Divine Brilliance
chapter-695

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

After staying silent for a long while, Zong Shou looked around the stone tomb. There were many seals and restrictions that weren’t supposed to be there, but they were all broken now. The Yin Death Energy was getting stronger, wave by wave, and charging everywhere.

Although Zong Shou didn’t find it uncomfortable, he could feel that this Death Energy was controlled by a great strength and suppressing the very spot where he was standing.

Considerable evil was hidden within.

“Oh?”

After scoffing coldly, the Death Energy around Zong Shou surged back.

Without even needing him to attack, the moment the Evil Spirits got close, they were destroyed.

Looking calmly within, Zong Shou was unsure. A killing intent rose up within his chest which he suppressed.

In the end he sighed, turning around to walk out of the dark fog.

With his current cultivation, he could destroy the tomb with a flick of a finger. It wasn’t purely because he was sentimental, but because he could feel that her tomb was being protected by two external powers within the Life and Death worlds.

It was extremely vast and also filled with death, but it was similar to that of Aokun.

He finally understood why Jin Buhui’s Master and the few Haoxuan Sect Cultivators were forced back with injuries.

Although Zong Shou could use the Styx River Death Sword to directly strike the Netherworld and split both worlds, this method was extremely risky and wouldn’t be a wise choice.

The moment he stepped out of the fog, he heard a faint laugh that came from off in the distance.

“The Ruler came so quickly!”

Looking out, he saw Suchen standing 10,000 feet away. There were also dozens of people beside him.

Some of them were people he was familiar with. On his left was Gong Xinran’s Brother, Gong Yue.

Although he couldn’t travel by stepping on air, he was a Double Cultivator and both were Grade-6 Realm. Using Magical Artifacts, he was able to fly in the air.

The other person was Chenhuai, who he had met on the trip to Dragon Gathering Mountain.

However, he paid the most attention to the dozens of teens who didn’t make a sound.

They had an aura similar to True Martial Swordsmen, really sharp but their intents seemed to be merged into one. Their actions were all really similar.

Even though they looked different, they seemed like they came from the same model.

Seven of them had a seven section bamboo sewed onto it. They were most probably the Earth Grade Dao Soldiers of Hanshan Sect, Hanshan Swordsmen!

The other six all carried large swords and had bookworm auras around then. They were definitely Haoxuan Sect’s Vast Qingxuan Warriors.

This Suchen and Chenhuai were both obviously not the main decision makers of the two sects.

In front of the each of them stood a Cultivator who bowed toward Zong Shou.

“Hanshan Bizhu greets Ruler!

“I have heard of Ruler’s name for such a long time, but never had the chance to meet you. Haoxuan Bai Ruo greets you here! You have always helped my disciple Buhui and I am really grateful.

Zong Shou was startled, thinking to himself that this person was Jin Buhui’s Master.

Similar to Bizhu, his aura was from the Spirit Realm.

He knew that these Vast Habitat and Shrine Heads all had great strength, but to protect the sect they suppressed it.

At this moment, with the Spiritual Wave rising, they had no need to do so.

Like Fangwen and Shui Lingbo of the Common People’s Path. In this year, they both broke through to the Spirit Realm. It was the same for the heads of the Three Sects and Six Schools.

Especially Shui Lingbo who directly jumped to High Spirit Realm. She took over the position of Common People’s Student Palace Head. Her foundations were very firm and no one could compete with her.

This was why when Zong Shou saw those two people he wasn’t surprised at all.

He greeted them one by one in a humble manner and then asked curiously, “I should be the one to ask what Brother Su just said. Hanshan and Haoxuan Sects are tens of thousands of miles away…”

Before he finished, Suchen shook his head and said, “We already rushed over ten days ago. Senior Master Bai Ruo has sent Brother Chen over half a year ago to pay attention to this land. He predicted that the date when this Death Witch descends would be brought forward. As expected…”

Zong Shou was stunned once more and in his heart he instantly felt guilty. As the Ruler of a country, he actually didn’t have as much knowledge about this land as the Haoxuan Sect which was tens of thousands of miles away.

As well as not having enough men in Gantian Mountain, this was also a matter that he had neglected.

At this moment, he felt that he did not have enough useable talent around him.

Although Zong Yuan was strong, he needed to use the strength of an army to fight against someone of the Spirit Realm.

The ten Grade-9 Experts he recruited were all quite talented.

At this moment, before the Spiritual Wave rose, there were a few who were showing signs of breaking through. However, they weren’t of much just as yet.

Only the three Spirit Realm Experts of Fuling Sect could help him.

Although the sect was rebuilt, they relied on his strength and it was the same as if they were raised by Gantian Mountain.

Those three were all sitting in Gantian Mountain City.

“I feel guilty! As a Country Lord, I could only come here alone!”

Compared to him, the formation of the two sects were really luxurious. Thirteen Earth Grade Dao Soldiers and two sets of sword formations. Sects under the Spiritual House level couldn’t compete with such strength.

