Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation - Chapter 1245

Chapter 1245: 1245

Chapter 1245: Familiar Scene

Xiao Chen did not want Sima Lingxuan to gain a new heart demon right after resolving his old one .

If Xiao Chen used his full power, Sima Lingxuan would not be able to withstand even one move of his .

Sima Lingxuan replied with a question, “How miserable can it be? Can it be more miserable than the battle during the Five Nation Youth Competition? I don’t believe it can be!”

Xiao Chen did not try to dissuade him anymore . He nodded and said, “In that case, make your move!”

Sima Lingxuan came prepared . Not spending much time gathering his aura, he stepped forward and immediately drew his sword .

“White Robed Bladesman Xiao Chen, do you remember this move, the sixth move of the Emperor’s Swordplay, Spanning a Thousand Peaks?!”

Thousands of mountain peaks appeared out of thin air . As the sword flew over, it passed the thousands of mountains . With every mountain it passed, it would absorb the weight of that mountain .

After the sword passed a thousand mountains, it became unimaginably heavy . This sword strike that gathered a thousand mountains in it suddenly pressed down .

All at once, the ground sank where Xiao Chen stood . Aside from the place where his feet was, his surroundings subsided deeply .

What a familiar scene . Back then, in that fight with Sima Lingxuan in the Five Nation Youth Competition, this was the move that he used at the very end .

Unexpectedly, even after ten years, Sima Lingxuan still had not given up on this move . Instead, he reworked it and raised its might to that of a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique .

This was truly astonishing . How much talent and determination did one need in order to achieve this?

Unfortunately, Sima Lingxuan faced Xiao Chen, who was very different as well . Furthermore, Xiao Chen had improved even more . The gap between the two was not something that a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique could offset .

Back then, Xiao Chen used the Four Seasons Saber Technique’s Grieving Frost to break this move after much difficulty .

Now, it was not even problematic for Xiao Chen anymore . With a thought, Xiao Chen activated five strands of Primordial Energy .

In that instant, an indistinct Emperor’s Might appeared on Xiao Chen .

Primordial Energy was an energy that was even stronger than the Law Energy of Heavenly Laws . Thus, it immediately suppressed the aura of Law Energy .

As of now, Xiao Chen still had not taken a step or drawn his saber .

Just when Sima Lingxuan’s sword reached within one meter of Xiao Chen’s body, Xiao Chen instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber .

A seventy-percent-comprehended lightning saber soul and five strands of Primordial Energy against a sword using Law Energy—the absolute disparity in strength allowed Xiao Chen’s saber strike to knock Sima Lingxuan’s sword out of his hands .

Horror flashed in Sima Lingxuan’s eyes . Before he could react, an irresistible energy easily knocked him back .

When Sima Lingxuan fell to the ground, he vomited a mouthful of blood . Then, his sword, which Xiao Chen had sent flying, stabbed into the ground beside him .

One move . Xiao Chen used only one move to defeat Sima Lingxuan . He did not even use a Martial Technique .

Sima Lingxuan smiled bitterly and said, “Indeed, it is an even more miserable defeat than that time . Actually, I should have known . Given your character, you will never brag .

“The grudges between you and me end here . ”

Xiao Chen returned his saber to the scabbard . When he heard this, he felt his body mysteriously lighten . This set of grudges was part of karma . For him to be able to resolve this karma was a good thing .

After all, both of them came from the Sky Dome Realm . Whether they were willing or not, they could not deny this fact .

After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen said, “Many thanks . Incidentally, congratulations on getting over this karma . ”

Sima Lingxuan stood up and put away his sword . After a long time, he said, “The Luck of our Sky Dome Realm is gathered on you . No matter what, I will always hope that you can successfully clear your Great Tribulation of wind and fire and ascend the Emperor’s Road . ”

After saying that, Sima Lingxuan turned around and mounted his tall horse . Then, he flicked the reins hard and sent the horse galloping, disappearing down the road .

The many Great Bandits’ descendants rushing over happened to see Xiao Chen defeat Sima Lingxuan in one move .

This startled all of them . Since the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, Sima Lingxuan was the one who improved the most . Now, he was properly the top outstanding talent of the Black Sea .

Despite that, such a person could not even block one saber strike from the returning Xiao Chen .

In that case, these people who thought they could fight against Xiao Chen after their improvements would fare even worse .

If Sima Lingxuan could not block even one move, would they be able to block half a move?

As the many Black Sea outstanding talents watched Xiao Chen enter the Flame Rock castle step by step, they were all speechless . Originally, they wanted to challenge Xiao Chen, but now they buried that thought .

“Brother Xiao Chen, you and this Sima Lingxuan seem to be old acquaintances with a rather deep grudge between the two of you?” Ba Tu asked out of curiosity .

Xiao Chen nodded and gave a quick summary of the grudges between him and Sima Lingxuan in the Sky Dome Realm .

Now, Ba Tu understood . He said, “No wonder . I heard that after the previous Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, many people saw Sima Lingxuan crying after he retreated without even fighting . ”

He cried?

This revelation startled Xiao Chen . How could man cry so easily? However, Sima Lingxuan actually cried .

Suddenly, Xiao Chen soared into the air and looked into the distance . He saw Sima Lingxuan riding on his horse and disappearing over the horizon .

The back view of Sima Lingxuan’s solitary figure appeared quite melancholic .

Lost in thought, Xiao Chen muttered, “So, you are an emotional person as well . ”

Xiao Chen blamed himself somewhat in his heart . If he had known about this matter, he would absolutely not have defeated Sima Lingxuan in such a wretched fashion just now .

“Brother Xiao, are you alright? My grandfather is still waiting for you,” Ba Tu asked somewhat worriedly with a heavy expression as he looked at Xiao Chen, who was in the air .

