Chapter 172

Chapter 172: Destroy the Yang Family!

After that Huaquan Realm cultivator finished speaking， his gaze shifted to Ye Tianming. Upon seeing that Ye Tianming truly had a mortal body， his brow furrowed deeply. He had to admit he was stunned— he never expected to encounter someone so extraordinarily gifted in a place like this.

A mortal body!

Among all constitutions in the world， the mortal body reigns supreme!

As things stood， the mortal body was undoubtedly the strongest constitution. Even within their own clan， this physique had not appeared for over a hundred billion years.

Yet here it was.

Something was off.

The Huaquan Realm powerhouse looked down at Ye Tianming lying in the mud below.“Our Sacrifice Clan is about to emerge into the world， yet a monster like this has been born. Could it be that ‘He’ did this deliberately， intending to stop our Sacrifice Clan from claiming the position of Dao Sovereign?“

As he spoke， he shook his head slightly and pointed a finger at Ye Tianming， intending to erase him completely from this world.

It didn’t matter whether this mortal had any intention of opposing their clan— what mattered was that this person had the potential to become their enemy in the future.

If a mortal body was not born within the Sacrifice Clan， it had to be eliminated!

The Sacrifice Clan would not allow anyone in this world to surpass them!

But just as he was about to act， he seemed to sense something and suddenly turned to look nearby. He saw the woman in the plain white dress still staring at him.

Looking at the woman in the plain white dress before him， he furrowed his brow slightly， sensing that she seemed somewhat extraordinary— but he didn’t dwell on it. He simply waved his hand， and with that wave， the heaven and earth around them began to turn illusory， dissolving into nothingness.

At his level， everything in the world— save for those legendary Dao Sovereigns— was no more than an ant.

Yet in the next moment， he was horrified to discover that the woman in the plain white dress before him was completely unaffected.

He froze.

He began to look at her again more carefully， and once more he froze— because he realized he couldn’t sense her at all.

“You……“

He had barely begun to speak when the woman in the plain white dress simply extended one finger and lightly tapped it forward.“Kneel!“

Thud!

The Huaquan Realm powerhouse dropped straight to his knees.

In that instant， his mind went completely blank.

Utterly blank!

The woman in the plain white dress paid him no mind. Instead， she looked toward Ye Tianming lying in the mud. Watching as his physical body was being reconstructed piece by piece， a rare trace of tenderness surfaced in her eyes.

“Who are you!“

The Huaquan Realm powerhouse stared at the woman in the plain white dress in disbelief. He tried to resist， but was horrified to find that every effort was futile.

The woman in the plain white dress turned to look at him.“Too weak. Not worthy of knowing my name.“

The Huaquan Realm cultivator was instantly overcome with a profound sense of humiliation and flew into a rage.“I am of the Huaquan Realm， you……“

“Huaquan Realm?“

The woman in the plain white dress fixed her gaze on him.“How is that any different from a dog?“

The Huaquan Realm powerhouse:“…….“

At this very moment， the real world had descended into complete and utter chaos.

A cosmic phenomenon!

As countless ancient Daos surged forth into this universe like a geyser， ancient and mysterious chanting voices instantly rose from every corner of the entire real world.

Ten thousand Daos resounding as one!

The voice of the Great Dao!

In that moment， the fortune of the entire real world rose steadily. With ten thousand Daos resounding in unison， the Daos manifesting between heaven and earth began to bestow blessings upon all living beings， and countless souls received the opportunity of the Great Dao.

Although these manifested Daos were not yet their true forms— merely phantoms— even so， this allowed countless people to receive their chance. These were genuine， true Daos of reality， not the Three Thousand Daos that the Heavenly Court had later simulated and created.

A golden age!

An unprecedented golden age.

The entire real world was struck dumb in that moment by this sudden， overwhelming fortune.

This kind of phenomenon was something they had only heard of in legends— and throughout all of history， it had occurred only once， brought about by the founder of the real world a hundred billion years ago.

For in that year， the cosmos had also witnessed such a phenomenon.

And it was precisely because of that person that the real world rose to prominence and became the most powerful world of its time.

Now， a hundred billion years later， this phenomenon had appeared in the real world once again.

When such a phenomenon appears， it means a prodigy has been born!

Who could it be?

In an instant， countless powerhouses across the entire real world went into a frenzy searching for the one whose birth had triggered the phenomenon.

