Published at 17th of March 2026 8:44 pm

Chapter 2126: Uneasy Hearts Across the Nine Provinces

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Others might not know, but Ye Feng was very clear that the black-clad, sword-bearing elder was a mysterious projection of the nightmare of the Invincible Old Man in the real world.

Moreover, that was a Grand Dao Venerable Swordsman!

The other party could kill a Dao Venerable Realm expert with one strike, severely injure a Grand Dao Venerable with one sword, easily block the combined formation of several Grand Dao Venerables, being quite powerful.

If this person were to appear in the Nine Provinces, it would become a disaster for everyone in this area.

"What should be done?"

Ye Feng dismissed everyone, pacing back and forth at the peak.

The nightmare projection of the Invincible Old Man turned out to be an old man bearing a sword on his back. Could it be that the elder dreamt of becoming a wandering swordsman with a long sword on his back?

Could it be that the elder, in his youth, had dreams of wandering the world with a sword?

Suddenly, Ye Feng’s expression changed dramatically.

"The Horror Swordsman is heading towards the Nine Provinces. Could it be that he wants to take action against the Invincible Old Man, who is having nightmares?"

"No, no!"

"How could a mere Grand Dao Venerable Realm nightmare projection possibly harm the Invincible Old Man?"

"Why has he come here?"

Ye Feng couldn’t figure it out, so he decisively flew towards Haizhou’s central forest and soon arrived within, gently knocking on the ancient courtyard door.

The courtyard was empty.

The Invincible Old Man seemed not to be here.

But Ye Feng knew that the other party was just concealing himself.

Scattered over an ancient wooden tea table were a few withered, yellowed leaves. A gentle breeze stirred a few strands of hair at Ye Feng’s temples as he looked towards the center of the courtyard, his gaze falling on the Cosmic Sea Ancient Tree reaching skyward.

The tree was lush and green, with each leaf representing a flourishing universe.

Rustle-rustle!

With a gale blowing, a few leaves fell—those were a few universes being destroyed. However, buds sprouted anew, and fresh universes were being born.

The cycle of birth and decay, over and over again.

"Another cycle, indeed!"

Ye Feng couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

As a cultivator who came from the Cosmic Sea, he deeply understood the truth of universal cycles and had personally experienced the magnificent yet tragic moments of universal reincarnation.

Suddenly, his eyebrows lifted.

"Senior Ancient Tree of the Universe, I wish to comprehend the multiverse under your shade; may I?"

Ye Feng softly requested.

The Cosmic Ancient Tree, nurturing countless universes, could indeed be considered a true multiverse. Understanding here was far better than in the Multiverse Zone of the Space Clan.

"Granted!"

The Cosmic Ancient Tree unexpectedly responded, its voice ancient, like that of an antique specimen who had lived through countless years.

"Thank you, Senior!" Ye Feng rejoiced, sitting cross-legged beneath the Cosmic Ancient Tree. His consciousness immersed itself in the Cosmic Sea, comprehending the multiverse within, gaining immensely.

Outside, time passed swiftly.

In the Misty Holy Sect.

The disciples were picking Great Pan Peach Fruits and hundreds of other kinds of immortal fruits, hosting a new Immortal Fruit Gathering, inviting various forces from Origin Pool Sea to participate.

Now, even without relying on Ye Feng, the Misty Holy Sect had already unified the Origin Pool Sea.

The numerous Heavenly Venerable Level forces here all willingly became subsidiaries of the Misty Holy Sect.

At this event, Ye Feng also appeared.

Of course, it was merely a projection.

His true body was still beneath the Cosmic Ancient Tree, comprehending the multiverse, duplicating various profound Dao Patterns, and then engraving them on the Chaos Triple Realm Cosmos Cluster, perfecting the laws.

Chaotic Dao Sect, Space Clan.

Zhou Yan and Tian Qi were in seclusion, utilizing the Altar of Time gifted by Ye Feng, accelerating time by about 20,000-fold, attempting with all their might to advance their realms.

Rumble!

