Eternal Emperor's Path to Ascension-Chapter 270: Preparing For Breakthrough

"Alright, I will not let down the expectations of senior Sword Venerable."

Tian Yongheng said this without any ripples in his heart.

Anyways, he would have offended the forces behind the Demon God sooner or later, it's better to ally himself with a powerful faction such as Kunlun.

In less than 700 years, he had reached the top of the Mortal World. Give him another few thousand years and see if those powers dare to take action against him.

What Tian Yongheng lacks the most at the moment is time. As long as Kunlun could cover up for him for some time, even if it was as much as a thousand years, he could stand firmly on his own and hide away with the entire Dao Field in a corner of the Upper Realm.

He was sure that he could at least surpass the Vagrant Immortal Realm at that time and no longer be considered the bottom of the Upper Realm when traveling there, perhaps even reaching the realm after that was possible.

However, the Upper Realm was, after all, extremely dangerous. He would only go there as a last resort. If he could improve his cultivation in the Lower Realm within the Dao Field without needing to ascend, he would definitely do that.

It's just that he didn't know if the Dao Field's function of hiding heavenly secrets and preventing Lightning Tribulations would work to that extent. If it did, then there was no need to ascend since the Lower Realm would be the safest place for him at that time.

What gave him enough confidence was the fact that Immortal Gods could not directly descend to the Lower Realm, or at least not without exhausting great resources or causing a commotion.

By the time the enemy forces would realize that he was a true threat, he would have already grown far beyond their comprehension.

This was the initial plan he derived in a matter of moments in his heart, his mind still completely empty.

There would definitely be deviations from the original plan, but that was not something to be worried about for the time being.

Now, he only had one urge; break through to the Immortal Ascension Realm as quickly as possible, enhance his strength, and slay the Demon God!

Just a few thousand years, and he'll truly stand at the pinnacle of the Upper Realm!

Then he'll see who dares to be offended by any of his actions or words!

Come on, main body, I'm counting in you!

...

Meanwhile, at the same time above the Pristine Waters a distance from the Isle of Heavenly Demons.

Rays of light crisscrossed as the pressure of Void Refinement Realm spread out in the surrounding thousand miles, causing space to crack and void to vibrate in the air, twisting the natural elements and the worldly laws.

Flying ships used both their attack and defense mechanism simultaneously as divine arts were being displayed left and right in this battlefield, and yet, it was still far from the true battlefield located right above the Isle of Heavenly Demons now.

*Swoosh!*

An elegant sword slashed down gracefully from afar, instantly splitting a Demon in the early stages of Golden Core Realm who had just attained spirituality in half.

Holding the sword was the graceful figure of a woman, her cyan, ethereal robes fluttering in the spiritual winds as she flicked her sword, instantly annihilating all the remnants of the Golden Core Demon.

This woman was actually an old acquaintance, or rather, someone who had a not so pleasant relationship with Tian Yongheng in the past, Qin Ninguang.

Right now, Tian Chen was in the main battlefield, where the weakest experts were in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. She, as only a little Golden Core cultivator, had no right to even get close to such a battlefield even if she was related to one of the great geniuses.

Thus, she was in other smaller battlefields killing low level Demons and demonic cultivators in the early stages of Golden Core Realm or below.

At this moment, just as she was about to head to other places to find more people from the demonic forces, her breath suddenly hitched as she looked up.

*Boom!*

A powerful force swept across hundreds of miles as a beam of light fell from the sky, piercing through a bird Demon in the later stages of Void Refinement Realm in the air, instantly turning its entire body into ashes.

Seeing this scene, an astonished yet fearsome look appeared in the depths of Qin Ninguang's eyes as she took in a deep breath.

This power... Is it a peak Void Refinement Realm expert from my human race?

As the dazzling light cleared up, the figure of the person who slayed the Demon finally appeared in Qin Ninguang's eyes.

It was a young man wearing a black brocade robe with golden linings, his expression sharp and eyes cold. He held a bow radiating with a profound aura and bending the natural laws around it.

