Grandpa, times have changed.

Within the space created by Xu Xing, Hong Sheng had already been destroyed by Yuan several times!
Crush!

The two powers are not even in the same dimension!
No matter what methods Hong Sheng used, Yuan simply threw a punch.

Harmony with the Dao and the Insight into Truth...

The gap between the two is simply too great; it's a complete one-sided crushing of Hongsheng by Yuan!
Despite the seemingly hopeless competition, Hong Sheng remained tense and solemn, but he never considered giving up.

He attacked again and again, only to be repeatedly defeated.

After dying many times, Hongsheng not only did not lose heart, but became even more excited.

In the end, a hint of excitement even appeared in his eyes...

deep:"……"

Could this guy have awakened some strange attribute from killing himself too many times?

Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

However, the people behind Hongsheng did not notice these 'details'.

They watched as Hongsheng was repeatedly defeated, and they seemed to be infected by this indomitable spirit.

Knowing there was no hope, knowing the gap between them was unimaginable, he still mustered the courage to risk everything and make a move against Yuan!
In a daze, they seemed to see their former high-spirited selves reflected in Hong Sheng's back.

That version of myself that dares to throw a punch at everything in the world!

Some people fell into deep thought, some looked conflicted, and some seemed dazed...

They didn't know when it started, but a mountain called 'Abyss' loomed over their hearts, causing them to lose all their spirit and even find it hard to muster the courage to catch up.

Today, Yuan is a legend, and the most dazzling person in a thousand years.

When you embark on your spiritual journey with great ambition, and your teachers, friends, and relatives all call you a "prodigy," and you believe that you will surely stand at the pinnacle of the entire era, someone appears before you, whose back you can only see getting further and further away no matter how hard you try.

That sense of powerlessness is something that practitioners of this era can never imagine.

Can……

Should we really stop here?
They asked themselves this question.

Yuan is very strong, but should he give up his future because of that?

Do not!
This should never have happened!
A peculiar change quietly emerged among the people.

at last!

On the 371st time Hong Sheng was beaten to a pulp by Yuan, someone looked up at Yuan.

His eyes were no longer empty; instead, they held an air of 'unyielding' and 'firm'!
Gradually, more and more people looked up at the abyss.

They were once known as the "prodigies" of the world.

It was only because of the continuous failures and the dazzling brilliance displayed by Yuan that they couldn't overcome their mental hurdle.

Hong Sheng's performance today showed that he still had the courage to throw a punch even though he knew he was no match!

While it may not completely erase them from the shadows of the past, it has at least shaken the mountain called 'Abyss' that weighs on their hearts.

Perhaps after some time, most of them will regain the will to move forward again!
Yuan, noticing the change in everyone, was somewhat speechless.

no? !
The way you guys are doing this makes me look like some kind of great demon king or villain.

I'm a righteous person with impeccable morals, okay?

……

……

Sword Sect Inner Sect.

Xu Xing walked on a winding path paved with spiritual jade and lined with lush spiritual plants.

He held his phone in his hand, watching the messages flashing in the group chat.

Because he did not seal off that space, the other True Immortals could also see it.

Hongzun: "It seems to be working quite well."

Hongzun: "Indeed, a mental illness requires a mental cure / Satisfied"

Overlord: "Tsk tsk!"

Overlord: "He beat up his son over five hundred times right in front of me, and his father was actually quite happy. Isn't that a strange world? /shrug"

Hongzun: "A crude and uncouth man is not fit to associate with."

I won't stoop to the level of a body cultivator.

Dan Zu: "Fellow Daoist Hong Zun is thinking of the bigger picture, Fellow Daoist Ba Zun's words are excessive."

look!

There are still some sensible people in this group!

Hongzun: "Fellow Daoist understands my good intentions." / Satisfied

Danzu: "So, fellow Daoist, could you tell me what it feels like to watch your son get beaten up over five hundred times? /winking"

Hongzun: "..."

There isn't a single normal person in this lousy group!

Seeing that the group was still full of backstabbing as always, Xu Xing was very pleased.

I was just about to post something.

Didi~
Meizuya: "I heard you're going to Qingxu, Daoist brother?"

But it was Meizu who sent a message.

The fugitive patriarch: "I do have this plan."

The fugitive patriarch: "But how did you know?"

I just mentioned this to my senior sister, and logically, no third person should know about it.

Meizuya: "Of course I found out from Sword Master /smug"

Senior sister?

Xu Xing raised an eyebrow.

Would Senior Sister tell Meizu about something like this?