“The Ruler is invincible on the Sword Path. In this world, who won’t know about how you broke the True Martial Seven Part Sword Formation on Seven Cloud Mountain and how you killed Jia Mingluo? After that battle, you even blocked an army yourself. A year has passed and I think you alone could deal with all of us!”

The moment he said this, the people around had weird expressions, but none of them opposed.

Bai Ruo sighed, “My Haoxuan Sect is at fault for what happened here so we must help…”

Just as he said this, dozens of lights landed.

They were all in monk attire and flew on Buddhist lights. The one at the helm was Zifang.

This person was not only familiar with Zong Shou, he even had dealings with the other few people.

After greeting, before he spoke, his brow furrowed.

Who knows what he said to those other monks, but they all spread out and entered the fog. They placed Buddhist Artifacts around the tomb. Many thick pillars were also raised up.

A full 36 of them, each 1,000 feet tall were placed all around. The monks all sat above the pillars.

Along with beginning incantations, a golden light was emitted. The Death Energy that was spreading halted and started to condense.

Golden light shone out from within.

“Dari Demon Surrendering Scripture, it truly targets the problem!”

Joy flashed in the eyes of Bizhu, “With the Buddhist Sect helping, we have a higher chance today.”

Zong Shou nodded. Out of the 36 monks, there were 4 Spirit Realm Experts.

However, they were all trained in the Dari Dharma, unlimited light, they could both grasp the life of the living and also counter this Death Energy.

They just needed to restrict the spreading of this death fog and the people thousands of miles around could retreat.

There were also two more who came along with Zifang and walked beside him.

One of them was Zhao Yanran who laughed in a gleeful manner, “I didn’t fail your orders. You owe me one this time…”

Zong Shou scoffed coldly and didn’t reply. Naturally, he didn’t come over today without any preparations. However, he could only let this crazy woman gloat for once.

There was also Jingyin who was frowning, looking into the dark fog with worry. It was like she didn’t hear what the two of them were speaking about.

He didn’t bother with Zhao Yanran as he smiled at Gong Yue and patted his shoulder.

“Not bad. You will be great in the future! With me here, I won’t let anything happen to you…”

To get to Grade-6 in just a few years, his progress indeed wasn’t bad.

However, those words were more to console him.

His cultivation was too low for this battle. Hanshan Sect brought him here because of his special identity.

He was originally a little uneasy, but when he heard this, he surprisingly didn’t feel nervous. He calmed down and warmly smiled at Zong Shou, “Gong Yue isn’t afraid of dying!”

The moment he said these words, the faces of Bizhu and Suchen were filled with praise.

Zong Shou also nodded his head. This was Gong Xinran’s only brother…

The Death Energy tumbled and became thicker and thicker. Even under the intense sun, it didn’t retreat by a single bit.

As time went on, more and more people gathered around. They were all Cultivators from sects nearby as well as some solo ones.

If the Death Witch descended, blood would be spilled for a thousand miles.

Anyone with weak cultivation didn’t dare to come over.

At this moment, most people were Grade-9 or above and there were many Demon Path Cultivators.

Kongqi Sect and Pill Fountain Sect also sent some Dao Soldiers and Spirit Realm Cultivators. Although they weren’t that strong and didn’t have any strong methods to deal with demons, they could suppress the Demon Cultivators around.

The Common People’s Path was unable to rush over. Athough the Three Sect and Six Schools started to seep their powers into Donglin, recently there were many hidden currents.

Zong Shou didn’t dare to use their strength easily.

Surprisingly, there were people who rushed over from Lingyun Sect. At the helm were Yan Feibai and Ge Hanyun.

Two Grade-9 Cultivators and also a set of Earth Grade Dao Soldiers.

Zong Shou was slightly shocked when he saw this. The two of them were actually peak Heaven Realm.

Especially Yan Feibai whose sword intent was so condensed it seemed to have a physical form. He must have reached a high level at the Cloud Shocking God Destroying Intent.

He also cultivated some Soul Power, whether or not he succeeded in merging Spirit with Martial Arts as one, was another question.

The cultivation speed of the two really made one’s mouth agape…

Thinking about himself, Zong Shou calmed down.

The two of them were supposed to be experts who would sweep a world. With their ancestor protecting them and with the strength of Lingyun Sect, it wasn’t surprising for them to reach Grade-9.

He could have so many lucky encounters, so why couldn’t others have methods to surge into the Heavens in one step?

They weren’t grave enemies. In recent days, due to the Taoist destruction matter, their relaxed relationship became nervous once more.

This was why they had no intention of greeting him. Only Ge Hanyun glanced at him from afar and then retracted her gaze.

Zong Shou selected a quiet spot to sit down, 200,000 feet high up, so he could quietly meditate and rest.

Four days passed and he suddenly opened his eyes to look down.

At this moment, Suchen and the others all woke up.

“The Death Gates have opened!”