Chapter 2125: Chapter 2125: The Fearsome Black-Clad Elder

"Fellow cultivator Ye Feng, we meet again." The Jade Capital City Lord saw Ye Feng, politely clasped his hands, his face filled with warmth and flattery.

"Greetings, City Lord senior! I came here hoping to visit the Jade Capital Ancestor. Has he emerged from his seclusion?" Ye Feng asked politely.

The Jade Capital City Lord shook his head, "Not yet."

Ye Feng felt a bit disappointed and said, "That’s a bit unfortunate, I’ll come back another time!"

"Alright." The Jade Capital City Lord nodded.

Ye Feng was about to leave.

"Wait a moment, Young Friend Ye Feng!" The Jade Capital City Lord suddenly thought of something and quickly called out.

"Is there something else, senior?" Ye Feng asked, surprised.

The Jade Capital City Lord said, "A major event has occurred in Liangzhou, you must be careful! Recently, if there’s no urgent matter, do avoid going to Liangzhou; people there are said to be in a state of panic."

"Liangzhou?" Ye Feng raised an eyebrow.

It’s a large continent aside from the nine continents: Yunzhou, Qingzhou, Haizhou, Tianzhou, Shenzhou, located very far from Haizhou and Yunzhou. However, due to the teleportation array, news will spread when major events occur.

But, the affair over there shouldn’t be related to here, right?

"What happened in Liangzhou?"

Filled with curiosity, Ye Feng asked.

The Jade Capital City Lord said, "Creatures from the Weird Legion have appeared. You should know, within the Origin of All Things, every so often, a Horror Monster Army emerges, causing immense destruction."

Horror Monster Army?!

Ye Feng’s heart skipped a beat.

A while ago, when visiting the center forest of Haizhou to see the Invincible Old Man, he mentioned that the so-called Horror Monster Army originates from the nightmares of five Pinnacle Existences during their slumber.

Now, another Horror Monster Army has appeared?

And the Invincible Old Man noted that only he would be dreaming and being plagued by nightmares recently, so the Weird Legion ravaging Liangzhou is his nightmare projection?

Ye Feng quickly asked, "What is the Horror Monster Army in Liangzhou?"

"An old man in black carrying a longsword. He seems to be at the Grand Dao Venerable cultivation level, very terrifying, reportedly having slain several Dao Venerables and dozens of Dao Monarchs. Even the Dao Venerable were injured by the sword qi and fled in panic."

The Jade Capital City Lord’s face was solemn.

"Grand Dao Venerable!" Ye Feng was shocked.

This cultivation level is enough to sweep through the nine continents in Qingzhou, Yunzhou, Haizhou, Tianzhou, and Shenzhou.

After all, within the Nine Provinces, only Tianzhou and Shenzhou have Grand Dao Venerables stationed, but they might not withstand the powerful combat of the horror swordsman in black.

The Jade Capital City Lord said, "Liangzhou isn’t too far from our nine continents including Yunzhou, so we’re also worried the horror swordsman might come. Although, if he does come, he would typically target high-rank cultivators, and only the unlucky low-rank cultivators would be affected, just keep a safe distance."

Ye Feng’s eyelids twitched, "Senior, aren’t you in danger then? After all, Jade Capital City has the Jade Capital Ancestor, who’s soon advancing to mid-Dao Venerable level."

The Jade Capital City Lord replied, "It’s fine, the horror swordsman is indeed strong, but apparently, he’s currently rampaging only in Liangzhou. Even if he comes to Yunzhou, he would first pass through Tianzhou and Shenzhou, there’s no need to worry too much."

"That’s good." Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon after, he opened the nearby map.

It showed an expansive area whose extent was unknown, depicting dozens of continents, with a narrow east-west, and long north-south inland sea called the Heavenly Sword Sea, capable of accommodating over ten continents.

East of the Heavenly Sword Sea are the nine continents: Tianzhou, Shenzhou, Yunzhou, Qingzhou, Haizhou.

