79: Chapter 79: Reaching the summit! Leave my real name!
“Boom!” The entire Saint Monument began to tremble violently. At ninety feet, as Jiang Xuan’s words fell, the golden pressure before him seemed to have been provoked, or perhaps it was a test for Jiang Xuan.
The light enveloping Jiang Xuan intensified, and the strength of this pressure was so immense that even a King would be instantly suppressed!
Jiang Xuan's four-layered Bloodline Power was activated to its extreme, with four-colored patterns flowing throughout his body. Suddenly, the mysterious spiritual bone in his chest emitted a scorching light, overshadowing the golden oppressive light. In an instant, Jiang Xuan's pressure was reduced by more than half.
As the spiritual bone's aura was released, Lin Wuyuan and Wu Tian, as well as Yun Ya below, changed their expressions dramatically!
“This is… the aura of that clan!” The three looked at the spiritual bone in Jiang Xuan’s chest in disbelief.
Could Jiang Xuan be from that Family?
A hint of solemnity flashed in Lin Wuyuan’s and Wu Tian’s eyes. If that were true, they wondered if it would be good or bad for the Holy Land.
Above the Saint Monument, Jiang Xuan looked down at the glowing spiritual bone in his chest, his eyes filled with surprise. Jiang Xuan had always been unable to see through this mysterious bone of his.
Although it was identified as a spiritual bone at birth, it possessed a Divine Ability no weaker than the Purple Extreme Divine Light, and it was interested in magma and underground fire-attribute crystals. Now, it could even resist the Saint Monument’s pressure. How could a mere spiritual bone achieve this?
“Perhaps Father knows something. After the Saint selection, I’ll return to the Great Li Dynasty,” Jiang Xuan thought to himself.
Recalling his thoughts, Jiang Xuan felt the greatly reduced pressure, and his expression stirred, “Now is the chance to reach the top in one go!”
Ninety-one feet, ninety-five feet… ninety-nine feet!
“Stop!!” As Jiang Xuan stepped into ninety-nine feet, four golden names suddenly flew out from the Saint Monument, and a roar, far exceeding the power of a Saint, echoed, as if coming from across endless time and space!
“Pfft!” A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out. The sudden terrifying pressure instantly caused Jiang Xuan internal injuries.
He wiped the lingering blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand, his eyes fixed on the names blocking his path.
“What powerful pressure!” Jiang Xuan’s heart was solemn. He felt as if all the bones in his body were about to scatter, and intense pain spread throughout his body!
“Retreat!” Another roar came, intending to completely defeat Jiang Xuan and kick him out of the stone monument!
Jiang Xuan gritted his teeth, a hint of madness flashing in his bloodshot eyes.
“Retreat? Impossible!”
“Today, even if my Physical Body perishes and my Divine Soul shatters! I will ascend the Saint Monument!”
“No one can stop me, not even a Great Emperor!”
His arrogant and wild words spread throughout the entire Secret Realm. The bloodlust from his previous life, where he disregarded life and death, was fully displayed at this moment!
“Heavenly Emperor Dharma Idol! Condense!”
Jiang Xuan roared, and a hundred-zhang phantom slowly emerged behind him, holding an Emperor Weapon, with a Heavenly Palace shining upon the world!
The moment the Heavenly Emperor Dharma Idol appeared, the four names in front seemed to have encountered a great terror, and the pressure they contained began to stir restlessly.
“Suppress!” Jiang Xuan seized the opportunity and threw a punch. The Dharma Idol behind him also extended a giant fist.
“Boom.” The pressure released by the four golden names, upon contact with the fist, instantly vanished like paper, despite its previous terrifying power. The names of the four Ancestral Masters returned to their original tranquility, quietly engraved within the stone monument, as if welcoming a new king!
“Phew, my apologies.” Jiang Xuan took a deep breath, bowed respectfully to the names of the four Ancestral Masters, and then took a step forward!
Finally, the hundred-foot summit! At this moment, Jiang Xuan ascended the Supreme Beginning Stone Monument! He accomplished a feat that no one had been able to achieve for hundreds of thousands of years! Only one last step remained to leave his name.
Jiang Xuan looked at the smooth stone surface at the hundred-foot mark of the Saint Monument, his eyes sharp. He joined his index and middle fingers of his right hand, using his fingers as a brush, constantly moving them in the air.
“Swish!” A large character ‘Xuan’ was engraved on the top of the monument, emitting a mysterious halo, profound and ineffable.
Jiang Xuan looked at the character he had engraved, smiled, and nodded, “Ten thousand years without a query, my true name carved by finger!”
