Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence - Chapter 580

Chapter 580: Chapter 258 Good Affinity
 

As one of the most outstanding disciples of the contemporary Jinhua Dongyuan Heavens, Jiang Yan had once been invited to participate in the trial of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda in the Ingenious Tiny World.

Before setting off for the Ingenious Tiny World, Jiang Yan had been cautioned by his ancestor, the Taoist Doyen of the grotto heavens, warning him not to harbor any delusional hopes of ascending to heaven in a single step and becoming the master of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda.

The Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda had long since been regarded as a possession by a Major Heavenly Immortal from the Upper World, who left it in the Primal Chaos Realm merely to use the trials of the realm’s beings to temper the treasure, seeking an opportunity to transform it into a Boundary-opening Treasure.

Many grotto heavens and blessed lands were well aware of this, and that Major Heavenly Immortal had also made deals with the Dao lineages behind many grotto heavens and blessed lands, acquiescing to the actions of the Major Heavenly Immortal.

Therefore, although the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda was a precious top-grade Immortal Artifact, its trials did not receive much importance, and only a portion of the Heaven’s Pride Association would participate in each session.

The words of the Elder had dispelled Jiang Yan’s original intention to compete for the treasure, making him treat the trial as just a formality.

Yet, who would have thought that in this trial, someone actually climbed to the pinnacle and gained the recognition of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda.

The one who reached the summit wasn’t even a descendant of the grotto heavens sacred grounds but hailed from the obscure Falling Clouds Sect, stirring up a sensation across the entire Ingenious Tiny World.

What was even more astonishing was that the peerless prodigy did not choose to become the host of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda and instead actively gave up this treasure of the Primal Chaos Realm.

In order to uncover the secrets behind ascending the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda, the Impartation Great Elder Yu Changming of the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens personally took action, attempting to capture the trialist alive.

Ultimately, a world-shaking battle erupted in front of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda, with Jiang Yan as a bystander witnessing Shen Yuan, who was only in the Qi Refining Realm, using the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda to slay the Impartation Great Elder Yu Changming.

After that battle, Shen Yuan’s whereabouts became unknown, but the name Falling Clouds Taoist spread throughout the entire Primal Chaos Realm, becoming as renowned as the sacred sages from the 10 Great Grotto Heavens Sacred Lands.

Countless powerful experts wanted to uncover the secrets of the Falling Clouds Taoist. Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens, using the pretext of the Falling Clouds Taoist slaying the Impartation Great Elder, dispatched a current life True Immortal to personally initiate the 10 Realms Soul Pursuit altar on the summit of the Two Boundary Mountain, attempting to find the whereabouts of the Falling Clouds Taoist.

The 10 Realms Soul Pursuit ceremony continued for a full year. During this period, the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens exhausted countless resources but still could not find the Falling Clouds Taoist.

During this time, the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens attempted to take an alternative approach, since they had not found any trace of the Falling Clouds Taoist.

Many True Monarchs and Taoist Doyens within the sect turned over ancient records, attempting to find traces of the Falling Clouds Sect to confirm the identity of the Falling Clouds Taoist.

This search resulted in a shock to everyone involved.

Several True Monarchs and Taoist Doyens found suspect records of the Falling Clouds Sect among ancient Dao collections and lineage inheritance, which caused many True Monarchs to suspect that the Falling Clouds Sect behind the Falling Clouds Taoist might actually be a hidden sect of Daoism, potentially not inferior to the 10 Great Grotto Heavens Sacred Lands.

The failure of the 10 Realms Soul Pursuit altar further confirmed this speculation.

Many True Monarchs and Taoist Doyens within the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens took this opportunity to voice their opposition to searching for the Falling Clouds Taoist.

If the Falling Clouds Taoist was just a common prodigy cultivator, offending the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens would surely require a heavy price to be paid.

However, if there was a Grotto Heavens Sacred Land behind the Falling Clouds Taoist, there would be ground for an equal dialogue with the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens.

Yu Changming crossing realms to descend upon the Ingenious Tiny World and being counter-slaughtered was already an unrighteous act, and further pursuit could likely lead to a great war among the Grotto Heavens Sacred Lands.

For the sake of the insignificant Yu Changming who had broken the rules, it wasn’t worth it.

The Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens removed the 10 Realms Soul Pursuit altar, and the whole affair turned the sect into a laughingstock in the Cultivation World, causing their already shaky position as the premier Grotto Heavens Sacred Land to teeter further.

After this incident, the upper echelons of the entire Cultivation World became aware of the name Falling Clouds Taoist.

Having disappeared for three years, Jiang Yan had not expected to encounter this legendary Taoist here, which excited him.

But the next second, Jiang Yan’s excitement instantly turned to fear, with his Spirit Soul and True Spirit trembling at this moment.

For the Bronze Ancient Sword in the hands of the Falling Clouds Taoist, the one that had slain the Void Refining True Monarch, was now pointed at him.

The golden light Taoist robe on his body displayed its hundreds of Golden Light Spells, and the Jinyang Precious Mirror immediately protected him from the front, with the gestating vermillion sun seeming to descend upon the current world.

Yet, even with the multiple protective treasures, Jiang Yan still couldn’t feel any sense of security; the sharp Sword Intent seemed to have already penetrated his defenses and was piercing into his skin.

The Treasure-Seeking Mouse in Jiang Yan’s embrace no longer shivered but played dead like a stiff corpse.

Sweating profusely, Jiang Yan was about to speak in his defense when the Falling Clouds Taoist in the courtyard suddenly lowered the Darkness-Light Sword in his hand.

“Do you recognize me?”

Shen Yuan asked in a calm voice.

The terrifying sense of crisis instantly dissipated, and Jiang Yan couldn’t help but lick his dry lips, answering with a trembling voice,

“Three years ago, in the Ingenious Tiny World, I had the honor to witness the Taoist slaying True Monarch Yu Changming.”

Up above in the sky, the massive Sun God Dharma Image and the body of the local deity were slowly crumbling, with the will of the Incense Offering Canonical Gods already extinguished under that one sword strike.

Hearing Jiang Yan’s words, the seven Spirit Transmutation City Lords present awoke from a dream and looked towards Shen Yuan, their eyes filled with an incomprehensible fear.