Chapter 286: A True Immortal Ascension Sect Sage, Let’s Have a Fight!

A True Immortal Ascension Sect Sage, Let’s Have a Fight!

“Dongfang Jing?”

“Great-grandpa?”

“Northern Domain’s No Master Land?”

Dongfang Mingyue looked at the message on the Communication Jade Token, frowning, somewhat confused for a moment.

She had never seen her great-grandpa.

But the name Dongfang Jing…

That name seemed familiar, she had indeed heard Elder Hongyi mention it.

Originally, her lineage had a prodigy who had achieved the Extreme Spiritual Body, with the hope of constructing an Acquired Dao Body!

And he was also the likeliest contender for the position of Family Head.

But thereafter, there was no news.

Although Dongfang Mingyue was momentarily unable to digest the news,

She knew that this was no trivial matter!

So she left her cave dwelling and went directly to a Spirit Vein location of the Dongfang Family.

That place was where the Ancestor of her lineage was in closed-door cultivation.

As for the authenticity of the message, she had not taken extra steps to verify it, after all, would Gu Changge make jokes with her about such matters?

Even though the time they spent together was short, she knew that he was not that kind of person, besides…

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Simply being able to mention Dongfang Jing’s name was enough proof that the news was reliable!

In no time, she had arrived at the Spirit Vein nestled amidst the mountain forest.

The Spirit Fog was so dense within the mountains that even someone in the Sage Realm entering it would temporarily lose their sense of direction and be unable to leave.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Dongfang Mingyue respectfully saluted toward the valley: “Junior Dongfang Mingyue seeks an audience with the Ancestor!”

Following her words, not long after, the pervasive Spirit Fog parted, forming a winding path.

Dongfang Mingyue followed that path, and soon arrived at a valley of clear waters and graceful mountains, where a white-haired old man in simple homespun clothes sat cross-legged on a stone platform.

Although the elder appeared to have gray hair, his back was very straight, and the muscles on his arms were well-defined, suggesting powerful latent strength.

By his side lay a Broken Sword, of indeterminate Grade.

When Dongfang Mingyue approached, she bowed deeply with hands clasped respectfully: “Great Ancestor!”

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“Have you encountered any trouble?”

The old man slowly opened his eyes, asking in a gentle voice with a smile.

His tone was amiable,

Yet his aura undoubtedly had reached the Moon Unification True Monarch Realm, making him a top-notch expert even in Central State.

Second only to those Land Immortal Realm old monsters.

Even within the Sword Sect, he held the honorary title of Supreme Elder.

“Great Ancestor… Do you know of Dongfang Jing?”

Dongfang Mingyue tentatively asked.

“Of course.”

“That lad had excellent talent; I once intended to cultivate him to be the Family Head of that generation.”

“Even the Formless Sword Formation you are learning now was created by that lad when he had insights while breaking through the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm.”

“What a pity…”

“It’s my oversight that’s to blame. I didn’t expect him to suffer an accident.”

“Speaking of which…”

“According to the generations, you should be considered his great-granddaughter.”

The elder’s familiarity with this name brought a hint of nostalgia in his gaze.

Mentioning the young man’s talent, his face showed some satisfaction, but as he spoke, it turned into a long sigh.

He blamed himself for being careless at that time; otherwise, the young man might not have had an accident.

The lad was talented; if nothing had happened, by now, he would have probably at least reached the Late Stage of the Sage Realm or even the Perfection of the Sage Realm.

Such a pity!

“He… Great-grandpa might not be dead.”

“That’s not quite right; dead he was, but it seems not completely…”

Dongfang Mingyue said weakly, watching the fifth ancestor’s look of regret.

“Hmm?”

The elder furrowed his brow upon hearing her words, looking at her puzzled.

What does it mean to be dead but not completely dead?

Could it be that a remnant soul lingered in the world?

“That lad’s remnant soul hasn’t been extinguished over all these years?”

“How did you come to know?”

“Do you know who caused his downfall back then?”

Learning that the young man might not be completely dead, even this True Monarch of the Dongfang Family couldn’t help but reach for the Broken Sword beside him.

If only a remnant soul remained, it should have dissipated over a thousand years.

But if for some reason there was a clue left by the perpetrator, he could help enact revenge!

At the very least, the perpetrator must pay with their life.

Over the years, although he did not feel overly guilty about the matter, he still felt he owed the young man!

