Perhaps most Heaven Sword Sect Disciples did not know what Heavenly Sword Master coming out of seclusion meant this time.

But the few Deputy Sect Leaders and various Elders of the Heaven Sword Sect were very well aware that Heavenly Sword Master coming out of seclusion this time very likely meant stepping out that step.

Surpassing the Ninth Realm.

Becoming a Tenth Realm Experts rare in tens of thousands of years.

"Sect Leader."

An old man of the Heaven Sword Sect looked at Heavenly Sword Master's figure with red eyes.

This generation of the Heaven Sword Sect had finally given birth to a Tenth Realm expert once again.

Accompanied by Heavenly Sword Master emerging from seclusion,

wisps of aura surpassing the Ninth Realm spread and diffused.

Inside the Heaven Sword Sect, the expressions of those Experts who had come because of the Xiahou Yuan incident changed abruptly.

More than a dozen figures soared into the sky, looking in disbelief at Heavenly Sword Master with his hands behind his back.

"Heavenly Sword Master, you?"

These dozen-plus figures were naturally Ninth Realm Experts.

They gathered here precisely to wait for a reply from Heavenly Sword Master.

"Heavenly Sword Master, you, have you stepped out that step?"

An elderly Ninth Realm expert asked with a trembling voice, unable to help himself.

As a Ninth Realm expert, he could naturally discover that Heavenly Sword Master's aura had already completely surpassed the Ninth Realm.

It was not half a foot stepping out, nor was it infinitely close.

But a complete surpassing.

If Ninth Realm Experts were like the bright moon in the firmament, overlooking the mortal world from high above,

then today Heavenly Sword Master was like the vast starry sky; even if the bright moon was large, it was no more than a corner of the starry sky.

"Indeed."

Heavenly Sword Master nodded slightly, saying with an arrogant expression.

"We pay our respects to the Heaven Sword Sect Leader."

More than a dozen Ninth Realm Experts from major forces took a deep breath and bowed in unison.

Since ancient times, beings who surpassed the Ninth Realm and reached the Tenth Realm had indeed appeared.

But for tens of thousands of years, such figures could be counted on one hand, and every single one of them was a legendary figure who suppressed an era.

And now, in their era, such a magnificent existence was about to appear as well?

More than a dozen Ninth Realm Experts looked at each other, their hearts mixed with joy and worry.

The joy was that since Heavenly Sword Master had stepped out that step, Xiahou Yuan naturally posed no threat.

The worry was that now that Heavenly Sword Master's strength had reached true invincibility, could the major forces of the Five Regions still maintain an equal status with the Heaven Sword Sect?

After the dozen-plus Ninth Realm Experts and the cultivators gathered at the Heaven Sword Sect paid their respects to Heavenly Sword Master as a newly advanced Tenth Realm expert in turn,

they asked how to deal with Xiahou Yuan.

"Since I have already stepped into the Tenth Realm, Xiahou Yuan is of no threat."

Heavenly Sword Master smiled calmly and continued, "It's just that this person Xiahou Yuan is cunning and insidious. If we actively search for him, we might startle the snake."

As soon as these words were spoken,

the Experts on the scene nodded one after another.

Indeed.

The other party was not a fool.

If the Righteous Path forces took the initiative to attack and showed a confident appearance, they would definitely scare Xiahou Yuan away.

At that time, Xiahou Yuan might investigate the reason, and upon learning that Heavenly Sword Master had broken through to the Tenth Realm, it would be even more impossible for him to willingly deliver himself to his doorstep.

"Therefore, during my Breakthrough this time, I used a secret technique to restrain my aura as much as possible, preventing the Breakthrough anomaly from spreading outside the Heaven Sword Sect."

"In other words, in the current world, only you know that I have stepped into the Tenth Realm."

Saying this, Heavenly Sword Master paused for a moment before continuing, "To ensure that this matter is not leaked, everyone will stay here for the next period of time."

"Back when I suppressed Xiahou Yuan, I forged a mortal grudge with him. As long as he recovers his strength, he will definitely come eagerly to take revenge."

"We just need to wait for the rabbit by the stump."

Heavenly Sword Master had a confident expression of holding victory in his hands.

"Sect Leader's strategy is brilliant."

