384: The two realms unite!

In the fifty-fifth year of the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons' invasion, after occupying the fifth province of the Light Mark Great World, the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons halted their march of conquest.

At Li Jinian's suggestion, Ying Lanchanyi lifted the extermination order on Jiang Xuanhua, the First Ancestor of Shenyan Sacred Mountain.

Subsequently, led by the Cultivators of the Yingtian Palace from the Light Mark Great World, the living beings of the two worlds formally made contact.

The Demon Suppressing Palace, which had been retreating all the way, finally gained a chance to breathe, and as the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons rested and reorganized, both sides entered a state of semi-peace.

Following this event, the prestige of the Yingtian Palace surged, and a large number of Cultivators from the pro-peace faction joined its ranks.

Gradually, it developed a momentum that put it on par with the Demon Suppressing Palace.

The Demon Suppressing Palace and the Yingtian Palace, two super-hegemonic forces, stood side by side in the Light Mark Great World... In Equality City, amidst the spring flowers and autumn moon, lay the luxurious Sishui Garden.

Qi Shuangbai sat in the courtyard, looking as if she had many things on her mind. Not far in front of her, a young boy sat cross-legged on his knees, sensing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Normally, if the father belonged to the Shadow Clan, regardless of the mother's race, the offspring should also be a Little Black Thing.

But... her child was not a Little Black Thing at birth; he belonged to a naturally humanoid race.

Qi Shuangbai immediately understood that Ling Peng was no member of the Shadow Clan, nor was he any descendant of a Saint King Bloodline.

When the child was born, her expression was dazed and incredibly complex.

There was joy, but also anger and shame, and an even more unspeakable sense of loss.

However, on that day, a special guest arrived.

This guest was none other than the current Saint King Supreme of the Sword and Blade Plane—Saint King Ying Lanchanyi!

Qi Shuangbai still remembered the scene of meeting the Saint King; whenever she thought of it, it remained exceptionally vivid in her mind... "Greetings, Saint King!"

"Please rise. You are the wife of Fellow Daoist Ling Peng; we are one family."

Fellow... Daoist Ling?

This unusual form of address reached Qi Shuangbai's ears.

Being addressed as a Fellow Daoist by her own Saint King made Ling Peng's identity seem even more mysterious and confusing.

Ying Lanchanyi was very kind to Qi Shuangbai and even bestowed many precious treasures upon her, only because this was something she had promised someone.

"Saint... King... Supreme, this Junior emboldens herself to ask you one thing..."

Ying Lanchanyi also seemed to have long anticipated what the other party wanted to ask, so she replied, "Do not worry."

"Fellow Daoist Ling's Bloodline is noble beyond words."

"Even I am quite envious!"

There was indeed no affectation in Ying Lanchanyi's words; she truly envied Ling Peng, for he was the biological son of the Heavenly Dao.

However, for some reason unknown to her, he was temporarily unable to appear before Qi Shuangbai.

But how could such a descendant of this Bloodline be anything but noble?

Therefore, Ying Lanchanyi provided a large amount of cultivation resources and even arranged for several experts to provide protection.

She had reason to believe that in the near future, that man named Ling Peng would be resurrected by the Heavenly Dao.

"Saint King Supreme, thank you for your answer, but that is not the question this Junior wanted to ask."

Hearing this, Ying Lanchanyi felt somewhat surprised.

"Then what you want to ask is..."

"When will my husband return?"

...Besides Qi Shuangbai, there were two others who also missed Ling Peng.

In the Tianxing Martial Pavilion, within the Pavilion Master's Great Hall.

Angry shouts of "Rebellious Disciple, Rebellious Disciple" would ring out every once in a while.

Sometimes another person would join the angry shouting, together cursing a certain person who had been missing for nearly ten years.

But despite the cursing, in their hearts, they both hoped he would return soon... The fighting on the Heavenly Demon Battlefield had ceased, yet the battle on the Saint battlefield had not.

