Chapter 468: The Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (Twenty-Seven)

Within the Mountain and River Sect
After years of development, the Mountain and River Sect has come to govern an immeasurable territory, from the Sun and Moon Continent to the desolate realms, and even to the outer starry sky.
Han Xiyue walked the path of expanding and strengthening the sect, while also learning more secrets of this world.
Beyond this world, there exists the Immortal Realm.
The lineages that ascend to the Immortal Realm and remain in the lower realms are called Immortal Sects.
The Immortal Sects are the true rulers of this universe; they are high and mighty, and even the current Great Emperors must give them a wide berth.
Although the Mountain and River Sect's strength has surged, it is still not qualified to stand on equal footing with those Immortal Sects, and some Immortal Sects have even noticed the changes in the Mountain and River Sect.
Of course, there is a way.
Han Xiyue looked towards the secret realm in the back mountain behind her. If that person were willing to intervene, all the problems would no longer be problems.
And she hadn't set foot there for a long time.
Just as Han Xiyue was thinking this...
She suddenly felt a tremor, a tremor that came from a very distant place.
The Emperor has fallen!
........
The starry sky was vast.
Ling Jiuxiao transformed into a god-demon, his long hair like a dragon's spine, his eyes gleaming crimson. With a long spear in his hand, he pinned a figure to the void, surrounded by numerous powerful corpses.
A quasi-Emperor's body defying an Emperor, shattering enemy weapons with his bare hands, suppressing numerous immortal sects and lineages.
"Weak! Too weak!"
A hint of disappointment flashed in Ling Jiuxiao's pupils.
His journey through the Immortal Martial World had brought about tremendous changes. He had rebuilt his god-demon battle body, refined the Immortal Martial World, and crushed the monsters of all realms.
Emperors of a realm were no longer so high and mighty in his eyes.
"The Emperor has fallen... He actually slaughtered the current Emperor!"
The hearts and minds of numerous immortal sects and lineages trembled, their courage shattered.
They all knew that from this moment on, the world was about to change.
The Great Emperor was defeated—a feat unprecedented in history!
The elder was filled with emotion.
When he first met Ling Jiuxiao, he only recognized the potential of Ling Jiuxiao's Divine Demon Battle Body. At that time, he never imagined that Ling Jiuxiao could fully revive the Divine Demon Battle Body.
Ling Jiuxiao was thinking, "I wonder if I can defeat that 'mudfish' now."
He admitted that he was getting a little arrogant.
Ling Jiuxiao was eager to try.
......
At this moment,
the Dragon God Statue seemed to sense something.
It wagged its tail, as if it had discovered something amusing.
"That ignorant bumpkin got some opportunities from the Master and has become a little arrogant."
"But that's fine too. This dragon has been a bit bored lately."
Outside the Mountain and River Sect
Since Ling Jiuxiao killed the Great Emperor of the era and overwhelmed many immortal sects,
Ling Jiuxiao and the elder began their return to the Mountain and River Sect.
"Elder, there have been new changes within the sect."
The elder rolled his eyes. "I'm not blind. I didn't expect the Desolate Realm to already be part of the Mountain and River Sect's territory."
"However... with the strength of your Mountain and River Sect, annexing the Desolate Realm shouldn't be difficult."
The elder thought of the immortal energy within the Mountain and River Sect. In such a luxurious cultivation environment, as long as one wasn't an idiot, becoming a saint wouldn't be difficult.
Ling Jiuxiao returned to the Mountain and River Sect.
"Did the Sect Master secretly improve the sect again while I was away?"
Ling Jiuxiao sensed that the concentration of immortal energy within the sect seemed to have increased since he left.
He thought about it and realized it was quite possible.
A figure appeared before him.
"Elder Ling, you're back?"
Ling Jiuxiao looked at the woman before him and was suddenly startled.
"Elder Han, your cultivation...you've broken through to Quasi-Emperor?"
Han Xiyue smiled: "I can't compare to Elder Ling, who, with your Quasi-Emperor body, could defy the current Great Emperor, suppressing many immortal sects and lineages."
Ling Jiuxiao smiled bitterly.
He could sense that although Han Xiyue wasn't as powerful as him, her strength...was probably similar to the Zhenwu Great Emperor. While not yet at the Emperor level, she possessed strength comparable to an Emperor. In the sect now, Saints were everywhere, and Nirvana was as common as dogs.
"Fortunately, fortunately, I obtained a fragment of the Northern Darkness Heavenly Scripture in the Immortal Martial World."
Ling Jiuxiao comforted himself.
Then he went to the back mountain.
As for the elders, now that they possessed physical forms, they did not accompany Ling Jiuxiao to the forbidden area in the back mountain.
It's worth mentioning that the elders expressed their desire to join the Mountain and River Sect, and with Ling Jiuxiao's introduction, Han Xiyue agreed after a moment's thought.
In the blink of an eye, Ling Jiuxiao arrived outside the back mountain.
He thought for a moment.
His figure vanished.
The elders guarding the back mountain only felt as if a gust of wind had passed by.
......
Ling Jiuxiao looked at the little 'loach' perched on the rock.
He was smug.
"As expected, it didn't notice me."
He thought back to being swatted away by Long Jue Shen's two dragon tails.
He, Ling Jiuxiao, wasn't one to hold grudges.
Long Jue Shen used his tail; it made sense for him to use his feet.
Just as Ling Jiuxiao was about to make his move.
Long Jue Shen, whose eyes had been tightly closed, slowly opened them, his dazzling golden, holy pupils staring directly at Ling Jiuxiao.
Ling Jiuxiao froze, forcing a sheepish smile. "Lord Long, you're awake?"
Long Jueshen grinned. "Ling boy, this time your Lord Long will go easy on you."
Long Jueshen wagged his tail.
Ling Jiuxiao's expression changed drastically.
The next thing he saw, he didn't even see a shadow.
His vision went black.
"As expected... Lord Long is still Lord Long."
These were Ling Jiuxiao's last thoughts.
One month later
The starry sky trembled once more.
Some saw the ruthless man who had defied the current emperor appear in a forbidden area of ​​the star sea, single-handedly annihilating several ancient taboos.
A multitude of onlookers gathered.
Ling Jiuxiao stood atop the ruins, saying softly, "I didn't want this either, but unfortunately you saw something you shouldn't have."
Ling Jiuxiao returned to his sect.
Han Xiyue noticed the commotion and found it very strange.
"Could Elder Ling be practicing some forbidden secret technique again?"
The elder watched Ling Jiuxiao hurriedly leave. Ling Jiuxiao's face still bore a golden mark, which, upon closer inspection, resembled a brand from a tail...
The elder's lips twitched.
This wasn't some secret technique brand.
It was clearly a mark from that dragon's whip.
"The Mountain and River Sect truly is a place where hidden talents abound."
Even in the Upper Realm, Ling Jiuxiao would be considered a top genius... after all, his power surpassed that of any other in the Immortal Martial World. Yet, within the Mountain and River Sect, he was inferior to a dragon that had only cultivated for a few years.
The elder then recalled the fleeting glimpse of the tree demon he had seen in the back mountain.
Within the Mountain and River Sect, what can be seen is not the most terrifying; what cannot be seen is the most despairing.
Fortunately, he has now joined the Mountain and River Sect and become a member.