Xiao Chen landed and replied, “I’m fine . Just somewhat sorrowful . Many of the people who came with me to the Kunlun Realm from the Sky Dome Realm are completely unheard of in the Kunlun Realm . I don’t even know if they are still alive . So far, I’ve only met a couple of these people . However, he is the first to offer me his blessings . ”

On Xiao Chen’s path to advancing to Martial Emperor, the first of his old acquaintances to offer his blessing was actually an old enemy .

The Flame Rock Sovereign had already been waiting for a long time in the courtyard . So, after arriving, Ba Tu tactfully withdrew, leaving Xiao Chen and the Flame Rock Sovereign alone .

“After an absence of half a year, you unexpectedly really managed to become the second since the Blood Sword Sovereign to condense the Heart of an Emperor in advance . However, this is not exactly a good thing, either,” the Flame Rock Sovereign said as he glanced at Xiao Chen with some worry on his face .

Xiao Chen sat down and poured the Flame Rock Sovereign a cup of tea . Then, he continued the topic . “I understand . The Great Tribulation of wind and fire is based on the taker’s strength . The stronger one is, the more dangerous it will be .

“However, I had no other choice . I do not have much time left . I needed to advance quickly to Consummation quasi-Emperor . Otherwise, I would not even have the opportunity to take the Great Tribulation . By then, I would not have any hope of advancing to Martial Emperor . ”

The Flame Rock Sovereign drained the tea in one gulp . Then, he sighed, “In my past five-thousand-odd years of life, I have seen many powerful talents . However, compared to you, they are all dim and lightless .

“Going even further back, even to the most glorious Ancient Era of the Kunlun Realm, there are not many whose journey to Martial Emperor was as difficult as yours . ”

Xiao Chen said humbly, “Senior is being too polite . This time, I also came because I have some issues that I would like to seek Senior’s advice on . ”

The Flame Rock Sovereign nodded and said, “I can guess some of them . After condensing the Heart of an Emperor, you surely have quite a few questions . Speak . I will answer to the best of my ability . ”

Xiao Chen mulled over his questions for a moment before saying, “Might I ask if Senior knows what the abandoned land means?”

The Flame Rock Sovereign smiled and laughed, “Regular Martial Emperors might not know the answer to this question . However, once one reaches my level, the abandoned land is no longer a secret .

“Those seniors who disappeared from history mostly left this world . However, after the Hundred Race War in the Ancient Era, no one could leave this abandoned land anymore . ”

Xiao Chen asked curiously, “Why?”

The Flame Rock Sovereign hesitated for a moment, swirling the tea in his cup . After thinking for a while, he said, “There is no problem with telling you now, given your current strength . After all, this is something you will have to face sooner or later .

“After the Hundred Race War, the Kunlun Realm fell from the peak of the Martial Dao . Although the Kunlun Realm won a bitter victory in that great battle of the Demonic Calamity, it gave the Dark Church a chance to seal off the path leading out of the abandoned land . ”

This was the first time Xiao Chen heard of such news . He felt shocked in his heart as he exclaimed in astonishment, “The abandoned land has an exit?”

“There once was, but there isn’t anymore . ”

“Where is it?”

“You must have seen it before . It is at the boundless peak of the Kunlun Mountain Range, which is sealing the Rock of Origin . That is the original path to ascension . ”

Xiao Chen thought back and recalled . Back then, when he headed for the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, there was indeed a boundless peak .

At that time, that boundless peak had made a deep impression on Xiao Chen . That mountain peak was vast and majestic, its summit beyond sight . There were also the Martial Emperors of the various races standing guard there .

“So, it is that peak . It is truly unexpected that there is actually such a path in the Kunlun Realm . ”

The Flame Rock Sovereign smiled bitterly . “Don’t overthink this . Even if that path were not sealed, not many people would go there . It is a place filled with danger, where nine out of ten would die . Furthermore, it is completely blocked off now . The entire Kunlun Realm is like a huge cage . No matter what kind of genius you are, you will not be able to escape the butcher’s knife of time and will eventually die . ”

The Flame Rock Sovereign’s words dripped with helplessness . His tone was quite similar to that of the Supreme Sky Emperor, Ying Zongtian .

Perhaps everyone who reached Sovereign Martial Emperor would feel such bitterness . While they seemed glorious on the outside, they had a bitterness that others could not understand .

“What exactly are the origins of this Dark Church? Why are they trying to drive the Kunlun Realm to a dead end?” Xiao Chen could not understand despite thinking about it for a long time .

The Flame Rock Sovereign made a face of being at a loss for an answer . Then, he shrugged his shoulders and said, “No one knows . The Dark Church already existed during the Distant Ancient Era . Nearly all the races that remained from the Immortal Epoch died at their hands .

“They seem like a nightmare . After that, the Desolate Ancient Era and Prior Ancient Era showed traces of them . Initially, the Prior Ancient Era was the very peak of the Martial Dao; that was the time where we had the best chance of getting rid of the Dark Church for good .

“However, the various races fought among themselves, killing each other . This ended up giving the Dark Church an opportunity . This was truly an irony . ”

Xiao Chen recalled something . “When will the next Demonic Calamity arrive?”

“It is hard to say . Originally, the Primes of the various races predicted that it would happen within ten years . However, apparently, there were some changes that delayed it . The next Demonic Calamity could be extraordinary .

“If it does not come, that would be good . However, if it does come, it will sweep up the entire Kunlun Realm . ”

Xiao Chen thought about what Chu Chaoyun said, how the Azure Emperor’s evil aspect, Teng Xiao, had died after failing to usurp the Dark Church Master’s position . Could this have been one of the changes?

However, Xiao Chen could not discuss this with the Flame Rock Sovereign . This was just his guess .