Chapter Twenty: The Foremost beneath the Sacred Realm

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Faced with the full-force assault of the three, the Golden Dragon Demon Saint’s lips curled into a smile, utterly unshaken.
Raising his right hand holding the dragon spear, he thrust forward with all his might.
“Golden Dragon Break!”
Boom!
With a single strike, Xu Ming was sent flying, while the Golden Dragon Demon Saint remained motionless.
In midair, Xu Ming stabilized himself, astonished:
“You’ve broken through?”
The Golden Dragon Demon Saint nodded, a sinister smirk playing at the corner of his mouth. “So, are you all despairing now?”
“Your attacks are ineffective against me.”
Seeing the sour expressions of the three sect patriarchs only made him more jubilant.
The three exchanged glances and prepared for another attempt.
Xu Ming took out a pill and popped it into his mouth, immediately feeling his aura strengthen.
Then he began to cultivate his sword intent.
The Patriarchs of Penglai and Taibai Sect continuously channeled spiritual energy into him.
When his sword intent reached perfection, he unleashed his strongest move.
A heavenly-grade supreme sword technique, the Kunlun Nine Swords – Broken Sword Form.
A powerful killing intent surged within as he thrust forward.
Golden Dragon Break, second stage.
The Golden Dragon Demon Saint countered with an even mightier attack.
Boom!
The three were all blasted backward, spitting blood.
This scene stunned the onlookers from the three sects, who then showed expressions of utter despair.
Their sect patriarchs had combined forces and still suffered severe injury from a single blow—how could they possibly continue to fight?
Gritting his teeth, Xu Ming shouted, “An Miaoling, run! I’ll hold him off.”
With that, he charged at the Golden Dragon Demon Saint again.
The Golden Dragon Demon Saint swatted him aside with a casual palm, sending him crashing to the ground.
His injuries worsened; Xu Ming struggled to get up.
He painfully raised his head to signal An Miaoling to flee.
But An Miaoling ignored him and stepped forward, facing the Golden Dragon Demon Saint without fear.
The Golden Dragon Demon Saint, somewhat admiring her courage, was about to seize her when An Miaoling activated the Temporal Order.
From it emerged a golden spiritual form, appearing in the midst of the battlefield.
Qin Tian sighed as he looked at the scattered debris.
“Sword, come!”
At his command, the Sword of Life and Death flew from Hidden Sword Peak.
To everyone’s surprise, it pierced Xu Ming’s chest.
Everyone froze. What was this? Attacking their own?
An Miaoling also looked at Qin Tian’s spiritual form with confusion.
Then a miracle happened.
The Life Realm of the Sword of Life and Death took effect, rapidly healing Xu Ming’s wounds.
After three breaths, the sword returned to Qin Tian’s spiritual form.
Xu Ming stood up completely unharmed, astonished by the miraculous method.
This healing had consumed more than half of the Life Realm’s energy, requiring time to replenish.
So Qin Tian had no intention of healing anyone else.
He then switched to the Death Realm and fixed his gaze on the Golden Dragon Demon Saint.

