CHAPTER 1134: CHAPTER 1134: SAGE GATE

At the same time Xu Nian, the main character, was heading to the Tianhen Continent with the seven beauties, the Undying Devouring Sky Beast had already crossed the Death Sea along with the Tianbao Pavilion Master and others.

During this journey, which lasted over ten days, Xu Nian’s cultivation quietly broke through to the Immortal Realm.

The core within his body underwent a tremendous transformation.

The core of the Undying Devouring Sky Beast was like its own world.

Originally, it covered an area about a thousand miles in radius.

Now that Xu Nian’s cultivation has broken through, the entire land expanded to reach an area of five thousand miles.

Besides this, the changes in the core emitted powerful energy, feeding back to enhance itself.

Making Xu Nian’s physical form further strengthened, it now entirely rivals top-grade spiritual artifacts.

Even the hardness of special parts such as wings and claws was approaching the level of an Immortal Artifact.

Once Xu Nian completes the conversion of Demon Essence within himself and forges an Immortal Body, these special parts will already be at the Immortal Artifact level.

By then, Xu Nian’s attack power will increase exponentially.

The changes in Xu Nian did not attract the attention of those around him.

His core was hidden within the Chaos Divine Palace, devoid of any aura, making it impossible for these people to sense his cultivation.

Unless Xu Nian actively releases his aura or engages in battle, they cannot sense his aura at all.

Therefore, in the minds of those around him, Xu Nian is still just at the peak of Tribulation Crossing.

After passing the Hell Sea, what appeared in front of Xu Nian and the others was a gigantic portal.

This portal was vast enough to be the width of a hundred Tianlan Stars, its height soaring into the nebulas, virtually unseen.

This enormous metal gate stood in the boundless void, ancient and eternal, having withstood countless ages.

The metal gate was covered in dense, peculiar lines that, despite being dim, emanated a dangerous aura.

As if it were an Immortal Array left by a peerless immortal, killing anyone attempting to break into the Immortal Sect.

At the moment, besides the six people including Xu Nian.

Two other teams had also arrived.

The team from the Guihai Family suffered no losses.

However, the eight-member team from other factions suffered significant losses.

Of the eight who set forth, only four remained.

A complete loss of half their numbers.

At this moment, they seemed blocked by the giant gate, wandering at its entrance.

"Li Tiangang, you finally made it, I thought you’d died in the Hell Sea." Elder Yu Mo laughed, teasing as he saw Li Tiangang and his group appear.

However, even as he spoke, he was discreetly scanning Xu Nian and others.

When he saw the people from the Tiande Sect were there, but the Lin father and son from the Mountain Sea Sect weren’t, his eyes narrowed for a moment before his expression quickly returned to normal.

"Haha, Elder Yu Mo, I’m not done living yet. How could I die so easily? But I’m afraid your old bones must have suffered quite a bit," Li Tiangang retorted with a laugh, his tone mocking.

Since Elder Yu Mo allied with the Guihai Family and the Mu Residence to attempt taking over their Tianbao Pavilion,

Li Tiangang naturally had no reason to flatter them anymore. However, it was not yet at the point of falling out entirely, so it was just verbal sparring.

Elder Yu Mo curled his lips, too lazy to bicker with Li Tiangang.

Instead, Guihai Badao stepped forward and asked, "Senior Li, why didn’t the Mountain Sea Sect Master Lin Shanhai and his son appear? Did something happen?"

"Those two good-for-nothings? I personally dealt with them!" Before Li Tiangang could respond, Shi Guangxu interjected.

With these words, everyone turned to look at Shi Guangxu, their eyes showing disdain.

Lin Shanhai, killed by you?

Aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue from bragging?

You, at the late stage of Tribulation Crossing, how could you possibly defeat Lin Shanhai, who was at the peak of the Middle Stage Earth Immortal Realm.

Moreover, Lin Shanhai had his own territory; even someone in the late stage of the Earth Immortal Realm would find it hard to kill him.

Guihai Badao and Guihai Yanshan exchanged glances, filled with mockery.

"What, you don’t believe me? If not, look at this?" Shi Guangxu said, and as he finished, he produced a Sect Master Token of the Mountain Sea Sect in his hand.

As the token appeared, everyone’s pupils shrank.

Could it really be that this guy killed Lin Shanhai?

How is that possible?

Seeing the astonished look on everyone’s face, Shi Guangxu wore an arrogant smile.

Xu Nian and Mei Ji, however, shook their heads helplessly.

This guy always loved to show off.

But soon everyone snapped back and turned their focus to the Tiande Sect Master Liu Bai Ru.

Obviously, if anyone could have killed Lin Shanhai, apart from Li Tiangang, it would be Liu Bai Ru.

As everyone turned to Liu Bai Ru, they found her cultivation had changed.

"Who would’ve thought Master Liu had broken through to the late stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, truly a matter for congratulation!" Elder Yu Mo remarked.

With these words, everyone around showed expressions of surprise.

Had Liu Bai Ru really broken through to the late stage of the Earth Immortal Realm?

Wasn’t she severely injured before, nearing death?

How is it that not only has she healed but also her cultivation has broken through?

Pavilion Master Yuan Ba of the Batian Sect, in particular, was terribly shocked.

Liu Bai Ru’s strength had originally been inferior to his, but now she was surpassing him.

As a result, everyone was convinced that Lin Wu and Lin Shanhai were indeed killed by Liu Bai Ru.

There was, however, one person who subconsciously turned her gaze toward the young man behind Liu Bai Ru.

When she saw the youth maintaining a faint smile, a chilling sense of dread washed over her.

"Could it be him? Even if Liu Bai Ru broke through to the late stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, it would still be tough to kill Lin Shanhai. But is his power really that strong?" Gu Xiangxiang murmured to herself.

Besides Shi Guangxu and Mei Ji, she was the only person who had witnessed Xu Nian’s true strength.

She believed Xu Ping’s prowess must exceed that of Liu Bai Ru.

"Lin Shanhai attacked me unprovoked, only to meet his end by my hand. He brought it upon himself," Liu Bai Ru declared loudly.

The people around finally saw the truth.

It was indeed Liu Bai Ru who did it.

Gui Hai Qinglong, though, frowned. Though he believed Lin Shanhai might have tried to ambush Liu Bai Ru, it was part of their plan.

Their plan never envisioned Lin Shanhai failing so badly.

Even if Liu Bai Ru had just broken through to the late stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, she shouldn’t have been able to turn the tables on Lin Shanhai so easily.

Where did things go wrong?

"Since Lin Shanhai brought this upon himself, there’s no need to discuss it further. Our main focus now is on how to open this Sage Gate." The leader of the Mu Residence Assassin Organization, Wei Dong, finally spoke, his tone as icy as ever, sending chills down everyone’s spine.

His words were like commands.

Everyone immediately dismissed the issue of Lin Shanhai and turned their attention to the giant gate.

"So this is the Sage Gate? The legendary gateway of the Sage Sect?" Liu Bai Ru and others gazed at the giant gate in awe and reverence.

Xu Nian was somewhat surprised. Was the Sage Sect so impressive that even the Tiande Sect Master showed reverence?

But seeing everyone around him share the same expression as Liu Bai Ru, he realized they did indeed hold it in awe.