Firmament Sword

A few of the others also paled, as if they had all realized something.

The gorgeous woman’s beautiful face showed her shock as she cried out, ”Beidou’s Eighth Star!”

”So it was him... No wonder. Losing to him isn’t so unjust after all,” the stern-looking young man sighed softly. Once he guessed the other party’s identity, all his thoughts of revenge vanished without a trace.

What kind of joke was this? Get revenge on Beidou’s Eighth Star? Only someone with a death wish would entertain such a thought. Someone like Lu Shaoyu, for example... who still wore a venomous look even after learning the man’s identity.

The young man sneered inwardly. ’What a child. So naive!’

”Five years ago, on the Endless Ocean east of the Sect Continent, that Xu Luo trapped and killed tens of thousands of experts from the Ancient Race and the Sect Continent, leaving countless families and sects on both sides with their vitality so greatly damaged it’s unknown how many years it will take to recover. More recently, he wiped out a legion of ten thousand experts from the Huo Family, which directly caused the Huo Family—a clan that almost no one in the Ancient Race dared provoke—to instantly disintegrate. He’s the main culprit behind the entire Huo Family’s destruction!”

’Even the Lu Family backing you wouldn’t dare provoke someone like that! And you still want to hold a grudge?’

But the young man would never say these words out loud. They were too offensive.

Besides, they all belonged to different families. Although they traveled together and seemed to get along, each person actually had their own agenda.

While they wouldn’t stoop to gloating over someone’s misfortune, they would never interfere with anyone else’s decisions either.

That was the rule!

The rule among the prodigies of the Ancient Race’s younger generation.

They were all a bit dazed. Thinking back on their earlier haughtiness, their arrogant and domineering attitude, they all felt a burning sense of shame. It was utterly humiliating!

Only the youngest of them, Lu Shaoyu, had a venomous look on his face, as if he had suffered a great insult.

Seeing everyone in a daze, he couldn’t help but speak up. ”So what if he’s Beidou’s Eighth Star? You may be afraid of him, but I, Lu Shaoyu, am not! Hmph! It’s all just rumors. No one saw it with their own eyes, so who can be sure he did all those things? Maybe someone was helping him in secret!”

As he spoke, Lu Shaoyu glanced at Bai Zhiyuan and said, ”I’ve heard that Beidou’s Eighth Star, Xu Luo, is on very good terms with your older brother Bai Zhihai’s fiancée, the Su Celestial Maiden. You should go back and tell your brother to be careful not to let someone steal his wife!”

Bai Zhiyuan frowned slightly upon hearing this, but he didn’t say much. Instead, he just laughed it off. ”I’ll be sure to pass on your message, Young Master Lu!”

Lu Shaoyu glanced at the others again, snorted, and, having no desire to stay any longer, turned and left.

The remaining people also found the situation tedious. They had originally planned to search for the Huo Family’s treasured collections, but after this encounter, and with the Huo Family grounds now in ruins, any good items were likely long gone.

Thus, there was no point in staying. They bid each other farewell and went their separate ways.

...

...

”Third Brother, are those guys really the prodigies of the Ancient Race? They’re nothing special at all!” Even after they had traveled a great distance, Little Fatty was still full of disdain for the young prodigies of the Ancient Race.

Xu Luo glanced at Little Fatty and said, ”They don’t represent everyone. Besides, there are some exceptionally talented disciples among the Ancient Race’s younger generation. Never underestimate anyone in this world, or you’ll be the one to suffer for it!”

Xu Luo’s words were still rather reserved, but Xu Jie wasn’t nearly as polite. He glared at Little Fatty and said coldly, ”Fourth Brother, you’ve been getting a little cocky lately. Don’t forget where your strength came from. If Third Brother hadn’t moved heaven and earth to bestow this fortune upon us, would we have the power we do today? And look at those young disciples from the Ancient Race. They may be arrogant, but they’re also smart. The moment they knew they were no match for Third Brother, they immediately shut their mouths. Most importantly, don’t think that just because you’re at the Ninth Layer of the Divine Power Realm, you can beat an opponent of the same level!”

Huangfu Chongzhi also looked at Little Fatty and said, ”Would you dare to be so arrogant without Third Brother around? The Ninth Layer of the Divine Power Realm... is not the end of the road for cultivation. At most, it’s just a relatively important stage. We came out this time for training, not to bully people with borrowed power!”

Little Fatty’s mouth twitched. He lowered his head, his face flushing red, and mumbled softly, ”I just wanted to show off my Third Brother... What’s there for me to show off about myself?”

”Your attitude is wrong!” Xu Jie was always direct when he spoke. He looked at Little Fatty. ”If you can’t change this mindset, you’ll suffer a great loss sooner or later.”