“Great Ancestor should know, junior has taken a husband in the Northern Domain.”

“The news came from my husband…”

“He said that on the outskirts of the Northern Domain, in No Master Land, they found Great-grandpa…”

“Only his circumstance is rather peculiar.”

“He’s no longer of the Human Clan; transformed into a Demon Beast, rooted in a Spirit Vein, he has sustained his life to this day.”

Dongfang Mingyue explained, looking at the additional information her husband provided on the Communication Jade Token on her way here.

“Transformed into a Demon Beast?”

“Get your young man to give a rough coordinate location. I’ll go take a look myself.”

The elder raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise.

But if he truly isn’t dead, no matter if he’s turned into a Demon Beast or a Demon Beast, as long as he retains his memories from the past, he’s still a descendent of his lineage, and he will make sure he returns to the Dongfang Family—no one would dare object!

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Mingyue once again reached out to her husband for the approximate location.

In a short while, she received a reply.

“Great Ancestor, the location is right here…”

Once Dongfang Mingyue finished speaking, the old Ancestor casually grasped the Broken Sword beside him, ready to depart the Dongfang Family and head to the No Master Land outside the Northern Domain.

“Could Great Ancestor take junior along?”

Dongfang Mingyue hastily asked.

“Let’s go.”

This minor request naturally did not warrant any more discussion from the elder, who waved his hand and promptly vanished with her into the valley.

Heading straight for the Northern Domain.

With his speed in the Moon Unification True Monarch Realm, it would take no more than half a day to reach the outskirts of the Northern Domain from Central State.

Dongfang Mingyue also passed the message to her husband immediately:

“I am heading to the border of the Northern Domain with Ancestor to search for you, we will arrive within a day.”

…

Nearly twenty thousand li outside of Duanbei City.

After receiving the reply, Gu Changge simply used Spiritual Power to display the content of the message in the air.

Allowing Dongfang Jing and the others present to see it.

“That’s great…”

“I thought I’d have to hide here for another three to five hundred years before I could transform and return to Central State.”

“Never expected to encounter… Brother Jian Chen.”

Dongfang Jing could not help but get excited upon seeing the message.

During these thousand years, although he hadn’t encountered any danger and dwelled above a Spirit Vein, nourishing his body by hunting Demon Beasts through the roots,

This prolonged period had left him incredibly lonely.

Even if he met Human Clan Cultivators, he dared not reveal himself, and he was also reluctant to kill Human Clan Cultivators to refine.

First, he feared trouble. If the person’s background was significant and their forces came to clear the Demon Beasts, it would be dangerous for him.

Second… he was, after all, still of the Human Clan mindset; he did not want to refine his kin to nourish his body.

He initially wanted to thank Gu Changge…

Yet he didn’t know how to address him properly.

This young man, according to seniority, was his great-granddaughter’s husband.

He should be calling him Great Grandpa.

But in terms of status…

Brother Jian Chen had made it clear; the Sword Sect gave him great importance. Before even heading to Central State, he was promised the treatment of First Saint Son Peak and personal guidance from a Supreme Elder of the Sword Sect.

For a moment, he didn’t know how to deal with this young man.

Especially since his strength was terrifyingly excessive; being in the Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm, he could sense the threat of death directly from him!

Even in Central State, he was known as a genius, but compared to this fellow, he seemed utterly insignificant!

“Many thanks to the young master for your assistance!”

Sage Jian Chen did not have so many thoughts; upon seeing the message, he immediately bowed with cupped fists towards Gu Changge.

“A mere trifle.”

“One day’s time… let’s just wait here.”

Gu Changge waved his hand casually; indeed, he hadn’t done much, merely passed the message to Ming Yue.

“Great, Brother Jing, why not recount the situation in detail…”

“So I can help you analyze it a bit.”

After acknowledging the young master with another cupped fist salute, Sage Jian Chen then turned to Dongfang Jing to continue the inquiry.

As he elaborated in detail, the others, with nothing better to do, simply turned into onlookers.

But at this moment above Duanbei City, several figures rapidly traversed the sky.

Among them, two were in the Sage Realm, one was at Perfection and the other in the Late Stage, both with formidable strength!

Apart from these two Sages, there was also a Seventh Grade Infinite Realm Perfection individual and a Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm powerhouse.

Shielded by the Great Powers of the Sage Realm, they passed over Duanbei City unnoticed.

