The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
Then, he looked toward Gongsun Ruoxi, Luo Fan, and the others who had already touched the Soul Refinement Realm barrier before saying, “If you enter closed-door cultivation now…” “Within approximately half a year, all of you will definitely step into the 1st-level Soul Refinement Realm.” “So from this point onward, you do not need to do anything else.” “Enter seclusion within the top-grade Mustard Seed Space-Time Formation and focus entirely on cultivation.” Gongsun Ruoxi and the others remained...
--Translated by likesnovel--
At this moment—
All the Alchemy disciples looked at Tan Yun with reverence, as though they were gazing upon a god!
After all…
He possessed a spirit beast whose strength was comparable to a Great Perfection Soul Refinement Realm cultivator!
Luo Fan walked toward Tan Yun with a smile and asked,
“Junior Brother Tan, what is its name?”
Tan Yun smiled faintly.
“Golden Divine Dragon Lion.”
“What an imposing name!”
Luo Fan praised repeatedly before cupping his fists respectfully toward the Golden Divine Dragon Lion.
“Senior Lion, your strength is truly heaven-defying!”
The Golden Divine Dragon Lion lazily lay on the ground before slowly raising one of its front claws.
Then, it used its claw to carve 4 large characters into the ground.
The moment everyone saw the words—
They burst into laughter instantly.
Even Tan Yun nearly lost his composure and laughed aloud.
Written on the ground were the words:
“Remain humble.”
The sight caused Mu Mengji, Zhongwu Siyao, Xue Ziyan, and Gongsun Ruoxi to laugh so hard they could barely stop.
“Ahem…”
Tan Yun lightly cleared his throat before speaking seriously,
“That’s enough, everyone.”
“Next, I’ll assign our responsibilities.”
Instantly, the atmosphere quieted down as every gaze focused on Tan Yun.
He pondered briefly before speaking,
“Anyone who has already touched the barrier of the Soul Refinement Realm, step forward.”
The moment those words fell—
Song Hong, who had yet to break through successfully, along with Luo Fan, Gongsun Ruoxi, and another 123 Alchemy disciples all stepped forward.
Clearly—
Tan Yun, Mu Mengji, Xue Ziyan, Zhongwu Siyao, and another 128 Alchemy disciples had yet to touch the barrier of the Soul Refinement Realm.
Among them, only Tan Yun and Zhongwu Siyao were at the 9th-level Nascent Soul Realm.
The rest were all at the Great Perfection Nascent Soul Realm.
Out of the original 330 Alchemy disciples who had entered the Eternal Land for trial cultivation—
Less than 2 and a half months had passed.
Yet only 255 people remained alive, including Tan Yun and Mu Mengji.
The other 75… had already died.
Afterward, under Tan Yun’s command, everyone divided into 2 groups.
The 1st group—
Consisted of 126 Alchemy disciples, including Gongsun Ruoxi, Luo Fan, and Song Hong, all of whom had already touched the Soul Refinement Realm barrier.
The 2nd group—
Consisted of 129 Alchemy disciples, including Xue Ziyan, Zhongwu Siyao, and Mu Mengji.
Standing before both groups, Tan Yun spoke with a solemn expression.
“The appearance of a 3rd-level Tribulation Realm Wind-Thunder Dragon inside the God Burial Abyss…”
“Is enough to prove that this place is far more dangerous than we imagined.”
“Since the elders entrusted me with protecting all of you…”
“Then it is my responsibility to bring every one of you back safely!”
“Therefore, I hope that from now on, everyone will obey my arrangements!”
All the Alchemy disciples immediately replied in unison,
“Senior Brother Tan, please give your orders! We will follow everything you say!”
“Very good.”
Tan Yun nodded in satisfaction.
Then, he looked toward Gongsun Ruoxi, Luo Fan, and the others who had already touched the Soul Refinement Realm barrier before saying,
“If you enter closed-door cultivation now…”
“Within approximately half a year, all of you will definitely step into the 1st-level Soul Refinement Realm.”
“So from this point onward, you do not need to do anything else.”
“Enter seclusion within the top-grade Mustard Seed Space-Time Formation and focus entirely on cultivation.”
Gongsun Ruoxi and the others remained silent, offering no objections as they listened to Tan Yun continue speaking.
Then, Tan Yun turned toward Zhongwu Siyao, Xue Ziyan, Mu Mengji, and the remaining 129 Alchemy disciples before saying thoughtfully,
“Those who possess Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, or Lightning attribute Nascent Souls…”
“Step forward.”
The moment his words ended—
121 people, including Xue Ziyan, stepped forward and lined up neatly.
Only Mu Mengji, Zhongwu Siyao, and 6 other disciples remained standing in place.
“Mengji, Ziyan, come here.”
