LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 11 - Odd numbers abound. Hongjun's second sermon is ahead of schedule!
Chapter 11: Odd numbers abound. Hongjun’s second sermon is ahead of schedule!
“At that moment on Buzhou Mountain, the sword energy surged, and the sword light shone brilliantly, soaring into the sky, illuminating countless miles of mountains and rivers below. The countless witch-clan creatures trembled in fear and awe. Even the Twelve Ancestral Witches trembled. This test lasted for a hundred years as Ye Xiu passed on his path of the sword to the Heavenly Lord.
The Heavenly Lord’s face turned pale, and invisible sword energy intertwined within him. His soul was torn apart and repaired repeatedly under the relentless onslaught of this energy. The inheritance of Ye Xiu’s sword path was incredibly challenging.
“If you want to become my disciple, it’s even more challenging than joining Path Ancestor Hongjun’s sect. If you can’t endure it… you can tell me, and I will immediately stop the inheritance,” Ye Xiu said, taking on the role of a strict teacher.
Heavenly Lord gritted his teeth and, with great determination, said, “I, Heavenly Lord, will never give up!”
Ye Xiu continued to instill the sword energy, helping the Heavenly Lord transform. A hundred years passed, and finally, Ye Xiu stopped. Heavenly Lord lay exhausted, but his gains were immense.
He sensed that the divine hidden world within him had expanded tremendously, now a grand realm encompassing countless multiverses. His understanding of the Sword Dao had deepened significantly.
It had taken him only two hundred years to grasp the essence of the Sword Dao, a process that would have taken hundreds of years. Heavenly Lord felt invincible in the world under the vast Sword Dao. With his thoughts surging, Heavenly Lord rose with a newfound confidence, a sharp edge radiating from him.
“This is the path of the Sword Dao… I, Heavenly Lord, have dedicated dozens of Yuan Hui to its cultivation, and now I can truly embark on this path!” He exclaimed.
He knelt before Ye Xiu in gratitude, thanking him for this transformation. “Thank you, senior, for bestowing this gift,” Heavenly Lord expressed his gratitude.
With lowered eyes, Ye Xiu calmly acknowledged, “You have passed my test.”
Realization dawned on the Heavenly Lord, and he knelt before Ye Xiu, saying excitedly, “I am Heavenly Lord, and I pay homage to my Master!”
……
Rumble…
“Just after the Heavenly Lord paid homage to Ye Xiu on Mount Buzhou, the sky erupted with thunder.
Suddenly, inside the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun felt an inexplicable sensation and widened his eyes. Hongjun, usually inscrutable and emotionless, now wore a look of shock on his face.
“What’s happening…”
“The karmic connection between me and the Heavenly Lord has disappeared?!!” Hongjun sensed that the bond between himself and the Heavenly Lord had been severed, and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly operated the Fortune Jade Plate and began calculating.
Not long after, Hongjun learned that the Heavenly Lord had joined Ye Xiu’s sect. A surge of emotions engulfed him, leaving him unable to calm down for quite some time.
Prior to this, Hongjun had prepared six saint futons and appointed six heavenly saints in advance. But he never expected that one of the future six saints, Heavenly Lord, would now be under Ye Xiu’s sect.
“…,” Amidst his contemplation, Hongjun fell into a long silence in the Purple Heaven Palace.
After a prolonged moment of thought, Hongjun sighed in a somewhat helpless tone, “Odd, he’s truly an anomaly!!!”
Subconsciously, his sense of crisis towards Ye Xiu intensified, and a hidden murderous intent gleamed in his eyes.
“No, this child is indeed an anomaly. I must accelerate the preaching process and strive to join the Tao as soon as possible.”
“Only by merging with the way of heaven can one transcend all, become supreme, control the heavens and all realms, and influence the destinies of all living beings!”
Under the pressure of Ye Xiu, Hongjun soon made up his mind. With a slight movement of his thoughts, a booming and vast voice suddenly echoed throughout the wilderness: “I am Hongjun. Since my enlightenment, I have realized that the laws of the wilderness are incomplete, and all beings suffer.”
“To expedite the compensation for the missing laws, I have decided to advance the timing of the second sermon. I will hold the sermon in the Purple Heaven Palace and pass on the marvelous laws to those with destiny… Come quickly!”
The resounding voice shook the heavens and the earth, causing celestial phenomena. Instantly, flowers fell from the sky, and golden lotuses sprang from the ground. All living beings in heaven and earth sensed it and were awestruck.
“The Ancestor Hongjun has advanced the timing of the second sermon by a full two hundred years!”