Chapter 21 - Heavenly Lord's Distress - My Background is Just Too Strong!
Chapter 21: Heavenly Lord’s Distress – My Background is Just Too Strong!
After descending the mountain, the Heavenly Lord entered the mortal world and began honing his sword skills. For thousands of years, he had remained true to his principles, wielding his sword to defeat injustice in the primordial chaos. However, what perplexed the Heavenly Lord was that his adversaries were merely minor demons, with the most powerful being at the level of Great Luo Golden Immortals. As for opponents of the same realm as quasi-sages, he had yet to encounter.
Where had those prehistoric hidden powerhouses and demon gods who had transformed into great beings disappeared?
Could they all have gone to the Purple Heaven Palace for enlightenment?
Just when Heavenly Lord was feeling despondent, another thousand years passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, the Heavenly Lord was fortunate to encounter a few innate demon gods hidden in the primordial chaos. However, they would immediately flee when he attempted to engage them in philosophical discussions with his sword.
To his astonishment, it turned out that these innate gods and demons could sense a trace of Ye Xiu’s aura in the Heavenly Lord’s sword techniques. He discovered that these beings fled upon encountering him because they had heard of Ye Xiu’s terrifying exploits during the chaotic era. Ye Xiu had spent that era relentlessly searching for opponents while practicing his sword skills, and many innate demon gods had suffered greatly at his hands.
This dark period has been recorded in history and was considered one of the most ominous eras in the chaotic era. Many of these innate demon gods had barely survived the cataclysm that followed the heavens’ opening, which had left an indelible mark on their memory.
There was an enduring reverence for Ye Xiu among these beings. Their fear of Ye Xiu was no less than their reverence for Pangu, who had created the world. When these demon gods, who had switched to a different path, sensed the aura of Ye Xiu from the Heavenly Lord, they were filled with dread and immediately fled. Especially after the Heavenly Lord revealed that Ye Xiu was his master, these demon gods became even more terrified. They dared not provoke the fearsome disciple.
“Turns out my master has such an illustrious reputation? Even the three thousand innate demon gods are in awe…”
Upon learning of Ye Xiu’s fearsome reputation, the Heavenly Lord couldn’t help but be amazed. He had grown increasingly curious about the mysterious background of his master. He had initially thought that Ye Xiu, despite his extraordinary talents and supreme knowledge of the Tao, had kept a low profile in the primordial chaos. Few knew his true name. Thus, his reputation in that era had remained relatively obscure.
Little did he know that only the early chaotic beings were familiar with Ye Xiu’s renown and held him in profound reverence. It became clear that the fearsome reputation of Ye Xiu had been what deterred those innate demon gods turned powerful beings from engaging with the Heavenly Lord in combat.
Being able to remain invincible from the chaotic era to the present, unaffected by the calamity of opening the sky, and still radiating brilliance, it’s hard to believe, isn’t it?
As the Heavenly Lord’s thoughts swirled, he increasingly admired his mysterious and powerful master, Ye Xiu.
Upon learning this secret, the Heavenly Lord learned a valuable lesson. From then on, he traveled through the prehistoric world, concealing his sword energy and keeping his sect a secret, especially from those demon gods who had transformed into formidable beings. This made Heavenly Lord’s journey in the prehistoric world much smoother.
Then, one day, within a tomb of gods and demons, the Heavenly Lord encountered a severely wounded innate demon god with a fragmented primordial spirit, possessing the peak power of a quasi-saint. He eagerly drew his sword and engaged in a thrilling 3,000-round battle.
For the first time since his travels in the prehistoric world, the Heavenly Lord felt the exhilaration of combat without the safety of a powerful background.
“This is Heavenly Lord, finally able to have a satisfying battle!”
Meanwhile, as Hongjun concluded his second sermon, he advised his disciples to contemplate the teachings and deepen their understanding. He advanced the timing of his next sermon by two thousand years to prevent Ye Xiu from interfering with the prehistoric world and disrupting fate.
Upon Hongjun’s words, the mysterious sounds in Purple Heaven Palace vanished, and all disciples, including Hongjun, were left to reflect and cultivate. Laozi and Yuanshi were among those who gained the most from the teachings, inching closer to the realm of quasi-saints. They were filled with joy, especially Yuanshi, who eagerly anticipated breaking through and returning to the prehistoric world to showcase his progress to the Heavenly Lord.