The Supreme Being Against Heaven

3 days later

With the help of the Golden Divine Dragon, the spirit boat had traveled through the air for 6,000,000 li.

The dead could not be revived.

Thus, Tan Yun transformed his grief into motivation.

He vowed to cultivate with all his strength and raise his power as quickly as possible,

so that he could eliminate his enemies

and avenge the subordinates who had died because of him!

“Xiao Jin… Xiao Mo is gone.”

“But now I still have the Heaven-Slaying Demon Ape and the Golden Dragon Divine Lion by my side.”

“Perhaps this is the greatest comfort I have left…”

Tan Yun shook away the distracting thoughts in his mind

and began organizing his plans for the future.

The Heavenly God Palace was simply too vast.

Therefore, Tan Yun decided to leave it where it was for now.

Once he became stronger,

he would return to retrieve it

and hold a proper burial ceremony for the Demonic Divine Dragon and the Golden Divine Dragon.

In the past,

Tan Yun had personally strengthened this Heavenly Palace

with the Heaven-Forbidden Thousand Dragon Formation.

Therefore, he was not worried at all

that anyone could destroy the formation,

break into the palace,

and disturb the remains of his old companions.

As for the Moon-Star Illusion Formation that he had previously sealed,

it would automatically reactivate in 10 days.

Except for the highest-level leaders of the sect,

no one would be able to discover the location of the Heavenly Palace.

Thinking of this,

Tan Yun recalled the Golden Dragon Divine Lion and the Heaven-Slaying Demon Ape,

who had inherited the legacies of the 2 divine dragons.

They would need at least 5 years

and at most 10 years

before they awakened.

Although they could not help him now,

in the future

they would definitely become powerful allies!

After calculating,

Tan Yun realized that

since the trial began,

1 year and 7 months had already passed.

In another 4 months,

the Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower

in the Ruined City

would open.

Cultivating inside the tower meant:

1 day = 50 days outside

or

1 month = 4 years and 2 months outside.

Tan Yun knew very well that

once he killed Linghu Changfeng and Murong Kun,

he would certainly offend

the Great Elder of the Holy Soul Lineage of the Inner Sect

and

the 2nd Elder of the Beast Soul Lineage.

Therefore,

in order to increase his strength as quickly as possible,

there was no way he would miss the opportunity

to cultivate inside the Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower.

At the same time,

there were still 2 people

in Tan Yun’s heart

who had to die!

They were:

Qiu Yongchong,

the master of Liu Rulong,

and

Guo Zhengshou,

Liu Rulong’s adoptive father

and the 10th Elder of the Outer Sect.

Back then,

Qiu Yongchong had ordered his disciples to escort Tan Yun to the Punishment Tower.

As for Guo Zhengshou,

he did not even allow Tan Yun the chance to bow.

Instead,

he slapped Tan Yun 3 times

to humiliate him.

Afterward,

he even falsely accused Tan Yun

of offending an elder

and conspiring with Qiu Yongchong

to publicly execute him!

If at that time

Xue Ziyan had not gone to seek help from

Elder Shen Qingqiu,

and if Shen Qingqiu had not arrived in time to stop the situation,

Tan Yun would have been in extreme danger!

“Guo Zhengshou… Qiu Yongchong…”

“The day my trial ends”

“will be the day I cut off your dog heads!”

After making up his mind,

Tan Yun walked into the cultivation room of the spirit boat.

He sat cross-legged,

controlling the spirit boat

while using

the Primordial Qi Gathering Technique

to crazily absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth

and enter secluded cultivation.

Time passed quickly.

65 days later…

The last supreme-grade spirit stone

used to power the spirit boat

was completely exhausted.

The spirit boat fell into the sea of clouds!

“Whoosh!”

Tan Yun leapt out of the spirit boat

and stood upon a flying sword.

Then he stored the spirit boat into his Qiankun Ring

before controlling the flying sword

and heading toward a massive formation

located more than 3,000,000 li to the east

at a speed of

80,000 li per day.

After cultivating for more than 2 months,

Tan Yun still could not sense

the power barrier of the 4th level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

However,

he clearly understood that

with his talent,

it would take approximately another 3 months

before he could sense it.

Previously,

he had needed a full 4 months

to sense the 3rd-level barrier

when advancing from the 2nd level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

But now,

going from Level 3 → Level 4

would require 5 months.

It was obvious that

the higher the cultivation level,

the longer it took to break through.

Tan Yun flew upon his sword,

his gaze fixed toward the east—

toward the Sunset Forest.

His eyes were filled with deep longing.

Since the day he parted from

Mu Mengyi

at the entrance of the Sunset Forest,

nearly 11 months

had already passed.

He had no idea

how she was doing now.

