Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 760 - 755 Seal 5

Chapter 760: Chapter 755 Seal 5

Countless dark red flames surged forth as if they were endless.

Vast amounts of magma condensed into pillars of fire, rocketing skyward from Lin Xin as the center.

BOOM!!!

Above the entire quiet realm, a fire pillar hundreds of meters thick burst through directly.

The fire pillar pierced through the sand giant’s wind and sand imprisonment, which had been completely stuck, penetrating copious amounts of grey sand and forcefully piercing through the giant’s forehead between the eyebrows.

"A Realm Artifact....!! An Abyssal Realm Artifact....!!" The Grey Sand Heavenly Venerable was stunned for a moment, then in the blink of an eye, the red fire pillar that shot forth directly pierced through his head, all Elemental Force suddenly collapsing, no longer able to control the tremors of the quiet realm.

"Such power..... How is it possible for it to be in the hands of an Earth Immortal....."

He revealed an expression of disbelief.

But by then, the power had already scattered, and it was too late to consolidate and mobilize Star Force again.

The destruction of this body signaled the failure of his assault from this direction.

"I will remember you!"

As his consciousness dissipated, the giant Heavenly Venerable gazed at Lin Xin’s Qingyuan Ding, imprinting this essence and Soul Power firmly in his mind.

He was just an avatar that had come forth, an avatar formed by condensing more than half of the Star Force of his original body, which, in itself, had seventy percent of the original’s strength.

Unexpectedly, he was defeated by a mere Earth Immortal.

An Earth Immortal was one thing, but it was even a guy wielding a Realm Artifact.

Not only that, but this junior even had hundreds of points of Immortal Light merit! A terrifying Abyssal Realm Artifact!

With the action falling short, the giant could only hope for success from the other Heavenly Venerables attacking from different directions.

His original target wasn’t the quiet realm at all; it was just a projection he casually released, trying to destroy some scattered Lands for God Worship.

But unexpectedly, the projection was resisted and directly dispersed while destroying the fourth Land for God Worship.

So he descended in his true form.

What he didn’t expect in the end was that he was also repelled by the master of this place, even his consciousness scattered.

Realm Artifact....

Abyssal Realm Artifact!!

This was a tier more dreadful than the regular Realm Artifacts.

As of now, there are only four Abyssal Realm Artifacts in existence, each with very strict conditions for possession.

Their power is mysterious and unfathomable; it is said that these are peerless divine artifacts that could destroy an entire layer of the Abyss.

As long as one is the bearer, they can be renowned for all eternity, suppressing Fate without destruction.

Of course, this is just a metaphor. But it’s enough to prove the might of the Abyssal Realm Artifact.

It is rumored that even the Taoist Ancestor above the Heavenly Venerables once tried to destroy an Abyssal Realm Artifact but ultimately failed.

Such a divine artifact, just one piece, can allow an ordinary cultivator to join the ranks of the top cultivators instantly. In theory, as long as there is sufficient quality and quantity of Elemental Force, an Abyssal Realm Artifact could even exert infinite power.

After the Grey Sand Heavenly Venerable’s body dispersed, it turned into countless streams of grey sand, shuttling through the void, fleeing in the opposite direction of the Void Spirit defense line.

"Trying to escape!?"

Suddenly, a red silhouette flashed across the sky.

Lieshan slowly emerged, making a gesture.

All the grey sand was immediately ignited by clusters of colorless and transparent flames, burning to ashes in a few breaths, scattering in the void.

"Harming my disciple, ambushing my Sect. You want to return after being defeated?"

Lieshan coldly watched as the last vestige of the Grey Sand Heavenly Venerable’s power was thoroughly incinerated, then he turned his gaze towards the direction of Lin Xin’s Land for God Worship.

He had also left an avatar here, precisely to protect the very life essence of Lin Xin, his beloved student.

