ping replied with a weak smile, “I do not know…”
The Goddess Isa said warily, “Golden Kirins are extremely rare in the Celestial Realm and even rarer in the Immortal Realm. Hmm… I wonder where it comes from?”
Lele caught the golden kirin cub by its tail as she laughed softly, “Does it matter?”
The golden kirin cub began to snarl at her and started to claw at her furiously but Lele ignored it and shook it even more violently as she said, “Since you like Yi Ping so much then I shall call you Xiao Ping! Xiao Ping! Xiao Ping!”
Yi Ping smiled bitterly, “Surely you are able to come out with a better name.”
Lingfeng looked at Yi Ping with a woeful expression, “Are you really…the White Sage?”
All of a sudden Lele used her knuckle to knock on Yi Ping’s head, “Of course he is the White Sage! Who else can he be?”
Lingfeng lowered her head shyly as she whispered softly, “I just want to hear from him himself…”
Yi Ping turned to look at her as he said warmly, “I will never forget that I have a grand protégé mistress. I will never forget all your instructions and all that you have said…”
Lingfeng began to laugh alluringly, “And I have never forgotten that I have a rascal protégé either!”
Yi Ping managed a weak smile as he looked at the majestic pristine mountains that were in front of them, “We still got a long way to go…”
Yixian and Lie Qing gave him a gentle smile as they said at the same time, “Yes…”
Yixian added gently, “But there is nothing that we cannot overcome together.”
But he was soon sighing melancholy, “Ye Yin, Xingyue, Yu’Er, Mei’Er, Yunzi…where are you? I hope that you are alright. We are coming for you…”
Lie Qing raised her Perpetual Darkness, “My divine sword shares a bond with Sister Ye Yin’s divine sword. If something happens to her, I will surely know.”
Si Shi said with a quiet determination, “Yunzi is the Celestial Ocean Heavenly Maiden incarnate. Moreover she is with the elders of the Infinite Sword Celestial Clan. I wouldn’t worry for them.”
Youxue tapped Yi Ping quietly on his right shoulder as she looked affectionately at him, “That is right. Somehow I am more worried for her opponent!”
Yi Ping nodded as he took a determined step forward before turning around, “Let’s us go now!”
Immediately there were jubilee outbursts as everyone laughed jovially as they set their sights on the majestic pristine mountains that stood towering in front of them!
The Universal Old Man was shouting, “Hey! Wait for me!”
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:37:46 GMT
Chapter 148: War of the Immortals
Millenniums ago somewhere in the Seventh Heavens of the Immortal Realm on a lofty peak that was surrounded by three spectacular waterfalls from the floating islands above.
This was the renowned Three Isle Heavenly Lofty Peak.
At the lofty peak were a hundred immortal practitioners from a hundred immortal sects and clans. All of them were either the leaders or the most eminent elders of their respective sects and clans!
Out of these hundred immortals, forty were Zen Immortals, another forty were Arhat Immortals and the rest were the Autonomous Immortals.
The Autonomous Immortals had fewer representatives but they were no less influential!
This was actually the first time that these powerful immortals had congregated together!
They were all rebuking each other coldly and were full of sarcasm in their exchanges!
An Autonomous Immortal who called himself the Great Battle Emperor said coldly, “I have no interest in the feud between the Zen Practitioners and the Arhat Practitioners. But the reason why we have congregated here is to have an agreement with each other, am I right?”
The Goddess Celestial Alice yawned softly, “What else.”
Today she was the lead representative of the Zen Immortals!
Great Lord Ahoha the lead representative of the Arhat Immortals replied coldly, “The Zen Immortals have to surrender access to the Stellar Sanctuary. Surely the Zen Immortals are not thinking of denying the rest of us the access to the Eternal Realm?”
The Goddess of Mercy who was also an Arhat Immortal hummed coldly, “Isn’t it too obvious already?”
She rose to her feet as she stared coldly at the Goddess Celestial Alice, “We are all the children of the Great God Pangu…”
Great Lord Ahoha coughed softly to remind her that the Arhat Practitioners had their own names for their creator.