Everyone else on the scene came to a sudden realization.

With Xiahou Yuan's strength,

if he truly wanted to hide, even Tenth Realm Experts might not necessarily find him.

The territory of the Five Regions was vast and boundless; if Xiahou Yuan holed up in some corner, how could Tenth Realm Experts find him?

But utilizing the hatred between Xiahou Yuan and Heavenly Sword Master, and then concealing the information gap to make Xiahou Yuan come over on his own initiative, was definitely the supreme strategy.

At that time, even if Xiahou Yuan recovered to his Peak, he would only be in the Ninth Realm. Facing Heavenly Sword Master who was already in the Tenth Realm, he probably wouldn't even be able to struggle.

The so-called 'Primordial Spirit Separation Parasitic Great Technique' had no problem threatening Ninth Realm Experts, but in front of a Tenth Realm being, a single slap could smash both the Physical Body and Primordial Spirit into smithereens.

Time flowed.

Several years passed in the blink of an eye.

In the underground palace, the nine Demonic Lords including Demon Lord Mo Yang guarded outside the Origin Qi spring to prevent any accidents during Lin Yuan's seclusion.

"I wonder how His Majesty's seclusion is going?"

Demon Lord Mo Yang had a somewhat curious expression.

Over the past few years, he clearly felt that the concentration of the surrounding heaven and earth Origin Qi was decreasing at a terrifying speed.

And the cause of this was obviously Lin Yuan inhaling and exhaling that Origin Qi spring.

Yet the more it was like this, the more incredible Demon Lord Mo Yang found it; a Heavenly Grade Origin Qi spring was no ordinary object.

A medium-sized Heavenly Grade Origin Qi spring's daily emission of heaven and earth Origin Qi alone was enough for several Ninth Realm beings to Cultivate daily. Now that the surrounding heaven and earth Origin Qi concentration had plummeted, it was obvious that the Origin Qi spring was being crazily consumed.

If it were Demon Lord Mo Yang, inhaling and exhaling such a degree of Origin Qi spring in such a short time would probably cause his entire body to burst from the massive amount of Origin Qi.

"His Majesty will definitely be fine."

Nuan Shu at the side glanced at Demon Lord Mo Yang.

She had an almost 'worshipful' trust in Lin Yuan.

Seeing Demon Lord Mo Yang muttering like this, she thought the other party was harboring some bad intentions again.

"Heaven and earth are witness, I, Mo Yang, harbor absolute loyalty to His Majesty."

Demon Lord Mo Yang hurriedly said. Although Nuan Shu's cultivation was far inferior to his,

she couldn't help but hold a high status in His Majesty's heart—especially over the past twenty-odd years, when other Devil Heads watched from the sidelines, only Nuan Protector and Protector Situ ran about wholeheartedly for His Majesty.

With this comparison, leaving aside other Devil Heads like Demon Lord Mo Yang, Nuan Shu's importance definitely soared rapidly in His Majesty's heart.

If Nuan Shu were to speak ill of him in His Majesty's ear, Demon Lord Mo Yang really wouldn't be able to withstand it.

At this moment, Demon Lord Mo Yang felt some regret; had he known His Majesty could walk out of the Great Abyss, he definitely would have been the first to rescue His Majesty out.

"Hmph."

"I hope so."

Nuan Shu let out another cold hmph, not pursuing the matter further.

Right at this moment,

Boom.

A vast aura surged out from the space where the Origin Qi spring was located, filling the entire underground palace.

In front of this aura, even Experts as strong as Ninth Realm Limit beings like Demon Lord Mo Yang retreated repeatedly, unable to quite endure it.

"His Majesty. Has His Majesty broken through to the Tenth Realm?"

Demon Lord Mo Yang's expression shook greatly. In fact, when the Origin Qi spring was massively consumed, he had already guessed something.

Apart from assaulting the legendary Tenth Realm, who would inhale and exhaling the Origin Qi spring like this?

For cultivators, heaven and earth Origin Qi was like food.

And eating too much food would cause one's stomach to burst from being too full.

Only through Cultivating Breakthroughs would a massive amount of heaven and earth Origin Qi be consumed to make up for oneself.

"Tenth Realm?"

The remaining eight Demonic Lords looked at each other.

