Chapter 143: What Did I Say? He Just Understood

Chapter 143: Chapter 143: What Did I Say? He Just Understood

The familiarity of two skills in the optional Skill List made Su Han almost instantly think of his ancestor.

’So... that old ancestor of mine really got around!’

’The ancestor truly lived up to his name! To think he knew how to look after his descendants so well, leaving behind so many incredible skills.’

Ignoring the King’s Dominating Aura, which always had to make its presence known, Su Han’s gaze fell upon the first selectable skill.

Selectable Skill 1: Divine Skill: Reversed Action.

’Judging by the name... hmm, okay, I admit I can’t make heads or tails of it.’

However, the "Divine Skill" prefix alone was enough for Su Han to make his decision.

With a thought, he focused on Selectable Skill 1: Divine Skill: Reversed Action.

He selected it. The skill transformed into a sliver of light imbued with Dao Rhyme, detaching itself from the Skill Tree. It entered Su Han’s Sea of Consciousness, becoming a skill he had now mastered.

The moment the skill was acquired, the Skill Tree, no longer protected by the skill’s Dao Rhyme, was instantly set ablaze.

Amidst the raging fire, it was quickly reduced to a pile of ash.

"This..."

Before Su Han had a chance to check the effects of Divine Skill: Reversed Action, he watched as the great tree, which had been burning for an hour without a scorch mark, was instantly swallowed by the flames. Sect Leader Ji Mie and Yu Su were both dumbfounded.

Su Han glanced at them and, meeting Sect Leader Ji Mie’s confused gaze, offered a casual ’explanation’.

"The world is vast and Creation is profound. You never know what’s going to happen next."

After saying this, Su Han paid no more attention to their expressions, turning instead to study his new skill.

Divine Skill: Reversed Action: Disrupt the rules.

(Active Skill. Duration: Two hours. Cooldown: One day.)

After studying it more deeply, Su Han found that this skill was truly worthy of its "Divine Skill" prefix. It absolutely lived up to the name.

Casting the skill formed a buff on him, similar to a passive effect. For a limited time, this buff could disrupt any rule that was applied to him.

Truth becomes falsehood, and falsehood becomes truth.

The real can be made illusory; the illusory can be made real.

While the skill is active, anything governed by rules can be reversed.

Engrossed in studying his skill, Su Han didn’t notice the change in Sect Leader Ji Mie’s expression.

It was only after he gained a basic understanding of his new skill that Su Han noticed the Sect Leader’s strange expression.

He could faintly hear Sect Leader Ji Mie muttering to himself.

"The world is vast, and Creation is profound."

"You never know what will happen next. It could be life, it could be death, it could be the annihilation of all things."

"The world creates; Creation itself births all things."

"The Power of Creation... all living things are born with it."

As Sect Leader Ji Mie continued to mutter, Su Han saw the light in his eyes grow brighter and brighter. A powerful force seemed to spread through his body.

"I understand!"

The words, filled with the joy of sudden enlightenment, burst from Sect Leader Ji Mie’s lips.

Before Su Han could even ask what he understood, he felt a powerful aura erupt from the Sect Leader.

In an instant, the entire main peak of the Celestial Demon Sect was enveloped by this aura.

...

On the rear mountain of the Celestial Demon Sect, within the forbidden grounds.

Under a large willow tree, two old men sat facing each other, playing a game of Go.

CLACK.

The black-robed elder placed a white stone on the board and looked at the purple-robed elder across from him.

"Old friend, your mind isn’t on the game."

The purple-robed elder rolled a black stone in his hand, shaking his head in resignation. "The Martial Grand-Uncle’s condition is getting worse."

CLACK.

As he spoke, he placed the black stone on the board, the worry on his face plain to see.

The black-robed elder picked up a white stone and placed it on the board, his tone tinged with regret.

"If Little Martial Uncle had, back then..."

The purple-robed elder shot him a look. "Watch your words."

The black-robed elder glanced back, a hint of indignation on his face.

"Ming Shiyuan, Little Martial Uncle treated you well back in the day."

"Tell me honestly, the Little Martial Uncle from back then..."

"Enough."

The purple-robed elder barked, "Xie Lingfeng, do not forget that you are a Celestial Being of the Celestial Demon Sect."

The black-robed elder, Xie Lingfeng, sneered. "Hah. The Celestial Demon Sect? This sect is a far cry from what it was seven thousand years ago..."

Before he could finish, both men’s expressions changed simultaneously.

They whipped their heads toward the main peak. The purple-robed elder exclaimed, "This is... the Power of Creation!"

On the summit of Zuowang Peak, a tightly shut cave door stood. Its opening always signified a great change for the Celestial Demon Sect.

Inside the ancient cave, an old man lay on the verge of death. His flesh was withered, he had no breath, no heartbeat. Even the flow of his blood was too faint to detect.

An outsider would have mistaken him for a corpse at a single glance.

Plagued by old injuries and with his life span all but exhausted, the old man could only maintain his existence in this state of suspended animation—a feigned death—to protect the sect until his last possible moment.

Looking at him now, no one could possibly associate this figure with the domineering, untamable, and once-unrivaled Qiye Demon Monarch.

The old man’s corpse-like body lay quietly in a coffin forged from Divine Crystal, seemingly lost in a deep, eternal slumber.

At a certain moment, his tightly shut eyes snapped open. Two beams of divine light shot out, blasting the lid off the Divine Crystal Coffin.

In the next instant, the old man who had been lying in the coffin was gone without a trace.

The Forbidden Grounds, the True Inheritance disciples.

The Inner Sect, the Outer Sect.

Throughout the entire Celestial Demon Sect, everyone stopped what they were doing, arrested by the Power of Creation that had suddenly enveloped the sect.

As if in worship, they all spontaneously turned to face a specific spot on the main peak.

Everyone had a premonition that something was happening there—an event that would decide the fate of the entire Celestial Demon Sect.

...

Staring dumbfoundedly at Sect Leader Ji Mie, who had suddenly erupted with power, it took Su Han a long moment to realize what was happening: the man was having a breakthrough.

As for how he figured it out...

The fact that the Sect Leader’s cultivation realm was becoming increasingly hazy under his Eye of Truth was the most indisputable proof.

’Still... looking at the Sect Leader, who just started a breakthrough out of nowhere, I just can’t wrap my head around it.’

’What did I even say? How did he suddenly have an epiphany?’

’I was just spouting nonsense off the top of my head. How did he suddenly grasp the true meaning of Creation?’

’What on earth did he understand? How could he just start a breakthrough like that?’

He glanced at Su Yi, then at Yu Su, and then at Su Xiao’Er.

After looking around, Su Han figured they probably understood the situation no better than he did, so he resisted the urge to ask them.

SWOOSH!

Just as Su Han was staring at the Sect Leader’s breakthrough with curiosity-filled eyes...

...a sound of ripping air echoed, and before he could react, a withered little old man appeared beside him.

The little old man glanced worriedly at Sect Leader Ji Mie mid-breakthrough. Seeing that nothing was amiss, he nodded in relief.

He then turned, sized up Su Han, and couldn’t help but frown.

"You... You’re that bastard named Guo Jing?"