The Goddess of Mercy smiled gently before correcting herself, “I mean the Great God Fan Tian. Look at me. I am so forgetful. We are the most exalt of the exalts. We are the inheritors of the Immortal Realm regardless of our ideologies. At long last, the Stellar Sanctuary has descended to the Immortal Realm. Isn’t this the moment that we are all waiting for? To transcend to the forbidden realm and to be near to the source of the Universal Force!”
The Great Battle Emperor said coldly, “And yet the Goddess Theocracy Sect chooses to seal the Stellar Sanctuary. Does the Goddess Theocracy Sect wants to fight all the immortal clans at the same time?”
The Goddess Celestial Alice said quietly, “The true embodiment form of the Stellar Sanctuary will only appear in the Celestial Realm. Even if I unseal the Stellar Sanctuary and let it loose now, how many of you are able to descend to the Celestial Realm? Even if you have the means, the price to descend to the Celestial Realm is astronomical!”
She rose up to add coldly, “Surely you are all not fools. If the Stellar Sanctuary is unsealed, it will mean the end of our era and the beginning of the new era for the mortals. Do you want that to really happen?”
Great Lord Ahoha replied calmly, “That is the just the ancient prophecy of the Jade Emperor. Who knows if it is true? If he is able to prophesize our demise, why is that he is unable to prophesize his own demise?”
The Martial Sage of the Universal Truth, a Zen Immortal interrupted coldly, “The Zen Practitioners may not agree with the Goddess Celestial Alice wholly on this matter but we have our own reasons to think that the prophecy is real.”
The Northern Star Sage, an Autonomous Immortal quickly added. “I agree too. That one day the mortals will ascend to replace us. The first is the last and the last is the first! That is the prophecy of the Jade Emperor! Surely all of you know that time flows differently in the lower realm? A year here is like ten years in the Celestial Realm and a hundred years in the Mortal Realm. While we are bickering here for a year now, a hundred years have already passed in the Mortal Realm!”
Immortal Mortal Lord, an Arhat Immortal looked hesitantly at Great Lord Ahoha before saying. “Indeed it seems that that the Great God Fan Tian has the intention of letting the mortals succeed us or else the three realms would not have existed. In theory, the mortals have more time to further their practice than us… ”
Great Lord Ahoha interrupted, “It is not true. They have the time but they are mortals after all and can’t live that long. Moreover, the gap between the mortals and us are as vast as the boundless heavens. There is no way for them to succeed us. We have observed them for a long time. Sadly to say this; maybe one day they are able ascend to the Celestial Realm but to be an immortal practitioner, it is impossible. That is why we are the immortals and they are the mortals!”
The Goddess of Mercy smiled, “Simply put, they don’t have the infinity wisdom to succeed us at all.”
The Goddess Celestial Alice interrupted coldly, “Then maybe we should intervene and enlightened them!”
There were a large number of loud mutterings; many of the immortals were clearly shocked and amused!
The Eastern Sea Immortal King, an Autonomous Immortal laughed softly as he rose up to say. “My Eternal Goddess, you are indeed humorous. But surely you know that we cannot intervene directly in the realms below. Not only will our future enlightenment suffers as a result but endless calamity and sufferings will surely befall the realms below!”
The Goddess Celestial Alice hummed coldly as cold aura flared around her before she replied, “Indeed. Since the Stellar Sanctuary is destined for the mortals below, why are all of you so insistent on unsealing the Stellar Sanctuary? You know that without my Symphony of Destiny, it is impossible for any of you to do anything, am I right to say so?”
She emphasized coldly by adding, “Only I have the key to unseal the Stellar Sanctuary! Moreover, I am the High Priestess of the Great God Pangu. If I really unleashed the Stellar Sanctuary then my own enlightenment will surely suffer, not yours…”
Great Lord Ahoha interrupted with an equally coldly aura, “You are sketching the truth a little too far. The Great God Fan Tian promised us the Eternal Realm. All the immortals know that our ultimate purpose is to reach the Eternal Realm. Many of us will surely perish and only a few will find true enlightenment but as immortal practitioners, our true purpose is to seek knowledge and to further our own enlightenment. And the knowledge to true enlightenment is in the Stellar Sanctuary!”