Presently, the strongest within Duanbei City was only at the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm, lacking the ability to detect these two Sages.

Soon, they were ten thousand li beyond the city, deep within the Demon Beast Forest of No Master Land.

“This aura, it should be that Gu Family brat.”

After stopping, Li Fei, in the Perfection Stage of the Sage Realm, used his Divine Sense to detect traces of a past battle in this area.

And with his Divine Sense, within a few breaths, he had located Gu Changge and his company!

“A Sage Realm Perfection, an Early Stage, a Mid-Stage…”

“In a moment, I shall engage that Perfection Realm Sage.”

“The other two are for Daoist Fellow Zhang.”

Having confirmed the targets, Li Fei was somewhat surprised; originally guessing that the opponent would only have two Guardian Sages.

He hadn’t expected another Sage Realm Perfection old foe.

However, it didn’t really affect anything.

After all, the other two Sword Sect Elders had realms that weren’t very high, one Early Stage and one Mid-Stage, Sage Zhang in his Late Stage was not weaker than both.

“Okay.” Sage Zhang nodded slightly. Although it was two against one, his realm was higher. It would not be easy to kill them, but to distract them wasn’t difficult.

Besides, they had no intention of killing Sword Sect Elders.

This trip aimed to allow Wu Jiang Saint of the Ninth Peak to snuff out that uninitiated genius of the Sword Sect!

“Saint Wu, it’s up to you now.”

“We’ll hold off the Sages, you finish the battle quickly.”

“If push comes to shove, let the Wu Family’s Ninth Grade individual act in secret – as long as no traces are left, no one can say anything once we return to Central State.”

Sage Li looked at Saint Wu, speaking in a commanding tone.

Among the nine peaks of saints, the Ninth Peak’s Saint was the least visible and most unstable.

This Perfection Stage Sage Elder did not need to show too much courtesy to him, especially since his support was for Saint Jiang of the Fifth Peak, whose future achievements would surely surpass that of Wu Jiang by far.

And so, he did not need to worry about future grievances.

“Elder Li, rest assured, even if this child is extraordinarily talented, he is at the end of the day only Sixth Grade in the Void Refining Realm.”

“Between I and him, there is an insurmountable chasm!”

“In no more than 15 minutes, his head will be severed, and his life and path extinguished!”

Wu Jiang Saint Heir responded with a slight motion in his eyes and a modest salute.

Although Elder Li’s tone seemed commanding, which irritated him, he had no other choice.

Although it was the fifth Saint Heir, Jiang Li, who wanted to eliminate a rival in love this time, he was merely being used as a tool.

But…

If he were unwilling, when Gu Changge arrived at the Central State Sword Sect, he would surely seek his life sooner or later.

It was just mutual exploitation, after all; Saint Jiang Li used his identity as a Saint Heir to slay his opponent, while he also needed to rely on the power of Saint Jiang Li to entangle the Great Powers around him!

“Strange…”

“Why are they keeping company with a monster and showing no intent to attack?”

Sage Zhang said with some confusion after investigating.

“They’re probably trying to trade some benefits for their lives,”

“We’ll kill them all together later on.”

Elder Li Fei wasn’t concerned and waved it off nonchalantly.

Apart from the lives of those two Sword Sect Elders that couldn’t truly be taken, the death of others didn’t matter.

“Delay could lead to trouble; let’s make a move.”

Sage Zhang nodded slightly and didn’t dwell on it any longer.

As they spoke, both of them, along with Wu Jiang Saint and the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm expert from the Wu Family, appeared above Gu Changge and his companions.

First, they covered up the auras of the two from the Wu Family.

Then, suddenly, the two appeared!

The sudden appearance of two Sage Realm experts’ auras caused Gu Changge and the others to look up at the same time.

“Immortal Ascension Sect?”

Sage Jian Chen frowned slightly, immediately recognizing the aura of their Cultivation Techniques as belonging to the Immortal Ascension Sect.

But why would the Immortal Ascension Sect appear here?

There was definitely no good reason!

Today had been filled with too many odd occurrences!

First, he encountered his good friend, Dongfang Jing, who had been missing for a thousand years and was thought to have died long ago.

And now, two Elders from the Immortal Ascension Sect in the Sage Realm had suddenly appeared.

“Both of you, why did you harm my disciple?”

Before the others could speak, Elder Li Fei, exuding the full might of the Perfect True Man Realm, took the initiative to question the two Sword Sect Elders aggressively.