Someone capable of producing such a cosmic phenomenon— just how terrifying would their future be?

Beyond that， someone who could cause countless true and genuine Daos to manifest was very likely to become the future ‘Dao Sovereign.’

And ‘Dao Sovereign’……. what did that mean?

Even the founder of the real world back in those days had never managed to become a true ‘Dao Sovereign.’

Very quickly， every top-tier faction in the entire real world mobilized all their resources to search for the one whose birth had triggered the phenomenon.

In the fields.

Countless auras surged toward this location like a tide— clearly， some top-tier factions had discovered something.

The woman in the plain white dress simply glanced upward， and in an instant， the auras of this entire stretch of heaven and earth were completely cut off. Those hidden auras soon drifted off in other directions.

Her gaze fell once again on Ye Tianming not far away.

Meanwhile， the Huaquan Realm powerhouse kneeling to one side had by now been driven to the very peak of terror.

The most terrifying thing was not someone stronger than him— it was someone whose strength surpassed the very limits of his comprehension.

In the fields， after Ye Tianming’s physical body was reconstructed， he was stunned to discover that the aura of misfortune that had clung to him had vanished.

How could it have disappeared so suddenly?

He was deeply puzzled.

He didn’t dwell on it— there was no making sense of it. He lowered his head and looked at the Qingxuan Sword， then reached out and gripped it.

Hum!

The instant he grasped the Qingxuan Sword， it trembled violently and let out a piercing sword cry.

A mortal sword!

Qingxuan had also stepped into the mortal realm in a single stride!

For a sword becomes extraordinary because of its wielder!

Ye Tianming took a deep breath. In the next moment， he roared，“Condense!“

Boom!

In an instant， all of his dharma forms gathered simultaneously behind him.

The dharma form of earth， the dharma form of the sword dao， the dharma form of the buddha dao， the dharma form of bloodline， the dharma form of the stars， the dharma form of the wicked dao， the dharma form of darkness.

Seven dharma forms， four thousand zhang tall— towering and magnificent.

Ye Tianming slowly closed his eyes. Suddenly， those seven dharma forms began to merge. Before long， a faceless dharma form appeared behind him.

The mortal form!

When this mortal form appeared， a terrifying pressure of the Great Dao instantly arose between heaven and earth— a pressure that already far surpassed the combined total of his seven dharma forms by several times over.

Dharma forms!

A ‘dharma form’ refers to the appearance of all dharmas， encompassing both the physical form (essence) and the meaning-form (significance).

Simply put， a dharma form is the form of all living beings— and all living beings are mortal.

Having understood this， he directly merged all his dharma forms into the mortal form. From this point on， this form could devour every other form in the world.

At this moment， everything about Ye Tianming was mortal.

The mortal form!

The mortal sword!

The mortal body!

The mortal bone!

He had truly become ‘himself.’

Ye Tianming looked up at the sky for a moment， picked up Xiao Hun， rose to his feet， and walked away.

Since he had been reborn， he had to go do something meaningful.

Not far away， hidden from sight， the woman in the plain white dress watched Ye Tianming as he departed. She remained silent for a long， long time.

Hesitation.

In the end， she chose not to meet with him. A fledgling eagle must ultimately leave the embrace of its parents and spread its wings to soar.

But she reached out across the distance and gently brushed her hand over him. With just that light touch， the ‘mortal’ aura on Ye Tianming was concealed. Unless he chose to reveal it himself， no one in the world would be able to perceive his ‘mortal’ nature.

Not far away， Ye Tianming， who had been walking， suddenly stopped in his tracks. He raised his hand and touched his own face. In that brief instant just now， he had felt a strange sensation— as if someone had touched him.

He looked around in all directions and saw nothing.

He shook his head. It was clearly an illusion. He continued on his way.

Watching Ye Tianming walk further and further away， the woman in the plain white dress kept her outstretched hand extended for a long time without drawing it back. She simply watched as he walked further and further into the distance.

After a long while， she withdrew her gaze and stood in silence for a long， long time before finally turning and leaving.

The kneeling Huaquan Realm powerhouse suddenly realized something and said in terror，“You are above the Huaquan Realm……“

The woman in the plain white dress didn’t even look back.“Also like a dog!“

The Huaquan Realm powerhouse:“…….“

After the woman in the plain white dress disappeared， the Huaquan Realm powerhouse also faded away from between heaven and earth— vanishing completely and utterly.

