Chapter 1062: Ancestor Origin Power Ten Realm Holy Emperor

Beep, beep, beep...

Five hundred miles away, an old man in a pale purple swordsman's robe held a paper fan in one hand and a spiritual talisman in the other, staring blankly into the distance. Half-Saint Jiang Buyi had just torn apart Zhanbu's Chief, Teng Shanhai. And the talisman was pointing directly to the center of that battlefield! What in the world was happening here?!

In his memory, by the River Si..."Ba Zun'an, are you sure you're right? Wherever there's an explosion, there's Xu Xiaoshou?""Yes.""But Xu Xiaoshou's explosions are usually massive. How am I supposed to find someone precisely amidst such chaos?""Use this. This is a 'Communication Talisman.' I specifically traveled to the inner island of Void Island to imbue this talisman with the will of a Saint Emperor. Even if Xu Xiaoshou uses his 'Disappearance Technique,' you'll still be able to find him.""What's the range?""I don't know, but the one you have is a secondary 'Communication Talisman' with a very limited range, generally for passive contact.""So, I can only find him if Xu Xiaoshou actively contacts me? Are you just looking for a strongman for him?""Uh, Senior, you're twisting my words, but... I suppose it could be interpreted that way? *Cough, cough*. Actually, the talisman you have does have some active contact capabilities, but its range is quite small...""You've said that. But *how* small is the range?""Yes, I said I don't know... I haven't used it before. Senior, why don't you try it yourself when you go to Void Island?"

Mei Sirren's face was utterly bewildered, just as it had been on the day Ba Zun'an gave him the "Communication Talisman" by the River Si. It was clear that little Ba just wanted to turn him into Xu Xiaoshou's enforcer. But Mei Sirren hadn't cared. Xu Xiaoshou was just a junior, a Spiritual Cultivation Grandmaster, a Sword Dao King. What kind of trouble could he possibly get into? At most, the Night Battle in the Imperial City was his highlight, where he provoked Rao Yaoyao, but then other Saint Servants cleaned up his mess. Mei Sirren didn't take any of it seriously. As long as it wasn't a Half-Saint, he feared no one in the world.

He figured, no matter how monstrous or reckless Xu Xiaoshou was, Half-Saints usually secluded themselves. Ordinary Taiyus... even high-ranking officials of the Holy Divine Palace would find it incredibly difficult to meet a Half-Saint. How could Xu Xiaoshou accidentally encounter one, provoke them, get into a fight, happen to be nearby, *and* Xu Xiaoshou, without using the Saint Servants' help, actively use the "Communication Talisman" to call him for help...? What kind of joke was this? It was impossible for so many coincidences to happen at once in this world!

But now..."Beep, beep, beep..."The Communication Talisman vibrated gently, and Mei Sirren's fingers trembled slightly with it. He looked up, looked down, looked up again, looked down again... repeatedly confirming the direction indicated by the talisman. It was indeed the battlefield where a Half-Saint was tearing apart a Taiyu in front of him.

"Xu Xiaoshou, are you truly insane?" At this point, even Mei Sirren couldn't help but curse aloud in anger. Xu Xiaoshou had actually provoked a Half-Saint and intended to call him for help? And although he had disappeared and was invisible, there was no doubt he was trapped within the Half-Saint's Saint Domain, unable to escape! Mei Sirren instantly grasped Xu Xiaoshou's predicament. But to ask him to fight a Half-Saint now, to rescue someone from within a Saint Domain... Didn't they see that Half-Saint was berserk? He dared to tear apart Zhanbu's Chief right under Rao Yaoyao's nose. Anyone going there now would be sending themselves to their death!

"I am merely an old man, not yet a Half-Saint, just a small Taiyu..." Mei Sirren took a deep breath, hid the Communication Talisman in his hand, and wanted to turn and leave. But after all, he had promised Ba Zun'an, and one couldn't break their word. Mei Sirren lifted his foot, but couldn't bring it down. He could only sigh softly, turn around, and fan himself furiously with his paper fan, his heart burning with anxiety.

The paper fan was brand new, clearly just made. On the front, five large characters, "A youth worth teaching," were written neatly and solemnly in thick ink. On the back, in bold, flowing script, were the words... "Are you stupid?" followed by a question mark. Heaven knew how excited Mei Sirren had been to receive Xu Xiaoshou's contact for the first time after being bored on Void Island for so long. He had even taken out this fan, made in boredom, on his way here. From the text on both sides of the fan, it was clear that during this period of utter boredom, Mei Sirren had meticulously planned his teaching curriculum. He had even decided that Xu Xiaoshou might only see "A youth worth teaching" once, perhaps until his apprenticeship ended. For the rest, he would be hit on the head with "Are you stupid?" Everything was ready, except for the student. However, this student, before even becoming his disciple, had presented him with a grand "welcome gift."

"Teacher, could you help me slay a Half-Saint? You are one of the Seven Sword Immortals, after all!"