The statements of the Great Lord Ahoha caused many of the immortal practitioners to mutter in agreement and that included half of the Zen Immortals!
The Goddess Celestial Alice swept a cold glance to all the Zen Immortals before smiling coldly to the rest of the immortals, “It is either you are with me or against me. If you really want to gain access to the Stellar Sanctuary, why don’t you try storming the Ninth Heavens and try to seize the physical form of the Stellar Sanctuary?”
She managed an amused smile before saying, “Oh, I seem to forget that most of you have not even reached the Cosmos Positioning yet so how are you able to see my beautiful realm? Maybe we should wait for all the eminent leaders of the immortal clans to reach my enlightenment first.”
Great Lord Ahoha was not just an immortal of the Cosmos Positioning but he was also an immortal of the Greater Cosmos Position which marked him as the highest level among the immortals!
He said coldly, “The Eternal Goddess is not the only immortal that has reached the Cosmos Positioning. There are dozens of immortals that are not here that have already reached the Cosmos Positioning. We only ask the Eternal Goddess not to stop us from seeking further enlightenment.”
At this many of the immortals began to agree and mutter their agreements!
The Goddess Celestial Alice looked at all the immortals quietly before sighing softly, “And what if I don’t agree?”
The Goddess of Mercy smiled coldly as she offered a suggestion, “Then you shall bear the consequences and of course, there will be a little war that will see the end of the Goddess Theocracy Sect. What do you think?”
The Goddess Celestial Alice gave a warm smile before replying enchantingly, “Then so shall it be. From the First Heavens to the Ninth Heavens, war shall it be!”
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Post by yufeng on Jul 1, 2015 15:38:33 GMT
Chapter 149: The First Immortals Tall pine like trees lined the mountain slopes below the lofty white heavens. The scenic views as Yi Ping and his group made their first ascend were breathtaking beautiful! The drifting lofty white heavens, evergreen landscape below and the endless mountains ascending in front of them one after the other were beautiful to behold! But no one was in a mood to admire the breathtaking sceneries! It was because at this moment they had all been captivated by the Goddess of Mercy as she explained the brief history of the immortals and why they were here. The Goddess of Mercy said gently, “That is how the conflicts between the Zen and Arhat Practitioners had escalated into a full blown conflict.” She sighed softly, “The Great Lord Ahoha had led us against the Goddess Theocracy Sect and her allies. At the start of the campaign, we managed to gain grounds from the Second to the Sixth Heavens. At first, it may seem that we are winning but in the end, the tide slowly turned against us and Great Lord Ahoha met his demise. We have not only lost, we have lost really badly and in order to broker for a truce, we are forbidden to intervene in the Immortal Realm for ten millennium years. Ten long millennium years…” Han Lin asked curiously, “Huh? Why is that so? Since you have gained grounds in five of the Heavens?” The Goddess Isa smiled demurely as she explained, “While they have gained grounds in five of the Heavens, it doesn’t mean that these five Heavens are wholly in their control. But of course, the most important battleground is still in the First Heavens and that is the domain that the Goddess Theocracy Sect exerted its strongest influence.” Han Lin asked again, “Why is that the First Heavens is the most important battleground?” The Goddess Aiel laughed softly, “Han Lin, you really have a lot of questions.” Han Lin laughed softly as she blinked her eyes at the rest of the group, “You know, I am asking on behalf of the rest. I am sure that they are curious as well.” The Universal Old Man laughed aloud as he touched his chin; he had forgotten that he had shaved his beard. He quickly said, “That is right. We are really curious to know everything that we can learn about the Immortal Realm.” Yi Ping rubbed his nose as he added too, “That is right…” The Goddess Aiel laughed softly, “But it seems that Yi Ping is not really that interested.” Yi Ping sighed softly as he replied melancholy, “I am just saddened that so many have perished in this needless war.” Everyone began to look at Yi Ping quietly as one by one, they nodded quietly… Yixian smiled gently as she said to him, “Ping’Er, don’t be sad. It is all in the