Chu Zhiyuan left the Sect Leader’s Hall and returned to his small courtyard, sitting cross-legged on the couch.

The Golden Sword lay across his knees.

Heart and Spirit connected with the Golden Sword, he once again refined it, feeling its vigorous power.

Compared to before, the power of the Golden Sword had more than doubled.

This was merit, also due to the surge of Faith Power.

The secret technique was completed; the news that it could thoroughly eliminate the Undying Evil Venerable had evidently spread.

The surge of Faith Power was like a flood breaking its banks, unstoppable, with astonishing speed.

It rapidly surpassed merit.

Originally, merit increased consistently, with limited Faith Power increase.

Now it was reversed, with merit increase being limited and Faith Power surging at an incredible speed.

This meant that the power of the Golden Sword surges, increasing more than double in a short time, and within a few days, it is estimated to grow even more.

He looked up at the sky.

The Golden Sword—at some point, it might be comparable to the Heavenly Sword.

He quickly gathered his Heart and Spirit, focusing on pondering over the mysteries of the Ascension Technique.

The Ascension Technique was even more wonderful than imagined, with its marvelous effects against enemies.

Especially the enemies who descended here; they were precisely the targets restrained by the Ascension Technique.

Fighting against these Undying Evil Venerables, he gained every advantage.

First, it was fighting on home ground, while the power of the descending Undying Evil Venerables was limited.

After being defeated, their power was transformed into his own, then traced back to attack the original body of the Undying Evil Venerable.

Borrowing the original power of the Undying Evil Venerable to descend to You Meng Heaven, You Meng Heaven no longer considers his power as Abnormal Power, so no repulsion or elimination occurs—there is no loss.

The Undying Evil Venerable equates to the Venerable Perfect Realm.

The descending power of the Undying Evil Venerable, combined with his own Venerable Perfect Realm power, is a dimensional strike against the Undying Evil Venerable.

Besides, his Heavenly Yuan Technique had just been achieved, with vast spiritual powers, plus the help of three clones, how could he be less than the Undying Evil Venerable?

The spiritual power attack had no frills, with a shot being decisive, a killing blow.

When he killed the Undying Evil Venerable, it was truly as easy as slicing vegetables.

...

Zhu Lingyun sat cross-legged on a green stone at the peak of a mountain.

Three men sat opposite him, all middle-aged and of remarkable appearance.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, casting its cold moonlight, enveloping the four.

Their expressions were solemn, with a tense atmosphere.

The night breeze blew slowly, fluttering their clothes.

They still didn’t speak, only looking up at the moonlight, staring at the moon, as if gazing deeper into You Meng Heaven.

The atmosphere became increasingly tense.

After a long time, the man in the lead, with a handsome appearance and a jade-like face, said in a deep voice, "Brother Zhu, we need to alter our plan."

Zhu Lingyun looked at him, "Brother Su, didn’t we already find out his whereabouts? Just nearing the final step, why change?"

The middle-aged man before him was Su Qi.

They descended, using the Body Seizing Technique, seized an Evil Demon from Biyuan Heaven through a secret technique.

He speculated that Su Qi’s power had only descended by about half.

The other two were estimated to be similar, finding it hard to descend more power.

"That guy suddenly completed a secret technique," Su Qi said solemnly.

"What secret technique?"

"It should be the Ascension Technique," Su Qi said solemnly, "the Heaven-Reaching Sect’s Ascension Technique."

Zhu Lingyun frowned, "Heaven-Reaching Sect? Never heard of it."

Su Qi replied, "Those who know the Heaven-Reaching Sect in the world are very few."

Zhu Lingyun asked, "How do you know this, Brother Su?"

Su Qi’s face was somber, he replied coldly, "I had a senior brother who fell at the hands of a Heaven-Reaching Sect disciple."

"Revenge?" Zhu Lingyun asked.

"Revenge?" Su Qi slowly shook his head, "I’ve never thought about revenge."

Zhu Lingyun said, "Brother Su, your cultivation is already at Perfection, yet you can’t avenge?"

Su Qi said, "The whereabouts of the Heaven-Reaching Sect’s disciples can’t be found, and it’s best not to encounter them."

"Why?" Zhu Lingyun asked.

Su Qi looked at the other two.

They all looked curiously at him.

Su Qi sighed, "The secret technique of the Heaven-Reaching Sect’s disciples is the Ascension Technique, similar to our Descent Technique, but far stronger than the Descent Technique, even countering it."

Zhu Lingyun asked, "What is different between the Ascension Technique and Descent Technique?"

"Our Descent Technique is said to be derived from the Ascension Technique, but the power compared to the Ascension Technique is worlds apart."

"What mysteries lie in the Ascension Technique?"

"The most important aspect of the Ascension Technique is that it can descend the entire power," Su Qi shook his head and said.

Zhu Lingyun frowned and said, "Then why have I never heard of the Heaven-Reaching Sect?"

