The Empress’s Blind Consort: Invincible in Secret

Vol2 – Chapter 43 – Breakthrough Morning Glow Realm

The Sword Sense was in disarray, uncontrollable, crashing left and right, impacting the meridians within Meng Qingzhou's body.

Meng Qingzhou's breath was as faint as a thread, the fire of life dimming, resembling an old man on the brink of death, exuding decay.

Despite facing a life-and-death crisis, Meng Qingzhou remained calm and composed. He pressed the Dragon-Seeking Bone Toucher on his forehead, carefully examining his body.

"Something's wrong..."

"The Life Destiny of the Immortal Path is supposed to be filled with purple aura, but it's faintly turning black. This shouldn't be happening."

Meng Qingzhou frowned deeply, his mind flooded with insights, unstoppable, his understanding of the Sword Sense of Time and Space growing deeper.

For a cultivator to enter a state of sudden enlightenment is extremely difficult. Most cultivators never experience it even once in their lifetime.

Yet Meng Qingzhou was trying to interrupt it. Each time he entered a state of enlightenment, he would forcibly wake himself up, but the clarity wouldn't last long before he entered enlightenment again...

Meng Qingzhou alternated between enlightenment and sudden awakening, repeatedly.

"So that's how it is."

"What a clever method. Most people use fate and karma to bring misfortune, making everything unfavorable or causing disasters."

"But you went the opposite way, making my fortune so overwhelming that it must decline, thus cutting off my path of cultivation."

Yang flourishes while Yin declines, the sun rises and falls...

All proving one principle: unless protected by the Heavenly Dao, excessive fortune often leads to backlash.

The voice of the Yin-Yang Elder echoed through the heavens and earth, rumbling:

"Finally figured it out, have you? But this is just the beginning. How will you respond next?"

"There are only two paths: first, like a gecko severing its tail, you can voluntarily cut off your path of cultivation to save your life. Second, you can face death calmly, perishing in the river of time."

"No matter what you choose, you cannot avoid death!"

Meng Qingzhou fell silent, pondering a solution.

After much thought, it seemed that, as the Yin-Yang Elder said, there were only two paths.

"Impressive, as expected of the deputy leader of Beyond the Heavens, known as the Yin-Yang Elder, half a life wandering, half a life invincible." Meng Qingzhou shook his head and said calmly.

Outside the river of time.

The Yin-Yang Elder presided over a grand karma formation, threads converging into the void, rooting in a paper effigy inscribed with Meng Qingzhou's name.

The paper effigy was formed by the Sword Sense of Time and Space, with a strand of Meng Qingzhou's hair wrapped around its waist.

The Yin-Yang Elder gazed through the river of time at Meng Qingzhou, who sat like a pine tree, and chuckled:

"The killing formation is complete. Any hero who enters this trap is like an ant in a bag, easily crushed. Let alone you, Meng Qingzhou, a mere peak Moon Shine Realm cultivator."

"Unless you break through immediately and advance to the Morning Glow Realm, it's impossible to digest such vast Sword Sense insights."

The Yin-Yang Elder smiled, but seeing Meng Qingzhou's calm expression, as if everything was under control, he hesitated.

"Could he have a hidden card!?"

The Yin-Yang Elder dared not be careless. Hesitating slightly, he steeled his resolve, pricking his chest to draw some heart blood, sprinkling it on the paper effigy.

Chanting an incantation, he muttered:

"Even if it costs me a hundred years of lifespan, I'll add fuel to the fire, turning the purple aura black. Let's see how you break this."

The Yin-Yang Elder wiped the blood from his mouth with his thumb. His once youthful face now bore deep wrinkles, his bright eyes turned cloudy.

"Heh..."

Meng Qingzhou, sitting in a mortal city within the historical projection, his chest heaving, cheeks flushed, coughed up a mouthful of blood, yet a faint smile remained on his lips.

"Is this all you've got? How disappointing." Meng Qingzhou's hand trembled, barely holding the teacup.

The white mist enveloping the city seemed to sense the presence of life, roaring and crashing against the mist like a white curtain, with ferocious faces pressing against it.

Fog ghosts surrounded Meng Qingzhou, trying to break through the mist to devour him alive.

"The Dao of Karma, the Devouring Pagoda, once marked by the Dao of Karma, upon death, will be devoured clean by the Devouring Pagoda."

"But you are not a Karma Dao cultivator, but a formation Dao cultivator."

Meng Qingzhou said calmly, "Aren't you afraid of being backfired by the Devouring Pagoda?"

The Yin-Yang Elder frowned, staring at the fog ghosts, muttering:

"This is my first time using a Karma Dao killing formation to fight an enemy. I didn't expect to attract the Devouring Pagoda..."

The next moment, the Yin-Yang Elder's eyes hardened. Gritting his teeth, he reached into his heart, drawing more heart blood, splashing it onto the paper effigy.

In an instant, the crimson liquid soaked the paper effigy.

"Kill you, feed the Devouring Pagoda, and I'll be safe!"

Another five hundred years of lifespan sacrificed.

A non-Karma Dao cultivator forcibly borrowing the Dao through formations must pay a heavy price.

The Yin-Yang Elder's face aged rapidly, cheeks sagging, forehead wrinkled, back hunched like a shrimp, eyes squinting into slits.

"As long as I complete the Young Master's task, the Young Master will compensate me for everything! It's all worth it!"

At this moment, the Yin-Yang Elder was utterly mad, half a step into the abyss of insanity.

"The purple aura of the Immortal Path is as strong as the blazing sun. My understanding of the Sword Sense of Time and Space grows deeper."

"Hahaha..."

Finally, Meng Qingzhou moved, slowly rising, laughing loudly.

Though his laughter was hoarse, it was full of heroic spirit.

At the same time, a system prompt sounded in his ear——【Ding, the host's proficiency in Emperor Grade Sword Sense of Time and Space has reached perfection, comprehending a new skill...】

【Space-Time Restart: Advanced to Emperor Grade! The ages pass in a blink, yet time remains unchanged!】

【Note: When the enemy's life, combat power, and state drop to the red line, Space-Time Restart will detonate the timeline within a hundred meters, with an 80% chance of instant kill!】

Meng Qingzhou smiled slightly, overjoyed in his heart.

Space-Time Restart had advanced to Emperor Grade!

Back then, he used this move to instantly kill the Hidden Sword Lord, and it was only at half-step Emperor Grade.

Now, he had three Emperor Grade killing moves!

——【Space-Time Projection】, 【Space-Time Ocean Flow】, 【Space-Time Restart】.

"Originally, I was saving this Emperor Grade Realm-Breaking Pill for a future breakthrough to the Sky-Reaching Realm, but now..."

Meng Qingzhou felt his condition worsening, having tricked the Yin-Yang Elder into sacrificing six hundred years of lifespan to help him comprehend Swordsmanship. This was the perfect moment to break through.

"Then, today... I'll break through to the Morning Glow Realm!"

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