Chapter 499: 499

Chapter 499: Battle 499 The Game Between The Heavenly Saints

Zhou Xuanji entered enlightenment mode . He was alone in a vast world, and there was no one beside him . There was no preaching site, no golden tower .

The boundless blue sky was above his head, and under him laid the undulating and ceaseless cloud sea .

He was practicing the sword .

The sword in his hand was the Crimson Dragon Sword, and he was practicing the White Crane Sword Technique .

It was just like his first time practicing the sword .

He practiced peacefully, without majestic sword Qi but just simple sword moves .

After a while, he created two duplicates of himself and continued with the practice .

The world was vast, and he was practicing the sword on the clouds .

He had no goal in his consciousness but was practicing tirelessly like ants carrying leaves . He was like a majestic eagle soaring endlessly in the sky . He was like a drop of water in the river, not knowing where he was going, and not a trace of him could be found .

More and more duplicates appeared, and all of them were practicing the White Crane Sword Technique .

500 .

5,000 .

50,000 .

500,000 .

Sometime later .

Under the sky and above the clouds were filled with Zhou Xuanji’s silhouettes .

At this moment, his consciousness was slowly awakening .

“Everything has their own Dao . The humans have Dao, demons have Dao, fiends have Dao . The Dao can be small, but it can also be big . All Daos in the world converge into the Great Dao…”

Sage Daojing’s voice suddenly appeared in this world, and Zhou Xuanji began introspecting his own Dao .

He learned many sword techniques and had mastered many divine abilities .

Before this, he sought after 10,000 swords to create a world of the Sword’s Way .

As time went on, that was no longer his final goal .

He had so many years ahead, and it was easy to obtain 10,000 swords .

Then what was his true Dao?

Sword’s Way?

All of Zhou Xuanji’s duplicates began attacking each other . They were not just using the White Crane Sword Technique but all sorts of sword techniques .

Tri-source Vein Severing Sword, Vibrant Raindrops Sword, Soul-eater Slash, Heavenly Lights, Ancestral Dragon Sword, Sky Dominating Divine Sword, Thirty-six Paths Jade Xiao Sword, Primordial Chaos Sword Shadow, Emperor’s Way Thousand Hand Sword Buddha, and so on!

It was a battle that belonged to Zhou Xuanji’s Way of the Sword .

From the outside world, Zhou Xuanji was surrounded by a gust .

Looking from afar, it looked like a tornado had enveloped him . It was an impressive view .

Everyone around him was in the Meditative State and was not affected by him .

Sage Daojing nodded satisfactorily . Zhou Xuanji was a genius who he had chosen indeed .

At this moment, the Heavenly Saint opened his eyes and looked up .

He saw three comets with blazing trails falling from the sea of clouds .

“They are here!” Sage Daojing mumbled . His face was filled with worry .

But strangely, his preaching never stopped, as though there were two of him speaking .

Ten years later .

Zhou Xuanji finally broke through to Universe Heaven Level One .

“Analyzed that the Sword Owner has reached Universe Heaven . Gacha begins! ”

“Ding! Congratulations, the Sword Owner obtained [Celestial-shaking] Zhuyuan Luo Sword, [Ancient Gazing] Wind God Sword, World Guardian! ”

Everything went on smoothly without difficulty . With the Heavenly Saint, he did not even need to go through the tribulation . But his mind was constantly in enlightening contemplation .

He did not even hear the Sword Spirit’s voice .

His Heavenly Law’s Celestial Power grew tremendously, and his aura put pressure on the entire preaching site .

Most of the cultivators were shocked to see Zhou Xuanji’s mighty aura and his spiritual Qi rippling . It was like a volcano eruption .

Jiang Xue, Huang Lianxin, Xiao Jinghong, and the others opened their eyes too . They looked at Zhou Xuanji with admiration .

Zhou Xuanji was always walking ahead of them . Just the aura was beyond what they could seek for themselves .

