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Chapter 116: Chu Yuan's Return

Liu Pingfeng was so angry that his expression contorted. He had offered to marry the little princess and his own daughter to Ding Yue.

In the end, not only did the other party not appreciate his kindness, he even felt that he was harming him.

Was he a f*cking lunatic?

He must have cultivated the way of the sword to the point that his brain had become abnormal.

The others also had strange expressions on their faces. They had thought that Ding Yue would definitely join the Great Qian Dynasty.

After all, Liu Pingfeng's offer was too generous.

Who would have thought that not only did the Great Qian Dynasty fail to pull him in, they even angered Ding Yue.

Han Yingmeng felt a little better and looked at Liu Pingfeng gloatingly.

Hmph! Who asked him to disparage her like that!

She looked at Ding Yue, and could not help but grit her teeth.

Chu Xuan rubbed his head and fell into a state of deep thought. Did his teachings cause Ding Yue to go astray?

This fellow was seemingly destined for eternal loneliness.

No, when he returned, Chu Xuan would try to deceive him again. He could not allow his disciple to live as a celibate.

Ding Yue had trampled on Nine Swords Mountain and rubbed their faces into the dirt.

Thanks to that, none of the other forces had any intention of finding trouble with Ding Yue.

No one wanted to become enemies with such a prodigy with boundless potential.

Moreover, they might not even be able to defeat him.

After the commotion, things finally quieted down.

Everyone was waiting for the opening of the Bai Sheng Mountain ruin.

Ding Yue occupied a mountain peak by himself and was in the limelight.

The Bai Sheng Mountain had not been opened yet, so the major factions began to discuss the quota for entry.

Not everyone had the qualifications to enter.

This was especially so for itinerant cultivators, who were almost all excluded unless they were strong enough.

It was naturally also difficult for small factions to obtain a spot.

Ding Yue did not participate in these discussions. Regardless of whether he was included or not, he could definitely enter.

No one could exclude him, or even stop him.

Be it Nine Swords Mountain, the Floating flower pavilion, or the Great Qian Dynasty, which were the three factions that had a direct conflict with Ding Yue, or any of the other factions, they all knew that Ding Yue alone was a large faction.

There was no way to exclude him.

Most of the unaffiliated cultivators were excluded, so there were some unaffiliated cultivators who wanted to obtain a spot by joining him.

In addition, since Ding Yue did not seem to like women, only men went

These itinerant cultivators encouraged Ding Yue to fight for a place and flattered him, saying that he could form his own large force since he had occupied a mountain.

Huh? Why did they think that he could not get a spot?

It was obvious that they looked down on him!

"Shut up!"

Ding Yue shouted angrily, "If you want a spot, go fight for it yourself. Get lost!"

"If you bother me again, I'll kill you!"

Seeing Ding Yue get angry, the itinerant cultivators could only leave in embarrassment.

Ding Yue snorted coldly. He was not stupid. There was no way he would let them use him for their own benefit!

Chu Xuan did not continue paying attention to what was going on and deactivated the Heaven-spying Mirror. The real highlight would be when the Bai Sheng Mountain's ruin was fully opened.

He had a feeling that Ding Yue had offended many experts.

He would definitely be surrounded and killed if they found the right opportunity to do so.

This was especially true for Nine Swords Mountain, who would never allow such a great calamity to continue brewing.

Although Ding Yue wanted to slap Nine Swords Mountain on the face and damage their reputation as revenge for expelling him, he did not want to destroy them or kill them.

However, the experts of Nine Swords Mountain would not think that way.

They were worried that Ding Yue would kill them all when he became stronger.

Chu Xuan told Bao Hongyan to keep an eye on Nine Swords Mountain's movements. After giving her those instructions, he directed his attention elsewhere.

It would still take some time before the ruin fully opened.

There was no rush.

Chu Xuan activated the Myriad Heavenly Mirror and connected it to Ren Changhe.

Ren Changhe was only half a step away from breaking through to the Divine realm.

The day he broke through to the Divine realm, would be the day he escaped his predicament.

Chu Xuan was looking forward to the day Ren Changhe broke through to the Divine realm, and the cultivation boost reward he would receive.

He was getting closer and closer to the Divine realm.

He also gave Du Yuan some pointers and as well as a bottle of supreme realm cultivation pills. Then, he continued to make preparations for Su Xian'er breakthrough to the Emperor realm.

Su Xian'er breakthrough to the Emperor realm would be an extremely important milestone for her. He would probably be rewarded with a hundred years' worth of cultivation, right?

Turning his attention to the World-cleansing Glazed Pagoda again, he noticed that Mo Tuo had almost been converted. It was lacking just that tiny bit.

Once Mo Tuo was converted, he would have a Buddhist disciple with a Heaven realm cultivation under his command.

Mo Tuo's conversion was also a kind of opportunity for the demon.

At the very least, his soul would recover its Heaven realm cultivation, and he could even condense a physical body.

Converting Mo Tuo would likely also trigger the system's reward.

Chu Xuan was full of anticipation.

Time flowed like water, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

The Bai Sheng Mountain ruin had not opened yet. It was much slower than expected.

The quotas of the major forces had already been determined.

