After the Nine State Forum, the turbulent Nine States returned to its former calm.
The Barren State, on the other hand, was extremely lively. The Alchemy Palace, Zhuge School, Tingxue Palace, Starry Palace, and Snow Palace appeared in the five major districts of the Barren State. They used Alchemy City, Crouching Dragon Mountain, and other places where they used to be, but they were built more magnificently than before. The Holy Zhi Palace distributed resources, and each palace had divine implements and divine cultivation methods.
The Holy Zhi Palace even borrowed and copied the cultivation methods of the three holy lands of the Endless Ocean, and then distributed them to the headquarters and the five palaces. As for the sage ritual implements, it was needless to say. Each palace was much more powerful than before. Most of the figures on the Barren Sky Ranking in the Barren State joined the five palaces, willing to teach there. At the same time, it was also to help themselves.
The Battle of Proving Holiness of the Nine States was coming, and they all wanted a chance.
In the past, when the people of the Holy Zhi Palace participated in the Battle of Proving Holiness, they were mostly cannon fodder, unable to compete with the cultivators of the Nine States. But today was different. When the Battle of Proving Holiness came, the Holy Zhi Palace now had the power to shake the seven holy lands. If Ye Futian participated, who could compete with him in the Battle of Proving Holiness?
Of course, whether or not Ye Futian would participate was still unknown. Some guessed that he would, but others thought that Ye Futian did not care about it.
He would be able to enter the Divine Path by himself in the future, so there was no need for external help.
Spring passed and autumn came. Year 10020 of the Divine Prefecture Calendar came, and the Battle of Proving Holiness was about to begin. Countless top sages of the Nine States all ended their seclusion and came out. For many, they had been waiting for this day for a long time.
The Nine States were shaken. Many old monsters of cultivation who had hidden their identities came out. There were also some outstanding figures of the younger generation who had risen in the past 20 years. They were a new force. The peerless geniuses whose names shook the Nine States were probably no less powerful than the cultivators of the older generation.
Under such circumstances, no one dared to be absolutely confident.
In the Holy Sage Pavilion, cultivators gathered. You Chi, Zhuge Qingfeng, Yun Shang, Xu Que, and the others had all gathered. They would all participate in the Battle of Proving Holiness.
Twenty years ago, they were not strong enough. Even the old palace lord of the Holy Zhi Palace had been seriously injured in that battle.
Twenty years later, the cultivators of the Barren State would be able to dominate the Battle of Proving Holiness.
Up ahead, Yu Sheng walked toward them. Yu Sheng's aura was completely different from when he first entered the Holy Zhi Palace to cultivate. Back then, he had given off a sense of wild power at first glance. But now, while Yu Sheng's towering figure still gave off a sense of power, his aura had become more reserved. His eyes were deep and boundless, giving off an extremely oppressive aura. Even if someone at the pinnacle of Sage Plane stood before him, they would feel a vague sense of oppression.
Yu Sheng had now entered the mid-level Sage Plane and was only a step away from the final Sage Plane.
The Sword Saint, Gu Dongliu, Zhuge Mingyue, and the others also came from different directions and met up with the others.
"Where is the Palace Lord?" Sage Daozang asked.
"He's not going to participate in the Battle of Proving Holiness. Let's go," Yu Sheng said. Everyone nodded slightly, not finding anything wrong with it.
With Ye Futian's talent, there was indeed no need for him to enter the Great Path through the Land of Proving Holiness. Of course, Ye Futian's current level was not high enough, and he needed some time to hone his state of mind.
As such, this battle was no longer of much significance to Ye Futian. As for the safety of the people of the Holy Zhi Palace, with such a lineup, with Yu Sheng coming with them, the Sword Saint, and Gu Dongliu, there was no holy land in the Nine States that could stand against them.
Yu Sheng, the Sword Saint, and the others' strength was definitely enough to stand at the peak of the Sage Ranking.
"This guy is slacking off again," Zhuge Mingyue muttered. Zhuge Mingyue mumbled. Ye Futian had disappeared for a long time. Not long after the Nine State Forum all those years ago, he went out to train. Perhaps he wanted to travel all over the Nine States.
In the Holy Zhi Palace, a group of people set off in a formidable array.
The Nine States were full of experts. This Battle of Proving Holiness, which was held once every 20 years by Emperor Xia, would there be any Saints who would show up?
However, all of this seemed to have nothing to do with Ye Futian.
In the Ocean State, which was extremely far away from the Barren State, in the boundless Endless Sea.
In the vast sea, there was a lone boat floating along with the waves. On the boat, there was a figure lying quietly, with the sky as his bed and the sea as his bed, moving with the waves.
Above the blue sea and blue sky, there was a dark golden bird circling in the air, letting the bird fly freely.
Occasionally, powerful sea beasts would appear in the sea, and the dark golden bird would swoop down and smash its claws, tearing the sea beasts apart.
The powerful sea beasts of the Endless Sea would never have thought that a mutated Black Wind Condor would have such terrifying strength. There was once a king of the sea, but it was still easily killed.
The lone boat continued to float with the waves, and the figure in white lying there seemed to be asleep, forgetting everything in the world, even forgetting what year it was.
