Chapter 989: Chapter 709: God Slaying Sword Formation
Buzz! An imposing aura peaked at the Third Step descended gloriously upon the Mystic Sky.
Lu Chenzhou stood atop the clouds.
The demon race present trembled instinctively.
In just a century, this man had slain through the demon monsters across the land.
From the Demon Venerable to the demigod, none were spared.
The red-clothed figure’s gaze tightened, then revealed a smile.
"Lu Chenzhou, you finally decided to leave Tianxia."
In the Xia Realm, he still held caution.
Outside the Xia Realm, he feared nothing.
No matter how strong, ultimately, just a Third Step cultivator, could he possibly slay an upper demigod?
Lu Chenzhou looked at the overwhelming red-feathered bird demon monsters, unable to hold back his contempt: "You truly deserve death."
With his eye power, he could naturally see that these demon monsters were once living humans.
"Hahaha, can’t hold back any longer? Then come seek your revenge. I’ll wait for you in the Great World."
The red-clothed laughed eerily, transforming and disappearing into the void.
He reckoned a divine power incarnation was no match for Lu Chenzhou, and chose not to fight.
"Want to flee?" Lu Chenzhou struck the void with a hand, and the Great Wilderness Prison Demon Hand descended, encompassing a realm within.
The same manner of death, the red-clothed experienced a second time.
"Lu Chenzhou! Come, seek your revenge! In the three years you remained sheltered in Tianxia, I’ve slaughtered more than mere millions, hahaha!"
The red-clothed figure’s arrogant and unruly laughter echoed across heaven and earth.
Lu Chenzhou’s face was serene, yet his inner fury was raging.
A heart realm akin to great power doesn’t mean without anger.
Being humane, the most important is empathy.
Martial Arts must be lofty like Heavenly Heart, yet bow down with compassion.
Even saints might have their hair stand in furious rage!
He gazed at the red-feathered demon monsters, waved his hand, and the Withering and Flourishing Law brushed over.
Thus, the demon monsters did not die in agony but reincarnated anew.
Polluted by demigod’s power, he could not reverse their fate.
"Master!" Behind him, Luo Shan knelt on the ground, bowing fervently.
In an instant’s thought, Lu Chenzhou gently lifted him up, smiling: "Not bad, you shattered seven within a century. I set your goal as breaking through seven in two Jiazis, you’ve exceeded it admirably, and the efforts you’ve made in the Mystic Sky Realm have pleased me... Luo Shan, would you be willing to apprentice under me as your teacher?"
"Teacher," often used for registered disciples, or in the Daoist School.
"Master" typically signifies true inheritance, the most intimate relationship in ancient Martial Arts.
Luo Shan instantly understood, he was overjoyed: "Master above, please accept a disciple’s homage!"
His bow fractured the Mystic Sky earth and shook the mountains.
"You shall be my second true inheritor; the first true inheritor, Li Yao, you should have visited Tianxia, correct?" Lu Chenzhou asked with a smile.
"I’ve met her; Senior Sister treated me well."
"Good, do you wish to return to Tianxia, or continue residing in Mystic Sky?" Lu Chenzhou suddenly asked.
Thinking for a moment, Luo Shan replied, "Teacher, I wish to protect Mystic Sky instead; Tianxia may be safe, but it isn’t what I desire."
Battle is the destiny of Martial Arts.
"You’re my true inheritance, strong demon monsters may target you unscrupulously. I grant you a spiritual weapon for protection, else I will not intervene much... You must find ways to rapidly grow to contend with them on your own. As for demigods, do not worry, I will defend." Lu Chenzhou said.
When Lu Chenzhou was as young as Luo Shan, he had already contended with the Demon Saint.
Comfort breeds no strong individuals.
He also knew that although Luo Shan was a child of fortune, he might be targeted and killed by enemies.
If it’s Luo Shan’s own chosen path, so be it.
Luo Shan received a resplendent armor forged from myriad swords, donning it tight and snug, the sword feather’s sharpness revealed.