Unexpectedly, he didn’t need to make a move himself, as Lin Xin had already forcefully repelled and dispersed the Grey Sand Heavenly Venerable.

The power that burst forth in the prior instant had almost reached the level of a small energy tidal wave.

"Worthy of being my disciple! Hahaha!!" The thought that he had just advanced to Heavenly Venerable and his disciple could be so spirited made him feel an unusual exhilaration in his heart.

The cultivation process that had been delayed before no longer felt bothersome.

After a Heavenly Venerable is elevated to hold a star position, what they govern is no longer just a world but a planet.

The earth curls into a sphere, suspended in the void, generating countless self-cycles, forming a relatively perfect environment. This is what constitutes a planet.

And they have then become what’s called a collective consciousness of the planet.

The area of a star that a Heavenly Venerable governs is collectively called a Heavenly Region.

A planet produces Star Force, radiating across the Myriad Realms, and as long as there are creatures absorbing it and using it as the foundation for their cultivation, the planet’s power will grow increasingly strong.

All the Star Force cultivated by these beings, upon their ultimate demise, will return to the planet, bolstering its origin.

So at this time, a Heavenly Venerable’s cultivation practice is more focused on traveling to the Myriad Realms, spreading their glory and fame.

Or to have their star position and Star Force incorporate more attributes that people will choose, such as Slaughter, Conflict, Healing, etc.

And Lieshan is currently in the process of building these key elements, as well as establishing his foundation.

Yet he still devoted power to protect Lin Xin, which shows how deeply he values him.

"Regrettably, time is pressing, otherwise I could have gone to Green Lake to lend him a hand."

He shook his head slightly in pity.

"Now I’ll just deal with these avatar Star Forces first, to prevent this Heavenly Venerable from coveting Green Lake."

Once the Star Force is completely destroyed, the memories carried within it will naturally dissipate.

The Heavenly Venerable in the distant Star Domain, no matter how wide-reaching his Divine Skills, will not be able to grasp all the details here.

In this way, he won’t know who it was that destroyed his Star Force avatar. With a slight spreading of the word, I should be able to cover it up.

Lieshan finally cast one last glance towards Lin Xin’s direction before turning and departing swiftly.

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Nether Realm.

Lin Xin’s face was pale, and all his Essence Qi and spirit had been burst out by the Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads in an instant, even the bloodline wings on his back couldn’t be maintained so he had to withdraw them.

Looking down from the high skies, the entire Nether Realm was a complete mess.

Large numbers of dwarf Taoist soldiers had suffered heavy casualties and the current casualties were being continuously manufactured, rapidly starting to repair all damages.

"Earth Immortal, Earth Immortal, once at this level, if you encounter an opponent stronger than yourself, you are basically a target, with no hope of escape."

With a heavy heart, Lin Xin slowly descended, stepping onto a relatively clean spot on the ground.

Lin Yi, the leaders of the Flower Demon King, Wei Qing, and other disciples, gathered around him one after another.

"Honored Master!"

"My Lord!"

"Stop crowding around, go down and heal! Fortunately, there were no major losses this time," Lin Xin frowned.

"Yes!"

Everyone was also on the verge of collapse, and upon hearing the words, they hurriedly dispersed to find places to heal, consume Elemental Energy, and restore their cultivation.

Lin Yi, along with a few head-level Taoist soldiers, went on to tally the extent of the losses.

In less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, all the statistics came out.

"All formations are damaged, Taoist soldiers have suffered casualties of six hundred and eighty-one, among them, Fifth Rank ninety-three, Fourth Rank one hundred and sixty-six, Third Rank..."

Lin Yi meticulously reported the situation to Lin Xin one by one.

"In total, it amounts to around two million two hundred thousand six hundred and ninety points!"

"Two million two hundred thousand points..."

Lin Xin took a deep breath; this had already exceeded the range of his expectations. For him, this level of loss was extremely serious.

"Shadow City again!!"