Mei Zuya: "Brother Dao, aren't you curious about how I was able to get this information from the Sword Master?"

The escaped patriarch: "I am somewhat curious."

Mei Zuya: "Unfortunately, I cannot tell you /sigh"

Mei Zuya: "This is an agreement between me and them."

they?

Judging from this, it seems there's more than just my senior sister.

Moreover, during this period, the usually most active senior sister and Meizu have not shown up much.

emm...

Could it be that these girls created a private group chat?

The escaped patriarch: "You guys didn't create a group chat yourselves, did you?"

Xu Xing asked directly.

Meizuya: "/Aba aba"

The escaped patriarch: "What did you all talk about?"

Mei Zuya: "Brother Dao, what are you saying? I don't understand. /Drooling Little Yellow Duck"

The escaped patriarch: "..."

Meizuya: "Let's get down to business / Serious"

Mei Zuya: "Brother Dao, why are you going to Qingxu?"

The escaped patriarch: "Didn't my senior sister tell you?"

Meizuya: "I finally managed to get a little information out of her, and then she got angry /helpless"

Xu Xing paused upon seeing this.

Anyway, I had to say it eventually...

The fugitive ancestor said, "Actually, it's still because of the unusual situation that occurred during the Dao attainment process of that Dongzhen Cang clan member last time..."

Xu Xing explained the whole story and his own guesses to Mei Zu.

Meizuya: "Too much?"

Meizuya: "Indeed, there's no harm in going to take a look / Lost in thought"

Meizuya: "Brother Dao, when are you planning to set off? /spinning around"

The fugitive patriarch said, "It'll be a few days. The Righteous Alliance will be here to pick him up soon. I'll go check on Qingxu after Yuan returns."

Mei Zuya: "Then I'll go with you, okay? /Chin resting on hand"

Meizuya: "It's a good opportunity to go see Fellow Daoist Huo and ask about Xiao Yinxue's condition."

Mei Zuya: "Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to find him."

This person is always running around, so it's not something you can find in a short time.

However, he and Daoist Brother have a good relationship.

We should be able to contact him faster through Brother Dao. The escaped patriarch: "Okay."

Since things had come to this point, he naturally couldn't disagree.

Meizuya: "Hmm, then I'll go tell Sword Master first, and also send a message to annoy Spirit Ancestor."

Mei Zuya: "Goodbye, fellow Daoist / Little Yellow Duck making a heart shape with its hands"

Put away your phone.

Looking up, I saw several familiar figures not far away.

Chi Jiuyu, who had just returned from a mission, sat in a wheelchair, her whole body bound up like a mummy, with only half of her face not covered by bandages.

Even so, she never stopped talking, constantly boasting to Zhao Ruohan, Ye Zhiwei, and Zhang Yunlu who was pushing her wheelchair behind her about her brilliant and heroic deeds in this mission.

He seemed exceptionally excited.

The main thing is that we're about to win an award.

"..."

As usual, when she finished her mission and was preparing to return, she encountered an unexpected incident on her way to the planetary system where she had carried out the mission—

A new type of biological weapon that incorporates the special annihilation properties of 'Thunderbolt'.

At that time, there were only a few Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire planetary system, so she became the main force.

He single-handedly protected two habitable planets within the planetary system, while the remaining seven Nascent Soul cultivators, even working together, could only protect one.

The price...

That's how she became like this.

The new biological weapons are not only more stealthy, but the injuries they inflict on cultivators are also more difficult to heal due to the power they possess, which is mixed with special annihilation properties.

According to the diagnostic report issued by Dan Ding Ge, it would take her at least one to two months to recover from her injuries using conventional treatment methods.

However, the injury wasn't entirely in vain.

In recognition of her heroic actions, the garrison commander of that planetary system helped her apply to the Sword Sect for a third-class Crimson Edge Medal.

Although it's the lowest grade...

But in all the years since the Sword Sect was founded, very few people have achieved this at her age.

"They did give her a chance."

Chi Jiuyu, who loves to show off in front of others, naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity. She sent a message to everyone she knew.

Ok.

Even Xu Xing received it.

As her senior apprentice, Xu Xing even sent her a red envelope...

One thing at a time, although she loves to show off in front of others, she is actually quite thoughtful.

Bie Xuening examined her injuries the moment she returned.

Conventional treatments do take a long time, but for a true immortal, it's just a matter of time; removing it is not difficult.

But this guy refused after hearing about it.

He said he wanted to keep the injury and take the opportunity to properly comprehend the 'Sword of Annihilation'.

