I Can Replicate Martial Arts

But just as she stepped out of the main hall, before she could even reach the Langya Pavilion, a female disciple ran toward her, her face a mask of terror.

"Sect Leader, they’re... they’re all dead!"

The disciple dropped to her knees in terror, her voice trembling uncontrollably.

"Nonsense! Who is all dead?"

"It’s... it’s the people from Unclouded Mountain..."

The disciple pointed a trembling finger toward the path down the mountain, her face filled with horror as she spoke.

"What!"

The moment Yunyao Cave Master heard this, her expression changed drastically. In a flash, she left the disciple behind and flew out of the Sect’s main gate.

When she arrived outside the gate, she stared in horror at the field of corpses before her, and her body began to tremble slightly.

"This... This is Sect Leader Xue of Unclouded Mountain..."

"This is the Second Elder..."

"They were all killed in a single blow. None of them even survived to see a second move!"

Cave Master Yunyao muttered to herself, an unprecedented fear in her eyes.

"Senior Sister! Senior Sister, it was a monster that formed from a streak of rainbow light..."

Yunyao Cave Master’s junior sister saw her Senior Sister’s expression and thought she was just as frightened as she was, so she quickly explained the situation.

"I know!"

"I know!"

The look in Yunyao Cave Master’s eyes gradually shifted from terror to softness, then to resolve, and finally, it transformed into burning ambition.

’The power of a single sword strike!’

’Just how strong is he!’

Yunyao Cave Master collected herself and looked at her junior sister. "From now on, the Lord’s needs are our top priority. Nothing else can get in the way!"

"But, Senior Sister, you..."

The junior sister was surprised that her Senior Sister would bring up the Lord at a time like this. As she spoke, her pupils suddenly constricted.

’Senior Sister, do you mean...? The Lord!’

"Hush. Just do as I say!"

"Y-Yes, Senior Sister!"

Her junior sister’s beautiful eyes sparkled, and she felt as if her entire body had become weightless.

"Someone, come and arrange all these corpses in front of our main gate!"

The junior sister’s eyes narrowed as she sneered, "I’d like to see who dares to covet our Water Concealment Grotto Heaven now!"

...

「Two hours later」

News of what happened in front of Water Concealment Grotto Heaven had spread for thousands of miles.

Many Martial Artists learned that Unclouded Mountain had not fared well. Not only had they met a disastrous end, wiping out their entire Sect, but the people of Water Concealment Grotto Heaven had even displayed their bodies at the entrance like a morbid landscape.

"How arrogant! Who are those two wretched women relying on? What gives them this confidence?"

In a hidden realm high amidst the clouds, several ancient, burly Martial Artists who looked like giants sat cross-legged.

"The Cultivation Technique of Water Concealment Grotto Heaven is impressive. Thousands of years ago, they produced an unparalleled expert who broke through the Gang Qi barrier... Could it be him?" a broad-nosed elder said in a low voice.

"Impossible. I killed that man with my own hands. How could he still be alive!"

Another man, with a sharp chin and hollow cheeks, shook his head rapidly, a flicker of shock in his eyes.

"Other than him, I can’t think of anyone in this world today who could so easily annihilate everyone from Unclouded Mountain!"

The broad-nosed elder’s face was grim.

"It seems we must act. We cannot allow another power in this world to learn the truth of what lies beyond the heavens."

"Fifth Brother, you will go."

"Yes, First Brother!"

A white-haired man with a black mole between his eyebrows stood up in response, his figure gradually vanishing into the clouds.

「Half an hour later」

His figure appeared at the entrance of Water Concealment Grotto Heaven.

"Such excessive slaughter. They are not righteous people and cannot grasp Heaven’s will."

With a wave of his right hand, the white-haired man summoned a gale that swept all the corpses into a distant ravine.

"Who are you? How dare you cause a disturbance at Water Concealment Grotto!"

The disciples guarding the mountain saw the man blow away all the corpses the Cave Master had ordered placed there. His strength was so formidable that he was clearly no friend.

