The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
He discovered that the immortal mountains, normally used as training grounds for the inner disciples of the **Eternal Immortal Sect**, were completely empty. He scanned his surroundings and muttered to himself, “This is the place… When I entered with the sect master, I came through a spatial gate in the void.” “If I can find that gate again and break its formation seal…” “Then I can reopen the exit of this secret realm—and directly reach the entrance of the Eternal Immortal Sect.” To avoid being...
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After flying on his sword for more than **30,000 li** away from the **Eternal Creation Field**, Tan Yun released his divine sense. His spiritual pressure was comparable to a cultivator at the **3rd layer of the Soul Refining Realm**, instantly covering an area of about **500 li** below him.
He discovered that the immortal mountains, normally used as training grounds for the inner disciples of the **Eternal Immortal Sect**, were completely empty.
It was clear—
All inner disciples and elders had gathered at the **Eternal Creation Field** to observe the grand Four Arts competition.
——
“Whoosh!”
Tan Yun descended at the foot of a spiritual energy–rich mountain. Without hesitation, he took out the **Cold Breath Turtle Concealing Cloak** and covered his face and body.
“Big One, head east at maximum speed!”
He gave the order.
Instantly, his contracted beast—the **Golden Dragon Lion**—emerged from a small beast pouch. Its body shrank to about **1.5 zhang**, golden wings spreading wide as it landed beneath Tan Yun’s feet.
Then it shot into the sky, heading east at a terrifying speed of about **500,000 li per day**.
Its speed was almost comparable to a top-grade magical flying vessel.
——
The **Eternal Secret Realm** spanned an enormous **30,000,000 li**.
**21 days ago**, when Tan Yun entered this secret realm alongside Tantai Xuanzhong, he had already calculated the distances silently.
He discovered that the **Eternal Creation Field** of the inner sect was approximately **8,000,000 li** away from the realm’s entrance.
At the Golden Dragon Lion’s speed, it would take only **16 days** to reach it.
——
Tan Yun’s cloaked figure, carried by the Golden Dragon Lion, streaked through the sky like a black lightning bolt.
Below him stretched endless forests, lakes, and winding rivers.
——
During the journey, Tan Yun also sent his divine sense into his beast pouch and noticed that the **Heaven-Slaying Demon Ape** was still in deep slumber. A trace of regret flashed in his eyes.
If he had remained at the platform of the **Eternal Creation Field** and activated the **Time-Space Sacred Array** during the Four Arts competition—
**2 months** outside would have equaled **8 years** of cultivation inside.
By then, the Heaven-Slaying Demon Ape might have awakened, becoming another powerful combat force.
But he knew very well—
Right now, all elders and disciples of the **Eternal Immortal Sect** were gathered at the competition venue.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to retrieve **Huo Wu**.
If he missed it this time… the next chance would be as difficult as “ascending to heaven.”
After careful consideration, Tan Yun made his decision.
“First… take Huo Wu back!”
As for the Four Arts competition—it no longer mattered to him.
Of course, if he personally participated, victory would not be difficult.
But doing so would expose his secrets in weapon refinement, talisman crafting, and formation arts.
That would only turn him into the center of attention across the entire sect unnecessarily.
——
**16 days later.**
Seasons had already shifted.
At the **Eternal Creation Field**, the third round of the weapon refinement competition between two sects and one palace was underway.
In the spectator seats, Tantai Xuanzhong glanced at Shen Subing with unease.
“Tan Yun should have arrived three days ago. Go check on him.”
“Yes, Sect Master.”
Shen Subing immediately flew up on her sword, activating a mid-tier spatial-time formation—**Mustard Seed Sacred Array**—as she left.
On the other side, Ru Yan Wuji said coldly,
“Sect Master Tantai, there is no need to worry. My secret realm is vast beyond imagination. He may simply be lost.”
“Or perhaps… he has already been eaten by beasts. Hahaha…”
——
At the same time—
In the eastern region of the **Eternal Secret Realm**, about **8,000,000 li** away from the **Eternal Creation Field**.
A streak of black light suddenly halted in midair, revealing Tan Yun in his black cloak.
He scanned his surroundings and muttered to himself,
“This is the place… When I entered with the sect master, I came through a spatial gate in the void.”
