Chapter 720: World Ascension: The 4 Great Dippers

“The sword qi was too uncontrolled. Kou Chongxue definitely just completed his advancement and failed to control it properly. He won’t be able to release another sword strike anytime soon. Do it!” Yuwen Changqing seemed to be afraid that Feng Yezi would have thoughts of retreating and he had no choice but to make the first move. While he was doing so, he tried to reassure Feng Yezi by explaining the situation.

Actually, anyone who entered the Martial Dipper Realm could see that Kou Chongxue’s sword qi showed signs of instability at the last second. Feng Yezi was a seasoned expert who entered the Martial Dipper Realm long before Yuwen Changqing. He should have been able to tell what had happened.

As the destruction caused by the shockwaves of any exchange between Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors was massive, they would usually control the space around them to prevent their clash from damaging the world around them.

Otherwise, even if the world around them didn’t crumble, multiple natural disasters would definitely be caused.

As such, Martial Dipper Realm experts wouldn’t fight for a prolonged period of time if they could help it. They would retreat after exchanging a single blow to probe their enemy.

Even if they reached a point where they had no choice but to fight, they would automatically move the battlefield to the Beyond Heavens Pavilion. In some cases, they would even fight in the sea of stars outside the Beyond Heavens Pavilion.

When forced into a situation where they had to make their move in the world, they would restrain the impact of the battle to the best of their abilities to minimize the damage they caused.

Whenever Martial Extermination Realm cultivators managed to observe a battle between Martial Dipper Realm experts, they might even feel that the fight wasn’t as intense as they had thought.

After observing the sword strike that came from the Tongyou Paradise, Yuwen Changqing determined that Kou Chongxue hadn’t consolidated his foundations after his breakthrough and would be unable to release another one in the near future.

He even thought that Kou Chongxue suffered a backlash after unleashing the sword strike. In the best-case scenario, they hoped that Kou Chongxue would lose control over his fate dippers. Even if he didn’t die, his cultivation would regress and he would suffer huge internal injuries.

Yuwen Changqing wasn’t hoping for too much when he fantasized about what would happen to Kou Chongxue.

Even though one would be standing at the peak of the power pyramid of their world after entering the Martial Dipper Realm, all of them were extremely cautious when they improved their cultivation.

Those Holy Lands might have deep foundations, but after entering the Martial Dipper Realm, there wasn’t much they could draw on from their predecessors. The experiences those left behind could be used as references at best. One needed to pave their own way forward in the path of cultivation.

With everyone still feeling around to find the right path, being ahead of the rest might not be a good thing.

The imbalance of fate dippers and the clash between them would cause one to lose control over their inner qi. It might even lead to cultivation deviation!

Those were the dangers Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors would have to face. Even if they managed to survive them, their cultivation wouldn’t be preserved. It was extremely possible for their strength to take a huge hit.

There were even some experts who refined another fate dipper and took a step forward in their path of cultivation, but surprisingly experienced a drop in their combat strength.

In some cases, there were some who completed their advancement successfully by refining another fate dipper, but could no longer exchange pointers with others. That was because the slightest change would disrupt the balance of their fate dippers and send them to the afterlife.

The higher their cultivation level, the more dangerous it would be. The backlash they suffered would be more serious than others of lower cultivation level.

As an existence at the Martial Dipper Realm, they were rarely killed in battle against experts of the same level. Instead, most of them would lose their lives during the process of cultivation.

In fact, there were extremely few experts who exhausted their lifespan in the Martial Dipper Realm!

Kou Chongxue entered the Martial Dipper Realm for less than 30 years and in a short span of time, he charged from the first element of the Martial Dipper Realm to the fourth element! He was a terrifying existence in the Azure Origin World and the Azure Spiritual World.

Was it really that great to advance so quickly?

Everyone knew that a mere 10 years ago, Kou Chongxue was surrounded by his enemies and attacked on all sides. He nearly lost his cultivation as a result.

In the eyes of many experts in the Martial Dipper Realm, they seemed to have found Kou Chongxue’s weak point. If anyone else was in his shoes, they would never dare to make an improvement in their cultivation.

That's why they didn’t give chase even after inflicting heavy injuries to Kou Chongxue. According to what they thought, Kou Chongxue’s fate was sealed with the damage they caused. His fate dippers were no longer in equilibrium and there was no need for them to risk anything to take him down. They were afraid he would go crazy and take a few of them down with him if they pushed him too far.

Never in their wildest imaginations did they think that Kou Chongxue’s cultivation would recover. As if that wasn’t all, he managed to refine his third fate dipper after making his appearance again. It hadn’t even been that long, and he managed to increase his cultivation once again.

Everything pointed to the fact that he was tired of living.

According to common sense, the method he had used would endanger him further as it magnified the imbalance between his fate dippers.

