The Supreme Being Against Heaven

Before long—

Inside the room behind the auction platform on the 1st floor—

Huangfu Shengxing looked up in surprise upon seeing Tantai Zhongde, who was inspecting precious materials. He set down the spiritual herb in his hand and spoke with a faint smile:

“Little Shen, what’s wrong? Why do you look so distracted?”

Shen Suping pressed her lips together and spoke urgently:

“Elder De, I have something to ask you… please don’t hide it from me.”

Tantai Zhongde paused slightly, then asked in confusion:

“What is this about? Why are you suddenly saying such things… go on.”

“Elder De—over the past 1+ month, has my Master… contacted you?” Shen Suping asked softly.

“No,” Shen Wende shook his head and said firmly,
“Child, do you think I would break my word? I already promised you—if your Master comes, I will secretly inform you. I would never go back on my word.”

“I believe you… but…”

Shen Suping bit her lip, a trace of anger appearing on her face.

“I have planted the banner on Changling Immortal Mountain for over 2 months… yet until now—not even a shadow of my Master has appeared!”

Tantai Zhongde frowned slightly.

“I see… perhaps your Master has been occupied recently and hasn’t had the chance to go to Changling Mountain.”

He paused briefly before continuing:

“But… what exactly happened? Why are you in such a hurry to meet your Master?”

Shen Suping let out a long sigh, her expression dim.

“This matter… is too complicated. It is not convenient for me to speak of it yet.”

“Elder De, please continue your work. I will go to the reception room on the 7th floor, VIP Room No. 3, to wait for my Master. If anyone comes looking for me, please have someone inform me.”

Seeing that she refused to explain further, Tantai Zhongde did not press the matter and simply nodded.

“Very well, go ahead.”

“Mm.”

Shen Suping forced a smile, then turned and walked out of the room gracefully, heading to the 7th floor and entering VIP Room No. 3.

Inside the room—

She gazed at the jade chair behind the landscape screen—the place where Tan Yun once sat.

Her eyes were filled with loneliness as she murmured softly:

“Master… please appear soon… this disciple truly needs you…”

Shen Suping waited anxiously—

Time passed until 43 days had gone by…
Yet there was still no trace of her Master…

——

At the same time—

Above a massive arena, at an altitude of 80,000 chi above the ground—

A gentle breeze swept through, causing the sea of clouds to ripple.

If one looked closely—

They would notice that within the seemingly empty sea of clouds, white clouds drifted to both sides of a “perfectly still void,” as if colliding with an invisible wall!

The cause of this strange phenomenon—

Was Jiang Xia, a cultivator at Level 5 of the Soul Refining Realm!

He was riding a flying sword, concealing himself within the clouds using an invisibility talisman.

At this moment—

Jiang Xia extended his spiritual sense over the “Supreme Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower,” his expression dark as he muttered to himself:

“In another half a shichen… Tan Yun will come out.”

A cruel glint flashed in his eyes.

“Today—he must die! If he doesn’t… then the one who dies will be me!”

“Tan Yun… don’t blame me for being ruthless—blame yourself for offending Lu Wu!”

Jiang Xia knew clearly—

3 months ago, the plan to have Gao Yang Wushuang and Ouyang Qian deal with Tan Yun… was orchestrated by him!

But in the end—both of them were killed by Tan Yun!

Thus, Lu Wu was furious with him—

Only by killing Tan Yun… could he quell that rage!

——

At the same time—

Inside the 108th floor of the Supreme Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower—

Tan Yun sat cross-legged, looking at the 9 mid-grade talismans floating before him.

A smile curved at the corner of his lips.

“After more than 2 years and 1 month… I’ve finally finished refining you.”

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

“From now on—you will be my greatest trump cards!”

With a wave of his hand—the 9 precious talismans were instantly stored inside his Qiankun Ring.

The talismans he refined were divided into—

3 wind-attribute talismans — “Soaring Sky Tempest Talismans”
3 lightning-attribute talismans — “Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Talismans”
1 spatial talisman — “Spatial Killing Cage Talisman”
1 death-attribute talisman — “Annihilation Talisman”
1 time-attribute talisman — “Time-Slowing Talisman”

All 9 were mid-grade talismans.