According to her—

'My martial uncle's Annihilation Sword is incredibly powerful, but it's his sword. I need to incorporate my own insights and make it my own.'

If others knew, they might think she was arrogant and ignorant.

But Xu Xing agreed with her idea.

The modified 'Sword of Annihilation' may not be as good as the original 'Sword of Annihilation'.

But for a swordsman, the best sword is the one that suits them best.

Sometimes Xu Xing would think that even if she had been born in the era of Yuan, an era that suppressed all the world's geniuses, she probably wouldn't have been as devastated as other immortal cultivators after being hit.

Xu Xing watched the group walk away, chatting and laughing, until they completely disappeared from sight before he looked away.

He turned and walked into the square next to him, and sat down on a bench at the edge of the square.

He raised his hand, and a strangely colored light shone on his index and middle fingers.

The purple and black colors intertwine, seemingly constantly merging together.

However, upon closer inspection, one can see that the two colors are clearly distinct, with no overlap between them.

This is precisely the fundamental force that constitutes that new type of biological weapon.

Upon learning of this, Xu Xing immediately retrieved it for study.

Unfortunately, these primordial forces have all undergone special processing by Xuan, making it impossible to extract any useful information from them.

……

……

The contest between Hongsheng and Yuan ended with Hongsheng being killed 1,256 times.

After the competition, Hong Sheng did not show any signs of fatigue despite the more than a thousand 'deaths', and remained energetic until the very end.

Instead, Yuan gave him a strange look and then quickly left.

That night, Hongsheng also had a meal with the people who came with him.

Everyone was completely convinced of his abilities.

Although he was completely outmatched throughout, his fearless attitude of throwing punches at Yuan without fear of death deeply inspired the others.

In conclusion, the Sword Sect's mission was accomplished.

The next morning.

The sun had not yet risen, and a thin mist still lingered on the horizon.

Before long, the Righteous Alliance's [Mysterious Sky Ship] arrived through the clouds and mist, and slowly docked in the 'Starship Dock Area' under the traction of the traction system.

Several streaks of light descended from within, the lowest of which were all at the Transcendent level.

The leader had white hair but a youthful face, showing no signs of aging.

Dressed in a Taoist robe and holding a whisk, he exudes a sense of maturity and transcendence.

It was Qian Xiang, the founder of the Wanfa Dao Sect.

There wasn't a soul in sight, which made him frown.

Soon, with the sound of a sword ringing out, a sword light pierced through the air and landed in front of the group from the Righteous Path Alliance, transforming into a figure dressed in a purple-gold robe with an air of otherworldly elegance.

It was Du Ruoheng, the sect leader of the Sword Sect.

"Greetings, senior." Du Ruoheng casually cupped his hands in greeting and said simply, "Please follow me."

Qian Xiang paused for a moment.

He had already realized that Du Ruoheng in front of him was just a sword intent spirit body.

We have come from afar, and yet the Sword Sect has acted like this...

Although he felt somewhat dissatisfied, he considered the complex situation within the alliance.

Given that their purpose this time was to make arrangements for welcoming back Yuan, Qian Xiang could only suppress his dissatisfaction.

"Lead the way."

His tone was indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger, but the few people behind him who were familiar with Qian Xiang knew that he was already very unhappy.

Du Ruoheng didn't care at all, turned around and left, ignoring the expressions of the people behind him.

It's not that he's impolite.

However, all of this was requested by Senior Yuan himself, and Grandmaster also wanted him to cooperate with Yuan...

Hey~
I wonder what Senior Yuan's purpose was in doing this.

As Du Ruoheng walked away, his nonchalant demeanor was perceived by the people behind him, which fueled their anger.

Soon, he led the Righteous Alliance group to a small road that was under repair.

Looking at the 'No Entry' sign in front of him, Du Ruoheng suddenly realized what was going on.

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot this road is under construction. Let's take another route."

"Humph!"

Qian Xiang finally couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

Several Tongxuan disciples behind him glared angrily at Du Ruoheng.

By now, they could clearly see that the Sword Sect Master was deliberately making fun of them.

"Are you making fun of us, young friend?" Qian Xiang said coldly.

"You flatter me, senior. I've just been busy lately and forgot for a moment."

Du Ruoheng turned to look at the crowd, a token appearing in his palm, and the smile on his face faded.

"Speaking of which, since our sect is here on behalf of the Sword Ancestor to welcome everyone, it is only right and proper for everyone to address our sect as 'Sect Master'."

"..."

A deathly silence fell over the room. (End of Chapter)