“If I can find that gate again and break its formation seal…”
“Then I can reopen the exit of this secret realm—and directly reach the entrance of the Eternal Immortal Sect.”
To avoid being detected, Tan Yun quickly descended on the back of the **Golden Dragon Lion**, landing atop a mountain peak. He concealed himself within dense grass and carefully observed the surroundings.
“So this is… a high-level forbidden formation—**Thousand Illusions Venerable Array**.”
He murmured softly, his eyes flashing coldly as he noticed hundreds of towering stone pillars lined up along the mountain ridges. Each pillar stood at a height of around **100 zhang**, scattered across the winding terrain like a massive formation grid.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Tan Yun extended his right palm beneath the **black Turtle Breath Concealing Cloak**. Spiritual energy rapidly condensed into a deep golden glow before being forcefully released into the sky.
“Boom—!”
Space trembled violently. The surrounding air exploded outward as the golden spiritual beam shot straight through the clouds, producing a long metallic resonance.
But the attack was not random—
It struck directly at the hidden **core of the forbidden formation** within the void.
——
In an instant, the sky changed.
Wind and clouds churned violently as space itself twisted and rotated. A massive **spatial gate**, over **100 zhang** tall, slowly emerged.
The gate was translucent like crystal.
Across its surface were tens of thousands of overlapping forbidden seals, forming patterns so complex they resembled an endless universe.
Tan Yun carefully examined the structure. His furrowed brows slowly relaxed as a cold smile appeared.
“So that’s it… this seal isn’t just to open a spatial gate. It also hides a second layer—a warning formation.”
“If the unlocking process is even slightly wrong, the alarm formation will activate immediately.”
“At that moment, instead of opening the gate, it will alert the Eternal Immortal Sect that an intruder has entered.”
His lips curled in disdain.
“If it were anyone else, they would have triggered it already…”
“Unfortunately for them…”
“They ran into me.”
——
A sharp, blood-like glint flashed in his eyes.
Tan Yun raised his right arm slowly. Spiritual energy condensed into a **10-zhang golden cloud**.
Then his divine sense spread into it.
In an instant, the energy cloud split into countless fine threads, like strands of hair, gradually forming a complex **formation diagram over 30 zhang long**.
The pattern twisted and interlocked like a heavenly blueprint.
From afar, it looked like a gigantic mystical seal.
And when compared to the seal on the spatial gate—
It was identical.
——
“Go.”
With a low command, the formation diagram shot into the sky and precisely merged with the gate’s seal.
“Whoosh—!”
A violent tremor erupted.
The two layers of seals aligned perfectly, with zero deviation.
——
“Spatial gate… open!”
“BOOM—!!”
The **100-zhang gate** slowly opened, unleashing a surge of spatial energy.
Tan Yun stepped onto the back of the Golden Dragon Lion and soared upward, rushing straight into the gate and vanishing in an instant.
——
A moment later, the gate slowly closed and dissolved into the void, as if it had never existed.
——
In the next instant—
Tan Yun reappeared **outside the Eternal Secret Realm**.
Before him stood towering mountains and the grand entrance of the **Eternal Immortal Sect**.
Beside him—
A gigantic **crimson sword**, nearly **10,000 zhang** tall, stood like a divine pillar piercing the heavens.
——
“Who are you?”
A cautious yet polite voice sounded.
Tan Yun turned his gaze.
Two inner disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect, both at the **9th level of the Nascent Soul Realm**, were respectfully bowing nearby.
Tan Yun replied in a low, cold tone.
“Do I need to tell you who I am?”
“Raise your heads, children.”
As soon as they did—
Tan Yun activated his **Primordial Divine Eye**, his blood-colored gaze piercing through the concealment cloak and into their minds.
In an instant—
Both disciples froze, completely losing awareness.
Tan Yun spoke calmly but decisively:
“Fly west for **10 days**, then return.”
“During this time… forget everything that happened.”
“Understood…”
The two replied blankly, then summoned their flying swords and vanished into the horizon.
——
Tan Yun chose not to kill them.
They bore no enmity toward him, and he never killed innocents without reason.
This was his principle—
A rule he never broke.