During this time, a conflict had broken out.

A half-step emperor realm itinerant cultivator had led a dozen ninth-level truth realm experts and threatened the major forces to give up some of the entry quotas.

A short battle between half-step emperor realm cultivators then broke out.

The half-step emperor realm itinerant cultivator was injured, but they also received a few spots.

Su Xian'er had already left the pocket dimension and was in seclusion in the universe space, preparing to break through to the Emperor realm.

She was comprehending the laws of the Great Dao.

Wang Luo's cultivation had already risen to the seventh level of the truth realm. It could be said that he had made rapid progress.

On this day, Chu Tianming's roar was heard from the ancestral residence.

It had been a long time since he had heard this familiar roar.

Chu Xuan looked up and noticed that Chu Yuan had returned.

However, he looked haggard and extremely dejected.

Beside him was a little boy.

The corners of his mouth twitched. He had left for a few years and returned with a son?

For some reason, this scene seemed strangely familiar.

Was Chu Yuan's wife from a large family clan? Had their marriage been met with opposition? Was she now captured and held captive in her clan?

Was that why Chu Yuan was in such a dire state?

Thinking back to the time when Chu Yuan had been hiding in some ruin, it was very likely that this was the cause behind such a melodramatic situation.

Chu Tianming was roaring, and the other elders of the Chu family were all glaring angrily at Chu Yuan. His status in the Chu family was extremely awkward.

Fortunately, Chu Yun had accompanied Chu Yuan back.

Otherwise, he would have been expelled before they even reached the ancestral residence.

Chu Yun's status in the Chu family was extraordinary after all. Thus, Chu Tianming was only roaring angrily and did not expel him.

The other elders of the Chu family did not do anything too extreme either.

Chu Yuan did not seem to display any reaction to the attitudes of Chu Tianming and the other members of the Chu family. Instead, he seemed extremely dejected.

His cultivation had already reached the first level of the unity realm.

As expected of the most talented person in the current generation of the Chu family!

Not long after, Chu Yuan appeared at the entrance of the small courtyard.

"Thirteenth Brother, can I ask you for something?"

Chu Yuan's expression was haggard, as if he had lost his soul.

Chu Xuan looked at the little boy beside him. He looked to be about five or six years old, and he had a tiger-like appearance. He looked dull and seemed a little stupid.

One look was all it took to tell that he was not some clever child.

His level of talent seemed to be very average.

The little boy held a wooden saber in his hand and fiddled with it. Half of his attention was on that wooden saber.

Chu Xuan sighed in his heart. He knew what Chu Yuan wanted from him.

He thought of this person, his father's direct disciple, who often hated him for not living up to his father's legacy. That same person was now standing in front of him with a haggard expression.

He was no longer as high-spirited as before.

The last time he came back, he had deliberately left half of an emperor-level scripture for him, in order to increase his influence in the family.

He could be considered to have put in a lot of effort to ensure Chu Xuan's wellbeing.

Chapter 117: Innately Talent In The Extreme Dao

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Chu Xuan sighed.

A person who used to be so high-spirited was now looking so down and out because of the word 'love'.

His father had been the same.

As expected of his father's direct disciple. Not only had he learned how to break off his marriage engagement, but he was now also depressed because of love.

Chu Yuan patted the little boy's head and said, "This is my son, Chu Pingfan. I want you to help me bring him up to live an ordinary life."

"Pingfan, address him as Thirteenth Uncle!"

Chu Pingfan raised his head and looked at Chu Xuan. "Thirteenth Uncle."

"Yes, good boy."

Chu Xuan looked at Chu Pingfan thoughtfully.

He had a tiger-like aura, but looked dull and clumsy. It was obvious that he was not talented.

Perhaps that was why he was called 'ordinary'. (T/N: Pingfan means 'ordinary' in Mandarin.)

Chu Yuan's wife had been taken away by someone from her family, but not Chu Pingfan. It was probably because of his lack of talent.

If he was talented, no large family would abandon him.

After handing Chu Pingfan over to Chu Xuan, Chu Yuan let out a sigh of relief and began to briefly tell his story.

It was just as Chu Xuan predicted. Chu Yuan's wife was the daughter of a large family clan. They fell in love with each other and gave birth to Chu Pingfan.

In the end, his wife's family sent an expert to look for her and forcefully took her away.

The reason why that expert did not kill Chu Yuan was because his wife had pleaded for mercy on his behalf bitterly.

"I want to head to the Eastern Region. I will make them understand that I, Chu Yuan, am not weaker than others in my lifetime!"

Chu Yuan said firmly.

"Take care, third brother. I'll take care of him."

Chu Xuan sighed and patted Chu Yuan's shoulder.

He transmitted some of his power into Chu Yuan's body, giving him a life-saving trump card.

As long as he did not encounter a Heaven realm expert, this power was enough to keep him safe.

Chu Pingfan stopped playing with the saber and looked at Chu Yuan in a daze. "Father, are you leaving Fan'er?"

Chu Yuan rubbed his head. "Father is going to look for mother. Fan'er, be good and listen to Thirteenth Uncle, got it?"

"Okay!"

Chu Pingfan nodded his head.

Chu Yuan left.

