Martialism

Chapter 66's

When Lingfeng realized that Yi Ping was reading her thoughts, she was immediately perplexed and rebuked him gently in her mind, "How dare you read my thoughts …"

He quickly wanted his Great Void of Translucence to be a formless mirror that denied his thoughts from him.

Soon, Yi Ping could no longer see or share his memories.

Lingfeng laughed softly, "You're just a peek."

Yi Ping was silent.

Lingfeng asked, "You're upset?"

Yi Ping quickly recalled his thoughts, "I don't. It's just that I've been thinking, why should you give up on being a Heavenly and instead choose to become a human? Today, I finally realized that only Universal Old Man and you are the real Celestials and you should not be in the underworld. You and I, our gap suddenly seems so vast and.”.

Lingfeng said kindly, "First, I was the great mistress of your protege and now I am only the older sister of your protege. Our gap is already greatly reduced! Why, are you jealous of me?"

Yi Ping said, "That's not what I mean …"

Lingfeng interjected, "I know .. I wish we could be like we used to."

Yi Ping was silent for a moment before he said, "I hope so too. Lingfeng, I thought I was dead. Why am I still alive?"

Lingfeng said, "I am now refreshing your meridian channels with Divine Refreshment Skills and transferring the essence of the Divine Dragon Pill I have consumed before to you."

Yi Ping was startled, "Lingfeng, if you give me the Divine Dragon Pill, it will be detrimental to your future achievements. Although I may be a fool, I know for sure that extracting the essence of the Divine Dragon Pill consumed from your dangerous body and martial skills will definitely deteriorate! Let go of me now!"

Lingfeng said, "It's too late. Stop struggling. If you distract me, not only will you die, I will suffer serious internal injuries and possibly die as well. I hope you know what I mean …"

He took too long to heal his wounds. In the past when he was Heavenly, this was only an easy matter for him. Although he had recalled his Divine Invigorate Skill, but his mortal body was not strong enough to coordinate with his efforts. It seemed that from now on, he would have to relearn and start his holy practice from scratch again…

Yi Ping sighed, "Your sacrifice is too great. I'm not a White Sage. You should know this. I'm just an illiterate person who knows only a few necessary words and I'm not interested in becoming a Celestial or following in his footsteps. I may have known these girls in previous incarnations but that was in the past. I have to appreciate what I have now. I'm not the one you're looking for … "

Lingfeng said softly, "That's right. When I came into contact with your Great Void Void, I could already feel that it was different from him. Loving and compassionate, without materialism. But how do you know this? isn't it the performance I've always wanted? Maybe that's why I chose to transmigrate as a mortal. Maybe it was you I was waiting for and not the White Sage you mentioned?"

Yi Ping was startled, "That's very unlikely. Although I have some visions of the White Sage through the Translucent Emptiness but I am not him. Like I said, I want to live a regular life."

Lingfeng said almost inaudibly in her mind, "You've misunderstood me. I also don't want to ascend as a Heavenly Being. I just want to live an ordinary life. Why do you think I have transmigrated as a human? with you, do you understand?"

Yi Ping was stunned by his straightforwardness.

He asked, "Are you Lingfeng or Heavenly?"

Lingfeng said, "Even you can't tell the difference?"

Yi Ping replied with a long sigh, "I can't. Can you enlighten me?"

Lingfeng said melancholy, "Am I Heavenly or Lingfeng, does it matter to you? I am still the Lingfeng you know. I don't even want to remember the past."

Yi Ping said softly, "But I know that you have changed. Your world has changed completely. You have exactly the same air as Heaven in my vision. You have tried to hide it but somehow I know that you are no longer Lingfeng, the younger brother I know."

Lingfeng said nonchalantly, "Since you already know, why are you asking?"

Yi Ping was silent again but he gathered his courage to ask, "Will you go?"

Lingfeng instead asked, "Do you wish I could stay?"

Yi Ping sighed, "I don't know …"

Lingfeng asked, "You don't know?"

Yi Ping said, "If I ask you to stay, am I being selfish?"