past. There is nothing we can do.” Yi Ping sighed again as he nodded. Lie Qing smiled mesmerizing, “It seems that the Immortal Realm is not any different from the Martial Fraternity. No matter. If that is the rule then we must play by the rules!” Youxue stole a look at Yi Ping as she smiled enthralling, “We must not be discouraged and should look forward. It is really not easy for us to reach this point at all. After all that we have been through, we are giving it all up? Life and death may be predestined but if our resolve is not strong, we will not have any fighting chance at all against these powerful immortal practitioners!” Lingfeng knew that Yi Ping was secretly worried for them. As she looked at him, her eyes began to water. As Yi Ping looked at Youxue, he was reminded that Youxue had suffered more than any of the maidens that he had known. The burdens and the fugitive life that she had led was not something that anyone, not even himself would be able to endure. Yi Ping had noticed her enthralling eyes immediately and he quickly looked away. But as he looked away, he noticed that Lingfeng’s alluring eyes were looking at him! Not only Lingfeng was looking at him, Yang Min, Jing’Er, Shi Shi, Lele, the Celeste Wind Maiden, Lie Qing, Yixian, the Goddess Aiel, the Goddess Isa and Han Lin were all looking intently at him! Yi Ping quickly pretended to show interest by asking the Goddess Aiel, “Aiel, it seems that the First Heavens plays a crucial role. Why is that so?” The Goddess Aiel laughed softly as she continued, “It is because the First Heavens is where most of the immortal practitioners congregated. Even if we add up all the immortal practitioners from the Second Heavens to the Ninth Heavens, it is not even one tenth of the numbers in the First Heavens!” Yang Min was clearly startled, “Then how many practitioners are there in the First Heavens alone?” The Goddess Aiel laughed, “No one really knows but it should be around one million.” Everyone was stunned at the numbers! Lele asked curiously, “Then doesn’t that make the First Heavens a really crowded place?” The Goddess Aiel shook her head, “It is even more desolate than the Celestial Realm. You can’t imagine how vast the First Heavens is and how many millenniums the last immortal war had been waging.” All of a sudden Yi Ping asked, “It seems to me that the immortal practitioners that are in the First Heavens are weaker than the rest of the immortal practitioners of the other Heavens but yet they play such a crucial role. Isn’t that an irony? Maybe the Jade Emperor is right? The mortals from the lower realm may one day be greater than the immortal practitioners in the Immortal Realm?” The Goddess of Mercy was startled as she looked at Yi Ping. For all her infinite wisdom she had never really thought of that and had dismissed the prophecy of the Jade Emperor! The Goddess Isa was also startled as she looked curiously at Yi Ping before she said, “Maybe.” Yi Ping said, “It seems that the number of immortal practitioners that are in the Immortal Realm will never increase?” The Goddess Isa nodded slowly, “That is right.” Yi Ping asked again, “So that means that the number of immortal practitioners have decreased considerably by now?” Again the Goddess Isa nodded quietly. Yi Ping asked, “And now many of the more capable immortal practitioners are heading here to seek the secrets of the Stellar Sanctuary. And quite a few may have already met their demise?” The Goddess Isa nodded slowly again. Yi Ping sighed melancholy, “The only way for the number of immortal practitioners to increase is for the celestial practitioners to become immortal practitioners. But that doesn’t seem to be happening. It seems that the current Immortals are not willing to help the celestial practitioners to become immortal practitioners…” The Goddess Aiel said quietly, “Not at all. There are many other immortals, including the Goddess Celestial Alice that advocate for the enlightenment of the mortals. But the path to true enlightenment is really so difficult that words cannot describe it. That is why there are also many immortals that have long given up for the mortals to attain true enlightenment and to join us.” The Goddess of Mercy said, “That is why it is impossible for the mortals to replace us. That is the main reason why we have refused to believe the prophecy of the Jade Emperor as the universal truth.” Yi Ping began to ponder again before he asked, “This Jade Emperor…who is he? I happen to know one Jade Emperor that is in the Mortal Realm.” At this the Goddess of Mercy