79: Chapter 79 Demon

The Demon God Statue responded lightly: "Whenever the world undergoes great changes, when the dragons and snakes rise from the land, capable people are bound to emerge. Those are the self-saviors spawned by Luck, or perhaps, the keys to the shifting tides of the world."

"Some call them Children of Luck, Children of Destiny, or protagonists of the era. These people, or demons, all possess special traits and are often extraordinary."

The Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect felt a stir in his heart: "Saint Sovereign Zhaoyan, could he be..."

Before he could finish, the Demon God Statue spoke: "I suspect Saint Sovereign Zhaoyan is one born in response to the times. He grew far too quickly; from the moment he was conceived in the world, he possessed a transcendent aura."

"I suspect that on this Wangding Star, there is certainly more than just our Saint Sovereign Zhaoyan; there must be other Heavenly Demons that we have yet to discover!"

"There is more than one Heavenly Demon like Saint Sovereign Zhaoyan?" The Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect was shocked!

If so, what could the Human Race and the demonkind possibly use to resist their Demonic Path?

After pondering for a moment: "I, however, feel that the strange fellow from the Sword Sect is more like an ancient monster who has simply mastered the art of preserving his youthful appearance!"

"But there is no need to be too concerned. Once our major holy Sects join forces and Saint Sovereign Zhaoyan emerges, whether it be the Qingwei Sword Sect or Lingxu Cave, all will be eradicated one by one. Wangding will return to the darkness, and the Demonic Path will reign supreme!"

The Demon God Statue said: "Do not pay it any mind. Saint Sovereign Zhaoyan has said that the world is about to change. From then on, the Demonic Path will rule the world, and whether it be humans or demons, all will decline!"

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Qingwei Sword Sect.

Zhanlong Peak, Jinglong Hall.

Qin Shaoshang and another Elder from Powang Peak, Wei Qian, were sitting on the seats to the right.

At the very head, the Grand Elder of Zhanlong Peak was toying with a transparent sphere the size of a marble in his hand, containing a person as small as an ant.

"The Dao of Universe, impressive." The Grand Elder's expression grew a bit more solemn as he glanced at the Sect Master of the Baifeng Sect, Kong Tingsong, inside the sphere in his hand.

Finally, he looked at Qin Shaoshang: "Tell me about that mysterious Senior you know."

Qin Shaoshang waved his hand, pointing at the air, and instantly conjured a water mirror, on which appeared a youth in green robes with a handsome and heroic face.

"This is the appearance of that Senior." Qin Shaoshang exclaimed in admiration: "Although I have not followed this Senior for long, his various incredible methods are things I have never heard of or seen before!"

"I suspect this must be an old Senior who has cultivated for an unknown amount of time, and perhaps is related to our Sword Sect."

If he were not a Senior of the Sword Sect, why would he involve himself in the affairs of the Sword Sect?

Qin Shaoshang was self-aware; based on a single encounter, it was impossible for that mysterious Senior, after saving his life, to proactively take action, first slaying the Yin Demon of the Canyuan Sect, then going to the Baifeng Sect to capture the Sect Master of the Baifeng Sect, along with a group of Elders and Protectors.

More importantly, that Senior even told him to bring the Sect Master of the Baifeng Sect and the others back to the Qingwei Sword Sect for punishment!

If anyone said that Senior had no connection to the Sword Sect, Qin Shaoshang would not believe it for a second.

Therefore, he immediately manifested that Senior's appearance and image using the Water Mirror Technique.

His goal was to have the Elders in the Sect identify him and see if they could recognize which old Senior in the Sect that mysterious Senior was.

The Grand Elder looked at the figure in the Water Mirror Technique, then at the solemn-faced Qin Shaoshang, his expression becoming somewhat strange: "Junior Disciple Qin, can you confirm that the mysterious Senior you speak of is exactly like this?"

Qin Shaoshang nodded heavily: "Not a single detail off, I remember clearly."

The Grand Elder's expression grew even stranger: "Your guess is correct; this person is indeed from our Qingwei Sword Sect!"

Qin Shaoshang was overjoyed: "Who is it? Is it one of the old Seniors who have already gone to travel the starry sky? Or is it one of the reclusive Grand Elders in the Sect?"

The Grand Elder waved his hand: "Neither. He is from our Zhanlong Peak, named Yu Xiu. He joined the Sect roughly three years ago. If we speak of seniority, you should call him Junior Brother. Of course, in martial cultivation, the capable are teachers; calling him Junior Brother now would be inappropriate!"

'Yu Xiu? From Zhanlong Peak? Joined the Qingwei Sword Sect three years ago?' Qin Shaoshang felt his head spin!

Then, an unprecedented shock washed over him, leaving him in disbelief!

'Joined three years ago? That means he has been in the Sect for less than four years?!'

In other words, that Senior Yu Xiu had cultivated such incredible, heaven-reaching means in less than four years?!

In this world, there truly is such a person! If there really is, then he must not be human, but... a god! A born god!

Yan Province is vast, and Wangding Star is even larger. Geniuses emerge one after another, and there is no shortage of prodigies who far surpass ordinary people.

Even Qin Shaoshang himself is known as a Genius. He has heard of prodigies who are born with knowledge; any martial art, they learn upon seeing it and master upon practicing it. Their progress in the martial path is rapid, advancing thousands of miles a day, dozens, or even hundreds or thousands of times faster than ordinary people!

But no matter how fast the progress in the martial path is, he had never heard of a figure like Yu Xiu! Less than four years, less than four years!

That Canyuan Sect helmsman was in the Realm of Void-Splitting! The Sect Master of the Baifeng Sect was even at the peak of the Realm of Void-Splitting, a big shot who could already look forward to the Realm of Cave-Heaven!

Yet, in the hands of Yu Xiu, who had cultivated for less than four years, they did not even have the power to fight back. Especially the Sect Master of the Baifeng Sect; he had not even seen his face before being captured by Yu Xiu!

He couldn't even see through, nor even guess, what Realm Yu Xiu was in! Because even when the will Clone of the Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect personally took action, displaying four Cave-Heavens, he still had no power to fight back in Yu Xiu's hands!

Then, how high must Yu Xiu's strength be? Seven Cave-Heavens? Or eight Cave-Heavens? Or perhaps the legendary nine Cave-Heavens? Or maybe, the Realm of Universe achieved through nine Cave-Heavens?

'Impressive, truly impressive!' Qin Shaoshang took a deep breath, speechless for a long time!

However, at this moment, it was not just Qin Shaoshang; the Grand Elder's heart was also churning with stormy waves!

'Yu Xiu! Has he already reached this step?'

Although the Grand Elder had not seen Yu Xiu take action with his own eyes, the scene of Yu Xiu walking out of Jinglong Hall at the end was still clearly imprinted in his mind. That invisible sword strike! And, the silent and traceless way he left at the end!

At that time, the Grand Elder had already overestimated Yu Xiu as much as possible, but he never expected that he had still underestimated him! Why? Because inside the marble-sized transparent sphere in his hand lay the Sect Master of the Baifeng Sect.

More importantly, the Grand Elder could not even see through this marble-sized sphere!

'Could he have already become a King?' The Grand Elder felt his Five Viscera tremble in unison!

But he had clearly not yet taught Yu Xiu the subsequent Cultivation Technique for the Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword, so how could Yu Xiu have become a King? He couldn't have just cultivated for less than four years, created his own Cultivation Technique, and then attained the King Realm! In this world, where could such a Prodigy exist! He had never even heard of it. Even those 'Emperors' of ancient times had never had such a feat! This was unreasonable and impossible!