Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Meeting All Living Beings!

 

After a long time, Ye Tianming recovered somewhat.

He was now lying on the ground, sweat pouring down his face like rain, his body still occasionally twitching.

Little Tower said: “Brother, that transcendent divine fire is at the level of a civilization’s ancestral artifact, and you just went for it directly? Aren’t you afraid of dying!”

Ye Tianming smiled bitterly, “Tower Ancestor, I was wrong.”

He truly hadn’t expected the transcendent divine fire to be so terrifying. He had almost killed himself just now—it was too frightening.

Fortunately, the transcendent divine fire had already acknowledged him as its master and stopped at the critical moment. Otherwise, he would have been reduced to ashes in that instant.

Little Tower said: “I know the Wanzhou Competition is approaching and you’re getting anxious, but when it comes to cultivation, the most dangerous thing is impatience. You need to stay steady, understand?”

Ye Tianming nodded, “I understand, Tower Ancestor.”

After resting for a long while, he began to control the transcendent divine fire to slowly temper his spiritual power and divine soul. This time, he learned to control the intensity of the divine fire, taking it step by step.

Besides daily cultivation, every morning he still had to read books with Mu Guanchen. He had already read most of the books in Mu Guanchen’s library. Strangely enough, with each day of reading, his mind began to truly settle into tranquility.

His daily routine was now very regular: reading in the morning, training with Senior Sister Fu Cang at noon—or rather, getting beaten up!

Every day he would be beaten by his senior sister, but of course, the gains were substantial. His physical body was visibly improving at a rapid pace.

In the evenings, he would cultivate star power, earth vein power, and the “Observing Profound Divine Method.” His three manifestations were becoming increasingly solid, and their auras were growing stronger.

Time passed quickly. With one month left before the Wanzhou Competition, on this day, a series of muffled impacts continuously echoed from the back mountain.

Ye Tianming could be seen being pummeled like a sandbag by Fu Cang, punch after punch.

Fu Cang wasn’t using any martial techniques—just simple punches, one after another. But great power produces miracles. Each punch contained terrifyingly powerful force. Against such pure power, even though Ye Tianming had studied countless martial techniques and divine abilities from transcendent civilizations, he couldn’t withstand it.

Despite being overwhelmed, Ye Tianming’s gains were enormous. His physical strength had now reached the Immortal Realm level and far surpassed it. Additionally, his combat awareness had greatly improved under Fu Cang’s training.

Bang!

With a heavy thud, Ye Tianming was smashed to the ground, creating a huge crater in the surface.

He lay motionless in the deep pit.

After beating him, Fu Cang turned and left.

In the crater, Ye Tianming was breathing heavily. Every time after being beaten by Senior Sister Fu Cang, he felt as if all the bones in his body had shattered.

He slowly closed his eyes, carefully sensing the changes in his physical body. At the same time, he activated his Destiny Technique and began absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

Countless streams of pure spiritual energy surged toward him from the world around, entering his body. Having just been beaten, his physical form desperately needed energy replenishment, so the pure spiritual energy was rapidly absorbed as soon as it entered his body.

After an unknown period, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from within him. Simultaneously, the mystic energy around him transformed into magical power.

Immortal Realm!

The mystic energy within his body had transformed into “magical power.” With magical power, one could easily tear through space, and manifestations condensed from magical power could reach three hundred zhang in height, becoming far more terrifying. Compared to the Manifestation Realm, the power increased at least fivefold.

Ye Tianming took a deep breath, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

His mystic energy had now evolved into magical power, and at the same time, his physical body and spiritual power had been greatly enhanced.

He suddenly stood up, and with a thought, countless star powers, dark laws, and earth vein powers surged from heaven and earth. In an instant, three thousand-zhang manifestations condensed behind him.

Ye Tianming shouted: “Condense!”

Three giant swords appeared in the hands of the three manifestations!

His face turned slightly pale!

But he was smiling, because now he could easily condense three manifestations without borrowing the transcendent sacred seal.

He very much wanted to try the power of executing the Heaven-Cleaving Sword Technique with all three manifestations, but he couldn’t test it here because it would cause too much destruction.

Ye Tianming sighed softly, “Pity, there’s no professional training ground.”

As he spoke, he dismissed the three manifestations.

Little Tower suddenly said: “Kid, I’m still a bit worried.”

Ye Tianming was puzzled, “Worried?”

Little Tower said: “Yes, you must remember, you are a sword cultivator!”

Ye Tianming smiled, “But no one said I can only be a sword cultivator. Besides, sword cultivators shouldn’t be limited to ‘within the sword.'”

As he spoke, he slowly raised his head to look at the horizon, “All things in the universe, as long as I wish it, can become my sword!”

At his waist, the Path Sword trembled slightly.