Except for the Time-Slowing Talisman—

The other 8 were all offensive talismans!

Originally, Tan Yun intended to refine a “Time-Slaying Talisman,”
but due to insufficient time—he had no choice but to downgrade it to a “Time-Slowing Talisman” instead.

Suddenly—

A chilling glint flashed across Tan Yun’s eyes, laced with killing intent.

“Qiu Yongming… now that I have these 9 talismans in my hand, your position as ‘Elder of Inner Discipline’ won’t last much longer!”

He suppressed his killing intent, then recalled the words of Lai Chang when collecting the fee for ascending the 108 floors of the tower.

His gaze swept across the 108th floor, filled with reluctance.

“What kind of absurd rule is this… that once a person reaches the 108th floor, they cannot ascend again within 3 months, and must wait 1 year before trying again!”

Even though he knew—

That the higher-ups in the sect set this rule to give other outstanding disciples a chance, preventing anyone from monopolizing the 108th floor—

He still couldn’t help but curse inwardly!

“Right now… besides me, who else can even reach this place?”

Tan Yun made up his mind—

In the future, he would use his Master’s name to have Shen Suping help amend this rule!

While thinking—

He suddenly remembered something. A look of anticipation flashed in his eyes as he released his spiritual sense into the Spirit Beast Pouch at his waist.

Within a radius of 400 chi—

The Golden Dragon Lion lay crouched on the ground.

Its once blood-red fur had now turned a brilliant golden color,
and its body had expanded to 100 chi in size!

Moreover—

It emitted an aura that caused even Tan Yun’s heart to tremble!

Clearly—

It had advanced from a Tier 1 beast to the 3rd stage of the growth phase!

Its strength was comparable to a cultivator at Level 6 of the Soul Refining Realm!

However—

Due to inheriting the bloodline of the Golden Divine Dragon,
its combat power could surpass opponents of the same level!

From its still unstable aura—

Tan Yun could immediately tell that it had fully refined the inheritance of the Golden Divine Dragon.

Even its bones had been completely replaced with Golden Dragon bones!

The reason it had yet to awaken—

Was because before the Golden Divine Dragon perished,
the Golden Dragon Divine Core that merged into its heart

had not yet fully transformed all the blood in its body into true dragon blood.

Once the transformation was complete—

It would truly awaken!

“With your current state… I’m afraid it will take about 3 years before you recover,” Tan Yun murmured.

Then, he turned to look at—

The Heaven-Slaying Demon Ape.

Originally a Tier 4 beast in its mature phase—

Now, its body had expanded from 100 chi → 180 chi,
and its purple fur had deepened into a dark violet-black.

It remained curled tightly, breathing steadily—

Yet showed no signs of waking up!

Tan Yun let out a soft sigh and said with anticipation:

“I wonder when the two of you will awaken…”

“Only when you awaken… will I truly be at ease.”

——

Inside the tower—

8 hours later—

Rumble—!

The door of the 108th floor, which had been shut for 3 months, slowly opened.

Tan Yun stepped out, his expression calm.

At the same time—

Hundreds of figures shot out simultaneously from the 99th floor!

Every gaze—

Locked onto Tan Yun!

When everyone sensed that—

He was at Level 8 of the Embryonic Soul Realm—

They all cupped their fists in salute.

“Congratulations, Senior Brother Tan, on reaching Level 8!”

Tan Yun smiled faintly and returned the gesture.

“Congratulations to all of you as well. May your cultivation continue to advance.”

With that—

He mounted his flying sword and descended from the tower.

The thousands of disciples waiting below—

All surged forward, surrounding him, trying to befriend him and inviting him for drinks.

Even several beautiful female disciples—

Openly invited him to visit their spiritual mountains for private conversations.

However—

Tan Yun politely declined them all, citing other matters.

At that moment—

A hearty laugh rang out from beyond the crowd:

“Hahaha! Tan Yun, congratulations on your cultivation advancing another step!”

--Translated by likesnovel--