Before long, they almost simultaneously broke through to the Eighth-Turn Heavenly Venerable level, then underwent tribulations, continuing afterward to reach the Nine-Turn Heavenly Venerable Realm.

"Tsk tsk tsk, truly worthy of Ye Feng, who managed to create an Altar of Time for my sons."

The Chaos Dao Sect Sect Master, Zhou Jian, complimented.

However, he did not covet it.

At his level, even with a billion-fold time acceleration, it would be insignificant. Because his own potential seemingly reached its limit, to break through to Dao Venerable simply by entering seclusion would be incredibly challenging.

To break the realm, one must rely on fortune.

Therefore, even though the Altar of Time was formidable, it had little significance for most high-level cultivators but was useful for young geniuses who hadn’t yet fully tapped into their potential.

Jade Capital City.

The City Lord monitored the entire city, always keeping up with the Horror Swordsman’s whereabouts through scout reports.

The other party was about to cross the Heavenly Sword Sea!

"What terrifying speed!"

The Jade Capital City Lord’s expression looked grim.

For others to traverse the Heavenly Sword Sea from Liangzhou might take millennia, but the Horror Swordsman could master the Shrinking Land into Inches divine skill, achieving effects similar to teleportation; his speed was too fast.

If not for the extensive network of spies in Jade Capital City, stationed everywhere and transmitting messages via the Teleportation Array, it would have been impossible to keep up with the Horror Swordsman’s speed.

"What speed is that terrifying?"

A calm voice rang out, its lingering echo causing the Jade Capital City Lord’s head to buzz, but instead of panic, he felt ecstatic, looking towards the gate.

There stood a handsome young man in white robes, elegant and handsome like jade.

This person was the Jade Capital Ancestor.

"Master, you have exited seclusion?" The Jade Capital City Lord asked expectantly, "Have you broken through?"

The Jade Capital Ancestor nodded, "Yes, the Nine-Colored Enlightenment Tea Leaf provided by young friend Ye Feng contained the Dao Patterns and insights left behind by that Grand Dao Venerable. After refining the tea leaves, I broke through the bottleneck and successfully crossed realms."

"Congratulations, Master!" The Jade Capital City Lord rejoiced, promptly offering congratulations, but soon his expression turned somber, "Disciple has a matter of utmost importance to report."

"What is it? Speak!" The Jade Capital Ancestor sat on the city lord’s throne, gesturing for him to proceed.

The Jade Capital City Lord quickly relayed recent events.

"The Horror Clan has emerged again?" After learning that the Horror Swordsman was about to cross the Heavenly Sword Sea into the Nine Provinces area, the Jade Capital Ancestor’s eyes widened.

"Yes, they have emerged again, and it’s at the Grand Dao Venerable level. According to credible intelligence, the Horror Swordsman will soon land in Youzhou, which is closest to the Heavenly Sword Sea."

The Jade Capital City Lord quickly reported.

The Jade Capital Ancestor’s expression turned grim, "Youzhou and Yunzhou are similar, with only a dozen or so Dao Venerables, incapable of blocking the Horror Swordsman. Luckily, before reaching Yunzhou, he’ll pass through Tianzhou and Shenzhou, where several Grand Dao Venerables are stationed, who should be able to hold him off temporarily."

The Jade Capital City Lord forced a bitter smile, "But even the Grand Dao Venerables of Liangzhou and its neighboring continents couldn’t stop the Horror Swordsman. Can the Grand Dao Venerables of Tianzhou and Shenzhou truly defend against the enemy’s onslaught?"

After pausing, he added:

"Master, I am also curious why the Horror Swordsman is coming to the Nine Provinces region. Is there something here attracting him?"

The Jade Capital Ancestor shook his head and said, "I, too, don’t understand. We’ll have to take it one step at a time."

"Alright, then!" The Jade Capital City Lord replied helplessly, recalling Ye Feng’s previous visit, "Oh yes, Ye Feng came by recently, saying he needed to see you."

"Oh?" The Jade Capital Ancestor raised an eyebrow, "So where is he now?"

"He should have returned to Haizhou," the Jade Capital City Lord responded.

