Chapter 262: Immortal King Aura

Within the Huai Dragon Palace, many True Immortal dragon descendants were filled with fear.

After their initial confusion, these dragon descendants also realized that the entity who had attacked them was highly likely a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King.

If not for a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King, who could so effortlessly suppress dozens of their True Immortal dragon descendants and even the Huai Dragon Palace Master, a Half-Step Immortal King who had survived the Physical Body Tribulation?

If not for a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King, who could ignore the core water veins of the Nine Rivers Domain and treat the million-mile-wide Huai Dragon Palace as a plaything, holding it in the palm of their hand?

"Palace Master, when did we offend an Immortal King?"

"Yes, Palace Master, what on earth happened?"

"A Tribulation Transcending Immortal King is such a supreme existence; why would he act against ants like us?"

One by one, the True Immortal dragon descendants looked at the Huai Dragon Palace Master, asking in panic.

Although they were all trapped inside the Huai Dragon Palace and could not leave, basic communication was still possible.

The Huai Dragon Palace Master's expression was gloomy as she swept her gaze over the many panicked True Immortal dragon descendants.

She couldn't help but furrow her brows tightly.

How could she know when the Huai Dragon Palace had offended a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King?

Although the Huai Dragon Palace acted overbearingly, they were selective about whom they targeted. They would absolutely never offend people or forces that might have an Immortal King backing them, and would even treat them with the utmost respect.

"Which Immortal King is it, exactly?"

Although the Huai Dragon Palace Master was also terrified, she realized that fear was meaningless; if an Immortal King truly wanted to kill them, none of the dragon descendants would survive.

"Hmm?"

The Huai Dragon Palace Master looked up and out of the Huai Dragon Palace.

With a single glance, she saw the colossal figure looking down upon them.

The million-mile-wide Huai Dragon Palace was barely one-tenth the size of the other party's palm. Compared to this colossal figure, the Huai Dragon Palace Master and the others were infinitesimally small, unable to even look up and see Lin Yuan's full appearance.

"This must be the Immortal King who attacked my Huai Dragon Palace," the Huai Dragon Palace Master thought to herself.

The other True Immortal dragon descendants also saw Lin Yuan, but because they were too close, they could not see his entire form and could only confirm that this Immortal King possessed a human body.

Having a human body did not necessarily mean he belonged to the Human Race.

"Great Immortal King, all living beings of my Huai Dragon Palace are willing to submit," the Huai Dragon Palace Master said immediately with utmost respect.

She understood that the fate of the entire Huai Dragon Palace now depended on a single thought of the mysterious Immortal King before them.

"Submit?"

Lin Yuan smiled faintly.

He then looked toward the Cangqing Immortal beside him. "What do you think?"

"What do I think?" The Cangqing Immortal trembled with fear, not knowing why Lin Yuan was asking him at this moment.

"That is…"

The Huai Dragon Palace Master looked to the side and immediately spotted the Cangqing Immortal.

Although in their eyes at this moment, the Cangqing Immortal was also a colossal figure, he was much further away, allowing them to roughly make out his appearance.

"Is that Cangqing?"

The Huai Dragon Palace Master's heart turned cold.

The Huai Dragon Palace and the Moral Immortal Sect had fought for so many years; the Cangqing Immortal knew her very well, and the Huai Dragon Palace Master was naturally very familiar with Cangqing as well.

However, the more this was the case, the more despondent the Huai Dragon Palace Master felt.

The grudge between the Huai Dragon Palace and the Moral Immortal Sect was simply too deep; they had fought for hundreds of thousands of years, with countless subordinates dying in the process.

Now that the Huai Dragon Palace had fallen into the hands of the Cangqing Immortal, how could they possibly have a good ending?

"Forget it."

"I will decide."

Sensing that the Cangqing Immortal did not dare to make a decision, Lin Yuan shifted his thoughts slightly.

The Huai Dragon Palace in his palm instantly began to collapse. All matter, whether living or non-living, was completely reduced to the most primal essence of Qi.

Finally, it condensed into a thumb-sized Grand Essence Elixir.