West of the Heavenly Sword Sea are Liangzhou and other continents.

This entire mapped region is located at the northwestern frontier of the Origin of All Things.

There aren’t many strong beings in this region.

The strongest are at the Grand Dao Venerable level.

Of course, the Invincible Old Man isn’t counted, as the five Pinnacle Existences don’t fall within the local combat power calculation system and usually are ignored.

After all, they’re too powerful.

The dozens of continents in the center of the Origin of All Things are the strongest region.

Most Boundless Venerables are there.

In other places, occasionally there’s an Immeasurable presence.

For example, there’s a rumor of no Boundless Venerables existing in the northwest frontier of the Origin of All Things, but perhaps there might be hidden Boundless Venerables in seclusion.

"I hope there are hidden Boundless Venerables here; that way, we can eradicate the Horror Monster Army."

Ye Feng whispered to himself.

The Jade Capital City Lord said, "There might be. Ever since the Horror Monster Army occasionally appeared, those Boundless Venerables, to ensure the safety of the Origin of All Things, voluntarily travel to various regions to patrol or reside in seclusion. Perhaps Yunzhou even has a hidden Boundless Venerable!"

Yunzhou? Hidden Immeasurable?

Ye Feng’s eyes spun, immediately thought of the Purple Mist in the junction of the three continents: Qingzhou, Yunzhou, Haizhou.

Remembering the Dao Monarch tea tree imprisoned there, and those two seemingly transcendent purple-robed Dao Monarchs, Ye Feng suspected that there’s likely a Boundless Venerable behind them.

Of course, this is merely speculation for now.

As for the truth, he doesn’t know.

Later, Ye Feng continued chatting with the Jade Capital City Lord for a while before preparing to leave.

"Senior, if the Jade Capital Ancestor awakens, please notify me, I need him to help with a small matter." Ye Feng said.

"Alright, I’ll inform you then." The Jade Capital City Lord nodded.

"Okay!" Ye Feng stepped away.

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Western Heavenly Sword Sea, Liangzhou.

Atop a golden-gray peak.

Violent wind raged, Dao Patterns pervaded.

An old man in black, ethereal all over, hair flowing freely, carrying a long iron sword stood silently at the summit, his eyes devoid of pupils.

Those eyes, tragically white, empty.

Upon seeing him, everyone would change color.

Gazing for long would immerse one’s consciousness within, shredded by endless Sword Intent.

Swish, swish, swish!

At this moment, dozens of cultivators arrived by air, the weakest at Dao Venerable Realm, led by several Grand Dao Venerables, encircling the old man carrying the sword.

"The Horror Clan, all deserve death!"

The leading Grand Dao Venerable reproached, the radiance emitted from him easily distorted the Law; even the void of the Origin of All Things would be suppressed by his aura.

This is a Grand Dao Venerable!

After advancing to One-Turn Heavenly Venerable, it requires continuous improvement in one’s mindset and comprehension of new laws, then fusion, and undergoing tribulations, to keep advancing.

At Nine-Turn Heavenly Venerable, there are at least nine fused laws within.

Afterward, it’s about reaching Dao Monarch.

To successfully break through to Dao Monarch, one must evolve the personal nine fused laws, transform the soul, forge a Dao Monarch-level domain, achieving a complete transition.

Within Dao Monarch, it’s about continuously enhancing one’s Dao Monarch-level domain and soul.

As for the subsequent Dao Venerable, it’s about having the Dao Monarch-level domain transform into a Dao Venerable-level domain, easily suppressing lower-rank cultivators.

Then, Dao Venerable-level domain further evolves, one’s soul and domain merge into Golden Dao Soul, completely reborn amid heaven and earth, becoming favored by the Origin of Heaven and Earth Laws, beginning to comprehend Immeasurable.

Thus, one can become Grand Dao Venerable!

It can be said, Grand Dao Venerable is powerful, able to effortlessly suppress any Dao Venerable, with a vast disparity.

