Chapter 152: Chapter 139 Rapid Progress 1

Diming Realm.

The news of the Xuanyuan Family’s total annihilation spread quickly!

Instantly, the many great forces of the Diming Realm were shocked.

“What, the entire Xuanyuan Family has been wiped out?”

“The head of the Xuanyuan Family, I remember he’s already reached the Eightfold Golden Immortal, hasn’t he? To kill him… The natives of this new world must be strong!”

“The Xuanyuan Family is a precedent. Acting rashly is risky! Perhaps, forming a coalition is indeed the wisest choice!”

For a time, the many forces of the Diming Realm reached a consensus because of this!

The powers that had previously wanted to act alone all abandoned the idea and joined the coalition advocated by the Xuanming Dynasty!

Xuanming Dynasty, the imperial capital.

“Patriarch of the Wang Family, a Golden Immortal-level family, has arrived!”

“Sect Master of the Jin Guang Sect, a Golden Immortal-level sect gate, has arrived!”

“The Old Emperor of the Chen Imperial Dynasty has arrived!”

All the major powers had gathered!

No less than dozens of Golden Immortal-level powers, emperors, sect masters, family heads abounded!

There were nearly a hundred Golden Immortal-level individuals!

This was the foundation of the Diming Realm coalition forces!

In the Lower Worlds, although the Diming Realm is in the Earth Character Realm, it is considered a medium world.

“Xuanning Emperor, we can set out now!”

The Old Emperor of the Chen Imperial Dynasty spoke out, already impatient.

“All major powers have arrived, no need to wait any longer!”

The Sect Master of Jin Guang Sect also spoke up.

The Xuanning Emperor Zhao Chenxing immediately stood up and said, “Gather the Void Sea Battleships, the coalition sets out!”

At once, countless Void Sea Battleships from the many great forces of the Diming Realm took to the skies!

At a glance, they were dense and numerous, with nearly ten thousand ships!

Nearly ten thousand Void Sea Battleships advanced from within the sea region of the Diming Realm towards a certain direction!

Meanwhile, as the coalition forces of the Diming Realm began to move, within the imperial palace of the Xuanming Dynasty in the Diming Realm, a grand hall suddenly materialized.

Senluo Branch Hall!

Lin Wenshi, the master of the branch hall, walked out from within, followed by eight elders with extremely terrifying auras!

“The cannon fodder has moved out, we should follow, and observe in secret just how deep and shallow that new great world really is…”

Lin Wenshi stepped out, and with a single step, he and his group vanished!

At this moment.

Heavenly Realm.

Taiyan Holy Land.

People from all the major alliances had gathered.

The people from Hall of Celestial Generals also concentrated together.

“We know nothing about the Diming Realm.”

“But judging from their vanguard troops, this realm is very strong. We must not take them lightly!”

Yuanyang Holy Lord opened his mouth and said, “I propose that we all mobilize and meet the enemy outside our domain!”

Everyone nodded in agreement!

“The survival of the entire Heavenly Realm is at stake; we must give it our all!”

“This is also a test; it’s time to assess our strength!”

“Let’s fight!”

In the Hall of Celestial Generals, many people also spoke up.

Having received the legacy of the Immortal, and with the cultivation of this period, everyone felt a significant improvement and needed a battle to test and temper themselves.

“Moreover, with such a major event, I think we should report to Senior Li…”

Dugu Chenlu then spoke out.

Fire Spirit and Mu Qianning also nodded and said, “We will go to see Senior Li afterwards!”

The small mountain village.

Within a small courtyard.

Some time passed, and Li Fan’s group of disciples had made new progress.

“A sword to open heaven, a sword to open heaven!”

Dugu Yuqing held the Feather Brush, murmuring to himself.

He was experiencing, combining the Heaven Opening Sword once demonstrated by Li Fan, and the feeling when holding the Broken Sword of Wuji Immortal King in the Immortal Dao Palace!

A sense of invincible sword intent sprang forth within him!

With one stroke, he drew!

As the brush passed, the character “one” on the Xuan paper was like an iron hook on silver, drawn with precision!

