Chapter 263
Therefore, in the time that followed, Fang Xingjian collected all the rings from the armies' warriors while imparting them with the Knight cultivation path.
In a few days' time, Fang Xingjian sensed his Sudden Inspiration twitch. He understood that this world's history was really being changed.
However, Fang Xingjian was in no hurry to return. He continued to stay in this universe to recover his strength while studying his sword arts.
After half a month pa.s.sed by, Fang Xingjian—who was receiving external astral radiations to cultivate—suddenly opened his eyes, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. "You're back?"
A stream of white light flashed before him. It was the Immortality Saint, who was in a wretched state.
This was Fang Xingjian's partner, who had been trapped in the battlefield on the Sun previously. Fang Xingjian thought that the Immortality Saint had died in Ulpian's hands. Yet by the looks of it, not only had he not died, but he appeared to be very energized. With his will exposed, he seemed to have gotten a lot stronger than before.
Hearing Fang Xingjian's words, the Immortality Saint let out a breath, shook his head, and said, "Sigh, take a look for yourself."
He opened up his palm, and a stream of white light surged out. It was the White Emperor Zenith Sword.
"This is..." Fang Xingjian was slightly stunned after sensing the White Emperor Zenith Sword's aura. However, at the next moment, his countenance became extremely grim.
With his change, black sword marks extended out in the air. Within a short period of time, the s.p.a.ce within a range of several thousand kilometers seemed to be slashed into several thousand parts. The densely packed sword marks and the sharp auras that burst out explosively seemed to cause the Immortality Saint's scalp to turn numb.
'This kid's sword arts cultivation seems to have gotten stronger again? It seems that he gained a lot from the battle with Ulpian as well.'
However, Fang Xingjian stared at the Immortality Saint's palm and asked, "Ulpian?"
Ulpian's silhouette slowly appeared on the White Emperor Zenith Sword. He looked at the sword marks in the surroundings and said calmly, "This is your Sword Realm's power? It seems that you've been recovering well during this period of time."
However, Fang Xingjian found this strange. If Ulpian was really still alive, then why was it that he sensed that he had cleared the trial successfully and could leave this universe at any moment?
Yet, if Ulpian had really died, then this person before him...
Fang Xingjian looked at the Immortality Saint. "What
The Immortality Saint sighed and said unhappily, "Ask him."
Ulpian said calmly, "I'm not the Ulpian you know. My righteous heart broke down in the battle against you, causing my ring's energy to become unstable.
"At the final moment, my actual body didn't really die but was merged with a supreme existence in the universe."
"Supreme existence... Demonic G.o.d?" Fang Xingjian exclaimed, slightly surprised.
"That's right." Ulpian said with a nod. Then he turned to throw a glance toward the Immortality Saint, continuing, "It's true that you guys know a little bit more than me about the multivariate universe. The 13 demonic G.o.ds that stand at the top of the entire multivariate universe were the sources of the former 13 armies' powers."
At the mention of this, a hint of coldness appeared on Ulpian's face. "Our lifelong pursuits are merely superficial things to them," he said with a smirk. "A large part of my actual body's powers and will have integrated into the G.o.d of Universal Truth, but a small part retained my human nature and managed to escape. It then merged into one with this White Emperor Zenith Sword.
"The current me can be considered to be a new Ulpian who have inherited a part of Ulpian's experience and memories."
Fang Xingjian fell silent for a moment before asking, "What are your plans?"
Ulpian said calmly, "I've already merged into one with the White Emperor Zenith Sword while the White Emperor Zenith Sword has become one with the Immortality Saint. Therefore, I'll have to abide by the same oath he needs to.
"I can't make an enemy of you. You don't have to worry about this."
Fang Xingjian did not fully believe Ulpian, so he looked at the Immortality Saint instead. It was only after seeing the Immortality Saint nod that Fang Xingjian continued speaking, "You want to work together with us?"
"That's right. Although my previous battle prowess has broken through limits, the source of my powers isn't proper. It's just what the demonic G.o.ds gave us out of charity. Therefore, I wish to return with the two of you to your universe and cultivate your martial arts." At the mention of this, a hint of craving flashed on Ulpian's face. "Don't worry, I don't hold any ill will toward the two of you. In the end, the one who had defeated me wasn't the two of you. Neither were the two of you the ones who took away the powers from that body of mine.
"My real enemies are the demonic G.o.ds."
At the mention of this, a hint of sharpness flashed in Ulpian's eyes. "The day will come when I'll get those 13 existences up there to lower their proud heads. I'll let them know that humans aren't puppets that they can control as they wish."
Fang Xingjian and the Immortality Saint exchanged a glance but did not say anything.
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Two months later, the 13 armies disappeared completely, and the Knight cultivation path disseminated through the world. Meanwhile, a large amount of ether particles were produced from void s.p.a.ce.
Fang Xingjian stood outside the atmospheric layer and looked down at the lands that had been connected together. He frowned and said, "Do you think that this Earth seems to bear a resemblance to Miracle World now?"
The Immortality Saint also thought of Miracle World which had only one single continent. He smiled bitterly and said, "You're saying that the world that I came from was changed by someone else in an earlier point in the timeline as well?"
"I don't know." Fang Xingjian shook his head. "In any case, everything's settled and my cultivation has recovered completely as well. It's time to leave."
A smile flashed in the Immortality Saint's eyes. "Then let's go."
No matter what had happened during this trial or how much danger they had experienced, everything was now over.
After returning to Miracle World, they would be able to truly possess the cultivation of tier six Divine level experts. How could the Immortality Saint possibly not feel happy about this?
At the next moment, the two figures disappeared completely with a flash like they had never arrived to this universe before.
Simultaneously, countless Milky Ways in the universe and the long rivers of time flashed before Fang Xingjian. He felt as if his will was being pulled away from a universe and then thrown into another universe.
In the densely-packed void s.p.a.ce, each dot seemed to contain countless universes, and each universe seemed to contain countless timelines. Those who saw this scene would be bedazzled.
Ultimately, Fang Xingjian's will trembled slightly and he discovered that he had returned to Miracle World.
Concurrently, countless ether particles gushed wildly toward his conjured physique. Mult.i.tudes of information also seemed to be channeled into his mind by the Nine-Tiered Heavens through these ether particles.
At the next moment, his eyes swept through void s.p.a.ce. It seemed as if he had seen the truth to the entire world.
'Have I finally reached tier six of the Divine level?'