Young Noble Be Monster Slaying

Chapter 298: The Entire World Will Remember My Name

Taowu left this world peacefully.

The celestial beast Baize of the Mount Shu Sect has existed for many years, possessing power equivalent to that of an eighth-realm cultivator. Due to its long accumulation of power over time, it was often considered stronger than the current sect leader.

In the years when talented cultivators rarely emerged, there might not even be an eighth-realm cultivator in an immortal sect. In times like this, the guardian celestial beast with its long-lifespan would become very crucial as they would then take on the role of being the guardian of the sect. The guardian celestial beast existed precisely for this reason.

Since the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda went missing, the Baize has not appeared again before the eyes of humans. There has been much speculation in the world of immortality cultivators, but there has never been a definitive conclusion.

During the chaos at Mount Shu, even when reinforcements arrived, Baize did not appear.

This led to many cultivators from various immortal sects believing the speculation that Baize had indeed disappeared along with the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda.

However, now that Baize had reappeared in such a strange dormant state, everyone realized that the speculation was incorrect.

However, because their cultivation levels were not high enough, they could not understand why Baize was in such a state. In fact, they weren't even familiar with the kind of state Baize was in.

When the old monk on the Dharma Lotus Platform saw this, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

"No wonder the celestial beast Baize hasn't appeared for many years," he murmured with a hint of surprise. "It turns out it was achieving the Perfection of the Great Dao, preparing to break through to the ninth realm. The Mount Shu Sect has been showing weakness for years, but if Baize succeeds, it will once again become the leader of the righteous path in the human world!"

The old monk's words were still somewhat conservative. Every appearance of a ninth-realm existence had always brought about a reshuffling of the world's order!

After all, a ninth-realm existence would be the sole ruler of the world. Aside from the demon god, no other ninth-realm beings recorded in history had ever been overthrown by those of lower cultivation levels.

This precisely showcased the immense power of the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda.

Only those at the eighth realm could discern Baize's dormant state. They would know that it was not asleep but present in a small, perfected world within itself. Baize had reached enlightenment in the profound and all-embracing Great Dao, existing in another world ever since.

This could also be defined as Major Perfection of the Eighth Realm.

When given the opportunity, it would ascend along with its small world, becoming a profound existence at the ninth realm.

Its state of enlightenment was not the only factor; the death of the previous ninth realm was also crucial in providing this opportunity. Only through the death of a ninth realm could another ninth realm be born.

However, this did not mean that Baize would immediately take the place of the ninth realm upon the death of the ninth-realm demon god. After all, it was not the only eighth-realm being on the verge of achieving Major Perfection.

In some hidden corners of the world, there might be another being on the brink of ascension, lying in dormancy and waiting for the moment of opportunity.

If the demon god dies, these beings on the brink of ascension would then engage in the fiercest competition.

By then, it would be a true battle of the top-tiers, with only the victor reaching the summit while the losers would see all their efforts go to waste.

However, having one on the brink of ascension in the Mount Shu Sect meant that the sect had gotten a golden ticket. It all made sense now. No wonder the celestial beast Baize had never appeared despite any crisis over the past few hundred years.

This was a bet on the future!

This was precisely why Lu Chengchou made Baize his first target. If he could awaken it from its brink-of-ascension state, it would not be able to return to that state easily.

In comparison, humans might have an advantage. Although their lifespans were much shorter, they achieved enlightenment at a quicker rate, making it easier for them to re-enter the state of being on the brink of ascension. However, for beasts, achieving the state of enlightenment was far more difficult. It could take a hundred or even up to a thousand years for them to re-enter this state.

However, considering the long lifespan of celestial beasts, they might be given more than one opportunity to fight for the position of the next ninth-realm existence upon the death of the current ninth-realm existence. In this case, humans' quicker rate of achieving enlightenment could be understood as the universe's way of maintaining balance.

For this reason, if Baize's brink-of-ascension state were successfully disturbed, Mount Shu would likely miss the upcoming great opportunity completely.

This would have more serious consequences than heavily injuring Venerable Wen Yuan.

His intention was purely malicious.

As Taowu was about to crash into the giant egg containing Baize, threatening to destroy the culmination of hundreds of years of painstaking effort, a swordlight appeared.

...

When Chu Liang unleashed that awe-inspiring sword qi with the dual sword combination, his gaze was exceptionally calm.