“So, it’s the Sword Sect, huh!”

“Sword Sect dares to harm my Immortal Ascension Sect disciples with such impunity!?”

Sage Zhang also spoke in agreement.

He tossed out an accusation right away!

“What disciple?”

“Fellow Daoists, surely you aren’t making false accusations out of thin air!”

Sage Jian Chen’s brow furrowed, ready to refute immediately.

Including Gu Haitang, the three Sages unconsciously stood by Gu Changge’s side, protecting him securely.

If the other side made a move, they would surely protect Gu Changge at all costs!

“There seems to be a misunderstanding.”

“Fellow Daoists, please calm down, and let’s talk this over slowly,”

Sage Zhao made a polite bow, trying to mediate.

However, what he got in return was the other party pointing out a finger immediately, releasing a Divine Skill straight at them!

“Don’t leave my side…”

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Gu Haitang frowned and softly reminded Gu Changge beside her.

However, Gu Changge felt that there was probably more to the situation.

Most likely, they were targeting him!

“Now that my poor disciple has been tragically killed, naturally, you can say whatever you want!”

“Let’s have a fight first and talk after!”

Elder Li Fei naturally wasn’t going to waste words with them, and with a raise of his hand, another Spiritual Energy transformed into a Handprint, slamming down fiercely with the power of rules.

“Do take care when striking, Elder; do not injure the younger generation of my Gu Family.”

“The grudge between Immortal Ascension Sect and Sword Sect has nothing to do with the Gu Family!”

Gu Haitang frowned slightly, and as a Perfect True Man Realm Elder, she couldn’t just watch.

Immediately, she flashed into the sky above, throwing a punch which collided with another force of rules manifesting as phantoms, shaking heaven and earth!

“Gu Family? Never heard of it. If you wish to intervene, then show me if you have the strength!”

Elder Li Fei, seeing this, looked unemotional and locked onto the aura of the Perfect True Man Realm expert from the Gu Family.

Gu Family Ancestor took a glance at the other two, imploringly, and with a flash, appeared thousands of miles above the sky, shockingly close to the height of the Outer Heaven Void!

The Perfect True Man Realm expert from the Immortal Ascension Sect, seeing that his goal had been achieved, followed closely behind, directly flashing with him to the boundary of the void.

Without further ado, their auras clashed.

The power of rules jostled each other, but since both were in the Perfect True Man Realm, they couldn’t outdo one another for the moment!

“Both of you, Sage Zhang would also like to experience the techniques of the Sword Sect.”

“How about a battle in the void!”

Sage Zhang from the Immortal Ascension Sect, in the Late Sage Realm, didn’t delay any further. After speaking, his figure transformed into Tao Rhythm and he appeared high above the sky!

Hearing his words, Sage Jian Chen’s brows tightened.

Sage Zhao, however, turned his gaze towards Gu Changge.

“The two elders, please go ahead and battle.”

Gu Changge looked up expressionlessly, watching the Ancestor fight back and forth with the Sage from the Immortal Ascension Sect. He had a feeling that this matter wasn’t so simple.

But he wasn’t worried either.

With his current cards, even facing the Sage Realm, he at least had three chances to escape. This time gap was enough for the Ancestor to rescue him, taking him to safety!

Even if the other party had a Sage Realm hidden, it wouldn’t mean the loss of his life.

As for the realm below Sage…

Even for the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm, he feared none.

In fact, if he really faced the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm, he might even be excited; that was worth millions of Attribute Points!

If he could kill one, it would be a fortune that could completely transform the Gu Family!

It wasn’t just to improve himself anymore; even the Ancestor and the old master could cultivate an Acquired Dao Body if they wished!

“I shall go and meet him!”

“If there is any danger, just call for help, and I will return at once.”

Sage Jian Chen said and took the lead to the thousands of miles of high sky, nearing the boundary of the void.

“It seems Elder Jian Chen might not handle it alone; Sage Zhao will assist him.”

Upon seeing this and since the young master had spoken, Sage Zhao no longer hesitated, and with a flash, he followed suit.

For a moment, only Gu Changge and Dongfang Jing, who was still a Tree Demon unable to perform Transformation atop the Spirit Vein, were left in the cave.

Despite Dongfang Jing being in the Heavenly Gate Realm, he also wore an awkward look, unable to boast that he could protect Gu Changge; after all, even he was no match for this formidable young monster!