Agitation rose within him. From the start, Shadow City had made moves again and again, causing significant threats to him on multiple occasions.

And now, it had reached as much as two million two hundred thousand Contribution Points!

"Master, we are hanging alone in the void, with no reliance, and can’t take refuge within the Void Spirit defenses, so the best method would be to conceal ourselves," Lin Yi suggested.

"Otherwise, with such circumstances, if there’s a first time, there will be a second."

"How could I not know that," Lin Xin sighed. He took out a Jade Talisman and looked at the messages on it.

Real-time transmission of battle situations had already begun on the Jade Talisman.

’Eastern Star Domain’s battle situation is tilting, suspected enemy Heavenly Venerable has drawn away an incarnation.’

’Thirty-eight Land for God Worship under control have been attacked, fifteen Earth Immortals have perished, with heavy losses.’

’The Demon Race’s main base Ancestral Demon Star is besieged, a call for help has been issued!’

’Our side’s surprise assassins succeed in killing the unguarded Heavenly Venerable of Shadow City, materials seized are in the process of being transported back.’

’In the Fifth Layer of the Abyss, the Taoist Ancestor has personally arrived and is directly confronting the Abyssal Lord.’

’The battlefront is tight, numbers nine, twelve, and four hundred and one are calling for help! Urgently in need of Fifth Rank battle power reinforcements!’

’The Seventy-Second Regiment of the Golden Crown’s Winter has set off.’

’A Void Spirit from the Northern Phantasms has appeared to join the fight, estimated threat Level is Sixth Rank, in need of battle power reinforcements.’

’The Fifth Squad of the Research Institute has set off.’

A sequence of messages kept refreshing, with news being deleted constantly and new ones popping up.

The battle situation was changing moment by moment; each piece of news could be opened to directly investigate.

Lin Xin’s consciousness instantly entered a message close to his Star Domain.

Suddenly, his field of vision was divided into nine blocks.

Nine cube-shaped screens displayed the dire conditions of nine different Earth Immortals’ Land for God Worship simultaneously.

The majority were covered in grey sand and dust; the Land for God Worship was completely submerged and covered, with not a single thread of Spiritual Light fluttering.

Clearly, the divinities had been annihilated.

A few of them had dim Spiritual Light, the Land for God Worship covered with Taoist soldier buildings ruined into rubble, almost nothing intact.

Scattered figures of cultivators commanded Taoist soldiers in urgent repairs, resisting against the vast amounts of grey sand and dust.

Lin Xin glanced at the annotations in the top right corner of the screen.

Among the masters of these Lands for God Worship, three were like him, newcomers who had just ascended less than a thousand years ago.

The rest had been promoted for at least ten thousand years, old timers, yet still suffered heavy casualties and saw their years of hard work destroyed in an instant.

People from the One-Sixth Remote Viewing Tower, using all the remnants and soul fragments, were conducting Soul Sacrifice ceremonies while singing strange tunes.

It was a soul-replenishing ritual, intended to repair the souls of cultivators and send them to reincarnation, to be reborn. This was also part of the functions of the One-Sixth Remote Viewing Tower.

Exiting the message screen, Lin Xin looked again at his Land for God Worship, the Nether Realm, and suddenly felt much better.

Like him, an Earth Immortal, those with higher cultivation had died in considerable numbers, with the survivors also suffering tremendous losses.

If the nearby Earth Immortals were like this, it meant that even further beyond, the losses would be much greater.

Compared with them, he was doing quite well.

In this full-scale counterattack by Shadow City, Green Lake Mountain had likely also suffered heavy losses.

Standing at the center of the Nether Realm, Lin Xin swiftly began checking the ground formation, with his hand lighting up intermittently with faint glows for meticulous repairs.

This formation, which managed to repel the incarnation of a Heavenly Immortal at first notice, relied on his potent Formation Talisman miniaturization ability.

Otherwise, before he could return with the Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads, the Land for God Worship would have already been thoroughly destroyed.