（The cold has made me muddled. There's still content in yesterday's updated chapter. Those who missed it might want to go back and check if they've finished reading it, as it was added after 12 AM.）
“A Quasi-Supreme, how is that possible?”
“How can Long San be a Quasi-Supreme expert? He only became a Great Saint recently. Is he a reincarnated immortal? Otherwise, why would his cultivation break through so quickly?”
“Quasi-Supreme… are we really going to die on this Thousand Paths Mountain today?”
On Thousand Paths Mountain, when the others sensed the aura unique to a Quasi-Supreme emanating from Long San, their hanging hearts sank to the bottom. Some even let out unwilling cries. They had successfully emerged from the secret realm with considerable gains, hoping to soar from then on, but they were immediately struck down.
This immense disparity was difficult for them to accept.
The gazes they directed at Long San were filled with despair. A Quasi-Supreme… the strongest among everyone present was only a Great Saint. Who could be his opponent?
“Despair? Hahaha…”
Long San seemed to relish their despairing gazes, but his own eyes were filled with a strange light.
“Back then, her eyes were also filled with despair. But no matter how she begged for mercy, how desperate she was, no one came out to help her. Today, no one will be able to save you either!”
Long San’s gaze gradually turned incomparably cold. At this moment, he resided high in the sky, looking down on everyone on Thousand Paths Mountain, a wicked smile on his face.
He felt that these people's despair was not enough. He needed them to reveal a deeper level of despair, so he slowly opened his mouth and said, “I know that many of you are native to Tianzhou, and are the top pillars of your respective families or sects. For the sake of your family or sect's development, you are willing to risk your lives to enter various dangerous secret realms to seize opportunities. I wonder, what will happen when the things you are willing to protect at the cost of your lives are destroyed by me?”
“What?”
Among the cultivators present, many were from Tianzhou, with their own families or sects there. Hearing Long San's words, an ominous premonition arose in their hearts.
Someone, knowing that Long San would not let them go today no matter what, mustered his courage and asked loudly, “Long San, what exactly do you mean?”
“What do I mean?” Long San coldly smiled, then said, “Isn't my meaning simple enough? It's that all the people from Tianzhou present, whether human or demon, are the only remaining lives in Tianzhou. The things you've protected your entire lives have been destroyed by me after you entered this secret realm!”
“No, it can't be said that they were destroyed. They have all become a part of me, becoming the resources for my advancement to Quasi-Supreme.”
“What did you say? You… you devoured all the living beings in Tianzhou?”
Someone stared at Long San in horror, his tone filled with disbelief.
Tianzhou, as the central area of the Apocalypse Continent, was vast and rich in resources, with outstanding talents. There were hundreds of large cities, and countless small cities, not to mention the towns and villages where mortals gathered. The total number of living beings added up to hundreds of millions. If Long San really devoured all the living beings in Tianzhou…
“You're simply insane! Long San, you're also from Tianzhou, why would you do this?” Someone angrily questioned Long San, his heart filled with grief. He was a Saint cultivator, having just advanced a hundred years ago. His family took pride in him, and he was a role model for the younger generation in his family. He also deeply loved his family.
Not long ago, his son and daughter-in-law had given him a pair of grandchildren. The biggest reason he risked entering the secret realm this time, besides seeking immortal opportunities, was to find holy medicines that could lay a solid foundation for his grandchildren, because his grandson and granddaughter had rare and special physiques, and would definitely surpass him in the future, becoming the new glory of the family.
He knew that cultivating to the Saint realm was the end of his life, so he placed his hopes on his grandchildren, but now… everything was in vain.
Endless grief and despair intertwined, eventually turning into a bellyful of anger. He glared at Long San, even if he died, he could not be timid.
“Angry? It seems you have a deep bond with your family. Don't worry, you will soon be reunited.”
Long San was not angry, but rather felt very satisfied in his heart. He was familiar with this kind of gaze. It was a gaze of wanting to kill the other party but being powerless, just like he was back then, watching his beloved woman being killed by his father and brothers. At that time, he also had this kind of angry but powerless gaze.
However, the heavens seemed to still favor him, allowing him to obtain an extremely ancient inheritance. In just a few hundred years, he had reached his current strength.
“This Long San seems to have an unknown past.”
Over here, Mu Qingyi said lightly.
Li Beifei said, “Even if his past is pitiful, it cannot change the fact that he harmed living beings. This kind of person is a scourge to the world.”
“Naturally!”
Mu Qingyi smiled heroically. Without knowing when, Frostfall Sword appeared in her hand.
“Together!” After Li Beifei finished speaking, Celestial Pivot Sword also appeared in his hand.