The Jade Capital Ancestor said, "You must promptly make a trip to Haizhou and notify Ye Feng that I have exited seclusion. If he has any matters, he should come to Jade Capital City."

He is a Dao Venerable.

Generally speaking, Dao Venerables seldom dare to enter Haizhou in person, fearing to aggravate the Invincible Old Man.

"Alright." The Jade Capital City Lord quickly used a Teleportation Array to arrive near the Chaotic Dao Sect in Haizhou, and before long, he had arrived at the Chaotic Dao Sect and saw Zhou Jian.

"Jade Capital City Lord, long time no see."

The two Dao Monarch Peaks regarded each other from a distance, each with a smile, like old friends.

"Indeed, long time no see." The Jade Capital City Lord examined Zhou Jian and discovered that the latter’s breath was long and continuous, seemingly on the verge of completing a domain transformation.

Once successful, he could attempt a breakthrough to become a Dao Venerable.

At this moment, Zhou Jian could barely be considered Half-Step Dao Venerable.

This made the Jade Capital City Lord full of envy, "Congratulations, my friend, you’re about to strive for Dao Venerable."

Zhou Jian smiled bitterly, "It’s not that easy. I’m still waiting to gain something from the Annihilation Dao Venerable’s tomb so that my domain could transform, advancing to the initial stage of the Dao Venerable Realm. By the way, what brings you suddenly to our Chaotic Dao Sect?"

The Jade Capital City Lord said, "Looking for Ye Feng."

"He is in the Misty Holy Sect, not here." Zhou Jian spread his hands, indicating that you came to the wrong place.

The Jade Capital City Lord said, "I know Ye Feng is in the Misty Holy Sect, but I simply have no idea where their Sect stronghold is, and it seems only you guys know."

"Origin Pool Sea, Spirit Turtle Island," Zhou Jian said.

"Origin Pool Sea? Isn’t that a small place? The Misty Holy Sect’s stronghold is actually there? Well, many thanks for telling me, my friend, I’ll be off."

The Jade Capital City Lord left the Chaotic Dao Sect.

Ascension Holy City.

The Jade Capital City Lord teleported here, inquired about the specific direction of the Origin Pool Sea, then flew over, finally arriving at the Spirit Turtle Island, rich in Spiritual Energy, surprised to find that the cultivation environment here was far better than rumored.

"It must have been modified by Ye Feng."

The Jade Capital City Lord said this, entering the range of the Misty Holy Sect’s residence, and after some inquiries, found out that Ye Feng was in seclusion and not in the Sect residence.

"Could you help me contact Ye Feng?"

"Sure." Gong Qingqiu was responsible for receiving, and could feel the terrifying aura emanating from the Jade Capital City Lord, involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

My goodness, he’s actually at the Dao Monarch Peak!

This is just terrifying!

Through the Void Heavenly World, Gong Qingqiu swiftly contacted Ye Feng and soon received a response.

"Please wait, I’ll be back soon."

After the sound transmission from Ye Feng, he immediately interrupted his enlightenment under the Cosmic Ancient Tree, ready to leave.

The sound of "swish, swish, swish" arose.

The Cosmic Ancient Tree shuddered gently, and many leaves fell from the tree, not withered yellow, but rather nine pieces of healthy jade-like leaves that fused as they fell, eventually transforming into a faint golden bead.

"Is this for me?" Ye Feng held this Treasure Bead.

"This is a Cosmos Pearl; you can integrate it into your inner Universe, and when you break the curse and advance to the Dao Monarch Realm in the future, it can slightly reduce your bottleneck."

The Cosmic Ancient Tree said.

"Thank you, senior!" Ye Feng was overjoyed.

"Go now, work hard, in the future, I hope you can break the curse, to become a strong person at the levels of Dao Monarch, Dao Venerable, Grand Dao Venerable, Boundless Venerable."

The Cosmic Ancient Tree had high hopes for Ye Feng.

"Yes, I’ll surely give it my all." Ye Feng crushed the Cosmos Pearl, which exploded and merged into the Chaos Triple Realm Cosmos Cluster, splitting into a hundred thousand parts, nurturing three main Universes and various small Universes; even the second Cosmic Ring became solid, rapidly absorbing Void Energy.