Lingfeng sighed dejectedly, "So you want me to stay? Why didn't you tell me directly?"

Yi Ping was surprised, "I'm scared …"

He could hear her soft laugh as he said, "You are really very dense. What are you afraid of? I've given you so many pointers. I am ready to stay. Whether I am Heavenly or not, I am still the Lingfeng you know."

Yi Ping was relieved, "Lingfeng …"

"Yi Ping's…"

Yi Ping suddenly flinched, "Since you have transmigrated as a human, you should not remember anything. How do you remember the Great Void and remember everything? As if, you never died …"

Lingfeng was silent for a moment before she said, "You! This time you are brilliant!"

Yi Ping was surprised to hear him praising him for the first time and he was momentarily confused.

Lingfeng mused, "I regained my memories when I was struck by Universal Power …"

Suddenly, he said excitedly, "That's right! Clues to the last transmigration! Why didn't I think of that before? The immortal beings that left clues in the Stellar Sanctuary were searching for the Power of the Universe below. The world! There is no Power of the Universe in the Heavenly Realm. The lower realm was the closest place close to the source of the Universe Power!"

He was suddenly sad, "But what's the point of knowing that now? I am no longer a Heavenly. This knowledge is too late …"

Yi Ping said, "Lingfeng, don't be sad."

He said, "I don't."

Yi Ping said, "That's great …"

Suddenly, he thought of Yixian and he knew that he would soon face a Divine Disaster. So he asked, "Lingfeng, Heavenly …"

He suddenly became serious, "Please promise me not to call me by my heavenly name. I'm very sensitive to him. And don't tell others that I was Heavenly before, especially to Shen Xinyue and the Heavenly Elf."

Yi Ping said, "I promise but I hope you can use your past experiences as a Heavenly Being to help them overcome the Divine Disaster …"

Lingfeng said, "I can't and I will end up doing more harm than good."

Yi Ping was obviously disappointed by his refusal.

He added gently, "It's not that I won't try to help. But I never had a Divine Disaster in the first place."

Yi Ping was astonished, "You haven't experienced a Divine Disaster before?"

He said, "Did I sound like I was lying to you? During my time, there were no Divine Disasters and things were not as difficult as they are now. Only when I had moved to the Heavenly Realm, were we forced to experience Divine wrath. The Heavenly Realm may sound like a beautiful place but to us, it is, it was actually a terrifying place where we had to undergo what was known as the ‘Nine Great Heavenly Tribulations’ and eighty-one minor crises to reach the last ascension level."

Yi Ping asked out of curiosity, "What level were you at before?"

Lingfeng replied coldly, "I'm already at the last level of ascension."

Yi Ping asked, "Is it difficult to reach that final ascension level?"

Lingfeng explained patiently, "It's very difficult. Although I have never experienced a Divine Disaster before but I know that after overcoming the first Divine Disaster, a Heavenly Seeker must first overcome the ‘Three Divine Disasters’ in order to move to Heaven. Realms. After that, they had to face some Divine Wrath. Many did not even survive their first attempt. When the Celestials had overcome the ‘Nine Great Heavenly Tribulations’, they had to face what was known as Celestial Wrath which was an even more terrifying than Divine Wrath. Overall, it was said that there were only seven Celestials who could reach that level. Old Man Universal and I are one of them."

Yi Ping was stunned and he could not imagine how difficult the journey was and how long it would take him to reach the final ascension level.

He muttered, "I can't imagine the difficulties you've faced in the past. For you to give up all your hard earned achievements must be very hard for you …"

Lingfeng said casually, "It is precisely because I have reached the highest level in the Translucent Great Empty that I cannot feel any sense of loss or regret. So you really don't have to feel sorry for me."

Yi Ping muttered, "Where is this Heavenly Realm that everyone wants to move to?"

Lingfeng said patiently, "Above the territory of death."

Yi Ping asked again, "Where is the territory of death?"

Lingfeng said enigmaticly, "You're really curious. Isn't it for you to figure it out yourself so that you can reach a higher level in the future?"