He wanted to leave the Southern Region and head to the Eastern Region.

Under normal circumstances, the only way to leave the Southern Region was to seek out the Black Moon Tower and leave through their secret channel.

However, Chu Yuan had another way. His wife had once told him that there was a way to secretly leave the Southern Region.

It was just more dangerous.

Chu Pingfan stared blankly at the entrance of the small courtyard. He did not speak for a long time, simply clutching the wooden saber in his hand.

Chu Yun came over.

"Pingfan, do you miss your aunt?"

Chu Yuan picked up Chu Pingfan and asked dotingly.

"Yes!"

Chu Pingfan nodded his little head.

"Thirteenth Brother, Third Brother Chu Yuan, he…"

Chu Yun felt saddened by what had happened to Chu Yuan.

"Everyone has their own path. Perhaps this is his path."

Chu Xuan sighed.

Chu Yun put down Chu Pingfan, rubbed his little head, and sent a voice transmission to Chu Xuan, "Thirteenth Brother, Pingfan's talent is a little…"

Chu Xuan smiled and did not answer.

"I will find the materials to refine pills that can improve your talent."

Chu Yun looked at Chu Pingfan lovingly.

"Talent is not the be-all-end-all."

Chu Xuan waved his hand and asked Chu Pingfan to come over.

Looking at the silly-looking little boy, Chu Xuan lowered his head and asked, "Pingfan, do you like knives very much?"

"Yes, I do."

Chu Pingfan nodded.

"Why do you like them?"

"Because knives are very domineering. I like domineering things."

"You don't like swords?"

"I don't like them."

Chu Xuan rubbed his head and did not continue asking.

Chu Yun told him about her experiences when she went out to train, especially about the little evil king, the simp who was following her around.

She had a look of disdain on her face.

"Thirteenth Brother, that guy is very evil, so I swindled him out of all his things and refined a lot of pills."

Chu Yun was very pleased with herself as she took out several bottles of pills.

"Thirteenth Brother, these pills are for you."

Chu Xuan stuffed the pills back into her mouth and said, "I don't need any pills."

He mourned silently for the little evil king in his heart. What was the point of simping? In the end, he had nothing left!

Chu Yun had found out about the little evil king's identity from the Black Moon Tower, as well as his personality and evil tendencies. That was why she was so angry and tried her best to bankrupt the little evil king.

It could be considered as venting her anger.

After that, Chu Yun returned to the ancestral residence.

Chu Xuan called Su Xian'er and Wang Luo out and introduced Chu Pingfan to the two of them. This was his nephew.

Chu Pingfan was also handed over to the two of them to take care of.

Su Xian'er's main task in the future would be to take care of Chu Pingfan.

A few days passed, and Bai Sheng Mountain's ruin became clearer. At this rate, it would definitely open within half a month.

Chu Pingfan had already adapted to life in the small courtyard. Occasionally, he would look at the courtyard entrance in a daze. Most of the time, he would hold the wooden saber and wave it.

Chu Xuan did not allow him to enter the pocket dimension. Chu Pingfan was not an adult. If he entered the pocket dimension, Chu Xuan would have to adjust the timeflow difference in the pocket dimension to match reality.

The timeflow difference of the pocket dimension would not increase one's age because of its unique traits. If Chu Pingfan entered, even if he stayed inside for decades, he would still remain a child.

At the moment, Wang Luo was busy rapidly improving his cultivation, so Chu Xuan did not want to adjust the time difference in the pocket dimension to match reality.

As such, Chu Pingfan either hung out in the courtyard or in the universe space.

For this reason, Chu Xuan called out the Heavenly Spirit Cat, the Sky-shaking Golden Roc, and the Spirit Devouring Flower to play with Chu Pingfan.

"Pingfan, come here."

Chu Xuan waved at Chu Pingfan, who was waving his wooden saber with a serious expression and a sullen face.

"Thirteenth Uncle."

Chu Pingfan ran over.

Chu Xuan rubbed his little head and said, "Pingfan, can Thirteenth Uncle teach you how to use a saber?"

"Yes please! Thank you, Thirteenth Uncle!"

Chu Pingfan's eyes lit up.

Chu Xuan flipped his hand and a wooden saber that was a little longer than Chu Pingfan's height appeared in his hand.

The wooden saber looked ordinary, and not very beautiful at all.

It was an ordinary saber made from a branch that Chu Xuan had broken off from an ordinary tree in the pocket dimension.

Only the master of the pocket dimension, Chu Xuan, could break off a branch of a tree that could not be damaged and make it into a wooden saber.

"Here, this saber is for you!"

Chu Pingfan hugged the wooden saber with both hands happily.

Chu Xuan sighed in his heart when he saw him like this. Everyone thought that he was stupid and had no talent.

However, he knew that Chu Pingfan's talent lay in the Extreme Dao!

Moreover, he was innately talented in this regard.

One could only reach the peak of the Extreme Dao by relying on extreme affection!

This affection was not that of love, but rather an extreme affection toward the Dao.

For example, Chu Pingfan had an extreme affection toward sabers.

His name was Pingfan, so he would give him a saber made of ordinary wood.