Mei Sirren adjusted his breathing once more, believing that as a teacher, tolerance and magnanimity were indispensable qualities, and he shouldn't indulge his students. If anything, blame Xu Xiaoshou's "talent," which was so astonishing it could make heaven and earth weep and ghosts wail! "Hmm, Rao Yaoyao is also there. I can't go over now, or it will only escalate the conflict or turn their attention directly towards me..." Mei Sirren mused. "Xu Xiaoshou is also hidden very well. If not for the Communication Talisman, I wouldn't have been able to find him..." Mei Sirren nodded, continuing to speak to himself: "Very well, since you, my student, can give me such a grand welcome gift, let this situation be your first lesson. Let me see how far you, Xu Xiaoshou, can go in this situation!"

Mei Sirren thought, gritting his teeth, secretly hid the two wooden swords on his back, then pulled out two stone swords and put them on instead. He had prepared these before the Burning Ash Fire Domain. Originally, hearing the explosion, he had excitedly switched to wooden swords, thinking that as he was just starting to teach, he should proceed gradually and not be too violent. Now Mei Sirren felt... Ba Zun'an had certainly not deceived him! Xu Xiaoshou deserved a severe beating! Wooden swords wouldn't be effective. Only stone swords could make that little fellow... learn from his pain!

On the battlefield.

Rip!On the invisible Saint Domain wall, Rao Yaoyao pulled the Dark Blue Divine Sword from her chest, blood splattering everywhere, her face full of fury. On the other side, after all this time, the Void Attendant had actually broken free from the Saint Domain wall's suppression. But it didn't act rashly. Instead, its four limbs remained actively bound by the Saint Domain, genuinely portraying a struggle, while its eyes nervously watched the enraged Half-Saint on the battlefield... A bit fierce. Not entirely sure. Let's wait and see. In any case, it couldn't go there now. Upon closer inspection, the aura of spiritual medicines from the Divine Farmer's Medicine Garden seemed to have suddenly vanished from that Half-Saint. Perhaps he had been wronged? The Giant Clan must not wrongly accuse good people! Yes, that's it!

The focus of everyone's attention, Half-Saint Jiang Buyi, with the true body of a Half-Saint's will embedded with the Half-Saint's position behind him, had clearly torn apart Teng Shanhai, ending him. At this moment, he had not withdrawn his Will Saint Image.

Whoosh...Under the influence of Saint Power, whistling winds blew, bitterly cold, like a harsh winter. He raised his bloody right hand, wrapped in black demonic power, containing a strength that made one's heart tremble. Yes, even Half-Saint Jiang Buyi felt that this level of power transcended Half-Saint power.

"It truly is 'demonic power'...""Its intensity is like that of a direct son of a demon god!""But didn't the demon god of Void Island fall? Did he leave a legacy? Or is Teng Shanhai his blood descendant?""Or is it that there isn't just one 'demon god,' and he has avatars or kin on the Holy Divine Continent?"

Jiang Buyi was old enough to know more of the continent's secrets. While Half-Saints were powerful, they were merely a threshold between "mortal flesh" and "conferring sainthood." The true "Saints" on the Holy Divine Continent always referred to "Saint Emperors." And just like "Ten Realms of Spiritual Cultivation," the final step on the path to conferring sainthood, returning to simplicity, was also known as "Ten Realms Saint Emperor." "Ten Realms Saint Emperor" was not ten minor realms that could be cultivated. Instead, it depended on how much a spiritual cultivator had accumulated before conferring sainthood, and how high they could ascend once they became a "Saint Emperor." This was an affirmation of each spiritual cultivator's talent, and the fundamental way to define who was stronger or weaker among Saint Emperors. Saints, after all, were just Saints.

Whether one could ultimately ascend and transcend, become a god and an ancestor, traverse myriad planes, and achieve eternal immortality depended on whether a spiritual cultivator, after accumulating enough, could break through to "Seven Realms Saint Emperor" or higher. If they couldn't break through, their path beyond Saint Emperor would end there. If they could break through to "Seven Realms Saint Emperor" or higher, depending on their accumulation, the higher the "realm," the more likely they were to comprehend "Ancestral Origin Power." And "Ancestral Origin Power" was a concept that some knowledgeable Taiyus, who were somewhat familiar with it but didn't fully understand, might encounter below the Half-Saint level. They simply called it "divine power" and "demonic power." These were the two most common types of "Ancestral Origin Power."

Back then, what was the true goal of the six Half-Saint aristocratic families, led by Dao Xuanji, when they besieged the Taiyu Lei Clan? The God-Demon Eye possessed both "divine power" and "demonic power." At that time, the Lei Clan's strongest members were only five Taiyu who could contend with Half-Saints. An innocent man gets into trouble for possessing something precious. Jiang Buyi had participated in that war. But Dao Xuanji's true intentions, he had only just recently come to understand. However, the most important "God-Demon Eye" never appeared throughout that entire battle, even after the Lei Clan was annihilated. Perhaps, as the Lei Clan had said, the God-Demon Eye was too difficult to manifest.

