68: Chapter 68: Various factions in Tianyun Kingdom are in turmoil! Breakthrough to the True Person Realm!

All the Hundred Saints Sect Disciples felt a mysterious change occur within themselves at this moment.

It seemed as though a closer connection had formed between them and the country they resided in.

They knew that their own Luck and the Hundred Saints Sect's Luck were now closely linked with the Tianyun Kingdom's national destiny.

Being like one family was not just a saying; it was truly achieving shared Luck!

Han Hao's eyes were filled with relief as he witnessed this scene.

He had never imagined that the Hundred Saints Sect would develop to such an extent under his leadership.

In just a short time, it had become the national Sect of the Tianyun Kingdom.

Most importantly, their Hundred Saints Sect now possessed a powerhouse at the Second Stage of Sword Dao.

It also had a Prodigy, a monstrous talent unseen in the entire North Heaven Province.

He saw it, he saw the future of the Hundred Saints Sect, and it was a bright and smooth path!

Niu Lengzi's unkempt face also rarely showed a hint of a smile.

No matter what, he was also a member of the Hundred Saints Sect, the previous Sect Leader of the Hundred Saints Sect.

Now seeing the Hundred Saints Sect's influence and strength grow simultaneously, he was naturally delighted.

With the status of a national Sect, the Hundred Saints Sect would be much more peaceful from now on.

This old fellow would finally have more time to comprehend the Sword Dao he was obsessed with.

The many Profound Void Realm Elders were even more overjoyed, unable to control themselves.

The Tianyun Kingdom had never before designated a national Sect; their Hundred Saints Sect was the very first.

This was proof of their strength and their honor as Elders of the Hundred Saints Sect!

At this moment, the towering golden pillar of light receded, gradually merging with the heavens and earth.

"Whoosh!"

Su Ming exhaled a long breath, a smile also appearing on his face.

The ceremony was successfully completed; the task assigned by the Old Ancestor had finally not failed.

From now on, the Hundred Saints Sect would be the national Sect of their Tianyun Kingdom.

If either party faced difficulty, the other must immediately provide support.

Otherwise, if one was destroyed, the other's Luck would also decline, gradually leading to ruin.

He knew this was a very significant decision for the Tianyun Kingdom.

But for some reason, when the ceremony was just completed,

a sense of relief inexplicably arose in his heart.

It was as if designating the Hundred Saints Sect as their Tianyun Kingdom's national Sect was an absolutely correct decision!

"Lord, from now on, our two families shall watch out for each other!"

Han Hao stepped forward, cupping his hands with a smile towards Su Ming, his attitude much more cordial than before.

Now that their two families' Luck were united, they were truly one family.

In fact, to some extent, their Hundred Saints Sect stood even higher.

Because their Hundred Saints Sect did not need to handle Tianyun Kingdom's affairs, yet could enjoy equal rights.

In some matters, the Imperial Family still had to follow the Hundred Saints Sect's advice before acting.

The national Sect enjoyed privileges without having to do trivial tasks, as if the Tianyun Kingdom was offering tribute to their Hundred Saints Sect.

Su Ming heard this and a hint of displeasure appeared on his face.

"Why still call me Lord? Just call me by my name, Brother Han, from now on, you and I shall address each other as Fellow Daoist!"

At this moment, he completely shed the dignity of being the Lord of the Tianyun Kingdom.

In fact, now, in front of the Hundred Saints Sect, his dignity as Lord was indeed negligible.

The Hundred Saints Sect's overall strength now surpassed that of the Tianyun Kingdom's Imperial Family.

Seeing this, Han Hao's smile also became much more sincere.

The Imperial Family's attitude towards their Hundred Saints Sect this time should be genuine.

This could be seen from Su Ming, the Lord himself.

For the dignified ruler of a nation to set aside the prestige of his special status as Lord and interact with him as an equal was a rare and valuable thing.

This was an extremely good thing, a matter that could accelerate the Hundred Saints Sect's development and accumulation of strength.

Think about it, before, only their Hundred Saints Sect developed its own power.

But in the future, they would not only be able to develop their strength on their own.

They could also utilize the power of the entire nation to act conveniently for themselves.

The speed of comprehensive strength growth would simply be incomparable to before.

It was a qualitative improvement, a leap forward!

Ye Chen felt much more at peace seeing this beautiful scene before him.

Although he hadn't been in the Hundred Saints Sect for too long, he already felt a sense of belonging to this Sect.

It was no exaggeration to say that the Hundred Saints Sect was his second home; his Revered Master and his Sect were here.