Little Tower fell silent. Damn, is this guy trying to redefine what it means to be a sword cultivator?

After resting for a while, Ye Tianming returned to the academy. As soon as he arrived, he received two letters, one from Ye Nan and one from Ye Zong.

After reading the letters, he learned that Ye Nan had taken a master and could now cultivate normally.

And Ye Zong was also making rapid progress!

Seeing the contents of the letters, Ye Tianming smiled happily.

The Wanzhou Competition!

Perhaps the three brothers could reunite!

At this moment, Mu Guanchen walked in carrying a bundle. He looked at Ye Tianming and said, “Get ready, we’re going out for a while.”

Ye Tianming was curious, “Teacher, where are we going?”

Mu Guanchen smiled, “Reading ten thousand scrolls is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Let’s go for a walk.”

Ye Tianming said, “Alright.”

After packing, he walked down the mountain with Mu Guanchen. Just as they reached the main gate, they saw Fu Cang.

Ye Tianming was surprised, “Senior Sister is coming too?”

Mu Guanchen nodded, “Yes.”

Ye Tianming smiled, “Good.”

Fu Cang glanced at him without speaking.

The master and two disciples walked down the mountain. Along the way, both Ye Tianming and Fu Cang remained silent, each with their own thoughts.

Ye Tianming actually wanted to stay at the academy to focus on cultivation, after all, the Wanzhou Competition was approaching.

Fu Cang had other matters on her mind.

By noon, Mu Guanchen had led the two of them down the mountain. He sat on a rock, then turned to look at Ye Tianming and Fu Cang, smiling, “You’ve missed so much.”

Both of them were somewhat confused.

Mu Guanchen smiled and said: “When we started down the mountain, the red sun was rising, painting the horizon crimson—you didn’t see that beautiful scene. Halfway down, countless exotic flowers competed in brilliance on both sides—you didn’t see that beautiful scene either. Near the bottom, herds of cattle and sheep with young shepherds riding oxen—you missed that beautiful scene as well.”

Ye Tianming was stunned.

Fu Cang’s fine eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Mu Guanchen suddenly pointed to the distance. Not far away in a field, a man and woman were planting rice seedlings, while at the edge of the field, a small boy was lying down, poking at tadpoles in a puddle with his fingers.

Mu Guanchen said softly: “Tianming, Xiao Zang, cultivators should not only see heaven and earth, see their inner hearts, but also… see all living beings!”

See all living beings!

Ye Tianming looked at Mu Guanchen, who continued: “In this world, besides sects and family clans, besides cultivators, there are actually many, many ordinary people—truly ordinary people. They may be unable to cultivate for various reasons, so their entire lives span only a few short decades. What is the greatest wish for these people in their lifetime? To not fall ill and to live happily.”

Ye Tianming fell into deep thought.

Mu Guanchen led the two of them toward the distant shore. He said softly: “Since ancient times, cultivators have been high and mighty, their eyes fixed only on immortality and the great Dao… Of course, there’s nothing wrong with that. We have no right to judge others. But, Tianming, you are not just a cultivator, you are also a scholar. A scholar’s eyes cannot only see the great Dao, cannot only see immortality, but should also see all these countless living beings!”

Ye Tianming lowered his head slightly, “Teacher, that’s too profound a principle.”

Mu Guanchen smiled, “Tianming, you have suffered injustice, but are you the only one in this world who has suffered injustice?”

Ye Tianming looked up at Mu Guanchen, who said: “There are far too many people in this world who suffer injustice. Many have nowhere to seek redress, and many die wrongfully. This is why you were able to forge a new path by devouring the ‘laws’—because there is too much darkness in this world. But Tianming, you shouldn’t be satisfied with just devouring ‘laws.’ If your ‘Dark Law’ manifestation is to advance to the next level, it needs an even higher ideal, such as… forging a completely new path for all living beings amidst this endless ‘Dark Law.'”

Ye Tianming clenched his fists tightly, staring intently at Mu Guanchen.

Mu Guanchen smiled, “With ‘Dark Law’ alone, you cannot defeat those enforcers who represent the ‘Observing Profound Divine Method.’ What do you need to do? Gather the strength of all those who have suffered injustice, unite with them, and together oppose the ‘Observing Profound Divine Method.’ Otherwise, without a foundation among the masses, you will never be able to stand against the ‘Observing Profound Divine Method’!”

Ye Tianming clenched his fists tightly, his eyes gleaming.

Mu Guanchen continued: “You say you want to meet the Observing Profound Sword Master, but one person’s injustice is too small a force. After all, there are countless people suffering injustice in this world—what difference does one more make? But if you can bring the injustices of all living beings when you meet him, and then ask him ‘what has happened to this world,’ those words will carry power!”