turned very pale before she muttered, “Let hope that they are not the same. But…” She stole a glance at Lele coldly, “Good sister, you still hasn’t explained to me where you learn your Celestial Force from?” She looked a little melancholy before she asked again, “I have paid a heavy price with my internal strength…” Lie Qing, Youxue and Lingfeng almost choked when they had heard it. They really did not know whether to laugh or cry! It was because they had quietly observed the changes in the Goddess of Mercy over the past few days. In no time she had shed away her haughty self and had quickly learnt several subtle tactics from the rest of the maidens. It was obvious that she was trying to get Yi Ping’s sympathy! Yi Ping was sighing, “Alas! It is wrong to steal the internal strength of others.” Indeed Yi Ping had fallen for it! Even the Universal Old Man was shaking his head as he sighed softly, “What a pity!” Yang Min raised her eyebrows as she thought ruefully, “Just because a beautiful maiden intentionally shed a little tear, it is really unbelievable that so many worldly wise men will actually fall for it. Or is it because some men never learn?” Even Han Lin was smiling weakly for everyone could see that the Goddess of Mercy was pretending to be melancholy. Everyone except for Yi Ping and the Universal Old Man! The Goddess of Mercy continued to add, “You must know that I am such an eminent immortal practitioner. To lose my internal strength…” Lele stammered out, “Well, that is enough. You are even more irritating than me! You only lost a little of your internal strength. This doesn’t affect your techniques and fighting strength at all. You really think that I do not know that the Goddess Asura and you have not even displayed your utmost martial strength? Or else I will drain just this meagre amount of your internal strength!” The Goddess of Mercy flashed Lele an annoyed look but she hesitated to raise her hands against her because she had noticed that Yixian, Lie Qing and Youxue had all stepped protective around Lele! Yixian said gently, “The Goddess of Mercy? If you want to get along with us, shouldn’t you at the very least tell us your name?” The Goddess of Mercy lifted her eyes to look at Yixian. She began to sigh softly. She had already learnt that this Yixian was Yi Ping’s rightful wife. She had been secretly observing her for a few days and her magnanimity did not seem to be an act. The Goddess of Mercy replied quietly, “You are Yixian?” She was stating the obvious! But Yixian smiled gently at her and replied gently, “Yes, that is my common name.” The Goddess of Mercy nodded as she said, “I know you as Ishtar in the past. It seems…that you have changed so much.” Slowly she glanced over to look at Yi Ping as she lit a beautiful smile. Yi Ping was startled when she had suddenly smiled at him! And he wondered why as he thought, “Why did she suddenly smile at me?” The Goddess of Mercy soon answered his question as she looked at him, “Yes, the Goddess of Mercy is my immortal title. As for my name, it is…” Her eyes lit up as she looked at Yi Ping before saying shyly, “…it is Gusu Xiang. Xiang as in fragrance. Pardon my rudeness. I have forgotten to introduce myself. It will really look bad for the groom not to know his bride name. Am I right?” The Goddess Isa was stunned at the chic shyness of the Goddess of Mercy. She could hardly believe that this was the Goddess of Mercy herself and that an imposter had actually taken her place! Even the Goddess Aiel was stunned as she thought, “Is she really the Goddess of Mercy? I don’t believe my eyes…” The Goddess of Mercy proceeded to say, “Yi Ping? You are not happy to know my name?” Yi Ping was already quite embarrassed by now because he had noticed that all the other maidens were quietly looking at him and waiting to see his response! He quickly bowed with his hands to say, “I am happy. Really happy…” he began to hesitate a little because he was thinking what to say next. The Goddess of Mercy appeared to be hurt and Yi Ping could feel it immediately due to his divine attainment in the Great Emptiness Translucence! This caused him to be even more awkward! The Goddess of Mercy asked hurtfully, “Then why didn’t you call my name?” Her sudden plea struck Yi Ping like a thunderbolt! Yi Ping began to stammer, “Maiden Gusu…” Again the Goddess of Mercy appeared to be hurt as she displayed a hurtful expression as she muttered, “You don’t have to be so polite. It is too polite.” Yi Ping quickly stammered out, “Maiden Xiang…” Again the Goddess of Mercy looked at