Now seeing the Hundred Saints Sect having better development, he was naturally overjoyed.

He no longer had any worries about the Hundred Saints Sect; he had found a reason to go home once and then leave the Tianyun Kingdom.

Within the Tianyun Kingdom, he could no longer find competitors among his peers, and even among the older generation powerhouses, those who could compare to him were few and far between.

Only the Old Ancestor-level existences of the major super Sects could make him approach with caution.

This was still without him making a Breakthrough to the True Person Realm; if he did Breakthrough to the True Person Realm, this situation would be rewritten.

If he made a Breakthrough to the True Person Realm, perhaps even those Old Ancestor-level existences would not be his opponents.

In the entire Tianyun Kingdom, at that time, perhaps only his Revered Master, the Sword Demon Niu Lengzi, could be his opponent.

He could only contend with Prodigies of his generation by going to a larger Cultivation world, to a more expansive realm.

Compared to fighting older generation powerhouses, he yearned more to find strong young generation opponents who could fight him.

As the saying goes, sometimes being too invincible is a kind of loneliness, and he was currently in such a state.

Among the younger generation, he was too invincible, too lonely, and desperately craved equally matched opponents, or even existences stronger than him.

He hoped that the so-called superior Imperial Dynasty of the Tianyun Kingdom, the East State Empire, could give him some surprises.

Before, he had never heard of such an Imperial Dynasty, but his Revered Master Niu Lengzi said,

that there were Prodigies there who could fight him, so he naturally had to go and experience it for himself.

Among other things, only after he went to the East State Empire could he come into contact with a more expansive world.

If, at that time, the East State Empire truly had no young generation powerhouses who could fight him, then he would simply go to other, even vaster realms.

After a period of pleasantries, Su Ming entered the banquet with Han Hao and other Hundred Saints Sect powerhouses, beginning to drink and converse.

The Hundred Saints Sect had long prepared the banquet, just waiting for this moment to arrive.

This was also the banquet they had prepared overnight after annihilating the Huangji Sect yesterday.

Although hastily prepared, it was still extremely luxurious, with various rare spiritual materials in endless supply.

The Disciples of the Hundred Saints Sect benefited from this; some even had their Cultivation Breakthrough on the spot due to consuming too many rare spiritual materials.

The entire Hundred Saints Sect was immersed in endless joy, as if the world's clamor had not tainted this place.

Today was the day the Hundred Saints Sect was designated as the national Sect, so a grand celebration was in order!

An hour later, the Lord Su Ming, leading the Imperial Family's envoy group, grandly departed from the Hundred Saints Sect.

As the ruler of a nation, Su Ming could not be away for too long.

Numerous decisions for the entire country required him to issue and direct.

This trip to the Hundred Saints Sect to designate it as the national Sect had already delayed him long enough; he could not afford further delays.

However, before parting, Su Ming specifically invited Ye Chen to visit the Imperial Family whenever he had time.

Even though he was far away in the capital, he had heard much about this monstrous Prodigy of the Hundred Saints Sect.

With a successor for the Hundred Saints Sect, the Imperial Family, whose Luck was intertwined with the Hundred Saints Sect, was naturally overjoyed.

If the Imperial Family could befriend this rising monstrous Prodigy, it would undoubtedly strengthen the relationship between their Imperial Family and the Hundred Saints Sect.

Ye Chen naturally agreed readily, but as for when he would go, that was hard to say.

His future plans involved returning home once, and then venturing to the East State Empire.

As for visiting the Tianyun Kingdom's capital, it would probably only be possible after he returned from the East State Empire.

Of course, these thoughts were only his internal musings and would not be revealed to Su Ming.

Su Ming's departure was learned by the spies of various factions outside the Hundred Saints Sect, who quickly relayed the news back.

They had been lurking there all along, just to report firsthand news to their Sects.

Within the Tianyun Kingdom, various factions and the populace were all settled in their hearts upon hearing this news.

The Hundred Saints Sect had become the national Sect of their Tianyun Kingdom, and its status had become even more transcendent.

Originally, due to Niu Lengzi's strength Breakthrough, the Hundred Saints Sect was already somewhat different from other super Sects.

Now, being designated as the national Sect, the Hundred Saints Sect could be said to have truly departed from the ranks of super Sects, establishing itself as a new Holy Land.

In the future, the attitudes of all factions towards the Hundred Saints Sect would also have to change significantly.

Not to mention absolute submission, but at least on the surface, they had to express obedience to the Hundred Saints Sect and no longer antagonize it.