The sword qi that was released earlier was proof to all of them that he wasn’t exactly in the best of state at the moment. Even if he was truly unable to consolidate his foundations, he wouldn’t have allowed the effects of his sword qi to affect the world around him to such an extent.

If anything thought that the sword qi that devastated the Thousand Leaf Mountain Range earlier was too powerful, they were wrong.

If the power contained in it was a little more refined and a little more controlled, Yun Lu would never have been able to escape by sacrificing a mere Fate Dipper Clone.

Of course, Yuwen Changqing wouldn’t know about Yun Lu’s situation at the moment, but the wild fluctuations from Kou Chongxue’s sword qi told them all they needed to know.

Isn’t he afraid that the World’s Will will reject his presence after causing such widespread destruction?

That was the thought running through many people’s minds at the moment. It was also why Yuwen Changqing dared to make his move.

Feng Yezi might have a phobia of Kou Chongxue after everything he had been through, but he chose to make a move after a lot of hesitation. Of course, he considered everything that happened earlier.

Whether or not Kou Chongxue would take revenge in the future was another matter altogether. That would only be a conflict between Martial Dipper Realm experts, and the experts of the Tongyou Institution would have to find him if they wanted to make their move.

The timing they chose was very precise. The moment the sword qi landed was supposed to be when Kou Chongxue was at his weakest.

If they crossed the border at that moment, there was a chance Kou Chongxue wouldn’t be able to do a thing about it.

Even if they thought of the worst-case scenario and Kou Chongxue managed to react in time, what could he do to them?!

Could he expect 2 Martial Dipper Realm experts to appear from the Bing Continent at the same time?

Yuwen Changqing instinctively turned to stare at Feng Yezi who was following closely behind. Even though he was close, he seemed extremely evasive. It was as though he would escape the next moment.

Yuwen Changqing knew why Feng Yezi was trailing slightly behind. He was still planning on running away if things went south. Even so, Yuwen Changqing didn’t plan on speaking up.

Feng Yezi didn’t want to take any risk at all but still wished to teach Kou Chongxue and the Tongyou Institution a lesson. He didn’t know that his overcautious mindset was exactly what Yuwen Changqing had exploited earlier to get him to come.

Yuwen Changqing might have entered the Martial Dipper Realm not too long ago, but he already had a rank five martial art. He was able to make full use of his strength and he shattered the void before him with a punch, creating a spatial tunnel in the direction of the Tongyou Island.

“Indeed… Some other asshole came to cause trouble!” Shang Xia growled. His eyes snapped open and he turned to stare in the direction of the Bing Continent.

He noticed the space above the You Continent breaking apart as a giant fist intent tore through the air. It flew straight at the Tongyou Island.

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

With the giant island hanging high in the skies, many people would feel a sense of extreme danger even if it shook lightly.

There wasn’t a need to mention what would happen if a fist intent from a Martial Dipper Realm expert struck it!

It was a critical moment for the integration of the Tongyou Island. Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo had no way to pay attention to anything else! When everyone thought that the Tongyou Island wouldn’t be able to avoid the disaster that was about to strike and half the You Continent would probably be devastated when the Tongyo Island fell, a five colored light emerged from the center of the island!

Shang Xia, who had been storing energy since a long time ago, released his aura along with his dipper qi! A curtain made from the five colored light formed around the island and greeted Yuwen Changqing’s fist intent.

Every time a ray of five colored light flashed past the fist intent, it would weaken slightly. After several cycles, Yuwen Changqing’s fist intent was wiped clean and the spatial tunnel that he opened was sealed shut. Everything returned to normal.

Now that he revealed himself, there was no longer a need to hide on the Tongyou Island. He couldn’t conceal his identity after making his move earlier. He stood in the air and emitted an aura that was completely different from Kou Chongxue. The various experts quickly took note of his presence.

“Who is that?!”

“That’s another Martial Dipper Realm expert. He seems really familiar though?”

“Could it be… did Kou Chongxue hide one…”

“That’s Shang Bo’s grandson! The Tongyou Institution actually produced a fourth Martial Dipper Realm expert!”

“What?! A fourth…”

“His fate dippers seem strange…”

Chaotic discussions filled the Beyond Heavens Pavilion of the new world as multiple exchanges of divine will were performed. However, everything quickly returned to normal.

The appearance of a fourth Martial Dipper Realm expert in the institution definitely shocked the various Holy Lands.

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After destroying Yuwen Changqing’s fist intent, Shang Xia didn’t know what happened next. However, a heated argument was about to break out thousands of miles away in the skies above the Bing Continent. Yuwen Changqing glared at the fleeing figure and yelled with exasperation, “If you made your move earlier, the Tongyou Island would have fallen!”