Chu Xuan thought very highly of this tiger-like, seemingly stupid nephew, especially since he was innately talented in the Extreme Dao.

As long as it was someone he, Chu Xuan, nurtured, there was no way that person would turn out as trash. Even if someone was trash from the get-go, Chu Xuan could still nurture that person into a genius!

Moreover, Chu Pingfan himself possessed talent in the Extreme Dao.

Although Chu Pingfan was young, he understood very well that his mother had been captured and that his father had gone to look for his mother. Everyone thought that he was stupid.

He was unwilling to accept this.

In fact, he had been holding back his anger. He wanted to prove that he was not stupid and fight for his parents!

Chapter 118: Saber-Nurturing Technique

The Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture could finally be used.

Chu Xuan had obtained this Extreme Dao technique a long time ago. Due to the harsh cultivation process, he had never found a suitable person to cultivate it.

Even though Chu Xuan had comprehended the Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture, he had never cultivated it. Thus, he was unable to unleash the full power of this technique.

He was not an Extreme Dao saber cultivator!

There was no specific grade when it came to Extreme Dao techniques. Whether or not it was powerful depended entirely on the person who cultivated it.

Chu Pingfan was innately talented when it came to the Extreme Dao of the Saber. Chu Xuan knew that he would be very powerful if he managed to cultivate the Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture.

His potential would not be inferior to Ding Yue or Wang Luo.

Looking at Chu Pingfan clutching the ordinary saber in his arms, Chu Xuan liked this nephew of his more and more.

He was only six years old.

If he started cultivating now, under Chu Xuan's guidance, it would not be a problem for him to break through to the Emperor realm by the age of twenty.

An Emperor realm expert at the age of twenty was likely unheard of since ancient times. It was absolutely unbelievable!

Moreover, Chu Xuan was fully confident that Chu Pingfan would be able to break through to the Emperor realm even before the age of twenty.

The benchmark of a top-notch Heaven's blessed, which was that of the hundred-year emperor realm, was for others.

For one to have talent in the Extreme Dao itself was special.

Chu Pingfan, who was innately talented in the Extreme Dao, should not be compared to ordinary top-notch Heaven's blessed. Moreover, Chu Xuan believed that the way he taught his disciples was the best in the world.

After all, he had the blessing of the Sagemaster's Halo.

An emperor realm expert who was not even twenty years old would emerge under his guidance. The system's reward for that would definitely be absolutely generous!

It was worth looking forward to.

"Pingfan, Thirteenth Uncle will teach you a saber scripture."

"Thank you, Thirteenth Uncle."

Chu Pingfan looked at Chu Xuan excitedly.

Chu Xuan raised his hand and pointed his finger toward Pingfan's forehead. He transmitted the Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture to Chu Pingfan.

Chu Pingfan closed his eyes and tried to comprehend the saber scripture that had suddenly appeared in his mind.

Half an hour later, he opened his eyes and looked at Chu Xuan. "Thirteenth Uncle, I like this cultivation technique very much. I'll definitely work hard to cultivate it."

Chu Xuan did not want him to only know how to cultivate at such a young age. Even though he was feeling internally stifled, and still wanted to fight for his parents, he should not be allowed to miss out on the fun of being a child just because of that.

"Pingfan, you should also pay attention to relaxation and recreation aside from cultivating. You shouldn't go to extremes just because of the burden in your heart…"

Chu Xuan's Sagemaster Halo enveloped his body, and his voice seemed to break through the walls around Pingfan's heart, reaching the depths of his heart.

He wanted to heal the wounds in Chu Pingfan's heart and restore the innocence that a kid his age should have.

Chu Pingfan fell into a dazed state. When Chu Xuan finished speaking, Pingfan raised his head; his eyes were now clear.

"Thirteenth uncle, I understand. I'll definitely cultivate well and have fun at the same time."

Chu Xuan was very gratified. Chu Pingfan still looked dull, and he still gave one the feeling that he was somewhat dumb.

However, he no longer exuded that frustrated, stifling feeling that he had before.

"Alright. From today onward, you will learn how to nurture your saber."

Chu Xuan rubbed Pingfan's head.

Nurturing one's saber was the first stage of cultivating the Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture, and also the first step to the Extreme Dao.

The method to cultivate the Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture was not an ordinary one.

When nurtured properly, a saber was like a human. It had a body, a heart, and a soul!

Before it was nurtured, it was like any ordinary person.

Once it was successfully nurtured, its strength would skyrocket, completely ignoring the shackles of its realm. In an instant, it would advance several realms and reach an extremely high realm.

This was the uniqueness and power of the Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture.

However, it was not so easy to nurture a saber.

Only a genius of the Extreme Dao could afford to nurture a saber.

The higher the realm of a saber was nurtured to, the greater the increase in its realm would be on the day of its success.

From that day onward, Chu Pingfan held the ordinary saber and started to nurture the saber according to the saber-nurturingtechnique of the Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture.

As Chu Pingfan started to nurture the saber, the wooden saber made of ordinary wood gradually changed, as if it was becoming a part of Chu Pingfan.

Although that was the case, it still looked like an ordinary wooden saber.

Chu Xuan was looking forward to the day when Chu Pingfan would nurture his saber to a higher level.

