Chapter 2853 - 576_3

In that instant, whether they were cultivators of the Skyeye Clan or cultivators of the Beastman Clan, all of them saw Cao Zhen’s xu ying.

"It’s Cao Zhen!"

"This radiance—he’s attained Enlightenment!"

"Under mere Enlightenment, to have such light... it seems to be diffusing through our entire world!"

"This kind of radiance, this kind of Heavenly Phenomenon, normally only appears when a Half-step Golden Immortal attains Enlightenment, on the verge of stepping into the True Immortal Realm, right!"

"He’s not a Half-step Golden Immortal yet, but after this Enlightenment, he’ll undoubtedly become a Half-step Golden Immortal."

"Then Cao Zhen is about to become a Half-step Golden Immortal. In that case, he’ll definitely participate in the inheritance tournament!"

"The place where Cao Zhen is Enlightening... this isn’t the Indistinct Sect’s territory."

"Quick, move out. We might have a chance to rush over and kill him directly."

"I fear there won’t be much of a chance. Since he’s gone out, the experts of the Indistinct Sect would never let him go unescorted."

"We should at least try."

One Golden Immortal Realm after another from the Beastman Clan flew toward the direction where the Enlightenment Light was most intense.

Yet before they could reach the place, they saw from far away a single figure speeding toward the Indistinct Sect’s direction.

Before those Beastman Clan Golden Immortal Realm cultivators arrived, Cao Zhen had already flown off.

This time, his Enlightenment wouldn’t take long at all before he became a Half-step Golden Immortal. More importantly, he was already exposed; those Beastman Clan cultivators would definitely come looking for trouble. Even if he wasn’t afraid of them, what about the mortals?

So the best method was to return to the Indistinct Sect—this was a form of protection for those mortals as well.

Cao Zhen returned to the Indistinct Sect and began to review his experiences over these years. In less than a year, he broke through and entered the Half-step Golden Immortal stage.

And this time, he no longer needed to break through the Sky-reaching Gate.

He was already a Half-step Golden Immortal and had completed the Transfiguration of Immortal Palace.

Though the Indistinct Sect was a top-tier Great Teaching, the entire sect did not have two hundred Half-step Golden Immortals. Yet their sect held two hundred spots.

So he didn’t need to fight over anything at all; every Half-step Golden Immortal, or cultivator who had completed the Transfiguration of Immortal Palace, automatically obtained qualification to participate in the True Immortal Realm inheritance tournament.

Unknowingly, five hundred years had passed.

Cao Zhen and the group of True Immortal Realm participants from the Indistinct Sect, under the escort of several Golden Immortal Realm experts, flew toward the Land of Inheritance.

All of them were in the True Immortal Realm now, and each was either someone who had completed the Transfiguration of Immortal Palace or a Half-step Golden Immortal. Their flight speed was extremely fast, so they didn’t bother using Flying Boats.

"Cao Zhen, you must be careful." While flying, the Vice Sect Hierarch of the Indistinct Sect warned in a low voice, "You’ve already obtained four inheritances, and whether it was when you broke through to the True Immortal Realm or when you attained Enlightenment, the commotion you caused was far too great.

The Beastman Clan will definitely target you. Although you possess the Art of Transformation to alter your appearance, after the failure they suffered last time, they’ll certainly prepare other methods."

"No matter. I also have my own countermeasures." Not a trace of worry could be seen on Cao Zhen’s face. Even if he didn’t conceal himself and let them target him openly, they still wouldn’t be able to do anything to him.

Before long, everyone had already flown to the Land of Inheritance, and one expert after another from the various Great Teachings of the Skyeye Clan, as well as the powerhouse representatives of the various Beastman clans, also arrived in succession.

The instant the Indistinct Sect’s group arrived, all the gazes around them fell upon Cao Zhen.

"That’s him?"

"He’s that Cao Zhen."

"He really came. Is he truly that confident in himself?"

On the Beastman Clan’s side, the cultivators’ eyes were utterly undisguised, brimming with chilling killing intent.

"He’s already taken four inheritances."

"No matter what, we absolutely cannot let him take a fifth inheritance."

"Once we enter the small world, proceed according to the plan we discussed beforehand."

Before long, the True Immortal Realm cultivators all entered that small world filled with tentacled monsters.

The instant Cao Zhen entered, he immediately changed his appearance.

It wasn’t because he was afraid of those Beastmen, but because he didn’t want trouble, and he didn’t want other Skyeye Clan cultivators to clash directly with the Beastman Clan on his account.

Meanwhile, after the Beastman Clan cultivators entered this small world, they did not immediately begin hunting tentacled monsters. Instead, they spread out to search the surroundings.

Whenever they saw Skyeye Clan cultivators, they did not attack right away; they first examined the other party’s appearance, and only after looking them over did they quickly depart.

The Skyeye Clan cultivators, seeing the Beastman Clan cultivators rapidly leaving, exchanged glances, their eyes full of mockery.

"They’re looking for Cao Zhen of the Indistinct Sect."

"Cao Zhen is proficient in the Art of Transformation. They couldn’t find him back when he was in the Immortality Regainment Realm—do they think they can find him now that he’s in the True Immortal Realm?"

"Let them search. It doesn’t affect us anyway. If they keep this up, in the end they won’t be able to slay a hundred tentacled monsters and thus won’t qualify to join the arena battles."

"Hm? There’s movement behind us."

"What’s happening? Judging by that surging aura, have our Skyeye Clan cultivators clashed with the Beastman Clan cultivators?"

"Let’s go take a look."

One Skyeye Clan cultivator after another flew swiftly toward the rear.

In the mountain forest, one cultivator with a tall, well-proportioned figure, a clear and dignified face, a hint of calm in his brows, and wearing a loose daoist robe, walked side by side with another cultivator whose figure was slender and straight, whose features were handsome yet composed, and who was dressed in a plain training outfit.