him hurtfully! Yi Ping was all flustered by now and he had broken into cold sweat. It was because the looks that everyone had given him and from the melancholy looks of the Goddess of Mercy that was upon him; it appeared to him that time seemed to have suddenly frozen in place. Every moment seemed like an eternity to him! He stammered again, “Xiang’Er…” The Goddess of Mercy seemed to have been pacified and she returned a delighted look at him. It seemed like the darkness had suddenly been lifted and Yi Ping was suddenly breathing normally again! She smiled shyly, “Ping’Er…” Lele was about to say something when Lingfeng interrupted unhappy, “Humph! The two of you seem to have forgotten about the rest of us? If you have any mushy words to say, find a private place to do so!” Lele smiled, “It seems that Sister Lingfeng is envious!” Lingfeng shot an amused look at her, “Yes I am envy but speaks for yourself first!” Lele laughed softly, “I didn’t start it first.” She pointed at Yi Ping and the Goddess of Mercy, “They did!” All of a sudden the Goddess of Mercy appeared to be solemn as she asked, “But truly, are we not sisters now? I have already shared what I know but shouldn’t you tell me more about the Jade Emperor that you know?” Yi Ping looked at Lele before he said, “I will but may I know why you seem to fear this Jade Emperor? I really do not think that they are the same person.” The Goddess of Mercy took a quick glance at the Goddess Aiel and the Goddess Isa who nodded gently at her before she said quietly, “Every realm must have a dominant ruler, am I right to say so? Just like all the clans also have their principal leaders.” Yi Ping nodded. The Goddess of Mercy hesitatingly, “So the Jade Emperor was actually the ruler of the Immortal Realm in the past and all the immortals had to pay homage to him. He was very ancient and is the first generation immortal. Do you know that even the Goddess Celestial Alice and most of the most powerful immortals in the Immortal Realm are only considered second generation immortals?” Lingfeng, the Universal Old Man, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, Han Lin, Yang Min and the Celeste Wind Maiden were all exchanging astonished look! This was news to them and they made a mental note to remember it. The celestial practitioners in the Celestial Realm knew very little about the immortals. The Universal Old Man interrupted curiously, “Then there must be other first generation immortals too, am I right?” The Goddess of Mercy nodded as she replied, “However, these first generation immortals are few in numbers. Excluding the Jade Emperor, they numbered exactly thirty-three! However their states of divinities are all much greater than the rest of the second generation immortals and they are capable of several divine practices that seemed impossible to attain for most of the immortals.” She looked at Lele before saying, “For example, uncanny divinations and of course the accursed Celestial Force Divine Skill!” She began to sigh melancholy, “That is why I have my own reasons to suspect that the Jade Emperor that you have known in the realm below is the one and the same!” The Goddess Isa nodded as she said quietly, “The Goddess of Mercy is right. The Celestial Force is an immortal skill and exceedingly powerful.” Yi Ping asked, “But since the Jade Emperor is the ruler of the Immortal Realm why is he in the Mortal Realm now? This makes no sense?” The Goddess Isa said quietly, “If the Jade Emperor did not meet with his demise then there is a chance that he has sought refuge in the Mortal Realm to recuperate.” The Goddess of Mercy nodded with a soft sigh, “That is only logical. It is because most immortals are not able to descend to the Mortal Realm and he has an advantage there…” The Goddess Aiel continued for her, “…he will be able to cultivate a hundred times faster than anyone of us!” The Universal Old Man was mystified as he asked, “But the Mortal Realm isn’t a good training ground. The spiritual force there isn’t as fulfilling as the Celestial Realm or the Immortal Realm for sure. Moreover if he stays there, his state of divinity will surely be stuck!” The Goddess of Mercy smirked coldly, “Don’t be too sure about that first. If you are the Jade Emperor and you have already reached the highest state of divinity, will you care much about attaining a new state of divinity?” The Universal Old Man stammered, “Oh well…maybe not but still it doesn’t make any sense!” The Goddess Isa offered a suggestion, “What if his goal is to cultivate his internal strength or