Seeing him, Qin Ninguang's pupils trembled slightly as a name suddenly came to her mind.

The Great General of the Demon Subjugation Heavenly Alliance, Supreme Archer Lu Qingfeng!

A personal disciple of the Eternal Lord and a Void Refinement Realm genius, it's rumored that he's not even a thousand years old yet!

And it seems like... he's going to reach the Nascent Soul Realm very soon?

What monstrous talent!

Forget her, this talent was definitely at least on par with those supreme geniuses of the younger generation!

She couldn't help but stare at the dazzling figure for a few moments. There was no comparison between them at all.

At that moment, Lu Qingfeng just glanced her way for an instance before disappearing into thin air.

Sweat dripped from Qin Ninguang's forehead as she recalled the overwhelming pressure she felt from that mighty figure, a heart palpitating aura of not supreme might but supreme talent that overshadowed her in all aspects.

Even with brother Tian Chen by my side, I really am not worthy to stand before such monsters...

And this Lu Qingfeng isn't even the eldest disciple of Eternal Peak. Just how monstrous would their eldest senior disciple be?

Probably a Nascent Soul genius under a thousand years old...

And just what kind of force is Eternal Peak, to be able to produce such monsters? I'm afraid they might be one of the strongest even among the major factions.

The Eternal Lord... I've always felt like I've heard of him somewhere before, but I can't pinpoint exactly where..

Qin Ninguang's thoughts flickered back to hundreds of years ago, a serene courtyard and a unnecessarily handsome face appeared in the depths of her mind.

However, as soon as these memories resurfaced, she immediately shook her head to clear her mind, murmering to herself, "Yeah, he should have already reincarnated more than once by now... It has been over 600 years, after all."

You can't blame me, I was only thinking about my future. You were destined to be a mortal, and I had the potential to ascend to immortality.

No point in dwelling on these things anymore, I need to let go of these mortal thoughts. By the time brother Tian Chen ascends to the Upper Realm, I will also try to reach the Tribulation Transcendence Realm and ascend together with him.

After the war ends, I will enter a hundred year seclusion to not fall behind him too much.

A wry smile appeared on her face as she turned away, turning into a streak of light and disappearing into the distance.

...

Central Continent, Heavenly Region.

Kunlun Divine Mountain.

It had been a few days since Tian Yongheng left, and Kunlun was already planning on sending more Human Immortals to participate in the war.

In fact, it had already been decided that every Human Immortal except the Saint Lord were to contemporarily relegate their duties to someone else and leave for the war. The Human Race was in dire need of high end combat power, and while other major factions may hesitate, Kunlun as the leader of the Human Race couldn't afford do so.

Specially since there was still the Sword Venerable guarding Kunlun. Sword Venerable's existence wasn't hidden from the Human Immortals of Kunlun, and they fully trusted in him.

At this moment, Tian Yun floated high above the clouds, looking down at the entire Heavenly Region, taking in every movement within hundreds of thousands of miles as his thoughts swirled into a myriad branches.

"Demon Extermination alone is not enough. You are far stronger than him and all the Perfect Human Immortals in the world. Tian Yongheng might be able to surpass you in strength once he reaches the Immortal Ascension Realm, he's the most monstrous genius I've ever seen or heard about, but he needs some time until he can comprehend the prototype of my Sword Intent and advance further in it, making it his own. Go and suppress the demonic forces until then, it's been a while since the world witnessed the true might of a generation of Kunlun's Saint Lords."

These were the words his master uttered before sending him out.

It's been a while, indeed.

As soon as he thought of this, the space around him crackled as a 4 feet long flying sword emerged from the rippling void, hovering beneath him.

This was a Rank-10 Dharma Artifact and his signature weapon, the Nine Extremities Sword.

It was also known as the fastest Dharma Artifact in the entire Mortal World.

As soon as he stepped on the Nine Extremities Sword, the heavenly rules around him warped with his figure disappearing into a blur.