They shouted a couple of warnings from a distance while secretly sending someone to hurry and inform the Cave Master.

"I am the Fifth Immortal of the Sky’s Lineage, and I have come today to destroy your sect!"

The white-haired man’s voice was soft, yet every word was crystal clear, traveling for thousands of miles as if resonating with the very world, making the mountains and rivers echo his speech.

His tone was just as indifferent, but the message within his words was incomparably domineering. He was clearly not here for a friendly visit.

"What’s the story with this Fifth Immortal?"

The various sects spectating from afar, hoping to pick up scraps, were all astonished.

They were all renowned experts in this world, yet they had never even heard of this Fifth Immortal.

"The Sky’s Lineage... the Sky’s Lineage! Could it be...!"

Just then, an old man suddenly began to mutter to himself.

"Could it be what?"

Seeing that he seemed to know something, the others around him asked eagerly.

"I once heard my grand-master’s master say that there is a lineage in this world that transcends the mortal coil, existing outside the path of cultivation. They do not walk the earth and only appear when the world is in turmoil. It is said that any one of them is an apex expert of their era."

"What? A Sect like that exists? How have I never heard of it?"

"How long has your Sect been around? Secrets like this are only recorded by sects with a thousand-year history."

’Could this man be one of them?’

Everyone turned their gazes toward him, their hearts filled with complex emotions. On one hand, they hoped this man was from the Sky’s Lineage and could break through Water Concealment Grotto, revealing its Celestial Secret to all.

On the other hand, they were terrified. If a Sect that stood above them all truly existed, then no matter who won—this man or Water Concealment Grotto—it would not be good news for those who had always considered themselves the world’s supreme experts.

After all, their strength was only about the same as Unclouded Mountain’s.

’The Celestial Secret is in chaos, and monsters have emerged! It truly is an era of great conflict!’

They stared down below, their hearts pounding with apprehension.

"Cave Master, someone is at the gate challenging us again!"

"Hush! The Lord is sleeping. Don’t disturb him!"

Yunyao Cave Master stopped the reporting disciple, then glanced at the soundly sleeping Zhao Rui before quietly backing out of the room.

Once outside the hall, she listened intently to the disciple’s report.

"The Sky’s Lineage?"

Yunyao Cave Master’s expression changed as she couldn’t help but recall a secret her own grand-master had once mentioned.

Her grand-master had once said that in this bustling world, people vie for power, money, and strength, fighting and killing each other. But in the end, it’s all for nothing.

No matter who comes out on top, it is ultimately just a joke.

Above the firmament, someone is always watching. No one can truly cause chaos.

’Have they appeared in the world now?’

’For whom?’

Yunyao Cave Master’s gaze involuntarily shifted toward Zhao Rui inside the main hall.

’Can he withstand this?’

’Sigh... since I’ve already taken this step, victory and defeat no longer matter. If it comes to it, we will fight!’

Yunyao Cave Master’s brow furrowed slightly, and she strode directly toward the mountain gate.

Within a few breaths, her figure appeared at the main gate.

"So you are the Fifth Immortal of the Sky’s Lineage. What business do you have at my Water Concealment Grotto?"

Yunyao Cave Master spoke coldly, her eyes continuously sizing up her opponent.

He had white hair but a youthful complexion. The aura around him was as faint as the wind and clouds, yet as deep as an abyss, making him completely inscrutable.

"Water Concealment Grotto Heaven has colluded with an Outer Heaven Demon to poison the world. You must be exterminated!"

The Fifth Immortal wasted no words. He spat out an object that grew as it met the wind, quickly transforming into a gigantic stone bell that pressed down upon the entire mountain of Water Concealment Grotto Heaven.

"Oh no!"

Yunyao Cave Master was horrified. She immediately unleashed her full power to meet the massive bell.

Seeing this, her junior sister also leaped out from the mountain. Combining their strength, the two sisters attempted to stop the great bell’s descent.