The woman in the plain white dress took a single step and arrived before a man dressed in a Daoist robe.

The god who had descended the mountain!

Upon seeing the woman in the plain white dress appear out of nowhere， the Daoist-robed man’s expression changed drastically in an instant. His heart froze with terror.“You…… what do you want with me?“

The woman in the plain white dress fixed her gaze on him.“You were the one who said he was nothing but a pawn to me， and now he hates me deeply.“

Feeling the woman in the plain white dress staring at him with eyes utterly devoid of emotion， the Daoist-robed man knew that he might be about to die.

He suddenly plopped down on the spot and burst into loud， wailing sobs.“Wasn’t that just something I said out of anger? Look— my disciple is dead! My disciple is dead! Look how miserable I am! Can’t I even say something out of frustration?“

By the end， his voice had grown smaller and smaller.

The woman in the plain white dress stared at the Daoist-robed man.“Make him stop hating me. Otherwise， I’ll kill the rest of your disciples too.“

The Daoist-robed man’s expression froze.

The woman in the plain white dress turned to leave. The Daoist-robed man hurriedly called out，“Tianming， what you’re doing isn’t right.“

The woman in the plain white dress turned to look at the Daoist-robed man. The look she gave him sent chills down his spine， as if he had been plunged into an icy pit. He hastily said，“Do you know what a child needs most? It’s companionship. Especially this Ye Tianming— can’t you see? He craves family and affection more than anything. You can’t keep lurking in the shadows. You need to be there for him， to show him some maternal love……“

By the end， he stopped himself abruptly， not daring to say another word.

The woman in the plain white dress said nothing.

The temperature in the area dropped to zero in an instant.

The Daoist-robed man glanced at her and said carefully，“I have a way that will definitely make him feel warmly toward you……“

The woman in the plain white dress looked at the Daoist-robed man. He lowered his voice and said，“He cares deeply about family. If his eldest brother， his third younger brother， and that young lady Qianqian and the others were still alive……“

At that point， he didn’t dare continue either.

The woman in the plain white dress stared at the Daoist-robed man.“You caused this mess， you fix it yourself. Otherwise， prepare to collect the bodies of your remaining disciples!“

With that， she turned and vanished.

The Daoist-robed man stood there in a daze. Once he was sure the woman in the plain white dress had gone far enough， he flew into a rage.“Just because you’re powerful you think you can throw reason out the window， huh? No reason at all， huh? What kind of world is this? Huh? Bullying people， are we? Huh??“

A moment later， the Daoist-robed man stormed off， grumbling and cursing.

He went to find Ye Tianming!

He didn’t dare gamble on it!

That woman always followed through on what she said!

He had to admit， he was feeling a bit regretful now. Damn it， why did he have to run his mouth back then? And now look at this mess!

How was he supposed to make that little bastard stop hating his own parents?

What a headache!

Meanwhile， at this very moment， the entire real world had descended into chaos.

Because no one had been able to find the person whose birth had triggered the phenomenon— that aura had vanished without a trace.

But very quickly， everyone noticed that while all the factions were searching for the one who had triggered the phenomenon， the Guanxuan Universe had not made a single move.

Did they not want to find this person?

No， that wasn’t it!

They must already know.

Many factions immediately understood.

Yang Jia!

The one who had triggered the phenomenon was in all likelihood Yang Jia. Think about it— Yang Jia had only just arrived in the real world， and this cosmic phenomenon appeared right then. That couldn’t be a coincidence， could it?

Very quickly， the news that Yang Jia was the one who had triggered the phenomenon spread rapidly throughout the entire real world. Among all those involved， the ones most overjoyed were undoubtedly the Heavenly Court and the Ancient Zhe Sect.

What an absolute windfall!These two factions could laugh themselves awake even in their dreams.

As for Yang Jia， his name instantly spread throughout all the heavens and realms. He was now not only the future lord of Guanxuan Domain， but also the future lord of the Heavenly Court and the sect master of Guzhe Sect. Most importantly， he also had the potential to become the future Dao Sovereign.

In a mysterious depth of the cosmos， a giant hand stretched across billions of cosmic rivers of stars， with countless Great Daos swirling around it.

And within the palm of that giant hand lay a boundless continent.

