Chapter 1081: Chapter 1107: The Foremost Person Through Ancient and Modern Times! (Five Updates) Chapter 1081: Chapter 1107: The Foremost Person Through Ancient and Modern Times! (Five Updates) Seeing the Nine Dragons Great Saint appear within the Sacred Temple, a hint of surprise flashed across the young woman’s face, and she stood up smiling, saying, “It is said that the Nine Dragons Great Saint, reincarnated from the Nine Dragon Coffin, entered the Gate of Heavenly Emptiness. How come you find yourself free to visit our Shaking Light Holy Land today?”

The Nine Dragons glanced at the people inside the great hall and said, “I have come to borrow the Sword of Saint-Slaying for a time.”

Everyone’s expressions changed, and the young woman frowned, saying, “The Sword of Saint-Slaying is the pillar treasure of Shaking Light Holy Land. For the Nine Dragons Great Saint to ask to borrow it, is it because you think Shaking Light has no one to offer resistance?”

The Nine Dragons Great Saint nodded and said, “I am only here to inform you, at most within half a year, I will return the sword intact!”

After speaking, the figure of the Nine Dragons Great Saint vanished on the spot like a reflection in a mirror or the moon’s image on water.

“An external incarnation?” The Great Elder exclaimed in shock, “Rumors say the Nine Dragons Great Saint possesses only a Taoist Body, how could he use such Divine Power as an external incarnation?”

The young woman glanced at the Great Elder and said, “He has already refined his Taoist Body!”

“What?” The Great Elder’s face revealed a look of astonished doubt and he murmured to himself, “He actually refined his Taoist Body. What on earth did the Nine Dragons Great Saint encounter at the Gate of Heavenly Emptiness?”

The young woman shook her head and said, “The Gate of Heavenly Emptiness changes in the blink of an eye, no one knows what the Nine Dragons Great Saint might have encountered. Go quickly to meet Elder Diao and the others!”

Hearing the young woman’s words, the expressions of the Great Elder and the others wildly changed, and they hurried outside.

However, before they could rush out of the temple doors, they saw a group of people approaching at high speed, wobbling in mid-air, and with a thud, they tumbled over, falling at the entrance of the temple doors.

“Elder Diao?”

The Great Elder and the others were startled. Upon recognizing the arrivals, they were utterly shocked and hurriedly went up to support the three figures, returning to the inside of the Sacred Temple with odd expressions on their faces.

A hint of furious anger flashed across the young woman’s face as she asked in a deep voice, “What happened?”

Just a small treasure identification meeting, with three Saints attending, plus two from the Third Mountain Sacred Land. Combined, that made five Saints.

Five Saints, and when Elder Diao and the others returned, they all were seriously injured?

Seeing the injuries on Elder Diao and the others, furious expressions swept across the faces of everyone inside the Sacred Temple.

Elder Diao and the others were pale, and on seeing the young woman, nearly burst into tears.

How could they explain this?

Three proud Saints not only failed to help the Shaking Light Saint refine the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower but were also thrown into chaos by Yang Zhen, a junior at the Celestial Phase of the Ninth Heavenly Layer. Elder Jian was even gravely injured.

They had lost the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower, and to add to the humiliation, it had been successfully refined by that despicable scoundrel Yang Zhen.

With a solemn face and a sob in his voice, Elder Diao relayed all his grievances.

It wasn’t because of Yang Zhen’s actions that a proud Saint was brought to tears, it was just… too much bullying.

A mere youngster at the Celestial Phase of the Ninth Heavenly Layer, not only did he not perish facing the Annihilation Heavenly Sky Lotus, but he also successfully made a breakthrough. Not content with achieving Bodily Ascension to Saint, he also bypassed the Half-step Great Saint and directly entered the Saint Realm in one fell swoop!

It was as if the heavens themselves were being unfair!

“Scoundrel!”

The young woman let out a cold huff, her aura surging wildly, shattering nearly all the furnishings in the great hall into fine dust.

“Are you saying that not only did Yang Zhen make a breakthrough in the midst of the Annihilation Heavenly Sky Lotus, but even Elder Jian wielding the Sword of Saint-Slaying failed to kill him?”

Elder Jian looked disheartened, nodded, and said, “If Yang Zhen is not eliminated, he will surely become a great threat in the future.”

The young woman frowned deeply, her face filled with rage as she looked at Elder Jian and the others. Suddenly recalling something, she asked in a deep voice, “And what is the matter with the Nine Dragons? Could it be that the Nine Dragons were backing Yang Zhen?”