Void realm? Unity realm?

Or perhaps even the truth realm?

Of course, it was impossible for him to reach the Emperor realm with that. On the path of cultivation, the Emperor realm was like a giant chasm. It could not be achieved by simply nurturing a saber.

Chu Xuan was sure that, among all of the Extreme Dao experts, no one had more resources than Chu Pingfan did now.

He was using the ordinary wood blade as his starting point to nurture his saber, so his starting point was much higher than others.

The ordinary wood's indestructible nature matched up perfectly with the cultivation of the Extreme Dao and the Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture.

Chu Pingfan used the Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture to nurture his saber, nurture his body, nurture his mind, and nurture his soul. As he nurtured his saber, physical body, mental state, and mental will, he would also improve in all of those aspects.

In order to nurture Chu Pingfan's physical body as much as possible, and increase the efficiency and limit of his saber cultivation, Chu Xuan took out many treasures.

Every day, he would give Chu Pingfan a medicinal bath. He even instructed Wang Luo to specially refine emperor-level medicinal baths to temper Chu Pingfan's body.

He was using emperor-level medicinal baths to temper his body. Even the legitimate descendants of the human kings' families did not receive such treatment.

Not everyone had access to emperor-level medicinal bath formulas. The effects of these medicinal baths were mild, and even children could soak in it.

Moreover, it was not that easy to find the natural treasures required to refine these medicinal baths.

Chu Xuan possessed countless resources in his pocket dimension, which allowed him to be so extravagant.

Su Xian'er and Wang Luo were in charge of Chu Pingfan's daily life and cultivation. Chu Yun would also come over every once in a while.

She would deliver medicinal pills to Chu Pingfan as well.

Gradually, Chu Yun also discovered something different about Chu Pingfan.

However, she only thought that her medicinal pills had taken effect.

Chu Pingfan quietly cultivated his saber. In the eyes of Su Xian'er and Wang Luo, he was still a child.

The only difference was that he bathed in emperor-level medicinal baths to temper his body, making his body very strong. Now, he truly looked like a tiger.

Other than that, there was nothing special about him.

His talent still seemed ordinary.

The only thing he liked was the wooden saber, which was almost always with him.

The two of them could not figure out how Chu Xuan was going to train Chu Pingfan.

Was Chu Xuan not going to increase his talent?

Thinking along these lines, Wang Luo found some heavenly and earthly treasures and refined a pill that could increase one's talent.

This was the highest grade pill he had refined so far.

He failed three times in a row before he succeeded.

It had taken Wang Luo a lot of effort to refine this pill.

When he saw Chu Pingfan, he thought of himself. Back then, he had received similar treatment in the Wang family and had not been well-liked.

"Pingfan, come over here."

As he exited the pocket dimension, Wang Luo waved and called out to Chu Pingfan.

"Uncle Wang."

Chu Pingfan carried the wooden saber and ran to him.

"Here, eat this pill."

Although he saw the pill in Wang Luo's hand, Chu Pingfan did not take it immediately.

Instead, he looked toward Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan glanced at it and said, "If you want to eat it, just eat it. Just treat it like a piece of candy."

Chu Pingfan was a genius of the Extreme Dao. Pills like these that could improve his talent were useless.

Chu Pingfan took the pills happily and put them into his mouth to chew.

He ate quite a number of pills, as they tasted pretty good. He ate them as snacks.

Whether it was Chu Yun or Wang Luo, both refined pills that were relatively mild for him, and the medicinal efficacy of those pills would slowly nourish him.

Therefore, even though Chu Pingfan had not even reached the mortal realm, he could still eat these pills.

The medicinal effects of the pills he ate were all used to nurture his saber. He remained ordinary, without any improvement.

Chapter 119: The First Buddha In This World, Buddha Nanwu

Wang Luo stared at Chu Pingfan for a long time with a puzzled expression. Why had there not been any changes?

There was no problem with the pills he refined.

When he encountered a problem he did not understand, he naturally turned to his master for advice.

"Master, why didn't Pingfan's talent increase?"

Chu Xuan said lazily, "His Dao is different from yours. It's different from the millions of cultivators in this world."

"How is it different?"

Chu Xuan said mysteriously, "You'll find out in the future."

Wang Luo did not probe further. Instead, he asked about his own cultivation.

Su Xian'er also tagged along.

Chu Xuan activated the Sagemaster Halo's and began to explain the mysteries of cultivation to the two of them. With the support of the Sagemaster's Halo, Su Xian'er and Wang Luo managed to comprehend many things instantly.

After that, Wang Luo returned to the pocket dimension to cultivate, while Su Xian'er continued to comprehend the laws of the Great Dao and accumulate her foundation in preparation for breaking through to the Emperor realm.

Chu Xuan took a look at the Bai Sheng Mountain ruin once again. More than half of the ruin had now been revealed.

Just a little more and the spatial crack it had fallen into would open up completely, allowing it to return to the Southern Region once more.

"The Bai Sheng Mountain ruin will open in three to four days."

Chu Xuan glanced at Ding Yue. He was still occupying the mountain alone arrogantly. He chose not to interact with any of the forces or experts present.