After advancing to Grand Dao Venerable, one can start comprehending countless laws, known as comprehending Immeasurable; once all laws of the Origin of All Things are thoroughly mastered, one is revered by heaven and earth, seemingly without a limit to power, hence revered as "Immeasurable," which is Boundless Venerable.

Boundless Venerable, without limits.

Precisely, breaking the Immeasurable and becoming a stronger Pinnacle Existence is impossible.

After all, "boundless" already implies no limits.

No limits naturally means there’s no concept of breaking limits. To break through past "boundless" is naturally an impossible task.

Currently, several Grand Dao Venerables, second only to the Boundless Venerable, suddenly appeared, with dozens of Dao Venerables behind them, forming a formation to besiege the haughty black-clad, sword-bearing old man standing on the peak of the gold-grey mountain.

"Old dog!"

"Your Horror Clan, where on earth do you originate from? Could it be you come from that boundless sea beyond the Origin of All Things?"

"Why do you cause such wanton destruction in the Origin of All Things, yet you don’t plunder resources? Why is this?"

The Grand Dao Venerables scolded one after another.

However, the black-clad sword-bearing old man remained silent.

Seeing this, the crowd felt intentionally ignored, and immediately became enraged.

"Old dog, meet your death!"

Several Grand Dao Venerables joined forces, condensing a golden treasured seal that covered the heavens, imbued with the power of their Golden Dao Souls, pressing down with such distortion that the void could hardly bear it and looked like it would shatter.

"Slaughter the Horror Swordsman!"

The remaining Dao Venerables roared, urging the formation’s power to besiege the black-clad sword-bearing old man.

The two forces intertwined, creating an astonishing momentum.

Even a Grand Dao Venerable under such an attack would be crushed and killed in an instant.

Yet, the black-clad old man remained expressionless.

Swish!

Suddenly, he raised his longsword, which was nearly transparent, and gently slashed toward the sky, cleaving through the supreme divine arts conjured by the collective effort, shattering the pride and confidence of the strong ones.

This scene left everyone dumbfounded.

"How is it possible?!"

The several Grand Dao Venerables widened their eyes, while the dozens of Dao Venerables bit their tongues, faces ashen.

Swish swish swish!

The black-clad old man swung his sword again, each sword qi capable of killing a single Dao Venerable, even those at the Grand Dao Venerable realm were cut in half with one strike.

"Too... too terrifying?"

"Instantly killing Dao Venerables, even we renowned Grand Dao Venerables can’t match up?"

"Everyone, flee!"

The few Grand Dao Venerables unleashed their Golden Dao Souls, elevating their own pressure to the extreme, enveloping their remnants as they instantly broke through the sky, daring not linger any longer.

The black-clad old man did not pursue them.

He still stood on the peak, overlooking the vast and magnificent landscape, his gaze chillingly cold.

It was as if he were waiting for someone.

"Still not here?"

After a long time, the frigid gale seemed to echo the hoarse voice of the black-clad sword-bearing old man.

Days passed.

A few Grand Dao Venerables arrived, not from this continent of Liangzhou, but from neighboring continents, bringing with them five special purple copper mirrors, each with a word on the back representing gold, wood, water, fire, and earth.

"Swordsman of the Horror Clan, today, we five Grand Dao Venerables will join forces to activate the Five Elements Dao Mirror, and surely eradicate you to avenge the living beings of Liangzhou!"

"Five Elements Dao Mirror, rise!"

The five Grand Dao Venerables immediately cast spells, the five Dao Mirrors with the words gold, wood, water, fire, and earth respectively hovered around the peak of the gold-grey mountain, erupting with various colored lights, forming a terrifying formation that enclosed the black-clad old man.

Hot, cold, sharp, heavy, and vital energies emanated, their power escalating markedly.

Yet, the black-clad old man did not panic.

His gaze remained as cold as ever.

Tear!