Yi Ping teased him, "I don't really want to be a Heavenly. I asked my protege's mistress and my protege's older sister for the answer."

Lingfeng laughed softly, "I can tell you but you should not reveal it to anyone. Or your life span will definitely be drastically reduced and even your descendants will suffer."

Yi Ping reluctantly agreed, "That's very serious?"

Lingfeng said, "So, do you still want to know?"

Yi Ping said, "Am I going to affect you?"

Lingfeng said, "A little."

Yi Ping said, "Then it's better not to."

But Lingfeng said, "The area of death is at an altitude of 9000 meters above where no human can survive. The Heavenly Realm can only be entered at that point. Not higher, not lower!"

Yi Ping was surprised, "Lingfeng, why are you telling me …"

Lingfeng said, "Because it's my business and I like to do it."

Yi Ping was stunned.

Lingfeng said, "You can find the highest mountain when it's time for you to ascend. But you better be prepared to build the altar of heaven first and find a way. Because there are no mountains in the whole world that can take you to the realm of death."

Yi Ping was stunned again, "Then how do I reach the Heavenly Realm?"

Lingfeng said, "If you can move Heaven, the Heavenly Realm will descend upon you. That's all I can say to you. Wait for the wind to change. That's all I can tell you."

Yi Ping tried to change the conversation, "That's good enough. There must be many highly accomplished and admirable Celestials in the Celestial Realm. How I wish I could meet them…"

Lingfeng was heard sighing, "Perhaps when you have met the Dark Celestials, then you won't find them so awesome."

Yi Ping was surprised, "There is a Dark Heavenly Realm in the Heavenly Realm?"

Lingfeng nodded, "You might think that's impossible, but there are actually many of them."

Yi Ping was somewhat dumbfounded as he asked calmly, "Will the Divine Disaster not deal with them?"

Lingfeng said, "Yes and no. There was always an extremely accomplished Celestial who strayed from the path and walked on the dark side. Most Dark Celestials are difficult to identify. That was why the Celestials in the Celestial Realm were not easy to trust each other. "

He paused for a moment before saying, "There are three types of Dark Celestials. First was the Ancient Dark Celestial. In the time before the Intermediate Era, there were no Divine Disasters in the underworld. Those who can ascend and transmigrate can to reach the Heavenly Realm. Such is the mercy of Heaven upon all men. In those years, humans aged gradually and many could live up to almost a thousand years. Six hundred years of age is just the beginning for humans, similar to twenty years of age!"

Yi Ping was startled, "Humans can live that long?"

Lingfeng said, "If you read your classic works, most wise people can live hundreds of years. Never mind, I know you don't read."

Yi Ping mind was full of awkwardness but Lingfeng seemed to have changed and did not try to tease him.

He patiently explained, "But something else has happened which caused their deaths to be reduced to only one hundred and twenty. A reduced life span becomes an ordeal to overcome adversity in the end of the ascension. The Dark Celestials who overcame the Divine Disaster were able to transmigrate to the Heavenly Realm was the second type of Dark Heavenly."

Yi Ping asked, "These Dark Celestials can overcome the Divine Disaster?"

Lingfeng said, "That's right! Either they were extremely powerful or they had actually utilized Divine Descendants to transmigrate to the Heaven Realm during that time."

Yi Ping sighed, "Why should Heaven allow the Dark Heavenly to exist?"

Lingfeng said, "Because Heaven is compassionate and no matter how hard things are, there is always a way out."

His voice became almost inaudible, "We have been looking for a way to ascend from the Heaven Realm for a long time as well …"

He quickly said, "The third Dark Heavenly Type are those who have joined the dark side willingly after they ascend as Virtuous Celestials."

Yi Ping asked curiously, "But once they are in the Heavenly Realm, isn't there some Divine Awakening they have to face?"

He paused for a moment and looked glum, "Once they reach the Heavenly Realm, good and evil cease to exist. What is good, what is evil? The Divine Wrath would not deal with them as they had ascended as full Celestials. But killing other Celestials directly was forbidden and harmed the practitioners' progress."