This Grand Essence Elixir, refined from all the dragon descendant True Immortals of the Huai Dragon Palace, including the Palace Master—a Half-Step Immortal King who had survived the Physical Body Tribulation—and the Huai Dragon Palace itself, had a minor effect even on Lin Yuan.

Although the Cangqing Immortal did not dare to make a decision, Lin Yuan could still sense his thoughts.

And that was to eliminate the threat once and for all.

Furthermore, there was a significant karmic connection between the Huai Dragon Palace and Jun Dongjin; the former had once severely wounded the latter, reducing his chances of breaking through to the Dao Integration Stage.

Therefore, Lin Yuan had absolutely no intention of letting the Huai Dragon Palace off.

"The Huai Dragon Palace is gone…"

The Cangqing Immortal stared blankly, not out of pity or sympathy,

but because the Huai Dragon Palace, which had a Legacy spanning millions of years, had actually met its end in such a dramatic fashion.

"The Martial Ancestor's strength…" The Cangqing Immortal stole a cautious glance at Lin Yuan's back, his heart trembling even more.

Tribulation Transcending Immortal Kings stood high above; if an Immortal King were to act against the Huai Dragon Palace, they could indeed achieve what Lin Yuan had done.

Breaking through layers of barriers to seize the entire Huai Dragon Palace.

The many descriptions of Tribulation Transcending Immortal Kings collected by the Moral Immortal Sect also confirmed this.

But the premise was that the Tribulation Transcending Immortal King had to be near the Huai Dragon Palace, not too far away. Only at close range could a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King's power be exerted to its fullest.

The further the distance, the more the power of the same strike would dissipate and weaken, let alone Lin Yuan easily capturing the entire Huai Dragon Palace from a distance of two large domains. This involved more than just a matter of physical distance.

It was an insight into the essence of heaven and earth, as well as a mastery of the mysteries of space.

In short, Lin Yuan's strength seemed somewhat off the charts, exceeding the limits of what a normal Tribulation Transcending Immortal King could achieve.

From beginning to end, the Huai Dragon Palace Master had no idea that she and the entire Huai Dragon Palace had crossed hundreds of millions of miles in an instant to arrive at the Martial Temple, which was why she assumed Lin Yuan was a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King.

But the Cangqing Immortal had seen it crystal clear. The Huai Dragon Palace was originally located in the Nine Rivers Domain, yet it had been easily snatched away by Lin Yuan.

"The little fellow from back then… meeting him again, not only has he become an Immortal King, but even among Immortal Kings, he can be considered…"

The Cangqing Immortal sighed with emotion in his heart, not knowing how to describe Lin Yuan.

Whether it was an ordinary Immortal King or a Supreme Immortal King, the difference was not very significant to him; either way, they were existences he could not even hope to look up to.

"As for the destruction of the Huai Dragon Palace, you may speak of it truthfully to the outside world," Lin Yuan said calmly.

The meaning of these words was that there was no need to hide that the mysterious Immortal King who destroyed the Huai Dragon Palace was the Martial Ancestor.

This course of action was also decided after Lin Yuan's careful consideration; with his current strength, there was absolutely no need to conceal his identity.

Revealing a portion of his strength had many benefits.

First, it could greatly promote the martial path cultivation system.

Allowing more cultivators to embark on the path of martial arts.

A cultivation system whose Peak combat power was a True Immortal versus one whose Peak combat power was an Immortal King belonged to completely different concepts.

As the Martial Ancestor, Lin Yuan rivaled a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King. If nothing else, this at least proved that the martial path was also a path leading to the heavens.

Second, Lin Yuan had always wanted to make contact with other Tribulation Transcending Immortal Kings in the Spirit Realm, but these Immortal Kings were either completely traceless or located too far away.

Since that was the case, Lin Yuan would reveal his strength and actively attract those Immortal Kings to come to him.

"Yes," the Cangqing Immortal said respectfully.

Just spreading the word was not a difficult task for the Moral Immortal Sect.

The destruction of the Huai Dragon Palace caused a massive uproar throughout the entire East Cloud Dao Province, and even other nearby Dao Provinces were shaken by the news.