Just at this moment, the Limitless Broken Sword hanging at his waist sounded softly!

His entire aura burst forth suddenly!

“Golden Immortal?!”

For a moment, many disciples were surprised as they looked at him!

Dugu Yuqing… had stepped into the Golden Immortal Realm!

“Master arranged for Dugu to go out this time; the harvest is indeed significant. In his sword intent, there is already a vague form of Teacher’s Heaven Opening Sword…”

Qing Chen couldn’t help but speak while sweeping the floor.

And next to him, Nan Feng seemed to be inspired by Dugu Yuqing’s sword intent just now, and her musical notes stirred!

Within the notes, an unparalleled sword intent evolved.

This was exactly the sword intent Dugu Yuqing displayed moments ago!

As her music ended, it was as if a divine sword had sounded, and everyone present could barely tell the difference from Dugu Yuqing’s sword intent from earlier!

“She perfectly recreated the sword intent just now… Sister NanFeng’s music is too terrifying,” someone said.

As Nan Feng finished her piece, everyone was astonished.

Moreover, she herself had stepped into the Golden Immortal Realm days earlier, becoming the first among the disciples to reach it!

“With one stroke, able to erase an Immortal existence, to reach this step, one must understand one’s own world clearly…”

Zi Ling was painting, pondering the day Li Fan, with one stroke, erased the Immortal King…

After a long time, she began to paint!

A vivid scene appeared immediately, the same red sun, but today, the sun she painted seemed to have its own life, illuminating a world!

“Senior Sister Zi Ling, with her painting skills, has also stepped into the Golden

Immortal Realm…”

Everyone exclaimed.

On the other hand, Long Zixuan and Qing Chen showed little change.

But one day, when the carps in the pond moved, Long Zixuan’s nine golden, flawless Dragon Souls thundered, their might overwhelming… almost only Nan Feng’s music could suppress him!

Qing Chen was unassuming, but every sweep of his broom carried an essence, and he seemed unfathomable…

Only Lu Rang remained at the Xuanxian Realm, foolishly tending to his grass every day with extreme obsession!

However, no one dared to underestimate him. On the contrary, the pot of grass he was cultivating now made everyone wary!

After all, that was grass nourished by the Immortal King’s ashes…

“Could this guy really grow an Immortal King? That would be terrifying…”

Gong Ya looked at Lu Rang, and whispered to herself.

She held a cup of tea in her hands, and stepped forward respectfully to pour it for Li Fan.

Li Fan was teaching Xinning how to read poetry and couldn’t help but pause slightly,

“Gong Ya, do you understand the true meaning of tea?”

Gong Ya was taken aback but then shook her head and said, “Gong Ya does not know.”

In the past few days, following Li Fan, she learned how to brew and prepare tea. She faintly sensed that there was a real meaning in it but hadn’t yet grasped it clearly.

“Common folks brewing tea often adhere to all sorts of unnecessary formalities, but the process is actually very simple.”

“Brewing tea, in the end, is nothing but boiling water bringing out the fragrance of the tea leaves. Therefore, brewing tea simply requires distinguishing the quality of the leaves, selecting the appropriate water temperature, and steeping for enough time; it’s really that simple.”

Upon hearing this, a flash of inspiration struck Gong Ya.

“Boiling water, bringing out the fragrance of tea leaves…”

She muttered to herself.

Her cultivation technique suddenly began to circulate within her.

“In the realm of the Great Luo Golden Demon, from the first heaven to the ninth, I have always cultivated the Great Luo demonic qi. Now, the Great Luo demonic qi within me is in a very abundant state… The next step is to nourish a strand of mixed yuan demonic qi from the rich Great Luo demonic qi…”

“Only by accomplishing this can one become Immortal, a certified Demon Monarch!”

“Is the master hinting that 1 need to let all the Great Luo demonic qi be ‘brewed’ like the tea leaves?”

With this sudden understanding, the demonic qi within her was slowly undergoing some kind of change!

“Gong Ya understands, thank you for the guidance, Master!”

She gratefully spoke to Li Fan.

“Gong Ya has improved, yay…”

Xinning also noticed something, her eyes rolling with wonder.