The fate of antagonizing them, the annihilated Huangji Sect, the Huangji Sect reduced to ruins, was their best example!

As if by prior agreement, various factions within the Tianyun Kingdom successively dispatched envoys to the Hundred Saints Sect.

Even the leaders of factions that previously had friction with the Hundred Saints Sect personally went to offer their apologies.

They could have sent strong individuals from their own Sects to apologize.

But they feared that such sincerity would not be enough, so they chose for the faction leaders to go personally, thus demonstrating their utmost sincerity.

The destruction of the Huangji Sect had already shown that the Hundred Saints Sect's current strength was impeccable.

Coupled with the Tianyun Kingdom Imperial Family specially designating the Hundred Saints Sect as the national Sect, it further added to its prestige.

The Hundred Saints Sect now possessed strength, prestige, and dominance, allowing no provocation.

Under these circumstances, to still be an enemy of the Hundred Saints Sect was simply the most foolish act.

Everyone could foresee that the Hundred Saints Sect would flourish in the Tianyun Kingdom.

To some extent, the Hundred Saints Sect would even be superior to the Tianyun Kingdom's Imperial Family, revered by more people.

Because even the Imperial Family designated the Hundred Saints Sect as the national Sect out of fear of its strength, to stabilize its heart.

From now on, those who were close to the Hundred Saints Sect, though not necessarily rising to heaven, would at least be safe.

As for those who antagonized the Hundred Saints Sect, let alone advancing further, whether they could even preserve themselves was an unknown.

Again, the fate of antagonizing the Hundred Saints Sect could be seen by looking back at the ruins of the former Huangji Sect.

Not to mention, for such matters, even if the Hundred Saints Sect didn't act personally, there were plenty of factions eager to curry favor who would do it!

Within the Hundred Saints Sect, by the time everything was finished, it was already late afternoon, dusk.

Although Su Ming had left, the Hundred Saints Sect was still celebrating, with Disciples joyful, laughing, and drinking.

Only the high-level powerhouses of the Sect quietly departed, leaving only the Disciples to celebrate.

While the entire Sect was celebrating, on the rooftop of a palace.

Ye Chen, Han Hao, and Niu Lengzi stood side by side.

Overlooking the scene within the Hundred Saints Sect, all three had faint smiles on their faces.

The current prosperity of the Hundred Saints Sect was something they were all happy to see.

After observing for a while, they withdrew their gazes and looked at Ye Chen, both Han Hao and Niu Lengzi with expressions of hesitation.

They both knew what Ye Chen was going to tell them by inviting them here.

However, they hadn't expected this day to come so quickly.

They originally thought this day would arrive at least a year or two later.

The talent possessed by this young man before them far exceeded their imagination.

This was not just limited to the Tianyun Kingdom, but also to the North Heaven Province, and even the entire Eastern Region.

Perhaps, from ancient times to the present, no one had ever achieved what he had achieved so quickly!

Noticing their gazes, Ye Chen turned his head and grinned.

"It seems Uncle Hao and Revered Master already know what I'm going to say."

"Since that's the case, I won't beat around the bush. I plan to return to the Ye Family tonight."

"By tomorrow morning, I will leave the Tianyun Kingdom and head to the East State Empire!"

Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, both Han Hao and Niu Lengzi showed expressions of 'just as expected'.

They had already guessed when they arrived that Ye Chen was going to bid them farewell.

Before, Ye Chen had told them that he wanted to leave the Tianyun Kingdom and venture into a larger world.

Now it seemed that indeed, this boy couldn't hold back and wanted to explore a larger Cultivation world.

That's right, only that larger Cultivation world could accommodate this boy's terrifying talent and combat power.

It was a good thing to be able to venture into a larger world, but why weren't they happy?

Before the two could speak, Ye Chen chuckled to himself again.

"Oh, right, before I leave, I should first undergo my tribulation."

"I could have Breakthrough long ago, but I've been suppressing it to consolidate my Cultivation."

"Now that I'm leaving, there's naturally no need to continue suppressing it!"

"Boom!"

Before his voice fell, a Cultivation aura unique to the True Person Realm erupted from Ye Chen's body.

In a single thought, he directly crossed the Cultivation boundary of the Essence Core Realm Peak.

Cultivation Breakthrough, True Person Realm First Stage!

"Rumble!!!"

Instantly, winds and clouds changed, and black tribulation clouds rolled in.

Lightning flashed within, emitting terrifying energy auras.