to gather the heavenly relics in the Mortal Realm?” The Universal Old Man shook his head as he looked at Lingfeng, “My Heaveness, what do you think? It doesn’t make any sense to me. Only in the upper realm and with a breakthrough in a higher state of divinity can our skills and strength be improved. It makes no sense to stay in the lower realm. We are there for a long time; not only did our cultivation did not improved, our state of divinity seem to decline as well. Maybe it is because we don’t have any worthy opponents there. And you…even…” There was a glitter of watery teary in Lingfeng’s eyes as she replied melancholy, “…and I have even taken my own life. Is that what you want to say?” Yi Ping murmured, “Lingfeng…” Lingfeng smiled alluringly at Yi Ping, “But I am content now. I have experienced what is mortal suffering and what is…” Yixian and Lie Qing stammered out, “…love…” Lingfeng nodded at them as she smiled, “And because of what I have experienced and learnt, I have advanced my divinity. Isn’t it a good thing?” Lie Qing looked at Yi Ping as she said, “I have never thought that I will be able to experience a breakthrough in my Invincible Divine Force until I met Yi Ping…” Yixian had a shimmering tear in her eyes that even her Emotionless Rhyme could not suppress as she muttered coarsely, “I have never thought that I will pull through my Divine Calamity either and advanced my martial skills to a new level.” Yi Ping muttered, “Everyone…” The Universal Old Man smiled weakly, “I think we have better discussed about the Jade Emperor. What exactly happens in the Immortal Realm in the past?” The Goddess Isa hesitated as she looked at the Goddess Aiel and the Goddess of Mercy before saying quietly, “A long time ago, the Jade Emperor made a divination that one day the mortals will inherit the mantle of the Great God Pangu. Afterwards, he made several divine interventions at the detrimental of his own attainment to help the mortals attain awareness of the Heavens above. Naturally this did not go too well with the rest of the immortals who believe that the Jade Emperor is damaging the interest of the immortals.” She looked at the Heaveness, the Universal Old Man and Han Lin, “The Ancient Celestials, the Dragon Practitioners, they are the first generation celestial practitioners that the Jade Emperor has helped.” Han Lin was startled, “The mysterious immortal practitioner that has given us the Green Dragon Divine Sword is the Jade Emperor?!” The Goddess Isa nodded, “Indeed! The Green Dragon Divine Sword is an immortal sword of the Jade Emperor. There is no doubt about this.” Han Lin began to shiver as she muttered tearfully, “Finally…I have learnt his great name! I have not let my elders down…I know his great name now…” Han Lin shot the Goddess Isa, the Goddess Aiel and the Goddess of Mercy a bloodshot look, “And because of his interventions, the rest of the immortals took up arms against him?” The Goddess of Mercy replied, “You must know that everything must be in perfect harmony. The Jade Emperor and his seven Heavenly Kings failed to keep the harmony and invited self-destruction. The Dragon Practitioners fail to cultivate their self and invited their own self-destruction.” Han Lin hummed coldly, “So you are saying that might makes right and the victors are the righteous side?” The Goddess of Mercy replied, “What else.” Han Lin stepped forward as she raised her hands, “You! You…” Yi Ping said gently to her, “Han Lin, be pacified alright? I am sure Maiden Xiang…Xiang’Er did not mean it.” The Goddess of Mercy began to fluster as she thought, “He is calling…my name! So sweet!” Even Han Lin was looking docile at Yi Ping! Yi Ping said, “It is all in the past. Let’s don’t dwell too much on it, alright?” Han Lin and the Goddess of Mercy nodded quietly to him without looking at each other. Lele yawned softly, “Grandpa isn’t an immortal practitioner. I am sure of it. Or else he won’t be constantly thinking about the Celestial Realm.” Yi Ping said gently to her, “Lele maybe you have been too close to your grandpa and is blinded to the obvious. Your grandpa has never been to the Celestial Realm but he seems to know quite a lot about the upper realms. I wonder why. Also…” Lele asked curiously, “What do you mean?” Yi Ping sighed softly as he looked at Yixian, Lie Qing, Youxue and Lingfeng as he asked, “Do you all remember what the eyes’ colour of the Jade Emperor is?” It was because they had seen the Jade Emperor previously! Lele yawned softly, “Crimson naturally!” Yixian and Lie Qing looked at each curiously. It