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Without a word, the Golden Dragon Demon Saint charged at Qin Tian, spear in hand.
Qin Tian’s expression hardened, and the Sword of Life and Death in his hand began to change.
Its blade emitted golden light, filled with boundless killing intent.
“Break the Heavens!”
The sword clashed fiercely with the dragon spear. After several exchanges, neither gained the upper hand.
The Golden Dragon Demon Saint grew serious, yet no matter how wildly he attacked, Qin Tian’s sword easily parried every blow.
As the saying goes, “With a sword in hand, the world is mine.” Qin Tian now truly embodied this spirit.
Frustrated by repeated failures, the Golden Dragon Demon Saint could no longer contain his rage.
He forcefully hurled his spear forward like a missile.
Qin Tian dodged swiftly, preparing to counterattack.
But the spear suddenly returned, striking from behind in a surprise maneuver.
In his hurried evasion, Qin Tian’s spiritual form was grazed, dimming slightly.
This display alarmed the three sects greatly.
Qin Tian was their only hope for survival.
If his spiritual form fell, they would face the demon race’s massacre.
Angered by such treachery, Qin Tian charged forward with fury, swinging his sword fiercely.
He aimed to cleave the Golden Dragon Demon Saint in two.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
The sword and spear clashed again fiercely.
Qin Tian’s sword strikes grew faster and faster, each time knocking the demon saint’s spear aside.
The Golden Dragon Demon Saint retreated, unsteady, leaving a wide opening.
Qin Tian smiled and thrust forcefully, a spray of blood mist erupting from the demon saint’s chest.
The advantage of the supreme weapon was finally manifesting.
Not only was the Golden Dragon Demon Saint wounded, but the Death Realm was also corroding his body.
Left unchecked, his flesh would gradually necrotize.
Qin Tian pressed the attack without giving him a moment to heal.
Helpless, the demon saint had to divert some spiritual energy to suppress the corrosion.
The fierce close-quarters battle continued.
Qin Tian fought recklessly, since as a spiritual form, even if struck, only his spiritual essence weakened.
But if the Golden Dragon Demon Saint was cut, it meant far more than mere injury.
Having suffered losses, the demon saint grew cautious.
In the ensuing fight, he focused mostly on defense.
Yet the wounds still required suppression, making him more and more resentful.
Any clear-eyed observer could see the demon saint was at a disadvantage.
Thus, morale soared among the three sects.
The battle raged on, and no demon could withstand An Miaoling’s sword anymore.
Meanwhile, the Golden Dragon Demon Saint saw no hope left.
He knew the spiritual form before him had the power to kill him.
He tried to negotiate.
“Let this matter end here. If you kill me, the Dragon Clan will never let you go.”
But his words had no effect on Qin Tian.
After the third strike pierced him, the Golden Dragon Demon Saint completely broke, turning to flee.

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But Qin Tian would not let his prey escape so easily.
“Break the Heavens!”
Qin Tian unleashed his imperial-grade sword skill once more.
With the momentum of breaking the heavens, the Sword of Life and Death pierced through the demon saint’s chest, stabbing his heart.
The Golden Dragon Demon Saint who had plagued Eastern Continent was thus slain beneath Qin Tian’s sword.
The demon saint reverted to his original form—a golden dragon.
After retracting the Death Realm from the golden dragon’s corpse, Qin Tian took the body and departed.
The remaining demons, seeing their saint defeated, began to flee.
The three sects decided to press the advantage, pursuing them all the way to the Wild Mountains.
An Miaoling returned to Hidden Sword Peak.
Qin Tian recalled his spiritual form and began to process the golden dragon’s body.
Ding!
[You have obtained a special item: Sacred Dragon Essence, and the formula for the Supplement Saint Pill.]
Qin Tian had originally intended to cut some dragon meat for a meal, having never tasted it before.
Unexpectedly, he received a pleasant surprise. He picked up the pill formula and studied it carefully.
Supplement Saint Pill Effect: When consumed below the third level of the Saint Realm, it raises one minor realm, effective only on the first use.
Ingredients required: Sacred Dragon Essence, Millennial Saint Spirit Fruit, Chongming Flower.
Millennial Saint Spirit Fruit: Deep in the Divine Hidden Forest, this fruit matures over a thousand years.
Chongming Flower: The national flower of Chongming Kingdom.
Seeing the pill’s effect, Qin Tian resolved to definitely refine it.
To breakthrough the second level of the Saint Realm, he would need at least ten years of sign-in cultivation plus his own efforts.
Since the Millennial Saint Spirit Fruit still needed a month to mature, he was in no rush.
As for the Chongming Flower, he would visit Chongming Kingdom when the time came.
That evening, Qin Tian prepared a dragon meat feast.
Just as he was about to eat, Mo Wentian and Xu Ming arrived.
So they had to share the meal.
Seeing visitors, Bai Xiaoru did not revert to human form.
Though dragon meat was delicious and nourishing, she was not happy.
Qin Tian had slain a second-level Saint Realm demon saint.
This meant his own cultivation was very high, implying she would be his pet for a hundred years.
At the thought, she felt deeply wronged.
During the meal, Xu Ming asked, “Whose spiritual form is that? Is it Jiang Qingsue’s?”
He had thought it over and concluded it could only be Jiang Qingsue’s, as she had that power.
Qin Tian, hearing this, didn’t bother to deny it.
“Yes, she left behind a token that can summon her spiritual form.”
With the confirmation, the two relaxed.
The next day, Mo Wentian summoned An Miaoling and appointed her as sect elder.
Within the sect, her strength was second only to Xu Ming, so it was unsuitable for her to remain a disciple.
From then on, An Miaoling’s reputation spread throughout Eastern Continent.
The number one under the Saint Realm in Eastern Continent!
The most beautiful woman in Eastern Continent.