The sixteenth level of the Martial Path was called Transcendence. Lighting up one's own sacred fire, cleansing one's body and changing one's bones. From then on, one would no longer be an ordinary person. This was called Transcendence and Sainthood.
The seventeenth level of the Martial Path was called Ascension. It was when a martial artist built their own sacred mountain and finally reached the peak.
Further ahead was the eighteenth level of the Martial Path, called Creation.
At the peak, one's own aurora would light up. It was the essence of one's Martial Path being condensed again and again.
These three levels were the Martial Sage Realm.
The brighter the aurora, the more likely it was to light up the path to heaven, cross the natural barrier and challenge the higher Martial Venerable Realm.
Some people's aurora was just a small star, some condensed it into a line, and some had aurora that could illuminate heaven and earth.
The strength of the aurora represented the martial artist's hope of reaching a higher realm in the future. At the same time, it also represented the martial artist's current strength.
Therefore, the difference in strength between peak Martial Sages of the eighteenth level could be even greater than the difference between the seventeenth and eighteenth level.
Those with the most powerful aurora were already standing outside the Martial Venerable Realm, facing the real Martial Venerable Realm giants.
Therefore, existences like the Dragon King, the Rain Master, and the Wildland Queen could even fight against some of the giants for a short while. However, there was a difference between the inside and the outside.
Today, the people of the Ancient God Sect suddenly saw an illusory pillar of light shoot up into the sky from their sect's main altar.
As the descendants of the sacred grounds, everyone was knowledgeable. They immediately recognized that it was a seventeenth level Martial Sage breaking through and reaching the peak.
Looking at the direction of the aurora, everyone knew that it was the new Hierarch of their sect.
Although they were somewhat prepared, when it really happened, many were still speechless.
Their new Hierarch went from the fourteenth level to the eighteenth level in less than two years …
In the entire history of the Red Dust World, such a speed was probably the only one that had ever happened.
Although the Dongzhou Empress was younger when she reached the peak of the Martial Sage Realm, she didn't go from the fourteenth level to the eighteenth level so fast.
"Although there were rumors last year that he was the successor of the Martial Sage Realm, at that time, no one could have predicted this day." Elder Gao sighed.
The people next to him couldn't help but want to roll their eyes.
Yes, yes, yes, I know you have good eyesight and made your bet early. You are the first elder to approach Hierarch Chen.
Someone stole a glance at Lian Buyi.
Everyone sighed in their hearts.
Lian Buyi was the number one cultivator of the Ancient God's younger generation and was one of the Ten Heroes of the World of Mortals. At such a young age, he had reached the seventeenth level.
Her cultivation was advancing steadily. She had benefited greatly from the battle with Zheng Chi last year. She had slowly accumulated and was getting closer and closer to the eighteenth realm.
At his age, such a high level of cultivation was rare even in the entire mortal world.
Among the current Ancient God, excluding the missing Jiang Yi and He Sen, in terms of strength, Lian Buyi was firmly in the top five.
Including the sect's elders Du Qiming and Peng Feng, as well as the elders and experts of the various holy lands of the mortal world, they had long since stopped treating her as an ordinary junior.
If it weren't for the fact that she was Zheng Chi's disciple and that her relationship with Jiang Yi was unknown, she would definitely be the candidate for Hierarch. Lin Yan, Hou Jingfei, Tang Yiming, and the others wouldn't be able to compete with her.
However, the position of the new Hierarch had been given to someone else.
Chen Luoyang was even more special than her.
It was even more special in all aspects.
Now, even his cultivation had caught up.
Lian Buyi herself didn't seem to be affected by this. She only stared at the aurora that shot up into the sky.
Her expression suddenly changed.
The other Ancient God experts present also had the same expression.
Under everyone's gaze, the seemingly illusory pillar of light began to spread in all directions, turning into a boundless ocean of light that illuminated the mortal world.
Tang Yiming looked at his master, Peng Feng.
Elder Peng looked at Elder Du Qiming who was also at the eighteenth realm.
Elder Du nodded slightly.
Peng Feng let out a breath of turbid air.
"Master …" Tang Yiming asked tentatively.
After a moment of silence, Peng Feng said, "Even the previous Hierarch, Senior Brother Jiang, didn't have such momentum when he reached the peak."
Tang Yiming was shocked. "Doesn't that mean …"
"If nothing unexpected happens, it's only a matter of time before he becomes a Martial Venerable." Peng Feng nodded.
Everyone was silent for a moment.
At this moment, the aurora that illuminated the heaven and earth suddenly retracted and dimmed.
Everyone was shocked again and didn't know what was going on.
Did something go wrong with their Hierarch's cultivation, or was it because his foundation was unstable and he didn't have enough strength?
Everyone had their own thoughts as they hurried toward the Golden Parasol Tree.
The Golden Parasol Tree shone brightly, but there was only darkness under the tree.
Chen Luoyang was in the darkness. He watched in Silence as his aurora turned from bright to dark, as if night had fallen.
"The Martial Intent of the Demon Venerable can change like this …"
Chen Luoyang was calm as he pondered. Slowly, he retracted his aura.
As the darkness dissipated, only his figure was left sitting under the Golden Parasol Tree.
When the Ancient God experts arrived, they saw their Hierarch open his eyes. Dark golden light flickered and it was breathtaking.
Everyone didn't know what was going on, so they bowed to Chen Luoyang in confusion.
