Asura Mad Emperor

Chapter 206 Retreat Midway

The Will of Heaven, the Will of Heaven, Heaven possesses its own will.

This Pill Tribulation embodies a thread of the Heavenly Will, the majesty of Heaven itself.

Qinchuan, who once roamed the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, was known to be invincible and could even disregard the rules of the realms to move freely between them.

His will was such that not even the Will of Heaven could defy it!

In this mere Pill Tribulation containing a strand of the Heavenly Will, how could it possibly go against Qinchuan's will?

Although his cultivation level is no longer at its peak, the dignity emanating from his Emperor Soul and the unique aura of the Asura Emperor easily intimidated the sliver of the Heavenly Will hidden within the Pill Tribulation!

Especially since his return from gathering spiritual medicines, he had secluded himself to fully condense and awaken the Asura Divine Body and, with the help of the Jin Ling Fruit, further nurtured his Primordial Spirit and fully awakened the first strand of his Emperor Soul.

To dispel this minor Pill Tribulation was truly nothing at all.

In the past, he left too many traces and brands in this world.

"That will do, all of you may withdraw."

As if by command, dispersing the Pill Tribulation, Qinchuan's voice was calm as he casually waved his hand, issuing a dismissal to people like Wu Wenxuan, Wu Tian, and others.

It was as if the event that had just transpired was no more than a trivial matter.

Qinchuan's dismissal awakened the stunned Wu Wenxuan, Wu Tian, and the elders from Congyun Sect.

Through this series of events, Qinchuan's image in the eyes of everyone from Congyun Sect had grown immense, and they nearly came to revere him as a deity.

Even though people like Wu Tian still had a myriad of questions and doubts, wanting to ask Qinchuan, hearing his order to leave, they all had to suppress their curiosity, restraining themselves from lingering or imposing any further on Qinchuan.

In front of Qinchuan, Wu Tian had completely lost any semblance of being the sect leader.

The elders too lost any pretense of their elder status.

In light of the former Supreme Elder's actions to protect Qinchuan resolutely, they no longer harbored any resistance but instead felt that the Supreme Elder had the wisdom to recognize a gemstone, possessing foresight.

The crowd dispersed one after another.

Qinchuan stood alone at the edge of the cliff on the main peak of Heaven-Piercing Peak, hands clasped behind his back, gazing into the distance.

Ahead, the sea of clouds churned, and the biting cold wind high up agitated Qinchuan's robe, lifting his flowing long hair.

"It's time to begin awakening the Innate Bone..."

Qinchuan looked toward the horizon where the sea of clouds met the sky and muttered softly to himself.

He came to the Congyun Sect primarily to retrieve the main ingredients left behind to awaken the Innate Pupils and refine the Awakening Pill for that purpose.

He also came to visit his old followers and to assist Qin Xiaoyu in awakening the Myriad Laws Treasure Body.

Now, having successfully awakened his Innate Pupils and after receiving a transmitted thought left by Wu Yong, Qin Xiaoyu was also in Congyun Sect's Holy Pond, in the process of awakening the Myriad Laws Treasure Body.

Furthermore, he had assisted the Congyun Sect in resolving the immediate troubles, crushing the Taixuan Sect, Li Mountain Sword Sect, Taiyan Sword Sect, Red Daen Gate, and the Five Elements Sect among other major sects.

With this matter concluded, it was time for him to start preparing to awaken his Innate Bone.

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In the following days, Qinchuan held another lecture on the Dao.

This lecture lasted a full seven days.

During these seven days, countless members of the Congyun Sect benefited from his teachings. Any doubts on the martial path were dispelled under Qinchuan's explanations, vanishing like smoke in the air.

Moreover, Qinchuan's understanding of martial arts was profoundly deep, making the act of imparting wisdom a familiar path for him.

His lecture, as if imbued with magic power, could easily penetrate into people's hearts, revealing their most fundamental questions. Within a few words, he vividly resolved their doubts, leaving them unable to pull themselves away.

In just seven days of lecturing, many in the Congyun Sect broke through the shackles of their realms, shattered the locks in their hearts, and made rapid progress in their martial arts.

This left Ye Xuanji, the founding patriarch of the Taixuan Sect, thoroughly shocked, and his attitude towards Qinchuan underwent repeated changes.

Ye Xuanji had initially agreed to submit and follow Qinchuan mainly because he speculated that Qinchuan's identity was extraordinary, perhaps a descendant of that legendary terrifying force.

Coupled with the fact that the Taixuan Sect had attacked the Congyun Sect, suffered the repercussions of karma, and the backlash of destiny's qi, and that Qinchuan had promised to teach him the Heavenly Secrets Divine Calculation, Ye Xuanji had decided to put aside his dignity as a Saint Realm cultivator and submit to following Qinchuan.

But now, having listened to Qinchuan's lecture, Ye Xuanji truly felt the terror of the man before him, marveling at Qinchuan's profound understanding of martial arts. With just a few words, he was able to guide even a Saint Realm powerhouse like himself!

Such means and abilities utterly subjugated Ye Xuanji.

Recalling the day when Qinchuan, with his words alone, repelled the Seventh Rank Heaven's Retribution Pill calamity, Ye Xuanji felt an even deeper respect and awe towards him.

During the days Qinchuan lectured to the people of the Congyun Sect, the news of the Taixuan Sect, Li Mountain Sword Sect, Taiyan Sword Sect, Red Daen Gate, and the Five Elements Sect of Shanhe County attacking the Congyun Sect and suffering a crushing defeat spread rapidly like a plague.

The major sects from Dongling County, such as the Sunset Sect, Long River Sect, Qiyuan Sect, Haotian Sect, Feather Transformation Sect, and others on their way were shocked and broke out in cold sweats when they learned of these events. They immediately stopped their journeys and sent out scouts to gather intelligence.

Upon confirming that the combined forces of the sects like the Taixuan Sect had indeed been defeated in their attack on the Congyun Sect just a few days earlier and that their complete annihilation was not a rumor, they all promptly turned back to return to Dongling County.

"How terrifying! The five great sects of Shanhe County such as the Taixuan Sect, Li Mountain Sword Sect, Taiyan Sword Sect, Red Daen Gate, and the Five Elements Sect all pressed together against the Congyun Sect only to be annihilated completely. The Congyun Sect truly deserves its reputation as the former home of the Imperial Dao, it still possesses such a foundation despite its decline!"

"The Congyun Sect is too cunning. They hid their capability so deeply; it's clear they still had such a foundation, yet previously they made no sign. Perhaps they were waiting for all the different forces to attack them, only to wipe us all out in one fell swoop. Terrifying, truly terrifying..."

"Fortunately, we were far from the Congyun Sect and did not manage to join the Taixuan Sect and others in their attack that day, or we too would have likely met with such a catastrophe!"

"..."

Once they had confirmed that the news was real, the sects from Dongling County that had mustered their forces to attack the Congyun Sect were all taken aback by a chilling realization and privately cursed the Congyun Sect for being too secretive, despite clearly possessing such a foundation.

With the lesson learned from the fate of the five great sects of Shanhe County, the forces from Dongling County that had just gotten halfway there had no hesitation to turn back immediately.

They had set off in great numbers, only to return halfway, defeated in spirit.

And following these events, the perspective and attitude of the various forces towards the Congyun Sect were destined to undergo a transformation.

However, the sects that returned to Dongling County were still amazed, wondering what kind of foundation the Congyun Sect still had hidden, to be able to sweep away the invading five great sects in one fell swoop.