338: The flawed jade is the king (77).

The Breakthrough to the Three-Lotus Saint Realm did not bring much joy to Wang Yun.

He looked inward at his body; those three dao lotuses, one large and two small, circling his Supreme Body, represented his current strength.

The hongmeng sword was not his own after all; it was merely a temporary loan from the Gu Family.

That was the kindness and Karma of the ninth life, "Gu Yun," which had to be severed, or else it would hinder his path in this life.

He needed a life-bound Saint Weapon that truly belonged to him.

A supreme, malevolent weapon capable of carrying the four Heaven-Defying powers of his Supreme Body, heart of flora, first generation supreme bone, and grandmist supreme bone.

Wang Yun began to take stock of his accumulation over the years.

The Phoenix Blood Gold he had "swindled" from Chen You on the Ancient Starry Road was a top-tier divine material for forging fire-attribute Saint Weapons.

Of course, the divine Materials he swindled from Chen You were not limited to Phoenix Blood Gold; while the other Materials were not its equal, they were still extremely precious.

Wang Yun once again felt a hint of curiosity toward that youth in green who possessed the Phoenix Body.

This person possessed a Phoenix Body that mastered the Dao of Nirvana and seemed to have an indescribable relationship with Ye Chen, who had emerged from the Burial Ground of Immortals forbidden zone in the Northern Plains.

Although the two had not had much contact on the Ancient Starry Road, Wang Yun had sensed a special connection between them at the final moment.

The Saint Eye stripped from Yu Tianheng, after being refined by the "Azure Heaven Indestructible Art," actually left behind a "Saint Eye True Crystal" containing the Law of Breaking Delusion.

There was also the "void star core" obtained from the abandoned mines in the Southern Border, as well as the countless rare Materials seized after slaying various Prodigies.

Combined with the Materials he had gradually scoured from the Five Domains over the years, it should be enough.

Wang Yun hesitated no longer; he opened an independent Small World in the Yu Family's ancestral land and began secluded Artifact Refining.

Using the Phoenix Blood Gold as the main body, he fused in the Saint Eye True Crystal and channeled the power of the Heart Heavy Pupils to engrave Breaking Delusion Divine Runes upon it.

Using the void star core as a guide, he poured the "Light of the Epoch" annihilation power of the first generation supreme bone and the "All Laws Return to Source" Domain power of the grandmist supreme bone into it.

Finally, he forced out a wisp of the heart of flora's Origin life force to serve as the sword spirit, granting it infinite growth potential.

Five hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the sky above the Yu Family's ancestral land changed color.

A terrifying sword pressure surged into the sky from the Small World.

Sword Qi soared through the heavens.

A primitive longsword, dark gold all over, with purple, green, and gold divine runes interwoven on its body and a hint of annihilation aura lingering at the blade, was born.

"From now on, you shall be called... Wushuang."

Wang Yun held the Saint Weapon and spoke softly.

The Wushuang Sword let out a clear chime, as if responding to its master.

Its quality and power were not the least bit inferior to the hongmeng sword; in fact, they were even superior.

The hongmeng sword was already a top-tier Saint Weapon, its quality second only to the legendary extreme dao saint weapons forged by Great Saints.

Of course, "Wushuang" had not yet reached the level of an extreme dao saint weapon; that would require the power of a Great Saint to refine.

Wang Yun stayed no longer; he tore through the void and headed alone to the Gu Family in the Central Continent.

When he set foot on the Gu Family's land again, everything had changed.

Gu Zhan, who had long since reached the Saint King Realm, personally came out to welcome him. Looking at Wang Yun, Gu Zhan actually felt a hint of pressure and sighed inwardly.

Wang Yun solemnly returned the hongmeng sword.

"War Ancestor, the hongmeng sword is returned to the Gu Family."

"This is the clan-stabilizing foundation forged by the Grandmist Saint for the Gu Family; it should rightfully remain here."

Gu Zhan took the Saint Sword that had accompanied him for countless years. After a moment of silence, he simply patted Wang Yun's shoulder.

"Good."

...A hundred years after the return of the hongmeng sword, Gu Zhan visited the Yu Family again, his expression solemn.

The Boundary Pass was in turmoil, with unknown powerful enemies attacking. The war was critical, and he had been conscripted by the Boundary Envoy. He would set out soon to guard it, with no set return date.

At the same time, he revealed a dark secret that made Wang Yun extremely angry.

Immortal forces like the Flying Immortal Sect and the Ancient God Sect, in order to preserve their own strength, were unwilling to send their Saint Kings to the Boundary Pass. By paying a small price, they had refused the Boundary Envoy's conscription.

"After I leave, they will surely take the opportunity to cause trouble. Be careful yourself."

Gu Zhan urged before his departure.

As expected, shortly after Gu Zhan left, the suppression from the Flying Immortal Sect and the Ancient God Sect arrived as scheduled.

Economic blockades, smear campaigns, resource disputes... various methods emerged one after another, making it difficult for the newly established Yu Family to move an inch.

However, in the face of the joint suppression from the two immortal forces, Wang Yun actually chose to back down.

The Yu Family retracted all its external industries and gave up the competition for many resource Secret Realms, adopting a posture of "submission."

This move shook the Five Domains.

"The Supreme Body is nothing more than this. Without the support of the Gu Family's Saint King, doesn't he still have to live with his tail between his legs?"

"I think he suffered an irreparable injury on the Ancient Starry Road; he's just a paper tiger now."

All sorts of mockery and ridicule became rampant.

Meanwhile, amidst all the commotion, Wang Yun vanished from the public eye.

In the deepest part of the Yu Family's ancestral land, he began a thousand-year death seclusion.

He intended to charge toward the Saint King Realm.

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years passed.

On this day, deep within the Yu Family's ancestral land, a terrifying pressure flashed for a moment.

After a thousand years of seclusion, Wang Yun opened his eyes.

Behind him, above the three dao lotuses, a fourth lotus, a black-and-white one swirling with the aura of epochal annihilation, bloomed.

The Saint King Realm was achieved!

"Phew..."

Wang Yun let out a long breath.

He stepped out of the secret room, full of spirit and energy, about to sense this new power.

A God Emperor junior from the Yu Family, responsible for guarding Wang Yun's seclusion, hurried over.

The Yu Family God Emperor junior looked at Wang Yun, his expression anxious and angry.

"Ancestor Yun, you've finally come out of seclusion!"

"Something has happened!"

He handed an invitation to Wang Yun; it was actually made from a Saint Talisman of the Flying Immortal Sect and contained a trace of pressure.

The contents of the invitation were simple.

"The current second successor of the Flying Immortal Sect, a mere Quasi-Saint, actually... actually intends to hold a concubine-taking ceremony on the Flying Immortal Sacred Mountain three months from now."

"The person he wants to marry is Luo Xi."

Wang Yun's gaze turned cold.

He knew this was not just an insult to Luo Xi.

Luo Xi was now in the One-Lotus Saint Realm; for a Quasi-Saint to take a Saint as a concubine was a massive insult to Luo Xi herself and the entire Yu Family.

Even more so, it was the most blatant provocation toward him, the Supreme Body.

The Flying Immortal Sect's move was clearly testing his reaction, trampling his dignity under their feet.

"Very well."

Wang Yun's voice was bone-chillingly cold.

He took the invitation and, without even looking at it, ignited a wisp of flame on his fingertip, burning it to ashes.

"Flying Immortal Sect."

He looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the void to land on the Flying Immortal Sacred Mountain that stood at the peak of the Eastern Domain.

"You all... are very good."