Chapter 539

Chapter 539: The Chosen True Disciple, Candidate for the Honored Position

If one is worried about traps, what should they do? Naturally, they must probe.

The gaze of Xuxin, the chosen True Disciple, swept across all the True Immortals present.

There were a total of twenty-five True Immortals from the Heavenly Sect and one hundred fifty-nine from the external sect, making up nearly all the strength of the entire Nine Star Heavenly Sect in the True Realm.

Adding in those guarding the Spirit Cities outside, the total number of True Immortals would not exceed two hundred.

The Heavenly Vault Grand Meeting was held once every sixty years, and only ninety individuals from the nine Great Spirit Cities could participate. These ninety would battle each other to determine the winners.

The top ten ranked individuals could enter the Nine Star Heavenly Sect for cultivation, which was the significance of the Heavenly Holy Land; it allowed practitioners in the Mystic Realm and True Realm to rapidly increase their cultivation levels.

However, only one or two of these ten would be accepted into the Nine Star Heavenly Sect as True Disciples.

Members of the Nine Star Heavenly Sect started at the Mystic Realm and were bound to reach the True Realm, but unfortunately, there were still eliminations within the sect.

Only an extremely small number of practitioners could remain in the sect after advancing to True Immortal; most either fell or were dispatched to the external sect.

In a sect that had existed for at least ten thousand years, only twenty-five True Immortals who had lived for sixteen hundred years could be found, making it clear that these twenty-five had been meticulously selected, resulting in an astonishing foundation.

They were all on the same level as Wanqing, perhaps even stronger.

For instance, while their cultivation levels were still in the law realms, they had already surpassed the so-called Four Peerless Beings from the outside world, sweeping away all opponents to reach their current realm, confidently standing at the peak of their field. Aside from other True Disciples of the Heavenly Sect, everything else was merely dust and ashes.

Wanqing did not stand out among them; he was one of the weaker practitioners and was the first to be sent by Xuxin, the chosen True Disciple, for probing, ultimately falling and meeting his death.

“Since Wanqing has also fallen, the next to battle can only be the four chosen ones who completely surpass Wanqing—who is interested?”

Xuxin, the chosen True Disciple, spoke, his gaze landing on the four most powerful individuals present.

These were four True Immortals with distinct styles, possessing titles similar to that of the Holy Son, which could be understood as…

Candidates for the Honored Position.

As True Disciples of the Heavenly Sect, they may not fully understand what the Honored Position entails, but they knew that it represented acting on behalf of heaven. Hence, the sect where the Honored Position exists is called the Heavenly Sect, a title that cannot be claimed by Mystic or Azure level forces; it is exclusive to the third heaven, the Red Heaven.

The heirs of the Honored Position are thus referred to as the Chosen Ones, and can also be called half-Sons of Heaven.

The Formation of Heaven’s Command obtained by Yun Ye from Qushuang is similar to the source of the power of the Honored Position, essentially representing a method to achieve the Honored Position.

Upon truly reaching the pinnacle, transforming from the Formation of Heaven’s Command to exercising authority will pave the way for a new Honored Position.

However, the term “acting on behalf of heaven” is a sweet-sounding phrase; in reality, it involves usurping power, reducing certain concepts of the world to tangible entities. This can even affect the stability of the world, which is why there cannot be many Honored Positions.

The power in terms of might is undeniably weaker than the power of a True Immortal, as it cannot encompass the whole Red Heaven realm or even the outer universe, nor does it have absolute rules. Yet, in essence, such evolution is certainly a step closer to True Immortality.

A Supreme Ruler with the power of the Honored Position is worlds apart from one without it, using only the power of the Royal Path.

If the Mystic and Azure realms were to return to the time of the Royal Path to battle modern Supreme Rulers, one hundred of them would find themselves walking to their doom; their combat power would hardly be ideal.

As for the other two heavens besides the third heaven, the first Mystic Heaven and the second Azure Heaven, the power they bestow is not particularly extraordinary.

While the Red Heaven and Azure Heaven eras did not have the Mystic and Azure realms, one must still enter higher dimensions to forge one’s own path.

It is merely more dangerous and less certain in terms of ability. The Red Heaven has even followed a path of demons, capable of creating the Manifest Realm. Were it not for ultimately uncovering the Royal Path to becoming a True Immortal, it would take an immeasurable amount of time to elevate human roots to their peak.

The real shocking change that left the major True Immortals in awe was only from the third heaven, the Red Heaven.

If the Mystic and Azure heavens stifled the steps of humanity, the third heaven, the Red Heaven, granted some hope of counterattack to modern practitioners.

“Let me handle this!”

Among the four chosen ones, a veiled woman in a purple dress spoke, her eyes reflecting deep contemplation.

She had noticed the anomaly of Lack of Shadow as well; it was not that there was power from an Honored Position, but rather, with her keen vision, she discerned that Lack of Shadow relied on Killing Power.

But the question was, why could this disaster beast evolve so quickly?

Perhaps the secret within could offer her a possibility for further strength.

This was worth a try, and even if there were no gains in the end, killing a powerful disaster beast to obtain its Killing Power would certainly yield great rewards.

“Since Zihuo is going, I entrust this to you.”

“Make it quick.”

“Together…”

Seeing the veiled woman speak, the other three chosen ones, still in contemplation, decided to step back.

At their level, every battle expended tremendous energy that required vast amounts of time to replenish. If they intervened, there had to be significant value in it.

Their most important goal right now was to break through to the Honored Position; a slight potential for becoming stronger held little significance. Without a breakthrough, no matter how strong they became, they would still only have a lifespan of sixteen hundred years.

It was utterly meaningless.

“Zihuo, please.”

Xuxin, the chosen True Disciple, activated the Nine Star Heavenly Sect, establishing a stable spatial passage to assist Zihuo in reaching the battlefield directly.

“Go and return swiftly.”

Zihuo left four words, resonating with the spatial passage, before vanishing from the Heavenly Spirit City.

…

“They’re coming.”

As soon as the spatial fluctuations appeared, Yun Ye sensed them in advance, and with them came a concentrated Spirit Sense that astonished him.

This Spirit Sense did not emerge from the gradually appearing Spatial Cracks but from a distant place, from the other side of the Spatial Cracks.

With a thought, he completed the Spirit Law deduction and realized that this Spirit Sense was emanating from the Heavenly Spirit City, covering an immense range.

In the law realms, Spirit Sense could extend thousands of miles; in the Mystic Realm and True Realm, it was not surprising for powerful cultivators’ Spirit Sense to cover several states.

However…

The Star State crossed so many dangerous areas.

Could it truly be unafraid of contamination, or of provoking something?

Indeed, Spirit Sense was merely a form of energy; once it spread out, even if shattered, it would not affect the main body, but that was at the Spirit Sense stage.

When it came to the law realms and above, Spirit Sense evolved into Spirit Thought, and opponents changed from weaker opponents, with no grasp of certain concepts, to great cultivators who mastered various means, including causal and spatial concepts. Even if Spirit Thought was shattered without affecting the main body, if a technique traced back to strike the Spirit Thought, it would be utterly defenseless.

Spreading Spirit Thought so widely, one’s strength would be dispersed, and when attacked, both resistive power and reaction speed would decline.

With so many drawbacks, to dare to spread Spirit Thought indicated extreme confidence in one’s ability to control the situation.

The stunning figure in the purple dress descended; as she appeared, it was as if a hundred flowers bloomed, and thousands of miles of mountains and rivers were enchanted beneath her breathtaking beauty.