CHAPTER 510: CHAPTER 510: JUST OVER TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE

Huh?

The crowd all lifted their heads.

From within a simple house, a middle-aged man emerged. He had ordinary looks and an ordinary aura, dressed in plain clothes, but his entire being radiated a terrifying presence. His pair of eyes were profoundly deep, and when they opened wide, it seemed as if a divine figure wreathed in Divine Brilliance was seated in their depths. He was in the Lord State.

The middle-aged man burst into laughter. "I have finally made the breakthrough!"

After years of seclusion, he had finally achieved something.

Not far away, Wen Qingshan was taken aback. "Isn’t it just the Lord State? Is there a need to be this excited?" After all, the Southern Diaspora was filled with Lords.

He Yitian stared intently at the man. "No, you don’t understand."

As an onlooker, he understood the Wuji Sect more than any other passerby. He vividly remembered that when he first set foot in the Southern Diaspora, this sect had no one in the Lord State. Most of its cultivators were in the Supreme Mystery Realm. Yet now, in just a few years, the man before him had stepped into the Lord State.

"I don’t understand?" Wen Qingshan was indignant. "I’ve already reached the Sixth Heaven of the Lord State, and in another decade or so, perhaps I could step into the Saint Realm. And you say I don’t understand?"

He Yitian smiled faintly and did not argue with him. His gaze remained fixed ahead, as if waiting for something.

Indeed...

A second figure pushed the door open and emerged—a man around thirty. He had a robust and imposing physique, his whole body shrouded in powerful Sword Dao, Sword Intent, and Sword Energy. He, too, was in the Lord State.

Wen Qingshan blinked. Another Lord? It was a bit strange; they weren’t quite like ordinary Lords, but still, wasn’t their realm too low?

However...

Soon a third Lord emerged, followed by the fourth, and then the fifth...

He Yitian’s heart trembled.

Chen Pingping had once said that the Wuji Sect was in collective retreat. That was why Fairy Valley, even after merging with them, could not directly enter the Wuji Sect and had to wait.

At that time, his first reaction to this statement was that it was strange.

A collective retreat? Was there such a practice?

The sixth, the seventh, and then more—Lords emerged one after another from all directions. Their bodies swirled with different auras: some emanated Physical Strength; others, powerful Sword Dao, Sword Intent, or Sword Energy. Still others were wreathed in Divine Brilliance, appearing profoundly godly and saintly, while some had their aura fluctuations perfectly contained.

In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed, and over a hundred Lords had emerged, different in their cultivation but identical in realm.

He Yitian was stunned.

Wen Qingshan’s mouth hung open, feeling that something was terribly amiss.

Over a hundred Lords? Ascending simultaneously? No, they were all undergoing tribulation together!

Above the City of Extinction, dark clouds gathered densely, covering tens of thousands of miles and affecting one-tenth of the Southern Diaspora.

All cultivators were stirred. "Who is undergoing tribulation?"

What was terrifying was that the calamity was spreading.

"It’s from inside," a scholar exclaimed. "The people inside are undergoing the tribulation!"

"This is not a Saint Realm calamity; it is far more terrifying than that level, and the calamity is still spreading..."

"Could it be a Saint King?"

"My god! Does the Wuji Sect have a Saint King?"

"Impossible. If they had a Saint King, they wouldn’t be so beleaguered."

"From what angle do you see the Wuji Sect as beleaguered?" someone retorted.

They were all shocked.

The aura fluctuations grew increasingly powerful, surging like a tsunami. What was even more terrifying was that the forces of destruction, strangeness, and the Power of Curse inherent to this place were being battered, on the verge of complete annihilation.

"Elder Brother!" Zi Ji looked towards Chen Pingping.

Chen Pingping suddenly cursed, "These bastards! Have they lost their minds?"