Since ancient times, the limit for Demonic Path cultivators was the Ninth Realm.

A Tenth Realm Devil Head had never appeared.

Twenty-five years ago, if Lin Yuan had broken through to the Tenth Realm, there would have been no business for the Heaven Sword Sect; the entire territory of the Five Regions would have fallen into the territory of the Demonic Path.

Just as Demon Lord Mo Yang and the others had turbulent thoughts,

a tall figure walked out from the space where the Origin Qi spring was located.

I saw Lin Yuan with a calm expression, walking out leisurely without the slightest aura on his body, resembling an ordinary person.

But Devil Heads like Demon Lord Mo Yang became increasingly respectful, knowing this was the Realm of returning to natural simplicity.

"His Majesty."

Demon Lord Mo Yang followed behind Lin Yuan and came to the underground palace hall.

Next,

Demon Lord Mo Yang reported routinely on the events of the past few years.

After finishing, Demon Lord Mo Yang finally couldn't help asking, "His Majesty, have you stepped into the Tenth Realm?"

As soon as these words were spoken,

everyone on the scene pricked up their ears.

This was the Tenth Realm.

A Domain that all Devil Heads throughout the ages had never stepped into.

Even on the land of the Five Regions, over tens of thousands of years, Tenth Realm Experts were extremely few, no more than five people.

"Tenth Realm?"

Lin Yuan looked down at the crowd and shook his head slightly, saying, "I am not in the Tenth Realm."

Lin Yuan was indeed not in the Tenth Realm.

But the Fifth Order.

A Fifth Order Evolver of the Main World known as the 'Continent-Sinking Grade'.

As for the Tenth Realm of this world, strictly speaking, it was merely equivalent to the transitional stage between the Fourth Order and the Fifth Order.

If forced to compare, at least the Eleventh Realm would be equivalent to the Fifth Order.

"Fifth Order."

Lin Yuan felt the massive power within his body.

That was a terrifying power sufficient to fracture continental plates and trigger the doomsday of life within a planet.

In the Main World, Fifth Order Evolvers were also hailed as the strongest lifeforms on the surface. The battle between two Fifth Order Evolvers was enough to cause hundreds of millions of living beings on a planet to die.

Even certain powerful Fifth Order Evolvers could completely turn a living planet into a dead star, unable to give birth to life ever again for tens of thousands of years.

"It's just that this world…"

Lin Yuan fell into deep thought.

The vastness of the world he was currently in far exceeded the medium-sized life planets of the Main World, almost comparable to high-level life planets.

Its continental framework was huge and sturdy; at least reaching the Fifth Order Peak would give one the confidence to pierce through it.

"Take it slow."

"Only thirty years have passed."

"There are still one hundred and seventy years left."

Lin Yuan was not in a hurry; it was still early before he left this world.

"Not the Tenth Realm?"

Demon Lord Mo Yang was somewhat dumbfounded.

Just based on the massive aura emitted by Lin Yuan when he Cultivated, how could he still be in the Ninth Realm?

You must know that Demon Lord Mo Yang was a Ninth Realm being, and even at the pinnacle of the Ninth Realm, yet even so, he couldn't withstand the aura Lin Yuan had just emitted.

Was this fucking still the Ninth Realm?

Mo Yang could not understand.

However, Lin Yuan had no need to deceive him.

Since he said he was not in the Tenth Realm, then he definitely wasn't in the Tenth Realm.

"Could it be a half-step Tenth Realm?"

Demon Lord Mo Yang tried his best to associate it with that.

But a half-step Tenth Realm would at most be slightly stronger than him.

And it couldn't possibly reach the point of complete suppression, right?

"Forget it."

"Anyway, His Majesty has come out. Whether it's the Ninth Realm or the Tenth Realm, there is no difference to me."

Demon Lord Mo Yang simply stopped splitting hairs.

Time flowed.

Another half a year passed.

On this day, Lin Yuan was Cultivating.

Nuan Shu walked in briskly, stopped behind Lin Yuan, and said in a low voice, "His Majesty, someone is looking for you."

"Looking for me?"

Lin Yuan opened his eyes.

"Yes."

Nuan Shu was obviously also surprised by this person, and even found it incredible.

"It is the Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect."

Nuan Shu hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice.

"Zhi Ge Sect?"

