Chapter 886, The Great Battle Descends

Translator: Silavin

 

The territory of Brilliant Sky Sacred Land was extremely vast.

 

At the boundary between the Sacred Land’s Inner Sect and Outer Sects, there was a front hall specifically used to receive visiting guests from various Major Forces.

 

Generally speaking, Brilliant Sky Sacred Land’s Disciples rarely came to this place. However, today, not only this front hall, but also on the platform three hundred metres in radius and the surrounding mountain peaks near and far, countless figures stood solemnly.

 

Those figures, at a rough glance, numbered at least ten thousand, and moreover, each person emanated powerful aura fluctuations.

 

These were all Disciples of Brilliant Sky Sacred Land!

 

In the plaza before the front hall, thousands upon thousands of Brilliant Sky Sacred Land Disciples stood within, not uttering a word, the atmosphere extremely oppressive.

 

At their centre was a massive stone platform, and at this moment, on the side of this platform, the upper echelon of Sky Cliff Pavilion sat upon a high platform.

 

Their gazes all carried a peculiar smile as they looked at a figure on the central stone platform.

 

That person had a tall build, surging aura emanating from his body, faintly spreading out a soul-captivating wave.

 

Beside this tall figure stood another person.

 

It was a Hall Master from Radiance Sacred Land.

 

At this moment, he was smiling obsequiously before this tall figure, occasionally pointing here and there throughout Brilliant Sky Sacred Land.

 

For someone who could make a Hall Master of Radiance Sacred Land fawn over him so, clearly this person was the Envoy from Sacred Martial City!

 

Although, judging from his aura, this Envoy from Sacred Martial City appeared somewhat weaker than Sky Cliff Pavilion Master or Brilliant Sky Sacred Master, he was still not comparable to the Radiance Sacred Land Hall Master beside him.

 

This kind of expert between the Peak Stage Martial Ancestor Realm and Saint Realm was called a Half-Saint!

 

That tall figure sat there quietly, his expression showing no fluctuation whatsoever.

 

Clearly, he had witnessed such scenes before.

 

The matter of replacing a Sacred Land’s title, while not common, still occurred from time to time.

 

Sacred Martial City permitted such challenges.

 

This was a rule established by Sacred Martial City, and simultaneously, a rule of this world.

 

It was, ‘survival of the fittest’!

 

The strong reign supreme!

 

If competition wasn’t intense and cruel, if everyone became complacent, then the Human Race’s extinction would not be far off.

 

The Brilliant Sky Sacred Master appeared in the front hall. Upon seeing this Envoy, regardless of his willingness, he still approached that Sacred Martial City Envoy.

 

“Greetings, Envoy!” Yu Qianqiu cupped his hands towards that tall figure.

 

Although this Sacred Martial City Envoy’s cultivation was lower than his, his status was no less than his own.

 

However, when he saw the Radiance Sacred Land Hall Master beside the Envoy, his brows furrowed slightly, though he said nothing.

 

“Greetings, Envoy!” Sky Cliff Pavilion Master, Ling Fei’s figure moved, also arriving at this high platform.

 

And at this moment, this high platform immediately attracted everyone’s attention.

 

Yu Qianqiu and Ling Fei merely stood there, yet they appeared so different from everyone else.

 

Upon their bodies rippled visible halos like lake water, layer upon layer, as if two deities stood there.

 

This was the difference between Saints and Mortals!

 

Moreover, in terms of lifespan, Saints and Mortals had enormous differences.

 

One must know that even Peak Stage Martial Ancestors could at most live eight hundred years. Even with numerous life-extending spirit medicines to assist, they absolutely could not live past a thousand years.

 

A thousand years. That was the insurmountable celestial abyss between Saints and Mortals!

 

Entering the Saint Realm, however, extended one’s lifespan to three thousand years!

 

This was also why everyone yearned for the Saint Realm.

 

If one could live, who would wish to die!?