Yi Ping said, "It's a relief to hear that. At least there are no more murders in the Heavenly Realm…"

Lingfeng hummed coldly, "No more killing? That's when you're wrong. There are many ways to kill a Celestial. For example, the most frequently used method was to injure the Celestial without killing directly. In this way, the weak Celestials would be killed by the Divine Wrath or spend too much recovery rather than actually making progress in their state of divinity and end up being killed."

Yi Ping said, "I didn't expect that the Heavenly Realm was exactly the same here. I wonder how powerful the Dark Heavenly is …"

Lingfeng laughed softly, "You! You ... are just a martial idiot! You really think that martial skills can take you everywhere? Let me tell you this. Not all Celestials can fight."

Yi Ping was somewhat surprised, "They couldn't fight then how did they reach the Heavenly Realm?"

Lingfeng said, "Your previous incarnation cannot fight at all. He's just a scholar. A Divine Disaster is a Divine Disaster that tests one's limits. To ascend as a Heavenly, you must overcome yourself first. Sometimes it may be easier for a non-martial exponent to ride but it is no less dangerous. In the Heavenly Realm, Heavenly martial wills were the majority because Celestials who were unable to protect themselves were unable to truly survive on their own. "

Yi Ping did not pay attention anymore. He's very worried. "Yixian had learned the Divine Emerald Skill to the tenth level. Does that mean his Divine Disaster will test him to the deepest extent?"

Lingfeng said coldly, "Unfortunately yes. If he were to stop at the ninth level, things might be easier for him. The tenth level of his Divine Emerald Skill was said to be a major martial force field as well as an absolute defense. Disaster would definitely ruin his Emerald Divine Skill. Too bad, there was no eleventh level within the Divine Emerald Skill. Even if it was there, he didn't have time to understand that understanding."

Yi Ping sighed softly…

While Yi Ping sighed to himself, Lingfeng was shocked!

It was because Yi Ping was now absorbing the essence of the Divine Dragon Pill at an alarming speed!

He took all the necessary precautions to slowly transfer the essence of the Divine Dragon Pill to him because the Divine Dragon Pill itself was an extremely powerful magic pill. Even if an internal martial expert would take it, it was not without its own risks. Taking out two Divine Dragon Pills of greed at the same time would kill anyone, including the Celestials.

But now, Yi Ping seemed to be absorbing the Divine Dragon Pill essence quickly from him as if there was a void space in his body!

Lingfeng was very confused as she had never seen anything like it before. He began to analyze and make conclusions; he could have reached a physical limit and had undergone a shocking physical transfiguration!

No matter whether one was a mortal or heavenly being, the physical boundary would never change. The most proficient humans could use one-tenth of their physical limits while the most powerful heavenly beings could probably use up to one-third of it. There were no exceptions for humans and celestials; no one could reach the limit of physical rest!

But somehow, Yi Ping had exceeded his physical limits after he used Asper Divinity five times in a row. Now that he remembered it, he suddenly had a shocking thought; how could he release the Asper Divinity more than twice continuously from the start?

Is it possible for an ordinary human to achieve a physical transfiguration without becoming a Heavenly Being?

But since he had no answer to it, his mind quickly turned to his new consciousness as he thought. "So I am Heaven. I can now feel despair, love, heartache, joy, seven emotions and six human desires. It's an amazing feeling …"

As he was deep in thought, he could feel that Yi Ping had woken up and gently stepped back awkwardly …

Yi Ping looked at him with embarrassment but he also felt a deep appreciation for him.

When the other girls saw that Yi Ping had opened his eyes and had recovered his face, they quickly surrounded him in astonishment!

At this distance, they were slightly pulled back. When Yi Ping opened his eyes, his eyes were golden in color but quickly became dim and became normal the next moment.

All the girls except Shen Xinyue did not think too much of it, thinking that it came from the reflection of the Twin Brothers golden sword that was still shining with a brilliant golden light!