"Myriad Sword Shining Dragon Armor, this is too valuable," Luo Shan felt somewhat embarrassed.
This armor, under the master’s cultivation, had already ascended to Eighth Rank top-grade spiritual weapon, comparable to the top thirty on the Spiritual Weapon List.
"Take it, it is useless to me. This armor is special, carefully nurtured, it has the prospect of ascending to supreme treasure, capable of both defense and offense, as long as you aren’t targeted by a Third Step powerhouse, you’re safe." Lu Chenzhou laughed, once ascending to immortality, all defenses and treasures in the world are meaningless to him.
Moreover, he has the Yuji Dao.
Luo Shan led the soldiers away, continuing support elsewhere.
"Boss, you’ve been accepted as a true inheritance by Master Lu, you’ve hit big."
"Hahaha, in a few hundred years, the seat of great power in this world will surely include the general."
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Tianxia.
"Chenzhou, you’ve returned, what’s the situation?" The Eternal Immortal, Yaochi Immortal, and other high-ranking members of Tianxia gathered around.
Lu Chenzhou had been gone for three years.
Without him, the Demon Slaying Trio couldn’t form, nor dared to leave Tianxia casually.
They could only watch idly as the red-clothed ravaged the Three Thousand Worlds.
Lu Chenzhou waved his hand, the Bright Moon Sword appeared, exuding sword Qi like moonlight.
"The God Slaying Sword Formation, is complete."
"Phew... We’re saved now," Yaochi Immortal sighed in relief.
"Able to enter the black hole and emerge alive, you’re among the few throughout time, how did you manage it?" Emperor Shitian asked.
"He must have stepped into immortality," the Dragon King entered at some point, smiling.
Lu Chenzhou nodded: "Indeed, I’m at the Fourth Level of Physical Body."
Dead silence!
Except for the Dragon King, everyone held their breath, digesting this bombshell news.
"Immortality? The legendary realm truly exists."
"After becoming immortal, does that mean one won’t die anymore?"
"Isn’t one required to be a Great Power before stepping into immortality?"
The high-level leaders spoke one after another excitedly.
Lu Chenzhou said:
"Immortality doesn’t mean complete undying; it is still affected by the lifespan limit. However, the lifespan of an immortal should be several times to ten times that of cultivators in the same realm... As for exactly how long, I’m unsure because ancient immortals have all perished. If it’s the True Gods skilled in the Causality Dao among the stars, or perhaps some Great God-level entity, they might have a way to kill immortals. Ordinary divine beings, like the Holy Lord, are not feared."
"Oh crap, resisting a True God and not dying? How many entities at the Great God level are there among the stars? Otherwise, facing the Divine Court back then, it would have been a crushing victory. Probably no more than ten... That is to say, in the entire Great Universe, those capable of killing the Alliance Hierarch are at most two handfuls, right?"
The bald giant was shocked.
Lu Chenzhou nodded: "That’s a reasonable interpretation."
Compared to the difficulty of the fourth level of Spiritual and the fifth level of Physical Body, it’s extremely high.
Highly Will is standard for Great Powers.
Yet only the Heavenly Dragon Sect has four specializing in the Body Dao, not even Emperor Zhan has an Immortal Body.
"We’ve got it, we’re sure winners, what crap demigods, haha." The bald giant laughed.
"Don’t spill nonsense with that Enlightenment Mouth of yours." Spiritual Phoenix Dominator glared at him.
Lu Chenzhou’s return greatly boosted everyone’s confidence.
He said, "Everyone, my advancement to immortality should only be known to us high-level leaders for now, let’s not make it public."
"Don’t worry, we won’t. Such skills, when used unexpectedly, can decide the battle." Eternal Immortal laughed.
Previously, Lu Chenzhou used his Undying Body to counter-kill many unaware powerful beings.
Kunxu said, "Lu Daoist has returned, let’s first eliminate Red-clothed and Long-ge, and then with the strength of our civilization, jointly resist the Heavenly Disaster Demon Lord!"