 

No matter how glorious and brilliant one’s life, after death, one became nothing but a cup of yellow earth. Only in living was there eternity.

 

However, did true eternity really exist in this world?

 

No one knew. It seemed that in this world, only the ‘Heaven’ above and the ‘Earth’ below could be eternal.

 

Therefore, everyone pursued the Principles of Heaven and Earth.

 

Heaven and Earth had a myriad of Principles. As long as one could comprehend a single one, one could transcend mortality and become a Saint!

 

This was also why refining an Open Saint Heart could lead to one becoming a Saint.

 

The energy within an Open Saint Heart was, in fact, the power of Principles. As long as one obtained the Power of Principles, one could become a Saint.

 

The danger lay in the fact that if one could not withstand that Power of Principles, then there was only the road of death!

 

Moreover, the deeper one’s comprehension of Principles, the longer one could live. It was said that at the ultimate extreme, one could live as long as Heaven and Earth, achieving true eternal Immortality.

 

At this moment, the halos rippling from Brilliant Sky Sacred Master Yu Qianqiu and Sky Cliff Pavilion Master Ling Fei were actually fluctuations of the Principles they mastered.

 

“Amongst the Twelve Sacred Lands, the capable occupy them. Now, Sky Cliff Pavilion challenges Brilliant Sky. We beseech the Envoy to bear witness to this!” Ling Fei respectfully proclaimed to that Sacred Martial City Envoy in a loud voice that transmitted outwards, even audible to people dozens of kilometres outside Brilliant Sky Sacred Land.

 

“Permitted!” The Sacred Martial City Envoy finally spoke, uttering just a single word, yet it proclaimed that Brilliant Sky Sacred Land could not and must not refuse Sky Cliff Pavilion’s challenge.

 

The challenge rules were simple: three great battles.

 

First, Saint Realm versus Saint Realm.

 

While this seemed simple, it actually excluded most forces from qualifying to challenge Sacred Lands.

 

Like Formless Gate, which had always been neck and neck with Sky Cliff Pavilion, yet lacked the qualification to challenge Sacred Lands. The reason was that Formless Gate had no Saints!

 

Second, Martial Ancestor Realm versus Martial Ancestor Realm.

 

This, naturally, compared the highest martial power below the Saint Realm between the two Forces.

 

Third, Martial Emperor Realm versus Martial Emperor Realm.

 

This was a comparison of the younger generation between the two Forces, comparing their futures.

 

“Brother Yu reached the Saint Realm before me. Ling Fei acknowledges his inferiority. This match goes to Brilliant Sky!”

 

Just as Brilliant Sky Sacred Master Yu Qianqiu prepared to display his might and engage Ling Fei in a massive battle, Ling Fei spoke with a smile.

 

He conceded!

 

Immediately, waves of clamour arose from the surroundings.

 

Within Brilliant Sky Sacred Land, the Disciples naturally erupted in cheers.

 

However, the group from Sky Cliff Pavilion remained calm, as if they had known all along.

 

Ling Fei’s concession was undoubtedly the wisest choice.

 

Yu Qianqiu had reached Saint Realm hundreds of years ago, while he had only achieved it a few years prior. Naturally, he could not possibly match Yu Qianqiu.

 

His concession, though a loss, was the most dignified loss possible.

 

“For the second battle, our side sends forth Pu Gao!”

 

Ling Fei showed no discouragement from losing the first match. On the contrary, his smile was thick as he spoke to Yu Qianqiu.

 

“Pu Gao!?” Yu Qianqiu’s expression, which had shown no fluctuation previously, finally changed slightly at this moment.

 

Because this Pu Gao was none other than the Sect Master of Formless Gate!

 

Formless Gate was this region’s number one Force below the Sacred Lands. Its ability to maintain such status was naturally Pu Gao’s achievement, which also reflected Pu Gao’s strength from another angle.

 

Moreover, in this region, Pu Gao held another title, which was ‘First Beneath The Saint Realm’!