Tan Yun could travel

80,000 li per day,

so at minimum

he still needed about 1.5 months

to reach the entrance of the Sunset Forest.

By the time he arrived,

there would only be 10 days left

before the

Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower

opened.

Thinking about this,

Tan Yun murmured to himself.

“When I left…”

“I told Mengyi that…”

“If I hadn’t returned 15 days before the tower opened…”

“she and Ziyan should meet me at the Ruined City.”

“It seems that…”

“by the time I reach the Sunset Forest…”

“they will probably have already left…”

Time passed swiftly,

as if only a brief moment had gone by.

42 days later

A streak of azure light shot across the mountains

before stopping in front of a massive formation barrier.

The light dispersed,

revealing Tan Yun standing on his flying sword.

During the journey of more than 1 month,

Tan Yun had nearly been attacked several times

by 3rd-level flying demonic beasts.

However,

each time those demonic beasts caught up to him,

they sensed the dragon aura

emanating from his body…

Suddenly,

they trembled in fear,

letting out terrified roars before immediately turning around and fleeing!

Because of this dragon aura,

although Tan Yun’s journey had been full of danger,

he ultimately remained safe the entire way.

At this moment,

Tan Yun took out his disciple identity token

and pressed it against the massive formation barrier.

Instantly,

the formation barrier rippled like water,

opening a gap about 10 zhang tall,

like a formation gate leading into the depths of the Sunset Forest.

Tan Yun flew through the opening on his flying sword.

The moment he passed through,

the gap in the formation closed in an instant,

leaving no trace behind.

After that,

Tan Yun spent another 3 days

before finally flying out of the Sunset Forest.

He jumped down from his flying sword

and walked straight toward the underside of a huge boulder—

the place where Mu Mengyi and Xue Ziyan

had once cultivated.

Although he did not see the two of them,

on the rock wall

there were still elegant characters carved by a sword.

“Tan Yun, meet me at Ancient Palace No. 9999 in the Ruined City.”

— Mu Mengyi

Tan Yun’s figure blurred into an afterimage

as he shot out from beneath the boulder in an instant.

A moment later,

he was once again standing on his flying sword,

heading day and night

toward the Ruined City.

The trial grounds of the Fallen God Valley

covered an immense area of 980,000 li.

And the Ruined City

was located at the very center of the region.

At this moment,

Tan Yun, who was near the edge of the Sunset Forest,

was still more than 700,000 li away from the Ruined City.

At his current flying speed,

as long as no accidents occurred,

he would arrive only 2 hours

before the Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower

opened.

Along the way,

Tan Yun did not stop to rest even once.

The spiritual power used to control his flying sword

was constantly restored

by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth while flying.

Because of this,

his physical condition

remained at its peak the entire time!

9 days later — noon

Tan Yun controlled his flying sword

as it shot through the sea of clouds,

then descended from the sky,

hovering tens of thousands of zhang above the ground.

Looking down below,

amid the drifting spiritual mist,

a massive ancient city

filled with the aura of time

appeared before his eyes.

Across the vast and ruined city,

countless ancient palaces stood tall.

Some were reduced to ruins,

some were cracked,

but even those that had collapsed halfway

were still thousands of zhang tall!

From the jade map record,

Tan Yun learned that

this giant city covered an area of 60,000 li.

In ancient times,

this place had once served as a temporary city for a small group of gods.

Later,

it was destroyed by the Demonic Dragon and the Divine Dragon,

which was why it had become the desolate ruin it was today.

Afterward,

the ancestor of the sect,

Huangfu Shengzong,

named this place

the Ruined City.

As for the

Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower,

it was located at the center of the city.

And

Ancient Palace No. 9999,

which Mu Mengyi mentioned,

was not far from there.

“Humm!”

The air trembled softly.

Tan Yun released his spiritual sense,

which was comparable to a cultivator at the 6th level of the Nascent Soul Realm,

to its maximum limit,

covering a radius of 150 li

while rapidly heading toward the center of the city.

Xu Hour (19:00 – 21:00)

The setting sun glowed crimson like blood.

After flying on his sword for 5 hours,

Tan Yun finally arrived above

Ancient Palace No. 9999.

Along the way,

he did not see any trace of

Linghu Changfeng,

Murong Kun,

or their companions.

It seemed that

they had already reached

the base of the Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower

and were waiting for it to open!

“That’s fine… gathering in one place.”

“It will make it easier for me to wipe all of you out in a single strike!”

Tan Yun let out a cold sneer.

But suddenly,

his pupils shrank abruptly!

“Rongrong!”

A beautiful young woman

was flying down on a sword outside Ancient Palace No. 9999.

She was crying uncontrollably

while shouting with a trembling voice:

“Senior Sister Mu! Please save Senior Brother Zhong Wushi!”

--Translated by likesnovel--