Lin Yuan fell into deep thought.

The Zhi Ge Sect was a force in the Eastern Region, second only to the Heaven Sword Sect, and a behemoth famous throughout the Five Regions.

Every generation of the Zhi Ge Sect had Ninth Realm Experts holding down the fort with a profound foundation. Twenty-five years ago, during the Righteous-Demonic war, the Zhi Ge Sect also contributed to suppressing Xiahou Yuan.

And the Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect, although only having Eighth Realm strength, held a high and weighty position in the Zhi Ge Sect. Even the contemporary Ninth Realm Sect Master was his Disciple.

"What is he here for?"

Lin Yuan's expression was pensive.

"He said he has important intelligence and needs to see His Majesty before disclosing it."

"However, this subordinate feels this old man has problems; it is very likely a bitter flesh scheme. His Majesty must not believe him."

Nuan Shu said in a low voice.

"Let him in."

Lin Yuan said casually.

According to Nuan Shu's meaning, this Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect had voluntarily sealed his Meridians in order to see him.

Otherwise, an Eighth Realm expert, let alone seeing Lin Yuan, could not possibly have come outside the underground palace.

If it weren't for confirming that the Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect had no threat, Nuan Shu wouldn't have brought him over.

A moment later,

an old man with white hair and beard walked into the main hall.

On both sides, the nine Demonic Lords cast sideways glances. On the main seat of the high platform, a tall figure was looking down at him.

"Greetings, Demonic Lord."

The old man had a calm expression, slightly bowing towards Lin Yuan.

"Interesting."

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face, "You, a Grand Elder of a Righteous Path force, ran over to see a Devil Head like me, and even bowed and saluted?"

From the perspective of identity and status, for the Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect not to strike on the spot upon seeing Xiahou Yuan was already considered extremely restrained.

Saluting?

It was no different from a fantasy in the Arabian Nights.

"The people of the world are foolish, only knowing that Devil Heads create chaos in the world, but the Demonic Lord is different from other Devil Heads."

The white-haired and white-bearded Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect was calm and composed as he spoke.

"Is that so?"

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

"This old man has lived four to five hundred years and has seen what the Five Regions were like before the Demonic Lord's advent."

The white-haired and white-bearded Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect paused for a moment and said solemnly, "Two hundred and eighty years ago, the Demonic Lord emerged out of nowhere."

"And before the Demonic Lord's advent, all demons in the world were Jun Wuji."

"Old fellow, what are you spouting nonsense about?"

Demon Lord Mo Yang on the right twitched his eyelids.

The Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect was right; before Xiahou Yuan's Demonic Technique had achieved Major Achievement, the Devil Heads of the Five Regions ran amok Jun Wuji.

"What on earth do you want to say?"

Lin Yuan sat high on the main seat, asking indifferently.

"I want to tell the Demonic Lord that the current Heaven Sword Sect has already turned into a land of Dragons and tigers. No matter how much the Demonic Lord wants revenge, do not go over and risk your body in danger."

The Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect said solemnly.

As soon as these words were spoken,

the Demonic Lords on both sides were instantly startled.

What happened?

This Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect came over to leak information and tip off the Demonic Lord?

"Actually, twenty-five years ago, when Heavenly Sword Master wanted to start a war with the Demonic Lord, I did not advise my Disciple to make a move, but it was useless."

The Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect sighed, "With the Demonic Lord around, at least the Devil Heads in the world had some restraint. After the Demonic Lord was suppressed, just as this old man expected, the Five Regions became chaotic once again."

"Why are you telling me this?"

On the main seat, Lin Yuan looked down, his tone calm.

"Because the Demonic Lord is a good person."

The Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect pondered for a moment, as if organizing his words.

Using 'good person' to describe Lin Yuan was undoubtedly extremely discordant with the identity of the Demonic Lord.

"Although you, Demonic Lord, are cold-blooded and unmerciful, heartless and unrighteous, ferocious and tyrannical, with hands stained with blood, and stop at nothing to achieve your goals—"

The Grand Elder of the Zhi Ge Sect took a deep breath and said solemnly, "—you are still a good person."

"A good person?"

Lin Yuan's smile subsided, and he muttered with a calm expression:

"Since when do good people do so many bad things."

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