It was not because the Huai Dragon Palace had a massive influence; in fact, even if the Huai Dragon Palace had obtained the essence of heavenly water, it would still have been difficult for them to compare with the core domains of a Dao Province.

The reason the Huai Dragon Palace caused such a huge stir was entirely because the entity who acted against them was almost certainly a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King.

The emergence of a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King was fully capable of shaking entire Dao Provinces, triggering a tsunami of discussions.

"Which Immortal King was it that acted?"

"I am also very curious. It's just the Huai Dragon Palace; with a single word from an Immortal King, I would have gone to destroy them myself. Why would the Immortal King need to do it personally?"

"Our East Cloud Dao Province has finally seen the emergence of another Immortal King."

The True Immortals of the Profound King Domain, the East Cloud Dao Province, and even other Dao Provinces were in an uproar.

This was an Immortal King, after all.

True Immortals at the Peak of the Dao Integration Stage would have to travel across the Three Thousand Dao Provinces for long ages just to hope to catch a glimpse of one or two Immortal Kings.

Just as countless forces were discussing the Origin of that mysterious Immortal King,

a force from the Profound King Domain named the Moral Immortal Sect announced to the public that the mysterious Immortal King who destroyed the Huai Dragon Palace was indeed the Martial Ancestor of the Martial Temple.

This news spread like a hurricane.

The true identity of a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King—how incredibly important was such information?

"The Martial Ancestor of the Martial Temple? I have some impression of the Martial Temple; it's a cultivation system that leans toward forging the Physical Body, and its strongest should only be comparable to a True Immortal. Can such a cultivation system produce an Immortal King?"

"Is that for real? A Martial Temple confined to a single city actually has an Immortal King presiding over it?"

"It shouldn't be fake. Even if the Moral Immortal Sect had heaven-defying courage, they wouldn't dare fabricate the identity of an Immortal King, would they?"

"Although many True Immortals questioned the information that the mysterious Immortal King came from the Martial Temple, they did not dare to publicly refute it."

What a joke.

If you refuted other large domain forces, it would be hard for them to do anything to you; after all, separated by a large domain, even a Half-Step Immortal King would find their reach exceeding their grasp.

But if you refuted and questioned an Immortal King… across the Three Thousand Dao Provinces and barren lands, no matter how far you fled, you could not withstand the malice of an Immortal King.

"I can't take it anymore. I must head to the Profound King Domain to pay respects to the Martial Ancestor. This is an existence that rivals an Immortal King."

"I'll go too. If the Martial Ancestor agrees to take me as a Disciple, I am willing to cripple my own cultivation and walk the path of martial arts."

"Take you as a Disciple? Why don't you look in the mirror? That is an Immortal King-level expert, why would he take you as a Disciple?"

A large portion of the True Immortals from dozens of nearby Dao Provinces began to make their way toward the East Cloud Dao Province.

For True Immortals at the Peak of the Dao Integration Stage, their hope of seeing an Immortal King lay in this very manner—when an Immortal King revealed their trace somewhere.

It would attract numerous other True Immortals to travel tens of thousands of miles to get there.

Compared to the True Immortals who came due to his reputation,

countless low-level cultivators were even more thrilled.

"So the martial arts cultivation system can actually produce an Immortal King-level expert too?"

"It just so happens that my Spiritual Root Aptitude is poor, and my potential on the Immortal path is limited. I've decided: I will head to the Martial Temple to seek apprenticeship."

"Yes, the martial arts cultivation system has an Immortal King-level expert presiding over it. Becoming a martial arts cultivator is countless times better than joining those other forces; the vast majority of forces have never had an Immortal King-level expert emerge."

The Martial Temple.

Many martial arts cultivators were somewhat dazed.

"What? Our Martial Ancestor has not only returned, but has also become an Immortal King-level expert, and casually destroyed the Huai Dragon Palace?"

"This, this, this…"

Many cultivators who had just joined the Martial Temple suddenly felt as if a great fortune had fallen from the heavens.

Originally, joining the Martial Temple meant they were destined to be unable to compete with the Disciples of the Moral Immortal Sect and the Profound King Hall, but now, shouldn't those Disciples be the ones buttering them up?