was because Lele was right! Youxue’s eyes began to shine and even Lingfeng had a startled expression! It was because they had remembered that the eyes of the Jade Emperor were black when they had first met him but it had changed to crimson when Lele arrived on the scene! Youxue and Lingfeng immediately exchanged knowing glances! At that time Yunzi had said to them, “His eyes are not crimson and his hair isn’t completely silver. Yet he claims to be the Jade Emperor. How do we know if it is true?” Yi Ping had asked quite bluntly, “Why aren’t your eyes crimson? Are you a Dark Celestial? Are all of you Dark Celestials?” The Jade Emperor laughed, “Practitioners of the internal martial arts are able to suppress their internal strength and even their state of divinity. Therefore this is not a real surprise at all.” The Jade Emperor added a smile after noticing Yi Ping’s expression, “Am I a Dark Celestial? What do you really think?” But Shen Xingyue had expressed doubts and had told them her views on it much later. It was because it was easier said than done. Even though her Divine Rejuvenation Force was an epitome internal skill, it was unlike the absorbing skill of the Celestial Force which could suppress even the practitioner’s own martial strength. Moreover, to be able to do so was an indication of the practitioner’s level. Even for the Celestial Liege and Lele, they were not able to accomplish that. Youxue muttered softly, “Come to think of it now, it now makes perfectly sense now. Why anyone would want to suppress their own internal strength? Isn’t that already telling us that it is weird?” Lingfeng was muttering, “To think that we are all smart people but we have all miss the most obvious. At that time, Sister Xingyue is the most powerful celestial practitioner that is with us. She is an Ascend Level Celestial and yet Lele’s grandpa took only one stroke to defeat her…” At that time Shen Xingyue was moving at a startling speed against the Celestial Liege but she was interrupted by the Jade Emperor who had moved with even startling speed than her! Yi Ping asked, “Xingyue’s speed is legendary. Who can intervene in her attacks and defeat her at the same time with just a single stroke?” Yixian, Lie Qing, Youxue and Lingfeng nodded slowly because they now see the obvious! Lie Qing smiled weakly, “We have all forgotten that Sister Xingyue is an Ascend Level Celestial and her most astonishing martial skill is her speed.” The Celeste Wind Maiden smiled, “When I got the chance, I will want to duel with her. I wonder who is better.” Lele laughed softly, “Let me know please. It will be interesting to know the outcome.” Yi Ping said exasperatingly, “Lele, I rather not let it happen.” Lingfeng smiled bitterly as she said all of a sudden, “Then we can conclude that the Jade Emperor that we know is the one and the same as the immortal that they know?” The Goddess of Mercy said quietly, “Who else knows the Celestial Force?” Yi Ping nodded, “Lele’s grandpa may be pretending that he doesn’t know anything about the Celestial Realm but at the same time he seems to know a lot too. Isn’t that a contradiction?” Yi Ping had remembered very clearly that the Jade Emperor had said to Lele just before they had departed for the Celestial Realm, “This is not shameful. The Virtuous Palace is renowned for their swordplay. In the upper realm, there are many powerful opponents. So be careful. Don’t forget to refine your sword techniques or else even if you have a divine sword in your hand, it is just a useless toy.” Lele asked, “Really but…” Yi Ping shook his head as he sighed softly, “There are no other explanations!” Lele took a sly look at Yi Ping before saying, “Ping’Er then I think you are really in trouble!” Yi Ping was startled, “Huh? I am in trouble?” Lele answered solemnly as she winked at him, “Yes you are. It is because you have stolen my Grandpa’s Heavenly Relics.” Yi Ping was stunned as he looked at Lele blankly, “As though you don’t have a hand?” Lele laughed jovially as she winked playfully at him, “Do you think that my grandpa will bear to punish me?” All of a sudden the small Kirin cub who everyone had almost forgotten began to rumble excitingly as it began to run in circles around Yi Ping! Yi Ping was startled, “What is it? What is it that you are trying to tell me?” Lele said playfully, “Maybe it is hungry, that is all!” The Goddess of Mercy and the Goddess Isa were alarmed; they were scanning their surroundings warily! Ch149 End Previous ChapterNext Chapter
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