Chapter 136 - 128: After You Die, I Will Keep Your Seal Sword, You Need Not Worry

Chapter 136: Chapter 128: After You Die, I Will Keep Your Seal Sword, You Need Not Worry

CRACK!!

A mighty thunderous roar echoed in the sky, condensing into a blinding bolt of Celestial Thunder. It struck down swiftly from the high heavens, landing squarely on the head of the rapidly retreating Zhao Danyang.

BOOM!

This Great Innate Level non-lineage Celestial Master of Jade Emperor Mountain—the Imperial Uncle of Zhao Country—was charred black from head to toe in an instant. Wisps of black smoke rose from his body. In the blink of an eye, his flesh and blood were mangled, and he collapsed flat on his back.

A massive tremor swept through the onlookers in an instant. The hearts of every expert from the various factions watching this earth-shattering battle seized violently. In disbelief, they stared at the young Daoist whose palm faced the sky, having just summoned the Celestial Thunder.

"Is he even human?"

"An immortal?" 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

Though they knew those at the Great Innate Level could sense the flow of heaven and earth’s qi, summoning a bolt of Celestial Thunder was something no one dared to even dream of.

"To think the Dao Yi Sect possesses such immortal-like methods!"

In the myths and legends of the Daoist Sects, there were tales of Palm Thunder and the Five Thunders Righteous Method. They were often used by legendary Daoist Great Masters to exorcise evil spirits and suppress demon fiends. But those were mere myths! The Divine Land World of today was clearly just a Martial World... How could something like this happen right before their eyes?

Involuntarily, everyone looked at Chen Sha with eyes full of fear and reverence, as if gazing upon a Celestial God. If commanding the lightning of heaven and earth wasn’t an immortal’s method, what was? Several factions that had originally planned to fish in troubled waters during this decisive battle immediately extinguished those thoughts, left with nothing but a fearful desire to keep their distance.

Inside the Jade Capital Temple, dozens of feet from the entrance, Yu Miaolian and the other Dao Yi Disciples were equally dumbfounded.

"Celestial Thunder..."

They had seen their Sect Leader’s miraculous methods before, such as using the Cosmic Light Stone to split into three avatars... Yet, they still hadn’t expected him to be capable of summoning Celestial Thunder.

Watching the four Celestial Masters’ siege fail, resulting instead in three losing an arm and one losing his life, only the Grand Celestial Master, Zhang Shouren, and the white-haired old woodcutter on a nearby high wall could see through some of the mysteries around the Jade Capital Temple.

The white-haired woodcutter’s heart also raced for a few beats the moment the Celestial Thunder struck. Gazing up at the lingering thunderclouds high in the sky, he thought, "Could this... could this be... Long Zaitian’s Demon Heaven Tribulation?"

But he quickly dismissed the speculation.

To control nature, even the power of lightning, with a mortal body—as far as the white-haired woodcutter knew, the Demon Saint Sect’s Demon Heaven Tribulation shared a similar principle. That Evil Skill was based on the concept of tribulation crossing; every time one survived a tribulation, their body would become immune to the power behind it. After Long Zaitian crossed the Water Tribulation, Fire Tribulation, Soldier Tribulation, and Poison Tribulation, the Demon Saint’s body became invulnerable to swords, spears, water, and fire. He could even swallow lethal poison without suffering any harm.

Later on, this Demon Saint had even mastered the 8th Layer of the Demon Heaven Tribulation—the Thunder Tribulation. As a result, natural lightning no longer affected him and could instead be manipulated by his Qi Power, forming an Electric Spear in his hand. During the great battle between Long Zaitian and Yun Shouxuan that day, this was exactly why Yun Shouxuan had lost.

However, Chen Sha’s summoning of the Celestial Thunder didn’t channel the lightning through his own body; instead, it struck the enemy with pinpoint accuracy. Furthermore... earlier, the sky full of drifting snow that had begun freezing the four Celestial Masters instantly transformed the entrance of the Jade Capital Temple into a harsh, snowy winter environment, despite it being June. It was safe to say that even the Demon Heaven Tribulation couldn’t replicate Chen Sha’s ability to alter the heaven and earth environment.

The old woodcutter Bai Zancang sighed inwardly, "This boy, this boy... makes me feel he’s even more unfathomable than his father."

At least Chen Canxuan’s power was a kind of strength the world could somewhat comprehend, even if that comprehension offered no solutions against him. But compared to Chen Canxuan’s Fist Technique, Chen Sha’s ability to display layer upon layer of immortal methods on top of his martial prowess made him far more mysterious and unpredictable.

"Danyang."

The Grand Celestial Master of Jade Emperor Mountain stared blankly as his junior martial brother was struck by lightning, dying on the spot.

"How did things come to this?"

This question was an expression of both his bewilderment over how the situation had escalated to this point and his utter incomprehension of the myriad unfathomable secrets surrounding Chen Sha.

"Senior Martial Brother, now that things have reached this point, it’s a fight to the bitter end!" Celestial Master Lin said earnestly to Zhang Shouren. "Danyang is dead, and the two of us have each lost an arm. None of that matters. We can throw our lives away, but this man must die. The Jade Emperor Tower absolutely cannot be leaked to outsiders!!"

To think the Sect’s Internal Power was actually in Chen Sha’s possession. If Chen Sha used this Martial Arts to prop up a new Sect in the Martial World, or if he let all the disciples of Dao Yi Mountain practice it... When that time came, the Jade Emperor Sect’s most uniquely advantageous foundation would no longer remain its exclusive secret. How could there still be the Four Great Daoist Sects? The Jade Emperor Sect would be kicked out of the Daoist Sects entirely.

HAAA.

How could Zhang Shouren not know the severity of the matter? He slowly let out a long breath and said, "You two, leave. Jade Emperor Mountain needs people to stay behind. I will handle this matter."

The two great Celestial Masters were shocked, seemingly realizing something.

Along with the Jade Emperor Tower True Qi fully erupting from Zhang Shouren’s body, a purple-gold chest carried by a group of Zhao Country cavalrymen behind him suddenly burst open. A golden longsword and a seal flew out from within.

The Celestial Master Sword!

The Celestial Master Seal!

These could be considered the Jade Emperor Sect’s Sect Leader tokens, another symbolic foundation of the Sect.

Zhang Shouren pulled the two items toward him with his True Qi. Holding the sword in one hand and gripping the seal in the other, he slowly took a step toward Chen Sha. A poignant aura of twilight and finality descended upon the Grand Celestial Master.