Time passed day by day. The white-robed figure seemed as though he would never wake up. At this moment, they passed by a terrifying storm. A terrifying vortex of lightning appeared in the sky, and the dark light devoured everything. Monstrous waves swept over, and the lonely boat swayed in the wind and rain, tumbling in the huge waves. However, the figure seemed as though he didn't feel anything and continued to lie there quietly, allowing his body to tumble along with the lonely boat. The terrifying lightning struck down and directly hit his body, but he still didn't seem to feel anything.
Even the lone boat did not shatter. It was only tossing and turning in the storm.
In the dark storm, the big bird still spread its wings and soared above the lone boat, as if it would never tire.
The lone boat was caught in the storm, moving with the huge waves. Only after a few days did everything calm down.
After an unknown amount of time, the lone boat finally stopped, blocked by a huge reef. It had come to an isolated island.
The body of the Black Wind Condor in the void landed on the huge rock above, and it looked down at the young man on the lone boat. The sun shone down directly, and it was a bit hot. The white-haired young man slowly opened his eyes, getting used to the sun. He sat up. At this moment, his white hair was messy, and he even had a beard. It was obvious that he had not taken care of himself for some time.
This young man was Ye Futian.
After the Nine State Forum, he settled the matters of the Holy Zhi Palace and went to the three holy lands of the Endless Sea to observe the cultivation methods of the Endless Sea. After that, he wandered in the sea alone with the Black Wind Condor, either cultivating or letting himself float in the sea.
"It's year 10,020 of the Divine Prefecture Calendar," Ye Futian murmured. He and the Black Wind Condor were connected telepathically, so he could naturally feel the time.
Now, the Battle of Proving Holiness in the Nine States should have begun.
However, he was not worried. With Yu Sheng and his Eldest Brother there, it did not matter whether he participated in the Battle of Proving Holiness or not.
Back then, among those who ranked at the top of the Barren Sky Ranking, only Master Douzhan had stepped into the Saint Plane. Now, after the baptism of the Sacred War, he did not know how many people in the Holy Zhi Palace would be able to make a breakthrough in the Battle of Proving Holiness.
After the Sacred War, the state of mind of You Chi, Zhuge Qingfeng, and the others should have all changed, and their cultivation should have become extremely stable. Moreover, there were several Saints in the Holy Zhi Palace that they could ask for guidance, and they could go there at any time.
Ye Futian slowly floated in the air, and his eyes looked at the island in front of him. He stretched out his hand, and suddenly a halberd appeared in his hand.
Formless currents of rules flowed around Ye Futian's body, like wind, like water, without shape or form.
Voom. The wind blew, and Ye Futian's figure disappeared from where he was. The Black Wind Condor's eyes were sharp, and it was difficult to see Ye Futian's figure. It looked at the island, and saw that a hole had appeared on the island. Ye Futian's figure passed through it, and appeared on the other side of the island.
The power of space rules fluctuated, and Ye Futian's figure returned to where he was, as if he had appeared out of thin air.
"The first move, I'll call it Extreme Shadow," Ye Futian murmured. He now had the Halberd of Time and Space, which was ranked third on the Divine Implement Ranking, and he naturally wanted to bring out its strongest power. That was why he had gone to the three holy lands of the Ocean State, combining the methods of the cultivators of the three holy lands with his own comprehension, floating in the sea, and constantly honing and creating a halberd technique that only belonged to him.
As his voice fell, a destructive light of catastrophe appeared on his body, and the light of rules of catastrophe surrounded the halberd in his hand. Suddenly, with his body as the center, it seemed to have a monstrous momentum that could destroy everything.
"The second move, Annihilation." As his voice fell, he moved like lightning, and the halberd in his hand stabbed out like before, but in an instant, the destructive light of catastrophe shrouded the entire island.
In the next moment, the island collapsed and exploded in a frenzy, turning into endless boulders.
Ye Futian's body spun, and with the help of the speed of the Extreme Shadow, a monstrous momentum gathered on his body, like a terrifying wave that wanted to crush the sky.
At that moment, time and space seemed to have stopped, and the falling boulders slowed down.
Ye Futian's eyes swept forward, and the halberd in his hand slowly stabbed out.
"The third move, Nothingness." The world was extremely oppressive, and time and space stopped flowing, but there was still a monstrous pressure pressing down. The halberd fell, and in just an instant, the boulders were shattered, turning into endless dust.
Ye Futian's hands did not stop moving. In the oppressive space, endless dust was blown away by the wind, and the island was no longer in front of him.
Seeing this, Ye Futian looked satisfied. His training during this time had not been in vain.
The halberd disappeared, and everything dissipated with the wind.
"I have obtained the Halberd of Time and Space, Nothingness. With the Ocean King's Halberd Techniques and my own comprehension, I will name it Nothingness," Ye Futian thought to himself, and looked up.
The Black Wind Eagle swooped down, and Ye Futian took a step forward and stepped onto the Black Wind Eagle.
Suddenly, one man and one beast soared in the blue sky.
After a few months, the Battle of Proving Holiness ended, and 12 cultivators of the Saint Plane were born, breaking the century-old record.
The Holy Zhi Palace produced five saints, and the Nine States were shocked!
(End of Chapter)
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