Chapter 784 - 291: The Glorious History of the Sages, Name Your Price

As more martial artists enter the Great Universe, the contact between the two sides has gradually increased.

Among them, the martial artists of various worlds are generally divided into two types.

One type once launched a large-scale attack on the Heavenly Road, attempting to directly enter the Great Universe through a "Blood Sacrifice."

The other type did not participate in the assault on the Heavenly Road.

The former is temporarily more low-key, deeply aware of the need to keep a low profile and bide one’s time.

The latter has begun networking, seeking out people or forces in the Great Universe with whom they have previous connections.

In fact, martial artists of the Great Universe, as long as they have engaged in Divine Travel across various worlds multiple times, can more or less get to know a few peers from the Heaven and Earth Universe.

Like the six great families, they maintain connections with many, having long-standing "advanced study" quotas.

The Ke family.

A white-haired young man strode into the Ke family, greeted by Ke Tianjin’s puzzled look, he laughed heartily:

"Ke, it’s been a hundred years, have you forgotten me? Come, come, come, treat me to a dust-cleansing feast!"

Ke Tianjin widened his eyes: "Is it really you, you old thing? I thought your children and nephews had come. How did you end up without even a Heavenly Human Rank? Did you cut yourself?!"

The white-haired young man smiled and said, "It’s all for entering the Great Universe; I had to cut my rank."

Ke Tianjin said in a deep voice, "Why go to such lengths?"

The white-haired young man’s expression was light as clouds, "You know my situation, took a wrong path earlier, the road to Heavenly King is unfathomably distant. Cutting myself was a chance to start anew. By the way, Ke, you won’t leave me in the lurch, will you? I saved the three of us by risking my life back then."

"Sigh... you incorrigible fellow, come on, let’s go drink." Ke Tianjin sighed.

"Hahaha, let’s go!" The white-haired young man laughed heartily, suddenly remembering something, and asked curiously, "By the way, did something happen to Yang? I couldn’t reach him using the contact information he left."

Ke Tianjin shook his head, "He’s fine, it’s the Yang Family that’s in trouble; a follower of Heavenly Demon emerged within the family, and they’re undergoing a thorough investigation."

"Heavenly Demon followers?!" The white-haired young man’s expression instantly turned serious, and he said gravely, "Do you need my help? Leaving other matters aside, our Holy Temple does have some means and experience in dealing with the Heavenly Demon."

Ke Tianjin cast him a sidelong glance, reaching out to pinch his shoulder, smiling, "Little Bai, you need to train more; with your small frame, if you go to the Yang Family now, you’d be nearly eaten to the bones."

The white-haired young man’s face immediately turned dark, "You disrespectful old man!"

As the two walked past a covered walkway, they encountered Ke Pingluan leading Tianqingzi out of the Ke family.

"Little Ancestor." Ke Tianjin saluted and introduced, "This is an old acquaintance of mine from various worlds, named Bai Yuan, from the Holy Temple. Two years ago, he was only a step away from becoming a Heavenly King, having undergone Heavenly Person Perfection."

"Two years ago?" Ke Pingluan glanced at the white-haired young man, nodded as a greeting.

The Tianqingzi standing behind him appeared shocked, Bai Yuan from the Holy Temple? He was a genius from his master’s generation, why is he here, and why does his aura seem unstable?

In the next moment, the words "self-cut" leapt into his mind, causing Tianqingzi’s expression to subtly change.

Heavenly Person self-cutting? This person is truly bold! Aren’t they afraid of never breaking through again?

After Ke Pingluan and Tianqingzi’s figures disappeared, Bai Yuan asked curiously, "Was that the direct bloodline of your family’s Great Grandmaster just now?"

Ke Tianjin nodded.

Bai Yuan sighed with emotion, "Your Great Grandmaster, he’s a top-tier Heavenly King who has comprehended Sitting Forget, just a step away from Heavenly Venerable."

As he knows, martial artists able to prove themselves as Heavenly Kings or above in the Great Universe usually have strength beyond similarly ranked martial artists in other worlds.

The higher you go, the even more so it is.

This is because, restricted as they are by the Great Universe’s rules, every Heavenly King in the Great Universe is unique.

Compared to other realms, their cultivation is more "urgent," as a Heavenly Person has only a thousand years of lifespan, and those who can break through to Heavenly King are all top-tier geniuses.

Not to mention those who have comprehended Sitting Forget Heavenly Kings.

In any True Saint Dojo, such figures could be regarded as Quasi-Heavenly Venerates, eligible to vie for the position of decision-makers in the dojo for the next ten thousand years. Once succeeded, the position of Heavenly Venerable is all but secured.

Ke Tianjin suddenly said, "Aren’t you afraid that after cutting yourself, you won’t even be able to break through the Heavenly Human Boundary?"

Heavenly Person self-cutting, especially for a martial artist who has achieved Heavenly Person Perfection, its consequences are extremely dire, the most direct being the self-overturn of the Inner Heaven and Earth, making it exponentially more difficult to break through the Heavenly Human Boundary.

"This is my only hope to break through to Heavenly King." Bai Yuan replied with a bitter smile, "Standing in that position yet unable to see even a glimpse of the Heavenly King’s path, living longer has no meaning, just prolonging torment."

Ke Tianjin shook his head and sighed, "How’s your injury after the cut? Compared to when you were at the Heart Image Peak, is your strength now higher or lower after cutting the Heavenly Human Rank?"

"The injury has stabilized." Bai Yuan shrugged, "Of course I’m much stronger now, my spirit cannot be cut, I now count as having achieved the top-tier Heart Image of Fetal Breathing."

"Divine Prohibition?" Ke Tianjin blinked.

Bai Yuan’s facial muscles twitched, "You think Divine Prohibition is like cabbages? Far from it, although I’m still in the Fetal Breathing realm, my physicality falls far short, and my Unity of Heaven and Man is only seventy percent, limited by the dissonance with the Great Universe, and had to be reduced by another ten percent."

"Surely you didn’t cut your understanding of Divine Skills as well?"

"What’s the use? For a Heavenly Person, Unity of Heaven and Man is the foundation; if that cannot be achieved, no matter how strong the Divine Skills are, they’re just tricks."

Ke Tianjin thoughtfully nodded.