Chapter 2886 Name Echoes Through the Heavens

Yuan Xukun raised a brow and said coldly, “Even with only half of my Will Dharma Form’s power remaining, I am not someone just anyone can provoke.”

He stood tall and proud, youthful in appearance yet radiating an oppressive majesty. The Great Spiritfall Sword rested in his grasp, its edge gleaming as his aura swept outward, blanketing the ruined starry expanse in suffocating pressure.

Lin Xun and Fang Daoping exchanged strange looks.

Yuan Xukun clearly had no idea. He didn’t know that moments ago, the Will Dharma Form of the Present Age Buddha, Jianan, whose cultivation and treasure both far surpassed his, had already been slain by Kong Jue’s sword. Ignorance, indeed, made one fearless!

Kong Jue’s eyes curved in amusement. “So, the one who wounded Taixuan’s Will Dharma Form was this fellow?”

Lin Xun and Fang Daoping both nodded.

“He wields the Great Spiritfall Sword,” Fang Daoping added gravely. “The Yuan Clan’s supreme treasure...its destructive power is beyond measure.”

Kong Jue smiled faintly. “So that’s how it is.”

Yuan Xukun’s expression hardened. “Then you also plan to follow in Taixuan’s footsteps?”

Kong Jue suddenly let out a low chuckle, then threw his head back in wild laughter. His laughter shook the heavens, unrestrained and arrogant, as though he had just heard the greatest joke in the world.

Yuan Xukun’s expression darkened. Moments ago, he still had some hesitation, intending to find out what had happened here first. However, that brazen, unbridled laughter ignited his fury in an instant. It was an unmistakable act of mockery and provocation!

Clang!

With a flick of his wrist, Yuan Xukun unsheathed the Great Spiritfall Sword. A blinding tide of snow-white sword qi surged forth, brimming with the power of law, its radiant edge lighting up the starry sky like day.

“Let’s see how long you can keep laughing!” Yuan Xukun roared, swinging his sword down. His aura surged like that of a god. Eternal radiance boiled from his body, vast and blinding.

The sword qi that followed was earth-shattering, domineering and ferocious, like a blazing sun crashing down from the heavens. Despite that, Kong Jue only chuckled, patting the wine gourd hanging at his waist.

Buzz!

With a deep hum, the gourd leapt into the air. From its spout poured a vortex of gray divine light. The incoming sword qi dissolved the instant it touched the light, like a million invisible ants gnawing it to dust.

Yuan Xukun’s pupils constricted sharply. At that moment, Kong Jue already struck, his movements vast and unrestrained, his punch simple, direct, and absolute.

Boom!

Yuan Xukun swung the Great Spiritfall Sword in a furious arc, but the sheer force of the punch shattered his sword qi, sending his body reeling violently through the void.

Then came a storm of fists. Countless blows crashed down and blotted out the heavens. Each strike carried unimaginable might, sealing off all eight directions and locking down the ten realms, leaving Yuan Xukun no space to flee and no path to escape.

In the blink of an eye, Yuan Xukun was engulfed, buried beneath wave upon wave of fists that surged like a boundless river.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Deafening explosions rolled like thunder, and even the starry sky quaked and rumbled without end. Even after unleashing his full power, Yuan Xukun could not turn the tide. Instead, he was beaten down so hard that he could barely lift his head. From afar, he looked like a battered ball, pummelled endlessly by a storm of fists...

Lin Xun drew in a sharp breath.

Martial Uncle...he’s way too fierce!

Fang Daoping slowly steadied his breath. “That guy’s Will Dharma Form has nearly burned itself out. If not for the Great Spiritfall Sword in his hand, he would’ve been crushed long ago.”

As his voice fell—

Boom!

Yuan Xukun’s Will Dharma Form burst apart like a balloon, erupting into a torrent of blinding light that scattered across the heavens. Before vanishing completely, his voice echoed through the starry void, thick with hatred and unwillingness. “One day...I swear I’ll hunt you down and settle this grudge!”

His dying roar rippled across the stars.

Kong Jue spat out. “Trash.” His tone dripped with disdain.

Compared to Jianan, Yuan Xukun posed no real threat, but his arrogance far exceeded his ability. So it was no wonder that Kong Jue found him contemptible.

Clang!

The Great Spiritfall Sword, now without its master’s control, let out a clear hum and streaked into the distance like a shooting star.

Kong Jue reached out and his hand caught nothing but empty air. He frowned slightly. “As expected of a divine weapon born from Divine Rank laws. So long as that law remains bound to the Yuan Clan, no one else can claim it...”

Then, his gaze turned back to Lin Xun and Fang Daoping. “Are there any others chasing you?”

The two exchanged a glance and shook their heads. “We’re not sure.”

Originally, Zu Wenheng of the Shaman Sect had brought along the Will Dharma Form of Eternal powerhouse Tu Ming, but before he could even summon it, it was swallowed by the Gate of Exile. As for whether more enemies lurked ahead, that remained a mystery.

“Never mind, let’s return to the Origin Sect.” Kong Jue shook his head, a trace of disappointment flashing in his eyes, before crossing the boundless stars with Lin Xun and Fang Daoping.

The journey back was calm, without the slightest ripple of danger. In truth, calamities of slaughter like these were almost unheard of throughout history.

From the moment they departed the starry domain of the Ten Directions Demon Realm, they were besieged by old monsters from the Ten Immortal Giants. Soon after came Jiaye of the Zen Sect and Zu Wenheng of the Shaman Sect, both determined to end their lives.

Any one of those calamities alone would have been enough to wipe out most Transcendence Stage cultivators in the world! However, for Lin Xun and the others, these so-called murderous calamities turned out to be the easiest to overcome.

