The 'blade' technique was unleashed!
"Bing—"
"Heaven's Will is like a blade!"
From his past life to the present, Chen Jiuyang's strongest self-created divine ability erupted suddenly.
"Buzz!"
Space was instantly shattered.
An utterly pitch-black blade energy appeared, draining all color from everything, splitting the sky in two!
The majestic blade intent, like the heavens, descended instantly upon the Martial Saint of the forbidden aristocratic family!
In just an instant, rivers separated, and colossal waves surged on both sides!
Then, in the next moment, the Martial Saint's physical body was almost cleaved in half.
This strike left everyone utterly terrified; it was too formidable!
"Crack—"
Cracks appeared in the Martial Saint's Immortal Platform and Martial Dao Furnace.
Chen Jiuyang frowned, "Without transcending tribulation, one cannot truly contain the Dharma. My strike, surprisingly, couldn't kill a Martial Saint in one go..."
The further one walked on the immortal path, the more they understood the vast disparity in combat power between the martial and immortal paths. Moreover, in terms of realm, a Martial Saint was the opposing force of tribulation transcendence. Chen Jiuyang, at the Hedao stage, fighting a Martial Saint was already an act of challenging a superior, crossing a major realm!
While Chen Jiuyang was dissatisfied with his combat power, others were struck with awe by it.
"Go..." the Martial Saint spoke with difficulty, his eyes filled with dread. "A Hedao stage cultivator, yet able to kill me. This person is unknown, he must be a top-tier monstrous talent from the five great holy lands from ages past!"
As long as the Martial Dao Furnace wasn't destroyed, the physical injuries would heal quickly.
He raised his hand and grabbed, tearing through space, intending to leave.
Chen Jiuyang's brow twitched, "Still want to leave?"
"If one strike can't send you away, then have another arrow."
Chen Jiuyang raised his hand, and the law of the bow flowed, condensing into a great bow. Surging spiritual power circulated, containing strands of law. The bow was drawn into a circle, and it was:
"Heaven's Will Four Symbols Arrow—Unity of Man and Heaven!"
"Rumble!!!"
Terrifying, brilliant light erupted suddenly, like a meteor. In an instant, it enveloped and struck the Martial Saint.
"Swish—"
The river surface trembled.
"Bang—"
The Martial Saint's Martial Dao Furnace immediately exploded, and he perished.
"!!!" The Nascent Soul stage genius from the forbidden family turned ashen-faced. "Hedao stage... killing a Martial Saint..."
With both blade and arrow unleashed, Chen Jiuyang could kill enemies across major realms!
The battlefield changed in an instant. What was about to be an epic battle concluded in mere breaths.
Chen Jiuyang sheathed his blade, calmed his breath, and looked at Yao Zixuan, saying, "Let's go home. This trial is no longer interesting."
Yao Zixuan remained stunned on the spot, while others looked at her with envy and jealousy.
The elder at the Void Returning stage cupped his fists towards Chen Jiuyang and asked, "May I ask senior's name?"
"'Jiuji' True Monarch," Chen Jiuyang replied indifferently.
"'Jiuji'? I have never heard of such a powerful Hedao senior within the Immortal Alliance..." The Void Returning stage elder cupped his fists again. "Thank you, 'Jiuji' senior, for your assistance today."
"May I ask if senior is one of our Immortal Alliance?"
"No," Chen Jiuyang said lightly. "I am a rogue cultivator."
Then, Chen Jiuyang raised his hand, a trace of spiritual power emerged, and he brought Yao Zixuan out from the crowd. He then transformed into a stream of light and vanished, heading towards Fengcheng.
He came fast and left just as quickly.
On this day,
The world was shaken. The obscure rogue cultivator from Fengcheng, Chen Jiuyang, killed a Martial Saint with one blade and one arrow, two moves!
The rankings on the World Ranking List were instantly updated manually, with Chen Jiuyang ascending to the first position.
Even the heavenly prodigies descended by the major powers had not yet become powerful enough to kill Martial Saints.
Chen Jiuyang's title of the world's number one was firmly established.
Ye Tiannan and Wang Jiegong, far away in Shu Mountain, were astonished. "Wasn't he Nascent Soul stage... how did he become Hedao stage and kill a Martial Saint?"
The Chen family of Shu Mountain was both excited and silent. After the news was reported, the old ancestor of the Chen family within the Shu Mountain Holy Land also murmured, "Could this be an ancestor of our Chen family reincarnated? No, I must go and see..."
Xi Bu Tui was also shocked. "That Chen Jiuyang can kill a Martial Saint..."
The Yan Emperor, Wu Mu, and the Tutor were all astonished. "Such combat power..."
"Why did he hide himself before?"
"Why was he never included in the rankings until now?"
The Sect Master of the Feathered Ascension Sect, True Monarch Yuhua, was exceptionally silent, a sense of lingering fear within him. "This reincarnated old monster hid his cultivation right under my nose. Fortunately, I didn't trouble him before out of respect for the Chen family, otherwise..."
The young master of the Feathered Ascension Sect was so terrified his face turned ashen. He dared not venture out again. He had offended this Hedao stage great senior twice, and even wanted to snatch his Dao companion. Wasn't this courting death?
After Chen Jiuyang returned to Fengcheng with Yao Zixuan, he placed her in the Yao family, then closed his bookstore and returned to Qingzhu Village. He hurriedly re-arranged the formations. Even if someone came, they wouldn't be able to break through these formations to find trouble with him or cause him any issues.
Chen Jiuyang had initially considered impersonating himself as 'Chunyang' reincarnated from the Immortal Alliance, but he feared being targeted by the major forbidden lands.
Thus, he could only return to Qingzhu Village to cultivate in seclusion.
The Yao family was exceptionally silent. This time, they were truly in a dilemma.
They dared not curry favor with the Feathered Ascension Sect, and they had offended Chen Jiuyang too deeply before to mend their relationship.
For a time, the figure of Chen Jiuyang, sought by many major powers in the outside world, could not be found. Only Chen Jiuyang's few confidantes knew where he was.
However, upon learning this, they were also greatly shocked and needed some time to process it.
Yao Zixuan was particularly affected. Chen Jiuyang knew that with his sudden exposure of his true strength, those around him would need time to digest it.
Furthermore, many people would extend invitations to him.
Therefore, he set up the formations and instructed Deng Zun and Fang Bahua that if anyone approached to inquire about him, they should tell them that Chen Jiuyang's original residence was here.
However, when they descended here a few years ago, Chen Jiuyang had already moved away with his family and they didn't know where he went.
In this way, it clearly conveyed Chen Jiuyang's attitude of not wanting to meet outsiders.
As for his confidantes, if they wished to find him, they would naturally travel through his 'transcending realms' sub-bodies to his residence.
A suddenly appearing Hedao stage great power, and a rogue cultivator at that, who had no contact with any force – who wouldn't want to recruit him?
Except for Lotus Birth Mother, who confirmed Chen Jiuyang was truly only in his twenties, everyone else believed Chen Jiuyang to be an old monster reincarnated.
However, even with Chen Jiuyang's thorough preparations, at noon that day, he vaguely sensed an supreme power searching for his whereabouts.
Chen Jiuyang's expression immediately tightened, "It's the old monsters from the forbidden lands who suspect me and are searching for me."
"It was bound to happen sooner or later. Let's have them rule me out first."