A brilliant, semi-transparent sword light emerged, seemingly hanging like antelope horns, effortlessly slicing through the Golden Dao Mirror, and the Grand Dao Venerable behind it looked down at his bisected body, his eyes filled with horror.

"This person is too strong!"

He withdrew hastily, rushing to mend his broken body, fleeing frantically.

Swish swish swish swish!

The black-clad old man continued to swing his sword, each sword qi able to cleave a Dao Mirror and heavily injure a Grand Dao Venerable Realm cultivator, shocking all of Liangzhou.

In the ensuing days, no one dared to come to stop him.

And within Liangzhou, news spread far and wide, shocking the surrounding continents.

At the peak of the mountain.

The silhouette of the black-clad old man gradually became illusory, seeing no one dared to stop him, a blood light suddenly flashed in his bone-white eyes, his right hand trembling as he drew the semi-transparent treasured sword from his back, slashing sword qi in several directions.

Rumble!

Places where the sword light passed, whether mountains or earth, were cleaved open, cities along the way were mercilessly destroyed by the sword qi, causing billions of lives to fall.

Numerous beings screamed, wailed, their blood flowing everywhere.

Moments later.

The black-clad old man’s mind jolted, the blood light in his eyes finally disappearing, his gaze chilly as he turned toward the east Heavenly Sword Sea and flew over.

"The swordsman of the Horror Clan flew away."

"It seems he’s heading to the Nine Provinces region in the east of the Heavenly Sword Sea, the people there are in danger."

"In the Nine Provinces, only Tianzhou and Shenzhou have Grand Dao Venerables stationed, yet, even with Grand Dao Venerable level existences, they can’t stop him!"

The cultivators of Liangzhou were in tumult.

Soon, news spread to the Nine Provinces, causing widespread panic in vast areas.

Fortunately, the black-clad old man was solely relying on the speed of a Grand Dao Venerable, though he occasionally exhibited divine skills like Instantaneous Movement and Shrinking Land into Inches, it still wasn’t something he could cross the Heavenly Sword Sea in just a day or two.

Yunzhou, Jade Capital City.

"Reliable sources say the Horror Swordsman is crossing the Heavenly Sword Sea, in at most half a month, he will enter the Nine Provinces, it’s over, we’re doomed!"

The Jade Capital City Lord was aghast.

Let alone being at Dao Monarch Peak, even if he were at Dao Venerable Peak, he wouldn’t be able to stop the Horror Swordsman.

After all, even the Grand Dao Venerable was heavily injured.

Across Yunzhou, who could withstand him?

Chaotic Dao Sect, Shenque City, Soaring Sky City, Space Clan, Blood Moon Clan, and other major forces of the Nine Provinces quickly learned of the Horror Swordsman crossing the Heavenly Sword Sea.

Subsequently, everyone panicked.

"Damn Horror Clan, why do they have to appear just as we’re about to open the Annihilation Dao Venerable’s tomb, and head towards the Nine Provinces region."

The City Lord of Shenque City cursed loudly.

The latter-stage Dao Monarch’s second uncle said solemnly, "Brother, there’s no need to worry, that’s a Horror Clan expert of Grand Dao Venerable level, they wouldn’t bother with us Dao Monarch minnows, as long as we hide, we should be fine."

The City Lord of Shenque City pondered for a moment, found it reasonable, and sighed in relief.

Origin Pool Sea.

Ye Feng sat cross-legged at the Spirit Turtle Island Main Peak, imparting cultivation knowledge to the sect disciples, simultaneously explaining when he suddenly received messages from Zhou Yan and Tian Qi.

Immediately, his pupils shrank.

"The black-clad swordsman of the Horror Clan is crossing the Heavenly Sword Sea, heading towards the Nine Provinces region? And he has displayed even greater strength, even the Five Elements Dao Mirror activated by five Grand Dao Venerables jointly couldn’t stop him!"

"Oh heavens, this is terribly unfavorable."

Ye Feng’s expression was grim.

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