The Demon Lord has always been the Sword of Damocles hanging over everyone’s heads.
The Four Emperor-level entity is unique even among demigods.
"Good, let’s find a place and secretly practice the Four Divine Slaying Swords, go invite Senior Clam Girl." Lu Chenzhou said.
...
"Seems Lu Chenzhou can’t hold back, finally leaving Tianxia." Long-ge’s eyes exuded a dangerous aura.
He had just been born recently, but he continued to pretend he hadn’t broken free, slowly recovering Divine Power within the Great World.
"I’ve destroyed so many civilizations, and as Mystic Sky Alliance Master, he never takes action, how can he command the masses." Red-clothed laughed.
"You lure those three out, I’ll suddenly make a move, first killing Kunxu, then the Dragon King, finally Lu Chenzhou." Long-ge said.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to first kill Lu Chenzhou, really blame the Undying Body for being difficult.
The Demon Lord also is about to break free, might as well leave this tough nut Lu Chenzhou to him.
"Good, I plan to launch an attack on the Eastern Extreme Border Tower, it’s a vital transportation hub for Tianxia, they surely won’t sit idly by."
"Excellent, whether it succeeds hinges on this act."
...
"The Four Divine Slaying Swords?" Clam Girl’s eyes shook.
This is undoubtedly the top battle formation in the Great Wilderness.
"Fairy, please lend us a hand to kill Red-clothed." Lu Chenzhou said.
"Alright, but your senior brother is still undergoing tribulation." Clam Girl looked towards the distant Mr. Turtle bathed in thunder.
Tribulation crossing for aberrant species is even more difficult than for Great Powers, and lasts longer.
"My senior brother has my clone personally protecting him, that’s enough." Lu Chenzhou said.
His clone in the Xia Realm possesses demigod-level strength.
In fact, even formidable upper-level demigods dare not invade the Xia Realm.
His prior renown is too great, knowing well the Xia Realm is a Dragon Pond and Tiger Cave.
...
"Hahaha, you want me to command the Cosmic Light Sword? Use the Four Divine Slaying Swords to kill Red-clothed? Is this true?"
Star-devouring Sword Demon’s eyes were shocked, looking at Yaochi Immortal.
Currently his strength is also at the late Third Step, progressing rapidly.
"In today’s Sword Dao, senior is the unavoidable peak." Yaochi Immortal slightly smiled.
She is only at the First Step cultivation, unable to fully utilize the sword formation’s power.
Theoretically, it should be four Great Sword Immortals taking action.
Having someone at the Third Step lead is unavoidable.
"That indeed is..." The Sword Demon felt greatly appreciated, his Sword Dao attainment in today’s era is second to none, he laughed: "Good, I’m willing to act, even if I perish in this battle, future generations will know, I, Sword Demon, participated in a major event to annihilate an upper-level demigod."
...
"Finally the Third Step, hehe, old Wan, I’ve left you behind." The Priest broke out of the gates, laughing.
"I’ll let you one step ahead, once this matter is done, we’ll compete again." Eternal Immortal was in a good mood, even jokingly replied.
"Has Chenzhou returned?"
"He’s back, currently the Sword Demon commands the Cosmic Light Sword, Clam Fairy commands the Nine-leaf Sword, you command the Yu Ming Sword."
"What about Bright Moon?" The Priest asked.
"Chenzhou personally takes command." Eternal Immortal said.
"Really? That guy Chenzhou said he would never train in swordsmanship, right?" The Priest seemed incredulous.
Lu Chenzhou’s figure appeared, he smiled: "No choice, forced by reality, everyone, gather in my small world."
One by one, figures entered the Thunder World, four Ancient Divine Swords gathered together, emanating shocking phenomena.
Yin Yang Five Elements were obliterated into Chaotic Qi Flow, as if intending to reshape Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water.
Lu Chenzhou said: "Execute the God Slaying Sword Formation!"