What followed were even greater perils: Yuan Xukun and Jianan. The power of their Will Dharma Form alone could annihilate every Transcendence cultivator beneath the heavens! Worse still, they came armed with supreme treasures and divine weapons. Because of that, Taixuan’s Will Dharma Form, after suffering wound upon wound, finally collapsed and could withstand no more.

It was no exaggeration to say that if Kong Jue had not arrived in time, Lin Xun and Fang Daoping would never have made it back to the Origin Sect alive. On the way back, Lin Xun learned that upon receiving Fang Daoping’s call for aid, the sect had planned to dispatch two deputy pavilion masters, Xuan Feiling and Dugu Yong.

However, before they could depart, Kong Jue appeared out of nowhere and stopped them. Then came the extraordinary sight of his martial uncle descending alone to their rescue. Of course, even he had only sent forth a Will Dharma Form.

“With my intervention, even if I annihilate the enemy, none will dare lay blame on the Origin Sect. It will buy the sect a little time to purge its internal troubles.” Kong Jue said calmly. “Otherwise, once word of this battle spreads, the Origin Sect will have to face the combined wrath of the Shaman Sect, the Zen Sect, the Yuan Clan, and the Ten Immortal Giants of the Eighth Heaven Domain. With the sect’s current state...it could never withstand such a storm.”

At those words, Lin Xun and Fang Daoping fell silent. That was the cruel reality. The Origin Sect was riddled with troubles and problems, but they stemmed mainly from two sources: First, the three pavilion masters each faced their own difficulties, and second, within the sect lurked hidden threats left by the powers of the Ten Immortal Giants.

In comparison, both the Zen Sect and the Shaman Sect were in far better shape than the Origin Sect. In such a state, the Origin Sect truly could not endure any further turmoil. They had no choice but to wait.

Wait for Taixuan to emerge from closed-door cultivation, for You Beihai to attain the Eternal Dao, and for Yan Ji to mend his body...

“When I return this time, I shall first cleanse the sect of its internal troubles and purge every cancer and hidden disease that plagues it!” A cold, murderous light flickered in Lin Xun’s eyes.

With his current cultivation, he no longer feared those at the pinnacle of Transcendence. The time had come to settle accounts with Fu Wenli, Qi Xiaoyun, Chi Wen, and the other enemies from the Ten Immortal Giants. This was not only to cleanse the Origin Sect, but also to avenge himself!

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The Shaman Sect.

Not long after the Will Dharma Form of Heaven Shaman Tu Ming was swept into the Gate of Exile, the higher-ups of the Shaman Sect learned about what happened.

“We actually failed!”

“Impossible... That Divine Rank law was taken by that Fangchun Mountain successor?”

“Send more men after them!”

Their roars echoed through the ancestral halls. Faces twisted with fury, every elder of the Shaman Sect was livid.

“It’s already too late. Don’t forget we’re not the only ones coveting that Divine Rank law. There’s also the Zen Sect, the Ten Immortal Giants of the Eighth Heaven Domain, and the Divine Yuan Clan...” someone sighed.

In the end, the Shaman Sect could only accept it. They had lost their chance to seize the Divine Rank law!

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The Zen Sect.

When Jiaye saw the Seven Treasures Ruyi return alone, his heart sank. He immediately understood that Jianan’s Will Dharma Form had also failed!

“How could this be...” His brows furrowed deeply.

Even with his mind as still as stone, a trace of bitterness flickered across his calm face. That very day, when word of Jianan’s fall spread, the entire Zen Sect erupted in uproar.

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The same shocking news soon spread to the Ten Immortal Giants of the Eighth Heaven Domain, such as the Wang, Zhongli, Fu, and Qi Clans, and all were thrown into fury and turmoil. Not only had every participant they sent into the Immortal Dao Battle been annihilated, but also even the old monsters who led them had fallen!

For the Immortal Giants, the blow was nothing short of devastating.

It must be known that although the Ten Immortal Giants had ruled the Eighth Heaven Domain for countless ages and wielded vast power and with terrifying foundations, the strongest among them were those who had reached the pinnacle of the Transcendence Stage.

However, just a single Immortal Dao Battle had cost each clan a vital pillar and five perfect Nirvana Spirit powerhouses. Those losses were as though their very bones had been shattered.

“Lin Xun!!”

“That damned wretch!”

“We will not forget this!”

“Perhaps he’s already been killed by the Shaman Sect, or the Zen Sect, or even the Divine Yuan Clan...”

Outrage and speculation swept through the Ten Immortal Giants like wildfire.

Many days later...

Whether it was the Shaman Sect, the Zen Sect, the Divine Yuan Clan, or the Ten Immortal Giants, they all received the same unmistakable news: Lin Xun and Fang Daoping had returned alive to the Origin Sect!

For a moment, those mighty forces were struck speechless. None of them could believe it. How could Lin Xun possibly have survived such heaven-shaking murderous calamities? The news struck like thunder across the heavens, sending shockwaves through every major power. None could remain calm for a long time.

At the Spirit Sect.

Upon hearing that Lin Xun had returned alive to the Origin Sect, Ruo Su, Cheng Yu, Well Moon and other successors of Fangchun Mountain all let out the breath they had been holding. Relief flooded their hearts and none could hide their smiles.

That same day, upon hearing the news, Ji Shanhai left the Spirit Sect without hesitation and began her journey back to the Ninth Heaven Domain.

Lin Xun had now become a name known throughout all the great powers! As the news spread, countless factions from the Seventh to the Eighth, and even Ninth Heaven Domain, began to take notice of him.