Zhang Jincao and the Daoke Sage, these two Children of Luck, continued their life-and-death battle.

Living beings of other levels could coexist, but the Heavenly Dao and its Child of Luck could not!

"Boom..."

The Daoke Sage erupted with full power, slashing out countless blade glows that enveloped Zhang Jincao, each strike filled with destructiveness.

Zhang Jincao's face bore an intense Battle Intent as he similarly unleashed billions of sword lights to attack the opponent.

As the battle dragged on, the aura of the world's blessing on the Daoke Sage gradually declined.

With a "bang."

The last Heavenly Dao Saint Weapon in the Daoke Sage's hand shattered and turned into nothingness.

Facing the attack for which he had paid a great price, Zhang Jincao was only pushed back a thousand feet, his Battle Intent still surging wildly.

The Daoke Sage coughed lightly; at the hideous sword scar on his chest, golden blood was currently gushing out.

There was no resentment in his eyes as he looked at Zhang Jincao, only a calm that was almost like liberation.

After a battle, the Daoke Sage already clearly understood the other's character.

He was worthy of being entrusted.

"I have lost, but... your sword still lacks that final bit of sharpness!"

The Daoke Sage slowly raised his head, his weathered gaze becoming burning hot once more.

"Do you want to see what the scenery beyond the Saint Realm looks like?"

Zhang Jincao's pupils shrank suddenly: "What are you going to do?"

"Do something I've wanted to do for a long time."

Before his voice could fade, raging golden flames suddenly rose around the Daoke Sage's body; it was the sign of him burning his own Luck and physical body.

His Origin was like a prairie fire, instantly sweeping across the entire battlefield, even the Void Realm was scorched until it became distorted.

"Use this power well, and treat the living beings of the Light Mark Great World kindly for me!"

The Daoke Sage's voice suddenly rose, carrying the final cry of his Divine Soul, "Take it!"

The golden flames abruptly transformed into a pillar of light condensed to the extreme, like a bridge connecting heaven and earth, violently crashing into Zhang Jincao's body.

That was the essence of the Daoke Sage's lifelong cultivation, the unique power of the Origin of a Child of Luck, and the final fragment for Zhang Jincao to Breakthrough the barrier of the Half-step Heavenly Human Realm.

Rumble!

Zhang Jincao felt as if a great sun had been stuffed into his body; his Meridians were on the verge of bursting inch by inch, yet his Divine Soul was undergoing a frantic transformation amidst this extreme pain.

He could clearly feel the Daoke Sage's will—it was a thirst for the Great Dao, an expectation for his successor, and even a trace of regret that could not be voiced.

"Boom—!"

The roar of the Breakthrough resounded through the Nine Heavens; the aura around Zhang Jincao's body exploded geometrically, and the shackles of the Saint Realm shattered like paper.

A brand new aura circulated within his body, and more Laws of heaven and earth flowed in his palms, as if he could pluck the stars and moon with a wave of his hand.

Meanwhile, the Daoke Sage's figure gradually became transparent within the golden flames, finally turning into bits of light that merged into Zhang Jincao's sword.

A Saint Cultivator's Inscription bloomed from between his brows, and a majestic pressure dissipated in all directions.

At this moment, Zhang Jincao surpassed the Heavenly Human Realm!

The true Saint Realm was achieved!

... "Rumble!"

Beyond the endless, continuous Void Realm, the battle between the Heavenly Daos still continued.

Li Jinian and the Light Mark Great World, having transformed into two ten-thousand-foot-tall sky-propping giants, were locked in slaughter.

The battle was extremely terrifying; every collision caused the Void Realm to shatter and destroyed vast swathes of stars, making the surrounding Void Realm distort, unable to bear their great power.

After an unknown amount of time, both sides lost interest in such a battle.

The heavenly dao of the guanghen great world kept its promise and took out its own heavenly dao origin after the battle.

Next was... the Two Realms Merging with the Dao!