Chapter 284.2: Lu Changsheng Arrives at Supreme Sky Sect and Shocks Everyone with a Single Palm Strike! (II)

Chapter 284.2: Lu Changsheng Arrives at Supreme Sky Sect and Shocks Everyone with a Single Palm Strike! (II)

Whoosh!

As True One Yue Kong freaked out, dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators flew out from the gateway.

"Greetings, Sect Master!" The disciples quickly bowed toward one of the cultivators who had just arrived—the sect master of the Supreme Sky Sect and a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm.

The Supreme Sky Sect's day-to-day affairs were generally overseen by Nascent Soul cultivators like him. The Deity Transformation cultivators above them served as the sect's Supreme Elders and rarely concerned themselves with matters like this. Most spent their time in seclusion or traveling the world, free from the ordinary responsibilities of the sect.

Deity Transformation cultivators already stood at the peak of the Primal world, and there was little left for them to pursue here. The only path beyond it was that of ascension, to leave for a world that had a higher power limit and continue growing stronger. However, reaching that kind of ascension was tremendously difficult, and among all Deity Transformation cultivators, only a rare few ever had even the slightest hope of achieving that.

The sect master's gaze swept across the people from Divine Sword Manor, and his heart sank as he realized their power. Deity Transformation cultivators...

Divine Sword Manor called these people Earthly Saints, but to the Supreme Sky Sect, they were martial artists who were as strong as Deity Transformation cultivators. More alarming still, there were five of them here.

The sect master's demeanor changed at once. "The Sect Master of the Supreme Sky Sect greets the seniors of Divine Sword Manor. May I ask what brings you to the Supreme Sky Sect today?"

"Let me get straight to the point," Lu Changsheng said abruptly. "I came here today for one reason: to destroy the Supreme Sky Sect's base. Activate your large formation and summon your Deity Transformation grand elders. Otherwise, the Supreme Sky Sect will lose its base today."

He had no interest in negotiating with a mere Nascent Soul cultivator.

The moment Lu Changsheng had declared his intent, the crowd erupted in disbelief.

"What? He actually wants to destroy the Supreme Sky Sect? Just who is he to make such a claim?"

"Didn't you hear how the Sect Master addressed him? He called him senior. That must mean he's as strong as a Deity Transformation grand elder. Divine Sword Manor refers to martial artists at that level as Earthly Saints."

"Earthly Saints? I've heard of them. When the Supreme Sky Sect fought Divine Sword Manor several years ago, even their Deity Transformation grand elders had to personally join the battle to take on Divine Sword Manor's Earthly Saints. The battle was incredibly fierce. Apparently, those Earthly Saints really were powerful enough to contend with Deity Transformation cultivators."

"That may be true, but the Supreme Sky Sect still won in the end."

"Yeah. In my opinion, the Deity Transformation grand elders are still stronger. The Divine Sword Manor has remained quiet ever since that battle."

"So Divine Sword Manor is now here for revenge?"

"If that's true, something big is about to happen. I think we can forget about the disciple recruitment ceremony today..."

No one had imagined that the Supreme Sky Sect, one of the Primal World's most powerful factions, would one day have enemies arrive openly at its gate and threaten to destroy it.

"How arrogant!" shouted the sect master. Then, he immediately made a decision. "Everyone, retreat inside and activate the large formation! I want to see just how they plan to destroy the Supreme Sky Sect once the gate is fully sealed!"

The Supreme Sky Sect's cultivators withdrew at his command. As soon as they passed through the gate, the sect's large defensive formation activated at full power, sealing off the sect. At the same time, the sect master sent orders for the sect's Deity Transformation grand elders to be notified at once. Even those who were in seclusion were to be awakened, so they could face the powerful enemy together.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, the Supreme Sky Sect's defense is extremely difficult to breach," warned one of the Divine Sword Manor's Earthly Saints. "Last time we attacked, several Earthly Saints bombarded their formation for three days and three nights without breaking through. In the end, their Deity Transformation grand elders counterattacked, and we suffered a crushing defeat."

"I know what I'm doing," Lu Changsheng reassured them. His eyes narrowed as he studied the barrier keeping them out of the Supreme Sky Sect. He had encountered large defensive formations like this before. In essence, they were little more than extraordinarily sturdy shells, and aside from crushing it with brute force, there was no good way to break one.