The Nine Swords Mountain elder had secretly communicated with Liu Pingfeng and the red-bearded elder of the Heavenly Cauldron Mountain a few times.

He even dragged the itinerant half-step emperor realm cultivator along.

Unsurprisingly, they planned to surround and kill Ding Yue when the ancient ruin opened.

The Great Qian Dynasty and Nine Swords Mountain were supposed to be enemies but, because of Ding Yue, they had chosen to work together.

Chu Xuan was not worried about Ding Yue's safety. How could the son of fate of the Southern Region die just because he was surrounded?

Moreover, Ding Yue was so powerful that he could kill even a half-step emperor realm cultivator.

Half-step emperor realm cultivators were not real Emperor realm cultivators, after all.

The only thing that made them similar to actual Emperor realm cultivators was that they possessed pseudo-domains.

A pseudo-domain could suppress other truth realm cultivators, but it would not be able to suppress Ding Yue.

Whether it was his Sword Dao or his Firmament Sword body, neither of them could be suppressed by a pseudo-domain.

Moreover, Ding Yue was not without his own trump cards.

If half-step emperor realm experts surrounded Ding Yue, it was likely thatone or two of them would die.

Suddenly, Chu Xuan directed his focus toward the World-purifying Glazed Pagoda.

He could hear the sound of chanting coming from inside the pagoda.

Shutting down the Heaven-Spying Mirror, Chu Xuan looked at Mo Tuo.

At this moment, Mo Tuo was undergoing a transformation.

His entire body was shrouded in Buddhist light, and his head had become bald. His long eyebrows drooped, and he looked very solemn.

It was obvious that he was now an accomplished monk.

Had he already been fully converted?

Chu Xuan was overjoyed. He had converted a Heaven realm demon, and it was very likely that this demon was the first Buddha in the world.

This should be able to trigger the system's reward, right?

The aura around Mo Tuo's body was also surging, and his soul continued to transform.

Chu Xuan condensed a soul seed seal and took the opportunity to implant it into Mo Tuo's soul.

After he was converted, he would become his subordinate, a devout Buddhist disciple, and he would also become a Buddha.

He would not have any bad thoughts toward Chu Xuan, only respect and worship.

Still, Chu Xuan felt that it would be safer to plant a soul seal just in case.

Sometimes, piety and worship could change.

An example would be when there was a difference in ideals.

At this moment, Mo Tuo had just been converted into a Buddha, so he naturally did not have any thoughts of resisting. The soul seal was implanted very smoothly into his divine soul.

Mo Tuo's transformation continued. His strength was also increasing, and The strength of his divine soul was also increasing.

The Buddhist light was flourishing all around him.

He lowered his head and pressed his palms together. The sound of chanting continued to ring out.

He was becoming more and more like an eminent monk.

He began to resemble the image of the legendary Buddha.

At a certain moment, the Buddhist light bloomed and the chanting stopped. Then, the Buddhist light withdrew itself into his body.

"Buddha is merciful!"

Mo Tuo stood up, put his palms together, and knelt down.

"Greetings, Buddha!"

Chu Xuan's divine form condensed and, after he made a few changes, he too had a solemn expression and demeanor.

"Get up."

With a wave of his hand, he moved Mo Tuo out of the World-cleansing Glazed Pagoda.

"You did not leave seclusion, yet converted the world's first Buddha. You have been rewarded with the 24-petal Dao Lotus, Buddha's golden body, Demon-subduing Staff, Seven Treasures Kasaya, and 100 years' worth of cultivation."

The system's reward had arrived.

As expected, Mo Tuo being converted into this world's first Buddha resulted in the system's reward being exceptionally generous.

The 24-petal Dao Lotus was a supreme treasure.

As for the Buddha's golden body, it was a Buddhist cultivation technique, so it could be passed on to Mo Tuo.

Chu Xuan did not need the Demon-subduing Staff or the Seven Treasures Kasaya since he was not a monk.

Naturally, he had to give these to Mo Tuo.

Mo Tuo would don the Seven Treasures Kasaya and hold the Demon-subduing Staff in his hand. He would cultivate the Buddha's golden body technique and have a bald head. He would look solemn and kind.

The once powerful demon had instantly turned into a Buddha.

Chu Xuan looked at Mo Tuo and said in a majestic voice, "Now that you are part of my Buddhist sect, I will give you the Buddha's golden body technique, Demon-subduing Staff, and the Seven Treasures Kasaya."

"Thank you for the gift!"

Mo Tuo knelt on the ground with an excited expression.

Chu Xuan raised his hand and pointed, and the Buddha's golden body technique was transmitted into Mo Tuo's soul. The Seven Treasures Kasaya and the Demon-subduing Staff were also bestowed upon him.

Mo Tuo put on the Kasaya and held the staff in his hand. He was so excited that his long eyebrows trembled.

"Your original name was Mo Tuo. Since you have already converted, the mortal world's fate has nothing to do with you. Today, I will bestow upon you the name 'Buddha Nanwu'."

Chu Xuan changed Mo Tuo's name. Since he was in the Southern Region and was the world's first Buddha, then he should call himself the Nanwu. (T/N: Buddha Nanwu translates to Buddha of the South.)

