At this moment, in the Sword Seeking Sect’s territory.
Mountains of corpses and rivers of blood could be seen everywhere, with flames burning so fiercely that they may devour everything. Right now, all the Core Elders were evacuating the disciples while the Great Elders and Cui Ming confronted Gong Jian outside.
"So, you’re his successor? Of the high and mighty Huang Chen, the founder of the Sword Seeking Sect?" Gong Jian spoke coldly, looking down at Cui Ming, his hands trembling and eyes red with rage.
"Although I do not know who you are or how do you about the founding ancestor of my Sword Seeking Sect, I can’t let you off now that you have caused so many of my disciples’ death." Cui Ming replied, without any hint of fear as he looked up at the expert who could kill him without batting an eye.
He knew that he could only wait for death right now. There was no way he could win against an Innate Realm cultivator. But a part of him also did not want the deaths of so many of his disciples to be in vain.
That’s why he still hoped for a miracle. A seemingly impossible miracle.
"Ahahahahaha! That arrogance! Even in the face of death, that arrogance of you pests shows no signs of fading! That’s what I hate about you all bastards who were a part of the attack more than a thousand years ago! I’ll destroy you all!" Gong Jian roared, causing the surroundings to change completely.
Dark clouds gathered above in the sky, covering a radius of many miles. The sun that was shining brightly a few moments ago was nowhere to be seen.
This was the power of the Innate Realm, akin to that of a god!
Finally, I can have my revenge after hiding for so many years!
Gong Jian couldn’t help but feel bittersweet. He still remembered how his entire sect had been massacred by the cruel cultivators of many different factions.
He could finally avenge his dead sect mates, elders and master.
However, at this very moment, a sudden pressure came from afar. The pressure was so strong that even Gong Jian immediately became wary and activated all the Dharma Artifacts he had on him.
*Swoosh!*
Strong gusts of wind blowed past the faces of everyone present as they looked up at a distance. Multiple figures could be seen hovering midair and coming towards their direction with extremely high speed.
Just a moment later, they all arrived in front of Cui Ming and the Great Elders of the Sword Seeking Sect.
"F-Fellow daoist Tian!? What are you...Huh? Your Highness second prince and seventh princess!? What are all of you doing here!?" Cui Ming’s eyes widened in shock as soon as he saw them.
All the Great Elders beside him were in the same condition, too stunned to even speak. In fact, they weren’t as shocked to see all of them here, but they were more shocked by the pressure that exuded from Tian Yongheng.
They couldn’t believe their senses. He was clearly only at the Ninth Stage of Foundation Establishment Realm the last time they saw him, and that was only around a decade ago. But right now, they couldn’t even fathom his current strength and cultivation base.
How can someone improve this much in just a little over 10 years?
[Cui Ming’s favorability towards you has increased.]
[Current favorability: 5-Stars]
[Meng Xing’s favorability towards you has increased...]
They couldn’t help but doubt their own potential and talents, feeling that their hard work was all for nothing in the face of a true genius.
"What...what is happening right now! How can a mere ant at the Third Stage of Acquired Realm possess aura this strong!? Who are you!?" Gong Jian shouted, pointing at Tian Yongheng.
I’ve prepared this for so long. I can’t let it all go to waste now just because of an unexpected situation!
The moment he said that, many people turned to look at Tian Yongheng.
Third Stage of Acquired Realm? Even if you’re a genius, it’s still too much!
Yan Jingfei was also undoubtedly shocked. She could only breakthrough 2 minor realms in this period of time despite already having strong foundations and experience of her past life, and that was only because she was in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
She would’ve taken at least 10 years to breakthrough a single stage in the Acquired Realm even with the environment of Eternal Peak, but he broke through 3 stages in 10 years consecutively just like that?
Not even the genius Wang Daoyun from her past life was so fierce in terms of talent!
But then again, in her mind, Tian Yongheng was a transcendental and unfathomable being in his past life. So it was only natural for him to breakthrough so quickly.
She shook her head and dispersed all her thoughts, focusing on the situation at hand.
Meanwhile, on Tian Yongheng’s side.
[Gong Jian has developed hatred towards you.]
[Current hatred: 5-Stars]
Oh? This fellow really is asking for a beating.
Tian Yongheng couldn’t help but feel offended for some reason. It seemed as if the person in front of him was taking him too lightly. But he also felt that it was plausible since the other party was in the Innate Realm while he was only in the Acquired Realm.
In this situation, anybody would have confidence in their abilities.
Tian Yongheng released his Spiritual Energy and all the people who had come with him landed on the ground. He then looked up at Gong Jian, releasing his aura.
At one point, all the people of the opposite party were charmed by seeing Tian Yongheng’s face.
Too good looking!
However, the next moment, Gong Jian snapped out of it and ordered fiercely, shouting; "He’s only in the Third Stage of Acquired Realm! Finish him quickly!"
Almost instantly, all the Acquired Realm cultivators behind Gong Jian moved all at once.
But the next moment left all the people present in tremendous shock.
Tian Yongheng just waved his hand casually. But in that very same moment, all the Acquired Realm cultivators who were about to attack him turned to dust as the nearby landscapes were all wiped out by extreme force in a radius of more than 10 miles!
Everything, from grassland to trees, rocks and hills were completely eradicated under that absolute strength. Everybody present had their mouths agape at the sight.
Just a moment ago, it was a lustrous land filled with fertility, and the next, it turned into a barren land with no signs of life.
Although Acquired Realm cultivators could also do this, but not with a flip of their hand...
In fact, Tian Yongheng had used less than 30% of his full strength this time. Although he had fought in the Simulation Battle Trial countless times, he had not fought yet in reality even once. He was nervous to be honest, that’s why he first decided to test out his strength.
Gong Jian’s expression turned solemn at this. He truly did not expect the person who had just arrived to be so powerful.
Is he really only in the Third Stage of Acquired Realm? Sure doesn’t seem like it.
On the other hand, all the other people present couldn’t help but feel a huge sense of relief. There was someone strong, really strong on their side. But their was one thing, no matter how strong he was, he was still only in the Acquired Realm.
Could he really fight against an Innate Realm expert?
Tian Yongheng turned to look at Gong Jian as he floated midair. Gong Jian was also looking at him at this moment.
Both of their eyes flashed with extreme killing intent, their auras spreading out.
No matter who you are or how powerful you are, no one can stop me from having my revenge!
Gong Jian thought silently,
I don’t know what kind of grievances you may have had in the past, but you’ve included me into them too without any reason, and I can’t stand that.
So did Tian Yongheng.