"They never disclose their name and almost never appear with their true identity," Su Qi said coldly, "extremely insidious, they are our natural enemies!"

Zhu Lingyun showed confusion, "Isn’t our Descent Technique derived from the Ascension Technique? Isn’t there a source connection?"

"This source is a source of hatred," Su Qi said with a grunt, "Using the Descent Technique, if seen by them, they will certainly use the Ascension Technique to kill us."

Zhu Lingyun asked, "Is there no Heaven-Reaching Sect disciple here?"

"I can be sure there originally wasn’t," Su Qi said, "Now there is, as Chu Zhiyuan completed the Ascension Technique, equivalent to a Heaven-Reaching Sect disciple!"

"Then what should we do?" Zhu Lingyun asked.

"Retreat!" Su Qi said resentfully, "No need to confront him head-on, abandon this Biyuan Heaven!"

Zhu Lingyun was startled.

The other two frowned.

One thin middle-aged man said, "Brother Su, isn’t it unnecessary to be so afraid of him?"

"Brother Su, are you frightened out of your wits?" The round-faced middle-aged man laughed and said, "Let’s observe for a while, carefully examine his details, then decide what to do, it’s not too late."

"Exactly." Zhu Lingyun said, "Running away without a fight is truly unwillingness."

"If we truly face him, there will be no survival!" Su Qi said gruffly, "You all, ignorant of the vastness of heaven and earth, truly believe the world is yours to traipse through?"

The thin middle-aged man said, "Brother Su, is the Ascension Technique of the Heaven-Reaching Sect really so terrifying?"

Su Qi said, "More frightening than you think, encountering means almost no chance of winning."

He shook his head, "My senior brother was a prodigy, much stronger than I am now, but when he met a disciple of the Heaven-Reaching Sect, he still died."

"That Heaven-Reaching Sect disciple was formidable, but Chu Zhiyuan might not be as formidable," the round-faced middle-aged man said, "After all, he’s just completed the Ascension Technique, and perhaps it’s hard to say if he’s truly mastered it."

"You all..." Su Qi looked at them helplessly, "By then, it will be too late for regret!"

"We’ll listen to you, Brother Su, and keep a safe distance," the thin middle-aged man said, "Not approach the Imperial City, hide away, and gather information, surely this is acceptable?"

"...It should be okay." Su Qi thought for a moment, nodded.

Doing this, if they still fall in Chu Zhiyuan’s hands, then it must truly be a misfortune.

Zhu Lingyun was indifferent, "Brother Su, tell me about the Heaven-Reaching Sect."

Su Qi said, "I don’t know much either, the information was what my senior brother gathered; meeting a Heaven-Reaching Sect disciple, the best choice is to run, run as far away as possible."

"Where exactly is this Heaven-Reaching Sect?"

Su Qi shook his head, "My senior brother couldn’t find it; it’s really difficult to track; what’s the point of knowing? Planning revenge? That’s courting death!"

"How many disciples does this Heaven-Reaching Sect have?" Zhu Lingyun asked, "It’s surely not just one disciple?"

Su Qi said, "Impossible to be just one, but it’s also unlikely there are too many."

Zhu Lingyun said, "This Ascension Technique isn’t that easy to master, right? Otherwise, someone from Biyuan Heaven would’ve already mastered it, and it wouldn’t be left to Chu Zhiyuan."

Su Qi said, "Very difficult, otherwise there wouldn’t be our Descent Technique either."

The round-faced middle-aged man asked, "Then this Heaven-Reaching Sect must have very few disciples, maybe just a handful."

"Surely not many," Su Qi said, "But exactly how many is hard to say, and it doesn’t concern us; one is already unstoppable."

Zhu Lingyun asked, "Chu Zhiyuan mastering the Ascension Technique, will the Heaven-Reaching Sect be aware of it?"

Su Qi nodded, "The skills of the Heaven-Reaching Sect are mighty, and they appear unpredictably."

Zhu Lingyun said, "Will Chu Zhiyuan privately mastering the Ascension Technique be killed by the Heaven-Reaching Sect?"

Su Qi’s eyes suddenly lit up.

"Indeed!" The round-faced middle-aged man slapped his knee, "Using the tactic of using another’s knife!"

Su Qi’s eyes shone brilliantly, his face was uncertain.

Zhu Lingyun smiled and said, "So we need not hurry to leave, first watch Chu Zhiyuan’s outcome, see if he can withstand the Heaven-Reaching Sect!"

"Right, right." The round-faced middle-aged man chuckled, "Watch them mutually destroy each other; it’s best if all of them perish!"

The thin middle-aged man said slowly, "Brother Su, is there such a possibility?"

"...There is." Su Qi nodded slowly, "It’s very possible!"

"Heh, there’s uproar to watch!" The round-faced middle-aged man laughed, "Just hope the Heaven-Reaching Sect comes quickly!"