"Thank you for giving me this name!"

Buddha Nanwu kneeled on the ground again.

"You should condense your golden body and diligently practice the Buddhist Dharma."

Chu Xuan waved his hand and sent Buddha Nanwu into the pocket dimension.

Wang Luo was refining pills when he suddenly felt the light of Buddha blooming. He looked up and saw a bald man with long eyebrows. His bald head was so smooth that it even reflected light.

The other party also wore strange clothes. One look was enough for him to tell that the other party's clothes were extraordinary. They were definitely a divine artifact, or perhaps even a grade above divine artifacts.

Then, he looked at the staff in his hand. It was also a divine artifact or better.

Gulp!

Who was this person?

"Amitabha."

Buddha Nanwu put his palms together and chanted a Buddhist chant. Then, he went off to find a mountain to cultivate and condense his golden body.

He had not forgotten that he was once a demon expert, nor had he lost his memory.

Instead, he had converted into a Buddha, so those memories were regarded as memories of his previous mortal self, before he had attained the Dao.

He was no longer a demon, but a Buddha!

In fact, he even thought about converting the demon race into Buddhas. Somehow, this thought was deeply rooted in his heart.

"Master, who is he?"

Wang Hao was very shocked. Who was that person?

A Heaven realm expert?

Furthermore, the power in his body was very strange. It was powerful and vast, but it was also a power that he had never seen or heard of before.

"Buddha Nanwu. He's my disciple," Chu Xuan said.

To be honest, Buddha Nanwu, Ding Yue, and Wang Luo could be considered as fellow disciples.

"A fellow disciple?"

"Yes and no. His Dao is different from yours."

Chu Xuan did not say much.

After Buddha Nanwu condensed his golden body, he would ask him about the battle in the Asura Ancient Land when the demon race had invaded the Southern Region back then.

After receiving the hundred-year cultivation boost reward, Chu Xuan's strength began to rise, and he broke through to the eighth level of the Supreme realm!

Chapter 120: Ancient Ruin Opens, Surrounded By Half-Step Emperor Realm Experts

Breaking through to the eighth level of the Supreme realm meant that Chu Xuan was one step closer to the Heaven realm.

The Supreme realm and the Heaven realm were separated by a natural chasm.

It was even bigger than the gap between the truth realm and the Emperor realm.

Most importantly, breaking through to the Heaven realm would bring about a tribulation.

Only by passing through the tribulation could one break through to the Heaven realm. Otherwise, one would either die from the tribulation or be severely injured. Those who were injured would have their foundations damaged and they would forever remain in the Supreme realm.

Generally speaking, it was almost impossible to break through to the Heaven realm again, even if one was lucky enough to survive the heavenly tribulation after trying to break through the first time.

The only hope for such people was to obtain a great fortuitous encounter and reach the peak of the Supreme realm again. Despite this, they would still have to face the heavenly tribulation again.

However, such second chances were extremely rare.

Almost every Supreme realm expert who failed but survived the heavenly tribulation would have their foundation severely damaged, and they would not be able to return to their peak again.

They could only remain in the Supreme realm for the rest of their lives.

Chu Xuan was not worried about the heavenly tribulation. He would simply stay in the courtyard and make a quiet breakthrough.

Everything would be managed by the system, so there was no need to worry about the heavenly tribulation.

Moreover, given his deep and sturdy cultivation foundation, he would easily be able to survive and successfully pass the heavenly tribulation.

If even he could not survive and successfully pass the heavenly tribulation, then there was no Supreme realm expert in this world who could do so.

Buddha Nanwu was in the process of condensing his golden body. When he finished condensing his golden body and recovered his strength to its peak, he would have the chance to break through to the Divine realm.

He was no longer a demon, but a Buddha.

In that sense, the road ahead was smooth.

The door to the Divine realm had already opened for him.

Ren Changhe would break through to the Divine realm, and Buddha Nanwu would also break through to the Divine realm. Chu Xuan would then have two Divine realm experts under his command.

The reward from the system for that achievement would not be poor.

Moreover, Chu Xuan felt that, as long as he worked hard, he might be able to break through to the Divine realm before Ren Changhe and Buddha Nanwu.

Wang Luo was already at the ninth level of the truth realm. He was startingto accumulate strength and consolidate his foundation.

He was also preparing to break through to the Emperor realm.

However, his foundation was still a little lacking. He would not be able to find the opportunity to break through for the time being.

Chu Xuan looked in the direction of the ancestral residence. Chu Yun's cultivation level was still weak, so it was time for him to devote some resources to this little sister of his.

He would help her increase her strength as soon as possible.

Chu Yun should also participate in the exploration of the Asura Ancient Land.

He would guide her into the pocket dimension to cultivate.

Chu Xuan made a decision to increase Chu Yun's strength to the truth realm as soon as possible.

Buddha Nanwu was still refining his golden body. His progress was not slow, and it was estimated that he would be able to complete it in half a month or so.

Chu Xuan was not in a hurry to discover the secrets of the Asura Ancient Land. After all, there was still a lot of time until it would open.

On the other hand, the Bai Sheng Mountain ruin was about to open.

Chu Xuan took out the Heaven-spying Mirror and began to observe the process of Bai Sheng Mountain's ruin opening.