The young woman’s brow furrowed even tighter at the thought of the Nine Dragons wishing to borrow the Sword of Saint-Slaying.

However, when Elder Diao and the others heard the name of the Nine Dragons, their expressions turned even more aggrieved, and they hesitated, not daring to speak.

“Speak plainly!” The young woman’s eyes twitched, and for some reason, she suddenly had a bad premonition.

Elder Diao gave a bitter smile and said, “The Nine Dragons Great Saint… he didn’t take sides with that scoundrel Yang Zhen.”

“Then you all…” The young woman was so angry she almost slapped Elder Diao away. Then, with a gasp, she said, “What about the Sword of Saint-Slaying?”

“It was… It was taken by the Nine Dragons Great Saint!”

Elder Jian truly seemed on the verge of tears.

“On our way back, we encountered the Nine Dragons Great Saint. I don’t know how, but he seemed to be aware that the Sword of Saint-Slaying was with us. Without a second word, he just struck and snatched it from us… We… we were no match for the Nine Dragons Great Saint.”

The Nine Dragons was a Great Saint whose status was almost on par with the Saintess Tianxuan; Great Saints of that era were exceptional beings that shone brilliantly through history.

Three Great Saints were simply no match for the Nine Dragons.

The young woman snorted coldly and stared in the direction where the Nine Dragons had disappeared. In a solemn voice, she said, “Nine Dragons, you have gone too far.”

At this point, the young woman waved her hand dismissively and said, “Rest for now. The Nine Dragons Great Saint wouldn’t rob the Shaking Light Holy Land’s Sword of Saint-Slaying without a reason. Something must have happened.”

Whatever the Nine Dragons Great Saint needed the Sword of Saint-Slaying for, it wouldn’t be long before it became common knowledge.

The young woman suddenly chuckled to herself and murmured, “This scene feels oddly familiar!”

Familiar?

Everyone exchanged puzzled glances, completely unaware of what the young woman was thinking.

Suddenly, the Great Elder said in a deep voice, “Saint, I shall immediately instruct my subordinates to closely monitor the whereabouts of the Nine Dragons Great Saint.”

The young woman waved her hand and said, “Handle this matter as you see fit. I am going to retreat and meditate.”

“Is the Saint going to break through to that level?” Elder Jian exclaimed with a face full of ecstatic joy.

Glancing at Elder Jian with a peculiar expression, the young woman snorted and said, “Don’t ask what shouldn’t be asked. You can’t even manage a whelp at the Celestial Phase of the Ninth Heavenly Layer; what use are you?”

A group of noble heads were bowed low.

…

Deep in the heavens, Yang Zhen slowly awoke, greeted by the blooming visages of Hua Youyue and Han Yan’er.

“You’re awake!” A glimmer of happiness crossed Hua Youyue’s face.

Yang Zhen cracked a smile and said, “How was it? I didn’t embarrass you, did I, Sao Saint?”

Hua Youyue glared at Yang Zhen slightly, but before she could speak, a hearty laughter came from the side: “Boy, you’re the most daring and reckless person I have ever seen. Even that guy back then wasn’t as troublesome as you.”

Yang Zhen looked back curiously to see Mei Wuhua watching him with an odd expression on his face.

“That guy?” A sense of strangeness crept into Yang Zhen’s heart as he raised his eyebrows and said, “Is it the one who withstood three hundred and sixty heavenly tribulations?”

“Eh, you’ve heard of him?” A trace of surprise flickered across Mei Wuhua’s face.

Yang Zhen nodded and said, “Senior, who is that person, exactly?”

He had always heard of this person who brazenly defied the heavens and made a name out of such resistance.

To slash through three hundred and sixty heavenly tribulations… Right now, Yang Zhen could only manage two or three at best, and most of what he faced were divine punishments. Even if he wanted to slash three hundred and sixty tribulations, the heavens wouldn’t grant him such an opportunity.

Hearing Yang Zhen’s question, Mei Wuhua glanced at Hua Youyue.

After Hua Youyue gave a slight nod, Mei Wuhua began to speak, “That person… is the foremost person of all times!”

Yang Zhen’s interest was piqued, and he asked, “What does it mean to be the foremost person of all times?”

Mei Wuhua chuckled and said, “The specifics are beyond my knowledge. I only know that person’s origin is incredibly mysterious. To this day, no one knows where he came from or where he has gone to…”