The grander the occasion, the calmer he became. Ignoring the countless astonished gazes, he simply needed to do what he had done once before.

When he tried dual sword combination last time, he failed. But this time, he would definitely succeed.

As for the massive amount of foundational qi infused within the dual sword combination, that was not his concern.

There was an immortal art called Longevity of Heaven and Earth.

Its function was to connect the caster with the recipient, allowing the caster's foundational qi, blood-stained aura, lifespan, and all their power to be unreservedly transferred to the recipient.

At certain times, this immortal art was useless, but at other times, its execution seemed almost god-like. For instance, now.

Although the Whale-Riding Immortal's location was unknown, an intangible and ethereal channel had already formed between him and Chu Liang. The Whale-Riding Immortal's true essence flowed like a mighty river, surging through Chu Liang's body and quickly infusing into the brilliant execution of the dual sword combination.

Boom—

Chu Liang could even hear the roaring sound in his meridians!

This feeling was both incredibly surreal and immensely exhilarating!

How many people in the vast world of immortal cultivators could ever have such an opportunity in their lifetime? To wield the legendary sword ranked seventeenth in the world and freely exhaust the power of a cultivator at the Heavenly Origin Realm.

And to slay the ancient, vicious beast that came into being through the Great Dao!

Swish—

Taowu's eyes widened with fury; one eye blazed with anger while the other bled profusely.

This creature was born ferocious and unmatched. Even when facing death, it showed no fear or retreat, but instead opened its bloody mouth wider! If this sword strike could not kill it, it would swallow both Chu Liang and Baize whole!

Then, the swordlight of the Violet and Azure Twin Swords fiercely shot into its mouth, penetrating from the mouth to the back of its head! The swordlight then slashed downwards, slicing through half of its chest!

This was the power of a legendary sword!

Without a legendary artifact, even Eminent Ones at the eighth realm would find it difficult to kill this vicious beast so cleanly and swiftly.

"Rawwwwrrr..."

This vicious beast, with its overwhelming aura, emitted intense fighting spirit until its death, as if it wanted to devour even death itself. Then, it fell heavily below the sea of clouds.

It was like a small meteorite crashing down, causing the ground to shake and the mountains to sway instantly!

Rumble rumble boom!

In the next moment, a massive mushroom-shaped cloud of dust erupted from beneath the sea of clouds, rising high into the sky with a thunderous roar.

A colossal golden apparition emerged with the dust, merging into Chu Liang's body. Finally, a joyful expression spread across his face.

Well, this is nice.

It had been a while since the White Pagoda had opened for business, and Chu Liang never expected the first one in so long to be such a significant kill. Although the rewards presented by the White Pagoda were not entirely determined by the imprinted being's cultivation level, there was certainly a slight correlation.

An imprint of Taowu's level was something he might never have been able to kill on his own, so he couldn't help but wonder what incredible reward he might uncover.

Everyone on the mountain peak and foothills, in the sky and on the ground, watched in awe as Chu Liang appeared out of nowhere and killed Taowu with a single sword strike.

Everyone was left dumbfounded.

Those unfamiliar with him might have guessed he was a hidden expert from Mount Shu. However, most of those present had just watched the finals of the Mount Shu Summit and knew that Chu Liang was merely a novice disciple.

Even if he had some talent, it shouldn't be to this extent...

Even if he was recognized as the master by both the Violet and Azure Twin Swords, wait... how did one person become the master of both swords? Right! How did he manage to execute the dual sword combination alone?

Amidst all the overwhelming shocks, this puzzling detail was just a minor surprise.

A bigger question was, even with the dual sword combination, how could a fourth-realm disciple possess the foundational qi needed to kill Taowu in one strike?

Anyone knew that if the foundational qi of a fourth-realm disciple was akin to a bucket of water, the qi needed to unleash this strike was like an ocean!

The difference was as vast as heaven and earth!

How did he do it?

While everyone was still in shock and bewildered, Chu Liang moved once more.

The dual swords that had just combined remained united. Chu Liang raised the brilliant swordlight high, pointing it toward the sky.

"No way? He still wants to join the battle above?"

"But with the Violet and Azure Twin Swords, it seems possible..."

"But he's just a novice disciple from the Mount Shu Sect..."

"Hah!" Chu Liang shouted clearly.

Amid countless incredulous gazes, he swung his sword once more, aiming it at the True Form of Ksitigarbha in the sky!

With this strike, the entire world will remember my name!