Celestial Pivot Sword seemed to sense the aura of Frostfall Sword, and the sword body involuntarily bent towards Frostfall Sword.
“Huh?” Li Beifei glared at Celestial Pivot Sword, and the sword body immediately straightened.
Seeing this, Mu Qingyi couldn't help but smile, “Celestial Pivot Sword is just like you were back then.”
Li Beifei scratched his head. Ever since he used Celestial Pivot Sword and Qingyi used Frostfall Sword to comprehend a combined sword divine power at the Genius Meet in the Celestial Pool Ancient Star, the spirit of Celestial Pivot Sword remembered the aura of Frostfall Sword. Every time it sensed Frostfall Sword, its straight sword body would involuntarily bend towards Frostfall Sword.
If this wasn't a sword, Li Beifei would even think it was courting.
“Yanran, Yuran, return to the Gathering Heaven Warship later and activate the defensive array.”
Li Beifei turned his head and instructed Liu Yanran and Liu Yuran. Their current cultivation was only at the peak of the Saint King realm. Relying on the minor success of their Sword Intent Materialization, their individual strength was no weaker than that of ordinary Great Saint experts. The two of them joining forces even had the record of killing a Great Saint. However, the upcoming battle, even the aftermath, could turn them to ashes. Li Beifei naturally wouldn't let them take risks.
The Gathering Heaven Warship was the product of Duan Fatty's great achievement in the art of weapon refinement and formation. Fully activating the defensive array was enough to temporarily withstand the full attack of a Quasi-Supreme. Although this would consume a large amount of divine source, Li Beifei wouldn't be stingy in this regard.
He was stingy, but only to outsiders. He was still very generous to his own people.
At this time, the Demon Sealing List in the bodies of the four Tian Snake sisters was asking them if they wanted to take action to suppress Long San.
“A small Quasi-Supreme isn't enough to require you to take action, right?” Tian Xiaoxiao said.
“There is an aura on him that I find very annoying. If I'm not mistaken, he should have obtained the inheritance of the Devouring Demon!” the Demon Sealing List said.
“Devouring Demon?” The four sisters were all puzzled.
“There were many demon kings under the command of the Primal Demon Lord, and the Devouring Demon was the number one demon king under the Primal Demon Lord. His strength had reached the limit of the Immortal King realm, and the Devouring Demon was the only demon king who escaped from my hands. After the Demon Venerable and the Great Peng Heavenly Venerable died together, I have been self-sealed here. As for what happened to the Devouring Demon later, I don't know.”
The Demon Sealing List explained simply.
“Able to escape from your hands, this…”
The four sisters were all surprised in their hearts. They had seen how strong the Demon Sealing List was. The Wave旬 Heavenly Demon King was the third demon king under the Primal Demon Lord, but he still couldn't withstand 10% of the Demon Sealing List's power. The Devouring Demon was able to escape from the Demon Sealing List's hands, even if the Demon Sealing List hadn't fully recovered at the time, that was enough to prove the Devouring Demon's power.
However, in the end, they still refused the Demon Sealing List's offer. This was their reply: “Ever since we cultivated the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, we haven't used it yet!”
“…” Demon Sealing List.
It looked at the four immortal swords that occupied a huge position in the divine seas of the princesses, and suddenly had a feeling that it had fallen out of favor.
Coincidentally, Ye Hongyi was also talking to someone at this time.
“Sister Zhiyin, it's really not necessary. It's just a Quasi-Supreme who took a shortcut. If Master knows that I'm going to ask you to take action for this, Master will blame me,” Ye Hongyi said.
Bai Zhiyin, because her husband was reincarnated into the mortal world, coincidentally became Ye Hongyi's third guardian. Her true form was a rare auspicious divine beast, the White Jade Kirin, which was also the auspicious beast of the Holy Emperor Hall, suppressing luck. Originally, her strength was only that of an ordinary Immortal King, but because she received luck feedback from the Holy Emperor Hall, her strength advanced by leaps and bounds, surpassing the top Immortal King and becoming a giant among Immortal Kings.
For more than a thousand years, Bai Zhiyin had been silently guarding Ye Hongyi.
Now, naturally, it was no exception. Seeing Long San display the strength of a Quasi-Supreme, she immediately asked Ye Hongyi if she wanted to take action.
Hearing Ye Hongyi's answer, she smiled and replied, “Believe in your sister, His Majesty the Holy Emperor will definitely not blame you, and will even praise you for being decisive.”
Ye Hongyi couldn't help but smile bitterly when she heard this. Was Master's preference for girls over boys really so obvious? Almost everyone who knew her knew it.