“Hmm?“

From the deepest part of that boundless continent， a soft exclamation rang out，“Jiyun has fallen.“

“Who killed him?“

Another voice rang out.

After a brief silence， the first voice said，“Are there any exceptional powerhouses in that universe?“

After a moment， a voice rang out from the gathering，“Over a trillion years， there have been a few notable ones— the Lord of Truth， the Three Sages of Guzhe， the Divine Dao Master， the Martial Sovereign， the First Generation Heavenly Dao Master……. The current strongest in that universe should be the Yang family. Rumor has it that this generation of the Yang family has produced a Chosen One， and word over there is that the cosmic anomaly earlier was born because of this person.“

The first voice said，“Annihilate.“

Someone asked，“Annihilate Yang Jia?“

The first voice said，“Annihilate the Yang family.“

If they were to act， they would naturally kill without leaving a trace.

The Ji Clan strikes， and never leaves future troubles.

“Understood.“

A voice rang out from somewhere unseen within the gathering.

After wandering around for a while， Ye Tianming finally confirmed that he was not in any of the myriad worlds， but right here in the real world.

A moment later， he arrived at a remote small town.

The moment he entered the town， Ye Tianming’s brow furrowed. There was not a single person in this town— it was completely empty and utterly desolate.

Sensing something was off， he was about to leave immediately， but just then he suddenly turned his head. In a street corner not far to his right， two people were sitting there— a man and a woman. The man appeared to be in his thirties， dressed in a loose Confucian robe， while the woman wore a black long dress with a curved blade at her waist and an untamed look on her face.

The atmosphere was wrong.

Ye Tianming naturally had no interest in getting involved in other people’s business. Just as he was about to leave， the woman nearby suddenly called out，“Hey， you there， stop.“

Ye Tianming didn’t stop and quickened his pace. He had no desire to get entangled in anyone’s grudges— all he wanted right now was to find a place to develop in peace.

“Hmm?“

The woman’s voice rang out again，“Yeah， you， the one in the plain robe. I’m talking to you.“

Ye Tianming had no choice but to stop. He turned around and looked，“Miss， are you calling for me?“

The woman stared at Ye Tianming，“Come here.“

Ye Tianming thought for a moment， then walked over to the two of them. The man in the Confucian robe glanced at Ye Tianming and smiled，“You can go， this has nothing to do with you.“

Ye Tianming nodded and turned to leave.

“Wait!“

The woman suddenly spoke up. She looked at the man in the Confucian robe and smiled，“Zou Ru， you’re always so soft-hearted. But I think， since he walked all the way here， it’s the will of heaven. Heaven wills him to die— what do you think?“

Zou Ru’s brow furrowed，“Chen Ling， this is a matter between us and has nothing to do with this young man. Why drag an innocent person into it?“

Ye Tianming also said，“Miss， I’m just passing through. I have no intention of getting involved in your dispute.“

The woman looked at Ye Tianming and smiled，“Three days ago， everyone in this place left. Yet you walked in here on your own. I think that means heaven wants you dead.“

Ye Tianming looked at the woman，“Miss， we have no grievance between us， so why target me?“

The woman smiled，“Have you ever stepped on an ant?“

Clearly， someone at the Immortal Realm meant no more to her than an ant.

Ye Tianming’s brow furrowed.

The woman stared at Ye Tianming，“When you step on an ant， the ant also feels wronged— after all， it has no grievance with you either. Do you understand what I mean?“

Ye Tianming suddenly extended his right hand and pressed down gently.

Boom!

In an instant， the woman’s cultivation was directly suppressed down to the Immortal Realm. She was immediately horrified， and before she could even react， a sword had already pierced between her brows， pinning her in place.

At this moment， Ye Tianming’s physical body had already reached the Circle-Breaking Realm.

The woman’s face was filled with disbelief.

Ye Tianming stared at her，“Maybe I gave you too much face， and that’s what made you act so arrogant.“

Realizing she had encountered someone playing the pig to eat the tiger， she hurriedly said，“Senior， I meant no offense just now. I apologize， please…….“

Ye Tianming raised his hand and thrust his sword.

Swish!

The woman’s head flew clean off.

Ye Tianming put away his Qingxuan Sword，“Apologize my ass， you idiot.“

With that， he turned and walked away.

After two steps， he suddenly remembered something. He turned back， walked over to the woman’s corpse， removed her storage ring， and then turned and left.