The Supreme Being Against Heaven

Amid the laughter of the disciples—

Shen Subing gently raised her lotus-like arm, signaling for silence.

Her skirt fluttered—

as she descended on her flying sword to Tan Yun’s side, speaking urgently:

“Your injuries are extremely severe. Hurry inside the tower—have Wende treat you immediately!”

“Thank you for your concern, Chief… I’m fine,”
Tan Yun replied weakly.

After that—

he turned around, mustering his last bit of strength,

and slowly pushed open the tower gate, stepping inside with great difficulty.

Whoosh!

Shen Qingfeng and Shen Wende descended on their flying swords,

landing before Shen Subing.

As if recalling something, Shen Subing frowned slightly.

“Wende, I’ve already had Qingfeng raise the signal flag at Mount Changling. If my master sees it, he will head to Huangfu Sacred City.”

“I must return to Mount Bingqing to await news from him.”

She spoke seriously.

“As for treating Tan Yun, I leave it to you—he must recover completely!”

“Miss, please rest assured. I will heal him fully,”
Shen Wende replied with a bow.

“Mm…”
Shen Subing nodded lightly.

However, at that moment—

when she thought of Tan Yun’s many enemies,

if news of him reaching Floor 108 were to spread—

there would certainly be those who would try to eliminate him,

not allowing him to grow any further!

With that thought—

she swept her gaze across all the elders and disciples,

then declared sharply:

“Elders and disciples, listen to my command!”

“Yes, Chief!”
everyone responded in unison.

“Anyone who dares to reveal that Tan Yun reached Floor 108 without my permission—”

“will be executed! No exceptions—even elders!”

Although no one understood the reason—

they immediately accepted the order!

After thinking it over—

most people assumed

that the Chief intended to keep Tan Yun as a “hidden trump card”

for the great competition among the 9 lineages in 2 years!

Once Shen Subing gave an order—

no one dared to disobey!

She turned to Du Chen and continued:

“Second Elder, after delivering the ‘Profound Azure Flame’ to Tan Yun, personally inform the 12th Elder.”

“Have Lu Wu strictly control his disciples—

no one is to disclose anything about Tan Yun’s climb!”

“Yes, Chief!”
Du Chen acknowledged, then mounted his flying sword

and shot straight toward Floor 108!

Afterward—

Shen Subing dismissed everyone,

then rode her flying sword toward Mount Bingqing.

At this moment—

refining the Soul-Returning Elixir was the most urgent matter!

She awaited news from Huangfu Sacred City,

as well as word from Tantai Zhongde—

whether her master had arrived.

All her hope—

rested on her master alone!

Without him—

she could not imagine

what would happen in just over 4 months—

when she would have to meet the alchemy elders of the Immortal Sect

empty-handed!

She knew clearly—

she now had only 2 choices—

wait for her master to appear and help her refine the elixir,

or… to avenge her father, she would have to endure humiliation from Zhou Wuyun in order to survive…

After Shen Subing left—

over 90% of the disciples gradually dispersed.

As for the remaining disciples—

they headed toward the Permission Hall,

lining up to enter the 1,000 mid-level Mustard Seed Time Towers for cultivation.

While waiting—

they continued discussing excitedly

the events of Tan Yun’s climb!

For those who had left—

tonight…

would be a sleepless night!

As for the disciples of the Spirit Herb Garden—

because they were worried about Tan Yun’s safety,

not a single one left.

They all stood upon flying swords,

hovering above the highest-level Mustard Seed Time Tower—

their faces filled with lingering concern…

At the same time—

over 100 top experts ranked within the Top 200 of the Pill lineage’s Combat Ranking

had already entered Floor 99 to begin their cultivation.

At this moment—

before the Pill lineage Combat Ranking monument—

Luo Fan, ranked 1st,
and Song Hong, ranked 2nd,

stood upon their flying swords,

hovering calmly before the disciples of the Spirit Herb Garden.

“Brother Luo, how confident are you that you can defeat Tan Yun?”
Song Hong asked thoughtfully.

“90%,”
Luo Fan answered frankly.

“Just because we couldn’t reach Floor 108 doesn’t mean Tan Yun is necessarily stronger than us, right?”

“Mm…”
Song Hong nodded, revealing a bitter smile.

“But I feel… we’re no match for him at all.”

“Training in the tower for 3 months is equivalent to 4.5 years outside!”

“When he comes out… I’m afraid we won’t stand a chance anymore.”

“Brother Song, don’t lose heart,”
Luo Fan said with a faint smile.

“After my master comes out, we’ll ask for his permission.”

“If Tan Yun is fine, we’ll also enter the mid-level Mustard Seed Time Tower for 3 months of cultivation.”

“When the time comes… we’ll wait for him to come out and spar—then we’ll know who’s stronger!”

“I was thinking the same,”
Song Hong replied.

At the same time—

Shen Wende, Du Chen, Shen Qingfeng, and Lai Chang

walked out together from Floor 108 of the tower.

Lai Chang came out with them—

because earlier, he had gone in to collect the usage fee for Floor 108 from Tan Yun.

“Disciple greets Master.”

Luo Fan bowed respectfully to Du Chen.

“Master, how are Tan Yun’s injuries?”

Du Chen frowned slightly.

“Very severe. But the Sixth Elder has already given him healing elixirs. It will take some time to recover.”

After speaking—

he looked at Luo Fan with expectation.

“You two are both low-level Grandmaster alchemists. Logically speaking—”

“In the alchemy competition among the 3 ancient sects, you should have a high chance of winning.”

“But… nothing is ever certain.”

“What I’m most concerned about is—

that among the disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect and the Divine Spirit Palace, there may be mid-level Grandmasters!”

“So, during these 2 years before the competition—

you must work harder and strive to advance to mid-level Grandmaster!”

Shen Wende immediately added:

“Second Elder is right. You both must increase your efforts.”

“We understand!”
Luo Fan and Song Hong replied in unison.

At that moment—

Shen Qingfeng turned to the disciples of the Spirit Herb Garden and said with a smile:

“You should all return to your duties—take good care of the herbs and cultivate diligently.”

“Your Senior Brother Tan is tough—he’ll be fine.”

Hearing this—

the tension in everyone’s hearts eased.

They quickly mounted their flying swords

and headed back to Mount Changling…

Inside Floor 108 of the tower—

Tan Yun was completely exhausted,

lying flat on the ground, utterly drained.

Under Shen Wende’s insistence—

both of his arms had already been reattached.

He was so tired he could barely move—

so he simply lay there, letting his body recover on its own.

The feeling of surviving death—

filled his heart.

He knew clearly—

that 339 times gravity

was already the absolute limit he could withstand…

As the night faded—

dawn slowly arrived.

At Mount Ludao—

Lu Wu watched Du Chen leave.

After Du Chen departed—

he narrowed his eyes and revealed a cold sneer.

“So that brat… really reached Floor 108, huh?”

“So what?”

“In another 3 months, he’ll still die… at Lai Chang’s hands!”

Lu Wu sneered.

“That Shen Subing really changes her attitude quickly.”

“As soon as Tan Yun succeeded in climbing the tower, she immediately started protecting him and forbade anyone from spreading the news…”

“Is she afraid that Qiu Yongming, the Beast Soul lineage elders, or the Sacred lineage Chief will find out and refuse to let him grow?”

However—

Lu Wu did not pass this information to Tan Yun’s enemies.

Because he was absolutely certain—

that in 3 months, after Tan Yun leaves the tower—

he would be quietly assassinated by Lai Chang,

whose strength was at the 5th level of the Soul Refinement Realm…

with no chance of survival!

--Translated by likesnovel--