Outside Xiaoyao City.

Jun Haiqiu, Jun Nangong, and Jun Yunxun, three outstanding juniors of the Jun family, finally arrived at Xiaoyao City.

"Our Ancestor Wuji has become an Immortal King?"

Jun Haiqiu and the other two looked at each other. They were not like the Cangqing Immortal; it had taken them quite some time to rush from the Moral Immortal Sect to Xiaoyao City.

Along the way, they had already received the news that the Martial Ancestor was an Immortal King-level expert.

"Ancestor Wuji disappeared for hundreds of thousands of years, and upon reappearing, he's already an Immortal King-level expert? Why do I feel like I'm dreaming?"

The three Jun family juniors felt that this happiness had come too suddenly and too intensely, making it somewhat hard to process.

They had thought that Ancestor Wuji would be very strong, as they had heard legends about him since childhood, but at most they had assumed he would be similar to the Cangqing Immortal.

As for being an Immortal King?

They had never even dared to think of it.

If the realm of an Immortal King were so easy to step into,

the Spirit Realm's Three Thousand Dao Provinces wouldn't have so few Immortal Kings.

"Ancestor Wuji has become an Immortal King, would he not want to see us?" Jun Haiqiu asked with some hesitation.

That was an Immortal King, after all.

Standing high above.

Looking down upon the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.

"No matter what, he is still our Jun family's ancestor. Let's go pay our respects first." Jun Nangong hesitated for a moment and immediately made a decision. Since they were already at Xiaoyao City, even if they couldn't see him, they had to try to pay their respects.

The Fourth Heaven.

A Purple-robed Old Man suddenly came to a halt.

His gaze swept toward the location of the East Cloud Dao Province below.

"I didn't expect that in such a remote Dao Province, a Fellow Daoist could actually be born." The Purple-robed Old Man was also a Tribulation Transcending Immortal King.

The Spirit Realm was boundlessly vast, and the number of Tribulation Transcending Immortal Kings was extremely scarce. Having finally encountered a fellow cultivator of the same path, the Purple-robed Old Man naturally had the thought of paying a visit.

"Martial Ancestor… I've never heard of this title. I suppose he is some newly ascended Immortal King?"

The Purple-robed Old Man speculated in his heart.

"Those powerful Immortal Kings, like the Supreme Immortal King, who was a Supreme Immortal King, awed the Three Thousand Dao Provinces; even other Immortal Kings had to show sufficient reverence."

Martial Ancestor?

The Purple-robed Old Man considered himself well-informed and widely connected, yet he had never heard of an Immortal King with such a title.

Therefore, assuming this Martial Ancestor had only recently ascended to the Tribulation Transcending Stage was a highly reasonable guess.

*Whoosh.*

In an instant, the Purple-robed Old Man arrived outside Xiaoyao City, stopping on a distant mountaintop.

"Let me see what the aura of this newly ascended Immortal King is like." The Purple-robed Old Man's eyes faintly gleamed with a purple hue.

After stepping into the Tribulation Transcending Stage, Immortal King-level lifeforms would begin to influence their surroundings, even connecting with the heaven and earth of the Spirit Realm, thereby revealing some "aura."

This kind of aura had no concrete physical form and was difficult to observe, but the Purple-robed Old Man had cultivated a secret technique that allowed him to capture this sort of Immortal King aura to a certain extent.

"If he is a newly ascended Immortal King, his aura shouldn't be very grand. Those veteran Immortal Kings, or even Supreme Immortal Kings, can stir up the Nine Heavens with just their own aura."

As the Purple-robed Old Man thought, he observed the location of Xiaoyao City.

During the Tribulation Transcending Stage, the longer one cultivated and the stronger one's power, the greater their invisible influence on the surrounding environment would be, leading to an increasingly terrifying Immortal King aura.

It would almost resemble certain "wonders" or "anomalies" in the Nine Heavens.

Through the Immortal King's aura, one could also judge his strength to a certain degree.

"This?!!"

The more the Purple-robed Old Man observed, the more pronounced the change in his expression became, ultimately giving way to a look of utter shock.