1300: Two methods to break through the thirteenth level

“Since the Ancestral Master founded the Sect on Sun Moon Mountain, 360,000 years have passed. During this period, it has weathered many storms. Only after I took charge of the Sect did the Sun Moon Sword Sect reach its current status…”

White Jade City’s eyes lowered. He stroked the qing tong in front of him and said in a hoarse voice,

“It ranks at the Peak of the Human Race in the Eastern Domain. Looking around, only the Heavenly Evolution Sect, Vajra Temple, and a few others can be considered opponents. All others are mere chickens and dogs. Even if a common Disciple of our Sword Sect travels outside, who in the Eastern Domain would dare not treat him as an honored guest?”

Luo Tianci knelt on the ground, listening quietly.

Revered Master’s contributions to the Sun Moon Sword Sect far exceeded those of the Ancestral Master. Countless Disciples in the Sect secretly believed that White Jade City, who could lead the Sun Moon Sword Sect out of the desolate Realm of the Eastern Domain, had long surpassed all previous Ancestral Masters in terms of respect within the Sect.

“During my thousand years as Sect Master, I have exhausted my mind and body, striving for the Sect’s growth every single day. But now…”,

White Jade City sneered, a hint of red light quietly appearing in his eyes:

“They actually fabricated some bullshit about the Ten Great Sins, denying all the efforts I’ve made?”

“These old geezers! Their Medicinal Pills for extending life, the cultivation resources for their junior Disciples, which of these wasn’t obtained by the sword in my hand?”

“They comfortably enjoy everything I’ve earned, and now that they’ve encountered a little trouble, they want to abandon me? How can there be such a good thing in this world?!”

“Revered Master!”

Luo Tianci’s body trembled, his forehead pressed against the ground.

The actions of the Grand Elders were indeed disheartening and too cowardly, but this time, the enemy the Sun Moon Sword Sect faced was truly terrifyingly powerful.

A ruthless individual who could easily slay two Twelve-Order Peak Experts in one battle, no one in the entire Eastern Domain dared to provoke him.

But Luo Tianci, at this moment, dared not say anything at all.

Revered Master White Jade City was on the verge of erupting, merely venting. If he, as a Personal Disciple, dared to say anything at this moment, the destruction of his Divine Soul would likely occur then and there.

“Pass on my Sword Order: In three days, I will challenge Wang Xiaotu at the Peak of the Sword Pavilion!”

White Jade City gripped the qing tong, the surging killing intent in his eyes completely turning them crimson.

“Revered Master…”

Luo Tianci looked up in disbelief upon hearing this, his voice trembling as he said,

“You want to challenge Wang Xiaotu? This cannot be done!”

“Revered Master, you will achieve Dominator sooner or later, why be impulsive at this moment?!”

Luo Tianci knew that it was best to just obey orders at this moment, as opposition would anger Revered Master, but he had to speak now.

Why did the Grand Elders of the Sect convene the Elder Council, intending to depose White Jade City from his position as Sect Master? Wasn’t it because Wang Xiaotu’s strength was too great, now subtly possessing the prestige of the foremost person below the Devouring Sun Demon God King!

They feared Wang Xiaotu’s strength, which is why they chose to distance themselves from White Jade City.

In other words, no one was optimistic that White Jade City would survive Wang Xiaotu’s retaliation.

Now White Jade City wants to proactively challenge him…

Isn’t this purely seeking death!

Although this thought was somewhat disrespectful, it was the first thing that came to Luo Tianci’s mind.

Even knowing that his words would displease Revered Master, he had to stop him. Without Revered Master, he, the current Sword Son, would be worthless.

However…

Upon hearing this, White Jade City did not get angry, but merely sneered,

“Flee? A Sword Cultivator advances without hesitation. If I flee once today, I will certainly have no hope of reaching the Thirteen-Order in the future!”

“Besides, so what if Wang Xiaotu consecutively slew two Twelve-Order Peak Experts? I can do the same!”

“Achieving the Thirteen-Order will resonate with the Realm’s Origin, leaving a mark on the Heavenly Dao, triggering a Heavenly and Earthly phenomenon that covers the entire Eastern Domain. Although Wang Xiaotu is strong, he is still far from that. His strength is just based on hearsay!”

“In five days, I will let everyone know that a mere Wang Xiaotu is nothing but a chicken and a dog before me, and those old geezers should also realize who the true Revered Master of the Sun Moon Sword Sect is!”

White Jade City gently stroked the qing tong in his hand, a faint bloody light flickering on the sword body, as if resonating with his breathing.

“Revered Master, do you already have the confidence to step into the Dominator Realm?”

Luo Tianci was stunned upon hearing this, then his expression turned to surprise.

If Revered Master achieved the Thirteen-Order, the current crisis would resolve itself, and the entire Sun Moon Sword Sect would welcome a true Dominator, dominating this Realm would not be difficult.

“Although I haven’t completely Broken through the Realm barrier yet, it’s not far off.”

White Jade City felt the increasingly close connection between himself and the qing tong in his hand, a hint of sadness appearing on his face.

He had traveled to the Three Main Realms many times and, by piecing together clues obtained little by little, learned that there were two ways to Breakthrough to the Thirteen-Order.

One was to forcefully break through the Realm barrier with one’s own supreme talent and ability, forcibly resonate with the Realm’s Heavenly Dao, and engrave a Dao mark unique to oneself.

The second was to rely on external forces, using an object that resonates with the Heavenly Dao’s Origin as a Dao Artifact for enlightenment, resonating with the Heavenly Dao in advance, fusing the existing Dao marks, and then breaking through the Realm barrier in turn.

And objects that resonate with the Heavenly and Earthly Origin and can serve as Dao Artifacts for enlightenment are called Dao Artifacts in this Universe.

Dragon King Ao Xianfeng, who was secretly collecting Materials to refine a Dao Artifact, intended to take this path.

As for the Heavenly Evolution Sect, despite possessing a Dao Artifact, no Dominator has been born in hundreds of thousands of years, and there are some unknown reasons for this.

White Jade City also intended to use the latter method.

Among the two Breakthrough methods, the former was the best. After achieving it, one’s combat power would be stronger, and one would also possess unlimited potential in the future.

But White Jade City knew that the probability of him breaking through the Realm and engraving a unique Dao mark on the Heavenly Dao Origin with his own talent was less than one in a thousand. Once he failed, he would fall into a situation of cultivation regression, or even be forced to undergo Possession and re-cultivate.

And unfortunately, the two most perfect bodies he had prepared for his Breakthrough failure were both destroyed by one person.

This left him with no choice but to choose the second method.

Achieving Dominator with the second method basically meant the end of one’s future Dao path. No matter how hard one cultivated, one would not be able to surpass the limits of the chosen Dao Artifact for enlightenment.

Although over ninety percent of Dominator Experts in the Three Main Realms used this method.

Their Dao Artifacts had been passed down for countless tens of thousands of years, and had long become powerful to an unfathomable extent. Even with this method, they could go very far within the Thirteen-Order.

The Dao Artifact in White Jade City’s hand, named the Blood Sea Dao Sword, was obtained by him when he accidentally entered a Secret Realm during a trip to the Yaoguang Main Realm. It was incomplete, and even after nurturing it for over a thousand years, its power was less than half of other complete Dao Artifacts.

This meant that if he used this qing tong as his Dao Artifact for enlightenment, he would be the weakest among all Dominators in the future.

But under the current circumstances, White Jade City had no other choice.

Moreover, even the weakest Thirteen-Order Dominator still possessed crushing power against cultivators below the Thirteen-Order.