Rumble!

Above the Firmament, Heavenly Tribulation appeared.

Ye Feng delightfully discovered that the area between the first Cosmic Ring and the second Cosmic Ring had already given birth to countless flourishing Star Domains; the second Cosmic Ring was now completely solidified, flawless.

"I’ve actually broken through."

Ye Feng hurriedly flew away from the vast forest of Haizhou, transcending tribulation in an open space, advancing to the Second-Turn Heavenly Venerable Realm.

His strength, now even more formidable.

Now, at ninety percent weakened in the Holy Divine Form, upon unleashing his full power, there’s no pressure defeating an ordinary early Dao Monarch.

Even at the peak of the early Dao Monarch, he could challenge.

"Truly a pleasant surprise."

Ye Feng returned to Spirit Turtle Island, appearing within the Sect Main Hall atop the peak, seeing the Jade Capital City Lord.

"Senior, did you need something from me?"

"Ye Feng, you finally showed up. My master has broken through to mid-stage Dao Venerable; weren’t you looking for him? I came to inform you to go see him."

"Alright, I’ll go with you."

Ye Feng quickly set off, following the Jade Capital City Lord to Ascension Holy City, then through a Teleportation Array, arriving at Jade Capital City in Yunzhou, seeing the Jade Capital Ancestor.

"Haha, young Ye Feng, many thanks for your Nine-Colored Enlightenment Tea Leaf. I’ve broken through. By the way, I heard you were looking for me before, is there something?"

The Jade Capital Ancestor wore a broad smile.

Ye Feng scratched his head and said, "I need a drop of Heavenly Venerable Level blood essence or Origin. My senior recently went into seclusion, and I can’t find him. So..."

"Haha, I thought it was something big, turns out it’s just a drop of Heavenly Venerable Level blood essence or Origin. Don’t worry, I bid on a bottle of Heavenly Venerable Level Dragon Blood countless years ago, most of it was used in Alchemy, I’ll give you the rest!"

"Thank you very much, senior." Ye Feng was overjoyed.

With this, he could feed and refine it for the Seven-Colored Enlightenment Tea Tree, then deduce all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures needed for its fourth transformation.

"Ye Feng, is there anything else?"

"Not for now, I’m going to refine this small half-bottle of Heavenly Venerable Level Dragon Blood." Ye Feng grinned.

The two chatted for a while and then parted ways.

...

The Chaos Triple Realm Cosmos Cluster, Shenzhou Continent.

Ye Feng uncorked the bottle, gazing at the dozens of drops of golden dragon blood inside, each seeming to contain a Great Thousand World, within which a majestic Golden True Dragon rested, looking mighty and imposing.

With a "whoosh" sound.

One drop of blood essence entered the trunk of the Seven-Colored Enlightenment Tea Tree, the latter digesting its Origin, constantly deducing.

Meanwhile, Ye Feng took a large amount of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, mixing them with ten drops of Heavenly Venerable Level True Dragon Blood, refining a pool of True Dragon Essence Liquid for disciples to temper themselves.

A single soak could essentially double one’s foundational strengths.

...

Heavenly Sword Sea, the eastern border.

An old man with disheveled hair and a longsword on his back was skimming across the void at an incredible speed, his figure half-transparent, each flicker seeming to traverse billions of miles through the void, reaching a distant Other Shore.

This speed was not much slower than teleportation.

On this day, he finally crossed the vast Heavenly Sword Sea, standing atop a mountain peak towering into the clouds.

This place was Youzhou, the westernmost part of the Nine Provinces.

"Report!"

"The Horror Swordsman has arrived at Youzhou, western part of the Nine Provinces, standing atop Divine Sword Peak."

The news quickly spread throughout the Nine Provinces.

Even the west of the Heavenly Sword Sea, Liangzhou, and other large territories, learned of this news.

For a time, people everywhere were in a state of panic.

[PS: Word count of this Chapter 4000+, good morning!]

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