“It's still not necessary, right? Besides, I still have the true feather that Senior Hongkun gave me. I'll use it in times of crisis.”
Ye Hongyi said.
Bai Zhiyin immediately stopped talking when she heard this. That was the natal true feather of the Demon Ancestor Hongkun. If His Majesty the Holy Emperor hadn't applied a seal, even she would have to retreat.
“Alright then, but if you don't have time to offer the true feather, I will still take action,” Bai Zhiyin finally added.
Their divine sense conversation was completed in an instant. Long San couldn't detect anything wrong at all. However, Long San saw that Li Beifei and Mu Qingyi had both offered their long swords, and he couldn't help but sneer.
“A Sword Immortal, a Frostfall Sword Master, a Red-Clothed Fairy, and the four Tian Snake quadruplet sisters are all famous geniuses of the Ancient Starry Road. If I devour you, then my strength will definitely improve again, and proving the Supreme Realm is just around the corner!”
Long San's face was filled with madness. He seemed to have foreseen the scene of himself ruling the world.
“Noisy!”
Li Beifei shouted coldly. He stood there quietly, the Celestial Pivot Sword in his hand emitting endless chill, the sword body flashing with cold light, as if it could cut off everything. His eyes were like lightning, looking at Long San, a powerful sword intent emanating from him, condensing into a powerful pressure.
Suddenly, he moved. His figure was like a ghost, disappearing in place in an instant. The next moment, he appeared in front of Long San, the sword in his hand stabbing out at an incredible speed.
The sword's momentum was like a rainbow, with an indomitable aura. A sharp sound of air being torn apart came from the air, and the entire space was torn apart by this sword.
However, Long San was calm and composed. He simply stretched out a finger and placed it on the tip of the sword.
“Boom!”
A powerful energy wave spread around them as the center.
Liu Yanran and Liu Yuran had already entered the Gathering Heaven Warship before Li Beifei acted, fully opening the defensive array. The powerful energy impacted the array, causing the entire Gathering Heaven Warship to tremble.
Those cultivators seemed to know the power of the Gathering Heaven Warship, not seeking to go up, but hiding on the other side of the Gathering Heaven Warship, thus avoiding death.
“These people are quite smart!”
Ye Hongyi said.
They were not related to these people, and would not say I will protect you, but they did not mind this situation, after all, the Gathering Heaven Warship would be impacted no matter where it was.
“Ding!”
Long San flicked the Celestial Pivot Sword away. Li Beifei immediately felt a powerful force coming from the Celestial Pivot Sword, shaking his arm numb.
He narrowed his eyes. This was not the first time he had dealt with a Quasi-Supreme. Back in the Illusory Sea of the Celestial Pool Ancient Star, he had faced a Quasi-Supreme of the Buddha Relic Clan, but at that time, he had just entered the Saint King realm, and was no match for a Quasi-Supreme expert who was more than two major realms above him. But now he had become a Great Saint expert, and he had a deep understanding of the sword, so he was confident in challenging Long San.
However, he still underestimated the Quasi-Supreme. The Returning One Realm was called the Quasi-Supreme because when one reached this realm, the Dao, the methods, and the divine powers that one learned reached the realm of returning to one and being perfectly integrated, and every move was a divine power.
Long San's seemingly simple finger pointing at the tip of the Celestial Pivot Sword was actually a great divine power, but it was no longer bound by form.
“Your physical body is very powerful!” Long San looked at Li Beifei in surprise. Originally, he thought that his attack could shatter Li Beifei's arm, but he didn't expect Li Beifei's arm to be fine.
“Hehe… if you were often beaten by the Holy Emperor, your physical body would be so strong too.”
Li Beifei smiled lightly, his voice very soft, because of the battle fluctuations, only Long San could hear.
Sure enough, when Long San heard the words Holy Emperor, a dazed look appeared in his eyes. Just then, he felt a pain in his heart. He looked down and found a faint sword mark on his chest.
“Sure enough, the Traceless Sword Technique is still very promising!”
Li Beifei whispered to himself. The Traceless Sword Technique was a sword technique he created when he was weak, and was repeatedly ridiculed by the old guy, but later he found that the old guy could see through his Traceless Sword Technique because the old guy's realm was too high above him. Others might not be able to.
At least this Long San didn't see through his Traceless Sword Technique.
It was a pity that he had abandoned the Traceless Sword Technique for many years, and its power was average. If the Traceless Sword Technique was combined with the Universe Sword, what would it be like?
Thinking of this, Li Beifei's eyes lit up, and he shouted to Mu Qingyi, “Don't come over yet, I'll try it alone!”
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