“Mu Qianning and others have come to pay respects to Senior Li.”

Outside, the voices of Mu Qianning and others reached them.

“Please come in.”

Li Fan said, and Mu Qianning and Fire Spirit entered.

Coming inside, they felt the aura of Li Fan’s many disciples and were all astounded.

“Senior Li’s disciples seem to have made remarkable progress…” the Yuanyang Holy Lord muttered to herself.

“It seems not long before Senior Li’s disciples will emerge in the heavenly conquests…” Dugu Chenlu mused.

“Why have you come? Is your development still going smoothly?”

Li Fan smiled as he looked towards Mu Qianning and the others.

Mu Qianning said, “Reporting to Senior, since the last time you sent Young Master Lu Rang and Young Master Dugu Yuqing to assist us, our situation has greatly improved, and almost all the other alliances… have almost joined us!”

Li Fan was quite delighted to hear this.

This meant that the business of Mu Qianning and others had expanded further.

The better their business did, the better it was for him!

After all, Li Fan was still concerned about finding disciples.

This time, Lu Rang the big mouth followed them out, but he didn’t kidnap anyone to bring back.

“Senior, however, recently someone has come sailing from the Void Sea

Domain, attempting to dominate the Heavenly Realm…”

Fire Spirit continued, “The first probe by the opposition has been suppressed by us, but we anticipate that they will launch an even fiercer offensive!”

Upon hearing this, Li Fan was also taken aback.

Coming sailing from the Void Sea Domain…

The Void Sea Domain, to him, was an utterly untouchable concept…

Is the world of cultivators this vast and magnificent?

To run a business that spans across worlds.

For someone like himself, a mortal who knows nothing, if he didn’t excel in calligraphy and painting, he wouldn’t even qualify to hear of such matters…

And now that Mu Qianning and the others had come to visit, it was clear that they were seeking help again.

Those who were stealing business from other worlds surely would not pass up an opportunity to compete lavishly in the art of calligraphy and painting.

“I understand,”

Li Fan spoke, his gaze shifting towards Zi Ling beside him, “Ling’er, this time, you go?”

Among his disciples who could help, since Dugu Yuqing who studied calligraphy had already gone once before, it was time for Zi Ling, who studied painting, to go and see for herself…

Upon hearing this, Zi Ling beside him was suddenly stunned.

“Alt… me, me?”

She was somewhat surprised.

Li Fan said, “Mhm, you go it’s not important whether you win or lose, the main point is that this is also an opportunity for you to test yourself.”

Zi Ling, on hearing this, immediately understood her master was testing her!

“Alright, Zi Ling obeys—”

She stood up, “But Master, your brush, I still can’t fully wield it…”

Even though she had already stepped into the Golden Immortal Realm, she was still far from being able to handle Li Fan’s paintbrush.

If a major war really broke out in the external world, she feared her spiritual power wouldn’t hold up.

Upon hearing this, Li Fan immediately turned his attention to the flock of chickens beside him.

“Then your master will make another one for you

After saying this, he stood up and once again began plucking feathers from the chickens!

The earth chickens, seeing Li Fan approach, all crouched on the ground very submissively, not daring to move.

Soon enough, he had plucked a clump of feathers and made a brush, handing it to Zi Ling, “Try this one.”

Zi Ling immediately took it, and upon holding it, she felt a surge of boundless and scorching energy!

She felt… as if she was holding a sun!

“Senior Sister Zi Ling… the ‘Feather Brush’ made by Master is extremely powerful…”

Dugu Yuqing spoke up, “Congratulations.”

On hearing this, Zi Ling frantically retorted, “Don’t you dare call mine a Feather Brush!”

“Mine… mine shall be called ‘Phoenix Feather Pen’!”

Li Fan, aside, also spoke thoughtfully, “Hmm… Phoenix Feather Pen sounds quite nice; let’s call it the Phoenix Feather Pen.”

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yuqing’s face immediately turned green.

Both were the same kind of brush, so why did his have to be called something as unsightly as a Feather Brush?!

“All… no way, I want to rename mine too, it shall be called… ‘Phoenix Sky Brush’!”

He protested!