Yu’Er and Mei’Er quickly sheathed their holy swords into the sheath as they feared that its brilliant light would cause Yi Ping to feel uncomfortable.

As soon as they sheathed their golden swords, many of the spectators felt much better, their nausea slightly lessening.

Shen Xinyue was thinking, "Did I just see her pupils turn to gold?"

Youxue quickly asked, "Ping’Er, are you okay?"

Lie Qing asked in surprise, "How did you recover …"

He looked at Lingfeng suspiciously …

Lingfeng pretended to be shocked, "I don't know either …"

Yu’Er and Mei’Er did not care to know the reason. They were too overwhelmed with excitement as they hugged around him as they cried with joy, "Master, we are so worried about you …"

Yi Ping let out a weak sigh as he looked at them with sincere emotions as he was deeply moved by their worries for him.

The first thing he wakes up and says is, "Have we won?"

Yunzi smiled and said, "Yes, we have won! Xiao Shuai and Han Shaodong had admitted defeat!"

Lele said coldly, "It's just because of me. I should be given a compliment."

Yixian, Lie Qing and Shen Xinyue exchanged glances. They could not believe what they saw and they looked at Lingfeng suspiciously.

Even Ji Wuzheng, Dugu Zhen, Xiao Shuai, Han Shaodong, Martial Sage and many others were in disbelief!

Xiao Shuai was stunned, "Is he human?"

He was sad because he knew it was over for them. Their high ambitions to ascend as Celestials were shattered; they were completely defeated!

Han Shaodong and Martial Sage had walked quietly beside him as they said, "Brother, this time we have really lost."

Xiao Shuai nodded slowly as he looked towards where Yi Ping was.

After he had lost in such a complete way, he finally realized that certain things could not be forced. He had lost his two sons and his guidance teacher Yuan Shao. If he persisted further, he might lose even his other son, Xiao Fan, his daughter Xiao Youxue, his nephew Xiao Fei and even his grandson Xiao Ao.

When he saw Xiao Fan, Xiao Youxue and Xiao Fei throw away their pride and plead for his life, he was deeply moved and he knew that he had made a terrible mistake.

It was because the proteges of the Virtue Palace were all trained by him and he knew that they all carried a strong sense of pride. He knew that they would never ask anyone for anything. That was what he taught them and he had made sure that it was an unwritten rule; for a swordsman to lose their pride, they would lose their honor and fighting spirit!

He only blames himself for the death of his sons. In fact, he did not feel regret for the deaths of his two sons. It was because he knew they were as cunning as him. He had the intention to appoint Xiao Fan, his illegitimate son as his successor, but he was worried that his other two sons would hurt him. He knew for sure that Xiao Yuanjia and Xiao Da would definitely conspire to get rid of Xiao Fan like they had always been conspiring against each other.

His injuries were not light and the Divine Virtuous Force practitioners were afraid of getting deep wounds. Although the Divine Virtuous Force was a powerful martial power skill, any internal injuries sustained were extremely difficult to treat and could even lead to a decline in their martial skills!

When he forced himself to fight Yi Ping again after sustaining the internal injuries of the Twin Brothers, he knew that he was already on the verge of death and was unable to withstand the more serious internal injuries. But pride keeps him going.

It was also the same for Han Shaodong, Martial Sage, Sword Sage and Element Sage.

He was now looking at Yan Nanfei and Shangguan Qingyun who had managed to revive the Sword Sage and Element Sage …

He is not someone who values brotherhood or friends. But for some reason, he was sentimental about it. Perhaps it was because they used to fight together and they had fought for the same cause as him even though they all had differences.

Suddenly, he seemed to have been enlightened as he stared into the empty air.

Yixian quietly approached him as she said softly, "It looks like you finally saw through the illusion of life. The oppressive aura in your eyes is gone now."

Han Shaodong and Martial Sage also let out a weak sigh as they looked at Yixian.

Han Shaodong said weakly, "I don't think we can live long and just sustain ourselves through our internal forces. Xian’Er, nice to see you again. But what a pity, we can't be Celestials anymore. …”

Yixian's expression was filled with sadness as she said softly to them. "I will soon experience a Divine Disaster. If you are interested, you are invited to witness it."