But not long ago, Jiang Buyi had heard some rumors and deduced the Sacred Dao, realizing that perhaps the time had come. He released Jiang Xian, using the Three Disgust Eyes as bait, attempting to lure out the lost Lei Clan eyes on the continent. Jiang Buyi swore he absolutely had no intention of coveting the Saint Emperor's position; this was true! Because to do such a thing, unless one acquired a lost Saint Emperor's position, one would have to kill a Saint Emperor. Which Half-Saint in the world would dare to do that? Jiang Buyi was merely curious about the divine artifacts below the Half-Saint level that could possess "Ancestral Origin Power." Perhaps if he gathered them and developed them successfully... the Saint Emperor's position might not even be necessary?

"Curiosity" was the driving force behind a spiritual cultivator's progress. Half-Saints were not the end. Jiang Buyi also understood that every Half-Saint in this world harbored a glimmer of hope for "further advancement" in their hearts. They just lacked the means, and even more, the courage. Jiang Buyi dared to participate in the battle to annihilate the Lei Clan, had connections with the five great Saint Emperor aristocratic families, and possessed the qualifications to converse with them... He had both of these! And now, there was no news of the God-Demon Eye, yet Teng Shanhai, the Chief of Zhanbu whom he had torn apart in the Forest of Miracles, had burst forth with such dense "demonic power"...

Boom, boom, boom!The blood-stained fragments of the Azure God Armor solidified on the ground. Meanwhile, Teng Shanhai's torn flesh, stimulated by the dense demonic power, continuously expanded, fused, erased the intent of death, and surged with vitality! However, Jiang Buyi's Saint Power suppressed this change, preventing Teng Shanhai's flesh from gathering and resurrecting.

Sigh.Watching the writhing flesh for a long time, Jiang Buyi sighed softly and turned his gaze towards Rao Yaoyao. Rao Yaoyao, who had come with her sword drawn, had a cold, beautiful face and eyes full of anger, yet she showed no surprise at the abnormality of Teng Shanhai's flesh.

"She knew all along...""So the Azure God Armor was just a seal. So the matter behind Teng Shanhai was this significant. So her warning just now wasn't merely to protect her subordinate..."

Jiang Buyi closed his eyes heavily, then slowly opened them, his murderous intent even stronger! So what if it's demonic power? Are Half-Saints something that Taiyus can casually desecrate? He originally thought Teng Shanhai was just an insignificant small fry, and killing him wouldn't matter. What could the Holy Divine Palace do to him? Now that he discovered Teng Shanhai still held secrets, involving "Ancestral Origin Power" that even ordinary Half-Saints didn't know about, how could Jiang Buyi let him go? If he were ordinary, his death would be the end of it. If he were a genius, suppressing him with the prestige of a Half-Saint, he would be a dead man, and the Holy Divine Palace wouldn't reopen the case for that.

But Teng Shanhai was actually a monstrous talent; the demonic power on him was too dense. If such a person didn't die, he would inevitably become a Saint in the future. And would a person with demonic power, upon becoming a Saint, be weaker than an ordinary Half-Saint? He even harbored a sliver of hope of reaching the Saint Emperor's position! This was possible if he chose to join one of the five great Saint Emperor aristocratic families and remained eternally loyal to his superiors. Then, given a favorable situation, he would surely ascend like a dragon...

Looking back, would Teng Shanhai choose to put aside his hatred when facing the Half-Saint who had brutally crushed him years ago?

"Bullshit!"Jiang Buyi knew without a doubt that if Teng Shanhai didn't die completely today, even the slightest possibility of resurrection would be forcefully extinguished. In the future, the entire Jiang Clan of Puxuan in the Northern Region would be annihilated! When cutting weeds, one must eradicate the roots! If provoked, then kill thoroughly! Besides, Jiang Buyi had given Rao Yaoyao ample face earlier. Teng Shanhai hadn't even been provoked by him; the other party had deliberately thrust his head onto Jiang Buyi's blade, shamelessly saying that if he didn't cut it off, Jiang Buyi would be a coward... Who could endure that?

Jiang Buyi raised a hand, drawing the power of the Half-Saint's position embedded in the Saint Image behind him to its utmost limit.

"Saint-Slaying Cloud Light!"He brought a palm down without hesitation. The dim sky suddenly brightened, and countless dense beams of holy light descended from above. Some suppressed and annihilated the vitality of every piece of Teng Shanhai's divided flesh, then crushed and pulverized them into nothingness. Others paused in the void, covering every soul fragment, preventing Teng Shanhai from resurrecting in any way.

"Jiang Buyi... stop!"Rao Yaoyao's face was cold as frost. Completely disregarding the difference in realms, she stepped on a tiny bit of Teng Shanhai's blood, holding the Dark Blue Divine Sword horizontally high above to protect herself.

Boom!Saint-Slaying Cloud Light, a Half-Saint's most powerful strike, capable of obliterating all filth and evil, how could a Sword Immortal of the Taiyu realm possibly withstand it? Rao Yaoyao was blasted into the ground with a bang, but the Dark Blue Divine Sword in her hand remained unmoving. She gritted her teeth, blood oozing, and held on desperately.

Jiang Buyi's eyes instantly widened in fury at this sight.

"Get out of the way!!!"