Chapter 304 - 46: After Several Years, the Inner Scenery Finally Forms

Chapter 304: Chapter 46: After Several Years, the Inner Scenery Finally Forms

The next second, the bodies of the Celestial Sword Manor disciples who had formed the Sword Array suddenly went rigid.

Then, under everyone’s horrified gazes, they were neatly sliced into several pieces from head to toe. Blood and viscera splattered across the ground.

In a single exchange, he had instantly killed several Sea Condensation Realm masters!

And their deaths were so gruesome, so bizarre!

Such a Saber Technique was simply unheard of, unseen!

Even Elder Jian, who was rapidly retreating with Jian Wuchen in his arms, felt his Heart Spirit tremble and his limbs turn to ice upon seeing this scene.

He knew he had severely underestimated Chen Ye’s strength.

He had no idea what this guy had gone through over the past five years for his power to have surged to such a terrifying level!

Ordinary Sea Condensation Realm Cultivators couldn’t even withstand a single move from him!

’This is trouble!’

Elder Jian’s heart sank bit by bit.

He was currently burdened by Jian Wuchen, completely unable to fight with his full strength.

Because Jian Wuchen’s body was like a bottomless pit, frantically devouring his True Essence. He had to constantly divert most of his Heart Spirit to suppress Jian Wuchen’s injuries; otherwise, Jian Wuchen could die at any moment.

"Old man, what are you still waiting for?"

After slaying the disciples blocking his path with a single strike, Chen Ye didn’t give chase immediately. Instead, he stopped and leisurely watched the solemn-faced Elder Jian, a mocking smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Waiting for someone to come help?"

Elder Jian’s expression instantly turned ugly.

Because Chen Ye had seen right through his plan.

That was right, he was stalling for time!

He believed that with such a major incident happening in the square, and with the Young Manor Master’s life hanging by a thread, the Manor Master would absolutely not sit idly by, even if he was at a critical juncture in his seclusion.

As long as he could stall until the Manor Master came out of seclusion, this little bastard before him would surely die, even if he had three heads and six arms!

After all, the Manor Master was a true Great Cultivator at the Core Formation Realm Late Stage. His power was unfathomable, far beyond what a Fake Core like him, who relied on Elixir Pills to advance, could compare to.

But now, Chen Ye had seen through his intentions, and the ominous premonition in his heart grew even stronger.

"You... Don’t you dare be so arrogant!" Elder Jian blustered. "The Manor Master possesses vast Divine Techniques and already knows what is happening here! He will soon emerge from seclusion and grind you, you Demon, to dust!"

"Is that so?" The smile on Chen Ye’s face grew even wider.

"That’s just wonderful."

He stuck out his tongue and licked his somewhat dry lips, a glint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

"But before that, allow me, this Demon, to send you on your way!"

As his words fell, the aura around Chen Ye abruptly changed.

An aura far more powerful and immense than before erupted from his body without any warning!

This aura continued to climb higher and higher, as if without end.

The surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi also began to converge on him frantically, even forming a visible vortex of Spiritual Qi above his head.

"This... This is..."

On the Observation Platform, an Elder from another Sect felt this familiar yet alien aura. He was stunned for a moment, then, as if realizing something, an unprecedented look of shock appeared on his face.

"A battlefield breakthrough! He... He’s going to break through to the Inner Realm, right here!"

"What? A battlefield breakthrough?!"

"Breaking through to the Inner Realm at a time like this? Is he insane?"

When the Elder’s cry of alarm rang out, the entire square erupted once more.

One must understand, battlefield breakthroughs were not without precedent in the Cultivation Realm.

Some individuals of supreme talent, at the brink of life and death or when their mental state reached Great Perfection, could indeed shatter their bottlenecks and advance on the spot.

But that was something that usually only happened at lower Realms.

Breaking through from the Sea Condensation Realm to the Inner Realm was a leap across a major Realm, a transition in one’s very level of existence!

The difficulty and danger were far greater than any breakthrough before it.