"Congratulations to the Hierarch for reaching the peak and reaching the next level."
When this was said, many people didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
In the history of the Ancient God, when the Hierarch succeeded the throne, he was at least at the peak of the eighteenth level of the Martial Sage Realm. Everyone congratulated the Hierarch for breaking through to the Martial Venerable Realm. No one congratulated the Hierarch for breaking through to the eighteenth level.
However, when these people looked at Chen Luoyang and felt his soul-stirring aura, they couldn't even think of looking down on him.
Moreover, even if they didn't mention Chen Luoyang's own strength, just looking at the Golden Parasol Tree was enough to make people feel helpless.
In the end, everyone could only think of an anomaly.
Chen Luoyang stood up under the tree, then turned around and pressed his palm on the trunk of the Parasol Tree.
As the light flickered, the Golden Parasol Tree suddenly shrank and turned into a ray of light, which was absorbed into Chen Luoyang's sleeve.
He looked at Su Wei and the others. "I'm going to Dongzhou for a walk. I'll be back later."
The high-level cultivators of the Ancient God, who had already received his instructions, immediately said in unison, "Farewell, Hierarch."
When the Hierarch went out, the First Seats of the four palaces did not move. Naturally, the elites of the four palaces accompanied him. The people of the Demonic God Palace, except for those who were in seclusion, also went with him.
The group immediately headed for the Dongzhou Dynasty.
As the Hierarch pulled out the Golden Parasol Tree, the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi that enveloped the Ancient God's headquarters also gradually dissipated.
However, the Ancient God didn't think too much about this.
Without the giant cultivators keeping watch, and without the protection of the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi, the Ancient God's headquarters was indeed slightly weak.
However, that was a problem that would only occur when a giant cultivator came to attack.
The Ancient God, as one of the sacred lands of the secular world, was not afraid of enemies other than the Martial Venerable Realm cultivators.
As for the giant cultivators, before they found a way to break the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi, they generally wouldn't come to the Ancient God's headquarters to make trouble.
Otherwise, their Hierarch would definitely take the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi to the enemy's lair.
After all, the giant cultivators who had no attachments in the secular world were still in the minority, and most of them were friends with their Hierarch …
The people of the Ancient God looked at each other.
Thinking of this, they felt that their Hierarch was extraordinary. Although he was still a Martial Saint, he couldn't be taken lightly.
The new Hierarch of the Ancient God, Chen Luoyang, swaggered out of the Ancient God's headquarters with the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi. He didn't plan to hide his whereabouts, so naturally, he attracted the attention of all parties in the secular world.
The Dongzhou Dynasty expelled the Green Bull Temple, and the Green Bull Temple found a temporary place to live in the land of the Ancient God. Chen Luoyang soon went to Dongzhou, which made people's imagination run wild.
In fact, most of the people of the Ancient God didn't know why their Hierarch went to Dongzhou.
However, they formally greeted Dongzhou, indicating that their Hierarch was visiting the Dongzhou Empress.
The Dongzhou Dynasty expressed their welcome, but their attitude was very cautious.
Chen Luoyang saw everything, and he could roughly guess the thoughts of all parties.
In his previous life, the big countries were afraid of planting mushrooms.
In this life, others were worried that he would go home to plant parasol trees.
Previously, there was the nuclear threat, and now there was the "tree threat."
Of course, if it wasn't necessary, he didn't plan to do this. After all, it meant that the giant cultivators of the other side would also take revenge on the headquarters of the Ancient God.
Moreover, he had just planted a parasol tree in his headquarters not long ago. The Golden Parasol Tree still needed some time to recuperate. Otherwise, it wouldn't be conducive to the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi, and the scale and speed would be reduced.
Now, he was taking the parasol tree for a stroll in the secular world. It couldn't be called a "tree threat," at best, it could be called "tree blackmail."
But this was something that only he knew in his heart, others couldn't figure out.
The only ones who could restrain this move were the man and phoenix in the Xian Tian Palace. But the good news was that as long as he didn't bring the seed to the Xian Tian Palace, the man and phoenix probably wouldn't care about what happened in the outside world.
But this was still a flaw, and he had to find a way to fix it …
Just as Chen Luoyang was pondering, the Ancient God's entourage arrived at the territory of the Dongzhou Dynasty after a long journey.
The Dongzhou Martial Artists who had received the notice earlier came to meet them.
"Greetings, Hierarch Chen."
It was an old acquaintance, the Dingyuan General of Eastern Zhou, Wei Chaoran.
But then again, this was the first time he met Chen Luoyang in person.
Previously in the Wilderness, Wei Chaoran also suffered a lot. Although he seemed unharmed, his breath was faintly weak.
"Clan Master Wei," Chen Luoyang nodded calmly.
When Wei Chaoran heard how Chen Luoyang addressed him, his gaze froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered and said, "His Majesty has received news of your visit and has invited you to Tianfeng City. I have been ordered to welcome you here and be your vanguard."
"Let's go," Chen Luoyang said calmly.
The two sides converged and moved towards the Dongzhou Dynasty's capital, Tianfeng City.
Wei Chaoran led the way as if nothing had happened, but he was secretly lamenting.
On one side, they knew that the other party had brought the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi with them, but they didn't seem to care and still welcomed guests in their own capital.
On the other side, they knew that the capital of the dynasty had the best geographical conditions in the world, and there were even the top figures among the magnates guarding it, but they still came to visit so casually.
Both sides were so careless …
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