Even then, breaking a formation by brute force generally required power beyond the level of whoever had established it. A formation laid down by Deity Transformation cultivators was often hard for even Deity Transformation cultivators to break. Unless the attacker possessed an exceptionally powerful enchanted treasure, it would normally take a Void Refinement cultivator to force their way through.

However, there were no Void Refinement cultivators in the Primal World. Deity Transformation represented the peak of cultivation here, and as martial artists, Lu Changsheng and the others had no powerful enchanted treasures to rely on.

However, none of that mattered to Lu Changsheng. He would not have come without another way to break the formation.

He stepped forward and commanded, "Split."

His flesh immediately began to divide and multiply. Masses of flesh and blood spread outward from his body, writhing and expanding at an astonishing rate until they surrounded the entire Supreme Sky Sect. Before long, the dense crimson mass had even blocked any light from entering the sect.

"What is that?"

"Is that... human flesh and blood?"

"How can there possibly be so much of it?"

"This is demonic! This is completely demonic!"

"What are the people of Divine Sword Manor trying to do?"

The sight unsettled even those who had moved behind the large defensive formation. An endless sea of flesh now hung above them, squirming as it covered the sky and enclosed the sect from every direction. Whatever cultivation path Lu Changsheng practiced, the scene before them looked absolutely evil and demonic.

Of course, Lu Changsheng could not care less about how his martial technique looked to the Supreme Sky Sect. The only thing he was focused on was whether it could break the Supreme Sky Sect's formation.

Lu Changsheng continued producing flesh and blood until it completely enveloped the sect's formation. Although this technique had only reached the Human Saint level rather than the Earthly Saint level, the Flesh and Blood Martial Dao had never relied solely on raw destructive force. Its greatest strength lay in erosion and devouring. Back then, it had even eroded and devoured the flesh and blood of demons born under the Laws of the world; a defensive formation could hardly compare.

"Devour!" commanded Lu Changsheng.

And instantly, the boundless mass of flesh and blood pressed against the Supreme Sky Sect's formation and began consuming it from every direction.

One hour passed, then two, then three... Soon, the Supreme Sky Sect realized something was wrong.

"The formation is weakening."

"It's being destroyed little by little."

"It's all that flesh and blood... It's been eroding the formation this entire time. We can't get rid of it at all; there's simply too much of it. Its regenerative force is terrifying too. Even if we destroy it, it just keeps growing back."

"At this rate, the formation might only last another few hours..."

"And once the sect's formation collapses..."

For the first time, panic began to spread among the Supreme Sky Sect's disciples. The protective formation was the foundation of any immortal sect. Once it fell, the sect itself would be left exposed, and destruction would follow next.

The sect master was growing more and more frantic with each passing second. "Where are the Deity Transformation grand elders? Find them immediately!"

In truth, the Supreme Sky Sect had long known the general strength of Divine Sword Manor, but Lu Changsheng's appearance had completely overturned their expectations. They could not understand how Divine Sword Manor had recruited such a terrifying individual.

"Impudent! Who dares attack the Supreme Sky Sect?" The voice of an old man echoed through the air. "Do you want to die?"

A white-haired elder with a youthful complexion shot into the sky as a streak of light. He was immediately followed by another figure, then another, each radiating an overwhelming aura.

The Supreme Sky Sect's Deity Transformation grand elders had finally appeared. There were nine of them, and as their powerful aura spread across the sect, the panic among the disciples quickly subsided.

"The grand elders are here! And there are nine of them!"

"Wait, I thought the Supreme Sky Sect only had three?

"Only three that are known publicly. Who knows how many there really are..."

Nine Deity Transformation grand elders represented the sect's terrifying foundational strength. The sect publicly acknowledged only three, but no one truly knew how many such experts it actually had.

After all, Deity Transformation cultivators could live for ten thousand years. Some might disappear into seclusion for thousands of years without ever showing themselves. So unless their deaths were confirmed, no one could say whether they had truly passed or were simply hidden somewhere within the sect.

And that was precisely what made the power of ancient immortal sects so difficult to measure. Until the moment their very survival was being threatened, no outsider could know the full extent of their hidden strength. Even the nine Deity Transformation grand elders that had appeared now might not represent the Supreme Sky Sect's full power.