Tan Yun revealed a faint smile.
Immediately, the 2 young women stepped out from the crowd and gracefully walked over to stand behind Tan Yun, both wearing confused expressions.
At that moment—
Tan Yun looked at the 6 Alchemy disciples who did not possess any of the 7 elemental Nascent Souls before speaking calmly,
“You 6 will enter closed-door cultivation just like Luo Fan and the others.”
“Go stand over there.”
“Yes, Senior Brother Tan.”
The 6 disciples respectfully acknowledged the order before walking over to join Luo Fan and Song Hong’s group.
Then, Tan Yun turned toward the remaining 120 disciples who possessed at least 1 of the following elemental Nascent Souls: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, or Lightning.
He spoke firmly,
“For the next 6 months, none of you will enter seclusion.”
“Your only duty is to protect Gongsun Ruoxi, Luo Fan, Song Hong, and the other 132 people while they cultivate in closed-door training.”
“And you must do everything possible to ensure that the majority of them successfully break through into the 1st-level Soul Refinement Realm!”
The moment they heard this, everyone became confused.
The weakest group among them… was being assigned as the protectors?
Tan Yun observed their expressions before revealing a faint smile.
“Earlier, I already mentioned that I would teach you a combined attack formation.”
“This formation is called…”
“The 7 Souls Sword Slaughter Formation.”
The instant the formation’s name was spoken, the surrounding atmosphere fell silent.
Tan Yun continued,
“This formation is divided into configurations of 7 people, 14 people, 21 people, and 28 people.”
“Each time another complete set of cultivators possessing all 7 elemental Nascent Souls joins the formation, the number increases by 7.”
“The maximum configuration is a 49-person formation.”
“To establish the 49-person version, you must have exactly 7 cultivators for each elemental Nascent Soul: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Lightning.”
“And the 49-person 7 Souls Sword Slaughter Formation…”
“Possesses enough power to kill a 2nd-level Soul Refinement Realm cultivator!”
“Even a 3rd-level Soul Refinement Realm cultivator could be resisted by it!”
The moment his words ended—
Everyone sucked in a cold breath!
Their hearts were filled with disbelief and shock!
They never imagined—
That Tan Yun actually possessed such a terrifying formation!
Everyone stared at him without blinking, listening carefully to every single word.
Tan Yun swept his gaze across the 120 disciples before continuing,
“Those who possess only 1 elemental Nascent Soul, separate yourselves according to Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Lightning.”
“As for those with multiple elemental Nascent Souls, stand separately on the other side.”
“Yes, Senior Brother Tan!”
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
All 120 disciples moved rapidly and split into 8 groups in the blink of an eye.
Among them were:
* 8 disciples with Metal-element Nascent Souls
* 12 with Wood-element
* 8 with Water-element
* 30 with Fire-element
* 19 with Earth-element
* 14 with Wind-element
* 14 with Lightning-element
A total of 91 people.
The remaining 29 disciples possessed multiple elemental Nascent Souls.
After checking the numbers, Tan Yun confirmed that there were enough people to establish the complete 49-person 7 Souls Sword Slaughter Formation.
He immediately took out a blank jade slip from his Cosmos Ring.
Then, using his spiritual sense, he imprinted the entire formation method into the jade slip.
Afterward, he received another 48 blank jade slips from the other disciples and copied the formation knowledge into all of them before distributing them among the 120 disciples to study and memorize.
In the end—
Tan Yun also taught everyone the 7 Souls Power Synchronization Technique.
According to him…
Once the formation was activated, all 49 participants would become spiritually linked together.
And with a single thought, any one of them could draw upon the strength of the other 48 people!
If someone within the formation became injured or incapacitated, the others could immediately transfer power to compensate!
1 shichen later.
Under Tan Yun’s personal guidance—
49 disciples from among the 120 suddenly moved like phantom shadows, scattering thousands of zhang away and forming a gigantic circular formation that surrounded everyone in the center!
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
All 49 people sat down cross-legged simultaneously.
Their left hands formed seals while their right hands gripped swords pointed toward the sky!
Soon after—
Their hair began fluttering wildly as terrifying waves of power erupted from their bodies!
An overwhelming pressure instantly covered the entire area!
In that very moment—
Everyone standing inside the formation felt chills spread throughout their bodies!
They could clearly see tiny spatial cracks, as thin as strands of hair, appearing throughout the surrounding space!
At the same time—
The eyes of all 49 disciples filled with excitement and disbelief!
They could clearly sense the strength of the other 48 cultivators!
It felt as though with only a single thought—
They could instantly control and wield the power of all 48 people at once!
“Senior Brother Tan, this feeling is incredible!”
“That’s right! This is unbelievable… Right now, I feel like I can kill anyone!”
“Same here!”
“…”