He was just watching for the novelty of seeing people explore the ancient ruin. It was very much like watching a movie.

Boom!

Space shook.

Bai Sheng Mountain's ancient ruin was becoming clearer and clearer.

All the people who had obtained a spot looked at the ruin with a solemn expression.

Those who had not obtained a spot were all expelled and had to stay 100 kilometers away from the ruin.

The major forces each sent out experts to guard the entrance of the ancient ruin to prevent people from sneaking in or breaking in forcefully.

Those who had not obtained a spot were either itinerant cultivators or those from small and medium-sized forces.

These cultivators naturally did not have the ability to fight against the combined forces of the major forces.

As for the top experts among the itinerant cultivators, such as that half-step emperor realm expert, they had already obtained a spot. Naturally, they would not stand up for these unrelated cultivators.

Ding Yue looked at the ancient ruin that was about to open.

He expressionlessly still held his long sword. It seemed that he did not sense the malice of Nine Swords Mountain and the other experts.

Boom!

Space shook and a gap suddenly opened. Bai Sheng Mountain's ruin had finally re-emerged from the spatial crack!

The ancient ruin was now open!

"Enter!"

The Nine Swords Mountain elder led Ying Jiankong and the other experts of Nine Swords Mountain to the entrance of the ancient ruin.

Liu Pingfeng also led the Great Qian Dynasty's exploration squad in.

Heavenly Cauldron Mountain, evil imperial court, the Great Qin Dynasty…

All these experts entered one after another.

Han Yingmeng's figure was graceful as she followed that beautiful woman from the Floating Flower Pavilion toward the entrance of the ancient ruin.

As soon as the people from the Floating Flower Pavilion moved, beautiful petals fell from the sky, making them look like fairies amidst a verdant garden.

Han Yingmeng looked at Ding Yue, who was still standing proudly on the mountain peak. She sent him a voice transmission, "Be careful. Nine Swords Mountain and the Great Qian Dynasty are conspiring to kill you."

However, she immediately regretted her actions.

Why did she remind this b*stard?

Had it not been for him, she would not have been belittled so many times.

Ding Yue looked at Han Yingmeng in surprise. What did this woman mean by that?

A friendly reminder?

Or did she want to use this opportunity to gain his favor and get close to him?

Dream on!

She should not even think about messing with my sword heart!

After the cultivators from the Floating Flower Pavilion entered, Ding Yue moved and headed toward the entrance of the ruin.

They wanted to surround and kill me?

Ha!

So what if they have half-step emperor realm experts?

Stepping into the ancient ruin, the first thing that greeted him was a huge broken statue.

The statue was broken; half of its head and one of its arms was missing.

Apparently, it was destroyed during the battle.

Ding Yue saw a name on the base of the statue.

Bai Sheng!

He was the founder of Bai Sheng Mountain.

The sect was also named after him.

Bai Sheng was a famous expert in the history of the Southern Region.

However, he would never have imagined that the sect he founded had been destroyed.

The entrance to the ancient ruin was also the entrance to Bai Sheng Mountain's sect. It was a huge square that had been destroyed during the battle and was full of potholes.

The square was constructed out of gold and jade, and had an array formation engraved on it. Attacks by ordinary Emperor realm experts would not be able to leave a dent on it.

Even so, the square had been destroyed.

This also indicated how powerful the Bai Sheng Mountain sect was back then. The square that served as the sect's entrance was already so extraordinary. It was clear how rich the sect was at its peak.

Yet such a powerful sect had been destroyed.

The battle back then was likely very intense.

Four figures suddenly appeared from the four cardinal directions, surrounding Ding Yue.

All four were half-step emperor realm cultivators!

These people were the Nine Swords Mountain elder, Liu Pingfeng, the red-bearded elder, and the itinerant half-step emperor realm cultivator.

In the distance, many people had stopped by to watch.

The four experts attacked. No matter how strong Ding Yue was, he was not an Emperor or even a half-step emperor realm cultivator. He was almost certain to die.

"Are you really not going to attack?"

The beautiful woman from the Floating Flower Pavilion asked.

She did not think that Ding Yue could survive the attack by the four experts.

Even if he managed to escape this time, he would definitely be heavily injured and die in the ancient ruin.

How could Ding Yue, alone, fight against the combined forces of several major forces?

Han Yingmeng shook her head and said, "There's no need. I don't have much of a grudge with him. Even if I'm angry with him, I won't take the risk."

"Take the risk?"

The beautiful woman did not think that joining the attack was a risky move.

The Evil King's disdainful voice could be heard from afar, "Using numbers to bully the weak. I'm ashamed to be associated with such despicable people!"

Everyone was speechless.

'You're a heretic cultivator for god's sake! Why are you talking about rules and justice?'

It seemed like the Evil King's brain was really damaged.

The experts from the evil imperial court were helpless. They were afraid that the evil king would cause factions to join forces against them, as that would truly be troublesome.

The evil imperial court had always had a bad relationship with the Floating Flower Pavilion and the Great Qian Dynasty. If they provoked Nine Swords Mountain and Heavenly Cauldron Mountain as well, things would not end well for them