It was definitely intentional! Who all reaches a breakthrough at the exact same time? They must have planned it, all stepping into the Lord State together, thereby summoning this terrifying calamity! Not only that, but he also detected a wisp of domain fluctuation. Someone within the Wuji Sect had entered the Saint Realm!

Previously, the Heavenly Dao had not noticed them. This was due to the peculiarities of the City of Extinction, the numerous powerful arrays veiling it, and their deliberate efforts to conceal their own cultivation realms. But now, by releasing their realms one by one, they had created this terrifying cataclysm.

More and more figures stepped out.

He Yitian was so shocked he didn’t know what to say. Wen Qingshan, beside him, was dumbfounded and shivering.

BOOM...

Finally, the three terrifying powers of the City of Extinction could no longer bear the strain. In an instant, they collapsed and shattered, like a giant bubble vanishing completely.

The depths of the City of Extinction were clearly revealed.

The many powerful cultivators of Fairy Valley, along with their young disciples, suddenly felt suffocated.

Just moments ago, there were over a hundred people, and now it has increased to over two hundred... Is this the Wuji Sect? Are they all from the Wuji Sect? Why are they all breaking through on this very day? Are they all in the Lord State? No, wait, there are Saint Realm experts too... Fuck! Have they all gone mad? Undergoing tribulation together?!

"Sect Master, what are you doing?" Chen Pingping’s eyes bulged as he stared intently at a figure in red.

She had a flawless aura, wreathed in Divine Brilliance, her hair cascading over her shoulders. She exuded an indescribable tranquility, yet upon closer perception, this tranquility felt eerie. Even though she was right in front of him, her presence could not be sensed, as if she didn’t exist in this time and space.

Hongxiu spoke, "They reached their breakthrough points long ago; they simply couldn’t suppress it any longer."

"Couldn’t suppress it? But even so, you didn’t all have to undergo tribulation together, did you?" Chen Pingping felt like he was coughing up blood.

"’Not *all* of us, you say? That’s why only a little over two hundred of us are undergoing tribulation,’ she said earnestly."

Everyone: "..."

Only? A little over two hundred?

At that moment, the Elder couldn’t help but ask Hongxiu, "What tribulation are you undergoing?" He sensed an astounding aura emanating from her. It was terrifying. To think that he himself was a powerful Saint Realm cultivator!

"Saint..." Hongxiu began. "I am verifying the King Tao."

The Saint realm itself encompasses three major cultivation stages: the Saint Realm, the Saint King, and the Great Saint.

In normal cultivation, one must first verify the Tao to become a Saint, then progress step by step to enter the Saint King realm. However, in ancient times, some exceptionally powerful geniuses could directly verify the Saint King Tao. That is, they could leap from the Lord State directly into the Saint King Realm, omitting the Saint Realm in between. But such cases were exceedingly rare, and the difficulty was enormous; it was almost impossible to achieve.

Moreover, the tribulation for a Lord State cultivator to verify the Saint King Tao would be several dozen times more intense than an ordinary Saint-ascension tribulation, perhaps even more powerful.

Her words left all the Saint Realm experts present breathless.

Wen Qingshan exclaimed in horror, "Fuck! How can such an outrageous sect exist?"

"Run for it!" He Yitian reacted instantly.

"Sect Master, if you were going to verify the Saint King Tao, couldn’t you have given us a heads-up?" a nearby man lamented, feeling like he was coughing up blood. "We’re only in the Lord State! Undergoing tribulation with you is simply seeking death, isn’t it?"

"Exactly!"

"Sect Master, this is too inconsiderate of you!"

"Indeed, indeed..." They were collectively speechless.

Hongxiu spoke again, "As I said, I couldn’t suppress it any longer."

In truth, she had reached that stage long ago but had been constantly suppressing her realm. She hadn’t expected that upon emerging from seclusion, over two hundred powerhouses from the sect would also emerge. It seemed everyone was in the same situation, having pushed their cultivation to the final step. As the Sect Master, she felt very gratified.