Xiao Shuai, Han Shaodong and Martial Sage were dumbfounded.

Xiao Shuai began to tremble as he muttered, "If my Gold Rejuvenation Pill is not stolen and if this plan of ours is successful, then, we can summon Divine Disaster and ascend as Celestials under seven lucky stars .. unfortunately …"

Han Shaodong said regretfully, "We are very close to the Heavenly Relic for ourselves and become a Heavenly. So close yet so far now."

Yixian asked, "Why do you want to become a Heavenly?"

They're speechless. It was because they all had their own selfish reasons for it.

Martial Sage was the first to discover the reason, "Xian’Er, you might not know this. Celestial Palace is our common enemy. Do you know how many martial exponents were killed over the years by them? Why do you think that with the martial skills of the Three Sages, we are still forced to hide? If we can become Celestials, then we can join you as Celestials as well. Isn't that a good thing?"

Yixian smiled gently at them, "You all misunderstood. I won't be a Heavenly anytime soon. Actually, I'm asking you to watch my death."

They're shocked.

Han Shaodong stuttered, "Xian’Er, what do you mean?"

Yixian said gently, "Only the virtuous can ascend as a Celestial. The Divine Disaster was only a divine tribulation acting on the will of Heaven. I have killed many exponents in my life. My Divine Disaster is the worst kind and I probably won't be able to survive the ordeal. Even if you had the Golden Rejuvenation Pill, Heavenly Relic, Holy Girl blood and lucky signs of the seven stars to help you, the result would still be the same; death awaits you."

Xiao Shuai was surprised, "Is that true?"

Yixian said softly, "I don't have to lie to you. After you witness the Divine Disaster with your own eyes, you will understand."

Martial Sage was dumbfounded, "Xian’Er, you will die? How can?!"

Yixian smiled gently, "You don't need to feel sorry for me. I'm so happy to meet and get to know you all and…"

He stopped and looked lovingly at Yi Ping who was still surrounded by other girls who were showering him with all sorts of love and attention. "…and knowing my husband Yi Ping was the best thing that ever happened to me."

He looked at them and said, "The number of people you have killed or destroyed is enough to invite wrathful retribution from the Divine Disaster. It was not something that ordinary humans like us could overcome. Look at the number of people who have been killed today."

Shen Xinyue who had extremely sharp hearing had heard their conversation. He walked calmly beside Yixian, "There are hidden blessings as well. Before, I had sensed the creation of the Power of the Universe when everyone was attacked by it. Those who survived this battle had the rest of the Power of the Universe in their bodies. Given the time, it was still possible to become a Heavenly Core without any outside help. Yet it still depended on the state of the practitioners' divinity and the maintenance of Heaven. The power of the Universe was actually a kind-hearted type. It was just that the shockwave was so large that many were unable to endure it and hence, so many were killed by it."

Xiao Shuai was surprised, "We can still be a Heavenly?"

Shen Xinyue said, "To ascend, first know how to be a Wise Man and not commit crimes. It will remove the obstacle for you and make the Divine Disaster not too evil."

Xiao Shuai, Han Shaodong and Martial Sage all looked at each other as they stammered, "It's that simple?"

Shen Xinyue said, "It is that simple and everything is in the ancient classics. It's just that it's too obvious and everyone's looking the other way."

Xiao Shuai, Han Shaodong and Martial Sage were extremely embarrassed. They had read the ancient classics many times when they were young but when they grew up, they had forgotten about it…

Suddenly, there was an evil laughter resounding throughout the surroundings, shocking everyone!

It was Zuo Tianyi and he was dragging Gu Tianle, who was motionless!

There was a terrifying sword energy aura around Zuo Tianle and the air around him was cold and filled with spectral death!

Yi Ping, Xiao Shuai, Han Shaodong and Lingfeng were the first to sound the alarm, "Is this the level of Infinity-Zero?!"