Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

At Song Tianyang’s furious roar, all eyes fell on Lin Yun and Song Tianyang. As for Wei Yunhang and the other two, they simply stepped aside, faint smiles on their faces.

Wei Yunhang and his companions were naturally delighted to see Song Tianyang and Lin Yun at each other’s throats. It had nothing to do with them, so they were content to watch the show.

Knowing what the three were thinking, Lin Yun’s expression remained unchanged as he calmly told Song Tianyang, "Then let’s see which of us makes it out of the Saint’s Relics."

With Lin Yun openly challenging Song Tianyang, it wasn’t long before someone dug up his identity: the disciple of the Master of Flawless Palace. During the battle in Jincheng, he had taken several of Song Tianyang’s punches and survived.

"No wonder. So he’s the disciple of the Master of Flawless Palace. The battle in Jincheng was the talk of the town a while back," someone remarked.

With a cold snort, Song Tianyang turned and returned to the area where the Wuji Sect was gathered. Afterward, Wei Yunhang and his two companions also took their leave.

However, Xi Zijin, the last to leave, spoke to Lin Yun with an indifferent tone. "Once inside the relics, if you run into any trouble, you can come find me."

Listening to her rather aloof voice and watching her retreating figure, Lin Yun chuckled and shook his head. ’This woman might not bear me any ill will, but she’s certainly arrogant. Her master probably told her to say that.’

After all, given the relationship between the Spiritual Light Pavilion Master, Meng Liuli, and Luo Feng... the Spiritual Light Pavilion often found itself in the same camp as the Flawless Palace.

The conflict among the Five Great Forces had started before anyone even entered the relics. One could only imagine how exceptionally fierce the struggle inside the Saint’s Relics would be. The disciples of the Five Great Forces were bound to suffer heavy casualties.

However, there was nothing to be done. No one would just stand by and give up on the Saint’s Relics out of fear of casualties.

"Alright, now that the four Demon Fiends have returned to their respective Sects, can we open the Saint’s Relics?" a Supreme Elder from the Flawless Palace spoke up.

"Of course," a Supreme Elder from Taiqing Academy replied with a smile.

"Then let’s begin." As the Flawless Palace Supreme Elder’s words faded, a total of twenty Supreme Elders from the Five Great Forces struck as one.

Twenty supreme experts of the Spirit Realm joined forces. They intended to tear open the restriction protecting the Saint’s Relics, allowing their disciples to enter.

Of course, they were only tearing a small opening. Even with twenty Spirit Realm experts acting in concert, it was impossible to completely destroy a restriction left behind by a Saint.

Watching the Supreme Elders of the Five Great Forces strike together, someone whispered, "I wonder which Saint left these relics behind. If it was one of the Heavenly Saint Realm Saints, then that would be..."

"Keep dreaming. There are only three relics left by Heavenly Saint Realm Saints in the entire Eastern Domain. You think we’d get that lucky?"

Under the watchful gaze of the crowd, the twenty Supreme Elders struck at once. The immense pressure of their combined might forced the tens of thousands of spectators to retreat several hundred meters.

The combined attack of the twenty individuals landed on a single point of the restriction. Gradually, Lin Yun could clearly see the previously impenetrable restriction slowly being torn open.

The opening slowly widened until, after an hour, it finally formed a fissure over three men tall and two men wide.

"Go in." With the restriction torn open, a Supreme Elder from Taiqing Academy gave the command.

Immediately, the disciples of the Five Great Forces entered the Saint’s Relics first. Only after they had all gone through did the members of the other major and minor forces begin to enter one by one.

Before long, less than half of the tens of thousands of people present remained. The rest had all entered the relics.

After all the disciples were inside, the Five Great Forces clearly demarcated five zones. Their respective vassal forces quickly constructed simple dwellings for people to use.

Every time these Saint’s Relics manifested, obtaining the inheritance required passing the Saint’s trials. This was never a short process, potentially taking anywhere from several days to several months.

Once the five zones were marked out and rows of simple houses quickly erected, the four Supreme Elders of Flawless Palace entered the largest dwelling to quietly await news from Lin Yun and the others.

At this point, the Supreme Elders’ task was complete. Once inside, the disciples were on their own. After all, the relics forbade entry to anyone with a cultivation level beyond the Celestial Spirit Realm.

Lin Yun had been holding tightly onto Lu Bingning and Lan Xi as he passed through the protective restriction. But upon entering the relics, both women had vanished. He was completely alone, with no one else in sight.

’A Saint’s methods truly cannot be underestimated.’ Sighing softly, Lin Yun knew there was nothing he could do. He could only hope Lu Bingning and Lan Xi could take care of themselves until he found them. After all, their cultivation was only at the Second Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm.

He surveyed his surroundings. From the outside, the relic had appeared to be just a single pavilion. Now that he was inside, however, Lin Yun discovered that the space it contained was immense beyond belief.

The pavilion was there, but based on Lin Yun’s estimation, he was still an immense distance away from it.

Being able to see the pavilion so clearly from this far away was a testament to the structure’s incredible size.

A sea of flowers stretched out before him, with red and white blossoms vying for attention. The flowers here looked as if they would never wilt.

’I’m sure everyone will be heading for the pavilion. I’ll go there first. Bingning and Lan Xi will probably make their way there as well.’ After a moment of thought, Lin Yun decided to head for the pavilion. Searching aimlessly was no way to find them.

「At the same time.」

All of the tens of thousands who had entered the relics were separated, each finding themselves in a sea of flowers. Wei Yunhang, the Demon Fiend from Taiqing Academy, gazed at the floral expanse and smiled faintly. "It seems this Saint was quite the romantic."

Like Wei Yunhang, Song Tianyang also found himself alone in a sea of flowers. However, he was in no mood to appreciate them. He had only one thought on his mind: find Lin Yun and tear him to shreds in the cruelest way possible.

「After the various powers of the Eastern Domain had entered the Saint’s Relics.」

Tens of thousands of miles away in the Central Domain, atop a mountain that pierced the clouds, lay another sea of flowers, also filled with red and white blossoms.

Two beautiful women sat upon chairs woven from flowers in the center of the floral sea. Their attire and appearance were polar opposites. One was clad in white from head to toe, her hair as white as snow. The other wore a bewitching red dress, her hair a vibrant crimson.

"Elder Sister, why the sudden urge to accept a successor? And to choose a place in the Eastern Domain, of all places," the woman in red said with a smile.

Hearing this, the woman in white replied in a cool tone, "It is almost time. I can already feel the summons."

The red-clad woman smiled faintly at the other’s answer and said nothing more. Then, with a casual wave of her hand, an image materialized before them—a perfect view of the Saint’s Relics where Lin Yun and the others were.

(Fortieth update! Brothers, hit me with all your Monthly Passes, recommendation tickets, and tips!)