Huangfu Chongzhi also wore a rare, serious expression. ”Fourth Brother, don’t think that First Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother are all ganging up on you today. I think with your intelligence, you should be able to figure some things out.”

Little Fatty sighed softly, took a deep breath, and looked up. His eyes were a little red as he said, ”First Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother, I understand. You’re all doing this for my own good. We five brothers grew up together. How could I possibly be angry with you?”

”I know that out of the five of us, I’m the most useless and the least capable. I’ve actually been trying very hard to catch up, but I just can’t...” Little Fatty gave a self-deprecating smile and continued, ”I also know that this trip to the Ancient Race might be the last time we brothers travel together in this world...”

”So... I just want to leave myself with as many memories as possible, whether they’re good or bad. I could even act more outrageously, just so... these memories become deeper!”

After speaking, Little Fatty wiped the corner of his eye, then smiled. ”I’m not trying to get all sentimental with you. It’s just what I was thinking, so I said it. My three brothers, please don’t worry. I know what I’m doing. I won’t look down on everyone, nor will I make such a low-level mistake.”

Xu Luo patted Little Fatty’s shoulder and said, ”Don’t worry. This world isn’t our final destination. Parting here doesn’t mean we’ll never see each other again.”

Xu Jie added, ”That’s right. Once you set foot on the path of cultivation, you are forever separated from the mortal world. It’s impossible to go back to the life of an ordinary person. The Divine Domain is vast and boundless, with so many places for us to explore... Besides, didn’t we choose this path to see higher and farther?”

”Second Brother, you’ve come to terms with it?” Xu Luo was a little surprised. He remembered Xu Jie saying he couldn’t bear to leave his wife, children, and mother. Not much time had passed, yet his attitude had changed completely. This wasn’t the Xu Jie that Xu Luo knew.

”Can I say that I haven’t?” Xu Jie said with a wry smile. ”I really... can’t suppress it anymore! Lately, I don’t even dare to think about forging. The moment I do... my body starts to change, as if this world can no longer contain me...”

As Xu Jie spoke, he looked troubled. ”That’s why I’m so curious. Why are those Saint Realm experts from the Ancient Race and the Sect Continent able to remain in this world? Don’t they also feel this uncontrollable pressure?”

Huangfu Chongzhi looked at Xu Luo. ”I’ve also wondered about this, but I could never figure it out.”

Xu Luo said, ”The Saint Realm should be fine in this world, or at least... it used to be. Do you remember what I said before? The laws of this world seem to have changed. First, Cultivators now train faster and more easily. Second, once someone steps into the Saint Realm, it’s as if they’re no longer acknowledged by this world. But as for the root cause, I’m not really sure. We’ll just have to slowly investigate it in the future.”

Huangfu Chongzhi looked at Little Fatty and said with a smile, ”Your talent has always been excellent; you just haven’t focused all your energy on it. As long as you’re willing to work hard, I believe it won’t be many years before we reunite up there! Then, we five brothers can be together again!”

Xu Jie sighed. ”I wish my family could go up there with me, or... that one day they could make it up there on their own. Otherwise, what’s the point of cultivation? In the end, everyone around you leaves, and you’re left all alone to grow old in solitude.”

Huangfu Chongzhi said, ”Third Brother has already laid a solid foundation for all of us. As long as we work hard, I believe that one day, we can all step into that vaster world!”

Xu Luo nodded. ”We definitely will!”

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared on the distant horizon. At first, it was just a small black dot, but it moved with the speed of lightning, incredibly fast.

At the same time, the person was shouting loudly, their voice echoing across the land, ”Luo Tian... where are you? Come out!”

Luo Tian?

A flash of confusion appeared on Xu Luo’s face. That name... he had used it before. And only once, in front of Su Qingyi!

’Could it be...’

Xu Luo looked up, his gaze fixed on the figure in the sky. He then noticed that even farther in the distance, many other figures were chasing the one in front.

Huangfu Chongzhi, Xu Jie, and Liu Feng stopped in their tracks, looking at Xu Luo with some confusion.

Little Fatty frowned slightly and muttered, ”Xu Luo... Luo Tian. Third Brother, is that your alias?”

It had to be said, Little Fatty was very clever. He had figured out what was going on just from Xu Luo’s reaction.

At that moment, a thunderous shout boomed from the distant sky, making the world hum. ”Su Qingyi, I didn’t expect you to still be alive! Surrender now and don’t bring ruin upon yourself!”

’As expected!’

Now, Huangfu Chongzhi and the others also understood what was happening and all turned to look at Xu Luo.

Xu Luo said in a low voice, ”Wait for me here!”

With that, Xu Luo performed the Shaking Light Step. His figure flickered and appeared high in the sky.

Shrinking Inches!

Having cultivated the Time Reversal Skill to an extremely high level, Xu Luo’s mastery over time and space had already reached an astonishing state.