“Rumble, rumble.” The entire Secret Realm suddenly began to tremble, and the entire stone monument emitted countless Saint fluctuations.
One after another, Saint phantoms emerged from the stone monument. Then, they all pointed at Jiang Xuan simultaneously, and countless light orbs of varying colors flew towards Jiang Xuan.
The Holy Land Disciples around had long been stunned, their mouths agape enough to fit a fist.
They saw that all the Saint Arts within the Saint Monument had recognized Jiang Xuan, eager to impart their Dao Arts to him.
In the past, if someone in the Holy Land obtained even one, it would be spread throughout the entire Holy Land.
Three thousand Saints bestowing their Arts—this scene was too shocking!
Below, Yun Ya's focus was not on the Saints bestowing their Arts, but on the Heavenly Emperor Dharma Idol behind Jiang Xuan, staring in shock, “This is the Heavenly Emperor Art of the Supreme Beginning Holy Land!”
“How is this possible! Someone actually succeeded!”
They had also heard about the Heavenly Emperor Art in Ninefold Mountain. It had always been considered an impossible ideal Dao Art, with no one succeeding for hundreds of thousands of years, often becoming a laughingstock to the outside world.
But what did he see now? Someone had successfully Cultivated the Heavenly Emperor Art, which had been ridiculed for countless years, and had even condensed the Heavenly Emperor Dharma Idol!
Yun Ya's expression was complex. Coming to the Supreme Beginning Holy Land today, Jiang Xuan had given him too many shocks. Any single event from today, if spread, would surely shake the entire Southern Wilderness!
His eyes filled with envy as he looked at Lin Wuyuan’s barely contained smile in the distance. He sighed inwardly, “Alas, such a Prodigy, why isn’t he from my Ninefold Mountain?”
Then, he suddenly remembered the agreement with the Holy Land, and a mischievous smile appeared in his eyes, “At that time, it will certainly be Jiang Xuan who comes to Ninefold Mountain to receive the two Legacies. Then I will do this and that… Hehe.”
Above, Jiang Xuan's expression was troubled. With so many, which one should he Cultivate?
Just then, the golden names lit up, and four phantoms appeared. Jiang Xuan looked at the four, his expression startled—it was them!
When he first arrived at the Holy Land, on the Tiandao Mountain peak, the four large characters on the gate—Jiang Xuan had been pulled into his consciousness and had seen these four people.
Were these four the first generation Old Ancestors of the Supreme Beginning Holy Land?
The moment the four Ancestral Masters appeared, the three thousand phantoms shook their heads, regret in their eyes. Then, along with the Saint Arts, they disappeared back into the stone monument.
“My Saint Arts!” Jiang Xuan’s heart was anxious. He reached out to grab, but caught nothing. Damn it, he should have collected them all just now.
Suddenly, four light orbs appeared before his eyes, and a voice echoed in his mind, “Within the Supreme Beginning Holy Land’s mountain gate, there is still something that belongs to you.”
Jiang Xuan’s expression sharpened. He looked up at the stone monument and found that the four Ancestral Masters had also disappeared. He wondered, “My things? Was I really in too much of a hurry that day?”
Never mind, he would know when he went to see. He temporarily stored the light orbs in his System space. Then, he flew down.
Zhuge Qing hurried forward and bowed, saying, “Many thanks, Senior Apprentice Jiang, for today!”
Jiang Xuan smiled and waved his hand, “No need for such formality. We are both Holy Land Disciples, and we should naturally help each other.”
Zhuge Qing’s heart warmed. Senior Apprentice Jiang’s magnanimity was truly great, and this further strengthened his resolve.
Lin Wuyuan and Wu Tian came over to the side. Jiang Xuan bowed and said, “Revered Master, Holy Lord.”
Wu Tian laughed heartily, patting Jiang Xuan’s shoulder happily, “Hahahaha, well done, my Disciple. Truly worthy of my Wu Tian lineage!”
Lin Wuyuan, on the other hand, spoke, “Jiang Xuan, since you have already achieved the Dharma Idol Extreme Dao Realm Breakthrough, I, the Holy Lord, will fulfill our previous agreement. From today onwards, you are the tenth sequence of the Supreme Beginning Holy Land, with a status equivalent to a Core Elder!”
Lin Wuyuan’s voice echoed throughout the entire Secret Realm, and all the Disciples heard it clearly. Yet, they showed no dissatisfaction, as if it were only natural.
Hundreds of thousands of Holy Land Disciples, their eyes filled with excitement and their faces with worship, looked at Jiang Xuan. Then, they all stepped forward, bowed, and their voices, like a great bell, reverberated between heaven and earth, “We respectfully greet the Tenth Sequence!”