To overcome this barrier, the vast majority of Cultivators needed to find a Cave Heaven Blessed Land rich in Spiritual Qi, enter seclusion for several years, even decades, prepare all sorts of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, and set up multiple protective Arrays. Only with all these preparations would they have a sliver of a chance at success.

The slightest mistake could lead to cultivation deviation, resulting in death and the dissipation of one’s soul!

For someone like Chen Ye to decide to break through just like that, in public and on a battlefield surrounded by powerful enemies—it was simply unheard of!

"Stop him! Quickly! Interrupt him at all costs!"

Elder Jian reacted the fastest. He realized the gravity of the situation almost instantly and roared.

At the Peak of the Sea Condensation Realm, Chen Ye could already heavily injure the Inner Realm’s Jian Wuchen with a single strike and casually insta-kill several Cultivators of the same Realm.

If he were to successfully break through to the Inner Realm, what then?

At that point, even if he weren’t burdened, he probably wouldn’t be able to defeat this Chen Ye.

A ruthless glint flashed in Elder Jian’s eyes. Then, while still holding Jian Wuchen and transfusing True Essence into his body to keep his vital essence from fading, he raised a hand and summoned his personal sword.

"Red Dragon Burning Heaven!"

Elder Jian roared. The Red Flame Sword flickered in the air and instantly transformed into a fiery dragon tens of zhang long. Baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, it lunged ferociously toward the ascending Chen Ye, carrying a terrifying heat that seemed capable of incinerating the world!

Elder Jian intended to seize this critical moment when Chen Ye was breaking through and couldn’t divert his attention to defend, and kill him in one blow!

Wherever the flame dragon passed, even the air seemed to distort from the heat, and the hard stone of the platform was scorched crimson.

The crowd below felt a wave of heat wash over them, as if they were standing in a furnace, and they all fell back in horror.

Even though it wasn’t a complete Core, a full-power strike from the Fake Core Formation Realm was still this terrifying!

However, just as the flame dragon was about to swallow Chen Ye.

Chen Ye, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly snapped them open.

There wasn’t the slightest hint of panic in his eyes, only an icy calm.

"Good timing."

As his words fell, Chen Ye raised the Jingzhe Saber in his hand.

There was no earth-shattering aura, no brilliant flash of saber light.

He just simply, plainly, swung down at the oncoming flame dragon.

The strike looked so unadorned, even a little slow.

But as Chen Ye’s saber fell, Elder Jian felt the Heart Spirit connection between himself and his Red Flame Sword get forcibly severed!

PUH!

As if struck by a heavy blow, Elder Jian violently spat out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning ashen white.

His Lifebound Magical Treasure had been damaged, and he himself had suffered a severe backlash.

In mid-air, the menacing flame dragon seemed to have had its spine ripped out. The flames on its body instantly extinguished, and it reverted to the Red Flame Sword’s original form, falling from the sky with a dim light.

"How... is that possible..."

Elder Jian clutched his chest, stumbling back a few steps, his face filled with disbelief.

He couldn’t understand how his opponent, who was clearly still in the middle of a breakthrough, could spare the attention to deliver such a bizarre and domineering strike.

How could he know that Chen Ye had been preparing for this day for years? To say nothing of other things, his Cultivation alone had been polished to a state of near Perfection. The only thing he lacked was a small piece of his mental state.

And with his own strike severely injuring Jian Wuchen, that final missing piece of the puzzle had finally fallen into place.

Therefore, Chen Ye’s breakthrough was practically effortless; it could even be described as a natural culmination of his efforts.

BOOM!!!

An indescribably powerful aura exploded from Chen Ye’s center, transforming into a visible shockwave that swept out in all directions!

The entire Central Square trembled violently.

The Observation Platform, the arena stage, and the surrounding buildings shuddered under the impact of this terrifying wave of energy. Some even collapsed directly.

Immediately after, an extremely formidable pressure, unique to an Inner Realm Cultivator, soared into the sky and enveloped the entire area.

After years of striving, his Inner Scenery was at last complete!