He did not open his eyes . After momentary awe, the others closed their eyes to continue cultivating as well .

…

Above the cloud sea, Giant God Huang Hao stood proudly . The setting sun blazed gloriously and majestically .

The Old Star Lord appeared beside Giant God Huang Hao and said, “Did you feel the three auras just now? ”

Giant God Huang Hao nodded . He said with a solemn face, “A very powerful force covered their auras such that we cannot trace them . They seem to have come from the 33rd Heaven . ”

33rd Heaven was Still Thought Temple .

However, the 33rd Heaven was not the highest heaven .

Legends had it that once a person reached 36th Heaven, one could face the Heavenly Law face to face .

“This is very like related to the Heavenly Saint . Don’t you feel that it’s a strange thing for him to open a preaching site?” the Old Star Lord asked with a frown . His words made Giant God Huang Hao think deeply .

In the recent hundreds of years, too many things happened in the Center God Province . Even the Great Emperor Dao Court, who had always been acting secretly, came out from the shadows and wreaked havoc in the world .

“No matter what, I will protect the Center God Province,” Giant God Huang Hao said peacefully with determination .

He was not only the War God of God Palace but also the Center God Province .

If not for the fact that God Palace was transferred back to the Center God Province, he would not have returned to God Palace and obeyed the Master of Gods .

“We better be careful,” the Old Star Lord sighed and left .

…

When Zhou Xuanji reached 234 years old, his consciousness awakened .

He opened his eyes and was shocked to find himself in Still Thought Temple rather than in the golden tower .

Sage Daojing sat in front of him .

Two people stood beside him . One of them was Wang Hou and the other a stranger .

“You are finally awake,” Sage Daojing said with an amiable smile .

“The preaching is finished?” Zhou Xuanji asked with a frown .

Wang Hou snorted, “No . The preaching site is still there . The Sage has a mission for us . ”

The more he looked at Zhou Xuanji, the more unpleasant he felt .

Zhou Xuanji could sense his anger, and he was confused . Did this guy lose his mind?

“The competition between the Heavenly Saints has begun . You three shall be my chess pieces and enter the other Heavenly Saint’s realms,” Sage Daojing said, gaining their attention .

Zhou Xuanji had heard Sage Daojing mentioning this before .

But he did not expect it to come so quickly .

Fortunately, he had already broken through to Universe Heaven Level One and grown much more powerful . The Disaster Releasing legendary sword was also unlocked for him to use, so he had no fear .

“The Heavenly Saint that is playing chess with me has already sent three of his pieces into the Center God Province . The Heavenly Saints cannot be involved personally in this competition . The goal of the chess game is to plunder the fate of the opponent’s world . Plunder by killing and snatching . Kill reputed people in the opponent’s world and snatch the treasures of the world’s creation,” Sage Daojing said . His words made Zhou Xuanji frown .

The competition between the Heavenly Saints was to kill?

“When one Heavenly Saint’s realm collapses, his opponent will be the victor, and the chess game is complete . Power and speed matter . If you are defeated, the Center God Province will all be turned into ashes,” Sage Daojing looked at Zhou Xuanji and spoke with emphasis on each and every word .

Zhou Xuanji could not hold it and asked, “Why do you Heavenly Saints have such games? Are you bored?”

Sage Daojing looked at him and said, “It’s against our will . This is the will of the Heavenly Law . Each realm cannot grow limitlessly . Do you understand? It’s just like endless wars in the mortal realms and the replacement of empires . ”

Zhou Xuanji’s frowned even deeper .

Heaven’s selection?

Survival of the fittest?

“It’s just like your hair . You trim it when it’s too long . The trimmed off part had also sheltered your head before . Just like your tendons and bones, with breakthroughs, the things that you rely on for survival will become waste that needs to be expelled . They cannot remain in your body forever,” Sage Daojing explained further . His words were straightforward and ruthless .